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  Macbeth

  William Shakespeare

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  "By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes."
  
  Dive into the dark heart of Scotland with William Shakespeare's most fast-paced and terrifying tragedy. When a trio of witches prophesies that the brave general Macbeth will one day be King, a seed of deadly ambition is planted. Spurred on by his ruthless wife, Lady Macbeth, he commits a heinous act of regicide that plunges the nation into tyranny and his own mind into madness.
  
  Macbeth is a visceral exploration of the corrupting nature of power and the psychological toll of guilt. From the eerie supernatural warnings of the "weird sisters" to the iconic, blood-stained sleepwalking of Lady Macbeth, every scene is charged with tension and poetic brilliance.
  
  This definitive edition presents the full, original text of "The Scottish Play." It remains an essential study of the fragile line between fate and free will, featuring some of the most haunting soliloquies in the history of theatre.
  
  Witness the price of a crown. Buy "Macbeth" today and experience Shakespeare's masterwork of darkness and destiny.

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  Re-Visioning Zionism -...

  Rabbi Brian Lurie, Jeff Saperstein

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.   
  In every step of Rabbi Brian Lurie’s atypical journey through various professional paths and objectives, he has personified leadership, social justice, a love of Israel, and an ambitious yet down-to-earth approach to the evolving challenges of Jewish peoplehood in the 21st Century. 
  Throughout our friendship, I have been impressed with Brian’s entrepreneurship and deep integrity. He leads by the power of his example and by the soundness of his judgment. I have seen him fine-tune his social conscience and reach deeper into his moral compass, while remaining firmly rooted in the Jewish community’s organized framework, beloved and respected across the board. I have seen an introspective mensch who practices what he preaches and whose deep intelligence informs his charm; the charm complements his ideals, and the ideals produce his actions - and vice versa. 
  There is much to learn from Brian’s rich experience and fascinating narrative, and I am pleased that his story will now reach even greater audiences. 
  ISAAC HERZOG 
  President of Israel 
  RABBI BRIAN LURIE’S life story can contribute to the essential dialogue about Zionism’s future. The fierce urgency of now means this conversation cannot wait. This book proposes a values-based Zionist ethos that needs to be voiced and heard. 
  “The test of Zionism will be when Israel turns 75. The children born will no longer meet Holocaust survivors, nor will they know the founding generation. Our belief in the righteousness of our cause will require a renewed definition, not based on what was, but rather on what will be.” 
  DAVID BEN GURION

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  Ottoman Dress and Design in the...

  Charlotte Jirousek, Sara Catterall

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  “This amply illustrated, attractive book is valuable for dress history scholars . . . [an] ideal textbook for courses on clothing and cultural history.” —The Journal of Dress History Ottoman Dress and Design in the West is a richly illustrated exploration of the relationship between West and Near East through the visual culture of dress. Charlotte Jirousek examines the history of dress and fashion in the broader context of western relationships with the Mediterranean world from the dawn of Islam through the end of the twentieth century. The significance of dress is made apparent by the author’s careful attention to its political, economic, and cultural context. The reader comes to understand that dress reflects not simply the self and one’s relation to community but also that community’s relation to a wider world through trade, colonization, religion, and technology. The chapters provide broad historical background on Ottoman influence and European exoticization of that influence, while the captions and illustrations provide detailed studies of illuminations, paintings, and sculptures to show how these influences were absorbed into everyday living. Through the medium of dress, Jirousek details a continually shifting Ottoman frontier that is closely tied to European and American history. In doing so, she explores and celebrates an essential source of influence that for too long has been relegated to the periphery.

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  Shirley Chisholm in Her Own...

  Zinga A. Fraser

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  LOOKING BEYOND HER POLITICAL SYMBOLISM TO CELEBRATE NOT ONLY WHO SHIRLEY CHISHOLM WAS BUT WHO SHE IS—A REVOLUTIONARY THINKER WITH MUCH TO TEACH US TODAY 
   
  In the midst of her groundbreaking twenty-year career in the U.S. House of Representatives, Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm once declared, “Everyone—with the exception of the black woman herself—has been interpreting the black woman.” Edited and introduced by Zinga A. Fraser, Shirley Chisholm in Her Own Words gives readers a rare opportunity to engage with the congresswoman’s powerful ideas in her own voice. 
   
  Many Americans are familiar with Chisholm’s importance as the first Black woman in Congress and the first woman and African American to run for president with either major party. This long-overdue treatment of her work establishes Chisholm as an unparalleled public intellectual, powerful orator, and Black feminist both in her time and now. It introduces a new generation to one of the most impactful proponents of democracy in America. 
   
  “A timely, detailed, and inspiring book that helps maintain the intellectual legacy of Shirley Chisholm. The book reveals new dimensions of the congresswoman’s politics, activism, and spirit.”—Regina King, Academy Award–winning actor, and producer and star of Shirley

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  Pacific The: In The Wake of...

  Meaghan Wilson Anastasios

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  A rich, complex and engaging account of Cook's voyages across the Pacific, from actor and raconteur Sam Neill. 
    
  Captain James Cook first set sail to the Pacific in 1768, just over 250 years ago. These vast waters, one third of the earth's surface, were uncharted but not unknown. A rich diversity of people and cultures navigated, traded, lived and fought here for thousands of years. Before Cook, the Pacific was disconnected from the power and ideas of Europe, Asia and America. In the wake of Cook, everything changed.  
  The Pacific with Sam Neill is the companion book to the Foxtel documentary series of the same name, in which actor and raconteur Sam Neill takes a deeply personal, present-day voyage to map his own understanding of James Cook, Europe's greatest navigator, and the immense Pacific Ocean itself.  
  Voyaging on a wide variety on vessels, from container ships to fishing trawlers and sailing boats, Sam crosses the length and breadth of the largest ocean in the world to experience for himself a contemporary journey in Cook's footsteps, engaging the past and present in both modern and ancient cultural practice and peoples.  
  Fascinating, engaging, fresh and vital - this is history ... but not as you know it.

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  When Your Aging Parent Needs...

  Paula Spencer Scott, MD Leslie...

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  It's scary and stressful when it happens . . . noticing changes in your parent and becoming increasingly worried about their health and safety. Maybe it's Mom leaving the stove on, Dad getting lost on his way home, or unpaid bills that trigger this realization. Or perhaps there have been falls or emergency room visits. Whatever it is, you know something's wrong. You wonder about a diagnosis. And you want your aging parent to accept help, or perhaps move. 
   
   
   
  Helping an older parent can be gratifying. But it's especially hard if they're blowing off your concerns, refusing to make changes, or otherwise resisting your efforts. You want them to listen, but they get upset or withdraw when you try to talk about this. What to do? 
   
   
   
  You don't have to remain stuck in conflict with your parent (or other family members). You don't have to keep getting the runaround from doctors or feel stumped about next steps. Instead, use an expert's clear plan on how to help your aging parent. 
   
   
   
  Full of actionable advice and insider tips, When Your Aging Parent Needs Help provides practical and flexible steps that move concerned families toward effective elder care action, while respecting a parent's dignity and autonomy.

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