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  Sealand Dynasties The: The...

  Editors Charles River

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  Thanks to countless written sources and corroborating archaeological evidence, the chronology of the ancient Near East is fairly well-known by modern scholars, but as with most periods in history, there are exceptions. In ancient Mesopotamia’s otherwise well-documented history, there were two dynasties that historians and archaeologists are only now beginning to understand: the Sealand I, or First Sealand Dynasty (c. 1742-1460 BCE), and the Sealand II, or Second Sealand Dynasty (c. 1025-1005 BCE). These dynasties are named after the way they are referred to in ancient texts, and they likely originated in the marshy region of southern Mesopotamia. The texts mentioning these dynasties documented them as legitimate Babylonian dynasties for the most part, but few details are ever related about the dynasties or their rulers, even though both dynasties coincided with periods when there was a lack of central power in Mesopotamia and the Sealand dynasties were briefly able to assume control of the city of Babylon itself. 
  	The ephermal nature of Sealand’s rule is not completely understood by experts, to the extent that all kinds of aspects of these dynasties remain open to debate. Ancient sources provide an outline of these dynasties, as well as some information concerning major events, but the nature of the Sealand government, how the people lived, and even where their cities were located (if any existed) all remain unclear. Due to problems with sources, scholars have largely avoided the Sealand dynasties and the topic of the Sealand in general in favor of better-documented periods in Mesopotamian history. That being said, some recent archaeological discoveries have helped provide a base for future research that may solve some of these riddles. 

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  It Doesn't Suck: Showgirls

  Adam Nayman

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  A new edition of the first book in the acclaimed Pop Classics series The Worst. Movie. Ever. is a masterpiece. Seriously. Enough time has passed since Showgirls flopped spectacularly that it’s time for a good hard look back at the sequined spectacle. A salvage operation on a very public, very expensive train wreck, It Doesn’t Suck argues that Showgirls is much smarter and deeper than it is given credit for. In an accessible and entertaining voice, the book encourages a shift in critical perspective on Paul Verhoeven’s Showgirls, analyzing the film, its reception, and rehabilitation. This in-depth study of a much-reviled movie is a must-read for lovers and haters of the 1995 Razzie winner for Worst Picture. This expanded edition includes an exclusive interview between the author and Showgirls director Paul Verhoeven, as well as a new preface.

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  SMALL TALK - Relationship...

  Christopher Cannon

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  How do you approach initiating a conversation? 
  With an engaging subject, do the words come quickly and naturally? 
  Or do you stumble and stammer, increasing your anxiety? 
    
  Communication is critical in human beings. Communication is what distinguishes us, from our oldest ancestors, who initially employed sign language before having the capacity to construct languages, to the contemporary day, with all of its social etiquette and conventions.  
    
  It is also necessary for developing trust, relationships, obtaining what we want and need, and just having fun. 
    
  Small Talk is a book that will help you develop your conversational skills by providing tips on: 
   The fundamental guidelines for small chatHow to Improve Your Social SkillsBegin a discussionMaking contact with someoneIncreasing your self-assuranceSix steps to making your dream a reality 
  And much more... 
    
  The ability to strike up a conversation with someone in a social context, at business, or in public is a valuable talent that we should all aim towards. You can accomplish it in less time than you think using Small Talk. 
    
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  The Most Interesting American -...

  Rick Marschall

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  Theodore Roosevelt largely is known today by stereotypes and his many accomplishments—but the full and fascinating essence of the man is fading. In this book, TR charges back! 
   
   
   
  Historian Rick Marschall has collected almost five hundred quotations, descriptions, impressions, and memories of the "Most Interesting American" derived from vintage newspapers, magazines, scrapbooks, diaries, letters, and so much more. In chapters devoted to his personality as a family man, a conservationist, an intellectual, patriot, activist, and as an American TR comes alive as never before seen. 
   
   
   
  In more than a century since his death, the personal attributes that endeared Theodore to his America have become obscured. In this book of firsthand, eyewitness accounts TR comes roaring back to us in all of his astonishing ways!

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  Seasons of Sobriety - poetry +...

  Amber Michele Giangregorio

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  Seasons of Sobriety was originally written as a therapeutic outlet during a period filled 
  with darkness. As time went on, however, the writing evolved into something more 
  enlightened. The purpose of this book, which begins with the journey toward addiction 
  and ends with a sober-curious mindset, is to offer encouragement and inspiration, as 
  well as to illustrate through poetry and prose that a powerful potential exists within every 
  person, ready to be awakened. The book is divided into four chapters that represent 
  the seasons of the year (winter, spring, summer, and autumn) because each season 
  represents a different phase of the journey: impulsivity, healing, abundance, and 
  renewal. As you travel through the seasons, you feel the impact of the poetry as it 
  relates to the natural world. The book will start with the darkness of winter but keep 
  reading to find the brilliant colors in autumn. If you are trapped in the dark, the poems in 
  this book will offer tools and thought-provoking ideas to help you find the light.

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  Are Prisons Obsolete?

  Angela Y. Davis

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  With her characteristic brilliance, grace, and radical audacity, Angela Y. Davis has put the case for the latest abolition movement in American life: the abolition of the prison. As she quite correctly notes, American life is replete with abolition movements, and when they were engaged in these struggles, their chances of success seemed almost unthinkable. For generations of Americans, the abolition of slavery was sheerest illusion. Similarly, the entrenched system of racial segregation seemed to last forever, and generations lived in the midst of the practice, with few predicting its passage from custom. The brutal, exploitative (dare one say lucrative?) convict-lease system that succeeded formal slavery reaped millions to southern jurisdictions (and untold miseries for tens of thousands of men, and women). Few predicted its passing from the American penal landscape. Davis expertly argues how social movements transformed these social, political, and cultural institutions, and made such practices untenable. 
   
   
   
  In Are Prisons Obsolete?, Professor Davis seeks to illustrate that the time for the prison is approaching an end. She argues forthrightly for "decarceration," and argues for the transformation of the society as a whole.

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