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  Playful Materialities - The...

  Gundolf S. Freyermuth, Benjamin...

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  Game culture and material culture have always been closely linked. Analog forms of rule-based play (ludus) would hardly be conceivable without dice, cards, and game boards. In the act of free play (paidia), children as well as adults transform simple objects into multifaceted toys in an almost magical way. Even digital play is suffused with material culture: Games are not only mediated by technical interfaces, which we access via hardware and tangible peripherals. They are also subject to material hybridization, paratextual framing, and processes of de-, and re-materialization.

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  Do Not Comply - Taking Power...

  Will Witt

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  From bestselling author Will Witt, this thought-provoking exposé shows readers how to break free from the control of America’s corrupt ruling class.    The America you grew up in is no longer here. Our country is in sharp decline. Yet we often fail to truly call out the culprits responsible for it. Who are the corrupters of our great country? They are politicians (both Democrat and Republican), they are businessmen, they are celebrities, they are media executives, they are scientists. They are the elite. And they are selfish.    In Do Not Comply, one of America’s most articulate and fastest rising political commentators on the right exposes the elite’s many lies holding America hostage. Witt persuasively explains how a corrupt ruling class has pitted us against each other in the name of “the greater good” and “building back better.” But the changes and programs they institute have only hurt us in the long run and have sent us spiraling to serfdom while the elites reap all the benefits.    Without fear or favor, the independent-minded Witt deconstructs the misguided policies and adventures of America’s political, pharmaceutical, tech, media, and financial institution elite – with surprising takeaways. Through systematically looking at the biggest issues used to divide us today, Witt answers these crucial questions about the future of America: How do the elite achieve their power? How do we fix the vexing problems in our society caused by this greed and selfishness? And how do we take our power back?    From one of America’s brightest young minds, this book is a must-read for citizens seeking the truth about who really controls the levers of power in our country. As we watch America descend toward moral and economic destruction, it’s tempting to believe we have no power to enact change. But we always have a choice—and it’s not too late. Do Not Comply is the first step towards righting the ship.

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  Community as Rebellion - A...

  Lorgia García Peña

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  Weaving personal narrative with political analysis, Community as Rebellion offers a meditation on creating liberatory spaces for students and faculty of color within academia.  Much like other women scholars of color, Lorgia García Peña has struggled against the colonizing, racializing, classist, and unequal structures that perpetuate systemic violence within universities. Through personal experiences and analytical reflections, the author invites listeners—in particular Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and Asian women—to engage in liberatory practices of boycott, abolition, and radical community-building to combat the academic world's tokenizing and exploitative structures. 
   
   
   
  García Peña argues that the classroom is key to freedom-making in the university, urging teachers to consider activism and social justice as central to what she calls "teaching in freedom": a progressive form of collective learning that prioritizes the subjugated knowledge, silenced histories, and epistemologies from the Global South and Indigenous, Black, and brown communities. By teaching in and for freedom, we not only acknowledge the harm that the university has inflicted on our persons and our ways of knowing since its inception, but also create alternative ways to be, create, live, and succeed through our work.

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  2024 - Democracy Ki Jeet

  Vijai Trivedi, Rajdeep Sardesai,...

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  * Why did pollsters and pundits get the 2024 election forecasts so badly wrong?  
  * Why was the mainstream media narrative so one-sided?  
  * Why did the 'char sau paar' drumbeat for the Modi-led BJP not work on the ground?  
  * How did a Rahul Gandhi-led Congress stage a comeback?  
  * What changed so dramatically in the last five years?  
  * How does Team Modi-Shah operate?  
  * Was it really a free and fair election?  
  * What role did the enforcement agencies play?  
  * How did the battle for the states turn?  
  * Who really won and lost the 2024 election?  
  2024: Democracy Ki Jeet, the Hindi translation of 2024: The Election That Surprised India, brings to life the inside story of a dramatic period in Indian politics and society. Every twist and turn is revealed in an exciting narrative on the tumultuous events of our times. Unsparing and uncompromising, this is an unputdownable account of power politics, the main characters and their role in influencing the headlines of our times. After the bestselling books on the 2014 and 2019 elections, Rajdeep Sardesai now takes a deep dive into India's most bruising and polarized political battle and the many stories that shaped an extraordinary election verdict.

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  The Problem of Democracy -...

  Shadi Hamid

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  What happens when democracy produces "bad" outcomes? Is democracy good because of its outcomes or despite them? This "democratic dilemma" is one of the most persistent, vexing problems for America abroad, particularly in the Middle East—we want democracy in theory but not necessarily in practice. 
   
   
   
  When Islamist parties rise to power through free elections, the United States has too often been ambivalent or opposed, preferring instead pliable dictators. With this legacy of democratic disrespect in mind, and drawing on new interviews with top American officials, Shadi Hamid explores universal questions of morality, power, and hypocrisy. Why has the United States failed so completely to live up to its own stated ideals in the Arab world? And is it possible for it to change? 
   
   
   
  In The Problem of Democracy, Hamid offers an ambitious reimagining of this ongoing debate and argues for "democratic minimalism" as a path to resolving democratic dilemmas in the Middle East and beyond. In the seemingly eternal tension between democracy and liberalism, recognized by the ancient Greeks and the American founders alike, it may be time to prioritize one over the other, rather than acting as if the two are intertwined when increasingly they are not.

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  HowExpert Guide to NaNoWriMo -...

  HowExpert, Abby Jaquint

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  If you want to learn how to develop characters, plots, and storylines to write a novel in a month, then check out HowExpert Guide to NaNoWriMo. If you’ve always wanted to write a novel but have never been able to find the time, then HowExpert Guide to NaNoWriMo is the how to guide for you.  
  NaNoWriMo is a worldwide event where authors come together online to write a 50,000 word novel in a single month. While the event itself is a challenge, this guide covers 101 tips and tricks on how you can write the best novel possible in just thirty days. Uncover the secrets and tricks of the trade to writing a full-length novel, the best way to develop your story, and how to write thousands of words every day with ease. If you’re ready to learn how to: 
  - Understand the basics of NaNoWriMo 
  - Develop characters and a unique plot 
  - Learn the basics of description, setting, and storytelling 
  - Write quickly and efficiently 
  - Reach your writing goals 
  - Write a novel in just one month 
  HowExpert Guide to NaNoWriMo is the only guide you’ll need. Filled with tips, anecdotes that end in success, and step-by-step chapters to help you improve your writing in the most efficient way possible, this guide will lead you to the end of NaNoWriMo with confidence so that you can write the novel you’ve always dreamed of. Check out HowExpert Guide to NaNoWriMo to learn how to develop characters, plots, and storylines to write a novel in a month. 
  Abby Jaquint is a full-time student and author. She spends her time writing, re-watching the same TV shows, listening to intensely specific playlists, and staying up too late reading. Abby is the author of several published novels in several different genres. She believes including topics like mental health, queer issues, and the impact of found family in their books to be one of the best parts of their job. 
  HowExpert publishes how to guides by everyday experts.

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