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  Famine Affluence and Morality

  Peter Singer

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  In 1972, the young philosopher Peter Singer published "Famine, Affluence and Morality," which rapidly became one of the most widely discussed essays in applied ethics. Through this article, Singer presents his view that we have the same moral obligations to those far away as we do to those close to us. He argued that choosing not to send life-saving money to starving people on the other side of the earth is the moral equivalent of neglecting to save drowning children because we prefer not to muddy our shoes. If we can help, we must—and any excuse is hypocrisy. Singer's extreme stand on our moral obligations to others became a powerful call to arms and continues to challenge people's attitudes towards extreme poverty. Today, it remains a central touchstone for those who argue we should all help others more than we do. 
   
   
   
  As Bill and Melinda Gates observe in their foreword, in the age of today's global philanthropy, Singer's essay is as relevant now as it ever was. This concise edition collects the original article, two of Singer's more recent popular writings on our obligations to others around the world, and a new introduction by Singer that discusses his current thinking.

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  Leadership and Self-Deception...

  May Francis

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  "Leadership and Self Deception Guide: Overcoming self-deception and achieving your potential" is a comprehensive guide to unlocking your leadership potential.  
  This book delves into the concept of self-deception, exploring the unconscious biases that hold leaders back and the impact it has on their effectiveness.  
  The book provides a roadmap for self-awareness and introspection, helping readers to identify their own self-deceptions and overcome them. It also offers practical strategies for transforming into an effective leader, including the role of emotional intelligence, the importance of personal growth, and the impact of self-awareness on leadership.  
  This book is filled with real-life examples of leaders who have overcome self-deception and the lessons learned from their experiences. If you're looking to achieve your full potential as a leader, "Leadership and Self Deception Guide" is a must-read. 
   

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  Where The Bluestem Stands -...

  Jeffrey Rittenhouse

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Kansas is blowing away. 
  In the spring of 1934, Birdie Marsh drives back to her grandmother's farm outside Willow Creek with everything she owns in the truck bed, two daughters beside her on the seat, and a bank note coming due in six months she has no clear way to pay. The Townsend Farm has been sitting empty, the chicken coop home to fourteen hens and not much else. Birdie has the deed, the ground, and the conviction that her grandmother's farm will not be lost on her watch. 
  What she builds from that beginning surprises even her. 
  Starting with a dinner order she cannot fill alone, Birdie begins buying eggs from neighboring farm women and selling them under the Townsend Farm name. Then preserves. Then a standing account with a store on Second Street in Dodge City and a line on the Cattlemen's Hotel menu. One by one, three farm families join the network: Clara Eberly, raising her son alone on a widowed farm. Helen Calloway, whose husband's failing health has put everything at risk. Lydia Unruh, a Mennonite matriarch who has kept her community to itself for fifty years, decides, after careful consideration, that this arrangement is correct arithmetic. 
  The note gets paid. The name goes on a shelf in Dodge. And then the real work begins. 
  Through the winter and into a spring that turns darker than anyone expects, Birdie tends the operation and the women in it, reckoning with a daughter who is teaching herself algebra and another who negotiated sunflowers into the garden plan on the grounds that they don't have to be a preserve; they can just be there. The Townsend Farm becomes something beyond one farm's story. 
  Then the sky turns black. 
  April 14, 1935. Black Sunday. The worst storm of the Dust Bowl decade rolls across the Kansas plain and tests everything Birdie has put into the ground: the crops, the flock, the network, the name. What holds and what blows away comes down to the same thing it has always come down to on this prairie: roots. How deep they go.

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  Make to Know - From spaces of...

  Lorne Buchman

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  A journey through the minds of some of the most creative people on the planet reveals that creativity is rarely a “lightbulb moment” and instead arrives through a process of making and self-understanding.The creative process is winding. It involves entertaining uncertainty and improvising new paths to knowing. In this insightful and informed book, Lorne M. Buchman, an international leader in art and design education and president of ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California, guides readers through stories of a diverse and talented group of artists, entrepreneurs, innovators, and designers. Including such luminaries as Yves Béhar, Chris Kraus, Zack Snyder, Paula Scher, and Frank Gehry and businesses like Apple and Tesla who have changed the world as we know it, Buchman focuses on the revelatory nature of the creative journey itself.Michelangelo is said to have seen the angel in the stone and carved away until he set him free. Make to Know is about making as a path to knowing―presenting creativity as a “carving away” toward a revelation, not as a fully formed epiphany gleaned from a mysterious ether. As Buchman reveals throughout this provocative book, uncertainty is the space where discovery happens and where creators can be both playful and imaginative. Whether you’re an artist, designer, writer, daydreamer, or doodler, anyone can learn from these lessons on the varied paths to self-expression.

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  INTERNET ADDICTION IN CHILDREN -...

  JORDAN BELZEC

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  Do you feel helpless in the face of your children's excessive internet use? Have you noticed changes in their behavior that concern you?  
  What if I told you there's a solution that can help you understand and address the issue? 
  "Internet Addiction in Children" is your guide to unraveling the dynamics of digital dependence and safeguarding the mental and physical health of your loved ones. 
  Discover what makes the online world so appealing to today's youth and how you can intervene to maintain a healthy balance. With "Internet Addiction in Children," you'll not only address your concerns but also gain the tools needed to guide your children toward more mindful technology use. 
  A part of what you'll learn:Understanding Internet AddictionReasons, Recognition, and Causes fo Internet AddictionImpact on Mental HealthImpact on Physical HealthHow to Overcome Internet Addiction 
  Invest in your family's well-being today! Purchase "Internet Addiction in Children" and start building a digital connection that fosters your children's healthy growth. Don't let excessive internet use negatively impact their future. Listen it now and begin the journey toward a balanced family in the ever-growing digital age.

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  Light-Horse Harry - A Biography...

  Noel B. Gerson

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  Henry Lee learnt to ride before he was five, joined Washington's Army at nineteen, and was appointed Captain of the Fifth Troop of Virginia Dragoons at twenty. At twenty-two, Colonel Lee took command of a mixed cavalry and infantry unit known as "Lee's Legion"—the finest offensive team in the Continental Army. Nicknamed "Light-Horse Harry" for his raids on British supply wagons, the young Virginian quickly earned a reputation for horsemanship and distinguished himself as one of the most skilled and courageous cavalry officers of the American Revolution. 
   
   
   
  After the war Lee served in the Virginia legislature, in Congress, in the Virginia Convention of 1788 that ratified the federal Constitution, and as governor of the state. His political career was interrupted while he commanded the Army to put down the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794. From 1799 to 1801 he served in the House of Representatives. 
   
   
   
  Noel B. Gerson charts the triumphs and tragedies of one of the nation's most distinguished citizens, whose rise to fame was overshadowed by bankruptcy, imprisonment, and injuries he received from an angry mob. Drawing on a wealth of contemporary sources, including private correspondence and Lee's own published memoirs, Gerson masterfully portrays a dedicated patriot and natural-born soldier, a trait he passed on to his son, General Robert E. Lee.

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