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  The Edge of Innocence - The...

  David Miraldi

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  Named 2018 Book of the Year by International Rubery Book Award  
  The Edge of Innocence is a work of narrative nonfiction based on the 1964 murder trial of Casper Bennett, a man accused of drowning his wife in a bathtub of scalding water in Lorain, Ohio. Bennett's sensational trial pitted an aggressive, mercurial county prosecutor against the author's father, a civil trial attorney who had never before defended anyone for murder.  
  The book not only recreates the tension and excitement of this courtroom battle but also highlights the uncertain edge that often divides guilt from innocence. The author was ten years old when he answered the phone late at night when Bennett called his father from jail, seeking his legal representation.  
  Forty years later and long after his father's death, the author found the Bennett file in the bottom of his mother's closet. From the moment he began reading the papers, the long-forgotten drama cast a spell on him. As he uncovered more and more of the facts, the story he had known as a child disappeared, replaced by one far different.  
  The Edge of Innocence takes the listener through the criminal justice system and ultimately to the trial, where the listener, like a juror, must sift through competing claims and conflicting evidence. Full of twists and turns and colorful characters, The Edge of Innocence is all the more entertaining because it tells a true story.

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  The Joyous Cosmology -...

  Alan W. Watts, Richard Alpert,...

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  A classic account of the psychedelic experience 
   
   
   
  The Joyous Cosmology is Alan Watts's exploration of the insight that the consciousness-changing drugs LSD, mescaline, and psilocybin can facilitate "when accompanied with sustained philosophical reflection by a person who is in search, not of kicks, but of understanding." More than an artifact, it is both a riveting memoir of Watts's personal experiments and a profound meditation on our perennial questions about the nature of existence and the existence of the sacred.

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  The Last Island - Discovery...

  Adam Goodheart

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  In November 2018, a zealous American missionary was killed while attempting to visit an island he called "Satan's last stronghold," a small patch of land known as North Sentinel in the Andaman Islands, a remote archipelago in the Indian Ocean. News of the tragedy fascinated people around the world. Most were unaware such a place still existed in our time: an island unmolested by the advances of modern technology. 
   
   
   
  Twenty years before the American missionary's ill-fated visit, a young American historian and journalist named Adam Goodheart also traveled to the waters off North Sentinel. During his time in the Andaman Islands, he witnessed another isolated tribe emerge into modernity for the first time. 
   
   
   
  Now, Goodheart—a bestselling historian—has returned to the Andamans. The Last Island is a work of history as well as travel, a journey in time as well as place. It tells the stories of others drawn to North Sentinel's mystery through the centuries, from imperial adventurers to an eccentric Victorian photographer to modern-day anthropologists. It narrates the tragic stories of other Andaman tribes' encounters with the outside world. And it shows how the web of modernity is drawing ever closer to the island's shores.

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  Odin - An Illustrated Guide to...

  L. Dean Lee

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  Odin: wanderer, rune-carver, and chief of the Æsir. Explore the revered god of Norse mythology in this richly illustrated guide.   This authentic introduction to the Norse god Odin Borson, revered in Norse paganism as a warrior, a wanderer, and a leader, delves into his history, impact on the Norse pantheon, and enduring legacy. Portrayed as a poet, magician, mad man and, most distinctively, as an old man, Odin’s most famous role is as the keeper of Valhalla, a glittering afterlife reserved for chosen warriors who died bravely in the heat of battle.  Odin: An Illustrated Guide to the Allfather provides an overview of Odin’s origins, personality, significance, powers, and associations in this comprehensive, accessible, and beautifully designed hardcover. Included are the most important folklore and mythological tales involving Odin, such as the creation of the world, the Æsir-Vanir war, an eye for wisdom, Graybeard the ferryman, the death of Balder, and Ragnarök. This guide covers Odin not only in ancient times, but through the ages, sharing how he became an icon around the world.   With Odin: An Illustrated Guide to the Allfather you will delve into the depths of Norse mythology and understand the true nature of Odin. Expert practicing Norse heathen L. Dean Lee shares how to properly venerate and incorporate Loki into your spiritual practice.

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  ADHD Parenting Playbook -...

  ElevatedMind Press

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  Do you ever feel like you’re all alone in this huge blob of chaos, looking for someone to save you? 
  This is how many feel as parents to children who were diagnosed with ADHD. 
  If there’s anything a parent in this situation needs, it’s a strong supportive network of individuals ready to jump in whenever they need them to. Reading through these pages will help you create a web of people you can go to when you’ve found yourself in the middle of mayhem. We discuss how to communicate with friends, family, and professionals so you can create a dream team that benefits you and your child through this journey. 
  In this book, you will find many helpful tips to incorporate into your day-to-day routine such as:managing rollercoaster-like behaviors from your childdisciplining your child properly based on what works for your household and your childkeeping your sanity through the many obstacles you will facediscovering new methods and ways to cope through humor and enlightenment 
  Having a child with ADHD can be difficult, but you don’t have to go through it alone. 
  Parenting can be tough, and adding throwing tantrums, random outbursts, and about six half-finished tasks at once into the mix makes it even more difficult! This book gives you the experience of sitting on the patio with your friend who gives great advice and doesn’t judge the situation because they just get it! 
  Grab your favorite beverage, those stretchy sweatpants, and a baggy tee -- we’ll dive right into this box of helpful tools, leaving you feeling more confident and ready to tackle each day like a boss.

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  Moving Targets - Trends in...

  Axel Berkofsky, Giulia Sciorati

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  In December 2022, Japan announced it would drastically increase its defence budget by 2027. The decision came as a wake-up call for the whole region: Japan was gearing up for a world of heightened tensions and rivalry in the Indo-Pacific Region. This Report analyses the present and future of Japan's security and defence policies. Within the context of a rising
  China, Tokyo has broadened its defence ties with the US, India, Australia, and Taiwan. However, China remains its biggest trading partner, meaning Tokyo's policymakers are charged with the task and challenge of striking a balance between defence policies and business and trade relations with China.

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