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  Analytic Idealism in a Nutshell...

  Bernardo Kastrup

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  As the failures of physicalism begin to shake the confidence of even the most biased of its supporters, a new view on the nature of reality is establishing itself as the only tenable alternative: Analytic Idealism. According to it, there is a world out there independent of our individual minds, but such world is—just like ourselves—also mental or experiential. While being a realist, naturalist, rationalist, and even reductionist view, Analytic Idealism flips our culture-bound intuitions on their head, revealing that only through understanding our own inner nature can we understand the nature of the world. This book embodies its author's years-long experience on how best to explain Analytic Idealism to someone who has never studied it before and has no background in the technical fields involved. It meets the listeners where they are, holding their hand as they are shown—through a series of evocative metaphors—how to see through their own unexamined assumptions, so to realize how the impossible dilemmas of physicalism disappear when nature is regarded from a slightly different slant. The conclusions have tremendous implications for our values and way of life, as well as our understanding of purpose, self, identity, and death.

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  The Three Wise Monkeys of...

  Tara Brabazon

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  Research is anchored by assumptions.  How do we complete research - and why?  This book - The Three Monkeys of Research - explores epistemology, ontology and methodology.  Tara Brabazon explores how ideas become knowledge, and how arguments are verified, believed and disseminated to scholars, stakeholders and citizens.

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  John P Slough - The Forgotten...

  Richard L. Miller

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  John Potts Slough, the Union commander at the Battle of Glorieta Pass, lived a life of relentless pursuit for success that entangled him in the turbulent events of mid-nineteenth-century America. As a politician, Slough fought abolitionists in the Ohio legislature and during Kansas Territory's fourth and final constitutional convention. He organized the 1st Colorado Volunteer Infantry after the Civil War broke out, eventually leading his men against Confederate forces at the pivotal engagement at Glorieta Pass. After the war, as chief justice of the New Mexico Territorial Supreme Court, he struggled to reform corrupt courts amid the territory's corrosive Reconstruction politics. 
   
   
   
  Slough was known to possess a volcanic temper and an easily wounded pride. These traits not only undermined a promising career but ultimately led to his death at the hands of an aggrieved political enemy who gunned him down in a Santa Fe saloon. Recounting Slough's timeless story of rise and fall during America's most tumultuous decades, historian Richard L. Miller brings to life this extraordinary figure.

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  Bettencourt Affair The: Book...

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  This is a concise summary and analysis of The Bettencourt Affair, by Tom Sancton.
   
  It is not the original book and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Tom Sancton.
   
  Ideal those seeking a quick and insightful overview.
   
  
   
  In The Bettencourt Affair, the author unveils the gripping true story of the Bettencourt family, heirs to the L’Oréal empire, caught in a web of wealth, power, and betrayal. At the heart of this saga is Liliane Bettencourt, one of the world’s richest women, whose relationship with the enigmatic artist François-Marie Banier triggers a legal battle that rocks French high society and exposes hidden family conflicts. As her daughter, Françoise, steps in to protect her mother and the family legacy, secrets are revealed, alliances are tested, and a family’s private struggles become a national spectacle.
   
  This audiobook not only explores the human cost of immense wealth but also offers listeners a deeper understanding of trust, loyalty, and resilience. With each chapter, the author takes you beyond the headlines, revealing the personal challenges that accompany fortune and legacy.
   
  Perfect for listeners intrigued by true stories of ambition and influence, The Bettencourt Affair is a compelling tale filled with lessons on family dynamics, reputation, and the importance of integrity. Prepare to be drawn into a world where power and loyalty collide—and to find inspiration in the resilience it takes to navigate life’s most complex relationships.

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  The Matryoshka Memoirs - A Story...

  Sasha Colby

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  Irina Nikifortchuk was nineteen years old and a Ukrainian schoolteacher when she was abducted to be a forced laborer in the Leica camera factory in Nazi Germany. Eventually pulled from the camp hospital to work as a domestic in the Leica owners' household, Irina survived the war and eventually found her way to Canada. 
   
   
   
  Decades later Sasha Colby, Irina's granddaughter, seeks out her grandmother's story over a series of summer visits and gradually begins to interweave the as-told-to story with historical research. As she delves deeper into the history of the Leica factory and World War II forced labor, she discovers the parallel story of Elsie Kühn-Leitz, Irina's rescuer and the factory heiress, later imprisoned and interrogated by the Gestapo on charges of "excessive humanity." 
   
   
   
  This is creative nonfiction at its best as the mystery of Irina's life unspools skillfully and arrestingly. Despite the horrors that the story must tell, it is full of life, humor, food, and the joy of ordinary safety in Canada. The Matryoshka Memoirs takes us into a forgotten corner of history, weaving a rich and satisfying tapestry of survival and family ties and asking what we owe those who aid us.

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  Killing hikmat - audio book by...

  NAVEED ALI SHEIKH

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  Killing Hikmat Audio book by Naveed Ali Sheikh . This Audio book is Narrated by the Author Himself . Killing Hikmat Explains the Post War on Terror Dilemma in Tribal Areas of Pakistan , where Thousands of Foreign Alqaeeda Fighters took Refuge with help of Local Host . killing hikmat takes a dip on some of notable terror groups and individuals been taken down by Pakistan Army's Ghost Unit. 
  Killing Hikmat will explain you the Challenges Pakistan faced in Negotiating and Fighting local Tribes whose command was taken over returning Fighters from Afghanistan , Chapter by Chapter , Person by Person , Event by Event. 
  The book ends here but the fight went on and still pakistan is facing influx of terrorists from afghan soil , supported by the afghan interim govt , however pakistan army is now actively going in afghanistan to hunt the terrorist and their facilitators there.

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