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  Try Not to Be Strange - The...

  Michael Hingston

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  On his fifteenth birthday, in the summer of 1880, future science-fiction writer M.P. Shiel sailed with his father and the local bishop from their home in the Caribbean out to the nearby island of Redonda—where, with pomp and circumstance, he was declared the island’s king. A few years later, when Shiel set sail for a new life in London, his father gave him some advice: Try not to be strange. It was almost as if the elder Shiel knew what was coming. 
  Try Not to Be Strange: The Curious History of the Kingdom of Redonda tells, for the first time, the complete history of Redonda’s transformation from an uninhabited, guano-encrusted island into a fantastical and international kingdom of writers. With a cast of characters including forgotten sci-fi novelists, alcoholic poets, vegetarian publishers, Nobel Prize frontrunners, and the bartenders who kept them all lubricated while angling for the throne themselves, Michael Hingston details the friendships, feuds, and fantasies that fueled the creation of one of the oddest and most enduring micronations ever dreamt into being. Part literary history, part travelogue, part quest narrative, this cautionary tale about what happens when bibliomania escapes the shelves and stacks is as charming as it is peculiar—and blurs the line between reality and fantasy so thoroughly that it may never be entirely restored.

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  A Brief Global History of the Left

  Shlomo Sand

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  The Left seems to be dying a slow death. While many commenters have predicted its demise, the Left has always defied these bleak prognoses and risen from the ashes in the most unexpected ways. Nevertheless, we are witnessing today a global decline in organized movements on the Left, and while social struggles and rebellious citizens continue to challenge dominant political regimes, these efforts do not translate into support for traditional left parties or into the creation of dynamic movements on the left. 
   
   
   
  Bestselling historian Shlomo Sand argues that the global decline of the Left is linked to the waning of the idea of equality that has united citizens in the past and inspired them to engage in collective action. Sand retraces the evolution of this idea in a wide-ranging account that includes seventeenth-century England, the French Revolution, the birth of anarchism and Marxism, the decolonial, feminist, and civil rights revolts, and the left populism of our time. In piecing together the thinkers and movements that built the Left, Sand illuminates the global and transnational dynamics which pushed them forward, often picking up the gauntlets their predecessors had laid down. He outlines how they shaped the notion of equality, while also analyzing how they were confronted by its material reality, and the lessons that they did—or did not—draw from this.

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  Indian Legends of the Cuyamaca...

  Mary Elizabeth Johnson

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  A Dusty Tomes Audio BookIn Cooperation with Spoken Realms 
  Indian Legends of the Cuyamaca Mountains by Mary Elizabeth Johnson. Published in 1914 by Mary Elizabeth Johnson. 
  Narrated by Joseph Tabler. This book is in the public domain. It is read ‘as written.'Audio copyright 2024 
  Contents of the booklet: 
  ForewordHilsh Ki’e—Pine TreeHuts-tah’ Ta-mil ‘tah—Hanging HeadAh-ha’ Wi Ah-ha’—Water Colder WaterAh Kwer-rup’—Disease CureHul-ya-oo’ Nimoo-lu ‘kah—Phantom BasketNa-wa-Ti ‘e—Big HouseIn-yar’en Ah-ha’—No Eyes in WaterSeen-u-how ‘How-wak’—Old Woman’s TwinsSeen-u-how ‘Hum-poo’—Old Woman’s WhipKwut ah Lu ‘e-ah—Song DanceAh Kwir’—Red Paint (part missing) 
  From the Author’s Foreword:Indian lore of the Cuyamaca Mountains and surrounding region in San Diego County, California, abounds in myths and legends handed down from generation to generation by tribal song and squaw-tale. Yet so swiftly has the hand of civilization wiped out the old traditions and customs, that but few Indians remain who remember them, and fewer still are those willing to divulge them. Only when one comes into intimate contact with them is one accorded the privilege and honor of hearing the tales of their ancestors. And it is through the friendship of some of the old-type Indians, that the author has been allowed a glimpse of the inner shrine of their lives. 
  Cuyamaca is evidently a Spanish corruption of the Indian words Ah-ha’ Kwe-ah-mac’ (Water Beyond), a name used by the Indians, first to designate a location high on the middle mountain, but afterward applied to the entire group. 
  These mountains had distinctive names also. The one farthest north, they called E-yee’ (Nest), because they believed that a big nest or den was on one of its slopes in which the wild animals disappeared when hunted, thus safely evading pursuit. The middle one, Hal-kwo-kwilsh’ (Tough Strong), gained this title in the battle of the peaks when he proved very formidable. The one known as the Cuyamaca Peak, acquired the name of Poo-kwoo-sqwee’ (Crooked Neck), in the same battle. And before the battle still another peak, Hilsh Ki’e (Pine Tree), belonged to the group, so the Indians say, but now lives far away. 
  Pronunciation:The Indians accent their words strongly and enunciate with their teeth very nearly closed, which gives their language a rhythmical cadence quite pleasing to the ear. 
  Dusty Tomes Audio Books are public domain books retrieved from history. If today’s technology had been available when first printed, they would be audio books already. I am grateful for the opportunity to record them now. Read online at archive.org and Hathitrust.org. 
  Narrator’s note: I read only as written. These old books were once solid sellers for bookmen of their time. I believe they can shed light on their times and ours. Loving obscure and remote literature, they are a distinct pleasure for me to read to you. These turn out to be distant and unknown only so long as they remain unread, or unheard. Aloha.

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  The Resilience Plan - A...

  Marie-Hélène Pelletier

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  Resilience is not a given. You need a strategy.Leaders and business professionals handle grueling hours and exceed high expectations. They are undaunted by challenges and embrace opportunities for growth. They assume they are resilient.But given enough demands, anyone can burn out. This makes logical sense, yet you likely still think it could never be you. You are fabulous and at risk of burning out.Resilience is not an innate character trait. Whether you’re in a leadership role or working as part of a team, you need to implement strategies that build and nurture resilience. You need a resilience plan.Award-winning mental health expert Marie-Hélène Pelletier draws on her clinical practice and extensive knowledge in therapeutics and business practices to explore how resilience is the best defense against burnout and how everyone can build it in themselves—not with a one-size-fits-all plan but with strategies to help you create a custom plan.Pelletier uses relatable stories and activities to bring her concepts into context. By working through the exercises in this practical guide, you will have a goal-oriented, custom strategy with the knowledge to implement and sustain it, to protect your health and success into the future.

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  How to Heal Trauma Using...

  Emily Stone

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  If your body still lives in the past even though your mind knows you're safe, then keep reading...
   
  
   
  You've tried talking about it. You've tried thinking your way through it. But trauma doesn't live in your thoughts—it lives in your nervous system.
   
  Your body is still keeping score, even when you're trying to move on.
   
  Traditional therapy asks you to understand your trauma. Polyvagal Theory teaches you to release it. Not through more talking, but through understanding the language your nervous system has been screaming in all along.
   
  This isn't about reliving your past. It's about rewiring your present.
   
  
   
  You'll discover:
  
  Why your body reacts before your mind can catch up
  How your vagus nerve controls your sense of safety
  The science behind why you freeze, flee, or fight
  How to shift from survival mode to thriving mode
  Why "just calm down" has never worked for you
  The missing piece in traditional trauma therapy
  
   
  Healing trauma isn't about being strong enough to push through it.
   
  It's about being wise enough to work with your body's natural systems. Your nervous system isn't broken—it's been protecting you. Now it's time to teach it that the danger has passed.
   
  
   
  Grab your copy and start speaking your body's language today!

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  The Art of Starting Over - A...

  Kobe Campbell

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  If you're stuck in the painful middle of healing--aware of your trauma but unsure how to move forward--you'll find here a clear, compassionate blueprint for using your story as building material for a beautiful future. 
  Trying to heal from trauma can feel like sorting through the ruins of a once-familiar life. Award-winning licensed trauma therapist and mental health educator Kobe Campbell wants to show you how the ashes you stand on can become fertile ground. 
  Bringing the same clinically informed, real-world wisdom that made Kobe's first book so popular, The Art of Starting Over introduces principles of Post-Traumatic Growth to help you navigate the journey from revelation to reconstruction. As you follow Kobe's transformative guidance, you'll discover how to:Move from feeling helpless to becoming empowered as the architect of a new life aheadImplement five key "schema shifts" that help you see your painful past as the foundation for a resilient new identityEngage in practical, evidence-based activities that foster holistic healingDeepen your faith as you let go of myths you've held about God, prayer, and controlTrade a posture of fear-based performance and avoidance for a posture defined by love, acceptance, and hope 
    
  You are not broken--and it's not too late to start over. Join Kobe on this journey of reconstruction and discover that the future you long for is not beyond reach. It's just waiting to be built as you rediscover what's possible when truth, compassion, and faith work together.

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