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  Degrees of Risk - Navigating...

  Blake R. Silver

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  An ethnographic analysis of how insecurity is at the heart of contemporary higher education. 
   
  Institutions of higher education are often described as “ivory towers,” places of privilege where students exist in a “campus bubble,” insulated from the trials of the outside world. These metaphors reveal a widespread belief that college provides young people with stability and keeps insecurity at bay. But for many students, that’s simply not the case. 
   
  Degrees of Risk reveals how insecurity permeates every facet of college life for students at public universities. Sociologist Blake Silver dissects how these institutions play a direct role in perpetuating uncertainty, instability, individualism, and anxiety about the future. Silver examined interviews with more than one hundred students who described the risks that surrounded every decision: which major to choose, whether to take online classes, and how to find funding. He expertly identified the ways the college experience played out differently for students from different backgrounds. For students from financially secure families with knowledge of how college works, all the choices and flexibility of college felt like an adventure or a wealth of opportunities. But for many others, especially low-income, first-generation students, their personal and family circumstances meant that that flexibility felt like murkiness and precarity. In addition, he discovered that students managed insecurity in very different ways, intensifying inequality at the intersections of socioeconomic status, race, gender, and other sociodemographic dimensions. Drawing from these firsthand accounts, Degrees of Risk presents a model for a better university, one that fosters success and confidence for a diverse range of students.

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  Becoming ProGrace - Expanding...

  Angela Weszely

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  Conversations about abortion often center on the question: Are you pro-life or pro-choice? But what if that's the wrong question? 
  Drawing upon the life and teachings of Jesus, Becoming ProGrace invites Christians to ask new questions, such as:What if conversations about abortion didn't have to feel so tense, divided, or dehumanizing?What does it mean to affirm the image of God in every person involved?How do we navigate tension we may feel when our deepest Christian values seem to conflict?What would it take for Christian communities to become spaces of empathy, listening, and grace? 
  Including insights and personal stories from Christians of diverse denominational backgrounds and political perspectives, Becoming ProGrace articulates a uniquely Christian response to abortion that calls us to take on the character of Christ rather than trying to change others, offering a much-needed message of hope for our divided world.

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  Allen Carr's Easy Way to Better...

  Allen Carr, John Dicey

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  READ THIS BOOK AND SLEEP WELL THE EASY WAY 
   
  Do you find it hard to switch off at night? Do you feel tired all day but when your head hits the pillow it's impossible to sleep? 
   
  Whether it's worrying about work, 'doomscrolling' on your phone or overcaffeinating yourself to get through the day, modern lifestyle choices are robbing us from the sleep we deserve. But how can we break free from the vicious cycle of fatigue and insomnia? 
   
  Allen Carr's Easyway method offers a unique solution. This world-renowned, clinically-proven method has helped an estimated 50 million people with their behavioural issues and addictions, including smoking, alcohol, weight control and digital addiction. In this book, this tried-and-tested method is applied to sleeping difficulties. 
   
  The beauty of this method is that it DOES NOT RELY ON WILLPOWER. It will not ban your phone from your bedside or take away your morning coffee but instead unravel the cognitive brainwashing that has led you to desire the very behaviours that are harming you. In this way, you will be released from them without feelings of sacrifice or deprivation. 
   
  With clear, step-by-step advice, this book will help you form healthy habits and live in tune with your natural sleep cycle so you can get back to that blissful promise of a good night's sleep. Do you find that difficult to believe? Read this book. 
   
  What people say about Allen Carr's Easyway method: 
   
  "A different approach. A stunning success." 
  The Sun 
   
  "An intelligent and original method." 
  Evening Standard 
   
  "This method is as foolproof as it gets" 
  Time Out

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  I'll Just Be Five More Minutes -...

  Emily Farris

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  A hilariously-honest, heartwarming essay collection about life, love, and discovering you have ADHD at age 35   Despite being a published writer with a family, a gaggle of internet fans, and (most shockingly) a mortgage, Emily Farris could never get her sh*t together. As she saw it, disorganization was one of her countless character flaws—that is until she was diagnosed with ADHD at age 35. Like many girls who go undiagnosed, Emily grew up internalizing criticisms about her impulsivity and lack of follow-through. She held onto that shame as she tried (and often failed) to fit into a world designed for neurotypical brains.  I'll Just Be Five More Minutes is a personal essay collection of laugh-out-loud-funny, tear-jerking, and at times cringey true stories of Emily's experiences as a neurodivergent woman. With the newfound knowledge of her ADHD, Emily candidly reexamines her complicated relationships (including one with a celebrity stalker), her money problems, the years she spent unknowingly self-medicating, and her hyperfixations (two words: decorative baskets).    A memoir-in-essays both entertaining and enlightening, I'll Just Be Five More Minutes is for people with ADHD, as well as those who know and love them. This is a powerful collection of deeply relatable, wide-ranging stories about a woman's right to control her own body, about overwhelm and oversharing, about drinking too much and sleeping too little, and about being misunderstood by the people closest to you. At its heart, I’ll Just Be Five More Minutes is about not quite fitting in and not really understanding why—something we’ve all felt whether we're neurodivergent or not.

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  NumBots Scrapheap Stories - A...

  Tor Caldwell

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  Penguin longs to be as close to the stars as possible, so he decides to make the long journey up the Scrapheap Mountain. Will he make it to the top? 
  
  At Maths Circle, our core purpose is to make children feel confident with maths. 
  
  In Penguin and the Mountain, Penguin perseveres through a long and difficult journey to achieve his goal. This story encourages children to approach problems and obstacles with a proactive mindset and that when setting long-term objectives, it is easier to break them down into manageable steps, and work towards them over time. 
  
  We've created these audio stories and accompanying activities, all centred around the theme of growth mindset and resilience, to inspire confidence not just in maths, but in all areas of development. You can download the accompanying activities at numbots.com/audio-stories.
  
  NumBots is an award-winning maths learning platform that helps children achieve the 'triple win' of understanding, recall and fluency in mental addition and subtraction.

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  Testaments of the Patriarchs...

  Various Ancient Writers, Tim...

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  What if Israel’s greatest leaders left behind final teachings—prophecies and truths buried for centuries? 
  The Testaments of the Patriarchs brings you the heartfelt, urgent final messages of biblical giants. In this immersive modern translation, hear the voices of ancient fathers as they reveal visions, warn of future trials, and plead for faithfulness.  
  From Jacob’s twelve sons to Abraham, Moses, Job, and Solomon, each testament provides moral clarity and spiritual fire. 
  What you’ll discover inside: 
  •	The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs – Farewell teachings from the sons of Jacob, rich in vision and instruction 
  •	Testaments of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob – Divine encounters and reflections before death 
  •	Testaments of Moses & Job – Prophetic insight and faithful endurance in the face of suffering 
  •	The Testament of Solomon – The king’s mystical account of demons, wisdom, and divine power 
  These are more than words from the past—they are spiritual awakenings meant for today. 
  Let the patriarchs speak—and let their voices guide you.

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