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  The Plunder of Black America -...

  Calvin Schermerhorn

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  Wealth is central to the American pursuit of happiness and is an overriding measure of well-being. Yet wealth is conspicuously absent from African American households. Why do some 3.5 million Black American families have zero or negative wealth? 
   
   
    
  Historian Calvin Schermerhorn traces four hundred years of Black dispossession and decapitalization—what Frederick Douglass called plunder—through the stories of families who have strived to earn and keep the fruits of their toils. Their struggles reveal that the ever-evolving strategies to strip Black income and wealth have been critical to sustaining a structure of racialized disadvantage. These accounts also tell of the quiet heroism of those who worked to overcome obstacles and defy the plunder. 
   
   
    
  From the story of Anthony and Mary Johnson, abducted from Angola and brought to Virginia in 1619, to the enslaved Black workers dispossessed by the Custis-Washington family, to Venture Smith (born Broteer Furro), who purchased his freedom, to three generations of a family enslaved in the South who moved north after Emancipation, to the Tulsa massacre and the subprime lending crisis, Schermerhorn shows that we cannot reckon with today's racial wealth inequality without understanding its unrelenting role in American history.

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  No Two Alike - Human Nature and...

  Judith Rich Harris

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  Why do people—even identical twins reared in the same home—differ so much in personality? Armed with an inquiring mind and insights from evolutionary psychology, Judith Rich Harris sets out to solve the mystery of human individuality.

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  The Meaning Of Trees - The...

  Robert Vennell

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  The history and use of New Zealand's native plants 
    
  A guide and gift book in equal measure, this treasure of a book pays homage to New Zealand's native plant species. 
  The Meaning of Trees tells the story of plants and people in Aotearoa New Zealand. Beautifully illustrated with botanical drawings, paintings and photographs, it shows us how a globally unique flora has been used for food, medicine, shelter, spirituality and science. From Jurassic giants to botanical oddballs - these are our wonderful native and endemic plants, in an exquisite hardback edition. 
  Praise for The Meaning of Trees: 
  'Robert Vennell makes wandering through our bush seem like a visit to a giant shopping centre. Over there is the kawakawa store, offering everything from an aphrodisiac to a gonorrhoea cure. Next door is the tutu cafe, where you can enjoy delicious wine or a refreshing laxative (though the seeds are deadly). On the top floor is the matai bar, where the berries aren't to everyone's taste, but the bushman's beer is great. And round the corner is the miro health centre. Every plant has a story and the result is delightfully informative.'  
  Jim Eagles, Canvas  
  HarperCollins Australia 2025

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  Capturing News Capturing...

  Mel Bunce, Kate Wright, Martin...

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  The Voice of America (VOA) is the oldest and largest US government-funded international media organization. In 2020, Donald Trump nominated Michael Pack, a right-wing documentarian and close friend of Steve Bannon, to lead the US Agency for Global Media—the independent federal agency overseeing US-funded international media. During Pack's seven month tenure, more than thirty whistleblowers filed complaints against him, and a judge ruled that he had infringed journalists' constitutional right to freedom of speech. 
   
   
   
  How did such a major international public service media network become intensely politicized by government allies in such a short time, despite having its editorial independence protected by law? 
   
   
   
  Capturing News, Capturing Democracy puts these events in historical and international context—and develops a new analytical framework for understanding government capture and its connection to broader processes of democratic backsliding. Drawing from in-depth interviews with network managers and journalists, and analysis of private correspondence and internal documents, Kate Wright, Martin Scott, and Mel Bunce analyze how political appointees, White House officials, and right-wing media influenced VOA—changing its reporting of the Black Lives Matter movement, and the 2020 presidential election.

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  Inner Revolution Poetry 4 -...

  Yashomatinandana Dasa

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  Once I sat on the Pacific Ocean and meditated. A vast consciousness surrounded me and I felt as if I was one with that vast consciousness. Later, I came back to an individual consciousness. I would read about this oneness experience, warned that this is māyā, illusion. In retrospect, this path of illusion (Mayavada) was enlightened by the spiritual master (Prabhupāda) who felt compassion with this delusioned seeker. Śrīla Prabhupāda thus captured the heart of the spiritual traveler and entranced him to follow the principles of Hare Kṛṣṇa - chant, dance & feast. Thus engaged in Bhakti, one can taste true satisfaction and happiness which is derived of detachment and practice. By following a simple life and chanting the Mantra that liberates the mind, the path of surrender is cleared. By surrendering to the divine discipline, the spiritual master and transcendental literature, one is assured devotional service, the greatest achievement of human life. Once in association with Sadhu, Guru and Shastra, the spiritual traveler found the perfection of his life's journey which is to love God, the Absolute Personality who is kindly referred to as Kṛṣṇa, the All-attractive Person.

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  The Fourth Book of Maccabees - A...

  Anonymous Anonymous, Tim Zengerink

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  What gives humans the strength to endure suffering? How can reason and faith guide us through life’s most difficult challenges? 
  The Fourth Book of Maccabees is one of the most profound and thought-provoking works of ancient literature.  
  Set during the brutal reign of Antiochus IV, this powerful text reflects on the courage of Jewish martyrs and offers a philosophical meditation on the triumph of reason over emotion, and faith over fear. 
  Now available in a clear, modern translation, this edition brings timeless insights into the human spirit, moral conviction, and the fusion of faith and philosophy. 
  What you'll discover inside: 
  •	The Power of Reason Over Emotion – How rational thought can overcome fear, pain, and desire 
  •	Faith as a Source of Strength – Unshakable belief in God as the foundation for courage and endurance 
  •	Lessons on Courage and Martyrdom – Stories of heroic individuals who chose righteousness over compromise 
  •	A Fusion of Philosophy and Faith – Ancient Jewish thought interwoven with Greek philosophical ideals 
  Whether you seek spiritual inspiration, moral clarity, or intellectual depth, The Fourth Book of Maccabees offers a timeless guide to resilience and integrity. 
  Begin your journey today and discover the enduring wisdom of this remarkable text on faith, reason, and the strength of the human spirit.

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