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  On the Evolution of Intimacy - A...

  Charles M. Johnston MD

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  In no aspects of life today do we confront more rapid and easily confusing change than in the worlds of gender and intimacy. Men and women equally are left without clear guideposts for their choices. In this short book, one of our time’s most innovative social scientists and futurists offers big-picture perspective for making sense of why we see what we do and what lies ahead. He describes an essential new chapter in identity and love, one that takes us beyond the battle of the sexes and brings new depth and maturity to both how we understand ourselves and our capacity for closeness with another.

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  World War 1 for Kids: A...

  Captivating History

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  Uncover the Untold Stories of World War I: From Poet Soldiers to Boy Scout Spies, Unleash the Secrets of the "War to End All Wars" 
  In this audiobook, you’ll learn all about World War I: why it happened, who was involved, how and where it was fought, significant battles and people, the technological advancements, and how the war shaped the world for future generations. 
  History will come alive with useful pronunciation prompts, and explanations for new, tricky words. Each chapter contains a round-up activity that either tests your newfound knowledge or gives you a chance to get creative. On top of this, there are interesting and fun facts—plus a bonus interesting fact chapter at the end. You’ll be amazed at what you learn! 
  Here are just a few hints at what you’ll discover:How it all started because of just one manWhy soldiers spent most of their time sitting around in wet, muddy ditchesThe new inventions that changed the face of war foreverHow dogs, horses, pigeons, and even goldfish helped in the warSoldiers—poets that didn’t know itWhy you could go to jail if you refused to fightBoy Scout and Girl Guide spies?The longest, biggest, and bloodiest battlesOnly twelve years old and going to war!How the "war to end all wars" may have actually caused the Second World WarWho were the Welsh Wizard and the Tiger?The popular movies and books inspired by events during WWIHow the war was fought on land, air, and seaThe legacy of World War I 
  Scroll up and click the “add to cart” button to learn more about World War I!

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  Lifeline - An Elegy

  Stephanie Kain

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  What happens when someone you love suddenly cliff-dives into mental illness? And then you discover that there may be no return?
  		 
  This experimental memoir reflects on the author’s intimate and complicated relationship with a woman diagnosed with suicidal depression, and the startling and chaotic new world of locked wards, heavy medications, and electroconvulsive therapy that follows.
  		 
  Interweaving personal essays, fragmented prose, poetry, stream-of-consciousness, and text exchanges, this collage-style book invites the reader into the mysterious world of a treatment-resistant condition and illuminates the urgency and intimacy of caring for someone with an ultimately fatal mental illness. Running through the center of the narrative is the relationship between two people whose fierce love for each other is both the tie that binds and the anchor that drowns.
  		 
  Lifeline is a testament to the importance of hard conversations, humor, and dignity in the face of a courageous battle for sanity; an interrogation of the flaws in the medical system; a debate on when life stops being worth living; and a conversation and reflection on what it means to love someone enough to go on without them.

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  Social Skills - How to Increase...

  Jonathan S. Parker

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  Have you ever wondered how different your life would be if you were more socially confident or charismatic? 
  From early on in our lives, a lot of emphases has been put into academic ability and its relation to our success or lack of it. 
  While academic ability can be important, it is now believed that in reality, it is our ability to adapt to our social environment the better predictor of our future success in several areas of our lives, even more so than anything we learn in school. 
  Here's some of what you can expect to learn inside the pages of this book: 
  -Discover how to effectively eliminate social anxiety for good. 
  -A step-by-step process that will help you stay motivated and reach your social skills goals. 
  -How to become more assertive. 
  -The keys to develop charismatic traits and develop a magnetic personality. 
  -The best ways to develop body language to make others feel pay you more attention and feel more comfortable in your presence. 
  It’s common to think that social skills are only useful for making friends, but in reality, they affect our ability to function properly in many areas of our day to day lives. 
  It may seem that some people are simply born charismatic, likable, and with a great set of social skills, but most are capable of developing these attributes. 
  Regardless of your personality, there are certain things you can practice in your day to day life to modify your behaviour and make you seem more trustworthy, influential and charming in your social interactions. 
  There is no better time to start the journey towards an improved quality of life. Start your journey towards becoming a 'social ninja' today!

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  The Art of Status - Looted...

  Jelena Subotić

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  An illuminating exploration of the relationship between the restitution of looted art, global status, and the international construction of national cultural heritage.Why is art restitution a matter of politics? How does the artwork displayed in national museums reflect the international status of the state that owns it? Why do some states agree to return looted art and others resist?National art collections have long been a way for states to compete with each other for status, prestige, and cultural worth in international society. In many former imperial nations, however, these collections include art looted during imperial expansions and colonial occupations. While this was once a sign of high international standing, the markers of such status, particularly in the context of art, have since significantly changed. A new international legal and normative architecture governing art provenance developed after World War II and became institutionalized in the 1990s and 2000s. Since then, there have been national and global social movements demanding the return of looted art. This shift has established not only that looting is wrong but, more importantly, that restitution is morally right. As a result of this reframing of what it means to own art, an artifact's historical provenance has become a core element of its value and the search for provenance and demands for restitution have become a direct threat to state status. The same objects that granted states high international status now threaten to provoke status decline. In The Art of Status, Jelena Subotić illustrates the larger questions of how national cultural heritage is internationally constructed and how it serves states' desire for international status and prestige.

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  Philosophical Rudiments...

  Thomas Hobbes

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  De Cive ("On the citizen") is one of Thomas Hobbes's major works. "The book was published originally in Latin from Paris in 1642, followed by two further Latin editions in 1647 from Amsterdam. The English translation of the work made its first appearance four years later (London 1651) under the title 'Philosophicall rudiments concerning government and society'." It anticipates themes of the better-known Leviathan. The famous phrase bellum omnium contra omnes ("war of all against all") appeared first in De Cive. - Summary by WikipediaDPLs for this project were phaedo and craigdav1

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