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  21st-Century Virtues

  Lucinda Holdforth

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  Authenticity. Vulnerability. Humility. Transparency. These are some of the 21st-century virtues proselytised by mindset gurus, paraded (if not practised) by big corporations, and lauded by professionals on LinkedIn. The quest for authenticity, for example, is central to progressive campaigns for greater diversity and inclusion, while our political and business leaders are highest praised if they appear to be humble. But are Australia’s newest virtues fit for purpose?In this provocative book, Lucinda Holdforth questions the new orthodoxy. She suggests that these virtues are not only unhelpfully subjective and self-referential but also, in the absence of broader civic values, fail to serve our democracy. This matters when experience around the world, especially in the United States, shows us that no democracy is guaranteed.Holdforth reminds us that arguments for transparency and authenticity are routinely used by totalitarian regimes to justify ultra-nationalism, artistic censorship and population surveillance. Vulnerability may be a facet of the human condition but that is surely no reason to make it an aspiration. Well-meaning people may talk about the power of ‘my’ truth, but if pushed too far this risks a dissolution of agreed facts and shared reality, breaking down the decision-making processes essential to effective democracy.If we agree that Australia needs confident, rational, optimistic and outward-looking citizens to shape our future, then Holdforth challenges us to reconsider the contemporary virtues shaping our society.

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  Special Forces Berlin -...

  James Stejskal

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  The massive armies of the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies posed a huge threat to the nations of Western Europe. U.S. military planners decided they needed a plan to slow the juggernaut they expected when and if a war began. The plan was Special Forces Berlin. Their mission should hostilities commence was to wreak havoc behind enemy lines, and buy time for vastly outnumbered NATO forces to conduct a breakout from the city. In reality it was an ambitious and extremely dangerous mission, even suicidal. Highly trained and fluent in German, each man was allocated a specific area. They were skilled in clandestine operations, sabotage, and intelligence tradecraft, and able to act as independent operators, blending into the local population and working unseen in a city awash with spies looking for information on their every move.Special Forces Berlin was a one of a kind unit that had no parallel. It left a legacy of a new type of soldier expert in unconventional warfare, one that was sought after for missions such as the attempted rescue of American hostages from Tehran in 1979. With the U.S. government officially acknowledging their existence in 2014, their incredible story can now be told.

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  Learn Norwegian: Norwegian...

  Innovative Language Learning

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  Learn Norwegian: Norwegian Survival Phrases, Volume 1Start speaking Norwegian in minutes, and grasp the language, culture, and customs in just minutes more with Survival Phrases Norwegian, a completely new way to learn basic Norwegian fast!Are you about to travel to Norway? Do you need to know basic Norwegian and proper etiquette for business reasons? Do you have a Norwegian speaking partner, family or friends? Are you a fan of Norwegian films, culture, or history, and want to start learning the Norwegian language? Whatever your reasons are, we've designed Norwegian Survival Phrases, Volume 1 with you in mind, so that you will get immensely satisfying results fast. These 25 short and effective audio lessons will allow you to:- Speak Norwegian before the end of your first lesson - Use your newly learned Norwegian in everyday situations - Understand the culture, customs, and people of Norway - Order the food you want in restaurants - Master manners, etiquette, customs so you don't embarrass yourself - Shopping- And much more!Learn to ask for help and avoid danger and tourist traps- learn travel tips and the "do's" and "don'ts" from an experienced host.This is not a vocabulary builder with just words and translations. Unlike other audiobooks, we actually teach Norwegian and Norwegian culture. Each lesson is taught by a professional, bilingual teacher!Download the PDF and read along:https://bit.ly/31X2QNL

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  That Book - of Perfectly Useless...

  Mitchell Symons

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  Did you know that . . .John Wayne once won the dog Lassie from its owner in a poker game?Hijinks is the only word in the English language with three dotted letters in a row?The shortest war in history, between England and Zanzibar in 1896, lasted only thirty-eight minutes?Want to learn which U.S. president was a descendant of King Edward III? Or which famous people lived to read their own obituaries? Then That Book is the book for you! From history to science to pop culture, here is an irresistible, enlightening, and absolutely addictive treasure trove of fascinating and fun little-known facts that no one needs to know—an indispensable boon to every true lover of trivia and marvelous minutia!

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  I have been the bad guy

  Dr. Bernadette Bird Bowen

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  Have you ever been made to feel like the bad guy? Dr. bird has too. In this brief memoir, they reveal secrets about their life that they have kept hidden for over thirty years regarding compulsory heterosexuality, repressed/unexplored queernesses, and the late in life realization that -- turns out -- they're #actuallyautistic! Retold from their 33-year-old Dr. bird’s eye view, these extensively brave disclosures add one whole lifetime of flesh onto the U.S. body politic. This timely manuscript illuminates, historicizes, and contextualizes the f***ing fact that autism is not “just a trend” taking off just on TikTok recently, but that there are massive neuroqueer self-realizations happening worldwide in the algorithmic envirusment (environment + virus = envirusment). Dr. bird’s unmasked writing voice puts the “cut-the-shit” into “slice-of-life,” providing deep and raw disclosures of lifelong confusion, gaslighting, and struggles with family dysfunction, friendship loss, vulnerability, intimacy, sexual violence, and substance abuse. After extensive sharing, it’s time to grieve. They usher in a eulogy for their lifetimes that once were, by diagnosing how foundational U.S. ideas did and continue to dehumanize, sicken, disable, and deaden us. Then, they preach to the global choir about the single most connected time in history. Dr. bird has a lot more puns and trauma than answers, but in the end, recommends some liberatory antibodies for moving forward, far less miserably.

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  Overcoming Shame Meditation -...

  Think ThinkAndBloom

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  Shame can be a complex instinctive response learned from early childhood where the child is dependent on their caregivers. Any forms of disapproval, harsh criticism or punishments will internalize in the child’s mind that they are not worthy or not good enough.  
  There are ways in healing chronic or acute shame. In this book, we will have coaching sessions and meditations to release the shame inside your mind. We let go of judgments of ourselves. We rewrite our own story, letting the past behind.  
  In this audiobook, we will Have a personal coaching session Find the seed patternRelease the related emotionsFree yourself from the past mistakes Let go of judgments from within Build self-esteem See yourself in a compassionate eye Embrace your true self Rewire your life story And much more…  
  It is time to separate shame and who you truly are. You are different from what you think. You have every right to treat yourself with respect love and care.

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