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  How to Teach Philosophy to Your...

  Anthony McGowan

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  Monty was just like any other dog. A scruffy and irascible Maltese terrier, he enjoyed barking at pugs and sniffing at trees. But after Monty has yet another dramatic confrontation with the local Rottweiler, Anthony McGowan realizes it’s high time he and Monty had a chat about what makes him a good or a bad dog.
  
  Taking his lead from Monty’s canine antics, McGowan takes us on a hilarious and enlightening jaunt through the major debates of philosophy. Will Kant convince Monty to stop stealing cheesecake? How long will they put up with Socrates poking holes in every argument?
  
  In this uniquely entertaining take on morality and ethics, the dutiful duo set out to uncover who—if anyone—has the right end of the ethical stick and can tell us how best to live one’s life.

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  A Decent Life - Morality for the...

  Todd May

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  In a world full of suffering and deprivation, it's easy to despair—and it's also easy to judge ourselves for not doing more. Even if we gave away everything we own and devoted ourselves to good works, it wouldn't solve all the world's problems. It would make them better, though. So is that what we have to do? Is anything less a moral failure? Can we lead a fundamentally decent life without taking such drastic steps? 
   
   
    
  Todd May has answers. He's not the sort of philosopher who tells us we have to be model citizens who display perfect ethics in every decision we make. He's realistic: he understands that living up to ideals is a constant struggle. In A Decent Life, May leads readers through the traditional philosophical bases of a number of arguments about what ethics asks of us, then he develops a more reasonable and achievable way of thinking about them, one that shows us how we can use philosophical insights to participate in the complicated world around us. He explores how we should approach the many relationships in our lives—with friends, family, animals, people in need—through the use of a more forgiving, if no less fundamentally serious, moral compass. 
   
    
   
  With humor, insight, and a lively and accessible style, May opens a discussion about how we can, realistically, lead the good life that we aspire to.

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  The Accidental Equalizer - How...

  Jessi Streib

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  A startling discovery—that job market success after college is largely random—forces a reappraisal of education, opportunity, and the American dream. 
   
  As a gateway to economic opportunity, a college degree is viewed by many as America’s great equalizer. And it’s true: wealthier, more connected, and seemingly better-qualified students earn exactly the same pay as their less privileged peers. Yet, the reasons why may have little to do with bootstraps or self-improvement—it might just be dumb luck. That’s what sociologist Jessi Streib proposes in The Accidental Equalizer, a conclusion she reaches after interviewing dozens of hiring agents and job-seeking graduates. 
   
  Streib finds that luck shapes the hiring process from start to finish in a way that limits class privilege in the job market. Employers hide information about how to get ahead and force students to guess which jobs pay the most and how best to obtain them. Without clear routes to success, graduates from all class backgrounds face the same odds at high pay. The Accidental Equalizer is a frank appraisal of how this “luckocracy” works and its implications for the future of higher education and the middle class. Although this system is far from eliminating American inequality, Streib shows that it may just be the best opportunity structure we have—for better and for worse.

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  The Battle of the River Plate -...

  Gordon Landsborough

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  A riveting and revelatory history of the first naval battle of the Second World War, when British and German forces clashed off the coast of South America.   At dawn on December 13, 1939, smoke was seen on the horizon in the River Plate, an estuary near the shorelines of Argentina and Uruguay. Ordered to investigate, Britain’s HMS Exeter reported a chilling discovery by lamp signal: I think it is a pocket battleship.   It was. The Deutschland-class heavy cruiser AdmiralGraf Spee, marauder of the South Atlantic, was responsible for sinking several merchant ships without resistance. Now, it had sailed into a trap. British light cruisers HMS Ajax and Achilles joined the Exeter in engaging a German warship which—so Adolph Hitler had boasted—could out-maneuver any vessel powerful enough to damage her, and out-gun any ship able to keep up with her.   So began The Battle of the River Plate. Gordon Landsborough’s true account of this historic conflict details the fateful decisions made by Royal Navy Commodore Henry Harwood and Admiral Graf Spee’s Captain Hans Langsdorff that resulted in a British victory. It was a naval encounter in the finest Horatio Nelson tradition—and true to that tradition—the men with the finest armament of all, courage, emerged triumphant, bringing pride and inspiration into the hearts of a nation unwillingly at war once again.  Features an Appendix containing the official dispatch detailing the Battle of the River Plate.  

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  The Kraken - Myth or Reality?...

  John Harpoon

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  The Kraken, a legendary sea monster whose name evokes images of terror and fascination, has captivated the imaginations of people for centuries. First emerging from the shadows of Scandinavian folklore, this giant creature—often described as a massive octopus or squid—has become one of the most iconic symbols of the unknown depths of the ocean. The allure of the Kraken lies in its mysterious nature, its ability to stir both fear and wonder, and the enduring question: is it merely a myth, or could there be some truth behind the legend? 
    
  For sailors of old, the Kraken represented the dangers of the sea, a vast and untamable force filled with peril. Tales of ships being pulled under the water, disappearing without a trace, were often attributed to the Kraken’s monstrous tentacles dragging them to their doom. These stories, passed down through generations, grew in magnitude and detail, transforming the Kraken into a creature of unimaginable size and strength. The Kraken’s enormous presence on the open sea symbolized the boundary between the known world and the vast, dark waters that were beyond human control. 
    
  Yet, despite its fearsome reputation, the Kraken has also been embraced as a symbol of mystery and curiosity. Its mythical status has made it an enduring figure in literature, art, and popular culture, where it is often portrayed as both a terrifying threat and an awe-inspiring force of nature. From the pages of Jules Verne’s *Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea* to blockbuster films like *Pirates of the Caribbean*, the Kraken continues to embody humanity’s fascination with the sea and the creatures that may lie beneath its surface.

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  The Resilience Reflex - Turning...

  Catherine Sienna

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  Transform Every Challenge into Your Greatest Victory 
  Imagine a world where stress doesn't knock you down but instead catalyzes unimaginable growth. "The Resilience Reflex: Transforming Stress into Strength" isn't just a book—it's a guiding light into that very reality, illuminating a path where every setback blooms into a triumph. 
  Embark on this enlightening journey exploring the untapped powers of resilience lying dormant within you. This transformative guide takes you through the intricacies of the human psyche, explaining how the once abstract concept of resilience is, in fact, an actionable and measurable trait. From the foundations of stress to the physiological and psychological scaffolding that underpins your ability to bounce back, you'll receive the tools required to map out your personal resilience landscape.

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