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  The Gift

  Mike Monsoon

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  What's the ultimate gift you could give your best friend? Money, a holiday, your boyfriend?! Greg is horrified when he forgets to get his best friend, Geoff, a birthday gift. When his friend suggests an alternative, it will not only alter their friendship forever, it could change his whole life.  
  New passions will be unleashed, secret fantasies and desires. This will be a night that Greg and his boyfriend Lee will never forget, for very different reasons.

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  Celtic Mythology - Amazing Myths...

  adam Mccarthy

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.   
  Step into a world where gods wield thunder, heroes battle giants, and magic pulses through every shadowed glen and misty hill. 
  The myths of ancient Ireland and Wales are more than just stories—they’re echoes of a time when the line between the human and the divine was thin, and destiny was written in the stars and stones. But unless you’re already a scholar, most of these captivating tales remain hidden in dusty manuscripts or tangled translations. 
  Celtic Mythology unlocks the mysteries of these ancient traditions, bringing them to life in a vivid, accessible, and thrilling narrative. This audiobook serves as your gateway to the epic world of the Tuatha Dé Danann, the fierce hero Cú Chulainn, the tragic romance of Deirdre and Naoise, the haunting Otherworld, and the magical beasts and spirits that once shaped the beliefs of the Celtic people. 
  Inside, you'll discover: 
  - The origins of Celtic gods and goddesses—and how their stories evolved across centuries 
  - Legendary heroes and warriors who defied fate and challenged the gods 
  - Supernatural beings, monsters, and ancient rites from Irish and Welsh tradition 
  - Themes of honor, magic, betrayal, transformation, and destiny are woven through each tale 
  Whether you're a mythology lover, a fantasy writer, or just curious about the spiritual roots of the British Isles, this immersive audiobook will ignite your imagination and connect you to one of the richest storytelling traditions in the world. 
  Brought to you by a passionate folklorist and storyteller, Celtic Mythology combines historical depth with spellbinding narrative power, breathing new life into the myths that shaped Celtic identity and imagination. 
  🎧 Press play and let the legends begin.

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  American Teenager - How Trans...

  Nico Lang

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  From an award-winning journalist comes a vivid and moving portrait of eight  
  trans and nonbinary teenagers across the country, following their daily  
  triumphs, struggles, and all that encompasses growing up trans in America  
  today. 
  Media coverage tends to sensationalize the fight over how trans kids should be  
  allowed to live, but what is incredibly rare are the voices of the people at the  
  heart of this debate: transgender and gender nonconforming kids themselves. For  
  their groundbreaking new book, journalist Nico Lang spent a year traveling the  
  country to document the lives of transgender, nonbinary, and genderfluid teens  
  and their families.  
  From the tip of Florida’s conservative panhandle to vibrant queer communities in  
  California, and from Texas churches to mosques in Illinois, American Teenager 
  gives readers a window into the lives of Wyatt, Rhydian, Mykah, Clint, Ruby,  
  Augie, Jack, and Kylie, eight teens who, despite what some lawmakers might want  
  us to believe, are truly just kids looking for a brighter future. Drawing on hundreds  
  of hours of on-the-ground interviews with them and the people in their  
  communities, American Teenager paints a vivid portrait of what it’s actually like to  
  grow up trans today. 
  “With humor and compassion, Lang shows trans teenagers as they really are: kids  
  trying their best, day by day, to grow into their truest selves and fullest  
  potential.”—Maia Kobabe, author of Gender Queer: A Memoir  
  Author Bio 
  © Print Copyright 
  ©2024 by Nico Lang 
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  ?2024 by Recorded Books 
  Cover Design 
  Cover design by Eli Mock 
  Artwork Credits 
  Cover art by Pace Taylor 
  Arrangement 
  Recorded by arrangement with Harry N. Abrams, Inc. 
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  C09231 5065723 9798892745406 American Teenager 
  Z21485 5065723 9798892745512 American Teenager 
  DG17688 5065723 9798892745628 American Teenager 
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  American Teenager 
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  American Teenager 
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  How Trans Kids Are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Era 
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  Nico Lang 
  Narrator 
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  From an award-winning journalist comes a vivid and moving portrait of eight  
  trans and nonbinary teenagers across the country, following their daily  
  triumphs, struggles, and all that encompasses growing up trans in America  
  today. 
  Media coverage tends to sensationalize the fight over how trans kids should be  
  allowed to live, but what is incredibly rare are the voices of the people at the  
  heart of this debate: transgender and gender nonconforming kids themselves. For  
  their groundbreaking new book, journalist Nico Lang spent a year traveling the  
  country to document the lives of transgender, nonbinary, and genderfluid teens  
  and their families.  
  From the tip of Florida’s conservative panhandle to vibrant queer communities in  
  California, and from Texas churches to mosques in Illinois, American Teenager 
  gives readers a window into the lives of Wyatt, Rhydian, Mykah, Clint, Ruby,  
  Augie, Jack, and Kylie, eight teens who, despite what some lawmakers might want  
  us to believe, are truly just kids looking for a brighter future. Drawing on hundreds  
  of hours of on-the-ground interviews with them and the people in their  
  communities, American Teenager paints a vivid portrait of what it’s actually like to  
  grow up trans today. 
  “With humor and compassion, Lang shows trans teenagers as they really are: kids  
  trying their best, day by day, to grow into their truest selves and fullest  
  potential.”—Maia Kobabe, author of Gender Queer: A Memoir

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  How We Think

  John Dewey

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  "How We Think" is a seminal work by John Dewey, an influential American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer. Published in 1910, the book explores the nature of thought, inquiry, and problem-solving, particularly within the context of education and learning. Dewey argues that thinking is an active process involving inquiry, reflection, and experimentation rather than a passive absorption of knowledge. He emphasizes the importance of critical thinking, creative problem-solving, and the integration of experiences in shaping one's understanding of the world.

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  Ordinary Men Turning Into...

  Davis Truman

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  How can ordinary people, whom we consider "normal," unexpectedly commit repulsive and criminal actions that we would never have thought them capable of? The concept of evil is one of the great themes in history, philosophy, sociology, and psychology. We have always tended to categorize the perpetrators of evil as "the others," "them," bad people, monsters, and true villains who commit atrocities that "we" could never carry out. The German philosopher Hannah Arendt challenged this clear distinction between inherently good people and inherently bad people and introduced a new, original paradigm known as the "banality of evil." 
  Arendt's concept suggests that the vast majority of German soldiers who followed Hitler's orders and committed horrific crimes were not sadistic monsters but ordinary men, not much different from us. These normal men, placed within a context of hierarchy, modern bureaucracy, and obedience to authority, were capable of killings, abuse, torture, and inhumane treatment of victims. In essence, there were monsters, yes, but they were few, far fewer than commonly believed. Starting from here, we aim to answer how ordinary people can transform into real monsters. We will trace a path that leads up to the present day.

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  Confronting Saddam Hussein -...

  Melvyn P. Leffler

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  America's decision to go to war in Iraq in 2003 is arguably the most important foreign policy choice of the entire post–Cold War era. Nearly two decades after the event, it remains central to understanding current international politics and US foreign relations. 
   
   
   
  In Confronting Saddam Hussein, the eminent historian of US foreign policy Melvyn P. Leffler analyzes why the US chose war and who was most responsible for the decision. Employing a unique set of personal interviews with dozens of top officials and declassified American and British documents, Leffler vividly portrays the emotions and anxieties that shaped the thinking of the president after the shocking events of 9/11. He shows how fear, hubris, and power influenced Bush's approach to Saddam Hussein's Iraq. At the core of Leffler's account is his compelling portrait of Saddam Hussein. Rather than stressing Bush's preoccupation with promoting freedom or democracy, Leffler emphasizes Hussein's brutality, opportunism, and unpredictability and illuminates how the Iraqi dictator's record of aggression and intransigence haunted the president and influenced his calculations. Throughout, Leffler highlights the harrowing anxieties surrounding the decision-making process after the devastating attack on 9/11 and explains the roles of contingency, agency, rationality, and emotion.

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