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  But Have You Read the Book? - 52...

  Kristen Lopez

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  For film buffs and literature lovers alike, Turner Classic Movies presents an essential guide to 52 cinema classics and the literary works that served as their inspiration.    “I love that movie!”   “But have you read the book?”   Within these pages, Turner Classic Movies offers an endlessly fascinating look at 52 beloved screen adaptations and the great reads that inspired them. Some films, like Clueless—Amy Heckerling’s interpretation of Jane Austen’s Emma—diverge wildly from the original source material, while others, like One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, shift the point of view to craft a different experience within the same story. Author Kristen Lopez explores just what makes these works classics of both the page and screen, and why each made for an exceptional adaptation—whether faithful to the book or exemplifying cinematic creative license.   Other featured works include:Children of Men · The Color Purple · Crazy Rich Asians · Dr. No · Dune · Gentlemen Prefer Blondes · Kiss Me Deadly · The Last Picture Show · Little Women · Passing · The Princess Bride · The Shining · The Thin Man · True Grit · Valley of the Dolls · The Virgin Suicides · Wuthering Heights

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  The Illicit Global Economy -...

  Peter Anders

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  The illicit global economy encompasses cross-border flows of goods, people, money, and information unauthorized by either the sending or receiving country. Typically, this means flows that are prohibited, regulated, stolen, or counterfeit. Some of these flows are obscure or mostly a law enforcement nuisance, but others receive enormous policy and media attention. Still others have severe environmental impacts and security implications. Collectively, these flows reflect the illicit side of the global economy.The Illicit Global Economy: What Everyone Needs to Know® answers the key questions about how illicit global markets are structured and operate, how they intersect with state institutions and practices, how they interact with the legal economy, and how they shape and are shaped by domestic and international politics. This pithy yet authoritative primer helps listeners make sense of a crucial part of the global economy that is too often either neglected or distorted. In this regard, an underlying theme in the book is the need for a more historically informed critical perspective that challenges the many myths and misconceptions about the illicit global economy that are all-too-prevalent in contemporary media accounts, Hollywood depictions, popular books, and policy debates.

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  “War Beneath the Waves: The...

  Quentin Drummond Anderson

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  War Beneath the Waves: The Great Submarine Commanders of World War II 
  From the acclaimed author of "Righteous Renegades" and "The Few Against The Many"The Underwater War That Decided Everything 
  In the ocean's depths, a different war determined nations' fates. War Beneath the Waves reveals the extraordinary true stories of submarine commanders who wielded steel sharks with deadly precision and unbreakable courage. 
  Drawing from family archives, international military records, and untold personal accounts, Anderson brings readers into cramped control rooms where split-second decisions meant victory or death in crushing depths.Meet History's Greatest Underwater Warriors 
  OTTO KRETSCHMER - Germany's "Tonnage King," the most successful U-boat commander. 
  DUDLEY "MUSH" MORTON - Revolutionary American submarine commander who led USS Wahoo into Japan's defended waters. 
  MALCOLM WANKLYN - Scottish perfectionist whose Victoria Cross and HMS Upholder made him the Mediterranean's most feared commander. 
  ALEKSANDR MARINESKO - Soviet commander whose Wilhelm Gustloff sinking created history's deadliest maritime disaster. 
  RICHARD O'KANE - America's deadliest submarine ace and most successful commander. 
  GEORGE "SHRIMP" SIMPSON - Mastermind who orchestrated Axis supply destruction from Malta.Four Nations, One Deadly Art 
  From North Atlantic to tropical Pacific, these commanders fought across every ocean. German wolf packs terrorized shipping. American submarines strangled Japanese supply lines. British submarines destroyed Rommel's lifelines.

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  The 'Hood Comes First - Race...

  Murray Forman

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  The 'Hood Comes First looks at the increasingly specific emphasis on real neighborhoods and streets in rap music and hip hop culture as an urgent response to the cultural and geographical ghettoization of black urban communities. Examining rap music, along with ancillary hip hop media including radio, music videos, rap press and the cinematic 'hood genre, Murray Forman analyzes hip hop culture's varying articulations of the terms "ghetto," "inner-city," and "the 'hood," and how these spaces, both real and imaginary, are used to define individual and collective identity.Negotiating academic, corporate, and "street" discourses, Forman assesses the dynamics between race, social space and youth. Race, class and national identification are recast and revised within rap's spatial discourse, concluding with the construction of "the 'hood," a social and geographic symbol that has become central to concepts of hip hop authenticity. Additionally, the book analyzes the processes within the music and culture industries through which hip hop has been amplified and disseminated from the 'hood to international audiences.

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  Quieting the Mind - Deep Sleep...

  Whisper Mind

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  Your mind is racing. The day felt loud, busy, and heavy. You’ve tried to relax, but your thoughts keep jumping from one thing to the next. 
  This audiobook is your gentle doorway into peace. From the moment you press play, a calm voice will guide you into stillness—without asking you to force your mind to be quiet. You’ll simply be led, step by step, into a space where your body feels lighter, your breath feels softer, and your thoughts begin to slow all on their own. 
  With comforting imagery, easy breathing cues, and affirmations created especially for restless minds, you’ll discover that you don’t need perfect silence or an empty head to drift into sleep—you just need the right kind of gentle guidance. 
  By the end, you won’t be fighting for sleep. You’ll simply be floating toward it. 
  If you’ve ever wished for a bedtime that felt effortless, safe, and warm—this is it. 
  Press play. Let go. And let the night carry you.

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  Binaural Beats for ADHD Relief -...

  Micah Vale

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  Find stillness, focus, and clarity—one tone at a time. 
  This specially designed audio program uses binaural beats to help manage symptoms of ADHD by guiding the brain into more balanced and attentive states. Through gentle brainwave entrainment, these sessions support improved focus, emotional regulation, and mental calm without the need for stimulation or screens. 
  Each track targets specific challenges commonly associated with ADHD:Reduce mental restlessness and impulsivityImprove attention span and sustained concentrationCalm racing thoughts and emotional overwhelmSupport mindfulness, presence, and nervous system regulation 
  Includes sessions of alpha and beta waves, backed with soothing, ambient music. 
  Backed by emerging neuroscience, binaural beats offer a non-invasive, sound-based tool to support mental clarity and inner balance—whether used as part of a daily routine, during study sessions, or simply to reset the mind. 
  *to experience the binaural beats headphones are required*

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