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  The Official CIA Manual of...

  H. Keith Melton, Robert Wallace

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  A top-secret manual for training CIA field agents in deception and sleight-of-hand was thought to be a rumor…until a single surviving copy was discovered in the agency’s archives. 
  In 1953, a top-secret manual teaching agents sleight-of-hand and other deception techniques was written for the CIA by America’s then most famous magician. All copies were believed destroyed by the CIA’s purge of the infamous MKULTRA documents in 1973, and there was no proof of the manual’s existence . . . until a copy was discovered among the CIA’s recently declassified archives. 
  The manual in this work is thought to represent the only surviving copy of magician John Mulholland’s instructions: 
  Handling Tablets (preparing pills and tablets; hiding pills in hand, matchbook, wallet, and money) 
  Handling Powders (creating containers for holding powders; using duplicate pencils to make drops) 
  Handling Liquids (making containers to drop or spray liquids; using matchbooks, coins, wallets, cigarettes, and bare hands; creating distracting stories that are both rational and simple) 
  Removing Objects (mastering preparatory actions, timing, body position, and the art of distraction; making secret pockets; picking up and secretly folding paper) 
  Special Notes for Women (modifying earlier techniques for women’s use; using pocket mirrors, jewelry, cosmetics, handkerchiefs, and evening bags) 
  Working as a Team (Setting the roles of trickster and assistant; notes on the proper use of signals) 
  Along with the original text, espionage historian H. Keith Melton and longtime CIA gadgeteer Robert Wallace provides an introduction illuminating the history of CIA agent deception and dirty tricks, and the role of this secret manual in that highly controversial program.

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  Embracing Mental Health...

  Emma Green

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  Embracing Mental Health Awareness: Understanding, Support, and Well-being - A Guide to Navigating Challenges and Cultivating Resilience is a complete guidebook that gives people the tools they need to put their mental health and well-being first in today's busy world. This book goes into great detail about mental health and gives useful advice to help readers understand how important it is, spot signs of trouble, and get the help they need. 
  The book talks about important issues like reducing stigma, building strong support networks, and making people more emotionally resilient. It does this by using clear language and methods that have been shown to work. It talks about how self-care, mindfulness, and therapy can help you deal with stress, worry, and other mental health problems. The book gives readers useful tips on how to live a peaceful life, improve their emotional intelligence, and keep their relationships healthy. 
  This book is a great resource for anyone who wants to improve their own mental health, help a loved one, or raise understanding in their community. It helps people understand mental health better and understand how others feel, giving readers the tools they need to face problems with confidence and kindness. Embracing Mental Health Awareness is more than just a guide; it's a call to action to build resilience and a culture of health.

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  The Fragile Planet - Zero Waste...

  Davis Truman

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.   
  "The Fragile Planet" will take you on an inspirational journey towards a sustainable future. In an era where our planet faces unprecedented challenges, this book is a beacon of hope, illuminating the path to a cleaner, greener, and more resilient world. 
  With meticulous research and compelling storytelling, "The Fragile Planet" explores the intricate web of interconnected issues that threaten our world, from carbon emissions to plastic pollution, deforestation to biodiversity loss.  
  This book serves as a blueprint for a brighter future, outlining zero-waste strategies that individuals, communities, and nations can adopt to combat climate change and pollution effectively. It offers well-researched evidence and inspiring success stories, empowering readers to take meaningful action in their own lives. 
  Embrace this enlightening journey, and join the global movement to protect our only home - the fragile planet.

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  Outlaw Culture - Resisting...

  Bell Hooks

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  According to the Washington Post, no one who cares about contemporary African-American cultures can ignore Bell Hooks's electrifying feminist explorations. Targeting cultural icons as diverse as Madonna and Spike Lee, Outlaw Culture presents a collection of essays that pulls no punches. As Hooks herself notes, interrogations of popular culture can be a "powerful site for intervention, challenge and change." And intervene, challenge, and change is what hooks does best.

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  Chesapeake Outdoor Tales -...

  C. L. Marshall

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  Join author and avid outdoorsman C.L. Marshall as he tells tales of the ups and the downs of outdoor life on the Chesapeake Bay.It's more often the failures rather than the successes that stick in the memories of outdoorsmen. Late September can bring some of the best white marlin fishing of the season to Delmarva, but sometimes you catch a batch of pineapples instead. Sometimes poor weather and a rough season can lead to a duck depression, but one good afternoon can turn it all around. The relationships built during these hunting and fishing adventures can make up for even the worst of days - a broken boat, the loss of a beloved dog and more.

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  The Drive for Dollars - How...

  Eric A. Morris, Brian D. Taylor,...

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  The story of the interplay between finance, freeways, and urban form in the twentieth century and their enduring impact on American cities and neighborhoods in the twenty-first. 
   
   
   
  American cities are distinct from almost all others in the degree to which freeways and freeway travel dominate urban landscapes. In The Drive for Dollars, Brian D. Taylor, Eric A. Morris, and Jeffrey R. Brown tell the largely misunderstood story of how freeways became the centerpiece of US urban transportation systems, and the crucial, though usually overlooked, role of fiscal politics in bringing freeways about. The authors chronicle how the ways that we both raise and spend transportation revenue have shaped our transportation system and the lives of those who use it, from the era before the automobile to the present day. They focus on how the development of one revolutionary type of road—the freeway—was inextricably intertwined with money. With the nation's transportation finance system at a crossroads today, this book sheds light on how we can best fund and plan transportation in the future. The authors draw on these lessons to offer ways forward to pay for transportation more equitably, provide travelers with better mobility, and increase environmental sustainability and urban livability.

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