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  The Meme Humanoids - Modern...

  Lon Strickler

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  In 2012, an incredible phenomenon began to occur. Internet users, in earnest, began reporting frightening encounters with emaciated, pale, hairless humanoids that, for the most part, crawled on all fours. Internet users attempted to equate these entities with characters of Native American mythology, oblivious to the fact that the humanoids in these encounters bore a resemblance to the fictional Rake. Many witnesses suggested that they were "Skinwalkers," medicine men or witches of traditional Navajo lore who possess the ability to transform into animals. Others proposed that these emaciated humanoids were manifestations of the "Wendigo," a malevolent cannibalistic spirit of Cree and Algonquin legend. Others still began to invent new names for these creatures, such as "Fleshgaits" and "Crawlers," the latter evoking the 2005 movie entities that likely helped to inspire the Rake originally. 
   
   
   
  The humanoid encounters and sightings that are detailed in this book over varied glimpses into the phenomenon. Ask yourself—are these humanoids actual corporeal beings that are manifested by the human mind and perceivable by others? Or are we witnessing the nexus of an unknown and monstrous species of humanoid?

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  The Swinging Christies

  Mark Aldridge, Gray Robert Brown

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  Based on the authors' long-running podcast, The Swinging Christies brings Agatha Christie into vivid focus as a real woman writing contemporary crime fiction while navigating a tumultuous and thrilling decade. 
  Widely perceived as a writer of cosy, old-fashioned mysteries rooted in the interwar years, Agatha Christie was in fact one of the most culturally engaged authors of the 1960s. 
  Far from being a relic of a bygone era, Christie lived at the heart of Swinging London, travelled the world into her seventies, and produced novels that responded directly to the decade's most seismic events: the Cold War, decolonisation, the sexual revolution, youth culture, nuclear anxiety, and the decline of the British Empire. 
  Structured year-by-year from 1960 to 1969, the book weaves together Christie's life, her novels and plays, personal correspondence, and the wider cultural and political landscape. Drawing on previously unpublished archival material – including letters, notebooks, passport records and unproduced scripts – the authors bring Christie into vivid focus as a real woman navigating a tumultuous and thrilling decade. 
  The book grew out of the authors' popular podcast of the same name, and represents the first full-length study of Christie's 1960s work in its historical and cultural context. 
  For fans of Richard E. Grant (With Nails), Joanna Booth (What Is Going On In Bristol?), Lucy Worsley (Agatha Christie), David Suchet (Behind the Lens), and Kathryn Harkup (Vampirology).

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  Discovering the Sacred in...

  Mirabai Starr

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   In this 2024 conversation with Travis Glen Sebera, Mirabai Starr, an acclaimed author and translator of mystical texts, shares how ordinary moments invite us to explore how the sacred can be woven into daily life. She shares how ordinary moments—like washing dishes or walking in nature—can be transformed into sacred experiences. Drawing on the wisdom of saints like Teresa of Ávila and Brother Lawrence, she encourages us to embrace our daily lives as a spiritual practice. Starr emphasizes the decline of organized religion and the importance of deconstructing inherited beliefs to foster direct spiritual experiences. Whether through nature, creativity, or intimate relationships, Starr shows us how to access the sacred, even in city parks or during everyday activities. Her reflections on suffering, love, and mysticism provide profound insights into how we can experience the divine in the immediacy of our lives. "God lives among the pots and pans," says Mirabai, echoing Teresa of Ávila. 
  Mirabai Starr is the author and editor of many books including:Dark Night of the Soul: St. John of the Cross (Riverhead 2003)The Interior Castle: St. Teresa of Ávila (Riverhead 2004)Devotion, Prayers & Living Wisdom (Sounds True - six-volume Christian mystics series 2008)God of Love: A Guide to the Heart of Judaism, Christianity & Islam (Monkfish 2012)Wild Mercy: Living the Fierce and Tender Wisdom of the Women Mystics (Sounds True 2018)Ordinary Mysticism: Your Life As Sacred Gound (HarperOne 2024) 
  Interview Date: 9/13/       Tags: Mirabai Starr, Daily mysticism, spiritual practice, intimate relationships, deconstructing religion, direct spiritual experience, creativity, nature, rituals, personal growth, Spirituality, Personal Transformation, Religion, Women’s Studies, Relationships, Nature, Art & Creativity

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  PARENTING ADHD KIDS ReImAgInEd -...

  N. B. SHAW

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  Over the years, my research and experience helped me to gain a new perspective on the wall that ADHD builds around a child. What we do not talk about enough is the fact that it takes not only the parents, but a well-crafted support system made up of both family members and professionals to pull this wall down. Being the parent of a child with ADHD can be extremely challenging and isolating at times. The feeling of helplessness may loom large upon the parents as they try to figure out what their child is struggling with. There is also constant pressure to help the child be as successful as he or she desires to be. Parenting ADHD Kids ReImAgInEd, will be your guide to help you deal with the never-ending effects of ADHD in your child. Through this book, the reader will get a peek into the real-life situations of parents. Based on the latest figures from the CDC, millions of parents across the US are trying to figure out how to help their children conquer this disorder. Parenting a child with ADHD can be mentally and physically draining, not to mention the financial burden that a family incurs. In this book, Parenting ADHD Kids ReImAgInEd, you will discover that raising a child with ADHD doesn’t have to be stressful. It is just a matter of combining the right strategies, habits, and mindset to help you develop your child's independence while keeping things in your life under control. In Parenting ADHD Kids ReImAgInEd, you will also discover that there are certain self-care priorities that you as a parent must attend to before you can effectively help your child achieve their goal of independence in this world society.

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  Customs and Fashions of Old New...

  Alice Morse Earle

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  A Dusty Tomes Audio BookIn Cooperation with Spoken Realms 
  A Major US Historian SeriesCustoms and Fashions of Old New England by Alice Morse Earle first published by Charles Scribner’s Sons 1893.Note: This book is ‘read as written'. It was published in 1893. It is in the public domain. 
  Narrator’s comment: This book is quite wonderful, a slice of life from another time, at once fun, interesting, and real history. Alice Morse Earle is great! (And not easy to read at times, due to the spelling of the quoted diaries, letters, and so forth.) 
  ContentsI. Child LifeII. Courtship and Marriage CustomsIII. Domestic ServiceIV. Home InteriorsV. Table PlenishingsVI. Supplies of the LarderVII. Old Colonial Drinks and DrinkersVIII. Travel, Tavern, and TurnpikeIX. Holidays and FestivalsX. Sports and DiversionsXI. Books and Book-MakersXII. Artifices of HandsomenessXIIL Raiment and VestureXIV. Doctors and PatientsXV. Funeral and Burial Customs 
  Dusty Tomes Audio Books are public domain books retrieved from the ravages of time. Available as never before, as audio books, for your edification, pleasure, and consideration.

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  The Civility Book - A Guide to...

  Stephen Henderson, Nolan Finley,...

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  Once pitted as adversarial counterparts as the opinion editors of Detroit's right- and left-leaning newspapers, veteran journalists Nolan Finley and Stephen Henderson join forces in this groundbreaking work to champion a novel approach to political discourse. Finley, a resolute conservative, and Henderson, a committed progressive, defy expectations by demonstrating that civil conversation is not only possible but also richly rewarding, even across colossal ideological divides. 
   
   
   
  In 2020, they launched the Civility Project with journalist and author Lynne Golodner, beginning their journey to teach Americans how to engage in respectful dialogue and maintain relationships despite political differences. The Civility Book is an extension of that mission, offering practical tools and strategies for fostering civility in everyday interactions. At the core of this work, the authors position their four pillars of civility to explain what civility is, why it matters, and how individuals can use it to overcome the antagonistic rhetoric that threatens our society today, one conversation at a time. This conversational, no-nonsense guide provides valuable lessons, a detailed curriculum, probing questions for consideration, and an extensive appendix of resources outlining ongoing efforts to curb unproductive contention and advance a more harmonious society.

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