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  Abraham - The First Jew

  Anthony Julius

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  The story of Abraham, the first Jew, portrayed as two lives lived by one person, paralleling the contradictions in Judaism throughout its history 
   
   
    
  In this new biography of Abraham, Judaism's foundational figure, Anthony Julius offers an account of the origins of a fundamental struggle within Judaism between skepticism and faith, critique and affirmation, thinking for oneself and thinking under the direction of another. Julius describes Abraham's life as two separate lives, and as a version of the collective life of the Jewish people. 
   
   
    
  Abraham's first life is an early adulthood of questioning the polytheism of his home city of Ur Kasdim until its ruler, Nimrod, condemns him to death and he is rescued, he believes, by a miracle. In his second life, Abraham's focus is no longer on critique but rather on conversion and on his leadership over his growing household, until God's command that he sacrifice his son Isaac. This test, the Akedah (or "Binding"), ends with another miracle, as he believes, but as Julius argues, it is also a catastrophe for Abraham. The Akedah represents for him an unsurpassed horizon—and in Jewish life thereafter. This book focuses on Abraham as leader of the first Jewish project, Judaism, and the unresolvable, insurmountable crisis that the Akedah represents—both in his leadership and in Judaism itself.

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  Summary: The Seven Spiritual...

  FlashBooks, Dean Bokhari

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  Book Summary of The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra 
   
  The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Practical Guide to the Fulfillment of Your Dreams by Deepak Chopra 
   
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  The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success is a classic book by Deepak Chopra. Chopra has a way of taking deep spiritual concepts and simplifying them, offering you just the right metaphors and examples to help you grasp the ideas. And because of how easy it is to understand (relative to most spiritual texts) and apply the principles outlined by Chopra, practically anyone can learn from the Big Ideas in this book. The main idea behind the book is to develop a symbiotic relationship between spiritual success + financial success… the idea that the two don’t jive well with one another is often the cause of either moral or financial distress for a lot of people. Hopefully, this summary can help shed light on how important it is to marry these two types of success—spiritual as well as financial. 
   
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  There’s an easier way to get what you want from life—all you’ve gotta do is get in sync with nature + the universe.

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  Fixer-Upper - How to Repair...

  Jenny Schuetz

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  Much ink has been spilled in recent years talking about political divides and inequality in the United States. But these discussions too often miss one of the most important factors in the divisions among Americans: the fundamentally unequal nature of the nation's housing systems. 
   
   
   
  And this divide deepens other inequalities. Increasingly, important life outcomes—performance in school, employment, even life expectancy—are determined by where people live and the quality of homes they live in. 
   
   
   
  Public policies enacted by federal, state, and local governments helped create and reinforce the bad housing outcomes endured by too many people. Taxes, zoning, institutional discrimination, and the location and quality of schools, roads, public transit, and other public services are among the policies that created inequalities in the nation's housing patterns. 
   
   
   
  Fixer-Upper is the first book assessing how the broad set of local, state, and national housing policies affect people and communities. It proposes practical policy changes than can make stable, decent-quality housing more available and affordable for all Americans in all communities.

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  Galveston Haunted Walmart

  Denise Sandoval

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  What if the past refuses to stay buried? What if spirits from a century-old tragedy still haunt the aisles of your local Walmart? Could you handle the truth behind the creepy laughter and cries ringing during the night? 
  Galveston Haunted Walmart is a gripping account of author Denise Sandoval's experiences while working at a Walmart, which was built over the tragic grounds of St. Mary's Orphan's Asylum in Galveston, Texas. 
  In this book, she uncovers the eerie and unsettling events that continue to plague this modern-day store, more than a century after the deadly storm of 1900. 
  Inside Galveston Haunted Walmart, you'll discover:the heart-wrenching history of Galveston's darkest day, bringing the devastation of the Great Storm to life.the spine-tingling origins of the hauntings, uncovering the fates of the nuns. children, and servants who perished.a personal narrative detailing firsthand encounters with the supernatural inside the store.the eerie consequences of disturbing the resting place of lost souls during the store's renovation.the haunted hotspots throughout the store, revealing the ghosts that linger where you least expect them. 
  This book is more than just a collection of ghost stories- it's a detailed exploration of how the past and present collide in the most unexpected places. With chilling personal tales, historical accounts, and photographs, it will keep you on the edge of your seat. 
  Uncover the truth behind the hauntings and join countless others whose lives have been disquieted by the mysteries of the unexplained. 
  Dare to believe in the unseen! Get vour copy of Galveston Haunted Walmart today.

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  FEMEN The Story of the Two...

  Olivier Goujon

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  In 2007, they arrived in Kiev to change the face of the world. Ten years later, Sacha Shevchenko and Oxana Shachko, the true founders of Femen, were brutally expelled and had their movement taken away from them. 
  Based on their painful confessions, the author traces the international saga of an idea born in the plains of Western Ukraine and which got lost in internal quarrels and personal ambitions.
  Femen is the story of blondes to die for, Russian spies in Montmartre, beatings, corrupt politicians, real and fake escapes, fascists, Islamists and embezzled money.

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  We're Gonna Keep On Talking -...

  Jennifer Orr, Matthew R. Kay

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  What should conversations about race look and sound like in the elementary classroom? And how can we build classroom communities that encourage these meaningful conversations about race? 
   
   
   
  Matthew Kay and Jennifer Orr take on these questions and more in We're Gonna Keep On Talking: How to Lead Meaningful Race Conversations in the Elementary Classroom. This book focuses on the unique and powerful role discussions about race can play in the elementary classroom. 
   
   
   
  Drawing its title inspiration from the freedom song "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around," sung by hundreds of children marching against segregation in the Children's Crusade of 1963, We're Gonna Keep On Talking is written for teachers who are willing to match children's courage and brilliance. 
   
   
   
  Writing with the humility and honest storytelling of two career classroom teachers, Matthew Kay and Jennifer Orr share: 
   
   
   
  ● Strategies for building safe and supportive classroom and school spaces for productive discourse 
   
   
   
  ● Dozens of practical teacher moves for facilitating race conversations 
   
   
   
  ● Classroom stories that allow listeners to envision ways into the work through picture books, art, graphs, and current events.

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