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  Beyond Streetwise: The Untold...

  Troy Crawford

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  From the housing projects of Brooklyn to the helm of one of the world’s most powerful financial institutions, this is the gripping story of ambition forged under pressure. 
  Lloyd Blankfein: Beyond Streetwise is a penetrating biography that traces the improbable rise of a young man shaped by grit and sharpened by intellect. Long before his name was etched into headlines, Blankfein was navigating the realities of East New York, learning lessons about risk, awareness, and resilience that no classroom could teach. Harvard refined him. Wall Street tested him. Crisis defined him. 
  At the center of the 2008 global financial collapse, as CEO of Goldman Sachs, Blankfein stood in the crosshairs of public outrage and political scrutiny. Markets trembled. Institutions fell. The world demanded accountability. What emerged was not a caricature of power, but a complex leader balancing survival, responsibility, and the relentless mathematics of global finance. 
  This biography moves beyond headlines to examine the man behind them—his discipline, his strategic mind, his private battles, and the resilience that carried him through one of the most volatile eras in modern economic history. With narrative intensity and meticulous insight, the book explores leadership under fire, the cost of influence, and the thin line between reputation and reality. 
  Compelling, nuanced, and unflinching, this is more than a story about Wall Street. It is a study of endurance, adaptation, and the true measure of power when the noise fades. 
  For readers drawn to high-stakes leadership, institutional drama, and the psychology of ambition, this biography delivers a rare and unforgettable portrait.

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  Living Conjure - The Practice of...

  Starr Casas

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  A guide to Conjure as it has been practiced in the Deep South and passed down through the generations.  “If you’ve always dreamt of sitting at the feet of a backwoods grandma as she teaches you the ways of folk magic, your wishes have been heard. Mama Starr is a true, living encyclopedia of down-home rootwork, and reading Living Conjure is like sitting down at the kitchen table with her as she explains the old ways that were handed down to her. If you’ve been curious about Conjure or mystified by magic, this book will gently take you by the hand and give you the tools, rituals, and remedies to take control of your life on your terms.” —Madame Pamita, author of The Book of Candle Magic  “A fantastic resource for anyone interested in Southern Conjure or folk magic. Casas’s expertise and deep connection to this mystical world shine through every page of her book, making it both informative and enchanting. Starr Casas does it again, delivering another masterpiece of Southern folk magic.” —Mystic Dylan, author of Throwing Bones, Crystals, Stones, and Curios   A beginner-friendly guide to Conjure written by an authentic Conjure woman with over four decades of working experience, Living Conjure contains tips and tricks for the seasoned practitioner. Starr Casas learned Conjure the old-fashioned way: at home, from her relatives and ancestors—she is now sharing that knowledge with a new generation of practitioners. With this book, you can learn from a master.   In this foundational book, Mama Starr leads readers step-by-step toward establishing their own practice, from setting up altars to finding the right tools and creating baths, washes, and powders. Included in the book are venerations to the ancestors who passed down this knowledge and introductions to the culture and customs that brought these workings to light.

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  1811 German Coast Uprising and...

  Editors Charles River

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  As the issue of slavery roiled the country, few people became as controversial or consequential as Nat Turner, who was one of millions of slaves in the South before the Civil War but ultimately led the nation’s most notorious slave uprising. In August 1831, Turner led a rebellion that terrorized Virginia for several days, killing dozens of whites and freeing slaves as his band moved from plantation to plantation. The Richmond Enquirer reported, “A fanatic preacher by the name of Nat Turner (Gen. Nat Turner) who had been taught to read and write, and permitted to go about preaching in the country, was at the bottom of this infernal brigandage. He was artful, impudent and vindicative, without any cause or provocation, that could be assigned.” Even after the uprising was put down, Turner evaded capture for a few months, and after he was captured, his “confessions” were taken down and published before he was executed. Virginia would put a total of 56 slaves to death for the uprising. 
  	While Turner’s rebellion remains famous today, a far larger uprising took place a generation earlier. In January 1811, hundreds of slaves in Louisiana attempted to make a new beginning for themselves or die trying. Armed with muskets, cane knives, and axes, and wearing stolen United States militia uniforms, they set out to conquer the city of New Orleans. The goal was to establish a free republic where slavery was outlawed and blacks had control over their own lives. Understandably discontented with their status and no longer willing to accept it, they were ready to engage in extreme violence to win their freedom. Despite being unsuccessful in overthrowing the system, the German Coast Uprising showed a level of organization, leadership, and coordination unseen before by slaves in America, and it was totally unexpected by white owners and officials, which made it a precursor to its much more famous successor. 

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  Comic Book Punks - How a...

  Karl Stock

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  The influence of the comic book has never been greater, from movies to streaming and beyond, but the journey comics took from little-regarded kids' magazines to literary prize-winning books and global franchises turned on a highly unusual group of writers and artists. Few would have expected a small gathering of British comic book fans and creators in the early 'seventies to be a global cultural pivot-point, but this was the start of a disparate movement of punks, dropouts, and disaffected youths who reinvented a medium and became the imaginative heart of a global success story. 
   
   
   
  Based on years of interviews with a generation of leading writers, artists, and editors, Karl Stock reveals the true story of the wild times, passion, and determination that helped, hindered, and saw the reinvention of comics. 
   
   
   
  Stock brilliantly tells the story of the triumphs and disasters that rewrote the rulebook on what comics could be and who they should be for.

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  Wonders of the Invisible World...

  Increase Mather

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  Here are first hand accounts, published in 1692, of the infamous "Salem Witch Trials". In addition to Mather's interpretation of the Book of Revelations (which he calls "God's last letter to the people of earth"), included are explanations of what motivates Devils, their military organization, how witches may be identified, captured, tried, and executed, and expostulating on the Devil's many devious methods for tricking otherwise intelligent people into questioning the Bible and undermining Christian authority in the new world. The sub-title of the book reads: BEING AN ACCOUNT OF THE TRYALS OF SEVERAL WITCHES LATELY EXECUTED IN NEW-ENGLAND. BY COTTON MATHER, D.D., TO WHICH IS ADDED A FURTHER ACCOUNT OF THE TRYALS OF THE NEW-ENGLAND WITCHES. BY (his father), INCREASE MATHER, D.D.PRESIDENT OF HARVARD COLLEGE. A publisher's introduction for this 1892 edition calls these articles "remarkable monuments of the history of superstition". - Summary by Michele Fry

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  Reclaim Childhood: Empower Your...

  Cyrus Morrow

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  Reclaim Childhood: Empower Your Family’s Learning Adventure* 
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