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  I No Longer Dream

  Michael Brandt

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  In 2018, I suffered a massive cerebral stroke at the age of 24 after cracking my neck. I woke up in a hospital with little knowledge of myself, the world, or any grounding in reality because of the damage to my brain along with left-sided paralysis. I am not the person I was before and though I want to be them again I can't and must bury them, grieve, and start over. This is how I came to terms with my new existence while letting go of my past, not because I want to but because it is a requirement to move forward.

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  The JFK Conspiracy - The Secret...

  Brad Meltzer, Josh Mensch

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  "It's easy to understand why Brad Meltzer and many other authors love to have Scott Brick perform their work. His delivery is impassioned, impossible to ignore...impossible to turn off." —AudioFileFrom the New York Times bestselling authors of The Nazi Conspiracy and The Lincoln Conspiracy comes a true, little-known story about the first assassination attempt on John F. Kennedy, right before his inauguration.Kennedy, the thirty-fifth president of the United States, is often ranked among Americans’   most well-liked presidents. Yet what most Americans don’t know is that JFK’s historic presidency almost ended before it began—at the hands of a disgruntled sociopathic loner armed with dynamite.On December 11, 1960, shortly after Kennedy’s election and before his inauguration, a retired postal worker named Richard Pavlick waited in his car—a parked Buick—on a quiet street in Palm Beach, Florida. Pavlick knew the president-elect’s schedule. He knew when Kennedy would leave his house. He knew where Kennedy was going. From there, Pavlick had a simple plan—one that could’ve changed the course of history.Written in the gripping style that is the hallmark of Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch’s bestselling series, this is a slice of history vividly brought to life. Meltzer and Mensch are at the top of their game with this brilliant exploration of what could’ve been for one of the most compelling leaders of the 20th century.  A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books.

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  Superbloom - How Technologies of...

  Nicholas Carr

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  From the author of The Shallows, a bracing exploration of how social media has warped our sense of self and society. 
    
  From the telegraph and telephone in the 1800s to the internet and social media in our own day, the public has welcomed new communication systems. Whenever people gain more power to share information, the assumption goes, society prospers. Superbloom tells a startlingly different story. As communication becomes more mechanized and efficient, it breeds confusion more than understanding, strife more than harmony. Media technologies all too often bring out the worst in us. 
    
  A celebrated commentator on the human consequences of technology, Nicholas Carr reorients the conversation around modern communication, challenging some of our most cherished beliefs about self-expression, free speech, and media democratization. He reveals how messaging apps strip nuance from conversation, how “digital crowding” erodes empathy and triggers aggression, how online political debates narrow our minds and distort our perceptions, and how advances in AI are further blurring the already hazy line between fantasy and reality. Even as Carr shows how tech companies and their tools of connection have failed us, he forces us to confront inconvenient truths about our own nature. The human psyche, it turns out, is profoundly ill-suited to the “superbloom” of information that technology has unleashed. 
    
  With rich psychological insights and vivid examples drawn from history and science, Superbloom provides both a panoramic view of how media shapes society and an intimate examination of the fate of the self in a time of radical dislocation. It may be too late to change the system, Carr counsels, but it’s not too late to change ourselves.

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  We Refuse - A Forceful History...

  Kellie Carter Jackson

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  Black resistance to white supremacy is often reduced to a simple binary, between Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s nonviolence and Malcolm X's "by any means necessary." In We Refuse, historian Kellie Carter Jackson urges us to move past this false choice, offering an unflinching examination of the breadth of Black responses to white oppression, particularly those pioneered by Black women. 
   
   
    
  The dismissal of "Black violence" as an illegitimate form of resistance is itself a manifestation of white supremacy, a distraction from the insidious, unrelenting violence of structural racism. Force—from work stoppages and property destruction to armed revolt—has played a pivotal part in securing freedom and justice for Black people since the days of the American and Haitian Revolutions. But violence is only one tool among many. Carter Jackson examines other, no less vital tactics that have shaped the Black struggle, from the restorative power of finding joy in the face of suffering to the quiet strength of simply walking away. 
   
   
    
  Clear-eyed, impassioned, and ultimately hopeful, We Refuse offers a fundamental corrective to the historical record, a love letter to Black resilience, and a path toward liberation.

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  Aging is a Mindset - Stay young...

  Adam Stevenson

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  This book is an entertaining, thought provoking, funny and inspirational book that is full of scientific and sometimes not so scientific gems that are researched and written from the heart of one old person to another! It's about coming to terms with the aging process and provokes you to stay young at heart so that you can stay healthy in your mind and body until the sweet end. 
  It's a mindset to learn to live with yourself and to stay engaged in the process of living your life happy and still pursuing your potential. It's about staying passionate about life, no matter what we face and to learn the skills of finding a balance so that we can maintain momentum and keep moving forward.  
  In this book, you will feel inspired in a realistic but refreshing way so that you are in a better place with yourself to enjoy your life and cope with the aging process.

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  Economic Crises in Argentina - A...

  Anya Solace

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  Argentina's economic history is a complex and dynamic narrative marked by periods of growth, instability, and deep financial crises. Understanding the evolution of Argentina’s economy requires an examination of its historical context, social dynamics, and key events that have shaped its economic trajectory. From its colonial beginnings to its role in the global economy today, Argentina's economy has been influenced by various internal and external factors, ranging from agricultural production and international trade to political movements and international debt. 
  At the time of its independence in 1816, Argentina had a relatively underdeveloped economy, largely reliant on agriculture, particularly the production of beef and grain. The country’s early economic struggles were compounded by frequent political instability and power struggles, which hindered the development of a cohesive economic strategy. The 19th century witnessed Argentina's agricultural sector become a central pillar of its economy, with exports to Europe fueling growth. However, the country faced several economic setbacks, including trade imbalances, debt accumulation, and conflicts over territorial disputes. 
  The 20th century brought about significant shifts in Argentina’s economic landscape. The country experienced a wave of industrialization, which was supported by government policies aimed at reducing dependency on foreign markets. However, despite periods of prosperity, Argentina’s economy remained vulnerable to global economic trends and the volatility of international trade. The early decades of the 20th century saw periods of rapid growth alongside recurring recessions, and in the mid-1900s, Argentina began experiencing the first of many major economic crises.

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