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  Black Heroes: Inspiring Stories...

  Ahoy Publications

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  If You Want to Be Inspired by Black Heroes Who Shaped History, Then Keep Reading... 
  For humanity to see where it is going, it must look back to the past. Exploring these stories of resilience, determination, and brilliance awakens a deep drive within to achieve. 
  This audiobook offers an enriching journey through the lives of remarkable individuals whose bravery and contributions have left an indelible mark on the world. 
  Here's what you'll discover inside these pages:Inspirational Journeys: Relive the awe-inspiring lives of figures like Harriet Tubman and Nelson Mandela.Brilliant Minds: Learn about Katherine Johnson's stellar contributions to space travel.Cultural Icons: Explore Duke Ellington's jazz innovations that defined an era.Defiant Leaders: Uncover the strategic brilliance of military leaders and activists who fought for justice.Resilient Spirits: Feel the power of stories from those who overcame immense challenges.Voices of Change: Hear the rallying cries of Martin Luther King Jr. and other advocates for equality.Peaceful Warriors: Discover the peaceful resistances led by icons like Desmond Tutu.Legacy of Innovation: See how George Washington Carver revolutionized agriculture. 
  "Black Heroes" is a celebration of resilience and the human spirit. Each chapter paints a vivid picture of the battles fought and the victories won by these courageous individuals. It offers not only a history lesson but also a source of motivation to stand strong, dream big, and push boundaries. 
  Grab your copy today and discover new heroes that reflect the enduring spirit and potential within themselves.

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  Thank You For Voting - The...

  Erin Geiger Smith

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  In this concise, lively look at the past, present, and future of voting, a journalist examines the long and continuing fight for voting equality, why so few Americans today vote, and innovative ways to educate and motivate them; included are checklists of what to do before election day to prepare to vote and encourage others. 
  Voting is a prized American right and a topic of debate from the earliest days of the country. Yet in the 2016 presidential election, about 40 percent of Americans—and half of the country’s young adults – didn’t vote. Why do so many Americans choose not to vote, and what can we do about it?  
   
  The problem, Erin Geiger Smith contends, is a lack of understanding about our electoral system and a need to make voting more accessible. Thank You for Voting is her eye-opening look at the voting process, starting with the Framers’ perspective, through the Equal Protection amendment and the Voting Rights Act, to the present and simple actions individuals can take to increase civic participation in local, state, and national elections. 
  Geiger Smith expands our knowledge about our democracy—including women’s long fight to win the vote, attempts to suppress newly enfranchised voters' impact, state prohibitions against felons voting, charges of voter fraud and voter suppression, and other vital issues. In a conversational tone, she explains topics that can confuse even the most informed voters: polling, news literacy, gerrymandering and the Electoral College. She also explores how age, race, and socioeconomic factors influence turnout. 
  Ultimately, Thank You for Voting offers hope. Geiger Smith challenges corporations to promote voting, and offers examples of how companies like Patagonia and Walmart have taken up the task in a non-partisan way. And she reveals how get-out-the-vote movements—such as television star Yara Shahidi’s voting organization, Michelle Obama’s When We All Vote campaign, and on-the-ground young activists—innovatively use technology and grassroots techniques to energize first-time voters.  
  Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

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  I'll Be Damned - How My Young...

  Eric Braeden

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  In this startling candid and poignant memoir, the legendary Emmy Award-winning star of The Young and The Restless, America's #1 soap opera, chronicles his amazing life, from his birth in World War II Germany to his arrival in America to his rise to humanitarian and daytime superstar for the past thirty-five years. 
  For nearly four decades, fans have welcomed the star of television’s number-one daytime show, The Young and the Restless, into their living rooms. While they’ve come to know and love the suave Victor Newman, few truly know the man behind the character, the supremely talented Eric Braeden. I'll Be Damned is his story—a startling and uplifting true tale of war, deprivation, determination, fame, and social commitment that spans from Nazi Germany to modern Hollywood.  
  Braeden’s journey from a hospital basement in Kiel to the soundstages of Los Angeles has taught him more about joy, heartbreak, fear, dignity, loss, love, loneliness, exhilaration, courage, persecution, and profound responsibility to the global community than he could have hoped to learn in several lifetimes. Growing up in the years after Germany’s defeat, Braeden knew very little about the atrocities of his parents’ generation, until he arrived in America as a teenager—a discovery that horrified and transformed him. Trying to redress the wrongs of his homeland, he has dedicated his life to humanitarian work—even forming the German American Culture Society—working for decades to show the world that what we share as humans is far more important than what separates us from one another.  
  Told with openness, candor, humor, heart, and occasional raw vulnerability, I’ll Be Damned reveals a man committed to making the world a better, more loving place. I’ll Be Damned will be a treasured keepsake for Y&R fans, and is an inspiring testament to the goodness within us all.

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  Poor Richard's Almanack

  Benjamin Franklin

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  "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."
  
  For over two centuries, Poor Richard's Almanack has been a cornerstone of American Folklore, packed with timeless wisdom, witty aphorisms, and practical advice that shaped Colonial America. Written by Benjamin Franklin, a Founding Father and genius of many trades, this legendary almanac delivers an entertaining yet deeply insightful collection of proverbs, moral guidance, and life lessons that remain just as relevant today.
  
  Originally published between 1732 and 1758 under the pseudonym "Poor Richard," Franklin masterfully blends wit and humor with historical insights to create a treasure trove of ethical living, financial advice, and practical knowledge. Whether you seek household tips, weather forecasts, astronomical information, or even astrological insights, this book offers a fascinating glimpse into the mindset of one of history's greatest minds.
  
  Inside Poor Richard's Almanack, you'll discover:
  
  ✔ Benjamin Franklin's most famous aphorisms and proverbs.
  ✔ Financial advice that helped lay the foundation for the American Dream
  ✔ Practical wisdom drawn from Colonial America that still applies today
  ✔ Historical Context
  
  Much more than just an almanack, this book is a roadmap to ethical living, success, and prosperity. Franklin's genius shines through every page, offering invaluable insights that continue to inspire readers worldwide.
  
  If you appreciate historical insights, timeless wisdom, and Benjamin Franklin quotations, Poor Richard's Almanack is a must-read.
  
  As Ben Franklin says: 'An investment in knowledge pays the best interest'—the smartest investment is in wisdom that pays for itself a hundred times over.

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  Brokers of Deceit - How the US...

  Rashid Khalidi

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  For more than seven decades the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people has raged on with no end in sight, and for much of that time, the United States has been involved as a mediator in the conflict. 
   
   
   
  Khalidi closely analyzes three historical moments that illuminate how the United States' involvement has, in fact, thwarted progress toward peace between Israel and Palestine. The first moment he investigates is the "Reagan Plan" of 1982, when Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin refused to accept the Reagan administration's proposal to reframe the Camp David Accords more impartially. The second moment covers the period after the Madrid Peace Conference, from 1991 to 1993, during which negotiations between Israel and Palestine were brokered by the United States until the signing of the secretly negotiated Oslo accords. Finally, Khalidi takes on President Barack Obama's retreat from plans to insist on halting the settlements in the West Bank. 
   
   
   
  Through in-depth research, as well as his own firsthand experience as an advisor to the Palestinian delegation at the 1991 pre-Oslo negotiations in Washington, DC, Khalidi reveals how the United States and Israel have actively colluded to prevent a Palestinian state and resolve the situation in Israel's favor.

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  Byzantine-Seljuk Wars The: The...

  Editors Charles River

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  By the end of the Byzantine Empire’s existence, the old age had weakened both the state and church, making it an easy target for invading forces.  
  	The most notable invaders were the the Turkish-speaking Seljuks, led through a series of battles by Kutalmishouglu Suleiman, who supported different usurpers against the Byzantine emperor. The expansion of the Seljuks was so successful that when Suleiman died, he had put all of Bithynia under his control as well as several important harbor towns along the shores on the Asian side of Bosphorus. With that accomplishment, he had managed to separate the Byzantines living in Anatolia from their emperor in Constantinople. This immediately weakened the unity of the Byzantine Empire.  
  	When another invading Muslim army took control of what is now Syria, Israel, and Northern Africa, the dismembered Byzantine Empire lost significant portions of land, but that allowed it to grow into a smaller and stronger unity. It took a lot of power struggles and battles on many fronts for the empire to recapture some of the lands, but gradually the Byzantine Empire lost all influence in Anatolia. By the end of the 11th century, the Hellenic culture and Greek language were replaced by Islam and Turkish.  
  	Of all the conflicts that brought this state of affairs into being, few were as instrumental as the Battle of Kapetron, the culmination of one of the first major Seljuk raids into Byzantine territory. It represented not just a clash of ethnicities, cultures, and religions, but also a harbinger of a changing of the guard, and one that would shape geopolitics in the region for the next several centuries. 

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