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  Kenya: Taking it Personally

  Wantari Maathai, James Orengo,...

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  Sitting in her Kenyan homestay as an exchange student, Christina Fleming set the intention to share the Kenyan peoples' stories in their own voice.  You will hear from several Kenyan leaders as well as a Nairobi family sitting in their living room.

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  Halfway to Heaven - My...

  Mark Obmascik

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  Fat, forty-four, father of three sons, and facing a vasectomy, Mark Obmascik would never have guessed that his next move would be up a 14,000-foot mountain. But when his twelve-year-old son gets bitten by the climbing bug at summer camp, Obmascik can't resist the opportunity for some high-altitude father-son bonding by hiking a peak together. After their first joint climb, addled by the thin air, Obmascik decides to keep his head in the clouds and try scaling all 54 of Colorado's 14,000-foot mountains, known as the Fourteeners -- and to do them in less than one year. The result is Halfway to Heaven, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Obmascik's rollicking, witty, sometimes harrowing, often poignant chronicle of an outrageous midlife adventure that is no walk in the park, although sometimes it's A Walk in the Woods -- but with more sweat and less oxygen. Half a million people try climbing a Colorado Fourteener every year, but only twelve hundred have reported summiting them all. Can an overweight, stay-at-home dad become No. 1,201?  With his ebullient personality and sparkling prose, Obmascik brings us inside the quirky, colorful subculture of mountaineering obsessives who summit these mountains year after year. Honoring his concerned wife's orders not to climb alone, Obmascik drags old friends up the slopes, some of them lifelong flatlanders tasting thin air for the first time, and lures seasoned Rockies junkies into taking on a huffing, puffing newbie by bribing them with free beer, lunches, and car washes. Among the new friends he makes are an ex-drag racer trying to perform a headstand on every summit, the lead oboe player in a Hebrew salsa band, and a climber with the counterproductive pre-climb ritual of gulping down four beers and a burrito. Along the way, Obmascik experiences the raw, rowdy, and rarely seen intimacy of male friendship, braced by the double intoxicants of adrenaline and altitude.  Though danger is always present -- the Colorado Fourteeners have killed more climbers than Mount Everest -- Mark knows his aging scalp can't afford the hair-raising adventures of Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air, and his quest becomes a story of family, friendship, and fraternity. In Obmascik's summer of climbing, he loses fifteen pounds, finds a few dozen man-dates, and gains respect for the history of these storied mountains (home to cannibalism, gold rushes, shoot-outs, and one of the nation's most famed religious shrines). As much about midlife and male bonding as it is about mountains, Halfway to Heaven tells how weekend warriors can survive them all as they reach for those most distant things -- the summits of mountains and a teenage son. And as one man exceeds the physical achievements of his youth, he discovers that age -- like summit height -- is just a number.

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  From the Farm to the Table -...

  Gary Holthaus

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  A portrait of the realities of agricultural life in today’s world, based on interviews with more than forty farm families.   In this book, dozens of farm families from America’s heartland detail the practices and values that relate to their land, work, and communities. Their stories reveal that those who make their living in agriculture—despite stereotypes of provincialism perpetuated by the media—are savvy to the influence of world politics on local issues.   Gary Holthaus demonstrates how outside economic, governmental, legal, and business developments play an increasingly influential, if not controlling, role in every farmer’s life. The swift approval of genetically modified crops by the federal government, the formation of huge agricultural conglomerates, and the devastating environmental effects of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides are just a few issues buffeting family farms. From the Farm to the Table explores farmers’ experiences to offer a deeper understanding of how we can create sustainable and vibrant land-based communities by adhering to fundamental agrarian values.   “Tells the story of modern agriculture through engaging interviews with men and women who make a living farming in southeastern Minnesota. In a tone reminiscent of Wendell Berry’s A Place on Earth, he examines the far-reaching effects of genetically modified organisms, free-trade agreements that nurture ‘transnational corporate profit,’ dependence on fossil fuel-derived chemicals, and the toll all this has taken on the land and farmers.” —Library Journal

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  ChatGPT Millions - Ideas to...

  Omar Johnson

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  Unleash the boundless potential of AI and ride the wave to unimaginable wealth with "ChatGPT Millions: Ideas to Generate Your First Million Using ChatGPT and AI." This groundbreaking book isn't just a roadmap to financial success - it's your personal invitation to join the vanguard of the AI revolution. 
  Discover the vast opportunities nestled within the sophisticated AI technology and the ingenious tool, ChatGPT. This resource-rich guide illuminates the landscape of AI, taking you on an exhilarating journey through the intricacies of ChatGPT, showcasing how this revolutionary tool can catapult you or your business to new heights. 
  Delve deep into the heart of AI entrepreneurship, exploring diverse sectors that are already harvesting substantial wealth from AI. The trailblazing paths captured in this book expose a new era of prosperity, where AI isn't just a tool, but a catalyst for financial freedom. 
  With each turn of the page, venture into exciting, profitable realms that ChatGPT can open for you. From content creation and customer service to software development and personalized marketing, every chapter is a revelation, offering comprehensive insights into how you can harness the power of AI. 
  Find inspiration in compelling case studies of success powered by ChatGPT, providing authentic insight into the goldmine of opportunities that AI technology can create. Witness the practical steps that can transform these success stories into your own reality. 
  Bonus 200+ Prompts Included 
  What's more? 'ChatGPT Millions' features the incredible 'ChatGPT Prompt Playbook,' a collection of 200+ curated prompts across multiple niches, ready to stimulate your creativity and entrepreneurial vision.

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  How to Be Your Own Therapist:...

  Owen O’Kane

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  Smart, short techniques throughout the day can form a healthier perspective‘Truly empowering – a book for everyone. It will help you figure out life.’Fearne CottonAll the benefits of therapy – 10 minutes at a time 
  Let Owen O’Kane, psychotherapist, former NHS Clinical Lead and Sunday Times bestselling author of TEN TO ZEN, show you how anyone can use simple, understandable techniques to unlock better mental health. 
  Modern life is a minefield for stress. Whether it’s juggling work, relationships or money, we often struggle to make time for ourselves and can find ourselves stuck in a rut with bad habits or worries. 
  In HOW TO BE YOUR OWN THERAPIST, Owen O’Kane reveals how smart, short techniques throughout the day can form healthier perspectives and let you ditch harmful thought patterns. 
  Using the latest evidence-based tools and techniques from across a range of therapies including CBT, mindfulness and interpersonal therapy, Owen provides empowering solutions to managing what keeps you stuck so you can move forward. 
  Teaching you the key fundamentals of therapy and how to apply these to your own life, alongside targeted tasks that take just 10 minutes a day, this is the practical therapy book for anyone who wants to get the best from their life and to manage better in tough times. 
  ‘Owen is bringing much needed therapy to all of us. He brings down the stigma attached to being vulnerable and is making talking about mental health approachable for everyone. His book is brilliant and I highly recommend.’ Dr Rupy Aujla, MBBS, BSc, MRCGP The Doctor’s Kitchen 
  ‘Anyone looking to understand how therapy can help them help themselves, should look no further than Owen’s humorous and empowering book.’ Benedict Cumberbatch 
  As a Sunday Times bestselling book, HOW TO BE YOUR OWN THERAPIST by Owen O’Kane is a top self-help guide that delves into the realms of psychotherapy and psychology, offering practical meditation techniques for personal growth. It's a must-read for anyone seeking to understand their body and spirit better. 
  For fans of Fearne Cotton (Speak Your Truth), Jake Humphrey (The Inside Track), Russell Kennedy, Md (Anxiety Rx), and Mo Gawdat (That Little Voice In Your Head). 
  HarperCollins 2022

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  Campfire By The Ocean Shore -...

  Greg Cetus

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  Fire played an important role in human evolutionary history. Warm light, crackling sounds, and a distinctive smell of campfire illuminates dark places, extends our day, provides heat, wards off predators. With this recording the benefits of crackling campfire are added to the gentle ocean waves and coastal bird songs, another holistic sound so familiar to life on our planet. This audio recording offers continuous campfire crackling against natural background of ocean waves and coastal birds.

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