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  Bullshit without Borders - Let’s...

  Susan M. Davis

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  For the next generation of changemakers who care too much to settle for just good intentions. 
  The system of “saving the world” is broken—and it’s time to call bullshit. After seeing good intentions lead to bad outcomes in 30 countries, international development veteran Susan M. Davis is challenging the sacred cows of the aid industrial complex. She urges a radical rethink of how Global North outsiders approach social impact, starting with listening to the people closest to the problem. 
  Drawing from three decades of experience, from a scrappy startup that became Water.org to managing a multi-million-dollar USAID contract, Davis reveals the shocking truth: the system designed to end poverty may be perpetuating it. For example, half of all charitable water projects fail today, just as they did in the 1980s.  
  Bullshit without Borders is a provocative, self-implicating, and often hilarious exposé of the weird world of global aid. Davis pulls back the curtain on:The Voluntourists: Why the feel-good fantasy reinforces power imbalances.The Celebrity Foundations: How vanity projects drain resources from effective grassroot organizations.The Alphabet-Soup INGOs: How billion-dollar agencies measure success by activities completed rather than lives transformed over time. 
  With unflinching honesty both endearing and uncomfortable, Davis uncovers the sector’s most oft-repeated mistakes. Each chapter closes with a C.R.A.P. (Curious Reflection and Provocation) to encourage a mindset reset. Essential reading for anyone brave enough to question how those with privilege can truly “help” others and those determined enough to do better. 
  We've been trying to change the world for a long time. It's time to change the way we do it.

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  The Eurasian Century - Hot Wars...

  Hal Brands

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  We often think of the modern era as the age of American power. In reality, we're living in a long, violent Eurasian century. That giant, resource-rich landmass possesses the bulk of the global population, industrial might, and potential military power. Eurasia is a strategic prize without equal—which is why the world has been roiled, reshaped, and nearly destroyed by clashes over the supercontinent. 
   
   
   
  Since the early twentieth century, autocratic powers have aspired for dominance by seizing commanding positions in the world's strategic heartland. Offshore sea powers, namely the United Kingdom and America, have sought to make the world safe for democracy by keeping Eurasia in balance. America's rivalries with China, Russia, and Iran are the next round in this geopolitical game. If this new authoritarian axis succeeds in enacting a radically revised international order, America and other democracies will be vulnerable and insecure. 
   
   
   
  Hal Brands argues that a better understanding of Eurasia's strategic geography can illuminate the contours of rivalry and conflict in today's world. The Eurasian Century explains how revolutions in technology and warfare, and the rise of toxic ideologies of conquest, made Eurasia the center of twentieth-century geopolitics—with pressing implications for the struggles that will define the twenty-first.

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  Atención que transforma tu vida...

  Renan Allcroft

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  Atención que transforma tu vida 
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  Rethinking School - How to Take...

  Susan Wise Bauer

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  A best-selling expert on education shows how to make the school system work for your child. How many parents have a child struggling in school? The answer: a great many. This book is an informed, practical resource for such parents. As the author of the classic book on home-schooling, The Well-Trained Mind, Susan Wise Bauer knows how children learn and how schools work. Her advice here is comprehensive and anecdotal, including material drawn from experience with her own four children. The author's rule of thumb is that when a child is struggling, the problem probably lies with the school or the system, not with the child. She knows that the K-12 system, with its rigid rules of advancement and endless testing, doesn't work for all children. She shows parents how to take control of grade placement, pace, style of instruction, disability diagnosis, gifted services, and many other aspects of our school system that seem inflexible, in order to shape them to the child's needsnot the other way around. Parents will find a comforting clarity and sanity in this book.

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  The Most Extraordinary But...

  Quincy Washington, Henry Miller,...

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  Discover the hidden marvels of the animal kingdom in 'The Most Extraordinary But Underrated Animals' from Talk to the Nation — written by Quincy Washington and Dr. Henry Miller. Delve into the lives of six seemingly ordinary creatures, and uncover the remarkable traits and behaviours that make them more exceptional than you would have thought. 
  Through engaging narration, explore how these animals contribute to the intricate tapestry of life on Earth. From surprising social structures to astonishing adaptations, this book celebrates the beauty and wonder found in the most overlooked corners of nature. Prepare to be amazed by the extraordinary stories waiting to be told within the familiar sights of the animal world. 
  Contents: 
  Chapter 1: Cows 
  Chapter 2: Earthworms 
  Chapter 3: Crows 
  Chapter 4: Mussels 
  Chapter 5: Naked Mole Rats 
  Chapter 6: Zebrafish 
  Enjoy! 
  About Talk to the Nation 
  Talk to the Nation is a media platform founded by Quincy Washington, entertaining millions of viewers around the world. 
  About Quincy Washington 
  Quincy Washington is the creator and host of Talk to the Nation, founder of PlaceCoach and author of books, such as 'How to Write an Excellent Personal Statement.' 
  For more, visit talktothenation.com and quincywashington.com

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  The Cultural Politics of Affect...

  Wei Dong

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  Against the background of the media commercialization reform since the 1990s in China and drawing on the case of »X-Change« (2006-2019), Wei Dong investigates the affective meaning-making mechanism in the multimodal text of Chinese reality TV. The focus lies on the ways in which emotions are appropriated and disciplined by regimes of power and identity, and the ways in which affect - in this case primarily kuqing (bitter emotions) communicated by the material and the body - have the potential to challenge or exceed existing relations of power in the mediascape. Wei Dong shows how Chinese reality TV provides a historical and theoretical opportunity for understanding the affective structures of contemporary China in the dynamic process of fracture and integration.

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