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  A Rare Recording of Aldous...

  Aldous Huxley

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  Aldous Huxley (July 26, 1894 - November 22, 1963) was an English writer and philosopher. He was best known for his novels "Brave New World" and "The Doors of Perception." This recording is from a speech he gave, "What a Piece of Work Man Is." Earlier in his career Huxley edited the Oxford Poetry magazine, wrote travel articles, film stories, and scripts. He later became interested in spiritual subjects such as parapsychology and philosophical mysticism, including universalism. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in seven different years.

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  Book of Creation The (Sefer...

  Abraham the Patriach, Tim Zengerink

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  What if you could unlock the secrets of the universe, understand the forces that shape reality, and discover your role in the divine order? 
  The Book of Creation (Sefer Yetzirah) is one of the oldest and most profound mystical texts in history.  
  Attributed to Abraham the Patriarch, this ancient work outlines the structure of creation through the “thirty-two paths of wisdom”—including the ten sefirot (divine emanations) and the twenty-two letters of the Hebrew alphabet. 
  For centuries, it has inspired mystics, philosophers, and seekers with its teachings on cosmology, metaphysics, and the interconnectedness of all things. Now presented in a clear, modern translation, this edition brings the timeless wisdom of Sefer Yetzirah to today’s listener. 
  What you'll discover inside: 
  •	The Mystical Blueprint of Creation – Explore the ten sefirot and Hebrew letters as tools of divine formation 
  •	Ancient Wisdom for Modern Life – Apply mystical principles to personal growth and spiritual transformation 
  •	Insights into Jewish Mysticism – Discover the roots of Kabbalah and its influence on spiritual thought 
  •	Practical Guidance for Self-Discovery – Use these teachings to deepen your understanding of yourself and the universe 
  Whether you're new to mystical philosophy or deepening your journey, The Book of Creation offers powerful insights to illuminate your path. 
  Begin your exploration today—and uncover the hidden wisdom that continues to inspire across generations.

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  The Rule of Law - A Very Short...

  Aziz Z. Huq

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  Politicians, judges, and citizens commonly use the phrase "rule of law" to describe some good that flows from a legal system. But what precisely is that good? Even in Aristotle's time, there was no agreement on either its nature, and on whether it counted as an unqualified good. Even now, a core rule-of-law aspiration is that law can constrain how power is flexed. But how or when? Disagreement persists as to whether the rule of law is a matter of how law is used or why it is deployed. In consequence, the World Bank, the leaders of Singapore's one-party state, and the Communist Party in China can all offer their own spins on the concept. 
   
   
   
  By charting these disagreements and showing the overlap and the conflicts between different understandings of the concept, Aziz Z. Huq shows how the rule of law can still be used as an important tool for framing and evaluating the goals and functions of a legal system. He traces the idea's historical origins from ancient Greece to the constitutional theorist Albert Venn Dicey to the economist and political philosopher Friedrich Hayek. And he explores how that value is coming under pressure from terrorist threats, macroeconomic crisis, pandemics, autocratic populism, and climate change.

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  Principal in Balance - Leading...

  Jessica M. Cabeen

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  Reports of burnout, stress, and compassion fatigue are on the rise. Healthy leaders who learn balance can create motivation, confidence, quality collaboration, and enthusiasm among staff and other stakeholders. Principal in Balance offers principals strategies and tools to take more ownership of their lives at work and home, so everyone in the K–12 educational community can thrive. 
   
   
   
  Nationally distinguished principal and author Jessica Cabeen shows you how to navigate leading at work and having a fulfilling life. Throughout the book, you gain actionable points to help you set achievable goals, find time to accomplish them, and have time to enjoy rest at home. You'll learn to better meet the needs of your administration, staff, parents, and students using intentional and creative actions without sacrificing yourself. 
   
   
   
  ● Learn to balance work and life to create higher productivity 
   
   
   
  ● Gain proven tips for successful goal setting, staff retention, and student learning 
   
   
   
  ● Make intentional space in your daily life for self-care and permission to rest 
   
   
   
  Principal in Balance offers a practical, timely approach by a school leader for school leaders to cultivate work/life balance.

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  Keeping Family Secrets - Shame...

  Margaret K. Nelson

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  All families have secrets but the facts requiring secrecy change with time. Nowadays a lesbian partnership, a "bastard" son, or a criminal grandfather might be of little or no consequence but could have unraveled a family at an earlier moment in history. Margaret K. Nelson is interested in how families keep secrets from each other and from outsiders when to do otherwise would risk eliciting not only embarrassment or discomfort, but profound shame and, in some cases, danger. Drawing on over 150 memoirs describing childhoods in the period between the aftermath of World War II and the 1960s, Nelson highlights the importance of history in creating family secrets and demonstrates the use of personal stories to understand how people make sense of themselves and their social worlds. 
   
   
   
  Keeping Family Secrets uncovers hidden stories of same-sex attraction among boys, unwed pregnancies among teenage girls, the institutionalization of children with mental and physical disabilities, participation in left-wing political activities, adoption, and Jewish ancestry. The members of ordinary families kept these issues secret to hide the disconnect between the reality of their own family and the prevailing ideals of what a family should be. Keeping Family Secrets sheds light not only on decades-old secrets but pushes us to confront what secrets our families keep today.

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  999 Inside Death Row in the...

  Arnaud Gaillard

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  On death row, the poorest and most numerous, with no family and no decent lawyer, are sometimes executed before all their appeals have been exhausted. Their fate consigned to modest prison cemeteries. In Texas, the number engraved on the cement stone begins with 999.
  Out of 50 American states, 34 still have the death penalty. Why and how? The author's investigation took him to California, Utah, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi and Pennsylvania. A human immersion into the heart of American society and its judicial system, through encounters with death row inmates, lawyers and victims' families.
  This fascinating book finely deconstructs the American myth of fair and infallible justice—from the deplorable conditions of confinement to daily abuse, from random legal recourse to political and judicial manipulation. More than just a sentence, the death penalty appears to be torture with many faces. And in an America on the move, there are signs that abolition is on the way. 
  999, is the fruit of a fact-finding mission carried out by the French association, Ensemble contre la peine de mort (ECPM), with financial support from the European Union.

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