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  Modern Man in Search of a Soul

  Carl Gustav Jung

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  "Modern Man in Search of a Soul" by Carl Gustav Jung is a seminal work that delves into the complexities of the human psyche and the challenges faced by individuals in the modern world. Jung, one of the most influential figures in the field of psychology, explores various aspects of the human experience, including dreams, religion, art, and the unconscious mind.  In this insightful book, Jung argues that modern society has led to a fragmentation of the human psyche, resulting in feelings of disconnection and alienation. He examines the impact of cultural and societal forces on the individual, as well as the importance of introspection and self-discovery in achieving wholeness and fulfillment.  Drawing on his extensive knowledge of mythology, philosophy, and anthropology, Jung offers profound insights into the nature of the soul and its journey towards individuation. He explores the role of symbolism and archetypes in the unconscious, shedding light on the deeper layers of the human psyche.  Through a series of essays and lectures, Jung invites readers to embark on a journey of self-exploration and inner transformation. He challenges conventional wisdom and offers alternative perspectives on issues such as spirituality, creativity, and the quest for meaning.  "Modern Man in Search of a Soul" is a thought-provoking and enlightening exploration of the human condition, offering valuable insights for individuals seeking to navigate the complexities of modern life and find deeper meaning and purpose in their existence.

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  The Party and the People -...

  Bruce Dickson

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  Since 1949, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has maintained unrivalled control over the country, persisting even in the face of economic calamity, widespread social upheaval, and violence against its own people. Yet the party does not sustain dominance through repressive tactics alone—it pairs this with surprising responsiveness to the public. The Party and the People explores how this paradox has helped the CCP endure for decades, and how this balance has shifted increasingly toward repression under the rule of President Xi Jinping. 
   
   
   
  Delving into the tenuous binary of repression and responsivity, Bruce Dickson illuminates numerous questions surrounding the CCP's rule: How does it choose leaders and create policies? When does it allow protests? Will China become democratic? Dickson shows that the party's dual approach lies at the core of its practices—repression when dealing with existential, political threats or challenges to its authority, and responsiveness when confronting localized economic or social unrest. With the CCP's greater reliance on suppression since Xi Jinping’s rise to power in 2012, Dickson considers the ways that this tipping of the scales will influence China's future.

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  Spelling Five - An Interactive...

  Bukky Ekine-Ogunlana

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  Spelling Five is the fifth book in the Spelling for Kids interactive spelling workbooks series, which features spelling words that will quickly improve vocabulary, reading comprehension, and spelling skills. It makes a great addition to any school or home-school curriculum! 
  Our unique, interactive spelling improvement book teaches students of all ability levels how to spell words and build vocabulary memory by integrating text repetition of age-specific words, along with the audio replay of the words from the connected spelling audiobook, which dramatically speeds memory retention, reading skills and pronunciation of words, as seen in this example from the book:Spell: Advance 
  Maddison has booked her train ticket in advance to have a discount. 
  Advance 
  A d v a n c e 
  Our powerful but practical spelling book offers these unique benefits to students:Optimizes your kids' learning by offering a variety of learning techniques. This book, along with the audiobook, utilizes verbal and visual instruction - students hear, read, and write each spelling word for permanent retention of words.The book covers words every child 9-year-old must know and are frequently misspelled in spelling tests.Engages children and gets them away from their video games and cell phones. It also helps children who are struggling with reading, spelling, and grammar due to ADHD, Dyslexia, and short-term memory issues.Children can listen to the audio instruction before bedtime, after school, or in the car. 
  Whether your child is just beginning their spelling journey and learning to read, or they are an overachiever and working to win the next spelling bee, Spelling for Kids is the perfect tool for accelerating spelling skills and ensuring your child is ahead of their class in spelling ability!

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  The School and Society and The...

  John Dewey, Philip W. Jackson

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  This edition brings Dewey’s educational theory into sharp focus, framing his two classic works by frank assessments, past and present, of the practical applications of Dewey’s ideas. In addition to a substantial introduction in which Philip W. Jackson explains why more of Dewey’s ideas haven’t been put into practice, this edition restores a “lost” chapter, dropped from the book by Dewey in 1915.

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  Modern Germany: The History and...

  Editors Charles River

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  The history of Germany and the German-speaking peoples is as complex and multifaceted as any in Europe. It is also one of the most difficult to pinpoint conceptually and historically, since every nation is a construct to some extent. Language is certainly important, and the German language is a unifying factor for any notion of a unified Germany, yet even today, many German-speakers live outside the borders of modern Germany. Shared customs and traditions gave Germans a common sense of identity to some extent, but these were often local in origin. Germans were also split between several versions of Christianity.  
  	Nevertheless, ideas of a German nation were present by the 19th century, leading up to the official unification in 1871. Neil MacGregor, a historian of modern Germany, has explained that the two defining events leading to the rise of German nationalism and the movement toward unification were the Thirty Years' War and the Napoleonic Wars. During the Thirty Years' War, more than 200 German states were part of the Holy Roman Empire's loose confederation, and that war was predominantly fought in German states by foreign powers, including France, Sweden, Denmark, Austria, and the Netherlands. MacGregor noted that “horrors were experienced across all Germany, and were never forgotten,” to the extent that they were invoked during World War II. The religious basis of the Thirty Years’ War saw the split between Catholicism and Protestantism, which was at the heart of the Reformation. Some foreign leaders even invoked defending "German freedoms" for their invasion. 
  	From the German point of view, the Thirty Years' War was proof of their vulnerability to foreign aggression. Atrocities such as the "sacking" of Magdeburg in 1631, where more than 30,000 people were killed, were embedded in the German consciousness. All told, 8 million people died during the Thirty Years’ War.

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  The Menace of Prosperity - New...

  Daniel Wortel-London

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  Many local policymakers make decisions based on a deep-seated belief: what’s good for the rich is good for cities. Convinced that local finances depend on attracting wealthy firms and residents, municipal governments lavish public subsidies on their behalf. Whatever form this strategy takes—tax-exempt apartments, corporate incentives, debt-financed mega projects—its rationale remains consistent and assumed to be true. But this wasn’t always the case. Between the 1870s and the 1970s, a wide range of activists, citizens, and intellectuals in New York City connected local fiscal crises to the greed and waste of the rich. These figures saw other routes to development, possibilities rooted in alternate ideas about what was fiscally viable. 
    
  In The Menace of Prosperity, Daniel Wortel-London argues that urban economics and politics are shaped by what he terms the “fiscal imagination” of policymakers, activists, advocates, and other figures. His survey of New York City during a period of explosive growth shows how residents went beyond the limits of redistributive liberalism to imagine how their communities could become economically viable without the largesse of the wealthy. Their strategies—which included cooperatives, public housing, land-value taxation, public utilities, and more—centered the needs and capabilities of ordinary residents as the basis for local economies that were both prosperous and just. 
    
  Overturning stale axioms about economic policy, The Menace of Prosperity shows that not all growth is productive for cities. Wortel-London’s ambitious history demonstrates the range of options we’ve abandoned and hints at the economic frameworks we could still realize—and the more democratic cities that might result.

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