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  Nightfly - The Life of Steely...

  Peter Jones

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  Donald Fagen will forever be associated with Steely Dan, the band he formed with Walter Becker and four other musicians in 1972. 
   
   
   
  The smooth, radio-friendly veneer of the duo's songs made Steely Dan internationally popular and famous in the 1970s, but the polish glossed over the underlying layers of anger, disappointment, sleaze, and often downright weirdness lurking just beneath the surface. The elliptical lyrics were—and continue to be—an endless source of fascination. What kind of person was capable of writing such songs? 
   
   
   
  Fagen has always kept his true self hidden behind walls of irony, confounding most journalistic enquiries with a mixture of obscurity and sarcasm. Nightfly cracks open the door to reveal the life behind the lyrics and traces Fagen's story from early family life in suburban New Jersey, to his first encounter with Walter Becker at Bard College, their long struggle for recognition as songwriters, and the formation of Steely Dan. The band's break-up in 1981, reformation in 1993, and Fagen's parallel solo career are covered in detail.

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  Lords of the Southern Plains -...

  Ibnul Jaif Farabi

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  Hear the thunder of hooves that shaped a continent. This is the definitive saga of the Comanche nation, the undisputed lords of the American West whose mastery of the horse forged a warrior empire that held global powers at bay for a century. Their story is the true, unvarnished history of the frontier's violent birth. 
  Ibnul Jaif Farabi’s masterful narrative spans the full sweep of the Comanche dominion, from their revolutionary adoption of the Spanish horse to the final, tragic stand at the edge of a modernizing world. The audiobook delves into the intricate culture of these peerless horsemen, the forty-year war that stalled a nation's expansion, and the profound human drama of captives, chiefs, and the clash of civilizations. 
  You will experience the visceral thrill of the buffalo hunt, the cunning strategies of plains warfare, and the intimate portraits of legendary figures whose lives defined an era. This listening journey reveals how the fate of empires—Spanish, French, Mexican, and American—was decided on the Comanche's own terms. 
  Prepare to have your understanding of American history transformed. This is the monumental chronicle, narrated with gripping authority, of the tribe that truly ruled the West.

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  Abbey Girls - An Irish Boarding...

  Mary Behan, Valerie Behan

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  Abbey Girls: two sisters give a hilarious and poignant account of boarding school life in Ireland of the 1950s and 1960s. 
  Between the ages of 11 and 17, Mary and Valerie Behan attended a boarding school for Catholic girls in Dublin, Ireland called Loreto Abbey Rathfarnham. Founded in 1841, "The Abbey" served as the Mother House for the Loreto Order of nuns, who established convents throughout the world to provide education to thousands of young girls. Now in their sixties, Mary and Valerie began a correspondence about their years at the Abbey. Although they shared many of the same experiences, to their astonishment and delight, they found that their memories of boarding school were substantially different. Abbey Girls recounts Mary and Valerie's school days in a series of letters that describe a unique, cloistered world governed by religion and tradition.

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  Into the Dark - What darkness is...

  Jacqueline Yallop

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  Can you remember the first time you encountered true darkness? The kind that remains as black and inky whether your eyes are open or closed? Where you can't see your hand in front of your face? 
   
  Jacqueline Yallop can. It was in an unfamiliar bedroom while holidaying in Yorkshire as a child, and ever since then she has been fascinated by the dark, by our efforts to capture or avoid it, by the meanings we give to it and the way our brains process it. 
   
  Taking a journey into the dark secrets of place, body and mind, she documents a series of night-time walks, exploring both the physical realities of darkness and the psychological dark that helps shape our sense of self. Exploring our enduring love-hate relationship with states of darkness, she considers how we attempt to understand and contain the dark, and, as she comes to terms with her father's deteriorating Alzheimer's, she reflects on how our relationship to the dark can change with time and circumstance. 
   
  Darkness captivates, baffles and appals us. It's a shifty thing of many textures, many moods, a state of fascination and of horror, an absence and a presence, solace and threat, a beginning and an end. Into the Dark is the story of the many darks that fascinate and assail us. It faces the darkness full on in all its guises and mysteries, celebrating it as a thing of beauty while peering into the void.

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  Becoming Kevin - From Warrior to...

  Kevin Osterman

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  Kevin Osterman takes us through a fascinating journey from delinquency, his time as a Marine scout in Vietnam to learning leadership and ultimately becoming a peacemaker. Becoming Kevin – From Warrior to Peacemaker is a chronology that highlights specific pivotal events in the author's personal development, and which impacted the world around him.Whether he's shoplifting, completing boot camp at Parris Island, working his way through an enemy bunker complex, learning to fly, helping people find jobs, or facilitating dispute resolution, you'll be right there with him, so hang on! This is a trip worth taking!

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  Out of Tyranny - A Journey to...

  Fanyela Weinberg

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  In the dimly lit corners of history, where oppression casts its long, suffocating shadow, tales of courage, resilience, and unwavering determination emerge like beacons of hope. "Out of Tyranny" is the memoir of Fanyela Weinberg, a remarkable woman who defied the iron grip of communism in Romania. This tale serves as both a testament to the human spirit and a reminder of the enduring power of freedom. 
  In the following pages, you will embark on a journey through the tumultuous decades of the 20th century as Fanyela unveils the harrowing challenges she faced under the Communist regime. Born into a world where silence was enforced, and dreams were stifled, she dared to dream of a life unburdened by fear and censorship. 
  Through her vivid recollections, Fanyela shares the heart-wrenching experiences of her family's struggle. Their getting out from tyranny became the hope to a new life in the free world. Her story is a vivid tapestry woven with threads of hope, sacrifice, and the unwavering pursuit of liberty. 
  "Out of Tyranny" is a moving reminder that even in the darkest of times, the spirit possesses an indomitable will to break free from the chains of tyranny. It is a story that transcends borders and resonates with the universal longing for freedom and a better future.

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