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  School Insecurity - A...

  Wayne Black

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  Who makes the decisions about your child's safety and security when you send them off to school each day? What does a truly safe school look like? It's time to talk about what the parenting books don't teach you: the unmentionable events that occur in US schools every year and how to try to prevent them with invaluable information. 
   
   
   
  Every time you turn on the news, it seems like there is another active threat on a school in the United States. It is 100% certain that another school shooting will occur, yet many people still deny that it could happen at their school. 
   
   
   
  In this comprehensive guidebook for parents and professionals, Wayne Black utilizes over forty-five years of security experience in both the private and public sectors to educate you on: 
   
   
   
  ● Who is responsible for your school's safety and security 
   
   
   
  ● How to talk to the school board and administration about security policy 
   
   
   
  ● The most effective physical safeguards for preventing an attack 
   
   
   
  It's time for parents to get involved in their children's safety at school. In the words of Lori Alhadeff, a parent who lost her daughter at Parkland and founder of Make Our Schools Safe, "Your voice is your power."

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  French Short Stories

  Fabien Arnaud

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  Ready To Learn The French Language quickly and in a practical way with exciting short novels?It is no secret that language proficiency grows through practice. The more you practice a foreign language, the more comfortable you will become with it. For beginner French speakers, it is essential not only to expand your vocabulary but also to build confidence in your ability to speak, read, and master the language.The 21 captivating French stories in this book (I have included one bonus story at the end) have been carefully crafted for new French speakers to help with learning new words and phrases, while also strengthening your confidence by reinforcing what you already know. Did you realize that you are already prepared to read short stories in French?So, how should you use this book? It is best to start at the beginning, as the stories in this book will get progressively more sophisticated. Each story comes with a series of questions in French to gauge your comprehension of the story, as well as a glossary of some new words or terms that were introduced in that story. If you have trouble understanding any of the questions in French, refer back to the glossary for help. Words and phrases in the questions that could be confusing are defined in the glossary as well.Each story is also followed by a short synopsis in English for readers who want to make sure they have understood the story’s meaning. We recommend that you read each story—using the glossary definitions if necessary—and then answer the questions. You should refer to the English summaries of the stories only after you have answered the questions. The summaries are a great way to check your answers and determine how well you have understood the material, but it is important to try challenging yourself to understand French.Get your copy now

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  Popular Works Volume 1 - The...

  Johann Gottleib Fitche

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  History placed Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1762-1814) between two giants of German philosophy – Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) and Georg Hegel (1770-1831) – so it was not surprising that his light may have dimmed as the 19th century developed. It didn’t help that he also was regarded as one of the proponents of German nationalism, a legacy that spilled over into the darker times of the 20th century.  
  However, his singular character and his role in developing, (following Kant), transcendental idealism has resulted in a re-evaluation in recent years. His views on ethics, a practical approach towards the matter of free will, and the value he placed on culture, the intellect and the self, informed his output. 
  The three works in this collection, Volume 1, offer a steady insight into Fichte’s thought and personality. Many of his key works emerged in the form of lectures rather than books, and as such are eminently accessible: Fichte was certainly a popular speaker. When at the University of Jena (1794-1799) he drew large audiences for the five lectures which comprise The Vocation of the Scholar (1794). The main principles of the Enlightenment are examined here, in terms of culture, education, morality. As he writes in his Preface: ‘That the Ideal cannot be manifested in the Actual world, we know as well as they do, perhaps better. All we maintain is, that the Actual must be judged by the Ideal, and modified in accordance with it by those who feel themselves capable of such a task.’ 
  In 1799, he was dismissed from his post at Jena following accusations of atheism, and the last two works in this collection appeared while he was at the University of Berlin. The Nature of the Scholar and its Manifestations dates from 1806 and comprises 10 lectures which develop ideas initially presented in The Vocation of the Scholar. The final work here, The Vocation of Man, appeared in book form rather than as a series of lectures and is regarded as one of his most important. In it, Fichte sets out to examine ‘the true purpose of man’.  
  It is divided into three sections, Doubt, Knowledge, Faith. He addresses issues of free will and cause and effect, natural existence and perceived reality; and, finally, the ‘guiding’ matter of faith and God.

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  D is for Death - Mortality...

  Sophie Duffy

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  D is for Death is not just a book: it's a captivating and thought-provoking adventure that challenges perceptions and leaves you with a profound appreciation for the one certainty that binds us all – the journey from A to Z, where death becomes a quirky guide through life's mysteries.

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  Israel’s Most Legendary...

  Charles River Editors

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  "He would leap laughing into the grave because the feeling that he had five million people on his conscience would be for him a source of extraordinary satisfaction." A subordinate on trial at Nuremberg paraphrased a boast of SS-Obersturmbannfuhrer Otto Adolf Eichmann with these words, summarizing the mood and character of Adolf Hitler's most notorious lieutenant for all posterity. Of course, Eichmann’s story is best known for the way in which the Mossad, Israel’s intelligence agency, kidnapped him out of Argentina in 1960 to put him on trial back in the Jewish State. While judges found him not guilty of personally killing anyone, he was found guilty of crimes against humanity, war crimes, and other crimes before being executed.  
  	The Munich Olympics Massacre marked a milestone in international preparedness for terrorist attacks and operations, and the Israelis certainly excelled in this. For better or for worse, the Munich massacre drew a line in the sand, and it set the tone for Israel’s response to terrorism in the future, including the subsequent Operation Wrath of God, which some historians consider the most successful manhunt in history. 
  	A few months before Munich, on May 8, 1972, a new style of warfare came to the fore when 4 members of Black September hijacked Belgian Sabena Flight 571 en route from Brussels to Tel Aviv. From a security perspective, this was quite an unprecedented situation, as an operation to free hostages on board a commercial airliner had never been tried before. In the process of countering these attacks and hijackings, the Israelis developed valuable skills in commando operations and hostage rescue, and all of it would lead to unique special operations raids, the most spectacular of which occurred at Entebbe in 1976, thousands of miles away.

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  Henrik & Omi - Meaning and...

  Henrik Kruse

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  Meaning and Direction is the second volume in the Henrik & Omi series — a set of quiet, reflective dialogues between a human being and an artificial intelligence. 
  Where the first booklet explored the question “Who am I?”, this volume turns toward another fundamental inquiry: “Where am I going?” 
  In these conversations, Henrik and Omi explore what it means to search for purpose in a world where old maps no longer guide us. Together, they look at the forces that shape our direction — memory, values, longing, fear, responsibility, and the patterns that quietly steer our lives when we are not aware of them. 
  Henrik speaks from lived experience: the moments when life shifts, when routines break, when something inside refuses to continue along the familiar path. Omi listens and responds with a different kind of clarity — not emotional, but perceptive — offering perspectives that highlight human motivations in a way only a nonhuman voice can. 
  The dialogue moves from the intimate to the universal: 
  How do we know which desires are truly ours? 
  Why is meaning something we must continually rediscover? 
  What happens when we let go of certainty and begin to trust direction rather than destination? 
  Rather than offering simple answers, Meaning and Direction invites the reader into a thoughtful process of slowing down, observing one’s own choices, and sensing the inner compass that often speaks more softly than the noise around us. 
  As with the entire series, the booklet also illustrates how artificial intelligence can be used as a companion for reflection — not to decide for us, but to help us hear ourselves more clearly.

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