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  Over the Years - Selected...

  Gillian Bickley, Verner Bickley

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  The fifty poems collected in Gillian Bickley’s Over The Years have been chosen by Verner Bickley from her five previously published collections. 
  “Sensitive, serious, sincere and sometimes a little sad...." (Dumitru M. Ion ( Romania), Member of the Arts and Sciences Academy in R. Macedonia, etc.,2014) 
  "Driven by curiosity as a poet but also by responsibility as the president of "The International Festival Curtea de Argeş Poetry Nights" in Romania (There have been twenty editions, attended in total by over fifteen hundred guests from about a hundred countries), I read and translate the lyrics of hundreds of poets. That's how I discovered the exceptional poet Gillian Bickley from Hong Kong. What firstly drew my attention was the savant level of her poetry; the science of balancing the rational with the sentiment. Each of her poems is sometimes a small novel, an essay or at other times a lyrical sublimate. Her poems are remembrances: from the past (an ancient past, a medieval past, and so on), from her own past or a possible reader's past. The way of shaping her poetry especially fascinates the professional reader. Because, of course, a professional poet (as Gillian Bickley is) will always need a professional reader.” – Dumitru M. Ion, 2016.

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  The Collapse of Constitutional...

  Aziz Z. Huq

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  For years, the Supreme Court has turned a deaf ear to arguments that police officers should not be shielded by the legal doctrine of “qualified immunity” when they shoot or brutalize innocent civilians. “Qualified immunity” is just one of  
  several rules invented by judges that stop the vindication of basic rights. But aren’t courts supposed to be protectors of individual rights? In The Collapse of Constitutional Remedies, Aziz Z. Huq recounts a far more fraught history in which  
  the link between the Constitution’s system of independent courts and the protection of constitutional rights has always been tenuous.  
   
  Federal courts have created many legal concepts such as “qualified immunity” that may seem abstract, but inflict real-world harms: A bureaucrat fires her employee for testifying in a legal proceeding involving the boss’s family. Police  
  officers set a dog on a homeless man, leaving him severely wounded. A Mexican teenager is shot in the back at the US border—and dies. In all these cases, defendants walk away with minor or no penalties. Their victims had rights—but  
  no remedies thanks to rules created by federal judges.  
   
  A powerful historical account of how courts have carved a gap between rights and remedies, this book will reshape our understanding of why it’s so difficult to hold the American state to the rule of law.

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  PSYCHOLOGICAL SELF-CARE HABITS -...

  C.M. Paciente

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  Declutter, reset, and recalibrate your mind for peak mental and overall well-being. 
  Procrastination, lack of motivation, and low productivity are just some of the things that are keeping people from achieving their potential. These and other consequences are due largely to the effects of mental clutter. 
  Mental clutter is anything that keeps you from thinking straight, whether that’s stress, expectations, information overload, negative thinking, or other distractions. And it’s hard to get rid of all that clutter in your mind in one go, especially when it’s become a habit. 
  In this timely resource on psychological wellness, you will discover:What mental clutter is, how it prevents you from being at your best, and what you can do about itThe surprising link between procrastination and perfectionismWhy being flooded with information isn’t the actual problem with information overloadHow negative emotions can short-circuit your mental and physical health How to dramatically remove mental roadblocks by troubleshooting your self-image A psychology-backed way to painlessly replace detrimental habits with beneficial ones How to boost your productivity so well that you’ll surprise yourselfTiny habit tweaks that lead to big results in terms of well-being and mental performanceTime-tested routines to engage your mind and stimulate psychological growthBonus: Easy tips and tricks you can apply right now to eliminate distractions 
  With a generous amount of research-based advice and practical strategies, this guide will give you the right set of mental skills and tools to conquer the mess in your mind. 
  Discover how to finally break free from the psychological barriers that have been holding you down.

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  The Art of War - A New Translation

  Sun Tzu, Filibooks

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  The Art of War dates to the fifth century B.C and is arguably the most famous military treatise ever written. 
  Throughout its history, The Art of War has been highly influential. Figures as diverse as Japanese daimyō Takeda Shingen, Chinese communist Mao Tse-Tung, and Finnish field marshal Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim have cited the book as inspirational. 
  During the Vietnam War the book served as an inspiration and guide for the Vietcong, which brought the book to the attention of the American military. 
  The focus of this reworking is to preserve the original intent of Sun Tzu as closely as possible.

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  Looking for Andy Griffith - A...

  Evan Dalton Smith

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  Andy Griffith (1926-2012) is one of North Carolina's most beloved exports, capturing America's heart as Sheriff Andy Taylor. Evan Dalton Smith was born in the North Carolina Piedmont over four decades after Andy, just an hour south of Griffith's hometown of Mount Airy. Both were small-town boys who grew up in similar places, where the counties were dry and the churches plentiful. But for both, there was darkness, crushed hopes, and tragedy, hidden just below the surface. 
   
   
   
  For Smith and many generations in North Carolina, Andy Griffith was like the air—everywhere, all the time, a part of daily life. Even after he left the state, Smith always felt the pull of home and the lingering ghost of Andy alongside it. This is an exploration on celebrity and the self, on home and what that means when you leave it, and why we love and admire the people we do—even if we've never met them—all told through the entwined lives of iconic actor Andy Griffith and writer Evan Dalton Smith. It is through Smith's telling of Griffith's life that he finds his own story, one that is both informed by and freed from the legacy of one of North Carolina's most famous sons.

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  The Cats of Ireland - An Irish...

  Seamus Mullarkey

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  DO YOU ABSOLUTELY LOVE CATS?? 
  Did you know they played a huge role in Irish history? Like to know more...? 
  This funny, informative book has tons of the kinds of fun stories and fascinating trivia that cat lovers can't get enough of... 
  It tells you EVERYTHING you might possibly like to know about how cats shaped Irish history and culture... 
  DID YOU KNOW? 
  --There’s a luxury Irish hotel that gives plain old kitties the 5-Star treatment? 
  --That Irish pop star Enya hides from the world in a castle by the sea--that’s packed full of felines? 
  --That in medieval times any Irish cat was worth a whopping three times as much as a cow? 
  This one-of-a-kind book has TONS of fun cat stories, unusual trivia and quirky feline facts that are sure to entertain and educate you. 
  NOW YOU CAN DISCOVER... 
  --How you can say goodbye to the rat race and move to Ireland with your cat 
  --How catnip farming could be the future for Irish agriculture. 
  --The very best Irish cat names for your brand-new kitten. 
  AND.. much, much more! 
  This unique book features Irish cat stories, historical Irish trivia and fun feline facts from Ireland that are sure to entertain and intrigue you. 
  Stock up on The Cats of Ireland for:BirthdaysChristmasThank-you giftsAnd of course--for St. Patrick’s Day...

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