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  White Shark - A Biography of the...

  Michael Bright

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  An adult great white is a big shark – really big. It has been responsible for more shark bites and human deaths than any other species, according to the International Shark Attack File. This is probably because it sees us as aberrant marine mammals flailing about in the water and certainly worth an exploratory bite – but a gentle mouthing from a two-tonne white shark, its jaws filled with row upon row of razor-sharp teeth, could result in a severe mauling for any victim unlucky enough to have attracted its attention.
  Though its danger was well known to ancient mariners, it was not until the mid-1970s that it came to occupy its current place in the popular imagination, when Jaws was unleashed on an unsuspecting public. The great white shark's reputation hit rock bottom in the wake of the Spielberg classic. But during the fifty years since the film's first release, public interest in the species has sparked a renaissance in research, producing remarkable new insights into the life of this extraordinary animal.
  Telling the story of the great white shark from the perspectives of history, psychology and biology, White Shark is nothing less than the biography of the world's most fascinating fish.

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  The Synesthesia Experience -...

  Maureen Seaberg

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  “Explores a dimension of synesthesia long encountered in reports of synesthetes: its relation to mystical and artistic vision . . . fascinating accounts.” —Patricia Lynne Duffy, author of Blue Cats and Chartreuse Kittens   “The Synesthesia Experience will open up for you a whole new world in our universe.” —The Amazing Kreskin   What does blue taste like to you? A violinist sees a scarlet form when he plays a certain note; a rock star sees waves of blue and green as he composes a ballad; an actress tastes cake when she utters the word “table.” Described by some as a superpower, this mingling of the senses is called synesthesia, and the people who possess this amazing gift are called synesthetes.   What happens when a journalist turns her lens on a mystery happening in her own life? Maureen Seaberg did just that and spent a year exploring her synesthesia. What she learned is that synesthesia is not an idle “brain tick” but a unique ability to tap into and reveal a greater creative universe and even the divine.   Join her as she visits top neuroscientists, rock stars, violinists, other synesthetes, philosophers, savants, quantum physicists, and even Tibetan lamas on her journey toward the truth. Famous synesthetes and experts interviewed in the book include Billy Joel, Itzhak Perlman, Pharrell Williams, Dr. Dean Radin, Dr. Amit Goswami, and Dylan Lauren.

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  Attention Leads to Learning -...

  Jiddu Krishnamurti

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  "Attention leads to learning - 21 March 1970  
  • Inattention and attention. 
  • Observing without the word. 
  • What is the function of sleep? 
  • Is love a matter of culture, a thing of pleasure and therefore dependency?"

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  Socrates Meets Marx - The Father...

  Peter Kreeft

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  In the Socrates Meets series, Peter Kreeft revives the classic method of bringing philosophy to life through dialogue. In eight innovative volumes, he uncovers the principles, assumptions, and sometimes dangerous conclusions of some of history’s most influential minds.  Each dialogue imagines a purgatory where we can listen in on conversations between Socrates and the great thinkers who, centuries later, picked up the philosopher’s torch. Each conversation investigates one of the philosopher’s key works, a short, readable classic that raises central questions both for philosophy and for life. In this volume, Socrates cross-examines Karl Marx, the father of communism and author of The Communist Manifesto, exploring freedom and oppression, history and change, property, education, women, and the family.

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  I Hope We Choose Love - A Trans...

  Kai Cheng Thom

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  What can we hope for at the end of the world? What can we trust in when community has broken our hearts? What would it mean to pursue justice without violence? How can we love in the absence of faith? 
   
   
   
  In a heartbreaking yet hopeful collection of personal essays and prose poems, blending the confessional, political, and literary, Kai Cheng Thom dives deep into the questions that haunt social movements today. With the author's characteristic eloquence and honesty, I Hope We Choose Love proposes heartfelt solutions on the topics of violence, complicity, family, vengeance, and forgiveness. Taking its cues from contemporary thought leaders in the transformative justice movement such as adrienne maree brown and Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, this provocative book is a call for nuance in a time of political polarization, for healing in a time of justice, and for love in an apocalypse.

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  Truth Empowered Relationships -...

  Marshall Zweig, Heather Masson

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  IT'S A WHOLE NEW WAY OF BEING IN LOVE—A MINDFUL COMMUNICATION METHOD THAT'S A REVOLUTION IN INTIMACY. 
  Are you ready to break free from miscommunication and create a relationship built on trust, love and truth? Transform your love relationship—by making intimacy safe, healing and fun. 
  Most relationships in crisis lack a structure that makes intimacy feel psychologically safe. Truth Empowered Relationships™ is a game-changer for couples, because it doesn't just make love safe—it makes it fun. 
  Through seven levels of information and inspiration, filled with dozens of thoughtful prompts and engaging interactive games, Truth Empowered Relationships brings mindfulness to conversations. Perfect for couples healing from past conflicts, or ready to cultivate a healthier, more intimate bond, Truth Empowered Relationships turns love into the most interesting game on earth: understanding your partner—and yourself—fully.  
  Written by Marshall Zweig and Heather Masson, both certified master relationship coaches who transformed their own love bond, this simple, powerful method lets couples heal old wounds, nurture each other’s growth, and keep your hearts safe as you both become your most fully realized selves. 
  Simply put, love can be fun—when it’s by the book.  
  "I spent over two decades and more than $200,000 learning how to make deep intimacy bloom and thrive. This workbook is designed to give you that intimacy…but save you that time, money and suffering." —Marshall Zweig 
  “And I know what it means to be on the other side of that suffering. I grew up in abuse, and I started hurting the one I loved most. Choosing to change—learning to love without lashing out—transformed not only me, but us. That transformation is what we now offer you.” —Heather Masson

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