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  Making Kin: Ecofeminist Essays...

  Esther Vincent, Angelia Poon

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  Making Kin: Ecofeminist Essays from Singapore contemplates and re-centres Singapore women in the overlapping discourses of family, home, ecology and nation. For the first time, this collection of ecofeminist essays focuses on the crafts, minds, bodies and subjectivities of a diverse group of women making kin with the human and non-human world as they navigate their lives. 
   
   
  From ruminations on caregiving, to surreal interspecies encounters, to indigenous ways of knowing, these women writers chart a new path on the map of Singapore’s literary scene, writing urgently about gender, nature, climate change, reciprocity and other critical environmental issues. 
   
   
  In a climate-changed world where vital connections are lost, Making Kin is an essential collection that blurs boundaries between the personal and the political. It is a revolutionary approach towards intersectional environmentalism.

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  Gods and Legends - Exploring the...

  Julia Blacksmith

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  Mythology has been an integral part of human civilization for thousands of years, shaping cultures, religions, and societal values. Across the world, ancient civilizations created elaborate myths to explain the mysteries of existence, from the origins of the universe to the forces of nature and the fate of the soul after death. These myths were more than just stories—they were the foundation of belief systems, influencing laws, traditions, and even the structure of governments. Whether told through oral traditions, inscribed on temple walls, or recorded in sacred texts, these legends provided meaning and guidance to those who followed them.  
    
  One of the most fascinating aspects of mythology is how civilizations separated by vast distances often shared similar themes. Myths of powerful gods, epic battles between good and evil, creation and destruction, and the hero’s journey appear in cultures across the globe. The Egyptian sun god Ra, the Greek titan Prometheus, and the Mesopotamian king Gilgamesh all embody different versions of the same fundamental human questions: Who are we? Where did we come from? What is our purpose? These universal themes suggest that myths were not just the product of imagination but reflections of the fears, aspirations, and wisdom of ancient societies. 

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  On the Improvement of the...

  Benedict Spinosa

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  Benedict Spinoza's 'On the Improvement of the Understanding' is a philosophical treatise guiding readers toward a clear and rational comprehension of the world. Emphasizing reason and ethics, Spinoza challenges traditional beliefs, advocating for intellectual freedom. This foundational work explores the nature of knowledge, paving the way for a profound understanding of reality and the human mind, making it an enduring contribution to philosophy and critical thought. Read in English, unabridged.

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  The Great Beyond - Unraveling...

  John Harpoon

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  The concept of life after death is one of humanity’s most profound and enduring mysteries. Across cultures and time periods, people have sought to understand what happens after we take our last breath. Whether driven by religious beliefs, philosophical musings, or personal experiences, the question of the afterlife has shaped much of human thought and civilization. It has influenced not only religious teachings but also art, literature, and even scientific inquiries into consciousness and the nature of existence. 
  Throughout history, the afterlife has been envisioned in countless ways. Ancient Egyptians believed in a journey to the underworld where the soul would face judgment, while the Greeks and Romans saw it as a realm of shadows or a place of eternal bliss for the virtuous. In the East, Hinduism and Buddhism introduced the concept of reincarnation, where the soul is reborn into new lives, shaped by karma. Similarly, Christianity, Islam, and Judaism have their own distinct visions of heaven, hell, and the possibility of eternal life. 
  Despite the diversity of beliefs, there is a common thread that runs through all of them: the hope that death is not the end, but a transition to another realm or state of being. For many, the afterlife provides comfort, offering a sense of continuity after the end of physical existence. For others, it serves as a source of moral guidance, with promises of reward for virtue and punishment for wrongdoing.

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  Rare Earth Elements & Critical...

  Dr. Nick Coman, I. A.I.

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  A 36‑lecture audio course on the materials that run the modern world—from ore bodies and brines to magnets, batteries, chips, and reactors. Each lecture focuses on one element or mineral, tracing its journey from deposit geology through beneficiation and refining to the devices it powers. 
  We make the flowsheet legible: comminution and flotation; roasting, high‑pressure acid leaching, solvent extraction, and ion exchange; separation to oxides and metals; alloying and specialty powders. See how neodymium‑iron‑boron magnets are born, why lithium hexafluorophosphate matters in electrolytes, where gallium nitride wins in power, how graphite anodes evolve with silicon, and how the uranium fuel cycle and vanadium flow batteries actually work. 
  Markets and politics are treated as engineering constraints. Learn to spot yield killers, read offtake agreements, and separate strategic scarcity from narrative. Test real substitutions—ferrites in small motors, sodium‑ion for short‑range storage, gallium nitride versus silicon carbide—and where performance cliffs block redesign. We map chokepoints beyond the mine: separation capacity, reagents, waste handling, water and energy intensity, and manufacturer qualification cycles. Then we follow the consequences—export controls and quotas, permitting and community consent, tariffs and friend‑shoring, standards and labeling rules. 
  Rigorous, narrative‑driven, and built for the intellectually ambitious, this course is an operator’s guide to the science, supply chains, and statecraft of a materials‑constrained century.

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  Political Animals - The secret...

  Peter Cardwell

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  Peter Cardwell is a broadcaster, author, academic and international political commentator. He served as a special adviser in the UK government for three and a half years, working across four departments. Peter has worked on three continents for the BBC, Sky News and ITV and has written for publications including The Times, the Sunday Independent and Your Cat magazine. He is currently a presenter on Talk and, occasionally, Times Radio.
  
  After being educated in Northern Ireland, Peter studied at St Hugh's College, Oxford, before winning a Fulbright scholarship to the Columbia School of Journalism, New York.
  He lives in London with his rescue cat Jack.

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