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  Liberty and Sexuality - The...

  David J. Garrow

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  Pulitzer Prize–winning author David J. Garrow’s stirring and essential history of the politics of abortion and America’s battle for the right to choose In 1973, the Supreme Court handed down its landmark Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion, and more than forty years later the issue continues to spark controversy and divisiveness. But behind this historic legal case lie the battles women fought to establish their rights to use contraceptives and choose to have an abortion. Liberty and Sexuality traces these political and legal struggles in the decades leading up to Roe v. Wade—including the momentous 1965 Supreme Court ruling in Griswold v. Connecticut that established a constitutional “right to privacy.” Garrow personalizes the struggles by detailing the vital contributions made by dozens of crusaders who tirelessly paved the way.   This expansive and substantial work also addresses the threats to sexual privacy and the legality of abortion that have risen since Roe v. Wade. With abortion still a contentious subject on the national political landscape, Liberty and Sexuality is not just a historical account of the right to choose, but an indispensable read about preserving a freedom that continues to divide America.

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  The Physics of Wall Street - A...

  James Owen Weatherall

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  A look inside the world of “quants” and how science can (and can’t) predict financial markets: “Entertaining and enlightening” (The New York Times).   After the economic meltdown of 2008, Warren Buffett famously warned, “beware of geeks bearing formulas.” But while many of the mathematicians and software engineers on Wall Street failed when their abstractions turned ugly in practice, a special breed of physicists has a much deeper history of revolutionizing finance. Taking us from fin-de-siècle Paris to Rat Pack–era Las Vegas, from wartime government labs to Yippie communes on the Pacific coast, James Owen Weatherall shows how physicists successfully brought their science to bear on some of the thorniest problems in economics, from options pricing to bubbles.   The crisis was partly a failure of mathematical modeling. But even more, it was a failure of some very sophisticated financial institutions to think like physicists. Models—whether in science or finance—have limitations; they break down under certain conditions. And in 2008, sophisticated models fell into the hands of people who didn’t understand their purpose, and didn’t care. It was a catastrophic misuse of science. The solution, however, is not to give up on models; it’s to make them better.   This book reveals the people and ideas on the cusp of a new era in finance, from a geophysicist using a model designed for earthquakes to predict a massive stock market crash to a physicist-run hedge fund earning 2,478.6% over the course of the 1990s. Weatherall shows how an obscure idea from quantum theory might soon be used to create a far more accurate Consumer Price Index. The Physics of Wall Street will change how we think about our economic future.   “Fascinating history . . . Happily, the author has a gift for making complex concepts clear to lay readers.” —Booklist

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  The Teachable Minute - The...

  Connie Hebert

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  Grab those golden opportunities to develop kids’ love of learning—even if they hate homework.   For parents, educators, or anyone who wants to help kids learn and grow, The Teachable Minute reveals how to take advantage of every chance to Show, Ask, or Teach—in everyday settings and during common experiences. You can find those precious minutes at gas stations and grocery stores, banks and bus stops, on an airplane, at the hospital, the vet’s office—and in your own backyard. This book includes ideas, questions, and conversation starters for a wide variety of specific circumstances, whether at an ATM or an amusement park, along with tips on how to recognize a Teachable Minute in the midst of a busy day.   When we make time to Show, Ask, or Teach kids something as we accompany them through the world, we not only engage them and encourage them to pursue knowledge on their own—we also give them our time and undivided attention, forging a stronger connection that we, and they, will cherish in the years to come.

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  Extended Summary - Destiny Of...

  Everbook Summaries

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  EXTENDED SUMMARY 
    
  DESTINY OF THE REPUBLIC 
  BASED ON THE BOOK BY CANDICE MILLARD 
    
  SUMMARY WRITTEN BY: EVERBOOK SUMMARIES 
    
  CONTENT 
  A Nation of Promise 
  The Making of a Man 
  The Republican Convention 
  A Man of Delusions 
  The Road to the Presidency 
  The Inauguration and its Aftermath 
  A President Under Pressure 
  The Assassination and its Aftermath 
  Medical Missteps and Hope 
  Analysis 
    
  ABOUT THE ORIGINAL BOOK 
  Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard tells the story of James A. Garfield's presidency and his tragic assassination. It explores the events that led to Garfield's death, focusing on the intertwined narratives of his life, the medical practices of the time, and the actions of his assassin, Charles Guiteau. The book delves into the political climate of the late 19th century and the personal ambitions and rivalries that influenced the period. It also examines the medical limitations of the era, highlighting the resistance to new ideas such as antisepsis. The book includes the efforts of Alexander Graham Bell to develop a device to help locate the bullet. The book analyzes a story of ambition, delusion, and the struggle to save a life in an era of limited medical knowledge.

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  Empower Your Body to Move with...

  Quinlan Vexley

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  Empower Your Body to Move with Ease and Confidence 
  ⭐⭐ Simplified Audio Guide with Explanations ⭐⭐ 
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  This guide is your essential tool for deepening your knowledge, applying effective techniques, and participating in practical exercises. With this guide, you’re on the path to feeling empowered and agile. 
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  Our guide stands out through its thorough approach, ensuring you have all the information needed for success. Concepts are explored in depth, not just glossed over. 
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  The Shaking Woman or A History...

  Siri Hustvedt

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  The author delves into the mysteries of her own neurological condition in a far-ranging memoir that is “graceful, intense, and curiously affirming” (Booklist). 
   
  While speaking at a memorial event for her father in 2006, novelist Siri Hustvedt suffered a violent seizure from the neck down. Despite her flapping arms and shaking legs, she continued to speak clearly and was able to finish her speech. It was as if she had suddenly become two people: a calm orator and a shuddering wreck. Then the seizures happened again and again. 
   
  The Shaking Woman or A History of My Nerves tracks Hustvedt’s search for a diagnosis, one that takes her inside the thought processes of several scientific disciplines, each one of which offers a distinct perspective on her paroxysms but no ready solution. In the process, she finds herself entangled in fundamental questions: What is the relationship between brain and mind? How do we remember? What is the self? 
   
  In The Shaking Woman, Hustvedt synthesizes her experience and research into a compelling mystery: Who is the shaking woman? In the end, the story she tells becomes, in the words of George Makari, author of Revolution in Mind, “a brilliant illumination for us all.”

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