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  Body Am I - The New Science of...

  Moheb Costandi

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  The body is central to our sense of identity. Bodily awareness, says scientist-writer Moheb Costandi, is key to self-consciousness. In Body Am I, Costandi examines how the brain perceives the body, how that perception translates into our conscious experience of the body, and how that experience contributes to our sense of self. Along the way, he explores what can happen when the mechanisms of bodily awareness are disturbed, leading to such phenomena as phantom limbs, alien hands, and amputee fetishes. 
   
   
    
  Costandi explains that the brain generates maps and models of the body that guide how we perceive and use it, and that these maps and models are repeatedly modified and reconstructed. Drawing on recent bodily awareness research, the new science of self-consciousness, and historical milestones in neurology, he describes a range of psychiatric and neurological disorders that result when body and brain are out of sync, including not only the well-known phantom limb syndrome but also phantom breast and phantom penis syndromes; body integrity identity disorder, which compels a person to disown and then amputate a healthy arm or leg; and such eating disorders as anorexia. 
   
   
    
  Wide-ranging and meticulously researched, Body Am I offers new insight into self-consciousness by describing it in terms of bodily awareness.

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  Hope Circuits - Rewiring...

  Jessica Riddell

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  How do we model abundance and generosity — in teaching, in learning, in leading organizations, particularly non-profits — when dealing with fiscal austerity and other forms of scarcity thinking? Hope Circuits explores this question, presenting sophisticated ideas that support democratizing higher education for everybody.
  		 
  Written in a conversational style that draws upon Jessica Riddell’s experience in governance, senior administration, and scholarship, the book is a how-to guide and thought leadership manifesto for developing the conceptual tools to seek solutions to higher education’s most pressing issues. Hope Circuits aims to rewire mindsets, perspectives, and behaviours to in turn rewire and renew the systems within which university stakeholders learn, live, and work. It tackles this challenging feat by suggesting ten tools to build hope circuits, a concept borrowed from neuroscience. 
  		 
  Riddell acknowledges that changing systems and deep cultures is not for the faint of heart; indeed, the more than 250 interviews conducted with thought partners for Hope Circuits expose how individuals who navigate complex systems regularly experience discomfort and even despair. In response, she shows us how to anchor a practice of hope in higher education with focus and intention, inviting others to adopt and adapt her approach.

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  Extended Summary - The Immortal...

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  EXTENDED SUMMARY 
    
  THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS 
  BASED ON THE BOOK BY REBECCA SKLOOT 
    
  SUMMARY WRITTEN BY: QUICK READING LIBRARY 
    
  CONTENT 
  Henrietta's Life and Legacy 
  The Discovery of HeLa Cells 
  The Scientific Breakthrough 
  The Impact on Medicine 
  The Lacks Family's Struggles 
  Race, Class, and Medical Ethics 
  Rebecca Skloot's Investigation 
  Legal and Ethical Dilemmas 
  Immortality and Human Identity 
  General Analysis 
    
  ABOUT THE ORIGINAL BOOK 
  “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot tells the compelling story of Henrietta Lacks, an African American woman whose cells were taken without her consent in 1951, leading to the creation of the HeLa cell line, one of the most important tools in medical research. The book explores themes of scientific discovery, medical ethics, racism, and the lack of informed consent in the 20th century. It follows Henrietta's family's emotional journey as they uncover the significance of her contribution to science, while highlighting the broader implications of medical exploitation and the need for ethical reform in research practices.

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  Leading Maths - The essential...

  Peter Mattock

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  Leading maths at any school is a unique challenge and comes with pressures not experienced in many other subject areas. The relatively abstract nature of the subject content, combined with the contrasting societal and parental attitudes to mathematics, can complicate communication and stifle progress. Most pupils and parents will recognise the importance of maths but many feel it's perfectly acceptable to be "no good" at it. Leading maths in schools is about managing these contradictions and getting the very best out of every teacher and pupil.
  Offering a fresh perspective and practical strategies for maths teachers and leaders at any level, Leading Mathsexplores how to make the most of a maths leadership role and manage the daily pressures and demands that come with it. Backed up by specific examples from fifteen years of experience leading maths, Peter Mattock goes on to examine the more long-term, strategic view of maths leadership, including how leaders can work with their teams to develop high quality mathematics teaching and learning for all pupils.
  The book covers day-to-day issues that arise when leading maths, in particular results and accountability, as well as difficult situations more generally. It offers useful takeaways at the end of each chapter, with a summary of key points and advice from the chapter. Leading Maths explores how to manage an inspection, developing improvement plans and the appraisal process, before touching on taking maths leadership beyond one specific school and into system leadership.
  In addition to Peter's insight, Leading Maths also contains contributions from other experienced maths practitioners, including Becky Lawrence, Jemma Sherwood, Rhiannon Rainbow and Dave Tushingham. Becky examines some of the specific approaches to leading primary maths, whilst Jemma does the same from her perspective as a maths lead across a large multi-academy trust. Rhiannon and Dave then go on to discuss how to manage significant change from their experience of adapting curriculum and CPD during the COVID pandemic - including the beginnings of their (now famous) book club.
  An essential guide for current, new, or aspiring maths leaders.
   

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  I Am Still Me - The Future of...

  lucayyofficial

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  What if death wasn't the end — but just a reboot? 
  In Still Me, lucayyofficial takes you on a mind-bending journey into the future of identity, consciousness, and digital immortality. With raw honesty and relentless curiosity, this provocative book explores the real questions behind mind uploading:Are you still you if your mind is transferred?What happens when your copy doesn’t know it’s a copy?Can desire, sex, and love survive in a synthetic body?And most haunting of all — what if you’ve already died and don’t even know it? 
  Blending science, philosophy, and gut-punch insight, Still Me doesn’t settle for sci-fi fantasy. It demands a deeper reckoning: what does it truly mean to stay yourself when the rules of life — and death — are rewritten? 
  If you've ever wondered what comes after the end, this is the book you've been waiting for.

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  The Best College Secrets for...

  Cyrus Tangent

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  The Best College Secrets for Your Future 
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