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  Young Lions

  Andrew Mackay

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  This is the story of two teenage British boys in a Britain occupied by the Germans, which is what might have happened if the Nazis had successfully carried out their plans to invade Britain under Operation Sea Lion in the 1940s. Alan Mitchell and Sam Roberts study at St. John's Academy in the fictional Cambridgeshire market town of Hereward. Their Home Guard unit is defeated and the Schutzstaffel (S.S.) massacres the prisoners but the boys escape and return to German occupied Hereward.

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  The Black Promise Land -...

  Tashlultum

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  In this heart-warming story, we follow the story of a loving father who, on the eve of his son's wedding, gifts him an acre of land - a symbolic gesture that sparks a captivating exploration into the rich tapestry of African American history and the quest for liberation and prosperity. 
  As the father and son stand on the lush acre, the father recounts the persistent legacies of resilience and hope forged by their ancestors in the face of adversity. The characters engage in profound conversations about the promises of "forty acres and a mule" and the Biblical tale of the Israelites' journey to the Promised Land, drawing powerful parallels that span generations and cultures. 
  As the story unfolds, the father soberly reflects on the historical injustices and land dispossession experienced by African Americans, highlighting the importance of landownership as a path to economic autonomy, vibrant health, and intergenerational wealth. Together, they rekindle the entrepreneurial spirit and determination that has long coursed through the veins of Black America, propelled by the belief that freedom and prosperity can only be fully realized once every family owns at least a piece of land, free from debt. 
  Through the intimate exchanges between father and son, their bond transcending time, "The Black Promise Land: A Father's Gift and a Legacy Reclaimed" inspires readers to embrace their roots, tap into the collective resilience that shapes African American history, and forge a new chapter of landownership and prosperity for themselves and generations to come. As the story culminates with the son stepping forward into married life, armed with the knowledge of his ancestral wisdom and an acre of promise, the reader is left with a renewed sense of purpose, determination, and hope for a brighter future.

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  The Black Gold Beneath The Sea -...

  Simon Moesgaard

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  In a small Danish town over a century ago, a remarkable dream took root among the sheep and cattle—a dream that would change lives forever.It was the dream of a young farm boy named Moe, who wanted to grow more crops for his family and friends to enjoy.However, there was one problem: Moe was surrounded by ocean, with only a little piece of land to grow. What could he possibly do about that?Discover how Moe’s journey unfolds. Set sail on one of the earliest steamships to Brazil with Captain Carlos, witness Moe’s strength in the face of a storm and floods, and get to feel the power of dreams and courage.Will Moe’s dream inspire you to pursue your own?The story is based on real events, but the conversations? Let’s just say I had to get creative with those!

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  The Wisdom of the Ancients -...

  H.A. Drake

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  This book is about four cornerstones of modern thought that were put in place by people living in the ancient Mediterranean world. It covers approximately 2,000 years in time (from ca. 1000 BCE to 1000 CE) and spatially moves from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in Mesopotamia (roughly, modern Iraq), through Greece and Rome, to the new Germanic states growing in what is now western Europe. 
   
   
   
  The four ideas, as author H. A. Drake proposes, are monotheism, the idea that there is only one god, not many; individual rights, the idea that there is a limit to what the state can order us to do; naturalized citizenship, the idea that the full rights and privileges of citizenship can be extended to people who have no birthright to them; and creation of a standard by which to judge the performance of states. It is easy, now, to take these ideas for granted. By discussing these ideas in their historical context with clarity and wit, The Wisdom of the Ancients reminds listeners how preposterous they were originally and how different our world would be if they had not taken hold.

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  Gunny Mac Private Detective

  Steven Walker

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  "A unique heist set in World War Two!"Gunny Mac recipient of the Navy Cross for heroism on Bloody Ridge is discharged due to his wounds and becomes what he feared the most; becoming  a civilian, and becomes a private eye walking the streets of steamy, corrupt Chinatown.Gunny Wojohowitz needs Mac's help to find the one man he needs to kill...Lt. Burke, the spoiled blue blood Harvard graduate needs Mac to get back his self-respect...Padre McCaffery, a whiskey drinking, cigar smoking Jesuit priest, a man who has killed in savage combat does his best to keep Mac alive...All fighting to stay alive when they inadvertently get involved in a million dollar heist.The problem...everyone wants Gunny Mac deader than the mackerel he had for lunchBut sometimes you have to throw out the law bookOne last battle they must win against all odds for their friends and their country.

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  Twilight Prisoners - The Rise of...

  Siddhartha Deb

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  An incisive, lyrical, and deeply reported account of India's descent into authoritarianism. 
   
   
   
  Traveling across India, interviewing Hindu zealots, armed insurgents, jailed dissidents, and politicians and thinkers from across the political spectrum, Siddhartha Deb reveals a country in which forces old and new have aligned to endanger democracy. The result is an absorbing—and disturbing—portrait. India has become a religious fundamentalist dystopia, one depicted here with a novelist's precise language and eye for detail. 
   
   
   
  Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party—a formation explicitly drawing on European fascism—has deftly exploited modern technologies, the media, and market forces to launch a relentless campaign on minorities, women, dissenters, and the poor. Deb profiles these people, as well as those fighting back, including writers, scholars, and journalists. Twilight Prisoners sounds the alarm now that the world's largest democracy is under threat in ways that echo the fissures in the United States, United Kingdom, and so-called democracies the world over.

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