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  The Invention of Scarcity -...

  Deborah Valenze

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  With the publication of Essay on the Principle of Population and its projection of food shortages in the face of ballooning populations, British theorist Thomas Robert Malthus secured a leading role in modern political and economic thought. In this startling new interpretation, Deborah Valenze reveals how canonical readings of Malthus fail to acknowledge his narrow understanding of what constitutes food production. 
   
   
   
  Valenze returns to the eighteenth-century contexts that generated his arguments, showing how Malthus mobilized a redemptive narrative of British historical development and dismissed the ways that people adapted to the challenges of subsistence needs. She uses history, anthropology, and food studies to redirect our attention to the margins of Malthus's essay, where activities such as hunting and gathering were rendered extraneous. She demonstrates how Malthus's omissions and his subsequent canonization provided a rationale for colonial imposition of British agricultural models, regardless of environmental diversity. 
   
   
   
  By broadening our conception of human livelihoods, Valenze suggests pathways to resistance against the hegemony of Malthusian political economy. She invites us to imagine a world where monoculture is in retreat and the margins are recentered as spaces of experimentation, nimbleness, and human flourishing.

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  Teach Yourself How to Learn -...

  Saundra Yancy McGuire, Stephanie...

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  Following up on her acclaimed Teach Students How to Learn, that describes teaching strategies to facilitate dramatic improvements in student learning and success, Saundra McGuire here presents these "secrets" direct to students. 
   
   
   
  Beginning with explaining how expectations about learning, and the study efforts required, differ between college and secondary school, the author introduces her listeners, through the concept of metacognition, to the importance and powerful consequences of understanding themselves as learners. This framework and the recommended strategies that support it are useful for anyone moving on to a more advanced stage of education. 
   
   
   
  In a conversational tone, and liberally illustrated by anecdotes of past students, the author combines introducing listeners to concepts like Bloom's Taxonomy, fixed and growth mindsets, as well as what brain science has to tell us about rest, nutrition and exercise, together with such highly specific learning strategies as how to read a textbook, manage their time, and take tests. 
   
   
   
  With engaging exercises and thought-provoking reflections, this book is an ideal motivational and practical text for study skills and first year experience courses.

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  The Russian FSB - A Concise...

  Kevin P. Riehle

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  Since its founding in 1995, the FSB, Russia's Federal Security Service, has regained the majority of the domestic security functions of the Soviet-era KGB. Under Vladimir Putin, who served as FSB director just before becoming president, the agency has grown to be one of the most powerful and favored organizations in Russia. The FSB not only conducts internal security but also has primacy in intelligence operations in former Soviet states. Their activities include anti-dissident operations at home and abroad, counterintelligence, counterterrorism, criminal investigations of crimes against the state, and guarding Russia's borders. 
   
   
   
  In The Russian FSB, Kevin P. Riehle provides a brief history of the FSB's origins, placed within the context of Russian history, the government's power structure, and Russia's wider culture. He describes how the FSB's mindset and priorities show continuities from the tsarist regimes and the Soviet era. The book's chapters analyze origins, organizational structure, missions, leaders, international partners, and cultural representations such as the FSB in film and television. 
   
   
   
  Based on both English and Russian sources, this book is a well-researched introduction to understanding the FSB and its central role in Putin's Russia.

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  Outdoor Hookup Sex Between Hunks

  Rod Mandelli

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  Nearing the end of his sexciting holiday journey, Splooge visits a graveyard and sees two strangers on the down-low having great gay sex. Will the Christmas spirit help the two studs turn a random hookup into something more permanent?

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  Manipulation: Master Highly...

  Vincent McDaniel

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  ALWAYS HAVE THE UPPER HAND AND NEVER GET TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF AGAIN! 
  Do you feel like people are always trying to control you? 
  It can be difficult to know when you're being manipulated, especially in the modern world. 
  Manipulation is a powerful tool, and it's only becoming more prevalent in our modern world. That's why it's important to learn how to protect yourself from manipulation and understand the techniques that manipulators use. 
  With this audiobook, you'll be able to do just that! 
  In it, you will learn how to analyze people, read their body language, and use NLP and hypnosis to get inside their minds. You'll also learn how to protect yourself from emotional influence and mind control! 
  Once you've learned these skills, you'll be able to spot manipulation attempts from a mile away - and avoid them with ease. You'll also know how to take charge of any situation by using your newfound powers for good. 
  In this audiobook, you’ll discover: 
  •	Everything about Manipulation and Persuasion techniques: With everything explained in easy-to-understand English so that you pick up new concepts with ease. 
  •	Expert tips to read and analyze people: Know exactly what’s on their minds just by looking at them! 
  •	How to protect yourself against manipulators: By learning top manipulators' secrets, you’ll be able to protect yourself against them! 
  •	Relevant information for the modern world: Enough listening to outdated information with techniques that no longer work. Everything in this audiobook is up-to-date and effective! 
  Learning how to spot manipulation and counteract it is essential for anyone who wants to protect themselves from being taken advantage of. Through this audiobook, you’ll never have to be the victim ever again. 
  SCROLL UP, GET THIS AUDIOBOOK, AND CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOR THE BETTER!

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  Arthur Miller: A short biography...

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  Arthur Miller, American playwright of the 20th century: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!

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