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  Fatal Invention - How Science...

  Dorothy Roberts

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  An incisive, groundbreaking book that examines how a biological concept of race is a myth that promotes inequality in a supposedly “post-racial” era.    Though the Human Genome Project proved that human beings are not naturally divided by race, the emerging fields of personalized medicine, reproductive technologies, genetic genealogy, and DNA databanks are attempting to resuscitate race as a biological category written in our genes.   This groundbreaking book by legal scholar and social critic Dorothy Roberts examines how the myth of race as a biological concept—revived by purportedly cutting-edge science, race-specific drugs, genetic testing, and DNA databases—continues to undermine a just society and promote inequality in a supposedly “post-racial” era. Named one of the ten best black nonfiction books 2011 by AFRO.com, Fatal Invention offers a timely and “provocative analysis” (Nature) of race, science, and politics that “is consistently lucid . . . alarming but not alarmist, controversial but evidential, impassioned but rational” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).   “Everyone concerned about social justice in America should read this powerful book.” —Anthony D. Romero, executive director, American Civil Liberties Union   “A terribly important book on how the ‘fatal invention’ has terrifying effects in the post-genomic, ‘post-racial’ era.” —Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, professor of sociology, Duke University, and author of Racism Without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in the United States   “Fatal Invention is a triumph! Race has always been an ill-defined amalgam of medical and cultural bias, thinly overlaid with the trappings of contemporary scientific thought. And no one has peeled back the layers of assumption and deception as lucidly as Dorothy Roberts.” —Harriet A. Washington, author of and Deadly Monopolies: The Shocking Corporate Takeover of Life Itself  

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  Ethics of Aristotle

  Aristotle

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  "The Ethics of Aristotle" is a timeless classic of philosophy that continues to influence ethical thinking today. In this work, Aristotle explores the nature of morality, virtue, and the good life, drawing on his extensive knowledge of human psychology and the nature of the world. With a focus on practical wisdom and the development of character, Aristotle lays out a comprehensive ethical system that is grounded in reason and guided by a sense of purpose. His ideas on friendship, justice, and the role of the individual in society have had a profound impact on Western thought and continue to be studied and debated by philosophers, scholars, and everyday readers alike. "The Ethics of Aristotle" is a must-read for anyone interested in ethics, morality, and the human condition.

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  Resilient Americans - We May Not...

  Diane Burden Cox

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  Anything that alienates and divides us leaves us weak and exposed to disaster. If we know nothing else about a disaster event, we should know this: experiencing a disaster will almost certainly mean taking care of ourselves, our family and our neighbors, and relying on them to do the same for us. Our communal goodwill is our best plan for coming through. Simple human compassion is more essential to our national resilience and strength than most of us recognize.  
  With anecdotes and unexpected stories about growing up during the 60s and 70s in the diversity of Los Angeles and from her work in disaster recovery, Diane Burden Cox illustrates the importance of our relationships. If we want a resilient future, we need to recognize it rests on the strength of our interactions with one another. Resilience isn’t just one more thing to put on our national to-do list, it’s something we can actually enjoy and have fun cultivating together.

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  Lost Heirs of the Medieval Crown...

  J.F. Andrews

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  When William the Conqueror died in 1087, he left the throne of England to William Rufus . . . his second son. The result was an immediate war as Rufus's elder brother Robert fought to gain the crown he saw as rightfully his; this conflict marked the start of 400 years of bloody disputes as the English monarchy's line of hereditary succession was bent, twisted, and finally broken when the last Plantagenet king, Richard III, fell at Bosworth in 1485. The Anglo-Norman and Plantagenet dynasties were renowned for their internecine strife, and in Lost Heirs we will unearth the hidden stories of fratricidal brothers, usurping cousins, and murderous uncles; the many kings—and the occasional queen—who should have been but never were. History is written by the winners, but every game of thrones has its losers too, and their fascinating stories bring richness and depth to what is a colorful period of history. King John would not have gained the crown had he not murdered his young nephew, who was in line to become England's first King Arthur; Henry V would never have been at Agincourt had his father not seized the throne by usurping and killing his cousin; and as the rival houses of York and Lancaster fought bloodily over the crown during the Wars of the Roses, life suddenly became very dangerous indeed for a young boy named Edmund.

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  Manipulation and Dark Psychology...

  Will Conrad

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  The Ultimate Guide to Detect and Defend Yourself from Dark Psychology and Manipulation Secrets. 
  Has someone ever taken advantage of you for their benefit? 
  Do you want to learn to defend yourself against Mental Manipulation? 
  Do you feel that your life is getting out of control? 
  Manipulation delves deep into the nitty-gritty and exposes the world of dark psychology to shed new light on human behavior. Dark psychology is powerful, ubiquitous, and the missing tool that you need to have an advantage in everyday life. 
  In this audiobook, you'll learn that there is much more to it than that. You will see what people are doing each day, consciously and subconsciously, and how to recognize it faster. 
  Manipulation and Dark Psychology provides a comprehensive overview of what it means to develop emotional intelligence and how this awareness can help you detect, avoid, and escape many of the common pitfalls that hold people back from achieving their goals in areas of their lives.  
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  Segregation Inequality and Urban...

  Sara Dehkordi

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  In present-day South Africa, urban development agendas have inscribed doctrines of desirable and undesirable life in city spaces and the public that uses the space. This book studies the ways in which segregated city spaces, displacement of people from their homes, and criminalization practices are structured and executed. Sara Dehkordi shows that these doctrines are being legitimized and legalized as part of a discursive practice and that the criminalization of lower-class members are part of that practice, not as random policing techniques of individual security forces, but as a technology of power that attends to the body, zooms in on it, screens it, and interrogates it.

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