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  Open Border Dreamers

  HERB STEPHENS

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  José, a valet attendant from Monterrey, Mexico, arrives in Las Vegas with a heart full of hope and a dream of success. Leaving behind his family, he steps into the glittering city of opportunity, where fortunes are made as quickly as they’re lost. 
  Drawn to roulette—a game of chance and calculated risk—José sees it as a reflection of his own journey. But when the pressures of survival mount, he faces a moral crossroads: a daring scheme to manipulate roulette chips that could make or break his future. 
  Caught between ambition and integrity, José must navigate the high stakes of his choices. Will he achieve what he sacrificed for, or will the cost of his dreams prove too great for his loved ones? We will know as the story unfolds and characters confront their deepest desires, face impossible choices, and scuffle with the consequences of their dreams. 
  Open Border Dreamers is a powerful story of hope, sacrifice, and survival. Crafted genuinely, it draws readers into the heart of the American Dream, exploring the risks we take and the price we pay to chase them.

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  最新英美概况

  王少農，吳宗駿

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  内容简介：
  《最新英美概况》介绍了英、美两国的地理、历史、政治、经济、文化、教育等方面的基本信息。希望通过英美概况的学习，学生能够加深对英语语言和文化的理解，提升文化素养，提高跨文化交际能力。英国部分：涵盖英国的地理环境，如不列颠群岛的组成、大不列颠岛上的英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士等政治分区；英国的历史发展，包括诺曼征服、封建制度的建立、百年战争、文艺复兴、工业革命以及二战后的经济衰退与复苏等；英国的政治制度，如君主立宪制、议会主权、内阁制度和两党制等；英国的经济状况，重点介绍了服务业在英国经济中的主导地位以及制造业和高科技产业的发展；英国的文化特色，涉及文学、艺术、音乐、电影等领域的成就以及世界闻名的教育体系和众多的文化遗产。
  美国部分：讲述了美国的地理位置和历史沿革，从殖民地时期到独立战争、建国、西进运动、南北战争以及在两次世界大战和冷战等重大国际事件中的发展；美国的政治制度，包括三权分立、总统制、联邦制以及民主党和共和党为主的政党制度与多元政治格局；美国的经济格局演变，如高科技产业的发展、应对全球经济挑战的策略以及维护全球经济领导力的措施等；美国的文化，体现为多元文化融合、社会包容性强以及创新精神突出等特点，还介绍了美国通过电影、音乐、时尚等方式向世界传播其文化价值观和生活方式。
  作者简介：
  王俊生
  学术背景：在英美文化和历史等领域有着深厚的知识储备和研究经验，能够从多方面、多角度对英国和美国的概况进行深入解读和分析，为编写《最新英美概况》提供了坚实的学术基础。
  教学经验：可能长期从事英美概况相关课程的教学工作，了解学生在学习过程中的需求和难点，因此在编写教材时能够紧密结合教学实际，使教材内容更具针对性和实用性，方便教师教学和学生学习。
  刘沛富
  专业素养：对英美国家的政治、经济、文化等方面有深入的研究和理解，在编写过程中能够确保内容的准确性和权威性，为读者呈现出真实、全面的英美概况。
  编写能力：具备较强的教材编写能力，与王俊生合作默契，共同打造出了一本结构清晰、内容丰富、语言易懂的《最新英美概况》，在编排形式和编写风格上也有所创新，使教材图文并茂、新颖别致、时代性强。

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  The Return of the Light - Twelve...

  Carolyn McVickar Edwards

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  A collection of twelve traditional tales from around the world that honor the "return of the light" that takes place on the winter solstice 
   
   
   
  The winter solstice, the day the "sun stands still," marks the longest night and the shortest day of the year, and it comes either on December 20th or 21st. Celebrations honoring the winter solstice as a moment of transition and renewal date back thousands of years and occur among many peoples on every continent. The Return of the Light makes an ideal companion for everyone who carries on this tradition, no matter what their faith. Storyteller Carolyn McVickar Edwards retells twelve traditional tales-from North America, China, Scandinavia, India, Africa, South America, Europe, and Polynesia-that honor this magical moment. These are stories that will renew our wonder of the miracle of rebirth and the power of transition from darkness into light.

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  Analytic Philosophy - Logic and...

  Hector Davidson

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  The historical context and influences of Analytic Philosophy can be traced through several key developments and intellectual movements that shaped its emergence and evolution. 
  In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the philosophical landscape was marked by significant shifts. The decline of Idealism, which had dominated the late 19th century, created a fertile ground for new approaches. The Idealist focus on metaphysical speculation and abstract notions of reality began to be challenged by a rising emphasis on scientific and empirical methods. 
  Central to the rise of Analytic Philosophy was the development of formal logic. Gottlob Frege, in the late 19th century, revolutionized logic with his introduction of predicate logic, laying a foundational framework that would deeply influence subsequent philosophers. His work aimed to clarify the logical structure of language and mathematics, setting the stage for a new approach to philosophical problems. 
  The early 20th century saw the emergence of Logical Positivism, a movement spearheaded by the Vienna Circle, which included philosophers such as Moritz Schlick, Rudolf Carnap, and A.J. Ayer. This movement sought to apply the methods of formal logic and empirical science to philosophical problems, rejecting metaphysical claims as meaningless. The Logical Positivists aimed to develop a philosophy that was both scientifically rigorous and free from speculative metaphysics.

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  Our Man in Panama - The Shrewd...

  John Dinges

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  A "carefully researched" account of the rise and fall of notorious dictator Manuel Noriega—and America's role in both (The Washington Post). 
   
   
   
  Written by a prize-winning NPR veteran who spent years covering Latin America, this blend of biography, history, and political reporting details the events that lead to the American invasion of Panama. 
   
   
   
  A New York Times Notable Book of the Year

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  The Invisible Machine - The...

  Jamie Mustard, MD Eugene Lipov,...

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  Despite its prevalence, post-traumatic stress, PTSD, is often seen as an unbeatable lifelong mental disorder. Leading trauma doctors and neuroscientists now understand that the result of trauma is not a disorder, but rather a physical injury to the body—invisible but tangible, and most importantly, treatable. 
   
   
   
  Meet Dr. Eugene Lipov. His research and partnerships have led to an amazing discovery that all trauma has at its root a single piece of human hardware: the stellate ganglion. The symptoms of post-traumatic stress are the same for all of us, whether from childhood poverty or abandonment, the ravages of war, or the brutality of sexual assault. Dr. Lipov's pioneering procedure appears to treat injury to the stellate ganglion, relieving even the worst symptoms of PTSD—irritability, hypervigilance, insomnia, and more—in a fifteen-minute treatment. 
   
    
   
  Weaving hard science with moving human stories, The Invisible Machine reveals how this treatment was developed. It also tells the incredible story of the unlikely team, including the doctor, an artist, Special Forces leadership, and a sheriff, who are working together to change our understanding of post-traumatic stress and why it matters to society.

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