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  The Fall of the Human Intellect

  A. Parthasarathy

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  Stress, depression, disease in individuals and militancy, vandalism, terrorism in societies is threatening humanity with extinction. The book traces back the source of this impending disaster to the continual neglect of the human intellect. It highlights the fundamental difference between intelligence and intellect. Intelligence is acquired from schools and universities while the intellect is developed through one’s personal effort in thinking, reasoning, questioning before accepting anything. The book is designed to develop the intellect and save humanity from self-destruction.

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  Defending Europe - Transatlantic...

  Antonio Missiroli

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  After four tense decades of the Cold War and a subsequent period of relative stability across much of Europe, is the continent once again under threat? And are Europeans prepared to face the growing risks and strategic challenges of the second quarter of the 21st century? This ISPI Report, crafted for both expert readers and a broader audience, traces the evolution of Europe's defense architecture on two parallel tracks: the defense of Europe, fundamentally underpinned by NATO and shaped through its continual adaptation; and the pursuit of a distinctly European defense identity, increasingly advanced through the European Union. It examines the intersections, overlaps, tensions, and pivotal turning points in this dual process, exploring institutional and organizational frameworks, strategies and doctrines, missions and operations, as well as military and industrial capabilities. The storyline leads to 2025, a symbolic crossroads that may mark the end of one era and the beginning of another: a moment when Europeans will be called upon to assume full responsibility for their own security and defense. Will they rise to the challenge?

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  The Madman

  Kahlil Gibran

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  The Madman: His Parables and Poems by Kahlil Gibran is a collection of symbolic parables and poetic prose that explores the deeper truths of human identity, freedom, and self-expression. Written in a bold and imaginative voice, the book presents the figure of the “madman” as one who sees beyond social masks and conventions, speaking truths that ordinary reason often hides. Through irony, allegory, and spiritual insight, Gibran reflects on love, pain, joy, faith, and the nature of the self. Both provocative and contemplative, The Madman invites readers to question appearances, shed false identities, and discover a more authentic inner life.

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  How to Be Caring - An Ancient...

  Shantideva

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  Written by the medieval Indian Buddhist monk Shantideva, The Bodhicaryavatara is one of the most beloved and frequently taught works in Buddhism and a favorite of the Dalai Lama. An inspiring and powerful poem that uses a gripping, first-person, confessional voice, it is the most systematic work of ethical thought in the Indo-Tibetan Buddhist tradition. And its invaluable insights, exhortations, and encouragements about how we can relieve suffering by becoming more caring and compassionate are universal. In How to Be Caring, philosopher and Buddhist scholar Jay Garfield presents a lively new translation of selected verses from Shantideva’s text that capture its powerful lessons for all of us. The result is the clearest, most concise, and most accessible introduction to this masterful Buddhist guidebook about how we can change the world by changing ourselves.Focusing on the life of a bodhisattva, a person committed to attaining awakening for the benefit of all beings, Shantideva argues that the first step to reducing suffering and making the world better is to conquer our own psychopathologies. Urging us to remember that we won’t live forever and therefore need to think about what is most important, the work seeks to inspire us and teach us how to be more generous, thoughtful, polite, patient, committed, and self-aware.

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  How Soccer Explains the World -...

  Franklin Foer

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  READ BY ACTOR GEORGE NEWBERN 
  NATIONAL BESTSELLER 
  “Franklin Foer’s dark and witty tale of the soccer world reveals the meaning of globalization in all its joys and horrors.”—Robert Kagan 
  Now available in audio, just in time for the 2026 World Cup in North America, the bestselling sports classic featuring a new preface from the author. 
  With the 2026 World Cup in all three nations of North America, the power and scope of soccer has truly become global. In this remarkably insightful, wide-ranging work, Franklin Foer argues that soccer is much more than a game, or even a way of life. It is a unique window into the crosscurrents of modern globalization, with all of its benefits and pitfalls. Soccer clubs don’t represent geographic areas; they stand for social classes and political ideologies. Unlike baseball or tennis, soccer is freighted with ancient hatreds and history. It’s a sport with real stakes—a catalyst capable of ruining regimes and launching liberation movements. 
  Foer takes us on a surprising tour through the world of soccer, shattering myths and dire predictions. Instead of destroying local cultures, as the left warned, globalization has revived tribalism. Far from the triumph of capitalism that the right anticipated, it has entrenched corruption. From Brazil to Bosnia, Italy to Iraq, How Soccer Explains the World is an eye-opening chronicle of how a beautiful sport and its fanatical followers can illuminate the fault lines of a society, whether it’s terrorism, poverty, anti-Semitism, authoritarianism, or radical Islam—issues that continue to affect all of us. At a time when globalization is under attack and many Americans yearn for retrenchment and retreat from the world, this remarkable book—filled with blazing intelligence, colorful characters, wry humor, and an equal passion for soccer and humanity—continues to make sense of our troubled times.

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  Rise of Durham’s Black Wall...

  Charles River Editors

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  In the wake of the Civil War, African Americans attained freedom from chattel slavery, but continued to suffer discrimination both legal in the form of Jim Crow laws and de facto in the continued perception among the vast majority of white Americans that African Americans were at the very least inferior and at the most a constant dangerous presence in their communities who must be carefully controlled.  
  Durham, North Carolina’s "Black Wall Street" exemplifies the flourishing of Black enterprise under the constraints of Jim Crow segregation. Parrish Street became a central hub for African American businesses and financial institutions in the early 20th century. The district achieved national recognition from leaders such as Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois, who regarded it as a model of Black achievement. Washington noted Durham’s relatively progressive racial climate, while Du Bois emphasized the city’s organized Black community and the extensive network of Black-owned businesses that enabled residents to fulfil nearly all their needs within their own community.  
  The origins of Black Wall Street can be traced to Durham’s transformation into an industrial center after the Civil War. Once a modest railroad stop, Durham rapidly became known as the tobacco capital of the world, primarily due to the Duke family’s business activities. The growth of the tobacco and textile industries attracted both Black and white workers, coinciding with a period of significant racial and economic challenges for African Americans. Despite segregation and disenfranchisement, Durham’s expanding economy created rare opportunities for Black entrepreneurship and enabled a degree of coexistence between influential white industrialists and an emerging Black middle class.

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