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  Me and My Puppy

  Terri Diffenderfer

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  After visiting the town's pet shop day after day, a boy's dream finally comes true when his mom says he can get a puppy! There are many different puppies to choose from, but this little boy knows exactly the one he wants. It wasn't the biggest or the littlest. It wasn't even the prettiest or the most handsome. But this puppy was the friendliest! And that's what the puppy's name became—Friendly! Find out what happens when Friendly decides to play with Daddy's shoes and Mommy's favorite sweater. This tender story of a love between a boy and his dog will have little ones asking for their own puppy. A positive ending encourages a lifelong love for storytime.

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  The Length of the Shackles On...

  Denis Collin

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  Our contemporary societies let us believe that we are free—it is a delusion. We are still shackled in our chains, even in the West. Chains that we take for wings: we believe ourselves to be in a democracy, we think that work allows us to emancipate ourselves, and we imagine that new technologies facilitate our lives. This is our daily “Newspeak.”
  But oligarchy reigns. People are mired in consumerism and liberalism. Security control is more and more prevalent, while medical progress in procreation brings us closer to an “industrial fabrication of human beings.” In this context, we must question and rethink the conditions of a true human liberation.
  This is the work that Denis Collin has undertaken. Basing himself on numerous historical and philosophical references, he redefines the concepts and opens up new political, economic, social and metaphysical perspectives. The setting up of “partial associations” at all levels of political organization, the end of wage labor in favor of the cooperation of producers, the realization of man through his creative activity, the guarantee of the primacy of subjectivity in the face of scientism, are among the weapons intended to break our chains.

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  Hitler's Spanish Legion - The...

  Gerald R Kleinfeld

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  A history of the 47,000 Spanish soldiers who volunteered to fight for Hitler in Russia during World War II. Although Spain claimed neutrality during World War II, 47,000 Spaniards volunteered to fight on behalf of the Third Reich. Known as the Blue Division, they battled the Soviets on the Eastern Front and played a key role in the pivotal siege of Leningrad. Set apart from the Wehrmacht by stark differences in culture, tactics, and command structure, these volunteers fought—many of them to the death—with courage and tenacity against strong opposition, extreme temperatures, and insufficient supplies for what they believed was their chance to secure Spain’s place in a new and changing Europe.

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  The Eloquence Of Effort

  Anonymous

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  For centuries, civilizations, philosophers, and faith traditions have wrestled with this question—yet in modern life, work is too often dismissed as a burden or a necessary evil. This book argues otherwise. Through history, religion, and philosophy, it reveals how work has defined humanity, shaped empires, and provided the very structure of life. From the Benedictines’ creed “work is worship”: effort is not punishment, but purpose. Reflections on modern attitudes toward labor, the book makes a compelling case for rediscovering the dignity of toil. Work is not only how we live—it is how we flourish. 
  According to the Second Law of Thermodynamics, in a cold room, hot coffee will get colder, never hotter: the heat energy will be dispersed. Similarly, a tidy kitchen gets messier over time unless there is an infusion of human energy to clean it. This tendency of things to disorder is entropy. The law says entropy always increases. Like a giant messy kitchen, the universe is always getting more chaotic - more messy- unless human energy or ingenuity is used to tidy things up. It is the whisper of impermanence in every system, the shadow behind structure, the pulse of transformation. Whether we’re mapping it through thermodynamics, narrative arcs, or karmic unraveling

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  Progress and Poverty: Book...

  Briefly Summaries

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  This is a concise summary and analysis of Progress and Poverty, by Henry George.
  It is not the original book and is not affiliated with or endorsed by 
  Henry George.
  Ideal those seeking a quick and insightful overview.
   
  Progress and Poverty explores the paradox of increasing wealth alongside deepening poverty in modern society. This groundbreaking work analyzes the economic forces that create inequality and offers a compelling solution through land value taxation. Combining philosophical insights with practical economics, this timeless book challenges the roots of poverty and proposes a path toward equitable prosperity. Ideal for readers seeking to understand the interplay of progress, wealth, and social justice.

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  University Technical Colleges -...

  David Harbourne

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  The only book specifically about University Technical Colleges. Will interest researchers with a special interest in secondary and post-secondary education, university libraries and other research organisations in the UK and elsewhere.

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