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  Life under Pressure - The Social...

  Seth Abrutyn, Anna S. Mueller

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  A rare study that transforms our understanding of why youth die by suicide, why youth suicide clusters happen, and how to stop them 
   
   
   
  In Life under Pressure, Anna S. Mueller and Seth Abrutyn investigate the social roots of youth suicide and why certain places weather disproportionate incidents of adolescent suicides and suicide clusters. Through close examination of kids' lives in a community repeatedly rocked by youth suicide clusters, Mueller and Abrutyn reveal how the social worlds that youth inhabit and the various messages they learn in those spaces—about who they are supposed to be, mental illness, and help-seeking—shape their feelings about themselves and in turn their risk of suicide. With great empathy, Mueller and Abrutyn also identify the moments when adults unintentionally fail kids by not talking to them about suicide, teaching them how to seek help, or helping them grieve. 
   
   
   
  Through stories of survival, resilience, and even rebellion, Mueller and Abrutyn show how social environments can cause suicide and how they can be changed to help kids discover a life worth living. By revealing what it is like to live and die in one community, Life under Pressure offers tangible solutions to one of the twenty-first century's most tragic public health problems.

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  Playful Sexy Surprises - 6...

  Giselle Renarde

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  Get ready to be tantalized by "Playful Sexy Surprises," a sizzling collection of six spicy romance stories. Each story is a delicious adventure, where passion and unexpected encounters lead to unforgettable moments of desire and delight. 
  In one captivating tale, a citywide blackout becomes the backdrop for a steamy meeting between two sapphic strangers, their chemistry igniting as the lights go out. Another story takes you on a journey with a young couple visiting a small town for a summer theatre performance, where the thrill of the show spills over into a passionate rendezvous in an empty parking lot. 
  Under the blazing summer sun, two wives transform the mundane task of washing a dirty car into a tantalizing display of sudsy seduction. The collection also features playful escapades with candy, adding a sweet twist to a spicy interlude. 
  From impromptu trysts to playful outdoor adventures, "Playful Sexy Surprises" offers a variety of fun and entertaining tales that will leave you breathless. Dive into this collection and let Giselle Renarde take you on a journey of love, lust, and delightful surprises.

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  John Adams - The American...

  Kelly Mass

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  John Adams was the 2nd president of the United States, serving from 1797 to 1801. He was an American leader, lawyer, diplomat, author, and Founding Father. He was the first vice president of the U.S.A. and a leader of the American Revolution, which caused the nation's independence from Great Britain. Adams kept a journal and communicated with certain crucial individuals in early American history, including his marriage partner and consultant Abigail Adams and Thomas Jefferson. 
  Prior to the revolution, Adams was an attorney and political activist who had faith in the right to counsel and the assumption of innocence. He withstood anti-British belief by effectively protecting British warriors implicated of murder in the Boston Massacre. 
  Adams was an agent from Massachusetts to the Continental Congress who rose to end up being an advanced leader. In the year 1776, he helped make up the Declaration. As a diplomat in Europe, he contributed to negotiating a peace handle the UK and protecting vital federal government loans. Adams was the primary writer of the Massachusetts Constitution, which affected the USA Constitution, as did his post Thoughts on Federal government, which was released in the year 1780. 
  Let’s learn more about this prominent historical figure.

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  Delhi Sultanate The: The History...

  Editors Charles River

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  India has been the location of many different empires throughout its long history. The Indus Valley Civilization was home to one of the world’s first civilizations more than 5,000 years ago, which was followed by the Aryan-Vedic culture and then a host of other kingdoms that flourished across the Sub-Continent. India has also been the birthplace of many religions. The Vedic religion of the Aryans evolved into the Hindu religion, and Buddhism and Jainism were also born in India. By the Middle Ages, India was home to many different religions and ethnic groups, with dozens of languages being spoken, making India less of a single, unified country and more of a land of many countries. Despite India’s tradition of cultural and political pluralism, several rulers attempted to place the entire Sub-Continent under the rule of one dynasty or government with a dominant religion. Most of these would-be rulers were far from successful, although a few came close, setting the template for later conquerors.  
  	The Delhi Sultanate was comprised of five dynasties that expanded their borders, and Islam, at sword point, but also through diplomacy and trade. The Delhi Sultanate became known as a state that welcomed the expertise of foreigners, no matter their religion, and promoted the welfare of its citizens through a host of social programs. Eventually, the Delhi Sultanate grafted ideas and inspiration from India’s pre-Islamic past with those of Islam to create a state that was quite unique and powerful. The Delhi sultans were themselves descended from Turks and brought with them ideas from Persia. Furthermore, as their empire grew, they invited scholars from throughout the Islamic world to their country, and as Muslim scholars, scientists, and administrators from the Near East made their way into India, the Delhi sultans also incorporated some of the cultural ideas of the native Hindu Indians to create a state that was as unique as any the world had ever seen.

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  Comic Book Punks - How a...

  Karl Stock

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  The influence of the comic book has never been greater, from movies to streaming and beyond, but the journey comics took from little-regarded kids' magazines to literary prize-winning books and global franchises turned on a highly unusual group of writers and artists. Few would have expected a small gathering of British comic book fans and creators in the early 'seventies to be a global cultural pivot-point, but this was the start of a disparate movement of punks, dropouts, and disaffected youths who reinvented a medium and became the imaginative heart of a global success story. 
   
   
   
  Based on years of interviews with a generation of leading writers, artists, and editors, Karl Stock reveals the true story of the wild times, passion, and determination that helped, hindered, and saw the reinvention of comics. 
   
   
   
  Stock brilliantly tells the story of the triumphs and disasters that rewrote the rulebook on what comics could be and who they should be for.

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  Swing Hard in Case You Hit It -...

  Tim Murtaugh

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  When he woke up in jail in Fairfax County, Virginia, in 2015, Tim Murtaugh had no way of knowing he'd be a senior leader on the reelection campaign for the president of the United States less than four years later. 
   
   
   
  What began as a form of high school amusement quickly became an addiction, which over decades would lead Murtaugh to the edge of ruin. Able to beat the disease of alcoholism only under the threat of losing everything, and with the support of a loving wife and family, Murtaugh managed to recover, revive his career, and make it to the top of the political world. 
   
   
   
  Travel along on the 2020 Trump campaign as Murtaugh shares stories—never published before—from his two years as communications director, navigating a hostile media, the COVID-19 pandemic, highly anticipated debates, Election Day 2020, January 6, and life on the most-watched political campaign in world history. 
   
   
   
  Swing Hard in Case You Hit It is a redemption story unlike any other—from being on the verge of complete self-destruction to flying on Air Force One with President Donald J. Trump—that doesn't come with a happy Hollywood ending.

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