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  Life Triumphant The: Mastering...

  James Allen

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  Offering his patented brand of spiritual advice that relied as much on self-empowerment as inspiration, James Allen-one of the most popular writers in the field at the turn of the 20th century-sets out to show the elements of character and conduct that go towards building a "life of calm strength and superlative victory." In helping the reader achieve "victory over all the dark things of life," Allen has written a self-help book for anyone "eager to learn, and earnest to achieve." This is another inspirational landmark from the bestselling author of As a Man Thinketh. British author and pop philosopher JAMES ALLEN (1864-1912) retired from the business world to pursue a life of writing and contemplation. He authored many books about the power of thought including The Way of Peace, The Mastery of Destiny, and Entering the Kingdom.

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  The Narrative of Sojourner Truth...

  Sojourner Truth

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  Sojourner Truth (c. 1797 – 1883) was an African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist. Truth was born into slavery in Swartekill, Ulster County, New York, but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826. After going to court to recover her son, in 1828 she became the first black woman to win such a case against a white man. 
  Truth started dictating her memoirs to her friend Olive Gilbert, and in 1850 William Lloyd Garrison privately published her book, The Narrative of Sojourner Truth: A Northern Slave.
  Ain't I a Woman? (1851) is Truth's best-known speech was delivered extemporaneously, in 1851, at the Ohio Women's Rights Convention in Akron.
  Contents:
  The Narrative of Sojourner Truth
  Her Birth and Parentage
  Accommodations
  Her Brothers and Sisters
  Her Religious Instruction
  The Auction
  Death of Mau-mau Bett
  Last Days of Bomefree
  Death of Bomefree
  Commencement of Isabella's Trials in Life
  Trials Continued
  Her Standing With Her New Master and Mistress
  Isabella's Marriage
  Isabella as a Mother
  Slaveholder's Promises
  Her Escape
  Illegal Sale of Her Son
  It Is Often Darkest Just Before Dawn
  Death of Mrs. Eliza Fowler
  Isabella's Religious Experience
  New Trials
  My Dear and Beloved Mother
  Finding a Brother and Sister
  Gleanings
  The Matthias Delusion
  Fasting
  The Cause of Her Leaving the City
  The Consequences of Refusing a Traveller a Night's Lodging
  Some of Her Views and Reasonings
  The Second Advent Doctrines
  Another Camp Meeting
  Her Last Interview With Her Master
  Certificates of Character
  Ain't I a Woman?

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  Leonardo Da Vinci

  Cynthia Phillips, Shana Priwer

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  A collection of surprising revelations and quirky stories about one of the most amazing people who ever lived.   This engaging volume reveals Leonardo da Vinci’s phenomenal accomplishments: mathematical discoveries, investigations of the secrets of the human body, the invention of a robot . . . and even a plan to divert Italy’s Arno River.   Packed with fascinating facts, the book also covers biographical details, modern reflections on da Vinci’s legacy, and historical insights—offering a new appreciation of just how remarkable this “Renaissance man” really was.

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  On This Day: September 17

  Emily Goldstein

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  On This Day: September 17. Daily podcast of historical and noteworthy activity on this calendar day. First Occupy Wall Street protest held in the US; assassination of Greve Folke Bernadotte; Camp David Accords completed.

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  Following in the Footsteps of...

  James Hobson

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  A unique biography of the military commander and politician who remains one of Britain’s most controversial figures centuries after his death.   One of the most important figures in British history, Oliver Cromwell was both soldier and politician and the only non-Royal ruler of Britain in a thousand years. His actions and ideas still have political and social consequences today, and his legacy still divides people. Love him or loathe him, Cromwell still matters.   This book is a history of his life through the places in Britain and Ireland where he lived, visited, ruled, or fought. Following in the Footsteps of Oliver Cromwell begins in Huntingdon in 1599, with the respectable but unimportant Cromwell family living under the shadow of richer relatives. Civil War and Cromwell’s controversial successes at Marston Moor, Naseby, Basing House, and Worcester transform him into the most powerful person in Britain, saving him from obscurity and moving him from a modest house in Ely to Hampton Court Palace. Cromwell is involved in the execution of King Charles I outside the Banqueting House, his own coronation in Westminster Hall, and bloody slaughter in Ireland. Even his death in 1658 does not end the controversy—as his enemies take revenge on his corpse and the debate about his legacy begins.

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  Corporal Cannon - A Female...

  Savannah Cannon

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  One woman’s dramatic account of her stint in the U.S. Marine Corps, exploring the prejudice and mistreatment of women in combat zones. Not even old enough to drink, Corporal Savannah Cannon is a young enlisted United States Marine deployed to support Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan in 2010. As a tactical data networking specialist, she is sent away from everyone she knows and attached to a Regimental Combat Team where women are not allowed to repair communications. Her experiences over the next few months shed light on the unique and difficult positions women are placed in when supporting combat roles, while offering a raw look at the painful choices women must sometimes make. Cannon finds herself in a combat zone, ostracized from family, friends, and even her fellow Marines as the men are told to avoid her. The connections she makes are born from trauma and desperation and the choices she makes will echo throughout many lives. Corporal Cannon is not the story of a heroine; it is the hard-hitting account of just one of the flawed individuals who make up the United States’ fighting forces. Mistakes in the battlefield can have dire consequences, personally and professionally. Reflecting on her time in service, the author weaves a story of past and present, and the healing that can come with admitting our mistakes and moving past them.

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