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  Witnessing Whiteness Third...

  Shelly Tochluk

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  Witnessing Whiteness offers a comprehensive and empathetic exploration of what white people experience when learning about race, why it is so confusing, how whiteness works in their lives, and how to act against racism. The author combines authentic storytelling, nuanced analysis, and compelling voices from a collection of cross-race guides to lead readers through a self-reflective process that creates clarity about today’s challenging and often contradicting messages about how to be antiracist.

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  There Is No Blue

  Martha Baillie

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  WINNER OF THE HILARY WESTON WRITERS' TRUST PRIZE FOR NONFICTION 
  THE GLOBE AND MAIL: BOOKS TO READ IN FALL 2023 
  THE GLOBE AND MAIL BEST 100 BOOKS OF 2023 
  CBC BOOKS BEST CANADIAN NONFICTION OF 2023 
  Martha Baillie’s richly layered response to her mother’s passing, her father's life, and her sister’s suicide is an exploration of how the body, the rooms we inhabit, and our languages offer the psyche a home, if only for a time.  
  Three essays, three deaths. The first is the death of the author’s mother, a protracted disappearance, leaving space for thoughtfulness and ritual: the washing of her body, the making of a death mask. The second considers the author’s father, his remoteness, his charm, a lacuna at the centre of the family even before his death, earlier than her mother’s. And then, the shocking death of the author’s sister, a visual artist and writer living with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, who writes three reasons to die on her bedroom wall and then takes her life. 
  "Martha Baillie’s novels are thrillingly, joyously singular, that rare combination of sui generis and just plain generous. That There Is No Blue, her memoir, is all of those things too, is no surprise; still, she has gone somewhere extraordinary. This triptych of essays, which exquisitely unfolds the “disobedient tale” of the lives and deaths of her mother, her father, and her sister, is a meditation on the mystery and wonder of grief and art making and home and memory itself. It made me think of kintsugi, the Japanese art of repair, in which the mending is not hidden but featured and beautifully illuminated. Baillie’s variety of attention, carved out of language, is tenderness, is love." – Maud Casey, author of City of Incurable Women 
  "This is a stunning memoir, intense and meticulous in its observations of family life. Baillie subtly interrogates and conveys the devastating mistranslations that take place in childhood, the antagonism and porousness of siblings,  and the tragedy of schizophrenia as it unfolds.  I couldn’t put it down." – Dr. Lisa Appignanesi, author of Mad, Bad and Sad and Everyday Madness 
  "Exquisite." – Souvankham Thammavongsa, author of How to Pronounce Knife 
  "I am grateful for this profound meditation on family and loss.” – Charlie Kaufman, filmmaker 
  "This strange, unsettling memoir of outer life and inner life and their bizarre twining captures the author’s identity by way of her mother’s death, her sister’s failing battle with mental illness, and the mysterious figure of her father.  It combines anguished guilt, deep tenderness, and bemused affection in highly evocative, often disturbing prose.  Its brave honesty is amplified by a persistent lyricism; its undercurrent of fear is uplifted by a surprising, resilient hopefulness.  It is both a plea for exoneration and an act of exoneration, an authentic meditation on the terrible difficulty of being human." – Andrew Solomon, author of The Noonday Demon

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  CANNABIS: Street drug home...

  Pharmacology University

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  What is cannabis for you: a street drug, a home remedy, or medicine? Maybe you can have a clear answer after hearing this audiobook. 
  At the beginning of the 20th century, multiple factors and interests converged to stigmatize the use of cannabis through a series of state and local laws. This illegality resulted in the dissemination of false information that strengthens the taboo towards the cannabis plant, despite its natural origin and outstanding benefits. 
  However, the interest in its therapeutic use increased in 1964 after the discovery of the human endocannabinoid system and the main one responsible for the psychoactive properties of THC, which the researcher Raphael Mechoulam isolated. Studies revealed that this system is involved in multiple physiological processes, homeostasis, and the maintenance of a stable internal environment despite fluctuations in the external environment. It also revealed its relationship with various types of pathologies. Right now, it is used to treat chronic and neuropathic pain, diabetes, cancer, and neurodegenerative pathologies, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. 
  In this audiobook, you will learn about the history of cannabis, the origin of its illegalization, the discovery of the endocannabinoid system, its receptors, and all the homeostatic-physiological functions. You will also learn about its therapeutic uses, alternatives of cannabis as a home remedy, Rick Simpson's Oil (RSO) and its benefits, the apothecaries, and the pharmacology of the active principles of the plant. 
  If you are interested in learning more about the fascinating medical cannabis, we invite you to enjoy this audiobook that Pharmacology University brings you.

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  Geofence Search Warrants & Tower...

  Morley Swingle

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  January 6, 2021 crashed into the Fourth Amendment’s right to privacy as investigators used the events of that day to get a geofence search warrant identifying 1,498 people who overran the Capitol building. This massive geofence warrant tested the restrictions of the Fourth Amendment on the ability of law enforcement to force Google to reveal a person’s location at a specific time and place. 
  The first geofence search warrant was issued in 2016. By 2021, Google was responding to 11,000 geofence warrant requests per year from police officers wanting a list of cell phones at a crime scene at the time the crime was being committed. 
  This new aspect of Fourth Amendment constitutional law is exciting and complex. If you are a law enforcement officer, prosecutor, criminal defense lawyer, judge, or citizen who cares about the constitutional right to privacy under the Fourth Amendment, you need to read this book. 
  In Geofence Search Warrants & Tower Dumps, veteran prosecutor and award-winning author Morley Swingle provides a groundbreaking look at this emerging and controversial development in Fourth Amendment law. 
  “Swingle provides a succinct, even entertaining, summary of Fourth Amendment law as it applies to geofence warrants and tower dumps. This book will help prosecutors, criminal defense lawyers and judges understand this fast-growing area of the law.” Robert H. Dierker, Missouri Circuit Judge, retired, author of Missouri Criminal Practice Handbook 
  “Morley Swingle’s Geofence Search Warrants & Tower Dumps is the best book I’ve seen for police officers who want to understand geofence and tower dump search warrants. He writes in a style that is both easy to read and even funny at times. I highly recommend this book.” Dr. Carl A. Kinnison, Ret. Chief of Police, Cape Girardeau Police Dept., Ret. Director, Southeast Missouri State University Law Enforcement Academy

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  Summary - The Sweetest Oblivion...

  Library Of Stories

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  SUMMARY 
    
  THE SWEETEST OBLIVION 
  BASED ON THE BOOK BY DANIELLE LORI 
    
  SUMMARY WRITTEN BY: LIBRARY OF STORIES 
    
  CONTENT 
  Introduction to Elena and Her World 
  Nicolas Russo's Entrance 
  Family Expectations and Power Dynamics 
  The Spark Between Elena and Nicolas 
  Forbidden Attraction 
  The Danger of the Mafia World 
  The Broken Promise 
  The Climax of Love and Loyalty 
  The Consequences and the Future 
  General Analysis of "The Sweetest Oblivion" 
    
  ABOUT THE ORIGINAL BOOK 
  “The Sweetest Oblivion” by Danielle Lori is a captivating romance set in the dangerous world of the mafia. It follows Elena Abelli, the dutiful daughter of a powerful mafia boss, as she becomes entangled in a forbidden attraction to Nicolas Russo, the man set to marry her sister. Torn between family loyalty and her growing feelings for Nicolas, Elena navigates a world filled with power struggles, betrayal, and violence. The novel explores themes of love, loyalty, and the complexity of relationships in a high-stakes, morally gray environment, where every decision could lead to life-altering consequences.

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  Write That Book - It's easier...

  S C Cunningham

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  Do you need to successfully write, publish, and market an eBook or novel? Are you launching a product, starting a business, or beginning new career? 
  'Write That Book' is the must-read kick-start for aspiring writers. Giving succinct, no-nonsense, courage, dispelling fears, and providing the tools you need to begin your writer’s life. 
  A walk through: the killer idea, research, word count, outline arc, characterisation, avoiding procrastination, editing, work habits, and story-structure plot-points needed for a successful, captivating manuscript. 
  With practical next-step publishing and marketing solutions, plus candid author anecdotes, Write That Book is an important addition to any beginner’s library. Built from over 20yrs of writing experience, less than an hours read that’ll save years of wasted time. 
  Whether fiction, non-fiction, a private memoire, a how-to guide, launching a business, or novel, there’s an audience out there waiting for your unique voice. Bask in the money-can’t-buy glow of self-accomplishment. 
  5* “Cunningham provides a pep talk and call to action that will have you inspired and motivated to get writing!  There is so much for writers to take away from this helpful and inspiring guide, and I cannot recommend it highly enough!”​​​​​​​ 
  5* "A crisp guide with easy-to-follow simple instructions for new writers to get started on their journey as an author. It helps to debunk worries and empower with feelings of self-accomplishment. A short, thorough, supportive, effective, well-written handbook, with plenty of advice, suggestions, and tools. I recommend reading in one sitting and then revising it again to make a list of action items to follow. For motivation, read it every few months to keep track of your progress and to give yourself a boost."

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