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  Infinite World of Vision: Life...

  Annalisa Been, Cerys Stewart,...

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  This project brings together stories from young people in the United Kingdom living with vision impairments, highlighting their experiences and challenges in transitioning through key life stages. Supported by the University of Bath and funded by Guide Dogs, the project was initiated by Dr. Karin Petrini and Dr. Michael Proulx, alongside Dr. Aikaterini Tavoulari, who brought both clinical and academic expertise.  
  The team collaborated with a diverse group of young people from across the UK, some with additional disabilities, who acted as co-researchers and played a key role in shaping the project's direction. After ten months of collaboration, they decided to create an audiobook, also available in print, to share their stories with a wide audience, including individuals with vision impairments, healthcare professionals, universities, and other stakeholders. 
  The audiobook features powerful, personal accounts of navigating life transitions, such as moving from childhood to adulthood, relocating to a new country, and transitioning to independent living. The stories highlight both the barriers these individuals faced and the support systems and tools that helped them overcome challenges.  
  Ultimately, the project aims to inspire, educate, and connect people, offering insights that could help others facing similar life transitions, while fostering greater understanding for those who engage with individuals with vision impairments.

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  The Invented State - Policy...

  Emily Thorson

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  In The Invented State, Emily Thorson argues that a problematic and understudied aspect of political misinformation reflects widespread public misperception about what the government does. Because much of public policy is invisible to the public, there is fertile ground for false beliefs to flourish, leading to what Thorson terms the "invented state": systematic misperceptions about public policy. However, people get the facts wrong not because they are stupid or blinded by partisan loyalty. Misperceptions are created when three conditions are met: when citizens have incomplete information about an issue, when their own biases color their understanding of it, and when they feel that the issue is important. The invented state is created by exposure to misinformation and by individuals' cognitive errors. 
   
   
   
  Correcting these policy misperceptions is highly effective at reducing false beliefs. Providing people with corrective information has downstream effects on attitudes. When they learn how policies really work, their approval increases and they also shift their policy priorities. Contrary to pundits' assumptions of a public who is largely indifferent to policy, there is a deep public desire to learn basic facts about how the government works. Thorson meets that desire with analysis on how the media can identify and correct substantive policy misperceptions.

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  Mindful Futurism: Paving the Way...

  Rakan Brahedni

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  What is the common root of the most significant crises facing humanity today? And what is a simple, universal tool both individuals and businesses can apply to create the most leverage for positive change? 
  These are the two urgent questions at the heart of this book. Spurred by a turbulent entry into fatherhood, the author walks readers through his rude awakening to the state of the modern world, into the deeper realization of the flawed mindset threatening our future – and the universal system he devised to remedy it. 
  Relevant to both citizens and CEO’s, Mindful Futurism offers a critical tool at a time we need it most: a compact and memorable framework to guide our decision-making processes; designed to ensure the security and wellbeing of humanity for centuries to come.

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  Black Women Ivory Tower -...

  Jasmine L. Harris

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  Black women are heading to college in record numbers, and more and more Black women are teaching in higher education. But these statistics don’t guarantee our safety there.  
   
  Willpower and grit may improve achievement for Black people in school, but they don’t secure our belonging. In fact, the very structure of higher education ensures that we’re treated as guests, outsiders to the institutional family—outnumbered and unwelcome. 
   
  In this compelling exploration of what it means to be a Black woman pursuing higher education, Dr. Jasmine L. Harris moves beyond the “data points” to examine the day-to-day impacts of racism in education on Black women as individuals, the longer-term consequences to our personal and professional lives, and the generational costs to our entire families. 
   
  “I want to arm as many Black girls and women as I can with the knowledge about these spaces that I lacked,” says Dr. Harris. “By laying bare my own traumas, and those of Black women before me, I am providing them the tools to protect themselves, with an understanding of how deliberately many institutions will try to undercut them.” 
   
  Trial and error have been required of Black students to navigate systems of discrimination and disadvantage. But this book now offers useful support, illuminating the community of Black women dealing with similar issues. The author’s story is not unusual, nor are her interactions anomalies. Black Women, Ivory Tower explores why.

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  From Trauma to Strength - The...

  Brian Gibson

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  Is your child struggling after a crisis, loss, or traumatic experience? 
   You're not alone—and neither are they. 
  When children face trauma—whether through family upheaval, natural disasters, violence, or loss—they often don't have the tools or language to process what's happened. From Trauma to Strength offers parents, caregivers, educators, and professionals a compassionate guide to helping children heal and thrive after crisis. 
  This book will help you understand what trauma looks like in children and what resilience can become. 
  Inside, you'll learn: 
  ·        How trauma affects a child's brain, behavior, and development 
  ·        The signs of hidden trauma and how to identify them early 
  ·        Proven strategies for supporting children through grief, anxiety, and emotional overwhelm 
  ·        How to create a safe, healing environment—at home, in classrooms, or therapy 
  ·        Tools and exercises that promote emotional regulation, connection, and long-term resilience 
  Whether you're a parent trying to comfort your child after a painful experience or a professional supporting traumatized youth, this book equips you with the knowledge and tools to make a difference. 
  Help your child turn their pain into power. 
  Buy From Trauma to Strength now, and start guiding the young people in your life toward healing, resilience, and lasting strength.

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  Strange Archaeology of Canada

  George Mitrovic

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  Who would think that some of the oldest human remains found in North America would be found in Canada. This is on top of, or should I say beneath, the remains of Viking Settlements and even earlier Irish Settlements. Who else has visited Canada in the Past? You will have to listen to the book to find out. After all, Gardar, the seat of the Bishops in Greenland, with its own cathedral, was only 570 miles to the east of the Newfoundland coast. This is virtually a short boat trip to the Vikings. And what of the massive stone ruins found at Ungava Bay, well past the Arctic Circle. All these and more are in this book. I hope that you enjoy it. 

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