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Everything Was Forever, Until It Was No More: The Last Soviet Generation (In-formation)
Soviet socialism was based on paradoxes that were revealed by the peculiar experience of its collapse To the people who lived in that system the collapse seemed both completely unexpected and completely unsurprising. At the moment of collapse it suddenly became obvious that Soviet life had always seemed simultaneously eternal and stagnating, vigorous and ailing, bleak and full of promise. Although these characteristics may appear mutually exclusive, in fact they were mutually constitutive. This book explores the paradoxes of Soviet life during the period of "late socialism" (1960s-1980s) through the eyes of the last Soviet generation. Focusing on the major transformation of the 1950s at the level of discourse, ideology, language, and ritual, Alexei Yurchak traces the emergence of multiple unanticipated meanings, communities, relations, ideals, and pursuits that this transformation subsequently enabled. His historical, anthropological, and linguistic analysis draws on rich ethnographic material from Late Socialism and the post-Soviet period. The model of Soviet socialism that emerges provides an alternative to binary accounts that describe that system as a dichotomy of official culture and unofficial culture, the state and the people, public self and private self, truth and lie--and ignore the crucial fact that, for many Soviet citizens, the fundamental values, ideals, and realities of socialism were genuinely important, although they routinely transgressed and reinterpreted the norms and rules of the socialist state. .
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It's Not Over Until You Win!: How to Become the Person You Always Wanted to Be -- No Matter What the Obstacles
Les Brown is one of the most popular motivational speakers in the world today. In It's Not Over Until You Win!, Brown offers a powerful and inspirational plan to help people overcome any obstacle in their lives.Les Brown has been through countless ups and downs, suffering through personal and career crises including the cancellation of his television show and the death of his beloved mother. In this unique audio program, Brown tells you how he rose from those depths and how you can, too. It's Not Over Until You Win! demonstrates: • How to cope with the loss of a loved one• How to recover self-esteem when you lose your job • How to keep away from self-destructive behavior It's Not Over Until You Win! captures the amazing spirit of Brown's electric speaking style in a sure-fire empowerment audiobook that will help you take your life to a higher level of satisfaction and fulfillment. .
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"It Doesn't Get Dark Until Midnight"
Brace yourself, and get ready for the adventure of a lifetime! This book draws you in and won't let you go until you've finished the last page. It will leave you wanting more and you won't want it to end; it's that good of a read. "It Doesn't Get Dark Until Midnight" is packed full of adventure, danger and suspense It's an unbelievable story of survival in the Alaskan wilderness. This book should carry a warning label that tells you to hold on to your seat, and your heart. Once you finish "It Doesn't Get Dark Until Midnight" you will ask yourself, "Where has April O'Brien been hiding, and where is her next book?".
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Sex as Nature Intended It: The Most Important Thing You Need to Know about Making Love, but No One Could Tell You Until Now (2nd Edition)
* * * * * The most important book on sexuality since Masters and Johnson's Human Sexual Response Discusses SEX, LOVE, and RELATIONSHIP HAPPINESS from a new and surprising perspective: How does surgical alteration of the penis in infancy (circumcision) affect the sexuality of a man when he becomes an adult? How does the circumcised penis affect the sexual pleasure of the woman on the receiving end? And How does sexual pleasure during intercourse—or a deficiency—affect the love bond of the relationship? This landmark book is the first to detail the many sexual functions and benefits of the male foreskin for both the man and his female partner. Presents unequivocal evidence that the foreskin plays a multifaceted role during intercourse that not only promotes increased sexual pleasure, but this enhanced pleasure also serves to enrich and continually re-cement the love bond, borne from sexual union. Circumcision's removal of the foreskin (ultra-erogenous tissue and the penis's only moving part) not only diminishes the man's sexual pleasure, but also the woman's. A national survey of women, conducted by the author, reveals that circumcision abnormalizes the way the penis thrusts and feels to a woman, significantly diminishing her sexual enjoyment and her ability to achieve orgasm from intercourse. The book's explanations of the profound negative effects circumcision has on the intercourse experience of both partners will surely leave America stunned. But luckily, there is a bright side to this shocking news: It is now possible to restore the foreskin through various non-surgical techniques. The book addresses this topic and enwraps the emerging movement for foreskin restoration with hope, promise, and dignity..
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Until It's Gone: Ending Poverty in Our Nation, in Our Lifetime
The poverty rate in the United States has not dropped significantly since 1965. And if we continue to expect government and social services to take care of poverty without the help of individuals, nothing is likely to change. That's why the Circles Campaign has captured the imaginations of people of conscience across the United States, including educators, social workers, community organizers, faith leaders, business leaders, and politicians. The Circles Campaign is an action plan that brings together the best efforts and resources of individuals, organizations, communities, and government in a program proven to raise people out of poverty. Until It's Gone shows you how to: - Define, recognize, and approach the problem of poverty in America
- Get started in building Circles out of poverty in your community
- Expand social networks and connect with others outside your comfort zone
- Be a bolder ally to those in need
- Become a transformational leader wherever you are
- Eliminate the barriers confronted by those in poverty
Praise for Until It's Gone: 'To achieve community sustainability, we must address issues of economic justice, which can occur only when there are relationships of mutual respect among the classes. The process that Scott Miller identifies to allow those relationships to develop is pure genius.' --Ruby K. Payne, PhD, author of the bestselling A Framework for Understanding Poverty 'Scott Miller offers us practical hope that we can end--not just reduce--poverty through a change in the ways we think and respond.' --Vicki Robin, co-author of the bestselling Your Money or Your Life and co-founder of Conversation Cafés.
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Dance Until It Rains
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