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  Queen Elizabeth II - Forever In...

  Geoffrey Giuliano

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  Queen Elizabeth was born on April 21, 1926. in Mayfair, London, as the child of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Her father acceded to the throne in 1936 upon the abdication of his brother, King Edward VIII, making Elizabeth the heir presumptive. She began to undertake public duties during the Second World War. In November of 1947, she married Philip Mountbatten, a former prince of Greece and Denmark, their marriage lasted 73 years until his death in April 2021. They had four children together: Charles, Prince of Wales; Anne, Princess Royal; Prince Andrew, Duke of York; and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.  
   
  When she was 25 she became queen regnant of the United Kingdom as well as head of the Commonwealth. Elizabeth reigned as a constitutional monarch through major political changes such as the troubles in Northern Ireland, devolution of the UK, the decolonization of Africa, and the United Kingdom's accession to the European Communities and withdrawal from the European Union. The number of her realms has varied over time as territories have gained independence and some realms have become republics. 
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  Prince Philip died on 9 April 2021, She was at her husband's bedside when he died, and remarked in private that his death had "left a huge void".Due to the COVID-19 restrictions in place in England at the time, the Queen sat alone at Philip's funeral. On September 8, 2022, Buckingham Palace announced the Queen was under medical supervision at Balmoral Castle. She peacefully passed away at 6:30 pm. She graciously ruled over the United Kingdom and of 14 other sovereign countries for 70 years and 214 days. This is her inspirational story in her own words.

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  Sovok - The Memoirs of a Liar?

  Kevin McKinney

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  Witness first-hand the transition from Soviet Union to liberated Russia and its return to a regime of tyranny and injustice from the perspective of a foreigner who lived through it. McKinney describes his interactions for over twenty years with dissidents, billionaires, artists, cosmonauts, mob bosses, presidents, prosecutors, and prime ministers, while constantly breaking laws and bending rules, as mostly every character in the book also does. He introduces some of the most dangerous, loyal, and hospitable people, and often they're one in the same person. 
  Described by one literary critic as "Jack Kerouac, narrating the adventures of Thomas Pynchon's character, Tyrone Slothrop, only in Russia," Sovok takes you on a front-row view of the transition from Soviet Union to liberated Russia and then how it went back to today's tyranny. 
  If a movie plot, it would be a blend of Grand Hotel Budapest, Wolf of Wall Street, Bonfire of the Vanities, Snatch, Eastern Promises, and Everything is Illuminated. By declaring himself a liar, the author prods the reader to question everyone and everything. Through personal stories, one of Sovok's central themes is that a network of loyal and moral friends can circumvent the strictest government regulations and defeat criminal syndicates. Sovok falls into one or a dozen categories of book. The one category it is not is ordinary. 
  "Everything is so realistic that is seems invented," - Italy 
  "The impression is incredible. I feel like I'm in reading science fiction, yet I am one of the characters. Events are described not as I knew them, but completely differently. It's as if the author saw them from a different angle, and that the author's angle is truer than the distorted view I saw them from. This is the best thing I've read in many years." - Ukraine 
  "I am totally, completely, absolutely and entirely fascinated. The things you write about are so well familiar to me. I love it." - Russia

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  The Nature of Desert Nature -...

  Gary Paul Nabhan

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  In this refreshing collection, one of our best writers on desert places, Gary Paul Nabhan, challenges traditional notions of the desert. Beautiful, reflective, and at times humorous, Nabhan's extended essay also called "The Nature of Desert Nature" reveals the complexity of what a desert is and can be. He passionately writes about what it is like to visit a desert and what living in a desert looks like when viewed through a new frame, turning age-old notions of the desert on their heads. 
   
   
   
  Nabhan invites a prism of voices—friends, colleagues, and advisors from his more than four decades of study of deserts—to bring their own perspectives. Scientists, artists, desert contemplatives, poets, and writers bring the desert into view and investigate why these places compel us to walk through their sands and beneath their cacti and acacia. We observe the spines and spears, stings and songs of the desert anew. Unexpected. Surprising. Enchanting. Like the desert itself, each essay offers renewed vocabulary and thoughtful perceptions. 
   
   
   
  The desert inspires wonder. Attending to history, culture, science, and spirit, The Nature of Desert Nature celebrates the bounty and the significance of desert places.

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  Locked Up Love

  Johanna Sjöberg

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  I wish that my story wasn’t true, but unfortunately every detail in this book is painfully real. 
  Life as I knew it was taken away from me and my reality was turned into a nightmare. 
  Inside of me the questions echoed: How do you keep hope alive in an almost hopeless situation? 
  Can you get through anything? And does love conquer all? 
    
  One day, Johanna’s boyfriend doesn’t come home. Suddenly five undercover cops are standing outside their residence. In a matter of minutes, her life is turned upside-down when she realises that she’s a suspect of a serious crime. She, who had just left a glamorous life in Dubai for the sake of love, falls helplessly into the dark.  
    
  Locked Up Love is Johanna Sjöberg’s account of the most traumatic time of her life.  
  It is a story about strong passion, intense love, and about being torn between hope and despair. 
    
   

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  Up From Slavery- An Autobiography

  Booker Washington

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  "Up From Slavery" is an autobiography written by Booker T. Washington, published in 1901. The book is a powerful account of his life as a slave and his journey towards becoming one of the most prominent African-American leaders in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. 
  In the book, Washington recounts his experiences growing up as a slave in Virginia, his struggles to obtain an education, and his eventual rise to prominence as the founder and first principal of the Tuskegee Institute, a school for African-Americans in Alabama. He also discusses his views on race relations and his belief in the importance of education and hard work as the keys to success. 
  Throughout the book, Washington emphasizes the importance of self-reliance, determination, and perseverance. He also discusses the role of education in empowering individuals and communities, and the need for African-Americans to work hard and prove their worth in order to gain acceptance and respect from the broader society. 
  "Up From Slavery" is widely regarded as one of the most important works in African-American literature, and has had a profound impact on American history and culture. It remains a powerful and inspiring testament to the human spirit and the power of education to transform lives and create a better world

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  Write Out Your Drops

  Selin Senol-Akin

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  Write Out Your Drops is an eclectic poetry collection speaking on an erray of themes as it pertains to being true to oneself. The author brings readers on an expressive journey through lyrical verses and graceful symbolism that makes one's individual experience seem more understood through the collective.  
    
  She is not afraid to show her sensitivity as she strings words that resonate with any audience who knows the desire to convey their most inner feelings. The collection speaks on fighting despite the rain, embracing your tears through the struggles you face, and remaining in tune to the melody of your heart and the blood to which you are rooted.  
    
  Both poetry and prose lovers alike can find something to relate to among Selin's words, which use imagery and metaphors to carry her on- the rhythm of the work reading like a song on a page. 

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