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  The Real Coco Chanel

  Rose Sgueglia

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  A biography of the French fashion icon that unveils the private life behind the public image.   Coco Chanel lived her own life as a romantic heroine. Fueled by nineteenth-century literature, she built an image for herself which was partly myth and partly factual. She was the fashion designer everyone admired, the businesswoman whose fortune was impossible to track. She was also a performer, a lover of many high-profile intellectuals, and, as believed by many, a Nazi spy.   This biography explores her life from her troubled and poverty-stricken past to the opening of her first hat shop to the creation of her iconic Little Black Dress and Chanel No. 5 perfume. It explores her passions and secrets; the drama behind the scenes of her empire; and the real woman behind the brand name and pop culture image.

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  Building America - The Life of...

  Jean H. Baker

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  An English émigré who became America's first professional architect, Benjamin Henry Latrobe put his stamp on the built landscape of the new republic. Latrobe contributed to such iconic structures as the south wing of the US Capitol building, the White House, and the Navy Yard. He created some of the early republic's greatest neoclassical interiors, including the Statuary Hall.As a young man, Latrobe was apprenticed to both a leading architect and civil engineer in London, studied the European continent's architectural and engineering monuments, worked on canals, and designed private houses. After the death of his first wife, he was bankrupt and emigrated to the United States in 1796 to restart his career. For the new nation with grand political expectations, he intended buildings and engineering projects to match those aspirations. Like his patron Thomas Jefferson, Latrobe saw his neoclassical designs as a way to convey American democracy. He envisioned his engineering projects as a way to unite the nation and improve public health. Building America masterfully narrates the life and legacy of a key figure in creating an American aesthetic in the new United States.

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  SUMMARY Of Too Much and Never...

  Thomas Wade

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  Summary Of Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man by Mary L. Trump Ph.D 
  About the Original Book 
  In the book “Too Much and Never Enough” by Mary Trump, Mary a trained clinical psychologist and Donald’s only niece, tries to take us through the dark history of their family in order to explain how her uncle (Donald Trump) became the man who now threatens the world’s health, economic security, and social fabric. 
  Mary Trump while still a child, 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.  
  In the book, she describes a nightmare of traumas, destructive relationships, and a tragic combination of neglect and abuse. Coupled with specific events and general family patterns which created the damaged man who currently occupies the Oval Office. 
  About this Summary 
  This summary guide is proudly brought to you by Thomas Wade. It contains a comprehensive, well detailed summary and key takeaways of the original book by Mary Trump. It summarizes the book in detail, to help enhance your reading experience, give you deeper insight, fresher perspectives, and also, help you Obtain Ultimate Comprehension of the original book. 
  DISCLAIMER: This is an independent and unofficial summary guide written and published by Thomas Wade, who is in no way affiliated with the original author. This book is not meant to replace the original book but to serve as a companion to it.

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  John the Baptist

  Raymond F. Collins

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  Who was the John the Baptist, and why is he so important?A powerful figure in all four gospels, St. John the Baptist nevertheless remains shrouded in mystery. What do we know about his life on the margins of first-century Palestine? And how can the gospels and Dead Sea Scrolls help us to understand the ministry and message of this New Testament prophet?You will discover the fascinating answers to these questions in John the Baptist. Under the guidance of renowned New Testament scholar Fr. Raymond F. Collins, you will explore the diverse portrayals of St. John in history, the Bible, and even other religions. First, you will gain insight into his historical context by looking at contemporaneous texts: the Dead Sea Scrolls and the writings of Flavius Josephus, a Jewish historian. Then, you will turn to the earliest gospel, Mark, where you’ll see John as an apocalyptic preacher who baptizes Jesus. You’ll learn how the Gospel of Matthew expounds upon John’s message, and how Luke portrays John as a social prophet and preacher crying out for justice. After looking at the Fourth Evangelist’s unique portrait of John the Baptist, you’ll move beyond the New Testament, looking at portrayals in apocryphal texts, the Qur’an, and the liturgical tradition.As you listen to these lectures, you will add your own image of John the Baptist to this impressive list of witnesses. Encounter this powerful prophet today.

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  DL Moody - Bringing Souls to Christ

  Janet Benge, Geoff Benge

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  Seventeen-year-old Dwight Lyman Moody changed his name, moved to Boston, and began pursuing dreams of becoming a wealthy businessman. But God had other plans for him. Instead of business, evangelism was to be his life's work. D.L. devoted his life to proclaiming the gospel, serving the poor, and mentoring fellow ministers. A leader of great vision, D. L. Moody served his fellow man through Civil War outreach, his Sunday school and church, and revival campaigns in America and abroad. His passion for bringing souls to Christ continues to be felt today in Christian education and ministry everywhere.

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  The Prince and The Pauper

  Mark Twain

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  This treasured historical satire, played out in two very different socioeconomic worlds of 16th-century England, centers around the lives of two boys born in London on the same day: Edward, Prince of Wales and Tom Canty, a street beggar. During a chance encounter, the two realize they are identical and, as a lark, decide to exchange clothes and roles--a situation that briefly, but drastically, alters the lives of both youngsters. The Prince, dressed in rags, wanders about the city's boisterous neighborhoods among the lower classes and endures a series of hardships; meanwhile, poor Tom, now living with the royals, is constantly filled with the dread of being discovered for who and what he really is.

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