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  The Psychology of Spies and Spying

  John Taylor, Adrian Furnham

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  The Psychology of Spies and Spying tells the story of the people involved in spying: the human sources (agents) who betray their country or organisation and the professional intelligence officers who manage the collection and reporting process. It provides a rigorous psychological analysis of the personality and motivation of individuals involved in spying.
  This book shows the importance of developing trust between agents and handlers, between agencies and their government and ultimately the public. It shows how agent handlers, operating in environments of complete secrecy, need to manage dark side behaviours because agents are selected for their access to secrets, not for their qualities. It explains why motivation is rarely simple since it is invariably a combination of many issues.It explains how fiction writers are good at developing plots and the characterisation of spies, but few capture the motivation of agents well. Finally spy gadgets and techniques are also described in detail. Included are twelve agent case studies in which most were motivated by ideology, had significant misfortune in their youth and offered their services rather than being coerced into betrayal.
  The Psychology of Spies and Spying promotes the view that in the world of intelligence, it is trust not betrayal which dominates the mindset.

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  The 21 - A Journey into the Land...

  Martin Mosebach

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  Behind a gruesome ISIS beheading video lies the untold story of the men in orange and the faith community that formed these unlikely modern-day saints and heroes.In a carefully choreographed propaganda video released in February 2015, ISIS militants behead twenty-one orange-clad Christian men on a Libyan beach.In the West, daily reports of new atrocities may have displaced the memory of this particularly vile event. But not in the world from which the murdered came. All but one were young Coptic Christian migrant workers from Egypt. Acclaimed literary writer Martin Mosebach traveled to the Egyptian village of El-Aour to meet their families and better understand the faith and culture that shaped such conviction.He finds himself welcomed into simple concrete homes through which swallows dart. Portraits of Jesus and Mary hang on the walls along with roughhewn shrines to now-famous loved ones. Mosebach is amazed time and again as, surrounded by children and goats, the bereaved replay the cruel propaganda video on an iPad. There is never any talk of revenge, but only the pride of having a martyr in the family, a saint in heaven. “The 21” appear on icons crowned like kings, celebrated even as their community grieves. A skeptical Westerner, Mosebach finds himself a stranger in this world in which everything is the reflection or fulfillment of biblical events, and facing persecution with courage is part of daily life.In twenty-one symbolic chapters, each preceded by a picture, Mosebach offers a travelogue of his encounter with a foreign culture and a church that has preserved the faith and liturgy of early Christianity – the “Church of the Martyrs.” As a religious minority in Muslim Egypt, the Copts find themselves caught in a clash of civilizations. This book, then, is also an account of the spiritual life of an Arab country stretched between extremism and pluralism, between a rich biblical past and the shopping centers of New Cairo.

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  Anger-Proof Parenting & Marriage...

  Juli Bennet

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  Anger-Proof Parenting & Marriage Rescue 
  How to Stop Yelling, Raise Calm Kids, Fix Communication, Rebuild Trust & Save Your Relationship with 7 Daily Habits 
  Are you tired of shouting matches, emotional distance, and feeling like your home is a battlefield? This transformative guide offers a lifeline for parents and couples who want peace, connection, and lasting change—starting today. 
  Whether you're struggling with explosive arguments, miscommunication, or the silent erosion of trust, Anger-Proof Parenting & Marriage Rescue delivers a proven roadmap to healing. With just 7 simple daily habits, you’ll learn how to:🛑 Stop yelling and reactive behavior before it spirals🧘 Raise emotionally resilient, calm children💬 Communicate clearly and compassionately with your partner🔄 Rebuild trust and intimacy—even after years of conflict❤️ Create a home filled with safety, respect, and love 
  What’s Inside:Real-life stories and practical tools you can use immediatelyStep-by-step strategies for conflict resolution and emotional regulationExercises to strengthen your marriage and parenting approachA 7-day habit tracker to help you stay consistent and accountable 
  Whether you're a parent on the edge or a couple on the brink, this book is your rescue plan. No therapy jargon. No fluff. Just real solutions for real families.

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  Leadership Is Personal - How...

  Brad Mahon

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  In Leadership is Personal, Brad Mahon reveals the transformative power of authentic, community-focused leadership. Drawing from his rich experiences in higher education and the arts, Brad shows how cultivating strong internal cultures and external community connections can drive organizational success.

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  Is There in the Brain Anything...

  Jiddu Krishnamurti

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  Is there in the brain anything untouched by culture?" - 6 August 1975Can there be a total perception which completely heals the brain?What benefit has culture?Does speech come before thought?Is it possible to say something without the operation of thought?Is there in the brain anything untouched by culture?Is attention a conscious process?Is love the factor of profound change?You explain all this, and you say that whatever the damaged brain – which is the result of thought and tradition and all the rest of it – whatever it does will produce further damage. So, because you point it out, I realise that. That is the first necessity – I realise it. Then, after I’ve realised it, you talk to me at a depth which thought has not touched. You planted a seed.

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  Mother Media - Hot and Cool...

  Hannah Zeavin

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  From the nursery to the prison, from the clinic to the commune, Mother Media tells the story of how we arrived at our contemporary understanding of what a mother is and how understandings of "bad" mothering formed our contemporary panics about "bad" media. In this book, leading historian of psychology Hannah Zeavin examines twentieth-century pediatric, psychological, educational, industrial, and economic norms around mediated mothering and technologized parenting. The book charts the crisis of the family across the twentieth century and the many ingenious attempts to remediate nursemaid and mother via speculative technologies and screen media. 
   
   
   
  Growing out of her previous award-winning book The Distance Cure, which considered technologized care, the book lays bare the contradictions of techno-parenting and how it relates to conceptions of "maternal fitness," medical redlining, and surveillance of children, parents, and other caregivers. The author offers narratives of parenting in its extremity (for example, Shaken Baby Syndrome) and its ostensible banality (for example, the Nanny Cam) and how the two are often intertwined. Ultimately, Zeavin grapples with a simple contradiction: technology is seen and judged as harmful in domestic and educational spaces, even as it is a saving grace in the unending labor of raising a family.

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