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  The National Road - Dispatches...

  Tom Zoellner

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  This collection of "eloquent essays that examine the relationship between the American landscape and the national character" serves to remind us that despite our differences we all belong to the same land (Publishers Weekly). 
   
   
   
  What does it mean when a nation accustomed to moving begins to settle down, when political discord threatens unity, and when technology disrupts traditional ways of building communities? Is a shared soil enough to reinvigorate a national spirit? 
   
   
   
  From the embaattled newsrooms of small town newspapers to the pornography film sets of the Los Angeles basin, from the check–out lanes of Dollar General to the holy sites of Mormonism, from the nation's highest peaks to the razed remains of a cherished home, like a latter–day Woody Guthrie, Tom Zoellner takes to the highways and byways of a vast land in search of the soul of its people. 
   
   
   
  By turns nostalgic and probing, incisive and enraged, Zoellner's reflections reveal a nation divided by faith, politics, and shifting economies, but—more importantly—one united by a shared sense of ownership in the common land.

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  The Digital Factory - The Human...

  Moritz Altenried

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  The Digital Factory reveals the hidden human labor that supports today’s digital capitalism. 
    
  The workers of today’s digital factory include those in Amazon warehouses, delivery drivers, Chinese gaming workers, Filipino content moderators, and rural American search engine optimizers. Repetitive yet stressful, boring yet often emotionally demanding, these jobs require little formal qualification, but can demand a large degree of skills and knowledge. This work is often hidden behind the supposed magic of algorithms and thought to be automated, but it is in fact highly dependent on human labor. 
    
  The workers of today’s digital factory are not as far removed from a typical auto assembly line as we might think. Moritz Altenried takes us inside today’s digital factories, showing that they take very different forms, including gig economy platforms, video games, and Amazon warehouses. As Altenried shows, these digital factories often share surprising similarities with factories from the industrial age. As globalized capitalism and digital technology continue to transform labor around the world, Altenried offers a timely and poignant exploration of how these changes are restructuring the social division of labor and its geographies as well as the stratifications and lines of struggle.

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  Anglo-Ashanti Wars The: The...

  Editors Charles River

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  By the mid-19th century, other European powers became interested not only in the exploration of Africa but the exploitation of it, especially once the German Empire unified after the Franco-Prussian War. This began a rush, spearheaded mainly by European commercial interests in the form of chartered companies, to penetrate the African interior and woo its leadership with guns, trinkets and alcohol, and having thus obtained their marks or seals upon spurious treaties, begin establishing boundaries of future European colonies. The ease with which this was achieved was due to the fact that, at that point, traditional African leadership was disunited, and the people had just staggered back from centuries of concussion inflicted by the slave trade. Thus, to usurp authority, to intimidate an already broken society, and to play one leader against the other was a diplomatic task so simple, much of Africa would come under European influence in a short time.  
  	Of course, there were exceptions to this rule, and for almost a century, the British in West Africa were faced with a powerful and stubborn African opponent: the Ashanti Empire. The Ashanti were formed by alliance and the conquest of the Akan people in the rainforest zone between the West African coast and the Sahel country to the north. 
  	The Ashanti fought the British in five wars over the nineteenth century, and they were the only West African people inflicting more than one defeat on the British. War in tropical West Africa was different from most of the rest of the world. The prevalence of endemic diseases like malaria typically killed half of the Europeans posted there per year; it was called “The White Man’s Grave” for a reason. A second factor was the presence of the tsetse fly that carried a disease able to kill horses quickly. Military expeditions were left to move entirely on foot - there were no carts, no wagons, no pack animals, and no cavalry. 

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  Dark Psychology - Influencing...

  Wesley Felt

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  Deception, as defined by the dictionary, involves intentionally leading someone to believe something that is untrue. This act is deeply ingrained in human nature, allowing anyone to practice it. Deception can engage either the mind or emotions, leveraging our desire for knowledge or information to manipulate us. When deception targets the mind, it often comes in the form of false or distorted information presented as "knowledge." 
    
  When aimed at the body, deception involves persuading someone to undertake actions that have concealed negative consequences. However, the gravest form of deception affects the human spirit. This form is particularly serious because it can influence one’s ultimate fate, even though many people trivialize spiritual matters due to deceptive beliefs. 
  Self-deception occurs when we deceive ourselves into accepting false claims about ourselves as true. This process involves convincing ourselves of a truth that is not actually true, effectively hiding our self-awareness of the deception. Self-deception is a strategic way of maintaining belief in the stories we tell ourselves. If successful, it reduces the likelihood of revealing our true nature, much like overconfidence and optimism. Though similar to these biases, self-deception has its own set of benefits and drawbacks. 
    
  An inflated sense of self-belief can enhance our overall well-being by helping us cope with stress, increasing our persistence in challenging tasks, and encouraging us to seek new experiences. However, when deceit pervades our lives and the lives of those around us, it undermines trust and complicates our existence. While optimism about a bright future is appealing, self-deception can lead to significant disappointments when reality confronts us.

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  The Fight To Lead - Overcome The...

  Armon Owens

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  The Fight To Lead" is a comprehensive guide to unlocking your inner leader. Discover how to confront and overcome the battles within to achieve your full potential. This book challenges conventional wisdom by demonstrating that true leadership starts from within. Learn how to conquer ego, self-doubt, negative self-image, fear, and hopelessness. 
  With actionable strategies and thought-provoking insights, "The Fight To Lead" provides the tools necessary to transform yourself and become a leader who inspires and motivates others. Don't just lead, lead at the highest level. 
  The leadership battle you face has nothing to do with the external punches that slam against you from an opponent. It all starts with you! The Challenger that steps into each round with you is…you! The Fight to Lead helps you to take advantage of the challenger’s mistakes. 
  This book is not for those looking for an easy path to leadership, but it’s perfect for anyone serious about becoming an effective leader. It’s for those willing to work hard and sacrifice to become their team’s leader. 
  Do you want to develop authentic leadership that ensures success in any situation? Here’s a hint: surrender your ego and read The Fight to Lead. 
  You will go through twelve rounds in the ring, discovering your potential and increasing your success until you become a champion of leadership. 
  The Fight to Lead helps you to take advantage of the challenger’s mistakes by waiting for them to make the first move, and you avoid their strongest punches setting yourself up for a counterattack that leads to victory! 
  The Fight to Lead gives you powerful strategies through real-life examples of ordinary people facing the impossible, making life possible.Unlock your Full Leadership Potential Through Powerful Stories

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  Turkish War of Independence The:...

  Editors Charles River

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  The fall of the Ottoman Empire set the political and geostrategic scene of the new Middle East. In 1920, two years after the end of the war, the region was already experiencing growing instability. The issues and trends that would plague the region until today were growing. On April 4, Arab riots broke out in Jerusalem, fueled by the growing hostility against the Zionist movement. The British passivity would convince one of the Jewish leaders, Vladimir Jabotinsky (the future founder of the Israeli right-wing), of the strategic necessity of a strong Jewish military as the core of the future state.  
  	Just two weeks later in Turkey, the Grand National Assembly in Ankara set the foundation of the Turkish state, opening the way for several years of reforms. In Iraq, a Shiite revolt broke out in the south, as locals demanded the creation of an Islamic state. The British compromise was to place Faisal, the son of Sharif Hussein and a Sunni, on the throne. His father, meanwhile, was embroiled in a conflict with a local tribe, the Ibn Saud, that sought to carve a new kingdom in the Arabian Peninsula. 
  	As this makes clear, the collapse of the Ottoman Empire entirely altered the imperial complexion of the world, leaving a vacuum in the midst of which the surviving imperial powers felt obligated to secure and protect their strategic interests. More broadly, the long decline of the “sick man of Europe” fostered the emergence of nationalistic and ideological movements that are still key to any understanding of the Middle East today. The compatibility between the Islamic religion and culture and Western reforms were first discussed within the Ottoman Empire, and they are still up for debate today. Abdul Hamid’s pan-Islamism, while its results at the time remain limited, still resonates within the Muslim world and can still be seen as a viable rival to the region’s various nationalistic aspirations. 

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