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  Blacksound - Making Race and...

  Matthew D. Morrison

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  A new concept for understanding the history of the American popular music industry. 
   
   
    
  Blacksound explores the sonic history of blackface minstrelsy and the racial foundations of American musical culture from the early 1800s through the turn of the twentieth century. With this namesake book, Matthew D. Morrison develops the concept of "Blacksound" to uncover how the popular music industry and popular entertainment in general in the United States arose out of slavery and blackface. 
   
   
    
  Blacksound as an idea is not the music or sounds produced by Black Americans but instead the material and fleeting remnants of their sounds and performances that have been co-opted and amalgamated into popular music. Morrison unpacks the relationship between performance, racial identity, and intellectual property to reveal how blackface minstrelsy scripts became absorbed into commercial entertainment through an unequal system of intellectual property and copyright laws. By introducing this foundational new concept in musicology, Blacksound highlights what is politically at stake—for creators and audiences alike—in revisiting the long history of American popular music.

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  Beyond the Secret Garden - The...

  Ann Thwaite, Jacqueline Wilson

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  Frances Hodgson Burnett's favorite theme in her fiction was the reversal of fortune, and she herself knew extremes of poverty and wealth. Born in Manchester in 1849, she emigrated with her family to Tennessee because of the financial problems caused by the cotton famine. From a young age she published her stories to help the family make ends meet. Only after she married did she publish Little Lord Fauntleroy that shot her into literary stardom. 
   
   
   
  On the surface, Frances' life was extremely successful: hosting regular literary salons in her home and travelling frequently between properties in the United Kingdom and America. But behind the colorful personal and social life, she was a complex and contradictory character. She lost both parents by her twenty-first birthday, Henry James called her "the most heavenly of women" although avoided her; prominent people admired her and there were many friendships as well as an ill-advised marriage to a much younger man that ended in heartache. Her success was punctuated by periods of depression, in one instance brought on by the tragic loss of her eldest son to consumption. 
   
   
   
  Ann Thwaite creates a sympathetic but balanced and eye-opening biography of the woman who has enchanted numerous generations of children.

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  The Theory of Moral Sentiments

  Adam Smith

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  "The Theory of Moral Sentiments" is a book written by Adam Smith, a Scottish philosopher and economist who lived from 1723 to 1790. First published in 1759, the book is considered one of the most important works in the field of moral philosophy. 
  In the book, Smith explores the nature of morality and the role of sympathy and empathy in human interactions. He argues that human beings are naturally inclined to feel sympathy for others, and that this sympathy forms the basis of moral judgments. He also discusses the concept of the "impartial spectator," an imagined observer who helps us to judge the morality of our own actions. 
  Smith's ideas in "The Theory of Moral Sentiments" have had a profound impact on fields beyond moral philosophy, including economics and political theory. In his later work, "The Wealth of Nations," Smith developed his ideas on the nature of markets and the division of labor, which have become foundational concepts in modern economics. 
  Overall, "The Theory of Moral Sentiments" is a key work in the development of Western moral philosophy, and is still widely studied and debated today.

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  Feel Heal & Let That Sh*t Go -...

  Rachel Kaplan

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  A psychotherapist and hit podcaster brings empathy and humor to her first book, a radical reimagining of the self-help genre that teaches readers how to “process their emotional sh*t,” let it go, and enjoy the life they’re living 
   
  After suffering through her own cycle of tragedy, suppressed emotion, professional study, therapy, and eventual breakthrough, Rachel Kaplan knows from experience that many of us avoid actually feeling our feelings. Instead, we store them in a kind of emotional constipation, chasing distraction, addiction, consumption, and other forms of suppression. The only way to heal from traumatic experiences and difficult feelings, to live healthier and happier lives, is to move the emotions through our bodies—to let that sh*t go. 
   
  Heal, Feel, and Let That Sh*t Go is a revolutionary and irreverent approach to personal transformation and self-care that teaches readers precisely how to (and why they should) feel emotions to move them through the body as nature intended. Kaplan calls this modality “emotional potty training,” and the revolutionary community she’s nurturing, the Feelings Movement. Her approach helps readers heal themselves deep down, eliminate doubt about their own self-worth and value, and importantly, enjoy the journey. 
   
  To accomplish this, Kaplan guides readers to: 
  • reconnect and reintegrate with their younger selves who suppressed emotion because they needed connection and approval from parents in order to survive 
  • access the inner pain resulting from the experience of feeling unlovable and other traumas that were not emotionally processed at the time 
  • engage in self-care practices and step-by-step physical and mental exercises to work through and release these pent-up feelings 
   
  Restoring the ability to process emotion is the only effective means for reducing our backlog of emotional pain, establishing a baseline of well-being and self-trust, and overcoming the debilitating effects of core wounds, chronic stress, depression, and misery. By letting that sh*t go, readers can enjoy the life they’re living and know their worth, no matter what.

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  History of Politics -...

  Kelly Mass

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  Jackpot! You just found a bundle of 18 books for a reduced price. Enjoy! These are the titles: 
  Alexander Hamilton: The American Statesman, Politician, Military Commander, and Economist 
    
    
  Benjamin Franklin: The Great Founding Father of the United States 
    
    
  Harriet Tubman: The American abolitionist and political activist 
    
    
  Helen Keller: Biography of the American Author, Disability Rights Advocate, and Political Activist 
    
    
  Joan of Arc: The Historical Heroine of France during the French Revolution 
    
    
  John Adams: The American Statesman, Diplomat, Writer, and Founding Father 
    
    
  John Muir: The Influential Naturalist Who Wrote about Yosemite National Park 
    
    
  Mahatma Gandhi: The Most Famous Political Activist of India 
    
    
  Malcolm X: The African American Muslim minister and human rights activist 
    
    
  Martin Luther: The Famous Theologist, Priest, and Author of the 16th century 
    
    
  Martin Luther King: Facts, His Speech, His Death, and His Influence on Politics 
    
    
  Mother Teresa: The Catholic Nun Who Cared for the Dying in Kolkata 
    
    
  Thomas Paine: Common Sense and the Age of Reason Explained 
  American Revolution: The Significant Ideological and Political Revolution 
    
    
  French Revolution: The Social Upheaval in 1787 and the Consequences Thereof 
    
    
  Industrial Revolution: Facts, Inventions, Impact, and Timeline Explained 
    
    
  Mexican Revolution: The Armed Struggles and Conflicts of the Early 1900s 
    
    
  Russian Revolution: The End of the Monarchy the Bolshevik Establishment of the Soviet Union

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  Sahih Muslim English Audio Book...

  Imam Muslim,...

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  Sahih Muslim is a collection of hadith compiled by Imam Muslim. His collection is considered to be one of the most authentic collections of the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace be upon him), and along with Sahih Al-Bukhari. It contains roughly 7500 hadith (with repetitions) in 54 books. The translation provided here is by Nasiruddin Al-Khattab. 
  Volume 6 contains books 39-45 of hadith 5646-6722 of 7563: 
  39 The Book of The Salam (Greeting) Hadith 5646-5861 of 7563 English 
  40 The Book of Manners And Use of Correct Words Hadith 5862-5884 of 7563 English 
  41 The Book Of Poetry Hadith 5885-5896 of 7563 English 
  42 The Book Of Dreams Hadith 5897-5937 of 7563 English 
  43 The Book Of Virtues Hadith 5938-6168 of 7563 English 
  44 The Book Of The Virtues Of The Companions Hadith 6169-6499 of 7563 English 
  45 The Book Of Virtues, Nurturing Ties And Manners Hadith 6500-6722 of 7563 English 
  Contact: For any feedback or correction please feel free to contact at qnsacademy@outlook.com

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