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  Learn Chinese - Level 5: Upper...

  Innovative Language Learning, ...

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  Start speaking Chinese in minutes, and grasp the language, culture and customs in just minutes more with Upper Beginner Chinese, a completely new way to learn Chinese with ease! 
   
  
   
  Upper Beginner Chinese will have you speaking with proper pronunciation from the very first lesson and arm you with cultural insight and other information to utterly shock and amaze your Chinese friends.
   
  
   
  Why are the audio lessons so effective?
   
  • Short and to the point
   
  • Syllable-by-syllable breakdown of each word and phrase, so that you can say every word and phrase instantly
   
  • Repeat after the native teacher, so that you can practice proper pronunciation
   
  • Quick cultural tips in each lesson will help you navigate your way even better
   
  • Above all, fun and relaxed approach to grasping a lot of information quickly and easily
   
  • Effortlessly learn from a bi-lingual and bi-cultural host as they guide you through pitfalls and pleasures of Chinese culture and China.
   
  
   
  You see, unlike other audio books, we actually teach Chinese and Chinese culture. This is NOT a vocabulary audiobook with just words and their translations.
   
  
   
  These 25 short and effective audio lessons will allow you to:
   
  • Speak Chinese within minutes of your first lesson
   
  • Understand culture, customs, and the Chinese people
   
  • Surprise phrases and tips that will leave your guests wondering where you learned them
   
  • This audiobook comes with downloadable lesson notes totaling over 140+ pages.
   
  
   
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  President Recordings

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  Smith Show Media presents President Recordings, a collection of various Presidential speeches.

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  The American Dream Is Not Dead -...

  Michael R. Strain

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  Populists on both sides of the political aisle routinely announce that the American Dream is dead. According to them, the game has been rigged by elites, workers can't get ahead, wages have been stagnant for decades, and the middle class is dying. 
   
    
   
  Michael R. Strain, director of economic policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, disputes this rhetoric as both wrong and dangerous. In this succinctly argued volume, he shows that, on measures of economic opportunity and quality of life, there has never been a better time to be alive in America. He backs his argument with overwhelming—and underreported—data to show how the facts favor realistic optimism. 
   
    
   
  He warns, however, that the false prophets of populism pose a serious danger to our current and future prosperity. Their policies would leave workers worse off. And their erroneous claim that the American Dream is dead could discourage people from taking advantage of real opportunities to better their lives. If enough people start to believe the Dream is dead, they could, in effect, kill it. To prevent this self-fulfilling prophecy, Strain's book is a must-listen for anyone feeling the pull of the populists.

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  The Zeebrugge Raid

  Philip Warner

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  On 23 April 1918 a force drawn from the Royal Navy and Royal Marines launched one of the most daring raids in history. The aim was to block the Zeebrugge Canal, thereby denying U-boat access, although this meant assaulting a powerfully fortified German naval base. The raid has long been recognised for its audacity and ingenuity but, owing to the fact that the official history took overmuch notice of the German version of events, has been considered only a partial success. The error of that view is now exposed, for in this stirring account there is evidence from many sources that the raid achieved much more than is usually credited to it. The raid is presented from a variety of viewpoints, from the airmen who took part in the preliminary bombing to the motor launches which picked up survivors. The crews of the launches and coastal motor boats were frequently 'amateur' sailors but their courage and skill were second to none. Philip Warner has talked with many of the survivors and corresponded with others, some of whom now live in distant parts of the world.

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  I Just Want Out - Seven Careful...

  Jodi Schuelke

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  No more spinning your wheels trying to figure out how to leave your abusive spouse.        Have you ever wished you had the perfect guidebook that would give you step-by-step information to help you carefully plan a swift and safe departure from your emotionally abusive spouse and help you prepare for getting a divorce – at the same time? Here it is! In I Just Want Out, Jodi Schuelke combines detailed practical information with her personal experiences and the lessons she learned from strategically planning her exit (along with her children) from her emotionally abusive first marriage.        I Just Want Out expands on the information found in such books as Stop Walking on Eggshells and Splitting, by providing pre-departure and pre-divorce planning and details about what to do, when to do it, how to do it, and why it’s important. Jodi will support you and travel beside you on your journey to freedom using her practical seven-step FREEDOM Framework process.

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  When Science Meets Power - 1st...

  Geoff Mulgan

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  Science and politics have collaborated throughout human history and science is repeatedly invoked today in political debates, from pandemic management to climate change. 
   
   
   
  Leading policy analyst Geoff Mulgan here calls attention to the growing frictions caused by the expanding—and unsolicited—authority being heaped upon science. As science increasingly competes with politics, a defined plan of cooperation is urgently needed. 
   
   
   
  Mulgan outlines science and politics as two distinct, imperfect forms of collective intelligence. Whereas science is ordered around what we know and what is, politics engages what we feel and what matters. Politics functions because it recognizes the limits of power, the need for delegation and expert advice. The intellectual logic of science, on the other hand, focuses on detail and depth, struggling to place its knowledge in wider contexts. The crux of the matter, Mulgan argues, is how can we ensure that crucial decisions taken in democracies are both well informed and legitimate? 
   
   
   
  Rooted in understanding that science and politics are not just fields of ideas but also fields of action, this book proposes ways to ensure that the two work effectively together.

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