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  Voices of Dissent - An Essay...

  Romila Thapar

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  Written by one of India's best-known public intellectuals, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in India's fascinating history as well as the direction in which the nation is headed.
  
  People have argued since time immemorial. Disagreement is a part of life, of human experience. But we now live in times when any form of protest in India is marked as anti-Indian and met with arguments that the very concept of dissent was imported into India from the West. As Romila Thapar explores in her timely historical essay, however, dissent has a long history in the subcontinent, even if its forms have evolved through the centuries.
   
  In Voices of Dissent: An Essay, Thapar looks at the articulation of nonviolent dissent and relates it to various pivotal moments throughout India's history. Beginning with Vedic times, she takes us from the second to the first millennium BCE, to the emergence of groups that were jointly called the Shramanas-the Jainas, Buddhists, and Ajivikas. Going forward in time, she also explores the views of the Bhakti sants and others of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries and brings us to a major moment of dissent that helped to establish a free and democratic India: Mahatma Gandhi's satyagraha. Then Thapar places in context the recent peaceful protests against India's new, controversial citizenship law, maintaining that dissent in our time must be opposed to injustice and supportive of democratic rights so that society may change for the better.

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  Inner Revolution Poetry 6 - Key...

  Yashomatinandana Dasa

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  Inner Revolution Poetry: 108 Poems of Spiritual Change is a heartfelt collection of devotional poetry by Yaśomatīnandana Dāsa (Jan Wolter), disciple of His Holiness Kadamba Kanana Swami. Spanning a decade of spiritual journeys across Europe, India, the Middle East, Africa, and beyond, these poems weave together personal reflections, Vedic wisdom, and the transformative power of Bhakti-yoga. 
  Structured in six parts—from Mayavada to Prabhupada, Time for Surrender, and Devotional Service to Beyond Birth & Death—the work traces a seeker’s path from questioning and searching to surrender, service, and divine love. Each poem is accompanied by contemplations that ground mystical experiences in the teachings of the Bhagavad-Gītā and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. 
  This is not merely poetry but a spiritual companion—an invitation to join a journey of awakening, to reflect, chant, and live with greater simplicity, humility, and joy. Whether you are new to Bhakti or already walking the path, these verses open a window into the eternal quest for truth, love, and harmony. 
  Perfect for readers of spiritual literature, yoga practitioners, seekers of inner peace, and lovers of devotional poetry.

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  Summary of H Keith Melton and...

  Falcon Press

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  Buy now to get the main key ideas from H. Keith Melton and Robert Wallace’s The Official CIA Manual of Trickery and Deception 
    
  Just like magicians, spies need to do their job without anyone noticing. In the 1950s, the CIA even hired magicians to teach its agents how to use stealth and trickery. In The Official CIA Manual of Trickery and Deception (2009), espionage experts H. Keith Melton and Robert Wallace detail how and why the CIA hired its first magician, John Mulholland. They then reproduce Mulholland’s manual of magic for spies - once considered top secret - which taught agents how to evade the eyes of enemies and exchange undetected information.

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  Fooled by the Winners - How...

  David Lockwood

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  Fooled by the Winners is a book about survivor bias, the cognitive error of focusing on the winners, the successes, and the living. But in many instances, we can learn more from those who have lost, failed, or died. 
   
   
   
  After reading this book, you will understand how survivor bias is often used to deceive us. You will learn how to stop paying for financial services that promise more than they deliver, for health care that doesn't make us healthier, for diets that don't make us slimmer, and for advice books that don't offer good advice. You will also come away with a different view of our past, including our perilous evolutionary journey and how history has often been written by the winners. You will come to understand how we are fooled by the winners in warfare, such as in the deployment of nuclear weapons and the most famous example of survivor bias—the missing allied bombers of WWII. 
   
   
   
  Previous studies of survivor bias have been inaccessible to most, housed in formula-laden statistical journals. But you won't find any math or technical jargon here. Through compelling analysis and the real-life stories, this book demonstrates the deceptive influence of survivor bias in our daily lives and on our thinking.

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  In the Lion's Den - Israel and...

  Danny Danon, Nikki Haley

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  In the Lion's Den is a book about the life events that encouraged Danny Danon to pursue his chosen career path and take his distinct and direct approach during his time as Knesset Member and later on in his political career. It is a book that tells the story of his journey to the United Nations and the key events that occurred during the five years he served as Israel's 17th Permanent Representative to the UN. 
   
   
   
  In the Lion's Den draws on the unique perspective of a man who has spent his entire career in his nation's public service. Danon shares his experiences on the front lines of Israel's global presence—the successes as well as the disappointments. Danon makes a compelling case for an Israel that must be proud of its identity and faith; forge relationships with diverse peoples; make autonomous domestic decisions; and determine its own foreign policy. 
   
   
   
  In this book, Danon lays out a roadmap for Israel’s future on the regional and global stage and outlines the path Israel must follow in order to continue to make a positive contribution to global prosperity and peace and ensure its safety in a fraught region. As the Jewish state enters the next phase of its existence, Danon's inspiring vision will help Israel fulfill the noble vision of its founders.

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  The Impact Professional - How we...

  Seán Barnes

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  Have you ever thought about how you could use your day job to change the world?  Imagine if you could harness your professional skills, knowledge and experience to help address our biggest social and environmental challenges? 
  In this book, Seán Barnes shows how to do just that. In the process you will learn how to harness your skills and talents to take action, how to lift your professional work to a new level of contribution, and where to start today. Explore practical advice on how you can play your part in creating positive change. 
  The Impact Professional is all about the positive impact we can make through our professions.  
  At its heart is the timeless wisdom that reminds us all that we should be working for the world we want to see.

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