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  Zen at the End of Religion - An...

  James Ishmael Ford

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  Zen as the ideal path for those who have left institutional religion behind 
   
  Do you feel there is something more to be found in life? Is there something more for your life? Traditionally people turn to religions to find that "more." 
   
  Today, when cultures are in upheaval and traditional religions are collapsing, a prominent Zen teacher explores the possibility of a spirituality at the heart of all religions. 
   
  Zen at the End of Religion is a brief introduction to Zen as a practical expression of perennial wisdom, a "naturalistic perennialism." 
   
  The book offers a simple introduction to the core of Zen's why and how. While Zen is a rich and varied tradition, this introduction focuses on the essentials, the foundations of the Zen way. This book explores the Four Noble Truths, the Two Truths, the Ten Ox Herding Pictures, Zen meditation, samadhi, koans, enlightenment, and more.

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  Digital Stockholm Syndrome in...

  Mark Jarzombek

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  Once, humans were what they believed. Now, the modern person is determined by data exhaust—an invisible anthropocentric ether of ones and zeros that is a product of our digitally monitored age. Author Mark Jarzombek argues that the world has become redesigned to fuse the algorithmic with the ontological, and the discussion of ontology must be updated to rethink the question of Being. In Digital Stockholm Syndrome in the Post-Ontological Age, Jarzombek provocatively studies the new interrelationship between human and algorithm. 
  Forerunners is a thought-in-process series of breakthrough digital works. Written between fresh ideas and finished books, Forerunners draws on scholarly work initiated in notable blogs, social media, conference plenaries, journal articles, and the synergy of academic exchange. This is gray literature publishing: where intense thinking, change, and speculation take place in scholarship.

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  Armenian History - An Overview...

  Days of History

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  Are you looking to gain an understanding of Armenian and its history? 
  Armenian History: An Overview From Ancient Times to the Present is the perfect book for you.  
  This short guide will take you through a journey of the rich and powerful history of Armenia, from ancient times to the present, and provide you with an understanding of all its complexities.  
  Learn about the Armenian Genocide, the history of Armenia, Tigran the Great, the Armenian Diaspora, the Battle of Avarayr, Yerevan, and the Byzantine Empire.  
  With a look at the various aspects of Armenian history, you will gain an understanding of the country's past and present. 
  This book will look at the Armenian Genocide, the Ottoman Empire’s extermination of the Armenian people, and its lasting impact.  
  You will also gain an understanding of the history of Armenia, its pre-Christian history, its adoption of Christianity, and its place in the world. Plus, learn about Tigran the Great and his reign. The Armenian Diaspora, the Battle of Avarayr, and the important Yerevan city. 
  Don’t miss out on your chance to gain a comprehensive understanding of Armenian history. Get your copy of Armenian History: an Overview From Ancient Times to the Present today!

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  The Policing Machine -...

  Tony Cheng

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  A revelatory look at how the NYPD has resisted change through strategic and selective community engagement. 
    
  The past few years have seen Americans express passionate demands for police transformation. But even as discussion of no-knock warrants, chokeholds, and body cameras has exploded, any changes to police procedures have only led to the same outcomes. Despite calls for increased accountability, police departments have successfully stonewalled change.  
    
  In The Policing Machine, Tony Cheng reveals the stages of that resistance, offering a close look at the deep engagement strategies that NYPD precincts have developed with only subsets of the community in order to counter any truly meaningful, democratic oversight. Cheng spent nearly two years in an unprecedented effort to understand the who and how of police-community relationship building in New York City, documenting the many ways the police strategically distributed power and privilege within the community to increase their own public legitimacy without sacrificing their organizational independence. By setting up community councils that are conveniently run by police allies, handing out favors to local churches that will promote the police to their parishioners, and offering additional support to institutions friendly to the police, the NYPD, like police departments all over the country, cultivates political capital through a strategic politics that involves distributing public resources, offering regulatory leniency, and deploying coercive force. The fundamental challenge with police-community relationships, Cheng shows, is not to build them. It is that they already exist and are motivated by a machinery designed to stymie reform.

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  How to Write Erotica

  Rachel Kramer Bussel

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  Have you had intimate fantasies or simmering plotlines you've wanted to write but weren't sure how or where to start? Let renowned erotica author and editor Rachel Kramer Bussel show you how to turn those fragments into fully fleshed out erotic stories, novellas, and novels. In this guide, Bussel takes her twenty plus years of experience in the genre and walks writers through the ins and outs of erotic writing. Whether you want to see your work on the shelves of bookstores, pen sexy stories or letters, or simply explore your creativity, How to Write Erotica will put you on the path to becoming the next Anaïs Nin! 
   
   
   
  Having taught erotic writing workshops at universities, conferences, and sex toy stores, Bussel knows how to make even those who blush at the word "sex" feel comfortable putting pen to paper. 
   
   
   
  Aspiring erotic authors will learn everything they need to know about gaining inspiration from their surroundings, breaking into publishing, promoting their work, and making a name for themselves. You don't need a degree, writing experience, or sexual experience to write good erotica. All you need is a keen imagination and a willingness to follow your lusty mind. 
   
   
   
  Contains mature themes.

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  The Diatonics Drive To The...

  Julie Kirchhubel

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  The Diatonics Drive To The Musical Dance ClubThe bus trip to the Dance Club is so exciting for this group of friends whoare curious to find out about the dances and the music from differentcountries.Disco, Reggae, Mambo, Fandango, Samba, La Conga, Tango; this isgoing to be one fantastic event! They call themselves the Diatonics, but why?

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