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  Apollo in the Age of Aquarius

  Neil M. Maher

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  The summer of 1969 saw astronauts land on the moon for the first time and hippie hordes descend on Woodstock for a legendary music festival. For Neil M. Maher, the conjunction of these two era-defining events is not entirely coincidental. 
  With its lavishly funded mandate to send a man to the moon, Apollo became a litmus test in the 1960s culture wars. Many people believed it would reinvigorate a country that had lost its way, while for others it represented a colossal waste of resources needed to solve pressing problems at home. Yet Maher also discovers synergies between the space program and political movements of the era. Photographs of "Whole Earth" as a bright blue marble heightened environmental awareness, while NASA's space technology allowed scientists to track ecological changes globally. The space agency's exclusively male personnel sparked feminist debates about opportunities for women. Activists pressured NASA to apply its technical know-how to ending the Vietnam War and helping African Americans by reducing energy costs in urban housing projects. 
  Against a backdrop of Saturn V moonshots and Neil Armstrong's giant leap for mankind, Apollo in the Age of Aquarius brings the cultural politics of the space race back down to planet Earth.

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  The 20th-Century American City -...

  Jon C. Teaford

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  An updated edition of the essential text from “a respected urban historian” (Annals of Iowa). 
   
  Throughout the twentieth century, the city was deemed a problematic space, one that Americans urgently needed to improve. Although cities from New York to Los Angeles served as grand monuments to wealth and enterprise, they also reflected the social and economic fragmentation of the nation. Race, ethnicity, and class splintered the metropolis both literally and figuratively, thwarting efforts to create a harmonious whole. The urban landscape revealed what was right—and wrong—with both the country and its citizens’ way of life. 
   
  In this thoroughly revised edition of his highly acclaimed book, Jon C. Teaford updates the story of urban America by expanding his discussion to cover the end of the twentieth century and the first years of the next millennium. A new chapter on urban revival initiatives at the close of the century focuses on the fight over suburban sprawl as well as the mixed success of reimagining historic urban cores as hip new residential and cultural hubs. The book also explores the effects of the late-century immigration boom from Latin America and Asia, which has complicated the metropolitan ethnic portrait. 
   
  Drawing on wide-ranging primary and secondary sources, Teaford describes the complex social, political, economic, and physical development of US urban areas over the course of the long twentieth century. Touching on aging central cities, technoburbs, and the ongoing conflict between inner-city poverty and urban boosterism, The Twentieth-Century American City offers a broad, accessible overview of America’s persistent struggle for a better city.

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  Another 10 Big Questions of...

  Robert Lawrence Kuhn

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  Join Nobel physicist Steven Weinberg and twelve other amazing minds in a continuation of the popular series 10 Big Questions of Philosophy.Is causation a fundamental principle that orders the universe, or a construct invented by human beings? What does it mean to exist? In this provocative audio series, Dr. Robert Lawrence Kuhn, creator and host of the hit PBS series Closer to Truth, probes causality, existence, and other heady philosophical topics in intimate conversations with 13 of the world’s greatest thinkers.Among Kuhn’s interlocutors are Alvin Plantinga, the John A. O'Brien Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at the University of Notre Dame, whom Time magazine has called “America’s leading orthodox Protestant philosopher of God”; Sarah Coakley, Norris Hulse Professor of Divinity at Cambridge University from 2007 to 2018 and the author of numerous books including Sacrifice Regained: Reconsidering the Rationality of Religious Belief; and Nobel physicist Steven Weinberg, recipient of the National Medal of Science and the Benjamin Franklin Medal of the American Philosophical Society, and author of the history of science To Explain the World. Known for his erudite yet down-to-earth interviews, Kuhn takes you on a fascinating and accessible journey into the world of philosophy. As you theorize about the universe—from the subatomic to the supergalactic—with Kuhn and his respondents, you’ll find your own philosophical curiosity awakened.This course is part of the Learn25 collection.

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  Day Trading - The Secrets of...

  Edward G. Woodby

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  If you want to learn the secrets of day trading, this book is for you.Trading is one of the most effective ways to earn a monthly income, right from your home. 
  But most people are afraid of starting out. 
  And they are right: day trading is very risky, if you don’t know what to do. 
  Trading by Edward G. Woodby is your complete guide to start trading profitably with scientific, proven strategies and techniques. 
  In this book you will discover: 
  - What you need to know before you start trading 
  - Which financial instruments are usually traded 
  - The basic law of trading 
  - The role of brokers, and which one to use when starting 
  - How to check if a broker is safe or not 
  - The basics of Technical Analysis 
  - Dow’s theory 
  - The step-by-step day trading guide 
  - What are market indicators and how to understand them 
  - How to develop your own trading system 
  - Use trading systems to automate your trading strategy

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  Enterprise Design Sprints

  Richard Banfield

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  Design sprints provide a problem-solving framework to get answers quickly and effectively. Learn to run sprints in any organization to reduce politics, increase collaboration, and put the focus on outcomes.This audiobook includes:Discover the 5 phases of every sprint—Understand, Diverge, Converge, Build, and TestLearn when to sprint and how to apply the flexible framework in any scenarioGetting executive buy-in and helping internal influencers understand how sprints fit inHow to plan your sprint: who to invite, consult, where to host, and what to bring—with tips for remote teamsPractical, real-world tested exercises, with a step-by-step sprint guide for teams of any sizeThe process for collecting insights, compiling notes, and capturing data for your next steps

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  The Good Good Pig - The...

  Sy Montgomery

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  A naturalist who spent months at a time living on her own among wild creatures in remote jungles, Sy Montgomery had always felt more comfortable with animals than with people. So she gladly opened her heart to a sick piglet who had been crowded away from nourishing meals by his stronger siblings. Yet Sy had no inkling that this piglet, later named Christopher Hogwood, would not only survive but flourish.The Good Good Pig celebrates Christopher Hogwood in all his glory, from his inauspicious infancy to hog heaven in rural New Hampshire. At first, his domain included only Sy's hens and border collie, Tess. Then the neighbors began fetching Christopher home from his unauthorized jaunts, the little girls next door started giving him baths, and the villagers brought him delicious leftovers. His fame increased along with his girth. He was featured in USA Today and on several National Public Radio programs.But as this enchanting book describes, Christopher Hogwood's influence extended far beyond celebrity. Sy reveals what she learned from this generous soul who just so happened to be a pig-lessons about self-acceptance, the value of community, and the pleasures of the sweet green Earth.

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