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  Pablo Picasso: A short biography...

  5 Minutes, 5 Minute Biographies,...

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  Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and universal genius: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!

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  Zeus Grants Stupid Wishes - A...

  Cory O'Brien

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  Get this: Cronus liked to eat babies. 
   
   
   
  Narcissus probably should have just learned to masturbate. 
   
   
   
  Odin got construction discounts with bestiality. 
   
   
   
  Ganesh was the very definition of an unplanned pregnancy. 
   
   
   
  And Abraham was totally cool about stabbing his kid in the face. 
   
   
   
  All our lives, we've been fed watered-down versions of the classic myths. In reality, mythology is more screwed up than a schizophrenic shaman doing hits of unidentified . . . wait, it all makes sense now. In Zeus Grants Stupid Wishes, Cory O'Brien, creator of Myths RETOLD!, sets the stories straight. These are rude, crude, totally sacred texts told the way they were meant to be told. 
   
   
   
  Here are a few more gems to consider: Zeus once stuffed an unborn fetus inside his thigh to save its life after he exploded its mother by being too good in bed; the Egyptian universe was saved because Sekhmet got too hammered to keep murdering everyone; the Hindu universe is run by a married couple who only stop murdering in order to throw dance parties on the corpses of their enemies; the Norse goddess Freyja once consented to a four-dwarf gangbang in exchange; and there's more dysfunctional goodness where that came from.

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  The Last Plantation - Racism and...

  James R. Jones

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  Racism continues to infuse Congress's daily practice of lawmaking and shape who obtains congressional employment. In this timely and provocative book, James Jones reveals how and why many who work in Congress call it the "Last Plantation." He shows that even as the civil rights movement gained momentum and antidiscrimination laws were implemented, Congress remained exempt from federal workplace protections. These exemptions institutionalized inequality in the congressional workplace well into the twenty-first century. 
   
   
   
  Jones uncovers the hidden dynamics of power, privilege, and resistance in Congress. He reveals how failures of racial representation among congressional staffers reverberate throughout the American political system and demonstrates how the absence of diverse perspectives hampers the creation of just legislation. Centering the experiences of Black workers within this complex landscape, he provides insights into the problems they face, the barriers that hinder their progress, and the ways they contest entrenched inequality. 
   
   
   
  A must-listen for anyone concerned about social justice and the future of our democracy, The Last Plantation exposes the mechanisms that perpetuate racial inequality in the halls of Congress and challenges us to confront and transform this unequal workplace that shapes our politics and society.

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  A Practical Heathen's Guide to...

  Patricia M. Lafayllve

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  Asatru Then and Now 
   
   
   
  From its pre-Christian beginnings to its contemporary practitioners, Heathenry has long fascinated people from every corner of the world. Written from the unique perspective of a Heathen gythja, or Godwoman, A Practical Heathen's Guide to Asatru shows how to bring the beliefs and traditions of this ancient faith into your life today. In this complete guide to Asatru, you will discover: 
   
   
   
  ● The mythology, folklore, and historical sagas of Northern European Heathens 
   
   
   
  ● How to conduct rituals for birth, naming, entry into adulthood, weddings, divorces, funerals, and holy days 
   
   
   
  ● Practical techniques for meditation, trance-work, prayer, and working with runes and charms 
   
   
   
  ● Heathen perspectives on the nature of time, creation, worship, ethics, oaths, and hospitality

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  It Never Ends With Us

  Marcus Reed

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  It Never Ends With Us is a profound exploration of love, trauma, and the illusion of closure. Where most stories stop at survival, this one begins — tracing the invisible echoes of abuse and the emotional residue that lingers long after the last goodbye. Through the lens of modern romance and cultural myth, it questions whether cycles of pain can truly be broken, or if they only transform, adapting to new forms and faces. With philosophical depth and psychological realism, it exposes how society markets empowerment while misunderstanding healing, and how the desire for neat endings betrays the complexity of recovery. This is not a story about endings — it’s a meditation on what remains when the story refuses to end.

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  Danny's People: A Memoir and...

  Virginia Bovell

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  Society disables us more than autism ever could 
   
  Virginia’s son Danny has a way of lighting up a room. He’s warm, personable and has an infectious laugh. He forms lasting relationships and has known his best friend since they were little. He is also nonverbal and autistic, and requires round-the-clock care and a liquid diet. And for this reason, there are many who would rather not encounter Danny. 
   
  Challenging the view that autism is something that needs to be ‘cured’, Virginia Bovell testifies to the extraordinary care Danny has received for over 30 years and the everyday kindness and decency of the people – ‘the band of angels’ – that surround him. She asks us to consider what makes a thriving individual versus an inadequate one; what it means to be ill versus what it means to not to conform; what roles society values and rewards; and how humans might flourish outside of failing political and economic systems. 
   
  ‘My brain’s still fizzing, my heart’s still sore and I’m already re-reading’ Sally Phillips 
   
  'An inspiring testament and a celebration of neurodiversity.' Manni Coe, author of Brother. Do. You. Love. Me

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