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  A Rare Recording of Joan Crawford

  Joan Crawford

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  Joan Crawford, born Lucille Fay LeSueur (March 23, 1904 - May 10, 1977) in San Antonio, TX, was an American dancer, businesswoman, and actress of 86 films. Crawford often played hardworking young women who find romance and financial success. Her films that were well received by Depression-era audiences and popular with women. By the 1930s, Crawford became one of Hollywood's most prominent movie stars—rivaling fellow actresses Norma Shearer and Greta Garbo. A three-time Academy Award Best Actress nominee, Crawford took home the Oscar for the 1945 film Mildred Pierce. In this 1971 recording, Crawford discusses filmmaking, her films, and her appearance at an upcoming AFI event in Washington, DC.

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  Reality in Ruins - How...

  PhD Jared Stacy

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  For anyone who has ever said, “It feels like we’re living in different realities,” an unforgettable read and definitive explainer of the strange history of evangelical conspiracy theory. 
  Conspiracy theories are at the root of the most pressing political problems of our time, yet their influence cuts just as personal. Suspicion has fractured families, communities, churches, and our very social fabric, as one person’s fact is another’s fake news. 
  In Reality in Ruins, Dr. Jared Stacy braves the untold history of conspiracism in American evangelicalism and the anxiety at the heart of this radioactive movement that affects us all. In a new age of what he calls “Disreality,” many are left reeling in the ruins of what was once a common world, now splintered by warring ideologies, religious and political extremism, and cults of certainty. Dr. Stacy reports from the inside as someone raised and even ordained in one of the nation’s most conservative denominations. Now, as a historian and post-evangelical theologian, Dr. Stacy traces the currents of pain, panic, and power that have thrust the evangelical church into a theological crisis with consequence for everyone. 
  For concerned citizens, Christians who are sounding the alarm on Christian Nationalism, and anyone grieving the relationships paranoia has ruptured, Reality in Ruins profiles the problem, validates your pain, prepares you for good resistance, and empowers you to become the truth-tellers a common world deserves.

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  Why Politicians Lie About Trade...

  Dmitry Grozoubinski

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  FT Recommended Book on the Global Trade War
  'It succeeds both in explaining how global trade works and how it affects things many voters actually care about' – Financial Times
  Why Politicians Lie About Trade – and What You Need to Know About It is your clear, witty crash‑course in how global trade really works – and how leaders weaponise it to win votes, wage culture wars and spin economic fairy tales.
  Written by former trade negotiator Dmitry Grozoubinski, this smart, highly readable book explains trade policy, not trade economics – no graphs, no jargon, just sharp stories, plain English and a built‑in "bullshit detector" for every grand promise about tariffs, trade deals and jobs.
  What this book shows you
  Across two parts – How Trade Works and Trade and the Things You Actually Care About – you'll discover:
  
  - How modern trade policy works in practice – from goods trade and services trade to customs unions, single markets, free trade agreements (FTAs), trade facilitation and the World Trade Organization (WTO).
  - Why protectionism is so tempting – and how tariffs, quotas, sanctions, trade embargoes and "keeping out foreign junk" are sold as painless fixes, even when they quietly destroy jobs, growth and innovation.
  - What "trading on WTO terms" really means – and why it's usually code for accepting the bare‑minimum market access on the same terms as the country your partners trust least.
  - How trade agreements are really negotiated – secrecy, leaks, horse‑trading, rules of origin, regulatory standards, dispute settlement and why no deal is ever truly "win‑win for everyone".
  - Trade and jobs – how trade policy is endlessly blamed or praised for employment figures, how politicians on all sides massage the numbers, and why press releases about "hundreds of thousands of jobs created" should make you sceptical.
  - Trade and national security, climate change and peace – from sanctions and export controls to green trade rules, economic interdependence and "trade for peace".
  Along the way, Grozoubinski dissects Trump, Brexit, trade wars, culture‑war soundbites, populist protectionism and media myths that turn complex tradeoffs into easy slogans.
  Why Politicians Lie About Trade is designed for non‑specialists who want to understand:
  
  - International trade, trade policy and globalisation/globalization without a degree in economics.
  - How tariffs, trade deals, customs unions, single markets, the WTO and trade wars actually affect jobs, prices, supply chains, national security and climate policy.
  - How to spot when politicians, lobbyists or commentators are lying or oversimplifying about trade, free trade agreements, "sovereignty" and "cutting red tape at the border".
  If you're tired of being dazzled by big numbers, empty promises and scary headlines about tariffs, trade wars and globalisation, this book hands you the tools to push back – calmly, confidently and with the facts on your side.
  Recommended by the FT and The Rest is Politics podcast

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  Honor Loyalty and Merit - The...

  Otto Federico von Feigenblatt

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  The Spanish nobility continues to be influential in the early 21st century in politics, academia, and the economy. The polarized socio-cultural environment in Spain in the early decades of the millennium is paralleled by an increasingly divisive political discourse and deadlock in terms of governance. Understanding the subcultures of the most influential socio-political groups is important to be able to interpret the political developments. A vast array of studies have been conducted about the rise of the extreme left but there is a dearth of studies dealing with the impact of the traditional nobility in contemporary Spain. The present study presents an emic model of elite culture through the application of a grounded theory approach to texts released by five of the main noble associations in Spain during the last ten years. An inductive approach focuses on the identification of important themes and concepts as expressed and understood by the participants. Traditional noble associations are the focus of the study, in particular, the associations under Royal patronage. The resulting emic model aims to map the mores, norms, and values of a highly visible social group about which there are very few sociological and anthropological studies.

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  Decline in Reading - How to...

  Brian Yang

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  In a world where screens dominate children's attention, "Decline in Reading: How to Reverse the Trend" by Brian Yang is a rallying cry for parents, educators, and community leaders alike. This insightful book delves into the shocking statistics of declining reading habits among youth and the profound implications for their future. Yang passionately argues that reading is not merely a skill—it's a gateway to knowledge, empathy, and opportunity. With actionable strategies and inspiring anecdotes, he reveals how we can cultivate a love for reading in children, ensuring they thrive academically and socially. Don't let the joy of reading fade away; grab your copy today and become part of the solution!

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  The Life of Artaxerxes

  Plutarch, Bernadotte Perrin

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  Plutarch set out to understand the lives of the political greats of his time when he wrote his famous Parallel Lives, of which The Life of Artaxerxes is included. Artaxerxes was fairly unique among the mix of famous names listed here, as he was a Persian King. His influence upon the Persian war and the remainder of Parallel Lives biographies is irrefutable. Though arguably his inclusion was merely in relation to his influence on Greece and Rome, Artaxerxes is still one of the more interesting biographies you will read in the series.  

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