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  Reading the Times - A Literary...

  Jeffrey Bilbro

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  "Reading the morning newspaper is the realist's morning prayer."—G. W. F. Hegel 
  Whenever we reach for our phones or scan a newspaper to get "caught up," we are being not merely informed but also formed. News consumption can shape our sense of belonging, how we judge the value of our lives, and even how our brains function. Christians mustn't let the news replace prayer as Hegel envisioned, but neither should we simply discard the daily feed. We need a better understanding of what the news is for and how to read it well. 
  Jeffrey Bilbro invites readers to take a step back and gain some theological and historical perspective on the nature and very purpose of news. In Reading the Times he reflects on how we pay attention, how we discern the nature of time and history, and how we form communities through what we read and discuss. Drawing on writers from Thoreau and Dante to Merton and Berry, along with activist-journalists such as Frederick Douglass and Dorothy Day, Bilbro offers an alternative vision of the rhythms of life, one in which we understand our times in light of what is timeless. Throughout, he suggests practices to counteract common maladies tied to media consumption in order to cultivate healthier ways of reading and being. 
  When the news sets itself up as the light of the world, it usurps the role of the living Word. But when it helps us attend together to the work of Christ—down through history and within our daily contexts—it can play a vital part in enabling us to love our neighbors. Reading the Times is a refreshing and humane call to put the news in its place.

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  Misunderstood Transgender

  Raphael Terra

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  This audiobook has been recorded using Text to speech (TTS). 
   
  The world of mankind is changing. Terminology is changing, adapting, evolving and being created. Nothing in society is changing more than gender terminology and almost nothing is causing more division. 
   
  It is changing what previous generations deemed to be unacceptable. Indeed much of what is now accepted and even promoted would have once placed millions in prison and worse. It was not so long ago that one of the world's greatest minds, Alan Turin, was chemically castrated for being gay. The man helped us to rid the world of the Nazi scourge and yet he ended his life in misery because of a society that saw him as disgusting. 
   
  Generations argue with each other today over the same issues and more. Today we argue about whether somebody who claims to feel to be a member of the opposite sex should be allowed in their toilets and changing rooms. The right wing traditionalists are aghast at the very idea. And yet today's youth seem to accept it easily. The difference is upbringing and influence. There is now a bewildering array of titles, names and designations to understand. From LGBTQ, gay, homosexual, transsexual, transgender and gender fluid to MtF, FtM, pangender, agender and tranvestism. There is little wonder that the previous generation is having difficulty understanding just what is happening, especially when we consider that even those within these categories argue about definitions. 
   
  In this book we are going to lift the veil on the world of the Transgender and reveal the secrets of a world most misunderstand.

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  Agatha Christie - A Very Short...

  Gill Plain

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  Agatha Christie is a global bestseller. Her work has been translated into over 100 languages and adapted for stage and screen. Christie's writing life ran from 1920 to the 1970s, and she didn't just write puzzles, she wrote plays, supernatural stories, thrillers, satires, and domestic noir. She also commented obliquely but perceptively on the social and cultural changes of a troubled century. Christie's work tells the story of a changing Britain, but perhaps her greatest achievement is not to be limited by that national context. Her stories achieve the rare feat of appearing both universal and specific and can seemingly be adapted for almost any context. 
   
  This Very Short Introduction investigates why the novels of a middle-class, middlebrow Englishwoman were so successful, and why they continue to appeal to such a broad range of readers. Chapters explore the context of Christie's writing, and the clue-puzzle detective fiction structure at which she excelled, but they also question the familiar assumptions that surround her and what we think we know about her work. Gill Plain examines Christie's capacity to register the zeitgeist, and consider how her novels reveal anxieties surrounding gender roles, the family, war, justice, ethics, and nation. Her fascination with hypocrisy, power, abuse, deceit, and despair continues to resonate with readers—and screenwriters—who respond to her light touch and dark imagination to repurpose her stories with the fears and desires most appropriate to their time.

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  Other World An - The Fight for...

  Hanif Fazal

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  We speak in we. A journey towards racial healing and the relationships that set us free.Addressing the leaders of today and tomorrow, An Other World alternates between heart-wrenching but hopeful letters to Hanif Fazal’s daughter Amina, reflections on Fazal’s formative life experiences and lessons on identity, Black and Brown relationships, and a unique type of freedom that could be available to all of us.​​In this moving blend of social commentary and memoir with a call to action, Fazal—co-founder of the Center for Equity and Inclusion—documents his journey towards Black and Brown joy, freedom, and belonging. This timely book traces Fazal’s relationships with Black and Brown family members, professional colleagues, and close friends as they attempt to thrive at home, school, and work in the all-consuming whiteness of Portland, Oregon, and the broader United States landscape.Fazal's youth involved a constant experience as the other in an all-white school system, breakdowns in family, and feeling split between his Mexican and Indian heritages. He went on to create programs that offered healing and belonging to BIPOC youth in schools and to BIPOC adults in the workplace.In An Other World, Fazal pinpoints how educational and professional diversity frameworks often perform surface-level inclusion but refuse to invest fully in the complex realities of their BIPOC learners and employees. He also stares down the myth of “making it” and invites BIPOC communities to reflect and redefine success on their own terms.

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  History's Greatest Frauds &...

  Atlas History

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.   
  What if everything you learned in school about human evolution was built on a lie? From the infamous Piltdown Man that fooled scientists for four decades to elaborate art forgeries that deceived museums worldwide, history's most notorious frauds and hoaxes reveal the shocking vulnerability of even our most trusted institutions. This captivating collection exposes the masterminds behind legendary deceptions, the victims who fell for their schemes, and the devastating consequences that rippled through society. Discover how a medieval skull and orangutan jaw were transformed into humanity's missing link, fooling Britain's most prestigious scientists and derailing evolutionary research for generations. Explore the psychology behind these elaborate cons, from the desperate ambition of amateur archaeologist Charles Dawson to the confirmation bias that blinded expert analysis. Each fascinating case study reveals the intricate methods used to construct convincing lies, the red flags that were ignored, and the painstaking detective work that eventually exposed the truth. Learn how financial scams, scientific fraud, and cultural hoaxes have shaped public opinion, influenced policy, and cost millions of dollars throughout history. These true crime stories of deception demonstrate how con artists exploit human nature, institutional pride, and our desire to believe extraordinary claims. Perfect for fans of true crime podcasts and historical mysteries, this riveting exploration of famous frauds offers invaluable lessons about critical thinking, skepticism, and the importance of questioning authority in our modern world of misinformation.

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  Are White Men Smarter Than...

  Steve Phillips

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  Just six years after the Racial Reckoning that followed the murder of George Floyd, we are witnessing a full-scale assault on equality in America unparalleled since the overthrow of Reconstruction. Building on the urgency and clarity of his New York Times and Washington Post bestseller Brown Is the New White and his "spirited and persuasive" (Publishers Weekly) How We Win the Civil War, Steve Phillips now calls on the nation to go back on the offensive in the fight for racial justice. 
  In twelve short, animated chapters covering the fields of government, education, business, philanthropy, media, arts and entertainment, and democracy itself, Phillips exposes how Straight White American Male Preference (or S.W.A.M.P.) has come roaring out of the shadows once again. He makes a powerful argument for how widespread persistent inequality largely stems from the deeply ingrained practice of providing unfair, if not unconstitutional, preferences to straight white men. 
  Are White Men Smarter Than Everybody Else? calls for nothing less than draining the swamp of white male privilege. Fearless, sharp, and deeply researched, this much-needed corrective offers those who wish to help make this nation a multiracial democracy—where all people are truly equal—the arguments, evidence, and inspiration they need to launch a new counterattack.

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