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  Being Cosmopolitan - A Political...

  Luke Ulas

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  What does it mean to be cosmopolitan? Typically, cosmopolitanism is understood as a broad moral orientation, involving some kind of commitment to global moral equality. On this understanding, to be cosmopolitan is simply to evidence that moral orientation oneself. By contrast, Being Cosmopolitan takes up a thoroughly political approach. The focus is on what it might mean, and what it is like, to be political in a distinctly cosmopolitan form. What it means to be cosmopolitan in this thoroughly political sense cannot involve appeal to any particular moral orientation, because politics is about, inter alia, the contestation of such orientations and commitments. Instead, this book offers an account that is based upon the internalization of particular kind of global "social imaginary," involving the imagination of a global public to which certain issues—or global public affairs—are understood to pertain. 
   
   
   
  Within which kind of global order is it possible, or comfortable, for a cosmopolitical agent to live? In answer to this question, the book argues against the viability of both a world of self-determining peoples, and of "pluralist" global visions—both of which are popular with moral cosmopolitan theorists.

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  The Entrepreneur's Guide to the...

  Dominic Hale

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  THE CLASSIC TEXT ON EASTERN PHILOSOPHY INTERPRETED FOR THE MODERN BUSINESS WORLD 
   
  The Tao Te Ching, written some 2500 years ago, has become the most influential text of Eastern philosophy. It teaches simplicity, humility, and 'non-action', and provides a wealth of insights for the modern entrepreneur. 
   
  The Entrepreneur's Guide to the Tao Te Ching contains the full text of The Tao Te Ching, with commentary breaking down each section by business journalist Dominic Hale. The Entrepreneur's Guide to the Tao Te Ching will show you how to: 
   
  - Make the workplace a source of joy for your employees 
  - Learn the power of self-awareness to become a better leader 
  - Find balance between the different areas of the business 
  - Create a vision that resonates with your customers 
  - Give up control to achieve greater results

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  The Mind In The Making

  James Harvey Robinson

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  "The Mind in the Making" is a seminal work by James Harvey Robinson, first published in 1921. In this book, Robinson explores the development of the human mind, its evolution, and the factors that shape individual perception and understanding. He delves into various aspects of cognition, including critical thinking, creativity, curiosity, and adaptability, examining how these mental faculties influence human behavior and society at large.

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  First Time Gay - The Firefighter...

  Ricky Hard

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  At the end of his first week of work as a fireman, Will accepts an invitation for a drink with two of his new colleagues. With the beer and whisky flowing, the conversation turns to sex and Will starts to think he may have been set up.  
  Not that he’s complaining when his two new friends get naked to show their muscular physiques then strip him as well. With alcohol lowering inhibitions, it ends with him in the middle of two dominant firemen and enjoying his first ever gay threesome. 

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  Extermination of the American Bison

  William T. Hornaday

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  The American bison (Bison bison), also commonly known as the American buffalo, is a North American species of bison that once roamed the grasslands of North America in massive herds, became nearly extinct by a combination of commercial hunting and slaughter in the 19th century and introduction of bovine diseases from domestic cattle.  William T. Hornaday’s advocacy is credited with preserving the American bison from extinction.  This book, originally published in 1887, gives Mr. Hornaday's evidence of the Bison's impending extinction.  (Adapted from Wikipedia by Ann Boulais)

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  The Unlikely Village of Eden

  Emma Nadler

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  A hopeful memoir about adapting when life doesn't go to plan, redefining family, and creating your own path. 
   
   
   
  One afternoon, Emma Nadler gets a call from her daughter's doctor that changes her life forever. Faced with the realities of raising a child with a rare genetic condition, Nadler must confront her preconceptions of motherhood and her perfectionistic beliefs. 
   
   
   
  Nadler—who also happens to be a psychotherapist—offers a rare window into the unconventional ways she and her family adapt to their improbable path. Every relationship in her life—with herself, her husband, children, friends, and even clients—is reimagined as she navigates the heartbreak and hilarity of her daily life. 
   
   
   
  As she and her husband join the 53 million caregivers in the US, Nadler wrestles to belong in a society that devalues both caregivers and people with disabilities. She challenges the scripts that mothers should be martyrs, or that self-sacrifice is a necessary component of love. Nadler illustrates the complexity, grief, and joy of living an unexpected life, all with the wisdom of a therapist, the heart of a loving parent, and the ingenuity of a queer woman who refuses to be shackled by cultural expectations.

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