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2014
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This is a story of my experience of cigarette smoking and the attempts to stop this nasty habit. While it is a personal account of how I managed to quit smoking, it is my opinion that if you apply the methods I used you may very well be successful in giving up this bad habit. It isn't easy to stop smoking but hopefully if you give this a bash it could and should work for you.
Don't Even Think About It
Why Our Brains Are Wired to Ignore Climate Change
2014
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An Esquire Essential Book on Climate ChangeFrom the founder of the Climate Outreach and Information Network, a groundbreaking take on the most urgent question of our time: Why, despite overwhelming scientific evidence, do we still ignore climate change?"Please read this book, and think about it." --Bill NyeMost of us recognize that climate change is real, and yet we do nothing to stop it. What is this psycho...
The Art of Not Doing
How to Achieve Inner Peace and a Clear Mind
2013
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Those familiar with the work of Thich Nhat Hanh appreciate how living in the present moment can allow the amazing potential of the human mind to unfold. Inside your mind is a storehouse of absolute clarity, stillness and peace. It has always been there, and always will be. It is with you, now – waiting for you to discover it. Freedom from stress and anxiety. The source of true happiness and fulfilment. Most of us have congested minds and freeing up mental space allows our thinking ...
2012
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A trip up the Amazon River seeking hidden treasure carried Dan and Tony deep into the jungles of the Amazon and each mile would test their nerves and personalities. The challenges they meet on the river would soon leave them doubting the trip they had embarked upon. Once leaving the river they would begin a journey into an unknown world that would shake their beliefs in reality. But soon on a narrow trail on a canyon wall high above a turbulent river, greed would begin to take over. The explo...
Carbon Detox
Your step-by-step guide to getting real about climate change
2007
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Reduce your carbon footprint from day 1 - "Carbon Detox" explains the changes each of us can make at home, at work and in every aspect of our lives. From summer heat waves to rising sea levels, climate change affects us all. The main cause is carbon dioxide and our carbon emissions are growing year by year at a frightening rate. However, there is hope. The changes we make now can slow the effects of climate change and preserve the planet for future generations. George Marshall shows you ho...
2009
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Suspense, treachery, and mystery take place in the forbidding Amazon jungle as one native tribe prepares for battle, with another unsuspecting tribe. All their lives will be changed forever.
English Language Arts as an Emancipatory Subject
International Perspectives on Justice and Equity in the English Classroom
2024
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English Language Arts as an Emancipatory Subject explores the changing nature and history of the English Language as an emancipatory subject, as well as how its current activities and projects address and challenge inequalities.Various forms of critical literacy have established English teaching as a radical force for social justice and subversion. However, the expert contributors to this book question whether English is a force for good in its capacity to develop literate...
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- George Marshall
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- A Rare Recording of…
Unabridged
12 min
2024
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George Catlett Marshall Jr. (December 31, 1880 - October 16, 1959) rose to become Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army during World War II under Presidents FDR and Truman, later serving as Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense under Truman. As Secretary of State, Marshall advocated for a U.S. economic and political commitment to post-war European recovery, including the Marshall Plan that bore his name. In recognition of this work, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953, the only Ar...
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- Screen Directors' Playhouse
Unabridged
9 hours 53 min
2020
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During the late 1940's and early 1950's, several different radio programs brought in Hollywood stars to reprise their performances from popular films. Among them, Screen Directors' Playhouse offered something that no other show had: the directors. Imagine, if you will, listening to a radio play of A Foreign Affair and then hearing Marlene Dietrich and director Billy Wilder share their thoughts on the making of this classic film.In addition to Wilder, you'll hear directors like Tay Garnett,...
Don't Even Think About It
Why Our Brains Are Wired to Ignore Climate Change
- Narrated by
- John Lee
Unabridged
8 hours 33 min
2023
EN
Bloomsbury presents Don't Even Think About It by George Marshall, read by John Lee.An Esquire Essential Book on Climate ChangeFrom the founder of the Climate Outreach and Information Network, a groundbreaking take on the most urgent question of our time: Why, despite overwhelming scientific evidence, do we still ignore climate change?“Please read this book, and think about it.” —Bill NyeMost of us recognize that climate change is real yet we do nothing to st...
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2011
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Jim Thompson, chief game warden of the Masai Mara Game Reserve in Kenya, has a major problem. Three of his prized elephants have been gored to death in the past month. The only clues left are mysterious tracks reportedly belong to a creature long thought extinct. Thompson suddenly finds himself on a tumultuous adventure as he travels across the African continent, hoping to convince himself and the world that he is on the verge of an incredible discovery.He is not alone. On the othe...
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- The Hardy Boys
1959
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When Frank and Joe Hardy receive a telegram from Tony Prito in Alaska telling them that his life is in jeopardy, they immediately make plans to fly to Tony’s rescue. Unknown enemies dog the Hardys and their pal Chet Morton even before they start the 4,000 mile journey. Puzzling questions lead the Hardys into dangerous sleuthing in the wilderness of Alaska and British Columbia. The astounding secret that the young detectives uncover, in the shadow of the forbidding mountain peak Devil’s Paw...











