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  George Rogers Clark - A Life...

  Hourly History

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  George Rogers Clark was an American general during the Revolutionary War—the epic conflict in which the newly formed United States of America broke free from British rule. A seasoned frontiersman, he became a leading figure in the expansion of the American frontier into what was then known as the Northwest Territory. Before states like Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky even existed, Clark was actively charting their course. 
  When the Revolutionary War erupted, George Rogers Clark did not hesitate to answer the call to action. He quickly rose to prominence as a determined and capable leader who didn’t hesitate to raise funds and troops even without help from the regular army. His resourcefulness became evident as he led a series of successful campaigns in the Northwest, pushing British forces back and securing the region for the Americans. By the time the war came to a close, his efforts helped ensure that the Americans kept possession of this large, sprawling territory. Despite this, Clark struggled to receive the recognition and compensation he deserved. Financial struggles plagued him, as he had been forced to rely on personal debt to fund his military campaigns. 
  George Rogers Clark remains one of the unsung heroes of the American Revolution. He was a man who rose to the occasion—and he did so in spectacular fashion.

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  Love Language

  Linda Marigliano

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  A compelling, relatable and powerfully moving memoir of people-pleasing, family and what it means to love and be loved, from radio presenter and podcaster Linda Marigliano. 
   
  Linda Marigliano has built a career out of performing for other people. In her day-job as an on-air presenter or in her family home, she contorted herself into 'the cool girl' or 'the good girl', and struggled to ever truly switch off.  
   
  As she repeatedly over-committed and sought approval in all its guises, she started to ask herself: Why am I like this? Combing through her complex relationship with her mother, the sense of duty within her extended Italian and Chinese-Malaysian families, and the twisting turns of both her career path and her love life, she noticed a pattern emerging.  
   
  Her love language had warped into acts of service that pleased everyone but herself, without boundaries or exceptions. And she'd lost the ability to translate the vocabulary of love being spoken all around her.  
   
  Love Language is Linda's determined reclamation of her identity; a fiercely relatable and viscerally honest account of what it means to love and be loved.

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  Thomas Henry Lyon - Architect...

  Michael Yelton

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  Thomas Henry Lyon (1869–1953) was an important architect whose work has often been ignored, because he did not take up the Modernist ideas of many of his contemporaries. His work was also almost entirely concentrated in either Cambridge or the edge of Dartmoor. His contribution to the inter-War development of the Colleges of Cambridge was immense and often overlooked: this book seeks to restore his reputation.
  
   
  The book restores to public consciousness the extensive architectural work carried out by Lyon, particularly in Cambridge, and does not gloss over the disaster of a church in Wembley which had to be closed after less than 30 years. It also looks at the important work he carried out in South Australia in the pre-1914 age, as well as his masterly reconstruction and furnishing of Sidney Sussex College chapel, which established his reputation. It has been extensively researched in archives across England, but particularly in those of the Colleges of Cambridge.

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  For the Love of Stephen - The...

  Ph.D. Stuart D. Jones

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  In 1954, Steve Jones entered the world fragile and premature, quickly labeled “broken” by doctors and dismissed by society. But his parents refused the prevailing wisdom of the time. They chose to keep him home, to raise him with dignity, and to believe in his worth. 
  For the Love of Stephen: The Story of a Boy Who Was Never Broken is the intimate, heartfelt memoir of a brother who witnessed firsthand the struggles and triumphs of a life lived on the margins of society. Through vivid storytelling, Dr. Stuart D. Jones traces Steve’s journey: his battles with exclusion, his breakthroughs in education, his humor and resilience, his friendships and love, and the tragedy that ended his life too soon. 
  By turns satirical, humorous, and deeply moving, this book illuminates both the progress made and the injustices that remain in how we treat people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. 
  Above all, it is a tribute to Steve himself—a man who was never broken, who lived with joy and dignity, and who continues to inspire through the story left behind.

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  Voltaire

  Geoffrey Giuliano

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  François-Marie Arouet, known to history as Voltaire, was one of the most influential writers and thinkers of the Enlightenment. Born in Paris in 1694, he became a playwright, historian, philosopher, satirist, and public intellectual whose works helped shape the intellectual foundations of the modern world. Through wit, scholarship, and relentless criticism, Voltaire challenged intolerance, superstition, censorship, and the abuse of political and religious power. 
   
  His life was as remarkable as his writings. He was imprisoned in the Bastille, exiled from France, welcomed in the courts of Europe, and admired by monarchs, scholars, and reformers alike. Despite official opposition and repeated attempts to silence him, his books circulated across the continent, influencing public debate on religion, civil liberties, justice, and human rights. Voltaire's literary legacy includes philosophical tales such as Candide, historical studies, essays, letters, plays, and countless polemical works. His writing combined clarity, intelligence, and humor with a determination to expose hypocrisy and defend reason. Few authors have left such a lasting imprint on European thought or contributed more to the development of modern secular and democratic ideas. 
   
  This biography traces Voltaire's extraordinary journey from an ambitious young writer to one of the defining voices of the eighteenth century. Drawing upon historical records, correspondence, and contemporary accounts, it explores the achievements, controversies, and enduring influence of a man whose ideas helped transform the intellectual landscape of the Western world. More than two centuries after his death, Voltaire remains a symbol of free inquiry, critical thinking, and the power of the written word.

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  Faith to Faith - A Warrior Story...

  Phillip Adam Stringfield

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  Many people believe that resilience is something a person is born with. One either has it or they don’t. While that may ring true for some, I believe that resilience can be created. When we choose to take control of our traumas, we develop the ability to harness them and use them as fuel to propel our lives toward greatness. Before you turn the page and journey deeper into my life and how I became the person I am today, I want to take you to a pivotal moment in my life. You see, if it were not for this moment, you may not be reading this book today. This moment was the morning of April 7, 2018… the end of my career.  
  After 35 years of service, I was finally retiring. This may not seem like much to some, but for me, I had done the impossible. You need to understand something very important about why this moment was so crucial for me. At the time of my retirement, I had attained the highest possible rank as a noncommissioned officer within the organization. I retired as the State Command Sergeant Major for the Georgia Army National Guard. I was also the Senior Enlisted leader of the Georgia Department of Defense. What’s most shocking about this? All the labels’ scholars and medical psychologists have said are certain failures that one cannot overcome are not facts, just opinions that I’m sharing that you can overcome. 
  Writing this book in the year 2025, many people would not be impressed by this at all. However, the further you delve into this book, the more clarity you will have. Several obstacles stood in the way of my reaching this moment, and my blackness was one of them. Growing up in the rural South, I experienced the family structure and culture of the time.

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