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  Thank You For Voting - The...

  Erin Geiger Smith

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  In this concise, lively look at the past, present, and future of voting, a journalist examines the long and continuing fight for voting equality, why so few Americans today vote, and innovative ways to educate and motivate them; included are checklists of what to do before election day to prepare to vote and encourage others. 
  Voting is a prized American right and a topic of debate from the earliest days of the country. Yet in the 2016 presidential election, about 40 percent of Americans—and half of the country’s young adults – didn’t vote. Why do so many Americans choose not to vote, and what can we do about it?  
   
  The problem, Erin Geiger Smith contends, is a lack of understanding about our electoral system and a need to make voting more accessible. Thank You for Voting is her eye-opening look at the voting process, starting with the Framers’ perspective, through the Equal Protection amendment and the Voting Rights Act, to the present and simple actions individuals can take to increase civic participation in local, state, and national elections. 
  Geiger Smith expands our knowledge about our democracy—including women’s long fight to win the vote, attempts to suppress newly enfranchised voters' impact, state prohibitions against felons voting, charges of voter fraud and voter suppression, and other vital issues. In a conversational tone, she explains topics that can confuse even the most informed voters: polling, news literacy, gerrymandering and the Electoral College. She also explores how age, race, and socioeconomic factors influence turnout. 
  Ultimately, Thank You for Voting offers hope. Geiger Smith challenges corporations to promote voting, and offers examples of how companies like Patagonia and Walmart have taken up the task in a non-partisan way. And she reveals how get-out-the-vote movements—such as television star Yara Shahidi’s voting organization, Michelle Obama’s When We All Vote campaign, and on-the-ground young activists—innovatively use technology and grassroots techniques to energize first-time voters.  
  Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

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  Plastics: Just a Load of...

  Alicia Chrysostomou

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  A decade to save the planet. 
  That's the current call to arms. Targets are set, governments vow to do their bit and on a societal level we are encouraged to do ours by choosing to forego all things plastic. The question is whether this is the right decision or are we inadvertently at risk of doing more harm than good? Are there other factors in play needing equal consideration? 
  The book will follow the story of plastic, and to an extent rubber (known collectively as polymers), and all with an eye to the overarching theme of the environment. It will ask some challenging questions but also sets out to inform. It begins by building a picture. Just what exactly is a plastic, how did it gain such a dominant role in our lives? Are recent denouncements fully justified? 
  By better understanding plastics, a clearer opinion can be formed of their usefulness and their potential to alleviate serious environmental concerns.

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  Unsolved Space Anomalies That...

  Keisha Dunbar

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  Achieve deep sleep through soothing astronomy and calm cosmic mysteries designed to quiet a restless mind. Perfect for your nightly bedtime routine, this immersive experience aids those battling insomnia or anxiety by replacing active problem-solving with a serene, hypnotic atmosphere.
   
  Drift past the event horizon of wakefulness as the narrative explores unhurried celestial oddities and distant, hazy phenomena. 
   
  
   
  The rhythmic flow of the prose acts as a natural sedative, stripping away the urgency of scientific discovery and replacing it with the monotonous beauty of the silent void.
   
  
   
  Surrender your attention to the vast, safe darkness where no answers are required. Allow the peaceful ambiguity of the galaxy to carry you away, turning the strange lights of the universe into a backdrop for your deepest rest.

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  Design Leadership Handbook

  Aarron Walter, Eli Woolery

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  Get your bearings as a leader, gain confidence, and learn tactical approaches from experts who have been in your shoes so you can support your team and advance your career.This audiobook includes:How to become a design leader with insights from Netflix’s Andy LawLearn how to hire people with the right balance of skills and find the best structure for your teamEvaluating team members’ performances, coaching to help them grow, and minimizing conflictsStandardizing the design feedback process, manage projects, and coordinate with other teamsBuilding connections with other leaders and executives to ensure your team gets what it needsCrafting the vision for your product so you have a North Star to guide all teams in the future

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  Opioid Drug and Alcohol Abuse

  Miranda M Hill Jones Pharm D J D

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  This manuscript is about educating parents and youth on the safe and proper use of medications to avoid the potential dangers of prescription and substance drug abuse and misuse. The author was inspired to write this book in an effort to help parents and teenage youth, particularly adolescents (12 to 17 year-olds) about the dangers of abusing opioid prescription drugs, substances, and alcohol. In this book the reader will learn to define and describe patterns of prescription (opioid) drug and alcohol abuse while identifying the commonly abused prescription drugs and reasons for abuse in a solution focused approach to educating, preventing and treating prescription ( opioid) drug, alcohol, and other substances use disorders. The author addresses America's struggles with the epidemic of drug substance and alcohol addiction, and how important it is for families to be able to break the feeling of isolation, by connecting with community resources, and by having access to drug education, information, and services that promote health and wellness. The author, believes in assessing the "root cause" of substance use, pain and other underline health issues in order to develop an appropriate plan of action to problem solve the health or pain issues. She also believes in collaboratively referring patients and clients to pain specialists, psychotherapists or detox centers for evaluation. Dr. Miranda believes that as a society we must have understanding and patience. Thus, this book is a valuable resource for relatives, friends, or neighbors of youth who are or were addicts to drug or substances, as well as those who have died from drug or substance abuse. This is an excellent read for those who want to be a help for hope and healing! Dr. Miranda M. Hill Jones is a community pharmacist and Drug Information Director of Metro Drug Information Services, Inc. in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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  Love Yourself Affirmations For...

  Meditative Hearts

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  "Love Yourself Affirmations For Sleep" is an empowering audiobook designed to help listeners cultivate self-love and release negative emotions through the power of positive affirmations. Created with a focus on the principles of the Law of Attraction, self-hypnosis, guided meditation, and sleep learning, this audio experience offers a transformative journey towards self-acceptance and inner healing. 
  The soothing voice guides you through a series of powerful affirmations that penetrate deep into your subconscious mind, allowing you to reprogram your thoughts and beliefs about yourself. By repeating these affirmations during sleep, when the mind is most receptive, the audiobook helps to override self-doubt, insecurities, and self-hatred, replacing them with self-love, self-compassion, and self-worth. 
  With each session, you embark on a peaceful and restorative voyage, immersing yourself in a state of relaxation and tranquility. The combination of calming background music, gentle guidance, and carefully crafted affirmations creates a serene environment conducive to personal growth and self-discovery. 
  As you listen to "Love Yourself Affirmations For Sleep," you embark on a profound inner journey, gradually releasing the burdens of the past and embracing your inherent worthiness. Through the power of repetition and the therapeutic effects of sleep, you awaken to a new reality where self-love and self-acceptance are at the core of your being. This audiobook empowers you to step into your true potential, live authentically, and love yourself unconditionally.

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