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  The Ageless Call to Serve -...

  LTC Lanny Snodgrass MD

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  An eighteen-year-old in the United States is still barred from buying alcohol, acquiring a pilot's license, or stepping into a casino. Yet, astonishingly, they can be enlisted in the military and deployed to a war zone. On the other side of the age spectrum, individuals over thirty-nine often encounter insurmountable obstacles to enlistment. 
   
   
   
  Break this mold and meet Lanny Snodgrass, who, at the age of sixty-three, became the oldest American to join the Army and complete officer basic training. It was 2003, the Iraq War had just started, and the Pentagon momentarily relaxed age requirements. 
   
   
   
  With around four decades of experience treating veterans and active-duty military personnel, many teenagers grappling with psychiatric illnesses such as PTSD, depression, and suicidality, Dr. Snodgrass bears unique insight into the perils of sending young soldiers to war. 
   
   
   
  Dr. Snodgrass poses critical questions about the limits of service and whether these age constraints should be maintained or relaxed. It's not an overstatement, then, to say that The Ageless Call to Serve presents a life-and-death proposition on how to build a more resilient, professional military force.

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  Sisters Women of Wisdom: The...

  Geoffrey Giuliano

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  In this unique inspirational audiobook, we remember we take a deep dive and remember the almost superhuman contributions of black leaders of our greatest black leaders from the 20th century. Each in their own way educating liberating and freeing untold millions of souls from the heartless bondage they were forced to endure at the hands of a cruel largely racist self-interested society. Fighting a Goliath of ignorance with little chance of success each in their own way overcame incredible obstacles to implement the finer attributes of Justice truth and freedom in the troubled world around them 
   
  Painstakingly put together by author Geoffrey Giuliano here is a unique inside look at the lives loves tragedies and triumphs of our most precious black heroes of Justice. 
   
  An absolute must for any educational system those interested in black studies and everyone who counts himself as a lover and defender of freedom everywhere. 
   
  Featuring the histories and inspirational words of Vice President Kamala Harris, Angela Davis, Rosa Parks, Sojourner Truth, First Lady Michelle Obama, transgender activist Francis Thompson, Barbara Jordan, Aretha Franklin, Ella Baker, Dr. Kathleen Cleaver, Fannie Lou Hamer, and the extraordinary Eartha Kitt. 
   
  With a timely moving contribution from Richie Havens and iconic singer Ben E. King.

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  China Japan and the USA

  John Dewey

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  "China, Japan, and the U.S.A." by John Dewey is a compelling exploration of the complex interplay between these three influential nations in the early 20th century. With keen insight and intellectual rigor, Dewey delves into the political, cultural, and philosophical dynamics that shaped their interactions and the global landscape. Drawing upon his extensive knowledge of history, Dewey meticulously examines the evolving relationships between China, Japan, and the United States during a pivotal era of transformation. He skillfully navigates the intricate threads of diplomacy, economic development, and cultural exchange, offering a nuanced understanding of the forces at play. Read in English, unabridged.

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  Seeking Truth and Hiding Facts -...

  Jeremy L. Wallace

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  A unique analysis of the numbers that came to define Chinese politics and how this quantification evolved over time. 
   
   
   
  For decades, a few numbers came to define Chinese politics—until those numbers did not count what mattered and what they counted did not measure up. Seeking Truth and Hiding Facts argues that the Chinese government adopted a system of limited, quantified vision in order to survive the disasters unleashed by Mao Zedong's ideological leadership. Jeremy Wallace explains how that system worked and analyzes how the problems that accumulated in its blind spots led Xi Jinping to take drastic action. Xi's neopolitical turn—aggressive anti-corruption campaigns, reassertion of party authority, and personalization of power—is an attempt fix the problems of the prior system, as well as a hedge against an inability to do so. The book argues that while of course dictators stay in power through coercion and cooptation, they also do so by convincing their populations and themselves of their right to rule. Quantification is one tool in this persuasive arsenal, but it comes with its own perils.

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  Miracle Of Love Deluxe Edition -...

  Sripad Jagannatha Dasa

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  Neem Karoli Baba, known to his followers as Maharaj-ji, was a mystic saint and devotee of Hanuman. Maharaj-ji’s teachings were simple and universal. He often said, “Sub Ek” — All is One. He taught us to “love everyone, serve everyone, remember God, and tell the truth.” Strongly connected to Hanuman, God in the form of a monkey, Maharaj-ji taught in a highly personalized, non-traditional way that reflected the deep devotion of the bhakti path of the heart. Known as the “Miracle Baba” throughout north India, he manifested many siddhis (powers), such as being in two places at once or putting devotees in samadhi (elevated state of God consciousness) at the touch of a finger. Here is the essence of his remarkable life and teachings. He is known outside India for being the spiritual master of a number of Americans who traveled to India in the '60s and '70s, including Ram Dass and Bhagavan Das, as well as musician Krishna Das. For many years Baba was closely associated with silent sadhu Baba Hari Dass. 
   
  Dr. Richard Alpert, a former Harvard professor was an icon of the hippie, LSD-fueled revolution of the '60s. After that, on a trip to India - like Clark Kent changing into Superman - he became the much-beloved spiritual teacher Baba Ram Das. His '70s iconic book, Be Here Now, turned on a generation to the deep, nonsectarian spirituality within us all. Krishna Das is an American vocalist known for performing Vedic devotional music known as kirtan. Bhagavan Das is an American yogi who lived for six years in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. He is a bhakti yogi, kirtan singer, spiritual teacher, and writer. Baba Hari Dass was initiated in the Vairagi Vaishnava order in 1942. Dass has practiced continual silence since 1952. This is the true story of each of the spiritual "Gang of four" and their master and deep inspiration Neem Karol Baba.

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  Eighteen - The Sunday Times...

  Alice Loxton

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  Read by the author, Alice Loxton.Biggest books to look out for in 2024 – The Guardian'Loxton is the next big thing in history' – Dan SnowAt eighteen, your life is full of of what-ifs and why-nots. You have everything to look forward to – unless you’ve got the plague.From a young Elizabeth Tudor, the orphan facing deadly intrigue at court, to a teenage Richard Burton, the rugby-obsessed son of a Welsh miner, historian Alice Loxton explores Britain’s past through the lives of eighteen figures at this crucial age.How do you make a living in Georgian London with no arms or legs? What would you do if a world war interrupted your university studies? With plenty of wit and insight, Eighteen invites readers to join an eclectic cast of young Britons across the nation and throughout its history, to find out what makes us who we are.Filled with fascinating stories of royalty, explorers, writers and entertainers, Eighteen asks what lessons we can learn for modern Britain.'A whirlwind of historical energy . . . one of the brightest new stars of popular history' – Dan Jones

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