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  Lion City - Singapore and the...

  Jeevan Vasagar

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  In 1965, Singapore's GDP per capita was on a par with Jordan. Now it has outstripped Japan. After the Second World War and a sudden rupture with newly formed Malaysia, Singapore found itself independent–and facing a crisis. It took the bloody-minded determination and vision of Lee Kuan Yew, its founding premier, to take a small island of diverse ethnic groups with a fragile economy and hostile neighbors and meld it into Asia's first globalized city.Lion City examines the different faces of Singaporean life–from education and health to art, politics, and demographic challenges–and reveals how in just half a century, Lee forged a country with a buoyant economy and distinctive identity. It explores the darker side of how this was achieved too; through authoritarian control that led to it being dubbed "Disneyland with the death penalty."Jeevan Vasagar, former Singapore correspondent for the Financial Times, masterfully takes us through the intricate history, present, and future of this unique diamond-shaped island one degree north of the equator, where new and old have remained connected. Lion City is a personal, insightful, and definitive guide to the city, and how its extraordinary rise is shaping East Asia and the rest of the world.

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  Random Curiosities - The Sh*t I...

  Ross Scafidas

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  What do aliens, dying planets, ancient pyramids, quantum weirdness, gender politics and sandal design have in common? 
   They all find a place in this wildly entertaining exploration of the questions most of us think about but rarely say out loud. 
  From the baffling to the brilliant, the hilarious to the haunting, Random Curiosities takes you on a freewheeling ride through the strange chaos of human thought. 
  Broken down into essay style chapters on random ideas (that the author somehow manages to link!) relating to humanity and the world around us, 
  this isn’t a book with neat answers. It’s a celebration of the questions themselves. 
  Get ready to laugh, wince, wonder, and maybe—just maybe—make a little more sense of this absurd thing called life. 
  “Like a fireplace discussion with friends after our second bottle of wine” — Amazon reviewer

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  Boys & Sex - Young Men on...

  Peggy Orenstein

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  The author of the groundbreaking New York Times bestsellers Girls & Sex and Cinderella Ate My Daughter now turns her focus to the sexual lives of young men, once again offering ""both an examination of sexual culture and a guide on how to improve it"" (Washington Post). 
  Peggy Orenstein’s Girls & Sex broke ground, shattered taboos, and launched conversations about young women’s right to pleasure and agency in sexual encounters. It also had an unexpected effect on its author: Orenstein realized that talking about girls is only half the conversation. Boys are subject to the same cultural forces as girls—steeped in the same distorted media images and binary stereotypes of female sexiness and toxic masculinity—which equally affect how they navigate sexual and emotional relationships. In Boys & Sex, Peggy Orenstein dives back into the lives of young people to once again give voice to the unspoken, revealing how young men understand and negotiate the new rules of physical and emotional intimacy. 
  Drawing on comprehensive interviews with young men, psychologists, academics, and experts in the field, Boys & Sex dissects so-called locker room talk; how the word ""hilarious"" robs boys of empathy; pornography as the new sex education; boys’ understanding of hookup culture and consent; and their experience as both victims and perpetrators of sexual violence. By surfacing young men’s experience in all its complexity, Orenstein is able to unravel the hidden truths, hard lessons, and important realities of young male sexuality in today’s world. The result is a provocative and paradigm-shifting work that offers a much-needed vision of how boys can truly move forward as better men. 
  Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

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  The Complete Family Guide to...

  Thomas F. Harrison, Brent P....

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  If you are facing the unique challenges of caring for a parent with dementia, you are not alone. What do you do when your loved one so plainly needs assistance, but is confused, angry, or resistant to your help? Where can you find the vital information you need, when you need it? Journalist Thomas Harrison and leading geriatric psychiatrist Brent Forester show that you don’t have to be a medical expert to be a good care provider in this authoritative guide. They explain the basics of dementia and offer effective strategies for coping with the medical, emotional, and financial toll. With the right skills, you can navigate changing family roles, communicate better with your parent, keep him or her safe, and manage difficult behaviors. Learn how to "care smarter, not harder"—and help your loved one maintain the best possible quality of life. 
  Winner (Second Place)—American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award, Consumer Health Category 
  Winner (Third Place)—Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award, Family & Relationships Category

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  Assur and Nimrud: The History of...

  Charles River Editors

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  When the Assyrians are mentioned, images of war and brutality are among the first that come to mind, despite the fact that their culture prospered for nearly 2,000 years.  
  Like a number of ancient individuals and empires in that region, the negative perception of ancient Assyrian culture was passed down through Biblical accounts, and regardless of the accuracy of the Bible’s depiction of certain events, the Assyrians clearly played the role of adversary for the Israelites. Indeed, Assyria (Biblical Shinar) and the Assyrian people played an important role in many books of the Old Testament and are first mentioned in the book of Genesis: “And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel and Erech, and Akkad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. Out of that land went forth Assur and built Nineveh and the city Rehoboth and Kallah.”  
  A historical survey of ancient Assyrian culture reveals that although they were the supreme warriors of their time, they were also excellent merchants, diplomats, and highly literate people who recorded their history and religious rituals and ideology in great detail. The Assyrians, like their other neighbors in Mesopotamia, were literate and developed their own dialect of the Akkadian language that they used to write tens of thousands of documents in the cuneiform script. Furthermore, the Assyrians prospered for so long that their culture is often broken down by historians into the “Old”, “Middle”, and “Neo” Assyrian periods, even though the Assyrians themselves viewed their history as a long succession of rulers from an archaic period until the collapse of the neo-Assyrian Empire in the 7th century B.C. In fact, the current divisions have been made by modern scholars based on linguistic changes, not on political dynasties. 
  Even as war played such a central role in Assyrian society, they were also active and prosperous traders, and trade was an essential part of Assur’s growth from its earliest stages.  

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  Stop Seeking Reassurance: Why...

  Rowan E. Sages

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  Do you constantly need to be told everything is okay?
   
  You check, double-check, and still don’t feel settled. You ask for reassurance—but the relief never lasts.
   
  This audiobook explores the hidden pattern behind reassurance-seeking—and why it feels impossible to stop.
   
  Because this isn’t about needing answers. It’s about needing certainty… and what your mind is trying to protect you from.
   
  Inside, you’ll discover:
  
   
  Why you keep seeking reassurance even when you know it doesn’t help
  
   
  The hidden fears and emotional patterns driving the need for certainty
  
   
  How reassurance temporarily soothes anxiety—but reinforces the cycle
  
   
  What this pattern is costing your confidence, relationships, and peace of mind
  
   
  Why breaking the cycle isn’t about “just stopping”
  
  
   
  This is not about forcing yourself to be more confident. It’s about understanding the pattern deeply enough that it begins to loosen on its own.
   
  If you find yourself overchecking, overthinking, or needing constant validation—this audiobook will help you finally see why.

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