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Medals & Memoirs: Please Rise

by Scott Harding ...

Despite the torments of time, their love endured. The receding tides could no longer hide the scars of loss and despair. For this, there was no remedy. Time is as unforgiving as the waves that tried to destroy their past. The portrait of truth was obvious as they stood together for now and for all times; soulmates lost in the sea of each other's love. Based on the conversations between a hospice ... Read more

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Despite the torments of time, their love endured. The receding tides could no longer hide the scars of loss and despair. For this, there was no remedy. Time is as unforgiving as the waves that tried to destroy their past. The portrait of truth was obvious as they stood together for now and for all times; soulmates lost in the sea of each other's love. Based on the conversations between a hospice
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Breaking the War Habit

The Debate over Militarism in American Education

by Scott Harding, Charles Howlett, Seth Kershner ...

Series Book 3 - Children, Youth, and War
The Pentagon currently spends around $1.4 billion per year on recruiting and hundreds of millions annually on other marketing initiatives intended to convince the public to enlist—costly efforts to ensure a steady stream of new soldiers. The most important part of this effort is the Pentagon’s decades-long drive to win over the teenage mind by establishing a beachhead in American high schools and ... Read more

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The Pentagon currently spends around $1.4 billion per year on recruiting and hundreds of millions annually on other marketing initiatives intended to convince the public to enlist—costly efforts to ensure a steady stream of new soldiers. The most important part of this effort is the Pentagon’s decades-long drive to win over the teenage mind by establishing a beachhead in American high schools and
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The War Machine and Global Health

by Abigail E. Adams, Hans A. Baer, Avram Bornstein, Patrick F. Clarkin, Scott Harding, Elaine A. Hills, G Derrick Hodge, Rohit Karki, Brandon A. Kohrt, Kathryn Libal, Judith Pettigrew, Adrienne Pine, Wietse A. Tol, David Vine, Dahlia S. Wasfi ...

In the contemporary world, war rivals infectious disease as a global cause of morbidity and mortality. Since the end of World War II, there have been at least 160 wars around the world with as many as 25 million (and probably many more) people killed, most of them civilians. Directly or indirectly, war touches the lives of most people on the planet, often with lasting and costly impact. Framed by ... Read more

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In the contemporary world, war rivals infectious disease as a global cause of morbidity and mortality. Since the end of World War II, there have been at least 160 wars around the world with as many as 25 million (and probably many more) people killed, most of them civilians. Directly or indirectly, war touches the lives of most people on the planet, often with lasting and costly impact. Framed by
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Human Rights-Based Community Practice in the United States

by Scott Harding, Kathryn R. Libal ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
A transformative model for community social work rooted in basic social and economic rights is the basis of this timely Brief. With specific chapters spotlighting the rights to health care, nutritious food, and adequate and affordable housing, the book describes in depth the role of community practice in securing rights for underserved and vulnerable groups and models key aspects of rights-based ... Read more

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A transformative model for community social work rooted in basic social and economic rights is the basis of this timely Brief. With specific chapters spotlighting the rights to health care, nutritious food, and adequate and affordable housing, the book describes in depth the role of community practice in securing rights for underserved and vulnerable groups and models key aspects of rights-based
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Where Do We Go from Here

Chaos or Community?

by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ...

Series Book 2 - King Legacy
**The final book by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in which we find we an acute analysis of American race relations and the state of the movement after a decade of civil rights efforts."In this book—his last grand expression of his vision—he put forward his most prophetic challenge to powers that be and his most progressive program for the wretched of the earth."—Cornel West**In 1967, Dr. Martin ... Read more

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**The final book by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in which we find we an acute analysis of American race relations and the state of the movement after a decade of civil rights efforts."In this book—his last grand expression of his vision—he put forward his most prophetic challenge to powers that be and his most progressive program for the wretched of the earth."—Cornel West**In 1967, Dr. Martin
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Into the Firestorm

The Allied Heroes Who Flew World War II's Most Daring Missions

by Scott McGaugh ...

Narrated by Jeff Harding ...

Unabridged

10 hours 29 min

Bloomsbury presents Into the Firestorm by Scott McGaugh, read by Jeff HardingFrom the hellish skies over Europe to the unforgiving terrain of the Himalayas, this is the first complete history of the C-47 aircrew who helped turn the tide of war.One of the most perilous combat roles of World War II was that of the Allied aircrews who flew unarmed transport planes into enemy territory, often just ... Read more

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Bloomsbury presents Into the Firestorm by Scott McGaugh, read by Jeff HardingFrom the hellish skies over Europe to the unforgiving terrain of the Himalayas, this is the first complete history of the C-47 aircrew who helped turn the tide of war.One of the most perilous combat roles of World War II was that of the Allied aircrews who flew unarmed transport planes into enemy territory, often just
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Where Do We Go from Here

Chaos or Community?

by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ...

Narrated by JD Jackson ...

Unabridged

8 hours 38 min

The last book written by King his final reflections after a decade of civil rights strugglesIn 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., isolated himself from the demands of the civil rights movement, rented a house in Jamaica with no telephone, and labored over his final manuscript. In this significantly prophetic work, which has been unavailable for more than ten years, we find King’s acute analysis of ... Read more

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The last book written by King his final reflections after a decade of civil rights strugglesIn 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., isolated himself from the demands of the civil rights movement, rented a house in Jamaica with no telephone, and labored over his final manuscript. In this significantly prophetic work, which has been unavailable for more than ten years, we find King’s acute analysis of
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Eight Over Four

The Massing of the Spiders

by Scott Tierney ...

Narrated by Mia Harding ...

Unabridged

41 min

In 2018 it was estimated that there were over 750 million spiders in the United Kingdom. By contrast, the overall number today is less than ten percent of that - but now the spiders live all around us. Today, the spiders are our neighbours. They live alongside us, coexist with us.As us...An intriguing, imaginative, and often unsettling short story set in a world where spiders and humans live ... Read more

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In 2018 it was estimated that there were over 750 million spiders in the United Kingdom. By contrast, the overall number today is less than ten percent of that - but now the spiders live all around us. Today, the spiders are our neighbours. They live alongside us, coexist with us.As us...An intriguing, imaginative, and often unsettling short story set in a world where spiders and humans live
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Economic Justice, Labor and Community Practice

Edited by Louise Simmons, Scott Harding ...

Facing economic upheaval and growing inequality, people in local communities are fighting for economic justice. Coalitions from labor, grassroots community organizations, the faith community, immigrant communities and other progressive forces are emerging across the U.S. and Canada and winning better jobs, benefits from local development and better working conditions. A multi-disciplinary group of ... Read more

$59.99 USD

Facing economic upheaval and growing inequality, people in local communities are fighting for economic justice. Coalitions from labor, grassroots community organizations, the faith community, immigrant communities and other progressive forces are emerging across the U.S. and Canada and winning better jobs, benefits from local development and better working conditions. A multi-disciplinary group of
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Gray Areas

How the Way We Work Perpetuates Racism and What We Can Do to Fix It

by Adia Harvey Wingfield ...

Narrated by Lynnette R. Freeman ...

Unabridged

10 hours 6 min

A leading sociologist reveals why racial inequality persists in the workplace despite today’s multi-billion-dollar diversity industry—and provides actional solutions for creating a truly equitable, multiracial future.Labor and race have shared a complex, interconnected history in America. For decades, key aspects of work—from getting a job to workplace norms to advancement and mobility—ignored and ... Read more

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A leading sociologist reveals why racial inequality persists in the workplace despite today’s multi-billion-dollar diversity industry—and provides actional solutions for creating a truly equitable, multiracial future.Labor and race have shared a complex, interconnected history in America. For decades, key aspects of work—from getting a job to workplace norms to advancement and mobility—ignored and
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Our Migrant Souls

A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of “Latino”

by Héctor Tobar ...

Narrated by André Santana ...

Unabridged

7 hours 33 min

A new audiobook by the Pulitzer Prize–winning writer about the twenty-first-century Latino experience and identity."Latino" is the most open-ended and loosely defined of the major race categories in the United States. Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of "Latino" assembles the Pulitzer Prize winner Héctor Tobar's personal experiences as the son of Guatemalan ... Read more

$22.99 USD

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A new audiobook by the Pulitzer Prize–winning writer about the twenty-first-century Latino experience and identity."Latino" is the most open-ended and loosely defined of the major race categories in the United States. Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of "Latino" assembles the Pulitzer Prize winner Héctor Tobar's personal experiences as the son of Guatemalan
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Missing Each Other

How to Cultivate Meaningful Connections

by Edward Brodkin, Ashley Pallathra ...

Narrated by Kylah Williams ...

Unabridged

8 hours 8 min

The ability to connect with another person's physical and emotional state is one of the most elusive interpersonal skills to develop, but this book shows you just how approachable it can be.In our fast-paced, tech-obsessed lives, rarely do we pay genuine, close attention to one another. With all that's going on in the world, and the never-ending demands of our daily lives, most of us are too ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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The ability to connect with another person's physical and emotional state is one of the most elusive interpersonal skills to develop, but this book shows you just how approachable it can be.In our fast-paced, tech-obsessed lives, rarely do we pay genuine, close attention to one another. With all that's going on in the world, and the never-ending demands of our daily lives, most of us are too
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