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  Warriors for the Human Spirit

  Ph.D. Margaret Wheatley

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  In this time of constant distractions and disappointment we become exhausted and heartsick as our good work is ignored. Wheatley speaks with fierce honesty as she gives us the map of where we are. She also gives us tools that enliven and reinvigorate us in our work and relationships. She's the author of So Far From Home: Lost and Found in Our Brave New World.

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  Flying in Walking Out - Memories...

  Edward Sniders

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  Edward Sniders'' experiences of World War Two make compelling reading. As a Mosquito pilot, he led a charmed life until his luck ran out in dramatic fashion.'

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  The Myth of the Rational Voter -...

  Bryan Caplan

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  The greatest obstacle to sound economic policy is not entrenched special interests or rampant lobbying, but the popular misconceptions, irrational beliefs, and personal biases held by ordinary voters. This is economist Bryan Caplan's sobering assessment in this provocative and eye-opening audiobook. Caplan, a self-described libertarian/anarchist, argues that voters continually elect politicians who either share their biases or else pretend to, resulting in bad policies winning again and again by popular demand. 
  Boldly calling into question our most basic assumptions about American politics, Caplan contends that democracy fails precisely because it does what voters want. Through an analysis of Americans' voting behavior and opinions on a range of economic issues, he makes the convincing case that noneconomists suffer from four prevailing biases: they underestimate the wisdom of the market mechanism, distrust foreigners, undervalue the benefits of conserving labor, and pessimistically believe the economy is going from bad to worse. Caplan lays out several bold ways to make democratic government work better—for example, urging economic educators to focus on correcting popular misconceptions and recommending that democracies do less and let markets take up the slack. 
  The Myth of the Rational Voter takes an unflinching look at how people who vote under the influence of false beliefs ultimately end up with government that delivers lousy results. With the upcoming presidential election season drawing nearer, this thought-provoking book is sure to spark a long-overdue reappraisal of our elective system.

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  Stuffed and Starved - The Hidden...

  Raj Patel

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  It's a perverse fact of modern life: There are more starving people in the world than ever before, while there are also more people who are overweight. 
  To find out how we got to this point and what we can do about it, Raj Patel launched a comprehensive investigation into the global food network. It took him from the colossal supermarkets of California to India's wrecked paddy-fields and Africa's bankrupt coffee farms, while along the way he ate genetically engineered soy beans and dodged flying objects in the protestor-packed streets of South Korea. 
  What he found was shocking, from the false choices given us by supermarkets to a global epidemic of farmer suicides, and real reasons for famine in Asia and Africa. 
  Yet he also found great cause for hope—in international resistance movements working to create a more democratic, sustainable and joyful food system. Going beyond ethical consumerism, Patel explains, from seed to store to plate, the steps to regain control of the global food economy, stop the exploitation of both farmers and consumers, and rebalance global sustenance.

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  Utah Trivia

  Allan Kent Powell, Miriam B. Murphy

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  An extensive and entertaining question-and-answer trivia book about the amazing Beehive State. 
   
  Learn all about the great state of Utah! This engaging book is filled with interesting questions and answers about well-known and not-so-well-known facts about this colorful, historic state. Designed for use in a wide variety of settings—home, office, school, parties, and more—this book is divided into topics like geography, entertainment, history, arts & culture, sports & leisure, and science & nature. Inside, you’ll discover more about the fascinating Beehive State like:The first woman elected a judge in UtahThe first two lines of Utah’s state songWhere in Utah you can see tropical fishWhich silent-film era star was born in Logan, UtahAnd much more 
   
  Readily adaptable for use with trivia format games, Utah Trivia will provide hours of entertainment and education.

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  Illuminated Manuscripts 120...

  Tamara Woronowa, Andrej Sterligow

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  Those who have had the chance to hold a medieval manuscript in their hands cannot fail to have been impressed by the feeling of being in touch with a long-passed epoch. Back when a book was a true handicraft and every copy the result of a laborious process, the object was more a work of art than a volatile commercial product. The Mega Square Illuminated Manuscripts puts the reader in touch with amazing medieval illustrations and unique adornments, which document the imaginative power of their creators.

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