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  Voyagers - History of Some of...

  Kelly Mass

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  This is a bundle of titles that shows you historical facts about voyagers and explorers in history. A small selection of significant events and biographies has been made, which contains the following topics: 
  Christopher Columbus: The Famous Explorer and His Voyages Across the Atlantic Ocean 
  Galileo Galilei: History, Discoveries, and Scientific Revolution 
  James Cook: His First Voyage, His Accomplishments, and His Death 
  Mayflower: Its History, Passengers, and Voyage to the New Land 
  Titanic: The True History of North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912

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  Son of Birmingham - A Memoir

  Randall Woodfin, Edward T. Bowser

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  Today's Birmingham—led by Mayor Randall Woodfin—is a phoenix rising from the ashes of systemic racism and white flight. This first Southern city to pluck the feathers off Jim Crow, where peaceful protesters endured attacks by police dogs, where high-pressure water hoses tore at the flesh of men and women marching for their rights, and where children locked arms and sang "We Shall Overcome," is a living, breathing redemption story. 
   
   
   
  In Son of Birmingham, Woodfin draws upon the street wisdom of his generation's Southern rap music; the power of family, friends, and faith; and his education at the historically Black Morehouse College to preach the progress every corner of our nation clamors for right now. He walks listeners through the streets of his Birmingham, bringing to light the daily joys and struggles of everyday people and revealing what spurred him to turn his education and Capitol Hill experience to the city of his youth. 
   
   
   
  A moving memoir of a young leader's perseverance in a city still battling racism and gun violence, which Woodfin experienced first-hand, Son of Birmingham is also a call-to-action across America—an appeal to Woodfin's unique brand of servant leadership and responsive government for equitable, inclusive, and prosperous cities where everyone has the opportunity to reach their full potential.

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  Golden Boy - Memories of a Hong...

  Martin Booth

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  “A vivid re-creation of a lost time and place . . . In this quite wonderful book, Booth brings the Hong Kong of his youth back to life.” —The Washington Post Book WorldAt seven years old, Martin Booth found himself with all of Hong Kong at his feet. His father was posted there in 1952, and this memoir is his telling of that youth, a time when he had access to the corners of a colony normally closed to a “Gweilo,” a “pale fellow” like him.His experiences were colorful and vast. Befriending rickshaw coolies and local stallholders, he learned Cantonese, sampled delicacies such as boiled water beetles and one-hundred-year-old eggs, and participated in vibrant festivals. He even entered the forbidden Kowloon Walled City, wandered into a secret lair of Triads, and visited an opium den.From the plink-plonk man with his dancing monkey to the Queen of Kowloon (a crazed tramp who may have been a Romanov), Martin Booth saw it all—but his memoir illustrates the deeper challenges he faced in his warring parents: a broad-minded mother who embraced all things Chinese and a bigoted father who was enraged by his family's interest in “going native.”Martin Booth's compelling memoir, the last book he completed before dying, glows with infectious curiosity and humor and is an intimate representation of the now extinct time and place of his growing up.“Eloquent and engrossing.” —People“A grand adventure, seen through a boy’s eyes but remembered by a novelist with a sensualist’s appreciation of sights, sounds, and tastes . . . An extraordinarily happy book, filled with hilarious set-pieces and pulsating with Hong Kong’s vibrant street life.” —The New York Times

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  Learn Spanish With Music

  Innovative Language Learning, ...

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  Can learning Spanish be as simple as listening to music? 
   
  
   
  And as easy as remembering song lyrics?
   
  
   
  Just think. You remember song lyrics because lyrics are catchy, repeated throughout the song, and go with the music, right? Now, if you stuck in Spanish, you’d easily learn Spanish words and phrases the same way! 
   
  
   
  So, yes, learning Spanish is as easy as listening to music… with the Learn Spanish With Music Audiobook.
   
  
   
  Just press play, and you’ll hear Spanish words and phrases repeated to the beat of upbeat and cheerful music. And… follow along!
   
  
   
  You’ll learn 180+ most common Spanish words and phrases… while relaxing at home, or while driving to work.
   
  
   
  Learn Spanish With Music is the easiest way to start learning Spanish.. without getting overwhelmed by complicated explanations. Perfect for new learners with little to no language learning experience.
   
  
   
  What will you learn?
   
  180+ Words & Phrases Including...
   
  • Basic Greetings
   
  • Numbers
   
  • Common Questions and Answers
   
  • Parts of the Body & Talking About Your Wellbeing
   
  • Common Hobbies
   
  • And much more
   
  
   
  Learn Spanish With Music includes...
   
  • 15 Songs/Lessons Inside (Each is about 7 minutes long)
   
  • Fast-Paced Review Section at the End of Each Lesson
   
  • 1 Hour 50 Minutes in Total
   
  • Accompanying PDF eBook with the Words, Phrases and Translations
   
  
   
  Download the PDF and read along

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  Mastering Editing & Proofreading...

  Virversity Online Courses

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  Enhance your writing skills and career prospects by Mastering Editing and Proofreading through this comprehensive online course. Learn essential techniques to ensure clarity, coherence, and error-free content, developing a keen eye for detail and accuracy. With industry-standard editing methods, gain confidence in producing polished, professional documents that can boost your career opportunities.Embark on a journey to understand core editing and proofreading concepts. Start with foundational principles, and progress through the intricacies of the editing process, from basic grammar and punctuation to advanced stylistic choices. Learn to identify common errors and ensure your writing is not only correct but also compelling.Designed to equip you with skills used by professional editors worldwide, this course combines engaging lessons and practical exercises. Develop an eye for detail to spot overlooked mistakes and maintain the author's voice while enhancing text readability. Practice improving clarity and coherence in various documents, from academic papers to business reports, to produce work that stands out in a professional setting.By course end, you'll possess a robust set of editing and proofreading skills, along with newfound confidence in your ability to create high-quality written content. Whether aiming to advance your career or improve personal writing projects, this course will transform your approach to written communication.

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  Stones Still Speak - How...

  Amanda Hope Haley

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  Untangling the Sunday School Stories You Learned from the Biblical History You Haven't   
   
  · Biblical archaeologist unearths the riches of the historical and cultural contexts of the Bible 
  · Unveils God's Word as one glorious, world-changing story 
   
  When we first encounter the Bible, we are taught its stories--Adam and Eve, Moses and the Red Sea, David and Goliath, Jonah and the whale, and more. When a story lacks the details we crave, we fill in the blanks--with what we've seen in movies, read in books, and been told by our Sunday school teachers. But there's a better way to encounter the whole story of Scripture: uncovering and understanding the ancient world and the people who experienced biblical events. 
   
  In Stones Still Speak, Harvard-trained archaeologist and theologian Amanda Hope Haley scrapes back 2,000 years of misguided cultural interpretations to reveal God's Word in its historical, archaeological, and literary contexts. Far from a dry academic exercise, this process explains how our misunderstandings developed and revitalizes the Scripture you thought you knew, with the greater purpose of encouraging a more intentional, rigorous study of the Bible in your daily life.

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