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  Countdown - The Blinding Future...

  Sarah Scoles

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  Nuclear weapons are, today, as important as they were during the Cold War, and some experts say we could be as close to a nuclear catastrophe now as we were at the height of that conflict. Despite that, conversations about these bombs generally often happen in past tense. 
   
   
   
  In Countdown, science journalist Sarah Scoles uncovers a different atomic reality: the nuclear age's present. Drawing from years of on-the-ground reporting at the nation's nuclear weapons labs, Scoles interrogates the idea that having nuclear weapons keeps us safe, deterring attacks and preventing radioactive warfare. She deftly assesses the existing nuclear apparatus in the United States, taking readers beyond the news headlines and policy-speak to reveal the state of nuclear-weapons technology, as well as how people currently working within the United States nuclear weapons complex have come to think about these bombs and the idea that someone, someday, might use them. 
   
   
    
  Through a sharp, surprising, and undoubtedly urgent narrative, Scoles brings us out of the Cold War and into the twenty-first century, opening listeners' eyes to the true nature of nuclear weapons and their caretakers while also giving us the context necessary to understand the consequences of their existence, for worse and for better, for now and for the future.

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  The Sun Also Rises

  Ernest Hemingway

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  The debut novel from the Nobel Prize-winning author that is both a tragic love story and a searing group portrait of hapless American expatriates drinking, dancing, and chasing their dreams in postwar Europe. 
  “An absorbingly beautiful and tenderly absurd, heart-breaking narrative ... It is a truly gripping story.” —The New York Times 
  Ernest Hemingway, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954, exerted a lasting influence on fiction in English through his economical prose style that conceals more than it reveals. His first novel, published in 1926, is narrated by world-weary journalist Jake Barnes, who is burdened by a wound acquired in World War I and by his utterly hopeless love for the flamboyantly decadent Lady Brett Ashley. The Sun Also Rises tracks the Lost Generation of the 1920s from the nightclubs of Paris to the bullfighting arenas of Spain

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  Recent History - Understanding...

  Fredrich Hazelton

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  This book contains these 18 titles: 
  Brexit - The United Kingdom’s Historic Exit from the European Union 
  The 2023 Inflation Surge - Economic Impacts, Policy Responses, and the Cost of Living 
  The 2024 Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Escalations and Peace Efforts in a Longstanding Struggle 
  The Arab Spring - Escalations and Peace Efforts in a Longstanding Struggle 
  The Collapse of the Soviet Union - How the Superpower Disintegrated and the New World Order Emerged 
  The Dakota Access Pipeline Protests - Indigenous Rights and Environmental Concerns in Modern America 
  The Expansion of the European Union - New Member States, Challenges, and the Future of European Integration 
  The Fall of the Berlin Wall - The End of the Cold War and the Reunification of Germany 
  The Hong Kong Protests - The Fight for Democracy and Autonomy in a Changing China 
  The Iran Nuclear Deal - Negotiations, Sanctions, and the Quest for Regional Stability 
  The Metoo Movement - Fighting Sexual Harassment and Empowering Women Worldwide 
  The Refugee Crisis - Displacement, Migration, and the Humanitarian Response 
  The Rise of China as a Global Power - Economic Growth, Trade Wars, and the Shift in Global Influence 
  The Rise of Isis - The Formation and Impact of the Islamic State in the 21st Century 
  The Rise of Remote Work - How the Pandemic Shifted Work Culture and Its Long-Term Effects 
  The Rise of Social Media - How Digital Platforms Transformed Communication and Society 
  The Russian Annexation of Crimea - The 2014 Crisis and Its Geopolitical Consequences 
  The Syrian Civil War - Conflict, Humanitarian Crisis, and the Struggle for Power

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  Modern Man in Search of a Soul

  Carl Jung

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  *Modern Man in Search of a Soul* by Carl Jung is a well-known book in psychology that introduces readers to his key ideas.  
  Jung explores many topics, including dream analysis, the purpose of psychotherapy, and his theory of personality types. He also discusses different stages of life, compares his ideas with Freud’s, and reflects on psychology’s connection to literature. Towards the end, Jung addresses the spiritual struggles of modern life after World War I, comparing it to ancient beliefs like gnosticism. He even touches on the role of therapists and their similarities to spiritual guides. 
  This special edition is thoughtfully designed with large, easy-to-read fonts, ensuring a comfortable reading experience for everyone, especially those who prefer larger text.  

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  Asian Immigration in the United...

  Editors Charles River

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  One of the most important and memorable events of the United States’ westward push across the frontier came with the discovery of gold in the lands that became California in January 1848. Located thousands of miles away from the country’s power centers on the east coast at the time, the announcement came a month before the Mexican-American War had ended, and among the very few Americans that were near the region at the time, many of them were Army soldiers who were participating in the war and garrisoned there. San Francisco was still best known for being a Spanish military and missionary outpost during the colonial era, and only a few hundred called it home. Mexico’s independence, and its possession of those lands, had come only a generation earlier. 
  The flow of Chinese immigrants increased dramatically in 1852, sparked in large part by a crop failure in southern China that caused the custom houses in San Francisco to swell with 20,026 Chinese arrivals. Even more Chinese came as news reached China about the apparent ease of mining in California. By the end of the decade, ⅕ of the population of the Southern Mines consisted of Chinese miners. Chinese miners would become known as the most industrious and tireless of the miners, finding gold in claims that previous owners had thought depleted and persisting in mining an area far longer than others who eventually left the fields altogether. 
  In many ways, this represented the start of an influx of immigrants coming from Asia to the United States, kicking off an often turbulent relationship and history that would lead to alienation, conflicts, immigration quotas, and more. This book looks at that history from the start, and how it affected those who came from Asia in the 19th century.

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  Kaizen for Couples - Smart Steps...

  Rhoberta Shaler PhD

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  Whether you are currently in a long-term relationship, just beginning what could be one, or wanting to ensure you don’t repeat old patterns in your next one, the concepts in Kaizen For Couples will help you unfold love, trust and emotional intimacy in healthy ways. Sustaining your relationship requires more than luck and hope. Countless couples have turned to Dr. Rhoberta Shaler for the relationship help they need to survive, revive and thrive together. 
  "Thank you for helping repair our once-great relationship. We both feel strongly it is getting back to where it was because of you." Jim and Marianne, Madison, WI 
  Even if things feel distant, rocky, broken or hopeless, right now, Dr. Shaler's refreshing approach gives you the building blocks for blame-free, game-free, non-manipulative relationships. This journey of self-reflection and honest communication will help you learn to break complex relationship issues into small, doable steps can lead to dramatic positive changes.Stop the emotional bleeding and grow the emotional intimacyEngage normally again, without the constant dramaSee your relationship with empathy and understandingReclaim the sense of wonder and delight that seems so forgottenTruly mutually respect and honor each other's evolution and growthReignite the spark that brought you together

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