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  A Truce That Is Not Peace

  Miriam Toews

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  "Essential reading. A companion for turbulent times."—Laura van den Berg 
    
  Internationally bestselling author Miriam Toews' memoir of the will to write—a work of disobedient memory, humor, and exquisite craft set against a content-hungry, prose-stuffed society. 
    
  “Why do you write?” the organizer of a literary event in Mexico City asks Miriam Toews. Each attempted answer from Toews—all of them unsatisfactory to the organizer—surfaces new layers of grief, guilt, and futility connected to her sister's suicide. She has been keeping up, she realizes, a decades-old internal correspondence, filling a silence she barely understands. And we, her readers, come to see that the question is as impossible to answer as deciding whether to live life as a comedy or a tragedy. 
    
  Marking the first time Toews has written her own life in nonfiction, A Truce That Is Not Peace explores the uneasy pact a writer makes with memory. Wildly inventive yet masterfully controlled; slyly casual yet momentous; wrenching and joyful; hilarious and humane—this is Miriam Toews at her dazzling best, remaking her world and inventing an astonishing new literary form to contain it.

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  Chinese Mythology - A...

  Historical Publishing

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  Do you want to learn about the Chinese Mythology? 
  The writing оf mythological tаlеѕ bеgаn in the Wei аnd Jin Dynasties (220-420), whеn vаriоuѕ writеrѕ, influеnсеd bу the аlсhеmiѕt'ѕ ideas and Tаоiѕt аnd Buddhist ѕuреrѕtitiоnѕ, wеrе intеrеѕtеd in invеnting ѕtоriеѕ аbоut gods аnd ghоѕtѕ. Sоmе оf them show thеir unusual imagination аnd mаѕtеr of thе writtеn lаnguаgе. 
  In thе middlе of thе Tаng Dynasty mаnу wеll-knоwn writers and poets bеgаn ѕtоrу writing. Their ѕtоriеѕ incorporate a widе range of ѕubjесt mаttеr and themes, rеflесting various аѕресtѕ of human nature, human rеlаtiоnѕ and social life. In fоrm they аrе not ѕhоrt nоtеѕ like the tales рrоduсеd bеfоrе thеm, but well-structured ѕtоriеѕ with intеrеѕting рlоtѕ аnd vivid characters, оftеn several thоuѕаnd words in lеngth. Amоng thеm аrе mаnу tаlеѕ whose mаin сhаrасtеrѕ аrе gоdѕ, ghоѕtѕ, оr fоxеѕ. 
  In Sоng Dуnаѕtу, mуthiсаl ѕtоriеѕ ѕhоw strong influence оf Tаng fiction, but hardly attain thе Tang lеvеl. Lаrgе роrtiоnѕ оf thе ѕеvеn thousand ѕtоriеѕ аrе аbоut gоdѕ, deities, fairies, аnd ghosts. 
  In thе Yuan, Ming аnd Qing Dynasties that fоllоwеd the bеѕt-knоwn works оf fiсtiоn were nоvеlѕ in thе vеrnасulаr, ѕuсh аѕ Rоmаnсе оf the Three Kingdоmѕ, Wаtеr Mаrgin, Pilgrimаgе to thе Wеѕt, and Drеаm оf the Rеd Chаmbеr. Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn... Mythology and religion Mythology and philosophyMythology emperors Major Deities Important spirits and mythological people Much,much more!

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  The Morals of Diet - The First Step

  Leo Tolstoy

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  Written in 1892, during the later years of his life, Leo Tolstoy’s The Morals of Diet reflects the profound spiritual transformation that reshaped his outlook after Anna Karenina and War and Peace. In the decades following his literary success, Tolstoy underwent a moral and religious awakening, renouncing wealth, privilege, and the comforts of aristocratic life. He sought a simpler, purer existence grounded in truth, humility, and nonviolence. This period gave rise to his moral essays — What I Believe, The Kingdom of God Is Within You, and The Morals of Diet (The First Step) — in which he strove to align daily actions with spiritual conscience. 
  The First Step emerges from this search for ethical coherence. Ostensibly an essay about vegetarianism, it is in fact a meditation on the nature of moral progress and the necessity of compassion. Tolstoy argues that abstaining from the killing of animals is the first, most tangible act of moral purification — “the first step” toward a life of genuine goodness. For him, cruelty, however subtle or socially accepted, degrades the human spirit. To refrain from violence, even in small forms, is to begin transforming one’s relationship to all living beings.

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  Wink - Transforming Public...

  Don Colliver

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  "This book is a breakthrough, a powerful tool for anyone who cares enough to give a speech or presentation." 
  -Seth Godin, Author, This is Marketing 
   #1 Amazon Best Seller 
  • Struggle to connect when you communicate? 
  • Gripped by the fear of failure as you prepare for a presentation? 
  • Worry that you don't have the charisma to truly move your audience? 
  In Wink, you will learn to communicate more deeply and effectively than ever before through authenticity, listening, and play: the Secrets of Clown! Blue Man, touring theatrical Clown, and professional speaker Don Colliver explains simple, practical, research-based tips for preparation, nervousness, perfectionism, humor, and more. 
  But don't let your typical Clown associations scare you! Clown Presence is a heightened state of interpersonal communication—and Wink is your definitive guide. 
  Thanks to Don's popular public speaking courses delivered internally at Google and around the world, hundreds of nervous speakers have transformed into more effective communicators through Clown Presence. This book will show you how to unlock these secrets in your public speaking!Communicate more confidently, compellingly, and effectively, even in front of the most challenging audiences.Partner with your listeners so they find you more likable, warm, and engaging.Respond easily to technical hiccups, unexpected questions, and other presentation surprises.Conquer perfectionism and learn how imperfection is key to getting your audience on your side. 
  Learn to use the power of Clown Presence to more deeply connect with your audience and more successfully communicate your message. Begin your public speaking transformation and buy now!

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  Summary of Megan Devine's It's...

  Falcon Press

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  Buy now to get the main key ideas from Megan Devine's It's OK That You're Not OK 
    
  In our culture, we do not know how to deal with grief, and we see it as something to fix, not something that needs tending. Grieving people feel misunderstood and hopeless, while those who want to help them feel lost and clueless. Megan Devine, a psychotherapist, had been trying to help people deal with grief for a decade before suddenly losing her partner and realizing that her understanding of grief was broken. In It’s OK That You’re Not OK (2017), she re-examines the often chaotic process of grief, based on extensive research and her own experience. Building on her new understanding, Devine offers reassurance and guidance for anyone who is grieving and those who want to help them. 
   

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  The Stoicism Workbook - How the...

  Kasey Pierce, III R. Trent Codd,...

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  What's the secret to lasting happiness? How do you gain the resilience needed to weather life's inevitable storms? For ancient philosophers like Socrates, Marcus Aurelius, Zeno, and Epictetus, these questions were more than mere musings—they were key elements of a school of thought called Stoicism. 
   
   
   
  In The Stoicism Workbook, you'll learn how thinking like Socrates can help you identify what truly matters in your life, and build the resilience needed to go and get it! Combining ancient philosophical wisdom with modern psychology, this practical self-help workbook will help you think flexibly, maintain inner peace, adapt to difficult situations, and improve your overall mental health and well-being. You'll also discover how the core Stoic virtues can be your compass as you navigate an increasingly uncertain world. 
   
   
   
  Stoicism isn't about being emotionless in the face of pain or suffering. It's about giving yourself space for reflection before reacting. It's about seeing opportunities in everyday challenges. It's about wielding the power to decide to what extent sadness, pain, and anger affect you. 
   
   
   
  Let this workbook guide you to learn more, and put this ancient wisdom into practice every day.

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