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61) The Search for a Nonviolent Future: A Promise for Peace for Ourselves, Our Families, and Our World
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Beginning with the achievements of Mahatma Gandhi, and following the legacy of nonviolence through the struggles against Nazism in Europe, racism in America, oppression in China and Latin America, and ethnic conflicts in Africa and Bosnia, Michael Nagler unveils a hidden history. Nonviolence, he proposes, has proven its power against arms and social injustice wherever it has been correctly understood and applied. Nagler's approach is not only historical...
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The Cosmic Ocean shares the treasures that Paul K. Chappell, a West Point graduate and Iraq War veteran, who grew up in a violent household, has extracted from trauma. To explain how these treasures--which take the form of timeless truths--can help us solve our personal, national, and global problems, this book uses personal stories and extensive research to journey through time, around the world, and into every facet of the human condition. To survive...
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Over two thousand years ago, Sun Tzu wrote The Art of War. In today's struggle to stop war, terrorism, and other global problems, West Point graduate Paul K. Chappell offers new and practical solutions in his pioneering book, The Art of Waging Peace. By sharing his own personal struggles with childhood trauma, racism, and berserker rage, Chappell explores the anatomy of war and peace, giving strategies, tactics, and leadership principles to resolve...
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Israel is an incorrigible human rights offender because, by discriminating against Arabs, it is guilty of 'state-sponsored racism' argues Joel Kovel. Like apartheid South Africa, the best hope for peace in Israel is to return to the idea of a one-state solution, where Jews and Palestinians can co-exist in a secular democracy.
Kovel is well-known writer on the Middle East conflict. This book draws on his detailed knowledge to show that Zionism...
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Rural development and peacebuilding in Colombia have been highly prioritized by higher education institutions since the signing of the Peace Agreement between the National Government and the FARC-EP. This has resulted in the need to further analyze rural strategies that contribute towards a better life for the population of territories where armed conflict is coming to an end, whilst understanding the pressing uncertainty that this process implies;...
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"In today's fast-paced and chaotic world, popular Instagram poet and artist Morgan Harper Nichols has created a beautiful new book to remind us all that peace is a practice--one that will guide you to find stillness and awareness within your mind, heart, body, and soul despite the challenges of the here and now"--
68) Brimstone
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Determined to locate a woman he loves who inexplicably ran off, hired gunman Virgil Cole, along with deputy Everett Hitch, makes his way across New Mexico and Texas before finding her in a brothel, a situation complicated by a religious man and saloon violence
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Lonely Planet Global Limited
Pub. Date
2022
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English
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Lonely Planet's Banff, Jasper and Glacier National Parks is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Hike the Skyline Trail, watch for bears, and ride the rapids; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of these national parks and begin your journey now!
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Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group
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2015
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English
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Describes the Potsdam conference, which united Harry Truman, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin to establish post-war order, negotiate lasting peace treaties, and try to counter the effects of World War II
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The story of the aftermath of World War I, a transformative time when a new world seemed possible- told from the vantage of people, famous and ordinary, who lived through the turmoil.
November 1918. The Great War has left Europe in ruins, but with the end of hostilities, a radical new start seems not only possible, but essential, even unavoidable. Unorthodox ideas light up the age: new politics, new societies, new art and culture, new thinking. The...
75) Drogas bandidos y diplomáticos: formulación de política pública de Estados Unidos hacia Colombia
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Este libro explora la retórica y la práctica de las políticas públicas adelantadas por el Departamento de Estado, el Pentágono, el Congreso y el Comando Sur de los Estados Unidos, y argumenta que el paradigma de "cero tolerancia" para las drogas ilegales proveía la arquitectura ideológica para la subsiguiente militarización de la política antinarcóticos. Los funcionarios de EEUU hicieron caso omiso de la complicidad del Estado colombiano...
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Across more than four decades, the conflict between the national government and Muslim liberation forces in the southern Philippines has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions. Two landmark agreements under the presidency of Benigno S. Aquino III-the first in 2012 and the second in 2014-raised high hopes that peace might finally be on the way. But the peace process stalled, and has yet to regain momentum, after a botched counterterrorism...
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"When the world feels chaotic, find peace within through an accessible mindfulness practice from the bestselling picture-book dream team that brought us I Am Yoga. Express emotions through direct speech. Find empathy through imagination. Connect with the earth. Wonder at the beauty of the natural world. Breathe, taste, smell, touch, and be present. Perfect for the classroom or for bedtime, Susan Verde's gentle, concrete narration and Peter H. Reynolds's...
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FaithWords Large Print
Pub. Date
2017
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English
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In LIVE THE LET-GO LIFE, Joseph Prince shows you how to beat stress and anxieties that come with the everyday demands and pressures of modern living. Discover how you were not designed by God to live under stress, but called to live the life of rest. You will learn how to let go of stress and see His grace flow unabated in the worry-free areas of your life
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"Healthy boundaries. We all know we should have them--in order to achieve work/life balance, cope with toxic people, and enjoy rewarding relationships with partners, friends, and family. But what do "healthy boundaries" really mean--and how can we successfully express our needs, say "no," and be assertive without offending others?"--
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PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2021
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"During a pivotal few months in the middle of the First World War all sides-Germany, Britain, and America-believed the war could be concluded. Peace at the end of 1916 would have saved millions of lives and changed the course of history utterly. Two years into the most terrible conflict the world had ever known, the warring powers faced a crisis. There were no good military options. Money, men, and supplies were running short on all sides. The German...
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