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  A Daughter of the Samurai

  Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto

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  The youngest daughter of a high-ranking samurai, Etsu was destined to become a priestess and was molded for that path by some of the best teachers. But her fate changed when she was married off to a businessman and sent across the world to America. Finding herself miles away from the life she had imagined, she had to learn all about a new world—and come to terms with how it was changing her beliefs about what she had been taught and what she still held dear from her upbringing in Japan. 
  
  This beautiful and heartwarming story told from an interesting and unique perspective follows the life of a first-generation Japanese immigrant coming to terms with an entirely new culture.

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  Anger Management for Mums -...

  Lisa Wilson

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  Does your relationship with your children seem like a chain of shouting matches with some dead silences in between? 
  Does the sight of somebody else’s calm, well-behaved son or daughter make you feel really envious? 
  This book was written to help parents like you. 
  This is a comprehensive guide that will teach you to understand what went wrong, and how to fix it! 
  You will understand where your outbursts of anger came from, in yourself; 
  You will learn how to handle your feelings; 
  I will give you many practical tips to help you to handle your kids better! 
  You just need to better understand your own emotions and your own anger. 
  Let’s be real—parenting is not easy. And sometimes, you will unintentionally hurt your child. However, your aggressive responses to stress are deep-rooted in how you were raised, and the normalized behaviors you witnessed from childhood. What was acceptable then becomes acceptable in your adult relationships—and influences the attachment you form with your child. 
  When you can recognize your triggers before they happen (and develop the right techniques to navigate through your emotional storms), this explosion of anger onto your child will become much less frequent… and will eventually be gone altogether. 
  Take the First Step 
  If you’re looking for a sign to change things for the better, this is it. With each page, you’ll gain confidence and tools to handle the ups and downs of parenting with grace. This book might just be the support you've been searching for.

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  Living Together - Inventing...

  David Schmitz

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  Is moral philosophy more foundational than political theory? It is often assumed to be. David Schmidtz argues that the reverse is true: the question of how to live in a community is more fundamental than questions about how to live. This book questions whether we are getting to the foundations of human morality when we ignore contingent features of communities in which political animals live. 
   
   
   
  Schmidtz contends that theorizing about how to live together should take its cue from contemporary moral philosophy's attempts to go beyond formal theory, and ask which principles have a history of demonstrably being organizing principles of actual thriving communities at their best. Ideals emerging from such research should be a distillation of social scientific insight from observable histories of successful community building. What emerges from ongoing testing in the crucible of life experience will be path-dependent in detail even if not in general outline, partly because any way of life is a response to challenges that are themselves contingent, path dependent, and in flux. 
   
   
   
  Building on this view, Schmidtz argues that justice evolved as a device for grounding peace in the mutual recognition that everyone has their own life to live, and everyone has the right and the responsibility to decide for themselves what to want.

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  Carlist Wars and the Spanish...

  Editors Charles River

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  Thinking of Spain as a modern nation state today distorts the complicated reality that the Iberian Peninsula faced in the past. Spain was a nation in progress, consisting of regions united under the Spanish crown, but with strong regional identities based on different historical and cultural experiences. The largest entities were the kingdoms of León and Castile, but Spain also included the kingdoms of Navarre, Andalusia, Granada, Jaén, Aragon, and Valencia. There were also the principalities of Asturias and Catalonia, the lordship of Vizcaya, and both Guipúzcoa and Alava were “exempted provinces.” Navarre, Aragon, and Catalonia had separate Cortes, which were versions of parliaments (Parker 18-19). This complex system of entities granted privilege to local power structures over the concept of a unified nation and made administration difficult, because there were few standards that applied to all of Spain. Many of the regions had special laws that respected and allowed traditional institutions, administrative patterns, and cultural patterns. These local and regional rights were called fueros and were fiercely defended against centralization. 
  	The Spanish Civil War has exerted a powerful impact on the historical imagination. Without question, the conflict was a key moment in the 20th century, a precursor to World War II, and an encapsulation of the rise of extremist movements in the 1930s, but it was also a complex narrative in and of itself, even as it offered a truly international theatre of war. It marked one of the seminal moments, along with the 1929 Wall Street Crash, between the two apocalyptic wars of the early 20th century, and since it occurred between 1936 and 1939, Spain proved to be a testing ground of tactics, weaponry, and ideology ahead of World War II. 

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  Thrive - Maximizing Well-Being...

  Anindya Ghose, Ravi Bapna

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  Artificial intelligence (AI) is a powerful general-purpose technology that is reshaping the modern economy, but misperceptions about AI stand in the way of harnessing it for the betterment of humanity. In Thrive, Ravi Bapna and Anindya Ghose counter the backlash by showcasing how AI is positively influencing the aspects of our daily lives that we care about most: our health and wellness, relationships, education, the workplace, and domestic life. In the process the authors help explain the underlying technology and give people the agency they need to shape the debate around how we should regulate AI to maximize its benefits and minimize its risks. 
   
   
   
  Bringing over two decades of experience with cutting-edge research, consulting, executive coaching, and advising to bear on the subject, Bapna and Ghose demystify the technology of AI itself. They offer a novel "House of AI" framework that encompasses traditional analytics, generative AI, and fair and ethical deployment of AI. Using examples from everyday life, they showcase how the modern AI-powered ecosystem fundamentally improves the emotional, physical, and material well-being of regular people across the globe. Thrive's mission is to educate the public about AI, shape realistic expectations, and foster informed discussions about a fast-emerging AI-shaped society.

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  Social Movements and Change -...

  Fred Grandsen

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  Social movements have long been a driving force for change, shaping societies and influencing policies across the world. These movements emerge when groups of people collectively organize to challenge existing social, political, or economic conditions. They can be sparked by various grievances, including inequality, injustice, environmental concerns, or human rights violations. Throughout history, social movements have played a critical role in securing rights, shifting cultural attitudes, and restructuring institutions, proving that collective action has the power to transform society. 
  One of the defining features of social movements is their ability to mobilize people around a shared cause. Unlike isolated acts of resistance, social movements are sustained efforts that involve coordination, strategy, and widespread participation. They can take different forms, ranging from peaceful protests and grassroots organizing to legal advocacy and digital activism. Movements may operate at local, national, or even global levels, depending on the scope of their goals and the issues they address. The Civil Rights Movement, the Women’s Suffrage Movement, and modern climate activism are all examples of how collective efforts have led to significant social and political shifts. 
  Social movements can be categorized in various ways based on their objectives and methods. Reform movements seek to change specific laws or policies without overthrowing the existing system, such as labor rights movements advocating for better working conditions. Revolutionary movements, on the other hand, aim for more radical transformation, challenging and replacing entire political or social structures. Other types include resistance movements, which emerge in opposition to certain policies or cultural shifts, and new social movements, which focus on issues like identity, environmental concerns, and globalization.

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