diff --git a/bios/TI_SI_WHAT_TI_SI_(It_is_What_It_Is)_Es_lo_que_es_(Spanish_Edition)_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/TI_SI_WHAT_TI_SI_(It_is_What_It_Is)_Es_lo_que_es_(Spanish_Edition)_Kindle_Edition.txt index 29ed48a124e7eeeddad99fd7e2939a0c75bbc573..4c39892bd6f814af04e88b1b7ee63427b6b7bf28 100644 --- a/bios/TI_SI_WHAT_TI_SI_(It_is_What_It_Is)_Es_lo_que_es_(Spanish_Edition)_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/TI_SI_WHAT_TI_SI_(It_is_What_It_Is)_Es_lo_que_es_(Spanish_Edition)_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Este libro recoge la experiencia de vida de una mujer intensa y sensible frente al mundo y al infinito. Es la narración profunda y sentida de un camino lleno de preguntas, deseos de desentrañar los misterios del Universo y los propios. Ahora Paola ya no busca. Simplemente es. \ No newline at end of file +TI SI WHAT TI SI (It is What It Is): Es lo que es (Spanish Edition) Kindle Edition|Spanish edition by Paola Roldan Espinosa (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Este libro recoge la experiencia de vida de una mujer intensa y sensible frente al mundo y al infinito. Es la narración profunda y sentida de un camino lleno de preguntas, deseos de desentrañar los misterios del Universo y los propios. Ahora Paola ya no busca. Simplemente es. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Golden_Spruce_A_True_Story_of_Myth_Madness_and_Greed_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Golden_Spruce_A_True_Story_of_Myth_Madness_and_Greed_Kindle_Edition.txt index 594bb9ee033d24ade250191ea381034e4610d461..73f4d44012dbb76872ada2b0551cd268d8f37dc0 100644 --- a/bios/The_Golden_Spruce_A_True_Story_of_Myth_Madness_and_Greed_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Golden_Spruce_A_True_Story_of_Myth_Madness_and_Greed_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NATIONAL BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE GOVERNOR GENERAL'S LITERARY AWARD FOR NON-FICTION • WINNER OF THE WRITERS’ TRUST NON-FICTION PRIZE“Absolutely spellbinding.” —The New York TimesThe environmental true-crime story of a glorious natural wonder, the man who destroyed it, and the fascinating, troubling context in which this act took place. FEATURING A NEW AFTERWORD BY THE AUTHOROn a winter night in 1997, a British Columbia timber scout named Grant Hadwin committed an act of shocking violence in the mythic Queen Charlotte Islands. His victim was legendary: a unique 300-year-old Sitka spruce tree, fifty metres tall and covered with luminous golden needles. In a bizarre environmental protest, Hadwin attacked the tree with a chainsaw. Two days later, it fell, horrifying an entire community. Not only was the golden spruce a scientific marvel and a tourist attraction, it was sacred to the Haida people and beloved by local loggers. Shortly after confessing to the crime, Hadwin disappeared under suspicious circumstances and is missing to this day. As John Vaillant deftly braids together the strands of this thrilling mystery, he brings to life the ancient beauty of the coastal wilderness, the historical collision of Europeans and the Haida, and the harrowing world of logging—the most dangerous land-based job in North America. \ No newline at end of file +The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness and Greed Kindle Edition|by John Vaillant (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NATIONAL BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE GOVERNOR GENERAL'S LITERARY AWARD FOR NON-FICTION • WINNER OF THE WRITERS’ TRUST NON-FICTION PRIZE“Absolutely spellbinding.” —The New York TimesThe environmental true-crime story of a glorious natural wonder, the man who destroyed it, and the fascinating, troubling context in which this act took place. FEATURING A NEW AFTERWORD BY THE AUTHOROn a winter night in 1997, a British Columbia timber scout named Grant Hadwin committed an act of shocking violence in the mythic Queen Charlotte Islands. His victim was legendary: a unique 300-year-old Sitka spruce tree, fifty metres tall and covered with luminous golden needles. In a bizarre environmental protest, Hadwin attacked the tree with a chainsaw. Two days later, it fell, horrifying an entire community. Not only was the golden spruce a scientific marvel and a tourist attraction, it was sacred to the Haida people and beloved by local loggers. Shortly after confessing to the crime, Hadwin disappeared under suspicious circumstances and is missing to this day. As John Vaillant deftly braids together the strands of this thrilling mystery, he brings to life the ancient beauty of the coastal wilderness, the historical collision of Europeans and the Haida, and the harrowing world of logging—the most dangerous land-based job in North America. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Good_Nurse_A_True_Story_of_Medicine_Madness_and_Murder_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Good_Nurse_A_True_Story_of_Medicine_Madness_and_Murder_Kindle_Edition.txt index 448b826edeb36b2b665f5627fc8a84c7c1a48646..1ee139ed432cbd130dfc1ee68e8b77ce35ee4388 100644 --- a/bios/The_Good_Nurse_A_True_Story_of_Medicine_Madness_and_Murder_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Good_Nurse_A_True_Story_of_Medicine_Madness_and_Murder_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The mesmerizing basis of the movie starring Eddie Redmayne and Jessica Chastain⁠—a “stunning book...that should and does bring to mind In Cold Blood”—takes you inside the mind of America's most prolific serial killer, whose 16-year long "nursing" career left as many as 400 dead. (New York Times) Edgar Award Nomination, Mystery Writers of America BBC (Top Ten Books of the Year) “The best books I read this year” (top ten books, EW)—Stephen King “The Best Journalism of the Year.".—The Daily Beast “The most terrifying book published this year. It is also one of the most thoughtful...call it literary true crime...”—Kirkus Reviews ("Best Books of the year") After his December 2003 arrest, registered nurse Charlie Cullen was quickly dubbed "The Angel of Death" by the media. But Cullen was no mercy killer, nor was he a simple monster. He was a favorite son, a husband and beloved father, a best friend and a celebrated caregiver. Implicated in the deaths of as perhaps as many as 400 patients, he was also perhaps the most prolific serial killer in American history. When, in March of 2006, Charles Cullen was marched from his final sentencing in an Allentown, Pennsylvania, courthouse into a waiting police van, it seemed certain that the chilling secrets of his life, career, and capture would disappear with him. Now, in a riveting piece of investigative journalism nearly ten years in the making, Charles Graeber gives us the unbelievable true story. Based on hundreds of pages of previously unseen police records, wire-tap recordings and videotapes and interviews with whistleblowers and confidential informants, and years of exclusive jailhouse conversations with Cullen himself, the homicide detectives who worked against the clock and administrators to try and finally crack the code on Cullen’s crimes, and Cullen’s fellow nurse Amy, an overworked single mom asked to choose between protecting her friend Charlie and stopping a potential serial killer, THE GOOD NURSE weaves an urgent and terrifying tale of madness, humanity and heroism. Cullen's murderous career in the world's most trusted profession spanned sixteen years and nine hospitals. Time and again he was fired or allowed to resign. But Cullen continued to work and kill, shielded by a hospital system that, by accident or design, successfully protected the institution while failing to protect patients. THE GOOD NURSE is a searing indictment of a crushing and dehumanizing for-profit medical system, and an inspiring human story of the previously unknown individuals who chose to risk their jobs and lives to do the right thing. Mesmerizing and irresistibly paced, this book will make you look at hospitals and the people who work in them in an entirely different way. \ No newline at end of file +The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder Kindle Edition|by Charles Graeber (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The mesmerizing basis of the movie starring Eddie Redmayne and Jessica Chastain⁠—a “stunning book...that should and does bring to mind In Cold Blood”—takes you inside the mind of America's most prolific serial killer, whose 16-year long "nursing" career left as many as 400 dead. (New York Times) Edgar Award Nomination, Mystery Writers of America BBC (Top Ten Books of the Year) “The best books I read this year” (top ten books, EW)—Stephen King “The Best Journalism of the Year.".—The Daily Beast “The most terrifying book published this year. It is also one of the most thoughtful...call it literary true crime...”—Kirkus Reviews ("Best Books of the year") After his December 2003 arrest, registered nurse Charlie Cullen was quickly dubbed "The Angel of Death" by the media. But Cullen was no mercy killer, nor was he a simple monster. He was a favorite son, a husband and beloved father, a best friend and a celebrated caregiver. Implicated in the deaths of as perhaps as many as 400 patients, he was also perhaps the most prolific serial killer in American history. When, in March of 2006, Charles Cullen was marched from his final sentencing in an Allentown, Pennsylvania, courthouse into a waiting police van, it seemed certain that the chilling secrets of his life, career, and capture would disappear with him. Now, in a riveting piece of investigative journalism nearly ten years in the making, Charles Graeber gives us the unbelievable true story. Based on hundreds of pages of previously unseen police records, wire-tap recordings and videotapes and interviews with whistleblowers and confidential informants, and years of exclusive jailhouse conversations with Cullen himself, the homicide detectives who worked against the clock and administrators to try and finally crack the code on Cullen’s crimes, and Cullen’s fellow nurse Amy, an overworked single mom asked to choose between protecting her friend Charlie and stopping a potential serial killer, THE GOOD NURSE weaves an urgent and terrifying tale of madness, humanity and heroism. Cullen's murderous career in the world's most trusted profession spanned sixteen years and nine hospitals. Time and again he was fired or allowed to resign. But Cullen continued to work and kill, shielded by a hospital system that, by accident or design, successfully protected the institution while failing to protect patients. THE GOOD NURSE is a searing indictment of a crushing and dehumanizing for-profit medical system, and an inspiring human story of the previously unknown individuals who chose to risk their jobs and lives to do the right thing. Mesmerizing and irresistibly paced, this book will make you look at hospitals and the people who work in them in an entirely different way. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Grass_Is_Always_Greener_Over_the_Septic_Tank_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Grass_Is_Always_Greener_Over_the_Septic_Tank_Kindle_Edition.txt index ec39037b314d5e703b73f78f3c8548aa9e5a8e56..e88d65d97ca06439d6bbb8ab00dada9d35ba2734 100644 --- a/bios/The_Grass_Is_Always_Greener_Over_the_Septic_Tank_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Grass_Is_Always_Greener_Over_the_Septic_Tank_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The “marvelously funny” and much-loved humorist explores the perils of suburban living in this New York Times bestseller (Vogue).For years, the Bombecks have heard rumors of a magical land called Suburbia where the air is clean, the grass is trimmed, and children don’t risk getting mugged on their walk to school. After watching their friends flee the city for subdivided utopias like Bonaparte’s Retreat and Mortgage Mañana, Erma and her family load up their belongings and cry, “Station wagons . . . ho!” But life on the suburban frontier is not as perfect as they had hoped. The trees are stunted, the house is cramped, and there’s no grass at all. But the Bombecks will make do, for they are suburbanites now—the last true pioneers! This ebook features an illustrated biography of Erma Bombeck including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate. \ No newline at end of file +The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank Kindle Edition|by Erma Bombeck (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The “marvelously funny” and much-loved humorist explores the perils of suburban living in this New York Times bestseller (Vogue).For years, the Bombecks have heard rumors of a magical land called Suburbia where the air is clean, the grass is trimmed, and children don’t risk getting mugged on their walk to school. After watching their friends flee the city for subdivided utopias like Bonaparte’s Retreat and Mortgage Mañana, Erma and her family load up their belongings and cry, “Station wagons . . . ho!” But life on the suburban frontier is not as perfect as they had hoped. The trees are stunted, the house is cramped, and there’s no grass at all. But the Bombecks will make do, for they are suburbanites now—the last true pioneers! This ebook features an illustrated biography of Erma Bombeck including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Great_Depression_A_Diary_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Great_Depression_A_Diary_Kindle_Edition.txt index a8005fdbdf7cab8e275ead637487daba6d5fe6c3..de24b227a31a64e99ac30c90408b5953d6928dbd 100644 --- a/bios/The_Great_Depression_A_Diary_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Great_Depression_A_Diary_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|When the stock market crashed in 1929, Benjamin Roth was a young lawyer in Youngstown, Ohio. After he began to grasp the magnitude of what had happened to American economic life, he decided to set down his impressions in his diary.This collection of those entries reveals another side of the Great Depression—one lived through by ordinary, middle-class Americans, who on a daily basis grappled with a swiftly changing economy coupled with anxiety about the unknown future. Roth's depiction of life in time of widespread foreclosures, a schizophrenic stock market, political unrest and mass unemployment seem to speak directly to readers today. \ No newline at end of file +The Great Depression: A Diary Kindle Edition|by Benjamin Roth (Author), James Ledbetter (Editor), Daniel B Roth (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition|When the stock market crashed in 1929, Benjamin Roth was a young lawyer in Youngstown, Ohio. After he began to grasp the magnitude of what had happened to American economic life, he decided to set down his impressions in his diary.This collection of those entries reveals another side of the Great Depression—one lived through by ordinary, middle-class Americans, who on a daily basis grappled with a swiftly changing economy coupled with anxiety about the unknown future. Roth's depiction of life in time of widespread foreclosures, a schizophrenic stock market, political unrest and mass unemployment seem to speak directly to readers today. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Great_War_for_Civilisation_The_Conquest_of_the_Middle_East_UK_ed_Edition_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Great_War_for_Civilisation_The_Conquest_of_the_Middle_East_UK_ed_Edition_Kindle_Edition.txt index 69696bdb9fb70beecc83fc8d8ed7f8b877a7e0ce..12ba439c6806c03b26b284f11b0816504e65b385 100644 --- a/bios/The_Great_War_for_Civilisation_The_Conquest_of_the_Middle_East_UK_ed_Edition_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Great_War_for_Civilisation_The_Conquest_of_the_Middle_East_UK_ed_Edition_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Robert Fisk’s bestselling eyewitness account of the events that have shaped the Middle East is alive with vivid reporting and incisive historical analysis.The history of the Middle East is an epic story of tragedy, betrayal and world-shaking events. It is a story that Robert Fisk has been reporting for over thirty years. His masterful narrative spans the most volatile regions of the Middle East, chronicling with both rage and compassion the death by deceit of tens of thousands of Muslims, Christians and Jews.Robert Fisk’s remarkable history is also the tale of a journalist at war – learning of the 9/11 attacks while aboard a passenger jet, reporting from a bombed-out Baghdad, interviewing Osama bin Laden – and of the courage and frustration of a life spent writing the first draft of history. \ No newline at end of file +The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East UK ed. Edition, Kindle Edition|by Robert Fisk (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Robert Fisk’s bestselling eyewitness account of the events that have shaped the Middle East is alive with vivid reporting and incisive historical analysis.The history of the Middle East is an epic story of tragedy, betrayal and world-shaking events. It is a story that Robert Fisk has been reporting for over thirty years. His masterful narrative spans the most volatile regions of the Middle East, chronicling with both rage and compassion the death by deceit of tens of thousands of Muslims, Christians and Jews.Robert Fisk’s remarkable history is also the tale of a journalist at war – learning of the 9/11 attacks while aboard a passenger jet, reporting from a bombed-out Baghdad, interviewing Osama bin Laden – and of the courage and frustration of a life spent writing the first draft of history. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Greatest_Capitalist_Who_Ever_Lived_Tom_Watson_Jr_and_the_Epic_Story_of_How_IBM_Created_the_Digital_Age_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Greatest_Capitalist_Who_Ever_Lived_Tom_Watson_Jr_and_the_Epic_Story_of_How_IBM_Created_the_Digital_Age_Kindle_Edition.txt index cf9e11863965ff1caaa84d5aab85019fb018a7e6..3796d6d30bfc0686f9a90470587f2378ad7292ca 100644 --- a/bios/The_Greatest_Capitalist_Who_Ever_Lived_Tom_Watson_Jr_and_the_Epic_Story_of_How_IBM_Created_the_Digital_Age_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Greatest_Capitalist_Who_Ever_Lived_Tom_Watson_Jr_and_the_Epic_Story_of_How_IBM_Created_the_Digital_Age_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The enduring story of Thomas Watson Jr.—a figure more important to the creation of the modern world than Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, and Morgan Nearly fifty years into IBM’s existence, Thomas Watson Jr. undertook the biggest gamble in business history when he “bet the farm” on the creation of the IBM System/360, the world’s first fully integrated and compatible mainframe computer. As CEO, Watson drove a revolution no other company—then or now—would dare, laying the foundation for the digital age that has transformed every society, corporation, and government.The story of Watson being “present at the creation” of the digital age is intertwined with near-Shakespearean personal drama. While he put IBM and its employees at risk, Watson also carried out a family-shattering battle over the future of the company with his brother Dick. This titanic struggle between brothers led to Dick’s death and almost killed Watson Jr. himself.Though he was eventually touted by Fortune magazine as “the greatest capitalist who ever lived,” Watson’s directionless, playboy early years made him an unlikely candidate for corporate titan. How he pulled his life together and, despite personal demons, paved the way for what became a global industry is an epic tale full of drama, inspiration, and valuable lessons in leadership, risk-taking, and social responsibility. \ No newline at end of file +The Greatest Capitalist Who Ever Lived: Tom Watson Jr. and the Epic Story of How IBM Created the Digital Age Kindle Edition|by Ralph Watson McElvenny (Author), Marc Wortman (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The enduring story of Thomas Watson Jr.—a figure more important to the creation of the modern world than Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, and Morgan Nearly fifty years into IBM’s existence, Thomas Watson Jr. undertook the biggest gamble in business history when he “bet the farm” on the creation of the IBM System/360, the world’s first fully integrated and compatible mainframe computer. As CEO, Watson drove a revolution no other company—then or now—would dare, laying the foundation for the digital age that has transformed every society, corporation, and government.The story of Watson being “present at the creation” of the digital age is intertwined with near-Shakespearean personal drama. While he put IBM and its employees at risk, Watson also carried out a family-shattering battle over the future of the company with his brother Dick. This titanic struggle between brothers led to Dick’s death and almost killed Watson Jr. himself.Though he was eventually touted by Fortune magazine as “the greatest capitalist who ever lived,” Watson’s directionless, playboy early years made him an unlikely candidate for corporate titan. How he pulled his life together and, despite personal demons, paved the way for what became a global industry is an epic tale full of drama, inspiration, and valuable lessons in leadership, risk-taking, and social responsibility. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Happiest_Man_on_Earth_The_Beautiful_Life_of_an_Auschwitz_Survivor_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Happiest_Man_on_Earth_The_Beautiful_Life_of_an_Auschwitz_Survivor_Kindle_Edition.txt index 0538644879f949175d0b9baeb37b88d9fbedceda..2b2ef9358d066ed9c48e4f3a268cf6897af36aad 100644 --- a/bios/The_Happiest_Man_on_Earth_The_Beautiful_Life_of_an_Auschwitz_Survivor_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Happiest_Man_on_Earth_The_Beautiful_Life_of_an_Auschwitz_Survivor_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|A New York Times BestsellerIn this uplifting memoir in the vein of The Last Lecture and Man’s Search for Meaning, a Holocaust survivor pays tribute to those who were lost by telling his story, sharing his wisdom, and living his best possible life.Born in Leipzig, Germany, into a Jewish family, Eddie Jaku was a teenager when his world was turned upside-down. On November 9, 1938, during the terrifying violence of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, Eddie was beaten by SS thugs, arrested, and sent to a concentration camp with thousands of other Jews across Germany. Every day of the next seven years of his life, Eddie faced unimaginable horrors in Buchenwald, Auschwitz, and finally on a forced death march during the Third Reich’s final days. The Nazis took everything from Eddie—his family, his friends, and his country. But they did not break his spirit.Against unbelievable odds, Eddie found the will to survive. Overwhelming grateful, he made a promise: he would smile every day in thanks for the precious gift he was given and to honor the six million Jews murdered by Hitler. Today, at 100 years of age, despite all he suffered, Eddie calls himself the “happiest man on earth.” In his remarkable memoir, this born storyteller shares his wisdom and reflects on how he has led his best possible life, talking warmly and openly about the power of gratitude, tolerance, and kindness. Life can be beautiful if you make it beautiful. With The Happiest Man on Earth, Eddie shows us how. Filled with his insights on friendship, family, health, ethics, love, and hatred, and the simple beliefs that have shaped him, The Happiest Man on Earth offers timeless lessons for readers of all ages, especially for young people today. \ No newline at end of file +The Happiest Man on Earth: The Beautiful Life of an Auschwitz Survivor Kindle Edition|by Eddie Jaku (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|A New York Times BestsellerIn this uplifting memoir in the vein of The Last Lecture and Man’s Search for Meaning, a Holocaust survivor pays tribute to those who were lost by telling his story, sharing his wisdom, and living his best possible life.Born in Leipzig, Germany, into a Jewish family, Eddie Jaku was a teenager when his world was turned upside-down. On November 9, 1938, during the terrifying violence of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, Eddie was beaten by SS thugs, arrested, and sent to a concentration camp with thousands of other Jews across Germany. Every day of the next seven years of his life, Eddie faced unimaginable horrors in Buchenwald, Auschwitz, and finally on a forced death march during the Third Reich’s final days. The Nazis took everything from Eddie—his family, his friends, and his country. But they did not break his spirit.Against unbelievable odds, Eddie found the will to survive. Overwhelming grateful, he made a promise: he would smile every day in thanks for the precious gift he was given and to honor the six million Jews murdered by Hitler. Today, at 100 years of age, despite all he suffered, Eddie calls himself the “happiest man on earth.” In his remarkable memoir, this born storyteller shares his wisdom and reflects on how he has led his best possible life, talking warmly and openly about the power of gratitude, tolerance, and kindness. Life can be beautiful if you make it beautiful. With The Happiest Man on Earth, Eddie shows us how. Filled with his insights on friendship, family, health, ethics, love, and hatred, and the simple beliefs that have shaped him, The Happiest Man on Earth offers timeless lessons for readers of all ages, especially for young people today. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Hare_with_Amber_Eyes_A_Hidden_Inheritance_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Hare_with_Amber_Eyes_A_Hidden_Inheritance_Kindle_Edition.txt index 6dcc3e10116a25b0f4faa11fba17175ad91a5e69..5309458519585df531e3d563999b9533f60ca36f 100644 --- a/bios/The_Hare_with_Amber_Eyes_A_Hidden_Inheritance_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Hare_with_Amber_Eyes_A_Hidden_Inheritance_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|A New York Times BestsellerAn Economist Book of the YearCosta Book Award Winner for BiographyGalaxy National Book Award Winner (New Writer of the Year Award)Edmund de Waal is a world-famous ceramicist. Having spent thirty years making beautiful pots—which are then sold, collected, and handed on—he has a particular sense of the secret lives of objects. When he inherited a collection of 264 tiny Japanese wood and ivory carvings, called netsuke, he wanted to know who had touched and held them, and how the collection had managed to survive.And so begins The Hare with Amber Eyes, this extraordinarily moving memoir and detective story as de Waal discovers both the origins of the netsuke and of his family, the Ephrussis, over five generations. A nineteenth-century banking dynasty in Paris and Vienna, the Ephrussis were as rich and respected as the Rothchilds. Yet by the end of the World War II, when the netsuke were hidden from the Nazis in Vienna, this collection of very small carvings was all that remained of their vast empire."To be handed a story as durable and exquisitely crafted as this is a rare pleasure. . . . This book is impossible to put down. You have in your hands a masterpiece." —The Sunday Times (London) \ No newline at end of file +The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance Kindle Edition|by Edmund de Waal (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|A New York Times BestsellerAn Economist Book of the YearCosta Book Award Winner for BiographyGalaxy National Book Award Winner (New Writer of the Year Award)Edmund de Waal is a world-famous ceramicist. Having spent thirty years making beautiful pots—which are then sold, collected, and handed on—he has a particular sense of the secret lives of objects. When he inherited a collection of 264 tiny Japanese wood and ivory carvings, called netsuke, he wanted to know who had touched and held them, and how the collection had managed to survive.And so begins The Hare with Amber Eyes, this extraordinarily moving memoir and detective story as de Waal discovers both the origins of the netsuke and of his family, the Ephrussis, over five generations. A nineteenth-century banking dynasty in Paris and Vienna, the Ephrussis were as rich and respected as the Rothchilds. Yet by the end of the World War II, when the netsuke were hidden from the Nazis in Vienna, this collection of very small carvings was all that remained of their vast empire."To be handed a story as durable and exquisitely crafted as this is a rare pleasure. . . . This book is impossible to put down. You have in your hands a masterpiece." —The Sunday Times (London) \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Heathen_Horde_A_gripping_historical_adventure_thriller_of_kings_and_Vikings_in_early_medieval_Britain_(Alfred_the_Great_Book_1)_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Heathen_Horde_A_gripping_historical_adventure_thriller_of_kings_and_Vikings_in_early_medieval_Britain_(Alfred_the_Great_Book_1)_Kindle_Edition.txt index 38b8d721de4359197fb2be560c58b58b42a060be..39a6ce4ef0a46df53610286f294dbb930fd95875 100644 --- a/bios/The_Heathen_Horde_A_gripping_historical_adventure_thriller_of_kings_and_Vikings_in_early_medieval_Britain_(Alfred_the_Great_Book_1)_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Heathen_Horde_A_gripping_historical_adventure_thriller_of_kings_and_Vikings_in_early_medieval_Britain_(Alfred_the_Great_Book_1)_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Heavy is the head that wears the crown.'Immersive and visceral, I loved every word' Christian Cameron'Another excellent historical adventure from Steven McKay. A captivating thrill ride' Tim HodkinsonNorthumbria, AD 864. Viking warlord Ragnar Lothbrok is captured and killed in brutal fashion, an event that will shape the future of the nation for decades to come.Mercia, AD 868. Alfred, son of Wessex and heir to the throne, draws his first blood on the battlefield. It will not be his last.A devastating scourge from the north is coming to Britain, one that will bring armies and entire kingdoms to their knees. Travelling along the whale road in their feared longships, the Great Heathen Army move fast, striking with a savagery unmatched, in a seemingly unstoppable tide of blood and iron.One inexperienced warrior will prove the difference, a young man who will lead from the front and, in time, aspire to become the saviour of the Saxons… Alfred the Great.A totally enrapturing historical adventure following the life of one of Britain’s most important ever kings, perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Simon Scarrow.Praise for The Heathen Horde'Dark Age fiction has a new master' Gordon Doherty'Packed with high drama and pulse-quickening battle scenes, The Heathen Horde is a superbly researched tale of a kingdom at bay and a young man thrust unexpectedly to the epicentre of power. A brilliant start to the series' Douglas Jackson'Highly recommended for anyone who is a fan of Viking fiction, historical fiction, or just loves a rip-roaring read' Peter Gibbons'The Heathen Horde brings Alfred vividly to life and left me anxiously anticipating its sequel' Damion Hunter'An enthralling tale of one of England's greatest kings!' Donovan Cook \ No newline at end of file +The Heathen Horde: A gripping historical adventure thriller of kings and Vikings in early medieval Britain (Alfred the Great Book 1) Kindle Edition|by Steven A. McKay (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Heavy is the head that wears the crown.'Immersive and visceral, I loved every word' Christian Cameron'Another excellent historical adventure from Steven McKay. A captivating thrill ride' Tim HodkinsonNorthumbria, AD 864. Viking warlord Ragnar Lothbrok is captured and killed in brutal fashion, an event that will shape the future of the nation for decades to come.Mercia, AD 868. Alfred, son of Wessex and heir to the throne, draws his first blood on the battlefield. It will not be his last.A devastating scourge from the north is coming to Britain, one that will bring armies and entire kingdoms to their knees. Travelling along the whale road in their feared longships, the Great Heathen Army move fast, striking with a savagery unmatched, in a seemingly unstoppable tide of blood and iron.One inexperienced warrior will prove the difference, a young man who will lead from the front and, in time, aspire to become the saviour of the Saxons… Alfred the Great.A totally enrapturing historical adventure following the life of one of Britain’s most important ever kings, perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Simon Scarrow.Praise for The Heathen Horde'Dark Age fiction has a new master' Gordon Doherty'Packed with high drama and pulse-quickening battle scenes, The Heathen Horde is a superbly researched tale of a kingdom at bay and a young man thrust unexpectedly to the epicentre of power. A brilliant start to the series' Douglas Jackson'Highly recommended for anyone who is a fan of Viking fiction, historical fiction, or just loves a rip-roaring read' Peter Gibbons'The Heathen Horde brings Alfred vividly to life and left me anxiously anticipating its sequel' Damion Hunter'An enthralling tale of one of England's greatest kings!' Donovan Cook \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Hiding_Place_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Hiding_Place_Kindle_Edition.txt index 30c2ca04e93728d309228ed69fb4cc0b115319dd..433a552a1ac990143e30686a072a127dd0a2f055 100644 --- a/bios/The_Hiding_Place_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Hiding_Place_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|"Every experience God gives us . . . is the perfect preparation for the future only He can see."--Corrie ten BoomCorrie ten Boom was a Dutch watchmaker who became a heroine of the Resistance, a survivor of Hitler's concentration camps, and one of the most remarkable evangelists of the twentieth century. In World War II she and her family risked their lives to help Jews and underground workers escape from the Nazis, and for their work they were tested in the infamous Nazi death camps. Only Corrie among her family survived to tell the story of how faith ultimately triumphs over evil.Here is the riveting account of how Corrie and her family were able to save many of God's chosen people. For 35 years millions have seen that there is no pit so deep that God's love is not deeper still. Now The Hiding Place, repackaged for a new generation of readers, continues to declare that God's love will overcome, heal, and restore."A groundbreaking book that shines a clear light on one of the darkest moments of history."--Philip Yancey, author, The Jesus I Never Knew"Ten Boom's classic is even more relevant to the present hour than at the time of its writing. We . . . need to be inspired afresh by the courage manifested by her family."--Jack W. Hayford, president, International Foursquare Church; chancellor, The King's College and Seminary"The Hiding Place is a classic that begs revisiting. Corrie ten Boom lived the deeper life with God. Her gripping story of love in action will challenge and inspire you!"--Joyce Meyer, best-selling author and Bible teacher \ No newline at end of file +The Hiding Place Kindle Edition|by Corrie Ten Boom (Author), Elizabeth Sherrill (Author), John Sherrill (Author), Joni Tada (Foreword), & 1 more Format: Kindle Edition|"Every experience God gives us . . . is the perfect preparation for the future only He can see."--Corrie ten BoomCorrie ten Boom was a Dutch watchmaker who became a heroine of the Resistance, a survivor of Hitler's concentration camps, and one of the most remarkable evangelists of the twentieth century. In World War II she and her family risked their lives to help Jews and underground workers escape from the Nazis, and for their work they were tested in the infamous Nazi death camps. Only Corrie among her family survived to tell the story of how faith ultimately triumphs over evil.Here is the riveting account of how Corrie and her family were able to save many of God's chosen people. For 35 years millions have seen that there is no pit so deep that God's love is not deeper still. Now The Hiding Place, repackaged for a new generation of readers, continues to declare that God's love will overcome, heal, and restore."A groundbreaking book that shines a clear light on one of the darkest moments of history."--Philip Yancey, author, The Jesus I Never Knew"Ten Boom's classic is even more relevant to the present hour than at the time of its writing. We . . . need to be inspired afresh by the courage manifested by her family."--Jack W. Hayford, president, International Foursquare Church; chancellor, The King's College and Seminary"The Hiding Place is a classic that begs revisiting. Corrie ten Boom lived the deeper life with God. Her gripping story of love in action will challenge and inspire you!"--Joyce Meyer, best-selling author and Bible teacher \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_History_of_Sketch_Comedy_A_Journey_through_the_Art_and_Craft_of_Humor_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_History_of_Sketch_Comedy_A_Journey_through_the_Art_and_Craft_of_Humor_Kindle_Edition.txt index bab9e87845854f162a6922982bf7d81f5bcc8cbe..9c7e2698c4b4d3bb49ca2cb7024cfc0121f098c9 100644 --- a/bios/The_History_of_Sketch_Comedy_A_Journey_through_the_Art_and_Craft_of_Humor_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_History_of_Sketch_Comedy_A_Journey_through_the_Art_and_Craft_of_Humor_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|"A boisterous debut … the authors are as funny as one would expect … this is a hoot.” ―Publishers Weekly “Will entice fans of Key & Peele … a fun and funny primer on the art form.” ―Booklist Authors Keegan-Michael Key and Elle Key build on the popularity of their 2022 Webby Award–winning podcast and delve deeper into the world of sketch, helped along with new essays created expressly for the book by comedy greats. The History of Sketch Comedy will appeal to all kinds of comedy fans as well as fans of Keegan-Michael Key, whether they know him from his Emmy and Peabody-winning work on Key & Peele; his roles in Fargo, The Prom, Schmigadoon!, The Bubble, and the upcoming Wonka; voiceover work in The Lion King; or as President Barack Obama's anger translator, Luther. With epic personal tangents and hilarious asides, the Keys take you on an illuminating journey through all facets of comedy from the stock characters of commedia del arte in the 16th century, to the rise of vaudeville and burlesque, the golden age of television comedy, the influence of the most well-known comedy schools, and the ascension of comedy films and TV specials—all the way through to a look at the future of sketch on social media platforms. Along the way, we hear tales of Keegan's childhood, his comedy influences, and the vicissitudes of his career path. As the New York Times said in its review of their podcast, "this comedy nerd history is filtered through memoir, with Key relating stories of his budding fandom, training and rise from improv comic to television sketch artist." Part memoir, part masterclass, and hilariously embellished with priceless commentary, The History of Sketch Comedy highlights the essential building blocks of sketch comedy while interweaving Keegan's personal career journey and the influence of his comedy heroes. The text is complemented by original art by Elle Key and exclusive essays compiled from conversations with influential performers, sketch writers, and uber comedy fans including Mel Brooks, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Mike Myers, Chris Rock, John Oliver, Tracy Morgan, Carol Burnett, Jim Carrey, Jordan Peele, and many more. This book is as entertaining as it is enlightening—a must-read for fans of comedy and all who aspire to comic greatness. EXPANDING THE HIT PODCAST: With content from the #1 trending, NAACP-award-nominated and Webby-Award-winning Audible podcast, and featuring new-for-the-book material as well as never-before-heard stories and essays, this book will be a hit for newcomers and avid listeners of the podcast alike. MASTER OF THE MEDIUM: Keegan-Michael Key is a bona fide maestro of comedy, with the chops, experience, and love for the history of the medium that make him the perfect expert on all things sketch. As co-writer Elle Key likes to say, "If Keegan-Michael Key was a guest lecturer at NYU teaching a course called 'The History of Sketch Comedy,' it would be a very popular class." EXCLUSIVE ESSAYS: Keegan and Elle interviewed over a dozen comedy legends exclusively for this book, and got their takes on topics ranging from the influence of Saturday Night Live, to women in comedy, to the mathematics of sketch. Hear, in their own words, from Mel Brooks, Mike Myers, Jordan Peele, Julia-Louis Dreyfus, John Oliver, Tracy Morgan, Stephen Colbert, Carol Burnett, Chris Rock, Bob Odenkirk, Mike Birbiglia, Matt Lucas, Ken Jeong, Christopher Guest, Gary Oldman, Kevin Nealon, Laraine Newman, and Jim Carrey. GIFTABLE VOLUME OF COMEDY GOLD: Original illustrations and personal photographs throughout make this unique comedy book as visually entertaining as it is enlightening. The perfect gift for comedy fans of all ages as well as anyone aspiring to write, perform, or produce comedic art. Perfect for: Comedy lovers of all kinds Fans of Key & Peele Fans of improv, sketch, stand-up, and shows like SNL, MadTV, Monty Python, and Mr. Show Gift giving or self-purchase for established and aspiring comedians Readers of such bestsellers... \ No newline at end of file +The History of Sketch Comedy: A Journey through the Art and Craft of Humor Kindle Edition|by Keegan-Michael Key (Author), Elle Key (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|"A boisterous debut … the authors are as funny as one would expect … this is a hoot.” ―Publishers Weekly “Will entice fans of Key & Peele … a fun and funny primer on the art form.” ―Booklist Authors Keegan-Michael Key and Elle Key build on the popularity of their 2022 Webby Award–winning podcast and delve deeper into the world of sketch, helped along with new essays created expressly for the book by comedy greats. The History of Sketch Comedy will appeal to all kinds of comedy fans as well as fans of Keegan-Michael Key, whether they know him from his Emmy and Peabody-winning work on Key & Peele; his roles in Fargo, The Prom, Schmigadoon!, The Bubble, and the upcoming Wonka; voiceover work in The Lion King; or as President Barack Obama's anger translator, Luther. With epic personal tangents and hilarious asides, the Keys take you on an illuminating journey through all facets of comedy from the stock characters of commedia del arte in the 16th century, to the rise of vaudeville and burlesque, the golden age of television comedy, the influence of the most well-known comedy schools, and the ascension of comedy films and TV specials—all the way through to a look at the future of sketch on social media platforms. Along the way, we hear tales of Keegan's childhood, his comedy influences, and the vicissitudes of his career path. As the New York Times said in its review of their podcast, "this comedy nerd history is filtered through memoir, with Key relating stories of his budding fandom, training and rise from improv comic to television sketch artist." Part memoir, part masterclass, and hilariously embellished with priceless commentary, The History of Sketch Comedy highlights the essential building blocks of sketch comedy while interweaving Keegan's personal career journey and the influence of his comedy heroes. The text is complemented by original art by Elle Key and exclusive essays compiled from conversations with influential performers, sketch writers, and uber comedy fans including Mel Brooks, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Mike Myers, Chris Rock, John Oliver, Tracy Morgan, Carol Burnett, Jim Carrey, Jordan Peele, and many more. This book is as entertaining as it is enlightening—a must-read for fans of comedy and all who aspire to comic greatness. EXPANDING THE HIT PODCAST: With content from the #1 trending, NAACP-award-nominated and Webby-Award-winning Audible podcast, and featuring new-for-the-book material as well as never-before-heard stories and essays, this book will be a hit for newcomers and avid listeners of the podcast alike. MASTER OF THE MEDIUM: Keegan-Michael Key is a bona fide maestro of comedy, with the chops, experience, and love for the history of the medium that make him the perfect expert on all things sketch. As co-writer Elle Key likes to say, "If Keegan-Michael Key was a guest lecturer at NYU teaching a course called 'The History of Sketch Comedy,' it would be a very popular class." EXCLUSIVE ESSAYS: Keegan and Elle interviewed over a dozen comedy legends exclusively for this book, and got their takes on topics ranging from the influence of Saturday Night Live, to women in comedy, to the mathematics of sketch. Hear, in their own words, from Mel Brooks, Mike Myers, Jordan Peele, Julia-Louis Dreyfus, John Oliver, Tracy Morgan, Stephen Colbert, Carol Burnett, Chris Rock, Bob Odenkirk, Mike Birbiglia, Matt Lucas, Ken Jeong, Christopher Guest, Gary Oldman, Kevin Nealon, Laraine Newman, and Jim Carrey. GIFTABLE VOLUME OF COMEDY GOLD: Original illustrations and personal photographs throughout make this unique comedy book as visually entertaining as it is enlightening. The perfect gift for comedy fans of all ages as well as anyone aspiring to write, perform, or produce comedic art. Perfect for: Comedy lovers of all kinds Fans of Key & Peele Fans of improv, sketch, stand-up, and shows like SNL, MadTV, Monty Python, and Mr. Show Gift giving or self-purchase for established and aspiring comedians Readers of such bestsellers... \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_House_of_Hidden_Meanings_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_House_of_Hidden_Meanings_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt index bd90fb599ee47caed5d3cbe808d71c47bd74c1b2..6dbbc659d078d5a3613f380d4a82464a4215a42a 100644 --- a/bios/The_House_of_Hidden_Meanings_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_House_of_Hidden_Meanings_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|From international drag superstar and pop culture icon RuPaul, comes his most revealing and personal work to date—a brutally honest, surprisingly poignant, and deeply intimate memoir of growing up Black, poor, and queer in a broken home to discovering the power of performance, found family, and self-acceptance. A profound introspection of his life, relationships, and identity, The House of Hidden Meanings is a self-portrait of the legendary icon on the road to global fame and changing the way the world thinks about drag.Central to RuPaul’s success has been his chameleonic adaptability. From drag icon to powerhouse producer of one of the world’s largest television franchises, RuPaul’s ever-shifting nature has always been part of his brand as both supermodel and supermogul. Yet that adaptability has made him enigmatic to the public. In this memoir, his most intimate and detailed book yet, RuPaul makes himself truly known.In The House of Hidden Meanings, RuPaul strips away all artifice and recounts the story of his life with breathtaking clarity and tenderness, bringing his signature wisdom and wit to his own biography. From his early years growing up as a queer Black kid in San Diego navigating complex relationships with his absent father and temperamental mother, to forging an identity in the punk and drag scenes of Atlanta and New York, to finding enduring love with his husband Georges LeBar and self-acceptance in sobriety, RuPaul excavates his own biography life-story, uncovering new truths and insights in his personal history.Here in RuPaul’s singular and extraordinary story is a manual for living—a personal philosophy that testifies to the value of chosen family, the importance of harnessing what makes you different, and the transformational power of facing yourself fearlessly.A profound introspection of his life, relationships, and identity, The House of Hidden Meanings is a self-portrait of the legendary icon on the road to global fame and changing the way the world thinks about drag. “I've always loved to view the world with analytical eyes, examining what lies beneath the surface. Here, the focus is on my own life—as RuPaul Andre Charles,” says RuPaul.If we’re all born naked and the rest is drag, then this is RuPaul totally out of drag. This is RuPaul stripped bare. \ No newline at end of file +The House of Hidden Meanings: A Memoir Kindle Edition|by RuPaul (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|From international drag superstar and pop culture icon RuPaul, comes his most revealing and personal work to date—a brutally honest, surprisingly poignant, and deeply intimate memoir of growing up Black, poor, and queer in a broken home to discovering the power of performance, found family, and self-acceptance. A profound introspection of his life, relationships, and identity, The House of Hidden Meanings is a self-portrait of the legendary icon on the road to global fame and changing the way the world thinks about drag.Central to RuPaul’s success has been his chameleonic adaptability. From drag icon to powerhouse producer of one of the world’s largest television franchises, RuPaul’s ever-shifting nature has always been part of his brand as both supermodel and supermogul. Yet that adaptability has made him enigmatic to the public. In this memoir, his most intimate and detailed book yet, RuPaul makes himself truly known.In The House of Hidden Meanings, RuPaul strips away all artifice and recounts the story of his life with breathtaking clarity and tenderness, bringing his signature wisdom and wit to his own biography. From his early years growing up as a queer Black kid in San Diego navigating complex relationships with his absent father and temperamental mother, to forging an identity in the punk and drag scenes of Atlanta and New York, to finding enduring love with his husband Georges LeBar and self-acceptance in sobriety, RuPaul excavates his own biography life-story, uncovering new truths and insights in his personal history.Here in RuPaul’s singular and extraordinary story is a manual for living—a personal philosophy that testifies to the value of chosen family, the importance of harnessing what makes you different, and the transformational power of facing yourself fearlessly.A profound introspection of his life, relationships, and identity, The House of Hidden Meanings is a self-portrait of the legendary icon on the road to global fame and changing the way the world thinks about drag. “I've always loved to view the world with analytical eyes, examining what lies beneath the surface. Here, the focus is on my own life—as RuPaul Andre Charles,” says RuPaul.If we’re all born naked and the rest is drag, then this is RuPaul totally out of drag. This is RuPaul stripped bare. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_House_of_Morgan_An_American_Banking_Dynasty_and_the_Rise_of_Modern_Finance_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_House_of_Morgan_An_American_Banking_Dynasty_and_the_Rise_of_Modern_Finance_Kindle_Edition.txt index b452a3208f67d0d2c1b058a63bc233798c90e9d4..b525cdb8fc3e5467eae761e019a1df922b76f1a4 100644 --- a/bios/The_House_of_Morgan_An_American_Banking_Dynasty_and_the_Rise_of_Modern_Finance_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_House_of_Morgan_An_American_Banking_Dynasty_and_the_Rise_of_Modern_Finance_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The National Book Award–winning history of American finance by the renowned biographer and author of Hamilton: “A tour de force” (New York Times Book Review).The House of Morgan is a panoramic story of four generations in the powerful Morgan family and their secretive firms that would transform the modern financial world. Tracing the trajectory of J. P. Morgan’s empire from its obscure beginnings in Victorian London to the financial crisis of 1987, acclaimed author Ron Chernow paints a fascinating portrait of the family’s private saga and the rarefied world of the American and British elite in which they moved—a world that included Charles Lindbergh, Henry Ford, Franklin Roosevelt, Nancy Astor, and Winston Churchill.A masterpiece of financial history—it was awarded the 1990 National Book Award for Nonfiction and selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 Best Nonfiction Books of the Twentieth Century—The House of Morgan is a compelling account of a remarkable institution and the men who ran it. It is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the money and power behind the major historical events of the last 150 years. \ No newline at end of file +The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance Kindle Edition|by Ron Chernow (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The National Book Award–winning history of American finance by the renowned biographer and author of Hamilton: “A tour de force” (New York Times Book Review).The House of Morgan is a panoramic story of four generations in the powerful Morgan family and their secretive firms that would transform the modern financial world. Tracing the trajectory of J. P. Morgan’s empire from its obscure beginnings in Victorian London to the financial crisis of 1987, acclaimed author Ron Chernow paints a fascinating portrait of the family’s private saga and the rarefied world of the American and British elite in which they moved—a world that included Charles Lindbergh, Henry Ford, Franklin Roosevelt, Nancy Astor, and Winston Churchill.A masterpiece of financial history—it was awarded the 1990 National Book Award for Nonfiction and selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 Best Nonfiction Books of the Twentieth Century—The House of Morgan is a compelling account of a remarkable institution and the men who ran it. It is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the money and power behind the major historical events of the last 150 years. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Housekeeper_Love_Death_and_Prizefighting_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Housekeeper_Love_Death_and_Prizefighting_Kindle_Edition.txt index 6c9ee148eca5271beb2d2bc2a43045074255dd5a..b9536a030fa72b09f23153a48cca72a69c2be19c 100644 --- a/bios/The_Housekeeper_Love_Death_and_Prizefighting_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Housekeeper_Love_Death_and_Prizefighting_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|UFC fighter and journalist, Josh Samman, chronicles his struggles with addiction, career-threatening injuries, and the death of his lover in this gripping memoir.In and out of institutions for the greater part of his youth; Josh, a wild teenager, falls into a rollercoaster romance with Isabel, a Southern jewel, who drives him to search for purpose in professional Mixed Martial Arts.As Isabel marches towards personal battles of her own, Josh fights his way from local MMA circuits to front and center of FOX's The Ultimate Fighter TV show. After losing the most important bout of Josh's career, the pair rekindle their love, and seek to find strength in each other.With a penchant for raw and heartfelt honesty, Samman chronicles a gut-wrenching story of love, loss, and what it means to conquer life's greatest tragedies. The Housekeeper is an intimate look into the world of a man fighting for redemption. \ No newline at end of file +The Housekeeper: Love, Death, and Prizefighting Kindle Edition|by Josh Samman (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|UFC fighter and journalist, Josh Samman, chronicles his struggles with addiction, career-threatening injuries, and the death of his lover in this gripping memoir.In and out of institutions for the greater part of his youth; Josh, a wild teenager, falls into a rollercoaster romance with Isabel, a Southern jewel, who drives him to search for purpose in professional Mixed Martial Arts.As Isabel marches towards personal battles of her own, Josh fights his way from local MMA circuits to front and center of FOX's The Ultimate Fighter TV show. After losing the most important bout of Josh's career, the pair rekindle their love, and seek to find strength in each other.With a penchant for raw and heartfelt honesty, Samman chronicles a gut-wrenching story of love, loss, and what it means to conquer life's greatest tragedies. The Housekeeper is an intimate look into the world of a man fighting for redemption. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Immortal_Life_of_Henrietta_Lacks_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Immortal_Life_of_Henrietta_Lacks_Kindle_Edition.txt index f3583e413a119558666b29cc78442ff2175908fe..8633da6b02c4cd89f2c87afe92065f3797ba2e24 100644 --- a/bios/The_Immortal_Life_of_Henrietta_Lacks_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Immortal_Life_of_Henrietta_Lacks_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “The story of modern medicine and bioethics—and, indeed, race relations—is refracted beautifully, and movingly.”—Entertainment WeeklyNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM HBO® STARRING OPRAH WINFREY AND ROSE BYRNE • ONE OF THE “MOST INFLUENTIAL” (CNN), “DEFINING” (LITHUB), AND “BEST” (THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER) BOOKS OF THE DECADE • ONE OF ESSENCE’S 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK BOOKS OF THE PAST 50 YEARS • WINNER OF THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE HEARTLAND PRIZE FOR NONFICTIONNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • Entertainment Weekly • O: The Oprah Magazine • NPR • Financial Times • New York • Independent (U.K.) • Times (U.K.) • Publishers Weekly • Library Journal • Kirkus Reviews • Booklist • Globe and MailHer name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells—taken without her knowledge—became one of the most important tools in medicine: The first “immortal” human cells grown in culture, which are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than sixty years. HeLa cells were vital for developing the polio vaccine; uncovered secrets of cancer, viruses, and the atom bomb’s effects; helped lead to important advances like in vitro fertilization, cloning, and gene mapping; and have been bought and sold by the billions. Yet Henrietta Lacks remains virtually unknown, buried in an unmarked grave.Henrietta’s family did not learn of her “immortality” until more than twenty years after her death, when scientists investigating HeLa began using her husband and children in research without informed consent. And though the cells had launched a multimillion-dollar industry that sells human biological materials, her family never saw any of the profits. As Rebecca Skloot so brilliantly shows, the story of the Lacks family—past and present—is inextricably connected to the dark history of experimentation on African Americans, the birth of bioethics, and the legal battles over whether we control the stuff we are made of. Over the decade it took to uncover this story, Rebecca became enmeshed in the lives of the Lacks family—especially Henrietta’s daughter Deborah. Deborah was consumed with questions: Had scientists cloned her mother? Had they killed her to harvest her cells? And if her mother was so important to medicine, why couldn’t her children afford health insurance? Intimate in feeling, astonishing in scope, and impossible to put down, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks captures the beauty and drama of scientific discovery, as well as its human consequences. \ No newline at end of file +The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Kindle Edition|by Rebecca Skloot (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “The story of modern medicine and bioethics—and, indeed, race relations—is refracted beautifully, and movingly.”—Entertainment WeeklyNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM HBO® STARRING OPRAH WINFREY AND ROSE BYRNE • ONE OF THE “MOST INFLUENTIAL” (CNN), “DEFINING” (LITHUB), AND “BEST” (THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER) BOOKS OF THE DECADE • ONE OF ESSENCE’S 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK BOOKS OF THE PAST 50 YEARS • WINNER OF THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE HEARTLAND PRIZE FOR NONFICTIONNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • Entertainment Weekly • O: The Oprah Magazine • NPR • Financial Times • New York • Independent (U.K.) • Times (U.K.) • Publishers Weekly • Library Journal • Kirkus Reviews • Booklist • Globe and MailHer name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells—taken without her knowledge—became one of the most important tools in medicine: The first “immortal” human cells grown in culture, which are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than sixty years. HeLa cells were vital for developing the polio vaccine; uncovered secrets of cancer, viruses, and the atom bomb’s effects; helped lead to important advances like in vitro fertilization, cloning, and gene mapping; and have been bought and sold by the billions. Yet Henrietta Lacks remains virtually unknown, buried in an unmarked grave.Henrietta’s family did not learn of her “immortality” until more than twenty years after her death, when scientists investigating HeLa began using her husband and children in research without informed consent. And though the cells had launched a multimillion-dollar industry that sells human biological materials, her family never saw any of the profits. As Rebecca Skloot so brilliantly shows, the story of the Lacks family—past and present—is inextricably connected to the dark history of experimentation on African Americans, the birth of bioethics, and the legal battles over whether we control the stuff we are made of. Over the decade it took to uncover this story, Rebecca became enmeshed in the lives of the Lacks family—especially Henrietta’s daughter Deborah. Deborah was consumed with questions: Had scientists cloned her mother? Had they killed her to harvest her cells? And if her mother was so important to medicine, why couldn’t her children afford health insurance? Intimate in feeling, astonishing in scope, and impossible to put down, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks captures the beauty and drama of scientific discovery, as well as its human consequences. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_In__Between_Unforgettable_Encounters_During_Lifes_Final_Moments_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_In__Between_Unforgettable_Encounters_During_Lifes_Final_Moments_Kindle_Edition.txt index d324e529efebc0c101efd3102c58d8e5a29e0912..c4828972cc2d358c92d346d79d07f38304bd2809 100644 --- a/bios/The_In__Between_Unforgettable_Encounters_During_Lifes_Final_Moments_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_In__Between_Unforgettable_Encounters_During_Lifes_Final_Moments_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Passionate advocate for end-of-life care and TikTok star Hadley Vlahos shares moving stories of joy, wisdom, and redemption from her patients’ final moments in this “brilliant” (Zibby Owens, Good Morning America) memoir. “This extraordinary book helps dispel fear around death and dying—revealing it to be a natural part of our soul’s evolution.”—Laura Lynne Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of Signs and The Light Between UsTalking about death and dying is considered taboo in polite company, and even in the medical field. Our ideas about dying are confusing at best: Will our memories flash before our eyes? Regrets consume our thoughts? Does a bright light appear at the end of a tunnel? For most people, it will be a slower process, one eased with preparedness, good humor, and a bit of faith. At the forefront of changing attitudes around palliative care is hospice nurse Hadley Vlahos, who shows that end-of-life care can teach us just as much about how to live as it does about how we die. Vlahos was raised in a strict religious household, but began questioning her beliefs in high school after the sudden death of a friend. When she got pregnant at nineteen, she was shunned by her community and enrolled herself in nursing school to be able to support herself and her baby. But nursing soon became more than a job: when she focused on palliative care and hospice work, it became a calling. In The In-Between, Vlahos recounts the most impactful experiences she’s had with the people she’s worked with—from the woman who never once questioned her faith until she was close to death, to the older man seeing visions of his late daughter, to the young patient who laments that she spent too much of her short life worrying about what others thought of her—while also sharing her own fascinating journey. Written with profound insight, humility, and respect, The In-Between is a heartrending memoir that shows how caring for others can transform a life while also offering wisdom and comfort for those dealing with loss and providing inspiration for how to live now. \ No newline at end of file +The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments Kindle Edition|by Hadley Vlahos R.N. (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Passionate advocate for end-of-life care and TikTok star Hadley Vlahos shares moving stories of joy, wisdom, and redemption from her patients’ final moments in this “brilliant” (Zibby Owens, Good Morning America) memoir. “This extraordinary book helps dispel fear around death and dying—revealing it to be a natural part of our soul’s evolution.”—Laura Lynne Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of Signs and The Light Between UsTalking about death and dying is considered taboo in polite company, and even in the medical field. Our ideas about dying are confusing at best: Will our memories flash before our eyes? Regrets consume our thoughts? Does a bright light appear at the end of a tunnel? For most people, it will be a slower process, one eased with preparedness, good humor, and a bit of faith. At the forefront of changing attitudes around palliative care is hospice nurse Hadley Vlahos, who shows that end-of-life care can teach us just as much about how to live as it does about how we die. Vlahos was raised in a strict religious household, but began questioning her beliefs in high school after the sudden death of a friend. When she got pregnant at nineteen, she was shunned by her community and enrolled herself in nursing school to be able to support herself and her baby. But nursing soon became more than a job: when she focused on palliative care and hospice work, it became a calling. In The In-Between, Vlahos recounts the most impactful experiences she’s had with the people she’s worked with—from the woman who never once questioned her faith until she was close to death, to the older man seeing visions of his late daughter, to the young patient who laments that she spent too much of her short life worrying about what others thought of her—while also sharing her own fascinating journey. Written with profound insight, humility, and respect, The In-Between is a heartrending memoir that shows how caring for others can transform a life while also offering wisdom and comfort for those dealing with loss and providing inspiration for how to live now. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Indifferent_Stars_Above_The_Harrowing_Saga_of_the_Donner_Party_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Indifferent_Stars_Above_The_Harrowing_Saga_of_the_Donner_Party_Kindle_Edition.txt index 65aba5bdfb7e95522325d315326c27800120ed81..4ce9afa830a1c512cb53b54bdb4d9e0a9dee97e5 100644 --- a/bios/The_Indifferent_Stars_Above_The_Harrowing_Saga_of_the_Donner_Party_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Indifferent_Stars_Above_The_Harrowing_Saga_of_the_Donner_Party_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|From the #1 bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat and Facing the Mountain comes an unforgettable epic of family, tragedy, and survival on the American frontier“An ideal pairing of talent and material.… Engrossing.… A deft and ambitious storyteller.” — Mary Roach, New York Times Book ReviewIn April of 1846, twenty-one-year-old Sarah Graves, intent on a better future, set out west from Illinois with her new husband, her parents, and eight siblings. Seven months later, after joining a party of pioneers led by George Donner, they reached the Sierra Nevada Mountains as the first heavy snows of the season closed the pass ahead of them. In early December, starving and desperate, Sarah and fourteen others set out for California on snowshoes, and, over the next thirty-two days, endured almost unfathomable hardships and horrors.In this gripping narrative, New York Times bestselling author Daniel James Brown sheds new light on one of the most legendary events in American history. Following every painful footstep of Sarah’s journey with the Donner Party, Brown produces a tale both spellbinding and richly informative. \ No newline at end of file +The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party Kindle Edition|by Daniel James Brown (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|From the #1 bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat and Facing the Mountain comes an unforgettable epic of family, tragedy, and survival on the American frontier“An ideal pairing of talent and material.… Engrossing.… A deft and ambitious storyteller.” — Mary Roach, New York Times Book ReviewIn April of 1846, twenty-one-year-old Sarah Graves, intent on a better future, set out west from Illinois with her new husband, her parents, and eight siblings. Seven months later, after joining a party of pioneers led by George Donner, they reached the Sierra Nevada Mountains as the first heavy snows of the season closed the pass ahead of them. In early December, starving and desperate, Sarah and fourteen others set out for California on snowshoes, and, over the next thirty-two days, endured almost unfathomable hardships and horrors.In this gripping narrative, New York Times bestselling author Daniel James Brown sheds new light on one of the most legendary events in American history. Following every painful footstep of Sarah’s journey with the Donner Party, Brown produces a tale both spellbinding and richly informative. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Interesting_Narrative_and_Other_Writings_Revised_Edition_(Penguin_Classics)_Revised_Edition_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Interesting_Narrative_and_Other_Writings_Revised_Edition_(Penguin_Classics)_Revised_Edition_Kindle_Edition.txt index 60e42e0264e1a32d2371f73040b233cd0f0e8393..55cf5d01a3854fd5df767b1b6d7d5c32ddd4c457 100644 --- a/bios/The_Interesting_Narrative_and_Other_Writings_Revised_Edition_(Penguin_Classics)_Revised_Edition_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Interesting_Narrative_and_Other_Writings_Revised_Edition_(Penguin_Classics)_Revised_Edition_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Completely revised and edited with an introduction and notes by Vincent CarrettaAn exciting and often terrifying adventure story, as well as an important precursor to such famous nineteenth-century slave narratives as Frederick Douglass's autobiographies, Olaudah Equiano's The Interesting Narrative recounts his kidnapping in Africa at the age of ten, his service as the slave of an officer in the British Navy, his ten years of labor on slave ships until he was able to purchase his freedom in 1766, and his life afterward as a leading and respected figure in the antislavery movement in England. A spirited autobiography, a tale of spiritual quest and fulfillment, and a sophisticated treatise on religion, politics, and economics, The Interesting Narrative is a work of enduring literary and historical value.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. \ No newline at end of file +The Interesting Narrative and Other Writings: Revised Edition (Penguin Classics) Revised Edition, Kindle Edition|by Olaudah Equiano (Author), Vincent Carretta (Editor, Introduction) Format: Kindle Edition|Completely revised and edited with an introduction and notes by Vincent CarrettaAn exciting and often terrifying adventure story, as well as an important precursor to such famous nineteenth-century slave narratives as Frederick Douglass's autobiographies, Olaudah Equiano's The Interesting Narrative recounts his kidnapping in Africa at the age of ten, his service as the slave of an officer in the British Navy, his ten years of labor on slave ships until he was able to purchase his freedom in 1766, and his life afterward as a leading and respected figure in the antislavery movement in England. A spirited autobiography, a tale of spiritual quest and fulfillment, and a sophisticated treatise on religion, politics, and economics, The Interesting Narrative is a work of enduring literary and historical value.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Invention_of_Nature_Alexander_von_Humboldts_New_World_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Invention_of_Nature_Alexander_von_Humboldts_New_World_Kindle_Edition.txt index 6192692d1f2712ce13b587a02bbadde531530daa..01d8337d5cb8ea24cec09f09987e2a6828fb5f00 100644 --- a/bios/The_Invention_of_Nature_Alexander_von_Humboldts_New_World_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Invention_of_Nature_Alexander_von_Humboldts_New_World_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A biography of Alexander von Humboldt, the visionary German naturalist whose ideas changed the way we see the natural world—and in the process created modern environmentalism. • From the acclaimed author of Magnificent Rebels. "Vivid and exciting.... Wulf’s pulsating account brings this dazzling figure back into a dazzling, much-deserved focus.” —The Boston GlobeAlexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was the most famous scientist of his age, a visionary German naturalist and polymath whose discoveries forever changed the way we understand the natural world. Among his most revolutionary ideas was a radical conception of nature as a complex and interconnected global force that does not exist for the use of humankind alone. In North America, Humboldt’s name still graces towns, counties, parks, bays, lakes, mountains, and a river. And yet the man has been all but forgotten. In this illuminating biography, Andrea Wulf brings Humboldt’s extraordinary life back into focus: his prediction of human-induced climate change; his daring expeditions to the highest peaks of South America and to the anthrax-infected steppes of Siberia; his relationships with iconic figures, including Simón Bolívar and Thomas Jefferson; and the lasting influence of his writings on Darwin, Wordsworth, Goethe, Muir, Thoreau, and many others. Brilliantly researched and stunningly written, The Invention of Nature reveals the myriad ways in which Humboldt’s ideas form the foundation of modern environmentalism—and reminds us why they are as prescient and vital as ever. \ No newline at end of file +The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World Kindle Edition|by Andrea Wulf (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A biography of Alexander von Humboldt, the visionary German naturalist whose ideas changed the way we see the natural world—and in the process created modern environmentalism. • From the acclaimed author of Magnificent Rebels. "Vivid and exciting.... Wulf’s pulsating account brings this dazzling figure back into a dazzling, much-deserved focus.” —The Boston GlobeAlexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was the most famous scientist of his age, a visionary German naturalist and polymath whose discoveries forever changed the way we understand the natural world. Among his most revolutionary ideas was a radical conception of nature as a complex and interconnected global force that does not exist for the use of humankind alone. In North America, Humboldt’s name still graces towns, counties, parks, bays, lakes, mountains, and a river. And yet the man has been all but forgotten. In this illuminating biography, Andrea Wulf brings Humboldt’s extraordinary life back into focus: his prediction of human-induced climate change; his daring expeditions to the highest peaks of South America and to the anthrax-infected steppes of Siberia; his relationships with iconic figures, including Simón Bolívar and Thomas Jefferson; and the lasting influence of his writings on Darwin, Wordsworth, Goethe, Muir, Thoreau, and many others. Brilliantly researched and stunningly written, The Invention of Nature reveals the myriad ways in which Humboldt’s ideas form the foundation of modern environmentalism—and reminds us why they are as prescient and vital as ever. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Invention_of_the_Jewish_People_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Invention_of_the_Jewish_People_Kindle_Edition.txt index 2b4ba7a1a1a0dbd2dec526aa3b41c72ef40545d3..1c2bff88a1e24abd40748b5072003d916e768f11 100644 --- a/bios/The_Invention_of_the_Jewish_People_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Invention_of_the_Jewish_People_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|A historical tour de force, The Invention of the Jewish People offers a groundbreaking account of Jewish and Israeli history. Exploding the myth that there was a forced Jewish exile in the first century at the hands of the Romans, Israeli historian Shlomo Sand argues that most modern Jews descend from converts, whose native lands were scattered across the Middle East and Eastern Europe.In this iconoclastic work, which spent nineteen weeks on the Israeli bestseller list and won the coveted Aujourd’hui Award in France, Sand provides the intellectual foundations for a new vision of Israel’s future. \ No newline at end of file +The Invention of the Jewish People Kindle Edition|by Shlomo Sand (Author), Yael Lotan (Translator) Format: Kindle Edition|A historical tour de force, The Invention of the Jewish People offers a groundbreaking account of Jewish and Israeli history. Exploding the myth that there was a forced Jewish exile in the first century at the hands of the Romans, Israeli historian Shlomo Sand argues that most modern Jews descend from converts, whose native lands were scattered across the Middle East and Eastern Europe.In this iconoclastic work, which spent nineteen weeks on the Israeli bestseller list and won the coveted Aujourd’hui Award in France, Sand provides the intellectual foundations for a new vision of Israel’s future. \ No newline at end of file diff --git "a/bios/The_J_R_R_Tolkien_Companion_and_Guide_Volume_2_Reader\342\200\231s_Guide_PART_1_Kindle_Edition.txt" "b/bios/The_J_R_R_Tolkien_Companion_and_Guide_Volume_2_Reader\342\200\231s_Guide_PART_1_Kindle_Edition.txt" index f20ca71436b416a359ff104cc42250e70779ebf3..0c9fb393a8684e0d56dcbd13a4545af8021f48f7 100644 --- "a/bios/The_J_R_R_Tolkien_Companion_and_Guide_Volume_2_Reader\342\200\231s_Guide_PART_1_Kindle_Edition.txt" +++ "b/bios/The_J_R_R_Tolkien_Companion_and_Guide_Volume_2_Reader\342\200\231s_Guide_PART_1_Kindle_Edition.txt" @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Volume 2 of the most comprehensive in-depth companion to Tolkien’s life and works ever published. This volume includes a superlative day-by-day chronology of Tolkien’s life, presenting the most detailed biographical record available.The J. R. R. Tolkien Companion and Guide is a comprehensive handbook to one of the most popular authors of the twentieth century.One of two volumes comprising this definitive work, the Reader's Guide is an indispensable introduction to J. R. R. Tolkien's life, writings, and art. It includes histories and discussions of his works; analyses of the components of his vast 'Silmarillion' mythology; brief biographies of persons important in his life; accounts of places he knew; essays on topics such as Tolkien's interests and attitudes towards contemporary issues, ideas found in his works, adaptations, and invented languages; and checklists of his published works, his poetry, his pictorial art, and translations of his writings. \ No newline at end of file +The J. R. R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Volume 2: Reader’s Guide PART 1 Kindle Edition|by Wayne G. Hammond (Author), Christina Scull (Author), J. R. R. Tolkien (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Volume 2 of the most comprehensive in-depth companion to Tolkien’s life and works ever published. This volume includes a superlative day-by-day chronology of Tolkien’s life, presenting the most detailed biographical record available.The J. R. R. Tolkien Companion and Guide is a comprehensive handbook to one of the most popular authors of the twentieth century.One of two volumes comprising this definitive work, the Reader's Guide is an indispensable introduction to J. R. R. Tolkien's life, writings, and art. It includes histories and discussions of his works; analyses of the components of his vast 'Silmarillion' mythology; brief biographies of persons important in his life; accounts of places he knew; essays on topics such as Tolkien's interests and attitudes towards contemporary issues, ideas found in his works, adaptations, and invented languages; and checklists of his published works, his poetry, his pictorial art, and translations of his writings. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Joys_of_Compounding_The_Passionate_Pursuit_of_Lifelong_Learning_Revised_and_Updated_(Heilbrunn_Center_for_Graham_&_Dodd_Investing_Series)_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Joys_of_Compounding_The_Passionate_Pursuit_of_Lifelong_Learning_Revised_and_Updated_(Heilbrunn_Center_for_Graham_&_Dodd_Investing_Series)_Kindle_Edition.txt index c8b8b7151528761944997b36f7a1e9ae5d4c6382..90c2035a9fa6eb44ba47a93c350b512a1e11cf67 100644 --- a/bios/The_Joys_of_Compounding_The_Passionate_Pursuit_of_Lifelong_Learning_Revised_and_Updated_(Heilbrunn_Center_for_Graham_&_Dodd_Investing_Series)_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Joys_of_Compounding_The_Passionate_Pursuit_of_Lifelong_Learning_Revised_and_Updated_(Heilbrunn_Center_for_Graham_&_Dodd_Investing_Series)_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Value investing is not just a system for success in the market. It is also an intellectual toolkit for achieving a deeper understanding of the world. In The Joys of Compounding, value investor Gautam Baid builds a holistic approach to value investing and philosophy from his wide-ranging reading, combining practical approaches, self-cultivation, and business wisdom.Distilling investment and life lessons into a comprehensive guide, Baid integrates the strategies and wisdom of preeminent figures whose teachings have stood the test of time. Drawing on the work of investing greats like Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, and Ben Graham, as well as philosophers and scholars, he artfully interweaves the lessons learned from his many teachers. Baid demonstrates their practical applications in the areas of business, investing, and decision making, and also shows that these ideas can be applied to one’s own life with just as much reward.A celebration of the value investing discipline, this book also recounts Baid’s personal experiences, testifying to his belief that the best investment you can make is an investment in yourself. The Joys of Compounding offers curated reflections on life and learning for all investors, investment enthusiasts, and readers seeking a dose of practical wisdom.This revised and updated edition highlights Baid’s distinctive voice. \ No newline at end of file +The Joys of Compounding: The Passionate Pursuit of Lifelong Learning, Revised and Updated (Heilbrunn Center for Graham & Dodd Investing Series) Kindle Edition|by Gautam Baid (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Value investing is not just a system for success in the market. It is also an intellectual toolkit for achieving a deeper understanding of the world. In The Joys of Compounding, value investor Gautam Baid builds a holistic approach to value investing and philosophy from his wide-ranging reading, combining practical approaches, self-cultivation, and business wisdom.Distilling investment and life lessons into a comprehensive guide, Baid integrates the strategies and wisdom of preeminent figures whose teachings have stood the test of time. Drawing on the work of investing greats like Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, and Ben Graham, as well as philosophers and scholars, he artfully interweaves the lessons learned from his many teachers. Baid demonstrates their practical applications in the areas of business, investing, and decision making, and also shows that these ideas can be applied to one’s own life with just as much reward.A celebration of the value investing discipline, this book also recounts Baid’s personal experiences, testifying to his belief that the best investment you can make is an investment in yourself. The Joys of Compounding offers curated reflections on life and learning for all investors, investment enthusiasts, and readers seeking a dose of practical wisdom.This revised and updated edition highlights Baid’s distinctive voice. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Kill_Jar_Obsession_Descent_and_a_Hunt_for_Detroits_Most_Notorious_Serial_Killer_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Kill_Jar_Obsession_Descent_and_a_Hunt_for_Detroits_Most_Notorious_Serial_Killer_Kindle_Edition.txt index 2530a12d47957d611756735635d196ff2757cd78..9fc7bdd77e90504eff79546c61bd32e68b875272 100644 --- a/bios/The_Kill_Jar_Obsession_Descent_and_a_Hunt_for_Detroits_Most_Notorious_Serial_Killer_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Kill_Jar_Obsession_Descent_and_a_Hunt_for_Detroits_Most_Notorious_Serial_Killer_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Now the subject of the Discovery+ series Children of the Snow, a cold case murder investigation is cracked open by “a powerful, confident voice in the new true crime memoir genre” (James Renner, author of True Crime Addict).Four children were abducted and murdered outside of Detroit during the winters of 1976 and 1977, their bodies eventually dumped in snow banks around the city. J. Reuben Appelman was only six years old when the murders began and even evaded an abduction attempt during that same period, fueling a lifelong obsession with what became known as the Oakland County Child Killings.Autopsies showed that the victims had been fed while in captivity, reportedly held with care. And yet, with equal care, their bodies had allegedly been groomed post-mortem, scrubbed-free of evidence that might link to a killer. There were few credible leads, and equally few credible suspects. That’s what the cops had passed down to the press, and that’s what the city of Detroit, and Appelman, had come to believe. When the abductions mysteriously stopped, a task force operating on one of the largest manhunt budgets in history shut down without an arrest. Although no more murders occurred, Detroit remained haunted.Eerily overlaid upon the author’s own decades-old history with violence, The Kill Jar tells the gripping story of Appelman’s ten-year investigation into buried leads, apparent police cover-ups, con men, child pornography rings, and high-level corruption saturating Detroit’s most notorious serial killer case. “Always deft, often sublime, Appelman uses his investigation to draw us into his personal journey through darkness, to light and life” (Chip Johannessen, producer of Dexter). \ No newline at end of file +The Kill Jar: Obsession, Descent, and a Hunt for Detroit's Most Notorious Serial Killer Kindle Edition|by J. Reuben Appelman (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Now the subject of the Discovery+ series Children of the Snow, a cold case murder investigation is cracked open by “a powerful, confident voice in the new true crime memoir genre” (James Renner, author of True Crime Addict).Four children were abducted and murdered outside of Detroit during the winters of 1976 and 1977, their bodies eventually dumped in snow banks around the city. J. Reuben Appelman was only six years old when the murders began and even evaded an abduction attempt during that same period, fueling a lifelong obsession with what became known as the Oakland County Child Killings.Autopsies showed that the victims had been fed while in captivity, reportedly held with care. And yet, with equal care, their bodies had allegedly been groomed post-mortem, scrubbed-free of evidence that might link to a killer. There were few credible leads, and equally few credible suspects. That’s what the cops had passed down to the press, and that’s what the city of Detroit, and Appelman, had come to believe. When the abductions mysteriously stopped, a task force operating on one of the largest manhunt budgets in history shut down without an arrest. Although no more murders occurred, Detroit remained haunted.Eerily overlaid upon the author’s own decades-old history with violence, The Kill Jar tells the gripping story of Appelman’s ten-year investigation into buried leads, apparent police cover-ups, con men, child pornography rings, and high-level corruption saturating Detroit’s most notorious serial killer case. “Always deft, often sublime, Appelman uses his investigation to draw us into his personal journey through darkness, to light and life” (Chip Johannessen, producer of Dexter). \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Killer_Across_the_Table_Unlocking_the_Secrets_of_Serial_Killers_and_Predators_with_the_FBIs_Original_Mindhunter_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Killer_Across_the_Table_Unlocking_the_Secrets_of_Serial_Killers_and_Predators_with_the_FBIs_Original_Mindhunter_Kindle_Edition.txt index b3433a4e98f9e562562749ba4c73ed28cfe1ae86..f33b53aaa20bcc3a80be53dcd4d90930a6da5a78 100644 --- a/bios/The_Killer_Across_the_Table_Unlocking_the_Secrets_of_Serial_Killers_and_Predators_with_the_FBIs_Original_Mindhunter_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Killer_Across_the_Table_Unlocking_the_Secrets_of_Serial_Killers_and_Predators_with_the_FBIs_Original_Mindhunter_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The legendary FBI criminal profiler, number-one New York Times bestselling author, and inspiration for the hit Netflix show Mindhunter delves deep into the lives and crimes of four of the most disturbing and complex predatory killers, offering never-before-revealed details about his profiling process, and divulging the strategies used to crack some of America’s most challenging cases.The FBI’s pioneer of criminal profiling, former special agent John Douglas, has studied and interviewed many of America’s most notorious killers—including Charles Manson, ”Son of Sam Killer” David Berkowitz and ”BTK Strangler” Dennis Rader—trained FBI agents and investigators around and the world, and helped educate the country about these deadly predators and how they operate, and has become a legend in popular culture, fictionalized in The Silence of the Lambs and the hit television shows Criminal Minds and Mindhunter.Twenty years after his famous memoir, the man who literally wrote the book on FBI criminal profiling opens his case files once again. In this riveting work of true crime, he spotlights four of the most diabolical criminals he’s confronted, interviewed and learned from. Going deep into each man’s life and crimes, he outlines the factors that led them to murder and how he used his interrogation skills to expose their means, motives, and true evil. Like the hit Netflix show, The Killer Across the Table is centered around Douglas’ unique interrogation and profiling process. With his longtime collaborator Mark Olshaker, Douglas recounts the chilling encounters with these four killers as he experienced them—revealing for the first time his profile methods in detail. Going step by step through his interviews, Douglas explains how he connects each killer’s crimes to the specific conversation, and contrasts these encounters with those of other deadly criminals to show what he learns from each one. In the process, he returns to other famous cases, killers and interviews that have shaped his career, describing how the knowledge he gained from those exchanges helped prepare him for these.A glimpse into the mind of a man who has pierced the heart of human darkness, The Killer Across the Table unlocks the ultimate mystery of depravity and the techniques and approaches that have countered evil in the name of justice. \ No newline at end of file +The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter Kindle Edition|by John E. Douglas (Author), Mark Olshaker (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The legendary FBI criminal profiler, number-one New York Times bestselling author, and inspiration for the hit Netflix show Mindhunter delves deep into the lives and crimes of four of the most disturbing and complex predatory killers, offering never-before-revealed details about his profiling process, and divulging the strategies used to crack some of America’s most challenging cases.The FBI’s pioneer of criminal profiling, former special agent John Douglas, has studied and interviewed many of America’s most notorious killers—including Charles Manson, ”Son of Sam Killer” David Berkowitz and ”BTK Strangler” Dennis Rader—trained FBI agents and investigators around and the world, and helped educate the country about these deadly predators and how they operate, and has become a legend in popular culture, fictionalized in The Silence of the Lambs and the hit television shows Criminal Minds and Mindhunter.Twenty years after his famous memoir, the man who literally wrote the book on FBI criminal profiling opens his case files once again. In this riveting work of true crime, he spotlights four of the most diabolical criminals he’s confronted, interviewed and learned from. Going deep into each man’s life and crimes, he outlines the factors that led them to murder and how he used his interrogation skills to expose their means, motives, and true evil. Like the hit Netflix show, The Killer Across the Table is centered around Douglas’ unique interrogation and profiling process. With his longtime collaborator Mark Olshaker, Douglas recounts the chilling encounters with these four killers as he experienced them—revealing for the first time his profile methods in detail. Going step by step through his interviews, Douglas explains how he connects each killer’s crimes to the specific conversation, and contrasts these encounters with those of other deadly criminals to show what he learns from each one. In the process, he returns to other famous cases, killers and interviews that have shaped his career, describing how the knowledge he gained from those exchanges helped prepare him for these.A glimpse into the mind of a man who has pierced the heart of human darkness, The Killer Across the Table unlocks the ultimate mystery of depravity and the techniques and approaches that have countered evil in the name of justice. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Killing_of_Crazy_Horse_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Killing_of_Crazy_Horse_Kindle_Edition.txt index 28aca66b2612cdc036dd1650f6f071216f5ef733..197c0570253a0fdbcbc8a78fde077f488dc9b5bb 100644 --- a/bios/The_Killing_of_Crazy_Horse_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Killing_of_Crazy_Horse_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|He was the greatest Indian warrior of the nineteenth century. His victory over General Custer at the battle of Little Bighorn in 1876 was the worst defeat inflicted on the frontier Army. And the death of Crazy Horse in federal custody has remained a controversy for more than a century.The Killing of Crazy Horse pieces together the many sources of fear and misunderstanding that resulted in an official killing hard to distinguish from a crime. A rich cast of characters, whites and Indians alike, passes through this story, including Red Cloud, the chief who dominated Oglala history for fifty years but saw in Crazy Horse a dangerous rival; No Water and Woman Dress, both of whom hated Crazy Horse and schemed against him; the young interpreter Billy Garnett, son of a fifteen-year-old Oglala woman and a Confederate general killed at Gettysburg; General George Crook, who bitterly resented newspaper reports that he had been whipped by Crazy Horse in battle; Little Big Man, who betrayed Crazy Horse; Lieutenant William Philo Clark, the smart West Point graduate who thought he could “work” Indians to do the Army’s bidding; and Fast Thunder, who called Crazy Horse cousin, held him the moment he was stabbed, and then told his grandson thirty years later, “They tricked me! They tricked me!”At the center of the story is Crazy Horse himself, the warrior of few words whom the Crow said they knew best among the Sioux, because he always came closest to them in battle. No photograph of him exists today.The death of Crazy Horse was a traumatic event not only in Sioux but also in American history. With the Great Sioux War as background and context, drawing on many new materials as well as documents in libraries and archives, Thomas Powers recounts the final months and days of Crazy Horse’s life not to lay blame but to establish what happened. \ No newline at end of file +The Killing of Crazy Horse Kindle Edition|by Thomas Powers (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|He was the greatest Indian warrior of the nineteenth century. His victory over General Custer at the battle of Little Bighorn in 1876 was the worst defeat inflicted on the frontier Army. And the death of Crazy Horse in federal custody has remained a controversy for more than a century.The Killing of Crazy Horse pieces together the many sources of fear and misunderstanding that resulted in an official killing hard to distinguish from a crime. A rich cast of characters, whites and Indians alike, passes through this story, including Red Cloud, the chief who dominated Oglala history for fifty years but saw in Crazy Horse a dangerous rival; No Water and Woman Dress, both of whom hated Crazy Horse and schemed against him; the young interpreter Billy Garnett, son of a fifteen-year-old Oglala woman and a Confederate general killed at Gettysburg; General George Crook, who bitterly resented newspaper reports that he had been whipped by Crazy Horse in battle; Little Big Man, who betrayed Crazy Horse; Lieutenant William Philo Clark, the smart West Point graduate who thought he could “work” Indians to do the Army’s bidding; and Fast Thunder, who called Crazy Horse cousin, held him the moment he was stabbed, and then told his grandson thirty years later, “They tricked me! They tricked me!”At the center of the story is Crazy Horse himself, the warrior of few words whom the Crow said they knew best among the Sioux, because he always came closest to them in battle. No photograph of him exists today.The death of Crazy Horse was a traumatic event not only in Sioux but also in American history. With the Great Sioux War as background and context, drawing on many new materials as well as documents in libraries and archives, Thomas Powers recounts the final months and days of Crazy Horse’s life not to lay blame but to establish what happened. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Last_Girl_My_Story_of_Captivity_and_My_Fight_Against_the_Islamic_State_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Last_Girl_My_Story_of_Captivity_and_My_Fight_Against_the_Islamic_State_Kindle_Edition.txt index 10cc5d6f7e18e51010b4d2e8eec51fab601c1d88..8838782b64f0af143a055c90002fbcd439adc87b 100644 --- a/bios/The_Last_Girl_My_Story_of_Captivity_and_My_Fight_Against_the_Islamic_State_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Last_Girl_My_Story_of_Captivity_and_My_Fight_Against_the_Islamic_State_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|WINNER OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE • In this “courageous” (The Washington Post) memoir of survival, a former captive of the Islamic State tells her harrowing and ultimately inspiring story. Nadia Murad was born and raised in Kocho, a small village of farmers and shepherds in northern Iraq. A member of the Yazidi community, she and her brothers and sisters lived a quiet life. Nadia had dreams of becoming a history teacher or opening her own beauty salon. On August 15th, 2014, when Nadia was just twenty-one years old, this life ended. Islamic State militants massacred the people of her village, executing men who refused to convert to Islam and women too old to become sex slaves. Six of Nadia’s brothers were killed, and her mother soon after, their bodies swept into mass graves. Nadia was taken to Mosul and forced, along with thousands of other Yazidi girls, into the ISIS slave trade. Nadia would be held captive by several militants and repeatedly raped and beaten. Finally, she managed a narrow escape through the streets of Mosul, finding shelter in the home of a Sunni Muslim family whose eldest son risked his life to smuggle her to safety. Today, Nadia's story—as a witness to the Islamic State's brutality, a survivor of rape, a refugee, a Yazidi—has forced the world to pay attention to an ongoing genocide. It is a call to action, a testament to the human will to survive, and a love letter to a lost country, a fragile community, and a family torn apart by war. \ No newline at end of file +The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State Kindle Edition|by Nadia Murad (Author), Amal Clooney (Foreword) Format: Kindle Edition|WINNER OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE • In this “courageous” (The Washington Post) memoir of survival, a former captive of the Islamic State tells her harrowing and ultimately inspiring story. Nadia Murad was born and raised in Kocho, a small village of farmers and shepherds in northern Iraq. A member of the Yazidi community, she and her brothers and sisters lived a quiet life. Nadia had dreams of becoming a history teacher or opening her own beauty salon. On August 15th, 2014, when Nadia was just twenty-one years old, this life ended. Islamic State militants massacred the people of her village, executing men who refused to convert to Islam and women too old to become sex slaves. Six of Nadia’s brothers were killed, and her mother soon after, their bodies swept into mass graves. Nadia was taken to Mosul and forced, along with thousands of other Yazidi girls, into the ISIS slave trade. Nadia would be held captive by several militants and repeatedly raped and beaten. Finally, she managed a narrow escape through the streets of Mosul, finding shelter in the home of a Sunni Muslim family whose eldest son risked his life to smuggle her to safety. Today, Nadia's story—as a witness to the Islamic State's brutality, a survivor of rape, a refugee, a Yazidi—has forced the world to pay attention to an ongoing genocide. It is a call to action, a testament to the human will to survive, and a love letter to a lost country, a fragile community, and a family torn apart by war. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Last_Lecture_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Last_Lecture_Kindle_Edition.txt index 21d9513df914bd322d92907dca60c5365fe76b7f..ee7f6ebeac0072e761b05e94f3988bd731d8f599 100644 --- a/bios/The_Last_Lecture_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Last_Lecture_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|After being diagnosed with terminal cancer, a professor shares the lessons he's learned—about living in the present, building a legacy, and taking full advantage of the time you have—in this life-changing classic."We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand." —Randy PauschA lot of professors give talks titled "The Last Lecture." Professors are asked to consider their demise and to ruminate on what matters most to them. And while they speak, audiences can't help but mull over the same question: What wisdom would we impart to the world if we knew it was our last chance? If we had to vanish tomorrow, what would we want as our legacy?When Randy Pausch, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon, was asked to give such a lecture, he didn't have to imagine it as his last, since he had recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer. But the lecture he gave—"Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams"—wasn't about dying. It was about the importance of overcoming obstacles, of enabling the dreams of others, of seizing every moment (because "time is all you have . . . and you may find one day that you have less than you think"). It was a summation of everything Randy had come to believe. It was about living.In this book, Randy Pausch has combined the humor, inspiration and intelligence that made his lecture such a phenomenon and given it an indelible form. It is a book that will be shared for generations to come. \ No newline at end of file +The Last Lecture Kindle Edition|by Randy Pausch (Author), Jeffrey Zaslow (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|After being diagnosed with terminal cancer, a professor shares the lessons he's learned—about living in the present, building a legacy, and taking full advantage of the time you have—in this life-changing classic."We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand." —Randy PauschA lot of professors give talks titled "The Last Lecture." Professors are asked to consider their demise and to ruminate on what matters most to them. And while they speak, audiences can't help but mull over the same question: What wisdom would we impart to the world if we knew it was our last chance? If we had to vanish tomorrow, what would we want as our legacy?When Randy Pausch, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon, was asked to give such a lecture, he didn't have to imagine it as his last, since he had recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer. But the lecture he gave—"Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams"—wasn't about dying. It was about the importance of overcoming obstacles, of enabling the dreams of others, of seizing every moment (because "time is all you have . . . and you may find one day that you have less than you think"). It was a summation of everything Randy had come to believe. It was about living.In this book, Randy Pausch has combined the humor, inspiration and intelligence that made his lecture such a phenomenon and given it an indelible form. It is a book that will be shared for generations to come. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Last_Outlaws_The_Desperate_Final_Days_of_the_Dalton_Gang_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Last_Outlaws_The_Desperate_Final_Days_of_the_Dalton_Gang_Kindle_Edition.txt index 741b6c95e36adbd085de2626b70893407791adb3..d4cd49781f52fb23664ebda102e1c9db841f45e1 100644 --- a/bios/The_Last_Outlaws_The_Desperate_Final_Days_of_the_Dalton_Gang_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Last_Outlaws_The_Desperate_Final_Days_of_the_Dalton_Gang_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The definitive account of the Dalton Gang and the most brazen bank heist in history, by the multiple New York Times bestselling author.The Last Outlaws is the thrilling true story of the last of one of the greatest outlaw gang. The dreaded Dalton Gang consisted of three brothers and their rotating cast of colorful accomplices who saw themselves as descended from the legendary James brothers. They soon became legends themselves, beginning their career as common horse thieves before graduating to robbing banks and trains.On October 5, 1892, the Dalton Gang attempted their boldest and bloodiest raid yet: robbing two banks in broad daylight in Coffeyville, Kansas, simultaneously. As Grat, Bob, and Emmett Dalton and Bill Power and Dick Broadwell crossed the plaza to enter the two buildings, the outlaws were recognized by townspeople, who raised the alarm. Citizens armed themselves with shotguns and six-shooters from nearby hardware stores and were locked and loaded when the thieves emerged from the banks. The ensuing gun battle was a lead-filled firefight of epic proportions. As the smoke cleared, eight men lay dead––including four of the five members of the doomed Dalton Gang.For the first time ever, the full story of the Dalton Gang's life of crime, culminating in one of the Wild West’s most violent events, are chronicled in detail––a last gruesome gasp of the age of gunfights. \ No newline at end of file +The Last Outlaws: The Desperate Final Days of the Dalton Gang Kindle Edition|by Tom Clavin (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The definitive account of the Dalton Gang and the most brazen bank heist in history, by the multiple New York Times bestselling author.The Last Outlaws is the thrilling true story of the last of one of the greatest outlaw gang. The dreaded Dalton Gang consisted of three brothers and their rotating cast of colorful accomplices who saw themselves as descended from the legendary James brothers. They soon became legends themselves, beginning their career as common horse thieves before graduating to robbing banks and trains.On October 5, 1892, the Dalton Gang attempted their boldest and bloodiest raid yet: robbing two banks in broad daylight in Coffeyville, Kansas, simultaneously. As Grat, Bob, and Emmett Dalton and Bill Power and Dick Broadwell crossed the plaza to enter the two buildings, the outlaws were recognized by townspeople, who raised the alarm. Citizens armed themselves with shotguns and six-shooters from nearby hardware stores and were locked and loaded when the thieves emerged from the banks. The ensuing gun battle was a lead-filled firefight of epic proportions. As the smoke cleared, eight men lay dead––including four of the five members of the doomed Dalton Gang.For the first time ever, the full story of the Dalton Gang's life of crime, culminating in one of the Wild West’s most violent events, are chronicled in detail––a last gruesome gasp of the age of gunfights. \ No newline at end of file diff --git "a/bios/The_Last_Real_World_Champion_The_Legacy_of_\342\200\234Nature_Boy\342\200\235_Ric_Flair_Kindle_Edition.txt" "b/bios/The_Last_Real_World_Champion_The_Legacy_of_\342\200\234Nature_Boy\342\200\235_Ric_Flair_Kindle_Edition.txt" index 6cfdf7517b255c65256703ee2e4ec975e9307603..8905ba7e125fb2524532a97cb1255804fbe89f81 100644 --- "a/bios/The_Last_Real_World_Champion_The_Legacy_of_\342\200\234Nature_Boy\342\200\235_Ric_Flair_Kindle_Edition.txt" +++ "b/bios/The_Last_Real_World_Champion_The_Legacy_of_\342\200\234Nature_Boy\342\200\235_Ric_Flair_Kindle_Edition.txt" @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|For more than a century, professional wrestling has cultivated some of the most eccentric and compelling personalities. As the embodiment of flamboyance and intensity, the “Nature Boy” Ric Flair stood at wrestling’s apex for decades, cementing his place as a once-in-a-lifetime athlete and performer. When he was in the ring, fans knew they were witnessing the very best, and he not only became a multi-time world heavyweight champion in the NWA, WCW, and the WWE, but his status as a generational great has been confirmed with inductions into numerous Halls of Fame.The Last Real World Champion: The Legacy of “Nature Boy” Ric Flair is a gripping portrait of a wrestling legend. This unflinching biography explores the successes, struggles, and controversy of Flair’s life in wrestling, pulling no punches in sharing the truth behind his in-ring achievements and out-of-the-ring hardships. Today, Flair is celebrated for his pioneering career and as an iconic figure in the realm of mainstream sports entertainment. Celebrated wrestling historian Tim Hornbaker tells Flair’s complete story, with meticulous attention to detail and exhaustive research, creating a must-read for fans of wrestling, sports, and popular culture. \ No newline at end of file +The Last Real World Champion: The Legacy of “Nature Boy” Ric Flair Kindle Edition|by Tim Hornbaker (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|For more than a century, professional wrestling has cultivated some of the most eccentric and compelling personalities. As the embodiment of flamboyance and intensity, the “Nature Boy” Ric Flair stood at wrestling’s apex for decades, cementing his place as a once-in-a-lifetime athlete and performer. When he was in the ring, fans knew they were witnessing the very best, and he not only became a multi-time world heavyweight champion in the NWA, WCW, and the WWE, but his status as a generational great has been confirmed with inductions into numerous Halls of Fame.The Last Real World Champion: The Legacy of “Nature Boy” Ric Flair is a gripping portrait of a wrestling legend. This unflinching biography explores the successes, struggles, and controversy of Flair’s life in wrestling, pulling no punches in sharing the truth behind his in-ring achievements and out-of-the-ring hardships. Today, Flair is celebrated for his pioneering career and as an iconic figure in the realm of mainstream sports entertainment. Celebrated wrestling historian Tim Hornbaker tells Flair’s complete story, with meticulous attention to detail and exhaustive research, creating a must-read for fans of wrestling, sports, and popular culture. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Last_Spike_The_Great_Railway_1881__1885_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Last_Spike_The_Great_Railway_1881__1885_Kindle_Edition.txt index ba9bfdfb0a02f45a67be938724834aec3da2bbc1..39f3d76b68b7d02f5d208279ae08c83f343d8d60 100644 --- a/bios/The_Last_Spike_The_Great_Railway_1881__1885_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Last_Spike_The_Great_Railway_1881__1885_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|In the four years between 1881 and 1885, Canada was forged into one nation by the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The Last Spike reconstructs the incredible story of how some 2,000 miles of steel crossed the continent in just five years — exactly half the time stipulated in the contract. Pierre Berton recreates the adventures that were part of this vast undertaking: the railway on the brink of bankruptcy, with one hour between it and ruin; the extraordinary land boom of Winnipeg in 1881–1882; and the epic tale of how William Van Horne rushed 3,000 soldiers over a half-finished railway to quell the Riel Rebellion.Dominating the whole saga are the men who made it all possible — a host of astonishing characters: Van Horne, the powerhouse behind the vision of a transcontinental railroad; Rogers, the eccentric surveyor; Onderdonk, the cool New Yorker; Stephen, the most emotional of businessmen; Father Lacombe, the black-robed voyageur; Sam Steele, of the North West Mounted Police; Gabriel Dumont, the Prince of the Prairies; more than 7,000 Chinese workers, toiling and dying in the canyons of the Fraser Valley; and many more — land sharks, construction geniuses, politicians, and entrepreneurs — all of whom played a role in the founding of the new Canada west of Ontario. \ No newline at end of file +The Last Spike: The Great Railway, 1881-1885 Kindle Edition|by Pierre Berton (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|In the four years between 1881 and 1885, Canada was forged into one nation by the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The Last Spike reconstructs the incredible story of how some 2,000 miles of steel crossed the continent in just five years — exactly half the time stipulated in the contract. Pierre Berton recreates the adventures that were part of this vast undertaking: the railway on the brink of bankruptcy, with one hour between it and ruin; the extraordinary land boom of Winnipeg in 1881–1882; and the epic tale of how William Van Horne rushed 3,000 soldiers over a half-finished railway to quell the Riel Rebellion.Dominating the whole saga are the men who made it all possible — a host of astonishing characters: Van Horne, the powerhouse behind the vision of a transcontinental railroad; Rogers, the eccentric surveyor; Onderdonk, the cool New Yorker; Stephen, the most emotional of businessmen; Father Lacombe, the black-robed voyageur; Sam Steele, of the North West Mounted Police; Gabriel Dumont, the Prince of the Prairies; more than 7,000 Chinese workers, toiling and dying in the canyons of the Fraser Valley; and many more — land sharks, construction geniuses, politicians, and entrepreneurs — all of whom played a role in the founding of the new Canada west of Ontario. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Last_Voyage_of_Columbus_Being_the_Epic_Tale_of_the_Great_Captains_Fourth_Expedition_Including_Accounts_of_Swordfight_Mutiny_Shipwreck_Gold_War_Hurricane_and_Discovery_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Last_Voyage_of_Columbus_Being_the_Epic_Tale_of_the_Great_Captains_Fourth_Expedition_Including_Accounts_of_Swordfight_Mutiny_Shipwreck_Gold_War_Hurricane_and_Discovery_Kindle_Edition.txt index 0b9d3f537dd468a3f9345cbcc7c2cbfa4d20f218..6bd9bed20c5103eba48070b60fa569604cbe3a8b 100644 --- a/bios/The_Last_Voyage_of_Columbus_Being_the_Epic_Tale_of_the_Great_Captains_Fourth_Expedition_Including_Accounts_of_Swordfight_Mutiny_Shipwreck_Gold_War_Hurricane_and_Discovery_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Last_Voyage_of_Columbus_Being_the_Epic_Tale_of_the_Great_Captains_Fourth_Expedition_Including_Accounts_of_Swordfight_Mutiny_Shipwreck_Gold_War_Hurricane_and_Discovery_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The Year is 1500. Christopher Columbus, stripped of his title Admiral of the Ocean Seas, waits in chains in a Caribbean prison built under his orders, looking out at the colony that he founded, nurtured, and ruled for eight years. Less than a decade after discovering the New World, he has fallen into disgrace, accused by the royal court of being a liar, a secret Jew, and a foreigner who sought to steal the riches of the New World for himself.The tall, freckled explorer with the aquiline nose, whose flaming red hair long ago turned gray, passes his days in prayer and rumination, trying to ignore the waterfront gallows that are all too visible from his cell. And he plots for one great escape, one last voyage to the ends of the earth, one final chance to prove himself. What follows is one of history's most epic -- and forgotten -- adventures. Columbus himself would later claim that his fourth voyage was his greatest. It was without doubt his most treacherous. Of the four ships he led into the unknown, none returned. Columbus would face the worst storms a European explorer had ever encountered. He would battle to survive amid mutiny, war, and a shipwreck that left him stranded on a desert isle for almost a year.On his tail were his enemies, sent from Europe to track him down. In front of him: the unknown. Martin Dugard's thrilling account of this final voyage brings Columbus to life as never before-adventurer, businessman, father, lover, tyrant, and hero. \ No newline at end of file +The Last Voyage of Columbus: Being the Epic Tale of the Great Captain's Fourth Expedition, Including Accounts of Swordfight, Mutiny, Shipwreck, Gold, War, Hurricane, and Discovery Kindle Edition|by Martin Dugard (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The Year is 1500. Christopher Columbus, stripped of his title Admiral of the Ocean Seas, waits in chains in a Caribbean prison built under his orders, looking out at the colony that he founded, nurtured, and ruled for eight years. Less than a decade after discovering the New World, he has fallen into disgrace, accused by the royal court of being a liar, a secret Jew, and a foreigner who sought to steal the riches of the New World for himself.The tall, freckled explorer with the aquiline nose, whose flaming red hair long ago turned gray, passes his days in prayer and rumination, trying to ignore the waterfront gallows that are all too visible from his cell. And he plots for one great escape, one last voyage to the ends of the earth, one final chance to prove himself. What follows is one of history's most epic -- and forgotten -- adventures. Columbus himself would later claim that his fourth voyage was his greatest. It was without doubt his most treacherous. Of the four ships he led into the unknown, none returned. Columbus would face the worst storms a European explorer had ever encountered. He would battle to survive amid mutiny, war, and a shipwreck that left him stranded on a desert isle for almost a year.On his tail were his enemies, sent from Europe to track him down. In front of him: the unknown. Martin Dugard's thrilling account of this final voyage brings Columbus to life as never before-adventurer, businessman, father, lover, tyrant, and hero. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Last_of_the_Presidents_Men_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Last_of_the_Presidents_Men_Kindle_Edition.txt index 837132fc25ccb078572e6d663b6ba74472ac4aab..46a949bac6609c066e71464710e57a290dd82980 100644 --- a/bios/The_Last_of_the_Presidents_Men_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Last_of_the_Presidents_Men_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Bob Woodward exposes one of the final pieces of the Richard Nixon puzzle in his new book The Last of the President’s Men. Woodward reveals the untold story of Alexander Butterfield, the Nixon aide who disclosed the secret White House taping system that changed history and led to Nixon’s resignation. In forty-six hours of interviews with Butterfield, supported by thousands of documents, many of them original and not in the presidential archives and libraries, Woodward has uncovered new dimensions of Nixon’s secrets, obsessions and deceptions.The Last of the President’s Men could not be more timely and relevant as voters question how much do we know about those who are now seeking the presidency in 2016—what really drives them, how do they really make decisions, who do they surround themselves with, and what are their true political and personal values? \ No newline at end of file +The Last of the President's Men Kindle Edition|by Bob Woodward (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Bob Woodward exposes one of the final pieces of the Richard Nixon puzzle in his new book The Last of the President’s Men. Woodward reveals the untold story of Alexander Butterfield, the Nixon aide who disclosed the secret White House taping system that changed history and led to Nixon’s resignation. In forty-six hours of interviews with Butterfield, supported by thousands of documents, many of them original and not in the presidential archives and libraries, Woodward has uncovered new dimensions of Nixon’s secrets, obsessions and deceptions.The Last of the President’s Men could not be more timely and relevant as voters question how much do we know about those who are now seeking the presidency in 2016—what really drives them, how do they really make decisions, who do they surround themselves with, and what are their true political and personal values? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Leavers_(National_Book_Award_Finalist)_A_Novel_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Leavers_(National_Book_Award_Finalist)_A_Novel_Kindle_Edition.txt index 41ac87e9397e6964f9c5e75d25d008299de4c349..48eb1d9da7c91943ccbee5cbad06df9c5ef00753 100644 --- a/bios/The_Leavers_(National_Book_Award_Finalist)_A_Novel_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Leavers_(National_Book_Award_Finalist)_A_Novel_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|FINALIST FOR THE 2017 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTIONNamed a Best Book of 2017 by NPR, Entertainment Weekly, the Los Angeles Times, BuzzFeed, Bustle, and Electric Literature“There was a time I would have called Lisa Ko’s novel beautifully written, ambitious, and moving, and all of that is true, but it’s more than that now: if you want to understand a forgotten and essential part of the world we live in, The Leavers is required reading.” —Ann Patchett, author of CommonwealthLisa Ko’s powerful debut, The Leavers, is the winner of the 2016 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Fiction, awarded by Barbara Kingsolver for a novel that addresses issues of social justice. One morning, Deming Guo’s mother, Polly, an undocumented Chinese immigrant, goes to her job at a nail salon—and never comes home. No one can find any trace of her. With his mother gone, eleven-year-old Deming is left mystified and bereft. Eventually adopted by a pair of well-meaning white professors, Deming is moved from the Bronx to a small town upstate and renamed Daniel Wilkinson. But far from all he’s ever known, Daniel struggles to reconcile his adoptive parents’ desire that he assimilate with his memories of his mother and the community he left behind. Told from the perspective of both Daniel—as he grows into a directionless young man—and Polly, Ko’s novel gives us one of fiction’s most singular mothers. Loving and selfish, determined and frightened, Polly is forced to make one heartwrenching choice after another. Set in New York and China, The Leavers is a vivid examination of borders and belonging. It’s a moving story of how a boy comes into his own when everything he loves is taken away, and how a mother learns to live with the mistakes of the past. \ No newline at end of file +The Leavers (National Book Award Finalist): A Novel Kindle Edition|by Lisa Ko (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|FINALIST FOR THE 2017 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTIONNamed a Best Book of 2017 by NPR, Entertainment Weekly, the Los Angeles Times, BuzzFeed, Bustle, and Electric Literature“There was a time I would have called Lisa Ko’s novel beautifully written, ambitious, and moving, and all of that is true, but it’s more than that now: if you want to understand a forgotten and essential part of the world we live in, The Leavers is required reading.” —Ann Patchett, author of CommonwealthLisa Ko’s powerful debut, The Leavers, is the winner of the 2016 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Fiction, awarded by Barbara Kingsolver for a novel that addresses issues of social justice. One morning, Deming Guo’s mother, Polly, an undocumented Chinese immigrant, goes to her job at a nail salon—and never comes home. No one can find any trace of her. With his mother gone, eleven-year-old Deming is left mystified and bereft. Eventually adopted by a pair of well-meaning white professors, Deming is moved from the Bronx to a small town upstate and renamed Daniel Wilkinson. But far from all he’s ever known, Daniel struggles to reconcile his adoptive parents’ desire that he assimilate with his memories of his mother and the community he left behind. Told from the perspective of both Daniel—as he grows into a directionless young man—and Polly, Ko’s novel gives us one of fiction’s most singular mothers. Loving and selfish, determined and frightened, Polly is forced to make one heartwrenching choice after another. Set in New York and China, The Leavers is a vivid examination of borders and belonging. It’s a moving story of how a boy comes into his own when everything he loves is taken away, and how a mother learns to live with the mistakes of the past. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Lemon_Tree_An_Arab_a_Jew_and_the_Heart_of_the_Middle_East_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Lemon_Tree_An_Arab_a_Jew_and_the_Heart_of_the_Middle_East_Kindle_Edition.txt index 7432f27f7eac1503a7b0e4c0aec918d36b14b593..513764fca0bc631015ef511aabf0fb24bc1505f8 100644 --- a/bios/The_Lemon_Tree_An_Arab_a_Jew_and_the_Heart_of_the_Middle_East_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Lemon_Tree_An_Arab_a_Jew_and_the_Heart_of_the_Middle_East_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|A NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST“Extraordinary … A sweeping history of the Palestinian-Israeli conundrum … Highly readable and evocative.” – The Washington PostThe tale of a simple act of faith between two young people, one Israeli and one Palestinian, that symbolizes the hope for peace in the Middle East – with an updated afterword by the author.In 1967, Bashir Khairi, a twenty-five-year-old Palestinian, journeyed to Israel with the goal of seeing the beloved stone house with the lemon tree behind it that he and his family had fled nineteen years earlier. To his surprise, when he found the house he was greeted by Dalia Eshkenazi Landau, a nineteen-year-old Israeli college student, whose family left fled Europe for Israel following the Holocaust. On the stoop of their shared home, Dalia and Bashir began a rare friendship, forged in the aftermath of war and tested over the next half century in ways that neither could imagine on that summer day in 1967. Sandy Tolan brings the Israeli-Palestinian conflict down to its most human level, demonstrating that even amid the bleakest political realities there exist stories of hope and transformation. \ No newline at end of file +The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East Kindle Edition|by Sandy Tolan (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|A NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST“Extraordinary … A sweeping history of the Palestinian-Israeli conundrum … Highly readable and evocative.” – The Washington PostThe tale of a simple act of faith between two young people, one Israeli and one Palestinian, that symbolizes the hope for peace in the Middle East – with an updated afterword by the author.In 1967, Bashir Khairi, a twenty-five-year-old Palestinian, journeyed to Israel with the goal of seeing the beloved stone house with the lemon tree behind it that he and his family had fled nineteen years earlier. To his surprise, when he found the house he was greeted by Dalia Eshkenazi Landau, a nineteen-year-old Israeli college student, whose family left fled Europe for Israel following the Holocaust. On the stoop of their shared home, Dalia and Bashir began a rare friendship, forged in the aftermath of war and tested over the next half century in ways that neither could imagine on that summer day in 1967. Sandy Tolan brings the Israeli-Palestinian conflict down to its most human level, demonstrating that even amid the bleakest political realities there exist stories of hope and transformation. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Liars_Club_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Liars_Club_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt index 12fde5371ed03828c7a63304f13c98508e339831..bdb9f9e578afe25ae681cfe2ff388b5f690b2a46 100644 --- a/bios/The_Liars_Club_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Liars_Club_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|“Wickedly funny and always movingly illuminating, thanks to kick-ass storytelling and a poet's ear.” –Oprah.com The New York Times bestselling, hilarious tale of Mary Karr’s hardscrabble Texas childhood that Oprah.com calls the best memoir of a generation.The Liars’ Club took the world by storm and raised the art of the memoir to an entirely new level, bringing about a dramatic revival of the form. Karr’s comic childhood in an east Texas oil town brings us characters as darkly hilarious as any of J. D. Salinger’s—a hard-drinking daddy, a sister who can talk down the sheriff at age twelve, and an oft-married mother whose accumulated secrets threaten to destroy them all. This unsentimental and profoundly moving account of an apocalyptic childhood is as “funny, lively, and un-put-downable” (USA Today) today as it ever was. \ No newline at end of file +The Liars' Club: A Memoir Kindle Edition|by Mary Karr (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|“Wickedly funny and always movingly illuminating, thanks to kick-ass storytelling and a poet's ear.” –Oprah.com The New York Times bestselling, hilarious tale of Mary Karr’s hardscrabble Texas childhood that Oprah.com calls the best memoir of a generation.The Liars’ Club took the world by storm and raised the art of the memoir to an entirely new level, bringing about a dramatic revival of the form. Karr’s comic childhood in an east Texas oil town brings us characters as darkly hilarious as any of J. D. Salinger’s—a hard-drinking daddy, a sister who can talk down the sheriff at age twelve, and an oft-married mother whose accumulated secrets threaten to destroy them all. This unsentimental and profoundly moving account of an apocalyptic childhood is as “funny, lively, and un-put-downable” (USA Today) today as it ever was. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Liberator_One_World_War_II_Soldiers_500__Day_Odyssey_from_the_Beaches_of_Sicily_to_the_Gates_of_Dachau_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Liberator_One_World_War_II_Soldiers_500__Day_Odyssey_from_the_Beaches_of_Sicily_to_the_Gates_of_Dachau_Kindle_Edition.txt index 6459d160849c2b2ea74dfd83c027f8b5e552360f..bcd8896ecc1c1a7b2f2d84375b73aad9b9681029 100644 --- a/bios/The_Liberator_One_World_War_II_Soldiers_500__Day_Odyssey_from_the_Beaches_of_Sicily_to_the_Gates_of_Dachau_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Liberator_One_World_War_II_Soldiers_500__Day_Odyssey_from_the_Beaches_of_Sicily_to_the_Gates_of_Dachau_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The untold story of the bloodiest and most dramatic march to victory of the Second World War—now a Netflix original series starring Jose Miguel Vasquez, Bryan Hibbard, and Bradley James “Exceptional . . . worthy addition to vibrant classics of small-unit history like Stephen Ambrose’s Band of Brothers.”—Wall Street Journal Written with Alex Kershaw's trademark narrative drive and vivid immediacy, The Liberator traces the remarkable battlefield journey of maverick U.S. Army officer Felix Sparks through the Allied liberation of Europe—from the first landing in Italy to the final death throes of the Third Reich.Over five hundred bloody days, Sparks and his infantry unit battled from the beaches of Sicily through the mountains of Italy and France, ultimately enduring bitter and desperate winter combat against the die-hard SS on the Fatherland's borders. Having miraculously survived the long, bloody march across Europe, Sparks was selected to lead a final charge to Bavaria, where he and his men experienced some of the most intense street fighting suffered by Americans in World War II.And when he finally arrived at the gates of Dachau, Sparks confronted scenes that robbed the mind of reason—and put his humanity to the ultimate test. \ No newline at end of file +The Liberator: One World War II Soldier's 500-Day Odyssey from the Beaches of Sicily to the Gates of Dachau Kindle Edition|by Alex Kershaw (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The untold story of the bloodiest and most dramatic march to victory of the Second World War—now a Netflix original series starring Jose Miguel Vasquez, Bryan Hibbard, and Bradley James “Exceptional . . . worthy addition to vibrant classics of small-unit history like Stephen Ambrose’s Band of Brothers.”—Wall Street Journal Written with Alex Kershaw's trademark narrative drive and vivid immediacy, The Liberator traces the remarkable battlefield journey of maverick U.S. Army officer Felix Sparks through the Allied liberation of Europe—from the first landing in Italy to the final death throes of the Third Reich.Over five hundred bloody days, Sparks and his infantry unit battled from the beaches of Sicily through the mountains of Italy and France, ultimately enduring bitter and desperate winter combat against the die-hard SS on the Fatherland's borders. Having miraculously survived the long, bloody march across Europe, Sparks was selected to lead a final charge to Bavaria, where he and his men experienced some of the most intense street fighting suffered by Americans in World War II.And when he finally arrived at the gates of Dachau, Sparks confronted scenes that robbed the mind of reason—and put his humanity to the ultimate test. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Life_and_Loves_of_a_He_Devil_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Life_and_Loves_of_a_He_Devil_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt index 088a36ec8b39fe1267097044480359b21d6b9470..25d0214e46e922364c606911521d3df1babc12ae 100644 --- a/bios/The_Life_and_Loves_of_a_He_Devil_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Life_and_Loves_of_a_He_Devil_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|'I defy anyone not to snort, howl and recoil' The Sunday Times'Full of wicked asides, tart observations and sharp remarks that could only have originated in Graham Norton's witty brain.' Terry WoganLooking around the room I saw what life really was. It was made up of my passions. I saw my life reflected back at me. People I liked, people I loved, people I had shared half a century with. All the stories of my life were together in that one room and it made me very happy.Who wouldn't want a friend like Graham Norton? A little bit naughty, full of frank advice, bursting with gossip about the world's biggest stars - but most of all with an emphatic love of life and all its joys, big and small.Join him - glass of wine in hand, faithful doggy friend by your side - and delve in as he shares the loves of his life. \ No newline at end of file +The Life and Loves of a He Devil: A Memoir Kindle Edition|by Graham Norton (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|'I defy anyone not to snort, howl and recoil' The Sunday Times'Full of wicked asides, tart observations and sharp remarks that could only have originated in Graham Norton's witty brain.' Terry WoganLooking around the room I saw what life really was. It was made up of my passions. I saw my life reflected back at me. People I liked, people I loved, people I had shared half a century with. All the stories of my life were together in that one room and it made me very happy.Who wouldn't want a friend like Graham Norton? A little bit naughty, full of frank advice, bursting with gossip about the world's biggest stars - but most of all with an emphatic love of life and all its joys, big and small.Join him - glass of wine in hand, faithful doggy friend by your side - and delve in as he shares the loves of his life. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Life_of_Marpa_the_Translator_Seeing_Accomplishes_All_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Life_of_Marpa_the_Translator_Seeing_Accomplishes_All_Kindle_Edition.txt index a05fbe8dca65a4df54fdc8333706f22798490b80..4f53ebbcf36d1988ba00d0a32eed69d725b4167c 100644 --- a/bios/The_Life_of_Marpa_the_Translator_Seeing_Accomplishes_All_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Life_of_Marpa_the_Translator_Seeing_Accomplishes_All_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Marpa the Translator, the eleventh-century farmer, scholar, and teacher, is one of the most renowned saints in Tibetan Buddhist history. In the West, Marpa is best known through his teacher, the Indian yogin Nâropa, and through his closest disciple, Milarepa. This lucid and moving translation of a text composed by the author of The Life of Milarepa and The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa documents the fascinating life of Marpa, who, unlike many other Tibetan masters, was a layman, a skillful businessman who raised a family while training his disciples.As a youth, Marpa was inspired to travel to India to study the Buddhist teachings, for at that time in Tibet, Buddhism had waned considerably through ruthless suppression by an evil king. The author paints a vivid picture of Marpa's three journeys to India: precarious mountain passes, desolate plains teeming with bandits, greedy customs-tax collectors. Marpa endured many hardships, but nothing to compare with the trials that ensued with his guru Nâropa and other teachers. Yet Marpa succeeded in mastering the tantric teachings, translating and bringing them to Tibet, and establishing the Practice Lineage of the Kagyüs, which continues to this day. \ No newline at end of file +The Life of Marpa the Translator: Seeing Accomplishes All Kindle Edition|by Tsangnyön Heruka (Author), Chogyam Trungpa (Translator), Nalanda Translation Committee (Translator) Format: Kindle Edition|Marpa the Translator, the eleventh-century farmer, scholar, and teacher, is one of the most renowned saints in Tibetan Buddhist history. In the West, Marpa is best known through his teacher, the Indian yogin Nâropa, and through his closest disciple, Milarepa. This lucid and moving translation of a text composed by the author of The Life of Milarepa and The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa documents the fascinating life of Marpa, who, unlike many other Tibetan masters, was a layman, a skillful businessman who raised a family while training his disciples.As a youth, Marpa was inspired to travel to India to study the Buddhist teachings, for at that time in Tibet, Buddhism had waned considerably through ruthless suppression by an evil king. The author paints a vivid picture of Marpa's three journeys to India: precarious mountain passes, desolate plains teeming with bandits, greedy customs-tax collectors. Marpa endured many hardships, but nothing to compare with the trials that ensued with his guru Nâropa and other teachers. Yet Marpa succeeded in mastering the tantric teachings, translating and bringing them to Tibet, and establishing the Practice Lineage of the Kagyüs, which continues to this day. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Light_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Light_Kindle_Edition.txt index 1f241ce362684af0deefe614a1bddbb412c06c4d..41ac370021870bb4d136cb5366e6b106ae24529c 100644 --- a/bios/The_Light_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Light_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The Light relates the gripping tale of struggle for survival of a young, rural Indian boy, against all odds, who ultimately succeeds in making his own destiny.Vishnu was the last child born to the parents who already had four sons. After the mounting failures of the four boys before him, his mother put all her hopes on him. Poverty and diseases were prevalent at the time. Vishnu lost his parents early in life to the common diseases. He was thrown into a future without any hope. However, despite all the difficulties, he worked hard and became a scientist with a doctoral degree.But, could he fulfill the quest of his mother? Did he live up to her expectations?Find answers to these questions! \ No newline at end of file +The Light Kindle Edition|by Raman Vaidya (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The Light relates the gripping tale of struggle for survival of a young, rural Indian boy, against all odds, who ultimately succeeds in making his own destiny.Vishnu was the last child born to the parents who already had four sons. After the mounting failures of the four boys before him, his mother put all her hopes on him. Poverty and diseases were prevalent at the time. Vishnu lost his parents early in life to the common diseases. He was thrown into a future without any hope. However, despite all the difficulties, he worked hard and became a scientist with a doctoral degree.But, could he fulfill the quest of his mother? Did he live up to her expectations?Find answers to these questions! \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Light_We_Carry_Overcoming_in_Uncertain_Times_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Light_We_Carry_Overcoming_in_Uncertain_Times_Kindle_Edition.txt index 2b3b7a59b1fde6d227e2f04398e1c619431341c3..bafd3813ed5313f1642d0cf56b8e2d161f35079c 100644 --- a/bios/The_Light_We_Carry_Overcoming_in_Uncertain_Times_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Light_We_Carry_Overcoming_in_Uncertain_Times_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|#1 NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER • In an inspiring follow-up to her acclaimed memoir Becoming, former First Lady Michelle Obama shares practical wisdom and powerful strategies for staying hopeful and balanced in today’s highly uncertain world.There may be no tidy solutions or pithy answers to life’s big challenges, but Michelle Obama believes that we can all locate and lean on a set of tools to help us better navigate change and remain steady within flux. In The Light We Carry, she opens a frank and honest dialogue with readers, considering the questions many of us wrestle with: How do we build enduring and honest relationships? How can we discover strength and community inside our differences? What tools do we use to address feelings of self-doubt or helplessness? What do we do when it all starts to feel like too much?Michelle Obama offers readers a series of fresh stories and insightful reflections on change, challenge, and power, including her belief that when we light up for others, we can illuminate the richness and potential of the world around us, discovering deeper truths and new pathways for progress. Drawing from her experiences as a mother, daughter, spouse, friend, and First Lady, she shares the habits and principles she has developed to successfully adapt to change and overcome various obstacles—the earned wisdom that helps her continue to “become.” She details her most valuable practices, like “starting kind,” “going high,” and assembling a “kitchen table” of trusted friends and mentors. With trademark humor, candor, and compassion, she also explores issues connected to race, gender, and visibility, encouraging readers to work through fear, find strength in community, and live with boldness.“When we are able to recognize our own light, we become empowered to use it,” writes Michelle Obama. A rewarding blend of powerful stories and profound advice that will ignite conversation, The Light We Carry inspires readers to examine their own lives, identify their sources of gladness, and connect meaningfully in a turbulent world. \ No newline at end of file +The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times Kindle Edition|by Michelle Obama (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|#1 NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER • In an inspiring follow-up to her acclaimed memoir Becoming, former First Lady Michelle Obama shares practical wisdom and powerful strategies for staying hopeful and balanced in today’s highly uncertain world.There may be no tidy solutions or pithy answers to life’s big challenges, but Michelle Obama believes that we can all locate and lean on a set of tools to help us better navigate change and remain steady within flux. In The Light We Carry, she opens a frank and honest dialogue with readers, considering the questions many of us wrestle with: How do we build enduring and honest relationships? How can we discover strength and community inside our differences? What tools do we use to address feelings of self-doubt or helplessness? What do we do when it all starts to feel like too much?Michelle Obama offers readers a series of fresh stories and insightful reflections on change, challenge, and power, including her belief that when we light up for others, we can illuminate the richness and potential of the world around us, discovering deeper truths and new pathways for progress. Drawing from her experiences as a mother, daughter, spouse, friend, and First Lady, she shares the habits and principles she has developed to successfully adapt to change and overcome various obstacles—the earned wisdom that helps her continue to “become.” She details her most valuable practices, like “starting kind,” “going high,” and assembling a “kitchen table” of trusted friends and mentors. With trademark humor, candor, and compassion, she also explores issues connected to race, gender, and visibility, encouraging readers to work through fear, find strength in community, and live with boldness.“When we are able to recognize our own light, we become empowered to use it,” writes Michelle Obama. A rewarding blend of powerful stories and profound advice that will ignite conversation, The Light We Carry inspires readers to examine their own lives, identify their sources of gladness, and connect meaningfully in a turbulent world. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Litvinenko_File_The_Life_and_Death_of_a_Russian_Spy_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Litvinenko_File_The_Life_and_Death_of_a_Russian_Spy_Kindle_Edition.txt index 8c292c062adf56c5a0483e1ebe0c8a6bf5d81316..97214ae23916f8bb49da63cbf2f5d8556aece77c 100644 --- a/bios/The_Litvinenko_File_The_Life_and_Death_of_a_Russian_Spy_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Litvinenko_File_The_Life_and_Death_of_a_Russian_Spy_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|On December 7 2006, in a Highgate Cemetery drenched with London rain, a Russian was buried within a stone's throw of the grave of Karl Marx. He was Alexander Litvinenko, Sasha to his friends, a boy from the deep Russian provinces who rose through the ranks of the world's most feared security service. Litvinenko was the man who denounced murder and corruption in the Russian government, fled from the wrath of the Kremlin, came to London, and allied himself with Moscow's sworn enemies. Now he was a martyr, condemned by foes unknown to an agonizing death in a hospital bed thousands of miles from home.Martin Sixsmith draws on his long experience as the BBC's Moscow correspondent and his contact with the key London-based Russians to dissect Alexander Litvinenko's murder. Myriad theories have been put forward since he died, but the story goes back to 2000 when hostilities were declared between the Kremlin and its political opponents. This is a war that has blown hot and cold for over six years, and that has pitted some of Russia's strongest, richest men against the most powerful Russian president since Josef Stalin. The conflict is also beginning to revive horrors of the days of the KGB, in a conflict that looks set only to intensify as the March 2008 presidential election approaches.The Litvinenko File is a gripping inside account of a shocking act of murder, when Russia's war with itself spilled over onto the streets of London and made the world take notice. \ No newline at end of file +The Litvinenko File: The Life and Death of a Russian Spy Kindle Edition|by Martin Sixsmith (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|On December 7 2006, in a Highgate Cemetery drenched with London rain, a Russian was buried within a stone's throw of the grave of Karl Marx. He was Alexander Litvinenko, Sasha to his friends, a boy from the deep Russian provinces who rose through the ranks of the world's most feared security service. Litvinenko was the man who denounced murder and corruption in the Russian government, fled from the wrath of the Kremlin, came to London, and allied himself with Moscow's sworn enemies. Now he was a martyr, condemned by foes unknown to an agonizing death in a hospital bed thousands of miles from home.Martin Sixsmith draws on his long experience as the BBC's Moscow correspondent and his contact with the key London-based Russians to dissect Alexander Litvinenko's murder. Myriad theories have been put forward since he died, but the story goes back to 2000 when hostilities were declared between the Kremlin and its political opponents. This is a war that has blown hot and cold for over six years, and that has pitted some of Russia's strongest, richest men against the most powerful Russian president since Josef Stalin. The conflict is also beginning to revive horrors of the days of the KGB, in a conflict that looks set only to intensify as the March 2008 presidential election approaches.The Litvinenko File is a gripping inside account of a shocking act of murder, when Russia's war with itself spilled over onto the streets of London and made the world take notice. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Lonely_City_Adventures_in_the_Art_of_Being_Alone_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Lonely_City_Adventures_in_the_Art_of_Being_Alone_Kindle_Edition.txt index 5e49e83bd39d26c79ce9105371b081340cfd5400..1e72a211eb2911cf6a32f10a0c0f2066b11e7d5c 100644 --- a/bios/The_Lonely_City_Adventures_in_the_Art_of_Being_Alone_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Lonely_City_Adventures_in_the_Art_of_Being_Alone_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism#1 Book of the Year from Brain PickingsNamed a best book of the year by NPR, Newsweek, Slate, Pop Sugar, Marie Claire, Elle, Publishers Weekly, and Lit HubA dazzling work of biography, memoir, and cultural criticism on the subject of loneliness, told through the lives of iconic artists, by the acclaimed author of The Trip to Echo Spring.When Olivia Laing moved to New York City in her mid-thirties, she found herself inhabiting loneliness on a daily basis. Increasingly fascinated by the most shameful of experiences, she began to explore the lonely city by way of art. Moving from Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks to Andy Warhol’s Time Capsules, from Henry Darger’s hoarding to David Wojnarowicz’s AIDS activism, Laing conducts an electric, dazzling investigation into what it means to be alone, illuminating not only the causes of loneliness but also how it might be resisted and redeemed.Humane, provocative, and moving, The Lonely City is a celebration of a strange and lovely state, adrift from the larger continent of human experience, but intrinsic to the very act of being alive. \ No newline at end of file +The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone Kindle Edition|by Olivia Laing (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism#1 Book of the Year from Brain PickingsNamed a best book of the year by NPR, Newsweek, Slate, Pop Sugar, Marie Claire, Elle, Publishers Weekly, and Lit HubA dazzling work of biography, memoir, and cultural criticism on the subject of loneliness, told through the lives of iconic artists, by the acclaimed author of The Trip to Echo Spring.When Olivia Laing moved to New York City in her mid-thirties, she found herself inhabiting loneliness on a daily basis. Increasingly fascinated by the most shameful of experiences, she began to explore the lonely city by way of art. Moving from Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks to Andy Warhol’s Time Capsules, from Henry Darger’s hoarding to David Wojnarowicz’s AIDS activism, Laing conducts an electric, dazzling investigation into what it means to be alone, illuminating not only the causes of loneliness but also how it might be resisted and redeemed.Humane, provocative, and moving, The Lonely City is a celebration of a strange and lovely state, adrift from the larger continent of human experience, but intrinsic to the very act of being alive. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Longest_Race_Inside_the_Secret_World_of_Abuse_Doping_and_Deception_on_Nikes_Elite_Running_Team_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Longest_Race_Inside_the_Secret_World_of_Abuse_Doping_and_Deception_on_Nikes_Elite_Running_Team_Kindle_Edition.txt index 085922dfaaf66c36e9b62c6b361c73a9d03a5c91..9c40d24c4e46c57c348014742a2ae96db264aad5 100644 --- a/bios/The_Longest_Race_Inside_the_Secret_World_of_Abuse_Doping_and_Deception_on_Nikes_Elite_Running_Team_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Longest_Race_Inside_the_Secret_World_of_Abuse_Doping_and_Deception_on_Nikes_Elite_Running_Team_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn “one of the most important athlete memoirs of its generation” (Kate Fagan, #1 New York Times bestselling author), Olympian Kara Goucher reveals her experience of living through and speaking out about one of the biggest scandals in running.Kara Goucher grew up with Olympic dreams. She excelled at running from a young age and was offered a Nike sponsorship deal when she graduated from college. Then in 2004, she was invited to join a secretive, lavishly funded new team, dubbed the Nike Oregon Project. Coached by distance running legend Alberto Salazar, it seemed like the opportunity of a lifetime.Kara was soon winning a World Championship medal, going to the Olympics, and standing on the podium at the New York and Boston marathons, just like her coach had done. But behind the scenes, Salazar was hiding dark secrets. He pushed the limits of anti-doping rules and created what Kara experienced as a culture of abuse, the extent of which she reveals in her book for the first time. Meanwhile, Nike stood by Alberto for years and proved itself capable of shockingly misogynistic corporate practices.The Longest Race is an unforgettable story that is “as interesting as it is important” (Molly Huddle, two-time Olympian) and also a crucial call to action. Kara became a crusader for female athletes and a key witness helping to get Salazar banned from coaching at the Olympic level. The Longest Race will leave you “motivated, empowered, and ready to take on the world” (Allyson Felix, Olympic gold medalist) as it reveals how Kara broke through the fear of losing everything, bucked powerful forces to take control of her life and career, and reclaimed her love of running. \ No newline at end of file +The Longest Race: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team Kindle Edition|by Kara Goucher (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn “one of the most important athlete memoirs of its generation” (Kate Fagan, #1 New York Times bestselling author), Olympian Kara Goucher reveals her experience of living through and speaking out about one of the biggest scandals in running.Kara Goucher grew up with Olympic dreams. She excelled at running from a young age and was offered a Nike sponsorship deal when she graduated from college. Then in 2004, she was invited to join a secretive, lavishly funded new team, dubbed the Nike Oregon Project. Coached by distance running legend Alberto Salazar, it seemed like the opportunity of a lifetime.Kara was soon winning a World Championship medal, going to the Olympics, and standing on the podium at the New York and Boston marathons, just like her coach had done. But behind the scenes, Salazar was hiding dark secrets. He pushed the limits of anti-doping rules and created what Kara experienced as a culture of abuse, the extent of which she reveals in her book for the first time. Meanwhile, Nike stood by Alberto for years and proved itself capable of shockingly misogynistic corporate practices.The Longest Race is an unforgettable story that is “as interesting as it is important” (Molly Huddle, two-time Olympian) and also a crucial call to action. Kara became a crusader for female athletes and a key witness helping to get Salazar banned from coaching at the Olympic level. The Longest Race will leave you “motivated, empowered, and ready to take on the world” (Allyson Felix, Olympic gold medalist) as it reveals how Kara broke through the fear of losing everything, bucked powerful forces to take control of her life and career, and reclaimed her love of running. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Lyrics_1956_to_the_Present_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Lyrics_1956_to_the_Present_Kindle_Edition.txt index e53aafd9cc2635464ff96fb792f381d323e33ef6..3818257eb379ff2c416465acef6a6f644860cba4 100644 --- a/bios/The_Lyrics_1956_to_the_Present_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Lyrics_1956_to_the_Present_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA Washington Post Notable BookExcerpted in The New YorkerA work of unparalleled candor and splendorous beauty, The Lyrics celebrates the creative life and the musical genius of Paul McCartney through his most meaningful songs.Finally in paperback and featuring seven new song commentaries, the #1 New York Times bestseller celebrates the creative life and unparalleled musical genius of Paul McCartney.Spanning sixty-four years—from his early days in Liverpool, through the historic decade of The Beatles, to Wings and his solo career—Paul McCartney’s The Lyrics revolutionized the way artists write about music. An unprecedented “triumph” (Times UK), this handsomely designed volume pairs the definitive texts of over 160 songs with first-person commentaries on McCartney’s life, revealing the diverse circumstances in which songs were written; how they ultimately came to be; and the remarkable, yet often delightfully ordinary, people and places that inspired them. The Lyrics also includes:· A personal foreword by McCartney· An unprecedented range of songs, from beloved standards like “Band on the Run” to new additions “Day Tripper” and “Magical Mystery Tour”· Over 160 images from McCartney’s own archivesEdited and introduced by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon, The Lyrics is the definitive literary and visual record of one of the greatest songwriters of all time. \ No newline at end of file +The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present Kindle Edition|by Paul McCartney (Author), Paul Muldoon (Author, Editor) Format: Kindle Edition|#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA Washington Post Notable BookExcerpted in The New YorkerA work of unparalleled candor and splendorous beauty, The Lyrics celebrates the creative life and the musical genius of Paul McCartney through his most meaningful songs.Finally in paperback and featuring seven new song commentaries, the #1 New York Times bestseller celebrates the creative life and unparalleled musical genius of Paul McCartney.Spanning sixty-four years—from his early days in Liverpool, through the historic decade of The Beatles, to Wings and his solo career—Paul McCartney’s The Lyrics revolutionized the way artists write about music. An unprecedented “triumph” (Times UK), this handsomely designed volume pairs the definitive texts of over 160 songs with first-person commentaries on McCartney’s life, revealing the diverse circumstances in which songs were written; how they ultimately came to be; and the remarkable, yet often delightfully ordinary, people and places that inspired them. The Lyrics also includes:· A personal foreword by McCartney· An unprecedented range of songs, from beloved standards like “Band on the Run” to new additions “Day Tripper” and “Magical Mystery Tour”· Over 160 images from McCartney’s own archivesEdited and introduced by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon, The Lyrics is the definitive literary and visual record of one of the greatest songwriters of all time. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Mamba_Mentality_How_I_Play_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Mamba_Mentality_How_I_Play_Kindle_Edition.txt index 8578860b7cc90c87ef13ce42ec54bab2dbb4553a..8431967bafbb1bf6821257d301d6b91404815c84 100644 --- a/bios/The_Mamba_Mentality_How_I_Play_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Mamba_Mentality_How_I_Play_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The Mamba Mentality: How I Play is Kobe Bryant’s personal perspective of his life and career on the basketball court and his exceptional, insightful style of playing the game—a fitting legacy from the late Los Angeles Laker superstar.In the wake of his retirement from professional basketball, Kobe “The Black Mamba” Bryant decided to share his vast knowledge and understanding of the game to take readers on an unprecedented journey to the core of the legendary “Mamba mentality.” Citing an obligation and an opportunity to teach young players, hardcore fans, and devoted students of the game how to play it “the right way,” The Mamba Mentality takes us inside the mind of one of the most intelligent, analytical, and creative basketball players ever.In his own words, Bryant reveals his famously detailed approach and the steps he took to prepare mentally and physically to not just succeed at the game, but to excel. Readers will learn how Bryant studied an opponent, how he channeled his passion for the game, how he played through injuries. They’ll also get fascinating granular detail as he breaks down specific plays and match-ups from throughout his career.Bryant’s detailed accounts are paired with stunning photographs by the Hall of Fame photographer Andrew D. Bernstein. Bernstein, long the Lakers and NBA official photographer, captured Bryant’s very first NBA photo in 1996 and his last in 2016—and hundreds of thousands in between, the record of a unique, twenty-year relationship between one athlete and one photographer.The combination of Bryant’s narrative and Bernstein’s photos make The Mamba Mentality an unprecedented look behind the curtain at the career of one of the world’s most celebrated and fascinating athletes. \ No newline at end of file +The Mamba Mentality: How I Play Kindle Edition|by Kobe Bryant (Author), Pau Gasol (Foreword), Phil Jackson (Introduction), Andrew D. Bernstein (Photographer) Format: Kindle Edition|The Mamba Mentality: How I Play is Kobe Bryant’s personal perspective of his life and career on the basketball court and his exceptional, insightful style of playing the game—a fitting legacy from the late Los Angeles Laker superstar.In the wake of his retirement from professional basketball, Kobe “The Black Mamba” Bryant decided to share his vast knowledge and understanding of the game to take readers on an unprecedented journey to the core of the legendary “Mamba mentality.” Citing an obligation and an opportunity to teach young players, hardcore fans, and devoted students of the game how to play it “the right way,” The Mamba Mentality takes us inside the mind of one of the most intelligent, analytical, and creative basketball players ever.In his own words, Bryant reveals his famously detailed approach and the steps he took to prepare mentally and physically to not just succeed at the game, but to excel. Readers will learn how Bryant studied an opponent, how he channeled his passion for the game, how he played through injuries. They’ll also get fascinating granular detail as he breaks down specific plays and match-ups from throughout his career.Bryant’s detailed accounts are paired with stunning photographs by the Hall of Fame photographer Andrew D. Bernstein. Bernstein, long the Lakers and NBA official photographer, captured Bryant’s very first NBA photo in 1996 and his last in 2016—and hundreds of thousands in between, the record of a unique, twenty-year relationship between one athlete and one photographer.The combination of Bryant’s narrative and Bernstein’s photos make The Mamba Mentality an unprecedented look behind the curtain at the career of one of the world’s most celebrated and fascinating athletes. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Man_Who_Mistook_His_Wife_for_a_Hat_And_Other_Clinical_Tales_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Man_Who_Mistook_His_Wife_for_a_Hat_And_Other_Clinical_Tales_Kindle_Edition.txt index 74ec78ffe7948f644fe147b72b007c936b356f35..26a15a647dd0ca11b895d978856cca2f11252f3d 100644 --- a/bios/The_Man_Who_Mistook_His_Wife_for_a_Hat_And_Other_Clinical_Tales_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Man_Who_Mistook_His_Wife_for_a_Hat_And_Other_Clinical_Tales_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|In his most beloved and extraordinary book, Dr. Sacks recounts the case histories of patients inhabiting the compelling world of neurological disorders. Featuring a preface never before included.Oliver Sacks's The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat tells the stories of individuals afflicted with perceptual and intellectual disorders: patients who have lost their memories and with them the greater part of their pasts; who are no longer able to recognize people and common objects; whose limbs seem alien to them; who lack some skills yet are gifted with uncanny artistic or mathematical talents. In Dr. Sacks's splendid and sympathetic telling, his patients are deeply human, and his tales are studies of struggles against incredible adversity. A great healer, Sacks never loses sight of medicine's ultimate responsibility: "the suffering, afflicted, fighting human subject." \ No newline at end of file +The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: And Other Clinical Tales Kindle Edition|by Oliver Sacks (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|In his most beloved and extraordinary book, Dr. Sacks recounts the case histories of patients inhabiting the compelling world of neurological disorders. Featuring a preface never before included.Oliver Sacks's The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat tells the stories of individuals afflicted with perceptual and intellectual disorders: patients who have lost their memories and with them the greater part of their pasts; who are no longer able to recognize people and common objects; whose limbs seem alien to them; who lack some skills yet are gifted with uncanny artistic or mathematical talents. In Dr. Sacks's splendid and sympathetic telling, his patients are deeply human, and his tales are studies of struggles against incredible adversity. A great healer, Sacks never loses sight of medicine's ultimate responsibility: "the suffering, afflicted, fighting human subject." \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Man_Who_Solved_the_Market_How_Jim_Simons_Launched_the_Quant_Revolution_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Man_Who_Solved_the_Market_How_Jim_Simons_Launched_the_Quant_Revolution_Kindle_Edition.txt index e9913c770f53ecbcdba22ca31c68ccdd2260d7d3..c3df6cd469e83809e77144907e0950ebb90dc1af 100644 --- a/bios/The_Man_Who_Solved_the_Market_How_Jim_Simons_Launched_the_Quant_Revolution_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Man_Who_Solved_the_Market_How_Jim_Simons_Launched_the_Quant_Revolution_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERShortlisted for the Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year AwardThe unbelievable story of a secretive mathematician who pioneered the era of the algorithm--and made $23 billion doing it.Jim Simons is the greatest money maker in modern financial history. No other investor--Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch, Ray Dalio, Steve Cohen, or George Soros--can touch his record. Since 1988, Renaissance's signature Medallion fund has generated average annual returns of 66 percent. The firm has earned profits of more than $100 billion; Simons is worth twenty-three billion dollars.Drawing on unprecedented access to Simons and dozens of current and former employees, Zuckerman, a veteran Wall Street Journal investigative reporter, tells the gripping story of how a world-class mathematician and former code breaker mastered the market. Simons pioneered a data-driven, algorithmic approach that's sweeping the world.As Renaissance became a market force, its executives began influencing the world beyond finance. Simons became a major figure in scientific research, education, and liberal politics. Senior executive Robert Mercer is more responsible than anyone else for the Trump presidency, placing Steve Bannon in the campaign and funding Trump's victorious 2016 effort. Mercer also impacted the campaign behind Brexit.The Man Who Solved the Market is a portrait of a modern-day Midas who remade markets in his own image, but failed to anticipate how his success would impact his firm and his country. It's also a story of what Simons's revolution means for the rest of us. \ No newline at end of file +The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution Kindle Edition|by Gregory Zuckerman (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERShortlisted for the Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year AwardThe unbelievable story of a secretive mathematician who pioneered the era of the algorithm--and made $23 billion doing it.Jim Simons is the greatest money maker in modern financial history. No other investor--Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch, Ray Dalio, Steve Cohen, or George Soros--can touch his record. Since 1988, Renaissance's signature Medallion fund has generated average annual returns of 66 percent. The firm has earned profits of more than $100 billion; Simons is worth twenty-three billion dollars.Drawing on unprecedented access to Simons and dozens of current and former employees, Zuckerman, a veteran Wall Street Journal investigative reporter, tells the gripping story of how a world-class mathematician and former code breaker mastered the market. Simons pioneered a data-driven, algorithmic approach that's sweeping the world.As Renaissance became a market force, its executives began influencing the world beyond finance. Simons became a major figure in scientific research, education, and liberal politics. Senior executive Robert Mercer is more responsible than anyone else for the Trump presidency, placing Steve Bannon in the campaign and funding Trump's victorious 2016 effort. Mercer also impacted the campaign behind Brexit.The Man Who Solved the Market is a portrait of a modern-day Midas who remade markets in his own image, but failed to anticipate how his success would impact his firm and his country. It's also a story of what Simons's revolution means for the rest of us. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Many_Lives_of_Mama_Love_A_Memoir_of_Lying_Stealing_Writing_and_Healing_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Many_Lives_of_Mama_Love_A_Memoir_of_Lying_Stealing_Writing_and_Healing_Kindle_Edition.txt index 0b5d467631e0883059d814239f1886b2054bc9ef..53e217e7cda4c802c9e4ba0655ec78bfbbe9b9ce 100644 --- a/bios/The_Many_Lives_of_Mama_Love_A_Memoir_of_Lying_Stealing_Writing_and_Healing_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Many_Lives_of_Mama_Love_A_Memoir_of_Lying_Stealing_Writing_and_Healing_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|New York Times bestselling author Lara Love Hardin recounts her slide from soccer mom to opioid addict to jailhouse shot-caller and her unlikely comeback as a highly successful ghostwriter in this harrowing, hilarious, no-holds-barred memoir.No one expects the police to knock on the million-dollar, two-story home of the perfect cul-de-sac housewife. But soccer mom Lara Love Hardin has been hiding a shady secret: she is funding her heroin addiction by stealing her neighbors’ credit cards.Lara is convicted of thirty-two felonies and becomes inmate S32179. She learns that jail is a class system with a power structure that is somewhere between an adolescent sleepover party and Lord of the Flies. Furniture is made from tampon boxes and Snickers bars are currency. But Lara quickly finds the rules and brings love and healing to her fellow inmates as she climbs the social ladder to become the “shot caller,” showing that jailhouse politics aren’t that different from the PTA meetings she used to attend.When she’s released, she reinvents herself as a ghostwriter. Now, she’s legally co-opting other people’s identities and getting to meet Oprah, meditate with The Dalai Lama, and have dinner with Archbishop Desmond Tutu. But the shadow of her past follows her. Shame is a poison worse than heroin—there is no way to detox. Lara must learn how to forgive herself and others, navigate life as a felon on probation, prove to herself that she is more good than bad, and much more.The Many Lives of Mama Love is a heartbreaking and tender journey from shame to redemption, despite a system that makes it almost impossible for us to move beyond the worst thing we have ever done. \ No newline at end of file +The Many Lives of Mama Love: A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing Kindle Edition|by Lara Love Hardin (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|New York Times bestselling author Lara Love Hardin recounts her slide from soccer mom to opioid addict to jailhouse shot-caller and her unlikely comeback as a highly successful ghostwriter in this harrowing, hilarious, no-holds-barred memoir.No one expects the police to knock on the million-dollar, two-story home of the perfect cul-de-sac housewife. But soccer mom Lara Love Hardin has been hiding a shady secret: she is funding her heroin addiction by stealing her neighbors’ credit cards.Lara is convicted of thirty-two felonies and becomes inmate S32179. She learns that jail is a class system with a power structure that is somewhere between an adolescent sleepover party and Lord of the Flies. Furniture is made from tampon boxes and Snickers bars are currency. But Lara quickly finds the rules and brings love and healing to her fellow inmates as she climbs the social ladder to become the “shot caller,” showing that jailhouse politics aren’t that different from the PTA meetings she used to attend.When she’s released, she reinvents herself as a ghostwriter. Now, she’s legally co-opting other people’s identities and getting to meet Oprah, meditate with The Dalai Lama, and have dinner with Archbishop Desmond Tutu. But the shadow of her past follows her. Shame is a poison worse than heroin—there is no way to detox. Lara must learn how to forgive herself and others, navigate life as a felon on probation, prove to herself that she is more good than bad, and much more.The Many Lives of Mama Love is a heartbreaking and tender journey from shame to redemption, despite a system that makes it almost impossible for us to move beyond the worst thing we have ever done. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Master_Plan_My_Journey_from_Life_in_Prison_to_a_Life_of_Purpose_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Master_Plan_My_Journey_from_Life_in_Prison_to_a_Life_of_Purpose_Kindle_Edition.txt index e5fddcfeaaa83cd7224f55d3e0e345b506c2800e..9d28f12037a0e0ac15fa91afecfcac61da33c2f4 100644 --- a/bios/The_Master_Plan_My_Journey_from_Life_in_Prison_to_a_Life_of_Purpose_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Master_Plan_My_Journey_from_Life_in_Prison_to_a_Life_of_Purpose_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The inspiring, instructive, and ultimately triumphant memoir of a man who used hard work and a Master Plan to turn a life sentence into a second chance.Growing up in a tough Washington, D.C., neighborhood, Chris Wilson was so afraid for his life he wouldn't leave the house without a gun. One night, defending himself, he killed a man. At eighteen, he was sentenced to life in prison with no hope of parole.But what should have been the end of his story became the beginning. Deciding to make something of his life, Chris embarked on a journey of self-improvement--reading, working out, learning languages, even starting a business. He wrote his Master Plan: a list of all he expected to accomplish or acquire. He worked his plan every day for years, and in his mid-thirties he did the impossible: he convinced a judge to reduce his sentence and became a free man. Today Chris is a successful social entrepreneur who employs returning citizens; a mentor; and a public speaker. He is the embodiment of second chances, and this is his unforgettable story. \ No newline at end of file +The Master Plan: My Journey from Life in Prison to a Life of Purpose Kindle Edition|by Chris Wilson (Author), Bret Witter (Author), Wes Moore (Foreword) Format: Kindle Edition|The inspiring, instructive, and ultimately triumphant memoir of a man who used hard work and a Master Plan to turn a life sentence into a second chance.Growing up in a tough Washington, D.C., neighborhood, Chris Wilson was so afraid for his life he wouldn't leave the house without a gun. One night, defending himself, he killed a man. At eighteen, he was sentenced to life in prison with no hope of parole.But what should have been the end of his story became the beginning. Deciding to make something of his life, Chris embarked on a journey of self-improvement--reading, working out, learning languages, even starting a business. He wrote his Master Plan: a list of all he expected to accomplish or acquire. He worked his plan every day for years, and in his mid-thirties he did the impossible: he convinced a judge to reduce his sentence and became a free man. Today Chris is a successful social entrepreneur who employs returning citizens; a mentor; and a public speaker. He is the embodiment of second chances, and this is his unforgettable story. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Memoirs_of_Miss_Chief_Eagle_Testickle_Vol_1_A_True_and_Exact_Accounting_of_the_History_of_Turtle_Island_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Memoirs_of_Miss_Chief_Eagle_Testickle_Vol_1_A_True_and_Exact_Accounting_of_the_History_of_Turtle_Island_Kindle_Edition.txt index c5d4777231ea58f0fa06cd5b623b1acc9bf0a606..ca27018861b59bb9ca3af4cb3840f078235192bc 100644 --- a/bios/The_Memoirs_of_Miss_Chief_Eagle_Testickle_Vol_1_A_True_and_Exact_Accounting_of_the_History_of_Turtle_Island_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Memoirs_of_Miss_Chief_Eagle_Testickle_Vol_1_A_True_and_Exact_Accounting_of_the_History_of_Turtle_Island_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|From global art superstar Kent Monkman and his long-time collaborator Gisèle Gordon, a transformational work of true stories and imagined history that will remake readers’ understanding of the land called North America.For decades, the singular and provocative paintings by Cree artist Kent Monkman have featured a recurring character—an alter ego of sorts, a shape-shifting, time-travelling elemental being named Miss Chief Eagle Testickle. Though we have glimpsed her across the years in films and on countless canvases, it is finally time to hear her story, in her own words. And, in doing so, to hear the whole history of Turtle Island anew. The Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle: A True and Exact Accounting of the History of Turtle Island is a genre-demolishing work of genius, the imagined history of a legendary figure through which profound truths emerge—a deeply Cree and gloriously queer understanding of our shared world, its past, its present, and its possibilities.Volume One, which covers the period from the creation of the universe to the confederation of Canada, follows Miss Chief as she moves through time, from a complex lived experience of Cree cosmology to the arrival of European settlers, many of whom will be familiar to students of history. An open-hearted being, she tries to live among those settlers, and guide them to a deeper understanding of the interconnectedness of all beings and the world itself. As their numbers grow, though, so does conflict, and Miss Chief begins to understand that the challenges posed by the hordes of newly arrived Europeans will mean ever greater danger for her, her people, and, by extension, all of the world she cherishes.Blending history, fiction, and memoir in bold new ways, The Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle are unlike anything published before. And intheir power to reshape our shared understanding, they promise to changethe way we see everything that lies ahead. \ No newline at end of file +The Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle: Vol. 1: A True and Exact Accounting of the History of Turtle Island Kindle Edition|by Kent Monkman (Author), Gisèle Gordon (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|From global art superstar Kent Monkman and his long-time collaborator Gisèle Gordon, a transformational work of true stories and imagined history that will remake readers’ understanding of the land called North America.For decades, the singular and provocative paintings by Cree artist Kent Monkman have featured a recurring character—an alter ego of sorts, a shape-shifting, time-travelling elemental being named Miss Chief Eagle Testickle. Though we have glimpsed her across the years in films and on countless canvases, it is finally time to hear her story, in her own words. And, in doing so, to hear the whole history of Turtle Island anew. The Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle: A True and Exact Accounting of the History of Turtle Island is a genre-demolishing work of genius, the imagined history of a legendary figure through which profound truths emerge—a deeply Cree and gloriously queer understanding of our shared world, its past, its present, and its possibilities.Volume One, which covers the period from the creation of the universe to the confederation of Canada, follows Miss Chief as she moves through time, from a complex lived experience of Cree cosmology to the arrival of European settlers, many of whom will be familiar to students of history. An open-hearted being, she tries to live among those settlers, and guide them to a deeper understanding of the interconnectedness of all beings and the world itself. As their numbers grow, though, so does conflict, and Miss Chief begins to understand that the challenges posed by the hordes of newly arrived Europeans will mean ever greater danger for her, her people, and, by extension, all of the world she cherishes.Blending history, fiction, and memoir in bold new ways, The Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle are unlike anything published before. And intheir power to reshape our shared understanding, they promise to changethe way we see everything that lies ahead. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Menendez_Murders_The_Shocking_Untold_Story_of_the_Menendez_Family_and_the_Killings_that_Stunned_the_Nation_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Menendez_Murders_The_Shocking_Untold_Story_of_the_Menendez_Family_and_the_Killings_that_Stunned_the_Nation_Kindle_Edition.txt index 99ce364890b74b48d61dc727f4d8406c89e7d37a..dd51f6c8098f71622cf2130de11e923418d8ae56 100644 --- a/bios/The_Menendez_Murders_The_Shocking_Untold_Story_of_the_Menendez_Family_and_the_Killings_that_Stunned_the_Nation_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Menendez_Murders_The_Shocking_Untold_Story_of_the_Menendez_Family_and_the_Killings_that_Stunned_the_Nation_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Discover the definitive book on the Menendez case—and the primary source material for NBC's Law and Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders. A successful entertainment executive making $2 million a year. His former beauty queen wife. Their two sons on the fast track to success. But it was all a façade. The Menendez saga has captivated the American public since 1989. The killing of José and Kitty Menendez on a quiet Sunday evening in Beverly Hills didn't make the cover of People magazine until the arrest of their sons seven months later, and the case developed an intense cult following. When the first Menendez trial began in July 1993, the public was convinced that Lyle and Erik were a pair of greedy rich kids who had killed loving, devoted parents. But the real story remained buried beneath years of dark secrets. Until now. Journalist Robert Rand, who originally reported on the case for the Miami Herald and Playboy, has followed the Menendez murders from the beginning and has continued investigating and interviewing key sources for 28 years. Rand is the only reporter who covered the original investigation as well as both trials. With unparalleled access to the Menendez family and their history, including interviews with both brothers before and after their arrest, Rand has uncovered extraordinary details that certainly would have changed the fate of the brothers' first-degree murder conviction and sentencing to life without parole.In The Menendez Murders: The Shocking Untold Story of the Menedez Family and the Killings That Stunned the Nation, Rand shares these intimate, never-before-revealed findings, including a deeply disturbing history of child abuse and sexual molestation in the Menendez family going back generations, and the shocking admission O.J. Simpson made to one of the Menendez brothers when they were inmates at the L.A. County Men's Central Jail. \ No newline at end of file +The Menendez Murders: The Shocking Untold Story of the Menendez Family and the Killings that Stunned the Nation Kindle Edition|by Robert Rand (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Discover the definitive book on the Menendez case—and the primary source material for NBC's Law and Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders. A successful entertainment executive making $2 million a year. His former beauty queen wife. Their two sons on the fast track to success. But it was all a façade. The Menendez saga has captivated the American public since 1989. The killing of José and Kitty Menendez on a quiet Sunday evening in Beverly Hills didn't make the cover of People magazine until the arrest of their sons seven months later, and the case developed an intense cult following. When the first Menendez trial began in July 1993, the public was convinced that Lyle and Erik were a pair of greedy rich kids who had killed loving, devoted parents. But the real story remained buried beneath years of dark secrets. Until now. Journalist Robert Rand, who originally reported on the case for the Miami Herald and Playboy, has followed the Menendez murders from the beginning and has continued investigating and interviewing key sources for 28 years. Rand is the only reporter who covered the original investigation as well as both trials. With unparalleled access to the Menendez family and their history, including interviews with both brothers before and after their arrest, Rand has uncovered extraordinary details that certainly would have changed the fate of the brothers' first-degree murder conviction and sentencing to life without parole.In The Menendez Murders: The Shocking Untold Story of the Menedez Family and the Killings That Stunned the Nation, Rand shares these intimate, never-before-revealed findings, including a deeply disturbing history of child abuse and sexual molestation in the Menendez family going back generations, and the shocking admission O.J. Simpson made to one of the Menendez brothers when they were inmates at the L.A. County Men's Central Jail. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Military_Life_&_Times_of_General_Sir_Miles_Dempsey_GBE_KCB_DSO_MC_Montys_Army_Commander_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Military_Life_&_Times_of_General_Sir_Miles_Dempsey_GBE_KCB_DSO_MC_Montys_Army_Commander_Kindle_Edition.txt index 6b6599a4cdddc65b5d858e9f4e4a8d15911e3606..df3c94acadfbf3e8bb5b74f3904a699cdc926abf 100644 --- a/bios/The_Military_Life_&_Times_of_General_Sir_Miles_Dempsey_GBE_KCB_DSO_MC_Montys_Army_Commander_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Military_Life_&_Times_of_General_Sir_Miles_Dempsey_GBE_KCB_DSO_MC_Montys_Army_Commander_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Miles Dempsey, Commander of the British Second Army in the invasion of Europe 1944-45, is almost unknown to the general public. Yet his part in Britains contribution to that campaign was second only to Montgomerys in importance. Dempsey survived two and a half years of bitter fighting as an infantry officer on the Western Front before accompanying his beloved Royal Berkshire Regiment in the little-known North West Persia campaign of 1920-21. In six years he rose from Major to command over half a million men in the largest combined operation in history, and led them to victory a year later.Based on sources which include some of Dempseys previously unpublished work and the views of those who knew him, the book traces his career as a soldier of rare distinction, a talented sportsman and a man of huge charm and shrewd intellect, dedicated to his beloved regiment and ever mindful of the lives of his soldiers. Peter Rostron examines his methods of command and his relationships with Montgomery, his Corps commanders, the Americans and the RAF. It highlights his crucial role in the Dunkirk evacuation, the training of the Canadian Army, and the invasion of Sicily, Italy, and North West Europe, and analyses why his army performed so brilliantly on D Day. Lasly, Rostron examines his contribution to the campaign in Europe, focussing on the controversial operations of EPSOM, GOODWOOD, Arnhem and the Rhine Crossing. \ No newline at end of file +The Military Life & Times of General Sir Miles Dempsey GBE KCB DSO MC: Monty's Army Commander Kindle Edition|by Peter Rostron (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Miles Dempsey, Commander of the British Second Army in the invasion of Europe 1944-45, is almost unknown to the general public. Yet his part in Britains contribution to that campaign was second only to Montgomerys in importance. Dempsey survived two and a half years of bitter fighting as an infantry officer on the Western Front before accompanying his beloved Royal Berkshire Regiment in the little-known North West Persia campaign of 1920-21. In six years he rose from Major to command over half a million men in the largest combined operation in history, and led them to victory a year later.Based on sources which include some of Dempseys previously unpublished work and the views of those who knew him, the book traces his career as a soldier of rare distinction, a talented sportsman and a man of huge charm and shrewd intellect, dedicated to his beloved regiment and ever mindful of the lives of his soldiers. Peter Rostron examines his methods of command and his relationships with Montgomery, his Corps commanders, the Americans and the RAF. It highlights his crucial role in the Dunkirk evacuation, the training of the Canadian Army, and the invasion of Sicily, Italy, and North West Europe, and analyses why his army performed so brilliantly on D Day. Lasly, Rostron examines his contribution to the campaign in Europe, focussing on the controversial operations of EPSOM, GOODWOOD, Arnhem and the Rhine Crossing. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Monster_of_Florence_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Monster_of_Florence_Kindle_Edition.txt index a4e7d3b7e21169f38b7c6650c9b46bbdd9df7e12..63c4a056394adcb3a501a8e25ce95ec89b1dffca 100644 --- a/bios/The_Monster_of_Florence_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Monster_of_Florence_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|In the nonfiction tradition of John Berendt and Erik Larson, the author of the #1 NYT bestseller The Lost City of the Monkey God presents a gripping account of crime and punishment in the lush hills surrounding Florence as he seeks to uncover one of the most infamous figures in Italian history.In 2000, Douglas Preston fulfilled a dream to move his family to Italy. Then he discovered that the olive grove in front of their 14th century farmhouse had been the scene of the most infamous double-murders in Italian history, committed by a serial killer known as the Monster of Florence. Preston, intrigued, meets Italian investigative journalist Mario Spezi to learn more.This is the true story of their search for--and identification of--the man they believe committed the crimes, and their chilling interview with him. And then, in a strange twist of fate, Preston and Spezi themselves become targets of the police investigation. Preston has his phone tapped, is interrogated, and told to leave the country. Spezi fares worse: he is thrown into Italy's grim Capanne prison, accused of being the Monster of Florence himself.Like one of Preston's thrillers, The Monster of Florence, tells a remarkable and harrowing story involving murder, mutilation, and suicide-and at the center of it, Preston and Spezi, caught in a bizarre prosecutorial vendetta. \ No newline at end of file +The Monster of Florence Kindle Edition|by Douglas Preston (Author), Mario Spezi (Contributor) Format: Kindle Edition|In the nonfiction tradition of John Berendt and Erik Larson, the author of the #1 NYT bestseller The Lost City of the Monkey God presents a gripping account of crime and punishment in the lush hills surrounding Florence as he seeks to uncover one of the most infamous figures in Italian history.In 2000, Douglas Preston fulfilled a dream to move his family to Italy. Then he discovered that the olive grove in front of their 14th century farmhouse had been the scene of the most infamous double-murders in Italian history, committed by a serial killer known as the Monster of Florence. Preston, intrigued, meets Italian investigative journalist Mario Spezi to learn more.This is the true story of their search for--and identification of--the man they believe committed the crimes, and their chilling interview with him. And then, in a strange twist of fate, Preston and Spezi themselves become targets of the police investigation. Preston has his phone tapped, is interrogated, and told to leave the country. Spezi fares worse: he is thrown into Italy's grim Capanne prison, accused of being the Monster of Florence himself.Like one of Preston's thrillers, The Monster of Florence, tells a remarkable and harrowing story involving murder, mutilation, and suicide-and at the center of it, Preston and Spezi, caught in a bizarre prosecutorial vendetta. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Mysterious_Case_of_Rudolf_Diesel_Genius_Power_and_Deception_on_the_Eve_of_World_War_I_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Mysterious_Case_of_Rudolf_Diesel_Genius_Power_and_Deception_on_the_Eve_of_World_War_I_Kindle_Edition.txt index d1d5ebfae0b6014b11e8d126c899da64b4fe0ce0..65e6f5ec8f2f5f8540dab61d81fc4b62ad56d6c8 100644 --- a/bios/The_Mysterious_Case_of_Rudolf_Diesel_Genius_Power_and_Deception_on_the_Eve_of_World_War_I_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Mysterious_Case_of_Rudolf_Diesel_Genius_Power_and_Deception_on_the_Eve_of_World_War_I_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe hidden history of one of the world’s greatest inventors, a man who disrupted the status quo and then disappeared into thin air on the eve of World War I—this book answers the hundred-year-old mystery of what really became of Rudolf Diesel.September 29, 1913: the steamship Dresden is halfway between Belgium and England. On board is one of the most famous men in the world, Rudolf Diesel, whose new internal combustion engine is on the verge of revolutionizing global industry forever. But Diesel never arrives at his destination. He vanishes during the night and headlines around the world wonder if it was an accident, suicide, or murder.After rising from an impoverished European childhood, Diesel had become a multi-millionaire with his powerful engine that does not require expensive petroleum-based fuel. In doing so, he became not only an international celebrity but also the enemy of two extremely powerful men: Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and John D. Rockefeller, the founder of Standard Oil and the richest man in the world.The Kaiser wanted the engine to power a fleet of submarines that would finally allow him to challenge Great Britain’s Royal Navy. But Diesel had intended for his engine to be used for the betterment of mankind and refused to keep the technology out of the hands of the British or any other nation. For John D. Rockefeller, the engine was nothing less than an existential threat to his vast and lucrative oil empire. As electric lighting began to replace kerosene lamps, Rockefeller’s bottom line depended on the world’s growing thirst for gasoline to power its automobiles and industries.At the outset of this new age of electricity and oil, Europe stood on the precipice of war. Rudolf Diesel grew increasingly concerned about Germany’s rising nationalism and military spending. The inventor was on his way to London to establish a new company that would help Britain improve its failing submarine program when he disappeared.Now, New York Times bestselling author Douglas Brunt reopens the case and provides an astonishing new conclusion about Diesel’s fate. “Equal parts Walter Isaacson and Sherlock Holmes, The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel yanks back the curtain on the greatest caper of the 20th century in this riveting history” (Jay Winik, New York Times bestselling author). \ No newline at end of file +The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I Kindle Edition|by Douglas Brunt (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe hidden history of one of the world’s greatest inventors, a man who disrupted the status quo and then disappeared into thin air on the eve of World War I—this book answers the hundred-year-old mystery of what really became of Rudolf Diesel.September 29, 1913: the steamship Dresden is halfway between Belgium and England. On board is one of the most famous men in the world, Rudolf Diesel, whose new internal combustion engine is on the verge of revolutionizing global industry forever. But Diesel never arrives at his destination. He vanishes during the night and headlines around the world wonder if it was an accident, suicide, or murder.After rising from an impoverished European childhood, Diesel had become a multi-millionaire with his powerful engine that does not require expensive petroleum-based fuel. In doing so, he became not only an international celebrity but also the enemy of two extremely powerful men: Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and John D. Rockefeller, the founder of Standard Oil and the richest man in the world.The Kaiser wanted the engine to power a fleet of submarines that would finally allow him to challenge Great Britain’s Royal Navy. But Diesel had intended for his engine to be used for the betterment of mankind and refused to keep the technology out of the hands of the British or any other nation. For John D. Rockefeller, the engine was nothing less than an existential threat to his vast and lucrative oil empire. As electric lighting began to replace kerosene lamps, Rockefeller’s bottom line depended on the world’s growing thirst for gasoline to power its automobiles and industries.At the outset of this new age of electricity and oil, Europe stood on the precipice of war. Rudolf Diesel grew increasingly concerned about Germany’s rising nationalism and military spending. The inventor was on his way to London to establish a new company that would help Britain improve its failing submarine program when he disappeared.Now, New York Times bestselling author Douglas Brunt reopens the case and provides an astonishing new conclusion about Diesel’s fate. “Equal parts Walter Isaacson and Sherlock Holmes, The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel yanks back the curtain on the greatest caper of the 20th century in this riveting history” (Jay Winik, New York Times bestselling author). \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Napoleon_of_Crime_The_Life_and_Times_of_Adam_Worth_Master_Thief_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Napoleon_of_Crime_The_Life_and_Times_of_Adam_Worth_Master_Thief_Kindle_Edition.txt index 458e1ee5bdadb4cd08e42018b75904a8181b05c4..0622b51432b29814d289f1f72fed9736d10b7791 100644 --- a/bios/The_Napoleon_of_Crime_The_Life_and_Times_of_Adam_Worth_Master_Thief_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Napoleon_of_Crime_The_Life_and_Times_of_Adam_Worth_Master_Thief_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOKFrom the bestselling, acclaimed author of A Spy Among Friends, The Spy and the Traitor, and Rogue Heroes, the vastly entertaining saga of Adam Worth, the most notorious bank thief of Victorian society and the inspiration for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Professor Moriarty.The Victorian era's most infamous and iconic thief, Adam Worth, was known as the Napoleon of Crime. Suave, cunning, and fearless, Worth learned early that the best way to succeed was to steal—and steal he did. Following a strict code of honor, Worth won the respect of Victorian society. He also aroused its fear by becoming a chilling phantom, mingling undetected with the upper classes, whose valuables he brazenly stole. His most celebrated heist: Gainsborough's grand portrait of the Duchess of Devonshire—ancestor of Diana, Princess of Wales—a painting Worth adored and often slept beside for twenty years. With a brilliant and colorful gang, Worth secretly ran operations from New York to London, Paris, and South Africa—until betrayal and a Pinkerton man finally brought him down.Here is a grand, dazzling tour into the gaslit underworld of the nineteenth century, and into the doomed genius of a criminal mastermind. \ No newline at end of file +The Napoleon of Crime: The Life and Times of Adam Worth, Master Thief Kindle Edition|by Ben Macintyre (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOKFrom the bestselling, acclaimed author of A Spy Among Friends, The Spy and the Traitor, and Rogue Heroes, the vastly entertaining saga of Adam Worth, the most notorious bank thief of Victorian society and the inspiration for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Professor Moriarty.The Victorian era's most infamous and iconic thief, Adam Worth, was known as the Napoleon of Crime. Suave, cunning, and fearless, Worth learned early that the best way to succeed was to steal—and steal he did. Following a strict code of honor, Worth won the respect of Victorian society. He also aroused its fear by becoming a chilling phantom, mingling undetected with the upper classes, whose valuables he brazenly stole. His most celebrated heist: Gainsborough's grand portrait of the Duchess of Devonshire—ancestor of Diana, Princess of Wales—a painting Worth adored and often slept beside for twenty years. With a brilliant and colorful gang, Worth secretly ran operations from New York to London, Paris, and South Africa—until betrayal and a Pinkerton man finally brought him down.Here is a grand, dazzling tour into the gaslit underworld of the nineteenth century, and into the doomed genius of a criminal mastermind. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Nazi_Officers_Wife_How_One_Jewish_Woman_Survived_The_Holocaust_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Nazi_Officers_Wife_How_One_Jewish_Woman_Survived_The_Holocaust_Kindle_Edition.txt index a7fc3b0e33f05c3ffab856c977b49e0c364e2686..a2a7a5528ff0c827d2ac8cdcccd2d7e004dd6cc8 100644 --- a/bios/The_Nazi_Officers_Wife_How_One_Jewish_Woman_Survived_The_Holocaust_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Nazi_Officers_Wife_How_One_Jewish_Woman_Survived_The_Holocaust_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|#1 New York Times BestsellerEdith Hahn was an outspoken young woman in Vienna when the Gestapo forced her into a ghetto and then into a slave labor camp. When she returned home months later, she knew she would become a hunted woman and went underground. With the help of a Christian friend, she emerged in Munich as Grete Denner. There she met Werner Vetter, a Nazi Party member who fell in love with her. Despite Edith's protests and even her eventual confession that she was Jewish, he married her and kept her identity a secret.In wrenching detail, Edith recalls a life of constant, almost paralyzing fear. She tells how German officials casually questioned the lineage of her parents; how during childbirth she refused all painkillers, afraid that in an altered state of mind she might reveal something of her past; and how, after her husband was captured by the Soviets, she was bombed out of her house and had to hide while drunken Russian soldiers raped women on the street.Despite the risk it posed to her life, Edith created a remarkable record of survival. She saved every document, as well as photographs she took inside labor camps. Now part of the permanent collection at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., these hundreds of documents, several of which are included in this volume, form the fabric of a gripping new chapter in the history of the Holocaust—complex, troubling, and ultimately triumphant. \ No newline at end of file +The Nazi Officer's Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived The Holocaust Kindle Edition|by Edith H. Beer (Author), Susan Dworkin (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|#1 New York Times BestsellerEdith Hahn was an outspoken young woman in Vienna when the Gestapo forced her into a ghetto and then into a slave labor camp. When she returned home months later, she knew she would become a hunted woman and went underground. With the help of a Christian friend, she emerged in Munich as Grete Denner. There she met Werner Vetter, a Nazi Party member who fell in love with her. Despite Edith's protests and even her eventual confession that she was Jewish, he married her and kept her identity a secret.In wrenching detail, Edith recalls a life of constant, almost paralyzing fear. She tells how German officials casually questioned the lineage of her parents; how during childbirth she refused all painkillers, afraid that in an altered state of mind she might reveal something of her past; and how, after her husband was captured by the Soviets, she was bombed out of her house and had to hide while drunken Russian soldiers raped women on the street.Despite the risk it posed to her life, Edith created a remarkable record of survival. She saved every document, as well as photographs she took inside labor camps. Now part of the permanent collection at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., these hundreds of documents, several of which are included in this volume, form the fabric of a gripping new chapter in the history of the Holocaust—complex, troubling, and ultimately triumphant. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Near_and_the_Dear_Stories_of_Neem_Karoli_Baba_and_His_Devotees_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Near_and_the_Dear_Stories_of_Neem_Karoli_Baba_and_His_Devotees_Kindle_Edition.txt index 181b24dc2b603f9842a58c97b04088836131dd6a..cb009882ebf4b1d53f33b1e61d9dc343668c6d27 100644 --- a/bios/The_Near_and_the_Dear_Stories_of_Neem_Karoli_Baba_and_His_Devotees_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Near_and_the_Dear_Stories_of_Neem_Karoli_Baba_and_His_Devotees_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|As Krishna Das points out in his introduction to The Near and the Dear, "When you read these stories about Maharaj-ji and his devotees you step into a place and a time that is outside the boundaries of your own memories. You meet people whose lives were forever changed by a word or a look from the great Indian saint Neem Karoli Baba."In The Near and The Dear, Dada Mukerjee tells his own story of time spent with Maharaj-ji, and relates stories about other sadhus and devotees who came to be with Neem Karoli Baba. For a little while you spend time in another culture unlike the United States but not unfamiliar, because to be on a spiritual path is a journey of opening the heart wherever you live. Mukerjee helps you discover commonalities with others despite cultural differences. Along with the stories of devotees who came to see Maharaj-ji, you read about how Maharaj-ji gave to each what he needed for his own spiritual journey. Mukerjee shows you the endlessly adaptable Guru working with his followers, not through coercion, intimidation, or fear, but with overwhelming compassion, understanding, and acceptance. You'll find yourself marveling at what you can accomplish when you follow your heart.The book also contains rare photos of Neem Karoli Baba and his devotees. \ No newline at end of file +The Near and the Dear: Stories of Neem Karoli Baba and His Devotees Kindle Edition|by Dada Mukerjee (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|As Krishna Das points out in his introduction to The Near and the Dear, "When you read these stories about Maharaj-ji and his devotees you step into a place and a time that is outside the boundaries of your own memories. You meet people whose lives were forever changed by a word or a look from the great Indian saint Neem Karoli Baba."In The Near and The Dear, Dada Mukerjee tells his own story of time spent with Maharaj-ji, and relates stories about other sadhus and devotees who came to be with Neem Karoli Baba. For a little while you spend time in another culture unlike the United States but not unfamiliar, because to be on a spiritual path is a journey of opening the heart wherever you live. Mukerjee helps you discover commonalities with others despite cultural differences. Along with the stories of devotees who came to see Maharaj-ji, you read about how Maharaj-ji gave to each what he needed for his own spiritual journey. Mukerjee shows you the endlessly adaptable Guru working with his followers, not through coercion, intimidation, or fear, but with overwhelming compassion, understanding, and acceptance. You'll find yourself marveling at what you can accomplish when you follow your heart.The book also contains rare photos of Neem Karoli Baba and his devotees. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Next_Chapter_Making_Peace_with_Hard_Memories_Finding_Hope_All_Around_Me_and_Clearing_Space_for_Good_Things_to_Come_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Next_Chapter_Making_Peace_with_Hard_Memories_Finding_Hope_All_Around_Me_and_Clearing_Space_for_Good_Things_to_Come_Kindle_Edition.txt index 95d8776e7fcb24821f414c0f6b41415e54ed238c..2ae6521ccc8e641e34907dcca96cc2e43f575c73 100644 --- a/bios/The_Next_Chapter_Making_Peace_with_Hard_Memories_Finding_Hope_All_Around_Me_and_Clearing_Space_for_Good_Things_to_Come_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Next_Chapter_Making_Peace_with_Hard_Memories_Finding_Hope_All_Around_Me_and_Clearing_Space_for_Good_Things_to_Come_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NATIONAL BESTSELLERNew York Times bestselling author and country music superstar Jana Kramer reveals how she said goodbye, started again, moved on, and trusted God after her marriage came to a sudden end.The Next Chapter is Jana Kramer’s intimate and moving account about setting her life back on the right path after her sudden divorce. Chronicling the year that follows, Jana relives personal stories of early traumas and past relationships, and with raw honesty she shares topics dear to her heart and music, including hearing God, loving oneself, navigating setbacks, female friendships, grief, and motherhood. As she grapples with questions such as: Am I doing this right? Is this the truest truth? Is there more to life than this? she finds and tells a story of freedom and redemption. Relatable to anyone who has walked a road of change, heartbreak, or grief, readers will be encouraged by the wisdom Jana finds in that distinct and critical transition from chaos to clarity, as she plants seeds for her future to begin the next chapter of her life.Personal and profound, The Next Chapter is about being truly alone for the first time, and the road traveled from heartbreak, pain, and anger to forgiveness, confidence, and peace. \ No newline at end of file +The Next Chapter: Making Peace with Hard Memories, Finding Hope All Around Me, and Clearing Space for Good Things to Come Kindle Edition|by Jana Kramer (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NATIONAL BESTSELLERNew York Times bestselling author and country music superstar Jana Kramer reveals how she said goodbye, started again, moved on, and trusted God after her marriage came to a sudden end.The Next Chapter is Jana Kramer’s intimate and moving account about setting her life back on the right path after her sudden divorce. Chronicling the year that follows, Jana relives personal stories of early traumas and past relationships, and with raw honesty she shares topics dear to her heart and music, including hearing God, loving oneself, navigating setbacks, female friendships, grief, and motherhood. As she grapples with questions such as: Am I doing this right? Is this the truest truth? Is there more to life than this? she finds and tells a story of freedom and redemption. Relatable to anyone who has walked a road of change, heartbreak, or grief, readers will be encouraged by the wisdom Jana finds in that distinct and critical transition from chaos to clarity, as she plants seeds for her future to begin the next chapter of her life.Personal and profound, The Next Chapter is about being truly alone for the first time, and the road traveled from heartbreak, pain, and anger to forgiveness, confidence, and peace. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Nine_Lives_of_Charlotte_Taylor_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Nine_Lives_of_Charlotte_Taylor_Kindle_Edition.txt index f0b22ac5727ee8333020f1b6da36b35166c34ef0..be724937f0dd4a60f97ffa94da2d527f23e80128 100644 --- a/bios/The_Nine_Lives_of_Charlotte_Taylor_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Nine_Lives_of_Charlotte_Taylor_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Charlotte Taylor lived in the front row of history. In 1775, at the young age of twenty, she fled her English country house and boarded a ship to Jamaica with her lover, the family’s black butler. Soon after reaching shore, Charlotte’s lover died of yellow fever, leaving her alone and pregnant in Jamaica. In the sixty-six years that followed, she would find refuge with the Mi’kmaq of what is present-day New Brunswick, have three husbands, nine more children and a lifelong relationship with an aboriginal man. Using a seamless blend of fact and fiction, Charlotte Taylor's great-great-great-granddaughter, Sally Armstrong, reclaims the life of a dauntless and unusual woman and delivers living history with all the drama and sweep of a novel.Excerpt from from The Nine Lives of Charlotte Taylor:“Every summer of my youth, we would travel from the family cottage at Youghall Beach to visit my mother’s extended clan in Tabusintac near the Miramichi River. And at every gathering, just as much as there would be chickens to chase and newly cut hay to leap in, so there would be an ample serving of stories about Charlotte Taylor. . .She was a woman with a “past.” The potboilers about her ran like serials from summer to summer, at weddings and funerals and whenever the clan came together. She wasn’t exactly presented as a gentlewoman, although it was said that she came from an aristocratic family in England. Nor was there much that seemed genteel about the person they always referred to as “old Charlotte.” Words like “lover” and “land grabber” drifted down from the supper table to where we kids sat on the floor. There were whoops of laughter at her indiscretions, followed by sideways glances at us. But for all the stories passed around, it was clear the family still had a powerful respect for a woman long dead. We owed our very existence to her, and the anecdotes the older generation told suggested that their own fortitude and guile were family traits passed down from the ancestral matriarch. For as long as I can remember, I’ve tried to imagine the real life Charlotte Taylor lived and, more, how she ever survived.” \ No newline at end of file +The Nine Lives of Charlotte Taylor Kindle Edition|by Sally Armstrong (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Charlotte Taylor lived in the front row of history. In 1775, at the young age of twenty, she fled her English country house and boarded a ship to Jamaica with her lover, the family’s black butler. Soon after reaching shore, Charlotte’s lover died of yellow fever, leaving her alone and pregnant in Jamaica. In the sixty-six years that followed, she would find refuge with the Mi’kmaq of what is present-day New Brunswick, have three husbands, nine more children and a lifelong relationship with an aboriginal man. Using a seamless blend of fact and fiction, Charlotte Taylor's great-great-great-granddaughter, Sally Armstrong, reclaims the life of a dauntless and unusual woman and delivers living history with all the drama and sweep of a novel.Excerpt from from The Nine Lives of Charlotte Taylor:“Every summer of my youth, we would travel from the family cottage at Youghall Beach to visit my mother’s extended clan in Tabusintac near the Miramichi River. And at every gathering, just as much as there would be chickens to chase and newly cut hay to leap in, so there would be an ample serving of stories about Charlotte Taylor. . .She was a woman with a “past.” The potboilers about her ran like serials from summer to summer, at weddings and funerals and whenever the clan came together. She wasn’t exactly presented as a gentlewoman, although it was said that she came from an aristocratic family in England. Nor was there much that seemed genteel about the person they always referred to as “old Charlotte.” Words like “lover” and “land grabber” drifted down from the supper table to where we kids sat on the floor. There were whoops of laughter at her indiscretions, followed by sideways glances at us. But for all the stories passed around, it was clear the family still had a powerful respect for a woman long dead. We owed our very existence to her, and the anecdotes the older generation told suggested that their own fortitude and guile were family traits passed down from the ancestral matriarch. For as long as I can remember, I’ve tried to imagine the real life Charlotte Taylor lived and, more, how she ever survived.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Ordinary_Turned_Precious_A_Quest_for_Belonging_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Ordinary_Turned_Precious_A_Quest_for_Belonging_Kindle_Edition.txt index bb0889baaa324f0bfd450a1f6f5661825d0bb2fa..a7e9045950ee5cc2d0ed6a1e6afa0660c0b4c224 100644 --- a/bios/The_Ordinary_Turned_Precious_A_Quest_for_Belonging_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Ordinary_Turned_Precious_A_Quest_for_Belonging_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|This is one woman’s story on the universal quest for belonging, and the power of human resilience in finding meaning on the journey. This is a story of courage, self-discovery, and meaning-making. In these pages, readers will find a reflection of their own journey, as they navigate the delicate tension of multiple truths coexisting and finding themselves in between all the spaces to which they belong.Roselle's migration to Canada as a young adolescent would yield a profound bifurcation of her very identity: too Indian for the new place, and over time, too Canadian to be fully Indian again. By the time she is 23, she yearns to belong fully to one place, and in vain has attempted to sever her ties to the parts of herself that are rooted in the old country, all the things that make her bad and unbelonged, paradoxically less than and too much. When she is faced with the loss of connection to her beloved Papa – a symbol for the rupture of her connection from her roots – Roselle is compelled to face her grief through a journey of self-discovery and mending.In this odyssey that spans a decade, Roselle (re)connects with her roots, finding meaning and her sense of belonging. This is a story of love and self-reclamation, where each step echoes the resilience of a heartbeat. Through each return to the embrace of her ancestral soil, Roselle uncovers new layers of herself, delicately peeling away the scars of old wounds. She is the bridge between two worlds.As a woman who lives in the space between here and there, then and now, herself and the world, Roselle explores the tension of spaces in which multiple truths can coexist, where histories collide, and generations connect. With bracing honesty and vulnerability reminiscent of Roxane Gay's Hunger and Charlotte Gill's Almost Brown, Roselle explores the life experiences that have shaped who she is in the world. The Ordinary Turned Precious brings readers along on Roselle’s journey of emerging, not as a fragmented being torn between two worlds, but as something precious woven with the golden threads of what it means to know who you are, and where you come from: to know where you belong. \ No newline at end of file +The Ordinary Turned Precious: A Quest for Belonging Kindle Edition|by Roselle Gonsalves (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|This is one woman’s story on the universal quest for belonging, and the power of human resilience in finding meaning on the journey. This is a story of courage, self-discovery, and meaning-making. In these pages, readers will find a reflection of their own journey, as they navigate the delicate tension of multiple truths coexisting and finding themselves in between all the spaces to which they belong.Roselle's migration to Canada as a young adolescent would yield a profound bifurcation of her very identity: too Indian for the new place, and over time, too Canadian to be fully Indian again. By the time she is 23, she yearns to belong fully to one place, and in vain has attempted to sever her ties to the parts of herself that are rooted in the old country, all the things that make her bad and unbelonged, paradoxically less than and too much. When she is faced with the loss of connection to her beloved Papa – a symbol for the rupture of her connection from her roots – Roselle is compelled to face her grief through a journey of self-discovery and mending.In this odyssey that spans a decade, Roselle (re)connects with her roots, finding meaning and her sense of belonging. This is a story of love and self-reclamation, where each step echoes the resilience of a heartbeat. Through each return to the embrace of her ancestral soil, Roselle uncovers new layers of herself, delicately peeling away the scars of old wounds. She is the bridge between two worlds.As a woman who lives in the space between here and there, then and now, herself and the world, Roselle explores the tension of spaces in which multiple truths can coexist, where histories collide, and generations connect. With bracing honesty and vulnerability reminiscent of Roxane Gay's Hunger and Charlotte Gill's Almost Brown, Roselle explores the life experiences that have shaped who she is in the world. The Ordinary Turned Precious brings readers along on Roselle’s journey of emerging, not as a fragmented being torn between two worlds, but as something precious woven with the golden threads of what it means to know who you are, and where you come from: to know where you belong. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Other_Dickens_A_Life_of_Catherine_Hogarth_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Other_Dickens_A_Life_of_Catherine_Hogarth_Kindle_Edition.txt index ed54c7afbacafec5e0641927c7fdf94b18e627c3..39a5e02350e946356822f424803f34d1a0719c06 100644 --- a/bios/The_Other_Dickens_A_Life_of_Catherine_Hogarth_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Other_Dickens_A_Life_of_Catherine_Hogarth_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Catherine Hogarth, who came from a cultured Scots family, married Charles Dickens in 1836, the same year he began serializing his first novel. Together they traveled widely, entertained frequently, and raised ten children. In 1858, the celebrated writer pressured Catherine to leave their home, unjustly alleging that she was mentally disordered—unfit and unloved as wife and mother. Constructing a plotline nearly as powerful as his stories of Scrooge and Little Nell, Dickens created the image of his wife as a depressed and uninteresting figure, using two of her three sisters against her, by measuring her presumed weaknesses against their strengths. This self-serving fiction is still widely accepted.In the first comprehensive biography of Catherine Dickens, Lillian Nayder debunks this tale in retelling it, wresting away from the famous novelist the power to shape his wife's story. Nayder demonstrates that the Dickenses' marriage was long a happy one; more important, she shows that the figure we know only as "Mrs. Charles Dickens" was also a daughter, sister, and friend, a loving mother and grandmother, a capable household manager, and an intelligent person whose company was valued and sought by a wide circle of women and men.Making use of the Dickenses' banking records and legal papers as well as their correspondence with friends and family members, Nayder challenges the long-standing view of Catherine Dickens and offers unparalleled insights into the relations among the four Hogarth sisters, reclaiming those cherished by the famous novelist as Catherine's own and illuminating her special bond with her youngest sister, Helen, her staunchest ally during the marital breakdown. Drawing on little-known, unpublished material and forcing Catherine's husband from center stage, The Other Dickens revolutionizes our perception of the Dickens family dynamic, illuminates the legal and emotional ambiguities of Catherine's position as a "single" wife, and deepens our understanding of what it meant to be a woman in the Victorian age. \ No newline at end of file +The Other Dickens: A Life of Catherine Hogarth Kindle Edition|by Lillian Nayder (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Catherine Hogarth, who came from a cultured Scots family, married Charles Dickens in 1836, the same year he began serializing his first novel. Together they traveled widely, entertained frequently, and raised ten children. In 1858, the celebrated writer pressured Catherine to leave their home, unjustly alleging that she was mentally disordered—unfit and unloved as wife and mother. Constructing a plotline nearly as powerful as his stories of Scrooge and Little Nell, Dickens created the image of his wife as a depressed and uninteresting figure, using two of her three sisters against her, by measuring her presumed weaknesses against their strengths. This self-serving fiction is still widely accepted.In the first comprehensive biography of Catherine Dickens, Lillian Nayder debunks this tale in retelling it, wresting away from the famous novelist the power to shape his wife's story. Nayder demonstrates that the Dickenses' marriage was long a happy one; more important, she shows that the figure we know only as "Mrs. Charles Dickens" was also a daughter, sister, and friend, a loving mother and grandmother, a capable household manager, and an intelligent person whose company was valued and sought by a wide circle of women and men.Making use of the Dickenses' banking records and legal papers as well as their correspondence with friends and family members, Nayder challenges the long-standing view of Catherine Dickens and offers unparalleled insights into the relations among the four Hogarth sisters, reclaiming those cherished by the famous novelist as Catherine's own and illuminating her special bond with her youngest sister, Helen, her staunchest ally during the marital breakdown. Drawing on little-known, unpublished material and forcing Catherine's husband from center stage, The Other Dickens revolutionizes our perception of the Dickens family dynamic, illuminates the legal and emotional ambiguities of Catherine's position as a "single" wife, and deepens our understanding of what it meant to be a woman in the Victorian age. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Other_Wes_Moore_One_Name_Two_Fates_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Other_Wes_Moore_One_Name_Two_Fates_Kindle_Edition.txt index 7e1b5462d87ca2e4310319a6771be7023daf2dc6..fe5b03a25e2cc56e34631b474288841eec6f0166 100644 --- a/bios/The_Other_Wes_Moore_One_Name_Two_Fates_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Other_Wes_Moore_One_Name_Two_Fates_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the governor of Maryland, the “compassionate” (People), “startling” (Baltimore Sun), “moving” (Chicago Tribune) true story of two kids with the same name from the city: One went on to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated combat veteran, White House Fellow, and business leader. The other is serving a life sentence in prison. Selected by Stephen Curry as his “Underrated” Book Club Pick with LiteratiThe chilling truth is that his story could have been mine. The tragedy is that my story could have been his.In December 2000, the Baltimore Sun ran a small piece about Wes Moore, a local student who had just received a Rhodes Scholarship. The same paper also ran a series of articles about four young men who had allegedly killed a police officer in a spectacularly botched armed robbery. The police were still hunting for two of the suspects who had gone on the lam, a pair of brothers. One was named Wes Moore. Wes just couldn’t shake off the unsettling coincidence, or the inkling that the two shared much more than space in the same newspaper. After following the story of the robbery, the manhunt, and the trial to its conclusion, he wrote a letter to the other Wes, now a convicted murderer serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole. His letter tentatively asked the questions that had been haunting him: Who are you? How did this happen?That letter led to a correspondence and relationship that have lasted for several years. Over dozens of letters and prison visits, Wes discovered that the other Wes had had a life not unlike his own: Both had had difficult childhoods, both were fatherless; they’d hung out on similar corners with similar crews, and both had run into trouble with the police. At each stage of their young lives they had come across similar moments of decision, yet their choices would lead them to astonishingly different destinies.Told in alternating dramatic narratives that take readers from heart-wrenching losses to moments of surprising redemption, The Other Wes Moore tells the story of a generation of boys trying to find their way in a hostile world. \ No newline at end of file +The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates Kindle Edition|by Wes Moore (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the governor of Maryland, the “compassionate” (People), “startling” (Baltimore Sun), “moving” (Chicago Tribune) true story of two kids with the same name from the city: One went on to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated combat veteran, White House Fellow, and business leader. The other is serving a life sentence in prison. Selected by Stephen Curry as his “Underrated” Book Club Pick with LiteratiThe chilling truth is that his story could have been mine. The tragedy is that my story could have been his.In December 2000, the Baltimore Sun ran a small piece about Wes Moore, a local student who had just received a Rhodes Scholarship. The same paper also ran a series of articles about four young men who had allegedly killed a police officer in a spectacularly botched armed robbery. The police were still hunting for two of the suspects who had gone on the lam, a pair of brothers. One was named Wes Moore. Wes just couldn’t shake off the unsettling coincidence, or the inkling that the two shared much more than space in the same newspaper. After following the story of the robbery, the manhunt, and the trial to its conclusion, he wrote a letter to the other Wes, now a convicted murderer serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole. His letter tentatively asked the questions that had been haunting him: Who are you? How did this happen?That letter led to a correspondence and relationship that have lasted for several years. Over dozens of letters and prison visits, Wes discovered that the other Wes had had a life not unlike his own: Both had had difficult childhoods, both were fatherless; they’d hung out on similar corners with similar crews, and both had run into trouble with the police. At each stage of their young lives they had come across similar moments of decision, yet their choices would lead them to astonishingly different destinies.Told in alternating dramatic narratives that take readers from heart-wrenching losses to moments of surprising redemption, The Other Wes Moore tells the story of a generation of boys trying to find their way in a hostile world. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Palace_Papers_Inside_the_House_of_Windsor____the_Truth_and_the_Turmoil_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Palace_Papers_Inside_the_House_of_Windsor____the_Truth_and_the_Turmoil_Kindle_Edition.txt index 0220af57495a8dc920ec1d641bf84d05a9815ea8..ae97506f45d59331ea6a2711ea435e126d35b913 100644 --- a/bios/The_Palace_Papers_Inside_the_House_of_Windsor____the_Truth_and_the_Turmoil_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Palace_Papers_Inside_the_House_of_Windsor____the_Truth_and_the_Turmoil_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The riveting inside story of the British royal family since the death of Princess Diana, from the Queen’s tightening grip to the defection of Harry and Meghan—by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Diana Chronicles"Never again," became Queen Elizabeth II's mantra shortly after Diana's death. More specifically, there could never be "another Diana"—a member of the family whose global popularity upstaged, outshone, and posed an existential threat to the British monarchy. Picking up where The Diana Chronicles left off, The Palace Papers reveals how the royal family reinvented itself after the traumatic years when Diana's blazing celebrity ripped through the House of Windsor like a comet. Tina Brown takes readers on a tour de force journey that shows the Queen's stoic resolve as she coped with the passing of Princess Margaret, the Queen Mother, and her partner for seven decades, Prince Philip, and triumphed in her Jubilee years even as the family dramas raged around her. She explores Prince Charles's determination to make Camilla his queen, the tension between two princes on "different paths," the ascendance of the resolute Kate Middleton, the disturbing allegations surrounding Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein, and Harry and Meghan's stunning decision to "step back" as senior royals. Despite the fragile monarchy's best efforts, "never again" seems fast approaching. Full of powerful revelations, nuanced details, and searing insight, The Palace Papers will irrevocably change how the world perceives and understands the royal family. \ No newline at end of file +The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor--the Truth and the Turmoil Kindle Edition|by Random House (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The riveting inside story of the British royal family since the death of Princess Diana, from the Queen’s tightening grip to the defection of Harry and Meghan—by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Diana Chronicles"Never again," became Queen Elizabeth II's mantra shortly after Diana's death. More specifically, there could never be "another Diana"—a member of the family whose global popularity upstaged, outshone, and posed an existential threat to the British monarchy. Picking up where The Diana Chronicles left off, The Palace Papers reveals how the royal family reinvented itself after the traumatic years when Diana's blazing celebrity ripped through the House of Windsor like a comet. Tina Brown takes readers on a tour de force journey that shows the Queen's stoic resolve as she coped with the passing of Princess Margaret, the Queen Mother, and her partner for seven decades, Prince Philip, and triumphed in her Jubilee years even as the family dramas raged around her. She explores Prince Charles's determination to make Camilla his queen, the tension between two princes on "different paths," the ascendance of the resolute Kate Middleton, the disturbing allegations surrounding Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein, and Harry and Meghan's stunning decision to "step back" as senior royals. Despite the fragile monarchy's best efforts, "never again" seems fast approaching. Full of powerful revelations, nuanced details, and searing insight, The Palace Papers will irrevocably change how the world perceives and understands the royal family. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Parts_We_Dont_Talk_About!_My_life_as_a_Doctor_Patient_&_Caregiver_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Parts_We_Dont_Talk_About!_My_life_as_a_Doctor_Patient_&_Caregiver_Kindle_Edition.txt index 407940279a16c7280d016194ef348dac8dcb4f75..bcb1e5afe008412ea12e8f461ee191996d9c88bf 100644 --- a/bios/The_Parts_We_Dont_Talk_About!_My_life_as_a_Doctor_Patient_&_Caregiver_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Parts_We_Dont_Talk_About!_My_life_as_a_Doctor_Patient_&_Caregiver_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Have you ever felt the weight of the world on your shoulders, only to realize that the real battle is within?In a world where "No" was an all too familiar refrain, where biases lurked in every corner of her medical training, and where the journey of motherhood intertwined with the challenges of her disease, Dr. Simarta's story is one of remarkable tenacity. "The Parts We Don't Talk About!" is not just about enduring life's trials; it's about conquering them.This book delves deeply into the trenches of living a dual life under the radar - one of a doctor and one of a patient, showcasing the mental fortitude required to handle both roles. As she faces failures, biases, and the physical challenges of MS head-on, Dr. Simarta breaks her silence.Being not just an inspiring memoir, this book also teaches how you can overcome the challenges of parenting and chronic disease as Dr. Simarta shares her six secrets and step-by-step guide to get there.A tale of immense determination, "The Parts We Don't Talk About" is a testament to the human spirit's indomitable will, illustrating that in the face of adversity, one can not only survive but can emerge stronger, wiser, and more resilient than ever before… Ultimately, thriving!Get your copy of “The Parts We Don't Talk About!” today and discover a beacon of hope, perseverance, enduring strength, and life lessons you can use now!Dr. Simarta Brennan-Prescod is a board-certified primary care doctor in St. Petersburg, Florida. Her background is in internal medicine, nephrology, and hypertensive care. \ No newline at end of file +The Parts We Don't Talk About!: My life as a Doctor, Patient, & Caregiver Kindle Edition|by Simarta Brennan Prescod (Author), Mitar Stjepcevic (Illustrator), Celina De Leon (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition|Have you ever felt the weight of the world on your shoulders, only to realize that the real battle is within?In a world where "No" was an all too familiar refrain, where biases lurked in every corner of her medical training, and where the journey of motherhood intertwined with the challenges of her disease, Dr. Simarta's story is one of remarkable tenacity. "The Parts We Don't Talk About!" is not just about enduring life's trials; it's about conquering them.This book delves deeply into the trenches of living a dual life under the radar - one of a doctor and one of a patient, showcasing the mental fortitude required to handle both roles. As she faces failures, biases, and the physical challenges of MS head-on, Dr. Simarta breaks her silence.Being not just an inspiring memoir, this book also teaches how you can overcome the challenges of parenting and chronic disease as Dr. Simarta shares her six secrets and step-by-step guide to get there.A tale of immense determination, "The Parts We Don't Talk About" is a testament to the human spirit's indomitable will, illustrating that in the face of adversity, one can not only survive but can emerge stronger, wiser, and more resilient than ever before… Ultimately, thriving!Get your copy of “The Parts We Don't Talk About!” today and discover a beacon of hope, perseverance, enduring strength, and life lessons you can use now!Dr. Simarta Brennan-Prescod is a board-certified primary care doctor in St. Petersburg, Florida. Her background is in internal medicine, nephrology, and hypertensive care. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Passage_of_Power_The_Years_of_Lyndon_Johnson_IV_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Passage_of_Power_The_Years_of_Lyndon_Johnson_IV_Kindle_Edition.txt index c43da604a0d38203d696fd8d6773d39db817b11e..b4c2bafa94806a6e5be1738b476155b13c26672c 100644 --- a/bios/The_Passage_of_Power_The_Years_of_Lyndon_Johnson_IV_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Passage_of_Power_The_Years_of_Lyndon_Johnson_IV_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE, THE MARK LYNTON HISTORY PRIZE, THE AMERICAN HISTORY BOOK PRIZEBook Four of Robert A. Caro’s monumental The Years of Lyndon Johnson displays all the narrative energy and illuminating insight that led the Times of London to acclaim it as “one of the truly great political biographies of the modern age. A masterpiece.”The Passage of Power follows Lyndon Johnson through both the most frustrating and the most triumphant periods of his career—1958 to1964. It is a time that would see him trade the extraordinary power he had created for himself as Senate Majority Leader for what became the wretched powerlessness of a Vice President in an administration that disdained and distrusted him. Yet it was, as well, the time in which the presidency, the goal he had always pursued, would be thrust upon him in the moment it took an assassin’s bullet to reach its mark.By 1958, as Johnson began to maneuver for the presidency, he was known as one of the most brilliant politicians of his time, the greatest Senate Leader in our history. But the 1960 nomination would go to the young senator from Massachusetts, John F. Kennedy. Caro gives us an unparalleled account of the machinations behind both the nomination and Kennedy’s decision to offer Johnson the vice presidency, revealing the extent of Robert Kennedy’s efforts to force Johnson off the ticket. With the consummate skill of a master storyteller, he exposes the savage animosity between Johnson and Kennedy’s younger brother, portraying one of America’s great political feuds. Yet Robert Kennedy’s overt contempt for Johnson was only part of the burden of humiliation and isolation he bore as Vice President. With a singular understanding of Johnson’s heart and mind, Caro describes what it was like for this mighty politician to find himself altogether powerless in a world in which power is the crucial commodity. For the first time, in Caro’s breathtakingly vivid narrative, we see the Kennedy assassination through Lyndon Johnson’s eyes. We watch Johnson step into the presidency, inheriting a staff fiercely loyal to his slain predecessor; a Congress determined to retain its power over the executive branch; and a nation in shock and mourning. We see how within weeks—grasping the reins of the presidency with supreme mastery—he propels through Congress essential legislation that at the time of Kennedy’s death seemed hopelessly logjammed and seizes on a dormant Kennedy program to create the revolutionary War on Poverty. Caro makes clear how the political genius with which Johnson had ruled the Senate now enabled him to make the presidency wholly his own. This was without doubt Johnson’s finest hour, before his aspirations and accomplishments were overshadowed and eroded by the trap of Vietnam.In its exploration of this pivotal period in Johnson’s life—and in the life of the nation—The Passage of Power is not only the story of how he surmounted unprecedented obstacles in order to fulfill the highest purpose of the presidency but is, as well, a revelation of both the pragmatic potential in the presidency and what can be accomplished when the chief executive has the vision and determination to move beyond the pragmatic and initiate programs designed to transform a nation. It is an epic story told with a depth of detail possible only through the peerless research that forms the foundation of Robert Caro’s work, confirming Nicholas von Hoffman’s verdict that “Caro has changed the art of political biography.” \ No newline at end of file +The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson IV Kindle Edition|by Robert A. Caro (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE, THE MARK LYNTON HISTORY PRIZE, THE AMERICAN HISTORY BOOK PRIZEBook Four of Robert A. Caro’s monumental The Years of Lyndon Johnson displays all the narrative energy and illuminating insight that led the Times of London to acclaim it as “one of the truly great political biographies of the modern age. A masterpiece.”The Passage of Power follows Lyndon Johnson through both the most frustrating and the most triumphant periods of his career—1958 to1964. It is a time that would see him trade the extraordinary power he had created for himself as Senate Majority Leader for what became the wretched powerlessness of a Vice President in an administration that disdained and distrusted him. Yet it was, as well, the time in which the presidency, the goal he had always pursued, would be thrust upon him in the moment it took an assassin’s bullet to reach its mark.By 1958, as Johnson began to maneuver for the presidency, he was known as one of the most brilliant politicians of his time, the greatest Senate Leader in our history. But the 1960 nomination would go to the young senator from Massachusetts, John F. Kennedy. Caro gives us an unparalleled account of the machinations behind both the nomination and Kennedy’s decision to offer Johnson the vice presidency, revealing the extent of Robert Kennedy’s efforts to force Johnson off the ticket. With the consummate skill of a master storyteller, he exposes the savage animosity between Johnson and Kennedy’s younger brother, portraying one of America’s great political feuds. Yet Robert Kennedy’s overt contempt for Johnson was only part of the burden of humiliation and isolation he bore as Vice President. With a singular understanding of Johnson’s heart and mind, Caro describes what it was like for this mighty politician to find himself altogether powerless in a world in which power is the crucial commodity. For the first time, in Caro’s breathtakingly vivid narrative, we see the Kennedy assassination through Lyndon Johnson’s eyes. We watch Johnson step into the presidency, inheriting a staff fiercely loyal to his slain predecessor; a Congress determined to retain its power over the executive branch; and a nation in shock and mourning. We see how within weeks—grasping the reins of the presidency with supreme mastery—he propels through Congress essential legislation that at the time of Kennedy’s death seemed hopelessly logjammed and seizes on a dormant Kennedy program to create the revolutionary War on Poverty. Caro makes clear how the political genius with which Johnson had ruled the Senate now enabled him to make the presidency wholly his own. This was without doubt Johnson’s finest hour, before his aspirations and accomplishments were overshadowed and eroded by the trap of Vietnam.In its exploration of this pivotal period in Johnson’s life—and in the life of the nation—The Passage of Power is not only the story of how he surmounted unprecedented obstacles in order to fulfill the highest purpose of the presidency but is, as well, a revelation of both the pragmatic potential in the presidency and what can be accomplished when the chief executive has the vision and determination to move beyond the pragmatic and initiate programs designed to transform a nation. It is an epic story told with a depth of detail possible only through the peerless research that forms the foundation of Robert Caro’s work, confirming Nicholas von Hoffman’s verdict that “Caro has changed the art of political biography.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Pat_Conroy_Cookbook_Recipes_and_Stories_of_My_Life_(Random_House_Large_Print_Biography)_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Pat_Conroy_Cookbook_Recipes_and_Stories_of_My_Life_(Random_House_Large_Print_Biography)_Kindle_Edition.txt index 9b67ddd4d959faa6d9a118e7b441c928bcd00977..e2a00b8858348655ed0e9b7fcd4d73cdd95abdc9 100644 --- a/bios/The_Pat_Conroy_Cookbook_Recipes_and_Stories_of_My_Life_(Random_House_Large_Print_Biography)_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Pat_Conroy_Cookbook_Recipes_and_Stories_of_My_Life_(Random_House_Large_Print_Biography)_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|America’s favorite storyteller, Pat Conroy, is back with a unique cookbook that only he could conceive. Delighting us with tales of his passion for cooking and good food and the people, places, and great meals he has experienced, Conroy mixes them together with mouthwatering recipes from the Deep South and the world beyond.It all started thirty years ago with a chance purchase of The Escoffier Cookbook, an unlikely and daunting introduction for the beginner. But Conroy was more than up to the task. He set out with unwavering determination to learn the basics of French cooking—stocks and dough—and moved swiftly on to veal demi-glace and pâte brisée. With the help of his culinary accomplice, Suzanne Williamson Pollak, Conroy mastered the dishes of his beloved South as well as the cuisine he has savored in places as far away from home as Paris, Rome, and San Francisco.Each chapter opens with a story told with the inimitable brio of the author. We see Conroy in New Orleans celebrating his triumphant novel The Prince of Tides at a new restaurant where there is a contretemps with its hardworking young owner/chef—years later he discovered the earnest young chef was none other than Emeril Lagasse; we accompany Pat and his wife on their honeymoon in Italy and wander with him, wonderstruck, through the markets of Umbria and Rome; we learn how a dinner with his fighter-pilot father was preceded by the Great Santini himself acting out a perilous night flight that would become the last chapters of one of his son’s most beloved novels. These tales and more are followed by corresponding recipes—from Breakfast Shrimp and Grits and Sweet Potato Rolls to Pappardelle with Prosciutto and Chestnuts and Beefsteak Florentine to Peppered Peaches and Creme Brulee. A master storyteller and passionate cook, Conroy believes that “A recipe is a story that ends with a good meal.”“This book is the story of my life as it relates to the subject of food. It is my autobiography in food and meals and restaurants and countries far and near. Let me take you to a restaurant on the Left Bank of Paris that I found when writing The Lords of Discipline. There are meals I ate in Rome while writing The Prince of Tides that ache in my memory when I resurrect them. There is a shrimp dish I ate in an elegant English restaurant, where Cuban cigars were passed out to all the gentlemen in the room after dinner, that I can taste on my palate as I write this. There is barbecue and its variations in the South, and the subject is a holy one to me. I write of truffles in the Dordogne Valley in France, cilantro in Bangkok, catfish in Alabama, scuppernong in South Carolina, Chinese food from my years in San Francisco, and white asparagus from the first meal my agent took me to in New York City. Let me tell you about the fabulous things I have eaten in my life, the story of the food I have encountered along the way. . . ” \ No newline at end of file +The Pat Conroy Cookbook: Recipes and Stories of My Life (Random House Large Print Biography) Kindle Edition|by Pat Conroy (Author), Suzanne Williamson Pollak (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|America’s favorite storyteller, Pat Conroy, is back with a unique cookbook that only he could conceive. Delighting us with tales of his passion for cooking and good food and the people, places, and great meals he has experienced, Conroy mixes them together with mouthwatering recipes from the Deep South and the world beyond.It all started thirty years ago with a chance purchase of The Escoffier Cookbook, an unlikely and daunting introduction for the beginner. But Conroy was more than up to the task. He set out with unwavering determination to learn the basics of French cooking—stocks and dough—and moved swiftly on to veal demi-glace and pâte brisée. With the help of his culinary accomplice, Suzanne Williamson Pollak, Conroy mastered the dishes of his beloved South as well as the cuisine he has savored in places as far away from home as Paris, Rome, and San Francisco.Each chapter opens with a story told with the inimitable brio of the author. We see Conroy in New Orleans celebrating his triumphant novel The Prince of Tides at a new restaurant where there is a contretemps with its hardworking young owner/chef—years later he discovered the earnest young chef was none other than Emeril Lagasse; we accompany Pat and his wife on their honeymoon in Italy and wander with him, wonderstruck, through the markets of Umbria and Rome; we learn how a dinner with his fighter-pilot father was preceded by the Great Santini himself acting out a perilous night flight that would become the last chapters of one of his son’s most beloved novels. These tales and more are followed by corresponding recipes—from Breakfast Shrimp and Grits and Sweet Potato Rolls to Pappardelle with Prosciutto and Chestnuts and Beefsteak Florentine to Peppered Peaches and Creme Brulee. A master storyteller and passionate cook, Conroy believes that “A recipe is a story that ends with a good meal.”“This book is the story of my life as it relates to the subject of food. It is my autobiography in food and meals and restaurants and countries far and near. Let me take you to a restaurant on the Left Bank of Paris that I found when writing The Lords of Discipline. There are meals I ate in Rome while writing The Prince of Tides that ache in my memory when I resurrect them. There is a shrimp dish I ate in an elegant English restaurant, where Cuban cigars were passed out to all the gentlemen in the room after dinner, that I can taste on my palate as I write this. There is barbecue and its variations in the South, and the subject is a holy one to me. I write of truffles in the Dordogne Valley in France, cilantro in Bangkok, catfish in Alabama, scuppernong in South Carolina, Chinese food from my years in San Francisco, and white asparagus from the first meal my agent took me to in New York City. Let me tell you about the fabulous things I have eaten in my life, the story of the food I have encountered along the way. . . ” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Patriarch_The_Remarkable_Life_and_Turbulent_Times_of_Joseph_P_Kennedy_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Patriarch_The_Remarkable_Life_and_Turbulent_Times_of_Joseph_P_Kennedy_Kindle_Edition.txt index 6da78bfb3e53ebe4786ca6061bed3169ee078f99..01692a1221a966f2085ad7da71323ef25510ddff 100644 --- a/bios/The_Patriarch_The_Remarkable_Life_and_Turbulent_Times_of_Joseph_P_Kennedy_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Patriarch_The_Remarkable_Life_and_Turbulent_Times_of_Joseph_P_Kennedy_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|2013 Pulitzer Prize FinalistNew York Times Ten Best Books of 2012“Riveting…The Patriarch is a book hard to put down.” – Christopher Buckley, The New York Times Book ReviewIn this magisterial new work The Patriarch, the celebrated historian David Nasaw tells the full story of Joseph P. Kennedy, the founder of the twentieth century's most famous political dynasty. Nasaw—the only biographer granted unrestricted access to the Joseph P. Kennedy papers in the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library—tracks Kennedy's astonishing passage from East Boston outsider to supreme Washington insider. Kennedy's seemingly limitless ambition drove his career to the pinnacles of success as a banker, World War I shipyard manager, Hollywood studio head, broker, Wall Street operator, New Deal presidential adviser, and founding chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. His astounding fall from grace into ignominy did not come until the years leading up to and following America's entry into the Second World War, when the antiwar position he took as the first Irish American ambassador to London made him the subject of White House ire and popular distaste.The Patriarch is a story not only of one of the twentieth century's wealthiest and most powerful Americans, but also of the family he raised and the children who completed the journey he had begun. Of the many roles Kennedy held, that of father was most dear to him. The tragedies that befell his family marked his final years with unspeakable suffering.The Patriarch looks beyond the popularly held portrait of Kennedy to answer the many questions about his life, times, and legacy that have continued to haunt the historical record. Was Joseph P. Kennedy an appeaser and isolationist, an anti-Semite and a Nazi sympathizer, a stock swindler, a bootlegger, and a colleague of mobsters? What was the nature of his relationship with his wife, Rose? Why did he have his daughter Rosemary lobotomized? Why did he oppose the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, the Korean War, and American assistance to the French in Vietnam? What was his relationship to J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI? Did he push his second son into politics and then buy his elections for him?In this pioneering biography, Nasaw draws on never-before-published materials from archives on three continents and interviews with Kennedy family members and friends to tell the life story of a man who participated in the major events of his times: the booms and busts, the Depression and the New Deal, two world wars and a cold war, and the birth of the New Frontier. In studying Kennedy's life, we relive with him the history of the American Century. \ No newline at end of file +The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy Kindle Edition|by David Nasaw (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|2013 Pulitzer Prize FinalistNew York Times Ten Best Books of 2012“Riveting…The Patriarch is a book hard to put down.” – Christopher Buckley, The New York Times Book ReviewIn this magisterial new work The Patriarch, the celebrated historian David Nasaw tells the full story of Joseph P. Kennedy, the founder of the twentieth century's most famous political dynasty. Nasaw—the only biographer granted unrestricted access to the Joseph P. Kennedy papers in the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library—tracks Kennedy's astonishing passage from East Boston outsider to supreme Washington insider. Kennedy's seemingly limitless ambition drove his career to the pinnacles of success as a banker, World War I shipyard manager, Hollywood studio head, broker, Wall Street operator, New Deal presidential adviser, and founding chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. His astounding fall from grace into ignominy did not come until the years leading up to and following America's entry into the Second World War, when the antiwar position he took as the first Irish American ambassador to London made him the subject of White House ire and popular distaste.The Patriarch is a story not only of one of the twentieth century's wealthiest and most powerful Americans, but also of the family he raised and the children who completed the journey he had begun. Of the many roles Kennedy held, that of father was most dear to him. The tragedies that befell his family marked his final years with unspeakable suffering.The Patriarch looks beyond the popularly held portrait of Kennedy to answer the many questions about his life, times, and legacy that have continued to haunt the historical record. Was Joseph P. Kennedy an appeaser and isolationist, an anti-Semite and a Nazi sympathizer, a stock swindler, a bootlegger, and a colleague of mobsters? What was the nature of his relationship with his wife, Rose? Why did he have his daughter Rosemary lobotomized? Why did he oppose the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, the Korean War, and American assistance to the French in Vietnam? What was his relationship to J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI? Did he push his second son into politics and then buy his elections for him?In this pioneering biography, Nasaw draws on never-before-published materials from archives on three continents and interviews with Kennedy family members and friends to tell the life story of a man who participated in the major events of his times: the booms and busts, the Depression and the New Deal, two world wars and a cold war, and the birth of the New Frontier. In studying Kennedy's life, we relive with him the history of the American Century. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Perfect_Storm_A_True_Story_of_Men_Against_the_Sea_Media_tie__in_Edition_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Perfect_Storm_A_True_Story_of_Men_Against_the_Sea_Media_tie__in_Edition_Kindle_Edition.txt index 102ec2b6b06b55389aa220d91dcc67f132df94db..00d482d5f3a75404ebaeff49bfc9f189543b9f12 100644 --- a/bios/The_Perfect_Storm_A_True_Story_of_Men_Against_the_Sea_Media_tie__in_Edition_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Perfect_Storm_A_True_Story_of_Men_Against_the_Sea_Media_tie__in_Edition_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|"There is nothing imaginary about Junger's book; it is all terrifyingly, awesomely real." —Los Angeles TimesIt was the storm of the century, boasting waves over one hundred feet high—a tempest created by so rare a combination of factors that meteorologists deemed it "the perfect storm." In a book that has become a classic, Sebastian Junger explores the history of the fishing industry, the science of storms, and the candid accounts of the people whose lives the storm touched. The Perfect Storm is a real-life thriller that makes us feel like we've been caught, helpless, in the grip of a force of nature beyond our understanding or control.Winner of the American Library Association's 1998 Alex Award. \ No newline at end of file +The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea Media tie-in Edition, Kindle Edition|by Sebastian Junger (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|"There is nothing imaginary about Junger's book; it is all terrifyingly, awesomely real." —Los Angeles TimesIt was the storm of the century, boasting waves over one hundred feet high—a tempest created by so rare a combination of factors that meteorologists deemed it "the perfect storm." In a book that has become a classic, Sebastian Junger explores the history of the fishing industry, the science of storms, and the candid accounts of the people whose lives the storm touched. The Perfect Storm is a real-life thriller that makes us feel like we've been caught, helpless, in the grip of a force of nature beyond our understanding or control.Winner of the American Library Association's 1998 Alex Award. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Physics_Book_Big_Ideas_Simply_Explained_(DK_Big_Ideas)_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Physics_Book_Big_Ideas_Simply_Explained_(DK_Big_Ideas)_Kindle_Edition.txt index 92e1a561b94dae27e852459227a5043e60e151aa..87684272a88a0230c1449dae09c882c5db93a4c4 100644 --- a/bios/The_Physics_Book_Big_Ideas_Simply_Explained_(DK_Big_Ideas)_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Physics_Book_Big_Ideas_Simply_Explained_(DK_Big_Ideas)_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Learn about the Big Bang theory, astrophysics and gravity in The Physics Book.Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Physics in this overview guide to the subject, brilliant for beginners looking to learn and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The Physics Book brings a fresh and vibrant take on the topic through eye-catching graphics and diagrams to immerse yourself in.This captivating book will broaden your understanding of physics, with:- More than 100 ground-breaking ideas in this field of science- Packed with facts, charts, timelines and graphs to help explain core concepts- A visual approach to big subjects with striking illustrations and graphics throughout- Easy to follow text makes topics accessible for people at any level of understandingThe Physics Book is the perfect introduction to the science, aimed at adults with an interest in the subject and students wanting to gain more of an overview. Here you'll discover more than 90 of the most important laws and theories in the history of physics and the great minds behind them. If you've ever wondered exactly how physicists formulated and proved groundbreaking abstract concepts, this is the perfect book for you.Your Physics Questions, Simply ExplainedHow do magnets generate electricity? What is antimatter? Is time travel possible? If you thought it was difficult to learn the many laws and concepts of physics, The Physics Book presents key information in a clear layout. Learn about Pythagoras's observations on music, Galileo's experiments with spheres and Isaac Newton's theories of gravity and laws of motion with superb mind maps and step-by-step summaries.The Big Ideas SeriesWith millions of copies sold worldwide, The Physics Book is part of the award-winning Big Ideas series from DK. The series uses striking graphics along with engaging writing, making big topics easy to understand. \ No newline at end of file +The Physics Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained (DK Big Ideas) Kindle Edition|by DK (Author), Jim Al-Khalili (Foreword) Format: Kindle Edition|Learn about the Big Bang theory, astrophysics and gravity in The Physics Book.Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Physics in this overview guide to the subject, brilliant for beginners looking to learn and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The Physics Book brings a fresh and vibrant take on the topic through eye-catching graphics and diagrams to immerse yourself in.This captivating book will broaden your understanding of physics, with:- More than 100 ground-breaking ideas in this field of science- Packed with facts, charts, timelines and graphs to help explain core concepts- A visual approach to big subjects with striking illustrations and graphics throughout- Easy to follow text makes topics accessible for people at any level of understandingThe Physics Book is the perfect introduction to the science, aimed at adults with an interest in the subject and students wanting to gain more of an overview. Here you'll discover more than 90 of the most important laws and theories in the history of physics and the great minds behind them. If you've ever wondered exactly how physicists formulated and proved groundbreaking abstract concepts, this is the perfect book for you.Your Physics Questions, Simply ExplainedHow do magnets generate electricity? What is antimatter? Is time travel possible? If you thought it was difficult to learn the many laws and concepts of physics, The Physics Book presents key information in a clear layout. Learn about Pythagoras's observations on music, Galileo's experiments with spheres and Isaac Newton's theories of gravity and laws of motion with superb mind maps and step-by-step summaries.The Big Ideas SeriesWith millions of copies sold worldwide, The Physics Book is part of the award-winning Big Ideas series from DK. The series uses striking graphics along with engaging writing, making big topics easy to understand. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Pigeon_Tunnel_Stories_from_My_Life_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Pigeon_Tunnel_Stories_from_My_Life_Kindle_Edition.txt index 82c435d958ad5ef86fa897b258867e286e391ee5..6f04b131f93e96c511cb1ff44a122e820c199cab 100644 --- a/bios/The_Pigeon_Tunnel_Stories_from_My_Life_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Pigeon_Tunnel_Stories_from_My_Life_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|“Out of the secret world I once knew, I have tried to make a theatre for the larger worlds we inhabit. First comes the imagining, then the search for reality. Then back to the imagining, and to the desk where I'm sitting now.” From his years serving in British Intelligence during the Cold War, to a career as a writer that took him from war-torn Cambodia to Beirut on the cusp of the 1982 Israeli invasion to Russia before and after the collapse of the Berlin Wall, John le Carré has always written from the heart of modern times. In this, his first memoir, le Carré is as funny as he is incisive, reading into the events he witnesses the same moral ambiguity with which he imbues his novels. Whether he’s writing about the parrot at a Beirut hotel that could perfectly mimic machine gun fire or the opening bars of Beethoven’s Fifth, visiting Rwanda’s museums of the unburied dead in the aftermath of the genocide, celebrating New Year’s Eve 1982 with Yasser Arafat and his high command, interviewing a German woman terrorist in her desert prison in the Negev, listening to the wisdoms of the great physicist, dissident, and Nobel Prize winner Andrei Sakharov, meeting with two former heads of the KGB, watching Alec Guinness prepare for his role as George Smiley in the legendary BBC TV adaptations, or describing the female aid worker who inspired the main character in The Constant Gardener, le Carré endows each happening with vividness and humor, now making us laugh out loud, now inviting us to think anew about events and people we believed we understood.Best of all, le Carré gives us a glimpse of a writer’s journey over more than six decades, and his own hunt for the human spark that has given so much life and heart to his fictional characters. \ No newline at end of file +The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Life Kindle Edition|by John le Carré (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|“Out of the secret world I once knew, I have tried to make a theatre for the larger worlds we inhabit. First comes the imagining, then the search for reality. Then back to the imagining, and to the desk where I'm sitting now.” From his years serving in British Intelligence during the Cold War, to a career as a writer that took him from war-torn Cambodia to Beirut on the cusp of the 1982 Israeli invasion to Russia before and after the collapse of the Berlin Wall, John le Carré has always written from the heart of modern times. In this, his first memoir, le Carré is as funny as he is incisive, reading into the events he witnesses the same moral ambiguity with which he imbues his novels. Whether he’s writing about the parrot at a Beirut hotel that could perfectly mimic machine gun fire or the opening bars of Beethoven’s Fifth, visiting Rwanda’s museums of the unburied dead in the aftermath of the genocide, celebrating New Year’s Eve 1982 with Yasser Arafat and his high command, interviewing a German woman terrorist in her desert prison in the Negev, listening to the wisdoms of the great physicist, dissident, and Nobel Prize winner Andrei Sakharov, meeting with two former heads of the KGB, watching Alec Guinness prepare for his role as George Smiley in the legendary BBC TV adaptations, or describing the female aid worker who inspired the main character in The Constant Gardener, le Carré endows each happening with vividness and humor, now making us laugh out loud, now inviting us to think anew about events and people we believed we understood.Best of all, le Carré gives us a glimpse of a writer’s journey over more than six decades, and his own hunt for the human spark that has given so much life and heart to his fictional characters. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Plot_The_Political_Assassination_of_Boris_Johnson_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Plot_The_Political_Assassination_of_Boris_Johnson_Kindle_Edition.txt index 19712116e0fb46a366b3d1f522b971b6e0150aed..ed18d27062cb85ebd72f43021ce1e8f0596456c5 100644 --- a/bios/The_Plot_The_Political_Assassination_of_Boris_Johnson_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Plot_The_Political_Assassination_of_Boris_Johnson_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|‘A riveting read that skips along at pace. Illuminating and concerning, it lifts the lid on the tawdry world of Westminster powerbroking’ Tim Shipman, The TimesThe explosive behind-the-scenes account of the plot to bring down Boris JohnsonYOU THINK YOU LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE THE ELECTED ARE CHOSEN BY THE PEOPLE.THINK AGAIN.When Boris Johnson came to power in 2019, he did so with the largest Conservative majority since Margaret Thatcher. Rewriting the political map, he united a party and shattered Labour’s fabled red wall. And yet, just three years later, he was ousted by the same members who had once greeted his leadership so rapturously.What had gone so wrong?The Plot is the seismic, fly-on-the-wall account of how the saviour of the Conservative Party became a pariah. Told with unparalleled access, from multiple inside sources talking with astonishing candour, it reveals the shocking truth about powerful forces operating behind the scenes in the heart of Westminster and those who became the architects of a Prime Minister’s downfall.This is the story of a damning trail of treachery and deceit fuelled by an obsessive pursuit of power, which threatens to topple the very fabric of our democracy. \ No newline at end of file +The Plot: The Political Assassination of Boris Johnson Kindle Edition|by Nadine Dorries (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|‘A riveting read that skips along at pace. Illuminating and concerning, it lifts the lid on the tawdry world of Westminster powerbroking’ Tim Shipman, The TimesThe explosive behind-the-scenes account of the plot to bring down Boris JohnsonYOU THINK YOU LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE THE ELECTED ARE CHOSEN BY THE PEOPLE.THINK AGAIN.When Boris Johnson came to power in 2019, he did so with the largest Conservative majority since Margaret Thatcher. Rewriting the political map, he united a party and shattered Labour’s fabled red wall. And yet, just three years later, he was ousted by the same members who had once greeted his leadership so rapturously.What had gone so wrong?The Plot is the seismic, fly-on-the-wall account of how the saviour of the Conservative Party became a pariah. Told with unparalleled access, from multiple inside sources talking with astonishing candour, it reveals the shocking truth about powerful forces operating behind the scenes in the heart of Westminster and those who became the architects of a Prime Minister’s downfall.This is the story of a damning trail of treachery and deceit fuelled by an obsessive pursuit of power, which threatens to topple the very fabric of our democracy. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Punishment_of_Gaza_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Punishment_of_Gaza_Kindle_Edition.txt index 8abea4f07eaa0d39ec91127dbf87f0fb2c4a65b2..c452b5e28df2895da3400f95f48d929ae61d0879 100644 --- a/bios/The_Punishment_of_Gaza_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Punishment_of_Gaza_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Israel’s 2009 invasion of Gaza was an act of aggression that killed over a thousand Palestinians and devastated the infrastructure of an already impoverished enclave. The Punishment of Gaza shows how the ground was prepared for the assault and documents its continuing effects.From 2005—the year of Gaza’s “liberation”—through to 2009, Levy tracks the development of Israel policy, which has abandoned the pretense of diplomacy in favor of raw military power, the ultimate aim of which is to deny Palestinians any chance of forming their own independent state. Punished by Israel and the Quartet of international powers for the democratic election of Hamas, Gaza has been transformed into the world’s largest open-air prison. From Gazan families struggling to cope with the random violence of Israel’s blockade and its “targeted” assassinations, to the machinations of legal experts and the continued connivance of the international community, every aspect of this ongoing tragedy is eloquently recorded and forensically analyzed. Levy’s powerful journalism shows how the brutality at the heart of Israel’s occupation of Palestine has found its most complete expression to date in the collective punishment of Gaza’s residents. \ No newline at end of file +The Punishment of Gaza Kindle Edition|by Gideon Levy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Israel’s 2009 invasion of Gaza was an act of aggression that killed over a thousand Palestinians and devastated the infrastructure of an already impoverished enclave. The Punishment of Gaza shows how the ground was prepared for the assault and documents its continuing effects.From 2005—the year of Gaza’s “liberation”—through to 2009, Levy tracks the development of Israel policy, which has abandoned the pretense of diplomacy in favor of raw military power, the ultimate aim of which is to deny Palestinians any chance of forming their own independent state. Punished by Israel and the Quartet of international powers for the democratic election of Hamas, Gaza has been transformed into the world’s largest open-air prison. From Gazan families struggling to cope with the random violence of Israel’s blockade and its “targeted” assassinations, to the machinations of legal experts and the continued connivance of the international community, every aspect of this ongoing tragedy is eloquently recorded and forensically analyzed. Levy’s powerful journalism shows how the brutality at the heart of Israel’s occupation of Palestine has found its most complete expression to date in the collective punishment of Gaza’s residents. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Pyramid_Code_Unlocking_the_Mysticism_and_History_of_the_Pyramids_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Pyramid_Code_Unlocking_the_Mysticism_and_History_of_the_Pyramids_Kindle_Edition.txt index 167063518460bad22f17048d4322c74674dfdfaa..6874a4d0bde43cb15e768f2758e7ffff4bbfe696 100644 --- a/bios/The_Pyramid_Code_Unlocking_the_Mysticism_and_History_of_the_Pyramids_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Pyramid_Code_Unlocking_the_Mysticism_and_History_of_the_Pyramids_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The Pyramid Code is a fascinating first-hand account of the anonymous author’s experience with an undercover organization known as TLS (The Light System) and the unveiling of many of life’s mysteries that were revealed to him on his path.His story is a true and accurate representation of the beginning of his journey into the spirit world, his memories from a very important past reincarnation in ancient Egypt, his knowledge and wisdom of the sacred mysticism of the Pyramid, the construction of the Pyramids and hidden codes within, as well as his knowledge of the new era in which humanity is heading towards. \ No newline at end of file +The Pyramid Code: Unlocking the Mysticism and History of the Pyramids Kindle Edition|by Jason Shurka (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The Pyramid Code is a fascinating first-hand account of the anonymous author’s experience with an undercover organization known as TLS (The Light System) and the unveiling of many of life’s mysteries that were revealed to him on his path.His story is a true and accurate representation of the beginning of his journey into the spirit world, his memories from a very important past reincarnation in ancient Egypt, his knowledge and wisdom of the sacred mysticism of the Pyramid, the construction of the Pyramids and hidden codes within, as well as his knowledge of the new era in which humanity is heading towards. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Question_of_Palestine_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Question_of_Palestine_Kindle_Edition.txt index 092fa95c572a6a1599f88f525173232f39a1288e..f42f739f9abd6b9b03850960806cf6203cd7dd84 100644 --- a/bios/The_Question_of_Palestine_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Question_of_Palestine_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|This original and deeply provocative book was the first to make Palestine the subject of a serious debate--one that remains as critical as ever."A compelling call for identity and justice." —Anthony Lewis"Books such as Mr. Said's need to be written and read in the hope that understanding will provide a better chance of survival." —The New York Times Book ReviewWith the rigorous scholarship he brought to his influential Orientalism and an exile's passion (he is Palestinian by birth), Edward W. Said traces the fatal collision between two peoples in the Middle East and its repercussions in the lives of both the occupier and the occupied--as well as in the conscience of the West. He has updated this landmark work to portray the changed status of Palestine and its people in light of such developments as the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, the intifada, the Gulf War, and the ongoing MIddle East peace initiative. For anyone interested in this region and its future, The Question of Palestine remains the most useful and authoritative account available. \ No newline at end of file +The Question of Palestine Kindle Edition|by Edward W. Said (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|This original and deeply provocative book was the first to make Palestine the subject of a serious debate--one that remains as critical as ever."A compelling call for identity and justice." —Anthony Lewis"Books such as Mr. Said's need to be written and read in the hope that understanding will provide a better chance of survival." —The New York Times Book ReviewWith the rigorous scholarship he brought to his influential Orientalism and an exile's passion (he is Palestinian by birth), Edward W. Said traces the fatal collision between two peoples in the Middle East and its repercussions in the lives of both the occupier and the occupied--as well as in the conscience of the West. He has updated this landmark work to portray the changed status of Palestine and its people in light of such developments as the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, the intifada, the Gulf War, and the ongoing MIddle East peace initiative. For anyone interested in this region and its future, The Question of Palestine remains the most useful and authoritative account available. \ No newline at end of file diff --git "a/bios/The_Real_Anthony_Fauci_Bill_Gates_Big_Pharma_and_the_Global_War_on_Democracy_and_Public_Health_(Children\342\200\231s_Health_Defense)_Kindle_Edition.txt" "b/bios/The_Real_Anthony_Fauci_Bill_Gates_Big_Pharma_and_the_Global_War_on_Democracy_and_Public_Health_(Children\342\200\231s_Health_Defense)_Kindle_Edition.txt" index 7e694f5cacdd4efbecd88e7d8a1cab2fc42ca007..29d9b879bf7e412f85c5613efdc95d6d82b76b89 100644 --- "a/bios/The_Real_Anthony_Fauci_Bill_Gates_Big_Pharma_and_the_Global_War_on_Democracy_and_Public_Health_(Children\342\200\231s_Health_Defense)_Kindle_Edition.txt" +++ "b/bios/The_Real_Anthony_Fauci_Bill_Gates_Big_Pharma_and_the_Global_War_on_Democracy_and_Public_Health_(Children\342\200\231s_Health_Defense)_Kindle_Edition.txt" @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|#1 on AMAZON, TWENTY WEEKS on the NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LIST, and a WALL STREET JOURNAL, USA TODAY and PUBLISHERS WEEKLY NATIONAL BESTSELLEROver 1,000,000 copies sold despite censorship, boycotts from bookstores and libraries, and hit pieces against the author.Pharma-funded mainstream media has convinced millions of Americans that Dr. Anthony Fauci is a hero. Hands down, he is anything but.As director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Dr. Anthony Fauci dispenses $6.1 billion in annual taxpayer-provided funding for rigged scientific research, allowing him to dictate the subject, content, and outcome of scientific health research across the globe—truly a dark agenda. Fauci uses the financial clout at his disposal in a back handed manner to wield extraordinary influence over hospitals, universities, journals, and thousands of influential doctors and scientists—whose careers and institutions he has the power to ruin, advance, or reward in an authoritarian manner.During more than a year of painstaking and meticulous research on his laptop and through interviews, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unearthed a shocking story that obliterates media spin on Dr. Fauci . . . and that will alarm every American—Democrat or Republican—who cares about democracy, our Constitution, and the future of our children’s health.The Real Anthony Fauci reveals how “America’s Doctor” launched his career during the early AIDS crisis by partnering with pharmaceutical companies to sabotage safe and effective off-patent therapeutic treatments for AIDS. Fauci orchestrated fraudulent do-nothing studies, and then pressured US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulators into approving a deadly chemotherapy treatment he had good reason to know was worthless against AIDS. Fauci did the unthinkable and repeatedly violated federal laws to allow his Pharma partners to use impoverished and dark-skinned children as lab rats in beyond order, deadly experiments with toxic AIDS and cancer chemotherapies.In early 2000, Fauci shook hands with Bill Gates in the library of Gates’ $147 million Seattle mansion, cementing a partnership that would aim to control an increasingly profitable $60 billion global vaccine enterprise with unlimited growth potential. Through funding leverage and carefully cultivated personal relationships with heads of state and leading media and social media institutions, the Pharma-Fauci-Gates alliance exercises dominion over global health policy and our beautiful country.This is not just another political book. The Real Anthony Fauci details how Fauci, Gates, and their cohorts use their control of media outlets—both conservative and liberal leaning, scientific journals, key government and quasi-governmental agencies, global intelligence agencies, and influential scientists and physicians to flood the public with fearful propaganda about COVID-19 virulence and pathogenesis, and to muzzle debate and ruthlessly censor dissent. \ No newline at end of file +The Real Anthony Fauci: Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health (Children’s Health Defense) Kindle Edition|by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|#1 on AMAZON, TWENTY WEEKS on the NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LIST, and a WALL STREET JOURNAL, USA TODAY and PUBLISHERS WEEKLY NATIONAL BESTSELLEROver 1,000,000 copies sold despite censorship, boycotts from bookstores and libraries, and hit pieces against the author.Pharma-funded mainstream media has convinced millions of Americans that Dr. Anthony Fauci is a hero. Hands down, he is anything but.As director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Dr. Anthony Fauci dispenses $6.1 billion in annual taxpayer-provided funding for rigged scientific research, allowing him to dictate the subject, content, and outcome of scientific health research across the globe—truly a dark agenda. Fauci uses the financial clout at his disposal in a back handed manner to wield extraordinary influence over hospitals, universities, journals, and thousands of influential doctors and scientists—whose careers and institutions he has the power to ruin, advance, or reward in an authoritarian manner.During more than a year of painstaking and meticulous research on his laptop and through interviews, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unearthed a shocking story that obliterates media spin on Dr. Fauci . . . and that will alarm every American—Democrat or Republican—who cares about democracy, our Constitution, and the future of our children’s health.The Real Anthony Fauci reveals how “America’s Doctor” launched his career during the early AIDS crisis by partnering with pharmaceutical companies to sabotage safe and effective off-patent therapeutic treatments for AIDS. Fauci orchestrated fraudulent do-nothing studies, and then pressured US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulators into approving a deadly chemotherapy treatment he had good reason to know was worthless against AIDS. Fauci did the unthinkable and repeatedly violated federal laws to allow his Pharma partners to use impoverished and dark-skinned children as lab rats in beyond order, deadly experiments with toxic AIDS and cancer chemotherapies.In early 2000, Fauci shook hands with Bill Gates in the library of Gates’ $147 million Seattle mansion, cementing a partnership that would aim to control an increasingly profitable $60 billion global vaccine enterprise with unlimited growth potential. Through funding leverage and carefully cultivated personal relationships with heads of state and leading media and social media institutions, the Pharma-Fauci-Gates alliance exercises dominion over global health policy and our beautiful country.This is not just another political book. The Real Anthony Fauci details how Fauci, Gates, and their cohorts use their control of media outlets—both conservative and liberal leaning, scientific journals, key government and quasi-governmental agencies, global intelligence agencies, and influential scientists and physicians to flood the public with fearful propaganda about COVID-19 virulence and pathogenesis, and to muzzle debate and ruthlessly censor dissent. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Real_Greys_Anatomy_A_Behind__the__Scenes_Look_at_thte_Real_Lives_of_Surgical_Residents_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Real_Greys_Anatomy_A_Behind__the__Scenes_Look_at_thte_Real_Lives_of_Surgical_Residents_Kindle_Edition.txt index 4d070fedc3c05d81dc301e8a143bd02914059779..50896fb5adf50cfd9f8e24aa0ac7de531d0e65ec 100644 --- a/bios/The_Real_Greys_Anatomy_A_Behind__the__Scenes_Look_at_thte_Real_Lives_of_Surgical_Residents_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Real_Greys_Anatomy_A_Behind__the__Scenes_Look_at_thte_Real_Lives_of_Surgical_Residents_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The ABC medical drama Grey’s Anatomy has generated a flurry of interest in how medical professionals really make it through one of the most rigorous educational programs around, but how much of the medical drama seen in Grey’s Anatomy is pure entertainment, and how much is an accurate reflection of life both in and out of the OR?In The Real Grey's Anatomy, a well-known medical journalist provides some answers. He examines a group of new surgical residents at a major teaching hospital in the Pacific Northwest as they tackle the roller-coaster ride of long hours, fascinating procedures, mundane office tasks, and emotional ups and downs that comprise the life of a student of surgery. \ No newline at end of file +The Real Grey's Anatomy: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at thte Real Lives of Surgical Residents Kindle Edition|by Andrew Holtz (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The ABC medical drama Grey’s Anatomy has generated a flurry of interest in how medical professionals really make it through one of the most rigorous educational programs around, but how much of the medical drama seen in Grey’s Anatomy is pure entertainment, and how much is an accurate reflection of life both in and out of the OR?In The Real Grey's Anatomy, a well-known medical journalist provides some answers. He examines a group of new surgical residents at a major teaching hospital in the Pacific Northwest as they tackle the roller-coaster ride of long hours, fascinating procedures, mundane office tasks, and emotional ups and downs that comprise the life of a student of surgery. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Real_Work_On_the_Mystery_of_Mastery_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Real_Work_On_the_Mystery_of_Mastery_Kindle_Edition.txt index ea3abd6cb80b1e756aef6522d3951a48549c16c5..7be4b306cdaffd573f039cfa9e7a7e762e0a0d8e 100644 --- a/bios/The_Real_Work_On_the_Mystery_of_Mastery_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Real_Work_On_the_Mystery_of_Mastery_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|"[W]ise, companionable, and often extremely funny.” —Oliver Burkeman, The AtlanticBest-selling author and New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik investigates a foundational human question: How do we learn—and master—a new skill?For decades now, Adam Gopnik has been one of our most beloved writers, a brilliantly perceptive critic of art, food, France, and more. But recently, he became obsessed by a more fundamental matter, one he had often meditated on in The New Yorker: How do masters learn their miraculous skill, whether it was drawing a museum-ready nude or baking a perfect sourdough loaf? How could anyone become so good at anything? There seemed to be a fundamental mystery to mastery. Was it possible to unravel it?In The Real Work—the term magicians use for the accumulated craft that makes for a great trick—Gopnik becomes a dedicated student of several masters of their craft: a classical painter, a boxer, a dancing instructor, a driving instructor, and others. Rejecting self-help bromides and bullet points, he nevertheless shows that the top people in any field share a set of common qualities and methods. For one, their mastery is always a process of breaking down and building up—of identifying and perfecting the small constituent parts of a skill and the combining them for an overall effect greater than the sum of those parts. For another, mastery almost always involves intentional imperfection—as in music, where vibrato, a way of not quite landing on the right note, carries maximum expressiveness. Gopnik’s simplest and most invigorating lesson, however, is that we are surrounded by mastery. Far from rare, mastery is commonplace, if we only know where to look: from the parent who can whip up a professional strudel to the social worker who—in one of the most personally revealing passages Gopnik has ever written—helps him master his own demons.Spirited and profound, The Real Work will help you understand how mastery can happen in your own life—and, significantly, why each of us relentlessly seeks to better ourselves in the first place. \ No newline at end of file +The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery Kindle Edition|by Adam Gopnik (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|"[W]ise, companionable, and often extremely funny.” —Oliver Burkeman, The AtlanticBest-selling author and New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik investigates a foundational human question: How do we learn—and master—a new skill?For decades now, Adam Gopnik has been one of our most beloved writers, a brilliantly perceptive critic of art, food, France, and more. But recently, he became obsessed by a more fundamental matter, one he had often meditated on in The New Yorker: How do masters learn their miraculous skill, whether it was drawing a museum-ready nude or baking a perfect sourdough loaf? How could anyone become so good at anything? There seemed to be a fundamental mystery to mastery. Was it possible to unravel it?In The Real Work—the term magicians use for the accumulated craft that makes for a great trick—Gopnik becomes a dedicated student of several masters of their craft: a classical painter, a boxer, a dancing instructor, a driving instructor, and others. Rejecting self-help bromides and bullet points, he nevertheless shows that the top people in any field share a set of common qualities and methods. For one, their mastery is always a process of breaking down and building up—of identifying and perfecting the small constituent parts of a skill and the combining them for an overall effect greater than the sum of those parts. For another, mastery almost always involves intentional imperfection—as in music, where vibrato, a way of not quite landing on the right note, carries maximum expressiveness. Gopnik’s simplest and most invigorating lesson, however, is that we are surrounded by mastery. Far from rare, mastery is commonplace, if we only know where to look: from the parent who can whip up a professional strudel to the social worker who—in one of the most personally revealing passages Gopnik has ever written—helps him master his own demons.Spirited and profound, The Real Work will help you understand how mastery can happen in your own life—and, significantly, why each of us relentlessly seeks to better ourselves in the first place. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Reason_I_Jump_The_Inner_Voice_of_a_Thirteen__Year__Old_Boy_with_Autism_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Reason_I_Jump_The_Inner_Voice_of_a_Thirteen__Year__Old_Boy_with_Autism_Kindle_Edition.txt index 75a178d1dee4c449b094f0023af2b394189b8867..74838686f83c4043a12a5364cf1e1b702a62eecd 100644 --- a/bios/The_Reason_I_Jump_The_Inner_Voice_of_a_Thirteen__Year__Old_Boy_with_Autism_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Reason_I_Jump_The_Inner_Voice_of_a_Thirteen__Year__Old_Boy_with_Autism_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|A story never before told and a memoir to help change our understanding of the world around us, 13-year-old Naoki Higashida's astonishing, empathetic book takes us into the mind of a boy with severe autism. With an introduction by David Mitchell, author of the global phenomenon, Cloud Atlas, and translated by his wife, KA Yoshida.Naoki Higashida was only a middle-schooler when he began to write The Reason I Jump. Autistic and with very low verbal fluency, Naoki used an alphabet grid to painstakingly spell out his answers to the questions he imagines others most often wonder about him: why do you talk so loud? Is it true you hate being touched? Would you like to be normal? The result is an inspiring, attitude-transforming book that will be embraced by anyone interested in understanding their fellow human beings, and by parents, caregivers, teachers, and friends of autistic children. Naoki examines issues as diverse and complex as self-harm, perceptions of time and beauty, and the challenges of communication, and in doing so, discredits the popular belief that autistic people are anti-social loners who lack empathy. This book is mesmerizing proof that inside an autistic body is a mind as subtle, curious, and caring as anyone else's. \ No newline at end of file +The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism Kindle Edition|by Naoki Higashida (Author), KA Yoshida (Translator), David Mitchell (Translator) Format: Kindle Edition|A story never before told and a memoir to help change our understanding of the world around us, 13-year-old Naoki Higashida's astonishing, empathetic book takes us into the mind of a boy with severe autism. With an introduction by David Mitchell, author of the global phenomenon, Cloud Atlas, and translated by his wife, KA Yoshida.Naoki Higashida was only a middle-schooler when he began to write The Reason I Jump. Autistic and with very low verbal fluency, Naoki used an alphabet grid to painstakingly spell out his answers to the questions he imagines others most often wonder about him: why do you talk so loud? Is it true you hate being touched? Would you like to be normal? The result is an inspiring, attitude-transforming book that will be embraced by anyone interested in understanding their fellow human beings, and by parents, caregivers, teachers, and friends of autistic children. Naoki examines issues as diverse and complex as self-harm, perceptions of time and beauty, and the challenges of communication, and in doing so, discredits the popular belief that autistic people are anti-social loners who lack empathy. This book is mesmerizing proof that inside an autistic body is a mind as subtle, curious, and caring as anyone else's. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Reason_You_Walk_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Reason_You_Walk_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt index e7a325159158318b5d74b2f5d6efa21174c8a3eb..453c588fa8b29f1880da56b169e63615329d4dff 100644 --- a/bios/The_Reason_You_Walk_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Reason_You_Walk_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|A moving story of father-son reconciliation told by a charismatic aboriginal starWhen his father was given a diagnosis of terminal cancer, Winnipeg broadcaster and musician Wab Kinew decided to spend a year reconnecting with the accomplished but distant aboriginal man who’d raised him. The Reason You Walk spans that 2012 year, chronicling painful moments in the past and celebrating renewed hopes and dreams for the future. As Kinew revisits his own childhood in Winnipeg and on a reserve in Northern Ontario, he learns more about his father's traumatic childhood at residential school. An intriguing doubleness marks The Reason You Walk, itself a reference to an Anishinaabe ceremonial song. Born to an Anishinaabe father and a non-native mother, he has a foot in both cultures. He is a Sundancer, an academic, a former rapper, a hereditary chief and an urban activist. His father, Tobasonakwut, was both a beloved traditional chief and a respected elected leader who engaged directly with Ottawa. Internally divided, his father embraced both traditional native religion and Catholicism, the religion that was inculcated into him at the residential school where he was physically and sexually abused. In a grand gesture of reconciliation, Kinew's father invited the Roman Catholic bishop of Winnipeg to a Sundance ceremony in which he adopted him as his brother. Kinew writes affectingly of his own struggles in his twenties to find the right path, eventually giving up a self-destructive lifestyle to passionately pursue music and martial arts. From his unique vantage point, he offers an inside view of what it means to be an educated aboriginal living in a country that is just beginning to wake up to its aboriginal history and living presence. Invoking hope, healing and forgiveness, The Reason You Walk is a poignant story of a towering but damaged father and his son as they embark on a journey to repair their family bond. By turns lighthearted and solemn, Kinew gives us an inspiring vision for family and cross-cultural reconciliation, and for a wider conversation about the future of aboriginal peoples. \ No newline at end of file +The Reason You Walk: A Memoir Kindle Edition|by Wab Kinew (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|A moving story of father-son reconciliation told by a charismatic aboriginal starWhen his father was given a diagnosis of terminal cancer, Winnipeg broadcaster and musician Wab Kinew decided to spend a year reconnecting with the accomplished but distant aboriginal man who’d raised him. The Reason You Walk spans that 2012 year, chronicling painful moments in the past and celebrating renewed hopes and dreams for the future. As Kinew revisits his own childhood in Winnipeg and on a reserve in Northern Ontario, he learns more about his father's traumatic childhood at residential school. An intriguing doubleness marks The Reason You Walk, itself a reference to an Anishinaabe ceremonial song. Born to an Anishinaabe father and a non-native mother, he has a foot in both cultures. He is a Sundancer, an academic, a former rapper, a hereditary chief and an urban activist. His father, Tobasonakwut, was both a beloved traditional chief and a respected elected leader who engaged directly with Ottawa. Internally divided, his father embraced both traditional native religion and Catholicism, the religion that was inculcated into him at the residential school where he was physically and sexually abused. In a grand gesture of reconciliation, Kinew's father invited the Roman Catholic bishop of Winnipeg to a Sundance ceremony in which he adopted him as his brother. Kinew writes affectingly of his own struggles in his twenties to find the right path, eventually giving up a self-destructive lifestyle to passionately pursue music and martial arts. From his unique vantage point, he offers an inside view of what it means to be an educated aboriginal living in a country that is just beginning to wake up to its aboriginal history and living presence. Invoking hope, healing and forgiveness, The Reason You Walk is a poignant story of a towering but damaged father and his son as they embark on a journey to repair their family bond. By turns lighthearted and solemn, Kinew gives us an inspiring vision for family and cross-cultural reconciliation, and for a wider conversation about the future of aboriginal peoples. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Red_Book_A_Readers_Edition_(Philemon)_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Red_Book_A_Readers_Edition_(Philemon)_Kindle_Edition.txt index 1de04b77a515b219cb6db7edd5b9f28f448d898b..ca08f0d3912b4563618180a98e5dd4aaed408c12 100644 --- a/bios/The_Red_Book_A_Readers_Edition_(Philemon)_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Red_Book_A_Readers_Edition_(Philemon)_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|A portable edition of the famous Red Book text and essay.The Red Book, published to wide acclaim in 2009, contains the nucleus of C. G. Jung’s later works. It was here that he developed his principal theories of the archetypes, the collective unconscious, and the process of individuation that would transform psychotherapy from treatment of the sick into a means for the higher development of the personality. As Sara Corbett wrote in the New York Times, “The creation of one of modern history’s true visionaries, The Red Book is a singular work, outside of categorization. As an inquiry into what it means to be human, it transcends the history of psychoanalysis and underscores Jung’s place among revolutionary thinkers like Marx, Orwell and, of course, Freud.” The Red Book: A Reader’s Edition features Sonu Shamdasani’s introductory essay and the full translation of Jung’s vital work in one volume. \ No newline at end of file +The Red Book: A Reader's Edition (Philemon) Kindle Edition|by C. G. Jung (Author), Sonu Shamdasani (Editor, Translator), John Peck (Translator), Mark Kyburz (Translator) Format: Kindle Edition|A portable edition of the famous Red Book text and essay.The Red Book, published to wide acclaim in 2009, contains the nucleus of C. G. Jung’s later works. It was here that he developed his principal theories of the archetypes, the collective unconscious, and the process of individuation that would transform psychotherapy from treatment of the sick into a means for the higher development of the personality. As Sara Corbett wrote in the New York Times, “The creation of one of modern history’s true visionaries, The Red Book is a singular work, outside of categorization. As an inquiry into what it means to be human, it transcends the history of psychoanalysis and underscores Jung’s place among revolutionary thinkers like Marx, Orwell and, of course, Freud.” The Red Book: A Reader’s Edition features Sonu Shamdasani’s introductory essay and the full translation of Jung’s vital work in one volume. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Ride_of_Her_Life_The_True_Story_of_a_Woman_Her_Horse_and_Their_Last__Chance_Journey_Across_America_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Ride_of_Her_Life_The_True_Story_of_a_Woman_Her_Horse_and_Their_Last__Chance_Journey_Across_America_Kindle_Edition.txt index f35b006306c7c750e51c3fc6a69d8f21aecb802d..fdc442daae697f8243fb519a2c180a645049e31b 100644 --- a/bios/The_Ride_of_Her_Life_The_True_Story_of_a_Woman_Her_Horse_and_Their_Last__Chance_Journey_Across_America_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Ride_of_Her_Life_The_True_Story_of_a_Woman_Her_Horse_and_Their_Last__Chance_Journey_Across_America_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The triumphant true story of a woman who rode her horse across America in the 1950s, fulfilling her dying wish to see the Pacific Ocean, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Perfect Horse and The Eighty-Dollar Champion“The gift Elizabeth Letts has is that she makes you feel you are the one taking this trip. This is a book we can enjoy always but especially need now.”—Elizabeth Berg, author of The Story of Arthur TruluvIn 1954, sixty-three-year-old Maine farmer Annie Wilkins embarked on an impossible journey. She had no money and no family, she had just lost her farm, and her doctor had given her only two years to live. But Annie wanted to see the Pacific Ocean before she died. She ignored her doctor’s advice to move into the county charity home. Instead, she bought a cast-off brown gelding named Tarzan, donned men’s dungarees, and headed south in mid-November, hoping to beat the snow. Annie had little idea what to expect beyond her rural crossroads; she didn’t even have a map. But she did have her ex-racehorse, her faithful mutt, and her own unfailing belief that Americans would treat a stranger with kindness.Annie, Tarzan, and her dog, Depeche Toi, rode straight into a world transformed by the rapid construction of modern highways. Between 1954 and 1956, the three travelers pushed through blizzards, forded rivers, climbed mountains, and clung to the narrow shoulder as cars whipped by them at terrifying speeds. Annie rode more than four thousand miles, through America’s big cities and small towns. Along the way, she met ordinary people and celebrities—from Andrew Wyeth (who sketched Tarzan) to Art Linkletter and Groucho Marx. She received many offers—a permanent home at a riding stable in New Jersey, a job at a gas station in rural Kentucky, even a marriage proposal from a Wyoming rancher. In a decade when car ownership nearly tripled, when television’s influence was expanding fast, when homeowners began locking their doors, Annie and her four-footed companions inspired an outpouring of neighborliness in a rapidly changing world. \ No newline at end of file +The Ride of Her Life: The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America Kindle Edition|by Elizabeth Letts (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The triumphant true story of a woman who rode her horse across America in the 1950s, fulfilling her dying wish to see the Pacific Ocean, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Perfect Horse and The Eighty-Dollar Champion“The gift Elizabeth Letts has is that she makes you feel you are the one taking this trip. This is a book we can enjoy always but especially need now.”—Elizabeth Berg, author of The Story of Arthur TruluvIn 1954, sixty-three-year-old Maine farmer Annie Wilkins embarked on an impossible journey. She had no money and no family, she had just lost her farm, and her doctor had given her only two years to live. But Annie wanted to see the Pacific Ocean before she died. She ignored her doctor’s advice to move into the county charity home. Instead, she bought a cast-off brown gelding named Tarzan, donned men’s dungarees, and headed south in mid-November, hoping to beat the snow. Annie had little idea what to expect beyond her rural crossroads; she didn’t even have a map. But she did have her ex-racehorse, her faithful mutt, and her own unfailing belief that Americans would treat a stranger with kindness.Annie, Tarzan, and her dog, Depeche Toi, rode straight into a world transformed by the rapid construction of modern highways. Between 1954 and 1956, the three travelers pushed through blizzards, forded rivers, climbed mountains, and clung to the narrow shoulder as cars whipped by them at terrifying speeds. Annie rode more than four thousand miles, through America’s big cities and small towns. Along the way, she met ordinary people and celebrities—from Andrew Wyeth (who sketched Tarzan) to Art Linkletter and Groucho Marx. She received many offers—a permanent home at a riding stable in New Jersey, a job at a gas station in rural Kentucky, even a marriage proposal from a Wyoming rancher. In a decade when car ownership nearly tripled, when television’s influence was expanding fast, when homeowners began locking their doors, Annie and her four-footed companions inspired an outpouring of neighborliness in a rapidly changing world. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Ride_of_a_Lifetime_Lessons_Learned_from_15_Years_as_CEO_of_the_Walt_Disney_Company_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Ride_of_a_Lifetime_Lessons_Learned_from_15_Years_as_CEO_of_the_Walt_Disney_Company_Kindle_Edition.txt index ea02814da814e4031675d8e73dfe3a69f3ccb54f..7b2a7a050f6d4653b396fccf6d6a5da3653e8ba1 100644 --- a/bios/The_Ride_of_a_Lifetime_Lessons_Learned_from_15_Years_as_CEO_of_the_Walt_Disney_Company_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Ride_of_a_Lifetime_Lessons_Learned_from_15_Years_as_CEO_of_the_Walt_Disney_Company_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A memoir of leadership and success: The CEO of Disney shares the ideas and values he embraced while reinventing one of the world’s most beloved companies and inspiring the people who bring the magic to life.AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEARRobert Iger became CEO of The Walt Disney Company in 2005, during a difficult time. Competition was more intense than ever and technology was changing faster than at any time in the company’s history. His vision came down to three clear ideas: Recommit to the concept that quality matters, embrace technology instead of fighting it, and think bigger—think global—and turn Disney into a stronger brand in international markets.Today, Disney is the largest, most admired media company in the world, counting Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and 21st Century Fox among its properties. Under Iger’s leadership, Disney’s value grew nearly five times what it was, making Iger one of the most innovating and successful CEOs of our era.In The Ride of a Lifetime, Robert Iger shares the lessons he learned while running Disney and leading its 220,000-plus employees, and he explores the principles that are necessary for true leadership, including:• Optimism. Even in the face of difficulty, an optimistic leader will find the path toward the best possible outcome and focus on that, rather than give in to pessimism and blaming.• Courage. Leaders have to be willing to take risks and place big bets. Fear of failure destroys creativity.• Decisiveness. All decisions, no matter how difficult, can be made on a timely basis. Indecisiveness is both wasteful and destructive to morale.• Fairness. Treat people decently, with empathy, and be accessible to them.This book is about the relentless curiosity that has driven Iger since the day he started as the lowliest studio grunt at ABC. It’s also about thoughtfulness and respect, and a decency-over-dollars approach that has become the bedrock of every project and partnership Iger pursues, from a deep friendship with Steve Jobs in his final years to an abiding love of the Star Wars mythology. “The ideas in this book strike me as universal” Iger writes. “Not just to the aspiring CEOs of the world, but to anyone wanting to feel less fearful, more confidently themselves, as they navigate their professional and even personal lives.” \ No newline at end of file +The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company Kindle Edition|by Robert Iger (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A memoir of leadership and success: The CEO of Disney shares the ideas and values he embraced while reinventing one of the world’s most beloved companies and inspiring the people who bring the magic to life.AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEARRobert Iger became CEO of The Walt Disney Company in 2005, during a difficult time. Competition was more intense than ever and technology was changing faster than at any time in the company’s history. His vision came down to three clear ideas: Recommit to the concept that quality matters, embrace technology instead of fighting it, and think bigger—think global—and turn Disney into a stronger brand in international markets.Today, Disney is the largest, most admired media company in the world, counting Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and 21st Century Fox among its properties. Under Iger’s leadership, Disney’s value grew nearly five times what it was, making Iger one of the most innovating and successful CEOs of our era.In The Ride of a Lifetime, Robert Iger shares the lessons he learned while running Disney and leading its 220,000-plus employees, and he explores the principles that are necessary for true leadership, including:• Optimism. Even in the face of difficulty, an optimistic leader will find the path toward the best possible outcome and focus on that, rather than give in to pessimism and blaming.• Courage. Leaders have to be willing to take risks and place big bets. Fear of failure destroys creativity.• Decisiveness. All decisions, no matter how difficult, can be made on a timely basis. Indecisiveness is both wasteful and destructive to morale.• Fairness. Treat people decently, with empathy, and be accessible to them.This book is about the relentless curiosity that has driven Iger since the day he started as the lowliest studio grunt at ABC. It’s also about thoughtfulness and respect, and a decency-over-dollars approach that has become the bedrock of every project and partnership Iger pursues, from a deep friendship with Steve Jobs in his final years to an abiding love of the Star Wars mythology. “The ideas in this book strike me as universal” Iger writes. “Not just to the aspiring CEOs of the world, but to anyone wanting to feel less fearful, more confidently themselves, as they navigate their professional and even personal lives.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Rigor_of_Angels_Borges_Heisenberg_Kant_and_the_Ultimate_Nature_of_Reality_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Rigor_of_Angels_Borges_Heisenberg_Kant_and_the_Ultimate_Nature_of_Reality_Kindle_Edition.txt index a6a5f9257e3b16a0e36756d8bc7999cf6c12dd5a..0fea657d67d817a708eaf47a12f8460c44379516 100644 --- a/bios/The_Rigor_of_Angels_Borges_Heisenberg_Kant_and_the_Ultimate_Nature_of_Reality_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Rigor_of_Angels_Borges_Heisenberg_Kant_and_the_Ultimate_Nature_of_Reality_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice • A poet, a physicist, and a philosopher explored the greatest enigmas in the universe—the nature of free will, the strange fabric of the cosmos, the true limits of the mind—and each in their own way uncovered a revelatory truth about our place in the world“[A] mind-expanding book. . . . Elegantly written.” —The New York Times“A remarkable synthesis of the thoughts, ideas, and discoveries of three of the greatest minds that our species has produced.” —John Banville, The Wall Street JournalArgentine poet Jorge Luis Borges was madly in love when his life was shattered by painful heartbreak. But the breakdown that followed illuminated an incontrovertible truth—that love is necessarily imbued with loss, that the one doesn’t exist without the other. German physicist Werner Heisenberg was fighting with the scientific establishment on the meaning of the quantum realm’s absurdity when he had his own epiphany—that there is no such thing as a complete, perfect description of reality. Prussian philosopher Immanuel Kant pushed the assumptions of human reason to their mind-bending conclusions, but emerged with an idea that crowned a towering philosophical system—that the human mind has fundamental limits, and those limits undergird both our greatest achievements as well as our missteps.Through fiction, science, and philosophy, the work of these three thinkers coalesced around the powerful, haunting fact that there is an irreconcilable difference between reality “out there” and reality as we experience it. Out of this profound truth comes a multitude of galvanizing ideas: the notion of selfhood, free will, and purpose in human life; the roots of morality, aesthetics, and reason; and the origins and nature of the cosmos itself. As each of these thinkers shows, every one of us has a fundamentally incomplete picture of the world. But this is to be expected. Only as mortal, finite beings are we able to experience the world in all its richness and breathtaking majesty. We are stranded in a gulf of vast extremes, between the astronomical and the quantum, an abyss of freedom and absolute determinism, and it is in that center where we must make our home. A soaring and lucid reflection on the lives and work of Borges, Heisenberg, and Kant, The Rigor of Angels movingly demonstrates that the mysteries of our place in the world may always loom over us—not as a threat, but as a reminder of our humble humanity. \ No newline at end of file +The Rigor of Angels: Borges, Heisenberg, Kant, and the Ultimate Nature of Reality Kindle Edition|by William Egginton (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice • A poet, a physicist, and a philosopher explored the greatest enigmas in the universe—the nature of free will, the strange fabric of the cosmos, the true limits of the mind—and each in their own way uncovered a revelatory truth about our place in the world“[A] mind-expanding book. . . . Elegantly written.” —The New York Times“A remarkable synthesis of the thoughts, ideas, and discoveries of three of the greatest minds that our species has produced.” —John Banville, The Wall Street JournalArgentine poet Jorge Luis Borges was madly in love when his life was shattered by painful heartbreak. But the breakdown that followed illuminated an incontrovertible truth—that love is necessarily imbued with loss, that the one doesn’t exist without the other. German physicist Werner Heisenberg was fighting with the scientific establishment on the meaning of the quantum realm’s absurdity when he had his own epiphany—that there is no such thing as a complete, perfect description of reality. Prussian philosopher Immanuel Kant pushed the assumptions of human reason to their mind-bending conclusions, but emerged with an idea that crowned a towering philosophical system—that the human mind has fundamental limits, and those limits undergird both our greatest achievements as well as our missteps.Through fiction, science, and philosophy, the work of these three thinkers coalesced around the powerful, haunting fact that there is an irreconcilable difference between reality “out there” and reality as we experience it. Out of this profound truth comes a multitude of galvanizing ideas: the notion of selfhood, free will, and purpose in human life; the roots of morality, aesthetics, and reason; and the origins and nature of the cosmos itself. As each of these thinkers shows, every one of us has a fundamentally incomplete picture of the world. But this is to be expected. Only as mortal, finite beings are we able to experience the world in all its richness and breathtaking majesty. We are stranded in a gulf of vast extremes, between the astronomical and the quantum, an abyss of freedom and absolute determinism, and it is in that center where we must make our home. A soaring and lucid reflection on the lives and work of Borges, Heisenberg, and Kant, The Rigor of Angels movingly demonstrates that the mysteries of our place in the world may always loom over us—not as a threat, but as a reminder of our humble humanity. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_River_of_Doubt_Theodore_Roosevelts_Darkest_Journey_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_River_of_Doubt_Theodore_Roosevelts_Darkest_Journey_Kindle_Edition.txt index e6e38fb45117f63afaef38d305d33e04257f98ca..0fef417a05969ccacae5816ab0339e48ac1d6a0a 100644 --- a/bios/The_River_of_Doubt_Theodore_Roosevelts_Darkest_Journey_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_River_of_Doubt_Theodore_Roosevelts_Darkest_Journey_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NATIONAL BESTSELLER • At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait—the bestselling author of River of the Gods brings us the true story of Theodore Roosevelt’s harrowing exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth.“A rich, dramatic tale that ranges from the personal to the literally earth-shaking.” —The New York TimesThe River of Doubt—it is a black, uncharted tributary of the Amazon that snakes through one of the most treacherous jungles in the world. Indians armed with poison-tipped arrows haunt its shadows; piranhas glide through its waters; boulder-strewn rapids turn the river into a roiling cauldron.After his humiliating election defeat in 1912, Roosevelt set his sights on the most punishing physical challenge he could find, the first descent of an unmapped, rapids-choked tributary of the Amazon. Together with his son Kermit and Brazil’s most famous explorer, Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon, Roosevelt accomplished a feat so great that many at the time refused to believe it. In the process, he changed the map of the western hemisphere forever.Along the way, Roosevelt and his men faced an unbelievable series of hardships, losing their canoes and supplies to punishing whitewater rapids, and enduring starvation, Indian attack, disease, drowning, and a murder within their own ranks. Three men died, and Roosevelt was brought to the brink of suicide. The River of Doubt brings alive these extraordinary events in a powerful nonfiction narrative thriller that happens to feature one of the most famous Americans who ever lived.From the soaring beauty of the Amazon rain forest to the darkest night of Theodore Roosevelt’s life, here is Candice Millard’s dazzling debut.Look for Candice Millard’s latest book, River of the Gods. \ No newline at end of file +The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey Kindle Edition|by Candice Millard (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NATIONAL BESTSELLER • At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait—the bestselling author of River of the Gods brings us the true story of Theodore Roosevelt’s harrowing exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth.“A rich, dramatic tale that ranges from the personal to the literally earth-shaking.” —The New York TimesThe River of Doubt—it is a black, uncharted tributary of the Amazon that snakes through one of the most treacherous jungles in the world. Indians armed with poison-tipped arrows haunt its shadows; piranhas glide through its waters; boulder-strewn rapids turn the river into a roiling cauldron.After his humiliating election defeat in 1912, Roosevelt set his sights on the most punishing physical challenge he could find, the first descent of an unmapped, rapids-choked tributary of the Amazon. Together with his son Kermit and Brazil’s most famous explorer, Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon, Roosevelt accomplished a feat so great that many at the time refused to believe it. In the process, he changed the map of the western hemisphere forever.Along the way, Roosevelt and his men faced an unbelievable series of hardships, losing their canoes and supplies to punishing whitewater rapids, and enduring starvation, Indian attack, disease, drowning, and a murder within their own ranks. Three men died, and Roosevelt was brought to the brink of suicide. The River of Doubt brings alive these extraordinary events in a powerful nonfiction narrative thriller that happens to feature one of the most famous Americans who ever lived.From the soaring beauty of the Amazon rain forest to the darkest night of Theodore Roosevelt’s life, here is Candice Millard’s dazzling debut.Look for Candice Millard’s latest book, River of the Gods. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Road_Years_A_Memoir_Continued____Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Road_Years_A_Memoir_Continued____Kindle_Edition.txt index 39cac1a68de0cd47d33fee83e71afcacdd60ea52..0c8eeefb86a82e71fb0050c557e5d33684527410 100644 --- a/bios/The_Road_Years_A_Memoir_Continued____Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Road_Years_A_Memoir_Continued____Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Rick Mercer is back—again!—with the eagerly awaited sequel to his bestselling memoirAt the end of his memoir Talking to Canadians, Rick Mercer was poised to make the biggest leap yet in his extraordinary career. Having overcome a serious lack of promise as a schoolboy and risen through the showbiz ranks—as an aspiring actor, star of a surprisingly successful one-man show about the Meech Lake Accord, co-founder of This Hour Has 22 Minutes, creator and star of the dark-comedy sitcom Made in Canada—he was about to tackle his biggest opportunity yet. The Road Years picks up the story at that exciting point, with the greenlighting of what would become Rick Mercer Report. Plans for the show, of course, included political satire and Rick’s patented rants. But Rick and his partner, Gerald Lunz, were also determined to do something that comedy tends to avoid as too challenging: they would emphasize the positive. Rick would travel from coast to coast to coast in search of everything that’s best about Canada, especially its people. He found a lot to celebrate, naturally, and was rewarded with a huge audience and a run of 15 seasons. The Road Years tells the inside story of that stupendous success. A time when Rick was heading to another town—or military base, sports centre, national park—to try dogsledding, chainsaw carving, and bear tagging; hang from a harness (a lot); ride the “Train of Death;” plus countless other joyous and/or reckless assignments. Added to the mix were encounters with the country’s great. Every living prime minister. Rock and roll royalty from Rush to Randy Bachman. Olympians and Paralympians. A skinny-dipping Bob Rae. And Jann Arden, of course, who gets a chapter to herself. Along the way he even found the time to visit several countries in Africa and co-found and champion the charity Spread the Net, which has gone on to protect the lives of millions. Join the celebration, and revive a wealth of happy memories, with what is Rick Mercer’s funniest, most fascinating book yet. \ No newline at end of file +The Road Years: A Memoir, Continued . . . Kindle Edition|by Rick Mercer (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Rick Mercer is back—again!—with the eagerly awaited sequel to his bestselling memoirAt the end of his memoir Talking to Canadians, Rick Mercer was poised to make the biggest leap yet in his extraordinary career. Having overcome a serious lack of promise as a schoolboy and risen through the showbiz ranks—as an aspiring actor, star of a surprisingly successful one-man show about the Meech Lake Accord, co-founder of This Hour Has 22 Minutes, creator and star of the dark-comedy sitcom Made in Canada—he was about to tackle his biggest opportunity yet. The Road Years picks up the story at that exciting point, with the greenlighting of what would become Rick Mercer Report. Plans for the show, of course, included political satire and Rick’s patented rants. But Rick and his partner, Gerald Lunz, were also determined to do something that comedy tends to avoid as too challenging: they would emphasize the positive. Rick would travel from coast to coast to coast in search of everything that’s best about Canada, especially its people. He found a lot to celebrate, naturally, and was rewarded with a huge audience and a run of 15 seasons. The Road Years tells the inside story of that stupendous success. A time when Rick was heading to another town—or military base, sports centre, national park—to try dogsledding, chainsaw carving, and bear tagging; hang from a harness (a lot); ride the “Train of Death;” plus countless other joyous and/or reckless assignments. Added to the mix were encounters with the country’s great. Every living prime minister. Rock and roll royalty from Rush to Randy Bachman. Olympians and Paralympians. A skinny-dipping Bob Rae. And Jann Arden, of course, who gets a chapter to herself. Along the way he even found the time to visit several countries in Africa and co-found and champion the charity Spread the Net, which has gone on to protect the lives of millions. Join the celebration, and revive a wealth of happy memories, with what is Rick Mercer’s funniest, most fascinating book yet. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Road_to_Camelot_Inside_JFKs_Five__Year_Campaign_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Road_to_Camelot_Inside_JFKs_Five__Year_Campaign_Kindle_Edition.txt index 19e1e653bd3c247f45234587be876529d2dbe0d8..bff630bd3e57e30157bdb2081bce208823609aea 100644 --- a/bios/The_Road_to_Camelot_Inside_JFKs_Five__Year_Campaign_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Road_to_Camelot_Inside_JFKs_Five__Year_Campaign_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|A “provocative reconstruction of John F. Kennedy’s ‘five-year campaign’ for the White House” (The New Yorker), beginning with his bold, failed attempt to win the vice presidential nomination in 1956 and culminating when he plotted his way to the presidency and changed the way we nominate and elect presidents.John F. Kennedy and his young warriors invented modern presidential politics. They turned over accepted wisdom that his Catholicism was a barrier to winning an election. They hired Louis Harris to become the first presidential pollster. They twisted arms and they charmed. They turned the traditional party inside out. They invented The Missile Gap in the Cold War and out-glamoured Richard Nixon in the TV debates.Now “Thomas Oliphant and Curtis Wilkie, both veteran political journalists, retell the story of this momentous campaign, reminding us of now forgotten details of Kennedy’s path to the White House” (The Wall Street Journal). The authors have examined more than 1,600 oral histories at the John F. Kennedy library; they’ve interviewed surviving sources, including JFK’s sister Jean Smith, and they draw on their own interviews with insiders including Ted Sorensen and Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.From the start of the campaign in 1955, “The Road to Camelot brings much new insight to an important playbook that has echoed through the campaigns of other presidential aspirants as disparate as Barack Obama and Donald Trump. The authors take us step by step on the road to the Kennedy victory, leaving us with an appreciation for the maniacal attention to detail of both the candidate and his brother Robert, the best campaign manager in American political history” (The Washington Post). “A must-read for fans of presidential history” (USA TODAY), this is “an excellent chronicle of JFK’s innovations, his true personality, and how close he came to losing” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). \ No newline at end of file +The Road to Camelot: Inside JFK's Five-Year Campaign Kindle Edition|by Thomas Oliphant (Author), Curtis Wilkie (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|A “provocative reconstruction of John F. Kennedy’s ‘five-year campaign’ for the White House” (The New Yorker), beginning with his bold, failed attempt to win the vice presidential nomination in 1956 and culminating when he plotted his way to the presidency and changed the way we nominate and elect presidents.John F. Kennedy and his young warriors invented modern presidential politics. They turned over accepted wisdom that his Catholicism was a barrier to winning an election. They hired Louis Harris to become the first presidential pollster. They twisted arms and they charmed. They turned the traditional party inside out. They invented The Missile Gap in the Cold War and out-glamoured Richard Nixon in the TV debates.Now “Thomas Oliphant and Curtis Wilkie, both veteran political journalists, retell the story of this momentous campaign, reminding us of now forgotten details of Kennedy’s path to the White House” (The Wall Street Journal). The authors have examined more than 1,600 oral histories at the John F. Kennedy library; they’ve interviewed surviving sources, including JFK’s sister Jean Smith, and they draw on their own interviews with insiders including Ted Sorensen and Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.From the start of the campaign in 1955, “The Road to Camelot brings much new insight to an important playbook that has echoed through the campaigns of other presidential aspirants as disparate as Barack Obama and Donald Trump. The authors take us step by step on the road to the Kennedy victory, leaving us with an appreciation for the maniacal attention to detail of both the candidate and his brother Robert, the best campaign manager in American political history” (The Washington Post). “A must-read for fans of presidential history” (USA TODAY), this is “an excellent chronicle of JFK’s innovations, his true personality, and how close he came to losing” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Road_to_Jonestown_Jim_Jones_and_Peoples_Temple_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Road_to_Jonestown_Jim_Jones_and_Peoples_Temple_Kindle_Edition.txt index 7141e2a409b851ce89dfbf96b75e3e39bcf6f278..c93c3f1bb3605e7b315db6f5566642a61a9f181b 100644 --- a/bios/The_Road_to_Jonestown_Jim_Jones_and_Peoples_Temple_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Road_to_Jonestown_Jim_Jones_and_Peoples_Temple_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|2018 Edgar Award Finalist—Best Fact Crime“A thoroughly readable, thoroughly chilling account of a brilliant con man and his all-too vulnerable prey” (The Boston Globe)—the definitive story of preacher Jim Jones, who was responsible for the Jonestown Massacre, the largest murder-suicide in American history, by the New York Times bestselling author of Manson.In the 1950s, a young Indianapolis minister named Jim Jones preached a curious blend of the gospel and Marxism. His congregation was racially mixed, and he was a leader in the early civil rights movement. Eventually, Jones moved his church, Peoples Temple, to northern California, where he got involved in electoral politics and became a prominent Bay Area leader. But underneath the surface lurked a terrible darkness.In this riveting narrative, Jeff Guinn examines Jones’s life, from his early days as an idealistic minister to a secret life of extramarital affairs, drug use, and fraudulent faith healing, before the fateful decision to move almost a thousand of his followers to a settlement in the jungles of Guyana in South America. Guinn provides stunning new details of the events leading to the fatal day in November, 1978 when more than nine hundred people died—including almost three hundred infants and children—after being ordered to swallow a cyanide-laced drink.Guinn examined thousands of pages of FBI files on the case, including material released during the course of his research. He traveled to Jones’s Indiana hometown, where he spoke to people never previously interviewed, and uncovered fresh information from Jonestown survivors. He even visited the Jonestown site with the same pilot who flew there the day that Congressman Leo Ryan was murdered on Jones’s orders. The Road to Jonestown is “the most complete picture to date of this tragic saga, and of the man who engineered it…The result is a disturbing portrait of evil—and a compassionate memorial to those taken in by Jones’s malign charisma” (San Francisco Chronicle). \ No newline at end of file +The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple Kindle Edition|by Jeff Guinn (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|2018 Edgar Award Finalist—Best Fact Crime“A thoroughly readable, thoroughly chilling account of a brilliant con man and his all-too vulnerable prey” (The Boston Globe)—the definitive story of preacher Jim Jones, who was responsible for the Jonestown Massacre, the largest murder-suicide in American history, by the New York Times bestselling author of Manson.In the 1950s, a young Indianapolis minister named Jim Jones preached a curious blend of the gospel and Marxism. His congregation was racially mixed, and he was a leader in the early civil rights movement. Eventually, Jones moved his church, Peoples Temple, to northern California, where he got involved in electoral politics and became a prominent Bay Area leader. But underneath the surface lurked a terrible darkness.In this riveting narrative, Jeff Guinn examines Jones’s life, from his early days as an idealistic minister to a secret life of extramarital affairs, drug use, and fraudulent faith healing, before the fateful decision to move almost a thousand of his followers to a settlement in the jungles of Guyana in South America. Guinn provides stunning new details of the events leading to the fatal day in November, 1978 when more than nine hundred people died—including almost three hundred infants and children—after being ordered to swallow a cyanide-laced drink.Guinn examined thousands of pages of FBI files on the case, including material released during the course of his research. He traveled to Jones’s Indiana hometown, where he spoke to people never previously interviewed, and uncovered fresh information from Jonestown survivors. He even visited the Jonestown site with the same pilot who flew there the day that Congressman Leo Ryan was murdered on Jones’s orders. The Road to Jonestown is “the most complete picture to date of this tragic saga, and of the man who engineered it…The result is a disturbing portrait of evil—and a compassionate memorial to those taken in by Jones’s malign charisma” (San Francisco Chronicle). \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Road_to_Mental_Wellness_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Road_to_Mental_Wellness_Kindle_Edition.txt index ec2de7e9580eb52957b79ffa4e310cd10b42e537..4ab4dcbb4ba31fe8ed4124cfcda60eed9b72996a 100644 --- a/bios/The_Road_to_Mental_Wellness_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Road_to_Mental_Wellness_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|written for therapeutic release,published in the hopes it will help othersTHE ROAD TO MENTAL WELLNESS!Sound like a journey you’d like to take?Author Jonathan Arenburg did just that. His journey through the minefields and marshes of mental illness, anxiety, depression, and PTSD is a riveting read.The more we understand these conditions, the more we can help make a difference – for ourselves, family, friends, colleagues, and health professionals. Jonathan’s book is unique, having value for both consumers and experts.Come with Jonathan Arenburg on The Road to Mental Wellness to understand:* Childhood struggles with undiagnosed mental illness* Struggling as a young adult being “different”* The challenge of working in a first-responder/long-term care profession* Trying to have a family life when affected with mental illness* Dealing with thoughts of suicide* How to find the help that can help you transform your life* Learn the difference good counselling can make – and how John became a counsellor, helping people with PTSD, depression, substance addictions, etc.* The powerful benefits of technology, social media, and society* Creating a motivational wellness plan, with personalized goals* Reaping the benefits of fresh air, exercise, and alternatives to medicationThe Road to Mental Wellness may take you through some dark, difficult places but will inspire you with guidance and hope for a bright future.* It’s also an excellent read for doctors, therapists, counsellors, and other professionals to help them truly understand the people they try to help.Come on THE ROAD TO MENTAL WELLNESS for an excellent and well-rounded journey to understanding! \ No newline at end of file +The Road to Mental Wellness Kindle Edition|by Jonathan Arenburg (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|written for therapeutic release,published in the hopes it will help othersTHE ROAD TO MENTAL WELLNESS!Sound like a journey you’d like to take?Author Jonathan Arenburg did just that. His journey through the minefields and marshes of mental illness, anxiety, depression, and PTSD is a riveting read.The more we understand these conditions, the more we can help make a difference – for ourselves, family, friends, colleagues, and health professionals. Jonathan’s book is unique, having value for both consumers and experts.Come with Jonathan Arenburg on The Road to Mental Wellness to understand:* Childhood struggles with undiagnosed mental illness* Struggling as a young adult being “different”* The challenge of working in a first-responder/long-term care profession* Trying to have a family life when affected with mental illness* Dealing with thoughts of suicide* How to find the help that can help you transform your life* Learn the difference good counselling can make – and how John became a counsellor, helping people with PTSD, depression, substance addictions, etc.* The powerful benefits of technology, social media, and society* Creating a motivational wellness plan, with personalized goals* Reaping the benefits of fresh air, exercise, and alternatives to medicationThe Road to Mental Wellness may take you through some dark, difficult places but will inspire you with guidance and hope for a bright future.* It’s also an excellent read for doctors, therapists, counsellors, and other professionals to help them truly understand the people they try to help.Come on THE ROAD TO MENTAL WELLNESS for an excellent and well-rounded journey to understanding! \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Rural_Diaries_Love_Livestock_and_Big_Life_Lessons_Down_on_Mischief_Farm_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Rural_Diaries_Love_Livestock_and_Big_Life_Lessons_Down_on_Mischief_Farm_Kindle_Edition.txt index e0a08573fbc7f75a6288c640b4913c4c097409d4..c780680312b16fde06d7677da996dba4932fc808 100644 --- a/bios/The_Rural_Diaries_Love_Livestock_and_Big_Life_Lessons_Down_on_Mischief_Farm_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Rural_Diaries_Love_Livestock_and_Big_Life_Lessons_Down_on_Mischief_Farm_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|New York Times Bestseller The beloved actress and star of One Tree Hill, White Collar, and Lethal Weapon, Hilarie Burton Morgan, tells the story of leaving Hollywood for a radically different kind of life in upstate New York with her husband Jeffrey Dean Morgan—a celebration of community, family, and the value of hard work in small town America.While Hilarie Burton Morgan's hectic lifestyle as an actress in New York and Los Angeles gave her a comfortable life, it did not fulfill her spiritually or emotionally. After the birth of their first son, she and her husband Jeffrey Dean Morgan, the star of The Walking Dead, decided to make a major change: they bought a working farm in Rhinebeck, New York, and began a new chapter in their lives.The Rural Diaries chronicles her inspiring story of farm life: chopping wood, making dandelion wine, building chicken coops. Burton looks back at her transition from urban to country living—discovering how to manage a farm while raising her son and making friends with her new neighbors. She mixes charming stories of learning to raise alpacas and buying and revitalizing the town’s beloved candy store, Samuel’s Sweet Shop, with raw observations on the ups and downs of marriage and her struggles with secondary infertility. Burton also includes delicious recipes that can be made with fresh ingredients at home, as well as home renovation and gardening tips.Burton’s charisma, wide eyed attitude, and fortitude—both internal and physical—propels this moving story of transformation and self-discovery. The Rural Diaries honors the values and lifestyle of small-town America and offers inspiration for anyone longing to embark on their own unconventional journey. \ No newline at end of file +The Rural Diaries: Love, Livestock, and Big Life Lessons Down on Mischief Farm Kindle Edition|by Hilarie Burton (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|New York Times Bestseller The beloved actress and star of One Tree Hill, White Collar, and Lethal Weapon, Hilarie Burton Morgan, tells the story of leaving Hollywood for a radically different kind of life in upstate New York with her husband Jeffrey Dean Morgan—a celebration of community, family, and the value of hard work in small town America.While Hilarie Burton Morgan's hectic lifestyle as an actress in New York and Los Angeles gave her a comfortable life, it did not fulfill her spiritually or emotionally. After the birth of their first son, she and her husband Jeffrey Dean Morgan, the star of The Walking Dead, decided to make a major change: they bought a working farm in Rhinebeck, New York, and began a new chapter in their lives.The Rural Diaries chronicles her inspiring story of farm life: chopping wood, making dandelion wine, building chicken coops. Burton looks back at her transition from urban to country living—discovering how to manage a farm while raising her son and making friends with her new neighbors. She mixes charming stories of learning to raise alpacas and buying and revitalizing the town’s beloved candy store, Samuel’s Sweet Shop, with raw observations on the ups and downs of marriage and her struggles with secondary infertility. Burton also includes delicious recipes that can be made with fresh ingredients at home, as well as home renovation and gardening tips.Burton’s charisma, wide eyed attitude, and fortitude—both internal and physical—propels this moving story of transformation and self-discovery. The Rural Diaries honors the values and lifestyle of small-town America and offers inspiration for anyone longing to embark on their own unconventional journey. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Salt_Path_The_85__Week_Sunday_Times_Bestseller_from_the_Million__Copy_Bestselling_Author_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Salt_Path_The_85__Week_Sunday_Times_Bestseller_from_the_Million__Copy_Bestselling_Author_Kindle_Edition.txt index 1b632817b4a5bfecf449e83b07eaf555925212c0..a1f821eb5ea18adaf26a824cf57f3509df40129b 100644 --- a/bios/The_Salt_Path_The_85__Week_Sunday_Times_Bestseller_from_the_Million__Copy_Bestselling_Author_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Salt_Path_The_85__Week_Sunday_Times_Bestseller_from_the_Million__Copy_Bestselling_Author_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Bring nature into your home with the inspiring true story of hope and the healing powers of the natural world, in one of the most talked about books of the decadeFROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR'This is what you need right now to muster hope and resilience . . . a beautiful story and a reminder that humans can endure adversity' Stylist'A beautiful book, it really lives up to the hype . . . an enjoyable, gentle yet moving read' Pandora Sykes on The High Low_________Just days after Raynor learns that Moth, her husband of 32 years, is terminally ill, their home is taken away and they lose their livelihood. With nothing left and little time, they make the brave and impulsive decision to walk the 630 miles of the sea-swept South West Coast Path, from Somerset to Dorset, via Devon and Cornwall.Carrying only the essentials for survival on their backs, they live wild in the ancient, weathered landscape of cliffs, sea and sky. Yet through every step, every encounter and every test along the way, their walk becomes a remarkable journey.The Salt Path is an honest and life-affirming true story of coming to terms with grief and the healing power of the natural world. Ultimately, it is a portrayal of home, and how it can be lost, rebuilt and rediscovered in the most unexpected ways._________THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, WINNER OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY LITERATURE CHRISTOPHER BLAND PRIZE & SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2018 COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD & WAINWRIGHT GOLDEN BEER BOOK PRIZE 2018GUARDIAN BEST BOOKS OF SUMMER'A beautiful, thoughtful, lyrical story of homelessness, human strength and endurance' Guardian'Mesmerising. It is one of the most uplifting, inspiring books that I've ever read' i'The most inspirational book of this year' The Times'Luminescent. A literary phenomenon' Mail on Sunday \ No newline at end of file +The Salt Path: The 85-Week Sunday Times Bestseller from the Million-Copy Bestselling Author Kindle Edition|by Raynor Winn (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Bring nature into your home with the inspiring true story of hope and the healing powers of the natural world, in one of the most talked about books of the decadeFROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR'This is what you need right now to muster hope and resilience . . . a beautiful story and a reminder that humans can endure adversity' Stylist'A beautiful book, it really lives up to the hype . . . an enjoyable, gentle yet moving read' Pandora Sykes on The High Low_________Just days after Raynor learns that Moth, her husband of 32 years, is terminally ill, their home is taken away and they lose their livelihood. With nothing left and little time, they make the brave and impulsive decision to walk the 630 miles of the sea-swept South West Coast Path, from Somerset to Dorset, via Devon and Cornwall.Carrying only the essentials for survival on their backs, they live wild in the ancient, weathered landscape of cliffs, sea and sky. Yet through every step, every encounter and every test along the way, their walk becomes a remarkable journey.The Salt Path is an honest and life-affirming true story of coming to terms with grief and the healing power of the natural world. Ultimately, it is a portrayal of home, and how it can be lost, rebuilt and rediscovered in the most unexpected ways._________THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, WINNER OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY LITERATURE CHRISTOPHER BLAND PRIZE & SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2018 COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD & WAINWRIGHT GOLDEN BEER BOOK PRIZE 2018GUARDIAN BEST BOOKS OF SUMMER'A beautiful, thoughtful, lyrical story of homelessness, human strength and endurance' Guardian'Mesmerising. It is one of the most uplifting, inspiring books that I've ever read' i'The most inspirational book of this year' The Times'Luminescent. A literary phenomenon' Mail on Sunday \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Score_Takes_Care_of_Itself_My_Philosophy_of_Leadership_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Score_Takes_Care_of_Itself_My_Philosophy_of_Leadership_Kindle_Edition.txt index 23f70434536380f8d5cdc803fe988ad16a82174a..1808da7a22bf1818eccbf4dfc1f506fcf36217e8 100644 --- a/bios/The_Score_Takes_Care_of_Itself_My_Philosophy_of_Leadership_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Score_Takes_Care_of_Itself_My_Philosophy_of_Leadership_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The last lecture on leadership by the NFL's greatest coach: Bill WalshBill Walsh is a towering figure in the history of the NFL. His advanced leadership transformed the San Francisco 49ers from the worst franchise in sports to a legendary dynasty. In the process, he changed the way football is played.Prior to his death, Walsh granted a series of exclusive interviews to bestselling author Steve Jamison. These became his ultimate lecture on leadership.Additional insights and perspective are provided by Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana and others.Bill Walsh taught that the requirements of successful leadership are the same whether you run an NFL franchise, a fortune 500 company, or a hardware store with 12 employees. These final words of 'wisdom by Walsh' will inspire, inform, and enlighten leaders in all professions. \ No newline at end of file +The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership Kindle Edition|by Bill Walsh (Author), Steve Jamison (Author), Craig Walsh (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The last lecture on leadership by the NFL's greatest coach: Bill WalshBill Walsh is a towering figure in the history of the NFL. His advanced leadership transformed the San Francisco 49ers from the worst franchise in sports to a legendary dynasty. In the process, he changed the way football is played.Prior to his death, Walsh granted a series of exclusive interviews to bestselling author Steve Jamison. These became his ultimate lecture on leadership.Additional insights and perspective are provided by Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana and others.Bill Walsh taught that the requirements of successful leadership are the same whether you run an NFL franchise, a fortune 500 company, or a hardware store with 12 employees. These final words of 'wisdom by Walsh' will inspire, inform, and enlighten leaders in all professions. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Search_for_Cleopatra_The_True_Story_of_Historys_Most_Intriguing_Woman_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Search_for_Cleopatra_The_True_Story_of_Historys_Most_Intriguing_Woman_Kindle_Edition.txt index 4eb9852e63f2f16fb002f79ed3a586ebd246964e..d0c15d687ef14f80e41694154e9ffded06d2b06d 100644 --- a/bios/The_Search_for_Cleopatra_The_True_Story_of_Historys_Most_Intriguing_Woman_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Search_for_Cleopatra_The_True_Story_of_Historys_Most_Intriguing_Woman_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Cleopatra is wreathed by so many outsized myths that it is sometimes difficult to tell the woman from the legend. For centuries, historians have scarcely deviated from the occidental, Horatian portrayal of an Eastern temptress bent on bringing down the great men of Rome. Michael Foss looks through and beyond the myths, using fresh research to vividly bring to life the historical Cleopatra. A descendant of Alexander the Great’s Macedonian court, she struggled to hold her kingdom together at a time when the volatile clash of cultures threatened to shake Ptolemaic Egypt apart. Egypt’s decay coincided with the rise of Rome, and it is in the contest between the Eastern and Western empires that her story unfolds.Rome cast Cleopatra as a threat to the order of its own crumbling republic. To them, she represented decadence, corruption, and temptation. Yet as Foss shows with clarity and insight, Cleopatra played her hand in the only manner she could. Determined that her kingdom survive, she was prepared to do whatever it took to retain power, and very nearly achieved dominance of the whole of the eastern Mediterranean world. When she finally surrendered her ambitions, it was with a larger-than-life flare that has since inspired ancient chroniclers. Fully-illustrated, and impeccably documented, The Search for Cleopatra sets before us the most absorbing figure of the ancient world.Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Arcade, Good Books, Sports Publishing, and Yucca imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. Our list includes biographies on well-known historical figures like Benjamin Franklin, Nelson Mandela, and Alexander Graham Bell, as well as villains from history, such as Heinrich Himmler, John Wayne Gacy, and O. J. Simpson. We have also published survivor stories of World War II, memoirs about overcoming adversity, first-hand tales of adventure, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home. \ No newline at end of file +The Search for Cleopatra: The True Story of History's Most Intriguing Woman Kindle Edition|by Michael Foss (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Cleopatra is wreathed by so many outsized myths that it is sometimes difficult to tell the woman from the legend. For centuries, historians have scarcely deviated from the occidental, Horatian portrayal of an Eastern temptress bent on bringing down the great men of Rome. Michael Foss looks through and beyond the myths, using fresh research to vividly bring to life the historical Cleopatra. A descendant of Alexander the Great’s Macedonian court, she struggled to hold her kingdom together at a time when the volatile clash of cultures threatened to shake Ptolemaic Egypt apart. Egypt’s decay coincided with the rise of Rome, and it is in the contest between the Eastern and Western empires that her story unfolds.Rome cast Cleopatra as a threat to the order of its own crumbling republic. To them, she represented decadence, corruption, and temptation. Yet as Foss shows with clarity and insight, Cleopatra played her hand in the only manner she could. Determined that her kingdom survive, she was prepared to do whatever it took to retain power, and very nearly achieved dominance of the whole of the eastern Mediterranean world. When she finally surrendered her ambitions, it was with a larger-than-life flare that has since inspired ancient chroniclers. Fully-illustrated, and impeccably documented, The Search for Cleopatra sets before us the most absorbing figure of the ancient world.Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Arcade, Good Books, Sports Publishing, and Yucca imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. Our list includes biographies on well-known historical figures like Benjamin Franklin, Nelson Mandela, and Alexander Graham Bell, as well as villains from history, such as Heinrich Himmler, John Wayne Gacy, and O. J. Simpson. We have also published survivor stories of World War II, memoirs about overcoming adversity, first-hand tales of adventure, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Second_World_War_The_Classic_One__Volume_Abridgment_(Winston_S_Churchill_The_Second_World_War)_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Second_World_War_The_Classic_One__Volume_Abridgment_(Winston_S_Churchill_The_Second_World_War)_Kindle_Edition.txt index 87fe2123356975e6051ba386a7d71f877f33dce2..8d36377750f4c8b5d251d6a97a9e6a3c33ea1fb0 100644 --- a/bios/The_Second_World_War_The_Classic_One__Volume_Abridgment_(Winston_S_Churchill_The_Second_World_War)_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Second_World_War_The_Classic_One__Volume_Abridgment_(Winston_S_Churchill_The_Second_World_War)_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The former Prime Minister and Nobel Prize–winning author chronicles Britain’s World War II experience from the aftermath of WWI to July 1945.The classic one-volume abridgment of Winston Churchill’s landmark history of World War II. At once a personal account and a magisterial history, The Second World War remains Churchill's literary masterpiece. \ No newline at end of file +The Second World War: The Classic One-Volume Abridgment (Winston S. Churchill The Second World War) Kindle Edition|by Winston S. Churchill (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The former Prime Minister and Nobel Prize–winning author chronicles Britain’s World War II experience from the aftermath of WWI to July 1945.The classic one-volume abridgment of Winston Churchill’s landmark history of World War II. At once a personal account and a magisterial history, The Second World War remains Churchill's literary masterpiece. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Secret_Life_of_John_le_Carre_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Secret_Life_of_John_le_Carre_Kindle_Edition.txt index 6e9646a81dc5ea0131da636ecafd963ff3d102c4..a134682deee080391cc3cb2008b598d84fbfed48 100644 --- a/bios/The_Secret_Life_of_John_le_Carre_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Secret_Life_of_John_le_Carre_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The extraordinary secret life of a great novelist, which his biographer could not publish while le Carré was alive.Secrecy came naturally to John le Carré, and there were some secrets that he fought fiercely to keep. Adam Sisman's definitive biography, published in 2015, provided a revealing portrait of this fascinating man; yet some aspects of his subject remained hidden.Nowhere was this more so than in his private life. Apparently content in his marriage, the novelist conducted a string of love affairs over five decades. To these relationships he brought much of the tradecraft that he had learned as a spy - cover stories, cut-outs and dead letter boxes. These clandestine operations brought an element of danger to his life, but they also meant deceiving those closest to him. Small wonder that betrayal became a running theme in his work.In trying to manage his biography, the novelist engaged in a succession of skirmishes with his biographer. While he could control what Sisman wrote about him in his lifetime, he accepted that the truth would eventually become known. Following his death in 2020, what had been withheld can now be revealed.The Secret Life of John le Carré reveals a hitherto-hidden perspective on the life and work of the spy-turned-author and a fascinating meditation on the complex relationship between biographer and subject. “Now that he is dead,” Sisman writes, “we can know him better.” \ No newline at end of file +The Secret Life of John le Carre Kindle Edition|by Adam Sisman (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The extraordinary secret life of a great novelist, which his biographer could not publish while le Carré was alive.Secrecy came naturally to John le Carré, and there were some secrets that he fought fiercely to keep. Adam Sisman's definitive biography, published in 2015, provided a revealing portrait of this fascinating man; yet some aspects of his subject remained hidden.Nowhere was this more so than in his private life. Apparently content in his marriage, the novelist conducted a string of love affairs over five decades. To these relationships he brought much of the tradecraft that he had learned as a spy - cover stories, cut-outs and dead letter boxes. These clandestine operations brought an element of danger to his life, but they also meant deceiving those closest to him. Small wonder that betrayal became a running theme in his work.In trying to manage his biography, the novelist engaged in a succession of skirmishes with his biographer. While he could control what Sisman wrote about him in his lifetime, he accepted that the truth would eventually become known. Following his death in 2020, what had been withheld can now be revealed.The Secret Life of John le Carré reveals a hitherto-hidden perspective on the life and work of the spy-turned-author and a fascinating meditation on the complex relationship between biographer and subject. “Now that he is dead,” Sisman writes, “we can know him better.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Secret_Lives_of_Bats_My_Adventures_with_the_Worlds_Most_Misunderstood_Mammals_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Secret_Lives_of_Bats_My_Adventures_with_the_Worlds_Most_Misunderstood_Mammals_Kindle_Edition.txt index 4e9f61049edcc48abb31ff21884e1f9f642943e1..e2c85e7ab23c7957d8d9dc9a6c9fd38f9ea20c5b 100644 --- a/bios/The_Secret_Lives_of_Bats_My_Adventures_with_the_Worlds_Most_Misunderstood_Mammals_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Secret_Lives_of_Bats_My_Adventures_with_the_Worlds_Most_Misunderstood_Mammals_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Stories and science surrounding the beloved bat, from an ecologist who has dedicated his life to the curious creature.Few people realize how sophisticated and intelligent bats are. Merlin Tuttle knows, and he has stopped at nothing to find and protect them on every continent they inhabit. Sharing highlights from a lifetime of adventure and discovery, Tuttle takes us to the frontiers of bat research to show that frog-eating bats can identify frogs by their calls, that some bats have social sophistication similar to that of higher primates, and that bats have remarkable memories. Bats also provide enormous benefits by eating crop pests, pollinating plants, and carrying seeds needed for reforestation. They save farmers billions of dollars annually and are essential to a healthy planet. Tuttle’s account forever changes the way we see these poorly understood yet fascinating creatures.“Grips and doesn't let go.”—Wall Street Journal“It’s a terrific read.”—Huffington Post“A whirlwind adventure story and a top-shelf natural history page-turner.”—Sy Montgomery, author of The Soul of an Octopus“One of the best, most interesting books I’ve ever read.”—Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, author of The Hidden Life of Dogs \ No newline at end of file +The Secret Lives of Bats: My Adventures with the World's Most Misunderstood Mammals Kindle Edition|by Merlin Tuttle (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Stories and science surrounding the beloved bat, from an ecologist who has dedicated his life to the curious creature.Few people realize how sophisticated and intelligent bats are. Merlin Tuttle knows, and he has stopped at nothing to find and protect them on every continent they inhabit. Sharing highlights from a lifetime of adventure and discovery, Tuttle takes us to the frontiers of bat research to show that frog-eating bats can identify frogs by their calls, that some bats have social sophistication similar to that of higher primates, and that bats have remarkable memories. Bats also provide enormous benefits by eating crop pests, pollinating plants, and carrying seeds needed for reforestation. They save farmers billions of dollars annually and are essential to a healthy planet. Tuttle’s account forever changes the way we see these poorly understood yet fascinating creatures.“Grips and doesn't let go.”—Wall Street Journal“It’s a terrific read.”—Huffington Post“A whirlwind adventure story and a top-shelf natural history page-turner.”—Sy Montgomery, author of The Soul of an Octopus“One of the best, most interesting books I’ve ever read.”—Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, author of The Hidden Life of Dogs \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Selected_Works_of_Edward_Said_1966____2006_Expanded_Edition_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Selected_Works_of_Edward_Said_1966____2006_Expanded_Edition_Kindle_Edition.txt index 4c2797bb95bce85132f0c6078a5acdc3a6b885b2..6dc7816db085a19a520b8c9b02e30d49d76dd355 100644 --- a/bios/The_Selected_Works_of_Edward_Said_1966____2006_Expanded_Edition_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Selected_Works_of_Edward_Said_1966____2006_Expanded_Edition_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The renowned literary and cultural critic Edward Said was one of our era’s most provocative and important thinkers. This comprehensive collection of his work, expanded from the earlier Edward Said Reader, now draws from across his entire four-decade career, including his posthumously published books, making it a definitive one-volume source. The Selected Works includes key sections from all of Said’s books, including his groundbreaking Orientalism; his memoir, Out of Place; and his last book, On Late Style. Whether writing of Zionism or Palestinian self-determination, Jane Austen or Yeats, or of music or the media, Said’s uncompromising intelligence casts urgent light on every subject he undertakes. The Selected Works is a joy for the general reader and an indispensable resource for scholars in the many fields that his work has influenced and transformed. \ No newline at end of file +The Selected Works of Edward Said, 1966 - 2006 Expanded Edition, Kindle Edition|by Edward W. Said (Author), Moustafa Bayoumi (Editor), Andrew Rubin (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition|The renowned literary and cultural critic Edward Said was one of our era’s most provocative and important thinkers. This comprehensive collection of his work, expanded from the earlier Edward Said Reader, now draws from across his entire four-decade career, including his posthumously published books, making it a definitive one-volume source. The Selected Works includes key sections from all of Said’s books, including his groundbreaking Orientalism; his memoir, Out of Place; and his last book, On Late Style. Whether writing of Zionism or Palestinian self-determination, Jane Austen or Yeats, or of music or the media, Said’s uncompromising intelligence casts urgent light on every subject he undertakes. The Selected Works is a joy for the general reader and an indispensable resource for scholars in the many fields that his work has influenced and transformed. \ No newline at end of file diff --git "a/bios/The_Seleukid_Empire_of_Antiochus_III_223\342\200\223187_BC_Kindle_Edition.txt" "b/bios/The_Seleukid_Empire_of_Antiochus_III_223\342\200\223187_BC_Kindle_Edition.txt" index 970de075ec1f3ed9dc89cbb41e353879b5377ded..2f2adf64f7e2876a72159a3f766163094f21e9cf 100644 --- "a/bios/The_Seleukid_Empire_of_Antiochus_III_223\342\200\223187_BC_Kindle_Edition.txt" +++ "b/bios/The_Seleukid_Empire_of_Antiochus_III_223\342\200\223187_BC_Kindle_Edition.txt" @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Brings to life “a major figure in the Hellenistic World . . . in his own right, rather than as just another stepping stone during Rome’s rise” (HistoryOfWar.org).The second volume in John Grainger’s history of the Seleukid Empire is devoted to the reign of Antiochus III. Too often remembered only as the man who lost to the Romans at Magnesia, Antiochus is here revealed as one of the most powerful and capable rulers of the age. Having emerged from civil war in 223 as the sole survivor of the Seleukid dynasty, he shouldered the burdens of a weakened and divided realm. Though defeated by Egypt in the Fourth Syrian War, he gradually restored full control over the empire. His great Eastern campaign took Macedonian arms back to India for the first time since Alexander’s day and, returning west, he went on to conquer Thrace and finally wrest Syria from Ptolemaic control. Then came intervention in Greece and the clash with Rome leading to the defeat at Magnesia and the restrictive Peace of Apamea. Despite this, Antiochus remained ambitious, campaigning in the East again; when he died in 187 BC the empire was still one of the most powerful states in the world. “We are, Grainger says, so ‘hypnotised’ by the rise of Rome that we ignore the Seleukid and Ptolemaic interlude. His clear and fascinating account breaks this spell.”—Minerva Magazine \ No newline at end of file +The Seleukid Empire of Antiochus III, 223–187 BC Kindle Edition|by John D. Grainger (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Brings to life “a major figure in the Hellenistic World . . . in his own right, rather than as just another stepping stone during Rome’s rise” (HistoryOfWar.org).The second volume in John Grainger’s history of the Seleukid Empire is devoted to the reign of Antiochus III. Too often remembered only as the man who lost to the Romans at Magnesia, Antiochus is here revealed as one of the most powerful and capable rulers of the age. Having emerged from civil war in 223 as the sole survivor of the Seleukid dynasty, he shouldered the burdens of a weakened and divided realm. Though defeated by Egypt in the Fourth Syrian War, he gradually restored full control over the empire. His great Eastern campaign took Macedonian arms back to India for the first time since Alexander’s day and, returning west, he went on to conquer Thrace and finally wrest Syria from Ptolemaic control. Then came intervention in Greece and the clash with Rome leading to the defeat at Magnesia and the restrictive Peace of Apamea. Despite this, Antiochus remained ambitious, campaigning in the East again; when he died in 187 BC the empire was still one of the most powerful states in the world. “We are, Grainger says, so ‘hypnotised’ by the rise of Rome that we ignore the Seleukid and Ptolemaic interlude. His clear and fascinating account breaks this spell.”—Minerva Magazine \ No newline at end of file diff --git "a/bios/The_Serial_Killer\342\200\231s_Wife_The_addictive_bestselling_crime_thriller_sensation____so_shocking_it_should_come_with_a_warning!_Soon_to_be_a_major_TV_series__new_crime_thriller_and_a_must__read_for_2021_Kindle_Edition.txt" "b/bios/The_Serial_Killer\342\200\231s_Wife_The_addictive_bestselling_crime_thriller_sensation____so_shocking_it_should_come_with_a_warning!_Soon_to_be_a_major_TV_series__new_crime_thriller_and_a_must__read_for_2021_Kindle_Edition.txt" index 6bdd5505daf7310cf51c048809b034c23e502922..7a82e3a1ca82253371e3f61087d3d6b4150a1396 100644 --- "a/bios/The_Serial_Killer\342\200\231s_Wife_The_addictive_bestselling_crime_thriller_sensation____so_shocking_it_should_come_with_a_warning!_Soon_to_be_a_major_TV_series__new_crime_thriller_and_a_must__read_for_2021_Kindle_Edition.txt" +++ "b/bios/The_Serial_Killer\342\200\231s_Wife_The_addictive_bestselling_crime_thriller_sensation____so_shocking_it_should_come_with_a_warning!_Soon_to_be_a_major_TV_series__new_crime_thriller_and_a_must__read_for_2021_Kindle_Edition.txt" @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|*Read it before you watch it – soon to be a major TV series for Paramount+*‘The final double twist is well worth waiting for’ My Weekly‘Hooks you in to the drama straight away and does not let you go, even on the last page’ The SunEvery marriage has its secrets…Beth and Tom Hardcastle are the envy of their neighbourhood – they have the perfect marriage, the perfect house, the perfect family.When the police knock on their door one evening, Beth panics. Tom should be back from work by now – what if he’s crashed his car? She fears the worst.But the worst is beyond imagining.As the interrogation begins, Beth will find herself questioning everything she believed about her husband.They’re saying he’s a monster. And they’re saying she knew.___________READERS ARE GRIPPED BY THE SERIAL KILLER’S WIFE‘400 pages gone in the blink of an eye!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Fast-paced and chilling’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘From start to finish this is a page turner – I could barely catch my breath’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘This book blew me away’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Plenty of suspense, twists and turns – and an ending I did not predict!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘This is one hell of a thriller’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘What a belting good story’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Such an addictive read’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Twists and turns – even on the last page!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Once I picked it up I didn’t put it down. Read in one sitting!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Addictive! A page turner that you cannot put down’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘I gobbled this up at speed’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \ No newline at end of file +The Serial Killer’s Wife: The addictive bestselling crime thriller sensation - so shocking it should come with a warning! Soon to be a major TV series ... new crime thriller and a must-read for 2021 Kindle Edition|by Alice Hunter (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|*Read it before you watch it – soon to be a major TV series for Paramount+*‘The final double twist is well worth waiting for’ My Weekly‘Hooks you in to the drama straight away and does not let you go, even on the last page’ The SunEvery marriage has its secrets…Beth and Tom Hardcastle are the envy of their neighbourhood – they have the perfect marriage, the perfect house, the perfect family.When the police knock on their door one evening, Beth panics. Tom should be back from work by now – what if he’s crashed his car? She fears the worst.But the worst is beyond imagining.As the interrogation begins, Beth will find herself questioning everything she believed about her husband.They’re saying he’s a monster. And they’re saying she knew.___________READERS ARE GRIPPED BY THE SERIAL KILLER’S WIFE‘400 pages gone in the blink of an eye!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Fast-paced and chilling’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘From start to finish this is a page turner – I could barely catch my breath’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘This book blew me away’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Plenty of suspense, twists and turns – and an ending I did not predict!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘This is one hell of a thriller’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘What a belting good story’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Such an addictive read’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Twists and turns – even on the last page!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Once I picked it up I didn’t put it down. Read in one sitting!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Addictive! A page turner that you cannot put down’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘I gobbled this up at speed’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Seven_Husbands_of_Evelyn_Hugo_A_Novel_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Seven_Husbands_of_Evelyn_Hugo_A_Novel_Kindle_Edition.txt index 13f53376f1f23975f0685c244b5b2b4c7db7456d..9b3c83d197f93d6f45c496ee1a0bcec8e0076810 100644 --- a/bios/The_Seven_Husbands_of_Evelyn_Hugo_A_Novel_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Seven_Husbands_of_Evelyn_Hugo_A_Novel_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“If you’re looking for a book to take on holiday this summer, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo has got all the glitz and glamour to make it a perfect beach read.” —BustleFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Daisy Jones & the Six—an entrancing and “wildly addictive journey of a reclusive Hollywood starlet” (PopSugar) as she reflects on her relentless rise to the top and the risks she took, the loves she lost, and the long-held secrets the public could never imagine.Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now?Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband has left her, and her professional life is going nowhere. Regardless of why Evelyn has selected her to write her biography, Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career.Summoned to Evelyn’s luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the ‘80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way, Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love. Monique begins to feel a very real connection to the legendary star, but as Evelyn’s story near its conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique’s own in tragic and irreversible ways.“Heartbreaking, yet beautiful” (Jamie Blynn, Us Weekly), The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is “Tinseltown drama at its finest” (Redbook): a mesmerizing journey through the splendor of old Hollywood into the harsh realities of the present day as two women struggle with what it means—and what it costs—to face the truth. \ No newline at end of file +The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: A Novel Kindle Edition|by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“If you’re looking for a book to take on holiday this summer, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo has got all the glitz and glamour to make it a perfect beach read.” —BustleFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Daisy Jones & the Six—an entrancing and “wildly addictive journey of a reclusive Hollywood starlet” (PopSugar) as she reflects on her relentless rise to the top and the risks she took, the loves she lost, and the long-held secrets the public could never imagine.Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now?Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband has left her, and her professional life is going nowhere. Regardless of why Evelyn has selected her to write her biography, Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career.Summoned to Evelyn’s luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the ‘80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way, Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love. Monique begins to feel a very real connection to the legendary star, but as Evelyn’s story near its conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique’s own in tragic and irreversible ways.“Heartbreaking, yet beautiful” (Jamie Blynn, Us Weekly), The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is “Tinseltown drama at its finest” (Redbook): a mesmerizing journey through the splendor of old Hollywood into the harsh realities of the present day as two women struggle with what it means—and what it costs—to face the truth. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Shift_Change_Your_Perspective_Not_Yourself_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Shift_Change_Your_Perspective_Not_Yourself_Kindle_Edition.txt index 6458639e0357e87fd4181dc47925355334ff7ca0..d22c4a2dcd953643c5371773120954c712d694d3 100644 --- a/bios/The_Shift_Change_Your_Perspective_Not_Yourself_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Shift_Change_Your_Perspective_Not_Yourself_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The lifestyle creator, advice expert, and host of the It’s Me, Tinx podcast shares her hilarious and (sometimes brutally) honest wisdom on how to shift your approach to life, step into your confidence, and enjoy the journey.It’s time to get laser focused on what makes us feel happy and fulfilled. Lifestyle creator, advice expert, and podcast host Tinx wants to take your hand and guide you to a new way of thinking about life, love, happiness, and friendships—where dating evolves into era of self-discovery and not just a means to an end, sharing wisdom becomes a collective power, and chaos turns into a source of creativity. Making small but mighty shifts in thinking can be a tool for personal growth that fuels you instead of fatigues you. The point is to know yourself, discover what you fulfills you, and have fun along the way.In The Shift, Tinx collects all her revolutionary theories and hilarious personal anecdotes in one place, presenting you with a guide to simple mindset shifts that will completely change the way you approach decision making and relationships.Through her own stories, from the good to the bad, Tinx will help you better understand how to step into your power and own self-worth. Some say you cannot love another before you learn to love yourself: Tinx will teach you how to do both at the same time. And she’ll do it while making you laugh out loud.With her signature wit and candor, Tinx will teach you:-How to change your scarcity mindset-How to understand and employ her famous Box Theory dating concept-How to feed the things that fulfill you-How living well is the best revenge-How therapy can reframe struggles into strengths-How to break up with dignity-How knowing your worth makes you a better friend and partner \ No newline at end of file +The Shift: Change Your Perspective, Not Yourself Kindle Edition|by Tinx (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The lifestyle creator, advice expert, and host of the It’s Me, Tinx podcast shares her hilarious and (sometimes brutally) honest wisdom on how to shift your approach to life, step into your confidence, and enjoy the journey.It’s time to get laser focused on what makes us feel happy and fulfilled. Lifestyle creator, advice expert, and podcast host Tinx wants to take your hand and guide you to a new way of thinking about life, love, happiness, and friendships—where dating evolves into era of self-discovery and not just a means to an end, sharing wisdom becomes a collective power, and chaos turns into a source of creativity. Making small but mighty shifts in thinking can be a tool for personal growth that fuels you instead of fatigues you. The point is to know yourself, discover what you fulfills you, and have fun along the way.In The Shift, Tinx collects all her revolutionary theories and hilarious personal anecdotes in one place, presenting you with a guide to simple mindset shifts that will completely change the way you approach decision making and relationships.Through her own stories, from the good to the bad, Tinx will help you better understand how to step into your power and own self-worth. Some say you cannot love another before you learn to love yourself: Tinx will teach you how to do both at the same time. And she’ll do it while making you laugh out loud.With her signature wit and candor, Tinx will teach you:-How to change your scarcity mindset-How to understand and employ her famous Box Theory dating concept-How to feed the things that fulfill you-How living well is the best revenge-How therapy can reframe struggles into strengths-How to break up with dignity-How knowing your worth makes you a better friend and partner \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Shift_Taking_Your_Life_from_Ambition_to_Meaning_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Shift_Taking_Your_Life_from_Ambition_to_Meaning_Kindle_Edition.txt index 5ee2a8825fb7b497b2195b3a9a94135b90526197..2dd7530e1c2acd1dae290603375d20d5e2bac83c 100644 --- a/bios/The_Shift_Taking_Your_Life_from_Ambition_to_Meaning_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Shift_Taking_Your_Life_from_Ambition_to_Meaning_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The #1 New York Times best-selling author of Excuses Begone!The Shift—the book inspired by the movie of the same name—illustrates how and why to make the move from ambition to meaning.Download The Shift and allow these lessons to guide you down a more authentic and rewarding path today. As we contemplate leaving the morning of our life, where ego has played a commanding role, and entering the afternoon (and evening), where meaning and purpose replace ambition and struggle, we may encounter unexpected occurrences that accompany this new direction. It’s almost a universal law that we’ll experience a fall of some kind. Yet these falls or low points provide the energy we need to move away from ego and into a life of meaning and purpose.The Shift doesn’t mean that we lose our drive and ambition; it signifies that we become ambitious about something new. We make a commitment to living a life based on experiencing meaning and feeling purposeful, rather than a life based on never-ending demands and false promises that are the trademark of the ego’s agenda. \ No newline at end of file +The Shift: Taking Your Life from Ambition to Meaning Kindle Edition|by Wayne W. Dyer (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The #1 New York Times best-selling author of Excuses Begone!The Shift—the book inspired by the movie of the same name—illustrates how and why to make the move from ambition to meaning.Download The Shift and allow these lessons to guide you down a more authentic and rewarding path today. As we contemplate leaving the morning of our life, where ego has played a commanding role, and entering the afternoon (and evening), where meaning and purpose replace ambition and struggle, we may encounter unexpected occurrences that accompany this new direction. It’s almost a universal law that we’ll experience a fall of some kind. Yet these falls or low points provide the energy we need to move away from ego and into a life of meaning and purpose.The Shift doesn’t mean that we lose our drive and ambition; it signifies that we become ambitious about something new. We make a commitment to living a life based on experiencing meaning and feeling purposeful, rather than a life based on never-ending demands and false promises that are the trademark of the ego’s agenda. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Sixth_Family_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Sixth_Family_Kindle_Edition.txt index f9eeb19538bc21453a6de4a7ba5cadce1e1f8616..22f321e78bc3bbe85e35f4b60483069dd82896cb 100644 --- a/bios/The_Sixth_Family_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Sixth_Family_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The definitive book about the explosive Rizzuto crime familyOn May 5, 1981, three rebellious members of New York’s Bonanno crime family were gunned down in a Brooklyn social club. One of the gunmen was Vito Rizzuto, a man who would rise to the top of the underworld in Canada and then expand his reign across continents to become a global superboss.The Sixth Family, now revised and updated, reveals the hidden history of the rise of the Rizzuto clan, the alliances it forged around the world and the bloody events that led to charges against Vito Rizzuto in the United States and Italy for racketeering and corruption. As police in the United States, Italy and Canada meticulously pieced together the puzzle that is Vito Rizzuto, established notions about the nature of authority within the Mafia were called into question. Who was this so-called “John Gotti of Canada”? How did he become one of the biggest names in global crime? And how did he survive the deadly assault from gangland rivals that almost destroyed his family? \ No newline at end of file +The Sixth Family Kindle Edition|by Adrian Humphreys (Author), Lee Lamothe (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The definitive book about the explosive Rizzuto crime familyOn May 5, 1981, three rebellious members of New York’s Bonanno crime family were gunned down in a Brooklyn social club. One of the gunmen was Vito Rizzuto, a man who would rise to the top of the underworld in Canada and then expand his reign across continents to become a global superboss.The Sixth Family, now revised and updated, reveals the hidden history of the rise of the Rizzuto clan, the alliances it forged around the world and the bloody events that led to charges against Vito Rizzuto in the United States and Italy for racketeering and corruption. As police in the United States, Italy and Canada meticulously pieced together the puzzle that is Vito Rizzuto, established notions about the nature of authority within the Mafia were called into question. Who was this so-called “John Gotti of Canada”? How did he become one of the biggest names in global crime? And how did he survive the deadly assault from gangland rivals that almost destroyed his family? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Skin_Were_In_A_Year_of_Black_Resistance_and_Power_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Skin_Were_In_A_Year_of_Black_Resistance_and_Power_Kindle_Edition.txt index 3df6208e5cab490e09f357b4c054692e6356ca04..21cacdcabe204827f4dc8b2fb5fd1830948f128e 100644 --- a/bios/The_Skin_Were_In_A_Year_of_Black_Resistance_and_Power_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Skin_Were_In_A_Year_of_Black_Resistance_and_Power_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NATIONAL BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE 2020 TORONTO BOOK AWARDA bracing, provocative, and perspective-shifting book from one of Canada's most celebrated and uncompromising writers, Desmond Cole. The Skin We're In will spark a national conversation, influence policy, and inspire activists.In his 2015 cover story for Toronto Life magazine, Desmond Cole exposed the racist actions of the Toronto police force, detailing the dozens of times he had been stopped and interrogated under the controversial practice of carding. The story quickly came to national prominence, shaking the country to its core and catapulting its author into the public sphere. Cole used his newfound profile to draw insistent, unyielding attention to the injustices faced by Black Canadians on a daily basis. Both Cole’s activism and journalism find vibrant expression in his first book, The Skin We’re In. Puncturing the bubble of Canadian smugness and naive assumptions of a post-racial nation, Cole chronicles just one year—2017—in the struggle against racism in this country. It was a year that saw calls for tighter borders when Black refugees braved frigid temperatures to cross into Manitoba from the States, Indigenous land and water protectors resisting the celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday, police across the country rallying around an officer accused of murder, and more. The year also witnessed the profound personal and professional ramifications of Desmond Cole’s unwavering determination to combat injustice. In April, Cole disrupted a Toronto police board meeting by calling for the destruction of all data collected through carding. Following the protest, Cole, a columnist with the Toronto Star, was summoned to a meeting with the paper’s opinions editor and informed that his activism violated company policy. Rather than limit his efforts defending Black lives, Cole chose to sever his relationship with the publication. Then in July, at another police board meeting, Cole challenged the board to respond to accusations of a police cover-up in the brutal beating of Dafonte Miller by an off-duty police officer and his brother. When Cole refused to leave the meeting until the question was publicly addressed, he was arrested. The image of Cole walking out of the meeting, handcuffed and flanked by officers, fortified the distrust between the city’s Black community and its police force. Month-by-month, Cole creates a comprehensive picture of entrenched, systemic inequality. Urgent, controversial, and unsparingly honest, The Skin We’re In is destined to become a vital text for anti-racist and social justice movements in Canada, as well as a potent antidote to the all-too-present complacency of many white Canadians. \ No newline at end of file +The Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power Kindle Edition|by Desmond Cole (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NATIONAL BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE 2020 TORONTO BOOK AWARDA bracing, provocative, and perspective-shifting book from one of Canada's most celebrated and uncompromising writers, Desmond Cole. The Skin We're In will spark a national conversation, influence policy, and inspire activists.In his 2015 cover story for Toronto Life magazine, Desmond Cole exposed the racist actions of the Toronto police force, detailing the dozens of times he had been stopped and interrogated under the controversial practice of carding. The story quickly came to national prominence, shaking the country to its core and catapulting its author into the public sphere. Cole used his newfound profile to draw insistent, unyielding attention to the injustices faced by Black Canadians on a daily basis. Both Cole’s activism and journalism find vibrant expression in his first book, The Skin We’re In. Puncturing the bubble of Canadian smugness and naive assumptions of a post-racial nation, Cole chronicles just one year—2017—in the struggle against racism in this country. It was a year that saw calls for tighter borders when Black refugees braved frigid temperatures to cross into Manitoba from the States, Indigenous land and water protectors resisting the celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday, police across the country rallying around an officer accused of murder, and more. The year also witnessed the profound personal and professional ramifications of Desmond Cole’s unwavering determination to combat injustice. In April, Cole disrupted a Toronto police board meeting by calling for the destruction of all data collected through carding. Following the protest, Cole, a columnist with the Toronto Star, was summoned to a meeting with the paper’s opinions editor and informed that his activism violated company policy. Rather than limit his efforts defending Black lives, Cole chose to sever his relationship with the publication. Then in July, at another police board meeting, Cole challenged the board to respond to accusations of a police cover-up in the brutal beating of Dafonte Miller by an off-duty police officer and his brother. When Cole refused to leave the meeting until the question was publicly addressed, he was arrested. The image of Cole walking out of the meeting, handcuffed and flanked by officers, fortified the distrust between the city’s Black community and its police force. Month-by-month, Cole creates a comprehensive picture of entrenched, systemic inequality. Urgent, controversial, and unsparingly honest, The Skin We’re In is destined to become a vital text for anti-racist and social justice movements in Canada, as well as a potent antidote to the all-too-present complacency of many white Canadians. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Snakehead_An_Epic_Tale_of_the_Chinatown_Underworld_and_the_American_Dream_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Snakehead_An_Epic_Tale_of_the_Chinatown_Underworld_and_the_American_Dream_Kindle_Edition.txt index 95d39c203d3e3e3cfa1215fe4cc0e9fabb3657e5..4587db6a7613462f3c67fc5a1ad66f6d8c34e952 100644 --- a/bios/The_Snakehead_An_Epic_Tale_of_the_Chinatown_Underworld_and_the_American_Dream_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Snakehead_An_Epic_Tale_of_the_Chinatown_Underworld_and_the_American_Dream_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|In this thrilling panorama of real-life events, the bestselling author of Empire of Pain investigates a secret world run by a surprising criminal: a charismatic middle-aged grandmother, who from a tiny noodle shop in New York’s Chinatown managed a multi-million dollar business smuggling people.“Reads like a mashup of The Godfather and Chinatown, complete with gun battles, a ruthless kingpin and a mountain of cash. Except that it’s all true.” —Time Keefe reveals the inner workings of Sister Ping’s complex empire and recounts the decade-long FBI investigation that eventually brought her down. He follows an often incompetent and sometimes corrupt INS as it pursues desperate immigrants risking everything to come to America, and along the way, he paints a stunning portrait of a generation of illegal immigrants and the intricate underground economy that sustains and exploits them. Grand in scope yet propulsive in narrative force, The Snakehead is both a kaleidoscopic crime story and a brilliant exploration of the ironies of immigration in America. \ No newline at end of file +The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream Kindle Edition|by Patrick Radden Keefe (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|In this thrilling panorama of real-life events, the bestselling author of Empire of Pain investigates a secret world run by a surprising criminal: a charismatic middle-aged grandmother, who from a tiny noodle shop in New York’s Chinatown managed a multi-million dollar business smuggling people.“Reads like a mashup of The Godfather and Chinatown, complete with gun battles, a ruthless kingpin and a mountain of cash. Except that it’s all true.” —Time Keefe reveals the inner workings of Sister Ping’s complex empire and recounts the decade-long FBI investigation that eventually brought her down. He follows an often incompetent and sometimes corrupt INS as it pursues desperate immigrants risking everything to come to America, and along the way, he paints a stunning portrait of a generation of illegal immigrants and the intricate underground economy that sustains and exploits them. Grand in scope yet propulsive in narrative force, The Snakehead is both a kaleidoscopic crime story and a brilliant exploration of the ironies of immigration in America. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Snowball_Warren_Buffett_and_the_Business_of_Life_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Snowball_Warren_Buffett_and_the_Business_of_Life_Kindle_Edition.txt index a9845b3dd113c1a959220f9b97c9d2a1c45c4e99..4b473ac90e3473cabbc792b49a975799e659cd5a 100644 --- a/bios/The_Snowball_Warren_Buffett_and_the_Business_of_Life_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Snowball_Warren_Buffett_and_the_Business_of_Life_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The personally revealing and complete biography of the man known everywhere as “The Oracle of Omaha”—for fans of the HBO documentary Becoming Warren BuffettHere is the book recounting the life and times of one of the most respected men in the world, Warren Buffett. The legendary Omaha investor has never written a memoir, but now he has allowed one writer, Alice Schroeder, unprecedented access to explore directly with him and with those closest to him his work, opinions, struggles, triumphs, follies, and wisdom.Although the media track him constantly, Buffett himself has never told his full life story. His reality is private, especially by celebrity standards. Indeed, while the homespun persona that the public sees is true as far as it goes, it goes only so far. Warren Buffett is an array of paradoxes. He set out to prove that nice guys can finish first. Over the years he treated his investors as partners, acted as their steward, and championed honesty as an investor, CEO, board member, essayist, and speaker. At the same time he became the world’s richest man, all from the modest Omaha headquarters of his company Berkshire Hathaway. None of this fits the term “simple.”When Alice Schroeder met Warren Buffett she was an insurance industry analyst and a gifted writer known for her keen perception and business acumen. Her writings on finance impressed him, and as she came to know him she realized that while much had been written on the subject of his investing style, no one had moved beyond that to explore his larger philosophy, which is bound up in a complex personality and the details of his life. Out of this came his decision to cooperate with her on the book about himself that he would never write.Never before has Buffett spent countless hours responding to a writer’s questions, talking, giving complete access to his wife, children, friends, and business associates—opening his files, recalling his childhood. It was an act of courage, as The Snowball makes immensely clear. Being human, his own life, like most lives, has been a mix of strengths and frailties. Yet notable though his wealth may be, Buffett’s legacy will not be his ranking on the scorecard of wealth; it will be his principles and ideas that have enriched people’s lives. This book tells you why Warren Buffett is the most fascinating American success story of our time.Praise for The Snowball“Even people who don't care a whit about business will be intrigued by this portrait. . . . Schroeder, a former insurance-industry analyst, spent years interviewing Buffett, and the result is a side of the Oracle of Omaha that has rarely been seen.”—Time“Will mesmerize anyone interested in who Mr. Buffett is or how he got that way. The Snowball tells a fascinating story.”—New York Times“If the replication of any great achievement first requires knowledge of how it was done, then The Snowball, the most detailed glimpse inside Warren Buffett and his world that we likely will ever get, should become a Bible for capitalists.”—Washington Post“Riveting and encyclopedic.”—Wall Street Journal“A monumental biography . . . Schroeder got the best access yet of any Buffett biographer. . . . She deals out marvelously funny and poignant stories about Buffett and the conglomerate he runs, Berkshire Hathaway.”—Forbes“The most authoritative portrait of one of the most important American investors of our time.”—Los Angeles Times \ No newline at end of file +The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life Kindle Edition|by Alice Schroeder (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The personally revealing and complete biography of the man known everywhere as “The Oracle of Omaha”—for fans of the HBO documentary Becoming Warren BuffettHere is the book recounting the life and times of one of the most respected men in the world, Warren Buffett. The legendary Omaha investor has never written a memoir, but now he has allowed one writer, Alice Schroeder, unprecedented access to explore directly with him and with those closest to him his work, opinions, struggles, triumphs, follies, and wisdom.Although the media track him constantly, Buffett himself has never told his full life story. His reality is private, especially by celebrity standards. Indeed, while the homespun persona that the public sees is true as far as it goes, it goes only so far. Warren Buffett is an array of paradoxes. He set out to prove that nice guys can finish first. Over the years he treated his investors as partners, acted as their steward, and championed honesty as an investor, CEO, board member, essayist, and speaker. At the same time he became the world’s richest man, all from the modest Omaha headquarters of his company Berkshire Hathaway. None of this fits the term “simple.”When Alice Schroeder met Warren Buffett she was an insurance industry analyst and a gifted writer known for her keen perception and business acumen. Her writings on finance impressed him, and as she came to know him she realized that while much had been written on the subject of his investing style, no one had moved beyond that to explore his larger philosophy, which is bound up in a complex personality and the details of his life. Out of this came his decision to cooperate with her on the book about himself that he would never write.Never before has Buffett spent countless hours responding to a writer’s questions, talking, giving complete access to his wife, children, friends, and business associates—opening his files, recalling his childhood. It was an act of courage, as The Snowball makes immensely clear. Being human, his own life, like most lives, has been a mix of strengths and frailties. Yet notable though his wealth may be, Buffett’s legacy will not be his ranking on the scorecard of wealth; it will be his principles and ideas that have enriched people’s lives. This book tells you why Warren Buffett is the most fascinating American success story of our time.Praise for The Snowball“Even people who don't care a whit about business will be intrigued by this portrait. . . . Schroeder, a former insurance-industry analyst, spent years interviewing Buffett, and the result is a side of the Oracle of Omaha that has rarely been seen.”—Time“Will mesmerize anyone interested in who Mr. Buffett is or how he got that way. The Snowball tells a fascinating story.”—New York Times“If the replication of any great achievement first requires knowledge of how it was done, then The Snowball, the most detailed glimpse inside Warren Buffett and his world that we likely will ever get, should become a Bible for capitalists.”—Washington Post“Riveting and encyclopedic.”—Wall Street Journal“A monumental biography . . . Schroeder got the best access yet of any Buffett biographer. . . . She deals out marvelously funny and poignant stories about Buffett and the conglomerate he runs, Berkshire Hathaway.”—Forbes“The most authoritative portrait of one of the most important American investors of our time.”—Los Angeles Times \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Sober_Diaries_How_one_woman_stopped_drinking_and_started_living_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Sober_Diaries_How_one_woman_stopped_drinking_and_started_living_Kindle_Edition.txt index aa90c883faea2c5b9e9fa9752c9ccf34e368728a..964a702110e5b36811dc9644538a343ee9078a4e 100644 --- a/bios/The_Sober_Diaries_How_one_woman_stopped_drinking_and_started_living_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Sober_Diaries_How_one_woman_stopped_drinking_and_started_living_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|BY THE AUTHOR OF NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE AUTHENTICITY PROJECT, THE BRAVE AND FUNNY MEMOIR THAT IS CHANGING LIVES.How one mother gave up drinking and started living. This is Bridget Jones Dries Out.Clare Pooley is a Cambridge graduate and was a Managing Partner at one of the world's biggest advertising agencies, and yet by eighteen months ago she'd become an overweight, depressed, middle-aged mother of three who was drinking more than a bottle of wine a day, and spending her evenings Googling 'Am I an alcoholic?'In a desperate bid to turn her life around, she quit drinking and started a blog. She called it Mummy Was a Secret Drinker.This book is the story of a year in Clare's life. A year that started with her quitting booze having been drinking more than a bottle of wine every day. It sees her starting a hugely successful blog, then getting and beating breast cancer. By the end of the year she is booze free and cancer free, two stone lighter and with a life that is so much richer, healthier and more rewarding than ever before. Sober Diaries is an upbeat, funny and positive look at how to live life to the full.Interwoven within Clare's own very personal and frank story is research and advice, and answers to questions like: How do I know if I'm drinking too much? How will I cope at parties? What do I say to friends and family? How do I cope with cravings? Will I lose weight? What if my partner still drinks? And many more. \ No newline at end of file +The Sober Diaries: How one woman stopped drinking and started living. Kindle Edition|by Clare Pooley (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|BY THE AUTHOR OF NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE AUTHENTICITY PROJECT, THE BRAVE AND FUNNY MEMOIR THAT IS CHANGING LIVES.How one mother gave up drinking and started living. This is Bridget Jones Dries Out.Clare Pooley is a Cambridge graduate and was a Managing Partner at one of the world's biggest advertising agencies, and yet by eighteen months ago she'd become an overweight, depressed, middle-aged mother of three who was drinking more than a bottle of wine a day, and spending her evenings Googling 'Am I an alcoholic?'In a desperate bid to turn her life around, she quit drinking and started a blog. She called it Mummy Was a Secret Drinker.This book is the story of a year in Clare's life. A year that started with her quitting booze having been drinking more than a bottle of wine every day. It sees her starting a hugely successful blog, then getting and beating breast cancer. By the end of the year she is booze free and cancer free, two stone lighter and with a life that is so much richer, healthier and more rewarding than ever before. Sober Diaries is an upbeat, funny and positive look at how to live life to the full.Interwoven within Clare's own very personal and frank story is research and advice, and answers to questions like: How do I know if I'm drinking too much? How will I cope at parties? What do I say to friends and family? How do I cope with cravings? Will I lose weight? What if my partner still drinks? And many more. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Soul_of_A_New_Machine_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Soul_of_A_New_Machine_Kindle_Edition.txt index bd0bbdf468cb0907b680dd33a3119dd3499db522..b33a023b056bb537de37cb6f1028672b643ac808 100644 --- a/bios/The_Soul_of_A_New_Machine_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Soul_of_A_New_Machine_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Tracy Kidder's "riveting" (Washington Post) story of one company's efforts to bring a new microcomputer to market won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and has become essential reading for understanding the history of the American tech industry.Computers have changed since 1981, when The Soul of a New Machine first examined the culture of the computer revolution. What has not changed is the feverish pace of the high-tech industry, the go-for-broke approach to business that has caused so many computer companies to win big (or go belly up), and the cult of pursuing mind-bending technological innovations.The Soul of a New Machine is an essential chapter in the history of the machine that revolutionized the world in the twentieth century."Fascinating...A surprisingly gripping account of people at work." --Wall Street Journal \ No newline at end of file +The Soul of A New Machine Kindle Edition|by Tracy Kidder (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Tracy Kidder's "riveting" (Washington Post) story of one company's efforts to bring a new microcomputer to market won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and has become essential reading for understanding the history of the American tech industry.Computers have changed since 1981, when The Soul of a New Machine first examined the culture of the computer revolution. What has not changed is the feverish pace of the high-tech industry, the go-for-broke approach to business that has caused so many computer companies to win big (or go belly up), and the cult of pursuing mind-bending technological innovations.The Soul of a New Machine is an essential chapter in the history of the machine that revolutionized the world in the twentieth century."Fascinating...A surprisingly gripping account of people at work." --Wall Street Journal \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Sound_of_Gravel_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Sound_of_Gravel_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt index fec0d0a627dd768dfe62b71ce27e992a242a4f2b..d01b153d4d5b8a6d42a43c13e149195d85c5a813 100644 --- a/bios/The_Sound_of_Gravel_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Sound_of_Gravel_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|A New York Times bestseller, The Sound of Gravel is the remarkable true story of one girl's coming-of-age in a polygamist Mormon Doomsday cult.“A haunting, harrowing testament to survival." — People Magazine“An addictive chronicle of a polygamist community.” — New York MagazineRuth Wariner was the thirty-ninth of her father’s forty-two children. Growing up on a farm in rural Mexico, where authorities turned a blind eye to the practices of her community, Ruth lives in a ramshackle house without indoor plumbing or electricity. At church, preachers teach that God will punish the wicked by destroying the world and that women can only ascend to Heaven by entering into polygamous marriages and giving birth to as many children as possible. After Ruth's father--the man who had been the founding prophet of the colony--is brutally murdered by his brother in a bid for church power, her mother remarries, becoming the second wife of another faithful congregant.In need of government assistance and supplemental income, Ruth and her siblings are carted back and forth between Mexico and the United States, where her mother collects welfare and her step-father works a variety of odd jobs. Ruth comes to love the time she spends in the States, realizing that perhaps the community into which she was born is not the right one for her. As Ruth begins to doubt her family’s beliefs and question her mother’s choices, she struggles to balance her fierce love for her siblings with her determination to forge a better life for herself.Recounted from the innocent and hopeful perspective of a child, The Sound of Gravel is the remarkable true story of a girl fighting for peace and love. This is an intimate, gripping book resonant with triumph, courage, and resilience. \ No newline at end of file +The Sound of Gravel: A Memoir Kindle Edition|by Ruth Wariner (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|A New York Times bestseller, The Sound of Gravel is the remarkable true story of one girl's coming-of-age in a polygamist Mormon Doomsday cult.“A haunting, harrowing testament to survival." — People Magazine“An addictive chronicle of a polygamist community.” — New York MagazineRuth Wariner was the thirty-ninth of her father’s forty-two children. Growing up on a farm in rural Mexico, where authorities turned a blind eye to the practices of her community, Ruth lives in a ramshackle house without indoor plumbing or electricity. At church, preachers teach that God will punish the wicked by destroying the world and that women can only ascend to Heaven by entering into polygamous marriages and giving birth to as many children as possible. After Ruth's father--the man who had been the founding prophet of the colony--is brutally murdered by his brother in a bid for church power, her mother remarries, becoming the second wife of another faithful congregant.In need of government assistance and supplemental income, Ruth and her siblings are carted back and forth between Mexico and the United States, where her mother collects welfare and her step-father works a variety of odd jobs. Ruth comes to love the time she spends in the States, realizing that perhaps the community into which she was born is not the right one for her. As Ruth begins to doubt her family’s beliefs and question her mother’s choices, she struggles to balance her fierce love for her siblings with her determination to forge a better life for herself.Recounted from the innocent and hopeful perspective of a child, The Sound of Gravel is the remarkable true story of a girl fighting for peace and love. This is an intimate, gripping book resonant with triumph, courage, and resilience. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Splendid_and_the_Vile_A_Saga_of_Churchill_Family_and_Defiance_During_the_Blitz_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Splendid_and_the_Vile_A_Saga_of_Churchill_Family_and_Defiance_During_the_Blitz_Kindle_Edition.txt index 1236ec8707d2df8d1b427954caa5a74902789327..66ef69ba88e8d87a8635795b9d24f147dbd28011 100644 --- a/bios/The_Splendid_and_the_Vile_A_Saga_of_Churchill_Family_and_Defiance_During_the_Blitz_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Splendid_and_the_Vile_A_Saga_of_Churchill_Family_and_Defiance_During_the_Blitz_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake delivers an intimate chronicle of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz—an inspiring portrait of courage and leadership in a time of unprecedented crisis “One of [Erik Larson’s] best books yet . . . perfectly timed for the moment.”—Time • “A bravura performance by one of America’s greatest storytellers.”—NPR NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • Time • Vogue • NPR • The Washington Post • Chicago Tribune • The Globe & Mail • Fortune • Bloomberg • New York Post • The New York Public Library • Kirkus Reviews • LibraryReads • PopMattersOn Winston Churchill’s first day as prime minister, Adolf Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium. Poland and Czechoslovakia had already fallen, and the Dunkirk evacuation was just two weeks away. For the next twelve months, Hitler would wage a relentless bombing campaign, killing 45,000 Britons. It was up to Churchill to hold his country together and persuade President Franklin Roosevelt that Britain was a worthy ally—and willing to fight to the end.In The Splendid and the Vile, Erik Larson shows, in cinematic detail, how Churchill taught the British people “the art of being fearless.” It is a story of political brinkmanship, but it’s also an intimate domestic drama, set against the backdrop of Churchill’s prime-ministerial country home, Chequers; his wartime retreat, Ditchley, where he and his entourage go when the moon is brightest and the bombing threat is highest; and of course 10 Downing Street in London. Drawing on diaries, original archival documents, and once-secret intelligence reports—some released only recently—Larson provides a new lens on London’s darkest year through the day-to-day experience of Churchill and his family: his wife, Clementine; their youngest daughter, Mary, who chafes against her parents’ wartime protectiveness; their son, Randolph, and his beautiful, unhappy wife, Pamela; Pamela’s illicit lover, a dashing American emissary; and the advisers in Churchill’s “Secret Circle,” to whom he turns in the hardest moments. The Splendid and the Vile takes readers out of today’s political dysfunction and back to a time of true leadership, when, in the face of unrelenting horror, Churchill’s eloquence, courage, and perseverance bound a country, and a family, together. \ No newline at end of file +The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz Kindle Edition|by Erik Larson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake delivers an intimate chronicle of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz—an inspiring portrait of courage and leadership in a time of unprecedented crisis “One of [Erik Larson’s] best books yet . . . perfectly timed for the moment.”—Time • “A bravura performance by one of America’s greatest storytellers.”—NPR NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • Time • Vogue • NPR • The Washington Post • Chicago Tribune • The Globe & Mail • Fortune • Bloomberg • New York Post • The New York Public Library • Kirkus Reviews • LibraryReads • PopMattersOn Winston Churchill’s first day as prime minister, Adolf Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium. Poland and Czechoslovakia had already fallen, and the Dunkirk evacuation was just two weeks away. For the next twelve months, Hitler would wage a relentless bombing campaign, killing 45,000 Britons. It was up to Churchill to hold his country together and persuade President Franklin Roosevelt that Britain was a worthy ally—and willing to fight to the end.In The Splendid and the Vile, Erik Larson shows, in cinematic detail, how Churchill taught the British people “the art of being fearless.” It is a story of political brinkmanship, but it’s also an intimate domestic drama, set against the backdrop of Churchill’s prime-ministerial country home, Chequers; his wartime retreat, Ditchley, where he and his entourage go when the moon is brightest and the bombing threat is highest; and of course 10 Downing Street in London. Drawing on diaries, original archival documents, and once-secret intelligence reports—some released only recently—Larson provides a new lens on London’s darkest year through the day-to-day experience of Churchill and his family: his wife, Clementine; their youngest daughter, Mary, who chafes against her parents’ wartime protectiveness; their son, Randolph, and his beautiful, unhappy wife, Pamela; Pamela’s illicit lover, a dashing American emissary; and the advisers in Churchill’s “Secret Circle,” to whom he turns in the hardest moments. The Splendid and the Vile takes readers out of today’s political dysfunction and back to a time of true leadership, when, in the face of unrelenting horror, Churchill’s eloquence, courage, and perseverance bound a country, and a family, together. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Statesman_and_the_Storyteller_John_Hay_Mark_Twain_and_the_Rise_of_American_Imperialism_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Statesman_and_the_Storyteller_John_Hay_Mark_Twain_and_the_Rise_of_American_Imperialism_Kindle_Edition.txt index d31649c115a4bcfe054d2711c9ce2ba1246fe186..bb9a0f0badbafbf7bb4ad0f64eb0839b1794d430 100644 --- a/bios/The_Statesman_and_the_Storyteller_John_Hay_Mark_Twain_and_the_Rise_of_American_Imperialism_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Statesman_and_the_Storyteller_John_Hay_Mark_Twain_and_the_Rise_of_American_Imperialism_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|In a dual biography covering the last ten years of the lives of friends and contemporaries, writer Samuel Clemens (aka Mark Twain) and statesman John Hay (who served as secretary of state under presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt), The Statesman and the Storyteller not only provides an intimate look into the daily lives of these men but also creates an elucidating portrait of the United States on the verge of emerging as a world power.And just as the narrative details the wisdom, and the occasional missteps, of two great men during a tumultuous time, it also penetrates the seat of power in Washington as the nation strove to make itself known internationally--and in the process committed acts antithetical to America’s professed ideals and promises.The country’s most significant move in this time was to go to war with Spain and to eventually wrest control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. In what has to be viewed as one of the most shameful periods in American political history, Filipinos who believed they had been promised independence were instead told they were incapable of self-government and then violently subdued in a war that featured torture and execution of native soldiers and civilians. The United States also used its growing military and political might to grab the entirety of the Hawaiian Islands and a large section of Panama.As secretary of state during this time, Hay, though a charitable man, was nonetheless complicit in these misdeeds. Clemens, a staunch critic of his country’s imperialistic actions, was forced by his own financial and family needs to temper his remarks. Nearing the end of their long and remarkable lives, both men found themselves struggling to maintain their personal integrity while remaining celebrated and esteemed public figures.Written with a keen eye--Mark Zwonitzer is also an award-winning documentary filmmaker--and informed by the author’s deep understanding of the patterns of history, The Statesman and the Storyteller has the compelling pace of a novel, the epic sweep of historical writing at its best, and, in capturing the essence of the lives of Hay and Twain, the humanity and nuance of masterful biography. \ No newline at end of file +The Statesman and the Storyteller: John Hay, Mark Twain, and the Rise of American Imperialism Kindle Edition|by Mark Zwonitzer (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|In a dual biography covering the last ten years of the lives of friends and contemporaries, writer Samuel Clemens (aka Mark Twain) and statesman John Hay (who served as secretary of state under presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt), The Statesman and the Storyteller not only provides an intimate look into the daily lives of these men but also creates an elucidating portrait of the United States on the verge of emerging as a world power.And just as the narrative details the wisdom, and the occasional missteps, of two great men during a tumultuous time, it also penetrates the seat of power in Washington as the nation strove to make itself known internationally--and in the process committed acts antithetical to America’s professed ideals and promises.The country’s most significant move in this time was to go to war with Spain and to eventually wrest control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. In what has to be viewed as one of the most shameful periods in American political history, Filipinos who believed they had been promised independence were instead told they were incapable of self-government and then violently subdued in a war that featured torture and execution of native soldiers and civilians. The United States also used its growing military and political might to grab the entirety of the Hawaiian Islands and a large section of Panama.As secretary of state during this time, Hay, though a charitable man, was nonetheless complicit in these misdeeds. Clemens, a staunch critic of his country’s imperialistic actions, was forced by his own financial and family needs to temper his remarks. Nearing the end of their long and remarkable lives, both men found themselves struggling to maintain their personal integrity while remaining celebrated and esteemed public figures.Written with a keen eye--Mark Zwonitzer is also an award-winning documentary filmmaker--and informed by the author’s deep understanding of the patterns of history, The Statesman and the Storyteller has the compelling pace of a novel, the epic sweep of historical writing at its best, and, in capturing the essence of the lives of Hay and Twain, the humanity and nuance of masterful biography. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Story_of_Philosophy_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Story_of_Philosophy_Kindle_Edition.txt index 41d39d265d3c4a8d7d6705db70166aa25ae87b4b..ca50306da84f6ccbe66712aaa9807994b9b5540c 100644 --- a/bios/The_Story_of_Philosophy_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Story_of_Philosophy_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Originally published in 1926, ‘The Story of Philosophy’ profiles several prominent Western philosophers and their ideas, written by Will Durant, an American writer, historian, philosopher, and a Pulitzer Prize-winning author.In this enlightening and eminently readable book, Will Durant accounts the lives, ideas and views of various critical philosophical thinkers throughout history. Starting with Socrates and Plato and concluding with Friedrich Nietzsche, with twelve other distinguished philosophers in between, the author creates a history of philosophy by showing how each thinker’s ideas advised and impacted the next generation. A vital read for anyone intrigued by the evolution of Western philosophy. \ No newline at end of file +The Story of Philosophy Kindle Edition|by Will Durant (Author), GP Editors (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition|Originally published in 1926, ‘The Story of Philosophy’ profiles several prominent Western philosophers and their ideas, written by Will Durant, an American writer, historian, philosopher, and a Pulitzer Prize-winning author.In this enlightening and eminently readable book, Will Durant accounts the lives, ideas and views of various critical philosophical thinkers throughout history. Starting with Socrates and Plato and concluding with Friedrich Nietzsche, with twelve other distinguished philosophers in between, the author creates a history of philosophy by showing how each thinker’s ideas advised and impacted the next generation. A vital read for anyone intrigued by the evolution of Western philosophy. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Storyteller_Tales_of_Life_and_Music_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Storyteller_Tales_of_Life_and_Music_Kindle_Edition.txt index 9dfbd8c56199bfa8a96798fff633276ad231acf8..eb06bada2823b017f7f632773f5924347302f515 100644 --- a/bios/The_Storyteller_Tales_of_Life_and_Music_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Storyteller_Tales_of_Life_and_Music_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The #1 New York Times Bestseller * Named one of Variety's Best Music Books of 2021 * Included in Audible's Best of The Year list * A Business Insider Best Memoirs of 2021 * One of NME's Best Music Books of 2021So, I've written a book.Having entertained the idea for years, and even offered a few questionable opportunities ("It's a piece of cake! Just do 4 hours of interviews, find someone else to write it, put your face on the cover, and voila!") I have decided to write these stories just as I have always done, in my own hand. The joy that I have felt from chronicling these tales is not unlike listening back to a song that I've recorded and can't wait to share with the world, or reading a primitive journal entry from a stained notebook, or even hearing my voice bounce between the Kiss posters on my wall as a child. This certainly doesn't mean that I'm quitting my day job, but it does give me a place to shed a little light on what it's like to be a kid from Springfield, Virginia, walking through life while living out the crazy dreams I had as young musician. From hitting the road with Scream at 18 years old, to my time in Nirvana and the Foo Fighters, jamming with Iggy Pop or playing at the Academy Awards or dancing with AC/DC and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, drumming for Tom Petty or meeting Sir Paul McCartney at Royal Albert Hall, bedtime stories with Joan Jett or a chance meeting with Little Richard, to flying halfway around the world for one epic night with my daughters…the list goes on. I look forward to focusing the lens through which I see these memories a little sharper for you with much excitement. \ No newline at end of file +The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music Kindle Edition|by Dave Grohl (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The #1 New York Times Bestseller * Named one of Variety's Best Music Books of 2021 * Included in Audible's Best of The Year list * A Business Insider Best Memoirs of 2021 * One of NME's Best Music Books of 2021So, I've written a book.Having entertained the idea for years, and even offered a few questionable opportunities ("It's a piece of cake! Just do 4 hours of interviews, find someone else to write it, put your face on the cover, and voila!") I have decided to write these stories just as I have always done, in my own hand. The joy that I have felt from chronicling these tales is not unlike listening back to a song that I've recorded and can't wait to share with the world, or reading a primitive journal entry from a stained notebook, or even hearing my voice bounce between the Kiss posters on my wall as a child. This certainly doesn't mean that I'm quitting my day job, but it does give me a place to shed a little light on what it's like to be a kid from Springfield, Virginia, walking through life while living out the crazy dreams I had as young musician. From hitting the road with Scream at 18 years old, to my time in Nirvana and the Foo Fighters, jamming with Iggy Pop or playing at the Academy Awards or dancing with AC/DC and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, drumming for Tom Petty or meeting Sir Paul McCartney at Royal Albert Hall, bedtime stories with Joan Jett or a chance meeting with Little Richard, to flying halfway around the world for one epic night with my daughters…the list goes on. I look forward to focusing the lens through which I see these memories a little sharper for you with much excitement. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Stranger_in_the_Woods_The_Extraordinary_Story_of_the_Last_True_Hermit_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Stranger_in_the_Woods_The_Extraordinary_Story_of_the_Last_True_Hermit_Kindle_Edition.txt index 574f9b6a45c6c82ac91d55396c679c6fb6a8e109..e017299b41f2b57ba5a4ae14924809e26d33c592 100644 --- a/bios/The_Stranger_in_the_Woods_The_Extraordinary_Story_of_the_Last_True_Hermit_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Stranger_in_the_Woods_The_Extraordinary_Story_of_the_Last_True_Hermit_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The remarkable true story of a man who lived alone in the woods of Maine for 27 years, making this dream a reality—not out of anger at the world, but simply because he preferred to live on his own.“A meditation on solitude, wildness and survival.” —The Wall Street JournalIn 1986, a shy and intelligent twenty-year-old named Christopher Knight left his home in Massachusetts, drove to Maine, and disappeared into the forest. He would not have a conversation with another human being until nearly three decades later, when he was arrested for stealing food. Living in a tent even through brutal winters, he had survived by his wits and courage, developing ingenious ways to store edibles and water, and to avoid freezing to death. He broke into nearby cottages for food, clothing, reading material, and other provisions, taking only what he needed but terrifying a community never able to solve the mysterious burglaries. Based on extensive interviews with Knight himself, this is a vividly detailed account of his secluded life—why did he leave? what did he learn?—as well as the challenges he has faced since returning to the world. It is a gripping story of survival that asks fundamental questions about solitude, community, and what makes a good life, and a deeply moving portrait of a man who was determined to live his own way, and succeeded. \ No newline at end of file +The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit Kindle Edition|by Michael Finkel (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The remarkable true story of a man who lived alone in the woods of Maine for 27 years, making this dream a reality—not out of anger at the world, but simply because he preferred to live on his own.“A meditation on solitude, wildness and survival.” —The Wall Street JournalIn 1986, a shy and intelligent twenty-year-old named Christopher Knight left his home in Massachusetts, drove to Maine, and disappeared into the forest. He would not have a conversation with another human being until nearly three decades later, when he was arrested for stealing food. Living in a tent even through brutal winters, he had survived by his wits and courage, developing ingenious ways to store edibles and water, and to avoid freezing to death. He broke into nearby cottages for food, clothing, reading material, and other provisions, taking only what he needed but terrifying a community never able to solve the mysterious burglaries. Based on extensive interviews with Knight himself, this is a vividly detailed account of his secluded life—why did he leave? what did he learn?—as well as the challenges he has faced since returning to the world. It is a gripping story of survival that asks fundamental questions about solitude, community, and what makes a good life, and a deeply moving portrait of a man who was determined to live his own way, and succeeded. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Surrender_Experiment_My_Journey_into_Lifes_Perfection_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Surrender_Experiment_My_Journey_into_Lifes_Perfection_Kindle_Edition.txt index ffc5961897c77b3c38ad31b8acc2e8611e610742..3a62e80b98a8b73552ac6537cf95250a1146dbc7 100644 --- a/bios/The_Surrender_Experiment_My_Journey_into_Lifes_Perfection_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Surrender_Experiment_My_Journey_into_Lifes_Perfection_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of The Untethered Soul and Living Untethered comes the astonishing true-life story about the spiritual harmony and personal happiness he found when he just let go.“With his hallmark precision and clarity Michael Singer reveals how everyday life, doing business in the world, and spiritual practice can be synchronized to carry us into the heart of life’s unimaginable perfection.”—Jack Canfield, co-author of The Success Principles and co-creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series In The Surrender Experiment, Michael A. Singer tells the extraordinary story of what happened when, after a deep spiritual awakening, he decided to relinquish his personal fears and desires and simply let life unfold before him. Singer shares how this pivotal decision to embrace the flow of life led him to extraordinary success, sustained him through times of crisis, and allowed him to cultivate profound inner peace—whether as a young man pursuing a life of solitude in the woods, the founder of a thriving spiritual community in Florida, or the CEO of a billion-dollar medical software company. As he takes you through his grand experiment, Singer demonstrates how surrender is the key to a peaceful and harmonious life. His remarkable and unexpected personal experiences will challenge your deepest assumptions, teaching you how to stop making the outside world conform to your desires, let go of the need to control everything, and place your trust in life’s perfection. Thought-provoking and moving, The Surrender Experiment will inspire you to seek the calm and freedom that comes from letting go. \ No newline at end of file +The Surrender Experiment: My Journey into Life's Perfection Kindle Edition|by Michael A. Singer (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of The Untethered Soul and Living Untethered comes the astonishing true-life story about the spiritual harmony and personal happiness he found when he just let go.“With his hallmark precision and clarity Michael Singer reveals how everyday life, doing business in the world, and spiritual practice can be synchronized to carry us into the heart of life’s unimaginable perfection.”—Jack Canfield, co-author of The Success Principles and co-creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series In The Surrender Experiment, Michael A. Singer tells the extraordinary story of what happened when, after a deep spiritual awakening, he decided to relinquish his personal fears and desires and simply let life unfold before him. Singer shares how this pivotal decision to embrace the flow of life led him to extraordinary success, sustained him through times of crisis, and allowed him to cultivate profound inner peace—whether as a young man pursuing a life of solitude in the woods, the founder of a thriving spiritual community in Florida, or the CEO of a billion-dollar medical software company. As he takes you through his grand experiment, Singer demonstrates how surrender is the key to a peaceful and harmonious life. His remarkable and unexpected personal experiences will challenge your deepest assumptions, teaching you how to stop making the outside world conform to your desires, let go of the need to control everything, and place your trust in life’s perfection. Thought-provoking and moving, The Surrender Experiment will inspire you to seek the calm and freedom that comes from letting go. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Swedish_Art_of_Aging_Exuberantly_Life_Wisdom_from_Someone_Who_Will_(Probably)_Die_Before_You_(The_Swedish_Art_of_Living_&_Dying_Series)_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Swedish_Art_of_Aging_Exuberantly_Life_Wisdom_from_Someone_Who_Will_(Probably)_Die_Before_You_(The_Swedish_Art_of_Living_&_Dying_Series)_Kindle_Edition.txt index aaa6985e092489177b3fca58c868cfedc38b9540..b28c43d25cabc96e13e95d3b7cbaadc4f0a3c6f6 100644 --- a/bios/The_Swedish_Art_of_Aging_Exuberantly_Life_Wisdom_from_Someone_Who_Will_(Probably)_Die_Before_You_(The_Swedish_Art_of_Living_&_Dying_Series)_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Swedish_Art_of_Aging_Exuberantly_Life_Wisdom_from_Someone_Who_Will_(Probably)_Die_Before_You_(The_Swedish_Art_of_Living_&_Dying_Series)_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|From New York Times bestselling author of The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning—now a TV series developed by Amy Poehler and Scout Productions—a book of humorous and charming advice for embracing life and aging joyfully.In her international bestseller The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning Margareta Magnusson introduced the world to the Swedish tradition of döstädning, or “death cleaning”—clearing out your unnecessary belongings so others don’t have to do it for you. Now, unburdened by (literal and emotional) baggage, Magnusson is able to focus on what makes each day worth living. In her new book she reveals her discoveries about aging—some difficult to accept, many rather wondrous. She reflects on her idyllic childhood on the west coast of Sweden, the fullness of her life with her husband and five children, and learning how to live alone. Throughout, she offers advice on how to age gracefully, such as: wear stripes, don’t resist new technology, let go of what doesn’t matter, and more.As with death cleaning, it’s never too early to begin. The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly shows all readers how to prepare for and understand the process of growing older and the joys and sorrows it can bring. While Magnusson still recommends decluttering (your loved ones will thank you!), her ultimate message is that we should not live in fear of death but rather focus on appreciating beauty, connecting with our loved ones, and enjoying our time together.Wise, funny, and eminently practical, The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly is a gentle and welcome reminder that, no matter your age, there are always fresh discoveries ahead, and pleasures both new and familiar to be encountered every day. \ No newline at end of file +The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly: Life Wisdom from Someone Who Will (Probably) Die Before You (The Swedish Art of Living & Dying Series) Kindle Edition|by Margareta Magnusson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|From New York Times bestselling author of The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning—now a TV series developed by Amy Poehler and Scout Productions—a book of humorous and charming advice for embracing life and aging joyfully.In her international bestseller The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning Margareta Magnusson introduced the world to the Swedish tradition of döstädning, or “death cleaning”—clearing out your unnecessary belongings so others don’t have to do it for you. Now, unburdened by (literal and emotional) baggage, Magnusson is able to focus on what makes each day worth living. In her new book she reveals her discoveries about aging—some difficult to accept, many rather wondrous. She reflects on her idyllic childhood on the west coast of Sweden, the fullness of her life with her husband and five children, and learning how to live alone. Throughout, she offers advice on how to age gracefully, such as: wear stripes, don’t resist new technology, let go of what doesn’t matter, and more.As with death cleaning, it’s never too early to begin. The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly shows all readers how to prepare for and understand the process of growing older and the joys and sorrows it can bring. While Magnusson still recommends decluttering (your loved ones will thank you!), her ultimate message is that we should not live in fear of death but rather focus on appreciating beauty, connecting with our loved ones, and enjoying our time together.Wise, funny, and eminently practical, The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly is a gentle and welcome reminder that, no matter your age, there are always fresh discoveries ahead, and pleasures both new and familiar to be encountered every day. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Temporary_European_Lessons_and_Confessions_of_a_Professional_Traveler_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Temporary_European_Lessons_and_Confessions_of_a_Professional_Traveler_Kindle_Edition.txt index f2de962dab4a7fd8f8f20ebc3033778c8d5ad17f..74f8aea1052455de2119d1265b104d16bc432e03 100644 --- a/bios/The_Temporary_European_Lessons_and_Confessions_of_a_Professional_Traveler_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Temporary_European_Lessons_and_Confessions_of_a_Professional_Traveler_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Write guidebooks, make travel TV, lead bus tours? Cameron Hewitt has been Rick Steves’ right hand for more than 20 years, doing just that.The Temporary European is a collection of vivid, entertaining travel tales from across Europe. Cameron zips you into his backpack for engaging and inspiring experiences: sampling spleen sandwiches at a Palermo street market; hiking alone with the cows high in the Swiss Alps; simmering in Budapest’s thermal baths; trekking across an English moor to a stone circle; hand-rolling pasta at a Tuscan agriturismo; shivering through Highland games in a soggy Scottish village; and much more.Along the way, Cameron introduces us to his favorite Europeans. In Mostar, Alma demonstrates how Bosnian coffee isn’t just a drink, but a social ritual. In France, Mathilde explains that the true mastery of a fromager isn’t making cheese, but aging it. In Spain, Fran proudly eats acorns, but never corn on the cob.While personal, the stories also tap into the universal joy of travel. Cameron’s travel motto (inspired by a globetrotting auntie) is "Jams Are Fun"—the fondest memories arrive when your best-laid plans go sideways. And he encourages travelers to stow their phones and guidebooks, slow down, and savor those magic moments that arrive between stops on a busy itinerary.The stories are packed with inspiration and insights for your next trip, including how to find the best gelato in Italy, how to select the best produce at a Provençal market, how to navigate Spain’s confusing tapas scene, and how to survive the experience of driving in Sicily (hint: just go numb).And you’ll get a reality check for every traveler’s "dream job": researching and writing guidebooks; guiding busloads of Americans on tours around Europe; scouting and producing a travel TV show; and working with Rick Steves and his merry band of travelers. It’s a candid account of how the sausage gets made in the travel business—told with warts-and-all honesty and a sense of humor.For Rick Steves fans, or anyone who loves Europe, The Temporary European is inspiring, insightful, and fun. \ No newline at end of file +The Temporary European: Lessons and Confessions of a Professional Traveler Kindle Edition|by Cameron Hewitt (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Write guidebooks, make travel TV, lead bus tours? Cameron Hewitt has been Rick Steves’ right hand for more than 20 years, doing just that.The Temporary European is a collection of vivid, entertaining travel tales from across Europe. Cameron zips you into his backpack for engaging and inspiring experiences: sampling spleen sandwiches at a Palermo street market; hiking alone with the cows high in the Swiss Alps; simmering in Budapest’s thermal baths; trekking across an English moor to a stone circle; hand-rolling pasta at a Tuscan agriturismo; shivering through Highland games in a soggy Scottish village; and much more.Along the way, Cameron introduces us to his favorite Europeans. In Mostar, Alma demonstrates how Bosnian coffee isn’t just a drink, but a social ritual. In France, Mathilde explains that the true mastery of a fromager isn’t making cheese, but aging it. In Spain, Fran proudly eats acorns, but never corn on the cob.While personal, the stories also tap into the universal joy of travel. Cameron’s travel motto (inspired by a globetrotting auntie) is "Jams Are Fun"—the fondest memories arrive when your best-laid plans go sideways. And he encourages travelers to stow their phones and guidebooks, slow down, and savor those magic moments that arrive between stops on a busy itinerary.The stories are packed with inspiration and insights for your next trip, including how to find the best gelato in Italy, how to select the best produce at a Provençal market, how to navigate Spain’s confusing tapas scene, and how to survive the experience of driving in Sicily (hint: just go numb).And you’ll get a reality check for every traveler’s "dream job": researching and writing guidebooks; guiding busloads of Americans on tours around Europe; scouting and producing a travel TV show; and working with Rick Steves and his merry band of travelers. It’s a candid account of how the sausage gets made in the travel business—told with warts-and-all honesty and a sense of humor.For Rick Steves fans, or anyone who loves Europe, The Temporary European is inspiring, insightful, and fun. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Tennis_Partner_A_Doctors_Story_of_Friendship_and_Loss_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Tennis_Partner_A_Doctors_Story_of_Friendship_and_Loss_Kindle_Edition.txt index 309c8e571c60cb483189c1a9c2cbeeb96304421e..f5508c7b9d9c462ca5468deb3b9a497a50f08a0f 100644 --- a/bios/The_Tennis_Partner_A_Doctors_Story_of_Friendship_and_Loss_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Tennis_Partner_A_Doctors_Story_of_Friendship_and_Loss_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|An unforgettable, illuminating story of how men live and how they survive, from Abraham Verghese, the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Cutting for Stone and The Covenant of Water, an Oprah's Book Club Pick.“Heartbreaking. . . . Indelible and haunting, [The Tennis Partner] is an elegy to friendship found, and an ode to a good friend lost.”—The Boston GlobeWhen Abraham Verghese, a physician whose marriage is unraveling, relocates to El Paso, Texas, he hopes to make a fresh start as a staff member at the county hospital. There he meets David Smith, a medical student recovering from drug addiction, and the two men begin a tennis ritual that allows them to shed their inhibitions and find security in the sport they love and with each other. This friendship between doctor and intern grows increasingly rich and complex, more intimate than two men usually allow. Just when it seems nothing can go wrong, the dark beast from David’s past emerges once again—and almost everything Verghese has come to trust and believe in is threatened as David spirals out of control. \ No newline at end of file +The Tennis Partner: A Doctor's Story of Friendship and Loss Kindle Edition|by Abraham Verghese (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|An unforgettable, illuminating story of how men live and how they survive, from Abraham Verghese, the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Cutting for Stone and The Covenant of Water, an Oprah's Book Club Pick.“Heartbreaking. . . . Indelible and haunting, [The Tennis Partner] is an elegy to friendship found, and an ode to a good friend lost.”—The Boston GlobeWhen Abraham Verghese, a physician whose marriage is unraveling, relocates to El Paso, Texas, he hopes to make a fresh start as a staff member at the county hospital. There he meets David Smith, a medical student recovering from drug addiction, and the two men begin a tennis ritual that allows them to shed their inhibitions and find security in the sport they love and with each other. This friendship between doctor and intern grows increasingly rich and complex, more intimate than two men usually allow. Just when it seems nothing can go wrong, the dark beast from David’s past emerges once again—and almost everything Verghese has come to trust and believe in is threatened as David spirals out of control. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Three_Stooges_An_Illustrated_History_From_Amalgamated_Morons_to_American_Icons_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Three_Stooges_An_Illustrated_History_From_Amalgamated_Morons_to_American_Icons_Kindle_Edition.txt index 81f10365a37c31b65f101e79cda03a838867862c..86987b7724282569db4b34e1eaa88fa435f3958b 100644 --- a/bios/The_Three_Stooges_An_Illustrated_History_From_Amalgamated_Morons_to_American_Icons_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Three_Stooges_An_Illustrated_History_From_Amalgamated_Morons_to_American_Icons_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|More people today can name the members of the Three Stooges than can name three justices of the Supreme Court. The Stooges are comedy icons whose enduring appeal and slapstick legacy have made them one of the most famous and beloved comedy troupes in the world. Michael Fleming's The Three StoogesTM is the first complete, authorized biography of the men who made pie fights part of our national cultural heritage.A juggernaut of wise guys, headlocks, and unforgettable insults, this book tells the whole history of the Stooges, starting with their origins in the golden years of vaudeville, when the boys from Brooklyn honed their craft. Moe, Curly, and Shemp Howard were born Moses, Jerome, and Samuel Horwitz--and were believed for many years to be the three least accomplished sons of their Lithuanian immigrant parents. Ultimately, of course, the Three Stooges reinvented the rules of slapstick comedy: never be caught unprepared in a pie fight, never slap one wise guy in the face if you can slap three in a row, and never underestimate the value of a good poke in the eye.Signed in 1934 by Columbia Pictures to a renewable contract that had them making at least nine short films a year, the Stooges learned firsthand about the sharks swimming through Hollywood's early waters. And after nearly a quarter century of producing the short films for which the Stooges are so well known and loved, the studio declined to renew their contract in 1954, and the pioneering pie-throwing professionals lost their jobs. Fittingly, though, Moe & Co. were destined to have the last laugh: the advent of television revived their careers after the decline of vaudeville and Hollywood shorts, and a new generation of belly laughs was born.From the Stooges' humble origins to movie stardom to comedy legends, there's something here for every level of fan--from folks who watched them on television as a kid to Stooge scholars and certified "knuckleheads." Featuring over two hundred photographs, many of them rare; interviews with Stooge friends and families; and a complete filmography with every "woob-woob" and crashed society cocktail party lovingly detailed, this book will be treasured by all Stoogedom. \ No newline at end of file +The Three Stooges: An Illustrated History, From Amalgamated Morons to American Icons Kindle Edition|by Michael Fleming (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|More people today can name the members of the Three Stooges than can name three justices of the Supreme Court. The Stooges are comedy icons whose enduring appeal and slapstick legacy have made them one of the most famous and beloved comedy troupes in the world. Michael Fleming's The Three StoogesTM is the first complete, authorized biography of the men who made pie fights part of our national cultural heritage.A juggernaut of wise guys, headlocks, and unforgettable insults, this book tells the whole history of the Stooges, starting with their origins in the golden years of vaudeville, when the boys from Brooklyn honed their craft. Moe, Curly, and Shemp Howard were born Moses, Jerome, and Samuel Horwitz--and were believed for many years to be the three least accomplished sons of their Lithuanian immigrant parents. Ultimately, of course, the Three Stooges reinvented the rules of slapstick comedy: never be caught unprepared in a pie fight, never slap one wise guy in the face if you can slap three in a row, and never underestimate the value of a good poke in the eye.Signed in 1934 by Columbia Pictures to a renewable contract that had them making at least nine short films a year, the Stooges learned firsthand about the sharks swimming through Hollywood's early waters. And after nearly a quarter century of producing the short films for which the Stooges are so well known and loved, the studio declined to renew their contract in 1954, and the pioneering pie-throwing professionals lost their jobs. Fittingly, though, Moe & Co. were destined to have the last laugh: the advent of television revived their careers after the decline of vaudeville and Hollywood shorts, and a new generation of belly laughs was born.From the Stooges' humble origins to movie stardom to comedy legends, there's something here for every level of fan--from folks who watched them on television as a kid to Stooge scholars and certified "knuckleheads." Featuring over two hundred photographs, many of them rare; interviews with Stooge friends and families; and a complete filmography with every "woob-woob" and crashed society cocktail party lovingly detailed, this book will be treasured by all Stoogedom. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Times_Lives_Less_Ordinary_Obituaries_of_the_eccentric_unique_and_undefinable_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Times_Lives_Less_Ordinary_Obituaries_of_the_eccentric_unique_and_undefinable_Kindle_Edition.txt index 2bd919e28d6b8345d5ca57e5d0734a06fd2fa26c..0ff6090b83db8a3d884d2386fea1bee155e0e6c5 100644 --- a/bios/The_Times_Lives_Less_Ordinary_Obituaries_of_the_eccentric_unique_and_undefinable_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Times_Lives_Less_Ordinary_Obituaries_of_the_eccentric_unique_and_undefinable_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Discover the lives of some of the most fascinating and unconventional characters of recent times, with 80 obituaries carefully curated from The Times archive. Be they dons, pop stars, vicars, MPs, rugby players or aristocrats, each has marched to the beat of their own drum and led a life far from ordinary.The Times obituaries have given readers throughout the world an instant picture of a life for more than 150 years. Meet the mavericks, rogues and eccentrics from recent history, including:Baroness Trumpington, the codebreaking, chainsmoking, two-finger-flicking grande dame of British politics‘Magic Alex’ Mardas, inventor who was the Beatles’ ‘scientific guru’Zsa Zsa Gábor, Hungarian socialite and actress who made a success out of celebrity and was best known for having married nine timesJohn Lucas, influential philosopher who argued against determinism and had a reputation for being the most eccentric don in OxfordBrigadier Jack Thomas, military police commander who survived a landmine, bullet, rhino and faulty parachute and liked to watch TV with an owl on his headApril Ashley, model, socialite and transgender rights campaigner whose reassignment surgery was part of a rollercoaster life of lovers and high dramaJordan Mooney, punk muse known as ‘the original Sex Pistol’ who appeared on stage with them, guided their ‘look’ and then became a veterinary nurseAuthoritative, insightful and endlessly engaging, this book is a must for anyone with an interest in the eccentrics and unique characters of recent times. \ No newline at end of file +The Times Lives Less Ordinary: Obituaries of the eccentric, unique and undefinable Kindle Edition|by Nigel Farndale (Editor), Times Books (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition|Discover the lives of some of the most fascinating and unconventional characters of recent times, with 80 obituaries carefully curated from The Times archive. Be they dons, pop stars, vicars, MPs, rugby players or aristocrats, each has marched to the beat of their own drum and led a life far from ordinary.The Times obituaries have given readers throughout the world an instant picture of a life for more than 150 years. Meet the mavericks, rogues and eccentrics from recent history, including:Baroness Trumpington, the codebreaking, chainsmoking, two-finger-flicking grande dame of British politics‘Magic Alex’ Mardas, inventor who was the Beatles’ ‘scientific guru’Zsa Zsa Gábor, Hungarian socialite and actress who made a success out of celebrity and was best known for having married nine timesJohn Lucas, influential philosopher who argued against determinism and had a reputation for being the most eccentric don in OxfordBrigadier Jack Thomas, military police commander who survived a landmine, bullet, rhino and faulty parachute and liked to watch TV with an owl on his headApril Ashley, model, socialite and transgender rights campaigner whose reassignment surgery was part of a rollercoaster life of lovers and high dramaJordan Mooney, punk muse known as ‘the original Sex Pistol’ who appeared on stage with them, guided their ‘look’ and then became a veterinary nurseAuthoritative, insightful and endlessly engaging, this book is a must for anyone with an interest in the eccentrics and unique characters of recent times. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Truth_About_Stories_A_Native_Narrative_(The_CBC_Massey_Lectures)_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Truth_About_Stories_A_Native_Narrative_(The_CBC_Massey_Lectures)_Kindle_Edition.txt index c8a5a69b352837b99cc0cf17147385cc8aa37c8f..8d3d2e76e991f89ba2f831e3f43c956dc3d7e36c 100644 --- a/bios/The_Truth_About_Stories_A_Native_Narrative_(The_CBC_Massey_Lectures)_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Truth_About_Stories_A_Native_Narrative_(The_CBC_Massey_Lectures)_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Winner of the 2003 Trillium Book Award"Stories are wondrous things," award-winning author and scholar Thomas King declares in his 2003 CBC Massey Lectures. "And they are dangerous."Beginning with a traditional Native oral story, King weaves his way through literature and history, religion and politics, popular culture and social protest, gracefully elucidating North America's relationship with its Native peoples.Native culture has deep ties to storytelling, and yet no other North American culture has been the subject of more erroneous stories. The Indian of fact, as King says, bears little resemblance to the literary Indian, the dying Indian, the construct so powerfully and often destructively projected by White North America. With keen perception and wit, King illustrates that stories are the key to, and only hope for, human understanding. He compels us to listen well. \ No newline at end of file +The Truth About Stories: A Native Narrative (The CBC Massey Lectures) Kindle Edition|by Thomas King (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Winner of the 2003 Trillium Book Award"Stories are wondrous things," award-winning author and scholar Thomas King declares in his 2003 CBC Massey Lectures. "And they are dangerous."Beginning with a traditional Native oral story, King weaves his way through literature and history, religion and politics, popular culture and social protest, gracefully elucidating North America's relationship with its Native peoples.Native culture has deep ties to storytelling, and yet no other North American culture has been the subject of more erroneous stories. The Indian of fact, as King says, bears little resemblance to the literary Indian, the dying Indian, the construct so powerfully and often destructively projected by White North America. With keen perception and wit, King illustrates that stories are the key to, and only hope for, human understanding. He compels us to listen well. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Twat_Files_A_hilarious_sort__of_memoir_of_mistakes_mishaps_and_mess__ups_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Twat_Files_A_hilarious_sort__of_memoir_of_mistakes_mishaps_and_mess__ups_Kindle_Edition.txt index 562c328b21b32bdf51629069d865315f6c86e37f..d1b779ef8ccd66c60d7a89b347ec09a6f093fa96 100644 --- a/bios/The_Twat_Files_A_hilarious_sort__of_memoir_of_mistakes_mishaps_and_mess__ups_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Twat_Files_A_hilarious_sort__of_memoir_of_mistakes_mishaps_and_mess__ups_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|GET EXTRA TWATTY THIS CHRISTMAS WITH THE PERFECT STOCKING FILLER AND DIVE BEHIND THE SCENES OF A LEGEND IN BRITISH COMEDY!When I was younger I wanted to be an interesting, sophisticated, semi-heroic, multi-layered person.BUT.That kind of perfect is impossible. Being an actual twat is much more the real me. Sorry to boast, but I am a champion twat.In The Twat Files I will tell you about all the times I've been a total and utter twat. The moments where I've misunderstood stuff and messed up. In my life these have been key because:Mistakes tell us about ourselves.Mistakes tell us about others.Mistakes are hilarious.Mistakes expose our flaws.Mistakes show us ourselves honestly.Mistakes are gloriously human.My hope is that these stories might fire up yer engines to remind you of just what a massive twat you also are.Let's celebrate and revel in this most delightful of traits together.That would be perfectly twatty.'This woman is a national treasure' Mail on Sunday'Dawn French is a wonderful writer' Daily Mail \ No newline at end of file +The Twat Files: A hilarious sort-of memoir of mistakes, mishaps and mess-ups Kindle Edition|by Dawn French (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|GET EXTRA TWATTY THIS CHRISTMAS WITH THE PERFECT STOCKING FILLER AND DIVE BEHIND THE SCENES OF A LEGEND IN BRITISH COMEDY!When I was younger I wanted to be an interesting, sophisticated, semi-heroic, multi-layered person.BUT.That kind of perfect is impossible. Being an actual twat is much more the real me. Sorry to boast, but I am a champion twat.In The Twat Files I will tell you about all the times I've been a total and utter twat. The moments where I've misunderstood stuff and messed up. In my life these have been key because:Mistakes tell us about ourselves.Mistakes tell us about others.Mistakes are hilarious.Mistakes expose our flaws.Mistakes show us ourselves honestly.Mistakes are gloriously human.My hope is that these stories might fire up yer engines to remind you of just what a massive twat you also are.Let's celebrate and revel in this most delightful of traits together.That would be perfectly twatty.'This woman is a national treasure' Mail on Sunday'Dawn French is a wonderful writer' Daily Mail \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Twenty__Ninth_Day_Surviving_a_Grizzly_Attack_in_the_Canadian_Tundra_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Twenty__Ninth_Day_Surviving_a_Grizzly_Attack_in_the_Canadian_Tundra_Kindle_Edition.txt index 4bbd27055019bf5c13c00c58789047c29f43c73f..693ead408c0459d8fdfea7647ea925376afc9092 100644 --- a/bios/The_Twenty__Ninth_Day_Surviving_a_Grizzly_Attack_in_the_Canadian_Tundra_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Twenty__Ninth_Day_Surviving_a_Grizzly_Attack_in_the_Canadian_Tundra_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|A six-hundred-mile canoe trip in the Canadian wilderness is a seventeen-year-old’s dream adventure, but after he is mauled by a grizzly bear, it’s all about staying alive.This true-life wilderness survival epic recounts seventeen-year-old Alex Messenger’s near-lethal encounter with a grizzly bear during a canoe trip in the Canadian tundra. The story follows Alex and his five companions as they paddle north through harrowing rapids and stunning terrain. Twenty-nine days into the trip, while out hiking alone, Alex is attacked by a barren-ground grizzly. Left for dead, he wakes to find that his summer adventure has become a struggle to stay alive. Over the next hours and days, Alex and his companions tend his wounds and use their resilience, ingenuity, and dogged perseverance to reach help at a remote village a thousand miles north of the US-Canadian border.The Twenty-Ninth Day is a coming-of-age story like no other, filled with inspiring subarctic landscapes, thrilling riverine paddling, and a trial by fire of the human spirit. \ No newline at end of file +The Twenty-Ninth Day: Surviving a Grizzly Attack in the Canadian Tundra Kindle Edition|by Alex Messenger (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|A six-hundred-mile canoe trip in the Canadian wilderness is a seventeen-year-old’s dream adventure, but after he is mauled by a grizzly bear, it’s all about staying alive.This true-life wilderness survival epic recounts seventeen-year-old Alex Messenger’s near-lethal encounter with a grizzly bear during a canoe trip in the Canadian tundra. The story follows Alex and his five companions as they paddle north through harrowing rapids and stunning terrain. Twenty-nine days into the trip, while out hiking alone, Alex is attacked by a barren-ground grizzly. Left for dead, he wakes to find that his summer adventure has become a struggle to stay alive. Over the next hours and days, Alex and his companions tend his wounds and use their resilience, ingenuity, and dogged perseverance to reach help at a remote village a thousand miles north of the US-Canadian border.The Twenty-Ninth Day is a coming-of-age story like no other, filled with inspiring subarctic landscapes, thrilling riverine paddling, and a trial by fire of the human spirit. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Underworld_Journeys_to_the_Depths_of_the_Ocean_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Underworld_Journeys_to_the_Depths_of_the_Ocean_Kindle_Edition.txt index 40b52415627e68a8caa9b56484a7ea79af7d879d..8068b1422c06b58925c8cb75f3d233c0ced96b5f 100644 --- a/bios/The_Underworld_Journeys_to_the_Depths_of_the_Ocean_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Underworld_Journeys_to_the_Depths_of_the_Ocean_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From bestselling author Susan Casey, an awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the waves, and the men and women who seek to uncover its secrets“An irresistible mix of splendid scholarship, heart-stopping adventure writing, and vivid, visceral prose." —Sy Montgomery, New York Times best-selling author of The Soul of an OctopusFor all of human history, the deep ocean has been a source of wonder and terror, an unknown realm that evoked a singular, compelling question: What’s down there? Unable to answer this for centuries, people believed the deep was a sinister realm of fiendish creatures and deadly peril. But now, cutting-edge technologies allow scientists and explorers to dive miles beneath the surface, and we are beginning to understand this strange and exotic underworld: A place of soaring mountains, smoldering volcanoes, and valleys 7,000 feet deeper than Everest is high, where tectonic plates collide and separate, and extraordinary life forms operate under different rules. Far from a dark void, the deep is a vibrant realm that’s home to pink gelatinous predators and shimmering creatures a hundred feet long and ancient animals with glass skeletons and sharks that live for half a millennium—among countless other marvels.Susan Casey is our premiere chronicler of the aquatic world. For The Underworld she traversed the globe, joining scientists and explorers on dives to the deepest places on the planet, interviewing the marine geologists, marine biologists, and oceanographers who are searching for knowledge in this vast unseen realm. She takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of deep-sea exploration, from the myths and legends of the ancient world to storied shipwrecks we can now reach on the bottom, to the first intrepid bathysphere pilots, to the scientists who are just beginning to understand the mind-blowing complexity and ecological importance of the quadrillions of creatures who live in realms long thought to be devoid of life.Throughout this journey, she learned how vital the deep is to the future of the planet, and how urgent it is that we understand it in a time of increasing threats from climate change, industrial fishing, pollution, and the mining companies that are also exploring its depths. The Underworld is Susan Casey’s most beautiful and thrilling book yet, a gorgeous evocation of the natural world and a powerful call to arms. \ No newline at end of file +The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean Kindle Edition|by Susan Casey (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From bestselling author Susan Casey, an awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the waves, and the men and women who seek to uncover its secrets“An irresistible mix of splendid scholarship, heart-stopping adventure writing, and vivid, visceral prose." —Sy Montgomery, New York Times best-selling author of The Soul of an OctopusFor all of human history, the deep ocean has been a source of wonder and terror, an unknown realm that evoked a singular, compelling question: What’s down there? Unable to answer this for centuries, people believed the deep was a sinister realm of fiendish creatures and deadly peril. But now, cutting-edge technologies allow scientists and explorers to dive miles beneath the surface, and we are beginning to understand this strange and exotic underworld: A place of soaring mountains, smoldering volcanoes, and valleys 7,000 feet deeper than Everest is high, where tectonic plates collide and separate, and extraordinary life forms operate under different rules. Far from a dark void, the deep is a vibrant realm that’s home to pink gelatinous predators and shimmering creatures a hundred feet long and ancient animals with glass skeletons and sharks that live for half a millennium—among countless other marvels.Susan Casey is our premiere chronicler of the aquatic world. For The Underworld she traversed the globe, joining scientists and explorers on dives to the deepest places on the planet, interviewing the marine geologists, marine biologists, and oceanographers who are searching for knowledge in this vast unseen realm. She takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of deep-sea exploration, from the myths and legends of the ancient world to storied shipwrecks we can now reach on the bottom, to the first intrepid bathysphere pilots, to the scientists who are just beginning to understand the mind-blowing complexity and ecological importance of the quadrillions of creatures who live in realms long thought to be devoid of life.Throughout this journey, she learned how vital the deep is to the future of the planet, and how urgent it is that we understand it in a time of increasing threats from climate change, industrial fishing, pollution, and the mining companies that are also exploring its depths. The Underworld is Susan Casey’s most beautiful and thrilling book yet, a gorgeous evocation of the natural world and a powerful call to arms. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Undoing_Project_A_Friendship_That_Changed_Our_Minds_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Undoing_Project_A_Friendship_That_Changed_Our_Minds_Kindle_Edition.txt index 8f3cd1e3214474771f4c1ee41d84104b1bd9ff05..a958f1c999e77dd44c6ec85f6589e16957d48455 100644 --- a/bios/The_Undoing_Project_A_Friendship_That_Changed_Our_Minds_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Undoing_Project_A_Friendship_That_Changed_Our_Minds_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|“Brilliant. . . . Lewis has given us a spectacular account of two great men who faced up to uncertainty and the limits of human reason.” —William Easterly, Wall Street JournalForty years ago, Israeli psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky wrote a series of breathtakingly original papers that invented the field of behavioral economics. One of the greatest partnerships in the history of science, Kahneman and Tversky’s extraordinary friendship incited a revolution in Big Data studies, advanced evidence-based medicine, led to a new approach to government regulation, and made much of Michael Lewis’s own work possible. In The Undoing Project, Lewis shows how their Nobel Prize–winning theory of the mind altered our perception of reality. \ No newline at end of file +The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds Kindle Edition|by Michael Lewis (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|“Brilliant. . . . Lewis has given us a spectacular account of two great men who faced up to uncertainty and the limits of human reason.” —William Easterly, Wall Street JournalForty years ago, Israeli psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky wrote a series of breathtakingly original papers that invented the field of behavioral economics. One of the greatest partnerships in the history of science, Kahneman and Tversky’s extraordinary friendship incited a revolution in Big Data studies, advanced evidence-based medicine, led to a new approach to government regulation, and made much of Michael Lewis’s own work possible. In The Undoing Project, Lewis shows how their Nobel Prize–winning theory of the mind altered our perception of reality. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Unexpected_Joy_of_Being_Sober_THE_SUNDAY_TIMES_BESTSELLER_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Unexpected_Joy_of_Being_Sober_THE_SUNDAY_TIMES_BESTSELLER_Kindle_Edition.txt index e219bb8a8cbd3f7319c9a4b0652e1171900356fe..16d98ca0f525e846a6b3aa34da6956a1f0b3f2a6 100644 --- a/bios/The_Unexpected_Joy_of_Being_Sober_THE_SUNDAY_TIMES_BESTSELLER_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Unexpected_Joy_of_Being_Sober_THE_SUNDAY_TIMES_BESTSELLER_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Not remotely preachy' - The Times'Jaunty, shrewd and convincing' - Sunday Telegraph'Admirably honest, light, bubbly and remarkably rarely annoying.' - Alice O'Keeffe, Guardian'Truthful, modern and real' - Stylist'Brave, witty and brilliantly written' - Marie ClaireEver sworn off alcohol for a month and found yourself drinking by the 7th? Think there's 'no point' in just one drink? Welcome! There are millions of us. 64% of Brits want to drink less.Catherine Gray was stuck in a hellish whirligig of Drink, Make horrible decisions, Hangover, Repeat. She had her fair share of 'drunk tank' jail cells and topless-in-a-hot-tub misadventures.But this book goes beyond the binges and blackouts to deep-dive into uncharted territory: What happens after you quit drinking? This gripping, heart-breaking and witty book takes us down the rabbit-hole of an alternative reality. A life with zero hangovers, through sober weddings, sex, Christmases and breakups.In The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober, Catherine Gray shines a light on society's drink-pushing and talks to top neuroscientists and psychologists about why we drink, delving into the science behind what it does to our brains and bodies.Much more than a tale from the netherworld of addicted drinking, this book is about the escape, and why a sober life can be more intoxicating than you ever imagined. Whether you're a hopelessly devoted drinker, merely sober-curious, or you've already ditched the drink, you will love this book.'Haunting, admirable and enlightening' - The Pool'A riveting, raw, yet humorous memoir with actionable advice.' - Annie Grace, author of This Naked Mind'Like listening to your best friend teach you to be sober. Lighthearted but serious, it's packed with ideas, tools, tips and, most importantly, reasons for living a sober life.'- Eric Zimmer, host of podcast The One You Feed'Gray's fizzy writing succeeds in making this potentially boring-as-hell subject both engaging and highly seductive' - The Bookseller'Her exquisitely crafted thoughts on the joys of being sober are not only deeply honest and pragmatic, but she manages to infuse tons of humor. This is a delightful, informative, and compelling read for all those who are sober or seeking sobriety.' - Sasha Tozzi, Huffington Post'No other author writes about sober living with as much warmth or emotional range as Catherine Gray. Her deep insight into the subtle psychologies of drinking, and of life, means that everything she writes is both utterly relatable and stretches our minds. Hers is a rare wisdom.' - Dr Richard Piper, CEO, Alcohol Change UK \ No newline at end of file +The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Kindle Edition|by Catherine Gray (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Not remotely preachy' - The Times'Jaunty, shrewd and convincing' - Sunday Telegraph'Admirably honest, light, bubbly and remarkably rarely annoying.' - Alice O'Keeffe, Guardian'Truthful, modern and real' - Stylist'Brave, witty and brilliantly written' - Marie ClaireEver sworn off alcohol for a month and found yourself drinking by the 7th? Think there's 'no point' in just one drink? Welcome! There are millions of us. 64% of Brits want to drink less.Catherine Gray was stuck in a hellish whirligig of Drink, Make horrible decisions, Hangover, Repeat. She had her fair share of 'drunk tank' jail cells and topless-in-a-hot-tub misadventures.But this book goes beyond the binges and blackouts to deep-dive into uncharted territory: What happens after you quit drinking? This gripping, heart-breaking and witty book takes us down the rabbit-hole of an alternative reality. A life with zero hangovers, through sober weddings, sex, Christmases and breakups.In The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober, Catherine Gray shines a light on society's drink-pushing and talks to top neuroscientists and psychologists about why we drink, delving into the science behind what it does to our brains and bodies.Much more than a tale from the netherworld of addicted drinking, this book is about the escape, and why a sober life can be more intoxicating than you ever imagined. Whether you're a hopelessly devoted drinker, merely sober-curious, or you've already ditched the drink, you will love this book.'Haunting, admirable and enlightening' - The Pool'A riveting, raw, yet humorous memoir with actionable advice.' - Annie Grace, author of This Naked Mind'Like listening to your best friend teach you to be sober. Lighthearted but serious, it's packed with ideas, tools, tips and, most importantly, reasons for living a sober life.'- Eric Zimmer, host of podcast The One You Feed'Gray's fizzy writing succeeds in making this potentially boring-as-hell subject both engaging and highly seductive' - The Bookseller'Her exquisitely crafted thoughts on the joys of being sober are not only deeply honest and pragmatic, but she manages to infuse tons of humor. This is a delightful, informative, and compelling read for all those who are sober or seeking sobriety.' - Sasha Tozzi, Huffington Post'No other author writes about sober living with as much warmth or emotional range as Catherine Gray. Her deep insight into the subtle psychologies of drinking, and of life, means that everything she writes is both utterly relatable and stretches our minds. Hers is a rare wisdom.' - Dr Richard Piper, CEO, Alcohol Change UK \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Unknown_Battle_of_Midway_The_Destruction_of_the_American_Torpedo_Squadrons_(The_Yale_Library_of_Military_History)_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Unknown_Battle_of_Midway_The_Destruction_of_the_American_Torpedo_Squadrons_(The_Yale_Library_of_Military_History)_Kindle_Edition.txt index fa89d5440bfaaf7db675cc575c6ddd7457f31395..554ab5502c22a2b17a846cca0902960f415dce37 100644 --- a/bios/The_Unknown_Battle_of_Midway_The_Destruction_of_the_American_Torpedo_Squadrons_(The_Yale_Library_of_Military_History)_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Unknown_Battle_of_Midway_The_Destruction_of_the_American_Torpedo_Squadrons_(The_Yale_Library_of_Military_History)_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|“A memoir and more . . . Kernan brings this maritime battle superbly to life. . . . And he narrates the air assault in gripping detail” (The Wall Street Journal). The Battle of Midway is considered the greatest US naval victory, but behind the luster is the devastation of the American torpedo squadrons. Of the 51 planes sent to attack Japanese carriers only 7 returned, and of the 127 aircrew only 29 survived. Not a single torpedo hit its target. A story of avoidable mistakes and flawed planning, The Unknown Battle of Midway reveals the enormous failures that led to the destruction of four torpedo squadrons but were omitted from official naval reports: the planes that ran out of gas, the torpedoes that didn’t work, the pilots who had never dropped torpedoes, and the breakdown of the attack plan. Alvin Kernan, who was present at the battle, has written a troubling but persuasive analysis of these and other little-publicized aspects of this great battle. The standard navy tactics for carrier warfare are revealed in tragic contrast to the actual conduct of the battle and the after-action reports of the ships and squadrons involved. “An incisive and laconic writer, Kernan knows his facts and presents them with deep feeling. A World War II must-read.” —Booklist “I read The Unknown Battle of Midway in one sitting. It is a momentous piece of work, reeking of the authenticity of carrier warfare as experienced by the flight crews.” —Sir John Keegan, author of A History of Warfare “An emotionally powerful story, not merely one of war but of its lasting effects.” —The Times Literary Supplement \ No newline at end of file +The Unknown Battle of Midway: The Destruction of the American Torpedo Squadrons (The Yale Library of Military History) Kindle Edition|by Alvin Kernan (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|“A memoir and more . . . Kernan brings this maritime battle superbly to life. . . . And he narrates the air assault in gripping detail” (The Wall Street Journal). The Battle of Midway is considered the greatest US naval victory, but behind the luster is the devastation of the American torpedo squadrons. Of the 51 planes sent to attack Japanese carriers only 7 returned, and of the 127 aircrew only 29 survived. Not a single torpedo hit its target. A story of avoidable mistakes and flawed planning, The Unknown Battle of Midway reveals the enormous failures that led to the destruction of four torpedo squadrons but were omitted from official naval reports: the planes that ran out of gas, the torpedoes that didn’t work, the pilots who had never dropped torpedoes, and the breakdown of the attack plan. Alvin Kernan, who was present at the battle, has written a troubling but persuasive analysis of these and other little-publicized aspects of this great battle. The standard navy tactics for carrier warfare are revealed in tragic contrast to the actual conduct of the battle and the after-action reports of the ships and squadrons involved. “An incisive and laconic writer, Kernan knows his facts and presents them with deep feeling. A World War II must-read.” —Booklist “I read The Unknown Battle of Midway in one sitting. It is a momentous piece of work, reeking of the authenticity of carrier warfare as experienced by the flight crews.” —Sir John Keegan, author of A History of Warfare “An emotionally powerful story, not merely one of war but of its lasting effects.” —The Times Literary Supplement \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Unlikely_Duke_Memoirs_of_an_eclectic_life____from_rock_n_roll_to_Badminton_House_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Unlikely_Duke_Memoirs_of_an_eclectic_life____from_rock_n_roll_to_Badminton_House_Kindle_Edition.txt index dbf79b40b95c10596ef2691b7c04cb66f6cf6bfd..7a94d324397d34bff3c5591e7b3ebe995d521da3 100644 --- a/bios/The_Unlikely_Duke_Memoirs_of_an_eclectic_life____from_rock_n_roll_to_Badminton_House_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Unlikely_Duke_Memoirs_of_an_eclectic_life____from_rock_n_roll_to_Badminton_House_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|'Beaufort chronicles his unusual and rarified world with flashes of Wodehousian genius'. --- Jools Holland'So funny ... bristling with glamorous but eccentric characters'. --- Jilly Cooper'Very funny and touching, gentle, wise and unpretentious. This is a book I absolutely loved.' --- Anne GlenconnerThe 12th Duke of Beaufort, known to his friends as 'Bunter', inherited his Dukedom and Badminton House in 2017, at the age of sixty-five. But he is also a singer and songwriter with the rock group The Listening Device. Now he combines his responsibilities as Duke with his life as a rock performer.In this lively and anecdote-filled memoir, Harry Beaufort takes us behind the scenes of his varied life: from playing poker with politicians, to partying on Ibiza with film stars to people watching with The Queen from a balcony at Windsor Castle. He offers an intimate portrait of aristocratic privilege and a lifetime filled with rock stars, royalty, eccentrics and jaw-droppingly unbelievable stories.But Harry also offers a sensitive and perceptive insight into the worlds he has inhabited and the friendships and laughter that he has experienced along the way. This is the story of an ordinary man facing up to his extraordinary inheritance-the story of The Unlikely Duke. \ No newline at end of file +The Unlikely Duke: Memoirs of an eclectic life - from rock 'n' roll to Badminton House Kindle Edition|by Harry Beaufort (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|'Beaufort chronicles his unusual and rarified world with flashes of Wodehousian genius'. --- Jools Holland'So funny ... bristling with glamorous but eccentric characters'. --- Jilly Cooper'Very funny and touching, gentle, wise and unpretentious. This is a book I absolutely loved.' --- Anne GlenconnerThe 12th Duke of Beaufort, known to his friends as 'Bunter', inherited his Dukedom and Badminton House in 2017, at the age of sixty-five. But he is also a singer and songwriter with the rock group The Listening Device. Now he combines his responsibilities as Duke with his life as a rock performer.In this lively and anecdote-filled memoir, Harry Beaufort takes us behind the scenes of his varied life: from playing poker with politicians, to partying on Ibiza with film stars to people watching with The Queen from a balcony at Windsor Castle. He offers an intimate portrait of aristocratic privilege and a lifetime filled with rock stars, royalty, eccentrics and jaw-droppingly unbelievable stories.But Harry also offers a sensitive and perceptive insight into the worlds he has inhabited and the friendships and laughter that he has experienced along the way. This is the story of an ordinary man facing up to his extraordinary inheritance-the story of The Unlikely Duke. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Upstairs_Delicatessen_On_Eating_Reading_Reading_About_Eating_and_Eating_While_Reading_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Upstairs_Delicatessen_On_Eating_Reading_Reading_About_Eating_and_Eating_While_Reading_Kindle_Edition.txt index 7200631c6c048ca19da5930493a1e1e77c305814..046d4723e890dac581fc94df25852d7de81b7d3e 100644 --- a/bios/The_Upstairs_Delicatessen_On_Eating_Reading_Reading_About_Eating_and_Eating_While_Reading_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Upstairs_Delicatessen_On_Eating_Reading_Reading_About_Eating_and_Eating_While_Reading_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Garner gathers a literary chorus to capture the joys of reading and eating in this comic, personal classic.Reading and eating, like Krazy and Ignatz, Sturm und Drang, prosciutto and melon, Simon and Schuster, and radishes and butter, have always, for me, simply gone together. The book you’re holding is a product of these combined gluttonies.Dwight Garner, the beloved New York Times critic and the author of Garner’s Quotations, serves up the intertwined pleasures of books and food. The product of a lifetime of obsessively reading, eating, and every combination therein, The Upstairs Delicatessen: On Eating, Reading, Reading About Eating, and Eating While Reading is a charming, emotional memoir, one that only Garner could write. In it, he records the voices of great writers and the stories from his life that fill his mind as he moves through the sections of the day and of this book: breakfast, lunch, shopping, the occasional nap, drinking, and dinner.Through his lifelong infatuation with these twin joys, we meet the man behind the pages and the plates, and a portrait of Garner, eager and insatiable, emerges. He writes with tenderness and humor about his mayonnaise-laden childhood in West Virginia and Naples, Florida (and about his father’s famous peanut butter and pickle sandwich), his mind-opening marriage to a chef from a foodie family (“Cree grew up taking leftover frog legs to school in her lunch box”), and the words and dishes closest to his heart. This is a book to be savored, though it may just whet your appetite for more. \ No newline at end of file +The Upstairs Delicatessen: On Eating, Reading, Reading About Eating, and Eating While Reading Kindle Edition|by Dwight Garner (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Garner gathers a literary chorus to capture the joys of reading and eating in this comic, personal classic.Reading and eating, like Krazy and Ignatz, Sturm und Drang, prosciutto and melon, Simon and Schuster, and radishes and butter, have always, for me, simply gone together. The book you’re holding is a product of these combined gluttonies.Dwight Garner, the beloved New York Times critic and the author of Garner’s Quotations, serves up the intertwined pleasures of books and food. The product of a lifetime of obsessively reading, eating, and every combination therein, The Upstairs Delicatessen: On Eating, Reading, Reading About Eating, and Eating While Reading is a charming, emotional memoir, one that only Garner could write. In it, he records the voices of great writers and the stories from his life that fill his mind as he moves through the sections of the day and of this book: breakfast, lunch, shopping, the occasional nap, drinking, and dinner.Through his lifelong infatuation with these twin joys, we meet the man behind the pages and the plates, and a portrait of Garner, eager and insatiable, emerges. He writes with tenderness and humor about his mayonnaise-laden childhood in West Virginia and Naples, Florida (and about his father’s famous peanut butter and pickle sandwich), his mind-opening marriage to a chef from a foodie family (“Cree grew up taking leftover frog legs to school in her lunch box”), and the words and dishes closest to his heart. This is a book to be savored, though it may just whet your appetite for more. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_View_from_the_Bridge_Memories_of_Star_Trek_and_a_Life_in_Hollywood_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_View_from_the_Bridge_Memories_of_Star_Trek_and_a_Life_in_Hollywood_Kindle_Edition.txt index 3e2b781831bc4ccf8a017cfa6adc97c319084771..bd0dbeca95c46ebcc60b8ee3855db38477a0040c 100644 --- a/bios/The_View_from_the_Bridge_Memories_of_Star_Trek_and_a_Life_in_Hollywood_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_View_from_the_Bridge_Memories_of_Star_Trek_and_a_Life_in_Hollywood_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|"Essential reading for any Star Trek and movie fan."-trekmovie.comWhen Nicholas Meyer was asked to direct the troubled second Star Trek film, he was something less than a true believer. A bestselling author and successful director, he had never been a fan of the TV series. But as he began to ponder the appeal of Kirk, Spock, et al., he realized that their story was a classical nautical adventure yarn transplanted into space and-armed with that insight-set out on his mission: to revitalize Trek. \ No newline at end of file +The View from the Bridge: Memories of Star Trek and a Life in Hollywood Kindle Edition|by Nicholas Meyer (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|"Essential reading for any Star Trek and movie fan."-trekmovie.comWhen Nicholas Meyer was asked to direct the troubled second Star Trek film, he was something less than a true believer. A bestselling author and successful director, he had never been a fan of the TV series. But as he began to ponder the appeal of Kirk, Spock, et al., he realized that their story was a classical nautical adventure yarn transplanted into space and-armed with that insight-set out on his mission: to revitalize Trek. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Voice_(My_Spiritual_Journey_Book_1)_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Voice_(My_Spiritual_Journey_Book_1)_Kindle_Edition.txt index 68203b70df35051720482d272efac4d1a9b5a100..5513dd182330b934851986ad8ba52f65bdf3c11f 100644 --- a/bios/The_Voice_(My_Spiritual_Journey_Book_1)_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Voice_(My_Spiritual_Journey_Book_1)_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|A Voice came upon me when I was 6 years old. Revealing what was meant to unfold for the first 29 years of my life. The journey is about the trials and tribulations of my life and a reconciling as to what information was revealed. The Voice when it first appears is trying to make amends and also trying to motivate me to make certain choices in my life. The Voice in it's all knowing manner is aware that I won't listen. This book is about that journey into a traumatic place and some initial healing.The next book, Angels, Indigo and crystals. carry on with healing and transformation. Both books carry on with this Voice making appearances offering insights and guidance and understanding. \ No newline at end of file +The Voice (My Spiritual Journey Book 1) Kindle Edition|by jon Guolla (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|A Voice came upon me when I was 6 years old. Revealing what was meant to unfold for the first 29 years of my life. The journey is about the trials and tribulations of my life and a reconciling as to what information was revealed. The Voice when it first appears is trying to make amends and also trying to motivate me to make certain choices in my life. The Voice in it's all knowing manner is aware that I won't listen. This book is about that journey into a traumatic place and some initial healing.The next book, Angels, Indigo and crystals. carry on with healing and transformation. Both books carry on with this Voice making appearances offering insights and guidance and understanding. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Whisper_on_the_Night_Wind_The_True_History_of_a_Wilderness_Legend_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Whisper_on_the_Night_Wind_The_True_History_of_a_Wilderness_Legend_Kindle_Edition.txt index 74fd1b4aa4653ee8e1323f1f8d7d4802fb1abd1c..54e9bb61893012f8036c3a8dfbdc73efe60f7a92 100644 --- a/bios/The_Whisper_on_the_Night_Wind_The_True_History_of_a_Wilderness_Legend_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Whisper_on_the_Night_Wind_The_True_History_of_a_Wilderness_Legend_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NATIONAL BESTSELLERSpellbinding adventure from Canada's most beloved modern-day explorer.Traverspine is not a place you will find on most maps. A century ago, it stood near the foothills of the remote Mealy Mountains in central Labrador. Today it is an abandoned ghost town, almost all trace of it swallowed up by dark spruce woods that cloak millions of acres.In the early 1900s, this isolated little settlement was the scene of an extraordinary haunting by large creatures none could identify. Strange tracks were found in the woods. Unearthly cries were heard in the night. Sled dogs went missing. Children reported being stalked by a terrifying grinning animal. Families slept with cabin doors barred and axes and guns at their bedsides.Tales of things that "go bump in the night" are part of the folklore of the wilderness, told and retold around countless campfires down through the ages. Most are easily dismissed by skeptics. But what happened at Traverspine a hundred years ago was different. The eye-witness accounts were detailed, and those who reported them included no less than three medical doctors and a wildlife biologist.Something really did emerge from the wilderness to haunt the little settlement of Traverspine. Adam Shoalts, decorated modern-day explorer and an expert on wilderness folklore, picks up the trail from a century ago and sets off into the Labrador wild to investigate the tale. It is a spine-tingling adventure, straight from a land steeped in legends and lore, where Vikings wandered a thousand years ago and wolves and bears still roam free.In delving into the dark corners of Canada's wild, The Whisper on the Night Wind combines folklore, history, and adventure into a fascinating saga of exploration. \ No newline at end of file +The Whisper on the Night Wind: The True History of a Wilderness Legend Kindle Edition|by Adam Shoalts (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NATIONAL BESTSELLERSpellbinding adventure from Canada's most beloved modern-day explorer.Traverspine is not a place you will find on most maps. A century ago, it stood near the foothills of the remote Mealy Mountains in central Labrador. Today it is an abandoned ghost town, almost all trace of it swallowed up by dark spruce woods that cloak millions of acres.In the early 1900s, this isolated little settlement was the scene of an extraordinary haunting by large creatures none could identify. Strange tracks were found in the woods. Unearthly cries were heard in the night. Sled dogs went missing. Children reported being stalked by a terrifying grinning animal. Families slept with cabin doors barred and axes and guns at their bedsides.Tales of things that "go bump in the night" are part of the folklore of the wilderness, told and retold around countless campfires down through the ages. Most are easily dismissed by skeptics. But what happened at Traverspine a hundred years ago was different. The eye-witness accounts were detailed, and those who reported them included no less than three medical doctors and a wildlife biologist.Something really did emerge from the wilderness to haunt the little settlement of Traverspine. Adam Shoalts, decorated modern-day explorer and an expert on wilderness folklore, picks up the trail from a century ago and sets off into the Labrador wild to investigate the tale. It is a spine-tingling adventure, straight from a land steeped in legends and lore, where Vikings wandered a thousand years ago and wolves and bears still roam free.In delving into the dark corners of Canada's wild, The Whisper on the Night Wind combines folklore, history, and adventure into a fascinating saga of exploration. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_White_Darkness_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_White_Darkness_Kindle_Edition.txt index 76010ff3baf9076573ba4badf03a82127474ae11..fb1dc455c51bdc1e2472501226b4160326c8ff8e 100644 --- a/bios/The_White_Darkness_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_White_Darkness_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon and The Wager, a thrilling and powerful true story of adventure and obsession in the Antarctic, lavishly illustrated with color photographs."[Grann is] one of the preeminent adventure and true-crime writers working today."—New York MagazineHenry Worsley was a devoted husband and father and a decorated British special forces officer who believed in honor and sacrifice. He was also a man obsessed. He spent his life idolizing Ernest Shackleton, the nineteenth-century polar explorer, who tried to become the first person to reach the South Pole, and later sought to cross Antarctica on foot. Shackleton never completed his journeys, but he repeatedly rescued his men from certain death, and emerged as one of the greatest leaders in history.Worsley felt an overpowering connection to those expeditions. He was related to one of Shackleton's men, Frank Worsley, and spent a fortune collecting artifacts from their epic treks across the continent. He modeled his military command on Shackleton's legendary skills and was determined to measure his own powers of endurance against them. He would succeed where Shackleton had failed, in the most brutal landscape in the world.In 2008, Worsley set out across Antarctica with two other descendants of Shackleton's crew, battling the freezing, desolate landscape, life-threatening physical exhaustion, and hidden crevasses. Yet when he returned home he felt compelled to go back. On November 13, 2015, at age 55, Worsley bid farewell to his family and embarked on his most perilous quest: to walk across Antarctica alone. David Grann tells Worsley's remarkable story with the intensity and power that have led him to be called "simply the best narrative nonfiction writer working today." Illustrated with more than fifty stunning photographs from Worsley's and Shackleton's journeys, The White Darkness is both a gorgeous keepsake volume and a spellbinding story of courage, love, and a man pushing himself to the extremes of human capacity.Look for David Grann’s latest bestselling book, The Wager! \ No newline at end of file +The White Darkness Kindle Edition|by David Grann (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon and The Wager, a thrilling and powerful true story of adventure and obsession in the Antarctic, lavishly illustrated with color photographs."[Grann is] one of the preeminent adventure and true-crime writers working today."—New York MagazineHenry Worsley was a devoted husband and father and a decorated British special forces officer who believed in honor and sacrifice. He was also a man obsessed. He spent his life idolizing Ernest Shackleton, the nineteenth-century polar explorer, who tried to become the first person to reach the South Pole, and later sought to cross Antarctica on foot. Shackleton never completed his journeys, but he repeatedly rescued his men from certain death, and emerged as one of the greatest leaders in history.Worsley felt an overpowering connection to those expeditions. He was related to one of Shackleton's men, Frank Worsley, and spent a fortune collecting artifacts from their epic treks across the continent. He modeled his military command on Shackleton's legendary skills and was determined to measure his own powers of endurance against them. He would succeed where Shackleton had failed, in the most brutal landscape in the world.In 2008, Worsley set out across Antarctica with two other descendants of Shackleton's crew, battling the freezing, desolate landscape, life-threatening physical exhaustion, and hidden crevasses. Yet when he returned home he felt compelled to go back. On November 13, 2015, at age 55, Worsley bid farewell to his family and embarked on his most perilous quest: to walk across Antarctica alone. David Grann tells Worsley's remarkable story with the intensity and power that have led him to be called "simply the best narrative nonfiction writer working today." Illustrated with more than fifty stunning photographs from Worsley's and Shackleton's journeys, The White Darkness is both a gorgeous keepsake volume and a spellbinding story of courage, love, and a man pushing himself to the extremes of human capacity.Look for David Grann’s latest bestselling book, The Wager! \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Wild_Silence_The_Sunday_Times_Bestseller_from_the_Million__Copy_Bestselling_Author_of_The_Salt_Path_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Wild_Silence_The_Sunday_Times_Bestseller_from_the_Million__Copy_Bestselling_Author_of_The_Salt_Path_Kindle_Edition.txt index ce5b9bbb39eea187ddf21fa2814fee5921ae9241..59ada9911a0cc34716cd491363f14faade4343c9 100644 --- a/bios/The_Wild_Silence_The_Sunday_Times_Bestseller_from_the_Million__Copy_Bestselling_Author_of_The_Salt_Path_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Wild_Silence_The_Sunday_Times_Bestseller_from_the_Million__Copy_Bestselling_Author_of_The_Salt_Path_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Join Raynor and Moth as their journey continues in the incredible and uplifting Sunday Times No. 1 bestsellerFrom the million-copy bestselling author of the phenomenon and­ 85-week Sunday Times bestseller The Salt Path'Beautiful, a thrill to read . . . you feel the world is a better place because Raynor and Moth are in it' The Times'Winn's writing transforms her surroundings and her spirits, her joy coming across clearly in her shimmering prose' i'A beautiful, luminous and magical piece of writing' Rachel Joyce, author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry*Includes an extract from Raynor's brand new book, LANDLINES*_______'It was the land, the earth, the deep humming background to my very being'In 2016, days before they were unjustly evicted from their home, Raynor Winn was told her husband Moth was dying.Instead of giving up they embarked on a life-changing journey: walking the 630-mile South West Coast Path, living by their wits, determination and love of nature.But all journeys must end and when the couple return to civilisation they find that four walls feel like a prison, cutting them off from the sea and sky that sustained them - that had saved Moth's life.So when the chance to rewild an old Cornish farm comes their way, they grasp it, hoping they'll not only reconnect with the natural world but also find themselves once again on its healing path . . ._______'Confirms Raynor as a natural and extremely talented writer with an incredible way with words. This book gives us all what we wanted to know at the end of The Salt Path which is what happened next. So moving, it made me cry . . . repeatedly' Sophie Raworth, BBC'Brilliant, powerful and touching . . . will connect with anyone who has triumphed over adversity' Stephen Moss, author and naturalist'Unflinching . . . There is a luminous conviction to the prose' Observer'Notions of home are poignantly explored . . . wonderful' GuardianLONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2021**Nominated for the Holyer an Gof Memoir Award**Praise for The Salt Path'An astonishing narrative of two people dragging themselves from the depths of despair along some of the most dramatic landscapes in the country, looking for a solution to their problems and ultimately finding themselves' Independent'This is what you need right now to muster hope and resilience . . . a beautiful story and a reminder that humans can endure adversity' Stylist'The landscape is magical: shapeshifting seas and smugglers' coves; myriads of sea birds and mauve skies. Raynor writes exquisitely . . . it's a tale of triumph; of hope over despair, of love over everything' The Sunday Times'The Salt Path is a life-affirming tale of enduring love that smells of the sea and tastes of a rich life. With beautiful, immersive writing, it is a story heart-achingly and beautifully told' Jackie Morris, illustrator of The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane \ No newline at end of file +The Wild Silence: The Sunday Times Bestseller from the Million-Copy Bestselling Author of The Salt Path Kindle Edition|by Raynor Winn (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Join Raynor and Moth as their journey continues in the incredible and uplifting Sunday Times No. 1 bestsellerFrom the million-copy bestselling author of the phenomenon and­ 85-week Sunday Times bestseller The Salt Path'Beautiful, a thrill to read . . . you feel the world is a better place because Raynor and Moth are in it' The Times'Winn's writing transforms her surroundings and her spirits, her joy coming across clearly in her shimmering prose' i'A beautiful, luminous and magical piece of writing' Rachel Joyce, author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry*Includes an extract from Raynor's brand new book, LANDLINES*_______'It was the land, the earth, the deep humming background to my very being'In 2016, days before they were unjustly evicted from their home, Raynor Winn was told her husband Moth was dying.Instead of giving up they embarked on a life-changing journey: walking the 630-mile South West Coast Path, living by their wits, determination and love of nature.But all journeys must end and when the couple return to civilisation they find that four walls feel like a prison, cutting them off from the sea and sky that sustained them - that had saved Moth's life.So when the chance to rewild an old Cornish farm comes their way, they grasp it, hoping they'll not only reconnect with the natural world but also find themselves once again on its healing path . . ._______'Confirms Raynor as a natural and extremely talented writer with an incredible way with words. This book gives us all what we wanted to know at the end of The Salt Path which is what happened next. So moving, it made me cry . . . repeatedly' Sophie Raworth, BBC'Brilliant, powerful and touching . . . will connect with anyone who has triumphed over adversity' Stephen Moss, author and naturalist'Unflinching . . . There is a luminous conviction to the prose' Observer'Notions of home are poignantly explored . . . wonderful' GuardianLONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2021**Nominated for the Holyer an Gof Memoir Award**Praise for The Salt Path'An astonishing narrative of two people dragging themselves from the depths of despair along some of the most dramatic landscapes in the country, looking for a solution to their problems and ultimately finding themselves' Independent'This is what you need right now to muster hope and resilience . . . a beautiful story and a reminder that humans can endure adversity' Stylist'The landscape is magical: shapeshifting seas and smugglers' coves; myriads of sea birds and mauve skies. Raynor writes exquisitely . . . it's a tale of triumph; of hope over despair, of love over everything' The Sunday Times'The Salt Path is a life-affirming tale of enduring love that smells of the sea and tastes of a rich life. With beautiful, immersive writing, it is a story heart-achingly and beautifully told' Jackie Morris, illustrator of The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Witching_Year_A_Memoir_of_Earnest_Fumbling_Through_Modern_Witchcraft_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Witching_Year_A_Memoir_of_Earnest_Fumbling_Through_Modern_Witchcraft_Kindle_Edition.txt index 0f6afedf418641cc616062296491a101f5a96d78..8084303a4dda50ecb0263cb4930f96fae7619309 100644 --- a/bios/The_Witching_Year_A_Memoir_of_Earnest_Fumbling_Through_Modern_Witchcraft_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Witching_Year_A_Memoir_of_Earnest_Fumbling_Through_Modern_Witchcraft_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|A skeptic’s year-long quest to find spiritual fulfillment through modern Witchcraft, perfect for fans of A.J. Jacobs and Mary Roach.Diana Helmuth, thirty-three, is skeptical of organized religion. She is also skeptical of disorganized religion. But, more than anything, she is tired of God being dead. So, she decides to try on the fastest growing, self-directed faith in America: Witchcraft.The result is 366 days of observation, trial, error, wit, and back spasms. Witches today are often presented as confident and finished, proud and powerful. Diana is eager to join them. She wants to follow all the rules, memorize all the incantations, and read all the liturgy. But there’s one glaring problem: no Witch can agree on what the right rules, liturgy, and incantations are.As with life, Diana will have to define the craft for herself, looking past the fashionable and figuring out how to define the real. Along the way, she travels to Salem and Edinburgh (two very Crafty hubs) and attends a week-long (clothing optional) Witch camp in Northern California. Whether she’s trying to perform a full moon ritual on a cardboard box, summon an ancient demon with scotch tape and a kitchen trivet, or just trying to become a calmer, happier person, her biggest question remains: Will any of this really work?The Witching Year follows in the footsteps of celebrated memoirs by journalists like A.J. Jacobs, Mary Roach, and Caitlin Doughty, who knit humor and reportage together in search of something worth believing. \ No newline at end of file +The Witching Year: A Memoir of Earnest Fumbling Through Modern Witchcraft Kindle Edition|by Diana Helmuth (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|A skeptic’s year-long quest to find spiritual fulfillment through modern Witchcraft, perfect for fans of A.J. Jacobs and Mary Roach.Diana Helmuth, thirty-three, is skeptical of organized religion. She is also skeptical of disorganized religion. But, more than anything, she is tired of God being dead. So, she decides to try on the fastest growing, self-directed faith in America: Witchcraft.The result is 366 days of observation, trial, error, wit, and back spasms. Witches today are often presented as confident and finished, proud and powerful. Diana is eager to join them. She wants to follow all the rules, memorize all the incantations, and read all the liturgy. But there’s one glaring problem: no Witch can agree on what the right rules, liturgy, and incantations are.As with life, Diana will have to define the craft for herself, looking past the fashionable and figuring out how to define the real. Along the way, she travels to Salem and Edinburgh (two very Crafty hubs) and attends a week-long (clothing optional) Witch camp in Northern California. Whether she’s trying to perform a full moon ritual on a cardboard box, summon an ancient demon with scotch tape and a kitchen trivet, or just trying to become a calmer, happier person, her biggest question remains: Will any of this really work?The Witching Year follows in the footsteps of celebrated memoirs by journalists like A.J. Jacobs, Mary Roach, and Caitlin Doughty, who knit humor and reportage together in search of something worth believing. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Wolfpack_The_Millennial_Mobsters_Who_Brought_Chaos_and_the_Cartels_to_the_Canadian_Underworld_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Wolfpack_The_Millennial_Mobsters_Who_Brought_Chaos_and_the_Cartels_to_the_Canadian_Underworld_Kindle_Edition.txt index ac20ea9b52019450c5e884f82559de362b907b78..2b5b83400dcd2f0b21d7f876351cdb23f2e9a151 100644 --- a/bios/The_Wolfpack_The_Millennial_Mobsters_Who_Brought_Chaos_and_the_Cartels_to_the_Canadian_Underworld_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Wolfpack_The_Millennial_Mobsters_Who_Brought_Chaos_and_the_Cartels_to_the_Canadian_Underworld_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Joined by award-winning Mexican journalist Luis Nájera, leading organized-crime author Peter Edwards introduces a motley assortment of millennial bikers, gangsters and Mafia whose bloody trail of murders and schemes gone wrong led to the arrival in Canada of the world's most dangerous criminal organizations: the drug cartels of Mexico.A man watching the Euro Cup on a restaurant patio is shot dead on a busy Sunday afternoon in Toronto. Another dies in a sidewalk ambush just outside a bus-tling college campus. Two men in a Vancouver hotel lobby are gunned down in an attack that sends an American soccer star scrambling for cover. In Mexico, a Canadian is killed at a Nuevo Vallarta coffee shop, his death barely registering amidst the terrifying death tolls of President Calderón’s war on drugs and the cartels’ response; while a Montreal cop is beaten within an inch of his life in a Playa del Carmen nightclub. An infamous heckler from an NBA Toronto Raptors game turns up dead in a bullet-riddled car in a midtown lane-way. Throughout the 2010s, these and other disparate acts of violence entered the public awareness like iso-lated tragedies—but there was nothing isolated about them.In this masterly investigation, veteran journalists Peter Edwards and Luis Nájera introduce readers to the common cause of a near-decade of chaos. Meet the Wolfpack, millennial-aged gangsters from across the spectrum of Canada’s underworld. Vying to fast-track their way into the criminal void left by the death of Montreal godfather Vito Rizzuto, the Wolfpack sought advantage in a steady supply of cocaine from El Chapo Guzmán’s Sinaloa cartel, among the deadliest and most far-reaching of criminal organizations. The juniors had just stepped into the big leagues.This is the roiling landscape of The Wolfpack, a brilliant examination of a time of criminal disruption and rapid adaptation, when one gang’s unchecked ambition unwittingly gave away the most hotly contested corner of the Canadian underworld without a fight. Brazen criminal disruptors or entitled upstarts looking to get rich without paying their dues--whatever you think of them, you will never forget the Wolfpack. \ No newline at end of file +The Wolfpack: The Millennial Mobsters Who Brought Chaos and the Cartels to the Canadian Underworld Kindle Edition|by Peter Edwards (Author), Luis Najera (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Joined by award-winning Mexican journalist Luis Nájera, leading organized-crime author Peter Edwards introduces a motley assortment of millennial bikers, gangsters and Mafia whose bloody trail of murders and schemes gone wrong led to the arrival in Canada of the world's most dangerous criminal organizations: the drug cartels of Mexico.A man watching the Euro Cup on a restaurant patio is shot dead on a busy Sunday afternoon in Toronto. Another dies in a sidewalk ambush just outside a bus-tling college campus. Two men in a Vancouver hotel lobby are gunned down in an attack that sends an American soccer star scrambling for cover. In Mexico, a Canadian is killed at a Nuevo Vallarta coffee shop, his death barely registering amidst the terrifying death tolls of President Calderón’s war on drugs and the cartels’ response; while a Montreal cop is beaten within an inch of his life in a Playa del Carmen nightclub. An infamous heckler from an NBA Toronto Raptors game turns up dead in a bullet-riddled car in a midtown lane-way. Throughout the 2010s, these and other disparate acts of violence entered the public awareness like iso-lated tragedies—but there was nothing isolated about them.In this masterly investigation, veteran journalists Peter Edwards and Luis Nájera introduce readers to the common cause of a near-decade of chaos. Meet the Wolfpack, millennial-aged gangsters from across the spectrum of Canada’s underworld. Vying to fast-track their way into the criminal void left by the death of Montreal godfather Vito Rizzuto, the Wolfpack sought advantage in a steady supply of cocaine from El Chapo Guzmán’s Sinaloa cartel, among the deadliest and most far-reaching of criminal organizations. The juniors had just stepped into the big leagues.This is the roiling landscape of The Wolfpack, a brilliant examination of a time of criminal disruption and rapid adaptation, when one gang’s unchecked ambition unwittingly gave away the most hotly contested corner of the Canadian underworld without a fight. Brazen criminal disruptors or entitled upstarts looking to get rich without paying their dues--whatever you think of them, you will never forget the Wolfpack. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Woman_They_Could_Not_Silence_One_Woman_Her_Incredible_Fight_for_Freedom_and_the_Men_Who_Tried_to_Make_Her_Disappear_(Womens_History_Month_True_Story_about_an_Inspirational_Woman)_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Woman_They_Could_Not_Silence_One_Woman_Her_Incredible_Fight_for_Freedom_and_the_Men_Who_Tried_to_Make_Her_Disappear_(Womens_History_Month_True_Story_about_an_Inspirational_Woman)_Kindle_Edition.txt index 156f8f4b9c2de6e0e3f4d9f969e2e8ae6bd34d1d..c4428c88f8a6a9dc273afe1c718c1c5a51e02f2c 100644 --- a/bios/The_Woman_They_Could_Not_Silence_One_Woman_Her_Incredible_Fight_for_Freedom_and_the_Men_Who_Tried_to_Make_Her_Disappear_(Womens_History_Month_True_Story_about_an_Inspirational_Woman)_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Woman_They_Could_Not_Silence_One_Woman_Her_Incredible_Fight_for_Freedom_and_the_Men_Who_Tried_to_Make_Her_Disappear_(Womens_History_Month_True_Story_about_an_Inspirational_Woman)_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|From the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Radium Girls comes another dark and dramatic but ultimately uplifting tale of a forgotten woman whose inspirational journey sparked lasting change for women's rights and exposed injustices that still resonate today."Moore has written a masterpiece of nonfiction."—Nathalia Holt, New York Times bestselling author of Rise of the Rocket Girls1860: As the clash between the states rolls slowly to a boil, Elizabeth Packard, housewife and mother of six, is facing her own battle. The enemy sits across the table and sleeps in the next room. Her husband of twenty-one years is plotting against her because he feels increasingly threatened—by Elizabeth's intellect, independence, and unwillingness to stifle her own thoughts. So Theophilus makes a plan to put his wife back in her place. One summer morning, he has her committed to an insane asylum.The horrific conditions inside the Illinois State Hospital in Jacksonville, Illinois, are overseen by Dr. Andrew McFarland, a man who will prove to be even more dangerous to Elizabeth than her traitorous husband. But most disturbing is that Elizabeth is not the only sane woman confined to the institution. There are many rational women on her ward who tell the same story: they've been committed not because they need medical treatment, but to keep them in line—conveniently labeled "crazy" so their voices are ignored.No one is willing to fight for their freedom and, disenfranchised both by gender and the stigma of their supposed madness, they cannot possibly fight for themselves. But Elizabeth is about to discover that the merit of losing everything is that you then have nothing to lose...Bestselling author Kate Moore brings her sparkling narrative voice to The Woman They Could Not Silence, an unputdownable story of the forgotten woman who courageously fought for her own freedom—and in so doing freed millions more. Elizabeth's refusal to be silenced and her ceaseless quest for justice not only challenged the medical science of the day, and led to a giant leap forward in human rights, it also showcased the most salutary lesson: sometimes, the greatest heroes we have are those inside ourselves."The Woman They Could Not Silence is a remarkable story of perseverance in an unjust and hostile world."—Susannah Cahalan, New York Times bestselling author of Brain on Fire \ No newline at end of file +The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear (Women's History Month, True Story about an Inspirational Woman) Kindle Edition|by Kate Moore (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|From the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Radium Girls comes another dark and dramatic but ultimately uplifting tale of a forgotten woman whose inspirational journey sparked lasting change for women's rights and exposed injustices that still resonate today."Moore has written a masterpiece of nonfiction."—Nathalia Holt, New York Times bestselling author of Rise of the Rocket Girls1860: As the clash between the states rolls slowly to a boil, Elizabeth Packard, housewife and mother of six, is facing her own battle. The enemy sits across the table and sleeps in the next room. Her husband of twenty-one years is plotting against her because he feels increasingly threatened—by Elizabeth's intellect, independence, and unwillingness to stifle her own thoughts. So Theophilus makes a plan to put his wife back in her place. One summer morning, he has her committed to an insane asylum.The horrific conditions inside the Illinois State Hospital in Jacksonville, Illinois, are overseen by Dr. Andrew McFarland, a man who will prove to be even more dangerous to Elizabeth than her traitorous husband. But most disturbing is that Elizabeth is not the only sane woman confined to the institution. There are many rational women on her ward who tell the same story: they've been committed not because they need medical treatment, but to keep them in line—conveniently labeled "crazy" so their voices are ignored.No one is willing to fight for their freedom and, disenfranchised both by gender and the stigma of their supposed madness, they cannot possibly fight for themselves. But Elizabeth is about to discover that the merit of losing everything is that you then have nothing to lose...Bestselling author Kate Moore brings her sparkling narrative voice to The Woman They Could Not Silence, an unputdownable story of the forgotten woman who courageously fought for her own freedom—and in so doing freed millions more. Elizabeth's refusal to be silenced and her ceaseless quest for justice not only challenged the medical science of the day, and led to a giant leap forward in human rights, it also showcased the most salutary lesson: sometimes, the greatest heroes we have are those inside ourselves."The Woman They Could Not Silence is a remarkable story of perseverance in an unjust and hostile world."—Susannah Cahalan, New York Times bestselling author of Brain on Fire \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Woman_in_Me_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Woman_in_Me_Kindle_Edition.txt index 53fd8f9113768df787265085e6c877b59fa20880..a0822bc8d3a72c2e541ecbd195284e821b779430 100644 --- a/bios/The_Woman_in_Me_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Woman_in_Me_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|“In Britney Spears’s memoir, she’s stronger than ever.” —The New York TimesThe Woman in Me is a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith, and hope.In June 2021, the whole world was listening as Britney Spears spoke in open court. The impact of sharing her voice—her truth—was undeniable, and it changed the course of her life and the lives of countless others. The Woman in Me reveals for the first time her incredible journey—and the strength at the core of one of the greatest performers in pop music history.Written with remarkable candor and humor, Spears’s groundbreaking book illuminates the enduring power of music and love—and the importance of a woman telling her own story, on her own terms, at last. \ No newline at end of file +The Woman in Me Kindle Edition|by Britney Spears (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|“In Britney Spears’s memoir, she’s stronger than ever.” —The New York TimesThe Woman in Me is a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith, and hope.In June 2021, the whole world was listening as Britney Spears spoke in open court. The impact of sharing her voice—her truth—was undeniable, and it changed the course of her life and the lives of countless others. The Woman in Me reveals for the first time her incredible journey—and the strength at the core of one of the greatest performers in pop music history.Written with remarkable candor and humor, Spears’s groundbreaking book illuminates the enduring power of music and love—and the importance of a woman telling her own story, on her own terms, at last. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Worlds_I_See_Curiosity_Exploration_and_Discovery_at_the_Dawn_of_AI_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Worlds_I_See_Curiosity_Exploration_and_Discovery_at_the_Dawn_of_AI_Kindle_Edition.txt index 9b2b61961b7e057b3bf73e3eb56202d2cfc96d72..6a2cc0d9fa4fa99a9a10f8456bbd2ae8859427de 100644 --- a/bios/The_Worlds_I_See_Curiosity_Exploration_and_Discovery_at_the_Dawn_of_AI_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Worlds_I_See_Curiosity_Exploration_and_Discovery_at_the_Dawn_of_AI_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The moving memoir of a scientist coming of age as an immigrant in America who finds her calling at the forefront of the AI revolution.Wired called Dr. Fei-Fei Li “one of a tiny group of scientists—a group perhaps small enough to fit around a kitchen table—who are responsible for AI’s recent remarkable advances.”Known to the world as the creator of ImageNet, a key catalyst of modern artificial intelligence, Dr. Li has spent more than two decades at the forefront of the field. But her career in science was improbable from the start. As immigrants, her family faced a difficult transition from China’s middle class to American poverty. And their lives were made all the harder as they struggled to care for her ailing mother, who was working tirelessly to help them all gain a foothold in their new land.Fei-Fei’s adolescent knack for physics endured, however, and positioned her to make a crucial contribution to the breakthrough we now call AI, placing her at the center of a global transformation. Over the last decades, her work has brought her face-to-face with the extraordinary possibilities—and the extraordinary dangers—of the technology she loves.The Worlds I See is a story of science in the first person, documenting one of the century’s defining moments from the inside. It provides a riveting story of a scientist at work and a thrillingly clear explanation of what artificial intelligence actually is—and how it came to be. Emotionally raw and intellectually uncompromising, this book is a testament not only to the passion required for even the most technical scholarship but also to the curiosity forever at its heart. \ No newline at end of file +The Worlds I See: Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AI Kindle Edition|by Fei-Fei Li (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The moving memoir of a scientist coming of age as an immigrant in America who finds her calling at the forefront of the AI revolution.Wired called Dr. Fei-Fei Li “one of a tiny group of scientists—a group perhaps small enough to fit around a kitchen table—who are responsible for AI’s recent remarkable advances.”Known to the world as the creator of ImageNet, a key catalyst of modern artificial intelligence, Dr. Li has spent more than two decades at the forefront of the field. But her career in science was improbable from the start. As immigrants, her family faced a difficult transition from China’s middle class to American poverty. And their lives were made all the harder as they struggled to care for her ailing mother, who was working tirelessly to help them all gain a foothold in their new land.Fei-Fei’s adolescent knack for physics endured, however, and positioned her to make a crucial contribution to the breakthrough we now call AI, placing her at the center of a global transformation. Over the last decades, her work has brought her face-to-face with the extraordinary possibilities—and the extraordinary dangers—of the technology she loves.The Worlds I See is a story of science in the first person, documenting one of the century’s defining moments from the inside. It provides a riveting story of a scientist at work and a thrillingly clear explanation of what artificial intelligence actually is—and how it came to be. Emotionally raw and intellectually uncompromising, this book is a testament not only to the passion required for even the most technical scholarship but also to the curiosity forever at its heart. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Wretched_of_the_Earth_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Wretched_of_the_Earth_Kindle_Edition.txt index 70b18450a06041ffddd512056feb906aaf523d7c..a3e0a56ce7b03a5487711a839918ea00efc4b001 100644 --- a/bios/The_Wretched_of_the_Earth_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Wretched_of_the_Earth_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The sixtieth anniversary edition of Frantz Fanon’s landmark text, now with a new introduction by Cornel WestFirst published in 1961, and reissued in this sixtieth anniversary edition with a powerful new introduction by Cornel West, Frantz Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth is a masterfuland timeless interrogation of race, colonialism, psychological trauma, and revolutionary struggle, and a continuing influence on movements from Black Lives Matter to decolonization. A landmark text for revolutionaries and activists, The Wretched of the Earth is an eternal touchstone for civil rights, anti-colonialism, psychiatric studies, and Black consciousness movements around the world. Alongside Cornel West’s introduction, the book features critical essays by Jean-Paul Sartre and Homi K. Bhabha. This sixtieth anniversary edition of Fanon’s most famous text stands proudly alongside such pillars of anti-colonialism and anti-racism as Edward Said’s Orientalism and The Autobiography of Malcolm X. \ No newline at end of file +The Wretched of the Earth Kindle Edition|by Frantz Fanon (Author), Homi K. Bhabha (Foreword), Cornel West (Introduction), Jean-Paul Sartre (Preface), & 1 more Format: Kindle Edition|The sixtieth anniversary edition of Frantz Fanon’s landmark text, now with a new introduction by Cornel WestFirst published in 1961, and reissued in this sixtieth anniversary edition with a powerful new introduction by Cornel West, Frantz Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth is a masterfuland timeless interrogation of race, colonialism, psychological trauma, and revolutionary struggle, and a continuing influence on movements from Black Lives Matter to decolonization. A landmark text for revolutionaries and activists, The Wretched of the Earth is an eternal touchstone for civil rights, anti-colonialism, psychiatric studies, and Black consciousness movements around the world. Alongside Cornel West’s introduction, the book features critical essays by Jean-Paul Sartre and Homi K. Bhabha. This sixtieth anniversary edition of Fanon’s most famous text stands proudly alongside such pillars of anti-colonialism and anti-racism as Edward Said’s Orientalism and The Autobiography of Malcolm X. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Year_of_Less_How_I_Stopped_Shopping_Gave_Away_My_Belongings_and_Discovered_Life_is_Worth_More_Than_Anything_You_Can_Buy_in_a_Store_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Year_of_Less_How_I_Stopped_Shopping_Gave_Away_My_Belongings_and_Discovered_Life_is_Worth_More_Than_Anything_You_Can_Buy_in_a_Store_Kindle_Edition.txt index 3df6a9a4573ea644b4519da6f37583f873838f73..33a102ab3de037b82ae515faa816f5704a87e727 100644 --- a/bios/The_Year_of_Less_How_I_Stopped_Shopping_Gave_Away_My_Belongings_and_Discovered_Life_is_Worth_More_Than_Anything_You_Can_Buy_in_a_Store_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Year_of_Less_How_I_Stopped_Shopping_Gave_Away_My_Belongings_and_Discovered_Life_is_Worth_More_Than_Anything_You_Can_Buy_in_a_Store_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|In her late twenties, Cait Flanders found herself stuck in the consumerism cycle that grips so many of us: earn more, buy more, want more, rinse, repeat. Even after she worked her way out of nearly $30,000 of consumer debt, her old habits took hold again. When she realized that nothing she was doing or buying was making her happy—only keeping her from meeting her goals—she decided to set herself a challenge: she would not shop for an entire year.The Year of Less documents Cait’s life for twelve months during which she bought only consumables: groceries, toiletries, gas for her car. Along the way, she challenged herself to consume less of many other things besides shopping. She decluttered her apartment and got rid of 70 percent of her belongings; learned how to fix things rather than throw them away; researched the zero waste movement; and completed a television ban. At every stage, she learned that the less she consumed, the more fulfilled she felt.The challenge became a lifeline when, in the course of the year, Cait found herself in situations that turned her life upside down. In the face of hardship, she realized why she had always turned to shopping, alcohol, and food—and what it had cost her. Unable to reach for any of her usual vices, she changed habits she’d spent years perfecting and discovered what truly mattered to her.Blending Cait’s compelling story with inspiring insight and practical guidance, The Year of Less will leave you questioning what you’re holding on to in your own life—and, quite possibly, lead you to find your own path of less. \ No newline at end of file +The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store Kindle Edition|by Cait Flanders (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|In her late twenties, Cait Flanders found herself stuck in the consumerism cycle that grips so many of us: earn more, buy more, want more, rinse, repeat. Even after she worked her way out of nearly $30,000 of consumer debt, her old habits took hold again. When she realized that nothing she was doing or buying was making her happy—only keeping her from meeting her goals—she decided to set herself a challenge: she would not shop for an entire year.The Year of Less documents Cait’s life for twelve months during which she bought only consumables: groceries, toiletries, gas for her car. Along the way, she challenged herself to consume less of many other things besides shopping. She decluttered her apartment and got rid of 70 percent of her belongings; learned how to fix things rather than throw them away; researched the zero waste movement; and completed a television ban. At every stage, she learned that the less she consumed, the more fulfilled she felt.The challenge became a lifeline when, in the course of the year, Cait found herself in situations that turned her life upside down. In the face of hardship, she realized why she had always turned to shopping, alcohol, and food—and what it had cost her. Unable to reach for any of her usual vices, she changed habits she’d spent years perfecting and discovered what truly mattered to her.Blending Cait’s compelling story with inspiring insight and practical guidance, The Year of Less will leave you questioning what you’re holding on to in your own life—and, quite possibly, lead you to find your own path of less. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Year_of_Magical_Thinking_National_Book_Award_Winner_(Vintage_International)_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Year_of_Magical_Thinking_National_Book_Award_Winner_(Vintage_International)_Kindle_Edition.txt index 95197bc401e19f891956b5212407d5478d37d41e..bc3d99a42168fb660cf9a16386df072d12fe1d53 100644 --- a/bios/The_Year_of_Magical_Thinking_National_Book_Award_Winner_(Vintage_International)_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Year_of_Magical_Thinking_National_Book_Award_Winner_(Vintage_International)_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • From one of America’s iconic writers, a stunning book of electric honesty and passion that explores an intensely personal yet universal experience: a portrait of a marriage—and a life, in good times and bad—that will speak to anyone who has ever loved a husband or wife or child.Several days before Christmas 2003, John Gregory Dunne and Joan Didion saw their only daughter, Quintana, fall ill with what seemed at first flu, then pneumonia, then complete septic shock. She was put into an induced coma and placed on life support. Days later—the night before New Year’s Eve—the Dunnes were just sitting down to dinner after visiting the hospital when John Gregory Dunne suffered a massive and fatal coronary. In a second, this close, symbiotic partnership of forty years was over. Four weeks later, their daughter pulled through. Two months after that, arriving at LAX, she collapsed and underwent six hours of brain surgery at UCLA Medical Center to relieve a massive hematoma.This powerful book is Didion’ s attempt to make sense of the “weeks and then months that cut loose any fixed idea I ever had about death, about illness ... about marriage and children and memory ... about the shallowness of sanity, about life itself. \ No newline at end of file +The Year of Magical Thinking: National Book Award Winner (Vintage International) Kindle Edition|by Joan Didion (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • From one of America’s iconic writers, a stunning book of electric honesty and passion that explores an intensely personal yet universal experience: a portrait of a marriage—and a life, in good times and bad—that will speak to anyone who has ever loved a husband or wife or child.Several days before Christmas 2003, John Gregory Dunne and Joan Didion saw their only daughter, Quintana, fall ill with what seemed at first flu, then pneumonia, then complete septic shock. She was put into an induced coma and placed on life support. Days later—the night before New Year’s Eve—the Dunnes were just sitting down to dinner after visiting the hospital when John Gregory Dunne suffered a massive and fatal coronary. In a second, this close, symbiotic partnership of forty years was over. Four weeks later, their daughter pulled through. Two months after that, arriving at LAX, she collapsed and underwent six hours of brain surgery at UCLA Medical Center to relieve a massive hematoma.This powerful book is Didion’ s attempt to make sense of the “weeks and then months that cut loose any fixed idea I ever had about death, about illness ... about marriage and children and memory ... about the shallowness of sanity, about life itself. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/The_Years_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/The_Years_Kindle_Edition.txt index 8023e660845283b12f9e08932ffa547c66dbe258..5886002f9f6fe99699305e71042c83eb5942f686 100644 --- a/bios/The_Years_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/The_Years_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATUREShortlisted for the 2019 Man Booker International PrizeConsidered by many to be the iconic French memoirist's defining work and a breakout bestseller when published in France in 2008The Years is a personal narrative of the period 1941 to 2006 told through the lens of memory, impressions past and present—even projections into the future—photos, books, songs, radio, television and decades of advertising, headlines, contrasted with intimate conflicts and writing notes from 6 decades of diaries.Local dialect, words of the times, slogans, brands and names for the ever-proliferating objects, are given voice here. The voice we recognize as the author's continually dissolves and re-emerges. Ernaux makes the passage of time palpable. Time itself, inexorable, narrates its own course, consigning all other narrators to anonymity. A new kind of autobiography emerges, at once subjective and impersonal, private and collective.On its 2008 publication in France, The Years came as a surprise. Though Ernaux had for years been hailed as a beloved, bestselling and award-winning author, The Years was in many ways a departure: both an intimate memoir "written" by entire generations, and a story of generations telling a very personal story. Like the generation before hers, the narrator eschews the "I" for the "we" (or "they", or "one") as if collective life were inextricably intertwined with a private life that in her parents' generation ceased to exist. She writes of her parents' generation (and could be writing of her own book): "From a common fund of hunger and fear, everything was told in the "we" and impersonal pronouns."Co-winner of the 2018 French-American Foundation Translation Prize in NonfictionWinner of the 2017 Marguerite Yourcenar Prize for her entire body of workWinner of the 2016 Strega European Prize \ No newline at end of file +The Years Kindle Edition|by Annie Ernaux (Author), Alison L. Strayer (Translator) Format: Kindle Edition|WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATUREShortlisted for the 2019 Man Booker International PrizeConsidered by many to be the iconic French memoirist's defining work and a breakout bestseller when published in France in 2008The Years is a personal narrative of the period 1941 to 2006 told through the lens of memory, impressions past and present—even projections into the future—photos, books, songs, radio, television and decades of advertising, headlines, contrasted with intimate conflicts and writing notes from 6 decades of diaries.Local dialect, words of the times, slogans, brands and names for the ever-proliferating objects, are given voice here. The voice we recognize as the author's continually dissolves and re-emerges. Ernaux makes the passage of time palpable. Time itself, inexorable, narrates its own course, consigning all other narrators to anonymity. A new kind of autobiography emerges, at once subjective and impersonal, private and collective.On its 2008 publication in France, The Years came as a surprise. Though Ernaux had for years been hailed as a beloved, bestselling and award-winning author, The Years was in many ways a departure: both an intimate memoir "written" by entire generations, and a story of generations telling a very personal story. Like the generation before hers, the narrator eschews the "I" for the "we" (or "they", or "one") as if collective life were inextricably intertwined with a private life that in her parents' generation ceased to exist. She writes of her parents' generation (and could be writing of her own book): "From a common fund of hunger and fear, everything was told in the "we" and impersonal pronouns."Co-winner of the 2018 French-American Foundation Translation Prize in NonfictionWinner of the 2017 Marguerite Yourcenar Prize for her entire body of workWinner of the 2016 Strega European Prize \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/These_Precious_Days_Essays_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/These_Precious_Days_Essays_Kindle_Edition.txt index d835c16b06898159fe83afb14bad06605709f0de..263f16a0e4894fdf4e0f837e68bb1b1a8e526db1 100644 --- a/bios/These_Precious_Days_Essays_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/These_Precious_Days_Essays_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The beloved New York Times bestselling author reflects on home, family, friendships and writing in this deeply personal collection of essays. "The elegance of Patchett’s prose is seductive and inviting: with Patchett as a guide, readers will really get to grips with the power of struggles, failures, and triumphs alike." —Publisher's Weekly“Any story that starts will also end.” As a writer, Ann Patchett knows what the outcome of her fiction will be. Life, however, often takes turns we do not see coming. Patchett ponders this truth in these wise essays that afford a fresh and intimate look into her mind and heart. At the center of These Precious Days is the title essay, a surprising and moving meditation on an unexpected friendship that explores “what it means to be seen, to find someone with whom you can be your best and most complete self.” When Patchett chose an early galley of actor and producer Tom Hanks’ short story collection to read one night before bed, she had no idea that this single choice would be life changing. It would introduce her to a remarkable woman—Tom’s brilliant assistant Sooki—with whom she would form a profound bond that held monumental consequences for them both. A literary alchemist, Patchett plumbs the depths of her experiences to create gold: engaging and moving pieces that are both self-portrait and landscape, each vibrant with emotion and rich in insight. Turning her writer’s eye on her own experiences, she transforms the private into the universal, providing us all a way to look at our own worlds anew, and reminds how fleeting and enigmatic life can be. From the enchantments of Kate DiCamillo’s children’s books (author of The Beatryce Prophecy) to youthful memories of Paris; the cherished life gifts given by her three fathers to the unexpected influence of Charles Schultz’s Snoopy; the expansive vision of Eudora Welty to the importance of knitting, Patchett connects life and art as she illuminates what matters most. Infused with the author’s grace, wit, and warmth, the pieces in These Precious Days resonate deep in the soul, leaving an indelible mark—and demonstrate why Ann Patchett is one of the most celebrated writers of our time. \ No newline at end of file +These Precious Days: Essays Kindle Edition|by Ann Patchett (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The beloved New York Times bestselling author reflects on home, family, friendships and writing in this deeply personal collection of essays. "The elegance of Patchett’s prose is seductive and inviting: with Patchett as a guide, readers will really get to grips with the power of struggles, failures, and triumphs alike." —Publisher's Weekly“Any story that starts will also end.” As a writer, Ann Patchett knows what the outcome of her fiction will be. Life, however, often takes turns we do not see coming. Patchett ponders this truth in these wise essays that afford a fresh and intimate look into her mind and heart. At the center of These Precious Days is the title essay, a surprising and moving meditation on an unexpected friendship that explores “what it means to be seen, to find someone with whom you can be your best and most complete self.” When Patchett chose an early galley of actor and producer Tom Hanks’ short story collection to read one night before bed, she had no idea that this single choice would be life changing. It would introduce her to a remarkable woman—Tom’s brilliant assistant Sooki—with whom she would form a profound bond that held monumental consequences for them both. A literary alchemist, Patchett plumbs the depths of her experiences to create gold: engaging and moving pieces that are both self-portrait and landscape, each vibrant with emotion and rich in insight. Turning her writer’s eye on her own experiences, she transforms the private into the universal, providing us all a way to look at our own worlds anew, and reminds how fleeting and enigmatic life can be. From the enchantments of Kate DiCamillo’s children’s books (author of The Beatryce Prophecy) to youthful memories of Paris; the cherished life gifts given by her three fathers to the unexpected influence of Charles Schultz’s Snoopy; the expansive vision of Eudora Welty to the importance of knitting, Patchett connects life and art as she illuminates what matters most. Infused with the author’s grace, wit, and warmth, the pieces in These Precious Days resonate deep in the soul, leaving an indelible mark—and demonstrate why Ann Patchett is one of the most celebrated writers of our time. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/They_All_Love_Jack_Busting_the_Ripper_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/They_All_Love_Jack_Busting_the_Ripper_Kindle_Edition.txt index 9b13ece4c49563b889724b4e9948bff8de221ef0..0e21c8ba776d7d60724ab2b679f078db950883d1 100644 --- a/bios/They_All_Love_Jack_Busting_the_Ripper_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/They_All_Love_Jack_Busting_the_Ripper_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|For over a hundred years, the mystery of Jack the Ripper has been a source of unparalleled fascination and horror, spawning an army of obsessive theorists and endless volumes purporting to finally reveal the identity of the brutal murderer who terrorized Victorian England.But what if there was never really any mystery at all? What if the Ripper was always hiding in plain sight, deliberately leaving a trail of clues to his identity for anyone who cared to look, while cynically mocking those who were supposedly attempting to bring him to justice?In They All Love Jack, the award-winning film director and screenwriter Bruce Robinson exposes the cover-up that enabled one of history's most notorious serial killers to remain at large. More than twelve years in the writing, this is no mere radical reinterpretation of the Jack the Ripper legend and an enthralling hunt for the killer. A literary high-wire act reminiscent of Tom Wolfe or Hunter S. Thompson, it is an expressionistic journey through the cesspools of late-Victorian society, a phantasmagoria of highly placed villains, hypocrites, and institutionalized corruption.Polemic forensic investigation and panoramic portrait of an age, underpinned by deep scholarship and delivered in Robinson's inimitably vivid and scabrous prose, They All Love Jack is an absolutely riveting and unique book, demolishing the theories of generations of self-appointed experts—the so-called Ripperologists—to make clear, at last, who really did it; and, more important, how he managed to get away with it for so long. \ No newline at end of file +They All Love Jack: Busting the Ripper Kindle Edition|by Bruce Robinson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|For over a hundred years, the mystery of Jack the Ripper has been a source of unparalleled fascination and horror, spawning an army of obsessive theorists and endless volumes purporting to finally reveal the identity of the brutal murderer who terrorized Victorian England.But what if there was never really any mystery at all? What if the Ripper was always hiding in plain sight, deliberately leaving a trail of clues to his identity for anyone who cared to look, while cynically mocking those who were supposedly attempting to bring him to justice?In They All Love Jack, the award-winning film director and screenwriter Bruce Robinson exposes the cover-up that enabled one of history's most notorious serial killers to remain at large. More than twelve years in the writing, this is no mere radical reinterpretation of the Jack the Ripper legend and an enthralling hunt for the killer. A literary high-wire act reminiscent of Tom Wolfe or Hunter S. Thompson, it is an expressionistic journey through the cesspools of late-Victorian society, a phantasmagoria of highly placed villains, hypocrites, and institutionalized corruption.Polemic forensic investigation and panoramic portrait of an age, underpinned by deep scholarship and delivered in Robinson's inimitably vivid and scabrous prose, They All Love Jack is an absolutely riveting and unique book, demolishing the theories of generations of self-appointed experts—the so-called Ripperologists—to make clear, at last, who really did it; and, more important, how he managed to get away with it for so long. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/They_Called_Me_a_Lioness_A_Palestinian_Girls_Fight_for_Freedom_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/They_Called_Me_a_Lioness_A_Palestinian_Girls_Fight_for_Freedom_Kindle_Edition.txt index 328100b2911ce4fb65c6a9cded88e94b1a4fa9a0..ea69c757966623f6895853600f1e787bed6b3b97 100644 --- a/bios/They_Called_Me_a_Lioness_A_Palestinian_Girls_Fight_for_Freedom_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/They_Called_Me_a_Lioness_A_Palestinian_Girls_Fight_for_Freedom_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|A Palestinian activist jailed at sixteen after a confrontation with Israeli soldiers illuminates the daily struggles of life under occupation in this moving, deeply personal memoir.“I cannot even begin to convey the clarity, the intensity, the power, the photographic storytelling of They Called Me a Lioness.”—Ibram X. Kendi, internationally bestselling author of How to Be an AntiracistONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Kirkus Reviews“What would you do if you grew up seeing your home repeatedly raided? Your parents arrested? Your mother shot? Your uncle killed? Try, for just a moment, to imagine that this was your life. How would you want the world to react?”Ahed Tamimi is a world-renowned Palestinian activist, born and raised in the small West Bank village of Nabi Saleh, which became a center of the resistance to Israeli occupation when an illegal, Jewish-only settlement blocked off its community spring. Tamimi came of age participating in nonviolent demonstrations against this action and the occupation at large. Her global renown reached an apex in December 2017, when, at sixteen years old, she was filmed slapping an Israeli soldier who refused to leave her front yard. The video went viral, and Tamimi was arrested.But this is not just a story of activism or imprisonment. It is the human-scale story of an occupation that has riveted the world and shaped global politics, from a girl who grew up in the middle of it . Tamimi’s father was born in 1967, the year that Israel began its occupation of the West Bank and he grew up immersed in the resistance movement. One of Tamimi’s earliest memories is visiting him in prison, poking her toddler fingers through the fence to touch his hand. She herself would spend her seventeenth birthday behind bars. Living through this greatest test and heightened attacks on her village, Tamimi felt her resolve only deepen, in tension with her attempts to live the normal life of a daughter, sibling, friend, and student.An essential addition to an important conversation, They Called Me a Lioness shows us what is at stake in this struggle and offers a fresh vision for resistance. With their unflinching, riveting storytelling, Ahed Tamimi and Dena Takruri shine a light on the humanity not just in occupied Palestine but also in the unsung lives of people struggling for freedom around the world. \ No newline at end of file +They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl's Fight for Freedom Kindle Edition|by Ahed Tamimi (Author), Dena Takruri (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|A Palestinian activist jailed at sixteen after a confrontation with Israeli soldiers illuminates the daily struggles of life under occupation in this moving, deeply personal memoir.“I cannot even begin to convey the clarity, the intensity, the power, the photographic storytelling of They Called Me a Lioness.”—Ibram X. Kendi, internationally bestselling author of How to Be an AntiracistONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Kirkus Reviews“What would you do if you grew up seeing your home repeatedly raided? Your parents arrested? Your mother shot? Your uncle killed? Try, for just a moment, to imagine that this was your life. How would you want the world to react?”Ahed Tamimi is a world-renowned Palestinian activist, born and raised in the small West Bank village of Nabi Saleh, which became a center of the resistance to Israeli occupation when an illegal, Jewish-only settlement blocked off its community spring. Tamimi came of age participating in nonviolent demonstrations against this action and the occupation at large. Her global renown reached an apex in December 2017, when, at sixteen years old, she was filmed slapping an Israeli soldier who refused to leave her front yard. The video went viral, and Tamimi was arrested.But this is not just a story of activism or imprisonment. It is the human-scale story of an occupation that has riveted the world and shaped global politics, from a girl who grew up in the middle of it . Tamimi’s father was born in 1967, the year that Israel began its occupation of the West Bank and he grew up immersed in the resistance movement. One of Tamimi’s earliest memories is visiting him in prison, poking her toddler fingers through the fence to touch his hand. She herself would spend her seventeenth birthday behind bars. Living through this greatest test and heightened attacks on her village, Tamimi felt her resolve only deepen, in tension with her attempts to live the normal life of a daughter, sibling, friend, and student.An essential addition to an important conversation, They Called Me a Lioness shows us what is at stake in this struggle and offers a fresh vision for resistance. With their unflinching, riveting storytelling, Ahed Tamimi and Dena Takruri shine a light on the humanity not just in occupied Palestine but also in the unsung lives of people struggling for freedom around the world. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/They_Left_Us_Everything_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/They_Left_Us_Everything_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt index d80231a92b90012f51d67a2d6be553dfbf5d4dd3..896e00cea2bfc0fd727bd75ebe6fedf34079ae5d 100644 --- a/bios/They_Left_Us_Everything_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/They_Left_Us_Everything_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Winner of the 2015 RBC Taylor PrizeWinner of the 2016 Forest of Reading® Evergreen Award™ After almost twenty years of caring for elderly parents—first for their senile father, and then for their cantankerous ninety-three-year-old mother—author Plum Johnson and her three younger brothers experience conflicted feelings of grief and relief when their mother, the surviving parent, dies. Now they must empty and sell the beloved family home, which hasn’t been de-cluttered in more than half a century. Twenty-three rooms bulge with history, antiques, and oxygen tanks. Plum remembers her loving but difficult parents who could not have been more different: the British father, a handsome, disciplined patriarch who nonetheless could not control his opinionated, extroverted Southern-belle wife who loved tennis and gin gimlets. The task consumes her, becoming more rewarding than she ever imagined. Items from childhood trigger memories of her eccentric family growing up in a small town on the shores of Lake Ontario in the 1950s and 60s. But unearthing new facts about her parents helps her reconcile those relationships with a more accepting perspective about who they were and what they valued. They Left Us Everything is a funny, touching memoir about the importance of preserving family history to make sense of the past and nurturing family bonds to safeguard the future. \ No newline at end of file +They Left Us Everything: A Memoir Kindle Edition|by Plum Johnson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Winner of the 2015 RBC Taylor PrizeWinner of the 2016 Forest of Reading® Evergreen Award™ After almost twenty years of caring for elderly parents—first for their senile father, and then for their cantankerous ninety-three-year-old mother—author Plum Johnson and her three younger brothers experience conflicted feelings of grief and relief when their mother, the surviving parent, dies. Now they must empty and sell the beloved family home, which hasn’t been de-cluttered in more than half a century. Twenty-three rooms bulge with history, antiques, and oxygen tanks. Plum remembers her loving but difficult parents who could not have been more different: the British father, a handsome, disciplined patriarch who nonetheless could not control his opinionated, extroverted Southern-belle wife who loved tennis and gin gimlets. The task consumes her, becoming more rewarding than she ever imagined. Items from childhood trigger memories of her eccentric family growing up in a small town on the shores of Lake Ontario in the 1950s and 60s. But unearthing new facts about her parents helps her reconcile those relationships with a more accepting perspective about who they were and what they valued. They Left Us Everything is a funny, touching memoir about the importance of preserving family history to make sense of the past and nurturing family bonds to safeguard the future. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Thicker_than_Water_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Thicker_than_Water_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt index 3af8db4af0919c209dc625768d26d27d4951ab6f..de6152f6b813232cda46e37418e26d3412c77ce1 100644 --- a/bios/Thicker_than_Water_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Thicker_than_Water_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Award-winning actor, director, producer, and activist Kerry Washington shares the deeply moving journey of her life so far, and the "beautiful" story of discovering her truth (Oprah Winfrey).While on a drive in Los Angeles, on a seemingly average afternoon, Kerry Washington received a text message that would send her on a life-changing journey of self-discovery. In an instant, her very identity was torn apart, with everything she thought she knew about herself thrown into question. In Thicker than Water, Washington gives readers an intimate view into both her public and private worlds—as a mother, daughter, wife, artist, advocate, and trailblazer. Chronicling her upbringing and life’s journey thus far, she reveals how she faced a series of challenges and setbacks, effectively hid childhood traumas, met extraordinary mentors, managed to grow her career, and crossed the threshold into stardom and political advocacy, ultimately discovering her truest self and, with it, a deeper sense of belonging. Throughout this profoundly moving and beautifully written memoir, Washington attempts to answer the questions so many have struggled with: Who am I? What is my truest and most authentic self? How do I find a deeper sense of connection and belonging? With grace and honesty, she inspires readers to search for—and find—themselves. \ No newline at end of file +Thicker than Water: A Memoir Kindle Edition|by Kerry Washington (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Award-winning actor, director, producer, and activist Kerry Washington shares the deeply moving journey of her life so far, and the "beautiful" story of discovering her truth (Oprah Winfrey).While on a drive in Los Angeles, on a seemingly average afternoon, Kerry Washington received a text message that would send her on a life-changing journey of self-discovery. In an instant, her very identity was torn apart, with everything she thought she knew about herself thrown into question. In Thicker than Water, Washington gives readers an intimate view into both her public and private worlds—as a mother, daughter, wife, artist, advocate, and trailblazer. Chronicling her upbringing and life’s journey thus far, she reveals how she faced a series of challenges and setbacks, effectively hid childhood traumas, met extraordinary mentors, managed to grow her career, and crossed the threshold into stardom and political advocacy, ultimately discovering her truest self and, with it, a deeper sense of belonging. Throughout this profoundly moving and beautifully written memoir, Washington attempts to answer the questions so many have struggled with: Who am I? What is my truest and most authentic self? How do I find a deeper sense of connection and belonging? With grace and honesty, she inspires readers to search for—and find—themselves. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Things_I_Learned_from_Falling_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Things_I_Learned_from_Falling_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt index 3bcb781b7abc005cf6a3e3b2c253b4e0e7b7c3f3..d6316b27d84c282eeb4e0b3ba591ce37b29206d0 100644 --- a/bios/Things_I_Learned_from_Falling_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Things_I_Learned_from_Falling_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The gripping first-person account of one woman's survival in Joshua Tree National Park against the odds."A vibrantly physical book"—The Guardian • "Uplifting and brave"—Stylist • "A riveting account of loneliness, anxiety and survival"—CosmopolitanIn 2018, writer Claire Nelson made international headlines when she fell over 25 feet after wandering off the trail in a deserted corner of Joshua Tree. The fall shattered her pelvis, rendering her completely immobile. There Claire lay for the next four days, surrounded by boulders that muffled her cries for help, but exposed her to the relentless California sun above. Her rescuers had not expected to find her alive.In THINGS I LEARNED FROM FALLING Claire tells not only her story of surviving, but also her story of falling. What led this successful thirty-something to a desert trail on the other side of the globe from her home where no one knew she would be that day? At once the unbelievable story of an impossible event, and the human journey of a young woman wrestling with the agitation of past and anxiety of future. \ No newline at end of file +Things I Learned from Falling: A Memoir Kindle Edition|by Claire Nelson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The gripping first-person account of one woman's survival in Joshua Tree National Park against the odds."A vibrantly physical book"—The Guardian • "Uplifting and brave"—Stylist • "A riveting account of loneliness, anxiety and survival"—CosmopolitanIn 2018, writer Claire Nelson made international headlines when she fell over 25 feet after wandering off the trail in a deserted corner of Joshua Tree. The fall shattered her pelvis, rendering her completely immobile. There Claire lay for the next four days, surrounded by boulders that muffled her cries for help, but exposed her to the relentless California sun above. Her rescuers had not expected to find her alive.In THINGS I LEARNED FROM FALLING Claire tells not only her story of surviving, but also her story of falling. What led this successful thirty-something to a desert trail on the other side of the globe from her home where no one knew she would be that day? At once the unbelievable story of an impossible event, and the human journey of a young woman wrestling with the agitation of past and anxiety of future. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Things_I_Should_Have_Said_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Things_I_Should_Have_Said_Kindle_Edition.txt index ee40daba1f6d0ae7ac78f58018602aa3718f6cd8..b4b131db18e8c3003fe88cfda3b1b933c81213a8 100644 --- a/bios/Things_I_Should_Have_Said_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Things_I_Should_Have_Said_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|In this intimate national bestselling memoir, actress and musician Jamie Lynn Spears opens up for the first time, telling her unfiltered story on her own terms.You’ve read the headlines, but you don’t know Jamie Lynn Spears. The world first met Jamie Lynn as a child star, when it was her job to perform, both on set and for the press. She spent years escaping into different characters—on All That, Zoey 101, and even in the role as Britney’s kid sister. But as she grew up, faced a teen pregnancy, raised her daughter on her own, pursued a career, and learned to stand on her own two feet, the real Jamie Lynn started to take center stage - a raw, blemished, and imperfect woman, standing in her own power.Despite growing up in one of America's most tabloid-famous families, Jamie Lynn has never told her story in her own words. In Things I Should Have Said, she talks frankly about the highs and lows, sharing what it was like traveling the world as a kid, how she moved into acting and performing herself, what life as a child star took from her, and the life-changing reality of becoming a teen mom. She talks about how she finally found love and how the mistakes she has made have taught her more than anything else. She also shares vulnerably about how the ATV accident that nearly took her daughter's life brought her back to her faith and caused her to reevaluate and redirect her life.Frank, courageous, and inspiring, Things I Should Have Said is a portrait of a wife, momma, sister, daughter, actress, and musician doing the best she could to show up for herself and teach her daughters to have the courage to love every part of themselves, too. \ No newline at end of file +Things I Should Have Said Kindle Edition|by Jamie Lynn Spears (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|In this intimate national bestselling memoir, actress and musician Jamie Lynn Spears opens up for the first time, telling her unfiltered story on her own terms.You’ve read the headlines, but you don’t know Jamie Lynn Spears. The world first met Jamie Lynn as a child star, when it was her job to perform, both on set and for the press. She spent years escaping into different characters—on All That, Zoey 101, and even in the role as Britney’s kid sister. But as she grew up, faced a teen pregnancy, raised her daughter on her own, pursued a career, and learned to stand on her own two feet, the real Jamie Lynn started to take center stage - a raw, blemished, and imperfect woman, standing in her own power.Despite growing up in one of America's most tabloid-famous families, Jamie Lynn has never told her story in her own words. In Things I Should Have Said, she talks frankly about the highs and lows, sharing what it was like traveling the world as a kid, how she moved into acting and performing herself, what life as a child star took from her, and the life-changing reality of becoming a teen mom. She talks about how she finally found love and how the mistakes she has made have taught her more than anything else. She also shares vulnerably about how the ATV accident that nearly took her daughter's life brought her back to her faith and caused her to reevaluate and redirect her life.Frank, courageous, and inspiring, Things I Should Have Said is a portrait of a wife, momma, sister, daughter, actress, and musician doing the best she could to show up for herself and teach her daughters to have the courage to love every part of themselves, too. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Think_Youll_Be_Happy_Moving_Through_Grief_with_Grit_Grace_and_Gratitude_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Think_Youll_Be_Happy_Moving_Through_Grief_with_Grit_Grace_and_Gratitude_Kindle_Edition.txt index 11d29de819708bf84efc6c6a61f1a5b1dae5b6e4..a069289e4a53fb102c38b6588b7d4c96295b6bdb 100644 --- a/bios/Think_Youll_Be_Happy_Moving_Through_Grief_with_Grit_Grace_and_Gratitude_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Think_Youll_Be_Happy_Moving_Through_Grief_with_Grit_Grace_and_Gratitude_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|“Nicole Avant gives a raw and courageous look into how she found the light in her darkest moment. She reminds us that grief is different for everyone, and we have the power to move through it in our own unique way.” —Cleo Wade, New York Times Bestselling Author"Magnanimous, inspiring, and relentlessly optimistic." —Kirkus ReviewA spirit-lifting memoir on how to turn pain into purpose, how to live always in gratitude, and how to face down tragedy and turn it into love.Nicole Avant—diplomat, philanthropist, filmmaker—grew up surrounded by some of the most extraordinary artists of our time: Bill Withers, Oprah Winfrey, Quincy Jones, Sidney Poitier. Her parents—entertainment mogul, Clarence Avant, and legendary philanthropist, Jacqueline Avant—turned their home into a place of refuge and inspiration for a generation of geniuses. Nicole drew on that magical upbringing to create a stellar career in the music business, become the U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas, and produce critically acclaimed award-winning films and documentaries. Then, an unthinkable tragedy struck: her mother was fatally shot in December 2021.In this searing and inspiring memoir, Nicole turns the pain of her family’s loss into the fuel that pushes her forward into an even more committed life of love and activism: “We can’t banish evil,” she writes. “We have to learn to swim through trauma and live for all of those who can’t.” Turning tragedy into inspiration, Think You’ll Be Happy—her mom’s last words to Nicole—provides a roadmap for anyone working to remain positive and anchored in hope. \ No newline at end of file +Think You'll Be Happy: Moving Through Grief with Grit, Grace, and Gratitude Kindle Edition|by Nicole Avant (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|“Nicole Avant gives a raw and courageous look into how she found the light in her darkest moment. She reminds us that grief is different for everyone, and we have the power to move through it in our own unique way.” —Cleo Wade, New York Times Bestselling Author"Magnanimous, inspiring, and relentlessly optimistic." —Kirkus ReviewA spirit-lifting memoir on how to turn pain into purpose, how to live always in gratitude, and how to face down tragedy and turn it into love.Nicole Avant—diplomat, philanthropist, filmmaker—grew up surrounded by some of the most extraordinary artists of our time: Bill Withers, Oprah Winfrey, Quincy Jones, Sidney Poitier. Her parents—entertainment mogul, Clarence Avant, and legendary philanthropist, Jacqueline Avant—turned their home into a place of refuge and inspiration for a generation of geniuses. Nicole drew on that magical upbringing to create a stellar career in the music business, become the U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas, and produce critically acclaimed award-winning films and documentaries. Then, an unthinkable tragedy struck: her mother was fatally shot in December 2021.In this searing and inspiring memoir, Nicole turns the pain of her family’s loss into the fuel that pushes her forward into an even more committed life of love and activism: “We can’t banish evil,” she writes. “We have to learn to swim through trauma and live for all of those who can’t.” Turning tragedy into inspiration, Think You’ll Be Happy—her mom’s last words to Nicole—provides a roadmap for anyone working to remain positive and anchored in hope. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/This_Is_Assisted_Dying_A_Doctors_Story_of_Empowering_Patients_at_the_End_of_Life_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/This_Is_Assisted_Dying_A_Doctors_Story_of_Empowering_Patients_at_the_End_of_Life_Kindle_Edition.txt index 229bfa433d9a00467aa6056fb2fdef57fb1fb450..c4dfc7e6fbabba4acf1b602f26ff2a37e3a28f3c 100644 --- a/bios/This_Is_Assisted_Dying_A_Doctors_Story_of_Empowering_Patients_at_the_End_of_Life_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/This_Is_Assisted_Dying_A_Doctors_Story_of_Empowering_Patients_at_the_End_of_Life_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|An international bestseller, this compassionate memoir by a leading pioneer in medically assisted dying who helps suffering patients explore and fulfill their end of life choices is “written with sensitivity, grace, and candor...not to be missed” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).Dr. Stefanie Green has been forging new paths in the field of medical assistance in dying since 2016. In her landmark memoir, Dr. Green reveals the reasons a patient might seek an assisted death, how the process works, what the event itself can look like, the reactions of those involved, and what it feels like to oversee proceedings and administer medications that hasten death. She describes the extraordinary people she meets and the unusual circumstances she encounters as she navigates the intricacy, intensity, and utter humanity of these powerful interactions.Deeply authentic and powerfully emotional, This Is Assisted Dying contextualizes the myriad personal, professional, and practical issues surrounding assisted dying by bringing readers into the room with Dr. Green, sharing the voices of her patients, her colleagues, and her own narrative. As our population confronts issues of wellness, integrity, agency, community, and how to live a connected, meaningful life, this progressive and compassionate book by a physician at the forefront of medically assisted dying offers comfort and potential relief.“A humane, clear-eyed view of how and why one can leave the world by choice” (Kirkus Reviews), This Is Assisted Dying will change the way people think about their options, and ultimately is less about death than about how we wish to live. \ No newline at end of file +This Is Assisted Dying: A Doctor's Story of Empowering Patients at the End of Life Kindle Edition|by Stefanie Green (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|An international bestseller, this compassionate memoir by a leading pioneer in medically assisted dying who helps suffering patients explore and fulfill their end of life choices is “written with sensitivity, grace, and candor...not to be missed” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).Dr. Stefanie Green has been forging new paths in the field of medical assistance in dying since 2016. In her landmark memoir, Dr. Green reveals the reasons a patient might seek an assisted death, how the process works, what the event itself can look like, the reactions of those involved, and what it feels like to oversee proceedings and administer medications that hasten death. She describes the extraordinary people she meets and the unusual circumstances she encounters as she navigates the intricacy, intensity, and utter humanity of these powerful interactions.Deeply authentic and powerfully emotional, This Is Assisted Dying contextualizes the myriad personal, professional, and practical issues surrounding assisted dying by bringing readers into the room with Dr. Green, sharing the voices of her patients, her colleagues, and her own narrative. As our population confronts issues of wellness, integrity, agency, community, and how to live a connected, meaningful life, this progressive and compassionate book by a physician at the forefront of medically assisted dying offers comfort and potential relief.“A humane, clear-eyed view of how and why one can leave the world by choice” (Kirkus Reviews), This Is Assisted Dying will change the way people think about their options, and ultimately is less about death than about how we wish to live. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/This_Is_Going_to_Hurt_Secret_Diaries_of_a_Young_Doctor_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/This_Is_Going_to_Hurt_Secret_Diaries_of_a_Young_Doctor_Kindle_Edition.txt index 8cd65d9d5166b6c29b9f34e6fe58c6d9fbf9d11d..29f2f7b57ef40376d8f41a4fabea59c5a313fdde 100644 --- a/bios/This_Is_Going_to_Hurt_Secret_Diaries_of_a_Young_Doctor_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/This_Is_Going_to_Hurt_Secret_Diaries_of_a_Young_Doctor_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Now an AMC+ series starring Ben WhishawThe acclaimed multimillion-copy bestseller, This Is Going to Hurt is Adam Kay’s equally "blisteringly funny" (Boston Globe) and “heartbreaking” (New Yorker) secret diaries of his years as a young doctor.Welcome to 97-hour weeks. Welcome to life and death decisions. Welcome to a constant tsunami of bodily fluids. Welcome to earning less than the hospital parking meter. Wave goodbye to your friends and relationships. Welcome to the life of a first-year doctor.Scribbled in secret after endless days, sleepless nights, and missed weekends, comedian and former medical resident Adam Kay’s This Is Going to Hurt provides a no-holds-barred account of his time on the front lines of medicine.Hilarious, horrifying, and heartbreaking by turns, this is everything you wanted to know—and more than a few things you didn’t—about life on and off the hospital ward.And yes, it may leave a scar. \ No newline at end of file +This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Young Doctor Kindle Edition|by Adam Kay (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Now an AMC+ series starring Ben WhishawThe acclaimed multimillion-copy bestseller, This Is Going to Hurt is Adam Kay’s equally "blisteringly funny" (Boston Globe) and “heartbreaking” (New Yorker) secret diaries of his years as a young doctor.Welcome to 97-hour weeks. Welcome to life and death decisions. Welcome to a constant tsunami of bodily fluids. Welcome to earning less than the hospital parking meter. Wave goodbye to your friends and relationships. Welcome to the life of a first-year doctor.Scribbled in secret after endless days, sleepless nights, and missed weekends, comedian and former medical resident Adam Kay’s This Is Going to Hurt provides a no-holds-barred account of his time on the front lines of medicine.Hilarious, horrifying, and heartbreaking by turns, this is everything you wanted to know—and more than a few things you didn’t—about life on and off the hospital ward.And yes, it may leave a scar. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/This_Is_How_It_Always_Is_A_Novel_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/This_Is_How_It_Always_Is_A_Novel_Kindle_Edition.txt index f821cb17e7f3dbd9bf1ce28e1a0488401bcfbb07..7ca1318d09a1d6630d81ceb3e836c9ee7477a582 100644 --- a/bios/This_Is_How_It_Always_Is_A_Novel_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/This_Is_How_It_Always_Is_A_Novel_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|New York Times BestsellerThe Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick“Every once in a while, I read a book that opens my eyes in a way I never expected.” —Reese Witherspoon (Reese’s Book Club x Hello Sunshine book pick)People Magazine’s Top 10 Books of 2017Bustle’s 17 Books Every Woman Should Read From 2017PopSugar’s Our Favorite Books of the Year (So Far)Refinery29's Best Books of the Year So FarBookBrowse’s The 20 Best Books of 2017Pacific Northwest Book Awards FinalistThe Globe and Mail's Top 100 Books of 2017Longlisted for 2019 International DUBLIN Literary Award“It made me laugh, it made me cry, it made me think.” —Liane Moriarty, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Little LiesThis is how a family keeps a secret…and how that secret ends up keeping them.This is how a family lives happily ever after…until happily ever after becomes complicated.This is how children change…and then change the world.This is Claude. He’s five years old, the youngest of five brothers, and loves peanut butter sandwiches. He also loves wearing a dress, and dreams of being a princess.When he grows up, Claude says, he wants to be a girl.Rosie and Penn want Claude to be whoever Claude wants to be. They’re just not sure they’re ready to share that with the world. Soon the entire family is keeping Claude’s secret. Until one day it explodes.Laurie Frankel's This Is How It Always Is is a novel about revelations, transformations, fairy tales, and family. And it’s about the ways this is how it always is: Change is always hard and miraculous and hard again, parenting is always a leap into the unknown with crossed fingers and full hearts, children grow but not always according to plan. And families with secrets don’t get to keep them forever. \ No newline at end of file +This Is How It Always Is: A Novel Kindle Edition|by Laurie Frankel (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|New York Times BestsellerThe Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick“Every once in a while, I read a book that opens my eyes in a way I never expected.” —Reese Witherspoon (Reese’s Book Club x Hello Sunshine book pick)People Magazine’s Top 10 Books of 2017Bustle’s 17 Books Every Woman Should Read From 2017PopSugar’s Our Favorite Books of the Year (So Far)Refinery29's Best Books of the Year So FarBookBrowse’s The 20 Best Books of 2017Pacific Northwest Book Awards FinalistThe Globe and Mail's Top 100 Books of 2017Longlisted for 2019 International DUBLIN Literary Award“It made me laugh, it made me cry, it made me think.” —Liane Moriarty, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Little LiesThis is how a family keeps a secret…and how that secret ends up keeping them.This is how a family lives happily ever after…until happily ever after becomes complicated.This is how children change…and then change the world.This is Claude. He’s five years old, the youngest of five brothers, and loves peanut butter sandwiches. He also loves wearing a dress, and dreams of being a princess.When he grows up, Claude says, he wants to be a girl.Rosie and Penn want Claude to be whoever Claude wants to be. They’re just not sure they’re ready to share that with the world. Soon the entire family is keeping Claude’s secret. Until one day it explodes.Laurie Frankel's This Is How It Always Is is a novel about revelations, transformations, fairy tales, and family. And it’s about the ways this is how it always is: Change is always hard and miraculous and hard again, parenting is always a leap into the unknown with crossed fingers and full hearts, children grow but not always according to plan. And families with secrets don’t get to keep them forever. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/This_Is_Not_the_End_of_Me_Lessons_on_Living_from_a_Dying_Man_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/This_Is_Not_the_End_of_Me_Lessons_on_Living_from_a_Dying_Man_Kindle_Edition.txt index 3fca9957b06cc602872575b8fb93e138f49f6049..4f885724ac4adb5008840fd427f16b8042528a02 100644 --- a/bios/This_Is_Not_the_End_of_Me_Lessons_on_Living_from_a_Dying_Man_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/This_Is_Not_the_End_of_Me_Lessons_on_Living_from_a_Dying_Man_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NATIONAL BESTSELLERA BEST BOOK OF 2020CBC – The Best Canadian Nonfiction of 2020The Globe and Mail’s Globe 100: Our Favourite Books of 2020Chatelaine’s 10 Best Books of 2020The Walrus’s Favourite Books of 2020For readers of Paul Kalanithi's When Breath Becomes Air and Will Schwalbe, the moving, inspiring story of a young husband and father who, when diagnosed with terminal cancer at the age of thirty-three, sets out to build a legacy for his infant son.i can't make you feel what it's like to be a young, dumb, naïve thirty-year-old sitting in the back of a walk-in clinic waiting to be handed what is essentially a death sentence any more than i can show you what it feels like to have a husband or father or child who's dying and knowing there is nothing you can do to stop it. i can only describe to you how i feel today. angry. at peace. scared. grateful. a giant, spiky, flowering heart-shaped bouquet of contradictions.Layton Reid was a globe-trotting, risk-taking, sunshine-addicted bachelor--then came a melanoma diagnosis. Cancer startled him out of his arrested development--he returned home to Halifax to work as a wedding photographer--and remission launched him into a new, passionate life as a husband and father-to-be. When the melanoma returned, now at Stage IV, Layton and his family put all their stock into a punishing alternative therapy, hoping for a cure. This Is Not the End of Me recounts Layton's three-year journey as he tried desperately to stay alive for his young son, Finn, and then found purpose in preparing Finn for a world without him.With incredible intimacy, grit, and empathy, reporter Dakshana Bascaramurty casts an unsentimental eye on who her good friend was: his effervescence, his twisted wit, his anger, his vulnerability. Interweaving Layton's own reflections--his diaries written for Finn, his letters to his wife, Candace, and his public journal--she paints a keenly observed portrait of Layton's remarkable evolution. In detailing the ugly, surprising, and occasionally funny ways in which Layton and his family faced his mortality, the book offers an unflinching look at how a person dies, and how we might build a legacy in our information-saturated age.Powerful and unvarnished, This is Not the End of Me is about someone who didn't get a very happy ending, but learned to squeeze as much life as possible from his final days. \ No newline at end of file +This Is Not the End of Me: Lessons on Living from a Dying Man Kindle Edition|by Dakshana Bascaramurty (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NATIONAL BESTSELLERA BEST BOOK OF 2020CBC – The Best Canadian Nonfiction of 2020The Globe and Mail’s Globe 100: Our Favourite Books of 2020Chatelaine’s 10 Best Books of 2020The Walrus’s Favourite Books of 2020For readers of Paul Kalanithi's When Breath Becomes Air and Will Schwalbe, the moving, inspiring story of a young husband and father who, when diagnosed with terminal cancer at the age of thirty-three, sets out to build a legacy for his infant son.i can't make you feel what it's like to be a young, dumb, naïve thirty-year-old sitting in the back of a walk-in clinic waiting to be handed what is essentially a death sentence any more than i can show you what it feels like to have a husband or father or child who's dying and knowing there is nothing you can do to stop it. i can only describe to you how i feel today. angry. at peace. scared. grateful. a giant, spiky, flowering heart-shaped bouquet of contradictions.Layton Reid was a globe-trotting, risk-taking, sunshine-addicted bachelor--then came a melanoma diagnosis. Cancer startled him out of his arrested development--he returned home to Halifax to work as a wedding photographer--and remission launched him into a new, passionate life as a husband and father-to-be. When the melanoma returned, now at Stage IV, Layton and his family put all their stock into a punishing alternative therapy, hoping for a cure. This Is Not the End of Me recounts Layton's three-year journey as he tried desperately to stay alive for his young son, Finn, and then found purpose in preparing Finn for a world without him.With incredible intimacy, grit, and empathy, reporter Dakshana Bascaramurty casts an unsentimental eye on who her good friend was: his effervescence, his twisted wit, his anger, his vulnerability. Interweaving Layton's own reflections--his diaries written for Finn, his letters to his wife, Candace, and his public journal--she paints a keenly observed portrait of Layton's remarkable evolution. In detailing the ugly, surprising, and occasionally funny ways in which Layton and his family faced his mortality, the book offers an unflinching look at how a person dies, and how we might build a legacy in our information-saturated age.Powerful and unvarnished, This is Not the End of Me is about someone who didn't get a very happy ending, but learned to squeeze as much life as possible from his final days. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/This_Is_the_Story_of_a_Happy_Marriage_A_Reeses_Book_Club_Pick_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/This_Is_the_Story_of_a_Happy_Marriage_A_Reeses_Book_Club_Pick_Kindle_Edition.txt index 9ab71a1b9d7f8935c8968bcc4bc7fd309ec58213..245648a5f88212b490a5e0e0df640f606170ed0e 100644 --- a/bios/This_Is_the_Story_of_a_Happy_Marriage_A_Reeses_Book_Club_Pick_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/This_Is_the_Story_of_a_Happy_Marriage_A_Reeses_Book_Club_Pick_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick“I had been so engaged by Ann Patchett’s multifaceted story, so lured in by her confiding voice, that I forgot I was on the job. […] As the best personal essays often do, Patchett’s is a two-way mirror, reflecting both the author and her readers.” — New York Times Book ReviewBlending literature and memoir, New York Times bestselling author Ann Patchett, author of State of Wonder, Run, and Bel Canto, examines her deepest commitments—to writing, family, friends, dogs, books, and her husband—creating a resonant portrait of a life in This is the Story of a Happy Marriage.This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage takes us into the very real world of Ann Patchett’s life. Stretching from her childhood to the present day, from a disastrous early marriage to a later happy one, it covers a multitude of topics, including relationships with family and friends, and charts the hard work and joy of writing, and the unexpected thrill of opening a bookstore.As she shares stories of the people, places, ideals, and art to which she has remained indelibly committed, Ann Patchett brings into focus the large experiences and small moments that have shaped her as a daughter, wife, and writer. \ No newline at end of file +This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage: A Reese's Book Club Pick Kindle Edition|by Ann Patchett (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick“I had been so engaged by Ann Patchett’s multifaceted story, so lured in by her confiding voice, that I forgot I was on the job. […] As the best personal essays often do, Patchett’s is a two-way mirror, reflecting both the author and her readers.” — New York Times Book ReviewBlending literature and memoir, New York Times bestselling author Ann Patchett, author of State of Wonder, Run, and Bel Canto, examines her deepest commitments—to writing, family, friends, dogs, books, and her husband—creating a resonant portrait of a life in This is the Story of a Happy Marriage.This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage takes us into the very real world of Ann Patchett’s life. Stretching from her childhood to the present day, from a disastrous early marriage to a later happy one, it covers a multitude of topics, including relationships with family and friends, and charts the hard work and joy of writing, and the unexpected thrill of opening a bookstore.As she shares stories of the people, places, ideals, and art to which she has remained indelibly committed, Ann Patchett brings into focus the large experiences and small moments that have shaped her as a daughter, wife, and writer. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/This_Much_is_True_Theres_never_been_a_memoir_so_packed_with_eye__popping_hilarious_and_candid_stories_DAILY_MAIL_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/This_Much_is_True_Theres_never_been_a_memoir_so_packed_with_eye__popping_hilarious_and_candid_stories_DAILY_MAIL_Kindle_Edition.txt index 5fec2a8c6a97559f15f2f33277171b4a34d752a8..e36a093a28c8f03fccc86823e909b520f0ced60a 100644 --- a/bios/This_Much_is_True_Theres_never_been_a_memoir_so_packed_with_eye__popping_hilarious_and_candid_stories_DAILY_MAIL_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/This_Much_is_True_Theres_never_been_a_memoir_so_packed_with_eye__popping_hilarious_and_candid_stories_DAILY_MAIL_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|'There is no one on earth quite so wonderful' STEPHEN FRY'As outrageously entertaining as you'd expect' Daily ExpressBAFTA-winning actor, voice of everything from Monkey to the Cadbury's Caramel Rabbit, creator of a myriad of unforgettable characters from Lady Whiteadder to Professor Sprout, MIRIAM MARGOLYES, OBE, is the nation's favourite (and naughtiest) treasure. Now, at the age of 80, she has finally decided to tell her extraordinary life story - and it's well worth the wait.Find out how being conceived in an air-raid gave her curly hair; what pranks led to her being known as the naughtiest girl Oxford High School ever had; how she ended up posing nude for Augustus John as a teenager; why Bob Monkhouse was the best (male) kiss she's ever had; and what happened next after Warren Beatty asked 'Do you fuck?'From declaring her love to Vanessa Redgrave to being told to be quiet by the Queen, this book is packed with brilliant, hilarious stories. With a cast list stretching from Scorsese to Streisand, a cross-dressing Leonardo di Caprio to Isaiah Berlin, This Much Is True is as warm and honest, as full of life and surprises, as its inimitable author. \ No newline at end of file +This Much is True: 'There's never been a memoir so packed with eye-popping, hilarious and candid stories' DAILY MAIL Kindle Edition|by Miriam Margolyes (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|'There is no one on earth quite so wonderful' STEPHEN FRY'As outrageously entertaining as you'd expect' Daily ExpressBAFTA-winning actor, voice of everything from Monkey to the Cadbury's Caramel Rabbit, creator of a myriad of unforgettable characters from Lady Whiteadder to Professor Sprout, MIRIAM MARGOLYES, OBE, is the nation's favourite (and naughtiest) treasure. Now, at the age of 80, she has finally decided to tell her extraordinary life story - and it's well worth the wait.Find out how being conceived in an air-raid gave her curly hair; what pranks led to her being known as the naughtiest girl Oxford High School ever had; how she ended up posing nude for Augustus John as a teenager; why Bob Monkhouse was the best (male) kiss she's ever had; and what happened next after Warren Beatty asked 'Do you fuck?'From declaring her love to Vanessa Redgrave to being told to be quiet by the Queen, this book is packed with brilliant, hilarious stories. With a cast list stretching from Scorsese to Streisand, a cross-dressing Leonardo di Caprio to Isaiah Berlin, This Much Is True is as warm and honest, as full of life and surprises, as its inimitable author. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Thomas_Jefferson_The_Art_of_Power_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Thomas_Jefferson_The_Art_of_Power_Kindle_Edition.txt index 03830bb815c335699f7149d4e5d8e29c69b0793b..ab90079e2861a236f019942e992e202a0094d196 100644 --- a/bios/Thomas_Jefferson_The_Art_of_Power_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Thomas_Jefferson_The_Art_of_Power_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYThe New York Times Book Review • The Washington Post • Entertainment Weekly • The Seattle Times • St. Louis Post-Dispatch • Bloomberg BusinessweekIn this magnificent biography, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of American Lion and Franklin and Winston brings vividly to life an extraordinary man and his remarkable times. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power gives us Jefferson the politician and president, a great and complex human being forever engaged in the wars of his era. Philosophers think; politicians maneuver. Jefferson’s genius was that he was both and could do both, often simultaneously. Such is the art of power. Thomas Jefferson hated confrontation, and yet his understanding of power and of human nature enabled him to move men and to marshal ideas, to learn from his mistakes, and to prevail. Passionate about many things—women, his family, books, science, architecture, gardens, friends, Monticello, and Paris—Jefferson loved America most, and he strove over and over again, despite fierce opposition, to realize his vision: the creation, survival, and success of popular government in America. Jon Meacham lets us see Jefferson’s world as Jefferson himself saw it, and to appreciate how Jefferson found the means to endure and win in the face of rife partisan division, economic uncertainty, and external threat. Drawing on archives in the United States, England, and France, as well as unpublished Jefferson presidential papers, Meacham presents Jefferson as the most successful political leader of the early republic, and perhaps in all of American history. The father of the ideal of individual liberty, of the Louisiana Purchase, of the Lewis and Clark expedition, and of the settling of the West, Jefferson recognized that the genius of humanity—and the genius of the new nation—lay in the possibility of progress, of discovering the undiscovered and seeking the unknown. From the writing of the Declaration of Independence to elegant dinners in Paris and in the President’s House; from political maneuverings in the boardinghouses and legislative halls of Philadelphia and New York to the infant capital on the Potomac; from his complicated life at Monticello, his breathtaking house and plantation in Virginia, to the creation of the University of Virginia, Jefferson was central to the age. Here too is the personal Jefferson, a man of appetite, sensuality, and passion. The Jefferson story resonates today not least because he led his nation through ferocious partisanship and cultural warfare amid economic change and external threats, and also because he embodies an eternal drama, the struggle of the leadership of a nation to achieve greatness in a difficult and confounding world.Praise for Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power “This is probably the best single-volume biography of Jefferson ever written.”—Gordon S. Wood “A big, grand, absorbing exploration of not just Jefferson and his role in history but also Jefferson the man, humanized as never before.”—Entertainment Weekly“[Meacham] captures who Jefferson was, not just as a statesman but as a man. . . . By the end of the book . . . the reader is likely to feel as if he is losing a dear friend. . . . [An] absorbing tale.”—The Christian Science Monitor“This terrific book allows us to see the political genius of Thomas Jefferson better than we have ever seen it before. In these endlessly fascinating pages, Jefferson emerges with such vitality that it seems as if he might still be alive today.”—Doris Kearns Goodwin \ No newline at end of file +Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power Kindle Edition|by Jon Meacham (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYThe New York Times Book Review • The Washington Post • Entertainment Weekly • The Seattle Times • St. Louis Post-Dispatch • Bloomberg BusinessweekIn this magnificent biography, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of American Lion and Franklin and Winston brings vividly to life an extraordinary man and his remarkable times. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power gives us Jefferson the politician and president, a great and complex human being forever engaged in the wars of his era. Philosophers think; politicians maneuver. Jefferson’s genius was that he was both and could do both, often simultaneously. Such is the art of power. Thomas Jefferson hated confrontation, and yet his understanding of power and of human nature enabled him to move men and to marshal ideas, to learn from his mistakes, and to prevail. Passionate about many things—women, his family, books, science, architecture, gardens, friends, Monticello, and Paris—Jefferson loved America most, and he strove over and over again, despite fierce opposition, to realize his vision: the creation, survival, and success of popular government in America. Jon Meacham lets us see Jefferson’s world as Jefferson himself saw it, and to appreciate how Jefferson found the means to endure and win in the face of rife partisan division, economic uncertainty, and external threat. Drawing on archives in the United States, England, and France, as well as unpublished Jefferson presidential papers, Meacham presents Jefferson as the most successful political leader of the early republic, and perhaps in all of American history. The father of the ideal of individual liberty, of the Louisiana Purchase, of the Lewis and Clark expedition, and of the settling of the West, Jefferson recognized that the genius of humanity—and the genius of the new nation—lay in the possibility of progress, of discovering the undiscovered and seeking the unknown. From the writing of the Declaration of Independence to elegant dinners in Paris and in the President’s House; from political maneuverings in the boardinghouses and legislative halls of Philadelphia and New York to the infant capital on the Potomac; from his complicated life at Monticello, his breathtaking house and plantation in Virginia, to the creation of the University of Virginia, Jefferson was central to the age. Here too is the personal Jefferson, a man of appetite, sensuality, and passion. The Jefferson story resonates today not least because he led his nation through ferocious partisanship and cultural warfare amid economic change and external threats, and also because he embodies an eternal drama, the struggle of the leadership of a nation to achieve greatness in a difficult and confounding world.Praise for Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power “This is probably the best single-volume biography of Jefferson ever written.”—Gordon S. Wood “A big, grand, absorbing exploration of not just Jefferson and his role in history but also Jefferson the man, humanized as never before.”—Entertainment Weekly“[Meacham] captures who Jefferson was, not just as a statesman but as a man. . . . By the end of the book . . . the reader is likely to feel as if he is losing a dear friend. . . . [An] absorbing tale.”—The Christian Science Monitor“This terrific book allows us to see the political genius of Thomas Jefferson better than we have ever seen it before. In these endlessly fascinating pages, Jefferson emerges with such vitality that it seems as if he might still be alive today.”—Doris Kearns Goodwin \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Thoughts_For_The_Day_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Thoughts_For_The_Day_Kindle_Edition.txt index 470956da841be8296ccddd9c602f06826126cbbf..04a4ffe06688fce1e9512ac9a030b592468845fb 100644 --- a/bios/Thoughts_For_The_Day_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Thoughts_For_The_Day_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Charles Handy may well be Britain's only world-class management guru (Director Magazine) but his thoughts about organisations and the role of the individual involve thoughts beyond pay and display. For five years, Handy delivered a series of Thoughts for the Radio 4 Today Programme which addressed spiritual issues. These were collected in a volume called Waiting for the Mountain to Move, originally published in 1991. The distilled essence of Handy's meditations and advice are published now in a new, small Little Book of Calm format, in two colours and with b&w illustrations. 'My concern is only to point to what I see as the meaning in things and to the ultimate purpose in life in order to encourage other people to find their meaning and their purpose' Charles Handy \ No newline at end of file +Thoughts For The Day Kindle Edition|by Charles Handy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Charles Handy may well be Britain's only world-class management guru (Director Magazine) but his thoughts about organisations and the role of the individual involve thoughts beyond pay and display. For five years, Handy delivered a series of Thoughts for the Radio 4 Today Programme which addressed spiritual issues. These were collected in a volume called Waiting for the Mountain to Move, originally published in 1991. The distilled essence of Handy's meditations and advice are published now in a new, small Little Book of Calm format, in two colours and with b&w illustrations. 'My concern is only to point to what I see as the meaning in things and to the ultimate purpose in life in order to encourage other people to find their meaning and their purpose' Charles Handy \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Three_Worlds_Memoirs_of_an_Arab__Jew_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Three_Worlds_Memoirs_of_an_Arab__Jew_Kindle_Edition.txt index 3a22740dc466efd8aef23b6393440c596b2ea2d8..2cd82cbeb4f5dd85c3fe8b108552af14affe491c 100644 --- a/bios/Three_Worlds_Memoirs_of_an_Arab__Jew_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Three_Worlds_Memoirs_of_an_Arab__Jew_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|In July 1950, Avi Shlaim, only five, and his family were forced into exile, fleeing from their beloved Iraq into the new state of Israel.Now the rump of a once flourishing community of over 150,000, dating back 2,600 years, has dwindled to single figures. For many, this tells the story of the timeless clash of the Arab and Jewish civilisations, the heroic mission of Zionism to rescue Eastern Jews from their backwards nations, and unceasing persecution as the fate and history of Jewish people.Avi Shlaim tears up this script. His mother had many Muslim friends in Baghdad, but no Zionist ones. The Iraqi Jewish community, once celebrated for its ancient heritage and rich culture, was sprayed with DDT upon arrival in Israel. As anti-Semitism gathered pace in Iraq, the Zionist underground may have inflamed it – deliberately.This memoir celebrates the disappearing heritage of Arab-Jews – caught in the crossfire of secular ideologies. \ No newline at end of file +Three Worlds: Memoirs of an Arab-Jew Kindle Edition|by Avi Shlaim (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|In July 1950, Avi Shlaim, only five, and his family were forced into exile, fleeing from their beloved Iraq into the new state of Israel.Now the rump of a once flourishing community of over 150,000, dating back 2,600 years, has dwindled to single figures. For many, this tells the story of the timeless clash of the Arab and Jewish civilisations, the heroic mission of Zionism to rescue Eastern Jews from their backwards nations, and unceasing persecution as the fate and history of Jewish people.Avi Shlaim tears up this script. His mother had many Muslim friends in Baghdad, but no Zionist ones. The Iraqi Jewish community, once celebrated for its ancient heritage and rich culture, was sprayed with DDT upon arrival in Israel. As anti-Semitism gathered pace in Iraq, the Zionist underground may have inflamed it – deliberately.This memoir celebrates the disappearing heritage of Arab-Jews – caught in the crossfire of secular ideologies. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Thunderstruck_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Thunderstruck_Kindle_Edition.txt index 36f05c077e26348780b76196c67a8c1f7b3f22c3..90007260d1a5296ba2613c88c56ae1eb0cfab095 100644 --- a/bios/Thunderstruck_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Thunderstruck_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|A true story of love, murder, and the end of the world’s “great hush.”In Thunderstruck, Erik Larson tells the interwoven stories of two men—Hawley Crippen, a very unlikely murderer, and Guglielmo Marconi, the obsessive creator of a seemingly supernatural means of communication—whose lives intersect during one of the greatest criminal chases of all time.Set in Edwardian London and on the stormy coasts of Cornwall, Cape Cod, and Nova Scotia, Thunderstruck evokes the dynamism of those years when great shipping companies competed to build the biggest, fastest ocean liners; scientific advances dazzled the public with visions of a world transformed; and the rich outdid one another with ostentatious displays of wealth. Against this background, Marconi races against incredible odds and relentless skepticism to perfect his invention: the wireless, a prime catalyst for the emergence of the world we know today. Meanwhile, Crippen, “the kindest of men,” nearly commits the perfect murder.With his unparalleled narrative skills, Erik Larson guides us through a relentlessly suspenseful chase over the waters of the North Atlantic. Along the way, he tells of a sad and tragic love affair that was described on the front pages of newspapers around the world, a chief inspector who found himself strangely sympathetic to the killer and his lover, and a driven and compelling inventor who transformed the way we communicate. \ No newline at end of file +Thunderstruck Kindle Edition|by Erik Larson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|A true story of love, murder, and the end of the world’s “great hush.”In Thunderstruck, Erik Larson tells the interwoven stories of two men—Hawley Crippen, a very unlikely murderer, and Guglielmo Marconi, the obsessive creator of a seemingly supernatural means of communication—whose lives intersect during one of the greatest criminal chases of all time.Set in Edwardian London and on the stormy coasts of Cornwall, Cape Cod, and Nova Scotia, Thunderstruck evokes the dynamism of those years when great shipping companies competed to build the biggest, fastest ocean liners; scientific advances dazzled the public with visions of a world transformed; and the rich outdid one another with ostentatious displays of wealth. Against this background, Marconi races against incredible odds and relentless skepticism to perfect his invention: the wireless, a prime catalyst for the emergence of the world we know today. Meanwhile, Crippen, “the kindest of men,” nearly commits the perfect murder.With his unparalleled narrative skills, Erik Larson guides us through a relentlessly suspenseful chase over the waters of the North Atlantic. Along the way, he tells of a sad and tragic love affair that was described on the front pages of newspapers around the world, a chief inspector who found himself strangely sympathetic to the killer and his lover, and a driven and compelling inventor who transformed the way we communicate. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Tiananmen_Exiles_Voices_of_the_Struggle_for_Democracy_in_China_(Palgrave_Studies_in_Oral_History)_2014th_Edition_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Tiananmen_Exiles_Voices_of_the_Struggle_for_Democracy_in_China_(Palgrave_Studies_in_Oral_History)_2014th_Edition_Kindle_Edition.txt index 09846bd16d7a8bf66ca40cbe60918fae8657ac0a..e5db06f055695a166eeb4a9f5763be7a94c77fec 100644 --- a/bios/Tiananmen_Exiles_Voices_of_the_Struggle_for_Democracy_in_China_(Palgrave_Studies_in_Oral_History)_2014th_Edition_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Tiananmen_Exiles_Voices_of_the_Struggle_for_Democracy_in_China_(Palgrave_Studies_in_Oral_History)_2014th_Edition_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|In the spring of 1989, millions of citizens across China took to the streets in a nationwide uprising against government corruption and authoritarian rule. What began with widespread hope for political reform ended with the People's Liberation Army firing on unarmed citizens in the capital city of Beijing, and those leaders who survived the crackdown became wanted criminals overnight. Among the witnesses to this unprecedented popular movement was Rowena Xiaoqing He, who would later join former student leaders and other exiles in North America, where she has worked tirelessly for over a decade to keep the memory of the Tiananmen Movement alive.This moving oral history interweaves He's own experiences with the accounts of three student leaders exiled from China. Here, in their own words, they describe their childhoods during Mao's Cultural Revolution, their political activism, the bitter disappointments of 1989, and the profound contradictions and challenges they face as exiles. Variously labeled as heroes, victims, and traitors in the years after Tiananmen, these individuals tell difficult stories of thwarted ideals and disconnection, but that nonetheless embody the hope for a freer China and a more just world. \ No newline at end of file +Tiananmen Exiles: Voices of the Struggle for Democracy in China (Palgrave Studies in Oral History) 2014th Edition, Kindle Edition|by Rowena Xiaoqing He (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|In the spring of 1989, millions of citizens across China took to the streets in a nationwide uprising against government corruption and authoritarian rule. What began with widespread hope for political reform ended with the People's Liberation Army firing on unarmed citizens in the capital city of Beijing, and those leaders who survived the crackdown became wanted criminals overnight. Among the witnesses to this unprecedented popular movement was Rowena Xiaoqing He, who would later join former student leaders and other exiles in North America, where she has worked tirelessly for over a decade to keep the memory of the Tiananmen Movement alive.This moving oral history interweaves He's own experiences with the accounts of three student leaders exiled from China. Here, in their own words, they describe their childhoods during Mao's Cultural Revolution, their political activism, the bitter disappointments of 1989, and the profound contradictions and challenges they face as exiles. Variously labeled as heroes, victims, and traitors in the years after Tiananmen, these individuals tell difficult stories of thwarted ideals and disconnection, but that nonetheless embody the hope for a freer China and a more just world. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Tilopas_Wisdom_His_Life_and_Teachings_on_the_Ganges_Mahamudra_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Tilopas_Wisdom_His_Life_and_Teachings_on_the_Ganges_Mahamudra_Kindle_Edition.txt index 71cdf3caac08bdbeb8cbe8a92f1885ce818d5940..1294083628bab5650257c44af77890540d97c967 100644 --- a/bios/Tilopas_Wisdom_His_Life_and_Teachings_on_the_Ganges_Mahamudra_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Tilopas_Wisdom_His_Life_and_Teachings_on_the_Ganges_Mahamudra_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Accessible and practical teachings on both the life of Tilopa, who founded the Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, and one of his most important texts on the practice of Mahamudra.Most traditions of Mahamudra meditation can be traced back to the mahasiddha Tilopa and his Ganges Mahamudra, a “song of realization” that he sang to his disciple Naropa on the banks of the Ganges River more than a thousand years ago. In this book, Khenchen Thrangu, a beloved Mahamudra teacher, tells the extraordinary story of Tilopa’s life and explains its profound lessons. He follows this story with a limpid and practical verse-by-verse commentary on the Ganges Mahamudra, explaining its precious instructions for realizing Mahamudra, the nature of one’s mind. Throughout, Thrangu Rinpoche speaks plainly and directly to Westerners eager to receive the essence of Mahamudra instructions from an accomplished teacher. \ No newline at end of file +Tilopa's Wisdom: His Life and Teachings on the Ganges Mahamudra Kindle Edition|by Khenchen Thrangu (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Accessible and practical teachings on both the life of Tilopa, who founded the Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, and one of his most important texts on the practice of Mahamudra.Most traditions of Mahamudra meditation can be traced back to the mahasiddha Tilopa and his Ganges Mahamudra, a “song of realization” that he sang to his disciple Naropa on the banks of the Ganges River more than a thousand years ago. In this book, Khenchen Thrangu, a beloved Mahamudra teacher, tells the extraordinary story of Tilopa’s life and explains its profound lessons. He follows this story with a limpid and practical verse-by-verse commentary on the Ganges Mahamudra, explaining its precious instructions for realizing Mahamudra, the nature of one’s mind. Throughout, Thrangu Rinpoche speaks plainly and directly to Westerners eager to receive the essence of Mahamudra instructions from an accomplished teacher. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Tinseltown_Hollywood_and_the_Beautiful_Game____a_Match_Made_in_Wrexham_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Tinseltown_Hollywood_and_the_Beautiful_Game____a_Match_Made_in_Wrexham_Kindle_Edition.txt index 20c2e389729c2e8eec028c06ef1ddd9bd726b188..790f55ea5158ebf485e66a3922cd0cbd539c226b 100644 --- a/bios/Tinseltown_Hollywood_and_the_Beautiful_Game____a_Match_Made_in_Wrexham_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Tinseltown_Hollywood_and_the_Beautiful_Game____a_Match_Made_in_Wrexham_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|*** LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 ***The remarkable inside story of how two Hollywood A-listers, Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds, stunned the football world by buying a non-league club in North Wales.'astute, lovingly detailed ... so entertaining ... so charming' Victoria Segal, the Sunday Times'A superb account of a modern-day success story, told beautifully by one of the best writers in the business. This is one of the great football stories of recent years. No matter who you support, if you love football, you will love the story of Tinseltown.' Daniel Taylor, The Athletic'This is a compelling, multi-layered, page turner, underpinned by a real sense of both place and connection with the eclectic characters involved. It will appeal to anyone with even the slightest interest in the game's enduring place in a changing world.' Louise Taylor, Guardian'...the best sports book I've read all year for many years...It's full on factual but funny, exhaustive but not exhausting and well written and wonderful.' Paul Ross, talkSPORT'This book comes from the heart. It tells the story of how Wrexham, the club I love, has always been special and achieved so much in the past, as well as the present. I really enjoyed it.' Mickey Thomas, Wrexham FC legend and 1992 FA Cup heroIt was one of the most extraordinary takeovers British football has known. In February 2021, Ryan Reynolds joined with Rob McElhenney to buy Wrexham FC, a non-league team in North Wales.Wrexham, a former coal and steel town dealing with its post-industrial legacy, suddenly found itself at the centre of global attention, with broadcast networks around the world descending to discover what was going on. The club became the subject of a smash hit Disney+ docu-series, Welcome to Wrexham.Tinseltown tells the story of this extraordinary, unpredictable and often surreal football takeover and the remarkable events that followed. Written with the full cooperation of Wrexham FC, it is the inside story of what happened when Hollywood met a dot on a map. How a town was transformed when its football club, aspiring only to survive on the fifth rung of the British football ladder, was sprinkled with gold dust and found ambition again.With unique access to key figures, the book charts the club's attempts to climb up the pyramid, providing a vivid sense of what it is like to play for this 'Hollywood' team and the pressure and spotlight that comes with it.At their only press conference since buying the club, nobody laughed when Reynolds and McElhenney said the Premier League could be an aspiration. 'Couldn't we theoretically make this happen?' McElhenney asked. 'Why not dream big?' added Reynolds. 'If you don't dream big, you will never go there, so why not?' Tinseltown is the story of how they did just that. \ No newline at end of file +Tinseltown: Hollywood and the Beautiful Game - a Match Made in Wrexham Kindle Edition|by Ian Herbert (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|*** LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 ***The remarkable inside story of how two Hollywood A-listers, Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds, stunned the football world by buying a non-league club in North Wales.'astute, lovingly detailed ... so entertaining ... so charming' Victoria Segal, the Sunday Times'A superb account of a modern-day success story, told beautifully by one of the best writers in the business. This is one of the great football stories of recent years. No matter who you support, if you love football, you will love the story of Tinseltown.' Daniel Taylor, The Athletic'This is a compelling, multi-layered, page turner, underpinned by a real sense of both place and connection with the eclectic characters involved. It will appeal to anyone with even the slightest interest in the game's enduring place in a changing world.' Louise Taylor, Guardian'...the best sports book I've read all year for many years...It's full on factual but funny, exhaustive but not exhausting and well written and wonderful.' Paul Ross, talkSPORT'This book comes from the heart. It tells the story of how Wrexham, the club I love, has always been special and achieved so much in the past, as well as the present. I really enjoyed it.' Mickey Thomas, Wrexham FC legend and 1992 FA Cup heroIt was one of the most extraordinary takeovers British football has known. In February 2021, Ryan Reynolds joined with Rob McElhenney to buy Wrexham FC, a non-league team in North Wales.Wrexham, a former coal and steel town dealing with its post-industrial legacy, suddenly found itself at the centre of global attention, with broadcast networks around the world descending to discover what was going on. The club became the subject of a smash hit Disney+ docu-series, Welcome to Wrexham.Tinseltown tells the story of this extraordinary, unpredictable and often surreal football takeover and the remarkable events that followed. Written with the full cooperation of Wrexham FC, it is the inside story of what happened when Hollywood met a dot on a map. How a town was transformed when its football club, aspiring only to survive on the fifth rung of the British football ladder, was sprinkled with gold dust and found ambition again.With unique access to key figures, the book charts the club's attempts to climb up the pyramid, providing a vivid sense of what it is like to play for this 'Hollywood' team and the pressure and spotlight that comes with it.At their only press conference since buying the club, nobody laughed when Reynolds and McElhenney said the Premier League could be an aspiration. 'Couldn't we theoretically make this happen?' McElhenney asked. 'Why not dream big?' added Reynolds. 'If you don't dream big, you will never go there, so why not?' Tinseltown is the story of how they did just that. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Tiny_Beautiful_Things_Advice_from_Dear_Sugar_(A_Reese_Witherspoon_Book_Club_Pick)_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Tiny_Beautiful_Things_Advice_from_Dear_Sugar_(A_Reese_Witherspoon_Book_Club_Pick)_Kindle_Edition.txt index 9af35de4cc7907507fa3290fc00735d45b7f6184..659f9a032efe188a4503ff5d3bef90073cf7a284 100644 --- a/bios/Tiny_Beautiful_Things_Advice_from_Dear_Sugar_(A_Reese_Witherspoon_Book_Club_Pick)_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Tiny_Beautiful_Things_Advice_from_Dear_Sugar_(A_Reese_Witherspoon_Book_Club_Pick)_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NOW A HULU ORIGINAL SERIES •NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK • An anniversary edition of the bestselling collection of "Dear Sugar" advice columns written by the author of #1 bestseller Wild—featuring a new preface and six additional columns.For more than a decade, thousands of people have sought advice from Dear Sugar—the pseudonym of bestselling author Cheryl Strayed—first through her online column at The Rumpus, later through her hit podcast, Dear Sugars, and now through her popular Substack newsletter. Tiny Beautiful Things collects the best of Dear Sugar in one volume, bringing her wisdom to many more readers. This tenth-anniversary edition features six new columns and a new preface by Strayed. Rich with humor, insight, compassion—and absolute honesty—this book is a balm for everything life throws our way. \ No newline at end of file +Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice from Dear Sugar (A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick) Kindle Edition|by Cheryl Strayed (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NOW A HULU ORIGINAL SERIES •NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK • An anniversary edition of the bestselling collection of "Dear Sugar" advice columns written by the author of #1 bestseller Wild—featuring a new preface and six additional columns.For more than a decade, thousands of people have sought advice from Dear Sugar—the pseudonym of bestselling author Cheryl Strayed—first through her online column at The Rumpus, later through her hit podcast, Dear Sugars, and now through her popular Substack newsletter. Tiny Beautiful Things collects the best of Dear Sugar in one volume, bringing her wisdom to many more readers. This tenth-anniversary edition features six new columns and a new preface by Strayed. Rich with humor, insight, compassion—and absolute honesty—this book is a balm for everything life throws our way. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Titan_The_Life_of_John_D_Rockefeller_Sr_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Titan_The_Life_of_John_D_Rockefeller_Sr_Kindle_Edition.txt index ab44ca79f4334b9b250926d9c69a16b0d93094b2..09be4387df3907bb0944c3e6bfacc707aa4f5cb9 100644 --- a/bios/Titan_The_Life_of_John_D_Rockefeller_Sr_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Titan_The_Life_of_John_D_Rockefeller_Sr_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist From the acclaimed, award-winning author of Alexander Hamilton: here is the essential, endlessly engrossing biography of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.—the Jekyll-and-Hyde of American capitalism. In the course of his nearly 98 years, Rockefeller was known as both a rapacious robber baron, whose Standard Oil Company rode roughshod over an industry, and a philanthropist who donated money lavishly to universities and medical centers. He was the terror of his competitors, the bogeyman of reformers, the delight of caricaturists—and an utter enigma. Drawing on unprecedented access to Rockefeller’s private papers, Chernow reconstructs his subjects’ troubled origins (his father was a swindler and a bigamist) and his single-minded pursuit of wealth. But he also uncovers the profound religiosity that drove him “to give all I could”; his devotion to his father; and the wry sense of humor that made him the country’s most colorful codger. Titan is a magnificent biography—balanced, revelatory, elegantly written. \ No newline at end of file +Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. Kindle Edition|by Ron Chernow (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist From the acclaimed, award-winning author of Alexander Hamilton: here is the essential, endlessly engrossing biography of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.—the Jekyll-and-Hyde of American capitalism. In the course of his nearly 98 years, Rockefeller was known as both a rapacious robber baron, whose Standard Oil Company rode roughshod over an industry, and a philanthropist who donated money lavishly to universities and medical centers. He was the terror of his competitors, the bogeyman of reformers, the delight of caricaturists—and an utter enigma. Drawing on unprecedented access to Rockefeller’s private papers, Chernow reconstructs his subjects’ troubled origins (his father was a swindler and a bigamist) and his single-minded pursuit of wealth. But he also uncovers the profound religiosity that drove him “to give all I could”; his devotion to his father; and the wry sense of humor that made him the country’s most colorful codger. Titan is a magnificent biography—balanced, revelatory, elegantly written. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/To_Die_For_A_Novel_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/To_Die_For_A_Novel_Kindle_Edition.txt index bcbd49e773476f5be48d6819692df10092104d8e..d0f29c753ad9604a343ea31f505afe9fd2dcd3e1 100644 --- a/bios/To_Die_For_A_Novel_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/To_Die_For_A_Novel_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|“A seductive page-turner” about a murderously ambitious cable-news star by the New York Times–bestselling author of Labor Day (The New York Times Book Review).Local weather reporter Suzanne Maretto craves nothing more than to transcend life at her suburban cable television news station and follow in the footsteps of her idol: Barbara Walters. When she concludes that her unglamorous husband is getting in the way of her dream of stardom, the solution seems obvious: Get rid of him. She seduces a fifteen-year-old admirer, Jimmy, and persuades him to do her dirty work. Mission accomplished, Suzanne takes to the airwaves in her new role as grieving widow, in search of a TV deal. If that means selling Jimmy down the river, she’s ready.Maynard’s brilliant, funny, and groundbreaking novel—adapted by Gus Van Sant into the cult classic movie of the same name, starring Nicole Kidman—was first published in 1992 before the era of manufactured stardom and the phenomenon of televised murder trials as entertainment. The book still stands as a razor-sharp satire of celebrity-fixated culture and the American obsession with TV—a novel that imagined the phenomenon of reality television before its creation, with alternately bone-chilling and hilarious accuracy.This ebook features an illustrated biography of Joyce Maynard including rare photos from the author’s personal collection. \ No newline at end of file +To Die For: A Novel Kindle Edition|by Joyce Maynard (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|“A seductive page-turner” about a murderously ambitious cable-news star by the New York Times–bestselling author of Labor Day (The New York Times Book Review).Local weather reporter Suzanne Maretto craves nothing more than to transcend life at her suburban cable television news station and follow in the footsteps of her idol: Barbara Walters. When she concludes that her unglamorous husband is getting in the way of her dream of stardom, the solution seems obvious: Get rid of him. She seduces a fifteen-year-old admirer, Jimmy, and persuades him to do her dirty work. Mission accomplished, Suzanne takes to the airwaves in her new role as grieving widow, in search of a TV deal. If that means selling Jimmy down the river, she’s ready.Maynard’s brilliant, funny, and groundbreaking novel—adapted by Gus Van Sant into the cult classic movie of the same name, starring Nicole Kidman—was first published in 1992 before the era of manufactured stardom and the phenomenon of televised murder trials as entertainment. The book still stands as a razor-sharp satire of celebrity-fixated culture and the American obsession with TV—a novel that imagined the phenomenon of reality television before its creation, with alternately bone-chilling and hilarious accuracy.This ebook features an illustrated biography of Joyce Maynard including rare photos from the author’s personal collection. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/To_Heaven_and_Back_A_Doctors_Extraordinary_Account_of_Her_Death_Heaven_Angels_and_Life_Again_A_True_Story_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/To_Heaven_and_Back_A_Doctors_Extraordinary_Account_of_Her_Death_Heaven_Angels_and_Life_Again_A_True_Story_Kindle_Edition.txt index fefc471b9c7a79388c59fdf20d0c7dccc2e54f1e..352d0b49bd365b0957b72409dfac62c300662d36 100644 --- a/bios/To_Heaven_and_Back_A_Doctors_Extraordinary_Account_of_Her_Death_Heaven_Angels_and_Life_Again_A_True_Story_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/To_Heaven_and_Back_A_Doctors_Extraordinary_Account_of_Her_Death_Heaven_Angels_and_Life_Again_A_True_Story_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • One million copies sold! Dr. Mary Neal (featured in the Netflix original series Surviving Death) tells the incredible story of the kayak accident during a South American adventure that took her to heaven—where she experienced God’s peace, joy, and angels—and back to life again. In 1999 in the Los Rios region of southern Chile, orthopedic surgeon, devoted wife, and loving mother Dr. Mary Neal drowned in a kayak accident. While cascading down a waterfall, her kayak became pinned at the bottom and she was immediately and completely submerged. Despite the rescue efforts of her companions, Mary was underwater for too long, and as a result, died. To Heaven and Back is Mary’s remarkable story of her life’s spiritual journey and what happened as she moved from life to death to eternal life, and back again. Detailing her feelings and surroundings in heaven, her communication with angels, and her deep sense of sadness when she realized it wasn’t her time, Mary shares the captivating experience of her modern-day miracle. Mary’s life has been forever changed by her newfound understanding of her purpose on earth, her awareness of God, her closer relationship with Jesus, and her personal spiritual journey suddenly enhanced by a first-hand experience in heaven. To Heaven and Back will reacquaint you with the hope, wonder, and promise of heaven, while enriching you own faith and walk with God. \ No newline at end of file +To Heaven and Back: A Doctor's Extraordinary Account of Her Death, Heaven, Angels, and Life Again: A True Story Kindle Edition|by Mary C. Neal Md (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • One million copies sold! Dr. Mary Neal (featured in the Netflix original series Surviving Death) tells the incredible story of the kayak accident during a South American adventure that took her to heaven—where she experienced God’s peace, joy, and angels—and back to life again. In 1999 in the Los Rios region of southern Chile, orthopedic surgeon, devoted wife, and loving mother Dr. Mary Neal drowned in a kayak accident. While cascading down a waterfall, her kayak became pinned at the bottom and she was immediately and completely submerged. Despite the rescue efforts of her companions, Mary was underwater for too long, and as a result, died. To Heaven and Back is Mary’s remarkable story of her life’s spiritual journey and what happened as she moved from life to death to eternal life, and back again. Detailing her feelings and surroundings in heaven, her communication with angels, and her deep sense of sadness when she realized it wasn’t her time, Mary shares the captivating experience of her modern-day miracle. Mary’s life has been forever changed by her newfound understanding of her purpose on earth, her awareness of God, her closer relationship with Jesus, and her personal spiritual journey suddenly enhanced by a first-hand experience in heaven. To Heaven and Back will reacquaint you with the hope, wonder, and promise of heaven, while enriching you own faith and walk with God. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/To_Raise_the_Fallen_A_Selection_of_the_War_Letters_Prayers_and_Spiritual_Writings_of_Fr_Willie_Doyle_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/To_Raise_the_Fallen_A_Selection_of_the_War_Letters_Prayers_and_Spiritual_Writings_of_Fr_Willie_Doyle_Kindle_Edition.txt index df666ecbbdfe5d4a523dc8f405012387f3244aca..b29fc5dfdff950ecb02a3d207361b8585f799b66 100644 --- a/bios/To_Raise_the_Fallen_A_Selection_of_the_War_Letters_Prayers_and_Spiritual_Writings_of_Fr_Willie_Doyle_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/To_Raise_the_Fallen_A_Selection_of_the_War_Letters_Prayers_and_Spiritual_Writings_of_Fr_Willie_Doyle_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Irish military chaplain Fr. Willie Doyle, S.J., died in action during the Battle of Passchendaele on August 16, 1917, having been hit by a German shell while rushing to the aid of wounded soldiers trapped in No Man's Land. In To Raise the Fallen, Patrick Kenny introduces readers to this remarkable man, whose faith, heroic courage and generosity in the trenches of World War I continue to inspire Christians and non-Christians alike.To Raise the Fallen includes a selection of Willie Doyle's rich and vivid letters from the front, along with diary entries, prayers, spiritual writings and extracts from the pamphlets that made him a publishing sensation across Europe in the early years of the twentieth century. Fr. Doyle's compassion, cheerfulness and humility, alongside his great valor in wartime, are a testament to his commitment to Christ. His final act of bravery epitomizes Christ's words that there "is no greater love than to lay down one's life for one's friends".Those who knew Fr. Doyle testified to his heroic virtue. They witnessed his fearlessness in the face of enemy fire as he rescued the wounded, anointed the dying and buried the dead. His letters home reveal both his deep faith and his great humor, even in the face of unspeakable horrors. His daily conquest of himself in little things over many years prepared him for his selfless service on the battlefield. \ No newline at end of file +To Raise the Fallen: A Selection of the War Letters, Prayers, and Spiritual Writings of Fr. Willie Doyle Kindle Edition|by Patrick Kenny (Author, Editor) Format: Kindle Edition|Irish military chaplain Fr. Willie Doyle, S.J., died in action during the Battle of Passchendaele on August 16, 1917, having been hit by a German shell while rushing to the aid of wounded soldiers trapped in No Man's Land. In To Raise the Fallen, Patrick Kenny introduces readers to this remarkable man, whose faith, heroic courage and generosity in the trenches of World War I continue to inspire Christians and non-Christians alike.To Raise the Fallen includes a selection of Willie Doyle's rich and vivid letters from the front, along with diary entries, prayers, spiritual writings and extracts from the pamphlets that made him a publishing sensation across Europe in the early years of the twentieth century. Fr. Doyle's compassion, cheerfulness and humility, alongside his great valor in wartime, are a testament to his commitment to Christ. His final act of bravery epitomizes Christ's words that there "is no greater love than to lay down one's life for one's friends".Those who knew Fr. Doyle testified to his heroic virtue. They witnessed his fearlessness in the face of enemy fire as he rescued the wounded, anointed the dying and buried the dead. His letters home reveal both his deep faith and his great humor, even in the face of unspeakable horrors. His daily conquest of himself in little things over many years prepared him for his selfless service on the battlefield. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/To_Shake_the_Sleeping_Self_A_Journey_from_Oregon_to_Patagonia_and_a_Quest_for_a_Life_with_No_Regret_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/To_Shake_the_Sleeping_Self_A_Journey_from_Oregon_to_Patagonia_and_a_Quest_for_a_Life_with_No_Regret_Kindle_Edition.txt index 0e1d26931c67c3d916301a3e14f5a978b03b1c00..cddc81327afcc1332ed21cfb586ae78033bbc659 100644 --- a/bios/To_Shake_the_Sleeping_Self_A_Journey_from_Oregon_to_Patagonia_and_a_Quest_for_a_Life_with_No_Regret_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/To_Shake_the_Sleeping_Self_A_Journey_from_Oregon_to_Patagonia_and_a_Quest_for_a_Life_with_No_Regret_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “With winning candor, Jedidiah Jenkins takes us with him as he bicycles across two continents and delves deeply into his own beautiful heart.”—Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild and Tiny Beautiful Things On the eve of turning thirty, terrified of being funneled into a life he didn’t choose, Jedidiah Jenkins quit his dream job and spent sixteen months cycling from Oregon to Patagonia. He chronicled the trip on Instagram, where his photos and reflections drew hundreds of thousands of followers, all gathered around the question: What makes a life worth living? In this unflinchingly honest memoir, Jed narrates his adventure—the people and places he encountered on his way to the bottom of the world—as well as the internal journey that started it all. As he traverses cities, mountains, and inner boundaries, Jenkins grapples with the question of what it means to be an adult, his struggle to reconcile his sexual identity with his conservative Christian upbringing, and his belief in travel as a way to wake us up to life back home.A soul-stirring read for the wanderer in each of us, To Shake the Sleeping Self is an unforgettable reflection on adventure, identity, and a life lived without regret. Praise for To Shake the Sleeping Self“[Jenkins is] a guy deeply connected to his personal truth and just so refreshingly present.”—Rich Roll, author of Finding Ultra “This is much more than a book about a bike ride. This is a deep soul deepening us. Jedidiah Jenkins is a mystic disguised as a millennial.”—Tom Shadyac, author of Life’s Operating Manual“Thought-provoking and inspirational . . . This uplifting memoir and travelogue will remind readers of the power of movement for the body and the soul.”—Publishers Weekly \ No newline at end of file +To Shake the Sleeping Self: A Journey from Oregon to Patagonia, and a Quest for a Life with No Regret Kindle Edition|by Jedidiah Jenkins (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “With winning candor, Jedidiah Jenkins takes us with him as he bicycles across two continents and delves deeply into his own beautiful heart.”—Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild and Tiny Beautiful Things On the eve of turning thirty, terrified of being funneled into a life he didn’t choose, Jedidiah Jenkins quit his dream job and spent sixteen months cycling from Oregon to Patagonia. He chronicled the trip on Instagram, where his photos and reflections drew hundreds of thousands of followers, all gathered around the question: What makes a life worth living? In this unflinchingly honest memoir, Jed narrates his adventure—the people and places he encountered on his way to the bottom of the world—as well as the internal journey that started it all. As he traverses cities, mountains, and inner boundaries, Jenkins grapples with the question of what it means to be an adult, his struggle to reconcile his sexual identity with his conservative Christian upbringing, and his belief in travel as a way to wake us up to life back home.A soul-stirring read for the wanderer in each of us, To Shake the Sleeping Self is an unforgettable reflection on adventure, identity, and a life lived without regret. Praise for To Shake the Sleeping Self“[Jenkins is] a guy deeply connected to his personal truth and just so refreshingly present.”—Rich Roll, author of Finding Ultra “This is much more than a book about a bike ride. This is a deep soul deepening us. Jedidiah Jenkins is a mystic disguised as a millennial.”—Tom Shadyac, author of Life’s Operating Manual“Thought-provoking and inspirational . . . This uplifting memoir and travelogue will remind readers of the power of movement for the body and the soul.”—Publishers Weekly \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/To_The_Hebrides_Samuel_Johnsons_Journey_to_the_Western_Islands_and_James_Boswells_Journal_of_a_Tour_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/To_The_Hebrides_Samuel_Johnsons_Journey_to_the_Western_Islands_and_James_Boswells_Journal_of_a_Tour_Kindle_Edition.txt index b0f11de12184b03a086ac69b8e8979a4cbab3568..c80b4da7cc621531f860392a8b1d6d63db7cd4eb 100644 --- a/bios/To_The_Hebrides_Samuel_Johnsons_Journey_to_the_Western_Islands_and_James_Boswells_Journal_of_a_Tour_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/To_The_Hebrides_Samuel_Johnsons_Journey_to_the_Western_Islands_and_James_Boswells_Journal_of_a_Tour_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Samuel Johnson and James Boswell spent the autumn of 1773 touring through the Lowlands and Highlands of Scotland as far west as the islands of Skye, Raasay, Coll, Mull, Inchkenneth and Iona. Both kept detailed notes of their impressions, and later published separate accounts of their journey. These works contain some of the finest pieces of travel writing ever produced: they are also magnificent historical documents as well as portraits of two extraordinary men of letters. Together they paint a vivid picture of a society which was still almost unknown to the Europe of the Enlightenment. Entertaining, profound, and marvellously readable, they are a valuable chronicle of a lost age and a fascinating people. For the first time, Ronald Black's edition brings together Johnson's and Boswell's accounts of each of the six stages of the two men's journey - Lowlands, Skye, Coll, Mull and back to the mainland. Illustrated with prints by Thomas Rowlandson, it includes a critical introduction, translations of the Latin texts and brief notes. \ No newline at end of file +To The Hebrides: Samuel Johnson's Journey to the Western Islands and James Boswell's Journal of a Tour Kindle Edition|by Samuel Johnson (Author), James Boswell (Author), Ronald Black (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition|Samuel Johnson and James Boswell spent the autumn of 1773 touring through the Lowlands and Highlands of Scotland as far west as the islands of Skye, Raasay, Coll, Mull, Inchkenneth and Iona. Both kept detailed notes of their impressions, and later published separate accounts of their journey. These works contain some of the finest pieces of travel writing ever produced: they are also magnificent historical documents as well as portraits of two extraordinary men of letters. Together they paint a vivid picture of a society which was still almost unknown to the Europe of the Enlightenment. Entertaining, profound, and marvellously readable, they are a valuable chronicle of a lost age and a fascinating people. For the first time, Ronald Black's edition brings together Johnson's and Boswell's accounts of each of the six stages of the two men's journey - Lowlands, Skye, Coll, Mull and back to the mainland. Illustrated with prints by Thomas Rowlandson, it includes a critical introduction, translations of the Latin texts and brief notes. \ No newline at end of file diff --git "a/bios/Toi_mon_b\303\251b\303\251_pr\303\251matur\303\251_T\303\251moignage_(French_Edition)_Kindle_Edition.txt" "b/bios/Toi_mon_b\303\251b\303\251_pr\303\251matur\303\251_T\303\251moignage_(French_Edition)_Kindle_Edition.txt" index 3402ca7d57c647d98f8db07713dc9556f708071f..d254495cab288ef8327ab81b27bfdbf300e76a88 100644 --- "a/bios/Toi_mon_b\303\251b\303\251_pr\303\251matur\303\251_T\303\251moignage_(French_Edition)_Kindle_Edition.txt" +++ "b/bios/Toi_mon_b\303\251b\303\251_pr\303\251matur\303\251_T\303\251moignage_(French_Edition)_Kindle_Edition.txt" @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|« RCIU (retard de croissance intra-utérin), quatre lettres qui annoncent l’apocalypse. Quatre lettres dont je n’avais jamais entendu parler et qui vont changer ma vie à jamais. L’aventure de la maternité commence et alors qu’en apparence tout va bien, à l’intérieur de mon ventre, c’est le chaos. Un mal sourd ronge ma fille qui lutte contre un ennemi que sa propre mère a généré. Une naissance en urgence, un sentiment de culpabilité qui perdurera de longues années, le service de réanimation et ses incertitudes, ses bips incessants. L’étage de néonatologie plus calme, là où la vie reprend doucement ses droits. La sortie du CHU Pellegrin, la peur au ventre. Mais aujourd’hui, Élina, tu es une magnifique petite fille en pleine forme. Puisse notre histoire aider de nombreux autres parents à garder espoir. »Hôpital Pellegrin, Bordeaux. Une petite fille de 570 grammes vient de naître, prête à en découdre avec ce début de vie compliqué. Toi, mon bébé prématuré retrace le parcours d’Élina, grande prématurée. Ce témoignage est non seulement celui de ses parents, mais aussi celui d’autres couples qui ont vécu ce parcours du combattant qu’est la prématurité. La parole est également donnée au corps médical afin d’aider ceux dont l’enfant est arrivé en avance. \ No newline at end of file +Toi, mon bébé prématuré: Témoignage (French Edition) Kindle Edition|French edition by Alexandra Tressos-Le Dauphin (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|« RCIU (retard de croissance intra-utérin), quatre lettres qui annoncent l’apocalypse. Quatre lettres dont je n’avais jamais entendu parler et qui vont changer ma vie à jamais. L’aventure de la maternité commence et alors qu’en apparence tout va bien, à l’intérieur de mon ventre, c’est le chaos. Un mal sourd ronge ma fille qui lutte contre un ennemi que sa propre mère a généré. Une naissance en urgence, un sentiment de culpabilité qui perdurera de longues années, le service de réanimation et ses incertitudes, ses bips incessants. L’étage de néonatologie plus calme, là où la vie reprend doucement ses droits. La sortie du CHU Pellegrin, la peur au ventre. Mais aujourd’hui, Élina, tu es une magnifique petite fille en pleine forme. Puisse notre histoire aider de nombreux autres parents à garder espoir. »Hôpital Pellegrin, Bordeaux. Une petite fille de 570 grammes vient de naître, prête à en découdre avec ce début de vie compliqué. Toi, mon bébé prématuré retrace le parcours d’Élina, grande prématurée. Ce témoignage est non seulement celui de ses parents, mais aussi celui d’autres couples qui ont vécu ce parcours du combattant qu’est la prématurité. La parole est également donnée au corps médical afin d’aider ceux dont l’enfant est arrivé en avance. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Too_Much_and_Never_Enough_How_My_Family_Created_the_Worlds_Most_Dangerous_Man_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Too_Much_and_Never_Enough_How_My_Family_Created_the_Worlds_Most_Dangerous_Man_Kindle_Edition.txt index c9123140dd0587cd8916a43e8bded3bd5c5f010c..a75f585ad09159322720d6e09a9220ec5a19300c 100644 --- a/bios/Too_Much_and_Never_Enough_How_My_Family_Created_the_Worlds_Most_Dangerous_Man_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Too_Much_and_Never_Enough_How_My_Family_Created_the_Worlds_Most_Dangerous_Man_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|In this revelatory, authoritative portrait of Donald J. Trump and the toxic family that made him, Mary L. Trump, a trained clinical psychologist and Donald’s only niece, shines a bright light on the dark history of their family in order to explain how her uncle became the man who now threatens the world’s health, economic security, and social fabric.Mary Trump spent much of her childhood in her grandparents’ large, imposing house in the heart of Queens, New York, where Donald and his four siblings grew up. She describes a nightmare of traumas, destructive relationships, and a tragic combination of neglect and abuse. She explains how specific events and general family patterns created the damaged man who occupied the Oval Office, including the strange and harmful relationship between Fred Trump and his two oldest sons, Fred Jr. and Donald.A firsthand witness to countless holiday meals and interactions, Mary brings an incisive wit and unexpected humor to sometimes grim, often confounding family events. She recounts in unsparing detail everything from her uncle Donald’s place in the family spotlight and Ivana’s penchant for regifting to her grandmother’s frequent injuries and illnesses and the appalling way Donald, Fred Trump’s favorite son, dismissed and derided him when he began to succumb to Alzheimer’s.Numerous pundits, armchair psychologists, and journalists have sought to parse Donald J. Trump’s lethal flaws. Mary L. Trump has the education, insight, and intimate familiarity needed to reveal what makes Donald, and the rest of her clan, tick. She alone can recount this fascinating, unnerving saga, not just because of her insider’s perspective but also because she is the only Trump willing to tell the truth about one of the world’s most powerful and dysfunctional families. \ No newline at end of file +Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man Kindle Edition|by Mary L. Trump (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|In this revelatory, authoritative portrait of Donald J. Trump and the toxic family that made him, Mary L. Trump, a trained clinical psychologist and Donald’s only niece, shines a bright light on the dark history of their family in order to explain how her uncle became the man who now threatens the world’s health, economic security, and social fabric.Mary Trump spent much of her childhood in her grandparents’ large, imposing house in the heart of Queens, New York, where Donald and his four siblings grew up. She describes a nightmare of traumas, destructive relationships, and a tragic combination of neglect and abuse. She explains how specific events and general family patterns created the damaged man who occupied the Oval Office, including the strange and harmful relationship between Fred Trump and his two oldest sons, Fred Jr. and Donald.A firsthand witness to countless holiday meals and interactions, Mary brings an incisive wit and unexpected humor to sometimes grim, often confounding family events. She recounts in unsparing detail everything from her uncle Donald’s place in the family spotlight and Ivana’s penchant for regifting to her grandmother’s frequent injuries and illnesses and the appalling way Donald, Fred Trump’s favorite son, dismissed and derided him when he began to succumb to Alzheimer’s.Numerous pundits, armchair psychologists, and journalists have sought to parse Donald J. Trump’s lethal flaws. Mary L. Trump has the education, insight, and intimate familiarity needed to reveal what makes Donald, and the rest of her clan, tick. She alone can recount this fascinating, unnerving saga, not just because of her insider’s perspective but also because she is the only Trump willing to tell the truth about one of the world’s most powerful and dysfunctional families. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Total_Recall_My_Unbelievably_True_Life_Story_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Total_Recall_My_Unbelievably_True_Life_Story_Kindle_Edition.txt index e4846d8cfea6541aeb38ddad1690c0e9e488588f..e1a791a81cc999cf1653c379b67556e256872195 100644 --- a/bios/Total_Recall_My_Unbelievably_True_Life_Story_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Total_Recall_My_Unbelievably_True_Life_Story_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|In his signature larger-than-life style, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Total Recall is a revealing self-portrait of his illustrious, controversial, and truly unique life.The greatest immigrant success story of our time.His story is unique, and uniquely entertaining, and he tells it brilliantly in these pages.He was born in a year of famine, in a small Austrian town, the son of an austere police chief. He dreamed of moving to America to become a bodybuilding champion and a movie star.By the age of twenty-one, he was living in Los Angeles and had been crowned Mr. Universe.Within five years, he had learned English and become the greatest bodybuilder in the world.Within ten years, he had earned his college degree and was a millionaire from his business enterprises in real estate, landscaping, and bodybuilding. He was also the winner of a Golden Globe Award for his debut as a dramatic actor in Stay Hungry.Within twenty years, he was the world’s biggest movie star, the husband of Maria Shriver, and an emerging Republican leader who was part of the Kennedy family.Thirty-six years after coming to America, the man once known by fellow body­builders as the Austrian Oak was elected governor of California, the seventh largest economy in the world.He led the state through a budget crisis, natural disasters, and political turmoil, working across party lines for a better environment, election reforms, and bipartisan solutions.With Maria Shriver, he raised four fantastic children. In the wake of a scandal he brought upon himself, he tried to keep his family together.Until now, he has never told the full story of his life, in his own voice.Here is Arnold, with total recall. \ No newline at end of file +Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story Kindle Edition|by Arnold Schwarzenegger (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|In his signature larger-than-life style, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Total Recall is a revealing self-portrait of his illustrious, controversial, and truly unique life.The greatest immigrant success story of our time.His story is unique, and uniquely entertaining, and he tells it brilliantly in these pages.He was born in a year of famine, in a small Austrian town, the son of an austere police chief. He dreamed of moving to America to become a bodybuilding champion and a movie star.By the age of twenty-one, he was living in Los Angeles and had been crowned Mr. Universe.Within five years, he had learned English and become the greatest bodybuilder in the world.Within ten years, he had earned his college degree and was a millionaire from his business enterprises in real estate, landscaping, and bodybuilding. He was also the winner of a Golden Globe Award for his debut as a dramatic actor in Stay Hungry.Within twenty years, he was the world’s biggest movie star, the husband of Maria Shriver, and an emerging Republican leader who was part of the Kennedy family.Thirty-six years after coming to America, the man once known by fellow body­builders as the Austrian Oak was elected governor of California, the seventh largest economy in the world.He led the state through a budget crisis, natural disasters, and political turmoil, working across party lines for a better environment, election reforms, and bipartisan solutions.With Maria Shriver, he raised four fantastic children. In the wake of a scandal he brought upon himself, he tried to keep his family together.Until now, he has never told the full story of his life, in his own voice.Here is Arnold, with total recall. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Touching_the_Void_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Touching_the_Void_Kindle_Edition.txt index 0309c7b6be700101011568c5f9d2ef911470a79c..ffb84350863499bc20f756c99d32d0f655beafe3 100644 --- a/bios/Touching_the_Void_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Touching_the_Void_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The 25th Anniversary ebook, now with more than 50 images. 'Touching the Void' is the tale of two mountaineer’s harrowing ordeal in the Peruvian Andes. In the summer of 1985, two young, headstrong mountaineers set off to conquer an unclimbed route. They had triumphantly reached the summit, when a horrific accident mid-descent forced one friend to leave another for dead. Ambition, morality, fear and camaraderie are explored in this electronic edition of the mountaineering classic, with never before seen colour photographs taken during the trip itself.Included in the ebook and free sample is a link to a ten minute video interview with Joe, discussing the challenges and changes that have come to pass in the 25 years since original publication (Please check if your device is able to stream videos - Internet connection required). \ No newline at end of file +Touching the Void Kindle Edition|by Joe Simpson (Author), Tony Colwell (Editor), Chris Bonington (Foreword) Format: Kindle Edition|The 25th Anniversary ebook, now with more than 50 images. 'Touching the Void' is the tale of two mountaineer’s harrowing ordeal in the Peruvian Andes. In the summer of 1985, two young, headstrong mountaineers set off to conquer an unclimbed route. They had triumphantly reached the summit, when a horrific accident mid-descent forced one friend to leave another for dead. Ambition, morality, fear and camaraderie are explored in this electronic edition of the mountaineering classic, with never before seen colour photographs taken during the trip itself.Included in the ebook and free sample is a link to a ten minute video interview with Joe, discussing the challenges and changes that have come to pass in the 25 years since original publication (Please check if your device is able to stream videos - Internet connection required). \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Tough_Crowd_How_I_Made_and_Lost_a_Career_in_Comedy_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Tough_Crowd_How_I_Made_and_Lost_a_Career_in_Comedy_Kindle_Edition.txt index 5847dba2dea34180462c1a7d64a5f306bc4537e8..7680b2dd23a4add12d5d64f7befad34a84c7f750 100644 --- a/bios/Tough_Crowd_How_I_Made_and_Lost_a_Career_in_Comedy_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Tough_Crowd_How_I_Made_and_Lost_a_Career_in_Comedy_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|'A must-read. Funny and utterly compelling' Jonathan RossHaving cut his teeth in music journalism, Graham Linehan became the finest sitcom writer of his generation. He captured the comedy zeitgeist not just as the co-creator of Father Ted but also with The IT Crowd and Black Books, winning five Baftas and a lifetime achievement award.Then his life took an unexpected turn. When he championed an unfashionable cause, TV commissioners no longer returned his emails, showbiz pals lost his number and his marriage collapsed.In an emotionally charged memoir that is by turns hilarious and harrowing, he lets us into the secrets of the writing room and colourfully describes the high-octane atmosphere of a sitcom set. But he also berates an industry where there was no one to stand by his side when he needed help.Bruised but not beaten, he explains why he chose the hill of women and girls' rights to die on – and why, despite the hardship of cancellation, he's not coming down from it any time soon. \ No newline at end of file +Tough Crowd: How I Made and Lost a Career in Comedy Kindle Edition|by Graham Linehan (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|'A must-read. Funny and utterly compelling' Jonathan RossHaving cut his teeth in music journalism, Graham Linehan became the finest sitcom writer of his generation. He captured the comedy zeitgeist not just as the co-creator of Father Ted but also with The IT Crowd and Black Books, winning five Baftas and a lifetime achievement award.Then his life took an unexpected turn. When he championed an unfashionable cause, TV commissioners no longer returned his emails, showbiz pals lost his number and his marriage collapsed.In an emotionally charged memoir that is by turns hilarious and harrowing, he lets us into the secrets of the writing room and colourfully describes the high-octane atmosphere of a sitcom set. But he also berates an industry where there was no one to stand by his side when he needed help.Bruised but not beaten, he explains why he chose the hill of women and girls' rights to die on – and why, despite the hardship of cancellation, he's not coming down from it any time soon. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Tower_of_Lies_What_My_Eighteen_Years_of_Working_With_Donald_Trump_Reveals_About_Him_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Tower_of_Lies_What_My_Eighteen_Years_of_Working_With_Donald_Trump_Reveals_About_Him_Kindle_Edition.txt index 5459d4bef98dc2e5f992b60288f7256696f83376..e1de2eb01d43967f0077a23e0ae74ff7d21a4de2 100644 --- a/bios/Tower_of_Lies_What_My_Eighteen_Years_of_Working_With_Donald_Trump_Reveals_About_Him_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Tower_of_Lies_What_My_Eighteen_Years_of_Working_With_Donald_Trump_Reveals_About_Him_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Barbara A. Res worked directly with Donald Trump for eighteen years on some of his biggest projects and had nearly unlimited access to him. Trump selected Res to be in charge of construction of Trump Tower, his greatest success as a developer. In this insider’s look at how the ambitious real estate developer became the most divisive president in recent U.S. history, Res takes us into closed-door meetings, boardrooms, limo rides, and helicopter flights to really understand what makes him tick and shows us why his claim to be a great dealmaker and savvy businessman is just a mirage.No one with this kind of access to Trump during his formative years as a developer has ever written so completely about who he is away from the cameras. It’s no wonder that when the media are looking for someone who really understands Trump, they turn to Res. Candid, personal, and deeply perceptive, Res shines new light on the man whose depravity has put us all—and democracy itself—in danger.Includes a 16-page photo insert featuring images from the author’s personal collection. \ No newline at end of file +Tower of Lies: What My Eighteen Years of Working With Donald Trump Reveals About Him Kindle Edition|by Barbara A. Res (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Barbara A. Res worked directly with Donald Trump for eighteen years on some of his biggest projects and had nearly unlimited access to him. Trump selected Res to be in charge of construction of Trump Tower, his greatest success as a developer. In this insider’s look at how the ambitious real estate developer became the most divisive president in recent U.S. history, Res takes us into closed-door meetings, boardrooms, limo rides, and helicopter flights to really understand what makes him tick and shows us why his claim to be a great dealmaker and savvy businessman is just a mirage.No one with this kind of access to Trump during his formative years as a developer has ever written so completely about who he is away from the cameras. It’s no wonder that when the media are looking for someone who really understands Trump, they turn to Res. Candid, personal, and deeply perceptive, Res shines new light on the man whose depravity has put us all—and democracy itself—in danger.Includes a 16-page photo insert featuring images from the author’s personal collection. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Tracers_in_the_Dark_The_Global_Hunt_for_the_Crime_Lords_of_Cryptocurrency_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Tracers_in_the_Dark_The_Global_Hunt_for_the_Crime_Lords_of_Cryptocurrency_Kindle_Edition.txt index 6f278b66ac52eeeb3199e847909ad88ae3590eda..364dc9186cc751d2d8ce79a56b43f6f5ffd18c34 100644 --- a/bios/Tracers_in_the_Dark_The_Global_Hunt_for_the_Crime_Lords_of_Cryptocurrency_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Tracers_in_the_Dark_The_Global_Hunt_for_the_Crime_Lords_of_Cryptocurrency_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|From the award-winning author of Sandworm comes the propulsive story of a new breed of investigators who have cracked the Bitcoin blockchain, exposing once-anonymous realms of money, drugs, and violence.“A gripping, stranger-than-fiction tale of how a small team of geeks and federal agents cracked what was once thought to be untraceable cryptocurrency.” —Garrett M. Graff, New York Times bestselling author of The Only Plane in the Sky and WatergateOver the last decade, a single innovation has massively fueled digital black markets: cryptocurrency. Crime lords inhabiting lawless corners of the internet have operated more freely—whether in drug dealing, money laundering, or human trafficking—than their analog counterparts could have ever dreamed of. By transacting not in dollars or pounds but in currencies with anonymous ledgers, overseen by no government, beholden to no bankers, these black marketeers have sought to rob law enforcement of their chief method of cracking down on illicit finance: following the money.But what if the centerpiece of this dark economy held a secret, fatal flaw? What if their currency wasn’t so cryptic after all? An investigator using the right mixture of technical wizardry, financial forensics, and old-fashioned persistence could uncover an entire world of wrongdoing.Tracers in the Dark is a story of crime and pursuit unlike any other. With unprecedented access to the major players in federal law enforcement and private industry, veteran cybersecurity reporter Andy Greenberg tells an astonishing saga of criminal empires built and destroyed. He introduces an IRS agent with a defiant streak, a Bitcoin-tracing Danish entrepreneur, and a colorful ensemble of hardboiled agents and prosecutors as they delve deep into the crypto-underworld. The result is a thrilling, globe-spanning story of dirty cops, drug bazaars, trafficking rings, and the biggest takedown of an online narcotics market in the history of the Internet.Utterly of our time, Tracers in the Dark is a cat-and-mouse story and a tale of a technological one-upmanship. Filled with canny maneuvering and shocking twists, it answers a provocative question: How would some of the world’s most brazen criminals behave if they were sure they could never get caught? \ No newline at end of file +Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency Kindle Edition|by Andy Greenberg (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|From the award-winning author of Sandworm comes the propulsive story of a new breed of investigators who have cracked the Bitcoin blockchain, exposing once-anonymous realms of money, drugs, and violence.“A gripping, stranger-than-fiction tale of how a small team of geeks and federal agents cracked what was once thought to be untraceable cryptocurrency.” —Garrett M. Graff, New York Times bestselling author of The Only Plane in the Sky and WatergateOver the last decade, a single innovation has massively fueled digital black markets: cryptocurrency. Crime lords inhabiting lawless corners of the internet have operated more freely—whether in drug dealing, money laundering, or human trafficking—than their analog counterparts could have ever dreamed of. By transacting not in dollars or pounds but in currencies with anonymous ledgers, overseen by no government, beholden to no bankers, these black marketeers have sought to rob law enforcement of their chief method of cracking down on illicit finance: following the money.But what if the centerpiece of this dark economy held a secret, fatal flaw? What if their currency wasn’t so cryptic after all? An investigator using the right mixture of technical wizardry, financial forensics, and old-fashioned persistence could uncover an entire world of wrongdoing.Tracers in the Dark is a story of crime and pursuit unlike any other. With unprecedented access to the major players in federal law enforcement and private industry, veteran cybersecurity reporter Andy Greenberg tells an astonishing saga of criminal empires built and destroyed. He introduces an IRS agent with a defiant streak, a Bitcoin-tracing Danish entrepreneur, and a colorful ensemble of hardboiled agents and prosecutors as they delve deep into the crypto-underworld. The result is a thrilling, globe-spanning story of dirty cops, drug bazaars, trafficking rings, and the biggest takedown of an online narcotics market in the history of the Internet.Utterly of our time, Tracers in the Dark is a cat-and-mouse story and a tale of a technological one-upmanship. Filled with canny maneuvering and shocking twists, it answers a provocative question: How would some of the world’s most brazen criminals behave if they were sure they could never get caught? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Trail_of_the_Lost_The_Relentless_Search_to_Bring_Home_the_Missing_Hikers_of_the_Pacific_Crest_Trail_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Trail_of_the_Lost_The_Relentless_Search_to_Bring_Home_the_Missing_Hikers_of_the_Pacific_Crest_Trail_Kindle_Edition.txt index bbebe2dcca9e37926e672b00e3cd4e6ec402d0c2..dccf8d3329cef08803263acbc920955a71f3cf4f 100644 --- a/bios/Trail_of_the_Lost_The_Relentless_Search_to_Bring_Home_the_Missing_Hikers_of_the_Pacific_Crest_Trail_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Trail_of_the_Lost_The_Relentless_Search_to_Bring_Home_the_Missing_Hikers_of_the_Pacific_Crest_Trail_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|** THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER **** AN AMAZON "BEST BOOKS OF THE MONTH" FOR AUGUST 2023 (Biographies & Memoirs) **From an award-winning former law enforcement park ranger and investigator, this female-driven true crime adventure follows the author’s quest to find missing hikers along the Pacific Crest Trail by pairing up with an eclectic group of unlikely allies. As a park ranger with the National Park Service's law enforcement team, Andrea Lankford led search and rescue missions in some of the most beautiful (and dangerous) landscapes across America, from Yosemite to the Grand Canyon. But though she had the support of the agency, Andrea grew frustrated with the service's bureaucratic idiosyncrasies, and left the force after twelve years. Two decades later, however, she stumbles across a mystery that pulls her right back where she left off: three young men have vanished from the Pacific Crest Trail, the 2,650-mile trek made famous by Cheryl Strayed's Wild, and no one has been able to find them. It’s bugging the hell out of her. Andrea’s concern soon leads her to a wild environment unlike any she’s ever encountered: missing person Facebook groups. Andrea launches an investigation, joining forces with an eclectic team of amateurs who are determined to solve the cases by land and by screen: a mother of the missing, a retired pharmacy manager, and a mapmaker who monitors terrorist activity for the government. Together, they track the activities of kidnappers and murderers, investigate a cult, rescue a psychic in peril, cross paths with an unconventional scientist, and reunite an international fugitive with his family. Searching for the missing is a brutal psychological and physical test with the highest stakes, but eventually their hardships begin to bear strange fruits—ones that lead them to places and people they never saw coming. Beautifully written, heartfelt, and at times harrowing, TRAIL OF THE LOST paints a vivid picture of hiker culture and its complicated relationship with the ever-expanding online realm, all while exploring the power and limits of determination, generosity, and hope. It also offers a deep awe of the natural world, even as it unearths just how vast and treacherous it can be. On the TRAIL OF THE LOST, you may not find what you are looking for, but you will certainly find more than you seek. \ No newline at end of file +Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail Kindle Edition|by Andrea Lankford (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|** THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER **** AN AMAZON "BEST BOOKS OF THE MONTH" FOR AUGUST 2023 (Biographies & Memoirs) **From an award-winning former law enforcement park ranger and investigator, this female-driven true crime adventure follows the author’s quest to find missing hikers along the Pacific Crest Trail by pairing up with an eclectic group of unlikely allies. As a park ranger with the National Park Service's law enforcement team, Andrea Lankford led search and rescue missions in some of the most beautiful (and dangerous) landscapes across America, from Yosemite to the Grand Canyon. But though she had the support of the agency, Andrea grew frustrated with the service's bureaucratic idiosyncrasies, and left the force after twelve years. Two decades later, however, she stumbles across a mystery that pulls her right back where she left off: three young men have vanished from the Pacific Crest Trail, the 2,650-mile trek made famous by Cheryl Strayed's Wild, and no one has been able to find them. It’s bugging the hell out of her. Andrea’s concern soon leads her to a wild environment unlike any she’s ever encountered: missing person Facebook groups. Andrea launches an investigation, joining forces with an eclectic team of amateurs who are determined to solve the cases by land and by screen: a mother of the missing, a retired pharmacy manager, and a mapmaker who monitors terrorist activity for the government. Together, they track the activities of kidnappers and murderers, investigate a cult, rescue a psychic in peril, cross paths with an unconventional scientist, and reunite an international fugitive with his family. Searching for the missing is a brutal psychological and physical test with the highest stakes, but eventually their hardships begin to bear strange fruits—ones that lead them to places and people they never saw coming. Beautifully written, heartfelt, and at times harrowing, TRAIL OF THE LOST paints a vivid picture of hiker culture and its complicated relationship with the ever-expanding online realm, all while exploring the power and limits of determination, generosity, and hope. It also offers a deep awe of the natural world, even as it unearths just how vast and treacherous it can be. On the TRAIL OF THE LOST, you may not find what you are looking for, but you will certainly find more than you seek. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Traitor_King_The_Scandalous_Exile_of_the_Duke_&_Duchess_of_Windsor_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Traitor_King_The_Scandalous_Exile_of_the_Duke_&_Duchess_of_Windsor_Kindle_Edition.txt index 5f3ee44c142c618406808354193ce680d78daad0..0f7e4e415d61f43ae17ed533a52023ea4c108c88 100644 --- a/bios/Traitor_King_The_Scandalous_Exile_of_the_Duke_&_Duchess_of_Windsor_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Traitor_King_The_Scandalous_Exile_of_the_Duke_&_Duchess_of_Windsor_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Drawing upon newly released archives, bestselling biographer Andrew Lownie tells the story of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor's glittering lives after Edward abdicated the throne—a world that was riddled with treachery and betrayal.11 December 1936. The King of England, Edward VIII, has given up his crown, foregoing his duty for the love of Wallis Simpson, an American divorcée. Their courtship has been dogged by controversy and scandal, but with Edward's abdication, they can live happily ever after.But do they? Beginning this astonishing dual biography at the moment that most biographers turn away, bestselling historian Andrew Lownie reveals the dramatic lives of the Windsors post-abdication. This is a story of a royal shut out by his family and forced into exile; of the Nazi attempts to recruit the duke to their cause; and of why the duke, as Governor of the Bahamas, tried to shut down the investigation into the murder of a close friend. It is a story of a couple obsessed with their status, financially exploiting their position, all the while manipulating the media to portray themselves as victims.The Duke and Duchess of Windsor were, in their day, the most glamorous exiles in the world, flitting from sumptuously appointed mansions in the south of France to luxurious residences in Palm Beach. But they were spoiled, selfish people, obsessed with their image, and revelling in adulterous affairs. Drawing upon previously unexplored archives, Lownie shows in dramatic fashion how their glittering world was riddled with treachery and betrayal—and why the royal family never forgave the duke for choosing love over duty \ No newline at end of file +Traitor King: The Scandalous Exile of the Duke & Duchess of Windsor Kindle Edition|by Andrew Lownie (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Drawing upon newly released archives, bestselling biographer Andrew Lownie tells the story of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor's glittering lives after Edward abdicated the throne—a world that was riddled with treachery and betrayal.11 December 1936. The King of England, Edward VIII, has given up his crown, foregoing his duty for the love of Wallis Simpson, an American divorcée. Their courtship has been dogged by controversy and scandal, but with Edward's abdication, they can live happily ever after.But do they? Beginning this astonishing dual biography at the moment that most biographers turn away, bestselling historian Andrew Lownie reveals the dramatic lives of the Windsors post-abdication. This is a story of a royal shut out by his family and forced into exile; of the Nazi attempts to recruit the duke to their cause; and of why the duke, as Governor of the Bahamas, tried to shut down the investigation into the murder of a close friend. It is a story of a couple obsessed with their status, financially exploiting their position, all the while manipulating the media to portray themselves as victims.The Duke and Duchess of Windsor were, in their day, the most glamorous exiles in the world, flitting from sumptuously appointed mansions in the south of France to luxurious residences in Palm Beach. But they were spoiled, selfish people, obsessed with their image, and revelling in adulterous affairs. Drawing upon previously unexplored archives, Lownie shows in dramatic fashion how their glittering world was riddled with treachery and betrayal—and why the royal family never forgave the duke for choosing love over duty \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Transland_Consent_Kink_and_Pleasure_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Transland_Consent_Kink_and_Pleasure_Kindle_Edition.txt index de6ac96b3ad12335c842ba4213afdbcfd77f44d7..912e2d295207b7915e20f2a58708b50063109b2f 100644 --- a/bios/Transland_Consent_Kink_and_Pleasure_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Transland_Consent_Kink_and_Pleasure_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|A memoir of transformation and self-discovery that explores fetish communities from a gender diverse perspective. Transland is a fiery and revealing memoir that explores what happens when a non-binary person goes looking for self-worth and a sense of belonging in fetish subculture, only to find that fetish communities come with just as many problematic rules, expectations, and hierarchies as mainstream ones.Moving from wide-eyed optimism that the fetish community is the promised land to realizing the ways fetish communities—even queer ones—reinforce the commodification of bodies, Mx. Sly examines how BDSM helped them understand and articulate their gender, how kink helped them turn shameful experiences into liberating ones, and how they became disillusioned with the BDSM scene—without rejecting the lessons fetish taught them. The stories in Transland explore PTSD, intergenerational trauma, memory, consent, gender transition and diversity, queer relationships and subculture, and a lot of bondage. An odyssey of kinky hookups (including a charismatic Toronto femdomme, an Aussie rope bondage expert, and the queer sex tourism neighborhood of Bangkok), gender euphoria, and testing the limits of sensual experience, this memoir is a candid exploration of fetish communities and practices and a wandering quest through sensuality toward personal strength and self-reliance. Sexy, gutting, graphic, and existential, Transland is about finding oneself through intense sensations, reaching a point where being hit has diminishing returns, and coming out wiser on the other side.This publication meets the EPUB Accessibility requirements and it also meets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG-AA). It is screen-reader friendly and is accessible to persons with disabilities. This book is defined with accessible structural markup. This book contains various accessibility features such as alternative text for images, table of contents, page-list, landmark, reading order and semantic structure. \ No newline at end of file +Transland: Consent, Kink, and Pleasure Kindle Edition|by Mx. Sly (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|A memoir of transformation and self-discovery that explores fetish communities from a gender diverse perspective. Transland is a fiery and revealing memoir that explores what happens when a non-binary person goes looking for self-worth and a sense of belonging in fetish subculture, only to find that fetish communities come with just as many problematic rules, expectations, and hierarchies as mainstream ones.Moving from wide-eyed optimism that the fetish community is the promised land to realizing the ways fetish communities—even queer ones—reinforce the commodification of bodies, Mx. Sly examines how BDSM helped them understand and articulate their gender, how kink helped them turn shameful experiences into liberating ones, and how they became disillusioned with the BDSM scene—without rejecting the lessons fetish taught them. The stories in Transland explore PTSD, intergenerational trauma, memory, consent, gender transition and diversity, queer relationships and subculture, and a lot of bondage. An odyssey of kinky hookups (including a charismatic Toronto femdomme, an Aussie rope bondage expert, and the queer sex tourism neighborhood of Bangkok), gender euphoria, and testing the limits of sensual experience, this memoir is a candid exploration of fetish communities and practices and a wandering quest through sensuality toward personal strength and self-reliance. Sexy, gutting, graphic, and existential, Transland is about finding oneself through intense sensations, reaching a point where being hit has diminishing returns, and coming out wiser on the other side.This publication meets the EPUB Accessibility requirements and it also meets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG-AA). It is screen-reader friendly and is accessible to persons with disabilities. This book is defined with accessible structural markup. This book contains various accessibility features such as alternative text for images, table of contents, page-list, landmark, reading order and semantic structure. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Travis_Kelce_The_Inspiring_Story_of_One_of_Footballs_Star_Tight_Ends_(Football_Biography_Books)_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Travis_Kelce_The_Inspiring_Story_of_One_of_Footballs_Star_Tight_Ends_(Football_Biography_Books)_Kindle_Edition.txt index 8666e4e21bcb6846d4165477f3dff5b6a24fb21f..d763fa95b7657233080ccad3c8d88a7a28703356 100644 --- a/bios/Travis_Kelce_The_Inspiring_Story_of_One_of_Footballs_Star_Tight_Ends_(Football_Biography_Books)_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Travis_Kelce_The_Inspiring_Story_of_One_of_Footballs_Star_Tight_Ends_(Football_Biography_Books)_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Learn the Inspiring Story of the Kansas City Chiefs' Star Tight End, Travis Kelce!Read on your PC, Mac, smartphone, tablet or Kindle device! One of many riveting reads in the Football Biography Books series by Clayton Geoffreys.In Travis Kelce: The Inspiring Story of One of Football's Star Tight Ends, you'll read about the inspirational story of football’s star, Travis Kelce. Picked by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft, Kelce has had a successful career since then. From 2015 to 2022, he was named to eight consecutive Pro Bowls. In his seventh year playing with the same team, he went on to win his first Super Bowl, establishing himself as one of NFL's premier tight ends. He then won another Super Bowl title in the 2022-23 season.Travis Kelce has also received multiple All-Pro selections and set many NFL milestones. Among these milestones include the most consecutive and most overall seasons with 1,000 yards receiving by a tight end with seven and the fifth player in NFL history to attain the milestone of 10,000 career receiving yards.Pick up this unauthorized football biography today to learn the inspiring story behind star football tight ends, Travis Kelce! This is the perfect football chapter book for sports fans of all ages.This football book explores what makes Travis Kelce great, and what we can learn from his hard work.Here is a preview of what is inside this Travis Kelce book:Chapter 1: Childhood & Early YearsChapter 2: High SchoolChapter 3: College CareerChapter 4: Pro Career: Young Struggles, Stardom, A New Gunslinger in Town, Champions, The Rise of a Dynasty, and Another RunChapter 5: Personal LifeChapter 6: LegacyAn excerpt from this Travis Kelce biography:The tight end position has changed more than any other over the course of the history of the NFL. When the league first started, it wasn’t really even a position. What we know of today as the wide receiver lined up in the spot usually occupied by the tight end, and it was just called an end because it was on the end of the line.But as the forward pass became more popular, the wide receiver left the offensive line and moved further away. A new position was created called the tight end. It was used primarily for blocking purposes. And for decades, that was the only job of the tight end.In the 1960s, Mike Ditka changed the position. He showed that tight ends could be viable receiving options. Tight ends could create matchup nightmares for defenses. If you try to cover them with a linebacker, a good tight end will use his speed and run past the backer. If you try to cover them with a safety or cornerback, tight ends could use their physical stature and box out the smaller defensive back.Did you enjoy this excerpt?If so, be sure to pick up a copy of this football biography book on Travis Kelce today! This is just one of many football biographies by Clayton Geoffreys.Also, be sure to check out Clayton's biography on Patrick Mahomes or George Kittle after you finish this one. \ No newline at end of file +Travis Kelce: The Inspiring Story of One of Football's Star Tight Ends (Football Biography Books) Kindle Edition|by Clayton Geoffreys (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Learn the Inspiring Story of the Kansas City Chiefs' Star Tight End, Travis Kelce!Read on your PC, Mac, smartphone, tablet or Kindle device! One of many riveting reads in the Football Biography Books series by Clayton Geoffreys.In Travis Kelce: The Inspiring Story of One of Football's Star Tight Ends, you'll read about the inspirational story of football’s star, Travis Kelce. Picked by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft, Kelce has had a successful career since then. From 2015 to 2022, he was named to eight consecutive Pro Bowls. In his seventh year playing with the same team, he went on to win his first Super Bowl, establishing himself as one of NFL's premier tight ends. He then won another Super Bowl title in the 2022-23 season.Travis Kelce has also received multiple All-Pro selections and set many NFL milestones. Among these milestones include the most consecutive and most overall seasons with 1,000 yards receiving by a tight end with seven and the fifth player in NFL history to attain the milestone of 10,000 career receiving yards.Pick up this unauthorized football biography today to learn the inspiring story behind star football tight ends, Travis Kelce! This is the perfect football chapter book for sports fans of all ages.This football book explores what makes Travis Kelce great, and what we can learn from his hard work.Here is a preview of what is inside this Travis Kelce book:Chapter 1: Childhood & Early YearsChapter 2: High SchoolChapter 3: College CareerChapter 4: Pro Career: Young Struggles, Stardom, A New Gunslinger in Town, Champions, The Rise of a Dynasty, and Another RunChapter 5: Personal LifeChapter 6: LegacyAn excerpt from this Travis Kelce biography:The tight end position has changed more than any other over the course of the history of the NFL. When the league first started, it wasn’t really even a position. What we know of today as the wide receiver lined up in the spot usually occupied by the tight end, and it was just called an end because it was on the end of the line.But as the forward pass became more popular, the wide receiver left the offensive line and moved further away. A new position was created called the tight end. It was used primarily for blocking purposes. And for decades, that was the only job of the tight end.In the 1960s, Mike Ditka changed the position. He showed that tight ends could be viable receiving options. Tight ends could create matchup nightmares for defenses. If you try to cover them with a linebacker, a good tight end will use his speed and run past the backer. If you try to cover them with a safety or cornerback, tight ends could use their physical stature and box out the smaller defensive back.Did you enjoy this excerpt?If so, be sure to pick up a copy of this football biography book on Travis Kelce today! This is just one of many football biographies by Clayton Geoffreys.Also, be sure to check out Clayton's biography on Patrick Mahomes or George Kittle after you finish this one. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Triumph_of_Hope_From_Theresienstadt_and_Auschwitz_to_Israel_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Triumph_of_Hope_From_Theresienstadt_and_Auschwitz_to_Israel_Kindle_Edition.txt index eeb6f69d7438dde013a04a73c20c8a16dad46062..c028738c8d5c3ce26d9e37d80b65442c2239ca3d 100644 --- a/bios/Triumph_of_Hope_From_Theresienstadt_and_Auschwitz_to_Israel_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Triumph_of_Hope_From_Theresienstadt_and_Auschwitz_to_Israel_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Triumph of Hope From Theresienstadt and Auschwitz to IsraelNow available in English, here is the award-winning and internationally acclaimed testament of a Jewish woman who was taken to Auschwitz while several months pregnant, where she was forced to confront perhaps the most agonizing choice ever imposed upon any woman, upon any human being, so that both she and her newborn infant should not die in a Nazi "medical" experiment personally conducted by the infamous Dr. Josef Mengele. And just as vividly, Ruth Elias recounts the aftermath of her imprisonment, and the difficult path to a new life in a new land: Israel, where new challenges, new obstacles awaited."One of the most powerful memoirs provided to us by a survivor." --Indiana Jewish Post and Opinion"Well-written...not only provides a remarkably honest picture of the unspeakable reality of living in ghettos and slave-labor and death camps, but also what it meant to be Jewish in Europe in the 1920s and 1930s...This is one of the best Holocaust memoirs I have read." --Washington Jewish Week"The understated tone of this memoir adds to the author's powerful re-creation of her life as a young Czechoslovak Jewish woman during the Holocaust." --Publishers Weekly \ No newline at end of file +Triumph of Hope: From Theresienstadt and Auschwitz to Israel Kindle Edition|by Ruth Elias (Author), Margot Bettauer Dembo (Translator) Format: Kindle Edition|Triumph of Hope From Theresienstadt and Auschwitz to IsraelNow available in English, here is the award-winning and internationally acclaimed testament of a Jewish woman who was taken to Auschwitz while several months pregnant, where she was forced to confront perhaps the most agonizing choice ever imposed upon any woman, upon any human being, so that both she and her newborn infant should not die in a Nazi "medical" experiment personally conducted by the infamous Dr. Josef Mengele. And just as vividly, Ruth Elias recounts the aftermath of her imprisonment, and the difficult path to a new life in a new land: Israel, where new challenges, new obstacles awaited."One of the most powerful memoirs provided to us by a survivor." --Indiana Jewish Post and Opinion"Well-written...not only provides a remarkably honest picture of the unspeakable reality of living in ghettos and slave-labor and death camps, but also what it meant to be Jewish in Europe in the 1920s and 1930s...This is one of the best Holocaust memoirs I have read." --Washington Jewish Week"The understated tone of this memoir adds to the author's powerful re-creation of her life as a young Czechoslovak Jewish woman during the Holocaust." --Publishers Weekly \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Troublemaker_Surviving_Hollywood_and_Scientology_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Troublemaker_Surviving_Hollywood_and_Scientology_Kindle_Edition.txt index ae85f765401daa16a86092dc6e3829ec531d5957..4dd7a66963dac7edaf8a3162ec5d3c61c82aba00 100644 --- a/bios/Troublemaker_Surviving_Hollywood_and_Scientology_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Troublemaker_Surviving_Hollywood_and_Scientology_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An eye-opening, no-holds-barred memoir about life in the Church of Scientology, now with a new afterword by the author—the outspoken actress and star of the A&E docuseries Leah Remini: Scientology and the AftermathLeah Remini has never been the type to hold her tongue. That willingness to speak her mind, stand her ground, and rattle the occasional cage has enabled this tough-talking girl from Brooklyn to forge an enduring and successful career in Hollywood. But being a troublemaker has come at a cost.That was never more evident than in 2013, when Remini loudly and publicly broke with the Church of Scientology. Now, in this frank, funny, poignant memoir, the former King of Queens star opens up about that experience for the first time, revealing the in-depth details of her painful split with the church and its controversial practices.Indoctrinated into the church as a child while living with her mother and sister in New York, Remini eventually moved to Los Angeles, where her dreams of becoming an actress and advancing Scientology’s causes grew increasingly intertwined. As an adult, she found the success she’d worked so hard for, and with it a prominent place in the hierarchy of celebrity Scientologists alongside people such as Tom Cruise, Scientology’s most high-profile adherent. Remini spent time directly with Cruise and was included among the guests at his 2006 wedding to Katie Holmes.But when she began to raise questions about some of the church’s actions, she found herself a target. In the end, she was declared by the church to be a threat to their organization and therefore a “Suppressive Person,” and as a result, all of her fellow parishioners—including members of her own family—were told to disconnect from her. Forever.Bold, brash, and bravely confessional, Troublemaker chronicles Leah Remini’s remarkable journey toward emotional and spiritual freedom, both for herself and for her family. This is a memoir designed to reveal the hard-won truths of a life lived honestly—from an author unafraid of the consequences.Praise for Troublemaker“An aggressively honest memoir . . . Troublemaker is the most raw and revealing Scientology memoir to date.” Entertainment Weekly“Leah’s story is a juicy, inside-Hollywood read, but it’s more than that. It’s a moving story about the value of questioning authority and how one woman survived a profound crisis of faith.” People“Remini [offers] up some juicy tidbits from her decades in the church.” Newsweek \ No newline at end of file +Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology Kindle Edition|by Leah Remini (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An eye-opening, no-holds-barred memoir about life in the Church of Scientology, now with a new afterword by the author—the outspoken actress and star of the A&E docuseries Leah Remini: Scientology and the AftermathLeah Remini has never been the type to hold her tongue. That willingness to speak her mind, stand her ground, and rattle the occasional cage has enabled this tough-talking girl from Brooklyn to forge an enduring and successful career in Hollywood. But being a troublemaker has come at a cost.That was never more evident than in 2013, when Remini loudly and publicly broke with the Church of Scientology. Now, in this frank, funny, poignant memoir, the former King of Queens star opens up about that experience for the first time, revealing the in-depth details of her painful split with the church and its controversial practices.Indoctrinated into the church as a child while living with her mother and sister in New York, Remini eventually moved to Los Angeles, where her dreams of becoming an actress and advancing Scientology’s causes grew increasingly intertwined. As an adult, she found the success she’d worked so hard for, and with it a prominent place in the hierarchy of celebrity Scientologists alongside people such as Tom Cruise, Scientology’s most high-profile adherent. Remini spent time directly with Cruise and was included among the guests at his 2006 wedding to Katie Holmes.But when she began to raise questions about some of the church’s actions, she found herself a target. In the end, she was declared by the church to be a threat to their organization and therefore a “Suppressive Person,” and as a result, all of her fellow parishioners—including members of her own family—were told to disconnect from her. Forever.Bold, brash, and bravely confessional, Troublemaker chronicles Leah Remini’s remarkable journey toward emotional and spiritual freedom, both for herself and for her family. This is a memoir designed to reveal the hard-won truths of a life lived honestly—from an author unafraid of the consequences.Praise for Troublemaker“An aggressively honest memoir . . . Troublemaker is the most raw and revealing Scientology memoir to date.” Entertainment Weekly“Leah’s story is a juicy, inside-Hollywood read, but it’s more than that. It’s a moving story about the value of questioning authority and how one woman survived a profound crisis of faith.” People“Remini [offers] up some juicy tidbits from her decades in the church.” Newsweek \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/True_Believer_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_Stan_Lee_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/True_Believer_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_Stan_Lee_Kindle_Edition.txt index bfe486eef1eaf4ab371f62c97368b389e14a1a61..1b36a6905afc231d506a816c496fbb134a7c4105 100644 --- a/bios/True_Believer_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_Stan_Lee_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/True_Believer_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_Stan_Lee_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The definitive, revelatory biography of Marvel Comics icon Stan Lee, a writer and entrepreneur who reshaped global pop culture—at a steep personal cost HUGO AWARD FINALIST • EISNER AWARD NOMINEE • “A biography that reads like a thriller or a whodunit . . . scrupulously honest, deeply damning, and sometimes even heartbreaking.”—Neil GaimanStan Lee was one of the most famous and beloved entertainers to emerge from the twentieth century. He served as head editor of Marvel Comics for three decades and, in that time, became known as the creator of more pieces of internationally recognizable intellectual property than nearly anyone: Spider-Man, the Avengers, the X-Men, Black Panther, the Incredible Hulk . . . the list goes on. His carnival-barker marketing prowess helped save the comic-book industry and superhero fiction. His cameos in Marvel movies have charmed billions. When he died in 2018, grief poured in from around the world, further cementing his legacy.But what if Stan Lee wasn’t who he said he was? To craft the definitive biography of Lee, Abraham Riesman conducted more than 150 interviews and investigated thousands of pages of private documents, turning up never-before-published revelations about Lee’s life and work. True Believer tackles tough questions: Did Lee actually create the characters he gained fame for creating? Was he complicit in millions of dollars’ worth of fraud in his post-Marvel life? Which members of the cavalcade of grifters who surrounded him were most responsible for the misery of his final days?And, above all, what drove this man to achieve so much yet always boast of more? \ No newline at end of file +True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee Kindle Edition|by Abraham Riesman (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The definitive, revelatory biography of Marvel Comics icon Stan Lee, a writer and entrepreneur who reshaped global pop culture—at a steep personal cost HUGO AWARD FINALIST • EISNER AWARD NOMINEE • “A biography that reads like a thriller or a whodunit . . . scrupulously honest, deeply damning, and sometimes even heartbreaking.”—Neil GaimanStan Lee was one of the most famous and beloved entertainers to emerge from the twentieth century. He served as head editor of Marvel Comics for three decades and, in that time, became known as the creator of more pieces of internationally recognizable intellectual property than nearly anyone: Spider-Man, the Avengers, the X-Men, Black Panther, the Incredible Hulk . . . the list goes on. His carnival-barker marketing prowess helped save the comic-book industry and superhero fiction. His cameos in Marvel movies have charmed billions. When he died in 2018, grief poured in from around the world, further cementing his legacy.But what if Stan Lee wasn’t who he said he was? To craft the definitive biography of Lee, Abraham Riesman conducted more than 150 interviews and investigated thousands of pages of private documents, turning up never-before-published revelations about Lee’s life and work. True Believer tackles tough questions: Did Lee actually create the characters he gained fame for creating? Was he complicit in millions of dollars’ worth of fraud in his post-Marvel life? Which members of the cavalcade of grifters who surrounded him were most responsible for the misery of his final days?And, above all, what drove this man to achieve so much yet always boast of more? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/True_Reconciliation_How_to_Be_a_Force_for_Change_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/True_Reconciliation_How_to_Be_a_Force_for_Change_Kindle_Edition.txt index 1a21ae7563612a5f5568daba6f6f8ed8de872fe0..2295adb463dacb4f2f00c5eb097eb40f47c0f651 100644 --- a/bios/True_Reconciliation_How_to_Be_a_Force_for_Change_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/True_Reconciliation_How_to_Be_a_Force_for_Change_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom the #1 bestselling author of 'Indian' in the Cabinet, a groundbreaking and accessible roadmap to advancing true reconciliation across Canada.There is one question Canadians have asked Jody Wilson-Raybould more than any other: What can I do to help advance reconciliation? It is clear that people from all over the country want to take concrete and tan­gible action that will make real change. We just need to know how to get started. This book provides that next step. For Wilson-Raybould, what individuals and organizations need to do to advance true reconciliation is self-evident, accessible, and achievable. True Reconciliation is broken down into three core practices—Learn, Understand, and Act—that can be applied by individuals, communities, organiza­tions, and governments.The practices are based not only on the historical and con­temporary experience of Indigenous peoples in their relentless efforts to effect transformative change and decolonization, but also on the deep understanding and expertise about what has been effective in the past, what we are doing right, and wrong, today, and what our collective future requires. Fundamental to a shared way of thinking is an understand­ing of the Indigenous experience throughout the story of Canada. In a manner that reflects how work is done in the Big House, True Reconciliation features an “oral” history of these lands, told through Indigenous and non-Indigenous voices from our past and present.The ultimate and attainable goal of True Reconciliation is to break down the silos we’ve created that prevent meaning­ful change, to be empowered to increasingly act as “inbe­tweeners,” and to take full advantage of this moment in our history to positively transform the country into a place we can all be proud of. \ No newline at end of file +True Reconciliation: How to Be a Force for Change Kindle Edition|by Jody Wilson-Raybould (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom the #1 bestselling author of 'Indian' in the Cabinet, a groundbreaking and accessible roadmap to advancing true reconciliation across Canada.There is one question Canadians have asked Jody Wilson-Raybould more than any other: What can I do to help advance reconciliation? It is clear that people from all over the country want to take concrete and tan­gible action that will make real change. We just need to know how to get started. This book provides that next step. For Wilson-Raybould, what individuals and organizations need to do to advance true reconciliation is self-evident, accessible, and achievable. True Reconciliation is broken down into three core practices—Learn, Understand, and Act—that can be applied by individuals, communities, organiza­tions, and governments.The practices are based not only on the historical and con­temporary experience of Indigenous peoples in their relentless efforts to effect transformative change and decolonization, but also on the deep understanding and expertise about what has been effective in the past, what we are doing right, and wrong, today, and what our collective future requires. Fundamental to a shared way of thinking is an understand­ing of the Indigenous experience throughout the story of Canada. In a manner that reflects how work is done in the Big House, True Reconciliation features an “oral” history of these lands, told through Indigenous and non-Indigenous voices from our past and present.The ultimate and attainable goal of True Reconciliation is to break down the silos we’ve created that prevent meaning­ful change, to be empowered to increasingly act as “inbe­tweeners,” and to take full advantage of this moment in our history to positively transform the country into a place we can all be proud of. \ No newline at end of file diff --git "a/bios/Tu_t\303\251criras_NON_dans_le_front_Le_combat_de_St\303\251phanie_Raymond_contre_les_Forces_arm\303\251es_canadiennes_(French_Edition)_Kindle_Edition.txt" "b/bios/Tu_t\303\251criras_NON_dans_le_front_Le_combat_de_St\303\251phanie_Raymond_contre_les_Forces_arm\303\251es_canadiennes_(French_Edition)_Kindle_Edition.txt" index e4dd2d3479610cb36c51ff711ea0ea0a1fa50fbb..d5dab4728d6bb6eddf3d57a1ccc888f8547d7007 100644 --- "a/bios/Tu_t\303\251criras_NON_dans_le_front_Le_combat_de_St\303\251phanie_Raymond_contre_les_Forces_arm\303\251es_canadiennes_(French_Edition)_Kindle_Edition.txt" +++ "b/bios/Tu_t\303\251criras_NON_dans_le_front_Le_combat_de_St\303\251phanie_Raymond_contre_les_Forces_arm\303\251es_canadiennes_(French_Edition)_Kindle_Edition.txt" @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|«Non, vous ne m'avez pas détruite.»Le 15 décembre 2011, la caporale Stéphanie Raymond, une employée modèle et destinée à une longue carrière dans les Forces armées canadiennes, est agressée sexuellement par un supérieur de son régiment dans un manège militaire. Malgré une preuve accablante, l'armée souhaite étouffer l'affaire. Il faudra presque trois ans à la jeune femme pour que sa plainte soit entendue, période durant laquelle elle sera ridiculisée, humiliée, victime de représailles.Son combat lui coûtera sa réputation et sa carrière militaire. Elle mettra au total dix longues années pour faire entendre sa version des faits, notamment en cour martiale et en Cour suprême, et voir son agresseur condamné. Cet ouvrage raconte son histoire, qui non seulement a ouvert une véritable boîte de Pandore sur les inconduites sexuelles au sein de l'armée, mais a aussi mené à une réflexion sur les jeux de pouvoir et les conséquences des violences faites aux femmes dans des milieux principalement dirigés par des hommes.Voilà le récit troublant et choquant d'une combattante. Une vraie. \ No newline at end of file +Tu t'écriras NON dans le front: Le combat de Stéphanie Raymond contre les Forces armées canadiennes (French Edition) Kindle Edition|French edition by Claudie Côté (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|«Non, vous ne m'avez pas détruite.»Le 15 décembre 2011, la caporale Stéphanie Raymond, une employée modèle et destinée à une longue carrière dans les Forces armées canadiennes, est agressée sexuellement par un supérieur de son régiment dans un manège militaire. Malgré une preuve accablante, l'armée souhaite étouffer l'affaire. Il faudra presque trois ans à la jeune femme pour que sa plainte soit entendue, période durant laquelle elle sera ridiculisée, humiliée, victime de représailles.Son combat lui coûtera sa réputation et sa carrière militaire. Elle mettra au total dix longues années pour faire entendre sa version des faits, notamment en cour martiale et en Cour suprême, et voir son agresseur condamné. Cet ouvrage raconte son histoire, qui non seulement a ouvert une véritable boîte de Pandore sur les inconduites sexuelles au sein de l'armée, mais a aussi mené à une réflexion sur les jeux de pouvoir et les conséquences des violences faites aux femmes dans des milieux principalement dirigés par des hommes.Voilà le récit troublant et choquant d'une combattante. Une vraie. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Tucker_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Tucker_Kindle_Edition.txt index 5c48b7f236cdb15a17ea5f69d369c5c324a9a2b2..8ac8ecfee94d802857e35921054e9aae1a37fea0 100644 --- a/bios/Tucker_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Tucker_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|For tens of millions of Americans, Tucker Carlson was long the only voice on cable news providing a counternarrative to establishment Washington and the mainstream press on the most important issues of our time: the Covid-19 vaccine, January 6th, the Ukraine war, even UFOs, just to name a few.His ratings -- the highest in cable news history -- spoke for themselves. But if there remained any doubt as to the esteem in which Carlson is held, not just by conservatives, but by all who feel alienated by our imperious and self-serving ruling class, it was evident in the outpouring of grief and anger that came with his abrupt firing from Fox News.Who is Tucker Carlson off camera? How did his upbringing contribute to who he is today? What motivates the man who has been (and will surely reemerge) as the most influential and, in the establishment’s eyes, the most dangerous voice in American politics and culture?Author Chadwick Moore was granted unprecedented access to Carlson’s professional and personal life. Based on hundreds of hours of interviews with Carlson, his family, colleagues, acquaintances, and enemies, Tucker offers an inside look into one of the most beloved -- and polarizing -- media figures of our time. \ No newline at end of file +Tucker Kindle Edition|by Chadwick Moore (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|For tens of millions of Americans, Tucker Carlson was long the only voice on cable news providing a counternarrative to establishment Washington and the mainstream press on the most important issues of our time: the Covid-19 vaccine, January 6th, the Ukraine war, even UFOs, just to name a few.His ratings -- the highest in cable news history -- spoke for themselves. But if there remained any doubt as to the esteem in which Carlson is held, not just by conservatives, but by all who feel alienated by our imperious and self-serving ruling class, it was evident in the outpouring of grief and anger that came with his abrupt firing from Fox News.Who is Tucker Carlson off camera? How did his upbringing contribute to who he is today? What motivates the man who has been (and will surely reemerge) as the most influential and, in the establishment’s eyes, the most dangerous voice in American politics and culture?Author Chadwick Moore was granted unprecedented access to Carlson’s professional and personal life. Based on hundreds of hours of interviews with Carlson, his family, colleagues, acquaintances, and enemies, Tucker offers an inside look into one of the most beloved -- and polarizing -- media figures of our time. \ No newline at end of file diff --git "a/bios/Tudo_passar\303\241_A_vida_de_Nelson_Ned_o_Pequeno_Gigante_da_Can\303\247\303\243o_(Portuguese_Edition)_Kindle_Edition.txt" "b/bios/Tudo_passar\303\241_A_vida_de_Nelson_Ned_o_Pequeno_Gigante_da_Can\303\247\303\243o_(Portuguese_Edition)_Kindle_Edition.txt" index 345f30c7f400f05b579d801cf8e9ace2b085d6b4..43c61eb632005f76f84c927432b1a7718874804d 100644 --- "a/bios/Tudo_passar\303\241_A_vida_de_Nelson_Ned_o_Pequeno_Gigante_da_Can\303\247\303\243o_(Portuguese_Edition)_Kindle_Edition.txt" +++ "b/bios/Tudo_passar\303\241_A_vida_de_Nelson_Ned_o_Pequeno_Gigante_da_Can\303\247\303\243o_(Portuguese_Edition)_Kindle_Edition.txt" @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Pela primeira vez, a história de Nelson Ned, que arrebatou uma multidão de fãs no Brasil e no mundo, reconstituída por completo.Em Tudo passará, o jornalista André Barcinski reconstitui a fascinante biografia do cantor Nelson Ned desde a infância — incluindo o diagnóstico de displasia espondiloepifisária, que lhe causaria dores crônicas — até seus últimos dias em uma clínica de repouso. Essa trajetória inclui a breve passagem pelo Rio de Janeiro na adolescência; a mudança para São Paulo sob as bênçãos de Chacrinha; o contrato com o empresário Genival Melo e os percalços do início da carreira; a fama nacional e internacional; os casamentos conturbados e a paternidade; a relação com o nanismo; o feroz embate com a imprensa, com a Jovem Guarda e a turma da bossa nova; a posterior conversão de Nelson Ned à igreja evangélica e o ostracismo. Têm destaque ainda os anos 1970, quando o cantor vivia uma rotina insana na companhia de figuras como General Durazo, Baby Doc e Pablo Escobar.Ilustrada por imagens inéditas, esta é enfim a história do homem cuja voz embalou o Brasil dos anos 1970 a 1990."Nelson Ned foi um dos maiores artistas de seu tempo. A música romântica foi tachada por parte da crítica como brega, alienada. Mas era a que escutávamos no radinho de pilha, no quartinho da empregada, na portaria, no táxi, nos bordéis. Era o que nos fazia suspirar." — Marcelo Rubens Paiva \ No newline at end of file +Tudo passará: A vida de Nelson Ned, o Pequeno Gigante da Canção (Portuguese Edition) Kindle Edition|Portuguese edition by André Barcinski (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Pela primeira vez, a história de Nelson Ned, que arrebatou uma multidão de fãs no Brasil e no mundo, reconstituída por completo.Em Tudo passará, o jornalista André Barcinski reconstitui a fascinante biografia do cantor Nelson Ned desde a infância — incluindo o diagnóstico de displasia espondiloepifisária, que lhe causaria dores crônicas — até seus últimos dias em uma clínica de repouso. Essa trajetória inclui a breve passagem pelo Rio de Janeiro na adolescência; a mudança para São Paulo sob as bênçãos de Chacrinha; o contrato com o empresário Genival Melo e os percalços do início da carreira; a fama nacional e internacional; os casamentos conturbados e a paternidade; a relação com o nanismo; o feroz embate com a imprensa, com a Jovem Guarda e a turma da bossa nova; a posterior conversão de Nelson Ned à igreja evangélica e o ostracismo. Têm destaque ainda os anos 1970, quando o cantor vivia uma rotina insana na companhia de figuras como General Durazo, Baby Doc e Pablo Escobar.Ilustrada por imagens inéditas, esta é enfim a história do homem cuja voz embalou o Brasil dos anos 1970 a 1990."Nelson Ned foi um dos maiores artistas de seu tempo. A música romântica foi tachada por parte da crítica como brega, alienada. Mas era a que escutávamos no radinho de pilha, no quartinho da empregada, na portaria, no táxi, nos bordéis. Era o que nos fazia suspirar." — Marcelo Rubens Paiva \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Tuesdays_with_Morrie_An_Old_Man_a_Young_Man_and_Lifes_Greatest_Lesson_25th_Anniversary_Edition_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Tuesdays_with_Morrie_An_Old_Man_a_Young_Man_and_Lifes_Greatest_Lesson_25th_Anniversary_Edition_Kindle_Edition.txt index 690725333ff0df3b8070a2f75528200f632c93d6..4ee811bf4ecf077d583881b1bb48ebb4ae8ba575 100644 --- a/bios/Tuesdays_with_Morrie_An_Old_Man_a_Young_Man_and_Lifes_Greatest_Lesson_25th_Anniversary_Edition_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Tuesdays_with_Morrie_An_Old_Man_a_Young_Man_and_Lifes_Greatest_Lesson_25th_Anniversary_Edition_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A special 25th anniversary edition of the beloved book that has changed millions of lives with the story of an unforgettable friendship, the timeless wisdom of older generations, and healing lessons on loss and grief—featuring a new afterword by the author “A wonderful book, a story of the heart told by a writer with soul.”—Los Angeles Times “The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.” Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher, or a colleague. Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, helped you see the world as a more profound place, gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it. For Mitch Albom, that person was his college professor Morrie Schwartz.Maybe, like Mitch, you lost track of this mentor as you made your way, and the insights faded, and the world seemed colder. Wouldn’t you like to see that person again, ask the bigger questions that still haunt you, receive wisdom for your busy life today the way you once did when you were younger?Mitch Albom had that second chance. He rediscovered Morrie in the last months of the older man’s life. Knowing he was dying, Morrie visited with Mitch in his study every Tuesday, just as they used to back in college. Their rekindled relationship turned into one final “class”: lessons in how to live. “The truth is, Mitch,” he said, “once you learn how to die, you learn how to live.”Tuesdays with Morrie is a magical chronicle of their time together, through which Mitch shares Morrie’s lasting gift with the world. \ No newline at end of file +Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson, 25th Anniversary Edition Kindle Edition|by Mitch Albom (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A special 25th anniversary edition of the beloved book that has changed millions of lives with the story of an unforgettable friendship, the timeless wisdom of older generations, and healing lessons on loss and grief—featuring a new afterword by the author “A wonderful book, a story of the heart told by a writer with soul.”—Los Angeles Times “The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.” Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher, or a colleague. Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, helped you see the world as a more profound place, gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it. For Mitch Albom, that person was his college professor Morrie Schwartz.Maybe, like Mitch, you lost track of this mentor as you made your way, and the insights faded, and the world seemed colder. Wouldn’t you like to see that person again, ask the bigger questions that still haunt you, receive wisdom for your busy life today the way you once did when you were younger?Mitch Albom had that second chance. He rediscovered Morrie in the last months of the older man’s life. Knowing he was dying, Morrie visited with Mitch in his study every Tuesday, just as they used to back in college. Their rekindled relationship turned into one final “class”: lessons in how to live. “The truth is, Mitch,” he said, “once you learn how to die, you learn how to live.”Tuesdays with Morrie is a magical chronicle of their time together, through which Mitch shares Morrie’s lasting gift with the world. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Turn_the_Ship_Around!_A_True_Story_of_Turning_Followers_into_Leaders_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Turn_the_Ship_Around!_A_True_Story_of_Turning_Followers_into_Leaders_Kindle_Edition.txt index 2a954b9c8ef7247110fe839e317b6adc7de6ab7b..b3e69413d23abb34647b90849f1901eaa342526d 100644 --- a/bios/Turn_the_Ship_Around!_A_True_Story_of_Turning_Followers_into_Leaders_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Turn_the_Ship_Around!_A_True_Story_of_Turning_Followers_into_Leaders_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|“One of the 12 best business books of all time…. Timeless principles of empowering leadership.” – USA Today"The best how-to manual anywhere for managers on delegating, training, and driving flawless execution.” —FORTUNESince Turn the Ship Around! was published in 2013, hundreds of thousands of readers have been inspired by former Navy captain David Marquet’s true story. Many have applied his insights to their own organizations, creating workplaces where everyone takes responsibility for his or her actions, where followers grow to become leaders, and where happier teams drive dramatically better results.Marquet was a Naval Academy graduate and an experienced officer when selected for submarine command. Trained to give orders in the traditional model of “know all–tell all” leadership, he faced a new wrinkle when he was shifted to the Santa Fe, a nuclear-powered submarine. Facing the high-stress environment of a sub where there’s little margin for error, he was determined to reverse the trends he found on the Santa Fe: poor morale, poor performance, and the worst retention rate in the fleet.Almost immediately, Marquet ran into trouble when he unknowingly gave an impossible order, and his crew tried to follow it anyway. When he asked why, the answer was: “Because you told me to.” Marquet realized that while he had been trained for a different submarine, his crew had been trained to do what they were told—a deadly combination.That’s when Marquet flipped the leadership model on its head and pushed for leadership at every level. Turn the Ship Around! reveals how the Santa Fe skyrocketed from worst to first in the fleet by challenging the U.S. Navy’s traditional leader-follower approach. Struggling against his own instincts to take control, he instead achieved the vastly more powerful model of giving control to his subordinates, and creating leaders.Before long, each member of Marquet’s crew became a leader and assumed responsibility for everything he did, from clerical tasks to crucial combat decisions. The crew became completely engaged, contributing their full intellectual capacity every day. The Santa Fe set records for performance, morale, and retention. And over the next decade, a highly disproportionate number of the officers of the Santa Fe were selected to become submarine commanders.Whether you need a major change of course or just a tweak of the rudder, you can apply Marquet’s methods to turn your own ship around. \ No newline at end of file +Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders Kindle Edition|by L. David Marquet (Author), Stephen R. Covey (Foreword) Format: Kindle Edition|“One of the 12 best business books of all time…. Timeless principles of empowering leadership.” – USA Today"The best how-to manual anywhere for managers on delegating, training, and driving flawless execution.” —FORTUNESince Turn the Ship Around! was published in 2013, hundreds of thousands of readers have been inspired by former Navy captain David Marquet’s true story. Many have applied his insights to their own organizations, creating workplaces where everyone takes responsibility for his or her actions, where followers grow to become leaders, and where happier teams drive dramatically better results.Marquet was a Naval Academy graduate and an experienced officer when selected for submarine command. Trained to give orders in the traditional model of “know all–tell all” leadership, he faced a new wrinkle when he was shifted to the Santa Fe, a nuclear-powered submarine. Facing the high-stress environment of a sub where there’s little margin for error, he was determined to reverse the trends he found on the Santa Fe: poor morale, poor performance, and the worst retention rate in the fleet.Almost immediately, Marquet ran into trouble when he unknowingly gave an impossible order, and his crew tried to follow it anyway. When he asked why, the answer was: “Because you told me to.” Marquet realized that while he had been trained for a different submarine, his crew had been trained to do what they were told—a deadly combination.That’s when Marquet flipped the leadership model on its head and pushed for leadership at every level. Turn the Ship Around! reveals how the Santa Fe skyrocketed from worst to first in the fleet by challenging the U.S. Navy’s traditional leader-follower approach. Struggling against his own instincts to take control, he instead achieved the vastly more powerful model of giving control to his subordinates, and creating leaders.Before long, each member of Marquet’s crew became a leader and assumed responsibility for everything he did, from clerical tasks to crucial combat decisions. The crew became completely engaged, contributing their full intellectual capacity every day. The Santa Fe set records for performance, morale, and retention. And over the next decade, a highly disproportionate number of the officers of the Santa Fe were selected to become submarine commanders.Whether you need a major change of course or just a tweak of the rudder, you can apply Marquet’s methods to turn your own ship around. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Twelve_Against_the_Gods_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Twelve_Against_the_Gods_Kindle_Edition.txt index b1ebaff559670c7316c1aecd0635b5020dc0db1b..d3c6e9dbacc46d03dbf1930f47658e190fc603b9 100644 --- a/bios/Twelve_Against_the_Gods_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Twelve_Against_the_Gods_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Recommended by Elon Musk as a key book that inspired him. This book is intended to elucidate history somewhat, more to illustrate it, to honor without hypocrisy the deeds of men and women whose destiny was larger, if not deeper than our own. Above all to shake loose the perception of the adventurer in us and of us in the adventurer. \ No newline at end of file +Twelve Against the Gods Kindle Edition|by William Bolitho (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Recommended by Elon Musk as a key book that inspired him. This book is intended to elucidate history somewhat, more to illustrate it, to honor without hypocrisy the deeds of men and women whose destiny was larger, if not deeper than our own. Above all to shake loose the perception of the adventurer in us and of us in the adventurer. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Twelve_Patients_Life_and_Death_at_Bellevue_Hospital_(The_Inspiration_for_the_NBC_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Twelve_Patients_Life_and_Death_at_Bellevue_Hospital_(The_Inspiration_for_the_NBC_Kindle_Edition.txt index c5be050ec9ac4f67318b1a9ca444eaf771c26f8a..b6085c559303a69e3ee10c54b3560701d0af090d 100644 --- a/bios/Twelve_Patients_Life_and_Death_at_Bellevue_Hospital_(The_Inspiration_for_the_NBC_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Twelve_Patients_Life_and_Death_at_Bellevue_Hospital_(The_Inspiration_for_the_NBC_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|In the spirit of Oliver Sacks and the inspiration for the NBC drama New Amsterdam, this intensely involving memoir from a Medical Director of Bellevue Hospital looks poignantly at patients' lives and highlights the complex mind-body connection.Using the plights of twelve very different patients--from dignitaries at the nearby UN, to supermax prisoners at Riker's Island, to illegal immigrants, and Wall Street tycoons--Dr. Eric Manheimer "offers far more than remarkable medical dramas: he blends each patient's personal experiences with their social implications" (Publishers Weekly).Manheimer is not only the medical director of the country's oldest public hospital, but he is also a patient. As the book unfolds, the narrator is diagnosed with cancer, and he is forced to wrestle with the end of his own life even as he struggles to save the lives of others. \ No newline at end of file +Twelve Patients: Life and Death at Bellevue Hospital (The Inspiration for the NBC Kindle Edition|by Eric Manheimer (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|In the spirit of Oliver Sacks and the inspiration for the NBC drama New Amsterdam, this intensely involving memoir from a Medical Director of Bellevue Hospital looks poignantly at patients' lives and highlights the complex mind-body connection.Using the plights of twelve very different patients--from dignitaries at the nearby UN, to supermax prisoners at Riker's Island, to illegal immigrants, and Wall Street tycoons--Dr. Eric Manheimer "offers far more than remarkable medical dramas: he blends each patient's personal experiences with their social implications" (Publishers Weekly).Manheimer is not only the medical director of the country's oldest public hospital, but he is also a patient. As the book unfolds, the narrator is diagnosed with cancer, and he is forced to wrestle with the end of his own life even as he struggles to save the lives of others. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Two_Roads_Home_Hitler_Stalin_and_the_Miraculous_Survival_of_My_Family_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Two_Roads_Home_Hitler_Stalin_and_the_Miraculous_Survival_of_My_Family_Kindle_Edition.txt index c2e364cbdb610b9622c8d53df93d36af61eb461e..58900325c35deb9f28a906c048df1e8f70b20ea8 100644 --- a/bios/Two_Roads_Home_Hitler_Stalin_and_the_Miraculous_Survival_of_My_Family_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Two_Roads_Home_Hitler_Stalin_and_the_Miraculous_Survival_of_My_Family_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|"Hair-raising... includes not just Hitler’s depredations but Stalin’s too—a double measure of evil."—The Wall Street JournalAn epic and uplifting World War II family history of resistance that spans Europe, telling of two happy families uprooted by war, their incredible suffering under Hitler and Stalin, and the near-miraculous survival stories of the author's mother and father."Moving and important."—Robert Harris, author of Act of OblivionIn Two Roads Home beloved British journalist Daniel Finkelstein tells the extraordinary story of the years before his mother met his father—years of war and trials they barely survived.Daniel Finkelstein's grandfather was a German Jewish intellectual leader who tolled an early warning of the impending Holocaust and became an archivist of Nazi crimes. He relocated his family to safety in Amsterdam, where they knew Anne Frank. But in those years safety was an illusion: Anne Frank famously went into hiding and Daniel's mother, Mirjam, also still a child, was sent to Bergen-Belsen with her mother and sisters.Finkelstein's father, Ludwik, grew up in a prosperous Jewish family in Poland where his father, Dolu was a patriotic hero of the Great War. But when Stalin took control, Dolu, was deported to Siberia and Ludwik and his mother were sentenced to forced labor in Kazakhstan, starved and housed in a stable in freezing conditions.Two Roads Home is a page-turning account of the narrow escapes, forged passports, ingenuity, bravery, and luck that allowed Mirjam and Ludwik to survive the war and find each other. Using their personal testimony, letters sent to Siberia, a diary written in Belsen, and years of historical research, Daniel Finkelstein tells what happened to two families, one the victim of the Nazis, the other of the Soviets. A tale of deliverance and triumph over evil, Two Roads Home will profoundly touch all who read it. \ No newline at end of file +Two Roads Home: Hitler, Stalin and the Miraculous Survival of My Family Kindle Edition|by Daniel Finkelstein (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|"Hair-raising... includes not just Hitler’s depredations but Stalin’s too—a double measure of evil."—The Wall Street JournalAn epic and uplifting World War II family history of resistance that spans Europe, telling of two happy families uprooted by war, their incredible suffering under Hitler and Stalin, and the near-miraculous survival stories of the author's mother and father."Moving and important."—Robert Harris, author of Act of OblivionIn Two Roads Home beloved British journalist Daniel Finkelstein tells the extraordinary story of the years before his mother met his father—years of war and trials they barely survived.Daniel Finkelstein's grandfather was a German Jewish intellectual leader who tolled an early warning of the impending Holocaust and became an archivist of Nazi crimes. He relocated his family to safety in Amsterdam, where they knew Anne Frank. But in those years safety was an illusion: Anne Frank famously went into hiding and Daniel's mother, Mirjam, also still a child, was sent to Bergen-Belsen with her mother and sisters.Finkelstein's father, Ludwik, grew up in a prosperous Jewish family in Poland where his father, Dolu was a patriotic hero of the Great War. But when Stalin took control, Dolu, was deported to Siberia and Ludwik and his mother were sentenced to forced labor in Kazakhstan, starved and housed in a stable in freezing conditions.Two Roads Home is a page-turning account of the narrow escapes, forged passports, ingenuity, bravery, and luck that allowed Mirjam and Ludwik to survive the war and find each other. Using their personal testimony, letters sent to Siberia, a diary written in Belsen, and years of historical research, Daniel Finkelstein tells what happened to two families, one the victim of the Nazis, the other of the Soviets. A tale of deliverance and triumph over evil, Two Roads Home will profoundly touch all who read it. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/US_Army_Insider_Missions_2_Underground_Cities_Giants_&_Spaceports_(Secret_Space_Programs_Book_9)_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/US_Army_Insider_Missions_2_Underground_Cities_Giants_&_Spaceports_(Secret_Space_Programs_Book_9)_Kindle_Edition.txt index a7c5923bf3e83966721b7ccd6f93fe8fab903572..d223ac566d410b83e74d12413f86c52f371f37bb 100644 --- a/bios/US_Army_Insider_Missions_2_Underground_Cities_Giants_&_Spaceports_(Secret_Space_Programs_Book_9)_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/US_Army_Insider_Missions_2_Underground_Cities_Giants_&_Spaceports_(Secret_Space_Programs_Book_9)_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|It has become clear JP, a soldier currently serving within the US Army, is part of a covert disclosure initiative to expose the public to the diverse projects involving “non-human intelligence” and exotic technologies that are known to the US military. However, in true military fashion this is being done in a way that maintains plausible deniability. As you will discover in Volume 2, almost all of JP’s missions involve “non-human intelligence” based on Earth in underwater or underground locations. This is a marked shift from Volume 1, which contained an even mix of off-planet and Earth-based missions.After the publication of Volume 1 of this book series, JP reported that several officers approached him privately to congratulate him on the good job he has been doing and even asked for his autograph. Given that JP is only an enlisted serviceman, such recognition speaks volumes about the covert disclosure initiative that the US Army/Air Force is conducting through him. JP’s mission updates are essential first-hand eyewitness accounts by an active military serviceman describing what is happening in some of the most highly classified projects being conducted by the US concerning non-human intelligence and technologies. \ No newline at end of file +US Army Insider Missions 2: Underground Cities, Giants & Spaceports (Secret Space Programs Book 9) Kindle Edition|by Michael Salla (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|It has become clear JP, a soldier currently serving within the US Army, is part of a covert disclosure initiative to expose the public to the diverse projects involving “non-human intelligence” and exotic technologies that are known to the US military. However, in true military fashion this is being done in a way that maintains plausible deniability. As you will discover in Volume 2, almost all of JP’s missions involve “non-human intelligence” based on Earth in underwater or underground locations. This is a marked shift from Volume 1, which contained an even mix of off-planet and Earth-based missions.After the publication of Volume 1 of this book series, JP reported that several officers approached him privately to congratulate him on the good job he has been doing and even asked for his autograph. Given that JP is only an enlisted serviceman, such recognition speaks volumes about the covert disclosure initiative that the US Army/Air Force is conducting through him. JP’s mission updates are essential first-hand eyewitness accounts by an active military serviceman describing what is happening in some of the most highly classified projects being conducted by the US concerning non-human intelligence and technologies. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Ukraine_Diary_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Ukraine_Diary_Kindle_Edition.txt index 392dc29867e91012d9ecd1011b28b787c9d4feb8..def69e339b67bad0190361a638acda0c5d260aa4 100644 --- a/bios/Ukraine_Diary_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Ukraine_Diary_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|In 1993-94, Henri Nouwen, the Dutch-born priest and spiritual writer, made two trips to recently-independent Ukraine. There he led retreats, observed the resurgence of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, and connected with local communities working with handicapped adults. These trips were deeply significant to Nouwen. And yet the full meaning of his observations may only now become clear.With extraordinary prescience, Henri identified in Ukraine certain spiritual and moral qualities struggling to assert themselves--exactly the qualities, almost thirty years later, that the Ukrainian people have mobilized in their struggle for freedom and independence. He found a people hungry for hope and healing, in need of the life-giving message he most wanted to share: that we are all "beloved of God," and that God's love meets us where we are most hurt, weak, and vulnerable.Read today, Nouwen's previously unpublished work is like a time capsule, a message from the past with special meaning for today. Borys Gudziak, Archbishop-Metropolitan for the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia, notes in the introduction: "This modest, seemingly simple book about a visit to a distant land is in fact a subtle tale of how encounter genuinely and radically changes the lives of people." \ No newline at end of file +Ukraine Diary Kindle Edition|by Henri J. M. Nouwen (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|In 1993-94, Henri Nouwen, the Dutch-born priest and spiritual writer, made two trips to recently-independent Ukraine. There he led retreats, observed the resurgence of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, and connected with local communities working with handicapped adults. These trips were deeply significant to Nouwen. And yet the full meaning of his observations may only now become clear.With extraordinary prescience, Henri identified in Ukraine certain spiritual and moral qualities struggling to assert themselves--exactly the qualities, almost thirty years later, that the Ukrainian people have mobilized in their struggle for freedom and independence. He found a people hungry for hope and healing, in need of the life-giving message he most wanted to share: that we are all "beloved of God," and that God's love meets us where we are most hurt, weak, and vulnerable.Read today, Nouwen's previously unpublished work is like a time capsule, a message from the past with special meaning for today. Borys Gudziak, Archbishop-Metropolitan for the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia, notes in the introduction: "This modest, seemingly simple book about a visit to a distant land is in fact a subtle tale of how encounter genuinely and radically changes the lives of people." \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Unbroken_A_World_War_II_Story_of_Survival_Resilience_and_Redemption_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Unbroken_A_World_War_II_Story_of_Survival_Resilience_and_Redemption_Kindle_Edition.txt index ca8cd029e97296ee820ee970a6527ef045c271a5..f38c9602143cda525697d96b2c77153577655d22 100644 --- a/bios/Unbroken_A_World_War_II_Story_of_Survival_Resilience_and_Redemption_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Unbroken_A_World_War_II_Story_of_Survival_Resilience_and_Redemption_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The incredible true story of survival and salvation that is the basis for two major motion pictures: Unbroken and Unbroken: Path to Redemption.“Extraordinarily moving . . . a powerfully drawn survival epic.”—The Wall Street JournalHailed as the top nonfiction book of the year by Time magazine • Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for biographyOn a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared. It was that of a young lieutenant, the plane’s bombardier, who was struggling to a life raft and pulling himself aboard. So began one of the most extraordinary odysseys of the Second World War.The lieutenant’s name was Louis Zamperini. In boyhood, he’d been a cunning and incorrigible delinquent, breaking into houses, brawling, and fleeing his home to ride the rails. As a teenager, he had channeled his defiance into running, discovering a prodigious talent that had carried him to the Berlin Olympics and within sight of the four-minute mile. But when war had come, the athlete had become an airman, embarking on a journey that led to his doomed flight, a tiny raft, and a drift into the unknown.Ahead of Zamperini lay thousands of miles of open ocean, leaping sharks, a foundering raft, thirst and starvation, enemy aircraft, and, beyond, a trial even greater. Driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would answer desperation with ingenuity; suffering with hope, resolve, and humor; brutality with rebellion. His fate, whether triumph or tragedy, would be suspended on the fraying wire of his will.Laura Hillenbrand writes with the same rich and vivid narrative voice she displayed in Seabiscuit. Telling an unforgettable story of a man’s journey into extremity, Unbroken is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit. \ No newline at end of file +Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption Kindle Edition|by Laura Hillenbrand (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The incredible true story of survival and salvation that is the basis for two major motion pictures: Unbroken and Unbroken: Path to Redemption.“Extraordinarily moving . . . a powerfully drawn survival epic.”—The Wall Street JournalHailed as the top nonfiction book of the year by Time magazine • Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for biographyOn a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared. It was that of a young lieutenant, the plane’s bombardier, who was struggling to a life raft and pulling himself aboard. So began one of the most extraordinary odysseys of the Second World War.The lieutenant’s name was Louis Zamperini. In boyhood, he’d been a cunning and incorrigible delinquent, breaking into houses, brawling, and fleeing his home to ride the rails. As a teenager, he had channeled his defiance into running, discovering a prodigious talent that had carried him to the Berlin Olympics and within sight of the four-minute mile. But when war had come, the athlete had become an airman, embarking on a journey that led to his doomed flight, a tiny raft, and a drift into the unknown.Ahead of Zamperini lay thousands of miles of open ocean, leaping sharks, a foundering raft, thirst and starvation, enemy aircraft, and, beyond, a trial even greater. Driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would answer desperation with ingenuity; suffering with hope, resolve, and humor; brutality with rebellion. His fate, whether triumph or tragedy, would be suspended on the fraying wire of his will.Laura Hillenbrand writes with the same rich and vivid narrative voice she displayed in Seabiscuit. Telling an unforgettable story of a man’s journey into extremity, Unbroken is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Unbroken_My_Fight_for_Survival_Hope_and_Justice_for_Indigenous_Women_and_Girls_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Unbroken_My_Fight_for_Survival_Hope_and_Justice_for_Indigenous_Women_and_Girls_Kindle_Edition.txt index e4d7b7ee4edf3adf7e6dbf67a51404131415ff00..1d1c4076bcd64340abcbb2968f34ea76014d27d5 100644 --- a/bios/Unbroken_My_Fight_for_Survival_Hope_and_Justice_for_Indigenous_Women_and_Girls_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Unbroken_My_Fight_for_Survival_Hope_and_Justice_for_Indigenous_Women_and_Girls_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|"A remarkable life story. . . Angela Sterritt is a formidable storyteller and a passionate advocate."—Cherie Dimaline, author of The Marrow Thieves"Sterritt's story is living proof of how courageous Indigenous women are."—Tanya Talaga, author of Seven Fallen Feathers and All Our RelationsUnbroken is an extraordinary work of memoir and investigative journalism focusing on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, written by an award-winning Gitxsan journalist who survived life on the streets against all odds.As a Gitxsan teenager navigating life on the streets, Angela Sterritt wrote in her journal to help her survive and find her place in the world. Now an acclaimed journalist, she writes for major news outlets to push for justice and to light a path for Indigenous women, girls, and survivors. In her brilliant debut, Sterritt shares her memoir alongside investigative reporting into cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada, showing how colonialism and racism led to a society where Sterritt struggled to survive as a young person, and where the lives of Indigenous women and girls are ignored and devalued.Growing up, Sterritt was steeped in the stories of her ancestors: grandparents who carried bentwood boxes of berries, hunted and trapped, and later fought for rights and title to that land. But as a vulnerable young woman, kicked out of the family home and living on the street, Sterritt inhabited places that, today, are infamous for being communities where women have gone missing or been murdered: Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, and, later on, Northern BC’s Highway of Tears. Sterritt faced darkness: she experienced violence from partners and strangers and saw friends and community members die or go missing. But she navigated the street, group homes, and SROs to finally find her place in journalism and academic excellence at university, relying entirely on her own strength, resilience, and creativity along with the support of her ancestors and community to find her way.“She could have been me,” Sterritt acknowledges today, and her empathy for victims, survivors, and families drives her present-day investigations into the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women. In the end, Sterritt steps into a place of power, demanding accountability from the media and the public, exposing racism, and showing that there is much work to do on the path towards understanding the truth. But most importantly, she proves that the strength and brilliance of Indigenous women is unbroken, and that together, they can build lives of joy and abundance. \ No newline at end of file +Unbroken: My Fight for Survival, Hope, and Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls Kindle Edition|by Angela Sterritt (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|"A remarkable life story. . . Angela Sterritt is a formidable storyteller and a passionate advocate."—Cherie Dimaline, author of The Marrow Thieves"Sterritt's story is living proof of how courageous Indigenous women are."—Tanya Talaga, author of Seven Fallen Feathers and All Our RelationsUnbroken is an extraordinary work of memoir and investigative journalism focusing on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, written by an award-winning Gitxsan journalist who survived life on the streets against all odds.As a Gitxsan teenager navigating life on the streets, Angela Sterritt wrote in her journal to help her survive and find her place in the world. Now an acclaimed journalist, she writes for major news outlets to push for justice and to light a path for Indigenous women, girls, and survivors. In her brilliant debut, Sterritt shares her memoir alongside investigative reporting into cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada, showing how colonialism and racism led to a society where Sterritt struggled to survive as a young person, and where the lives of Indigenous women and girls are ignored and devalued.Growing up, Sterritt was steeped in the stories of her ancestors: grandparents who carried bentwood boxes of berries, hunted and trapped, and later fought for rights and title to that land. But as a vulnerable young woman, kicked out of the family home and living on the street, Sterritt inhabited places that, today, are infamous for being communities where women have gone missing or been murdered: Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, and, later on, Northern BC’s Highway of Tears. Sterritt faced darkness: she experienced violence from partners and strangers and saw friends and community members die or go missing. But she navigated the street, group homes, and SROs to finally find her place in journalism and academic excellence at university, relying entirely on her own strength, resilience, and creativity along with the support of her ancestors and community to find her way.“She could have been me,” Sterritt acknowledges today, and her empathy for victims, survivors, and families drives her present-day investigations into the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women. In the end, Sterritt steps into a place of power, demanding accountability from the media and the public, exposing racism, and showing that there is much work to do on the path towards understanding the truth. But most importantly, she proves that the strength and brilliance of Indigenous women is unbroken, and that together, they can build lives of joy and abundance. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Uncle_of_the_Year_&_Other_Debatable_Triumphs_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Uncle_of_the_Year_&_Other_Debatable_Triumphs_Kindle_Edition.txt index 9a4f21d192affac2b936e1cc3de539b51eb72136..1b4d3b2018bd813bb58a926a90764e8a2259d931 100644 --- a/bios/Uncle_of_the_Year_&_Other_Debatable_Triumphs_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Uncle_of_the_Year_&_Other_Debatable_Triumphs_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|From the star of The Book of Mormon and Girls, candid, hilarious essays on anxiety, ambition, and the uncertain path to adulthood that ask: How will we know when we get there? “With the unsparing eye of David Sedaris and the social wisdom of Nora Ephron, Andrew Rannells tackles the most foundational questions of growing up.”—Lena DunhamIn Uncle of the Year, Andrew Rannells wonders: If he, now in his forties, has everything he’s supposed to need to be an adult—a career, property, a well-tailored suit—why does he still feel like an anxious twenty-year-old climbing his way toward solid ground? Is it because he hasn’t won a Tony, or found a husband, or had a child? And what if he doesn’t want those things? (A husband and a child, that is. He wants a Tony.) In deeply personal essays drawn from his life as well as his career on Broadway and in Hollywood, Rannells argues that we all pretend—for friends, partners, parents, and others—that we are constantly succeeding in the process known as “adulting.” But if this acting is leaving us unfulfilled, then we need new markers of time, new milestones, new expectations of what adulthood is and can be. Along the way, Rannells navigates dating, aging, mental health, bad jobs, and much more. In his essay “Uncle of the Year,” he explores the role that children play in his life, as a man who never thought having kids was necessary or even possible—until his siblings have kids and he falls in love with a man with two of his own. In “Always Sit Next to Mark Ruffalo,” he reveals the thrills and absurdities of the awards circuit, and the desire to be recognized for one’s work. And in “Horses, Not Zebras,” he shares the piece of wisdom that helped him finally come to terms with his anxiety and perfectionism. Filled with honest insights and a sharp wit, Uncle of the Year challenges us to take a long look at who we’re pretending to be, who we know we are, and who we want to become. \ No newline at end of file +Uncle of the Year: & Other Debatable Triumphs Kindle Edition|by Andrew Rannells (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|From the star of The Book of Mormon and Girls, candid, hilarious essays on anxiety, ambition, and the uncertain path to adulthood that ask: How will we know when we get there? “With the unsparing eye of David Sedaris and the social wisdom of Nora Ephron, Andrew Rannells tackles the most foundational questions of growing up.”—Lena DunhamIn Uncle of the Year, Andrew Rannells wonders: If he, now in his forties, has everything he’s supposed to need to be an adult—a career, property, a well-tailored suit—why does he still feel like an anxious twenty-year-old climbing his way toward solid ground? Is it because he hasn’t won a Tony, or found a husband, or had a child? And what if he doesn’t want those things? (A husband and a child, that is. He wants a Tony.) In deeply personal essays drawn from his life as well as his career on Broadway and in Hollywood, Rannells argues that we all pretend—for friends, partners, parents, and others—that we are constantly succeeding in the process known as “adulting.” But if this acting is leaving us unfulfilled, then we need new markers of time, new milestones, new expectations of what adulthood is and can be. Along the way, Rannells navigates dating, aging, mental health, bad jobs, and much more. In his essay “Uncle of the Year,” he explores the role that children play in his life, as a man who never thought having kids was necessary or even possible—until his siblings have kids and he falls in love with a man with two of his own. In “Always Sit Next to Mark Ruffalo,” he reveals the thrills and absurdities of the awards circuit, and the desire to be recognized for one’s work. And in “Horses, Not Zebras,” he shares the piece of wisdom that helped him finally come to terms with his anxiety and perfectionism. Filled with honest insights and a sharp wit, Uncle of the Year challenges us to take a long look at who we’re pretending to be, who we know we are, and who we want to become. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Under_Cover_Inside_the_Shady_World_of_Organized_Crime_and_the_RCMP_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Under_Cover_Inside_the_Shady_World_of_Organized_Crime_and_the_RCMP_Kindle_Edition.txt index 483fd2b2eae2d5519566bf12e4a5143f54ef9622..503b2fdaab19c4b1b5d96a77c5c118df55364ce9 100644 --- a/bios/Under_Cover_Inside_the_Shady_World_of_Organized_Crime_and_the_RCMP_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Under_Cover_Inside_the_Shady_World_of_Organized_Crime_and_the_RCMP_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is no longer fit for purpose.Reflecting on his career in the RCMP from 1973 to 2003, Garry Clement recounts his childhood in rural Ontario; his RCMP training in Regina; his drug-bust days based in British Columbia, Montreal, and Toronto; his work battling the Chinese Communist Party’s infiltration of Canada; his role in the Parliament Hill bus hijacking; his involvement in the post–9/11 Maher Arar inquiry; his impact on the RCMP’s Proceeds of Crime program and on anti–money laundering in Canada and abroad; and his reasons for leaving the RCMP. Under Cover provides a gripping and vulnerable inside look into the corruption of politics and policing in Canada.In light of the mounting complexities of transnational organized crime, terrorism, cybercrime, and financial crime, Clement calls for a complete revamping of the culture of federal policing. We need a fundamental structural reformation of the RCMP. Garry Clement offers direct recommendations for how to approach such a task. \ No newline at end of file +Under Cover: Inside the Shady World of Organized Crime and the R.C.M.P. Kindle Edition|by Garry Clement (Author), Vern White (Foreword), Christian Leuprecht (Introduction) Format: Kindle Edition|The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is no longer fit for purpose.Reflecting on his career in the RCMP from 1973 to 2003, Garry Clement recounts his childhood in rural Ontario; his RCMP training in Regina; his drug-bust days based in British Columbia, Montreal, and Toronto; his work battling the Chinese Communist Party’s infiltration of Canada; his role in the Parliament Hill bus hijacking; his involvement in the post–9/11 Maher Arar inquiry; his impact on the RCMP’s Proceeds of Crime program and on anti–money laundering in Canada and abroad; and his reasons for leaving the RCMP. Under Cover provides a gripping and vulnerable inside look into the corruption of politics and policing in Canada.In light of the mounting complexities of transnational organized crime, terrorism, cybercrime, and financial crime, Clement calls for a complete revamping of the culture of federal policing. We need a fundamental structural reformation of the RCMP. Garry Clement offers direct recommendations for how to approach such a task. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Undisputed_A_Champions_Life_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Undisputed_A_Champions_Life_Kindle_Edition.txt index 9343854c1c74dd3e8a38685d98a050cb8e497b6f..5256cf2a33d01e075e248ff92069d487c876b8bf 100644 --- a/bios/Undisputed_A_Champions_Life_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Undisputed_A_Champions_Life_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|A memoir of Olympic glory, the value of mentorship and the courage to champion your own excellence, from the long-reigning world's fastest man, Canadian sprinting legend Donovan Bailey.From the lush fields of his boyhood in Jamaica, to the basketball courts of Oakville, where he came of age in one of Canada’s most thriving cultural mosaics, to his sprint toward double Olympic gold for Canada in Atlanta in 1996, Donovan Bailey got a long way on natural talent. But he also learned that in the bureaucratic world of Canadian sports, an athlete who didn't come up in the system needed to take charge of his fate if he was going to become the world’s best. As he ascended from outsider to dominant athlete, others didn’t always understand the rigour at work behind Bailey’s confident demeanour. He’d learned from watching Muhammad Ali that a champion needed to act like a champion. But media grew fixated on the sprinter’s immodesty, the likes of which they never saw from Canadian athletes, especially track athletes in the wake of the Ben Johnson doping scandal at Seoul in 1988. Bailey was having none of it, and when he called out Canada's subtle racism and contradicted the prevailing idea most Canadians had of their country, he left in his wake a media uproar and cracked wide open the nation’s moral complacency. In addition to his unforgettable 100-metre and 4x100 relay gold-medal sprints in Atlanta, Bailey's track career was a litany of records and rare accomplishments, including his audacious 1997 race in Toronto's SkyDome against American 200-metre Olympic champion Michael Johnson to determine who was really the world’s fastest man. There was no disputing the result. Bailey had been coached in success before he was seriously coached in athletics. Following the lead of his father, a machinist-turned-real estate investor, Bailey became a millionaire by the age of 21, an experience he continues to draw on as an entrepreneur and philanthropist. Frank about his dominance on the track and unapologetic for expecting as much of those around him as he expects of himself, Undisputed is an athlete's story that refuses to settle for second best. \ No newline at end of file +Undisputed: A Champion's Life Kindle Edition|by Donovan Bailey (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|A memoir of Olympic glory, the value of mentorship and the courage to champion your own excellence, from the long-reigning world's fastest man, Canadian sprinting legend Donovan Bailey.From the lush fields of his boyhood in Jamaica, to the basketball courts of Oakville, where he came of age in one of Canada’s most thriving cultural mosaics, to his sprint toward double Olympic gold for Canada in Atlanta in 1996, Donovan Bailey got a long way on natural talent. But he also learned that in the bureaucratic world of Canadian sports, an athlete who didn't come up in the system needed to take charge of his fate if he was going to become the world’s best. As he ascended from outsider to dominant athlete, others didn’t always understand the rigour at work behind Bailey’s confident demeanour. He’d learned from watching Muhammad Ali that a champion needed to act like a champion. But media grew fixated on the sprinter’s immodesty, the likes of which they never saw from Canadian athletes, especially track athletes in the wake of the Ben Johnson doping scandal at Seoul in 1988. Bailey was having none of it, and when he called out Canada's subtle racism and contradicted the prevailing idea most Canadians had of their country, he left in his wake a media uproar and cracked wide open the nation’s moral complacency. In addition to his unforgettable 100-metre and 4x100 relay gold-medal sprints in Atlanta, Bailey's track career was a litany of records and rare accomplishments, including his audacious 1997 race in Toronto's SkyDome against American 200-metre Olympic champion Michael Johnson to determine who was really the world’s fastest man. There was no disputing the result. Bailey had been coached in success before he was seriously coached in athletics. Following the lead of his father, a machinist-turned-real estate investor, Bailey became a millionaire by the age of 21, an experience he continues to draw on as an entrepreneur and philanthropist. Frank about his dominance on the track and unapologetic for expecting as much of those around him as he expects of himself, Undisputed is an athlete's story that refuses to settle for second best. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Undisputed_Truth_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Undisputed_Truth_Kindle_Edition.txt index 52ba4f92834a92ef78b61247000258f5a60fc9d4..05d7d170858c318dd8501b3052acc9898eb0e44a 100644 --- a/bios/Undisputed_Truth_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Undisputed_Truth_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Be sure to check out IRON AMBITION: My Life with Cus D’Amato by Mike Tyson“Raw, powerful and disturbing—a head-spinning take on Mr. Tyson's life.”—Wall Street Journal Philosopher, Broadway headliner, fighter, felon—Mike Tyson has defied stereotypes, expectations, and a lot of conventional wisdom during his three decades in the public eye. Bullied as a boy in the toughest, poorest neighborhood in Brooklyn, Tyson grew up to become one of the most ferocious boxers of all time—and the youngest heavyweight champion ever. But his brilliance in the ring was often compromised by reckless behavior. Yet—even after hitting rock bottom—the man who once admitted being addicted “to everything” fought his way back, achieving triumphant success as an actor and newfound happiness and stability as a father and husband. Brutal, honest, raw, and often hilarious, Undisputed Truth is the singular journey of an inspiring American original. \ No newline at end of file +Undisputed Truth Kindle Edition|by Mike Tyson (Author), Larry Sloman (Contributor) Format: Kindle Edition|Be sure to check out IRON AMBITION: My Life with Cus D’Amato by Mike Tyson“Raw, powerful and disturbing—a head-spinning take on Mr. Tyson's life.”—Wall Street Journal Philosopher, Broadway headliner, fighter, felon—Mike Tyson has defied stereotypes, expectations, and a lot of conventional wisdom during his three decades in the public eye. Bullied as a boy in the toughest, poorest neighborhood in Brooklyn, Tyson grew up to become one of the most ferocious boxers of all time—and the youngest heavyweight champion ever. But his brilliance in the ring was often compromised by reckless behavior. Yet—even after hitting rock bottom—the man who once admitted being addicted “to everything” fought his way back, achieving triumphant success as an actor and newfound happiness and stability as a father and husband. Brutal, honest, raw, and often hilarious, Undisputed Truth is the singular journey of an inspiring American original. \ No newline at end of file diff --git "a/bios/Undoctored_The_brand_new_No_1_Sunday_Times_bestseller_from_the_author_of_This_Is_Going_To_Hurt\342\200\231_Kindle_Edition.txt" "b/bios/Undoctored_The_brand_new_No_1_Sunday_Times_bestseller_from_the_author_of_This_Is_Going_To_Hurt\342\200\231_Kindle_Edition.txt" index 913d295cabff4e1087d25b967bb9a8624045d361..6552874fae1ea341418a75b680c1829874f2c59c 100644 --- "a/bios/Undoctored_The_brand_new_No_1_Sunday_Times_bestseller_from_the_author_of_This_Is_Going_To_Hurt\342\200\231_Kindle_Edition.txt" +++ "b/bios/Undoctored_The_brand_new_No_1_Sunday_Times_bestseller_from_the_author_of_This_Is_Going_To_Hurt\342\200\231_Kindle_Edition.txt" @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - NOW INCLUDING BRAND NEW MATERIALTHIS IS GOING TO HURT was the bestselling non-fiction book of the century - a frank, funny and furious look at the brutal realities of life in the NHS.But it was only part of Adam Kay's story.With his stethoscope now hung up, Adam shares more suture-splitting anecdotes from both on and off the wards. From the hilarious to the profoundly moving, from the first days of medical school to life after the NHS, UNDOCTORED is an astonishing portrait of an extraordinary life, from one of Britain's finest - and funniest - storytellers. \ No newline at end of file +Undoctored: The brand new No 1 Sunday Times bestseller from the author of 'This Is Going To Hurt’ Kindle Edition|by Adam Kay (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - NOW INCLUDING BRAND NEW MATERIALTHIS IS GOING TO HURT was the bestselling non-fiction book of the century - a frank, funny and furious look at the brutal realities of life in the NHS.But it was only part of Adam Kay's story.With his stethoscope now hung up, Adam shares more suture-splitting anecdotes from both on and off the wards. From the hilarious to the profoundly moving, from the first days of medical school to life after the NHS, UNDOCTORED is an astonishing portrait of an extraordinary life, from one of Britain's finest - and funniest - storytellers. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Undomesticated_Women_Anecdotal_Evidence_from_the_Road_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Undomesticated_Women_Anecdotal_Evidence_from_the_Road_Kindle_Edition.txt index d2eb0dd4a4ce3e6df4ac7b4230f03277998b3d2d..c388406a7b56b8ec419128d2ad9bef06901e2b0d 100644 --- a/bios/Undomesticated_Women_Anecdotal_Evidence_from_the_Road_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Undomesticated_Women_Anecdotal_Evidence_from_the_Road_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Welcome to our year of living compactly. My dog, Mister, and I took to the road pulling our A-frame trailer, the Rollin’ Rancho. I’m a traveling horse trainer/clinician, who became a non-essential worker during the COVID-19 lockdown. Then, in 2022, we bounced back. We were nomads looking for horse training adventure and liver treats. Work paid for the trip; it was part clinic tour, part travelogue, part squirrel hunt. But mostly an unapologetic celebration of sunsets, horses, RV parks, roadkill, diverse landscapes, and undomesticated women.It’s a book made of made of adjectives and nouns, blue skies and tornado watches, resorts and reservations, open roads to the horizon, and one-lane dead-ends. We emerge from the truck in a cloud of dog hair and sunflower shells, like disoriented and scruffy rock stars in a GPS haze, not entirely lost or found.This book isn’t about training, although there are horses in it. It’s a follow-up of Stable Relation, my first book, but my life changed in ways I would never have guessed, so don’t expect the usual sequel. Undomesticated Women is a travel memoir, a peek behind the curtains of what my job is like. I wanted to see this beautiful country, do some time travel, and explore thoughts and memories now that I’ve become a gray mare.Mister would tell you it’s his memoir about being tasked with the unreasonable job of guarding me against a wild range of dangers. Like eating dinner late. \ No newline at end of file +Undomesticated Women: Anecdotal Evidence from the Road Kindle Edition|by Anna Blake (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Welcome to our year of living compactly. My dog, Mister, and I took to the road pulling our A-frame trailer, the Rollin’ Rancho. I’m a traveling horse trainer/clinician, who became a non-essential worker during the COVID-19 lockdown. Then, in 2022, we bounced back. We were nomads looking for horse training adventure and liver treats. Work paid for the trip; it was part clinic tour, part travelogue, part squirrel hunt. But mostly an unapologetic celebration of sunsets, horses, RV parks, roadkill, diverse landscapes, and undomesticated women.It’s a book made of made of adjectives and nouns, blue skies and tornado watches, resorts and reservations, open roads to the horizon, and one-lane dead-ends. We emerge from the truck in a cloud of dog hair and sunflower shells, like disoriented and scruffy rock stars in a GPS haze, not entirely lost or found.This book isn’t about training, although there are horses in it. It’s a follow-up of Stable Relation, my first book, but my life changed in ways I would never have guessed, so don’t expect the usual sequel. Undomesticated Women is a travel memoir, a peek behind the curtains of what my job is like. I wanted to see this beautiful country, do some time travel, and explore thoughts and memories now that I’ve become a gray mare.Mister would tell you it’s his memoir about being tasked with the unreasonable job of guarding me against a wild range of dangers. Like eating dinner late. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Unearthing_A_Story_of_Tangled_Love_and_Family_Secrets_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Unearthing_A_Story_of_Tangled_Love_and_Family_Secrets_Kindle_Edition.txt index 3bd906f8d95e8e7ade4c894ee30624a29bbad3d4..be2f3f5dd53d3e9cda4b7cc4550368a44d12a78c 100644 --- a/bios/Unearthing_A_Story_of_Tangled_Love_and_Family_Secrets_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Unearthing_A_Story_of_Tangled_Love_and_Family_Secrets_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|WINNER OF THE 2023 GOVERNOR GENERAL'S LITERARY AWARD FOR NONFICTIONFor readers of Crying in H Mart and Wintering, an unforgettable memoir about a family secret revealed by a DNA test, the lessons learned in its aftermath, and the indelible power of love.Three months after Kyo Maclear’s father dies in December 2018, she gets the results of a DNA test showing that she and the father who raised her are not biologically related. Suddenly Maclear becomes a detective in her own life, unravelling a family mystery piece by piece, and assembling the story of her biological father. Along the way, larger questions arise: what exactly is kinship? And what does it mean to be a family?Thoughtful in its reflections on race and lineage, unflinching in its insights on grief and loyalty, Unearthing is a captivating and propulsive story of inheritance that goes beyond heredity. What gets planted, and what gets buried? What role does storytelling play in unearthing the past and making sense of a life? Can the humble act of tending a garden provide common ground for an inquisitive daughter and her complicated mother? As it seeks to answer these questions, Unearthing bursts with the very love it seeks to understand. \ No newline at end of file +Unearthing: A Story of Tangled Love and Family Secrets Kindle Edition|by Kyo Maclear (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|WINNER OF THE 2023 GOVERNOR GENERAL'S LITERARY AWARD FOR NONFICTIONFor readers of Crying in H Mart and Wintering, an unforgettable memoir about a family secret revealed by a DNA test, the lessons learned in its aftermath, and the indelible power of love.Three months after Kyo Maclear’s father dies in December 2018, she gets the results of a DNA test showing that she and the father who raised her are not biologically related. Suddenly Maclear becomes a detective in her own life, unravelling a family mystery piece by piece, and assembling the story of her biological father. Along the way, larger questions arise: what exactly is kinship? And what does it mean to be a family?Thoughtful in its reflections on race and lineage, unflinching in its insights on grief and loyalty, Unearthing is a captivating and propulsive story of inheritance that goes beyond heredity. What gets planted, and what gets buried? What role does storytelling play in unearthing the past and making sense of a life? Can the humble act of tending a garden provide common ground for an inquisitive daughter and her complicated mother? As it seeks to answer these questions, Unearthing bursts with the very love it seeks to understand. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/University_of_Berkshire_Hathaway_30_Years_of_Lessons_Learned_from_Warren_Buffett_&_Charlie_Munger_at_the_Annual_Shareholders_Meeting_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/University_of_Berkshire_Hathaway_30_Years_of_Lessons_Learned_from_Warren_Buffett_&_Charlie_Munger_at_the_Annual_Shareholders_Meeting_Kindle_Edition.txt index 56757a42b55e8200023d01c5ef462e2c8aa65c6b..ab6e8908670ee6e7d89dc592633502b61af74214 100644 --- a/bios/University_of_Berkshire_Hathaway_30_Years_of_Lessons_Learned_from_Warren_Buffett_&_Charlie_Munger_at_the_Annual_Shareholders_Meeting_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/University_of_Berkshire_Hathaway_30_Years_of_Lessons_Learned_from_Warren_Buffett_&_Charlie_Munger_at_the_Annual_Shareholders_Meeting_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Will there ever be another investing book like this? It's unlikely.University of Berkshire Hathaway is a remarkable retelling of the lessons, wisdom, and investment strategies handed down personally from Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger to shareholders during 30 years of their closed-door annual meetings.From this front row seat, you'll see one of the greatest wealth-building records in history unfold, year by year.If you're looking for dusty old investment theory, there are hundreds of other books waiting to cure you of insomnia. However, if you're looking for an investing book that's as personal as it is revelatory, look no further.Packed with Buffett and Munger's timeless, generous, and often hilarious wisdom, University of Berkshire Hathaway will keep serious investors turning pages late into the night:Get unique insight into the thinking, strategies, and decisions--both good and bad--that made Buffett and Munger two of the world's greatest investors.Understand the critical reasoning that leads Buffett and Munger to purchase a particular company, including their methods for assigning value.Learn the central tenets of Buffett's value-investing philosophy "straight from the horse's mouth."Enjoy Munger's biting wit as he goes after any topic that offends him.Discover Buffett's distaste for "commonly accepted strategies" like modern portfolio theory.See why these annual meetings are often called "an MBA in a weekend." \ No newline at end of file +University of Berkshire Hathaway: 30 Years of Lessons Learned from Warren Buffett & Charlie Munger at the Annual Shareholders Meeting Kindle Edition|by Daniel Pecaut (Author), Corey Wrenn (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Will there ever be another investing book like this? It's unlikely.University of Berkshire Hathaway is a remarkable retelling of the lessons, wisdom, and investment strategies handed down personally from Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger to shareholders during 30 years of their closed-door annual meetings.From this front row seat, you'll see one of the greatest wealth-building records in history unfold, year by year.If you're looking for dusty old investment theory, there are hundreds of other books waiting to cure you of insomnia. However, if you're looking for an investing book that's as personal as it is revelatory, look no further.Packed with Buffett and Munger's timeless, generous, and often hilarious wisdom, University of Berkshire Hathaway will keep serious investors turning pages late into the night:Get unique insight into the thinking, strategies, and decisions--both good and bad--that made Buffett and Munger two of the world's greatest investors.Understand the critical reasoning that leads Buffett and Munger to purchase a particular company, including their methods for assigning value.Learn the central tenets of Buffett's value-investing philosophy "straight from the horse's mouth."Enjoy Munger's biting wit as he goes after any topic that offends him.Discover Buffett's distaste for "commonly accepted strategies" like modern portfolio theory.See why these annual meetings are often called "an MBA in a weekend." \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Unmasking_AI_My_Mission_to_Protect_What_Is_Human_in_a_World_of_Machines_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Unmasking_AI_My_Mission_to_Protect_What_Is_Human_in_a_World_of_Machines_Kindle_Edition.txt index 42b020661a8506add93704c827e6edab03742edf..f4df23f8f946b7417c49cb8159ceeba5e20ac771 100644 --- a/bios/Unmasking_AI_My_Mission_to_Protect_What_Is_Human_in_a_World_of_Machines_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Unmasking_AI_My_Mission_to_Protect_What_Is_Human_in_a_World_of_Machines_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “The conscience of the AI revolution” (Fortune) explains how we’ve arrived at an era of AI harms and oppression, and what we can do to avoid its pitfalls.“Dr. Joy Buolamwini has been an essential figure in bringing irresponsible, profit-hungry tech giants to their knees. If you’re going to read only one book about AI, this should be it.”—Darren Walker, president of the Ford FoundationLonglisted for the Inc. Non-Obvious Book AwardTo most of us, it seems like recent developments in artificial intelligence emerged out of nowhere to pose unprecedented threats to humankind. But to Dr. Joy Buolamwini, who has been at the forefront of AI research, this moment has been a long time in the making.After tinkering with robotics as a high school student in Memphis and then developing mobile apps in Zambia as a Fulbright fellow, Buolamwini followed her lifelong passion for computer science, engineering, and art to MIT in 2015. As a graduate student at the “Future Factory,” she did groundbreaking research that exposed widespread racial and gender bias in AI services from tech giants across the world.Unmasking AI goes beyond the headlines about existential risks produced by Big Tech. It is the remarkable story of how Buolamwini uncovered what she calls “the coded gaze”—the evidence of encoded discrimination and exclusion in tech products—and how she galvanized the movement to prevent AI harms by founding the Algorithmic Justice League. Applying an intersectional lens to both the tech industry and the research sector, she shows how racism, sexism, colorism, and ableism can overlap and render broad swaths of humanity “excoded” and therefore vulnerable in a world rapidly adopting AI tools. Computers, she reminds us, are reflections of both the aspirations and the limitations of the people who create them.Encouraging experts and non-experts alike to join this fight, Buolamwini writes, “The rising frontier for civil rights will require algorithmic justice. AI should be for the people and by the people, not just the privileged few.” \ No newline at end of file +Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of Machines Kindle Edition|by Joy Buolamwini (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “The conscience of the AI revolution” (Fortune) explains how we’ve arrived at an era of AI harms and oppression, and what we can do to avoid its pitfalls.“Dr. Joy Buolamwini has been an essential figure in bringing irresponsible, profit-hungry tech giants to their knees. If you’re going to read only one book about AI, this should be it.”—Darren Walker, president of the Ford FoundationLonglisted for the Inc. Non-Obvious Book AwardTo most of us, it seems like recent developments in artificial intelligence emerged out of nowhere to pose unprecedented threats to humankind. But to Dr. Joy Buolamwini, who has been at the forefront of AI research, this moment has been a long time in the making.After tinkering with robotics as a high school student in Memphis and then developing mobile apps in Zambia as a Fulbright fellow, Buolamwini followed her lifelong passion for computer science, engineering, and art to MIT in 2015. As a graduate student at the “Future Factory,” she did groundbreaking research that exposed widespread racial and gender bias in AI services from tech giants across the world.Unmasking AI goes beyond the headlines about existential risks produced by Big Tech. It is the remarkable story of how Buolamwini uncovered what she calls “the coded gaze”—the evidence of encoded discrimination and exclusion in tech products—and how she galvanized the movement to prevent AI harms by founding the Algorithmic Justice League. Applying an intersectional lens to both the tech industry and the research sector, she shows how racism, sexism, colorism, and ableism can overlap and render broad swaths of humanity “excoded” and therefore vulnerable in a world rapidly adopting AI tools. Computers, she reminds us, are reflections of both the aspirations and the limitations of the people who create them.Encouraging experts and non-experts alike to join this fight, Buolamwini writes, “The rising frontier for civil rights will require algorithmic justice. AI should be for the people and by the people, not just the privileged few.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Unraveling_What_I_Learned_About_Life_While_Shearing_Sheep_Dyeing_Wool_and_Making_the_Worlds_Ugliest_Sweater_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Unraveling_What_I_Learned_About_Life_While_Shearing_Sheep_Dyeing_Wool_and_Making_the_Worlds_Ugliest_Sweater_Kindle_Edition.txt index e348bfa9f41d7056acec0493d1cd0f638e97ac94..6ce0a7763b0056e16b5860a6dfd348467ed2f924 100644 --- a/bios/Unraveling_What_I_Learned_About_Life_While_Shearing_Sheep_Dyeing_Wool_and_Making_the_Worlds_Ugliest_Sweater_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Unraveling_What_I_Learned_About_Life_While_Shearing_Sheep_Dyeing_Wool_and_Making_the_Worlds_Ugliest_Sweater_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|“Orenstein is such a breezy, funny writer, it’s easy to forget she’s an important thinker too.”—PeopleIn this lively, funny memoir, Peggy Orenstein sets out to make a sweater from scratch—shearing, spinning, dyeing wool—and in the process discovers how we find our deepest selves through craft. Orenstein spins a yarn that will appeal to everyone.The COVID pandemic propelled many people to change their lives in ways large and small. Some adopted puppies. Others stress-baked. Peggy Orenstein, a lifelong knitter, went just a little further. To keep herself engaged and cope with a series of seismic shifts in family life, she set out to make a garment from the ground up: learning to shear sheep, spin and dye yarn, then knitting herself a sweater.Orenstein hoped the project would help her process not just wool but her grief over the recent death of her mother and the decline of her dad, the impending departure of her college-bound daughter, and other thorny issues of aging as a woman in a culture that by turns ignores and disdains them. What she didn’t expect was a journey into some of the major issues of our time: climate anxiety, racial justice, women’s rights, the impact of technology, sustainability, and, ultimately, the meaning of home.With her wry voice, sharp intelligence, and exuberant honesty, Orenstein shares her year-long journey as daughter, wife, mother, writer, and maker—and teaches us all something about creativity and connection. \ No newline at end of file +Unraveling: What I Learned About Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the World's Ugliest Sweater Kindle Edition|by Peggy Orenstein (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|“Orenstein is such a breezy, funny writer, it’s easy to forget she’s an important thinker too.”—PeopleIn this lively, funny memoir, Peggy Orenstein sets out to make a sweater from scratch—shearing, spinning, dyeing wool—and in the process discovers how we find our deepest selves through craft. Orenstein spins a yarn that will appeal to everyone.The COVID pandemic propelled many people to change their lives in ways large and small. Some adopted puppies. Others stress-baked. Peggy Orenstein, a lifelong knitter, went just a little further. To keep herself engaged and cope with a series of seismic shifts in family life, she set out to make a garment from the ground up: learning to shear sheep, spin and dye yarn, then knitting herself a sweater.Orenstein hoped the project would help her process not just wool but her grief over the recent death of her mother and the decline of her dad, the impending departure of her college-bound daughter, and other thorny issues of aging as a woman in a culture that by turns ignores and disdains them. What she didn’t expect was a journey into some of the major issues of our time: climate anxiety, racial justice, women’s rights, the impact of technology, sustainability, and, ultimately, the meaning of home.With her wry voice, sharp intelligence, and exuberant honesty, Orenstein shares her year-long journey as daughter, wife, mother, writer, and maker—and teaches us all something about creativity and connection. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Untamed_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Untamed_Kindle_Edition.txt index 44dc12a9c0dc938449ce732e0ea1510b5ab0e4fc..7f9b230a5ddf6e603b32141ffe25a805c1a143d0 100644 --- a/bios/Untamed_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Untamed_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD! “Packed with incredible insight about what it means to be a woman today.”—Reese Witherspoon (Reese’s Book Club Pick)In her most revealing and powerful memoir yet, the activist, speaker, bestselling author, and “patron saint of female empowerment” (People) explores the joy and peace we discover when we stop striving to meet others’ expectations and start trusting the voice deep within us.NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY O: The Oprah Magazine • The Washington Post • Cosmopolitan • Marie Claire • Bloomberg • Parade • “Untamed will liberate women—emotionally, spiritually, and physically. It is phenomenal.”—Elizabeth Gilbert, author of City of Girls and Eat Pray LoveThis is how you find yourself.There is a voice of longing inside each woman. We strive so mightily to be good: good partners, daughters, mothers, employees, and friends. We hope all this striving will make us feel alive. Instead, it leaves us feeling weary, stuck, overwhelmed, and underwhelmed. We look at our lives and wonder: Wasn’t it all supposed to be more beautiful than this? We quickly silence that question, telling ourselves to be grateful, hiding our discontent—even from ourselves.For many years, Glennon Doyle denied her own discontent. Then, while speaking at a conference, she looked at a woman across the room and fell instantly in love. Three words flooded her mind: There She Is. At first, Glennon assumed these words came to her from on high. But she soon realized they had come to her from within. This was her own voice—the one she had buried beneath decades of numbing addictions, cultural conditioning, and institutional allegiances. This was the voice of the girl she had been before the world told her who to be. Glennon decided to quit abandoning herself and to instead abandon the world’s expectations of her. She quit being good so she could be free. She quit pleasing and started living.Soulful and uproarious, forceful and tender, Untamed is both an intimate memoir and a galvanizing wake-up call. It is the story of how one woman learned that a responsible mother is not one who slowly dies for her children, but one who shows them how to fully live. It is the story of navigating divorce, forming a new blended family, and discovering that the brokenness or wholeness of a family depends not on its structure but on each member’s ability to bring her full self to the table. And it is the story of how each of us can begin to trust ourselves enough to set boundaries, make peace with our bodies, honor our anger and heartbreak, and unleash our truest, wildest instincts so that we become women who can finally look at ourselves and say: There She Is.Untamed shows us how to be brave. As Glennon insists: The braver we are, the luckier we get. \ No newline at end of file +Untamed Kindle Edition|by Glennon Doyle (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD! “Packed with incredible insight about what it means to be a woman today.”—Reese Witherspoon (Reese’s Book Club Pick)In her most revealing and powerful memoir yet, the activist, speaker, bestselling author, and “patron saint of female empowerment” (People) explores the joy and peace we discover when we stop striving to meet others’ expectations and start trusting the voice deep within us.NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY O: The Oprah Magazine • The Washington Post • Cosmopolitan • Marie Claire • Bloomberg • Parade • “Untamed will liberate women—emotionally, spiritually, and physically. It is phenomenal.”—Elizabeth Gilbert, author of City of Girls and Eat Pray LoveThis is how you find yourself.There is a voice of longing inside each woman. We strive so mightily to be good: good partners, daughters, mothers, employees, and friends. We hope all this striving will make us feel alive. Instead, it leaves us feeling weary, stuck, overwhelmed, and underwhelmed. We look at our lives and wonder: Wasn’t it all supposed to be more beautiful than this? We quickly silence that question, telling ourselves to be grateful, hiding our discontent—even from ourselves.For many years, Glennon Doyle denied her own discontent. Then, while speaking at a conference, she looked at a woman across the room and fell instantly in love. Three words flooded her mind: There She Is. At first, Glennon assumed these words came to her from on high. But she soon realized they had come to her from within. This was her own voice—the one she had buried beneath decades of numbing addictions, cultural conditioning, and institutional allegiances. This was the voice of the girl she had been before the world told her who to be. Glennon decided to quit abandoning herself and to instead abandon the world’s expectations of her. She quit being good so she could be free. She quit pleasing and started living.Soulful and uproarious, forceful and tender, Untamed is both an intimate memoir and a galvanizing wake-up call. It is the story of how one woman learned that a responsible mother is not one who slowly dies for her children, but one who shows them how to fully live. It is the story of navigating divorce, forming a new blended family, and discovering that the brokenness or wholeness of a family depends not on its structure but on each member’s ability to bring her full self to the table. And it is the story of how each of us can begin to trust ourselves enough to set boundaries, make peace with our bodies, honor our anger and heartbreak, and unleash our truest, wildest instincts so that we become women who can finally look at ourselves and say: There She Is.Untamed shows us how to be brave. As Glennon insists: The braver we are, the luckier we get. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Unveiled_How_Western_Liberals_Empower_Radical_Islam_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Unveiled_How_Western_Liberals_Empower_Radical_Islam_Kindle_Edition.txt index 11384a9fc9bc0f427a2d38f74986ee4955f984f2..e8b6252ca2c283e36669e17301770ccf851488ed 100644 --- a/bios/Unveiled_How_Western_Liberals_Empower_Radical_Islam_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Unveiled_How_Western_Liberals_Empower_Radical_Islam_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Ayaan Hirsi Ali's Infidel meets The Handmaid's TaleSince September 11th, 2001, the Western world has been preoccupied with Islam and its role in terrorism. Yet public debate about the faith is polarized—one camp praises "the religion of peace" while the other claims all Muslims are terrorists. Canadian human rights activist Yasmine Mohammed believes both sides are dangerously wrong.In Unveiled: How Western Liberals Empower Radical Islam, Yasmine speaks her truth as a woman born in the Western world yet raised in a fundamentalist Islamic home. Despite being a first-generation Canadian, she never felt at home in the West. And even though she attended Islamic schools and wore the hijab since age nine, Yasmine never fit in with her Muslim family either. With one foot in each world, Yasmine is far enough removed from both to see them objectively, yet close enough to see them honestly.Part Ayaan Hirsi Ali's Infidel, part The Handmaid's Tale, Yasmine's memoir takes readers into a world few Westerners are privy to. As a college educator for over fifteen years, Yasmine's goal is to unveil the truth. Is FGM Islamic or cultural? Is the hijab forced or a choice? Is ISIS a representation of "true" Islam or a radical corruption? And why is there so much conflicting information? Like most insular communities, the Islamic world has both an "outside voice" and an "inside voice." It's all but impossible for bystanders to get a straight answer.Without telling anyone what to believe, Unveiled navigates the rhetoric and guides truth-seekers through media narratives, political correctness, and outright lies while encouraging readers to come to their own conclusions. \ No newline at end of file +Unveiled: How Western Liberals Empower Radical Islam Kindle Edition|by Yasmine Mohammed (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Ayaan Hirsi Ali's Infidel meets The Handmaid's TaleSince September 11th, 2001, the Western world has been preoccupied with Islam and its role in terrorism. Yet public debate about the faith is polarized—one camp praises "the religion of peace" while the other claims all Muslims are terrorists. Canadian human rights activist Yasmine Mohammed believes both sides are dangerously wrong.In Unveiled: How Western Liberals Empower Radical Islam, Yasmine speaks her truth as a woman born in the Western world yet raised in a fundamentalist Islamic home. Despite being a first-generation Canadian, she never felt at home in the West. And even though she attended Islamic schools and wore the hijab since age nine, Yasmine never fit in with her Muslim family either. With one foot in each world, Yasmine is far enough removed from both to see them objectively, yet close enough to see them honestly.Part Ayaan Hirsi Ali's Infidel, part The Handmaid's Tale, Yasmine's memoir takes readers into a world few Westerners are privy to. As a college educator for over fifteen years, Yasmine's goal is to unveil the truth. Is FGM Islamic or cultural? Is the hijab forced or a choice? Is ISIS a representation of "true" Islam or a radical corruption? And why is there so much conflicting information? Like most insular communities, the Islamic world has both an "outside voice" and an "inside voice." It's all but impossible for bystanders to get a straight answer.Without telling anyone what to believe, Unveiled navigates the rhetoric and guides truth-seekers through media narratives, political correctness, and outright lies while encouraging readers to come to their own conclusions. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Up_and_Down_with_The_Rolling_Stones____My_Rollercoaster_Ride_with_Keith_Richards_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Up_and_Down_with_The_Rolling_Stones____My_Rollercoaster_Ride_with_Keith_Richards_Kindle_Edition.txt index 8edab126eb0e1da2d1709c62a1c7eff048018f06..d278a67166fee49450d04ae3fb294036515839bc 100644 --- a/bios/Up_and_Down_with_The_Rolling_Stones____My_Rollercoaster_Ride_with_Keith_Richards_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Up_and_Down_with_The_Rolling_Stones____My_Rollercoaster_Ride_with_Keith_Richards_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|This insider's account of the lives of Brian Jones, Keith Richard, and Mick Jagger in the sixties and seventies has become legendary in the years since its first publication in 1979. Tony Sanchez worked for Keith Richard for eight years - buying drugs, running errands, and orchestrating cheap thrills - and he records unforgettable accounts of the Stones' perilous misadventures: racing cars along the Cote d'Azur; murder at Altamont; nostalgic nights with the Beatles at the Stones-owned nightclub Vesuvio; frantic flights to Switzerland for blood changes; and the steady stream of women, including Anita Pallenberg, Marianne Faithfull, and Bianca Jagger. Here the Stones as never seen before, cavorting around the world, smashing Bentleys, working black magic, getting raided, having children, snorting coke, and mainlining heroin. Sanchez tells the whole truth, sparing not even himself in the process. With hard-hitting prose and candid photographs, he creates an invaluable primary source for anyone interested in the world's most famous rock and roll band. \ No newline at end of file +Up and Down with The Rolling Stones - My Rollercoaster Ride with Keith Richards Kindle Edition|by Tony Sanchez (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|This insider's account of the lives of Brian Jones, Keith Richard, and Mick Jagger in the sixties and seventies has become legendary in the years since its first publication in 1979. Tony Sanchez worked for Keith Richard for eight years - buying drugs, running errands, and orchestrating cheap thrills - and he records unforgettable accounts of the Stones' perilous misadventures: racing cars along the Cote d'Azur; murder at Altamont; nostalgic nights with the Beatles at the Stones-owned nightclub Vesuvio; frantic flights to Switzerland for blood changes; and the steady stream of women, including Anita Pallenberg, Marianne Faithfull, and Bianca Jagger. Here the Stones as never seen before, cavorting around the world, smashing Bentleys, working black magic, getting raided, having children, snorting coke, and mainlining heroin. Sanchez tells the whole truth, sparing not even himself in the process. With hard-hitting prose and candid photographs, he creates an invaluable primary source for anyone interested in the world's most famous rock and roll band. \ No newline at end of file diff --git "a/bios/Upstairs_&_Downstairs_My_Life_In_Service_as_a_Lady\342\200\231s_Maid_Kindle_Edition.txt" "b/bios/Upstairs_&_Downstairs_My_Life_In_Service_as_a_Lady\342\200\231s_Maid_Kindle_Edition.txt" index 8dc5ca61006dbda8a39026f5293229f2b29e60b5..a248d83526c7fc8c94ee5aa05629054cabbf4222 100644 --- "a/bios/Upstairs_&_Downstairs_My_Life_In_Service_as_a_Lady\342\200\231s_Maid_Kindle_Edition.txt" +++ "b/bios/Upstairs_&_Downstairs_My_Life_In_Service_as_a_Lady\342\200\231s_Maid_Kindle_Edition.txt" @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|'I THOUGHT I'D GONE TO A PRISON'This was Hilda Newman's first impression when, at the age of 19, she left her parents' little terraced cottage in Lincolnshire and embarked on a new life as a lady's maid at Croome Court, the enormous stately home of Lord and Lady Coventry.The year was 1935: the twilight of the English aristocracy. It was a time of wealth and glamour; of lavish balls and evening gown; of tiaras and a Coronation. As personal maide to Lady Coventry, Hilda had a unique insight into the leisured life of one of Britain's most noble families.In her fascinating memoir of life upstairs and down, Hilda takes us back to a gilded era which would be brutally swept away by the Second World War. Hers is a very personal story of being transplanted from a tiny house with no bath or hot water to an eighteenth-century Neo-Palladian mansion surrounded by parkland landscaped by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown.But it also the remarkable story of the family who service she entered - and that of Croome Court itself: during World War Two, it housed the Dutch Royal Family - who had fled the Nazi occupation - and it was also home to the top-secret RAF base where radar was developed. This is Hilda's story. \ No newline at end of file +Upstairs & Downstairs: My Life In Service as a Lady’s Maid Kindle Edition|by Martyn Newman obo Hilda Newman (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|'I THOUGHT I'D GONE TO A PRISON'This was Hilda Newman's first impression when, at the age of 19, she left her parents' little terraced cottage in Lincolnshire and embarked on a new life as a lady's maid at Croome Court, the enormous stately home of Lord and Lady Coventry.The year was 1935: the twilight of the English aristocracy. It was a time of wealth and glamour; of lavish balls and evening gown; of tiaras and a Coronation. As personal maide to Lady Coventry, Hilda had a unique insight into the leisured life of one of Britain's most noble families.In her fascinating memoir of life upstairs and down, Hilda takes us back to a gilded era which would be brutally swept away by the Second World War. Hers is a very personal story of being transplanted from a tiny house with no bath or hot water to an eighteenth-century Neo-Palladian mansion surrounded by parkland landscaped by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown.But it also the remarkable story of the family who service she entered - and that of Croome Court itself: during World War Two, it housed the Dutch Royal Family - who had fled the Nazi occupation - and it was also home to the top-secret RAF base where radar was developed. This is Hilda's story. \ No newline at end of file diff --git "a/bios/Urban_Outlaw_Dirt_Don\342\200\231t_Slow_You_Down_Kindle_Edition.txt" "b/bios/Urban_Outlaw_Dirt_Don\342\200\231t_Slow_You_Down_Kindle_Edition.txt" index ef234d352164c1200f1d82c8f395cf0a7eddf2ab..4d781d654e76b2b77bc3592f88da5f0b4d355231 100644 --- "a/bios/Urban_Outlaw_Dirt_Don\342\200\231t_Slow_You_Down_Kindle_Edition.txt" +++ "b/bios/Urban_Outlaw_Dirt_Don\342\200\231t_Slow_You_Down_Kindle_Edition.txt" @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|**THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER**Magnus Walker is one of life’s originals. Serial entrepreneur, fashion designer, TV presenter, motivational speaker and one of the world’s most prolific Porsche collectors, the dreadlocked, tattooed hoarder of individual creativity is a very modern incarnation of success.Raised in the urban decay of Thatcher’s Britain, Sheffield-born Magnus Walker left school with just two O levels and drifted for several years before buying a one-way ticket to America. Now, 30 years and three successful businesses later, by following his instincts, rejecting convention and pursuing his passions Magnus has succeeded against all the odds.Here, for the first time, is the full story of his journey from a Northern steel town to the bright lights of Hollywood, from a boy with little hope to an anti-establishment hero. Along the way we’ll witness his potent combination of inspiration and graft, discover his motivations and his ambitions, and come to understand his philosophy and the keys to his success.Inspiring and exhilarating, URBAN OUTLAW is a compelling tale of succeeding through pure instinct and determination by a man who was brave enough to follow his own path. \ No newline at end of file +Urban Outlaw: Dirt Don’t Slow You Down Kindle Edition|by Magnus Walker (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|**THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER**Magnus Walker is one of life’s originals. Serial entrepreneur, fashion designer, TV presenter, motivational speaker and one of the world’s most prolific Porsche collectors, the dreadlocked, tattooed hoarder of individual creativity is a very modern incarnation of success.Raised in the urban decay of Thatcher’s Britain, Sheffield-born Magnus Walker left school with just two O levels and drifted for several years before buying a one-way ticket to America. Now, 30 years and three successful businesses later, by following his instincts, rejecting convention and pursuing his passions Magnus has succeeded against all the odds.Here, for the first time, is the full story of his journey from a Northern steel town to the bright lights of Hollywood, from a boy with little hope to an anti-establishment hero. Along the way we’ll witness his potent combination of inspiration and graft, discover his motivations and his ambitions, and come to understand his philosophy and the keys to his success.Inspiring and exhilarating, URBAN OUTLAW is a compelling tale of succeeding through pure instinct and determination by a man who was brave enough to follow his own path. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Us_and_Them_Canada_Canadians_and_The_Beatles_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Us_and_Them_Canada_Canadians_and_The_Beatles_Kindle_Edition.txt index e38f34309b86ca282eeab50321e5145cc40dfd95..3dea1efd39afe792b81f7dddf90bf8fea8ae9c9b 100644 --- a/bios/Us_and_Them_Canada_Canadians_and_The_Beatles_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Us_and_Them_Canada_Canadians_and_The_Beatles_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Us and Them chronicles the depth to which Canada and Canadians were part of The Beatles’ story—their formation, growth and break up. Entertaining and well researched, Us and Them places John, Paul, George and Ringo as a band and as solo artists in a uniquely Canadian setting; it blends rich stories, facts, analysis, and even dabbles in several plausible but little known accounts that create a new ripple in The Beatles’ history.After consuming Us and Them, readers will never again listen to albums Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and the White Album, or singles “Come Together”, “Give Peace a Chance”, “All Things Must Pass”, “Imagine” and “Mull of Kintyre” without thinking about these masterworks in a Canadian context. Us and Them is a thorough account of the Fab Four's relationship with Canada, filling an important gap in their narrative and discography. \ No newline at end of file +Us and Them: Canada, Canadians and The Beatles Kindle Edition|by John Robert Arnone (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Us and Them chronicles the depth to which Canada and Canadians were part of The Beatles’ story—their formation, growth and break up. Entertaining and well researched, Us and Them places John, Paul, George and Ringo as a band and as solo artists in a uniquely Canadian setting; it blends rich stories, facts, analysis, and even dabbles in several plausible but little known accounts that create a new ripple in The Beatles’ history.After consuming Us and Them, readers will never again listen to albums Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and the White Album, or singles “Come Together”, “Give Peace a Chance”, “All Things Must Pass”, “Imagine” and “Mull of Kintyre” without thinking about these masterworks in a Canadian context. Us and Them is a thorough account of the Fab Four's relationship with Canada, filling an important gap in their narrative and discography. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Valley_of_the_Birdtail_An_Indian_Reserve_a_White_Town_and_the_Road_to_Reconciliation_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Valley_of_the_Birdtail_An_Indian_Reserve_a_White_Town_and_the_Road_to_Reconciliation_Kindle_Edition.txt index 03933924c8fc733cb2aa5344791516663c362e80..86b3c48dd8057a0bccc54bb8fc50bee864de997a 100644 --- a/bios/Valley_of_the_Birdtail_An_Indian_Reserve_a_White_Town_and_the_Road_to_Reconciliation_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Valley_of_the_Birdtail_An_Indian_Reserve_a_White_Town_and_the_Road_to_Reconciliation_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|THE NATIONAL BESTSELLERWinner – 2023 Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book PrizeWinner – 2023 John W. Dafoe Book PrizeWinner – 2023 High Plains Book Award for Indigenous WriterWinner – 2022 Manitoba Historical Society Margaret McWilliams Book Award for Local HistoryFinalist – 2023 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer PrizeFinalist – Writers’ Trust Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political WritingNominated – 2023 Forest of Reading EvergreenShortlisted – 2023 Quebec Writers’ Federation Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction and Concordia University First Book PrizeFinalist – Canadian Law and Society Association Book PrizeLonglisted – 2023-2024 First Nations Communities ReadA heart-rending true story about racism and reconciliationDivided by a beautiful valley and 150 years of racism, the town of Rossburn and the Waywayseecappo Indian reserve have been neighbours nearly as long as Canada has been a country. Their story reflects much of what has gone wrong in relations between Indigenous Peoples and non-Indigenous Canadians. It also offers, in the end, an uncommon measure of hope.Valley of the Birdtail is about how two communities became separate and unequal—and what it means for the rest of us. In Rossburn, once settled by Ukrainian immigrants who fled poverty and persecution, family income is near the national average and more than a third of adults have graduated from university. In Waywayseecappo, the average family lives below the national poverty line and less than a third of adults have graduated from high school, with many haunted by their time in residential schools.This book follows multiple generations of two families, one white and one Indigenous, and weaves their lives into the larger story of Canada. It is a story of villains and heroes, irony and idealism, racism and reconciliation. Valley of the Birdtail has the ambition to change the way we think about our past and show a path to a better future. \ No newline at end of file +Valley of the Birdtail: An Indian Reserve, a White Town, and the Road to Reconciliation Kindle Edition|by Andrew Stobo Sniderman (Author), Douglas Sanderson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|THE NATIONAL BESTSELLERWinner – 2023 Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book PrizeWinner – 2023 John W. Dafoe Book PrizeWinner – 2023 High Plains Book Award for Indigenous WriterWinner – 2022 Manitoba Historical Society Margaret McWilliams Book Award for Local HistoryFinalist – 2023 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer PrizeFinalist – Writers’ Trust Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political WritingNominated – 2023 Forest of Reading EvergreenShortlisted – 2023 Quebec Writers’ Federation Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction and Concordia University First Book PrizeFinalist – Canadian Law and Society Association Book PrizeLonglisted – 2023-2024 First Nations Communities ReadA heart-rending true story about racism and reconciliationDivided by a beautiful valley and 150 years of racism, the town of Rossburn and the Waywayseecappo Indian reserve have been neighbours nearly as long as Canada has been a country. Their story reflects much of what has gone wrong in relations between Indigenous Peoples and non-Indigenous Canadians. It also offers, in the end, an uncommon measure of hope.Valley of the Birdtail is about how two communities became separate and unequal—and what it means for the rest of us. In Rossburn, once settled by Ukrainian immigrants who fled poverty and persecution, family income is near the national average and more than a third of adults have graduated from university. In Waywayseecappo, the average family lives below the national poverty line and less than a third of adults have graduated from high school, with many haunted by their time in residential schools.This book follows multiple generations of two families, one white and one Indigenous, and weaves their lives into the larger story of Canada. It is a story of villains and heroes, irony and idealism, racism and reconciliation. Valley of the Birdtail has the ambition to change the way we think about our past and show a path to a better future. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Vanderbilt_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_an_American_Dynasty_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Vanderbilt_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_an_American_Dynasty_Kindle_Edition.txt index 544bbd8431c15c812275a6500da9608ae70f10e9..706908a76dd343aa375d28a5ce0889a359112bf7 100644 --- a/bios/Vanderbilt_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_an_American_Dynasty_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Vanderbilt_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_an_American_Dynasty_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|New York Times bestselling author and journalist Anderson Cooper teams with New York Times bestselling historian and novelist Katherine Howe to chronicle the rise and fall of a legendary American dynasty—his mother’s family, the Vanderbilts.One of the Washington Post's Notable Works of Nonfiction of 2021When eleven-year-old Cornelius Vanderbilt began to work on his father’s small boat ferrying supplies in New York Harbor at the beginning of the nineteenth century, no one could have imagined that one day he would, through ruthlessness, cunning, and a pathological desire for money, build two empires—one in shipping and another in railroads—that would make him the richest man in America. His staggering fortune was fought over by his heirs after his death in 1877, sowing familial discord that would never fully heal. Though his son Billy doubled the money left by “the Commodore,” subsequent generations competed to find new and ever more extraordinary ways of spending it. By 2018, when the last Vanderbilt was forced out of The Breakers—the seventy-room summer estate in Newport, Rhode Island, that Cornelius’s grandson and namesake had built—the family would have been unrecognizable to the tycoon who started it all.Now, the Commodore’s great-great-great-grandson Anderson Cooper, joins with historian Katherine Howe to explore the story of his legendary family and their outsized influence. Cooper and Howe breathe life into the ancestors who built the family’s empire, basked in the Commodore’s wealth, hosted lavish galas, and became synonymous with unfettered American capitalism and high society. Moving from the hardscrabble wharves of old Manhattan to the lavish drawing rooms of Gilded Age Fifth Avenue, from the ornate summer palaces of Newport to the courts of Europe, and all the way to modern-day New York, Cooper and Howe wryly recount the triumphs and tragedies of an American dynasty unlike any other.Written with a unique insider’s viewpoint, this is a rollicking, quintessentially American history as remarkable as the family it so vividly captures. \ No newline at end of file +Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty Kindle Edition|by Anderson Cooper (Author), Katherine Howe (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|New York Times bestselling author and journalist Anderson Cooper teams with New York Times bestselling historian and novelist Katherine Howe to chronicle the rise and fall of a legendary American dynasty—his mother’s family, the Vanderbilts.One of the Washington Post's Notable Works of Nonfiction of 2021When eleven-year-old Cornelius Vanderbilt began to work on his father’s small boat ferrying supplies in New York Harbor at the beginning of the nineteenth century, no one could have imagined that one day he would, through ruthlessness, cunning, and a pathological desire for money, build two empires—one in shipping and another in railroads—that would make him the richest man in America. His staggering fortune was fought over by his heirs after his death in 1877, sowing familial discord that would never fully heal. Though his son Billy doubled the money left by “the Commodore,” subsequent generations competed to find new and ever more extraordinary ways of spending it. By 2018, when the last Vanderbilt was forced out of The Breakers—the seventy-room summer estate in Newport, Rhode Island, that Cornelius’s grandson and namesake had built—the family would have been unrecognizable to the tycoon who started it all.Now, the Commodore’s great-great-great-grandson Anderson Cooper, joins with historian Katherine Howe to explore the story of his legendary family and their outsized influence. Cooper and Howe breathe life into the ancestors who built the family’s empire, basked in the Commodore’s wealth, hosted lavish galas, and became synonymous with unfettered American capitalism and high society. Moving from the hardscrabble wharves of old Manhattan to the lavish drawing rooms of Gilded Age Fifth Avenue, from the ornate summer palaces of Newport to the courts of Europe, and all the way to modern-day New York, Cooper and Howe wryly recount the triumphs and tragedies of an American dynasty unlike any other.Written with a unique insider’s viewpoint, this is a rollicking, quintessentially American history as remarkable as the family it so vividly captures. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Variable_Valve_Timings_Memoirs_of_a_car_tragic_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Variable_Valve_Timings_Memoirs_of_a_car_tragic_Kindle_Edition.txt index 2b30e3c6ec6dadd13c07e141409791acb652cb82..c98ce9cfb279392dbdb15b32a8a499ba723a1348 100644 --- a/bios/Variable_Valve_Timings_Memoirs_of_a_car_tragic_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Variable_Valve_Timings_Memoirs_of_a_car_tragic_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|'What defines the car-saddo condition is not being able to recall a time when the toy-car-era of your life actually ended. Because for us sufferers, it never does.'Nobody knows cars like Chris Harris does. He calls it 'unhinged geekery', but the rest of the world call it infectious enthusiasm, adrenalin fuelled escapism and rigorous journalistic integrity.And then there are his famous skills at the wheel, from city cars to rally cars, not forgetting the Guinness World Record 3.4km sideways in an electric car.And now for the first time, Harris takes us down the road of his life-long obssession with the automobile - along surprising diversions, around hazards and obstructions, down the fast lane collecting Gs and back to the lock-up to prep the stock.From the six-year-old who could recite the stats from What Car? magazine to the YouTube car guru whose honest reviews got him banned by Ferrari. From the Scalextric track of his childhood, to podiums as a racing driver out in the world. From behind his garage doors to the floodlit Top Gear studio.Variable Valve Timings brings you an incredibly engaging story of adventure and petrolhead joy, told with wit, warmth and disarming honesty. This book is a true one-off, just like Chris. \ No newline at end of file +Variable Valve Timings: Memoirs of a car tragic Kindle Edition|by Chris Harris (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|'What defines the car-saddo condition is not being able to recall a time when the toy-car-era of your life actually ended. Because for us sufferers, it never does.'Nobody knows cars like Chris Harris does. He calls it 'unhinged geekery', but the rest of the world call it infectious enthusiasm, adrenalin fuelled escapism and rigorous journalistic integrity.And then there are his famous skills at the wheel, from city cars to rally cars, not forgetting the Guinness World Record 3.4km sideways in an electric car.And now for the first time, Harris takes us down the road of his life-long obssession with the automobile - along surprising diversions, around hazards and obstructions, down the fast lane collecting Gs and back to the lock-up to prep the stock.From the six-year-old who could recite the stats from What Car? magazine to the YouTube car guru whose honest reviews got him banned by Ferrari. From the Scalextric track of his childhood, to podiums as a racing driver out in the world. From behind his garage doors to the floodlit Top Gear studio.Variable Valve Timings brings you an incredibly engaging story of adventure and petrolhead joy, told with wit, warmth and disarming honesty. This book is a true one-off, just like Chris. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Vegas_and_the_Chicago_Outfit_The_Skimming_of_Las_Vegas_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Vegas_and_the_Chicago_Outfit_The_Skimming_of_Las_Vegas_Kindle_Edition.txt index 687e81f14107ade38077a3c4628a906c018f6577..3b93b386214a2e56cca2398f4e5b492841f4e809 100644 --- a/bios/Vegas_and_the_Chicago_Outfit_The_Skimming_of_Las_Vegas_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Vegas_and_the_Chicago_Outfit_The_Skimming_of_Las_Vegas_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Chicago was the worldwide leader in gangster wars and bootlegging in the 1920s, as Al Capone set the stage for his tremendous success and popularity. When he was safely away in prison, the Chicago Outfit expanded into more rackets involving gambling and loan sharking, making bosses like Paul “The Waiter” Ricca and Tony “Joe Batters” Accardo rich beyond even Capone’s wildest dreams.With prostitution and union corruption, Chicago had more bookies, card clubs, and clip joints than evil casino spots like Reno, Hot Springs, Toledo, and New York combined. So, they weren’t the first to find gold in Las Vegas, but they were sure good at draining the cash away once they tasted Sin City's pleasures and corruption!For forty years, Chicago led the way in untaxed and hidden money by skimming at often crooked games of no-chance. When Las Vegas jumped in the early ’40s, the Outfit’s interests in Las Vegas captured the Downtown area and went uptown to the Strip and the new Flamingo casino. To keep everything straight, Las Vegas imported known killers as local enforcers from the Outfit like Marshall Caifano and Tony “The Ant” Spilotro.Things went Chicago's way for decades as the Chicago Outfit drained hundreds of millions of dollars from a dozen Las Vegas casinos. How they did the deed right in front of the FBI, how it went untraced for decades, and how they moved the cash from the desert to places across the US and Europe is all right here in “Vegas and the Chicago Outfit.” \ No newline at end of file +Vegas and the Chicago Outfit: The Skimming of Las Vegas Kindle Edition|by Al W Moe (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Chicago was the worldwide leader in gangster wars and bootlegging in the 1920s, as Al Capone set the stage for his tremendous success and popularity. When he was safely away in prison, the Chicago Outfit expanded into more rackets involving gambling and loan sharking, making bosses like Paul “The Waiter” Ricca and Tony “Joe Batters” Accardo rich beyond even Capone’s wildest dreams.With prostitution and union corruption, Chicago had more bookies, card clubs, and clip joints than evil casino spots like Reno, Hot Springs, Toledo, and New York combined. So, they weren’t the first to find gold in Las Vegas, but they were sure good at draining the cash away once they tasted Sin City's pleasures and corruption!For forty years, Chicago led the way in untaxed and hidden money by skimming at often crooked games of no-chance. When Las Vegas jumped in the early ’40s, the Outfit’s interests in Las Vegas captured the Downtown area and went uptown to the Strip and the new Flamingo casino. To keep everything straight, Las Vegas imported known killers as local enforcers from the Outfit like Marshall Caifano and Tony “The Ant” Spilotro.Things went Chicago's way for decades as the Chicago Outfit drained hundreds of millions of dollars from a dozen Las Vegas casinos. How they did the deed right in front of the FBI, how it went untraced for decades, and how they moved the cash from the desert to places across the US and Europe is all right here in “Vegas and the Chicago Outfit.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git "a/bios/Vida_y_pensamiento_de_Antonio_Gramsci_1926____1937_1926__1937_(Universitaria_n\302\272_374)_(Spanish_Edition)_Kindle_Edition.txt" "b/bios/Vida_y_pensamiento_de_Antonio_Gramsci_1926____1937_1926__1937_(Universitaria_n\302\272_374)_(Spanish_Edition)_Kindle_Edition.txt" index 9be17d8da3705229b7ae76a7cd7c8f731413111e..c15d076d61af8e5d52eb10ecc945c5c2be426952 100644 --- "a/bios/Vida_y_pensamiento_de_Antonio_Gramsci_1926____1937_1926__1937_(Universitaria_n\302\272_374)_(Spanish_Edition)_Kindle_Edition.txt" +++ "b/bios/Vida_y_pensamiento_de_Antonio_Gramsci_1926____1937_1926__1937_(Universitaria_n\302\272_374)_(Spanish_Edition)_Kindle_Edition.txt" @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Figura insoslayable del pensamiento político contemporáneo, en Antonio Gramsci confluyen el filósofo y el periodista, el historiador y el político, el crítico literario y cultural. Elegido diputado en abril de 1924 y secretario del Partido Comunista de Italia poco después, el genial sardo fue condenado por un Tribunal Especial fascista a veinte años de reclusión en junio de 1928. Tras años de malos tratos y confinamiento que acabarían por minar su frágil salud, falleció en Roma en 1937.Es justamente en su última década de vida, años de prisión y aislamiento –salvo por las visitas de su cuñada Tatiana Schucht, salvo por Piero Sraffa–, distante la familia y cada vez más alejado de su partido, cuando Gramsci reconstruye, auxiliado por sus lecturas, todo un mundo intelectual, propio, que alumbrará los portentosos Cuadernos de la cárcel. Marxista heterodoxo, su arrojo intelectual, sus preocupaciones por el lenguaje, por la cultura, por las clases populares (subalternas), hacen de su obra, gestada en tan difíciles condiciones, un referente inexcusable para todas las izquierdas.Giuseppe Vacca, a quien debemos algunas de las contribuciones más sobresalientes sobre Gramsci, combina magistralmente biografía y exégesis intelectual y política en esta obra, una admirable pesquisa sobre lo que Gramsci pudo pensar, pudo escribir, pudo escrutar. \ No newline at end of file +Vida y pensamiento de Antonio Gramsci. 1926 - 1937: 1926-1937 (Universitaria nº 374) (Spanish Edition) Kindle Edition|Spanish edition by Giuseppe Vacca (Author), Antonio José Antón Fernández (Translator) Format: Kindle Edition|Figura insoslayable del pensamiento político contemporáneo, en Antonio Gramsci confluyen el filósofo y el periodista, el historiador y el político, el crítico literario y cultural. Elegido diputado en abril de 1924 y secretario del Partido Comunista de Italia poco después, el genial sardo fue condenado por un Tribunal Especial fascista a veinte años de reclusión en junio de 1928. Tras años de malos tratos y confinamiento que acabarían por minar su frágil salud, falleció en Roma en 1937.Es justamente en su última década de vida, años de prisión y aislamiento –salvo por las visitas de su cuñada Tatiana Schucht, salvo por Piero Sraffa–, distante la familia y cada vez más alejado de su partido, cuando Gramsci reconstruye, auxiliado por sus lecturas, todo un mundo intelectual, propio, que alumbrará los portentosos Cuadernos de la cárcel. Marxista heterodoxo, su arrojo intelectual, sus preocupaciones por el lenguaje, por la cultura, por las clases populares (subalternas), hacen de su obra, gestada en tan difíciles condiciones, un referente inexcusable para todas las izquierdas.Giuseppe Vacca, a quien debemos algunas de las contribuciones más sobresalientes sobre Gramsci, combina magistralmente biografía y exégesis intelectual y política en esta obra, una admirable pesquisa sobre lo que Gramsci pudo pensar, pudo escribir, pudo escrutar. \ No newline at end of file diff --git "a/bios/Vie_et_mort_\303\240_lhopital_Bellevue_(French_Edition)_Kindle_Edition.txt" "b/bios/Vie_et_mort_\303\240_lhopital_Bellevue_(French_Edition)_Kindle_Edition.txt" index b8c9700bc646f59dc3aa822baa2f8ce0d207d383..5ce2eb3c98d4dd9332613baf8547b894fa8113e6 100644 --- "a/bios/Vie_et_mort_\303\240_lhopital_Bellevue_(French_Edition)_Kindle_Edition.txt" +++ "b/bios/Vie_et_mort_\303\240_lhopital_Bellevue_(French_Edition)_Kindle_Edition.txt" @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Depuis le début de sa diffusion en France en 2019,New Amsterdamrassemble 3,5 millions de spectateurs chaque semaine. Mais saviez-vous que cette série s'inspirait des mémoires du Dr. Eric Manheimer, ancien directeur médical de l'hôpital Bellevue, à New York ? Découvrez son incroyable récit.Fondé en 1736, l'hôpital Bellevue de New York est le plus ancien, le plus grand et le plus célèbre des hôpitaux publics américains. Cette ruche où travaillent sept mille personnes accueille indifféremment banquiers d'affaires, prisonniers de Rikers Island, sans-papiers clandestins ou diplomates des Nations unies. Tous sont pris en charge avec le même professionnalisme et le même dévouement.Nommé directeur médical de cette institution en 1997, Eric Manheimer raconte le quotidien des médecins et du personnel soignant à travers le parcours de douze patients – dont lui-même, atteint d'un cancer de la gorge.Ode à l'abnégation, ce récit – où percent aussi les frustrations et l'incompréhension face aux coupes budgétaires et à l'iniquité de certaines décisions politiques – laisse transparaître l'humanité d'un homme, autant que son humilité.Malgré les efforts déployés et les vies sauvées, la mort peut frapper. N'importe qui... à chaque instant ! \ No newline at end of file +Vie et mort à l'hopital Bellevue (French Edition) Kindle Edition|French edition by Eric Manheimer (Author), Sebastian Danchin (Translator) Format: Kindle Edition|Depuis le début de sa diffusion en France en 2019,New Amsterdamrassemble 3,5 millions de spectateurs chaque semaine. Mais saviez-vous que cette série s'inspirait des mémoires du Dr. Eric Manheimer, ancien directeur médical de l'hôpital Bellevue, à New York ? Découvrez son incroyable récit.Fondé en 1736, l'hôpital Bellevue de New York est le plus ancien, le plus grand et le plus célèbre des hôpitaux publics américains. Cette ruche où travaillent sept mille personnes accueille indifféremment banquiers d'affaires, prisonniers de Rikers Island, sans-papiers clandestins ou diplomates des Nations unies. Tous sont pris en charge avec le même professionnalisme et le même dévouement.Nommé directeur médical de cette institution en 1997, Eric Manheimer raconte le quotidien des médecins et du personnel soignant à travers le parcours de douze patients – dont lui-même, atteint d'un cancer de la gorge.Ode à l'abnégation, ce récit – où percent aussi les frustrations et l'incompréhension face aux coupes budgétaires et à l'iniquité de certaines décisions politiques – laisse transparaître l'humanité d'un homme, autant que son humilité.Malgré les efforts déployés et les vies sauvées, la mort peut frapper. N'importe qui... à chaque instant ! \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Vietnam_Diary_A_Memoir_for_my_Posterity_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Vietnam_Diary_A_Memoir_for_my_Posterity_Kindle_Edition.txt index a7ef3f5fd40da0b12e85d047ded970b2928991b8..160d33050a9ff0d9aa7b6829e867e2651aae3475 100644 --- a/bios/Vietnam_Diary_A_Memoir_for_my_Posterity_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Vietnam_Diary_A_Memoir_for_my_Posterity_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|"Greetings from the President."I could hardly believe what I was reading. I had just been drafted into the US Army, the last thing I expected. It was certainly not what my parents or fiancee wanted to hear. Enclosed in these pages are my personal experiences from a tour served in Vietnam during the war. This book is written in my own words; these are my memories of life on the battlefront in a land foreign to me. I hope this recounting will help my family and posterity comprehend the great sacrifices made by brave and frightened soldiers in wartime. These sacrifices have protected freedoms we tend to take for granted. This is my true story. \ No newline at end of file +Vietnam Diary: A Memoir for my Posterity Kindle Edition|by Lanny Starr (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|"Greetings from the President."I could hardly believe what I was reading. I had just been drafted into the US Army, the last thing I expected. It was certainly not what my parents or fiancee wanted to hear. Enclosed in these pages are my personal experiences from a tour served in Vietnam during the war. This book is written in my own words; these are my memories of life on the battlefront in a land foreign to me. I hope this recounting will help my family and posterity comprehend the great sacrifices made by brave and frightened soldiers in wartime. These sacrifices have protected freedoms we tend to take for granted. This is my true story. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Walker_RN_The_Greatest_U__Boat_Hunter_of_the_Battle_of_the_Atlantic_(Submarine_Warfare_in_World_War_Two)_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Walker_RN_The_Greatest_U__Boat_Hunter_of_the_Battle_of_the_Atlantic_(Submarine_Warfare_in_World_War_Two)_Kindle_Edition.txt index bb75c02b190e94308f757ecb539fd1f2219e73d2..f0d89b1ba5adf3306efe31b98d3a5a3a8da9aea0 100644 --- a/bios/Walker_RN_The_Greatest_U__Boat_Hunter_of_the_Battle_of_the_Atlantic_(Submarine_Warfare_in_World_War_Two)_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Walker_RN_The_Greatest_U__Boat_Hunter_of_the_Battle_of_the_Atlantic_(Submarine_Warfare_in_World_War_Two)_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The astounding biography of the most successful anti-submarine commander of the Second World War.Perfect for readers of Eugene B. Fluckey, Iain Ballantyne and Peter Gretton.The Battle of the Atlantic raged for over five and a half years during which thousands of ships were sunk as the U-boats nearly cut Britain and the Soviet Union off from vital supplies.Yet through the work of exceptional naval commanders like Frederic John Walker the Allies were able to turn the tide of the battle and keep these essential lifelines open.Terence Robertson’s remarkable book transports the reader back to this ferocious conflict in the heart of the ocean. Drawing information from Walker’s private papers and diaries, Robertson charts the course of this brilliant man’s navy career before going on to explain how Walker’s innovative methods were able to overcome the difficulties of tracking, repelling and destroying the U-boat wolf packs.‘One of the best biographical accounts of the Battle of the Atlantic’ Birmingham Post‘Terence Robertson's biography of this most forceful and resolute seaman is more than a story of the man. It is a saga of the means — of the patience, the courage, the ingenuity — by which the Royal Navy saved the Allied cause.’ The Sunday Times‘This book shows with admirable clarity how the ding-dong struggle against the German U-boat developed and how much of our success in it was due to this unremitting and brilliant officer.’ Time and Tide‘One of the most comprehensive accounts of the struggle of the small ships against U-boat and enemy aircraft to come out of post-war memoirs on this phase of the war.’ Aberdeen Press and JournalWalker R.N. should be essential reading for all interested in the Battle of the Atlantic and life of one brilliant Royal Navy commander who is credited with destroying seventeen enemy U-boats. \ No newline at end of file +Walker, R.N.: The Greatest U-Boat Hunter of the Battle of the Atlantic (Submarine Warfare in World War Two) Kindle Edition|by Terence Robertson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The astounding biography of the most successful anti-submarine commander of the Second World War.Perfect for readers of Eugene B. Fluckey, Iain Ballantyne and Peter Gretton.The Battle of the Atlantic raged for over five and a half years during which thousands of ships were sunk as the U-boats nearly cut Britain and the Soviet Union off from vital supplies.Yet through the work of exceptional naval commanders like Frederic John Walker the Allies were able to turn the tide of the battle and keep these essential lifelines open.Terence Robertson’s remarkable book transports the reader back to this ferocious conflict in the heart of the ocean. Drawing information from Walker’s private papers and diaries, Robertson charts the course of this brilliant man’s navy career before going on to explain how Walker’s innovative methods were able to overcome the difficulties of tracking, repelling and destroying the U-boat wolf packs.‘One of the best biographical accounts of the Battle of the Atlantic’ Birmingham Post‘Terence Robertson's biography of this most forceful and resolute seaman is more than a story of the man. It is a saga of the means — of the patience, the courage, the ingenuity — by which the Royal Navy saved the Allied cause.’ The Sunday Times‘This book shows with admirable clarity how the ding-dong struggle against the German U-boat developed and how much of our success in it was due to this unremitting and brilliant officer.’ Time and Tide‘One of the most comprehensive accounts of the struggle of the small ships against U-boat and enemy aircraft to come out of post-war memoirs on this phase of the war.’ Aberdeen Press and JournalWalker R.N. should be essential reading for all interested in the Battle of the Atlantic and life of one brilliant Royal Navy commander who is credited with destroying seventeen enemy U-boats. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Wandering_through_Life_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Wandering_through_Life_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt index 28a53cde3c1c9e4336cb87567e8f4aa902381d25..3fdb4450744c70dd27903a8778262db54419164e 100644 --- a/bios/Wandering_through_Life_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Wandering_through_Life_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The internationally bestselling author of the Guido Brunetti mysteries tells her own adventurous life story as she enters her eightiesIn a series of vignettes full of affection, irony, and good humor, Donna Leon narrates a remarkable life she feels has rather more happened to her than been planned.Following a childhood in the company of her New Jersey family, with frequent visits to her grandfather’s farm and its beloved animals, and summers spent selling homegrown tomatoes by the roadside, Leon got her first taste of the classical music and opera that would enrich her life. She also developed a yen for adventure. In 1976, she made the spontaneous decision to teach English in Iran, before finding herself swept up in the early days of the 1979 Revolution. After teaching stints in China and Saudi Arabia, she finally landed in Venice. Leon vividly animates her decades-long love affair with Italy, from her first magical dinner when serving as a chaperone to a friend, to the hunt for the perfect cappuccino, to the warfare tactics of grandmothers doing their grocery shopping at the Rialto Market.Some things remain constant throughout the decades: her adoration of opera, especially Handel’s vocal music, and her advocacy for the environment, embodied in her passion for bees—which informs the surprising crux of the Brunetti mystery Earthly Remains. Even as mass tourism takes its toll on the patience of residents, Leon’s passion for Venice remains unchanged: its outrageous beauty and magic still captivate her.Having recently celebrated her eightieth birthday, Leon poignantly confronts the dual challenges and pleasures of aging. Complete with a brief letter dissuading those hoping to meet Guido Brunetti at the Questura, and always suffused with music, food, and her sharp sense of humor, Wandering through Life offers Donna Leon at her most personal. \ No newline at end of file +Wandering through Life: A Memoir Kindle Edition|by Donna Leon (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The internationally bestselling author of the Guido Brunetti mysteries tells her own adventurous life story as she enters her eightiesIn a series of vignettes full of affection, irony, and good humor, Donna Leon narrates a remarkable life she feels has rather more happened to her than been planned.Following a childhood in the company of her New Jersey family, with frequent visits to her grandfather’s farm and its beloved animals, and summers spent selling homegrown tomatoes by the roadside, Leon got her first taste of the classical music and opera that would enrich her life. She also developed a yen for adventure. In 1976, she made the spontaneous decision to teach English in Iran, before finding herself swept up in the early days of the 1979 Revolution. After teaching stints in China and Saudi Arabia, she finally landed in Venice. Leon vividly animates her decades-long love affair with Italy, from her first magical dinner when serving as a chaperone to a friend, to the hunt for the perfect cappuccino, to the warfare tactics of grandmothers doing their grocery shopping at the Rialto Market.Some things remain constant throughout the decades: her adoration of opera, especially Handel’s vocal music, and her advocacy for the environment, embodied in her passion for bees—which informs the surprising crux of the Brunetti mystery Earthly Remains. Even as mass tourism takes its toll on the patience of residents, Leon’s passion for Venice remains unchanged: its outrageous beauty and magic still captivate her.Having recently celebrated her eightieth birthday, Leon poignantly confronts the dual challenges and pleasures of aging. Complete with a brief letter dissuading those hoping to meet Guido Brunetti at the Questura, and always suffused with music, food, and her sharp sense of humor, Wandering through Life offers Donna Leon at her most personal. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/War_of_the_Bloods_in_My_Veins_A_Street_Soldiers_March_Toward_Redemption_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/War_of_the_Bloods_in_My_Veins_A_Street_Soldiers_March_Toward_Redemption_Kindle_Edition.txt index 3d0ed8f926988506f1ea94d3271034d2d72d7f0c..534ef7dbf04f00c841b5fa070b86851fdf27ad41 100644 --- a/bios/War_of_the_Bloods_in_My_Veins_A_Street_Soldiers_March_Toward_Redemption_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/War_of_the_Bloods_in_My_Veins_A_Street_Soldiers_March_Toward_Redemption_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|By turns harrowing, moving, and ultimately redemptive, this is a war story -- a war that rages out of control on the streets of the United States, claiming the lives of our loved ones and neighbors. In this memoir, complete with child soldiers, unspeakable violence, and eventual salvation, we witness the journey of an East Coast member of the notorious Bloods gang coming to terms with the lost boy he was and the transformation into the man he wants to become.Unlike the child warriors of Mozambique and Sierra Leone, gang members and the wars they wage are the United States' homegrown nightmare. Lacking protection, support, or any alternatives, Dashaun Morris is forced into battle for the first time at age eleven, in the streets of Phoenix, when a friend's older brothers put him in a car filled with 40s and weed smoke, put a gun in his hands, then make him point it at the men on the corner and squeeze the trigger. The targets are Crips, of course, and, as Morris writes, "In the darkness of the streets, my childhood is murdered.... I am reborn -- a gangster."In this haunting, violent memoir, Morris takes us through an American childhood turned grotesquely inside out. In the fourth grade, he loses his first friend in a drive-by shooting. By high school he is the man, a champion on the football field by day and a reputable banger on his 'hood turf by night.Living the life of a gang banger, Morris does it all -- drug dealing, jacking, and continuing the aimless war with rival gang members -- almost opening fire one night on a close friend, a cheerleader, as she hangs out with young men he mistakes for Crips.He eventually makes it to college on a football scholarship, but on the verge of being drafted by the NFL, Morris can't escape his gang-banging mentality and gets caught up in crimes that snatch away all future hopes. Sitting in a prison cell, he anticipates the birth of his first child while counting the friends he's buried.War of the Bloods in My Veins is part of Morris's redemption, a cry to his brothers that gang life is mental illness. It is a rare and brutally honest look into the relentless storm of abandonment, violence, crime, death, and the endless rush toward the complete and utter self-annihilation that plagues the lives of the young "soldiers" who die every day in our streets. \ No newline at end of file +War of the Bloods in My Veins: A Street Soldier's March Toward Redemption Kindle Edition|by DaShaun "Jiwe" Morris (Author), T. Rodgers (Introduction) Format: Kindle Edition|By turns harrowing, moving, and ultimately redemptive, this is a war story -- a war that rages out of control on the streets of the United States, claiming the lives of our loved ones and neighbors. In this memoir, complete with child soldiers, unspeakable violence, and eventual salvation, we witness the journey of an East Coast member of the notorious Bloods gang coming to terms with the lost boy he was and the transformation into the man he wants to become.Unlike the child warriors of Mozambique and Sierra Leone, gang members and the wars they wage are the United States' homegrown nightmare. Lacking protection, support, or any alternatives, Dashaun Morris is forced into battle for the first time at age eleven, in the streets of Phoenix, when a friend's older brothers put him in a car filled with 40s and weed smoke, put a gun in his hands, then make him point it at the men on the corner and squeeze the trigger. The targets are Crips, of course, and, as Morris writes, "In the darkness of the streets, my childhood is murdered.... I am reborn -- a gangster."In this haunting, violent memoir, Morris takes us through an American childhood turned grotesquely inside out. In the fourth grade, he loses his first friend in a drive-by shooting. By high school he is the man, a champion on the football field by day and a reputable banger on his 'hood turf by night.Living the life of a gang banger, Morris does it all -- drug dealing, jacking, and continuing the aimless war with rival gang members -- almost opening fire one night on a close friend, a cheerleader, as she hangs out with young men he mistakes for Crips.He eventually makes it to college on a football scholarship, but on the verge of being drafted by the NFL, Morris can't escape his gang-banging mentality and gets caught up in crimes that snatch away all future hopes. Sitting in a prison cell, he anticipates the birth of his first child while counting the friends he's buried.War of the Bloods in My Veins is part of Morris's redemption, a cry to his brothers that gang life is mental illness. It is a rare and brutally honest look into the relentless storm of abandonment, violence, crime, death, and the endless rush toward the complete and utter self-annihilation that plagues the lives of the young "soldiers" who die every day in our streets. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/War_on_Ivermectin_The_Medicine_that_Saved_Millions_and_Could_Have_Ended_the_Pandemic_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/War_on_Ivermectin_The_Medicine_that_Saved_Millions_and_Could_Have_Ended_the_Pandemic_Kindle_Edition.txt index 5b24a8eb14ff4ea287c0a03ed5ce532448f17d87..8261dc79320736acb33218c97addac85d1be763b 100644 --- a/bios/War_on_Ivermectin_The_Medicine_that_Saved_Millions_and_Could_Have_Ended_the_Pandemic_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/War_on_Ivermectin_The_Medicine_that_Saved_Millions_and_Could_Have_Ended_the_Pandemic_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Big Pharma and health agencies cry, “Don’t take ivermectin!” A media storm follows. Why then, does the science say the opposite?” Ivermectin is a dirty word in the media. It doesn’t work. It’s a deadly horse dewormer. Prescribe or promote it and you’ll be called a right-wing quack, be banned from social media, or lose your license to practice medicine. And yet, entire countries wiped out the virus with it, and more than ninety-five studies now show it to be unequivocally effective in preventing and treating Covid-19. If it didn’t work, why was there a coordinated global campaign to cancel it? What’s the truth about this decades-old, Nobel Prize-winning medication? The War on Ivermectin is the personal and professional narrative of Dr. Pierre Kory and his crusade to recommend a safe, inexpensive, generic medicine as the key to ending the pandemic. Written with Jenna McCarthy, Dr. Kory’s story chronicles the personal attacks, professional setbacks, and nefarious efforts of the world’s major health agencies and medical journals to dismiss and deny ivermectin’s efficacy. Part personal narrative, part scathing expose, The War on Ivermectin highlights the catastrophic impacts of the mass media censorship and relentless propaganda that led to the greatest humanitarian crisis in history. Although numerous studies and epidemiologic data have shown that millions of lives were saved globally with the systematic use of ivermectin, many more millions perished. This carnage was the direct result of what Dr. Kory eventually discovered to be the pharmaceutical industry’s silent but deadly war on generic medicines and the corrupt, captured medical and media systems that allow it to continue. For anyone who thought Covid-19 was the enemy, Dr. Kory’s book will leave no doubt that the true adversary in this war is a collective cabal of power-hungry elites who put profits over people and will stop at nothing in their quest for control.The War on Ivermectin is published through ICAN PRESS, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing. ICAN (Informed Consent Action Network) is a nonprofit organization investigating the safety of medical procedures, pharmaceutical drugs, and vaccines while advocating for people’s right to informed consent. \ No newline at end of file +War on Ivermectin: The Medicine that Saved Millions and Could Have Ended the Pandemic Kindle Edition|by Jenna McCarthy (Author), Pierre Daniel Kory (Author), Del Bigtree (Foreword) Format: Kindle Edition|Big Pharma and health agencies cry, “Don’t take ivermectin!” A media storm follows. Why then, does the science say the opposite?” Ivermectin is a dirty word in the media. It doesn’t work. It’s a deadly horse dewormer. Prescribe or promote it and you’ll be called a right-wing quack, be banned from social media, or lose your license to practice medicine. And yet, entire countries wiped out the virus with it, and more than ninety-five studies now show it to be unequivocally effective in preventing and treating Covid-19. If it didn’t work, why was there a coordinated global campaign to cancel it? What’s the truth about this decades-old, Nobel Prize-winning medication? The War on Ivermectin is the personal and professional narrative of Dr. Pierre Kory and his crusade to recommend a safe, inexpensive, generic medicine as the key to ending the pandemic. Written with Jenna McCarthy, Dr. Kory’s story chronicles the personal attacks, professional setbacks, and nefarious efforts of the world’s major health agencies and medical journals to dismiss and deny ivermectin’s efficacy. Part personal narrative, part scathing expose, The War on Ivermectin highlights the catastrophic impacts of the mass media censorship and relentless propaganda that led to the greatest humanitarian crisis in history. Although numerous studies and epidemiologic data have shown that millions of lives were saved globally with the systematic use of ivermectin, many more millions perished. This carnage was the direct result of what Dr. Kory eventually discovered to be the pharmaceutical industry’s silent but deadly war on generic medicines and the corrupt, captured medical and media systems that allow it to continue. For anyone who thought Covid-19 was the enemy, Dr. Kory’s book will leave no doubt that the true adversary in this war is a collective cabal of power-hungry elites who put profits over people and will stop at nothing in their quest for control.The War on Ivermectin is published through ICAN PRESS, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing. ICAN (Informed Consent Action Network) is a nonprofit organization investigating the safety of medical procedures, pharmaceutical drugs, and vaccines while advocating for people’s right to informed consent. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Warren_Buffett_Book_of_Investing_Wisdom_350_Quotes_from_the_Worlds_Most_Successful_Investor_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Warren_Buffett_Book_of_Investing_Wisdom_350_Quotes_from_the_Worlds_Most_Successful_Investor_Kindle_Edition.txt index 2eff7cd81c5f9477d882006e7e81ad289068bf45..8c609070dad966d117290385e1b8bc35e1bd7d71 100644 --- a/bios/Warren_Buffett_Book_of_Investing_Wisdom_350_Quotes_from_the_Worlds_Most_Successful_Investor_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Warren_Buffett_Book_of_Investing_Wisdom_350_Quotes_from_the_Worlds_Most_Successful_Investor_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Compiled by the son of the cofounder of H&R Block, a collection of business quotes and advice from the most successful investor of the twentieth century, Warren Buffett.Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, is widely considered the most successful investor of the twentieth century. Since the early 1950s, Buffett has proved himself to be an astute investor, and he turned Berkshire Hathaway from a struggling small textile business into the tenth-largest public company in the world, valued at more than $600 billion.Buffett is well known for his simple but invaluable principles regarding investing and finances, and countless businessmen and people looking to be smarter with their money and their investments have turned to Buffett for his advice. One of those people is Robert Bloch, son of the cofounder of the tax preparation company H&R Block.The Warren Buffett Book of Investing Wisdom contains 350 quotes that Bloch has personally found to be indispensable to financial success. With the written blessing of Buffett himself, Bloch has selected the best of Buffett, wisdom that will guide you to becoming the most disciplined and rational long-term investor you can be. \ No newline at end of file +Warren Buffett Book of Investing Wisdom: 350 Quotes from the World's Most Successful Investor Kindle Edition|by Robert L. Bloch (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition|Compiled by the son of the cofounder of H&R Block, a collection of business quotes and advice from the most successful investor of the twentieth century, Warren Buffett.Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, is widely considered the most successful investor of the twentieth century. Since the early 1950s, Buffett has proved himself to be an astute investor, and he turned Berkshire Hathaway from a struggling small textile business into the tenth-largest public company in the world, valued at more than $600 billion.Buffett is well known for his simple but invaluable principles regarding investing and finances, and countless businessmen and people looking to be smarter with their money and their investments have turned to Buffett for his advice. One of those people is Robert Bloch, son of the cofounder of the tax preparation company H&R Block.The Warren Buffett Book of Investing Wisdom contains 350 quotes that Bloch has personally found to be indispensable to financial success. With the written blessing of Buffett himself, Bloch has selected the best of Buffett, wisdom that will guide you to becoming the most disciplined and rational long-term investor you can be. \ No newline at end of file diff --git "a/bios/Wavewalker_THE_INTERNATIONAL_BESTELLING_TRUE__STORY_OF_A_YOUNG_GIRL\342\200\231S_FIGHT_FOR_FREEDOM_AND_EDUCATION_Kindle_Edition.txt" "b/bios/Wavewalker_THE_INTERNATIONAL_BESTELLING_TRUE__STORY_OF_A_YOUNG_GIRL\342\200\231S_FIGHT_FOR_FREEDOM_AND_EDUCATION_Kindle_Edition.txt" index 4dd89bcb52bf3bae76784030aa4bf2bb13b6fea0..2afeb488d6c8ff7a1ecc02fb0f8bef2a80825b51 100644 --- "a/bios/Wavewalker_THE_INTERNATIONAL_BESTELLING_TRUE__STORY_OF_A_YOUNG_GIRL\342\200\231S_FIGHT_FOR_FREEDOM_AND_EDUCATION_Kindle_Edition.txt" +++ "b/bios/Wavewalker_THE_INTERNATIONAL_BESTELLING_TRUE__STORY_OF_A_YOUNG_GIRL\342\200\231S_FIGHT_FOR_FREEDOM_AND_EDUCATION_Kindle_Edition.txt" @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER‘Grippingly vivid and pacey’ THE TIMES‘A seven-year old girl on a seventy-foot yacht, for ten years, over fifty thousand miles of sailing … a fantastic story of a truly Odyssean journey across all the world’s great oceans – but is also the inspiring story of the developing of a restless and inquiring mind’ SIMON WINCHESTER'An astonishing almost day-by-day account of [a] hazardous journey and its legacy’ TELEGRAPH‘This is a story of an epic childhood journey, so exciting and so shocking it is hard to know whether you’re reading about a dream or a nightmare… Wavewalker is thrilling, horrifying, beautifully written – I couldn’t put it down’ ED BALLSAged just seven, Suzanne Heywood set sail with her parents and brother on a three-year voyage around the world. What followed turned instead into a decade-long way of life, through storms, shipwrecks, reefs and isolation, with little formal schooling. No one else knew where they were most of the time and no state showed any interest in what was happening to the children.Suzanne fought her parents, longing to return to England and to education and stability. This memoir covers her astonishing upbringing, a survival story of a child deprived of safety, friendships, schooling and occasionally drinking water… At seventeen Suzanne earned an interview at Oxford University and returned to the UK.From the bestselling author of What Does Jeremy Think?, Wavewalker is the incredible true story of how the adventure of a lifetime became one child’s worst nightmare – and how her determination to educate herself enabled her to escape‘A classic memoir of childhood. This is a book that every parent should read to consider the consequences of their midlife crises, and every child should read to learn how to deal with impossible mums and dads, as well as boils and barnacles’ Mail on Sunday 5*‘An electrifying story about an extraordinary childhood, and Heywood tells it with remarkable clarity and assurance . . . an engrossing book that pitches the reader into the highs and lows of a young life spent in the “Wavewalker School of the Sea”’TLS \ No newline at end of file +Wavewalker: THE INTERNATIONAL BESTELLING TRUE-STORY OF A YOUNG GIRL’S FIGHT FOR FREEDOM AND EDUCATION Kindle Edition|by Suzanne Heywood (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER‘Grippingly vivid and pacey’ THE TIMES‘A seven-year old girl on a seventy-foot yacht, for ten years, over fifty thousand miles of sailing … a fantastic story of a truly Odyssean journey across all the world’s great oceans – but is also the inspiring story of the developing of a restless and inquiring mind’ SIMON WINCHESTER'An astonishing almost day-by-day account of [a] hazardous journey and its legacy’ TELEGRAPH‘This is a story of an epic childhood journey, so exciting and so shocking it is hard to know whether you’re reading about a dream or a nightmare… Wavewalker is thrilling, horrifying, beautifully written – I couldn’t put it down’ ED BALLSAged just seven, Suzanne Heywood set sail with her parents and brother on a three-year voyage around the world. What followed turned instead into a decade-long way of life, through storms, shipwrecks, reefs and isolation, with little formal schooling. No one else knew where they were most of the time and no state showed any interest in what was happening to the children.Suzanne fought her parents, longing to return to England and to education and stability. This memoir covers her astonishing upbringing, a survival story of a child deprived of safety, friendships, schooling and occasionally drinking water… At seventeen Suzanne earned an interview at Oxford University and returned to the UK.From the bestselling author of What Does Jeremy Think?, Wavewalker is the incredible true story of how the adventure of a lifetime became one child’s worst nightmare – and how her determination to educate herself enabled her to escape‘A classic memoir of childhood. This is a book that every parent should read to consider the consequences of their midlife crises, and every child should read to learn how to deal with impossible mums and dads, as well as boils and barnacles’ Mail on Sunday 5*‘An electrifying story about an extraordinary childhood, and Heywood tells it with remarkable clarity and assurance . . . an engrossing book that pitches the reader into the highs and lows of a young life spent in the “Wavewalker School of the Sea”’TLS \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/We_Dont_Know_Ourselves_A_Personal_History_of_Modern_Ireland_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/We_Dont_Know_Ourselves_A_Personal_History_of_Modern_Ireland_Kindle_Edition.txt index 4ed9a2fc2a596b3fe7a7ea6c365a7b0734988e1b..a7a901d58d9b86174293053160c92a6884842aa9 100644 --- a/bios/We_Dont_Know_Ourselves_A_Personal_History_of_Modern_Ireland_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/We_Dont_Know_Ourselves_A_Personal_History_of_Modern_Ireland_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNEW YORK TIMES • 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARNATIONAL BESTSELLERThe Atlantic: 10 Best Books of 2022Best Books of the Year: Washington Post, New Yorker, Salon, Foreign Affairs, New Statesman, Chicago Public Library, Vroman's“[L]ike reading a great tragicomic Irish novel.” —James Wood, The New Yorker“Masterful . . . astonishing.” —Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic"A landmark history . . . Leavened by the brilliance of O'Toole's insights and wit.” —Claire Messud, Harper’sWinner • 2021 An Post Irish Book Award — Nonfiction Book of the Year • from the judges: “The most remarkable Irish nonfiction book I’ve read in the last 10 years”; “[A] book for the ages.”A celebrated Irish writer’s magisterial, brilliantly insightful chronicle of the wrenching transformations that dragged his homeland into the modern world.Fintan O’Toole was born in the year the revolution began. It was 1958, and the Irish government—in despair, because all the young people were leaving—opened the country to foreign investment and popular culture. So began a decades-long, ongoing experiment with Irish national identity. In We Don’t Know Ourselves, O’Toole, one of the Anglophone world’s most consummate stylists, weaves his own experiences into Irish social, cultural, and economic change, showing how Ireland, in just one lifetime, has gone from a reactionary “backwater” to an almost totally open society—perhaps the most astonishing national transformation in modern history.Born to a working-class family in the Dublin suburbs, O’Toole served as an altar boy and attended a Christian Brothers school, much as his forebears did. He was enthralled by American Westerns suddenly appearing on Irish television, which were not that far from his own experience, given that Ireland’s main export was beef and it was still not unknown for herds of cattle to clatter down Dublin’s streets. Yet the Westerns were a sign of what was to come. O’Toole narrates the once unthinkable collapse of the all-powerful Catholic Church, brought down by scandal and by the activism of ordinary Irish, women in particular. He relates the horrific violence of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, which led most Irish to reject violent nationalism. In O’Toole’s telling, America became a lodestar, from John F. Kennedy’s 1963 visit, when the soon-to-be martyred American president was welcomed as a native son, to the emergence of the Irish technology sector in the late 1990s, driven by American corporations, which set Ireland on the path toward particular disaster during the 2008 financial crisis.A remarkably compassionate yet exacting observer, O’Toole in coruscating prose captures the peculiar Irish habit of “deliberate unknowing,” which allowed myths of national greatness to persist even as the foundations were crumbling. Forty years in the making, We Don’t Know Ourselves is a landmark work, a memoir and a national history that ultimately reveals how the two modes are entwined for all of us. \ No newline at end of file +We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland Kindle Edition|by Fintan O'Toole (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNEW YORK TIMES • 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARNATIONAL BESTSELLERThe Atlantic: 10 Best Books of 2022Best Books of the Year: Washington Post, New Yorker, Salon, Foreign Affairs, New Statesman, Chicago Public Library, Vroman's“[L]ike reading a great tragicomic Irish novel.” —James Wood, The New Yorker“Masterful . . . astonishing.” —Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic"A landmark history . . . Leavened by the brilliance of O'Toole's insights and wit.” —Claire Messud, Harper’sWinner • 2021 An Post Irish Book Award — Nonfiction Book of the Year • from the judges: “The most remarkable Irish nonfiction book I’ve read in the last 10 years”; “[A] book for the ages.”A celebrated Irish writer’s magisterial, brilliantly insightful chronicle of the wrenching transformations that dragged his homeland into the modern world.Fintan O’Toole was born in the year the revolution began. It was 1958, and the Irish government—in despair, because all the young people were leaving—opened the country to foreign investment and popular culture. So began a decades-long, ongoing experiment with Irish national identity. In We Don’t Know Ourselves, O’Toole, one of the Anglophone world’s most consummate stylists, weaves his own experiences into Irish social, cultural, and economic change, showing how Ireland, in just one lifetime, has gone from a reactionary “backwater” to an almost totally open society—perhaps the most astonishing national transformation in modern history.Born to a working-class family in the Dublin suburbs, O’Toole served as an altar boy and attended a Christian Brothers school, much as his forebears did. He was enthralled by American Westerns suddenly appearing on Irish television, which were not that far from his own experience, given that Ireland’s main export was beef and it was still not unknown for herds of cattle to clatter down Dublin’s streets. Yet the Westerns were a sign of what was to come. O’Toole narrates the once unthinkable collapse of the all-powerful Catholic Church, brought down by scandal and by the activism of ordinary Irish, women in particular. He relates the horrific violence of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, which led most Irish to reject violent nationalism. In O’Toole’s telling, America became a lodestar, from John F. Kennedy’s 1963 visit, when the soon-to-be martyred American president was welcomed as a native son, to the emergence of the Irish technology sector in the late 1990s, driven by American corporations, which set Ireland on the path toward particular disaster during the 2008 financial crisis.A remarkably compassionate yet exacting observer, O’Toole in coruscating prose captures the peculiar Irish habit of “deliberate unknowing,” which allowed myths of national greatness to persist even as the foundations were crumbling. Forty years in the making, We Don’t Know Ourselves is a landmark work, a memoir and a national history that ultimately reveals how the two modes are entwined for all of us. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/We_Never_Die_Secrets_of_the_Afterlife_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/We_Never_Die_Secrets_of_the_Afterlife_Kindle_Edition.txt index 3d85b1b1d484c001d2ec0d8a95db4281bf82d54f..eade5a00ad9909badadd06ca212d851832acac8e 100644 --- a/bios/We_Never_Die_Secrets_of_the_Afterlife_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/We_Never_Die_Secrets_of_the_Afterlife_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|From America’s top psychic medium and the author of When Heaven Calls comes a new book that unveils the secrets of the afterlife, the truth about heaven, and inspires “us with his comforting certainty that we never die” (Gloria Estefan).Psychic medium Matt Fraser, author of When Heaven Calls, is back to unpack the number one question folks ask him: “What happens after death?” Although we might expect a complicated answer, it’s actually pretty simple: We never die!Drawing from thousands of conversations with Spirit, Matt pulls back the curtain on life’s hidden revelations:-What happens when we cross over-The beautiful realities of heaven and eternal life-The guardian angels who keep us safe on Earth (including our pets who have passed)-The role of dreams and how souls appear to the living-Love, romance, and soul mates beyond life-Ghosts, hauntings, negative souls, energy vampires, and psychic protection-Destiny, free will, and second chances-Regrets, amends, and forgiveness from heaven-Figuring out your gifts and purpose-Karma, kindness, and living in the divine flow-How to recognize the signs and messages our loved ones send us from heavenAs Matt explains, “We all have our own ‘phone line’ to communicate with heaven. All we have to do is figure out how to use it.”Revealed through never-before-told stories, the wisdom in We Never Die “is healing the world by making sure we have a strong emotional and spiritual connection, which is the foundation for a healthy life” (Karamo Brown, star of Queer Eye and author and author of Karamo). \ No newline at end of file +We Never Die: Secrets of the Afterlife Kindle Edition|by Matt Fraser (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|From America’s top psychic medium and the author of When Heaven Calls comes a new book that unveils the secrets of the afterlife, the truth about heaven, and inspires “us with his comforting certainty that we never die” (Gloria Estefan).Psychic medium Matt Fraser, author of When Heaven Calls, is back to unpack the number one question folks ask him: “What happens after death?” Although we might expect a complicated answer, it’s actually pretty simple: We never die!Drawing from thousands of conversations with Spirit, Matt pulls back the curtain on life’s hidden revelations:-What happens when we cross over-The beautiful realities of heaven and eternal life-The guardian angels who keep us safe on Earth (including our pets who have passed)-The role of dreams and how souls appear to the living-Love, romance, and soul mates beyond life-Ghosts, hauntings, negative souls, energy vampires, and psychic protection-Destiny, free will, and second chances-Regrets, amends, and forgiveness from heaven-Figuring out your gifts and purpose-Karma, kindness, and living in the divine flow-How to recognize the signs and messages our loved ones send us from heavenAs Matt explains, “We all have our own ‘phone line’ to communicate with heaven. All we have to do is figure out how to use it.”Revealed through never-before-told stories, the wisdom in We Never Die “is healing the world by making sure we have a strong emotional and spiritual connection, which is the foundation for a healthy life” (Karamo Brown, star of Queer Eye and author and author of Karamo). \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/We_Were_Dreamers_An_Immigrant_Superhero_Origin_Story_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/We_Were_Dreamers_An_Immigrant_Superhero_Origin_Story_Kindle_Edition.txt index c9308725a1b6ed2642fc3111b2bbb83a0c851979..9039820263cc841a5b016c47acb062c8d411d1d8 100644 --- a/bios/We_Were_Dreamers_An_Immigrant_Superhero_Origin_Story_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/We_Were_Dreamers_An_Immigrant_Superhero_Origin_Story_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLERINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Like your favourite superhero, within the first few pages, this book made me feel like I could do anything.” —Shifter Magazine “This real-life hero’s journey is a knockout.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) The star of Marvel’s first Asian superhero film, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, shares his own origin story of being a Chinese immigrant, battling cultural stereotypes and his own identity, becoming a TV star and landing the role of a lifetime In this honest, inspiring and relatable memoir, newly minted superhero Simu Liu chronicles his family’s journey from China to the bright lights of Hollywood with razor-sharp wit and humour.When Simu Liu’s parents move from China to America and then Canada, they leave him in the care of his grandparents. When he is four, they bring him to Canada. Life as a Canuck, however, is not all that it was cracked up to be; Simu’s new guardians lack the gentle touch of his grandparents, resulting in harsh words and hurt feelings. His parents, on the other hand, find their new son emotionally distant and difficult to relate to—although they are bound by blood, they are separated by culture, language and values. As Simu grows up, he plays the part of the pious child flawlessly—he gets straight A’s, wins national math competitions and makes his parents proud. But as time passes, he grows increasingly disillusioned with the path that has been laid out for him. Less than a year out of college, at the tender age of twenty-two, his life hits rock bottom when he is laid off from his first job as an accountant. Left to his own devices, and with nothing left to lose, Simu embarks on a journey that will take him far outside his comfort zone into the world of show business. Through a swath of rejections and comical mishaps, Simu’s determination to carve out a path for himself leads him to not only succeed as an actor but also open the door to reconciling with his parents. We Were Dreamers is more than a celebrity memoir—it’s a story about growing up between cultures, finding your family and becoming the master of your own extraordinary circumstances. \ No newline at end of file +We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story Kindle Edition|by Simu Liu (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLERINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Like your favourite superhero, within the first few pages, this book made me feel like I could do anything.” —Shifter Magazine “This real-life hero’s journey is a knockout.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) The star of Marvel’s first Asian superhero film, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, shares his own origin story of being a Chinese immigrant, battling cultural stereotypes and his own identity, becoming a TV star and landing the role of a lifetime In this honest, inspiring and relatable memoir, newly minted superhero Simu Liu chronicles his family’s journey from China to the bright lights of Hollywood with razor-sharp wit and humour.When Simu Liu’s parents move from China to America and then Canada, they leave him in the care of his grandparents. When he is four, they bring him to Canada. Life as a Canuck, however, is not all that it was cracked up to be; Simu’s new guardians lack the gentle touch of his grandparents, resulting in harsh words and hurt feelings. His parents, on the other hand, find their new son emotionally distant and difficult to relate to—although they are bound by blood, they are separated by culture, language and values. As Simu grows up, he plays the part of the pious child flawlessly—he gets straight A’s, wins national math competitions and makes his parents proud. But as time passes, he grows increasingly disillusioned with the path that has been laid out for him. Less than a year out of college, at the tender age of twenty-two, his life hits rock bottom when he is laid off from his first job as an accountant. Left to his own devices, and with nothing left to lose, Simu embarks on a journey that will take him far outside his comfort zone into the world of show business. Through a swath of rejections and comical mishaps, Simu’s determination to carve out a path for himself leads him to not only succeed as an actor but also open the door to reconciling with his parents. We Were Dreamers is more than a celebrity memoir—it’s a story about growing up between cultures, finding your family and becoming the master of your own extraordinary circumstances. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/We_Were_Invincible_Testimony_of_an_Ex__Commando_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/We_Were_Invincible_Testimony_of_an_Ex__Commando_Kindle_Edition.txt index eaacdb7fdfb82a0386bbb67b5dc85752886ed7c4..b096c365939c32b7cd2d2697d4fed3b477ef05ef 100644 --- a/bios/We_Were_Invincible_Testimony_of_an_Ex__Commando_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/We_Were_Invincible_Testimony_of_an_Ex__Commando_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Nobody really knows who these men are- men in black dropped off by a helicopter on the outskirts of a small Afghan village; wading through swamps in Croatia, intent on killing a war criminal; who ensure the protection of a Canadian General in Rwanda; who subdue hostage takers in Peru; and who prove, on-site, the Serbian disarmament lies told by President Milosevic.DENIS MORISSET was part of the initial sixteen-member Joint Task Force 2 (JTF 2) unit from 1993-2001. His extensive and rigorous training and hardships will make more than one reader realize that his being alive today is nothing short of a miracle. Seven members of his unit have not lived to tell the tale.Canada, for good reason, will never render justice to these anonymous combatants whose only medals of bravery are the numerous scars still visible on their bullet-proof vests.Unlike the British SAS and the United States’ Delta Force, this special Canadian intervention unit was, according to David Rudd of the Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies, trained “to infiltrate into dangerous areas behind enemy lines, look for key targets and take them out. They don't go out to arrest people. They don't go out there to hand out food parcels. They go out to kill targets.” \ No newline at end of file +We Were Invincible: Testimony of an Ex-Commando Kindle Edition|by Claude Coulombe (Author), Denis Morisset (Author), Jennifer Makarewicz (Translator) Format: Kindle Edition|Nobody really knows who these men are- men in black dropped off by a helicopter on the outskirts of a small Afghan village; wading through swamps in Croatia, intent on killing a war criminal; who ensure the protection of a Canadian General in Rwanda; who subdue hostage takers in Peru; and who prove, on-site, the Serbian disarmament lies told by President Milosevic.DENIS MORISSET was part of the initial sixteen-member Joint Task Force 2 (JTF 2) unit from 1993-2001. His extensive and rigorous training and hardships will make more than one reader realize that his being alive today is nothing short of a miracle. Seven members of his unit have not lived to tell the tale.Canada, for good reason, will never render justice to these anonymous combatants whose only medals of bravery are the numerous scars still visible on their bullet-proof vests.Unlike the British SAS and the United States’ Delta Force, this special Canadian intervention unit was, according to David Rudd of the Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies, trained “to infiltrate into dangerous areas behind enemy lines, look for key targets and take them out. They don't go out to arrest people. They don't go out there to hand out food parcels. They go out to kill targets.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Well_that_was_a_lot_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Well_that_was_a_lot_Kindle_Edition.txt index 9bb2de7d86b5c964c6bd9f11e2010b316f7758bb..385d54a35cc2da0b2f1265ac0eb372fa4057b574 100644 --- a/bios/Well_that_was_a_lot_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Well_that_was_a_lot_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|WHAT HAPPENS IN THESE FOUR WALLS, STAYS IN THESE FOUR WALLS. These words, reinforced by my mother on a daily basis held me captive in my trauma for many years. Growing up overweight and insecure was just the tip of the iceberg. Addiction, abuse, depression and death were the major themes of my life. This book reveals the family secrets I was sworn to keep. There is no more silence to be had, the tea has been poured and the cup is overflowing. \ No newline at end of file +Well... that was a lot Kindle Edition|by Alanna Cardarelli (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|WHAT HAPPENS IN THESE FOUR WALLS, STAYS IN THESE FOUR WALLS. These words, reinforced by my mother on a daily basis held me captive in my trauma for many years. Growing up overweight and insecure was just the tip of the iceberg. Addiction, abuse, depression and death were the major themes of my life. This book reveals the family secrets I was sworn to keep. There is no more silence to be had, the tea has been poured and the cup is overflowing. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Went_to_London_Took_the_Dog_A_Diary_From_the_Prize__winning_Author_of_Love_Nina_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Went_to_London_Took_the_Dog_A_Diary_From_the_Prize__winning_Author_of_Love_Nina_Kindle_Edition.txt index 668acef476cd70699e004e842ab09f739a055b6b..2e77aa0d2ed936be23d01edb887abb504cf3fd1b 100644 --- a/bios/Went_to_London_Took_the_Dog_A_Diary_From_the_Prize__winning_Author_of_Love_Nina_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Went_to_London_Took_the_Dog_A_Diary_From_the_Prize__winning_Author_of_Love_Nina_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|'Painfully funny, but also deeply moving' - Meg Mason'Vulnerable, sharp, funny, wise' - Bonnie Garmus'A unique comic voice, endlessly funny' - David NichollsTwenty years after leaving London, Nina Stibbe is back in town with her dog, Peggy. Together they take up lodging in the house of writer Deborah (Debby) Moggach in Camden for 'a year-long sabbatical'. It’s a break from married life back in Cornwall, or even perhaps a fresh start altogether.Debby does not have many demands – only to water the garden, watch for toads, and defrost the odd pie – so Nina is free to explore the city she once called home. Between scrutinising her son’s online dating developments, navigating the politics of the local pool, and taking detergent advice at the laundrette, this diary of a sixty-year-old runaway reunites us with the inimitable voice of Love, Nina, as the writer becomes, as she puts it, 'a proper adult' at last.As heard on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour'An utter, UTTER treat! It was like spending time with my most clever, insightful, funny, FUNNY friend' - Marian Keyes'No one writes heartbreak more hilariously, or hilarity more heartbreakingly' - Katherine Heiny'So sharp and funny, blissfully gossipy, enviably well-observed . . . I loved it' - India Knight \ No newline at end of file +Went to London, Took the Dog: A Diary: From the Prize-winning Author of Love, Nina Kindle Edition|by Nina Stibbe (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|'Painfully funny, but also deeply moving' - Meg Mason'Vulnerable, sharp, funny, wise' - Bonnie Garmus'A unique comic voice, endlessly funny' - David NichollsTwenty years after leaving London, Nina Stibbe is back in town with her dog, Peggy. Together they take up lodging in the house of writer Deborah (Debby) Moggach in Camden for 'a year-long sabbatical'. It’s a break from married life back in Cornwall, or even perhaps a fresh start altogether.Debby does not have many demands – only to water the garden, watch for toads, and defrost the odd pie – so Nina is free to explore the city she once called home. Between scrutinising her son’s online dating developments, navigating the politics of the local pool, and taking detergent advice at the laundrette, this diary of a sixty-year-old runaway reunites us with the inimitable voice of Love, Nina, as the writer becomes, as she puts it, 'a proper adult' at last.As heard on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour'An utter, UTTER treat! It was like spending time with my most clever, insightful, funny, FUNNY friend' - Marian Keyes'No one writes heartbreak more hilariously, or hilarity more heartbreakingly' - Katherine Heiny'So sharp and funny, blissfully gossipy, enviably well-observed . . . I loved it' - India Knight \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/What_I_Learned_About_Politics_Inside_the_Rise__and_Collapse__of_Nova_Scotias_NDP_Government_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/What_I_Learned_About_Politics_Inside_the_Rise__and_Collapse__of_Nova_Scotias_NDP_Government_Kindle_Edition.txt index 27ac767dd2105edc6939bb9f89071cd8a77a8d39..cbd5d26931063c1285455266d3ba3f7b3d7f9792 100644 --- a/bios/What_I_Learned_About_Politics_Inside_the_Rise__and_Collapse__of_Nova_Scotias_NDP_Government_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/What_I_Learned_About_Politics_Inside_the_Rise__and_Collapse__of_Nova_Scotias_NDP_Government_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|On October 8, 2013, Nova Scotia’s NDP government went down to a devastating election defeat. Premier Darrell Dexter lost his own seat, and the party held the dubious distinction of being the first one-term majority government in over 100 years. In this new memoir, former NDP finance minister and MLA Graham Steele tries to make sense of the election result and shares what he’s learned from a fifteen-year career in provincial politics. In his trademark candid style, Steele pulls no punches in assessing what’s right—and what’s often wrong—with our current political system. Includes an insert of colour photographs and a foreword from CBC Information Morning host Don Connolly. \ No newline at end of file +What I Learned About Politics: Inside the Rise-and Collapse-of Nova Scotia's NDP Government Kindle Edition|by Graham Steele (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|On October 8, 2013, Nova Scotia’s NDP government went down to a devastating election defeat. Premier Darrell Dexter lost his own seat, and the party held the dubious distinction of being the first one-term majority government in over 100 years. In this new memoir, former NDP finance minister and MLA Graham Steele tries to make sense of the election result and shares what he’s learned from a fifteen-year career in provincial politics. In his trademark candid style, Steele pulls no punches in assessing what’s right—and what’s often wrong—with our current political system. Includes an insert of colour photographs and a foreword from CBC Information Morning host Don Connolly. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/What_I_Talk_About_When_I_Talk_About_Running_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/What_I_Talk_About_When_I_Talk_About_Running_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt index 556579016345e06138219a6bf8e4dd35f49cb3a8..5d7803b1c47942474613be2eb91ba40d7b998cb0 100644 --- a/bios/What_I_Talk_About_When_I_Talk_About_Running_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/What_I_Talk_About_When_I_Talk_About_Running_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|From the best-selling author of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and After Dark, a rich and revelatory memoir about writing and running, and the integral impact both have made on his life.In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Haruki Murakami began running to keep fit. A year later, he’d completed a solo course from Athens to Marathon, and now, after dozens of such races, not to mention triathlons and a slew of critically acclaimed books, he reflects upon the influence the sport has had on his life and—even more important—on his writing.Equal parts training log, travelogue, and reminiscence, this revealing memoir covers his four-month preparation for the 2005 New York City Marathon and includes settings ranging from Tokyo’s Jingu Gaien gardens, where he once shared the course with an Olympian, to the Charles River in Boston among young women who outpace him. Through this marvellous lens of sport emerges a cornucopia of memories and insights: the eureka moment when he decided to become a writer, his greatest triumphs and disappointments, his passion for vintage LPs and the experience, after the age of fifty, of seeing his race times improve and then fall back.By turns funny and sobering, playful and philosophical, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running is both for fans of this masterful yet guardedly private writer and for the exploding population of athletes who find similar satisfaction in distance running. \ No newline at end of file +What I Talk About When I Talk About Running: A Memoir Kindle Edition|by Haruki Murakami (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|From the best-selling author of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and After Dark, a rich and revelatory memoir about writing and running, and the integral impact both have made on his life.In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Haruki Murakami began running to keep fit. A year later, he’d completed a solo course from Athens to Marathon, and now, after dozens of such races, not to mention triathlons and a slew of critically acclaimed books, he reflects upon the influence the sport has had on his life and—even more important—on his writing.Equal parts training log, travelogue, and reminiscence, this revealing memoir covers his four-month preparation for the 2005 New York City Marathon and includes settings ranging from Tokyo’s Jingu Gaien gardens, where he once shared the course with an Olympian, to the Charles River in Boston among young women who outpace him. Through this marvellous lens of sport emerges a cornucopia of memories and insights: the eureka moment when he decided to become a writer, his greatest triumphs and disappointments, his passion for vintage LPs and the experience, after the age of fifty, of seeing his race times improve and then fall back.By turns funny and sobering, playful and philosophical, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running is both for fans of this masterful yet guardedly private writer and for the exploding population of athletes who find similar satisfaction in distance running. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/What_I_Was_Doing_While_You_Were_Breeding_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/What_I_Was_Doing_While_You_Were_Breeding_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt index a086435520c8a32d296fc1c7ff510cdfccd2fedc..4a17529b78925acc31c76997efd65023e6ddd1e7 100644 --- a/bios/What_I_Was_Doing_While_You_Were_Breeding_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/What_I_Was_Doing_While_You_Were_Breeding_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|A funny, sexy, and ultimately poignant memoir about mastering the art of the “vacationship”—the inspiration for the upcoming Freeform series While You Were Breeding“What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding is kind of like if Eat, Pray, Love were written by your funniest friend.”—Rachel DratchKristin Newman spent much of her twenties and thirties buying dresses to wear to her friends’ weddings and baby showers. Not ready to settle down and in need of an escape from her fast-paced job as a sitcom writer, Kristin instead traveled the world, often alone, for several weeks each year. In addition to falling madly in love with the planet, Kristin fell for many attractive locals, men who could provide the emotional connection she wanted without costing her the freedom she desperately needed. Kristin introduces readers to the Israeli bartenders, Finnish poker players, sexy Bedouins, and Argentinean priests who helped her transform into “Kristin-Adjacent” on the road–a slower, softer, and, yes, sluttier version of herself at home. Equal parts laugh-out-loud storytelling, candid reflection, and wanderlust-inspiring travel tales, What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding is a compelling debut that will have readers rushing to renew their passports. \ No newline at end of file +What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding: A Memoir Kindle Edition|by Kristin Newman (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|A funny, sexy, and ultimately poignant memoir about mastering the art of the “vacationship”—the inspiration for the upcoming Freeform series While You Were Breeding“What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding is kind of like if Eat, Pray, Love were written by your funniest friend.”—Rachel DratchKristin Newman spent much of her twenties and thirties buying dresses to wear to her friends’ weddings and baby showers. Not ready to settle down and in need of an escape from her fast-paced job as a sitcom writer, Kristin instead traveled the world, often alone, for several weeks each year. In addition to falling madly in love with the planet, Kristin fell for many attractive locals, men who could provide the emotional connection she wanted without costing her the freedom she desperately needed. Kristin introduces readers to the Israeli bartenders, Finnish poker players, sexy Bedouins, and Argentinean priests who helped her transform into “Kristin-Adjacent” on the road–a slower, softer, and, yes, sluttier version of herself at home. Equal parts laugh-out-loud storytelling, candid reflection, and wanderlust-inspiring travel tales, What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding is a compelling debut that will have readers rushing to renew their passports. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/What_My_Bones_Know_A_Memoir_of_Healing_from_Complex_Trauma_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/What_My_Bones_Know_A_Memoir_of_Healing_from_Complex_Trauma_Kindle_Edition.txt index e1a6d3c0bb94b8e5dea8c25e0ee1bab0e9b830bd..9033be386d3e76e2f7eb10d8050140378728c787 100644 --- a/bios/What_My_Bones_Know_A_Memoir_of_Healing_from_Complex_Trauma_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/What_My_Bones_Know_A_Memoir_of_Healing_from_Complex_Trauma_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A searing memoir of reckoning and healing by acclaimed journalist Stephanie Foo, investigating the little-understood science behind complex PTSD and how it has shaped her life“Achingly exquisite . . . providing real hope for those who long to heal.”—Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to SomeoneONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, Cosmopolitan, NPR, Mashable, She Reads, Publishers WeeklyBy age thirty, Stephanie Foo was successful on paper: She had her dream job as an award-winning radio producer at This American Life and a loving boyfriend. But behind her office door, she was having panic attacks and sobbing at her desk every morning. After years of questioning what was wrong with herself, she was diagnosed with complex PTSD—a condition that occurs when trauma happens continuously, over the course of years.Both of Foo’s parents abandoned her when she was a teenager, after years of physical and verbal abuse and neglect. She thought she’d moved on, but her new diagnosis illuminated the way her past continued to threaten her health, relationships, and career. She found limited resources to help her, so Foo set out to heal herself, and to map her experiences onto the scarce literature about C-PTSD.In this deeply personal and thoroughly researched account, Foo interviews scientists and psychologists and tries a variety of innovative therapies. She returns to her hometown of San Jose, California, to investigate the effects of immigrant trauma on the community, and she uncovers family secrets in the country of her birth, Malaysia, to learn how trauma can be inherited through generations. Ultimately, she discovers that you don’t move on from trauma—but you can learn to move with it.Powerful, enlightening, and hopeful, What My Bones Know is a brave narrative that reckons with the hold of the past over the present, the mind over the body—and examines one woman’s ability to reclaim agency from her trauma. \ No newline at end of file +What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma Kindle Edition|by Stephanie Foo (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A searing memoir of reckoning and healing by acclaimed journalist Stephanie Foo, investigating the little-understood science behind complex PTSD and how it has shaped her life“Achingly exquisite . . . providing real hope for those who long to heal.”—Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to SomeoneONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, Cosmopolitan, NPR, Mashable, She Reads, Publishers WeeklyBy age thirty, Stephanie Foo was successful on paper: She had her dream job as an award-winning radio producer at This American Life and a loving boyfriend. But behind her office door, she was having panic attacks and sobbing at her desk every morning. After years of questioning what was wrong with herself, she was diagnosed with complex PTSD—a condition that occurs when trauma happens continuously, over the course of years.Both of Foo’s parents abandoned her when she was a teenager, after years of physical and verbal abuse and neglect. She thought she’d moved on, but her new diagnosis illuminated the way her past continued to threaten her health, relationships, and career. She found limited resources to help her, so Foo set out to heal herself, and to map her experiences onto the scarce literature about C-PTSD.In this deeply personal and thoroughly researched account, Foo interviews scientists and psychologists and tries a variety of innovative therapies. She returns to her hometown of San Jose, California, to investigate the effects of immigrant trauma on the community, and she uncovers family secrets in the country of her birth, Malaysia, to learn how trauma can be inherited through generations. Ultimately, she discovers that you don’t move on from trauma—but you can learn to move with it.Powerful, enlightening, and hopeful, What My Bones Know is a brave narrative that reckons with the hold of the past over the present, the mind over the body—and examines one woman’s ability to reclaim agency from her trauma. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/What_Remains_A_Memoir_of_Fate_Friendship_and_Love_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/What_Remains_A_Memoir_of_Fate_Friendship_and_Love_Kindle_Edition.txt index 2b0895e3b54974d24654dc99d293564d508962eb..0fd1bf06c4f5d4a2be6e5f8d6ca3a561c6b53544 100644 --- a/bios/What_Remains_A_Memoir_of_Fate_Friendship_and_Love_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/What_Remains_A_Memoir_of_Fate_Friendship_and_Love_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|A stunning, tragic memoir about John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife Carolyn Bessette, and his cousin Anthony Radziwill, by Radziwill’s widow.What Remains is a vivid and haunting memoir about a girl from a working-class town who becomes an award-winning television producer and marries a prince, Anthony Radziwill. Carole grew up in a small suburb with a large, eccentric cast of characters. At nineteen, she struck out for New York City to find a different life. Her career at ABC News led her to the refugee camps of Cambodia, to a bunker in Tel Aviv, and to the scene of the Menendez murders. Her marriage led her into the old world of European nobility and the newer world of American aristocracy.What Remains begins with loss and returns to loss. A small plane plunges into the ocean carrying John F. Kennedy Jr., Anthony’s cousin, and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, Carole’s closest friend. Three weeks later Anthony dies of cancer. With unflinching honesty and a journalist’s keen eye, Carole Radziwill explores the enduring ties of family, the complexities of marriage, the importance of friendship, and the challenges of self-invention. Beautifully written, What Remains “gets at the essence of what matters,” wrote Oprah Winfrey. “Friendship, compassion, destiny.” \ No newline at end of file +What Remains: A Memoir of Fate, Friendship, and Love Kindle Edition|by Carole Radziwill (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|A stunning, tragic memoir about John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife Carolyn Bessette, and his cousin Anthony Radziwill, by Radziwill’s widow.What Remains is a vivid and haunting memoir about a girl from a working-class town who becomes an award-winning television producer and marries a prince, Anthony Radziwill. Carole grew up in a small suburb with a large, eccentric cast of characters. At nineteen, she struck out for New York City to find a different life. Her career at ABC News led her to the refugee camps of Cambodia, to a bunker in Tel Aviv, and to the scene of the Menendez murders. Her marriage led her into the old world of European nobility and the newer world of American aristocracy.What Remains begins with loss and returns to loss. A small plane plunges into the ocean carrying John F. Kennedy Jr., Anthony’s cousin, and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, Carole’s closest friend. Three weeks later Anthony dies of cancer. With unflinching honesty and a journalist’s keen eye, Carole Radziwill explores the enduring ties of family, the complexities of marriage, the importance of friendship, and the challenges of self-invention. Beautifully written, What Remains “gets at the essence of what matters,” wrote Oprah Winfrey. “Friendship, compassion, destiny.” \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/What_We_All_Long_For_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/What_We_All_Long_For_Kindle_Edition.txt index fe282a9e1e41b2f91db8b526b702bdf466558b07..c782caaf5490c643f31fff437fb33526a5a4ee14 100644 --- a/bios/What_We_All_Long_For_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/What_We_All_Long_For_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Tuyen is an aspiring artist and the daughter of Vietnamese parents who've never recovered from losing one of their children while in the rush to flee Vietnam in the 1970s. She rejects her immigrant family's hard-won lifestyle, and instead lives in a rundown apartment with friends—each of whom is grappling with their own familial complexities and heartache. By turns thrilling and heartbreaking, Tuyen's lost brother—who has since become a criminal in the Thai underworld—journeys to Toronto to find his long-lost family. As Quy's arrival nears, tensions build, friendships are tested, and an unexpected encounter will forever alter the lives of Tuyen and her friends. Gripping at times, heartrending at others, What We All Long For is an ode to a generation of longing and identity, and to the rhythms and pulses of a city and its burgeoning, questioning youth. \ No newline at end of file +What We All Long For Kindle Edition|by Dionne Brand (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Tuyen is an aspiring artist and the daughter of Vietnamese parents who've never recovered from losing one of their children while in the rush to flee Vietnam in the 1970s. She rejects her immigrant family's hard-won lifestyle, and instead lives in a rundown apartment with friends—each of whom is grappling with their own familial complexities and heartache. By turns thrilling and heartbreaking, Tuyen's lost brother—who has since become a criminal in the Thai underworld—journeys to Toronto to find his long-lost family. As Quy's arrival nears, tensions build, friendships are tested, and an unexpected encounter will forever alter the lives of Tuyen and her friends. Gripping at times, heartrending at others, What We All Long For is an ode to a generation of longing and identity, and to the rhythms and pulses of a city and its burgeoning, questioning youth. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/What_We_See_When_We_Read_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/What_We_See_When_We_Read_Kindle_Edition.txt index cf639c127336c24377e0cdbe4d3422095a43aa88..fde1846572dcb52c01920e962f2fce8dc411a38c 100644 --- a/bios/What_We_See_When_We_Read_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/What_We_See_When_We_Read_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|A gorgeously unique, fully illustrated exploration into the phenomenology of reading—how we visualize images from reading works of literature, from one of our very best book jacket designers, himself a passionate reader.“A playful, illustrated treatise on how words give rise to mental images.” —The New York TimesWhat do we see when we read? Did Tolstoy really describe Anna Karenina? Did Melville ever really tell us what, exactly, Ishmael looked like? The collection of fragmented images on a page—a graceful ear there, a stray curl, a hat positioned just so—and other clues and signifiers helps us to create an image of a character. But in fact our sense that we know a character intimately has little to do with our ability to concretely picture our beloved—or reviled—literary figures. In this remarkable work of nonfiction, Knopf's Associate Art Director Peter Mendelsund combines his profession, as an award-winning designer; his first career, as a classically trained pianist; and his first love, literature—he considers himself first and foremost as a reader—into what is sure to be one of the most provocative and unusual investigations into how we understand the act of reading. \ No newline at end of file +What We See When We Read Kindle Edition|by Peter Mendelsund (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|A gorgeously unique, fully illustrated exploration into the phenomenology of reading—how we visualize images from reading works of literature, from one of our very best book jacket designers, himself a passionate reader.“A playful, illustrated treatise on how words give rise to mental images.” —The New York TimesWhat do we see when we read? Did Tolstoy really describe Anna Karenina? Did Melville ever really tell us what, exactly, Ishmael looked like? The collection of fragmented images on a page—a graceful ear there, a stray curl, a hat positioned just so—and other clues and signifiers helps us to create an image of a character. But in fact our sense that we know a character intimately has little to do with our ability to concretely picture our beloved—or reviled—literary figures. In this remarkable work of nonfiction, Knopf's Associate Art Director Peter Mendelsund combines his profession, as an award-winning designer; his first career, as a classically trained pianist; and his first love, literature—he considers himself first and foremost as a reader—into what is sure to be one of the most provocative and unusual investigations into how we understand the act of reading. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/What_the_****_is_Normal?!_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/What_the_****_is_Normal?!_Kindle_Edition.txt index d276b34dc844a2159edea4018d61b601a34c1e94..491b845d51b9e18417844517a265ae4fb7323d1c 100644 --- a/bios/What_the_****_is_Normal?!_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/What_the_****_is_Normal?!_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|If you grow up in a world where wrinkles are practically illegal, going bald is cause for a mental breakdown, and women over size zero are encouraged to shoot themselves (immediately), what the hell do you do if you’re, gasp … DISABLED?Whatever body you’re born into, the pressure to be normal is everywhere. But have you ever met a normal person? What do they look like? Where do they live? What do they eat for breakfast?And what the **** does normal mean anyway?This is the award-winning wobbly comedian Francesca Martinez’s funny, personal, and universal story of how she learned to stick two shaky fingers up to the crazy expectations of a world obsessed with being ‘normal’. \ No newline at end of file +What the **** is Normal?! Kindle Edition|by Francesca Martinez (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|If you grow up in a world where wrinkles are practically illegal, going bald is cause for a mental breakdown, and women over size zero are encouraged to shoot themselves (immediately), what the hell do you do if you’re, gasp … DISABLED?Whatever body you’re born into, the pressure to be normal is everywhere. But have you ever met a normal person? What do they look like? Where do they live? What do they eat for breakfast?And what the **** does normal mean anyway?This is the award-winning wobbly comedian Francesca Martinez’s funny, personal, and universal story of how she learned to stick two shaky fingers up to the crazy expectations of a world obsessed with being ‘normal’. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/What_the_Dead_Know_Learning_About_Life_as_a_New_York_City_Death_Investigator_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/What_the_Dead_Know_Learning_About_Life_as_a_New_York_City_Death_Investigator_Kindle_Edition.txt index 4921accc1b88dff59b461b1f395211703f0e8c85..cf67e0e80829fb4b1118c767e959bc89b7e544b4 100644 --- a/bios/What_the_Dead_Know_Learning_About_Life_as_a_New_York_City_Death_Investigator_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/What_the_Dead_Know_Learning_About_Life_as_a_New_York_City_Death_Investigator_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|A “remarkably candid and sensitive” (The Wall Street Journal) memoir of more than twenty years of death-scene investigations by New York City death investigator Barbara Butcher.Barbara Butcher was early in her recovery from alcoholism when she found an unexpected lifeline: a job at the Medical Examiner’s Office in New York City. The second woman ever hired for the role of Death Investigator in Manhattan, she was the first to last more than three months. The work was gritty, demanding, morbid, and sometimes dangerous—and she loved it.Butcher (yes, that’s her real name, and she has heard all the jokes) spent day in and day out investigating double homicides, gruesome suicides, and most heartbreaking of all, underage rape victims who had also been murdered. In What the Dead Know, she writes with the kind of New York attitude and bravado you might expect from decades in the field, investigating more than 5,500 death scenes, 680 of which were homicides. In the opening chapter, she describes how just from sheer luck of having her arm in a cast, she avoided a boobytrapped suicide. Later in her career, she describes working the nation’s largest mass murder, the attack on 9/11, where she and her colleagues initially relied on family members’ descriptions to help distinguish among the 21,900 body parts of the victims.This is the “breathtakingly honest, compassionate, and raw” (Patricia Cornwell), “completely unputdownable” (Adriana Trigiani, New York Times bestselling author of The Good Left Undone) real-life story of a woman who, in dealing with death every day, learned surprising lessons about life—and how some of those lessons saved her from becoming a statistic herself. Fans of Kathy Reichs, Patricia Cornwell, and true crime won’t be able to put this down. \ No newline at end of file +What the Dead Know: Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator Kindle Edition|by Barbara Butcher (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|A “remarkably candid and sensitive” (The Wall Street Journal) memoir of more than twenty years of death-scene investigations by New York City death investigator Barbara Butcher.Barbara Butcher was early in her recovery from alcoholism when she found an unexpected lifeline: a job at the Medical Examiner’s Office in New York City. The second woman ever hired for the role of Death Investigator in Manhattan, she was the first to last more than three months. The work was gritty, demanding, morbid, and sometimes dangerous—and she loved it.Butcher (yes, that’s her real name, and she has heard all the jokes) spent day in and day out investigating double homicides, gruesome suicides, and most heartbreaking of all, underage rape victims who had also been murdered. In What the Dead Know, she writes with the kind of New York attitude and bravado you might expect from decades in the field, investigating more than 5,500 death scenes, 680 of which were homicides. In the opening chapter, she describes how just from sheer luck of having her arm in a cast, she avoided a boobytrapped suicide. Later in her career, she describes working the nation’s largest mass murder, the attack on 9/11, where she and her colleagues initially relied on family members’ descriptions to help distinguish among the 21,900 body parts of the victims.This is the “breathtakingly honest, compassionate, and raw” (Patricia Cornwell), “completely unputdownable” (Adriana Trigiani, New York Times bestselling author of The Good Left Undone) real-life story of a woman who, in dealing with death every day, learned surprising lessons about life—and how some of those lessons saved her from becoming a statistic herself. Fans of Kathy Reichs, Patricia Cornwell, and true crime won’t be able to put this down. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Whatever_Next?_Lessons_from_an_Unexpected_Life_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Whatever_Next?_Lessons_from_an_Unexpected_Life_Kindle_Edition.txt index 64e5bdfda56013afa307ff4a77e0126cbd2aad0b..01f0aaf7ebbaa4349c945aa92371e8a9275b9493 100644 --- a/bios/Whatever_Next?_Lessons_from_an_Unexpected_Life_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Whatever_Next?_Lessons_from_an_Unexpected_Life_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|**Instant Sunday Times Bestseller**Bracing honesty, rare insight, and more revelations: the New York Times bestselling author of Lady in Waiting shares everything she's learned from her extraordinary and unexpected life.Lady in Waiting brought us royal magic, beguiling insight, and jaw-dropping stories from life inside Anne Glenconner’s privileged circle, which though golden didn't always glitter. As she revealed in her memoir, it has been one of stark contrasts—from growing up in the splendor of Holkham Hall to living in a tent in the jungle of Mustique, from traveling the world with Princess Margaret to coping with her wildly unpredictable husband Lord Glenconner. She has also survived the tragic loss of two of her sons and nursed a third son back from a coma. Now in her ninth decade and at her happiest, she's keen to share everything her unexpected life has taught her—the wise, the hilarious, the poignant, and the illuminating. As a wife, she became a master in the art of keeping the peace, knowing when to pick her battles, when she needed help—and when to take a lover. As a hostess, she acquired great practical skills in throwing marvelous parties and looking after magnificent homes, and, as a lady in waiting, became well versed in diplomacy and etiquette. It was as a mother she learnt the toughest lessons of all, and through them the value of friendship, family, and laughter to get her through the worst moments in life, as well as celebrate the best of them. Whatever Next? is a treasury of hard-won wisdom, and richly entertaining proof that staying open to every new adventure sets an inspiring example for us all. \ No newline at end of file +Whatever Next?: Lessons from an Unexpected Life Kindle Edition|by Anne Glenconner (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|**Instant Sunday Times Bestseller**Bracing honesty, rare insight, and more revelations: the New York Times bestselling author of Lady in Waiting shares everything she's learned from her extraordinary and unexpected life.Lady in Waiting brought us royal magic, beguiling insight, and jaw-dropping stories from life inside Anne Glenconner’s privileged circle, which though golden didn't always glitter. As she revealed in her memoir, it has been one of stark contrasts—from growing up in the splendor of Holkham Hall to living in a tent in the jungle of Mustique, from traveling the world with Princess Margaret to coping with her wildly unpredictable husband Lord Glenconner. She has also survived the tragic loss of two of her sons and nursed a third son back from a coma. Now in her ninth decade and at her happiest, she's keen to share everything her unexpected life has taught her—the wise, the hilarious, the poignant, and the illuminating. As a wife, she became a master in the art of keeping the peace, knowing when to pick her battles, when she needed help—and when to take a lover. As a hostess, she acquired great practical skills in throwing marvelous parties and looking after magnificent homes, and, as a lady in waiting, became well versed in diplomacy and etiquette. It was as a mother she learnt the toughest lessons of all, and through them the value of friendship, family, and laughter to get her through the worst moments in life, as well as celebrate the best of them. Whatever Next? is a treasury of hard-won wisdom, and richly entertaining proof that staying open to every new adventure sets an inspiring example for us all. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Whats_Left_Unsaid_My_Life_at_the_Center_of_Power_Politics_&_Crisis_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Whats_Left_Unsaid_My_Life_at_the_Center_of_Power_Politics_&_Crisis_Kindle_Edition.txt index 8121fabfe192f6a3cbe2e378c0fb14aed7bc4377..78d4952bb0c08917f50e7b71eadb270e34d2c87f 100644 --- a/bios/Whats_Left_Unsaid_My_Life_at_the_Center_of_Power_Politics_&_Crisis_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Whats_Left_Unsaid_My_Life_at_the_Center_of_Power_Politics_&_Crisis_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|From the frontlines of the COVID crisis to the real events behind the meteoric rise and unfathomable fall of Governor Andrew Cuomo, one of the most powerful women in New York State government history shares her gripping and candid story for the first time.When COVID-19 hit the United States, New York governor Andrew Cuomo was thrust onto the national stage, hailed around the globe for his leadership. Alongside him every step of the way, Melissa DeRosa quickly became a household name. In her riveting memoir, DeRosa details her journey as a young woman in politics rising to the highest levels of government, writing with raw honesty and vulnerability about the personal challenges she faced—a failing marriage, infertility, death threats, misogyny—while navigating unprecedented professional landmines along the way. DeRosa gives readers a front-row seat to the white-knuckle ride from the epicenter of the deadliest pandemic in US history to the never-before-told story behind the #MeToo scandal that rocked a nation and brought down a governor.Perfect for readers of Huma Abedin’s Both/And, Marie Yovanovitch’s Lessons from the Edge, Katie Couric’s Going There, and Katy Tur’s Rough Draft, What’s Left Unsaid is a powerful story of resilience in the face of adversity. DeRosa’s unvarnished political memoir provides fascinating, behind-the-scenes access to the inner workings of state and US government during one of the most consequential periods in our nation’s history—bringing readers into room after room where decisions are made, hardball politics unfold, and crises play out. \ No newline at end of file +What's Left Unsaid: My Life at the Center of Power, Politics & Crisis Kindle Edition|by Melissa DeRosa (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|From the frontlines of the COVID crisis to the real events behind the meteoric rise and unfathomable fall of Governor Andrew Cuomo, one of the most powerful women in New York State government history shares her gripping and candid story for the first time.When COVID-19 hit the United States, New York governor Andrew Cuomo was thrust onto the national stage, hailed around the globe for his leadership. Alongside him every step of the way, Melissa DeRosa quickly became a household name. In her riveting memoir, DeRosa details her journey as a young woman in politics rising to the highest levels of government, writing with raw honesty and vulnerability about the personal challenges she faced—a failing marriage, infertility, death threats, misogyny—while navigating unprecedented professional landmines along the way. DeRosa gives readers a front-row seat to the white-knuckle ride from the epicenter of the deadliest pandemic in US history to the never-before-told story behind the #MeToo scandal that rocked a nation and brought down a governor.Perfect for readers of Huma Abedin’s Both/And, Marie Yovanovitch’s Lessons from the Edge, Katie Couric’s Going There, and Katy Tur’s Rough Draft, What’s Left Unsaid is a powerful story of resilience in the face of adversity. DeRosa’s unvarnished political memoir provides fascinating, behind-the-scenes access to the inner workings of state and US government during one of the most consequential periods in our nation’s history—bringing readers into room after room where decisions are made, hardball politics unfold, and crises play out. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/When_Breath_Becomes_Air_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/When_Breath_Becomes_Air_Kindle_Edition.txt index 56de19a4e96c1c9a97fa748195688c0691dd6c82..0637e297efa047bed98b43ee97de48ea43d31d28 100644 --- a/bios/When_Breath_Becomes_Air_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/When_Breath_Becomes_Air_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • This inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living?NAMED ONE OF PASTE’S BEST MEMOIRS OF THE DECADE • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • People • NPR • The Washington Post • Slate • Harper’s Bazaar • Time Out New York • Publishers Weekly • BookPageFinalist for the PEN Center USA Literary Award in Creative Nonfiction and the Books for a Better Life Award in Inspirational MemoirAt the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade’s worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, and the next he was a patient struggling to live. And just like that, the future he and his wife had imagined evaporated. When Breath Becomes Air chronicles Kalanithi’s transformation from a naïve medical student “possessed,” as he wrote, “by the question of what, given that all organisms die, makes a virtuous and meaningful life” into a neurosurgeon at Stanford working in the brain, the most critical place for human identity, and finally into a patient and new father confronting his own mortality.What makes life worth living in the face of death? What do you do when the future, no longer a ladder toward your goals in life, flattens out into a perpetual present? What does it mean to have a child, to nurture a new life as another fades away? These are some of the questions Kalanithi wrestles with in this profoundly moving, exquisitely observed memoir.Paul Kalanithi died in March 2015, while working on this book, yet his words live on as a guide and a gift to us all. “I began to realize that coming face to face with my own mortality, in a sense, had changed nothing and everything,” he wrote. “Seven words from Samuel Beckett began to repeat in my head: ‘I can’t go on. I’ll go on.’” When Breath Becomes Air is an unforgettable, life-affirming reflection on the challenge of facing death and on the relationship between doctor and patient, from a brilliant writer who became both. \ No newline at end of file +When Breath Becomes Air Kindle Edition|by Paul Kalanithi (Author), Abraham Verghese (Foreword) Format: Kindle Edition|#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • This inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living?NAMED ONE OF PASTE’S BEST MEMOIRS OF THE DECADE • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • People • NPR • The Washington Post • Slate • Harper’s Bazaar • Time Out New York • Publishers Weekly • BookPageFinalist for the PEN Center USA Literary Award in Creative Nonfiction and the Books for a Better Life Award in Inspirational MemoirAt the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade’s worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, and the next he was a patient struggling to live. And just like that, the future he and his wife had imagined evaporated. When Breath Becomes Air chronicles Kalanithi’s transformation from a naïve medical student “possessed,” as he wrote, “by the question of what, given that all organisms die, makes a virtuous and meaningful life” into a neurosurgeon at Stanford working in the brain, the most critical place for human identity, and finally into a patient and new father confronting his own mortality.What makes life worth living in the face of death? What do you do when the future, no longer a ladder toward your goals in life, flattens out into a perpetual present? What does it mean to have a child, to nurture a new life as another fades away? These are some of the questions Kalanithi wrestles with in this profoundly moving, exquisitely observed memoir.Paul Kalanithi died in March 2015, while working on this book, yet his words live on as a guide and a gift to us all. “I began to realize that coming face to face with my own mortality, in a sense, had changed nothing and everything,” he wrote. “Seven words from Samuel Beckett began to repeat in my head: ‘I can’t go on. I’ll go on.’” When Breath Becomes Air is an unforgettable, life-affirming reflection on the challenge of facing death and on the relationship between doctor and patient, from a brilliant writer who became both. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/When_the_Heart_Waits_Spiritual_Direction_for_Lifes_Sacred_Questions_(Plus)_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/When_the_Heart_Waits_Spiritual_Direction_for_Lifes_Sacred_Questions_(Plus)_Kindle_Edition.txt index 9fa125f243575f2f8d7ac433c92391f40c0dcc35..9a8094b21904afa9856ee5e56d3d38be95713817 100644 --- a/bios/When_the_Heart_Waits_Spiritual_Direction_for_Lifes_Sacred_Questions_(Plus)_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/When_the_Heart_Waits_Spiritual_Direction_for_Lifes_Sacred_Questions_(Plus)_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The bestselling author's inspiring autobiographical account of personal pain, spiritual awakening, and divine grace."Inspiring. Sue Monk Kidd is a direct literary descendant of Carson McCullers."—Baltimore Sun"Grounded in personal experience and bolstered with classic spiritual disciplines and Scripture, this book offers an alternative to fast-fix spirituality."—Bookstore JournalBlending her own experiences with an intimate grasp of spirituality, Sue Monk Kidd relates the passionate and moving tale of her spiritual crisis, when life seemed to have lost meaning and her longing for a hasty escape from the pain yielded to a discipline of "active waiting." Full of wisdom, poise, and grace, Kidd’s words will encourage us along our spiritual journey, toward becoming who we truly are. \ No newline at end of file +When the Heart Waits: Spiritual Direction for Life's Sacred Questions (Plus) Kindle Edition|by Sue Monk Kidd (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|The bestselling author's inspiring autobiographical account of personal pain, spiritual awakening, and divine grace."Inspiring. Sue Monk Kidd is a direct literary descendant of Carson McCullers."—Baltimore Sun"Grounded in personal experience and bolstered with classic spiritual disciplines and Scripture, this book offers an alternative to fast-fix spirituality."—Bookstore JournalBlending her own experiences with an intimate grasp of spirituality, Sue Monk Kidd relates the passionate and moving tale of her spiritual crisis, when life seemed to have lost meaning and her longing for a hasty escape from the pain yielded to a discipline of "active waiting." Full of wisdom, poise, and grace, Kidd’s words will encourage us along our spiritual journey, toward becoming who we truly are. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/When_the_Sun_Bursts_The_Enigma_of_Schizophrenia_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/When_the_Sun_Bursts_The_Enigma_of_Schizophrenia_Kindle_Edition.txt index 3040cd7bd8e0d3cb1274667ed3124f8bfbae42e7..19e230079e3e9f687053052dabec67a68e1558f5 100644 --- a/bios/When_the_Sun_Bursts_The_Enigma_of_Schizophrenia_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/When_the_Sun_Bursts_The_Enigma_of_Schizophrenia_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Many schizophrenics experience their condition as one of radical incarceration, mind-altering medications, isolation, and dehumanization. At a time when the treatment of choice is anti-psychotic medication, world-renowned psychoanalyst Christopher Bollas asserts that schizophrenics can be helped by much more humane treatments, and that they have a chance to survive and even reverse the process if they have someone to talk to them regularly and for a sustained period, soon after their first breakdown.In this sensitive and evocative narrative, he draws on his personal experiences working with schizophrenics since the 1960’s. He offers his interpretation of how schizophrenia develops, typically in the teens, as an adaptation in the difficult transition to adulthood.With tenderness, Bollas depicts schizophrenia as an understandable way of responding to our precariousness in a highly unpredictable world. He celebrates the courage of the children he has worked with and reminds us that the wisdom inherent in human beings—to turn to conversation with others when in distress—is the fundamental foundation of any cure for human conflict. \ No newline at end of file +When the Sun Bursts: The Enigma of Schizophrenia Kindle Edition|by Christopher Bollas (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Many schizophrenics experience their condition as one of radical incarceration, mind-altering medications, isolation, and dehumanization. At a time when the treatment of choice is anti-psychotic medication, world-renowned psychoanalyst Christopher Bollas asserts that schizophrenics can be helped by much more humane treatments, and that they have a chance to survive and even reverse the process if they have someone to talk to them regularly and for a sustained period, soon after their first breakdown.In this sensitive and evocative narrative, he draws on his personal experiences working with schizophrenics since the 1960’s. He offers his interpretation of how schizophrenia develops, typically in the teens, as an adaptation in the difficult transition to adulthood.With tenderness, Bollas depicts schizophrenia as an understandable way of responding to our precariousness in a highly unpredictable world. He celebrates the courage of the children he has worked with and reminds us that the wisdom inherent in human beings—to turn to conversation with others when in distress—is the fundamental foundation of any cure for human conflict. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/When_the_War_Never_Ends_The_Voices_of_Military_Members_with_PTSD_and_Their_Families_Reprint_Edition_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/When_the_War_Never_Ends_The_Voices_of_Military_Members_with_PTSD_and_Their_Families_Reprint_Edition_Kindle_Edition.txt index d5a50b25038e8e2cdf2e90b06cc68db12111a94e..e48217d690527e5510bcb5fe3ebe885dabb40726 100644 --- a/bios/When_the_War_Never_Ends_The_Voices_of_Military_Members_with_PTSD_and_Their_Families_Reprint_Edition_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/When_the_War_Never_Ends_The_Voices_of_Military_Members_with_PTSD_and_Their_Families_Reprint_Edition_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Veterans with PTSD speak: “Anyone wanting to understand what it is to have a ‘flashback’ will learn more from these firsthand accounts than from any textbook.” ―The British Journal of Psychiatry The chances of service members developing PTSD after military-related traumas is, according to a U.S. study, at least thirty percent. The effects can be devastating, ranging from distressing flashbacks to nightmares, sleep disorders, physical symptoms, irritability, aggressions, and memory and concentration problems. These symptoms often cause severe impairment in all areas of life and may lead to despair and hopelessness. PTSD is neither a localized nor a temporary problem. Here, Leah Wizelman relates the true stories of service members from different service branches and ranks from the United States, Canada, Australia, and Germany, who were participants in various wars (Vietnam, Gulf War, Iraq, Afghanistan, Grenada) and peace missions (Kosovo, Bosnia, Croatia, Cambodia, Somalia, Cyprus, Haiti). They talk openly about their lives after trauma and share their fates with the reader. Spouses of affected military members also tell their stories. They talk about the challenges loved ones face when living with a partner with PTSD, how it affects their children, and how they manage to cope. As these stories show all too vividly, military-related PTSD has not been dealt with effectively or with enough empathy or sympathy. Those affected by PTSD will realize that they are not alone in their suffering—and others will gain insight into the realities of this challenging disorder. “I highly recommend this volume to all who seek to understand combat-related PTSD.” —Kathryn M. Magruder, MPH., PhD, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Military Science Division, Medical University of South Carolina \ No newline at end of file +When the War Never Ends: The Voices of Military Members with PTSD and Their Families Reprint Edition, Kindle Edition|by Leah Wizelman (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Veterans with PTSD speak: “Anyone wanting to understand what it is to have a ‘flashback’ will learn more from these firsthand accounts than from any textbook.” ―The British Journal of Psychiatry The chances of service members developing PTSD after military-related traumas is, according to a U.S. study, at least thirty percent. The effects can be devastating, ranging from distressing flashbacks to nightmares, sleep disorders, physical symptoms, irritability, aggressions, and memory and concentration problems. These symptoms often cause severe impairment in all areas of life and may lead to despair and hopelessness. PTSD is neither a localized nor a temporary problem. Here, Leah Wizelman relates the true stories of service members from different service branches and ranks from the United States, Canada, Australia, and Germany, who were participants in various wars (Vietnam, Gulf War, Iraq, Afghanistan, Grenada) and peace missions (Kosovo, Bosnia, Croatia, Cambodia, Somalia, Cyprus, Haiti). They talk openly about their lives after trauma and share their fates with the reader. Spouses of affected military members also tell their stories. They talk about the challenges loved ones face when living with a partner with PTSD, how it affects their children, and how they manage to cope. As these stories show all too vividly, military-related PTSD has not been dealt with effectively or with enough empathy or sympathy. Those affected by PTSD will realize that they are not alone in their suffering—and others will gain insight into the realities of this challenging disorder. “I highly recommend this volume to all who seek to understand combat-related PTSD.” —Kathryn M. Magruder, MPH., PhD, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Military Science Division, Medical University of South Carolina \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Where_To_from_Here_A_Path_to_Canadian_Prosperity_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Where_To_from_Here_A_Path_to_Canadian_Prosperity_Kindle_Edition.txt index ab3d8b3aacd80df5219afc90df6b85f1ed205f86..980cfc0c2ed257c6941cdb4b310f7b80cd9dcb2d 100644 --- a/bios/Where_To_from_Here_A_Path_to_Canadian_Prosperity_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Where_To_from_Here_A_Path_to_Canadian_Prosperity_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Bill Morneau’s experience as Canada’s finance minister crystalized his vision for the country’s potential for growth and prosperity. Where To from Here looks backward with coolness and candor and forward with a fresh vision of all that Canada can — and must — become.Much of the world reacted with surprise and admiration to the results of the 2015 Canadian federal election and the makeup of the government it produced. Led by a young charismatic leader with a storied family legacy on Parliament Hill, the Liberal government scored a historic victory, rising from third-party status to substantial majority. With a gender-equal cabinet and an ambitious agenda, it heralded a new approach to the country’s federal politics.After an exciting and productive five years spent focused on domestic and global issues, Finance Minister Bill Morneau decided to take his leave from the same government. What prompted him to abandon one of the most powerful political offices in the country? How much of his decision was based on the often brutal give-and-take of politics? When did the penny drop, persuading one of Trudeau’s brightest lights to shift his talents and energies elsewhere?In his own persuasive voice, Bill Morneau paints a positive picture, tracing his widely lauded entry into the political arena, the arc of his career in politics, major accomplishments and missed opportunities, his surprising exit, and a host of revealing episodes between the events. Told with measures of both pride and regret, he explores personalities, achievements, and failures with candor.Morneau’s experience crystalized his vision for Canada and its potential for growth and prosperity. He shares a vision clearly and provocatively expressed, drafting a blueprint for the country’s future. Where To from Here looks backward with coolness and candor and forward with a fresh vision of all that Canada can — and must — become. \ No newline at end of file +Where To from Here: A Path to Canadian Prosperity Kindle Edition|by Bill Morneau (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|Bill Morneau’s experience as Canada’s finance minister crystalized his vision for the country’s potential for growth and prosperity. Where To from Here looks backward with coolness and candor and forward with a fresh vision of all that Canada can — and must — become.Much of the world reacted with surprise and admiration to the results of the 2015 Canadian federal election and the makeup of the government it produced. Led by a young charismatic leader with a storied family legacy on Parliament Hill, the Liberal government scored a historic victory, rising from third-party status to substantial majority. With a gender-equal cabinet and an ambitious agenda, it heralded a new approach to the country’s federal politics.After an exciting and productive five years spent focused on domestic and global issues, Finance Minister Bill Morneau decided to take his leave from the same government. What prompted him to abandon one of the most powerful political offices in the country? How much of his decision was based on the often brutal give-and-take of politics? When did the penny drop, persuading one of Trudeau’s brightest lights to shift his talents and energies elsewhere?In his own persuasive voice, Bill Morneau paints a positive picture, tracing his widely lauded entry into the political arena, the arc of his career in politics, major accomplishments and missed opportunities, his surprising exit, and a host of revealing episodes between the events. Told with measures of both pride and regret, he explores personalities, achievements, and failures with candor.Morneau’s experience crystalized his vision for Canada and its potential for growth and prosperity. He shares a vision clearly and provocatively expressed, drafting a blueprint for the country’s future. Where To from Here looks backward with coolness and candor and forward with a fresh vision of all that Canada can — and must — become. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Where_Tomorrows_Arent_Promised_A_Memoir_of_Survival_and_Hope_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Where_Tomorrows_Arent_Promised_A_Memoir_of_Survival_and_Hope_Kindle_Edition.txt index 499d6fe33733ea44436c958923d7e9be15cd4328..600d9fb00faf3ddcd90e7e0e2e9ec72c496efa45 100644 --- a/bios/Where_Tomorrows_Arent_Promised_A_Memoir_of_Survival_and_Hope_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Where_Tomorrows_Arent_Promised_A_Memoir_of_Survival_and_Hope_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|From iconic NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony comes a New York Times bestselling memoir about growing up in the housing projects of Red Hook and Baltimore—a brutal world Where Tomorrows Aren’t Promised.For a long time, Carmelo Anthony’s world wasn’t any larger than the view of the hoopers and hustlers he watched from the side window of his family’s first-floor project apartment in Red Hook, Brooklyn. He couldn’t dream any bigger than emulating his older brothers and cousin, much less going on to become a basketball champion on the world stage.He faced palpable dangers growing up in the housing projects of Red Hook and West Baltimore’s Murphy Homes (a.k.a. Murder Homes, subject of HBO’s The Wire). He navigated an education system that ignored, exploited, or ostracized him. He suffered the untimely deaths of his closely held loved ones. He struggled to survive physically and emotionally. But with the strength of family and the guidance of key mentors on the streets and on the court, he pushed past lethal odds to endure and thrive.By the time Carmelo found himself at the NBA Draft at Madison Square Garden in 2003 preparing to embark on his legendary career, he wondered: How did a kid who’d had so many hopes, dreams, and expectations beaten out of him by a world of violence, poverty, and racism make it here at all?Carmelo’s story is one of strength and determination; of dribbling past players bigger and tougher than him, while also weaving around vial caps and needles strewn across the court; where dealers and junkies lined one side of the asphalt and kids playing jacks and Double Dutch lined the other; where rims had no nets, and you better not call a foul—a place Where Tomorrows Aren’t Promised. \ No newline at end of file +Where Tomorrows Aren't Promised: A Memoir of Survival and Hope Kindle Edition|by Carmelo Anthony (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|From iconic NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony comes a New York Times bestselling memoir about growing up in the housing projects of Red Hook and Baltimore—a brutal world Where Tomorrows Aren’t Promised.For a long time, Carmelo Anthony’s world wasn’t any larger than the view of the hoopers and hustlers he watched from the side window of his family’s first-floor project apartment in Red Hook, Brooklyn. He couldn’t dream any bigger than emulating his older brothers and cousin, much less going on to become a basketball champion on the world stage.He faced palpable dangers growing up in the housing projects of Red Hook and West Baltimore’s Murphy Homes (a.k.a. Murder Homes, subject of HBO’s The Wire). He navigated an education system that ignored, exploited, or ostracized him. He suffered the untimely deaths of his closely held loved ones. He struggled to survive physically and emotionally. But with the strength of family and the guidance of key mentors on the streets and on the court, he pushed past lethal odds to endure and thrive.By the time Carmelo found himself at the NBA Draft at Madison Square Garden in 2003 preparing to embark on his legendary career, he wondered: How did a kid who’d had so many hopes, dreams, and expectations beaten out of him by a world of violence, poverty, and racism make it here at all?Carmelo’s story is one of strength and determination; of dribbling past players bigger and tougher than him, while also weaving around vial caps and needles strewn across the court; where dealers and junkies lined one side of the asphalt and kids playing jacks and Double Dutch lined the other; where rims had no nets, and you better not call a foul—a place Where Tomorrows Aren’t Promised. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Where_the_Falcon_Flies_A_3400_Kilometre_Odyssey_From_My_Doorstep_to_the_Arctic_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Where_the_Falcon_Flies_A_3400_Kilometre_Odyssey_From_My_Doorstep_to_the_Arctic_Kindle_Edition.txt index 6f9c25daebec6c934e460ee6566ae76b9c66c06e..cd4b8af41aff6a70568819a0e456ede2899cc5a5 100644 --- a/bios/Where_the_Falcon_Flies_A_3400_Kilometre_Odyssey_From_My_Doorstep_to_the_Arctic_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Where_the_Falcon_Flies_A_3400_Kilometre_Odyssey_From_My_Doorstep_to_the_Arctic_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom Canada’s most accomplished adventurer and storyteller comes a gripping journey into the vastness of Canada’s landscape and history.Looking out his porch window one spring morning, Adam Shoalts spotted a majestic peregrine falcon flying across the neighbouring fields near Lake Erie. Each spring, falcons migrate from southernmost Canada to remote arctic mountains. Grabbing his backpack and canoe, Shoalts resolved to follow the falcon’s route north on an astonishing 3,400-kilometre journey to the Arctic.Along the way, he faces a huge variety of challenges and obstacles, including storms on the Great Lakes, finding campsites in the urban wilderness of Toronto and Montreal, avoiding busy commercial freighter traffic, gale force winds, massive hydroelectric dams, bushwhacking without trails, dealing with hunger, multiple bear encounters, and navigating white-water rapids on icy northern rivers far from any help.In his signature style, Shoalts roams as much across space as he does time, winding his way through a stunning diversity of landscapes ranging from lush Carolinian forests to lonely windswept mountains, salty seas to trackless swamps, pristine lakes to glittering mega-cities, as well as the sites of long ago battles, shipwrecks, forgotten forts, and abandoned trading posts. Through his travels, he reveals how interconnected wild places are, from the loneliest depths of the northern wilderness to busy urban parks, and the vital importance of these connections.Where the Falcon Flies invites readers on an extraordinary armchair adventure that spans five ecoregions and centuries of fascinating history, and is a masterwork by one of Canada’s most successful and audacious authors. \ No newline at end of file +Where the Falcon Flies: A 3,400 Kilometre Odyssey From My Doorstep to the Arctic Kindle Edition|by Adam Shoalts (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom Canada’s most accomplished adventurer and storyteller comes a gripping journey into the vastness of Canada’s landscape and history.Looking out his porch window one spring morning, Adam Shoalts spotted a majestic peregrine falcon flying across the neighbouring fields near Lake Erie. Each spring, falcons migrate from southernmost Canada to remote arctic mountains. Grabbing his backpack and canoe, Shoalts resolved to follow the falcon’s route north on an astonishing 3,400-kilometre journey to the Arctic.Along the way, he faces a huge variety of challenges and obstacles, including storms on the Great Lakes, finding campsites in the urban wilderness of Toronto and Montreal, avoiding busy commercial freighter traffic, gale force winds, massive hydroelectric dams, bushwhacking without trails, dealing with hunger, multiple bear encounters, and navigating white-water rapids on icy northern rivers far from any help.In his signature style, Shoalts roams as much across space as he does time, winding his way through a stunning diversity of landscapes ranging from lush Carolinian forests to lonely windswept mountains, salty seas to trackless swamps, pristine lakes to glittering mega-cities, as well as the sites of long ago battles, shipwrecks, forgotten forts, and abandoned trading posts. Through his travels, he reveals how interconnected wild places are, from the loneliest depths of the northern wilderness to busy urban parks, and the vital importance of these connections.Where the Falcon Flies invites readers on an extraordinary armchair adventure that spans five ecoregions and centuries of fascinating history, and is a masterwork by one of Canada’s most successful and audacious authors. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/bios/Where_the_Light_Fell_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt b/bios/Where_the_Light_Fell_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt index 23b836afd17349b80b93631b84b02f65f55aaa27..a360fc127a56055de815c3487b9da05105fb95d5 100644 --- a/bios/Where_the_Light_Fell_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt +++ b/bios/Where_the_Light_Fell_A_Memoir_Kindle_Edition.txt @@ -1 +1 @@ -To Hunt a Killer: The gripping true crime story solving the Melanie Road cold case. Longlisted for the CWA 2023 ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction Kindle Edition|by Julie Mackay (Author), Robert Murphy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|In this searing meditation on the bonds of family and the allure of extremist faith, one of today’s most celebrated Christian writers recounts his unexpected journey from a strict fundamentalist upbringing to a life of compassion and grace—a revelatory memoir that “invites comparison to Hillbilly Elegy” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). “Searing, heartrending . . . This stunning tale reminds us that the only way to keep living is to ask God for the impossible: love, forgiveness, and hope.”—Kate Bowler, New York Times bestselling author of Everything Happens for a ReasonRaised by an impoverished widow who earned room and board as a Bible teacher in 1950s Atlanta, Philip Yancey and his brother, Marshall, found ways to venture out beyond the confines of their eight-foot-wide trailer. But when Yancey was in college, he uncovered a shocking secret about his father’s death—a secret that began to illuminate the motivations that drove his mother to extreme, often hostile religious convictions and a belief that her sons had been ordained for a divine cause.Searching for answers, Yancey dives into his family origins, taking us on an evocative journey from the backwoods of the Bible Belt to the bustling streets of Philadelphia; from trailer parks to church sanctuaries; from family oddballs to fire-and-brimstone preachers and childhood awakenings through nature, music, and literature. In time, the weight of religious and family pressure sent both sons on opposite paths—one toward healing from the impact of what he calls a “toxic faith,” the other into a self-destructive spiral.Where the Light Fell is a gripping family narrative set against a turbulent time in post–World War II America, shaped by the collision of Southern fundamentalism with the mounting pressures of the civil rights movement and Sixties-era forces of social change. In piecing together his fragmented personal history and his search for redemption, Yancey gives testament to the enduring power of our hunger for truth and the possibility of faith rooted in grace instead of fear.“I truly believe this is the one book I was put on earth to write,” says Yancey. “So many of the strands from my childhood—racial hostility, political division, culture wars—have resurfaced in modern form. Looking back points me forward.” \ No newline at end of file +Where the Light Fell: A Memoir Kindle Edition|by Philip Yancey (Author) Format: Kindle Edition|In this searing meditation on the bonds of family and the allure of extremist faith, one of today’s most celebrated Christian writers recounts his unexpected journey from a strict fundamentalist upbringing to a life of compassion and grace—a revelatory memoir that “invites comparison to Hillbilly Elegy” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). “Searing, heartrending . . . This stunning tale reminds us that the only way to keep living is to ask God for the impossible: love, forgiveness, and hope.”—Kate Bowler, New York Times bestselling author of Everything Happens for a ReasonRaised by an impoverished widow who earned room and board as a Bible teacher in 1950s Atlanta, Philip Yancey and his brother, Marshall, found ways to venture out beyond the confines of their eight-foot-wide trailer. But when Yancey was in college, he uncovered a shocking secret about his father’s death—a secret that began to illuminate the motivations that drove his mother to extreme, often hostile religious convictions and a belief that her sons had been ordained for a divine cause.Searching for answers, Yancey dives into his family origins, taking us on an evocative journey from the backwoods of the Bible Belt to the bustling streets of Philadelphia; from trailer parks to church sanctuaries; from family oddballs to fire-and-brimstone preachers and childhood awakenings through nature, music, and literature. In time, the weight of religious and family pressure sent both sons on opposite paths—one toward healing from the impact of what he calls a “toxic faith,” the other into a self-destructive spiral.Where the Light Fell is a gripping family narrative set against a turbulent time in post–World War II America, shaped by the collision of Southern fundamentalism with the mounting pressures of the civil rights movement and Sixties-era forces of social change. In piecing together his fragmented personal history and his search for redemption, Yancey gives testament to the enduring power of our hunger for truth and the possibility of faith rooted in grace instead of fear.“I truly believe this is the one book I was put on earth to write,” says Yancey. “So many of the strands from my childhood—racial hostility, political division, culture wars—have resurfaced in modern form. Looking back points me forward.” \ No newline at end of file