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  Roots to Thrive - An...

  Shannon Dames

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  Where science meets spirit, supporting the journey from surviving to thriving. 
  Roots to Thrive is a community-based nonprofit devoted to helping resilience take root—blending research-informed practices with time-tested perennial teachings. 
  Available in print, eBook, and audiobook formats, this resource meets a wide range of learning styles and accessibility needs. 
  Inside, you’ll find practical tools, step-by-step practices, and reflective prompts designed to help navigate stress and adversity, soften entrenched patterns, and reawaken our innate capacity for connection, healing, and growth. 
  Twelve waypoints guide the journey. Each is grounded in the four essential roots of resilience: awareness, regulation, compassion, and alignment. As these roots deepen, we learn to trust our inherent worth, capacity, and the sustaining power of connection. 
  Wherever you are on your path, these waypoints meet you with respect, curiosity, and the pace of trust—held in grace and supported by fellow travellers. 
  From this steady ground, we remember what has always been true: we are not broken, we are not alone, and we have what we need to find our way—again and again—from surviving to thriving. 
  Learn more at www.rootstothrive.com

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  Bootstrapped - Liberating...

  Alissa Quart

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  An unsparing, incisive, yet ultimately hopeful look at how we can shed the American obsession with self-reliance that has made us less healthy, less secure, and less fulfilled  
  The promise that you can “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” is central to the story of the American Dream. It’s the belief that if you work hard and rely on your own resources, you will eventually succeed. However, time and again we have seen how this foundational myth, with its emphasis on individual determination, brittle self-sufficiency, and personal accomplishment, does not help us. Instead, as income inequality rises around us, we are left with shame and self-blame for our condition. 
  Acclaimed journalist Alissa Quart argues that at the heart of our suffering is a do-it-yourself ethos, the misplaced belief in our own independence and the conviction that we must rely on ourselves alone. Looking at a range of delusions and half solutions—from “grit” to the false Horatio Alger story to the rise of GoFundMe—Quart reveals how we have been steered away from robust social programs that would address the root causes of our problems. Meanwhile, the responsibility for survival has been shifted onto the backs of ordinary people, burdening generations with debt instead of providing the social safety net we so desperately need. 
  Insightful, sharply argued, and characterized by Quart’s lively writing and deep reporting, and for fans of Evicted and Nickel and Dimed, Bootstrapped is a powerful examination of what ails us at a societal level and a plan for how we can free ourselves from these self-defeating narratives. 
  Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

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  Color of Law The: Book Summary &...

  Briefly Summaries

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  This is a concise summary and analysis of The Color of Law, by Richard Rothstein.
   
  It is not the original book and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Richard Rothstein.
   
  Ideal those seeking a quick and insightful overview.
   
  The Color of Law is a groundbreaking exploration of how government policies in the United States deliberately enforced racial segregation in housing. This revelatory book dismantles the myth that residential segregation is purely the result of individual choices or economic disparities, revealing a deeply ingrained system of laws, zoning ordinances, and institutional practices that have perpetuated inequality for decades. Through meticulous research and powerful examples, the book sheds light on how these policies continue to shape American cities and the socioeconomic realities of millions today.

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  Praetorian Guard The: The...

  Charles River Editors

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  A member of Caesar’s extended family, Gaius Marius, was the military visionary who had restructured the legions and extended the privileges of land ownership and citizenship to legionaries on condition of successful completion of a fixed term of service. Marius made the army more professional and helped propel Rome’s expansion, but those same reforms eventually made the legions fiercely loyal to their individual generals rather than the state, which would make Caesar’s seizure of power possible and bring about the dawn of the Roman Empire.  
  	Naturally, having military units who were only loyal to individuals also made an imperial bodyguard possible, and few institutions in the long and turbulent history of the Roman Empire characterized the internal dynamics – and potential problems – of the empire’s structure like the Praetorian Guard. The Praetorian Guard was instituted by Augustus as a personal bodyguard for Rome’s most powerful leaders, but it eventually evolved into a kingmaking force that could elevate emperors, manipulate politics, and ultimately weaken the very system it served protect. In that sense, the Praetorian Guard reflected Rome’s transition from a republic that prided itself on civic virtue and suspicion of tyranny into an autocratic empire where the concentration of power in a single individual required both protection and coercion on a scale that didn’t exist before.  
  	This factor would prove decisive during several moments of crisis, when the question of imperial succession often hinged less on legal legitimacy than on the physical security guaranteed by the Guard. The assassination of emperors, once a shocking aberration, gradually became a common means of political change, and the Praetorian Guard frequently stood at the center of such events, either as conspirators or as the ones who determined the outcome in their aftermath.

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  Pax Romana Reimagined

  Santiago Machain

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  In a world where Rome never truly fell, the second breath of the republic surges outward—not by force, but by reason, resilience, and reform. 
  Pax Romana Reimagined continues the journey of the Concordian Republic as it navigates the growing pains of survival and rebirth. No longer content with merely holding the center, the republic expands outward: into the wild lands of Gaul, the intellectual depths of the East, and the shifting trade winds of Africa and Asia. 
  As new threats rise and old beliefs are tested, the republic embraces bold innovation: building roads that span continents, codifying a modern civic law, empowering inventors and women, and defending itself not only with legions, but with learning. This volume explores how a society reimagines its purpose—not around emperors or divine lineage, but through education, cooperation, and a vision that transcends borders. 
  From the volcanic ash of Vesuvius to the scrolls of a Silk Road senate, and from merchant councils to the homes of ordinary citizens, Pax Romana Reimagined reveals a republic reborn—stronger, wiser, and deeply human.

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  A Long Game - Notes on Writing...

  Elizabeth McCracken

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  From bestselling and award-winning author and professor Elizabeth McCracken comes an irresistible look at the art of writing. 
  Writing can feel like an endless series of decisions. How does one face the blank page? Move a character around a room? Deal with time? Undertake revision? The good and bad news is that in fiction writing, there are no definitive answers to such questions: writers must come up with their own. Elizabeth McCracken, author of bestselling novels, National Book Award long-listed story collections, and a highly praised memoir, has been teaching for more than thirty-five years, guiding her many students through their own answers. 
  In A Long Game, she shares insights gleaned along the way, offering practical tips and incisive thoughts about her own work as an artist. The book covers: 
  Understanding and developing charactersPlot, and what to do if it eludes youHer thoughts on common writing “rules”And of course, the Butter Cow Lady of the Iowa State Fair and her work as it relates to revision 
  Writing “is a long game,” she notes. “What matters is that you learn to get work done in the way that is possible for you, through consistency or panic. Through self-recrimination or self-delusion or self-forgiveness: every life needs all three.” 
  As much a book about the life of a working artist as it is a guide to thinking about fiction, A Long Game is a revelatory and indispensable resource for any writer.

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