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  Combat Love - A Story of Leaving...

  Alisyn Camerota

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  CNN anchor Alisyn Camerota's memoir Combat Love is her story of growing up longing for stability and attachment as the foundation of her family crumbled. Set on the Jersey Shore in the free-range 1980s, Camerota finds the belonging she craves courtesy of a local punk rock band named Shrapnel and their diehard fans. Combat Love chronicles her near-misses and misadventures at clubs like CBGB and Max's Kansas City, coupled with the sex, drugs, and punk rock of 1980s New Jersey. By the time she leaves home at sixteen, it feels like home had left her long ago. 
   
    
   
  Combat Love is also the story of two women, mother and daughter, trying to forge their own paths and independence, and find their own happiness, success, and wholeness. Camerota's story searches for the line between shelter and risk, nurture and neglect, parenting and personal freedom. What are we willing to sacrifice for self-actualization and happiness? What if the answer is your mother, or your daughter? 
   
    
   
  The two-time Emmy-award-winning Camerota retraces her steps down an often gritty path toward her dream of becoming a journalist. At times heartbreaking and pulse-pounding, Combat Love is an inspiration for anyone who's ever searched for that elusive place called home.

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  Wonderboy - and The Life & Times...

  Jamie Morrison

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  'A unique and electric talent – his work is full of technicolour and imagination. I love this author and I love this book.' – Laura Dockrill
  From the moment Andrew 'Pop' Morrison, a.k.a Wonderboy, heard the mesmerising beats of a drumkit through a classroom window, he knew he was born to be a drummer.
  When Pop and his band hit the big-time, they find themselves on a one-way path to stardom. Enjoying the wild ride, the whole world is soon at his fingertips – and it's addictive. But when his partying lifestyle takes a dramatic downward turn, he is forced out of his comfort zone and back to square one.
  Stuck in limbo, the only thing that comforts him is Drewford Alabama's personal diary, which he discovered in the torn silk lining of a thrifted suitcase, one fateful night in a New York hotel suite. Finding Drewford becomes an obsession and a path back to normality. But with only a name and mysterious messages on an empty page, will he ever find him?

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  I Could See Everything - The...

  Margaux Williamson

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  'Like all my favourite art, these paintings bring out that covetous feeling – I want to wear them, dance to them, show them off as an example of how life feels to me: dirty, dumb, terrifying, spiritual and so funny.' – Miranda July
     
  'In a time of ironic detachment, Margaux Williamson is a painter of extreme candour, but the violence of her vision is cut with wonder and love. Sometimes she recalls Philip Guston, sometimes she's like a Pittsburgh-born Van Gogh; usually she reminds me of nobody at all. Seeing as she sees feels like waking up.' – Ben Lerner
     
  In a world where the image of a painting on a computer screen can be as real as a painting hanging in a gallery, I Could See Everything, the breakthrough body of work by acclaimed painter, filmmaker and social artist Margaux Williamson, appears here both as a strange vision and one that feels so familiar and inevitable. This suite of forty-six paintings, selected and curated by the Road at the Top of the World Museum for their tenth anniversary, shares the gallery’s preoccupation with, as curator Ann Marie Peña says, darkness as both geographical condition and conceptual idea.
     
  In collecting all forty-six works alongside essays by David Balzer, Mark Greif, Chris Kraus and Leanne Shapton and an introduction by the curator, this catalogue transcends the boundary between the authentic and the imaginary, and collapsesthe distinction between art show, museum catalogue and document of something astonishing that also never was.

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  The Qin Dynasty - Unifying China

  Jun Liu

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  The Qin state emerged as one of the most formidable powers during the Warring States Period, a time of intense conflict and political fragmentation in ancient China. Situated in the western frontier, Qin was once considered a relatively backward state compared to its eastern rivals. However, through strategic reforms, military innovations, and a firm commitment to Legalist principles, Qin transformed itself into the dominant force that would eventually unify China. 
  One of the key factors in Qin’s rise was the implementation of Legalist policies under the statesman Shang Yang. In the fourth century BCE, Shang Yang introduced a series of reforms that fundamentally reshaped Qin society. These policies emphasized strict laws, centralized authority, and merit-based advancements. Land ownership was restructured to allow farmers more direct control over their land, encouraging agricultural productivity and economic growth. At the same time, a rigid legal code was enforced, ensuring discipline among the population while diminishing the power of aristocratic families. By weakening the influence of hereditary nobles and promoting individuals based on their abilities, Shang Yang’s reforms created a more efficient and loyal administrative system that strengthened Qin’s central government. 
  The military advancements of Qin also played a crucial role in its ascendance. Unlike other states that relied heavily on noble warriors, Qin adopted a professional army system that allowed for greater discipline and efficiency. The state implemented mass conscription, ensuring a steady supply of soldiers trained under strict military codes. Advanced weaponry, including iron swords and crossbows, gave Qin troops a significant advantage on the battlefield. Additionally, the construction of an extensive road network allowed for rapid troop movements, enabling Qin forces to respond quickly to threats and expand their territorial control.

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  10000 Words an Hour - How to Use...

  Jason Hamilton

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  The Revolutionary Guide to Supercharging Your Fiction Writing with AI (Not Just ChatGPT) 
  Unlock the secrets to writing captivating fiction at lightning speed - without burning out. 
  In this groundbreaking step-by-step guide, I'll reveal how to: 
  ✔ Craft the perfect AI prompt to unleash your creativity - in seconds. 
  ✔ Transform a tiny spark of an idea into a fully-fleshed novel using the "Fractal Technique." 
  ✔ Create deeply complex characters and immersive worlds faster than ever before. 
  ✔ Overcome writer's block and skyrocket your daily word count - while reducing mental fatigue. 
  ✔ Discover the truth about the limiting beliefs that authors have about AI 
  We're living in a new era of storytelling, where AI tools like ChatGPT are revolutionizing the writing process. Now, any writer - including YOU - can harness this technology to produce high-quality fiction without the same creative drain. Most authors haven't yet tapped into this potential - which is where you can gain a massive advantage in today's competitive market. 
  This book is packed with practical examples, prompts, and techniques you can implement immediately to transform your writing process! 
  Don't let outdated writing methods hold you back. Embrace the future of fiction writing today!

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  Fully Equipped by the Holy...

  R, Ricardo Taylor

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  This book will help you to understand that your true ministry extends far beyond the four walls of the traditional church and includes your work, business, family, and marriage. The Bible promises that you the believer will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you and that you will be witnesses released with an apostolic anointing to impact nations, to cast out demons by the power of the Spirit and in the name of Jesus. The book teaches about the ministry of the Holy Spirit from Genesis to Revelations and about the personality of the Holy Spirit. You will discover that the Holy Spirit is a person with a personality, the CEO of the church, and the most important person on planet Earth. In addition to apostolic ministry, the book deals with the power of prayer and praying in the Holy Spirit, the power of praise and worship, the power of the blood of Jesus, the gifts of the Holy Spirit, the power of living a holy life and deliverance from demonic strongholds.

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