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  Unchained Minds - Frederick...

  Davis Truman

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.   
  *Unchained Minds: Frederick Douglass and the Fight for African American Education* delves into the extraordinary life of Frederick Douglass, a man who defied the shackles of slavery through the transformative power of literacy. Born into bondage, Douglass dared to learn what was forbidden: the ability to read and write. This audacious act set him on a path to freedom and made him one of his time's most influential African American voices. 
  This book examines Douglass's relentless pursuit of education as a means of liberation, not just for himself, but for all African Americans. It examines how Douglass's passion for learning fueled his activism and unyielding belief that education was the key to overcoming the horrors of slavery and achieving true equality.  
  *Unchained Minds* is a biography and a powerful testament to the enduring belief that education is the cornerstone of freedom. This compelling account of Frederick Douglass's life and his fight for educational equality will inspire readers to reflect on the transformative power of knowledge and the ongoing fight for justice.

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  75+ Ralph Waldo Emerson...

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

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  Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, abolitionist, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century.He was a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society, and his ideology was disseminated through dozens of published essays and more than 1,500 public lectures.Emerson gradually moved away from the religious and social beliefs of his contemporaries, formulating and expressing the philosophy of transcendentalism in his 1836 essay "Nature".Contents:The Conduct of LifeFatePowerWealthCultureBehaviourWorshipConsiderations by the WayBeautyIllusionsThe EssaysHistorySelf-relianceCompensationSpiritual lawsLoveFriendshipPrudenceHeroismThe over-soulCirclesIntellectArtNatureThe American ScholarMay-Day and Other PiecesMay-DayThe AdirondacsBrahmaNemesisFate FreedomOde Sung in the Town Hall, Concord, July 4, 1857Boston Hymn Read in Music Hall, January 1, 1863VoluntariesLove and ThoughtUnaBostonGod with the Fathers, so with usLettersRubiesMerlin's SongThe TestSolutionHymn Sung at the Second Church, at the Ordination of Rev. Chandler RobbinsNature INature IIThe Romany GirlDaysMy GardenThe Chartist's ComplaintThe TitmouseThe HarpSeashoreSong of NatureTwo RiversWaldeinsamkeitTerminusThe Nun's AspirationAprilMaiden Speech of the Aeolian HarpCupidoThe PastThe Last Farewell Lines Written by the Author's Brother, Edward Bliss Emerson, Whilst Sailing out of Boston Harbor, Bound for the Island of Porto Rico, in 1832In Memoriam E. B. E.Elements and MottoesExperienceCompensationPoliticsHeroismCharacterCultureFriendshipSpiritual LawsBeautyMannersArtUnityWorshipPrudenceNature The Informing SpiritCircles IntellectGiftsPromiseCaritasPower Wealth Illusions The Snow-StormConcord Hymn

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  Uneven Justice - The Plot to...

  Raj aratnam

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  Raj Rajaratnam, the respected founder of the iconic hedge fund Galleon Group, which managed seven billion and employed 180 people in its heyday, chose to go to trial rather than concede to a false narrative concocted by ambitious prosecutors looking for a scapegoat for the 2008 financial crisis. Naively perhaps, Rajaratnam had expected to get a fair hearing in court. As an immigrant who had achieved tremendous success in his adopted country, he trusted the system. He had not anticipated prosecutorial overreach—inspired by political ambition—FBI fabrications, judicial compliance, and lies told under oath by cooperating witnesses. In the end, Rajaratnam was convicted and sentenced to eleven years in prison. He served seven and a half. Meanwhile, not a single senior bank executive responsible for the financial crisis was even charged. 
   
   
   
  Uneven Justice is the story of his bewildering and confounding prosecution by forces who, quite frankly, were looking for bigger game. When Rajaratnam refused to support the narrative that would make that happen, he and the Galleon Group became collateral damage. 
   
   
   
  A must-listen cautionary tale with implications for us all, Uneven Justice is an eye-opening lesson in the vagaries of justice when an unscrupulous prosecutor is calling the shots.

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  Marcus Aurelius - The Stoic Emperor

  Donald J. Robertson

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  Experience the world of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and the tremendous challenges he faced and overcame with the help of Stoic philosophy 
   
  This novel biography brings Marcus Aurelius (121–180 CE) to life for a new generation of readers by exploring the emperor’s fascinating psychological journey. Donald J. Robertson examines Marcus’s relationships with key figures in his life, such as his mother, Domitia Lucilla, and the emperor Hadrian, as well as his Stoic tutors. He draws extensively on Marcus’s own Meditations and correspondence, and he examines the emperor’s actions as detailed in the Augustan History and other ancient texts. 
   
  Marcus Aurelius struggled to reconcile his philosophy and moral values with the political pressures he faced as emperor at the height of Roman power. Robertson examines Marcus’s attitude toward slavery and the moral dilemma posed by capturing enemies in warfare; his attitude toward women; the role of Stoicism in shaping his response to the threat of civil war; the treatment of Christians under his rule; and the naming of his notorious son Commodus as his successor.  
   
  Throughout, the Meditations is used to shed light on the mind of the emperor—his character, values, and motives—as Robertson skillfully weaves together Marcus’s inner journey as a philosopher with the outer events of his life as a Roman emperor. 
   
  Donald J. Robertson, a cognitive-behavior psychotherapist and writer, is a founding member of the organization Modern Stoicism and the president and founder of the Plato’s Academy Centre nonprofit. The author of How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius and Stoicism and the Art of Happiness, he lives in Canada and Greece.

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  A Description of Acquaintance -...

  Logan Esdale, Jane Malcolm

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  Gertrude Stein and Laura Riding enjoyed a fascinating if brief three-year friendship via correspondence between 1927 and 1930, and in A Description of Acquaintance, Logan Esdale and Jane Malcolm make the letters available to a larger audience for the first time. Riding and Stein are important figures in twentieth-century poetry and poetics and are considered progenitors of later movements such as L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E poetry. The editors contextualize their relationship and its time period with an introduction and supplementary materials, including pieces by Stein and Riding that exemplify their singular perspectives on modernism as well as their personal poetics. The book provides unique insight into Stein's and Riding's writing processes as well as the larger literary world around them, making it a must-listen for anyone interested in twentieth-century poetry.

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  Warrior Mom - A Mother’s Journey...

  Tracy M. Slepcevic

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  “An inspiring story of strength and inspiration for all parents faced with an autism diagnosis.” —Jerry Kartzinel, MD, New York Times–bestselling author 
   
  For any parent who has heard the chilling words “your child has autism,” Tracy Slepcevic offers hope, inspiration, and advice to help you navigate the system, evaluate different treatment options, and heal your child’s underlying conditions. 
   
  After her son Noah had a severe regression after meeting all his milestones, Tracy spent years trying to figure out what was wrong with her little boy. Once given a diagnosis, doctors said Noah would never lead a fully functioning life, but Tracy knew this was not her son’s fate. 
   
  Refusing to give up, Tracy read dozens of books, attended autism conferences, and spent countless hours researching how to heal her child. She was determined to turn her son around from what doctor’s called an “incurable diagnosis” so that Noah could live his best life possible. Over the years, Noah made great progress with biomedical intervention and lives a fully functional life today with a bright future ahead of him. 
   
  Warrior Mom is an inspiring story of hope and an indispensable guidebook for any parent desperate to hear the truth that autism is not a hopeless diagnosis and that many underlying conditions associated with autism are treatable. 
   
  “A sobering look at the challenges parents face today. Its broad and deep range of perspectives will assist many parents in their search for answers and a clear picture of what life looks like when you put your faith and trust in the hands of God.” —Nick Vujicic, evangelist and New York Times–bestselling author

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