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  Predator - A Memoir a Movie an...

  Ander Monson

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  In his first memoir, Ander Monson guides listeners through a scene-by-scene exploration of the 1987 film Predator, which he has watched 146 times. Some fighters might not have time to bleed, but Monson has the patience to consider their adventure, one frame at a time. He turns his obsession into a lens through which he poignantly examines his own life, formed by mainstream, white, male American culture. Between scenes, Monson delves deeply into his adolescence in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and Riyadh, his role as a father and the loss of his own mother, and his friendships with men bound by the troubled camaraderie depicted in action and sci-fi blockbusters. Along with excursions into the conflicted pleasures of cosplay and first-person shooters, he imagines himself beside the poet and memoirist Paul Monette, who wrote the novelization of the movie while his partner was dying of AIDS. 
   
   
   
  A sincere and playful book that lovingly dissects the film, Predator also offers questions and critiques of masculinity, fandom, and their interrelation with acts of mass violence. In a stirring reversal, one chapter exposes Monson through the Predator's heat-seeking vision, asking him, "What do you know about the workings of the hidden world?" As Monson brings us into the brilliant depths of the film and its universe, the hunt begins.

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  Rest Is Resistance - Group...

  Vines Graener

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  The work we do doesn’t define our worth. Imagine a world where justice includes space for rest and leisure, away from the relentless grind created by capitalism, white supremacy, and other oppressive forces. For centuries, these systems have exploited bodies for production, leading to destruction and harm by denying the inherent divinity in every human being. But now, people are waking up to this manipulation, and they’re starting to prioritize rest and healing. 
  America was built on the labor of Black and Indigenous people, whose right to rest was denied. The capitalist system grew out of violence and the theft of labor on plantations. These oppressive systems view human bodies as property, not as divine beings. We've been conditioned to believe we must work endlessly or risk falling into poverty. But there’s more beyond this narrow view.

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  Selections from the Prison...

  Antonio Gramsci

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  The Prison Notebooks were a series of essays written by the Italian neo-Marxist Antonio Gramsci. Gramsci was imprisoned by the Italian Fascist regime in 1926, and the notebooks were written between 1929 and 1935, when Gramsci was released from prison on grounds of ill-health. He died in April 1937. 
   
  Gramsci wrote more than 30 notebooks and 3,000 pages of history and analysis during his imprisonment. Although written unsystematically, the Prison Notebooks are considered a highly original contribution to 20th-century political theory. 
   
  This audiobook is expertly read by David Pickering, with audio engineering by Allie McSwain. It was produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont.

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  Communication Skills: Master the...

  Randy Gardner

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  Two: manuscripts in one audiobook:Communication Skills Training: How to Talk to Anyone about Anything and Immediately Improve Your Social Intelligence, Active Listening Skills, and Public SpeakingHow to Analyze People: Decoding Human Behavior and Body Language So You Can Read People like a Book Effortlessly 
  Communication Skills Training is a comprehensive guide showing readers how to get people to understand them and how they can understand others successfully. Learning how to get your point across and process the messages of others can allow you to maintain healthier relationships in life. 
  In the first part of this audiobook, you will:Find out the benefits of cultivating good communication skillsLearn how to be an active listenerExplore the roles of empathy, emotional awareness, and emotional intelligence in effective communicationUnderstand the effect that body language can have on the quality of your relationshipsDiscover how to master the art of storytelling 
  The second part will teach you how to read people like a book. It’s a wonderful blend between interesting information and practical knowledge that you can put to use. Use this as your go-to guide for social, professional, and romantic connections. 
  In the second part of this audiobook, you will learn to:Find out what a person’s behavior can tell youDecode a person’s tone and voice speed, attitude, and choice of wordsMaster the art of picking up non-verbal cuesUnderstand different personality typesDiscover why people lieIdentify when people are lying or being deceptiveAnd much, much more! 
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  Stanford White and Madison...

  Editors Charles River

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  Of all the great cities in the world, few personify their country like New York City. As America’s largest city and best known immigration gateway into the country, the Big Apple represents the beauty, diversity and sheer strength of the United States, a global financial center that has enticed people chasing the “American Dream” for centuries.  
  	As such, it’s only fitting that Madison Square Garden, the stadium that bills itself as the world’s most famous arena, resides in the heart of Manhattan. Just blocks away from the Empire State Building and situated atop Penn Station, the Garden is always bustling, whether it’s for special events or as the home of the NBA’s New York Knicks and NHL’s New York Rangers, and all the while, performing in the Garden has been a career benchmark for artists as varied as Elvis Presley, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, and Michael Jackson. As Billie Joel put it, “Madison Square Garden is the center of the universe as far as I'm concerned. It has the best acoustics, the best audiences, the best reputation, and the best history of great artists who have played there. It is the iconic, holy temple of Rock and Roll for most touring acts and, being a New Yorker, it holds a special significance to me.” 
  	The Garden is now nearly 50 years old, making it one of the oldest sporting venues used in professional sports, but the current arena was not the first Madison Square Garden, and the area has a history as an entertainment center dating back to the 19th century. Ironically, its location on the less crowded fringes of Manhattan in the 19th century helped establish it as a place for hucksters like P.T. Barnum to hold events. In fact, a previous Garden was one of New York City’s tallest buildings in the early 20th century, and it was bankrolled by business titans like J.P. Morgan and Andrew Carnegie. 

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  The Birthplace Of Hilton Head...

  Charles J James Jr.

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  Hilton Head Island, is a place, that is filled with great history. A island, that only a very few knows that it exist. But is a island, that is very big, in the heart of it's culture.

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