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  Executive Functions for Adults...

  Sandy R. Ross

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  Improve Your Executive Functions for Lasting Change 
  Waking up to a day filled with tasks, deadlines, and responsibilities can feel overwhelming. Getting lost in distractions is frustrating. But what if you had the tools to improve your executive functions and bring lasting clarity to that chaos? 
  Introducing Executive Functions for Adults With ADHD, a guide designed for adults with ADHD. With an easy-to-follow structure, you'll find actionable insights and strategies to boost focus, master organization, and improve self-management. 
  Here's what awaits you inside:An introduction to executive functions: what they are, how they impact your life, and how they relate to ADHD.Identify challenges - use strengths to overcome weaknesses and focus on key areas for lasting progress.Strategies for gaining control over impulses, building self-discipline, and regulating emotions.Tips for tackling time management issues, building routines, and avoiding distractions.An optional bonus Executive Function Toolkit from our website: a printable resource to support your journey. 
  Life with ADHD can be overwhelming, but it can also be transformed into something you can improve and thrive with. The simple strategies in this book will help you reclaim your time, focus, and emotional balance for enduring success. 
  After listening to this, you'll understand your executive functions better and gain lasting control over them, turning them into a lifelong asset for your success.It's time to transform chaos into a system that helps you succeed. Get Executive Functions for Adults With ADHD now.

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  Art History Decoded From Cave to...

  Roberto Russo

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  Ancient images can feel distant—formal, silent, as if speaking an unknown language. And yet, they were designed to communicate with absolute clarity. 
  Why is the pharaoh always larger? Why do figures appear flat, shown in strict profile? Why do certain symbols repeat with such insistence? Why do temples, tombs, and palaces take the shapes they do? 
  These aren't accidents. They're choices—visual strategies born from what these cultures valued most: power, order, memory, the divine. 
  This book turns ancient art into a readable language. 
  You'll learn simple, practical tools to "read" any artwork—by noticing patterns like hierarchy, repetition, color, and framing, and by connecting those choices to the stories they were meant to tell. Each work becomes a narrative: of kings who needed to appear eternal, of gods who demanded visibility, of societies that encoded their entire worldview into stone and pigment. 
  The journey is chronological, from prehistoric caves to the Bronze Age worlds of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Crete, and Mycenae. Every chapter focuses on key works and monuments, training your eye through clear explanations and a repeatable method. 
  By the end of this volume, you won't have memorized dates and names. You'll have acquired a method—a way of looking that transforms any image, ancient or modern, into a text you can read. 
  This skill matters more than ever. In a world flooded with images—from social media to advertising and news—learning ancient visual codes sharpens how we decode what we see today.

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  The Invented State - Policy...

  Emily Thorson

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  In The Invented State, Emily Thorson argues that a problematic and understudied aspect of political misinformation reflects widespread public misperception about what the government does. Because much of public policy is invisible to the public, there is fertile ground for false beliefs to flourish, leading to what Thorson terms the "invented state": systematic misperceptions about public policy. However, people get the facts wrong not because they are stupid or blinded by partisan loyalty. Misperceptions are created when three conditions are met: when citizens have incomplete information about an issue, when their own biases color their understanding of it, and when they feel that the issue is important. The invented state is created by exposure to misinformation and by individuals' cognitive errors. 
   
   
   
  Correcting these policy misperceptions is highly effective at reducing false beliefs. Providing people with corrective information has downstream effects on attitudes. When they learn how policies really work, their approval increases and they also shift their policy priorities. Contrary to pundits' assumptions of a public who is largely indifferent to policy, there is a deep public desire to learn basic facts about how the government works. Thorson meets that desire with analysis on how the media can identify and correct substantive policy misperceptions.

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  The Book of the Bush

  George Dunderdale

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  "While the world was young, nations could be founded peaceably. There was plenty of unoccupied country, and when two neighbouring patriarchs found their flocks were becoming too numerous for the pasture, one said to the other: "Let there be no quarrel, I pray, between thee and me; the whole earth is between us, and the land is watered as the garden of Paradise. If thou wilt go to the east, I will go to the west; or if thou wilt go to the west, I will go to the east." So they parted in peace.(Excerpt)

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  Echoes From the Deep - The...

  Davis Truman

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  On May 1, 1915, the majestic RMS Lusitania departed from New York, bound for Liverpool, navigating through the escalating tensions of a war-torn Europe. Just six days later, the Cunard liner met a tragic fate, sinking into the depths of the Atlantic after being struck by a German torpedo. The catastrophe claimed the lives of over a thousand passengers, sending shockwaves across the world and profoundly influencing the American stance on World War I. 
  At the heart of this investigation lies a provocative thesis: the tragic loss of life on the Lusitania was not merely a consequence of wartime hostilities but was exacerbated by decisions and actions that could have been averted. Through detailed analysis, the book questions the accountability of the captain and crew, challenging readers to reconsider the extent to which their actions — or inactions — contributed to the disaster. 
  But this story is not confined to the ill-fated ship alone. "Echoes From the Deep" also examines the broader ramifications of the Lusitania's sinking on American public opinion. The tragedy stirred a powerful emotional response, turning the tide of sentiment and drawing the United States closer to joining the global conflict.  
  Blending historical rigor with compelling storytelling, "Echoes From the Deep" explores tragedy, responsibility, and the complex interplay between individual actions and larger historical forces. This book is essential for history enthusiasts, maritime scholars, and anyone intrigued by the profound impact of the Lusitania disaster on the American war effort.

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  The Latter Days of Wizadora -...

  Alexander Paul Burton

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  She was once a whimsical wizardess solving magical mishaps on children’s television. Now she’s navigating midlife, burnout, and the absurdities of modern life—one disastrous spell at a time. 
  The Latter Days of: Wizadora is a biting satire that reimagines a beloved childhood icon in a world where magic has become mundane, nostalgia is monetized, and the pressure to "find yourself" can only be solved with too much gin. 
  Once an effortlessly magical being who captivated young audiences, Wizadora now lives above a vape shop in Luton, working a soul-sucking job at the Department of Arcane Complaints and Refunds. Her wand’s broken, her plants are staging protests, and her magical mishaps—including summoning her naked ex in front of a Parent & Witchcraft group—have made her a viral sensation for all the wrong reasons. 
  This novel skewers the societal obsession with staying young, relevant, and "magical" in an increasingly cynical, oversaturated world. It takes a sharp, hilarious look at the illusions of modern life—where social media influencers glow with "ancient prophecies," smartphones sprout wings, and the self-help industry has turned every personal failure into a product. 
  Wizadora’s journey is about coming to terms with who we thought we should be, versus who we really are—and the hilarious, painful absurdity of it all. 
  Through wit, absurdity, and surprisingly tender moments, The Latter Days of: Wizadora offers a scathing commentary on nostalgia, societal expectations, and the overwhelming pressure to "find your magic" in a world that no longer believes in it. 
  Magic isn’t what it was. But neither are we. And that’s fine.

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