Social Movements

This addition to Oxford's Very Short Introductions series traces how Americans have addressed the issues and events of their time and place, whether it is the Civil War, the Great Depression, or the culture wars of today.

In a world that often feels chaotic, Unlocking the Wisdom of Stoicism offers you the tools to find calm, resilience, and purpose. This audiobook takes you through the timeless teachings of Stoicism, helping you apply its ancient wisdom to today’s challenges.

Ikigai is a long-held Japanese philosophy that combines the art of enjoying life to its fullest and the science of living longer. Considered by many to be “the art of staying busy” or “the joy of having purpose,” this broad concept has been credited with helping people live longer, fuller lives. In Ikigai and the Art of Keeping Your Dreams Alive, Maya Thoresen explores the concept of ikigai and how you can apply it to your life.

Begib dich auf eine revolutionäre Entdeckungsreise in "Harmonisierung des Lebensflusses", in der Katsuzo Nishi unser Verständnis der grundlegenden Rolle des Herzens durch mathematische Erkenntnisse neu gestaltet und dabei auf faszinierende Weise die Gedankenwelt von Rudolf Steiner aufgreift. Dieses nachdenklich stimmende Buch enthüllt ein Paradigma, in dem die Kapillarität als die eigentliche treibende Kraft hinter dem Blutkreislauf erscheint und dabei in erstaunlicher Weise Steiners ganzheitliche Philosophie widerspiegelt.

What if we lived in a world where every woman with an unplanned pregnancy always felt empowered to choose life for her unborn baby? To create that kind of change, it will take all of us. As the church, we can play a powerful role in making abortion unthinkable. With Help Her Be Brave, you can discover your part in saving lives and find your pro-life passion.

Do you wish to unleash the psychological magic of psychology to become a master manipulator? Perhaps you are interested in learning how to read the delicate body language cues, which betray the real emotions of people? If that’s the case, this audiobook bundle is suitable for you! This audiobook bundle will provide you a highly efficient and proven way of making yourself more persuasive. Allow this audiobook to breakdown down the psychology behind influence and persuasion.

Have you tried endless other solutions, but nothing seems to work for more than a few weeks? Do you finally want to say goodbye to failed relationships, lost sales, and professional struggles, and discover something which works for you? If so, then you’ve come to the right place. Get this audiobook now to learn more about Persuasion!

Defend yourself from manipulation and discover how to master your mind. Are you searching for the latest, most powerful insights into the art of dark psychology? Want to learn how to protect yourself from manipulative people, unearth the secrets of mind control, and gain a profound understanding of human behavior? Delve into the dark world of manipulation and psychology with this comprehensive guide, uncovering the countless different ways that people subconsciously influence each other - along with how you can use this knowledge to your own advantage.

If you want to master the techniques for negotiation, persuasion, manipulation, and mind control, then pay attention...Although we do not want to, the world is full of manipulation and deception today. This means that it gets more and more important to understand the techniques that are used. You must be able to detect if you are being manipulated and you must know how to defend yourself from manipulation and deception. Imagine how your close friends and family will react when they see you reading people with accuracy.

Four powerful psychology audiobooks that’ll make you win every argue, read people's minds, and influence their decisions. Aren’t you sick and tired of being a slave to your own mind? Ready to learn game-changing psychology secrets that'll help you transform your life forever and make you a master of your own mind? You can be the superior, the mentally tough and prepared person that anyone can depend on. Think about the things you could’ve done differently if you were mentally strong. The things you missed to achieve that day because you weren’t in the right state of mind.

You are about to experience an overload of awesome information! Manipulation is everywhere. It’s part of our lives. And in some cases, it gets completely abused. Our human psychology involves so many things. Our everyday interactions are complicated and intricate. Therefore, this short audiobook can only contain a fraction of everything, but a myriad of topics will be cover.

Absurde Geschichten aus dem echten Leben: Sandy erwartet ein Kind vom Ex-Freund ihrer Mutter, der der Vater ihres kleinen Bruders ist. Dass die Mutter auch noch vom Ex-Freund der Tochter schwanger ist, macht das Ganze nicht einfacher für Familienpsychologin Sophie Seeberg. Als Gerichtsgutachterin erlebt sie tragische, aber auch skurrile Momente. Wenn beispielsweise eine Mutter erklärt, dass ihre Schanin "nur schwere Knochen" habe, während diese in kurzer Zeit mehrere Tafeln Schokolade verdrückt.

You have more power than you think—to ignite real change in America. Millions of Americans feel ignored by a government that no longer seems to listen. Popular policies stall, money drowns out public voices, and the system feels rigged—regardless of who holds office. The question isn’t whether we need change. It’s how.

Lügen sind allgegenwärtig. Sie begegnen uns im Alltag, in der Politik, in den Medien und sogar in den intimsten Beziehungen. Aber was passiert, wenn die Grenze zwischen Wahrheit und Lüge verschwimmt? In diesem packenden Buch werfen wir einen scharfsinnigen Blick auf die Psychologie des Lügens, die Auswirkungen auf unsere Gesellschaft und das menschliche Verhalten.

In Black Reconstruction W. E. B. Du Bois wrote, "The slave went free; stood for a brief moment in the sun; then moved back again toward slavery." His words echo across the decades as the civil rights revolution, marked by the passage of landmark civil rights laws in the '60s, has seen those gains steadily and systematically whittled away.

In 1964, Nina Simone sat at a piano in New York's Carnegie Hall to play what she called a "show tune". Simone, and her song, became icons of the civil rights movement. But her confrontational style was not the only path taken by black women entertainers. In How It Feels to Be Free, Ruth Feldstein examines celebrated black women performers, illuminating the risks they took, their roles at home and abroad, and the ways that they raised the issue of gender amid their demands for black liberation.

When did America become obsessed with racial differences? After decades of progress healing real-world prejudices and anger, we suddenly live in an America where we’re expected to view every single thing through the lens of race. Children are taught the politics of racial resentment and fear in schools. Films, novels, and even comic books are judged by the color of their protagonists — and their adherence to the latest “woke” messaging.

In this audiobook, the authors of the widely-acclaimed Wellness Syndrome throw themselves headlong into the techniques of self-optimization, a burgeoning movement that seeks to transcend the limits placed on us as mere humans, whether the feebleness of our bodies or our mental incapacities. Cederstrom and Spicer, devoted each month of a roller coaster year to a different way of improving themselves: January was Productivity, February their bodies, March their brains. June was for sex and September for money. Perhaps the trickiest was April, a month devoted to relationships.

The American women’s movement has been shrouded in myths, argue three leading scholars in this bold and revisionist history. Eschewing the conventional wisdom that places the origins of the American women’s movement in the nostalgic glow of the late 1960s, Feminism Unfinished traces the beginnings of this seminal American social movement to the 1920s, in the process creating an expanded, historical narrative that dramatically rewrites a century of American women’s history.

With the increasing demand for midwives among U.S. women, reproductive rights activists are lobbying to loosen restrictions that deny legal access to homebirth options. In Pushing for Midwives, Christa Craven presents a nuanced history of women's reproductive rights activism in the U.S. She also provides an examination of contemporary organizing strategies for reproductive rights in an era increasingly driven by "consumer rights".