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  Can Scientists Succeed Where...

  Peter Agre, MB BChir Seema Yasmin

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  How can science prevail when policies fall short? 
   
   
   
  Sometimes in secret, sometimes as official ambassadors for their governments, scientists trade their white coats for blazers, stepping out of the lab and directly into sensitive, often life-threatening global crises. Think of the Paris Climate Agreement or the Iran Nuclear Deal, the Manhattan Project, and the Antarctic Treaty of 1959. Scientists have played a pivotal role in many of the greatest episodes in political history. 
   
   
   
  But what prompts their involvement in international affairs, and what are some of the impacts of their efforts? Can Scientists Succeed Where Politicians Fail? recounts Nobel laureate Dr. Peter Agre's career as a physician-scientist who went from studying malaria and other diseases to meeting with Fidel Castro in Cuba, discoursing with North Korean officials, and traveling into the Islamic Republic of Iran. 
   
   
   
  The book explores Agre's story alongside those of volcanologists in North Korea, epidemiologists in Latin America, and other scientists who have and are working alongside politicians, from African tribal chiefs to communist leaders, to tackle natural disasters and infectious threats in new ways.

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  It's Up to Us - Ten Little Ways...

  Anonyme

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  A Little Book about Big ChangeWe all want the same things. We want to live a life of purpose and meaning. We want to leave a legacy for our children and grandchildren. We want to leave the world a better place. And yet we spend so much time wringing our hands over what’s wrong and not nearly enough time fixing those things within our control.John Kasich has walked the corridors of power both in the politics, as a former leader of Congress, governor of Ohio, presidential candidate, and in the private sector, as an in-demand public speaker, best-selling author and a strategic advisor to businesses and large non-profits. Yet he’s seen that the most powerful movements have started from the bottom up. Rather than waiting on Washington, the solutions happen once we become leaders in our own lives and communities. The strength and resilience of our nation lies in each of us. That’s what this book is about.In It’s Up to Us, Kasich shares the ten little ways we each can bring about big change. Taken together, they chart a path for each to follow as we look to live a life bigger than ourselves. Taken one-by-one, they can help to lift us from a place of outrage or complacency or helplessness and move us closer to our shared American dream.

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  Tao Te Ching - A New English...

  Anonyme

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  In 81 brief chapters, Lao-Tzu's Tao Te Ching, or Book of the Way, provides advice that imparts balance and perspective, a serene and generous spirit, and teaches us how to work for the good with the effortless skill that comes from being in accord with the Tao—the basic principle of the universe.  
  Stephen Mitchell's bestselling version has been widely acclaimed as a gift to contemporary culture.

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  Spies and Lies - How China's...

  Alex Joske

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  Spies and Lies a groundbreaking exposé of elite influence operations by China's little-known Ministry of State Security. Revealing for the first time how the Chinese Communist Party has tasked its spies to deceive the world, it challenges the conventional account of China's past, present, and future. 
   
   
   
  Mere years ago, Western governments chose to cooperate with China in the hope that it would liberalize, setting aside concerns about human rights abuses, totalitarian ambitions, and espionage. But the axiom of China's 'peaceful rise' has been fundamentally challenged by the Chinese Communist Party's authoritarian behavior under Xi Jinping. How did we get it wrong for so long? 
   
   
   
  Spies and Lies pierces the Ministry of State Security's walls of secrecy and reveals how agents of the Chinese Communist Party have spent decades manipulating the West's attitudes—from an Australian prime minister to the US Congress, prominent think tanks, and the FBI—about China's rise. Through interviews with defectors and intelligence officers, classified Chinese intelligence documents, and original investigations, the book unmasks dozens of active Chinese intelligence officers along with global MSS fronts, including travel agencies, writers' associations, publishing houses, alumni associations, newspapers, a Buddhist temple, a record company, and charities.

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  Psychedelics For Everyone - A...

  Matt Zemon MSc

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  In Psychedelics for Everyone, a #1 Amazon Best Seller in 19 categories,Matt Zemon provides readers with an inspiring foundation for understanding the profound transformational power of psychedelics. As psychiatric methods and medicines have advanced over the past fifty years, there is an entire group of possible treatment methodologies that the United States—and much of the Western world—has chosen to ignore and demonize. Despite this, there is a wide breadth of medical practitioners and indigenous healers who recognize the benefits of psychedelic treatment. In Psychedelics for Everyone, Matt Zemon shares personal stories of his use of psychedelics, as well as presents curated, medically reviewed information from experts in the clinical use of psychedelics that is certain to make anyone reevaluate all they’ve been taught about drugs.In this book, you’ll learn:How to microdoseWhere and how you can take psychedelics legallyTechniques for psychedelic preparation and integrationAnd much, much more….

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  The complete works of Lewis Carroll

  Lewis Carroll

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  What if imagination had no rules—and logic learned how to play?
  
  The Complete Works of Lewis Carroll brings together the full literary legacy of one of the most imaginative writers in world literature. Best known for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, Lewis Carroll created worlds where nonsense reveals truth, language bends reality, and curiosity leads to wonder.
  
  This comprehensive collection includes Carroll's beloved fantasy novels, whimsical poetry, and inventive short works—blending wordplay, satire, mathematics, and childlike imagination into stories that delight readers of all ages.
  
  Beneath the playful surface lies sharp wit and intellectual depth, making Carroll's writing as fascinating to adults as it is enchanting to children. His works continue to influence fantasy, children's literature, and modern storytelling.
  
  Inside this eBook, you'll explore:
  
  The complete Alice books and related writings
  
  Whimsical poems such as "Jabberwocky" and "The Hunting of the Snark"
  
  Inventive short fiction and playful essays
  
  A cornerstone collection of fantasy and nonsense literature
  
  Read aloud in families, studied in classrooms, and cherished worldwide, Lewis Carroll's works remain timeless celebrations of imagination and creativity.
  
  Step into worlds where logic dances and dreams speak. Buy now and experience the complete works of Lewis Carroll.

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