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  Blood on the Moon

  Alan K. Rode

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  Of the movies that writers and historians call "Noir Westerns," none is more celebrated than 1948's Blood on the Moon. The comingling of the Western genre and the noir style crystalized in this extraordinary film, in turn influencing Westerns in the 1950s to become darker and more psychological. Produced during the height of the post-World War II film noir movement, Blood on the Moon is a classic Western immersed in the film noir netherworld of double crosses, government corruption, shabby barrooms, gun-toting goons, and romantic betrayals. With this volume, biographer and noir expert Alan K. Rode brings the film to life for a new generation of listeners and film lovers.

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  Escape from Kabul - The Afghan...

  Karen Bartlett

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  The Hottest Seat on Campus - A...

  Angel B. Pérez, Jennifer Desjarlais

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  An essential aid for training sitting and aspiring admissions officers in the skills required to succeed in higher education today The college admission deanship―often called "the hottest seat on campus"―requires navigating institutional politics, legal hurdles, revenue allocation, and more, all while overseeing enrollment that meets demographic and financial objectives. A seat with high turnover, its opportunities for professional growth, in terms of extending networks, burnishing leadership credentials, and gaining invaluable institutional insight, are nevertheless unmatched. In The Hottest Seat on Campus, veteran counselor Angel B. Pérez helps newly appointed and rising admission deans get a handle on the role's core expectations and nuances for success. As CEO of the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), Pérez knows firsthand how underprepared deans can be for the "business" side of their job. Drawing on his own experience, as well as from interviews with current and former admission leaders who represent a range of perspectives and institutions, Pérez demystifies the deanship and shares strategies for building teams, leading through crisis, navigating shared governance, leveraging the power of storytelling, and self-management. Pérez points to the deeper characteristics and qualities that make for enduring success as a chief enrollment officer and admissions counselor, such as self-awareness, reflection, and the ability to ask the right questions before offering solutions. Grounded in Pérez's clear sense of the diverse skills practitioners need, the book offers an action plan professionals can quickly adapt to their own contexts.

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  Everyday Freedom - Designing the...

  Philip K. Howard

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  Something basic is missing in our culture. Americans know it. Nothing much works as it should. Simple daily choices seem impossible, or fraught with peril. In the workplace, we walk on eggshells. Big projects get stalled in years of review. Endemic social problems such as homelessness become, well, more endemic. 
   
   
   
  Everyday Freedom offers a radical reinterpretation of the corrosion of American culture. The assault on authority after the 1960s, aimed at enhancing freedom, instead created a plague of powerlessness. The teacher in the classroom, the principal in a school, the nurse in the hospital, the official in Washington, the parent on a field trip . . . all have their hands tied. Things don't work, and Americans have lost the freedom to be themselves. 
   
   
   
  Everyday Freedom offers a radical vision for change: Re-empower Americans in their everyday choices. The massive legal structures erected since the 1960s were based on flawed notions that human judgment could be replaced by elaborate dictates. These failed structures must be replaced with simpler frameworks activated by human responsibility and accountability. Nothing will work sensibly until Americans are free to draw on their skills, intuitions, and values when confronting daily challenges. This is the only cure to alienation. This is also the only way to deliver good government.

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  The River of Paradise Versi...

  Jannah Firdaus Mediapro

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  Audiobook Terjemahan Dan Makna Surat 108 Al-Kautsar (Nikmat Yang Berlimpah) The River of Paradise Versi Bilingual Dalam Bahasa Inggris & Bahasa Indonesia.Surat Al-Kausar atau Al-Kawthar adalah surat ke-108 dalam Al-Qur'an. Surah ini tergolong surah Makkiyah dan terdiri dari 3 ayat yang menjadi surah terpendek dalam Al-Qur'an. Kata Al-Kausar sendiri berarti nikmat yang banyak dan diambil dari ayat pertama dari surah ini artinya karunia Allah SWT berupa telaga Al-Kautsar bagi orang-orang penghuni surga. Dari Anas, dia berkata: Pada suatu hari ketika Rasulullah berada di tengah kami, Beliau mengantuk sekejap. Kemudian Beliau mengangkat kepalanya dengan senyum. Maka kami bertanya: “Apa yang membuatmu tertawa, wahai Rasulullah?” Rasulullah menjawab,”Baru saja turun kepadaku sebuah surat,” maka Beliau membaca surat Al Kautsar. Kemudian Rasulullah bersabda,”Apakah kalian tahu apakah Al Kautsar itu?” Maka kami berkata,”Allah dan RasulNya lebih mengetahui.” Rasulullah bersabda,”Al Kautsar adalah sungai yang dijanjikan Allah SWT untukku. Disana terdapat kebaikan yang banyak. Ia adalah telaga yang akan didatangi umatku pada hari Kiamat. Jumlah bejananya sebanyak bintang-bintang” (Hadist Sahih)Surah Al-Kawthar or Al-Kautsar ("Abundance or The River of Paradise) is the 108th and shortest chapter (surah) of the Quran. There are several differing opinions as to the circumstances under which it was supposedly revealed. According to Ibn Ishaq, it was revealed in Makka, some time before the Isra and Mi'raj.Imam Ahmad recorded from Anas bin Malik that a man said, "O Messenger of Allah! What is Al-Kawthar He replied: (It is a river in Paradise which my Lord has given me, It is whiter than milk and sweeter than honey. There are birds in it whose necks are (long) like carrots.) Umar said, "O Messenger of Allah! Verily, they (the birds) will be beautiful. The Prophet replied, The one who eats them (the people of Paradise) will be more beautiful than them, O Umar. (Sahih Hadith)

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  DEI Exposed - How the Biggest...

  Stanley K. Ridgley, PhD

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  DEI Exposed puts the spotlight on a Big Con: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. 
  DEI gurus siphoned funds for education into social engineering programs. They suckered and swindled some of the smartest people in the U.S., cost universities dearly in terms of funds and reputation, and ruined the livelihoods of countless faculty members. 
  DEI has fueled antisemitism on college campuses and, ironically, robbed many students of fair treatment and freedom of speech-two things DEI advocates supposedly champion. 
  How did the hustlers pull it off? 
  This book documents the dubious credentials of DEI superstars, the use of cult conversion tactics on students, the cultivation of campus informants to instill fear and suspicion, and the lawsuits that reveal DEI's virulent racialism at a high cost to universities in bad publicity and legal damages. 
  DEI Exposed maps this corruption so that we can chart a course for a restoration of higher education for years to come. 
  Ridgley reveals the striking contradictions between DEI's stated aims and its practical effects. 
  - Ram Mudambi, Frank M. Speakman Professor of Strategy, Fox School of Business, Temple University 
  The DEI monster has continually sprouted new tentacles, and Ridgley has given us an account of how it came to be its lurid self. 
  - Bruce Gilley, author of The Case for Colonialism 
  With razor-sharp analysis, Ridgley dissects how higher education compromised itself, abandoning merit and intellectual vigor in favor of pseudoscience and ideological conformity. 
  - Nicholas Giordano, Professor of Political Science and host of The P.A.S. Report Podcast 
  Dr. Stanley K. Ridgley is Clinical Full Professor of Strategic Management at Drexel University. He holds a Doctorate and Master's in International Relations and Security from Duke University and an International MBA from Temple University. He is a Russian language linguist and former Military Intelligence Officer.

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