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  Beyonce's Heart - Songs Inspired...

  D.E.S.T.I.N.Y

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  Beyonce is an inspiration to millions of people around the world, and this book was written as a dedication to her work and charity. Love has always been Beyonce force behind her music, and her service to human rights and social issues made her stance uplifting to heights that reach heaven and souls to all she touches.

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  The Woman Who Fell from the Sky...

  Jennifer Steil

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  Restless in her career and her life in general, Jennifer Steil, a gregarious, liberal New Yorker, initially accepts a short-term opportunity to teach a journalism class to the staff of the Yemen Observer in Sana'a, the beautiful, old, and very conservative capital of Yemen.Seduced by the eager reporters and the enticing prospect of spreading democratic journalistic ideals there, she extends her stay to a year as the paper's editor in chief. But she is quickly confronted with the conservative realities of Yemen—and their surprising advantages. She discovers unexpected benefits in the concealment behind the modified burqa she wears. In teaching the basics of fair and balanced journalism to a staff that included plagiarists and polemicists, she falls in love with her career again. In confronting the blatant mistreatment and strict governance of women by their male counterparts, she learns to appreciate the strength of Arab women in the workplace. And in forging surprisingly deep friendships with women and men whose traditions and beliefs are in total opposition to her own, she learns a cultural appreciation she never could have predicted.

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  Invention: A Journey

  Erfan Nouraee

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  "Invention: A Journey" by Erfan Nouraee invites readers on an exhilarating exploration of humanity's most extraordinary creations. From the ancient tools that shaped civilizations to the futuristic technologies revolutionizing our world, this book is a riveting chronicle of innovation. 
  Uncover the fascinating stories behind iconic inventions, from the humble beginnings of the printing press to the revolutionary impact of the internet. Through vivid narratives and compelling insights, Nouraee illuminates the minds of inventors who dared to dream and change the course of history. 
  Whether you're intrigued by the genius of Leonardo da Vinci or the entrepreneurial spirit of Steve Jobs, "Invention: A Journey" offers a captivating journey through the corridors of human ingenuity. Each chapter unveils the challenges, triumphs, and sheer brilliance behind our most remarkable creations. 
  This book is not just about the objects we use; it's a celebration of the relentless pursuit of progress and the indomitable spirit of innovation. Whether you're a history buff, a technology enthusiast, or simply curious about the world around us, "Invention: A Journey" will inspire, inform, and ignite your imagination. 
  Join Nouraee as he delves into the heart of invention, revealing the stories of visionaries who dared to defy convention and shape the future. "Invention: A Journey" is a testament to the power of human creativity and the boundless possibilities that await those who dare to dream.

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  Isles at the Edge of the Sea

  Jonny Muir

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  Off the western seaboard of Scotland are hundreds of islands. Beginning on Arran, Jonny Muir sets out to explore these places with a single ambition: to reach the St Kilda archipelago, the islands at the edge of the world. On the way he attempts to finds his inner peace on Holy Island, takes part in a punishing foot race across the mountains of Jura, confronts the Inaccessible Pinnacle on Skye and walks the white-sand beach on Berneray. He encounters sharks and whales, discovers gory histories and follows in the footsteps of Boswell and Johnson, but island life is not without its challenges. 'Man-eating' midges live up to their reputation on Rum. An Atlantic storm threatens to rip his tent to shreds on Barra. Wicked weather lashes the Outer Hebrides, leaving his prospects of reaching St Kilda balanced on a knife-edge. An intensely personal account of a journey through some of Britain's most extraordinary landscapes. Complete with twenty five beautiful colour plates.

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  Gone Feral - Tracking My Dad...

  Novella Carpenter

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  A story of growing up and letting go, from the author of Farm City Gone Feral is Novella Carpenter' s search for her father. Back-to-the-land homesteader, gifted classical guitarist, Korean War vet, hermit, curmudgeon, George Carpenter has been absent for most of his daughter' s life. But when he officially goes missing-- only to be found in a fleabag Arizona motel, escaping the brutal Idaho winter-- his daughter is forced to confront the truth: Her time with her dad, now seventy-three years old, is limited, and the moment to restore their relationship is now. Thus begins a journey of discovery that carries Carpenter from her Oakland urban farm to her father' s ramshackle cabin on a quest for connection that reveals who she is and where she came from. The story starts in San Miguel de Allende in 1969, where Carpenter' s free-spirited parents meet and fall in love. Their whirlwind romance continues through Europe and ends on 180 acres beside Idaho' s Clearwater River. Carpenter and her sister are born into a free, roaming childhood but soon the harsh reality of living on the land-- loneliness, backbreaking labor-- tears the family apart. Carpenter' s mother packs the girls and heads for the straight life in Washington State while George remains on the ranch, tied to the land and his vision of freedom. In Gone Feral, Carpenter, now a grown woman contemplating a family of her own, returns to Orofino to answer why her father chose this life of solitude. She quickly finds that George is not living the principled, romantic life she imagined, and the truth is more complicated than anything she might have imagined. As she comes to know the real George, Carpenter looks to her own life and comes to recognize her father' s legacy in their shared love of animals, of nature, and of the written word; their dangerous stubbornness and isolating independence. In reckoning with her past, Carpenter clears the road to her future. Gone Feral sees the birth of Carpenter' s own daughter, an experience that teaches that a parent' s love is itself a wild thing: unknowable, fierce, and ever changing. Raw, funny, unsentimental, alive with unforgettable characters and pitch-perfect dialogue, Gone Feral marks Carpenter' s transformative passage from daughter to mother.

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  I'm Dying Up Here - Heartbreak...

  William Knoedelseder

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  I'm Dying Up Here chronicles the collective coming of age of the standup comedians who defined American humor during the past three decades. Born early in the Baby Boom, they grew up watching The Tonight Show, went to school during Vietnam and Watergate, migrated en masse to Los Angeles in the mid-1970s, and created an artistic community unlike any before or since. They were arguably the funniest people of their generation, living in a late-night world of sex, drugs, dreams, and laughter. For one brief shining moment, standup comics were as revered as rock stars. It was Comedy Camelot but, of course, it couldn't last. In the late 1970s, William Knoedelseder was a cub reporter assigned to cover the burgeoning local comedy scene for the Los Angeles Times. He wrote the first major newspaper profiles of Jay Leno, David Letterman, Andy Kaufman, and others. He got to know many of them well. And so he covered the scene too when the comedians—who were not paid for performing at the career-making-or-breaking venue called the Comedy Store—tried to change an exploitative system and incidentally tore apart their own close-knit community.Now Knoedelseder has gone back to interview the major participants to tell the whole story of that golden age and of the strike that ended it. Full of revealing portraits of many of the best-known comedic talents of our age, I'm Dying Up Here is also a poignant tale of the price of success and the terrible cost of failure—professional and moral.

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