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  • Meditation in Modern Buddhism

    Renunciation and Change in Thai Monastic Life

    by Joanna Cook ...
    In contemporary Thai Buddhism, the burgeoning popularity of vipassanā meditation is dramatically impacting the lives of those most closely involved with its practice: monks and mae chee (lay nuns) living in monastic communities. For them, meditation becomes a central focus of life and a way to transform the self. This ethnographic account of a thriving Northern Thai monastery examines meditation ... Read more

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  • Making a Mindful Nation

    Mental Health and Governance in the Twenty-First Century

    by Joanna Cook ...
    How mindfulness came to be regarded as a psychological support, an ethical practice and a component of public policyMindfulness seems to be everywhere—in popular culture, in therapeutic practice, even in policy discussions. How did mindfulness, an awareness training practice with roots in Buddhism, come to be viewed as a solution to problems that range from depression and anxiety to criminal ... Read more

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  • Call Me Floy

    by Joanna Cooke ...
    In this coming-of-age novel, a headstrong girl persists against expectations, following her dream in nineteenth century Yosemite.Florence "Floy" Hutchings is the daughter of a famous father, and while the extra attention that brings is not unwelcome, all she really wants is to be herself. However, in 1876 being clever, confident, and bold are not expected of girls on the cusp of turning twelve. ... Read more

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  • Fire Shapes the World

    by Joanna Cooke ...
    Illustrated by Cornelia Li, Diāna Renžina ...
    “A nuanced portrayal of fire as a force to be respected.”—Publishers WeeklyLife as we know it evolved with fire; there is no us without it. With lyrical text grounded in the latest research, this picture book shares the primal connection between all living things and fire. Children will understand that fire has the capability to both destroy and create, and that everything they know in the world ... Read more

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  • Cardiothoracic Surgery

    Series series Oxford Specialist Handbooks in Surgery
    Cardiothoracic Surgery covers all areas of adult and paediatric, cardiac and thoracic surgery and intensive care. This new edition, with updated cardiac surgery and thoracic sections, provides on-the-spot guidance to common and less common operative procedures. Every chapter is divided into topics presented across two pages to enable easy reference, with pages on intensive care edged in red for ... Read more

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  • The State We're In

    Reflecting on Democracy's Troubles

    Series Book 3 - WYSE Series in Social Anthropology
    What makes people lose faith in democratic statecraft? The question seems an urgent one. In the first decades of the twenty-first century, citizens across the world have grown increasingly disillusioned with what was once a cherished ideal. Setting out an original theoretical model that explores the relations between democracy, subjectivity and sociality, and exploring its relevance to countries ... Read more

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  • An Anthropology of Global Immunization

    Vaccine Politics and Realities in Ethnographic Perspective

    An Anthropology of Global Immunization explores some of the most pressing vaccine concerns of our time, from HPV to COVID-19, HIV and beyond. This edited collection develops a unique anthropological response to the question of global immunization, addressing issues from vaccine hesitancy and conspiracy theories to local biopolitics. The global perspectives in this volume are bound together by ... Read more

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  • Southeast Asian Perspectives on Power

    Series series The Modern Anthropology of Southeast Asia
    Southeast Asia has undergone innumerable far-reaching changes and dramatic transformations over the last half-century. This book explores the concept of power in relation to these transformations, and examines its various social, cultural, religious, economic and political forms.The book works from the ground up, portraying Southeast Asians’ own perspectives, conceptualizations and experiences of ... Read more

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  • An Anthropology of Intellectual Exchange

    Interactions, Transactions and Ethics in Asia and Beyond

    Series Book 15 - WYSE Series in Social Anthropology
    Dialogues, encounters and interactions through which particular ways of knowing, understanding and thinking about the world are forged lie at the centre of anthropology. Such ‘intellectual exchange’ is also central to anthropologists’ own professional practice: from their interactions with research participants and modes of pedagogy to their engagements with each other and scholars from adjacent ... Read more

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  • Raina’s (Un) Happy Birthday

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    Follow Raina and her beloved stuffie, Lola, on their profound journey from birthday jitters to cake-filled happiness. Celebrate the courage of one little girl's conviction to decide for herself when to speak up. This relevant and important book shouts YES to sharing one's truth. Brava to author Britta Stromeyer Esmail for empowering and elevating girls and their grown-ups.—Andrea Alban, author of ... Read more

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    Horrid Henry and the Antiques Rogue Show

    Series Audiobook 2 - Horrid Henry

    Unabridged

    16 min

    Henry discovers that one person's rubbish is another person's treasure. ... Read more

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    Horrid Henry: Magnificent Memoirs

    Unabridged

    2 hours 14 min

    The time has come for Henry to spill the Horrid beans, once and for all, and tell the truth about everything with these moodily Magnificent Memoirs. This is a no holds barred collection of 11 Horrid Henry super stories performed by the show's full cast. The world needs to know the story behind the superstar to beat all superstars, why girls rule and who’s the boss! So let’s turn up the Horrid and ... Read more

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