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  Six Months in Mexico

  Nellie Bly

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  Join crusading journalist Nellie Bly on her captivating 1885 journey to Mexico!  
  When Bly’s Pittsburgh Dispatch exposé of the plight of female workers drew ire from factory owners, she was assigned to “feminine” subjects. Dreading that purgatory, scrappy 21-year-old Bly went south of the border to report on life and customs. 
  Compiled as Six Months in Mexico, Bly’s articles cover lovemaking, home life, architecture, addiction, political corruption and more. The book is a travelogue, a vintage history, a social critique. Bly observed the country through a distinctly American, opinionated, often affectionate, female lens. 
  She criticized Mexican foibles but also skewered Americans who didn’t match some high standards she encountered on Mexican soil. Bly wondered at the poverty and nobility of the common people. She was bent on never being cheated of a centavo. She frankly appreciated good-looking Mexicanos.  
  She described courtship rituals, detailed the national passion for bullfighting and abhorred the lack of press freedom. Having protested the imprisonment of a Mexican journalist who criticized then-dictator Porfirio Diaz, Bly faced arrest and had to make a quick departure. 
  Fortunately she returned to provide this amazing snapshot of life in Mexico a century and a half ago.

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  Norse Warriors - The True...

  Magnus Kjellström

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The popular image of the Norse warrior has been distorted by centuries of romanticization, Hollywood productions, and nationalist propaganda. When most people think of Vikings, they envision horn-helmeted barbarians screaming battle cries while charging into combat with reckless abandon. This caricature, while dramatic, bears little resemblance to the sophisticated military culture that emerged from Scandinavia between the eighth and eleventh centuries. 
   
  The Norse warriors were not simply raiders driven by bloodlust and greed. They were products of a complex society that valued honor, kinship, and strategic thinking. Their military success stemmed not from primitive savagery, but from advanced shipbuilding technology, sophisticated trading networks, and adaptive tactical innovations that allowed them to dominate both land and sea for over three centuries. 
   
  Archaeological evidence from sites across Scandinavia reveals a warrior culture deeply embedded in everyday life. Weapons were not merely tools of war but symbols of status, craftsmanship, and spiritual connection. The famous pattern-welded swords found in elite burials represent hundreds of hours of skilled metalwork, indicating that Norse society supported a class of professional warriors who could afford such expensive equipment. These weapons were often given names and passed down through generations, becoming family heirlooms that carried the reputation and honor of their previous owners.

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  Invisible Hand Visible Profit -...

  Dr. Kruti Dholakia Lehenbauer

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Science has never been about compliance, but about query. Why is something the way that it is? Why does it behave a certain way? And if you understand the logic, how do you apply it to what you are actually trying to achieve? 
  Economics governs every business decision you make, from pricing strategy and market competition to supply chain costs, trade policy, and government regulation. And yet, it has gotten lost in terminology and theoretical constructs that obscure the simple rules beneath them. 
  Written for business owners, entrepreneurs, executives, managers, and consultants, this audiobook covers the economic foundations of smart decision making across ten focused chapters: demand and supply mechanics, market structure and competitive advantage, cost and profit maximization, business policy analysis, international trade and tariffs, and the impact of fiscal and regulatory policy on business growth. It presents an original Classification of Public Policy framework that helps business leaders identify exactly how any policy will affect their specific market, their costs, and their competitive position. 
  With 30 years in economics, 25 years in academia, and 15 years advising business leaders, Dr. Kruti Dholakia Lehenbauer presents the economic handbook every professional needs to make smarter decisions under uncertainty in the global and political economy. 
  "May the invisible hand guide you to visible profit, and beyond." — Dr. Kruti Lehenbauer

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  The Basis of Morality

  Arthur Schopenhauer

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  "The Basis of Morality" by Arthur Schopenhauer presents a profound inquiry into the underpinnings of ethical behavior, challenging the Kantian premise of moral acts grounded in rationality. Schopenhauer argues that true morality stems from compassion, asserting that the capacity to empathize with the suffering of others is the sole source of good. Through rigorous analysis and critique, he explores the limitations of egoism and the concept of justice, ultimately proposing a moral philosophy that prioritizes the inherent value of all living beings. This philosophical treatise invites readers to reconsider the essence of moral actions and the nature of compassion's role in ethical life. Read in English, unabridged.

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  Summary of Jonathan Franklin's...

  Milkyway Media

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  Listen now to get the key ideas from Jonathan Franklin's, 438 Days. 
  Salvador Alvarenga, a fisherman fleeing violence in El Salvador, found refuge in Costa Azul, Mexico, embracing the treacherous deep-sea fishing of the Gulf of Tehuantepec. On November 17, 2012, Alvarenga and inexperienced fisherman Ezequiel Córdoba went on a fishing trip amidst storm warnings. A powerful storm soon stranded them far offshore. With their boat damaged and no way to navigate, they drifted across the Pacific for months. In 438 Days (2015), journalist Jonathan Franklin draws on interviews with Alvarenga and those involved in his rescue to chronicle this remarkable true story of survival, resilience, and endurance...

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  Call of the Kingfisher - Bright...

  Nick Penny

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  “All writers want the reader to see through their eyes, but few succeed in making them hear through their ears as successfully as Nick Penny… Very special.” Jamie Blackett, Country Life"An odyssey of simple joy, filled with historical facts and stories, where the writer makes us feel part of the journey. It’s like strolling the riverbank with a friend - and is a timely reminder that regular paths walked can lead to irregular and surprising encounters" - Ceri Levy, Caught by the RiverCall of the Kingfisher is the enchanting debut from composer and wildlife recordist Nick Penny. This love letter to a short stretch of Northamptonshire’s River Nene (UK) celebrates all the wild things that live there, especially the kingfishers. The original print book comes with access to 42 wildlife sound recordings made by the author. These are woven into the audiobook along with the spoken text.Nick has walked beside the river at Oundle in Northamptonshire for four decades. But for a whole year he gave the waterway all the time it asked for. The more attention he gave it, the more he saw the kingfishers and heard their high whistling calls. Set in a lovely but little-known part of England, Call of the Kingfisher relates a year by the river, the author’s experiences there and the different people he meets. Other strands are woven around the elusive feathered protagonist: explorations of local history and landscape, from Roman and Bronze Age sites to watermills and centuries-old stone churches; visits at different times and to different places in the valley; homages to naturalists who lived nearby; forest dawns and dusks listening to the precious song of nightingales. But the background tapestry is the sights and sounds, and greens and browns, of the riverbank, shot through with the blue and orange threads of a kingfisher’s glowing feathers.

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