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  The Miracle of the Black Leg -...

  Patricia J. Williams

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  Beginning with a jaw-dropping rumination on a centuries-old painting featuring a white man with a Black man's leg surgically attached (with the expired Black leg-donor in the foreground), contracts law scholar and celebrated journalist Patricia J. Williams uses the lens of the law to take on core questions of identity, ethics, and race. 
   
   
   
  With her trademark elegant prose and critical legal studies wisdom, Williams brings to bear a keen analytic eye and a lawyer's training to chapters exploring the ways we have legislated the ownership of everything from body parts to gene sequences—and the particular ways in which our laws in these areas isolate nonnormative looks, minority cultures, and out-of-the-box thinkers. 
   
   
   
  At the heart of "Wrongful Birth" is a lawsuit in which a white couple who use a sperm bank sue when their child "comes out Black." And "Hot Cheeto Girl" examines the way that algorithms give rise to new predictive categories of human assortment, layered with market-inflected cages of assigned destiny. 
   
   
   
  The Miracle of the Black Leg offers a brilliant meditation on the tricky place where law, science, ethics, and cultural slippage collide.

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  The Special Needs Parent - A...

  Joe Ferrini, Cindi Ferrini

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  The journey you didn’t choose. The joy you didn’t expect. Caring for a child with special needs is a full-time job, an undertaking that cannot be imagined until you’re thrust into a life you never saw coming. It can feel overwhelming and isolating. Often, special needs parents have little free time, energy, or money.Dr. Joe and Cindi Ferrini, parents who’ve been caring for a special needs child for over 40 years, understand. In The Special Needs Parent, Joe and Cindi share honestly and openly about their own struggles and victories. With biblical wisdom and helps they’ve learned along the way, this book shares how to:• embrace your journey of caring for a loved one with special needs• experience a vibrant and thriving life yourself• celebrate your loved one• serve with excellence and Christlike loveAdditionally, The Special Needs Parent provides invaluable action steps for coping with unique challenges, including when others are unkind, the lack of free and fun time, the stress of finances, and grief. Emphasizing our relationship with God, this book is filled with hope and practical ways to build a strong life, marriage, family (nuclear and extended), and to flourish with a foundation of faith. You’ll discover you’re not alone and how to embrace this unexpected journey with confidence, grace, and strength—all of which God provides—to go the distance.

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  America’s Robber Barons: The...

  Charles River Editors

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  The Gilded Age and the dawn of the 20th century are often remembered as an era full of monopolies, trusts, and economic giants in heavy industries like oil and steel. Men like Andrew Carnegie built empires like Carnegie Steel, and financiers like J.P. Morgan merged and consolidated them. The era also made names like Astor, Cooke, and Vanderbilt instantly recognizable across the globe. Over time, the unfathomable wealth generated by the businesses made the individuals on top incredibly rich, and that in turn led to immense criticism and an infamous epithet used to rail against them: robber barons.  
  	Dozens of men were called “robber barons”, but few of them were as notorious as Cornelius Vanderbilt, who also happened to be one of the nation’s first business titans. Vanderbilt was a railroad and shipping magnate at a time that the industry was almost brand new, but he rode his success to become one of the richest and most powerful men in American history.  
  	The industrial might wielded by men like Cornelius Vanderbilt, John Rockefeller, J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and others in the later 19th century directly led to a public backlash and made President Teddy Roosevelt the “trust buster”, and there has since been countless regulations to attempt to avoid the types of monopolies found over 100 years ago. However, many 20th century historians and writers pushed back against the allegations hurled at the “robber barons” and even took issue with the name. Libertarian writer John Stossel argued, “They weren't robbers, because they didn't steal from anyone, and they weren't barons—they were born poor...” 

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  How to Deal with a Narcissist:...

  Emily Scott

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  For anyone facing the difficulties of a narcissistic relationship, "How to Deal with a Narcissist: Strategies for Managing Toxic Relationships—Practical Tips for Protecting Your Mental Health" is an indispensable resource. Dealing with the emotional manipulation, control, and poisonous dynamics of a narcissist in a personal or familial relationship can leave you feeling exhausted, bewildered, and helpless. This book offers helpful advice on how to spot narcissistic behaviors, establish and uphold boundaries, resolve conflicts amicably, and safeguard your mental and emotional health. 
  This thorough book will teach you how to recognize the telltale indicators of narcissistic behavior, comprehend the effects it has on your mind and self-esteem, and acquire the skills you need to remove yourself or end the relationship safely. You'll also get advice on how to mend from narcissistic abuse, reestablish your sense of value, and get help from a specialist to ensure long-term recovery. 
  With compassion and knowledge, "How to Deal with a Narcissist" gives you the tools you need to end the destructive cycle, take back control of your life, and cultivate happier, more satisfying relationships. This book provides the tools and support you need to succeed, whether you are leaving a narcissistic relationship or are in the middle of one and need to cope.

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  Rewiring Democracy - How AI Will...

  Bruce Schneier, Nathan E. Sanders

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  In this advisedly optimistic book, Rewiring Democracy, security technologist Bruce Schneier and data scientist Nathan Sanders cut through the AI hype and examine the myriad ways that AI is transforming every aspect of democracy—for both good and ill.The authors describe how the sophistication of AI will fulfill demands from lawmakers for more complex legislation, reducing deference to the executive branch and altering the balance of power between lawmakers and administrators. They show how the scale and scope of AI is enhancing civil servants' ability to shape private-sector behavior, automating either the enforcement or neglect of industry regulations. They also explain how both lawyers and judges will leverage the speed of AI, upending how we think about law enforcement, litigation, and dispute resolution.Whether these outcomes enhance or degrade democracy depends on how we shape the development and use of AI technologies. Powerful players in private industry and public life are already using AI to increase their influence, and AIs built by corporations don't deliver the fairness and trust required by democratic governance. But, steered in the right direction, AI's broad capabilities can augment democratic processes and help citizens build consensus, express their voice, and shake up long-standing power structures.

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  Endemic - A Post-Pandemic Playbook

  Monica Gandhi M.D.

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  A Blueprint for Navigating Future Pandemics: Embrace an Endemic Reality Discover a roadmap to coexisting with new respiratory diseases and their variants using reason, science, courage, and compassion. This approach acknowledges that eradicating these viruses may be challenging, but controlling them is possible. By utilizing existing tools, we can coexist with these viruses without disrupting society. In this book, Dr. Gandhi offers insights into the story, science, and politics of our journey so far, highlighting successes and challenges. With her expertise, clear reasoning and a 10-point plan, Dr. Gandhi equips readers to understand and prepare for the future, ensuring a well-informed and resilient society.

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