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  Disability and Political...

  Stefanie Reher, Elizabeth Evans

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  Disability and Political Representation explores how disabled people experience the various stages and aspects of the representation process, drawing upon extensive empirical research and a variety of qualitative and quantitative data. It discusses why increasing the number of disabled politicians matters, not only as a matter of justice and equality but also to better represent the issues and interests of importance to disabled people. 
   
   
   
  Evans and Reher identify a variety of ableist barriers that prevent disabled people from fully participating in the political process, from disenfranchisement and inaccessible polling stations to prejudice within parties and a lack of financial support for candidates who require adjustments. The work shows that while the preferences of disabled citizens are currently under-represented in parliament, disabled representatives often draw on their lived experience to advocate for their interests. The concept of experiential representation is developed to help scholars and practitioners better navigate the concept of political representation, specifically as it relates to disability.

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  Literature and the New Culture...

  Deborah Appleman

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  Can educators continue to teach troubling but worthwhile texts? 
   
   
   
  Our current "culture wars" have reshaped the politics of secondary literature instruction. Due to a variety of challenges from both the left and the right—to language or subject matter, to potentially triggering content, or to authors who have been canceled—school reading lists are rapidly shrinking. For many teachers, choosing which books to include in their curriculum has become an agonizing task with political, professional, and ethical dimensions. 
   
   
   
  In Literature and the New Culture Wars, Deborah Appleman calls for a reacknowledgment of the intellectual and affective work that literature can do, and offers ways to continue to teach troubling texts without doing harm. Rather than banishing challenged texts from our classrooms, she writes, we should be confronting and teaching the controversies they invoke. Her book is a timely and eloquent argument for a reasoned approach to determining what literature still deserves to be read and taught and discussed.

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  Stoicism - The Complete...

  Travis Holiday, Kevin Hollins

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  Do you want to live a better and more fulfilling life? Are you tired to feel always stressed and mentally tired? And what about those depressive thoughts that don’t let you live your life peacefully and with gratitude? 
  If you answered YES to all these questions, then this is the right book for you. 
  Stoicism is simply a wisdom philosophy that teaches you how to live life well and is the only one that from its inception addressed all humans. The Stoic philosophy saw all genders, races, and social classes as being equal to one another. This also explains why Stoicism has managed to survive for more than 2300 years. It is acceptable to people of all colors, classes, and cultures. It has evolved together with humanity. 
  This blueprint connects ancient philosophy with the modern world and helps you overcome your daily life challenges by building mental and emotional strength and leading a life of wisdom, perseverance, and joy. 
  Here is what you will find in this book:How does the stoic philosophy work?Material possessions and how we handle them with stoicismThe stoic path to emotional resiliencyStoicism and happinessHow stoicism can help deal with stress, mental illness, and disabilityPracticing stoicism in different contextsImplementing stoicism in your daily lifeHow to find peace within yourself?and much more! 
  Whether you are a beginner, or you’ve heard about Stoicism before, this guidebook will guide you through your Stoic journey, improving your level of consciousness and helping you to face the challenges of our world in the wisest and most practical way. 
  So what are you waiting for? Download this audiobook now to begin your journey to full and real happiness. 

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  Stolen Child - Kidnapped at 12...

  Marie-Claire Vidja, Olivier Goujon

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  "My name is Marie-Claire. I have had nightmares every night from the time I was 11, when I was kidnapped.”
  From the clutches of a French family who tortured her into the grips of an Algerian family who kidnapped and confined her, Marie-Claire went through hell before making a spectacular escape and reaching France.
  There are lives whose reality is hard to imagine. Marie-Claire's life is one of those. An unwanted child, born in France, beaten, involved in drug trafficking, she was abandoned, temporarily placed in the care of Social Services, before being returned to her parents—and then she was kidnapped by her stepfather and then by her father’s family that included a radicalized Islamic "tutor." She went through hell for ten years before escaping and starting on a path to recovery in which suffering and hardships kept getting worse, but which eventually led her to the hallowed halls of a French university, from where she continues to fight for the hundreds of children kidnapped by a parent—children who, every year, are victims of their parents' crimes and of institutional abandonment. 
  She also uses her personal experience to look at mixed marriages, parental authority, parental responsibility. She points out with intelligence and accuracy the blind spots in the law, the cowardice of institutions, and the indifference of public opinion in the face of crimes whose victims are, first and foremost, thousands of children.
  The life of Marie-Claire is not a novel.

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  St Petersburg

  Kelly Mass

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  St Petersburg's structures lay over the skeletons of the press-ganged servant workers who worked to build it, making it the label "the city built on bones." Historians approximate that 100,000 18th-century slaves are buried underneath the city's stunning Italianate estates and large Parisian-style streets.They passed away of cold, appetite, illness, or, if they were truly unfortunate, wolves. They were drawn from all around the Russian Empire at the time. They dedicated their lives for the magnificence of Imperial Russia, and the city they built, St Petersburg, stands as a testimony to the Russian state's single-mindedness.Its extravagant palaces radiate European elegance and were actively built in a Western way to bring Russia closer to Europe.Still, more than 3 centuries later, Russia has yet to finish this journey, and St Petersburg is a witness to the trouble of the journey.Let’s take a look at what else makes Saint Petersburg such a unique place.

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  Challenging The Story - A...

  David Jereb

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  Supporting kids with challenging behaviours can be difficult – but change the narrative, and you may be surprised.
   
  Most children will behave in challenging ways at some point, but persistent and difficult-to-deal-with behaviours can have a negative impact on relationships and learning.
   
  For educators, health professionals and caregivers who find traditional methods of behaviour management ineffective, Challenging The Story offers a fresh perspective and actionable strategies for positive change.
   
  Listen to this audiobook to:
  • Approach challenging behaviours with curiosity and compassion
  • Apply innovative, proven strategies to encourage positive behaviour while treating kids with respect and kindness
  • Build strong bonds with children and create an environment of trust and mutual respect
  • Improve your skills in dealing with difficult behaviours in a variety of scenarios
  • Guide children towards significant, lasting change and a new, more positive narrative for a brighter future

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