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  Sun Tzu: The Art of War

  Sun Tzu

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  First compiled in the 6th century BC, The Art of War presents a philosophy of war for managing conflicts and winning battles. It is accepted as a masterpiece on strategy and is frequently cited and referred to by generals and theorists since it was first published, translated, and distributed internationally. The book is not only popular among military theorists, but has also become increasingly popular among political leaders and those in business management. Despite its title, The Art of War addresses strategy in a broad fashion, touching upon public administration and planning. The text outlines theories of battle but also advocates diplomacy and cultivating relationships with other nations as essential to the health of a state

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  The Poverty Paradox -...

  Mark Robert Rank

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  The paradox of poverty amidst plenty has plagued the United States throughout the twenty-first century—why should the wealthiest country in the world also have the highest rates of poverty among the industrialized nations?  Based on his decades-long research and scholarship, one of the nation's leading authorities provides the answer. In The Poverty Paradox, Mark Robert Rank develops his unique perspective for understanding this puzzle. 
   
   
   
  The approach is what he has defined over the years as structural vulnerability. Central to this new way of thinking is the distinction between those who lose out at the economic game versus why the game produces losers in the first place. Americans experiencing poverty tend to have certain characteristics placing them at a greater risk of impoverishment. Yet poverty results not from these factors, but rather from a lack of sufficient opportunities in society. In particular, the shortage of decent paying jobs and a strong safety net are paramount. 
   
   
   
  Based upon this understanding, Rank goes on to detail a variety of strategies and programs to effectively alleviate poverty in the future. The Poverty Paradox represents a game changing examination of poverty and inequality. It provides the essential blueprint for finally combatting this economic injustice in the years ahead.

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  The Edge of Innocence - The...

  David Miraldi

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  Named 2018 Book of the Year by International Rubery Book Award  
  The Edge of Innocence is a work of narrative nonfiction based on the 1964 murder trial of Casper Bennett, a man accused of drowning his wife in a bathtub of scalding water in Lorain, Ohio. Bennett's sensational trial pitted an aggressive, mercurial county prosecutor against the author's father, a civil trial attorney who had never before defended anyone for murder.  
  The book not only recreates the tension and excitement of this courtroom battle but also highlights the uncertain edge that often divides guilt from innocence. The author was ten years old when he answered the phone late at night when Bennett called his father from jail, seeking his legal representation.  
  Forty years later and long after his father's death, the author found the Bennett file in the bottom of his mother's closet. From the moment he began reading the papers, the long-forgotten drama cast a spell on him. As he uncovered more and more of the facts, the story he had known as a child disappeared, replaced by one far different.  
  The Edge of Innocence takes the listener through the criminal justice system and ultimately to the trial, where the listener, like a juror, must sift through competing claims and conflicting evidence. Full of twists and turns and colorful characters, The Edge of Innocence is all the more entertaining because it tells a true story.

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  Hearing History: Four Women...

  Florence Pannel, Frances 'Effy'...

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  These audio recordings include a 1977 interview with 108 year old Florence Pannel, born in 1868, discussing living and working in Paris and Victorian England; a 1970 interview with Frances 'Effy' Jones recalling being one of the first women trained to use a typewriter, and life as a young woman in 1890s London; Berta Ruck, a romantic novelist, remembering her formative years at art school, and the culture shock she experienced after moving from her home in Wales to the hustle and bustle in the heart of Victorian London; and a 1972 interview with 83 year old Violet Turner recalling her early life in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, and working as a nanny for a well-to-do family.

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  English Vocabulary - The Basics

  Michael McCarty

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  English Vocabulary: The Basics offers a clear, non-jargonistic introduction to English vocabulary, the way linguists classify and explain it, and the place of vocabulary in our overall picture of the language, and in society. Introducing a range of terminology for discussing vocabulary, the listener is provided with a coherent, structured description of what we know about words and their meanings. 
   
   
   
  Key features of this book include: 
   
   
   
  ● Analysis of historical roots of present-day words 
   
   
   
  ● Coverage of the differences between speech and writing and between formality and informality 
   
   
   
  ● Understanding of the social implications of choices that readers make to use standard or non-standard (e.g., regional/dialect) vocabulary 
   
   
   
  ● A focus on British English with reference to a wide range of varieties of English that include North American English, Irish English, Indian English, Malaysian English, Nigerian English, and Caribbean English 
   
   
   
  This book is an engaging and thought-provoking listen for anyone with an interest in English vocabulary.

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  Hot Sex Threesome Erotica...

  Nicki Menage, Connie Cuckquean

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  Daring threesome erotica sex for adults.  It’ll drive you wild!At one click you unlock these daring backdoor threesomes, lesbian threesome, double p threesomes, internal finish threesomes and more!Age gap erotica, bdsm sex, shameful cucks, first timers, lesbians and more!Bored of tame erotica?  Then this collection is for you!Features: ‘A Slave To His Mistress,’ ‘A Salsa Dancer F’d My Husband While I Watched,’ ‘My Husband Likes Them Bigger,’ ‘Hubby’s Mail-Order Girlfriend,’ ‘The Candy Cucks,’ ‘Taking Two On The Hike,’ ‘Downward Facing Doggy Style,’ ‘Double Trouble,’ ‘Hubby Sex I Could Experiment, But Not With Our Neighbor,’ ‘The Sex Toy Party,’ ‘Watching My Husband With My Own Bridesmaid,’ ‘The Nurse Took Care Of My Husband,’ ‘The New Gardener Is Our Plaything,’ ‘Hubby’s Bimbo-Bot Is Replacing Me,’ ‘The Candy Cucks 2,’ ‘Her Tiny Dress,’ ‘Borrowing Her Lodger’s Vibrator,’ ‘The MILF Drops By,’ ‘I Turned My Sex Into An NFT And My Lodger Bought It,’ and ‘I Spied Our Hubby With Our Lodger And I Joined In.’

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