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  Songlines to Cities - The...

  Ylia Callan

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.   
  Songlines to Cities: The History of Australia takes listeners on a sweeping journey through more than 60,000 years of history. From the ancient traditions of the First Peoples, guided by songlines and deep connection to Country, to the arrival of colonists, convicts, and migrants, this audiobook brings to life the turning points that shaped a continent. 
  Discover the resilience of Aboriginal cultures, the upheaval of invasion and frontier conflict, the energy of the gold rushes, and the forging of a modern nation through Federation, world wars, and the struggles for women’s rights and Aboriginal recognition. Finally, step into contemporary Australia - a multicultural society still grappling with its past while envisioning its future. 
  Told with clarity and depth, Songlines to Cities is both an accessible introduction and a rich reflection on the complexity of Australia’s story. 
  Perfect for history lovers, students, and anyone seeking to understand the land, cultures, and people that make Australia unique.

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  The Inclusive Language Field...

  Suzanne Wertheim

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  Avoid inadvertently offending or alienating anyone by following six straightforward communication guidelines developed by a no-nonsense linguistic anthropologist and business consultant. 
   
  In today's fast-moving and combative culture, language can feel like a minefield. Terms around gender, disability, race, sexuality and more are constantly evolving. Words that used to be acceptable can now get you "cancelled." People are afraid of making embarrassing mistakes. Or sounding outdated or out of touch. Or not being as respectful as they intended. 
    
  But it's not as complicated as it might seem. Linguistic anthropologist Suzanne Wertheim offers six easy-to-understand principles to guide any communication-written or spoken-with anyone: 
    
  - Reflect reality 
  - Show respect 
  - Draw people in 
  - Incorporate other perspectives 
  - Prevent erasure 
  - Recognize pain points 
    
  This guide clarifies the challenges-and the solutions-to using "they/them," and demonstrates why "you guys" isn't as inclusive as many people think. If you follow the principles, you'll know not to ask a female coworker with a wedding ring about her husband-because she might be married to a woman. And you'll avoid writing things like "America was discovered in 1492," because that's just when Europeans found it. 
   
  Filled with real-world examples, high-impact word substitutions, and exercises that boost new skills, this book builds a foundational toolkit so people can evaluate what is and isn't inclusive language on their own.

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  Conference Of The Birds

  Farid ud-Din Attar

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  The Conference of the Birds or Speech of the Birds is a Persian poem by Sufi poet Farid ud-Din Attar, commonly known as Attar of Nishapur. The title is taken directly from the Qur'an, 27:16, where Sulayman and Dāwūd are said to have been taught the language, or speech, of the birds. 
  In the poem, the birds of the world gather to decide who is to be their sovereign, as they have none. The hoopoe, the wisest of them all, suggests that they should find the legendary Simorgh. The hoopoe leads the birds, each of whom represents a human fault which prevents humankind from attaining enlightenment.

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  World War II - THE CALL OF DUTY...

  Liam Dale

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  The Road to War; September – December 1939 
  From the moment Adolf Hitler marched his troops into Poland on the 1st of September 1939, the Second World War was inevitable, and as the opening skirmishes are played out, hear for yourself, the events that shaped the escalating crisis.

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  Stand Watie: The Life and Legacy...

  Editors Charles River

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  Stand Watie’s life connects the traditional Cherokee homeland in Tennessee and Georgia, the fight within the tribe over leaving for the West or staying on their homeland and trying to resist, and the Trail of Tears. At the same time, his life also includes the ongoing split between mixed-blood and full-blood Cherokee in the Cherokee Nation, and the chaos of Indian Territory during the Civil War.  
  	On the surface, Indian Territory was peaceful and fairly prosperous, but old resentments simmered under the surface. The most dangerous of these was in the Cherokee Nation. Following the Cherokee removal, the leaders of the faction of the tribe that had actually signed the Treaty of New Echota suffered violence. There had been a law that giving away Cherokee land was punishable by death, and several of the leaders who signed the treaty were murdered. Stand Watie was one of the signers, and he barely escaped, but one of his brothers was executed. 
  	The Principal Chief was John Ross. He and his faction managed to retain political control of the Cherokee tribe, but there was lasting enmity between the Watie and Ross factions of the tribe. In a broad sense, the signers of the hated treaty were mixed-blood Cherokee, and the resistance had been led by full-bloods. Stand Watie headed the mixed-blood faction and John Ross the full-blood faction. Ironically, John Ross himself was mixed-blood and Watie was a full-blood, but regardless, this tribal split had important ramifications for the Cherokee in the coming war. 
  	Like the country as a whole, the Cherokee Nation was split over the question of slavery, and with an estimated 100 slaves owned, Watie was the biggest native slaveholder in the region. At the start of the war, Watie was commissioned as a colonel in Confederate service and later as a brigadier general. His 1st Cherokee Mounted Rifles Regiment fought more engagements than any other Confederate unit west of the Mississippi River.

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  Gaur Gopal Das

  Amol Raikar

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  Gaur Gopal Das is a spiritual leader, motivational speaker, and lifestyle coach. He has been a monk and a member of the International Society for the Krishna Consciousness since 1996. He was a former electrical engineer, who worked for Hewlett-Packard for a brief time. Dissatisfied with his life, he chose to abandon his materialistic desires in favour of the path of spirituality and self-realization. A Radhanath Swami disciple, Das is one of the few inspiring speakers from India to have given talks in the British parliament and Google's headquarters. He has travelled all over the world to offer motivational speeches and spirituality talks over the years. Today, Gaur Gopal Das is a role model and an idol for millions of people and has influenced many young minds with his teachings.

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