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  Advanced French: The Step By...

  Lingo Publishing

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  Have you been wanting to improve your “so-so” French language skills but haven’t found an easy-to-understand, proven way to tackle this challenge?  
  Perhaps you’ve been to France or another French-speaking country and found yourself struggling to converse with native speakers. Maybe you’ve taken online courses that just didn’t hold your interest or help you in the way that you needed or expected – too fast or too slow to enjoy? Burdensome exercises or just plain boring? 
  Ready for a better way? French is a fascinating language - and mastering it is the final step in gaining the privilege of speaking freely and confidently with others who use French as their first language. Are you ready to learn this fascinating language, its roots, its evolution, and how it is spoken today? Poised to learn many everyday phrases, greetings, questions, and travel help? Then, you’ve come to the right place! 
  This audiobook goes far beyond everyday phrases, greetings, questions, or travel help; it takes you to a level where conversing becomes an effortless pleasure. 
  Are you ready to:Become a masterful speaker of French?Finally jump the hurdles keeping you from fluency in this beautiful language?Handle every situation with poise when in France or French-speaking countries?Enjoy this advanced course instead of trudging through a boring one? 
  This course will get you there! Filled with apt lessons, walk with Emmy as she experienced living and working in France; she’ll lead you on adventures and provide insights you won’t find in other language audiobooks. Her valuable hints offer ways to learn more quickly, and the exercises will help hone your skills to a fine point! 
  Click the “add to cart” button, and begin your journey to mastering the gorgeous French language!  

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  Whigs and Republicans The: The...

  Charles River Editors

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  The Whigs emerged as opponents to the Jacksonian Democrats during a period of American history known as the Second Party System (1828-1854). Initially, the conflict was rooted not only in different visions for the United States – the Whigs believed in a strong central bank and federally funded infrastructure projects (known as “internal improvements”) – but also in opposition to one man: Andrew Jackson. When it first formed, the Democratic Party coalesced around Jackson, and his beliefs and actions became Democratic Party dogma, which left the diverse group of people who opposed Jackson to become the Whigs.  
  The problem with this arrangement is that while the Whigs scored some notable successes as an opposition party, they found governing more difficult. The two Whigs elected president, William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor, died in office, raising to the presidency their respective vice-presidents, John Tyler and Millard Fillmore. Neither man succeeded in uniting the Whig Party behind him (a gargantuan task, to be sure), and neither was ever elected president in his own right. 
  The Republican Party essentially succeeded the Whigs, and it has led a winding nature ever since. Now dominant in the American South, the party was anathema in the South for more than a century. Likewise, if someone asked a man on the street in the early 1900s to describe the Republican Party, he might point to Teddy Roosevelt’s efforts on behalf of progressive politics and conservation, whereas a few years later, the party was known as a protector of big business, and later law and order. During the Reagan Era, the words “small government” came to characterize the party, even as its leaders took one hit after another for wanting to limit social spending. During its more than 150 years of existence, it has nominated saints and scoundrels, seen some men make it to the White House and others not.

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  From Ego to Empathy: How To Stop...

  Lena Winters

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  If you've always wanted genuine connections and self-assurance but find yourself trapped in a cycle of self-centered behavior, then keep reading… 
  Are you sick and tired of pushing people away with your need for admiration and control? 
  Have you tried to change, only to fall back into destructive patterns that leave you feeling empty and alone? 
  Do you finally want to say goodbye to toxic relationships and discover authentic self-worth? 
  If so, then you've come to the right place. 
  You see, overcoming narcissistic tendencies doesn't have to be an insurmountable challenge. 
  Even if you've spent years building a false sense of superiority or believe you're incapable of true empathy. 
  In fact, transforming from ego-driven to empathy-centered is easier than you think. 
  Here's just a tiny fraction of what you'll discover:The 7 hidden signs of toxic narcissism and how to address them with self-compassionWhy your constant need for admiration is driving others away – and what to do insteadHow to build genuine self-esteem without relying on external validation5 harmful myths about success and self-worth that fuel narcissistic behaviorsHow to save years of interpersonal conflict with one simple shift in perspectiveThe 3 best strategies to maintain healthy self-confidence while fostering deep connections 
  …and much, much more! 
  So even if you're convinced you're "too far gone" or that vulnerability is a weakness, you can transform your patterns and experience the richness of authentic connections with the insights in this life-changing guide. 
  And if you have a burning desire to shed the mask of narcissism and finally experience the warmth of genuine intimacy while maintaining a healthy sense of self, then scroll up and click "add to cart".

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  Dune and Philosophy - Minds...

  William Irwin

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  "He who controls the spice controls the universe." Frank Herbert's Dune saga is the epic story of Paul, son of Duke Leto Atreides, and heir to the massive fortune promised by the desert planet Arrakis and its vast reservoirs of a drug called "spice." To control the spice, Paul and his mother Jessica, a devotee of the pseudo-religious Bene Gesserit order, must find their place in the culture of the desert-dwelling Fremen of Arrakis. Paul must contend with both the devious rival House Harkonnen and the gargantuan desert sandworms—the source of the spice. The future of the Imperium depends upon one young man who will need to lead a new jihad to control the universe. 
   
   
   
  Dune and Philosophy recruits twenty-three philosophers to sift wisdom from Frank Herbert's Duniverse, including the first of an expected series of films following Paul "Muad'Dib" Atreides and his descendants, captivatingly brought to the big screen in 2021. Substantial yet accessible chapters address philosophical questions including: 
   
   
   
  ● Is it morally right to create a savior? 
   
   
   
  ● Would interplanetary travel change human nature? 
   
   
   
  ● In conflict, how can you stay light years ahead of your opponents? 
   
   
   
  ● Does history repeat itself?

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  Hate and Reconciliation -...

  Guido Cuyvers

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  Hatred is human and current. It is an intrinsic part of what can happen between people. Personal experiences can lead people to hate someone. In society and even on a global level, hatred is again and again the motor of misunderstanding and often also of violence between people. Sometimes hate smolders almost unconsciously; at other times he is furious and serves as a flag for serious violence. 
   
   
   
  Hatred has many faces and seems omnipresent, that much is clear. The term "Erida complex," after the Greek goddess of hate, symbolizes the common and deeply rooted nature of hatred. After examining the nature of hate, this book focuses a wide-angle lens on its many faces, in individuals and groups as well as peoples. Facing the negativity of hatred, this book presents constructive approaches to fostering relationships between people and peace.

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  The Right to Oblivion - Privacy...

  Lowry Pressly

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  We are able to configure privacy settings on our devices and social media platforms, but we know our efforts pale in comparison to the scale of surveillance capitalism and algorithmic manipulation. In our hyperconnected era, many have begun to wonder whether it is still possible to live a private life, or whether it is no longer worth fighting for. 
   
   
   
  The Right to Oblivion argues incisively and persuasively that we still can and should strive for privacy, though for different reasons than we might think. Recent years have seen heated debate in the realm of law and technology about why privacy matters, often focusing on how personal data breaches amount to violations of individual freedom. In a novel philosophical account, Pressly insists that privacy isn't simply a right to be protected but a tool for making life meaningful. 
   
   
   
  Privacy deepens our relationships with others as well as ourselves, reinforcing our capacities for agency, trust, play, self-discovery, and growth. Without privacy, the world would grow shallow, lonely, and inhospitable. Drawing inspiration from the likes of Hannah Arendt, Jorge Luis Borges, and a range of contemporary artists, Pressly shows why we all need a refuge from the world: not a place to hide, but a psychic space beyond the confines of a digital world in which the individual is treated as mere data.

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