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  Literature and the New Culture...

  Deborah Appleman

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  Can educators continue to teach troubling but worthwhile texts? 
   
   
   
  Our current "culture wars" have reshaped the politics of secondary literature instruction. Due to a variety of challenges from both the left and the right—to language or subject matter, to potentially triggering content, or to authors who have been canceled—school reading lists are rapidly shrinking. For many teachers, choosing which books to include in their curriculum has become an agonizing task with political, professional, and ethical dimensions. 
   
   
   
  In Literature and the New Culture Wars, Deborah Appleman calls for a reacknowledgment of the intellectual and affective work that literature can do, and offers ways to continue to teach troubling texts without doing harm. Rather than banishing challenged texts from our classrooms, she writes, we should be confronting and teaching the controversies they invoke. Her book is a timely and eloquent argument for a reasoned approach to determining what literature still deserves to be read and taught and discussed.

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  James Dean: A short biography -...

  5 Minutes, 5 Minute Biographies,...

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  James Dean, screen legend: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!

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  World Brain

  H. G. Wells

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  World Brain is a collection of essays and addresses by the English science fiction pioneer, social reformer, evolutionary biologist and historian H. G. Wells, dating from the period of 1936–1938. Throughout the book, Wells describes his vision of the World Brain: a new, free, synthetic, authoritative, permanent "World Encyclopaedia" that could help world citizens make the best use of universal information resources and make the best contribution to world peace.

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  On Writing and Failure - Or the...

  Stephen Marche

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  Writing is, and always will be, an act defined by failure. The best plan is to just get used to it.
  		 
  Failure is a topic discussed in every creative writing department in the world, but this is the book every beginning writer should have on their shelf to prepare them. Less a guide to writing and more a guide to what you need to continue existing as a writer, On Writing and Failure: Or, On the Peculiar Perseverance Required to Endure the Life of a Writer describes the defining role played by rejection in literary endeavors and contemplates failure as the essence of the writer’s life. Along with his own history of rejection, Marche offers stories from the history of writerly failure, from Ovid’s exile and Dostoevsky’s mock execution to James Baldwin's advice just to endure, where living with the struggle and the pointlessness of writing is the point.

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  As A Man Thinketh - Written by...

  James Allen

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  As a Man Thinketh, authored by James Allen and narrated by Curt Eric Clendenin of Inspirado Projecto podcast, is a profound philosophical work delving into the transformative power of thought. Allen posits that thoughts shape one’s character, circumstances, health, and destiny, comparing the mind to a garden where positive thoughts cultivate success and negative ones breed suffering. The audiobook’s reflective prose motivates listeners to harness their thoughts for happiness and purpose. Clendenin’s AI-narrated voice amplifies the introspective tone, inspiring self-discovery and personal growth in this concise, enduring guide to mental empowerment. 
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  James Allen (1864–1912), a British philosophical writer, pioneered the self-help genre with As a Man Thinketh (1903). Born in Leicester, England, he faced early struggles after his father’s death, leaving school to work as a secretary. Inspired by New Thought philosophy, Allen wrote 19 books, stressing thought’s role in shaping character and destiny. His works fuse spirituality and practical wisdom, promoting self-discipline and positivity. Living simply in Llfracombe with his wife, Lily, he died at 47, leaving a profound legacy in personal growth literature. 
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  Curt Eric Clendenin, a versatile artist from Carol Stream, Illinois, hosts Inspirado Projecto podcast and narrates "As a Man Thinketh" with his AI voice clone. A former child actor, he studied at Columbia College, Chicago, and refined improv with "Medium Rare." Performing as Stoney Shores with Yachtley Crew, he co-founded KaPow Intergalactic Film Festival and Wise Finger artshop. His radio show, launched in 2016 on KCHUNG, delves into creativity, featuring guests like Micky Dolenz. Clendenin creates art, films, and books, inspiring diverse audiences.

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  Walking the Way of Harriet...

  Therese Taylor-Stinson

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  Harriet Tubman, freedom fighter and leader in the Underground Railroad, is one of the most significant figures in US history. Her courage and determination in bringing enslaved people to freedom have established her as an icon of the abolitionist movement. But behind the history of the heroine called "Moses" was a woman of deep faith. 
   
   
   
  In Walking the Way of Harriet Tubman, Therese Taylor-Stinson introduces Harriet, a woman born into slavery whose unwavering faith and practices in spirituality and contemplation carried her through insufferable abuse and hardship to become a leader for her people. Her profound internal liberation came from deep roots in mysticism, Christianity, nature spirituality, and African Indigenous beliefs that empowered her own escape from enslavement—giving her the strength and purpose to lead others on the road to freedom. 
   
   
   
  Harriet's lived spirituality illuminates a profound path forward for those of us longing for internal freedom, as well as justice and equity in our communities. As people of color, we must cultivate our full selves for our own liberation and the liberation of our communities. As the luminous significance of Harriet Tubman's spiritual life is revealed, so too is the path to our own spiritual truth, advocacy, and racial justice as we follow in her footsteps.

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