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  Herbert Simms - An Architect for...

  Lindie Naughton

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  Dublin's teeming slums, long regarded as the worst in Europe, were teetering on the brink of structural and sanitary public catastrophe during the early twentieth century. To tackle the crisis, Herbert Simms was appointed the city's first housing architect. During a sixteen-year period, from 1932 until 1948, Simms and his team planned, commissioned and built an astounding 17,000 homes –some as inner-city flat complexes, others as family houses in newly-created suburbs such as Crumlin and Cabra.
  Like the city's acclaimed Georgian squares, the Simms-designed Corporation flats in particular have stood the test of time, injecting a touch of art deco and modernist glamour to neglected neighbourhoods. This comprehensive guide to the Simms buildings also highlights the many struggles with politicians and bureaucrats Simms and his staff experienced as they did their best to build well-designed, affordable housing for the people of Dublin.

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  Conversational French Dialogues...

  Language Mastery

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  FINALLY—SPEAK REAL FRENCH WITH CONFIDENCE (WITHOUT BORING GRAMMAR DRILLS OR EXPENSIVE CLASSES) 
  Tired of French courses that promise fluency but leave you fumbling over basic conversations? 
  Want to actually understand French speakers—not just memorize phrases you'll forget tomorrow? 
  Here's the problem: Most French courses bury you in grammar rules and robotic repetition that make learning feel like torture. No wonder you quit after a week. 
  But there's a better way. 
  Scientists have proven it: You learn languages fastest through immersion and storytelling—the exact way you learned English as a child. That's why "Conversational French Dialogues" by Language Mastery works when traditional methods fail. 
  What makes this audiobook different: 
  ✓ 100+ real-world dialogues recorded by native French speakers—authentic conversations you'll actually hear in Paris, Montreal, or Lyon 
  ✓ Two-speed audio tracks: Start slow to catch every syllable, then graduate to natural speaking pace as your brain adapts 
  ✓ Story-based learning that keeps you hooked—you'll absorb vocabulary and grammar naturally without realizing you're studying 
  ✓ Curated vocabulary lists highlighting the most useful words for everyday situations 
  The result? In less than 30 days, you'll: 
  - Navigate French conversations with newfound confidence 
  - Understand native speakers without constantly asking "Comment?" 
  - Build vocabulary that sticks (learned through context, not flashcards) 
  No textbooks. No endless drills. No frustration. 
  Just press play, immerse yourself in compelling French stories, and watch your skills transform. 
  Your French breakthrough is waiting. Grab your audiobook now and start speaking avec confiance!

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  Seeing Red - Russian Propaganda...

  Sarah Oates, Gordon Neil Ramsay

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  The US media has been tainted with Russian disinformation, but the more significant threat is how the Right has embraced the Russian model of the news media as a vehicle for propaganda. This could not have happened without Donald Trump, who has been aided and abetted by politicians and news outlets that favor persuasion over information. From his inauguration onwards, Trump has shown allegiance to the Kremlin propaganda playbook—he consistently denies reality, amplifies lies, vilifies the free media, and broadcasts disinformation. 
   
   
   
  Seeing Red breaks new ground in investigating the scope of Russian disinformation, arguing that key politicians and media outlets in the United States have facilitated the dissemination of Russian propaganda. From the 2020 elections to the Capitol Insurrection to the war in Ukraine, Sarah Oates and Gordon Neil Ramsay examine the penetration of key Kremlin strategic narratives that attempt to project Russian power, blame NATO for Russian aggression, and attack democracy via the US news. Despite knowledge of the risk and resourceful work on tracking down Russian propaganda in the United States, the problem of foreign disinformation continues to this day. As Oates and Ramsay argue, this is in part due to exploitation of the American tradition of free speech and the open nature of the US media system.

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  The Spy in the Archive - How One...

  Gordon Corera

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  How do you steal a library? Not just any library but the most secret, heavily guarded archive in the world. The answer is to be a librarian. The work goes on for decades but remains so low key, that even after your escape, no one even notices you are gone.The Spy in the Archive tells the remarkable story of how Vasili Mitrokhin—an introverted archivist—ended up changing the world. As the in-house archivist for the KGB, the secrets he was exposed to turned him into a dissident and then a spy; a traitor to his country but a man determined to expose the truth about the dark forces that had subverted Russia, forces still at work in the country today.Historian and journalist Gordon Corera tells of the operation to extract this prized asset from Russia for the first time. It is an edge-of-the-seat thriller with vivid flashbacks. It is the story of what it was like to live in the Soviet Union, to raise a family there, and then of one man's journey from the heart of the Soviet state to disillusion, betrayal, and defection.At its heart is Mitrokhin's determination to take on the most powerful institution in the world by revealing its darkest secrets. This is narrative nonfiction at its best.

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  How to Make People Like You -...

  Christopher Kingler

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  Are you wondering how you can improve your relationships with your friends and family?Are you curious about how to get or keep your dream job?Would you like to quickly connect with whoever you want without making a bad impression? 
  This manual is divided into three parts to facilitate understanding: 
  The first part 
  ◆ Understanding people's psychological drives. 
  ◆ How social status can affect the behaviour of people towards you. 
  ◆ How to blow up your sympathy level. 
  ◆ Overcoming the obstacles and psychological barriers that block you. 
  The second part 
  ◆ Build a solid and lasting self-image. 
  ◆ How to be more engaging and charismatic. 
  ◆ Discover influencing techniques to make a killer first impression. 
  The third part 
  ◆ Countless communication techniques and exercises. 
  ◆ Body language to better express yourself and to decipher who is in front of you. 
  ◆ Techniques to seduce and bring anyone to your side. 
  ◆ Select the best people to keep by your side. 
  ◆ Turn enemies into friends. 
  And much more! 
  Finally, you will learn to adapt, conquer people and handle virtually any social situation. 
  When you finish reading this book, which is actually an intensive course, the "diploma" you will receive will not be a scroll with your name written on it, but an invaluable set of knowledge and skills that will allow you to influence people in all spheres of your life, regardless of the situation.

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  Thomas Edison - His Inventions...

  Kelly Mass

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  Thomas Alva Edison, called "America's biggest developer," was an American inventor and businessperson. In disciplines consisting of electrical power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and movie, he developed many devices. 
  The phonograph, movie electronic camera, and early variations of the electrical light bulb are amongst the developments that have had a substantial influence on the modern-day developed world. Dealing with a great deal of scientists and staff, he was just one of the first developers to use the ideas of organized science and cooperation to the process of development. He was the first to establish a commercial lab. 
  Edison was born in the American Midwest and worked as a telegraph operator early in his profession, which motivated numerous of his earlier developments. 
  In the year 1876, he opened his first lab in Menlo Park, New Jersey, where he worked on numerous of his early developments. In collaboration with capitalists Henry Ford and Harvey S. Firestone, he later built a botanical lab in Fort Myers, Florida, and a lab in West Orange, New Jersey, which housed the world's first movie studio, the Black Maria. He was a respected innovator, with 1,093 U.S. patents and patents in other nations to his name. Edison had 6 kids from 2 marital relationships. In the year 1931, he passed away of diabetes issues. 
  In this book, you will learn more about his inventions, his personal life, and the society in which he lived.

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