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  Navigating Life with Parkinson's...

  MD Phd Sotirios Parashos, PT...

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  Navigating Life with Parkinson's Disease is a guide for anyone affected by Parkinson's, providing useful information to those with Parkinson's and their caregivers, family, and friends. This extensively revised second edition contains up-to-date information on recent research and the latest adaptive equipment available to those living with Parkinson's disease. Discussing available treatments and providing practical advice, this book emphasizes lifestyle adjustments that provide a better quality of life for patients and their loved ones. 
   
   
   
  The material is organized so that chapters can be listened to sequentially or individually. Q&A sections, thoughts from people living with Parkinson's, and Ask the Experts sections address often-overlooked topics in physician-directed disease management, such as how to talk to family and friends about one's life with Parkinson's. 
   
   
   
  Promoting a patient-centered approach, Navigating Life with Parkinson's Disease empowers patients and their families to manage their health care.

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  Earth for Sale - The Fight to...

  Maude Barlow

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  Most agree on the urgent need for climate action, yet we are often divided on how to stop the destruction of the natural world. Earth for Sale exposes the danger of governments giving over this responsibility to powerful private interests, namely the same energy, chemical, agribusiness, and bottled water corporations that brought us to this ecological brink.Their answer? Put a price on nature and bring it into the market. Under the inviting language of "nature-based solutions" and "ecosystem services," this financialization and commodification of nature takes many forms: carbon trading; debt-for-nature swaps; water pollution trading; biodiversity credits; green, blue, and wildlife conservation bonds; plastics offsets; water futures; and more.Renowned activist Maude Barlow, who sounded the alarm decades ago on the corporate assault on water, argues the financialization of nature is dangerous and surprisingly few understand the implications, including many in environmental movements. With detailed examples and meticulous research, Earth for Sale unmasks this insidious new form of corporate plunder. We must not allow the movement to protect nature and biodiversity to be handed over to private interests whose driving motive is, and always has been, profit.

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  The Age of Reason

  Thomas Paine

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  "Thomas Paine's "The Age of Reason" is a thought-provoking work that both defends Deism and challenges the world's major monotheistic religions. Let's delve into its fascinating aspects:    Overview:  "The Age of Reason" is a book by English and American political activist Thomas Paine.  It argues for the philosophical position of deism, which emphasizes reason, natural religion, and skepticism toward institutionalized religion.  The book was published in three parts: in 1794, 1795, and 1807.  While it became a best-seller in the United States, British audiences received it with more hostility due to fears of increased political radicalism after the French Revolution.  Key Themes:  Deism: Paine's work follows in the tradition of 18th-century British deism. Deists advocated for free rational inquiry, religious toleration, and an end to religious persecution.  Natural Law: Deists believed that all things in the universe, including God, must obey the laws of nature. They rejected miraculous accounts and insisted on reason and rationality.  Bible Critique: Paine challenges the legitimacy of the Bible, viewing it as an ordinary piece of literature rather than a divinely-inspired text.  Appealing Style: By presenting deistic arguments in an engaging and irreverent style, Paine made deism accessible to the masses.  "The Age of Reason" remains a significant work that shaped intellectual discourse and inspired free thinkers."

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  Trolling Ourselves to Death -...

  Jason Hannan

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  Almost forty years ago, Neil Postman argued that television had brought about a fundamental transformation to democracy. By turning entertainment into our supreme ideology, television had recreated public discourse in its image and converted democracy into show business. In Trolling Ourselves to Death, Jason Hannan builds on Postman's classic thesis, arguing that we are now not so much amusing, as trolling ourselves to death. 
   
   
   
  Contrary to the popular view of the troll as an exclusively anonymous online prankster, Hannan asserts that trolls have emerged from the cave, so to speak. Trolls now include politicians, performers, patriots, and protesters. What was once a mysterious phenomenon limited to the darker corners of the Internet has since gone mainstream, eroding our public culture and changing the rules of democratic politics. 
   
   
   
  Synthesizing media ecology with historical materialism, Hannan explores the disturbing rise of political unreason in the form of mass trolling and sheds light on the proliferation of disinformation, conspiracy theory, "cancel culture," and digital violence. Taking inspiration from Robert Brandom's innovative reading of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Trolling Ourselves to Death makes a case for building "a spirit of trust" to curb the epidemic of mass distrust that feeds the plague of political trolling.

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  How to Master Technical...

  Ingrid Beauvez-Denis

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  Experience a truly HUMAN audiobook, brought to life by a warm, expressive voice artist. Her calm yet engaging delivery, paired with varied pacing and intonation, makes every concept instantly clear—boosting your comprehension and memory. 
   
  Prefaced by NATO’s lead interpreter and head of training, this book provides a simple formula for speaking and writing about specialist topics so they are understood by anyone. Achieve two seemingly opposite goals: be clear and comprehensive, yet succinct and to the point. Prevent misunderstandings and ensure you never bore or annoy your audience. As a bonus, you will learn to recognize when others use "savant words" to manipulate you. 
   
  Is this book for you? 
  - Have you struggled to explain topics that were complex or strange to your listeners? 
  - Have you ever felt lost by someone’s jargon but weren’t sure how to ask for clarity? 
  - Have you ever sensed that some people were trying to fool you by throwing fancy words at you? 
   
  This is a fantastic tool for professionals across all fields, including public speakers, translators, interpreters, and B2–C2 TESOL/ESL students and teachers. 
   
  What you will learn: 
  - Putting yourself in your partners’ shoes 
  - Mastering standard structures and active language 
  - Choosing the right subjects 
  - Explaining your specialised terms in everyday English 
  - Making coherent lists 
  - Why ‘looks matter’ 
   
  Listening time: 3 hours, a small investment for a lifetime of impressing your audience, colleagues, teachers, and students with brilliant explanations. 
   
  The Superpower Combo: Pair this audiobook with the slim paperback featuring illustrations, recap tables, and space for notes. Present your completed exercises to a coach for professional feedback. 
   
  Ready to start? Press play and learn how to turn the nuts and bolts of technical jargon into a crystal-clear flow of language!

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  Hypnosis to boost confidence in...

  Stuart Newman

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  Do you struggle with low self-confidence in public?  
  Do you feel like your voice is not heard or that you are too scared to speak up?  
  Then DST Hypno with Stu Newman could be just what you need. 
  With hypnosis, Stu can help boost your confidence and give back the power of speaking up for yourself.  
  Not only will it make a huge difference in how others perceive and treat you, but it will also help increase your sense of worthiness.  
  Imagine being able to walk into any room full of people feeling confident enough to say whatever needs saying without fear or hesitation!  
  Don't wait another second - take advantage of DST Hypno's services today and start living life on YOUR terms!

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