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  A Philosophy of Walking

  Frédéric Gros

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  This "passionate affirmation of the simple life, and joy in simple things" explores how walking influenced history's greatest thinkers—from Henry David Thoreau and Jack Kerouac to Gandhi and Nietzsche (Observer).In this French bestseller, leading thinker and philosopher Frédéric Gros charts the many different ways we get from A to B—the pilgrimage, the promenade, the protest march, the nature ramble—and reveals what they say about us.Gros draws attention to other thinkers who also saw walking as something central to their practice. On his travels he ponders Thoreau's eager seclusion in Walden Woods; the reason Rimbaud walked in a fury, while Nerval rambled to cure his melancholy. He shows us how Rousseau walked in order to think, while Nietzsche wandered the mountainside to write. In contrast, Kant marched through his hometown every day, exactly at the same hour, to escape the compulsion of thought. Brilliant and erudite, A Philosophy of Walking is an entertaining and insightful manifesto for putting one foot in front of the other.

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  Harriet Beecher Stowe: A short...

  5 Minutes, 5 Minute Biographies,...

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  Harriet Beecher-Stowe, fighter for emancipation and novelist: Life and works in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!

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  Parallel Parenting - The Only...

  Wendy Carter

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  Are you tired of being the villain in your own life story? 
  Worried about how this constant conflict might be affecting your kids? 
  Do you feel like a pawn in a chess game with no end in sight? 
  Fed up with the endless power struggles with your ex? 
  Believe me, I get it. 
  It's a tough gig being a co-parent, especially when every interaction feels like walking into a war zone. You're here because you need a way out of this high-stress situation, and guess what? You're in the right place. 
  But first a warning: 
  This isn't some magic potion that instantly resolves all co-parenting conflicts. If you're searching for an overnight panacea without doing any groundwork, then this might not be for you. This book requires honesty with oneself, a willingness to commit time and effort, and the desire for lasting change. But if you're ready to roll up your sleeves and invest in a peaceful co-parenting future, this book can be your roadmap. 
  Does any of these situations sounds familiar? 
  - Your kid's soccer game becomes a tension-filled standoff with your ex. 
  - Drop-offs and pick-ups turn into battlegrounds rather than pleasant exchanges. 
  - Boundaries you set are constantly disrespected or ignored. 
  - Conversations about your kids devolve into accusations and arguments. 
  - Your children often become pawns in power plays. 
  - Decisions about schooling, healthcare, or simple routines become epic sagas. 
  - You're left feeling stressed, anxious, or upset after every interaction with your ex. 
  - You fear for your child's emotional wellbeing amidst all the conflict. 
  So, are you ready to trade high-drama for high-harmony? 
  Are you prepared to redefine your co-parenting journey? Ready to put your kids first in the healthiest way possible? Then it's time to take the next step.

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  Intermediate French: The...

  Lingo Publishing

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  Looking for a comprehensive, easy-to-follow, and FUN way to get beyond beginner French – and start speaking more like a native? You’ve come to the right place!  
  Get ready to learn this fascinating language, its history, and its impact on the culture we’ve grown to love in France! In this course, you’ll be poised to learn many everyday phrases, greetings, questions, travel help, and much more. 
  Discover how this language was initially developed, enrich your knowledge about its heritage and the cultural changes that brought new and different linguistic evolution, and then jump right into mastering its present use beyond the basics. You’ll quickly pick up on its present-day conversational French without becoming overwhelmed with dull or rigid exercises; the helpful reviews and self-paced approach are practical, keeping you intrigued enough to move to the next topic, fully understanding what you’ve just learned.  
  Are you ready to:Skip the tedious exercises that frustrate more than teach?Find out how to get around in French cities and towns with ease?Discover French literature and other cultural aspects of France?Become comfortable around other French speakers, handling everyday situations with ease?Gain confidence in online situations as well as one-on-one personal encounters? 
  You’ve likely completed the building blocks for this language; let’s move beyond and become fluent in everyday phrases, getting around town, eating out, and conversing with the people in France – or wherever you find this fascinating language spoken. 
  Assisted by skill-building exercises and a plethora of samples involving everyday situations, you’ll be speaking intermediate French with ease in no time! 
  Click on “add to cart”, and start your journey to mastering the beautiful language of France! 

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  COPOUT - How governments have...

  Nick Breeze

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  ‘Wry and passionate first-hand observations from the global climate negotiations – essential for capturing the spirit of this endlessly frustrating struggle’ – Bill McKibben 
  Most people tend to turn away, perhaps understandably, from the key existential issue of the day: climate change or, some would say more accurately, climate collapse. Nick Breeze tells the engaging, very human story of successive COP conferences over the past decade: it is a tale of imperfection, failure even, but not yet defeat. 
  So far, the UN process has achieved almost the exact opposite of what it first set out to achieve at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992. Nick shows clearly that it is not Extinction Rebellion, Just Stop Oil nor any other climate protesters who are the extremists; the true extremists are the policymakers who consistently undermine faltering efforts to reduce emissions. Repeatedly claiming to be saving us whilst allowing carbon emissions to continue rising, governments have failed their people on climate. Nick shows us how, why and what we can do about it. 
  The public remains largely uninformed about climate change and, for the most part, those who seek to draw attention to the issue are seen as ‘crazy’. There remains a terrifying gap between scientific reality and political action. 
  Packed with his own experiences and insights from expert interviewees, Nick’s page-turning account is less about the intricacies of the science and more about the mainstream perception of how we are understanding and responding to the problem.

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  The Drop - How the Most...

  Anonymous

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  In this revelatory and original book, award-winning author of the acclaimed surf memoir On a Wave illuminates the connection between waves, addiction, and recovery, exploring what surfing can teach us about the powerful undertow of addictive behaviors and the ways to swim free of them. 
   
  Addiction is arguably the dominant feature of contemporary life: sex, gambling, exercise, eating, shopping, Internet use—there's virtually no pleasurable activity that can't morph into a destructive obsession. For Americans under the age of fifty-five, the leading cause of death is drug overdose. But there is another side of addiction. 
  In some instances, the very activities that can lead to addiction can also lead out of it. As neurologists have recently discovered, surfing is a kind of study in the mechanism of addiction, delivering dopamine to the ""pleasure"" center of the brain and reshaping priorities and desire in a feedback loop of narrowing focus. Thad Ziolkowski knows this dynamic intimately. A lifelong surfer, he has been surrounded by addiction since his boyhood. In this unique, groundbreaking book, part addiction memoir, part sociological study, part spiritual odyssey, Ziolkowski dismantles the myth of surfing as a radiantly wholesome lifestyle immune to the darker temptations of the culture and discovers among the rubble a new way to understand and ultimately overcome addiction.  
  Combining his own story with insights from scientists, progressive thinkers and the experiences of top surfers and addicts from around the world, Ziolkowski shows how getting on a board and catching a wave is a unique and deeply instructive means of riding out of the darkness and back into the light. Yet while surfing is his salvation, its lessons can applied to other activities that can pull us free from the lethal undertow of addiction and save lives. 

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