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This moving story of Franklin Delano Roosevelt s massive disability and the intense efforts to conceal it from the public has been widely acknowledged as revising the understanding of Roosevelt s personality and decision making process. It is an intensely personal view of FDR. It traces his developments from the early years, his battle with polio, his fight for rehabilitation, his paralysis and his need to hide it, both in public and in private as well as the impact the paralysis and its cover-up had on his political career, his personality, and his relations with others. Now complete with a detailed account of the FDR Memorial and the struggle by disability advocates to have FDR depicted as he was in his wheelchair. Must reading for everyone interested in presidential history, disability history, and modern American history. A book not to be missed..
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A New Paradigm Press DOLLAR DOWNLOAD! So much of the discussion over the years has focused on what happened [at Roswell], who knew about it, who did what, etc., that very little attention has been directed toward what I believe is the most important question of all – why cover up? Determining why such extreme measures might seem justified to those behind them would go a long way toward exposing the real meaning behind this core contact event, its aftermath, and the future of everything from UFO studies to life on Earth. In 1988, Raymond Boeche surveyed 475 psychologists and psychiatrists and discovered that 47% of mental health professionals believed that "mass panic would occur" should the government openly announce the reality of ET contact. 65% felt "financial chaos would result due to culture shock." 53% expected religious beliefs to be shattered. But are we really so fragile a species? ....
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The time is perfect for a short, smart purse book. The "good bag" has nudged out shoes, jeans, and jewelry as the must–have fashion possession. Despite price hikes –– $1,445 for a Prada bowler bag that once cost $940 –– the craze for high–end purses helps fuel the booming luxury–goods market and, via knock–offs, hugely influences the $6 billion–a–year mainstream handbag industry. But purse mania isn't just an outgrowth of a strong luxury–goods market –– human thoughts, feelings, and dreams are involved, too. As Nadia, a high–powered interior designer says, "My cell and my big Tod's purse –– that is my life."

In IT'S IN THE BAG, noted journalist Winifred Gallagher explains it what means for a purse to be a life. This cultural history of the handbag borrows from psychology (Freud noted that sometimes a purse is a vagina –– which is perhaps why the first "handbags" were carried by men!), sociology (a purse as a "status symbol") and even economics (Why have prices gotten so steep?). Researched and erudite yet always fun, Winifred Gallagher offers in IT'S IN THE BAG a charming theory of modern identity as seen through one of our keenest obsessions.

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There was once a time when we could not measure sound, color, blood pressure, or even time. We now find ourselves in the throes of a measurement revolution, from the laboratory to the sports arena, from the classroom to the courtroom, from a strand of DNA to the far reaches of outer space. Measurement controls our lives at work, at school, at home, and even at play. But does all this measurement really measure up? Here, John Henshaw examines the ways in which measurement makes sense or creates nonsense.

Henshaw tells the controversial story of intelligence measurement from Plato to Binet to the early days of the SAT to today's super-quantified world of No Child Left Behind. He clears away the fog on issues of measurement in the environment, such as global warming, hurricanes, and tsunamis, and in the world of computers, from digital photos to MRI to the ballot systems used in Florida during the 2000 presidential election. From cycling and car racing to baseball, tennis, and track-and-field, he chronicles the ever-growing role of measurement in sports, raising important questions about performance and the folly of comparing today's athletes to yesterday's records.

We can't quite measure everything, at least not yet. What could be more difficult to quantify than reasonable doubt? However, even our justice system is yielding to the measurement revolution with new forensic technologies such as DNA fingerprinting.

As we evolve from unquantified ignorance to an imperfect but everpresent state of measured awareness, Henshaw gives us a critical perspective from which we can "measure up" the measurements that have come to affect our lives so greatly.

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A historical analysis of the Rabbinic Academy at Yavneh (Jamnia), Israel ca. 70-85 CE, under the leadership of Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai, and the so-called "cursing" of heretics The book asks, did Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai and contemporary rabbis conspire to conceal from the Jewish people the true identity of Jesus of Nazareth as Israel's true Messiah? The book also examines the historical context of Palestine under Roman occupation, the relationship between Roman authorities and Jewish leaders, the fall of Jerusalem in 70 CE, the subsequent rise of the Jewish Academy, the policies implemented at Yavneh by Jewish leaders, and other topics. The author clearly admits that the historical information is limited, and leaves it to the reader to continue their journey for more answers.

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For several decades, FBI police shooting statistics consistently show 50 percent of all shootings occur within five feet, and 80 percent of all shootings occur within 20 feet. The R.E.A.L. Defensive Shooting System incorporates the most effective shooting techniques available to defend yourself and your loved ones from armed attack. Author Matthew Canovi, a 25-year law enforcement veteran and FBI and Missouri certified firearms instructor, has created a system for the private citizen and law enforcement officer. Easy to understand and deploy, Canovi provides specific instruction on how to survive an attack and successfully end a conflict. Check out his 5-part DVD companion to this book and see the training on video. The system is currently taught as part of Canovi & Associate's suite of training for everyone from soccer moms to senior level security professionals..
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