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  The Americans with Disabilities...

  Various Various

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  This program is read by an AI-based synthesized voice.

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  Sparkle's Story - Thrown Away...

  Louise Allen

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  Louise gets a frantic call to take in a damaged and destructive young girl. Separated from her siblings, Sparkle is hostile and angry. 
   
  A short while after settling in, Sparkle begins to identify as pansexual. A revolution is underway in the Allen household, with Sparkle’s transition motivating all of the young people to explore what becoming an adult means for them. 
   
  But it’s Sparkle’s escalating behaviour that causes concern. 
   
  Discovering a dark fact about Sparkle’s birth and the shocking events that the children in her house were part of, Louise is desperate for more help – and not just for the child in her care. As Sparkle’s erratic and violent behaviour increases, Louise finds herself and her homelife under serious threat.

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  Albert Einstein’s "Why...

  Albert Einstein

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  A contemporary look at Albert Einstein's classic call for socialism 
   
   
   
  First published more than seventy-five years ago in the inaugural issue of Monthly Review: An Independent Socialist Magazine, Albert Einstein's "Why Socialism?" is an unheralded classic. Written during the McCarthyite witch-hunt in the United States, it constituted an act of defiance, making a case for socialism unrivaled in its time or ours. Yet, its very existence has been an embarrassment to an establishment which has continually sought to downplay the significance of his iconoclastic essay, together with Einstein's socialism itself. 
   
   
   
  This volume includes Einstein's essay along with a detailed commentary on his essay by Monthly Review editor, John Bellamy Foster. Foster's introduction tells the story of Einstein's life-long commitment to socialism and the events leading to the publication of "Why Socialism?" and contextualizes the importance of his essay as we enter a time of planetary crisis and new threats of world war. Over the three-quarters of century since its publication, "Why Socialism?" is one of those rare statements whose power has only grown, reaching untold numbers of readers over the years. It is of crucial importance that―for the sake of the future of humanity―Einstein's message continues to proliferate.

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  Beyond Believable - 2 Books In...

  Owen Janssen

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  Beyond Believable: An Excessive Volume of Mind-blowing Facts, Funny True Stories, and Insanely Interesting Information for People Who Know Too Much is not your average book. It’s a thrilling adventure into the world of the bizarre and the unknown. 
  With TWO BOOKS IN ONE, Better Than Balderdash and Untypical Tales, you will be transported into a world of crazy, weird, and fascinating facts that will make you the life of the party! 
  Book 1, Better Than Balderdash, will keep you on the edge of your seat with a collection of stories that sound too weird to be true. Did you know that the shortest war ever recorded lasted only 38 minutes? Or that a woman once survived falling out of an airplane without a parachute? Or that there is an island in Japan that is overrun by friendly bunnies? Get ready to discover some of the most insane and true facts in the world! 
  Book 2, Untypical Tales, is a collection of extraordinary stories that will challenge your understanding of the world. From Switzerland's strange rules about guinea pigs to the birth of the potato chip, you'll be amazed at the weird and wonderful world we live in. 
  With both books in one, Beyond Believable offers an extensive volume of fascinating facts and unbelievable true stories. The book is the perfect gift for anyone who loves trivia, or for those looking for something to spice up a long road trip or boring afternoon at home. 
  So, get ready for a fun-filled journey beyond your wildest imagination, where reality is stranger than fiction. With Beyond Believable, you will become the ultimate master of trivial knowledge, and never be lost for conversation starters again!

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  Bringing Philosophy to Life #5 -...

  Albert A. Anderson

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  Is the access to education equal for all? And if not, what happens when knowledge is only for the limited few?In this episode, Albert A. Anderson continues the discussion of education from the last episode, this time with a focus on the political battlefield of the public school system. For fans of the podcast 'Philosophize This!'In this series, philosopher and author, Albert A. Anderson, explores the modern world through ancient philosophers such as Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. He provides insightful analyses on the practical applications of philosophy in our daily lives, and brings a fresh perspective on how these concepts can create a better understanding of the world around us. In this podcast, you will be presented with philosophical ideas in a way that is accessible and easy to understand, making it an engaging listen for both old and new philosophy enthusiasts.Albert A. Anderson, Ph.D., is Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Babson College in Massachusetts, where he held an endowed chair as Murata Professor of Ethics from 1995 to 2003. He has also held tenured faculty appointments in philosophy at Clark University and Albion College and full-time positions at Bates College and Rhode Island School of Design. He was a founding member of the International Society for Universal Dialogue serving as its president from 1996-2001. He is president of Agora Publications, Inc., which specializes in translating, adapting, and performing classical philosophical texts.

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  Scout Camp - Sex Death and...

  James Renner

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  In the summer of 1995, at the largest Boy Scout camp in Ohio, a night of sexual violence ended with one counselor dead and another hospitalized. The death was ruled "accidental." It wouldn't be the last death associated with Seven Ranges Reservation. 
   
   
   
  James Renner, too, was a counselor at Seven Ranges that year. He was always sure there must be more to the story of Mike Klingler's death, because Renner also knew firsthand that the 900-acre camp was not the safe getaway it was portrayed to be. On Friday nights the boys were ushered into the woods for a frightening ceremony in which they learned the rules for becoming good young men—and, above all, that keeping secrets was a scout's duty. No matter how dark the secrets were. 
   
   
   
  Determined to face his demons, Renner embarks on a journey back to that tumultuous summer and exposes a clandestine society that left indelible scars on the scouts and the staff who were there. For Renner himself, it meant opening up about his twisted upbringing, his issues with trust and sexuality, and a lifetime of self-medication. The result is a deeply personal, no-holds-barred, and vitally important true crime memoir.

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