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  The Italian Wine Connoisseur - A...

  E.V. Luther

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  Do you want to discover more, choose wisely and deep-dive into the amazing world of Italian wine? 
  In this seven-day guide, you will gain a simple-to-digest lesson on Italian wines, taking you from any starting point, to being able to select, taste, pair and pour an outstanding Italian variety. If you are currently at a fairly average stage in your wine knowledge and need a book where a plane ticket to Italy is not required, then this book is for you. 
  Do you need the skills to be able to deliver the right bottle of wine for all social occasions, and start to raise your game from just Pinot Grigio or Merlot? Then we are here for you. Drinking and sharing wine is one of life’s great pleasures, and even better if you know what on earth you’re doing. And we plan to get you to exactly that point with clear explanations, visual maps and example wines to add to your growing collections. 
  These seven days take you through everything from knowing Italian labels and the 20 wine regions, spreading across 695,000 hectares, to knowing how to store wine correctly. We give you takeaway lessons each day, such as how to open the bottle and pour a sophisticated glass. You will also be able to identify aromas with specific visual tools provided, and ultimately be able to pair the right wine with the right foods. Finally, we give you a daily Wine of the Day to try each evening with us and put theory into practise, as well as our final Top 10 chosen wishlist on our final day together. 
  This audio will help you navigate the world of Italian wine, even if you are starting from zero knowledge.

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  The Magical Place We Call School...

  Dr. Kathleen Corley, Glenn Plaskin

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  There is no shortage of challenges in schools today—from bullying to gun violence and beyond—yet The Magical Place We Call School reminds us of the extraordinary things that still happen in classrooms all across America and that school truly can be a safe and happy place for learning. 
  At a time when public discourse rages on about what students should or should not be taught, when books are being banned, when school shootings fill the news, and when families are still reeling from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic—here comes The Magical Place We Call School. With its fresh focus on the power and perils of education, it’s an intentional way of thinking that will intrigue readers everywhere. 
  In her literary debut, school principal Dr. Kathleen Corley, a forty-year veteran in elementary education, writes knowingly and with unique humor and insight about the value of education, how kids think and learn, what they need to succeed in and out of school, and how their home life affects their performance. Plus, she tackles some of the most daunting societal issues impacting children today, from bullying to gun violence and beyond. 
  Dr. Corley reminds us that something extraordinary still occurs in classrooms across America—not just miraculously, but by design and with tenacity. 
  In The Magical Place We Call School, Corley shares human interest stories that shed light on what is and isn’t working and provides a calm hand and a much-needed perspective from the front lines of learning. Her deep caring for the children, educators, and parents in her midst shines through, providing a true sense of what she calls “the magic of schools.” It’s a book not to be missed.

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  Aftershock - How Past Events...

  Geri-Lynn Utter

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  You may be at a point in your life where you realize that you have been edgy, a bit depressed, feeling unsettled. Yet everything in your life seems to be okay. You look for a cause, but you just can't put your finger on it. Perhaps you should examine your recent past—six months ago, a year ago—and ask yourself, "What did I go through that was stressful at the time, yet I was able to deal with by suppressing my stress until that situation was over?" 
   
   
   
  "Aftershock" is a term coined by clinical psychologist Dr. Geri-Lynn Utter, who came to recognize this largely ignored scenario in many of her patients. As a subclinical level of the more familiar post-traumatic stress disorder, "aftershock" may underlie your present emotional stress, a delayed emotional response that affects many of us after common, yet big deal, life events such as miscarriage, moving to a new city, divorce, or, for some people, the Covid-19 pandemic that has rocked much of the world. 
   
   
   
  The most urgent raison d'etre of Aftershock is to enlighten listeners to the very presence of this psychological trauma—what it is and what causes it, how to recognize the symptoms, and how to heal when life's stressors keep you in the center of the aftershock of a storm.

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  Ernest Shackleton - The...

  Kelly Mass

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  Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton was an Anglo-Irish polar explorer whose remarkable journeys cemented his place among the most important figures of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Shackleton's story is one of daring, leadership, and resilience, traits that made him a legendary figure in the annals of exploration. 
  Born in Kilkea, County Kildare, Ireland, on February 15, 1874, Shackleton moved to Sydenham, south London, at the age of ten with his Anglo-Irish family. His early life was marked by a sense of adventure that would shape his future endeavors. Shackleton's first significant exposure to the polar regions came in 1901 when he joined Captain Robert Falcon Scott's Discovery expedition as a third officer. Although Shackleton’s time on the expedition was cut short due to health concerns, he had already proven his determination by marching to a new southern record of latitude 82°S, alongside Scott and Edward Adrian Wilson. Despite being sent home early, Shackleton had tasted the allure of the polar regions and was eager for more. 
  The opportunity came in 1907 when Shackleton led the Nimrod expedition to Antarctica. During this journey, he and three companions ventured farther south than any explorer before them, reaching 88°S, just 97 geographical miles from the South Pole. This achievement was monumental, representing the greatest advancement toward the pole at the time. In addition to their groundbreaking southern march, the team also made history by summiting Mount Erebus, Antarctica’s most active volcano. Shackleton returned a hero and was knighted by King Edward VII for his daring exploits.

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  Catholics and Contempt - How...

  John L. Allen Jr.

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  The culture of contempt—the lust to wound perceived opponents who are seen not just as wrong but as evil—has become global in scope. Fed by the rise of “cheap speech” in media, seismic shifts in digital technology, and a boom industry based on selling outrage, people are increasingly unable to understand, much less dialogue with, their ideological rivals. The Catholic Church understands itself as the evangelizer of culture; yet this culture of contempt has evangelized much of the Church. A distressing range of Catholic media platforms and commentators have introduced the poison of contempt into the heart of Catholic life—and with exacting fidelity. In this timely and important new book, Vatican journalist and Crux Editor John L. Allen Jr. offers a bracing analysis of our fractured Catholic media landscape. Examining six case studies of the culture of contempt wounding the Church—four from around the globe, and two from the United States—Allen offers not only a sobering look at the direction Catholic media has headed, but an urgent call for it to change course.

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  B H Mangal Maharaj My Spiritual...

  Sripad Jagannatha Das

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  His Divine Grace Tridandi Gosvami Bhakti Hirday Mangalniloy Maharaj was the longtime secretary of the Sri Chaitanya Gaudiya Math of India and so much more. He was born Madan Mohan Chandra on January 31, 1928, in Anandapur (Midnapur), West Bengal. After graduating first from university in 1949 he took up a career as a high school teacher. Madan, inwardly yearned to embrace a genuine spiritual process culminating in meeting his guru, Bhakti Dayita Gosvami Maharaj Of the Sri Chaitanya Gaudiya Math at the Kumba Mela, Hardwar. Entering the monastic order at the age of twenty one Mangal Niloy Brahmachari, as he was known, undertook Devotion Yoga (Bhakti). Several years later, he was accepted into the sanyasi order by Bhakti Promode Puri Gosvami Maharaj. From that day Maharaj traveled the world preaching the gospel of Krishna and Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. 
   
  A longtime friend and confidant of ISKCON founder A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, in 1966 Maharaj were asked by the leader to join him in the States to become president of what the world knows as the Hare Krishna Movement. Unfortunately, Maharaj could not accompany the Swami and had to wait some years before finally reaching America. 
   
  In 1980 while on one of his many preaching tours of North America Maharaja met the struggling young writer, Geoffrey Giuliano in Toronto at the temple of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Two years later Giuliano was given initiation along with his wife Brenda and the names Jagannatha Dasa and Vrndarani Devi. From 1986 to 2004 Maharaj presided over a large rural ashram, goshalla (cow protection facility), and international media center overseen by his disciples in Lockport, New York. Until his death in Vrndavana, India the fully self-realized master continued to teach the philosophy of God consciousness freely around the globe.

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