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  Restless Devices - Recovering...

  Felicia Wu Song

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  We're being formed by our devices. Today's digital technologies are designed to captivate our attention and encroach on our boundaries, shaping how we relate to time and space, to ourselves and others, even to God. Our natural longing for relationship makes us vulnerable to the "industrializing" effects of social media. While we enjoy the benefits of digital tech, many of us feel troubled with its power and exhausted by its demands for permanent connectivity. Yet even as we grow disenchanted, attempting to resist the digital "powers that be" might seem like a losing battle.
  Sociologist Felicia Wu Song has spent years considering the personal and collective dynamics of digital ecosystems. She combines psychological, neurological, and sociological insights with theological reflection to explore two major questions:
  
  - What kind of people are we becoming with personal technologies in hand?
  - And who do we really want to be?Song unpacks the soft tyranny of the digital age, including the values embedded in our apps and the economic systems that drive our habits. She then explores pathways of meaningful resistance that can be found in Christian tradition—especially counter-narratives about human worth, embodiment, relationality, and time—and offers practical experiments for individual and communal change.
  In our current digital ecologies, small behavioral shifts are not enough to give us freedom. We need a sober and motivating vision of our prospects to help us imagine what kind of life we hope to live—and how we can get there.

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  Energy for Future Presidents -...

  Richard A. Muller

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  The near-meltdown of Fukushima, the upheavals in the Middle East, the BP oil rig explosion, and the looming reality of global warming have reminded the president and all U.S. citizens that nothing has more impact on our lives than the supply of and demand for energy. Its procurement dominates our economy and foreign policy more than any other factor. But the "energy question" is more confusing, contentious, and complicated than ever before. We need to know if nuclear power will ever really be safe. We need to know if solar and wind power will ever really be viable. And we desperately need to know if the natural gas deposits in Pennsylvania are a windfall of historic proportions or a false hope that will create more problems than solutions. Richard A. Muller provides all the answers in this must-listen guide to our energy priorities now and in the coming years.

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  Can Medicine be Cured?

  Seamus O'Mahony

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  A fierce, honest, elegant and often hilarious debunking of the great fallacies that drive modern medicine.Seamus O'Mahony writes about the illusion of progress, the notion that more and more diseases can be 'conquered' ad infinitum. He punctures the idiocy of consumerism, the idea that healthcare can be endlessly adapted to the wishes of individuals. He excoriates the claims of Big Science, the spending of vast sums on research follies like the Human Genome Project. And he highlights one of the most dangerous errors of industrialized medicine: an over-reliance on metrics, and a neglect of things that can't easily be measured, like compassion.'A deeply fascinating and rousing book' MAIL ON SUNDAY'What makes this book a delightful, if unsettling read, is not just O'Mahony's scholarly and witty prose, but also his brutal honesty' THE TIMES

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  Lad: A Dog

  Albert Payson Terhune

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  Lad: A Dog is a 1919 American novel written by Albert Payson Terhune and published by E. P. Dutton. Composed of twelve short stories first published in magazines, the novel is based on the life of Terhune's real-life rough collie, Lad. Born in 1902, the real-life Lad was an unregistered collie of unknown lineage originally owned by Terhune's father. Lad's death in 1918 was mourned by many of the story's fans, particularly children. (Summary by Wikipedia)

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  Zamba - The True Story of the...

  Ralph Helfer

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  By the author of Modoc:A famed trainer’s “wonderful” memoir of his bond with a lion—and his quest to change how animals were treated in Hollywood (People). 
   
  When Ralph Helfer, author of Modoc and one of Hollywood’s top animal behaviorists, first began working, he was shocked by the cruelty that was accepted practice in the field. He firmly believed in “affection training”—that love, not fear, should be the basis of any animal’s development, even when dealing with the most dangerous of creatures. Then Zamba came into his life—an adorable four-month-old lion cub that went on to prove Helfer’s theories resoundingly correct. 
   
  Over the next eighteen years, Zamba would thrive and grow, and go on to star in numerous motion pictures and television shows, all the while developing a deep and powerful bond of love and affection with the man who raised him. By turns astonishing, hilarious, and poignant, Zamba is the unforgettable story not only of the relationship that Helfer would come to consider one of the most important in his life but also of the amazing career and adventures of the greatest lion in the world. 
   
  “Many stories, both humorous and touching . . . a fascinating book.” —School Library Journal 
   
  “A warmhearted tale of love between two species.” —Booklist 
   
  “Extraordinary.” —Kirkus Reviews 
   
  Includes photographs

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  Creative Recycling Side - The...

  Rene Hedley

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  Creative Recycling Side: The Ultimate Guide on Recycling, Discover Effective Ways to Recycle So We Can Save the Earth and Create a Better Future For Our ChildrenThere have been many debates surrounding the health of our planet. Even if you’re not familiar with the arguments, I’m sure you have at least heard the words climate change. Some people can’t be bothered to care about this because they think it doesn’t affect them but the earth is growing old and its condition is worsening day by day. If every single individual does their small part in helping the environment, it would be a huge help to our planet. Simple things such as recycling and segregating your trash will already have a tremendous effect on the environment. This audiobook will educate you on the proper ways of recycling and how you can incorporate it into all aspects of your life. You will discover tips when buying so you don’t add as much waste as possible. You will learn the correct ways on how to reuse and how to throw away the things you don’t need.This audiobook will discuss the following topics in-depth:- Recycling Basics- Choose Wisely When Buying- Donate or Sell Items Instead of Throwing Away- Reusable Bags- Learn What is Recyclable in Your Area- Learn the Rules in Your Area- Separate Your Trash- Buy Recycled Items- What to Avoid- The Benefits of RecyclingEveryone should make sure that they’re not doing anything to worsen the condition of the earth. You may think that recycling does not have any significant impact but if every single individual is practicing recycling, you will see the huge difference it makes for our environment. To learn more about recycling tips, scroll up and click “add to cart” now.

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