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Zambia / by Holmes, Timothy,1936-(CARDINAL)744578; Wong, Winnie.(CARDINAL)351104;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Provides comprehensive information on the geography, history, wildlife, governmental structure, economy, cultural diversity, peoples, religion, and culture of Zambia"--Provided by publisher.Accelerated Reader AR
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Uruguay / by Jermyn, Leslie.(CARDINAL)644668;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Describes the geography, history, government, economy, people, lifestyle, religion, language, arts, leisure, festivals, and food of the smallest country in South America.Accelerated Reader AR
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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Trust your mind : embracing nuance in a world of self-silencing / by Nerenberg, Jenara,author.(CARDINAL)831661;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-259)."An urgent examination of self-silencing culture and the toxic impact of groupthink, by the author of Divergent Mind and founder of The Neurodiversity Project. Nerenberg empowers readers with tools to understand the mind and navigate an increasingly polarized world, from campuses and workplaces, to the media and beyond. Connected across geography and culture via the internet, the world is both a vast, limitless landscape and an ever-shrinking echo chamber. Communication, especially discourse over free speech, is becoming increasingly divisive; one person's right to speak comes into conflict with another seeking to prevent harm. Our tolerance for differing opinions is also narrowing. A "wrong" remark or comment, no matter how seemingly innocent, can result in banishment, and contradictory ideas spark hysteria and backlash-what is referred to as "cancel culture." This polarization affects everyone of us-among friends and families, workplaces and communities-and threatens the fabric of society.In this timely book, Jenara Nerenberg analyzes this phenomenon of "self-silencing," asking potent questions about how harmful groupthink has become accepted. Applying her expertise in journalism, psychology, and public health, she digs deep into urgent problems that are worsening under a culture of self-censorship, including loneliness, isolation, and polarization.But there is hope. Nerenberg offers insights for how to identify and escape groupthink and transform fear into empathy, allowing space for authentic communication that reduces-rather than causes-harm to others"--
Subjects: Interpersonal communication.; Freedom of expression.; Freedom of speech.; Intellectual freedom.; Academic freedom.; Mass media; Digital communications;
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Smokies chronicle : a year of hiking in Great Smoky Mountains National Park / by Anderson, Ben,1951-author.(CARDINAL)415917;
Since its creation in 1934, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has become the most heavily visited of all our national parks, with yearly visitation sometimes surpassing 10 million people. As the national park system celebrated its centennial in 2016, Ben Anderson decided to explore and closely observe, across the seasons, as much of the nation's most popular national park as practicable during the year. On the three or four hikes he took each month, he revisited a number of trails familiar to him from previous excursions as a Smokies backcountry volunteer for more than 20 years. To many, the Smokies are among the loveliest and most interesting mountains anywhere, favored by a remarkable biodiversity. Anderson offers observations on natural and human history, mountain culture, geography, geology, flora and fauna. The book also deftly blends the personal with the universal in a compelling mix of entries from the backcountry. Although this book can be used as a helpful trail guide, it also provides a fresh look and an engaging narrative about our most heavily visited national park through the eyes and ears of a lifelong devotee. Ben Anderson was media relations director at Warren Wilson College from 1997 to 2015. Before that he was assistant professor of mass communications at Florida Southern College. He worked on the staffs of The Asheville Times, the Waynesville Mountaineer, Greensboro News & Record, Athens Banner-Herald, Atlanta Journal, and Athens Daily News. He has been a backcountry volunteer for Great Smoky Mountains National Park for more than 20 years. He now does marketing and public relations work for the Grove Arcade Public Market Foundation in Asheville. A native of Atlanta, he lives in Asheville, NC. "For those who want a more strenuous experience, this book will probably spark the desire to lace up the hiking boots and head deep into the backcountry. At the very least, the book should provide a deeper appreciation for the exceptional beauty and biodiversity in this distinctive national treasure." -WNC Woman
Subjects: Guidebooks.; Hiking; Trails;
Available copies: 21 / Total copies: 21
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Pre-suasion : a revolutionary way to influence and persuade / by Cialdini, Robert B.,author.(CARDINAL)733085;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-326) and index.Part 1: Pre-suasion: the frontloading of attention. Pre-suasion: an introduction ; Privileged moments ; The importance of attention...is importance ; What's focal is causal ; Commanders of attention 1: the attractors ; Commanders of attention 2: the magnetizers -- Part 2: Processes: the role of association. The primacy of associations: I link, therefore I think ; Persuasive geographies: all the right places, all the right traces ; The mechanics of pre-suasion: causes, constraints, and correctives -- Part 3: Best practices : the optimization of pre-suasion. Six main roads to change: broad boulevards as smart shortcuts ; Unity 1: being together ; Unity 2: acting together ; Ethical use: a pre-pre-suasive consideration ; Post-suasion: aftereffects.Social psychologist Robert Cialdini shines a light on peak persuasion and reveals that the secret doesn't lie in the message itself, but in the key moment before the message is delivered. What separates average persuaders from extraordinarily successful ones? Using the same combination of rigorous scientific research and accessibility that made his Influence an iconic bestseller, Cialdini explains how the best communicators capitalize on "privileged moments for change," in which audiences become receptive to a message before they experience it. Optimal persuasion is achieved through optimal pre-suasion. To change minds, savvy pre-suaders first change "states of mind." Altering a listener's attitudes, beliefs, or experiences isn't necessary, says Cialdini--all that's required is to alter the audience's focus of attention just before requesting a relevant action. He draws on an array of studies and accounts, from successful online marketing campaigns to effective wartime propaganda efforts, illustrating how the artful channeling of attention leads to potent pre-suasion and positive outcomes.--Adapted from dust jacket.Examines the art of effective persuasion to argue that its secret lies in a key moment before messages are delivered, sharing strategies for how to psychologically prepare one's listeners to render them most receptive.
Subjects: Influence (Psychology); Persuasion (Psychology);
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Jordan / by South, Coleman,1948-author.(CARDINAL)387427; Newsome, Joel,1984-author.(CARDINAL)355252;
Includes bibliographical references (page 142) and index.Jordan today -- Geography. A varied landscape -- Urban areas -- Climate -- Bodies of water -- Wildlife and forests -- History. Long ago -- Jordan's emergence -- Foundation of modern conflict -- A new nation -- Modern Jordan -- Exchanging power -- A divided electorate -- Government. Design of leadership -- A recent monarchy -- Political support and obligation -- A succession of Western queens -- Guaranteed delegates -- Regulations and enforcement -- The legal system -- Economy. Economic backbones -- Farming -- Visitors -- Labor -- Fiscal challenges -- Modes of transit -- Environment. Pollution -- Hazardous garbage -- Desertification -- Threatened wildlife -- Renewable energy -- Jordanians. Populace data -- Clothing -- Minorities -- Treatment of outsiders -- Lifestyle. Interactions -- Societal attributes -- Familial focus -- Wedlock -- Burial and grief -- Changing roles of women -- Schooling -- Medicine -- Domiciles -- Religion. Early beliefs -- Submission to Allah -- Islam's tale -- Foundations of Islam -- Alternative religions and Islamic denominations -- Language. An age-old tongue -- Varying approaches to communications -- Further variations -- The written work -- Nonverbal cues -- Other tongues -- Arts. Art in ruins -- Religious impact -- Elaborate rhythms -- Written works -- Authors -- Craftwork -- Today's artworks -- Building and design -- Leisure. Socializing and food -- Other leisure pursuits -- Competitions -- Media -- Festivals. Marriage celebrations -- Muslim and Christian celebrations -- Dance and family -- Food. Eating -- Food types -- Treats -- Fast foods -- Kitchen equipment -- The supermarket -- Map of Jordan -- About the economy -- About the culture -- Timeline -- Glossary.Jordan is a flourishing Middle Eastern country with a long history spanning thousands of years. This book provides a careful study of the country--in particular, its traditions, people, economy, and geography.Accelerated Reader AR
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The First World War / by Keegan, John,1934-2012,author.(CARDINAL)142998;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-455) and index.European tragedy -- War plans -- Crisis of 1914 -- Battle of the frontiers and the Marne -- Victory and defeat in the East -- Stalemate -- War beyond the western front -- Year of battles -- Breaking of armies -- America and armageddon.The First World War created the modern world. A conflict of unprecedented ferocity, it abruptly ended the relative peace and prosperity of the Victorian era, unleashing such demons of the twentieth century as mechanized warfare and mass death. It also helped to usher in the ideas that have shaped our times--modernism in the arts, new approaches to psychology and medicine, radical thoughts about economics and society--and in so doing shattered the faith in rationalism and liberalism that had prevailed in Europe since the Enlightenment. With The First World War, John Keegan, one of our most eminent military historians, fulfills a lifelong ambition to write the definitive account of the Great War for our generation. Probing the mystery of how a civilization at the height of its achievement could have propelled itself into such a ruinous conflict, Keegan takes us behind the scenes of the negotiations among Europe's crowned heads (all of them related to one another by blood) and ministers, and their doomed efforts to defuse the crisis. He reveals how, by an astonishing failure of diplomacy and communication, a bilateral dispute grew to engulf an entire continent. But the heart of Keegan's superb narrative is, of course, his analysis of the military conflict. With unequalled authority and insight, he recreates the nightmarish engagements whose names have become legend--Verdun, the Somme and Gallipoli among them--and sheds new light on the strategies and tactics employed, particularly the contributions of geography and technology. No less central to Keegan's account is the human aspect. He acquaints us with the thoughts of the intriguing personalities who oversaw the tragically unnecessary catastrophe--from heads of state like Russia's hapless tsar, Nicholas II, to renowned warmakers such as Haig, Hindenburg and Joffre. But Keegan reserves his most affecting personal sympathy for those whose individual efforts history has not recorded--"the anonymous millions, indistinguishably drab, undifferentially deprived of any scrap of the glories that by tradition made the life of the man-at-arms tolerable." By the end of the war, three great empires--the Austro-Hungarian, the Russian and the Ottoman--had collapsed. But as Keegan shows, the devastation ex-tended over the entirety of Europe, and still profoundly informs the politics and culture of the continent today. His brilliant, panoramic account of this vast and terrible conflict is destined to take its place among the classics of world history.
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918.; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918.; Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918.;
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Learning Chinese: speak, read and write Chinese with manga! / by Liao, Haohsiang,author.;
A basic introduction -- The basics -- Greetings -- Introducing yourself (I) -- Introducing yourself (II) -- Small talk -- Getting around -- Eating and drinking -- Going shopping -- Introduction to the Chinese writing system (I) -- Making a phone call -- Holiday celebrations -- Feeling unwell -- Being invited to the manager's home for dinner (I) -- Being invited to the manager's home for dinner (II) -- Geography and weather -- Traveling -- Arranging a ride to the airport -- Farewell -- Introduction to the Chinese writing system (II)This book teaches you all the basics of the Chinese language, including practical conversations, vocabulary, and how to write the basic characters--with manga comic strips for easy learning! It enables you to begin communicating effectively from the first day. All Chinese words and sentences are given in Chinese characters and hanyu pinyin romanized form for easy pronunciation, with English translations.
Subjects: Programmed instructional materials.; Phrase books.; Textbooks.; Chinese language; Chinese language; Chinese language; Comic books, strips, etc.; Chinese characters.;
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Historical atlas of the Holy Lands / by Farrington, Karen.(CARDINAL)529176;
Includes glossary and index
Subjects: Maps.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Somalia / by Hassig, Susan M.,1969-author.(CARDINAL)340553; Latif, Zawiah Abdul,author.(CARDINAL)340545; Bjorklund, Ruth,author.(CARDINAL)340554;
Includes bibliographical references (page 142) and index.Somalia today -- Geography. Peaks and valleys -- The Haud -- Monsoons and droughts -- Hardy plants -- In the wild -- Noble creatures -- Ways of life -- History. Religious clashes -- New beginnings -- Foreign expansion -- Battleground -- Politics -- A new republic -- Government. A fragile union -- Communist coup -- Regime change -- Forming government -- Economy. Main industries -- Farming and herding -- Wealth from the sea -- Manufacturing and natural resources -- By land, sea, and air -- Information and communication -- Environment. Need for conservation -- Losing precious land -- Threatened species -- Waste dumping -- Damage to the seas -- Illegal fishing -- Environmental protection -- Somalis. Population -- Somali society -- Artisanry -- Clothing -- Lifestyle. Family ties -- Social status -- Foreigners -- Marriage and divorce -- Growing up Somali -- Women's roles -- Schools -- City dwellings -- Medical needs -- Homes to go -- Religion. The Five Pillars of Islam -- The holy book -- Sufism and Wahhabism -- Places of worship -- Sainthood -- Widowhood - The politics of religion -- Language. Arabic -- Somali names -- Manners of speaking -- Greetings -- Arts. Influences -- Theater -- A world of stories -- The power of words -- Arts and crafts -- Architecture old and new -- Leisure. A cup of coffee -- The marketplace -- Handicrafts -- Diving in -- Score! -- Out on the town -- Taking a break -- Festivals. Nonreligious celebrations -- The first month -- "Oh Hussein! Oh Hussein!" -- Ashura -- The Prophet's birthday -- The holiest month -- Breaking fast -- In praise of sacrifice -- Marriage celebrations -- Rites of passage -- Food. Popular dishes -- Cooking methods -- Fasting -- Feasting -- Family meals -- Dining out -- Favorite dishes -- Drink -- Map of Somalia -- About the economy -- About the culture -- Timeline -- Glossary.Somalia is a unique country with a rich and varied history. This book explores Somalia and examines its place in the global community. Presenting a comprehensive overview of the country, the book studies aspects such as geography, economy, language, and leisure activities.Accelerated Reader AR
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