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  Saving MacArthur - The Story of...

  Rudy Tomedi

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  A photo in the New York Times on June 10, 1942 depicted a naval officer, John Duncan Bulkeley, and his wife in the back of a car as they were being treated to a New York ticker tape parade. Hundreds of thousands of people were cheering him in a hero's welcome. The thirty-year-old Bulkeley was back from the Philippines, where he had pulled off one of the most spectacular rescues in United States naval history by taking General Douglas MacArthur out of the besieged islands aboard a PT boat.MacArthur's escape from the Philippine death trap was front-page news. America's most illustrious soldier had been a hair's breadth away from being killed or captured by the Japanese. Both MacArthur and Bulkeley were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. But no mention was ever made of the nearly eighty officers and men of Bulkeley's squadron who were left behind, a tragic sacrifice that no one would admit was unnecessary.Saving MacArthur is the story of the fateful friendship of two otherwise very different men who shared an unquenchable thirst for fame and a willingness to turn history into myth, a story that is as much about the nature of human beings as it is about a glorious moment in our past. But above all it is the story of the men history has forgotten. Saving MacArthur captures their hardships, close escapes, and ultimate triumph.

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  The Shortest History of Israel...

  Michael Scott-Baumann

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  An accessible, balanced chronicle of how the Israel-Palestine conflict originated and developed over the past century. The Shortest History books deliver thousands of years of history in one riveting, fast-paced listen. 
   
   
   
  The ongoing struggle between Israel and Palestine is one of the most bitter conflicts in history, with profound global consequences. In this book, Middle East expert Michael Scott-Baumann succinctly describes its origins and charts its evolution from civil war to the present day. Each chapter offers a lucid explanation of the politics and ends with personal testimony from Palestinians and Israelis whose lives have been impacted by the dispute. 
   
   
   
  While presenting competing interpretations, Scott-Baumann examines the key flashpoints, including the early role of the British, the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948, the Six Day War of 1967, and the Trump administration's peace plan, pitched as "the deal of the century," in 2020. He delineates both the nature of Israeli control over the Palestinian territories and Palestinian resistance—going to the heart of the clashes in recent decades. The result is an indispensable history, including a timeline, glossary, and analysis of why efforts to restore peace have continually failed and what it will take to succeed.

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  Classroom Management From the...

  Katherine Whitaker, Madeline...

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  Classroom management can make or break your teaching. But as educators know, there is no one-fits-all solution for every classroom. That is why bestselling authors Todd Whitaker, Madeline Whitaker Good, and Katherine Whitaker came together to write this book. They created a guide combining sound research with practical wisdom so educators could have a classroom management resource written by teachers for teachers. From this book, you'll gain effective strategies for designing and improving your classroom management from the ground up. You'll learn how the three core aspects of classroom management (relationships, high and clear expectations, and consistency) can be used to build and maintain an effectively-run classroom. You’ll also find out how to tweak minor issues and reset major challenges when things don't go as planned. 
  Each chapter covers a core aspect of classroom management and includes a foundational understanding of the concept, powerful stories and examples, how-to applications, and tips on tweaking as problems arise. In addition, each chapter features a "What You Can Do Tomorrow" section—strategies you can implement immediately. Whether you are a new or experienced teacher, this book will empower you to identify what is going well, adjust what needs to be changed, and feel more prepared for the unexpected.

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  Your Mind is Made of Voices

  Sean Lauren

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  For thousands of years, humanity has described an invisible struggle within the self. 
  Psychologists speak of competing drives, beliefs, emotions, and internal parts. Philosophers debate reason and desire. Religions describe temptation, conscience, angels, demons, spirit, and sin. Mystics speak of guidance, intuition, and inspiration. 
  What if they are all pointing at the same thing? 
  Your Mind Is Made of Voices explores a unifying framework for understanding the human experience. By examining the common patterns that appear across psychology, philosophy, spirituality, and religion, Sean Lauren proposes that many of our thoughts, emotions, impulses, and inner conflicts can be understood as competing voices seeking our attention and allegiance. 
  Through this lens, familiar questions take on new meaning:Why do we act against our own interests?Why do we feel divided within ourselves?Why do some states of mind lead to peace while others lead to suffering?Why have cultures throughout history described guidance, inspiration, temptation, and inner conflict in remarkably similar ways? 
   
  Rather than asking readers to adopt a particular belief system, Your Mind Is Made of Voices invites them to investigate their own experience. The result is a model that bridges science and spirituality, skepticism and faith, psychology and metaphysics—offering a practical approach to understanding the forces that shape our lives. 
  Whether you view the voices as neurological processes, psychological parts, spiritual influences, archetypes, or something else entirely, the question remains the same: 
  Which voices are you listening to?

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  The Book of Shadows Vol 2

  Bram Stoker, John Buchan, H. G....

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  Not every shadow hides a secret—but the ones in this collection just might. Enter a world where eerie mysteries, supernatural encounters, and unforgettable stories await.
  
  Discover "The Book of Shadows Vol. 2," a captivating anthology featuring classic tales by renowned authors including Bram Stoker, H. G. Wells, Robert W. Chambers, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Arthur Machen, Mary Webb, John Buchan, William Fryer Harvey, Sir Hugh Walpole, and others. Bringing together a remarkable selection of timeless fiction, this collection invites readers to explore mysterious worlds where the ordinary gives way to the extraordinary.
  
  From haunting ghost stories and unsettling supernatural encounters to psychological suspense and strange mysteries, these timeless works explore universal themes of fear, curiosity, courage, imagination, destiny, memory, isolation, the unknown, and the hidden forces that shape human experience. Rich in atmosphere, memorable characters, and literary craftsmanship, each story offers a unique journey into the mysterious while preserving the surprises that make these classics unforgettable.
  
  Featuring the distinctive voices of some of the most influential writers of supernatural and weird fiction, "The Book of Shadows Vol. 2" celebrates the enduring appeal of classic storytelling. Whether you are discovering these authors for the first time or revisiting literary favorites, this anthology offers an immersive reading experience filled with suspense, imagination, and timeless literary excellence.
  
  Perfect for readers who enjoy classic literature, ghost stories, supernatural fiction, weird fiction, Gothic horror, mystery, psychological suspense, fantasy, short stories, and timeless literary anthologies, "The Book of Shadows Vol. 2" is an essential addition to every digital library.
  
  Step beyond the familiar and into the unknown. Add "The Book of Shadows Vol. 2" to your Kindle library today and experience a timeless collection of haunting tales that will stay with you long after the final page.

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  American Disgust - Racism...

  Matthew J. Wolf-Meyer

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  American Disgust shows how perceptions of disgust and fears of contamination are rooted in the country's history of colonialism and racism. Drawing on colonial, corporate, and medical archives, Matthew J. Wolf-Meyer argues that microbial medicine is closely entwined with changing cultural experiences of digestion, excrement, and disgust that are inextricably tied to the creation of whiteness. 
   
   
   
  Ranging from nineteenth-century colonial encounters with Native people to John Harvey Kellogg's ideas around civilization and bowel movements to mid-twentieth-century diet and parenting advice books, Wolf-Meyer analyzes how embedded racist histories of digestion and disgust permeate contemporary debates around fecal microbial transplants and other bacteriotherapeutic treatments for gastrointestinal disease. 
   
   
   
  At its core, American Disgust wrestles with how changing cultural notions of digestion—what goes into the body and what comes out of it—create and impose racial categories motivated by feelings of disgust rooted in American settler-colonial racism. It shows how disgust is a changing, yet fundamental, aspect of American subjectivity and that engaging with it—personally, politically, and theoretically—opens up possibilities for conceptualizing health at the individual, societal, and planetary levels.

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