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  Experimental Autism -...

  Seven

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  This is an inside look at the Autism journey by an adult with Autism. This exploration blurs the lines between narrative, memoir, and experimental fiction. Seven has a conversation with Autism personified while explaining his thoughts about the journey to adult diagnosis. The fourth wall is broken several times as Seven directly addresses the listener. Autistic Spectrum Disorder is quite often understood only in stereotypical terms. Many adults suffer needlessly as they are unaware of the true symptoms of Autism. Let’s take a ride behind the scenes and inside the mind of someone who lives through challenges everyday. Autism Spectrum Disorder is not something we can turn on for conversations and then later turn it off for convenience. Autism can be, and often is, a debilitating mental disorder that disrupts life on many fronts. Now I, we can confront Autism with a few tools to make it through the daly

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  The US Supreme Court - A Very...

  Linda Greenhouse

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  For thirty years, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Linda Greenhouse chronicled the activities of the U.S. Supreme Court and its justices as a correspondent for the New York Times. In this Very Short Introduction, she draws on her deep knowledge of the court's history and of its written and unwritten rules to show listeners how the Supreme Court really works. 
   
   
   
  Greenhouse offers a fascinating institutional biography of a place and its people—men and women who exercise great power but whose names and faces are unrecognized by many Americans and whose work often appears cloaked in mystery. How do cases get to the Supreme Court? How do the justices go about deciding them? What special role does the chief justice play? What do the law clerks do? How does the court relate to the other branches of government? Greenhouse answers these questions by depicting the justices as they confront deep constitutional issues or wrestle with the meaning of confusing federal statutes. Throughout, the author examines many individual Supreme Court cases to illustrate points under discussion. 
   
   
   
  The third edition of Greenhouse's Very Short Introduction tracks the changes in the Court's makeup over the past decade, including the landmark decisions of the Obama and Trump eras and the emergence of a conservative supermajority.

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  Wildly Weird But Totally True:...

  Seana Smith

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  Your kids will love reading the weird and wonderful facts about Australia in this fun book! 
  Check out this hilarious Australian kids book, chock full of amazing facts, trivia and stories. 
  Learn about Australia in this amusing and entertaining children’s book, which will appeal to the adults too. 
  You will laugh and you will gasp, and then you will want to explore Australia and see its amazing animals and places for yourself. 
  Can you answer these questions: 
  o What name was almost used for Vegemite? 
  o Who fought the Emu Wars? 
  o Is Australia an island? 
  o What shape is wombat poo? 
  o What is the unique secret of emu’s feathers? 
  o What is the big controversy over the pavlova? 
  o Why was a book written about the anzac biscuit? 
  o Is Cow Bay named after a dairy cow? 
  o Is Uluru the world’s largest rock? 
  o What’s unique about the dinosaur fossils at Lark Quarry? 
  o What did First Nations Australians use as a football? 
  Australia is a huge country and it is a really unique and amazing place, and not just because of its sharks, crocodiles, spiders and snakes?Kids love fun facts and parents love to see kids reading!This book makes a terrific gift for the children in your life!

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  Advisor's minefield the - why...

  Shaun Tracey

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  “No further questions, Mr Lord.” Testifying in court is every advisor’s worst nightmare, yet liability claims are brought against even the best professional firms. The fallout is always costly: every lawsuit harms the firm’s reputation, client relationships and bottom line. For the ‘accused’ advisors, even a baseless claim threatens their professional success. However, few of the lessons are shared with practitioners. 
  Through original stories drawn from his 20 years as a defence lawyer for top-tier professional firms, Shaun Tracey offers a rare insider’s perspective on why advisors are sued, the staggering costs and how to mitigate these risks. How did a billion-dollar claim arise from a single mistaken word? What are the three main reasons clients sue their advisors? And how can you safeguard your practice against scapegoat claims? 
  Whether you are a lawyer, accountant or other professional advisor, The Advisor’s Minefield is an indispensable guide to protecting your practice. 
  SHAUN TRACEY practises law at Campbells LLP and acts as defence counsel to leading professional firms in high-value liability lawsuits. As an author and speaker, he provides expert training to help firms avoid litigation. Shaun is also a Candidate Master in Chess and the founder of a national Chess in Education programme that teaches STEM subjects through Chess. Accordingly, 10% of net book sale proceeds will be donated to Chess in Education charities.

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  Extended Summary - The Big Short...

  Quick Reading Library

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  EXTENDED SUMMARY 
    
  THE BIG SHORT 
  BASED ON THE BOOK BY MICHAEL LEWIS 
    
  SUMMARY WRITTEN BY: QUICK READING LIBRARY 
    
  CONTENT 
  A Secret Origin Story 
  In the Land of the Blind 
  "How Can a Guy Who Can't Speak English Lie?" 
  How to Harvest a Migrant Worker 
  Accidental Capitalists 
  Spider-Man at The Venetian 
  The Great Treasure Hunt 
  The Long Quiet 
  A Death of Interest 
  General Analysis of The Big Short 
    
  ABOUT THE ORIGINAL BOOK 
  The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis delves into the 2008 financial crisis, focusing on a group of outsiders who predicted the collapse of the housing bubble. Through the perspectives of eccentric investors like Michael Burry and Steve Eisman, Lewis explores the complex financial instruments, such as subprime mortgages and collateralized debt obligations (CDOs), that fueled the crisis. The book highlights the recklessness and ignorance of Wall Street insiders, offering a critical look at the systemic failures and the moral hazards that led to one of the most significant financial disasters in history.

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  Lawfare - Law as a Weapon of War

  Orde F. Kittrie

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  In this book, author Orde Kittrie draws on his experiences as a lawfare practitioner, US State Department attorney, and international law scholar in analyzing the theory and practice of lawfare. Kittrie explains how factors including the increased reach of international laws and tribunals and the rise of economic globalization and information technology have fueled lawfare's increasing power and prevalence. The book includes case studies of recent offensive and defensive lawfare by the United States, China, all sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and several non-governmental organizations and individuals. Kittrie asserts that much of the United States' most effective and creative lawfare today is being waged by private sector or other non-governmental attorneys. He analyzes why this is the case, and describes how such attorneys' expertise and experience can contribute even more to US national security. Kittrie also explains that lawfare, deployed more systematically and adeptly by the US government, could likely reduce US and foreign casualties, and save US taxpayer dollars, by supplementing or replacing the use of armed force as a tool for achieving some significant US national security objectives. Understanding this alternative to armed force has never been more important.

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