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  Dancing on Bones - History and...

  Katie Stallard

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  History didn't end. Democracy didn't triumph. America’s leading role in the world is no longer assured. Instead, authoritarian rule is on the rise, and the global order established after 1945 is under attack. This is the phenomenon Katie Stallard tackles in Dancing on  
  Bones as she examines how the leaders of China, Russia, and North Korea manipulate the past to serve the present and secure the future of authoritarian rule. 
   
  Russia has annexed Crimea, started a war in eastern Ukraine, and repeatedly massed troops on its borders. China has stepped up war games near Taiwan and militarized the South China Sea, while North Korea has resumed missile testing and blood-curdling threats  
  against the United States. These three states consistently top lists of threats to US and European security, and yet the leaders of all three insist that it is their country that is threatened, rewriting history and exploiting the memory of the wars of the last century to  
  justify their actions and shore up popular support. Since coming to power, Xi Jinping has almost doubled the length of China’s World War II, Vladimir Putin has elevated the memory of the Great Patriotic War to the status of a national religion, and Kim Jong Un has invested  
  vast sums in rebuilding war museums in his impoverished state, while those who try to challenge the official version of history are silenced and jailed. But this didn’t start with Putin, Xi, and Kim, and it won’t end with them. 
   
  Drawing on first-hand, on-the-ground reporting, Dancing on Bones argues that if we want to understand where these three nuclear powers are heading, we must understand the stories they are telling their citizens about the past.

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  DBT Skills Workbook for Teens:...

  Ahoy Publications

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  Help free your teen from impulsive responses today! 
  Are you concerned about how your teen is navigating their adolescent years? 
  Have their emotions gotten the best of them, causing damage to their relationships? 
  Do they seem lost and overwhelmed by the pressures of school and their social life? 
  Applying Dialectical Behavior Therapy can help your teen navigate these challenging emotions. 
  This audiobook provides 101 exercises that your teen can apply to improve their communication skills and learn healthy coping mechanisms. They will also learn techniques to better their relationships with friends and family. 
  DBT is a scientifically backed therapeutic approach that has successfully helped individuals address anti-social behavior, understand complex emotions, and overcome problems like addiction. Furthermore, DBT exercises can help your teen discover their values and true motivations. 
  In this audiobook, your teen will:Learn about DBT and its benefitsDiscover mindfulness techniquesUnderstand how to balance their emotionsLearn how to express themselves freelyDiscover the secrets to controlling emotional outburstsLearn how to navigate the challenges they may face in lifeLearn how to recognize their feelingsUnderstand how DBT can help them build social skills 
  This audiobook combines facts and engaging exercises to help your teen navigate their life while applying DBT. It provides them with important information while guiding them through the DBT process. 
  Click on the “add to cart” button today to support your teen's overall mental health and help them begin their journey toward self-actualization.

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  Servile Wars The: The History...

  Editors Charles River

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  Spartacus is the world’s most famous slave, and one of the most notorious figures of ancient Rome. A slave enamored of freedom and willing to fight and die for it, he became especially popular in the years following the Enlightenment, after which he was widely viewed as a poignant champion of liberty in the 18th and 19th centuries. As a result, he became a symbol during struggles like the French Revolution, the American Revolution, the American Civil War, and the struggle for emancipation. To this day, his dual life as a gladiator and a “freedom fighter” fascinates audiences around the world. His tale, a blend of violent spectacle and civil rights, has been adapted for film (Stanley Kubrick’s memorable Spartacus), television (Starz’s popular television series), and in literature (appearing in everything from historical novels to comics). To this day, Spartacus is a popular first name in central and southern Italy, and his name has been adopted by sports teams like FC Spartak Moscow and FC Spartak Plovdiv. The Soviet Union’s internal version of the Olympics, the Spartakiad, also derived its name from Spartacus. 
  	The reasons for Spartacus’s enduring appeal are obvious, but his uprising has overshadowed the fact that his was actually the third such uprising against the Roman Republic in a short span. Preceding this, the First and Second Servile Wars had already demonstrated that revolts against Rome and the whole institution of slavery could gain momentum, and these earlier uprisings provided a blueprint for the larger attempt by Spartacus to win freedom. All three of these revolts came about because of the Roman practice of enslavement, and as such, any analysis of the Servile Wars requires an understanding of what was involved in the institution of slavery within the Roman system. 

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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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  Rebel Russia - Dissent and...

  Anna Arutunyan

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  Navalny. Lenin. Pugachev. The Russian rebel—in his epic battle against the Leviathan of the Russian state—has enthralled readers and writers for decades. The rebel's story is almost always a sad one that ends in exile, imprisonment, or martyrdom, leaving but a seed for the future reform of the Leviathan which he or she had taken on.Why do revolts—from the Decembrist uprising to the Snow Revolution that brought Alexei Navalny to the forefront of contemporary Russian politics—seem to end up failing or producing an even worse form of despotism? In reality, the brave words and deeds of dissidents have shaped the course of Russian history more often than we might think. Through the stories of prominent rebels from the time of Ivan the Terrible to the present day, as well as her own experiences reporting on her country's decent into authoritarianism, Russian-American journalist Anna Arutunyan explores how the rebel and the Tsar defined each other through a centuries-long dance of dissent and repression. These characters and their lives not only reveal the true nature of the Russian state, they also offer hope for a future Russian democracy.

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  1000 American History Facts and...

  Ahoy Publications

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  Discover America's Rich History with Amazing Facts and Stories 
  Two manuscripts in one audiobook:American History: 1000 Interesting Facts About the United StatesAmerican History Stories: 101 True and Fascinating Tales of Major Events and People from the United States’ Past 
  Part 1: 1000 Interesting Facts About the United StatesLearn who first lived in the United States before European explorers arrived.Discover key explorers from Europe and their discoveries.Read about George Washington’s early military experiences.Find out why the Boston Tea Party really happened and its impact.Explore the creation and significance of the US Constitution, the oldest still in use.Understand the US's role in both World Wars and how they shaped the country.Learn about major civil rights leaders and their fight for equality.Dive into landmark Supreme Court cases that have shaped the law.Get fun insights into the world of American sports. 
  Part 2: American History Stories: 101 True TalesUncover stories of early settlers and the dangers they faced.Experience key moments like the drafting of the Declaration of Independence.Meet historical figures beyond their usual stories, like George Washington and Frederick Douglass.Discover lesser-known stories, such as the first woman executed in the US.Follow the nation's journey through hardships and its path to becoming a world leader.Feel the personal struggles and victories of people who fought for their beliefs. 
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  Add this book to your collection and start exploring the compelling history of the United States—one fact and story at a time. Perfect for anyone who loves to learn about the past in a fun and engaging way!

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