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  Ignorance and Bliss - On Wanting...

  Mark Lilla

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  A dazzling exploration of our wish to remain innocent and ignorant—and its consequences. 
   
   
   
  Aristotle claimed that "all human beings want to know." Our own experience proves that all human beings also want not to know. Today, centuries after the Enlightenment, mesmerized crowds still follow preposterous prophets, irrational rumors trigger fanatical acts, and magical thinking crowds out common sense and expertise. Why is this? Where does this will to ignorance come from, and how does it continue to shape our lives? 
   
   
   
  In Ignorance and Bliss, the acclaimed essayist and historian of ideas Mark Lilla offers an absorbing psychological diagnosis of the human will not to know. With erudition and brio, Lilla ranges from the Book of Genesis and Plato's dialogues to Sufi parables and Sigmund Freud, revealing the paradoxes of hiding truth from ourselves. He also exposes the fantasies this impulse lead us to entertain—the illusion that the ecstasies of prophets, mystics, and holy fools offer access to esoteric truths; the illusion of children's lamb-like innocence; and the nostalgic illusion of recapturing the glories of vanished and allegedly purer civilizations. The result is a highly original meditation that invites listeners to consider their own deep-seated impulses and taboos.

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  National Questions: Theoretical...

  Alexander Motyl

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  Motyl questions conventional wisdom, exposes its inconsistencies and weaknesses, and encourages readers to rethink their views.

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  The Danube - From the Black...

  Francis Davis Millet

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  The Danube from its spring in the Black Forest to the delta, by a painter and correspondent who went down it in 1891 with a canoe and a sketchbook. Millet was among the best American illustrators of his day and died on the Titanic. This edition adds sixty plates of Danube painting bound with the text, among them works by Anton Hlávacek, Emil Jakob Schindler and Heinrich Vosberg, dating from 1633 to 1913.

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  The Occupied City - How Israel...

  Davis Truman

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  East Jerusalem is more than a city; it is a battleground of maps, walls, and blueprints. In The Occupied City: How Israel Shapes Palestinian Life, readers are taken inside one of the world’s most contested urban landscapes, where every building permit, zoning law, and planning decision becomes a tool of power. 
  Drawing on years of research and first-hand interviews with Palestinian residents, urban planners, and human rights experts, this book exposes how Israeli urban planning policies restrict Palestinian access to housing, fracture communities, and rewrite the very geography of Jerusalem. It reveals how control is exercised not only through military presence but through bureaucratic procedures, economic pressures, and cultural erasure—quiet mechanisms that determine who gets to build, who is forced to leave, and whose story is allowed to endure. 
  At once rigorous and deeply human, The Occupied City gives voice to those living under the daily weight of planning systems designed to dispossess them. It uncovers the hidden architecture of occupation while also spotlighting acts of resilience, resistance, and visions for a more just future. 
  Essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the Israeli–Palestinian conflict beyond headlines, this book demonstrates how urban planning—often regarded as technical or neutral—is, in fact, one of the most powerful weapons in the struggle over land, rights, and survival.

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  You Made it Up Now Stop...

  Kathi Sohn

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  Unlock Your Authentic Potential with "You Made it Up, Now Stop Believing It: The Powerful Body Memory Process for Childhood Vow Discovery and Release" by Kathi Sohn. 
  Discover the life-changing process to reclaim your power and reshape your reality. In this groundbreaking audiobook, Kathi Sohn, renowned author and narrator, unveils the transformative journey to break free from the limiting beliefs forged in childhood. 
  Unveil the secrets of your subconscious and liberate yourself from the shackles of childhood vows. Explore real-life narratives of individuals who have shattered these self-imposed barriers, witnessing remarkable transformations in health, relationships, finances, and self-expression. 
  Inside, you'll learn:How childhood vows continue to influence your adult lifeThe underlying origins of these deeply ingrained beliefsProven techniques to identify and release these vows, paving the way for profound positive change 
  Don't let outdated beliefs hold you back any longer. It's time to rewrite your story and embrace the limitless possibilities that await. Experience the freedom to live authentically, as you embark on a journey of self-discovery and empowerment. 
  Elevate your life today with "You Made it Up, Now Stop Believing It" – your guide to unlocking the extraordinary within. 
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  Ways of Eating - Exploring Food...

  Benjamin Aldes Wurgaft, Merry White

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  What we learn when an anthropologist and a historian talk about food. 
   
   
    
  From the origins of agriculture to contemporary debates over culinary authenticity, Ways of Eating introduces listeners to world food history and food anthropology. Through engaging stories and historical deep dives, Benjamin A. Wurgaft and Merry I. White offer new ways to understand food in relation to its natural and cultural histories and the social rules that shape our meals. 
   
   
    
  Wurgaft and White use vivid storytelling to bring food practices to life, weaving stories of Panamanian coffee growers, medieval women beer makers, and Japanese knife forgers. From the Venetian spice trade to the Columbian Exchange, from Roman garum to Vietnamese nuoc cham, Ways of Eating provides an absorbing account of world food history and anthropology. Migration, politics, and the dynamics of group identity all shape what we eat, and we can learn to trace these social forces from the plate to the kitchen, the factory, and the field.

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