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  Stranded - Finding Nature in...

  Maddalena Bearzi, Carl Safina

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  Marooned in LA by the pandemic, a marine biologist rediscovers the delights and wonders of the natural world in her own backyard.Conservationist and marine biologist Maddalena Bearzi made her career studying the wild creatures of the deep, but when COVID-19 made landfall on the California coast this seafaring scientist found herself shuttered up ashore, her wide blue world constricted by pandemic lockdown. Never good at sitting idle, she despaired at the confines of her Los Angeles flat—until she began to find wonder in the wilderness of her own backyard.Stranded charts Bearzi's discovery of both rapture and resilience in the unsung wildlife of urban LA. With a green thumb and a canine sidekick, she finds as much to marvel at in her garden's singing blackbirds, night-blooming cacti, and industrious wasps as in the whales, dolphins, and sea lions at the center of her maritime adventures. Discovering in the quotidian an antidote to the grief occasioned by captivity and climate chaos, Bearzi reveals how each of us can take heart, find courage, and discover inspiration in the thrumming systems of life that surround us. With a scientist's precision and a poet's instinct, she invites us to look at, listen to, and revel in the everyday grandeur of the natural world—and to embrace, with urgency, our responsibility to sustain it.

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  Summary of Ram Dass's Being Ram...

  Falcon Press

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  Buy now to get the key takeaways from Ram Dass's Being Ram Dass.  
    
  Sample Key Takeaways: 
  1) In his youth, Ram Dass, born Richard Alpert, embarked on a series of experiments to explore the creative and therapeutic potential of psychedelics. He is one of the people credited with pioneering and popularizing psychedelics in the ’60s and ’70s.  
  2) A media hoopla surrounded him and his work. All the attention focused more on its shock value than on the reason for his experiments and advocacy of psychedelics, which was a serious effort to develop conceptual models for consciousness itself.

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  Animal Kind - Lessons on Love...

  Emma Lock

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  The Beauty of Animal CompanionshipFor hundreds of years, humans and animals have had special bonds with each other. We've lived side-by-side through thick and thin—these relationships are not just about raising pets and farm animals. Our animal companions offer inspiration, friendship, health, and real-life opportunities for recovery that we can't achieve alone.True stories of animal therapy: In Animal Kind, Emma Lock of YouTube fame shares stories of the incredible ways that animals keep us healthy and happy, physically and mentally. You'll be inspired by the tales of remarkable recovery, from vision-impaired individuals who have gained independence with the help of seeing-eye dogs, to the woman who found new life as an equestrian champion after an arm amputation.Friendship in surprising places: The stories in Animal Kind feature an array of relationships that may surprise you. Even wild animals like snakes and racoons have been known to offer life-changing companionship. With each story, you'll learn fun facts about the featured species and hear from the people who love them. You'll also hear the never-before-told story of how animals changed Emma's life for good.

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  I'm Still Here by Austin...

  American Classics

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  In the powerful memoir "I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness," Austin Channing Brown shares her life's journey navigating White spaces as a Black Christian woman. From uncomfortable job interviews due to her name, to the daily microaggressions in the workplace, Brown's experiences illuminate the pervasive nature of racism in everyday interactions and institutions. Her story unfolds against the backdrop of America's deep-rooted racial history, from personal struggles to broader societal issues like police brutality and the Black Lives Matter movement. Through her work in Christian ministries and her personal reflections, Brown challenges readers to confront systemic racism and embrace a future of racial justice. 
  This audiobook summary distills the essence of Brown's memoir, focusing on the key lessons and principles that can inspire change. Without the fluff and unnecessary details, it offers a concise, impactful listen for those seeking to understand and apply Brown's insights. Whether you've read the original book or are encountering Brown's story for the first time, this summary provides the practical information needed to engage with her call to action. It's an essential guide for anyone ready to explore the complexities of race, faith, and healing in America​​​​​​.

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  Barrow's Boys - A Stirring Story...

  Fergus Fleming

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  From the author of Ninety Degrees North, a spellbinding account of how officers of the British Navy explored the world after the Napoleonic Wars.   In 1816, John Barrow, second secretary to the British admiralty, launched the most ambitious program of exploration the world has ever seen. For the next thirty years, his handpicked teams of elite British naval officers scoured the globe from the Arctic to Antarctica, their mission: to fill the blanks that littered the atlases of the day.  Barrow’s Boys is the spellbinding story of these adventurers, the perils they faced—including eating mice, their shoes, and even each other to survive—and the challenges they overcame on their odysseys into the unknown. Many of these expeditions are considered the greatest in history, and here they’ve been collected into one volume that captures the full sweep of Barrow’s program.   “Here is all the adventure you could want, stirringly and generously told.” —Anthony Brandt, National Geographic Adventure   “History at its most romantic.” —The Columbus Dispatch   “A sure bet for fans of Caroline Alexander’s The Endurance, this captivating survey of England’s exploration during the nineteenth century illuminates a host of forgotten personalities.” —Publishers Weekly   “Travel history of the best kind: entertaining, informed and opinionated.” —The Sunday Times  

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  The Words of Our Time - Speeches...

  John Shosky

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  This is a collection of the most influential speeches given since entering the new millennium. It is a timely book, capturing contemporary and powerful expressions of ideas and reasoning. Global in perspective, these speeches stand as unmediated and authentic testaments to the profound impact of great words and persuasive vision. During this period our mindset and culture have changed, reflecting the immense national and international changes the age has witnessed: the global financial crisis, the outbreak of international terrorism, the rise of new wealth in the developing world, austerity in Europe and the United States, and new opportunities for investment and influence. These speeches define our recent history and will be used by historians to understand us in the years and centuries to come.

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