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  Like - The Button That Changed...

  Martin Reeves, Bob Goodson

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  Over seven billion times a day, someone taps a like button. 
   
   
   
  How could something that came out of nowhere become so ubiquitous and so familiar—and even so addictive? What problem does it solve for people, and why does a "like" feel so good? And by the way, who invented the like button in the first place? 
   
   
   
  In Like, bestselling author and renowned strategist Martin Reeves and coauthor Bob Goodson—Silicon Valley veteran and participant in the invention of the like button—take listeners along on a fascinating quest to find out what's behind the world's friendliest icon. It's a story that starts out as simply as a thumbs-up cartoon but ends up presenting surprises and new mysteries at every turn, some of them as deep as anthropological history and others as speculative as the AI-charged future. 
   
   
   
  But this isn't just the story of the like button. It's so much more. 
   
   
   
  Using the origin story and evolution of the like button as a jumping-off point, the authors take listeners on a fun and fascinating journey through the world of business, offering smart and surprising insights into technology, innovation, creativity, invention, and even us.

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  Religious Intolerance America...

  John Corrigan

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  As the news shows us every day, contemporary American culture and politics are rife with people who demonize their enemies by projecting their own failings and flaws onto them. But this is no recent development. Rather, as John Corrigan argues here, it’s an expression of a trauma endemic to America’s history, particularly involving our long domestic record of religious conflict and violence. 
   
  Religious Intolerance, America, and the World spans from Christian colonists’ intolerance of Native Americans and the role of religion in the new republic’s foreign-policy crises to Cold War witch hunts and the persecution complexes that entangle Christians and Muslims today. Corrigan reveals how US churches and institutions have continuously campaigned against intolerance overseas even as they’ve abetted or performed it at home. This selective condemnation of intolerance, he shows, created a legacy of foreign policy interventions promoting religious freedom and human rights that was not reflected within America’s own borders. This timely, captivating book forces America to confront its claims of exceptionalism based on religious liberty—and perhaps begin to break the grotesque cycle of projection and oppression.

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  The Unpopular Truth - about...

  Dr. Lars Schernikau, Prof....

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  “Electricity is to modern civilization what blood is to the human body. “ 
  But do we truly understand global energy? 
  In this groundbreaking new book, The Unpopular Truth about Electricity…, the authors peel back the layers on the global energy economy with a focus on electricity. 
  What they reveal is startling. 
  Learn why energy shortages have swept across Europe. Discover whether renewable energy can save us, and which energy sources make the most sense? 
  You may be surprised by their conclusions...in this book you will find out what it will really take to transition to a greener future. 
  This is an invaluable reference work that should be on the bookshelf of anyone interested in energy policy, electricity markets, and environmental protection. 
  Topics covered in this book include: 
  - Primary energy vs. electricity 
  - Wind and solar (or what is revered to as variable “renewable” energy) 
  - Capacity factors 
  - Installed capacity vs. generated electricity 
  - Hydrogen and batteries 
  - Material input 
  - Transmission and distribution 
  - Heat pumps 
  - Energy shortages and energy starvation 
  - Net energy returns (eROI) 
  - Full Cost of Electricity (FCOE) vs. the marginal – most commonly used – Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE) 
  - “Net-Zero”, “decarbonization”, and the “energy transition” 
  … concluding with a realistic future of energy and sustainability

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  The Making of Black Lives Matter...

  Christopher J. Lebron

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  Started in the wake of George Zimmerman's 2013 acquittal in the death of Trayvon Martin, the #BlackLivesMatter movement has become a powerful and incendiary campaign demanding redress for the brutal and unjustified treatment of black bodies by law enforcement in the United States. The movement is only a few years old, but as Christopher J. Lebron argues in this book, the sentiment behind it is not; the plea and demand that "Black Lives Matter" comes out of a much older and richer tradition arguing for the equal dignity—and not just equal rights—of black people. 
   
   
   
  In this updated edition, The Making of Black Lives Matter presents a condensed and accessible intellectual history of the #BlackLivesMatter movement and expands on the movement's relevancy. This edition includes a new introduction that explores how the movement's core ideas have been challenged, re-affirmed, and re-imagined during the white nationalism of the Trump years, as well as a new chapter that examines the ideas and importance of Angela Davis and Amiri Baraka as significant participants in the Black Power Movement and Black Arts Movement, respectively. Drawing on the work of Davis, Baraka, and other revolutionary black public intellectuals, Lebron clarifies what it means to assert that "Black Lives Matter" when faced with contemporary instances of anti-black law enforcement.

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  D-Day: The Normandy Invasion -...

  Liam Dale

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  Interested in World War II but short on time for lengthy audiobooks? Let The History Journals be your guide on an hourly history tour. In this edition, uncover the true story of D-Day, the Normandy Invasion. 
   
  On June 6, 1944, D-Day marked the beginning of the end of World War II. Codenamed "Operation Overlord," it caught the German Army off guard as Allied soldiers from around the world stormed the beaches. Despite treacherous weather and stormy seas, the Allies' courageous initiative led to the liberation of France and the march toward victory. 
   
  Discover remarkable stories of courage, from Pegasus Bridge to the warm welcome by liberated French citizens, the brave rangers at Pointe du Hoc, the fierce battle for "Omaha" beach, and the extraordinary Piper Bill Millin. This combined offensive saw Allied servicemen from across the globe becoming comrades in arms, forming an unforgettable chapter in history.

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  Stories on Lord Shiva series -19...

  Anusha HS

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  Lord shiva is adi and he is only the anthya. He is the sole reason for the happenings in both the movable and immovable worlds. Therefore, it is said that not even a spring of grass will move without his permission. He is the one who has given life to all the creatures. He is also the one who takes away the lives of all the creatures. Sadhus sages and aghoraas practice severe penance without minding day and night on Lord Shiva. 

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