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Write Like a Man: Jewish Masculinity and the New York IntellectualsHow virility and Jewishness became hallmarks of postwar New York's combative intellectual scene In the years following World War II, the New York intellectuals became some of the most renowned critics and writers in the country. Although mostly male and Jewish, this prominent group...
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Wired to Connect: The Surprising Link Between Brain Science and Strong, Healthy RelationshipsResearch shows that people cannot reach their full potential unless they are in healthy connection with others. Dr. Amy Banks teaches us how to rewire our brains for healthier relationships and happier, more fulfilling lives. We all experience moments when we feel isolated and...
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Why Didn't You Come Sooner? Compassion in Action: Stories of Children Rescued Form SlaveryThe work of rescuing children from slavery is not for the faint of heart, as thetwelve gut-wrenching accounts in this book will show. Harder still is to givethem their life back, after they've been kidnapped, trafficked, sold, abused andmade to work in horrific conditions,...
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When Darkness Falls A Shadow over AmericaIt is my sincere desire in this writing to somehow inspire action by those who read it. At this writing, our nation teeters on the edge of a knife. Elements of destruction from within, I feel, have never been so strong in America's history....
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What If Women Designed the City?: 33 Leverage Points to Make Your City Work Better for Women and GirlsWhat if Women Designed the City? offers a unique perspective on urban development through the eyes of women from diverse backgrounds. Author May East identifies 33 leverage points for all those engaged with city design to create greener, wilder, more inclusive, liveable and poetic...
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We Choose to: A Memoir of Providing Abortion Care Before, During, and After RoeAlthough the Dallas Fire Department had saved the clinic, we were shaken and heartsick that our son had just spent Christmas Day at a crime scene. I had performed my first abortion in the year Kyle was born, and though he had long supported...
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Vietnam's Modern Day Boat People: Bridging Borders for FreedomIn 2016, a newspaper published an article about four childrendue to be sent to an orphanage after their parents were punished for attempting to flee Vietnam. Among 46 asylum seekers trying to reach Australia by boat, they were intercepted by the Australian navy and...
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Victimhood, Memory, and Consumerism: Profiting from PabloInhabitants of Medellín, Colombia, suffered from the war-like violence perpetrated by drug cartels and other actors in the 1980s and 1990s. Thousands died, including innocent civilians, judges, and journalists, many more were injured and suffered psychological trauma. Three decades later, however, transnational media companies...
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VAPOC Catechism: The Virginia Prisoner of ConscienceDive into the compelling narrative of 'The Virginia Prisoner of Conscience, ' where Askari Lumumba and Chango Olorum, members of the VAPOC movement, share their profound insights from within the confines of a Super Max prison. Unveiling the socio-political complexities of the American Afrikan...
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UtopiaAn unabridged, unaltered edition with introduction -Author: Thomas MorePublisher: Watchmaker PublishingPublished: 06/20/2011Pages: 100Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.24dISBN: 9781603864268
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Unfinished Nature: Particle Physics at CernThe discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012, the culmination of a decades-long search, is one of the singular triumphs of particle physics. Advanced experiments at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN (the Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire) near Geneva detected the long-hypothesized...
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Unbroken Chains: The Hidden Role of Human Trafficking in the American Economy"An urgent exposition of the pervasive human trafficking that lies just beneath the surface of the US economy-from the stories of its survivors"--Author: Melissa DitmorePublisher: Beacon PressPublished: 04/30/2024Pages: 240Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbsISBN: 9780807093436About the AuthorMelissa Ditmore is a freelance consultant specializing in issues of...
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The Wrong Complexion for Protection: How the Government Response to Disaster Endangers African American CommunitiesUncovers the ways the United States government responds to natural and human-induced disasters in relation to race over the past eight decades When the images of desperate, hungry, thirsty, sick, mostly black people circulated in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, it became apparent to...
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The Way of Woman: Awakening the Perennial FeminineThe Way of Woman offers a distillation of Helen Luke's life's work as a writer, counselor, and Jungian therapist, a luminous, multifaceted reflection on the two questions that have long preoccupied her: Why do so many modern women feel so conflicted about their roles,...
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The Two-Parent Privilege: How Americans Stopped Getting Married and Started Falling BehindIn The Two-Parent Privilege, Melissa S. Kearney makes a data-driven case for marriage by showing how the institution's decline has led to a host of economic woes--problems that have fractured American society and rendered vulnerable populations even more vulnerable. Eschewing the religious and values-based...
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The Stigma Trap: College-Educated, Experienced, and Long-Term UnemployedAfter receiving a PhD in mathematics from MIT, Larry spent three decades working at prestigious companies in the tech industry. Initially he was not worried when he lost his job as part of a large layoff, but the prolonged unemployment that followed decimated his...
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The Stigma Trap: College-Educated, Experienced, and Long-Term UnemployedAfter receiving a PhD in mathematics from MIT, Larry spent three decades working at prestigious companies in the tech industry. Initially he was not worried when he lost his job as part of a large layoff, but the prolonged unemployment that followed decimated his...
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The Sounds of Social Space: Branding, Built Environment, and Leisure in Urban ChinaA giant statue of a six-pipe musical instrument stands in the heart of Kaili city. Yet despite its prominent placement, intended to convey the essence of the city, residents hold extremely low opinions of music-making in Kaili, particularly when compared to the "authentic" music...
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The New Tourist: Waking Up to the Power and Perils of TravelA brilliantly evocative, surprising, and page-turning exploration of how tourism has shaped the world, for better and for worse--essential reading for anyone looking for a deeper understanding of the implications of their wanderlust. Through deep and perceptive dispatches from tourist spots around the globe--from...
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The Medicine Chest: A Physician's Journey Towards ReconciliationAn examination of the barriers facing Indigenous people within the healthcare system from the perspective of an empathetic settler physician After leaving her medical practice in Pennsylvania in 2011, Jarol Boan returned to her childhood home in Saskatchewan, Canada to practise medicine. There she...
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