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  Babel - Around the World in...

  Gaston Dorren

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  “Babel is an endlessly interesting book, and you don’t have to have any linguistic training to enjoy it . . . it’s just so much fun to read.” —NPR 
   
  English is the world language, except that 80 percent of the world doesn’t speak it. Linguist Gaston Dorren calculates that to speak fluently with half of the world’s people in their mother tongues, you’d need to know no fewer than twenty languages. In Babel, he sets out to explore these top twenty world languages, which range from the familiar (French, Spanish) to the surprising (Malay, Javanese, Bengali). Whisking readers along on a delightful journey, he traces how these languages rose to greatness while others fell away, and shows how speakers today handle the foibles of their mother tongues.  
   
  Whether showcasing tongue-tying phonetics, elegant but complicated writing scripts, or mind-bending quirks of grammar, Babel vividly illustrates that mother tongues are like nations: each has its own customs and beliefs that seem as self-evident to those born into it as they are surprising to outsiders. Babel reveals why modern Turks can’t read books that are a mere 75 years old, what it means in practice for Russian and English to be relatives, and how Japanese developed separate “dialects” for men and women. Dorren also shares his experiences studying Vietnamese in Hanoi, debunks ten myths about Chinese characters, and discovers the region where Swahili became the lingua franca. Witty and utterly fascinating, Babel will change how you look at and listen to the world. 
   
  “Word nerds of every strain will enjoy this wildly entertaining linguistic study.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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  Ecologies of Faith in a Digital...

  Stephen D. Lowe, Mary E. Lowe

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  Technological innovation has changed nearly everything about human life, including how we teach and learn. Many Christian professors and institutions have embraced new technologies, especially online education. But as followers of Jesus Christ, we face the same call to grow in our faith. So how should we think about and approach Christian education in light of new technologies? Is it possible for us to grow spiritually through our digital communities? Steve Lowe and Mary Lowe, longtime proponents of online education, trace the motif of spiritual growth through Scripture and consider how students and professors alike might foster digital ecologies in which spiritual growth—even transformation—can take place. IVP Instructor Resources available.

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  Summary Analysis and Review of...

  Start Publishing Notes

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  PLEASE NOTE: This is a summary, analysis and review of the book and not the original book.
  
  Our thought life determines how we live and how we feel about our lives. It is possible to change the way we think; negative thoughts can be tamed, and our minds transformed.
  
  What Does this Start Publishing Notes' Summary, Analysis, and Review Include?
  Summary of the original book
  Easily digestible takeaways distilling the main ideas
  The lies that undermine a balanced worldview and how to see past them
  Steps to take to interrupt and change toxic thoughts
  Editorial Review & Analysis
  Background on Jennie Allen
  
  About the Original Book:
  Jennie Allen is a true believer in the power of the mind and how Christians can wield it for a meaningful life. She shares her personal struggles and small victories, taking pains to relate to readers on a level of friend and colleague rather than a holy teacher. Get Out of Your Head is a radical self-help book that is filled with hope and practical encouragement. The idea won’t get you to heaven in seven easy steps, but it may just point you in the right direction. It turns out we DO have a choice.
  
  DISCLAIMER: This book is intended as a companion to, not a replacement for, Get Out of Your Head. Start Publishing Notes is wholly responsible for this content and is not associated with the original author in any way.

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  Tales from the Big House:...

  Stephen Wade

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  Tales from the Big House: Normanby Hall  tells the story of a place known perhaps today mainly as the home where Samantha Cameron grew up, but historically it has been the seat of the Sheffield family, whose most famous member was arguably the Duke of Buckingham in the seventeenth century. As with most country houses, the Hall was used as a military hospital in the Great War, and in the Second World War there were military personnel based there again. It stands just a few miles from the great steelworks on the Brigg Road, which have always defined Scunthorpe, so it played its part in the history of steel-making also.The book includes biographies of the famous but also tells of the lives of the ordinary people who kept the house and the estate going, from the gamekeepers to the gardeners, and the cooks to the stable hands. All this is set against the social background through the centuries of its existence, up to the sale of the Hall to Scunthorpe Borough Council in 1964. The lives familiar to us today from Downton Abbey and similar family sagas are at the heart of Stephen Wades history. But along the way, the reader will meet such characters as Sir Berkeley Sheffield, model railway enthusiast, Walter Brierley, architect, Thomas Sumpter, the schoolmaster, John Fletcher, machine-maker, and perhaps most charismatically of all, Lady Arthur Grosvenor, an expert on gypsy caravans.

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  Stop OCD Sleep Hypnosis Meditation

  Harmooni

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  Are you trapped in the relentless cycle of obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors, feeling like OCD has hijacked your life? Are you yearning for a way to break free from the grip of these intrusive thoughts and regain control over your mind? Can you envision a future where you drift into a peaceful, restorative sleep, leaving behind the torment of OCD that has plagued your daily life for far too long? The journey to conquering OCD and embracing a life of mental freedom begins with the Stop OCD Sleep Hypnosis Meditation. 
  Picture yourself escaping the endless loop of obsessive thoughts, finding solace in a deep, rejuvenating sleep, and leaving behind the compulsions and anxieties that have held you captive. This transformative audio book is expertly designed to guide you into a state of profound relaxation, helping you rewire your thought patterns and break free from the grip of OCD. Through powerful hypnosis and transformative meditations, you'll embark on a journey of self-discovery and mental liberation. 
  Say goodbye to the constant need to check, count, or repeat, and welcome a future where you live with a mind that's free from the chains of OCD. This audio book isn't just a guide; it's your roadmap to lasting mental freedom and inner peace. 
  As you embark on this transformative journey, you'll gain the tools to manage obsessive thoughts, reduce compulsive behaviors, and embrace a life where you can enjoy mental clarity and confidence. Say hello to a future where you can thrive with a mind that's truly at ease. 
  The Stop OCD Sleep Hypnosis Meditation is your trusted companion on the path to mental liberation and well-being. Don't let OCD control your life any longer – take the first step toward a future of mental freedom and serenity tonight.

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  Four Letters One Story - Level 4...

  Edward Zrudlo

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  e-future PYP Readers is based around three simple principles: explore, reflect and apply through literature. With 59 different stories per level, there will be no problem finding the right book for class.

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