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  Me and My Puppy

  Terri Diffenderfer

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  After visiting the town's pet shop day after day, a boy's dream finally comes true when his mom says he can get a puppy! There are many different puppies to choose from, but this little boy knows exactly the one he wants. It wasn't the biggest or the littlest. It wasn't even the prettiest or the most handsome. But this puppy was the friendliest! And that's what the puppy's name became—Friendly! Find out what happens when Friendly decides to play with Daddy's shoes and Mommy's favorite sweater. This tender story of a love between a boy and his dog will have little ones asking for their own puppy. A positive ending encourages a lifelong love for storytime.

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  The Storming of the Bastille -...

  Amara Blackwood

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  The French Revolution did not erupt suddenly on July 14, 1789. Rather, it was the result of deep-rooted issues that had been festering for decades. The Ancien Régime, a rigid social and political structure, created vast inequalities that left the majority of the population burdened with heavy taxes and little representation. At the same time, Enlightenment thinkers challenged traditional authority, inspiring people to demand fundamental rights. Adding to these tensions was a financial crisis that left the government unable to function effectively, further alienating the common people from the monarchy. 
  Under the Ancien Régime, French society was divided into three estates. The First Estate, composed of the clergy, and the Second Estate, made up of the nobility, enjoyed numerous privileges, including exemption from most taxes. The Third Estate, which included the bourgeoisie, urban workers, and peasants, bore the financial weight of the nation. These commoners made up the vast majority of the population but had little say in political matters. Discontent grew as food prices soared, wages stagnated, and oppressive taxes drained the resources of ordinary citizens. The nobility and clergy, unwilling to relinquish their privileges, further deepened the divide between the ruling class and the people. 
  As social inequality worsened, Enlightenment ideas provided a new way of thinking. Philosophers such as Voltaire, Rousseau, and Montesquieu argued against absolute monarchy and promoted concepts such as liberty, equality, and popular sovereignty. Their writings spread widely, influencing the educated middle class and encouraging political discussions. Many began to question the legitimacy of the monarchy and the rigid class system. The belief that power should come from the people, rather than from divine right, gained traction, setting the stage for a confrontation with the old order.

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  Two Lives One Russia

  Nicholas Daniloff

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  Nicholas Daniloff's arrest by the KGB in the fall of 1986 made headlines around the world, but the roots of that story ran deeper than anyone knew. Daniloff's imprisonment was in fact an echo of his family's past, for his great-great grandfather, Alexander Frolov, was also a prisoner of the Russian state. In this rich and absorbing book, Daniloff weaves a double narrative that vividly brings two worlds to life. 
  Nicholas Daniloff offers a unique and deeply personal book, and its twin stories are true, revealing, and always compelling.

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  The Discovery of the Future

  H. G. Wells

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  The Discovery of the Future is a 1902 philosophical lecture by H. G. Wells that argues for the knowability of the future. It was originally delivered to the Royal Institution on January 24, 1902. Wells begins by distinguishing between "two divergent types of mind," one that judges and attaches importance principally to what has happened in the past and one that judges and attaches importance principally to what will happen in the future. To the former he attributes the adjectives "legal or submissive," "passive," and "oriental," and to the latter the adjectives "legislative, creative, organizing, or masterful," and "active," calling it "a more modern and much less abundant type of mind."... Confessing himself to be among "those who believe entirely in the forces behind the individual" rather than in individuals themselves as determining causes, Wells argues that there is "no reason why we should not aspire to, and discover and use, safe and servicable, generalizations upon countless issues in the human destiny." Wells devotes the last part of his text to speculations about "the question what is to come after man," considering it "the most persistently fascinating and the most insoluble question in the whole world." He concludes with a statement of personal faith "in the coherency and purpose in the world and in the greatness of human destiny.

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  Attachment Theory - Learn How to...

  AMANDA HOPE

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  Improve and grow your relationships with a partner, family, and in the workplace! 
  Did you know that different attachment styles affect all our relationships as adults? Have you always wanted to learn the real causes and methods to deal with attachment so that all your relationships can flourish? 
  The attachment theory deals with different styles of connection between people - be it in a partnership, family, or in the workplace. This book gives you the tools necessary to bring these relationships to the next level. 
  Learning about emotionally focused therapy and the attachment theory has helped many grow and develop their style of emotional attachment and connection. These methods and theories help us understand how to avoid jealousy and anxiety in love through exploring our emotional memory and the way we hold on to pain. 
  It is said that attachment is the greatest form of suffering, and anyone who has ever felt fear of abandonment can certainly confirm this. Emotional codependency is another issue that the attachment theory deals with, and it offers clear methods for working to build healthy bonds. 
  With this new book, you can start to redress the balance to build stronger relationships with those close to you, with chapters covering:Ways how anxiety disorder developsSigns of self-loathingSteps to become self-disciplined with your emotionsWays to learn to communicate effectivelyWays how positive reinforcement worksWays how your physical health affects your mental stateSteps for dealing with conflictEmpathetic listening and its link to happinessAnd much more 
  If you think that you suffer from attachment anxiety, have trouble trusting people, or need constant reassurance and affection from your partner, you must act now before it ruins your relationship and your life.

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  Symbolism

  Johann Adam Möhler

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  Johann Adam Möhler was professor theology at the Tübingen University where both Catholics and Protestants taught and studied. In 1832 he published Symbolism; a work that examined the doctrines of original sin, grace and free will as held by the different Christian confessions. It caused a storm of controversy in the Protestant nations of Europe. In it he turned the weapons furnished by Hegel, the “Protestant Aquinas”, against Protestantism. His method and style were supported by the use of facts, texts, and documents. By 1838 Symbolism had been translated to 8 languages and its author had died before he completed its 5th edition. In an age when the Catholic Church found itself divided into two camps, the “German” and the “Roman”, Döllinger, a former pupil of Möhler’s, when addressing a group of scholars at Munich in 1863 once famously quipped that the former were defending Catholicism with rifles while the latter were still using bows and arrows. The “Romans”, however, would succeed in silencing thier “German” brethren at the First Vatican Council and cut off a branch bearing good fruit. A rediscovery of the “German” school is long overdue and there is no better place to start than Möhler’s Symbolism. (Summary by Jeff Allen)

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