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  Life on the Bridge - Linking My...

  Kaelynn Partlow

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  Narrated by the author! Experience Life on the Bridge in the voice of Autistic Advocate, Love on the Spectrum cast member, and therapist Kaelynn Partlow herself. 
    
  This audiobook features new material that makes it a must-listen, including an introduction from and read by Cian O'Clery, director of Netflix's hit series Love on the Spectrum, as well as a bonus conversation with Kaelynn Partlow and Lisa Lane, co-CEO and co-Founder of Project Hope Foundation, a nonprofit autism service provider. 
    
  Life on the Bridge is a warm, personal, and practical guide to understanding autism—from behaviors to communication and beyond. 
  You've heard from autistic authors. 
  You've heard from therapists. 
  Now hear from one extraordinary young woman who's both. 
  Experience autism from the inside out through a rare fusion of professional skill and personal understanding. Reshape what you know about the autism spectrum and increase your ability to give support. Varied perspectives among autistic individuals, their families, and professionals have often been difficult to reconcile. Now, you can bridge that divide with guidance from someone who’s lived in multiple worlds. Find immediate, actionable options to build connections, foster communication, navigate challenges, and enhance interactions. 
  SPECIFIC CONTENT: 
  Autism. What it is, what it isn’t, and what are the resulting misunderstandings across the spectrum? 
  Communication. Exactly how do you avoid misunderstandings, encourage conversation, and build options for better interaction? 
  Behavior. Learn about the origin and mechanics of meltdowns, stimming, perseveration, sensory distortion, and other common autistic challenges. 
  Interaction. The struggles are real: autism-enhanced loneliness, social-skill deficits, goal-setting, and the thorny issues of disability accommodation. 
  Common Questions. What are DSM-V diagnostic levels and why do they matter? What about therapy and ABA or routes to useful advocacy? 
  "Loved Kaelynn Partlow's information on ambiguity and communication. She gives lots of practical pointers on how to be more direct and specific when talking to autistic individuals. Vague, open ended questions are not effective communication." — Temple Grandin, New York Times bestselling author of Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions 
  "As a rising star in the field, Partlow is poised to become this generation’s Temple Grandin." — Erin R. Hahn, Ph.D., Department Chair and Professor of Psychology, Furman University 
  Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

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  The Chicago Outfit during the 1960s

  John J. Binder

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  The Chicago Outfit, which evolved from the Capone gang at the end of Prohibition, became the most successful of the Cosa Nostra crime families in terms of enriching its members.
  This was primarily due to the criminal abilities of two men, Paul Ricca and Tony Accardo, who were at the top of the organization for years. At its height in the 1960s, the Chicago Outfit was involved in gambling, labor racketeering, juice lending, prostitution, narcotics, and strong-arm activities such as hijacking and robbery. It did so by using violence and, since many of its activities were essentially out in the open, by corrupting numerous police officers and politicians. During the early 1960s, before the US government was fully up to speed on fighting organized crime, honest local politicians and members of law enforcement fought an uphill battle against it.
  The discussion and photographs in this book, which are largely from author John J. Binder's extensive personal collection, cover the many aspects of the Chicago Outfit during this decade when it was at its zenith, with operations in the Chicago area and elsewhere in the country.

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  Closing the Reading Gap

  Alex Quigley

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  Our pupils' success will be defined by their ability to read fluently and skillfully. But despite universal acceptance of reading's vital importance, the reading gap in our classroom remains, and it is linked to an array of factors, such as parental wealth, education and book ownership, as well as classroom practice. To close this gap, we need to ensure that every teacher has the knowledge and skill to teach reading with confidence. 
   
  In Closing the Reading Gap, Alex Quigley explores the intriguing history and science of reading, synthesizing the debates and presenting a wealth of usable evidence about how children develop most efficiently as successful readers. Offering practical strategies for teachers at every phase of their teaching career, as well as tackling issues such as dyslexia and the role of technology, the book helps teachers to be an expert in how pupils 'learn to read' as well as how they 'read to learn' and explores how reading is vital for unlocking a challenging academic curriculum for every student. 
   
  With a focus on nurturing pupils' will and skill to read for pleasure and purpose, this essential volume provides practical solutions to help all teachers create a rich reading culture that will enable every student to thrive in school and far beyond the school gates.

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  Madras (Chennai) 1977 78 -...

  J. Krishnamurti

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  In this penetrating public talk, J. Krishnamurti explores the many pressures that shape and burden the human mind: fear, ambition, authority, tradition, conflict and the constant demand to become something other than we are. 
  He asks whether the brain can ever be completely free from psychological pressure—not through escape, discipline or belief, but through a clear understanding of thought itself. With characteristic insight, Krishnamurti invites the listener to observe how conditioning operates and to discover whether true freedom can arise through direct perception. 
  A profound enquiry into the nature of consciousness, inner conflict and the possibility of living with clarity, intelligence and freedom.

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  Cambodia - History of Angkor Wat...

  Kelly Mass

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  Learn more about the history of those countries. The topics addressed will be these: 
  Angkor Wat-- The temple was built as the state temple for the Khmer Empire at the demand of Suryavarman II in the early 12th century in Yaodharapura (, contemporary Angkor), the Khmer Empire's capital. It was constructed in the early 12th century to honor the Hindu god Vishnu, but by the end of the century, it had been changed to a Buddhist temple. 
  Angkor Wat is a fascinating structure, dating back hundreds of years, and it’s impressive how much of it has remained intact. 
  The Khmer Empire--Historians describe Cambodia as the Khmer State or the Angkorian Empire (Khmer:) from the 9th century to the 15th century, when it was a Hindu/Buddhist empire in Southeast Asia. The empire, which developed from the old societies of Funan and Chenla, governed and/or "vassalized" the majority of mainland Southeast Asia and parts of Southern China, covering from the suggestion of the Indochinese Peninsula northward to modern-day Yunnan province in China, and from Vietnam westward to Myanmar. The Khmer Empire was greater at its peak than the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire) that existed at the exact same period. 
  The Siamese-- Siam was just a much different name for what's now referred to as Thailand. The Siamese are the people who live there, though they're never ever called as such any longer. 
  Thailand is a fascinating country, with its own culinary arts, culture, history, royalty, infrastructure, and influence on the world. To learn more about these “Thai” people before they were called Thai, when they were Siamese, is to learn about those people’s roots.

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  How Porn Addiction Destroyed My...

  Frank V.

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  I was 32 when I realised I had spent ten and a half hours at my computer.  
  Again. I had promised myself I was done. I had promised it a thousand times. 
  How Porn Addiction Destroyed My Life is my own story of pornography  
  addiction and recovery: how a habit that began with a torn magazine when  
  I was ten came to affect my confidence, my relationships, and my sense of  
  who I was. 
  Inside, I talk openly about: 
  - What happens in your brain when porn addiction takes hold — dopamine,  
   the reward system, and why "just stop" doesn't work 
  - Pornography and erectile dysfunction (ED) — the connection nobody warned  
   me about, and what it did to being present with a real partner 
  - How compulsive sexual behavior takes root, and why relapse never felt  
   like losing a battle — it was already happening before I decided anything 
  - What helped me quit porn, what did not, and what I learned along the way 
  - How shame and secrecy kept me stuck longer than the addiction itself 
  This is a short, personal book. I am not a doctor or a therapist, and I do  
  not offer a guaranteed method. What I can offer is an honest account from  
  someone who knows the frustration of wanting to change while repeating the  
  same behaviour. 
  I wrote it for people questioning their own pornography use, and for  
  partners and loved ones trying to understand an experience that can be  
  difficult to explain. 
  If any of this feels familiar, I hope my story helps you feel less alone  
  as you consider your own next step.

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