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  A Spiritual Journey of a...

  Dan Millman

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  This deep dialogue uncovers many spiritual laws in everyday life. Millman gives us a taste of the four mentors who guided him on his spiritual quest. He calls these teachers The Professor, The Guru, The Warrior-Priest, and The Sage. They transmitted practical wisdom and spiritual laws for living wisely and well. These laws are as immutable as gravity.

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  Lyrics & Lines by "Carolus"

  J.P. Parkinson

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  Written under the pseudonym "Carolus", Lyrics & Lines is a book of poems written, probably circa 1890 - 1900, as a gift to one he had loved and lost. 
  Love, Humour, Moralisation and the Macabre all come together in a most readable and enjoyable manner.  
   Who he was, when and exactly where he lived and his age at the time he wrote this book are unknown. That he was a modest man can be gleaned from his description of himself as "..a poetaster".  
  Beautifully written; these poems should not only appeal to lovers of poetry but to those who would never normally consider reading verse.

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  War in Ukraine - Making Sense of...

  Nicolas J.S. Davies, Medea...

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  Russia's brutal February 2022 invasion of Ukraine has attracted widespread condemnation across the West. Government and media circles present the conflict as a simple dichotomy between an evil empire and an innocent victim. In this concise, accessible and highly informative primer, Medea Benjamin and Nicolas Davies insist the picture is more complicated. 
   
   
   
  Yes, Russia's aggression was reckless and, ultimately, indefensible. But the West's reneging on promises to halt eastward expansion of NATO in the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union played a major part in prompting Putin to act. So did the U.S. involvement in the 2014 Ukraine coup and Ukraine's failure to implement the Minsk peace agreements. The result is a conflict that is increasingly difficult to resolve, one that could conceivably escalate into all-out war between the United States and Russia—the world's two leading nuclear powers. 
   
   
   
  Skillfully bringing together the historical record and current analysis, War in Ukraine looks at the events leading up to the conflict, surveys the different parties involved, and weighs the risks of escalation and opportunities for peace. For anyone who wants to get beneath the heavily propagandized media coverage to an understanding of a war with consequences that could prove cataclysmic, this timely book will be an urgent necessity.

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  A Muslim American Slave - The...

  Omar Ibn Said

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  Born to a wealthy family in West Africa around 1770, Omar Ibn Said was abducted and sold into slavery in the United States, where he came to the attention of a prominent North Carolina family after filling "the walls of his room with piteous petitions to be released, all written in the Arabic language," as one local newspaper reported. Ibn Said soon became a local celebrity, and in 1831 he was asked to write his life story, producing the only known surviving American slave narrative written in Arabic. 
   
   
   
  In A Muslim American Slave, Ala Alryyes offers both a definitive translation and an authoritative edition of this singularly important work, lending new insights into the early history of Islam in America and exploring the multiple, shifting interpretations of Ibn Said's narrative by the nineteenth-century missionaries, ethnographers, and intellectuals who championed it. 
   
   
   
  This edition presents the English translation of Ibn Said's Arabic narrative, augmented by Alryyes's comprehensive introduction, contextual essays and historical commentary by leading literary critics and scholars of Islam and the African diaspora and other writings by Omar Ibn Said. The result is an invaluable addition to our understanding of writings by enslaved Americans and a timely reminder that "Islam" and "America" are not mutually exclusive terms.

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  100 Facts About Cognitive Biases...

  Science-Based Language Learning Lab

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  Introduction to the 100 Somethings Language Learning Series 
   
  Welcome to a revolutionary approach to language learning! This series helps you master Spanish by intertwining it with compelling topics like Cognitive Biases. Each book centers on a theme (art, science, history) and presents 100 carefully chosen facts in both English and Spanish. 
   
  How It Works: 
   
  - Each fact is first introduced in Spanish, encouraging you to interpret it. 
   
  - The following page provides the fact in English and then repeats it in Spanish, aiding comprehension and memorization. 
   
  - The second half flips this order—English first, then Spanish, and English again—helping you practice translation in both directions for better mastery. 
   
  Benefits: 
   
  - Concise Learning: Focuses on one-sentence facts to ensure every word learned is impactful and directly related to your interests, making them easier to remember. 
   
  - Reinforcement: Alternating languages for each fact naturally strengthens vocabulary and grammar. 
   
  - Engagement: Learning vocabulary through topics you're passionate about keeps the process dynamic and relevant. 
   
  - Dual Knowledge: You enrich your understanding of a specific subject while learning a new language. 
   
  This series is tailored for learners who thrive on clear, targeted information, making it both educational and enjoyable. Whether you’re a beginner or expanding your linguistic skills, this series promises an effective and engaging educational journey. Embrace these 100 facts and let your passions drive your progress in mastering a new language!

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  Taken No More - Protect Your...

  JD Robin Boyle-Laisure

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  A comprehensive guide that empowers parents with the knowledge and strategies to keep their children safe from human trafficking and cults. 
    
  Our digital age is bringing unprecedented challenges to child-rearing. Predators lurk online and in the real world, exploiting children from all walks of life. Anyone can be trafficked, and anyone can be recruited into a cult. So how do we keep our children safe? 
    
  In Taken No More: Protect Your Children Against Traffickers and Cults, Robin Boyle-Laisure warns parents, caregivers, and guardians about the dangers of human trafficking and cults. She offers tips on how to talk to children of any age to make sure they are aware and on guard but not sheltered, and includes an entire chapter devoted to online predatory behavior due to its ever-rising influence. Boyle-Laisure also describes the progressive stages of targeting, grooming, recruitment, coercion, and control and provides warning signs that a child is being groomed. 
    
  Drawing on expert insight and full of strategies and resources that readers can turn to for help, Taken No More is a vital guidebook for parents, as well as for educators, law enforcement, law makers, and more. It takes a village to stop human trafficking and cult recruitment, but it starts with each individual—adults and children alike—having the knowledge and awareness to recognize the signs.

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