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The Absent Moon

A Memoir of a Short Childhood and a Long Depression

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**“A profoundly emotional book, and a brave one.” —The New YorkerA literary sensation in Brazil, Luiz Schwarcz’s brave and tender memoir interrogates his ordeal of bipolar disorder in the context of a family story of murder, dispossession, and silence—the long echo of the Holocaust across generations**As a child, Luiz Schwarcz knew little about his grandfather and namesake, Lajos. Only later did ... Read more

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**“A profoundly emotional book, and a brave one.” —The New YorkerA literary sensation in Brazil, Luiz Schwarcz’s brave and tender memoir interrogates his ordeal of bipolar disorder in the context of a family story of murder, dispossession, and silence—the long echo of the Holocaust across generations**As a child, Luiz Schwarcz knew little about his grandfather and namesake, Lajos. Only later did
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Rain

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After the war, I thought all that was left was ashes, hollow ruins . . . Today, I know that’s not true. Where man remains, a seed, too, survives, a dream to inseminate time.Published in the aftermath of Mozambique’s bloody civil war, Mia Couto’s third collection seeks out the places violence could not reach, the places where, the author writes, “every man is the same: pretending he’s here, ... Read more

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After the war, I thought all that was left was ashes, hollow ruins . . . Today, I know that’s not true. Where man remains, a seed, too, survives, a dream to inseminate time.Published in the aftermath of Mozambique’s bloody civil war, Mia Couto’s third collection seeks out the places violence could not reach, the places where, the author writes, “every man is the same: pretending he’s here,
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Glory and Its Litany of Horrors

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From Fernanda Torres, the celebrated Brazilian actress and bestselling author of The End, comes a riotous tragicomedy of a famed actor’s path from national sex symbol to cult icon to raving madman after a disastrous performance as King Lear.Mario Cardoso’s meteoric rise to fame begins in the early sixties, when the promise of sex and revolution permeates the Rio air. But as he conquers the stage, ... Read more

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From Fernanda Torres, the celebrated Brazilian actress and bestselling author of The End, comes a riotous tragicomedy of a famed actor’s path from national sex symbol to cult icon to raving madman after a disastrous performance as King Lear.Mario Cardoso’s meteoric rise to fame begins in the early sixties, when the promise of sex and revolution permeates the Rio air. But as he conquers the stage,
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Glory and its Litany of Horrors

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by Fernanda Torres ...

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From Fernanda Torres, the celebrated Brazilian actress and bestselling author of The End, comes a riotous tragicomedy of a famed actor’s path from national sex symbol to cult icon to raving madman after a disastrous performance as King Lear.Mario Cardoso’s meteoric rise to fame begins in the early sixties, when the promise of sex and revolution permeates the Rio air. But as he conquers the stage, ... Read more

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From Fernanda Torres, the celebrated Brazilian actress and bestselling author of The End, comes a riotous tragicomedy of a famed actor’s path from national sex symbol to cult icon to raving madman after a disastrous performance as King Lear.Mario Cardoso’s meteoric rise to fame begins in the early sixties, when the promise of sex and revolution permeates the Rio air. But as he conquers the stage,
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Brazilian Authoritarianism

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How Brazil’s long history of racism and authoritarian politics has led to the country’s present crises and epidemic of violenceBrazil has long nurtured a cherished national myth, one of a tolerant, peaceful, and racially harmonious society. A closer look at the nation's heritage, however, reveals a far more troubling story. In Brazilian Authoritarianism, esteemed anthropologist and historian Lilia ... Read more

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How Brazil’s long history of racism and authoritarian politics has led to the country’s present crises and epidemic of violenceBrazil has long nurtured a cherished national myth, one of a tolerant, peaceful, and racially harmonious society. A closer look at the nation's heritage, however, reveals a far more troubling story. In Brazilian Authoritarianism, esteemed anthropologist and historian Lilia
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Her Mother's Mother's Mother and Her Daughters

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The history of Brazil from 1500 to the present told through the lives of twenty female descendents. ... Read more

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**“A profoundly emotional book, and a brave one.” —The New YorkerA literary sensation in Brazil, Luiz Schwarcz’s brave and tender memoir interrogates his ordeal of bipolar disorder in the context of a family story of murder, dispossession, and silence—the long echo of the Holocaust across generations**As a child, Luiz Schwarcz knew little about his grandfather and namesake, Lajos. Only later did ... Read more

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**“A profoundly emotional book, and a brave one.” —The New YorkerA literary sensation in Brazil, Luiz Schwarcz’s brave and tender memoir interrogates his ordeal of bipolar disorder in the context of a family story of murder, dispossession, and silence—the long echo of the Holocaust across generations**As a child, Luiz Schwarcz knew little about his grandfather and namesake, Lajos. Only later did
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Climate Change and Resilience in Indiana and Beyond

by Janet G. McCabe, Gabriel M. Filippelli, Kimberly A. Novick, James Shanahan, Eva Sanders Allen, Lingxi Chenyang1, Jeffrey S. Dukes2, Melissa Widhalm3, Ben Kravitz4, Douglas Edmonds5, Chanh Kieu6, Travis A. O'Brien7, Scott Robeson8, Paul Staten9, Brian Yanites0, Chen Zhu1, Sarah Mincey2, Rebecca Lave3, John Baeten4, Justin Maxwell5, Richard Phillips6, Ellen D. Ketterson7, Daniel Becker8, Geoffrey Brown9, Allison Byrd0, Keith Clay1, Adam Fudickar2, Matthew Houser3, Alex Jahn4, Jennifer Ann Lau5, Sarah Wanamaker6, James Robert Farmer7, Elizabeth Grennan Browning8, Heather L. Reynolds9, Samantha L. Hamlin0, Dana Habeeb1, Jeffrey S. Wilson2, Daniel Myers3, Eric Sandweiss4, Beth Edwards5, Nathan Geiger6, Andrea Webster7, David M. Konisky8, Nikolaos Zirogiannis9, Sanya Carley0 ...

Climate change is affecting Indiana's environment, threatening the way Hoosiers live and do business, and introducing new stresses to the state's economy, health, and infrastructure. And while scientists predict more days of extreme weather, increased public health risks, and reduced agricultural production in the coming years, Hoosiers still have a substantial say in determining their future ... Read more

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Climate change is affecting Indiana's environment, threatening the way Hoosiers live and do business, and introducing new stresses to the state's economy, health, and infrastructure. And while scientists predict more days of extreme weather, increased public health risks, and reduced agricultural production in the coming years, Hoosiers still have a substantial say in determining their future
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The Long Game

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In the next decade, nearly 70 percent of US new businesses will fail … Why?Competition. Stock market downturns. Geopolitical crisis. Poor planning. Millions of companies struggle to make it past one year, but how do the rare few manage to endure one hundred years? And is it still even possible to future-proof your business?The answer is yes. This playbook, developed by Eric Becker, will show you ... Read more

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In the next decade, nearly 70 percent of US new businesses will fail … Why?Competition. Stock market downturns. Geopolitical crisis. Poor planning. Millions of companies struggle to make it past one year, but how do the rare few manage to endure one hundred years? And is it still even possible to future-proof your business?The answer is yes. This playbook, developed by Eric Becker, will show you
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NATIONAL BESTSELLERAmazon BestsellerAudible BestsellerUSA Today BestsellerIn the next decade, nearly 70 percent of U.S. new businesses will fail . . . Why?Competition. Stock market downturns. Geopolitical crisis. Poor planning. Millions of companies struggle to make it past one year, but ho...
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He farts! She farts! We all fart—but why? Combining science and history with humor, Farty Pants explains it all—complete with all-new fun-loving monster illustrations and ten unique fart sounds.Were farts always taboo? Did kings and queens fart? Is there a difference between baby and grandpa farts? Learn all of this and more with facts that cover their loudness and speed, as well as how farts work ... Read more

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Jon has been kicked out of college.He spends his days playing video games and his nights delivering pizzas, with no motivation to develop a sustainable plan for the future. Recognizing this, Jon’s girlfriend decides that she doesn’t want to be stuck with a video game-addicted pizza delivery man for the rest of her life. So, she tells him to get his act together, or she will have to end their ... Read more

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Jon has been kicked out of college.He spends his days playing video games and his nights delivering pizzas, with no motivation to develop a sustainable plan for the future. Recognizing this, Jon’s girlfriend decides that she doesn’t want to be stuck with a video game-addicted pizza delivery man for the rest of her life. So, she tells him to get his act together, or she will have to end their
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