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14,000 Things to Be Happy About: The Happy Book

This book is an extensive collection of everyday things that can bring happiness, encouraging readers to find joy in the simple aspects of life. more

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Barbara Ann Kipfer
Barbara Ann Kipfer

Barbara Ann Kipfer, born in 1954, is a renowned lexicographer known for her in-depth research on vocabulary and her contributions to linguistic diversity. more

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“the solution to racism lies in our ability to see its ubiquity but not to concede its inevitability. It lies in the collective and institutional power to make change, at least as much as with the individual will to change. It also lies in the absolute moral imperative to break the childish, deadly circularity of centuries of blindness to the shimmering brilliance of our common, ordinary humanity.”

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