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  D-Day: The Unheard Tapes -...

  Geraint Jones

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  This audiobook includes archived recordings from interviews taken with Second World War soldiers, as well as an Introduction and Epilogue read by the author. A powerful, immersive account published for the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings and battle for Normandy, and tied into the groundbreaking BBC2 documentary series D-Day: The Unheard Tapes.D-Day was bloody, chaotic and frequently terrifying. Its outcome was far from certain. And at its epicentre were tens of thousands of young men, many seeing their first active service. It was a single day that changed millions of lives. A critical turning point of the Second World War.Using audio interviews from the archives of the Imperial War Museum and National World War II Museum, this immersive oral history describes what it was actually like to take part in the landings on 6 June 1944 and the weeks of ferocious fighting in Normandy that followed. British, American, Canadian and German veterans, as well as French civilians, speak of experiences they could never forget.Stories include the forward observer hiding alone on Omaha beach, thinking of his wife as he waits to bring down fire on the German defenders. The commando racing to Pegasus Bridge. The Typhoon pilot who is about to be shot by the SS when he is saved by a Luftwaffe officer. The injured tank driver who risks his life to save five other crews. The German soldier haunted by the fact he was forced to abandon his dying friend.In D-Day The Unheard Tapes Geraint Jones has skilfully brought the battle for Normandy to life in a vivid narrative that allows the voices of those who fought to shine through, authentic and unforgettable.

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  The Secrets of Alchemy

  Lawrence M. Principe

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  In The Secrets of Alchemy, Lawrence M. Principe, one of the world's leading authorities on the subject, brings alchemy out of the shadows and restores it to its important place in human history and culture. By surveying what alchemy was and how it began, developed, and overlapped with a range of ideas and pursuits, Principe illuminates the practice. He vividly depicts the place of alchemy during its heyday in early modern Europe, and then explores how alchemy has fit into wider views of the cosmos and humanity, touching on its enduring place in literature, fine art, theater, and religion as well as its recent acceptance as a serious subject of study for historians of science. In addition, he introduces the listener to some of the most fascinating alchemists, such as Zosimos and Basil Valentine, whose lives dot alchemy's long reign from the third century and to the present day. Through his exploration of alchemists and their times, Principe pieces together closely guarded clues from obscure and fragmented texts to reveal alchemy's secrets, and—most exciting for budding alchemists—uses them to recreate many of the most famous recipes in his lab, including those for the "glass of antimony" and "philosophers' tree." This unique approach brings the listener closer to the actual work of alchemy than any other book.

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  Dickens and His Illustrators -...

  Frederic George Kitton

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  The men who drew Dickens - Cruikshank, Seymour, Phiz, Cattermole - and how the pictures were made, argued over and paid for. Kitton spent his life on Dickens and interviewed the survivors while there were survivors to interview. Its 57 original illustrations have been carefully restored and coloured for this edition.

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  The Birth of Seattle Rap

  Novocaine 132

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  From the Seattle streets to studio beats.
  In the early 1980s, a subterranean shift in Seattle's music scene began. Disco's reign over parties and dance clubs faded, and hip-hop became the new attraction. A generation of young musicians emerged, and local rappers catapulted the genre into the spotlight. From Sir Mix-A-Lot, who won a Grammy in 1993, to Silver Chain Gang and Jam Delight, the Emerald City produced some incredible talent. These formative years of hip-hop set the tone for the decades that followed, and this once-fledgling music still resonates in pop culture today.
  Author and producer Novocaine132 explores Seattle's early rap artists and their groundbreaking sound.

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  True Stories of Arctic...

  Keisha Dunbar

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  Unwind with a low-stakes history of Arctic exploration crafted to induce deep sleep and profound relaxation through quiet routines.
   
  Embrace the soothing stillness of the polar night as a remedy for insomnia or racing thoughts. This narrative purposely removes high-stakes drama, replacing adrenaline with the calming monotony necessary for winding down after a stressful day.
   
  Discover the hypnotic details of life aboard wooden ships, from the creak of timbers to the scratching of pens in logbooks. By focusing on the mundane and the repetitive, the story creates a soft, even surface for the mind to settle upon.
   
  What you will experience in this bedtime companion:
  
  The comfort of routine: Listen to descriptions of mending, cooking, and careful organization in a limited world.
  Low-energy history: A seamless blend of peaceful moments from various expeditions without sudden crises or sharp edges.
  Soft-edged imagery: Visualize lantern light on frost and the slow, rhythmic approach of ice-covered seas.
  
   
  Allow the muffled sounds of snow against the hull to carry you into a deep slumber as the narrative fades into the white noise of history.

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  A Rare Recording of a British...

  Jessie Roestenberg

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  At around 4:45 pm on October 21, 1954, British woman Jessie Roestenberg claimed to have seen a flying saucer of aluminum color, hovering over her remote cottage near Staffordshire, UK, with two Nordic-looking figures sitting in the craft. Roestenberg, who was inside her house with her 2-year-old daughter while her two young sons were playing outside in the garden, suddenly heard a loud sound like an aircraft crash. When she stepped outside, her terrified sons shouted: “Mommy, Mommy, there’s a flying saucer” pointing toward a round UFO hovering above them. The following recording is from a tv report of Roestenberg’s account.

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