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"In this work, Ruha Benjamin calls on us to take imagination seriously as a site of struggle and a place of possibility for reshaping the future. A world without prisons? Ridiculous. Schools that foster the genius of every child? Impossible. Work that doesn't strangle the life out of people? Naive. A society where everyone has food, shelter, love? In your dreams. Exactly. Ruha Benjamin, Princeton University professor, insists that imagination isn't...
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Can his magic save her reality? Owner of the Keltic Ranch gift shop in Olde Town, Konnor MacDhuibh is skilled in forging fantasy blades and keeping his Faerie heritage and magical abilities a secret. But when Bonnie Zhang and her two doxies need a place to stay, the empty apartment above his store is the perfect solution. Being so close to the cautious woman with haunted eyes tosses his good intentions to the wind. Bonnie brings secrets of her own...
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C. Wright Mills is best remembered for his highly acclaimed work The Sociological Imagination, in which he set forth his views on how social science should be pursued. Hailed upon publication as a cogent and hard-hitting critique, The Sociological Imagination took issue with the ascendant schools of sociology in the United States, calling for a humanist sociology connecting the social, personal, and historical dimensions of our lives. The sociological...
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When 12-year-old Zoe moves to a new town, she stumbles upon an enchanted book in the attic of her new home. Inside its glowing pages lies Haven Grove - a magical realm where lost and forgotten things reside. As Zoe starts reading the book's unusual stories, she discovers the power not only to find missing items but to reconnect missing pieces of herself.On her first journey inside the whimsical book world, Zoe is determined to rescue her lost music...
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On this nice July morning in Parkland, North Carolina, the office of Madeline Maclin Investigations might as well have been an Egyptian tomb: hot, dusty, and dead. It doesn't help that her landlord Reid Kent, does a brisk business and briskly hits on Mac to rejoin his agency. He maintains no one will hire a former Miss Parkland as a serious PI.
Mac has been friends forever with Jerry Fairweather. Jerry claims to be psychic and is, unlike his two...
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The Ballarag's Imagination Rush is a horror novel about a creature called the Ballarag which terrorizes 4 people of a small town it proclaims "special ones" as they are aware of its existence and can solidify their imagination to an extent. The Ballarag releases all sorts of horrid tricks to get the "special ones" to lead it to a gate only they can see, an entry into our world so everyone can see and be susceptible to its antics.
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Imagination: A Very Short Introduction explores imagination as a cognitive power and an essential dimension of human flourishing, demonstrating how imagination plays multiple roles in human cognition and shapes humanity in profound ways. Examining philosophical, evolutionary, and literary perspectives on imagination, the author shows how this facility, while potentially distorting, both frees us from immediate reality and enriches our sense of it,...
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From Instagram sensation Kristina Webb (@colour_me_creative) comes a completely original and unique book to inspire and unlock your creativity.
Color Me Creative gives readers a firsthand look into Kristina's personal life, including her exotic upbringing and the inspirational story of how, at nineteen years old, she has become one of the most popular artists of her generation, with a following in the millions. Readers can then go on their own journey...
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*Shortlisted for the Bread and Roses Prize, 2012*
Andy Merrifield breathes new life into the Marxist tradition.
Magical Marxism demands something more of orthodox Marxism - something more interesting and liberating. It asks that we imagine a Marxism that moves beyond debates about class, the role of the state and the dictatorship of the proletariat. In escaping the formalist straitjacket of typical Marxist critique, Merrifield argues for...
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In 'FORCE:The Boy With A Sparkling Imagination,we delve into the captivating mind of a child whose creativity knows no bounds.Despite his struggles with attention and focus,Force's imagination ignites like a dazzling firework,taking him on incredible journey of creativity and wonder.Yet,in the eyes of the community,Force's differences are often misconstrued as defiance or reklessness.this story illuminates the challenges faced by Force and his family...
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How one man, whose positive attitude and refusal to be defined by others' negative attitudes, limitations or low expectations, was able to successfully navigate through this world and life using the tools of humility, hard work, and resolve to take punches from life but always get up before the ten count, and was, as a result, able to partake in and successfully complete life-changing adventures which ultimately prepared him to not only achieve unparalleled...
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Drawing from a vast array of creation myths-Babylonian, Greek, Aztec, Maya, Inca, Chinese, Hindu, Navajo, Polynesian, African, Norse, Inuit, and more-this concise book uncovers both the similarities and differences in our attempts to explain the universe.
Anthony Aveni, an award-winning author and professor of astronomy and anthropology, examines the ways various cultures around the world have attempted to explain our origins, and what roles the...
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Ce livre d'histoires captivantes est spécialement conçu pour éveiller l'imagination des enfants.
Chaque histoire transporte les enfants dans des univers fantastiques o ils rencontreront des créatures magiques, vivront des voyages extraordinaires et apprendront des leçons précieuses. Les histoires sont remplies de moments d'émerveillement et d'imagination débordante, encourageant les enfants à explorer leur propre créativité.
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358 pages ; 24 cm
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"In this incisive series of intellectual portraits, Adam Shatz, one of the Anglophone world's foremost essayists, charts the role of the committed intellectual. Through the work of Jean-Paul Sartre, he shows how writers bind themselves to the project embodied in their work In a moving portrait of Edward Said, Shatz uncovers the profound role the cause of Palestinian liberation had on his life and writing. And via thinkers as diverse as Fouad Ajami,...
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