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  A Rare Recording of Carl Sagan...

  Carl Sagan

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  Carl Edward Sagan (November 9, 1934 to December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer, planetary scientist and science communicator. His best known scientific contribution is his research on the possibility of extraterrestrial life, including experimental demonstration of the production of amino acids from basic chemicals by exposure to light. He published more than 600 scientific papers and articles, and was author, co-author or editor of more than 20 books, including the bestseller, The Dragons of Eden. The following recording is Sagan's 1985 testimony before the US Congress on climate change.

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  Morning and Evening Thoughts -...

  James Allen, Tim Zengerink

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  What if you began and ended each day in a state of calm purpose—fueling your actions with clarity and ending your evenings in reflection and gratitude? 
  James Allen’s beloved devotional offers concise meditations for dawn and dusk. Adapted for modern readers, it infuses your day with uplifting perspectives, nurturing the virtues of patience, generosity, and inner peace. By embracing these time-honored reflections, you’ll discover a steadier, more intentional path through life. 
  What You’ll Discover in This Modern Translation: 
  - Short, powerful affirmations to frame your morning and evening 
  - The transformative effect of daily introspection and gratitude 
  - Methods to maintain spiritual focus throughout life’s changes 
  - Timeless wisdom that inspires tranquility at any hour 
  Imagine feeling a daily surge of hope upon waking and a sense of completion before sleeping—knowing each day is a purposeful step forward on your journey. James Allen’s words are your gentle companion, guiding you from sunrise to sunset. 
  Embrace each day with intention. Get your copy now and experience the power of daily reflection.

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  Ancient Egyptian Conspiracy...

  Editors Charles River

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  Given how far back the Egyptian civilization goes, it’s no surprise that Egypt is still full of mystery, and the unknown continues to generate conspiracy theories that attempt to fill in the gaps. For example, generations have viewed Egypt’s pyramids and the Great Sphinx as symbols of a lost past, which in turn leads to Egypt’s portrayal as a world full of romance and mystery. The age and structural integrity of these magnificent structures also make them symbols of longevity and power, which is only fitting because those are two purposes the ancient pharaohs who commissioned them intended them to serve. 
  In fact, while the sphinx was a well-known mythological creature among various ancient civilizations, the Egyptian statue that is now most famously associated with the creature is full of mysteries that have been endlessly debated throughout the centuries and continue to be hotly contested among scholars. The famous “Riddle of the Sphinx”, told by Sophocles in his play Oedipus Rex in the 5th century B.C., characterized the sphinx as a clever and powerful creature, and the mysteries of the Egyptian statue were discussed even among the ancient Romans. Even the source of the damage suffered by the Sphinx has become the stuff of legend, as evidenced by the story of Napoleon’s French soldiers shooting off the Sphinx’s nose. 
  Of course, the Sphinx is merely one object in Egypt that has been the source of endless theories. The discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb revived the legends of pharaohs’ curses and mummies, and ancient Egyptian art has been analyzed in seemingly every conceivable way possible as people come up with alternate theories for how the Egyptians built their most famous buildings and forged their enduring civilization.

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  Saving Ourselves from Big Car

  David Obst

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  Cars are killing people and making the planet uninhabitable. Crashes take the lives of more than a million people each year. Air pollution linked to motor vehicles contributes to even more untimely deaths. Highways and unsafe streets have devastated cities, yet traffic congestion still swallows up countless hours. And carbon emissions from transportation are a key driver of climate change, which threatens to make the world unlivable. Why do we still worship at the altar of the car? How can we find alternatives that are healthier for the planet and ourselves? 
    
  This book exposes how "Big Car"—the complex of companies in the automobile, oil, insurance, media, and concrete industries that promote and entrench car dependence—has pursued profit at the expense of the common good. David Obst explores how Big Car gained almost immeasurable influence over our lives, weighing the benefits and the costs of reliance on private automobiles. He details how industry covered up the harms of lead additives, fought against seatbelts, and continues to fund climate-change denialism. Obst considers the future of mobility, surveying how cities are experimenting with forms of transportation that offer alternatives to the dominance of cars. Provocative and comprehensive, Saving Ourselves from Big Car is a wake-up call for us to change how we use cars before it's too late.

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  The Home I Worked to Make -...

  Wendy Pearlman

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  War forced millions of Syrians from their homes. It also forced them to rethink the meaning of home itself. 
   
   
   
  In 2011, Syrians took to the streets demanding freedom. Brutal government repression transformed peaceful protests into one of the most devastating conflicts of our times, killing hundreds of thousands and displacing millions. The Home I Worked to Make takes Syria's refugee outflow as its point of departure. Based on hundreds of interviews conducted across more than a decade, it probes a question as intimate as it is universal: What is home? With gripping immediacy, Syrians now on five continents share stories of leaving, losing, searching, and finding (or not finding) home. Across this tapestry of voices, a new understanding emerges: home, for those without the privilege of taking it for granted, is both struggle and achievement. Recasting "refugee crises" as acts of diaspora-making, The Home I Worked to Make challenges listeners to grapple with the hard-won wisdom of those who survive war and to see, with fresh eyes, what home means in their own lives.

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  How to Analyze People with Dark...

  Jacob Anderson

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  Are you tired of people? You are thinking so hard why do they think and act so irrationally? 
  The truth is… you getting stressed because people do not behave according to your expectations. 
  In this book, you will learn excellent strategies to help you understand every person individually. You will realize why and how individuals behave randomly and the things that encourage them to do so. 
  You will learn detailed and comprehensive methods that will lead you to read a person like a professional. Apart from that, you'll become a better leader as you understand how to affect and influence others properly. 
  You will also be guided through strategies of defending and detecting yourself against mind control and manipulators, having gained the capability to read others' minds. 
  You will learn: 
  •   How to read people in a few seconds 
  •   Myers-Briggs 16 Personality Test 
  •   How to detect Romantic Interest in a moment 
  •   Male and Female Dating Signs 
  •   7 Ideologies behind successfully Influencing PeopleListen to this awesome audiobook!

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