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  From Bicycle to Bentley - A...

  Stephen Little

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  Stephen takes the reader from his earliest school days when it became clear he was academically bright, especially in math, attending prep school, winning a scholarship to major public school Uppingham where he won math prizes and, aged 16, passed 3 S (scholarship) levels. By then he had decided to be a bookie. He attended an interview for Cambridge University only because it was on his bicycle route to Newmarket races!
   
  
   
  Unable to work in any gambling job until 18, he set about visiting racecourses by bicycle, staying in youth hotels (17½p per night), eventually cycling to all racecourses in the UK, including several now-defunct courses.
   
  
   
  At 18 he found employment with Beresford & Smith in London; aged 24 he got his first bookie’s license in 1971 and by the age of 40 in 1986 was betting big on the rails at major meetings such as the Grand National, Cheltenham, Derby, Royal Ascot and Glorious Goodwood, often laying bets to lose £100,000 or more - when money was worth nearly twice today’s value - one of the few bookies who happily stood "toe to toe and traded blow for blow" with big hitters like JP McManus, Barney Curley, Michael Tabor and Harry Findlay.
   
  
   
  In 1998 changes in pitch administration prompted early retirement, and he sold his pitches, worked for a few unsatisfactory years for Corals and then departed the big time - with a Bentley as well as a bicycle, a house in Georgian Bath and a satisfactory bank balance.

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  Unscarred - An Epic Fight to...

  Robert Carney

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  Gritty, Raw and Riveting True Story of Surviving Addiction Robert Carney's harrowing tale of survival will resonate with anyone who has struggled with substance abuse or knows someone who has. Growing up "hustling" on the streets of New York, Robert's journey led to the confines of a maximum security prison, where he faced the ultimate test of his resilience. But it was addiction that proved to be his most formidable foe. Against all odds, he found the path to break free. His story is a testament to the human spirit's resilience, as he navigates the treacherous depths of addiction, incarceration, and ultimately, redemption. Discover how Robert turned his life around, transforming from a troubled youth to a successful entrepreneur and now an advocate for recovery. His inspiring true story will ignite a desire for change in those who are struggling with addiction and those who want to support them. Prepare to be moved by "Unscarred," and Robert's unflinching honesty and unwavering determination as inspires others to reclaim their lives.

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  The Secret of the Scaffold -...

  Auguste Villiers

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  The bookshelves of European literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors.  From this continent their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure.  Among them is Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam.

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  Didache The (Teachings of the...

  Anonymous Early Christian Leaders

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  What if the earliest Christians left behind a guide for living a life of faith, love, and wisdom? 
  The Didache—also known as “The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles”—is one of the oldest and most important texts of early Christianity. This powerful work offers practical and spiritual guidance from the first Christian communities, revealing how they lived, worshiped, and followed the teachings of Jesus. 
  Now available in a clear, modern translation, this edition brings the timeless wisdom of The Didache to today’s listener—preserving its simplicity and depth while making it easy to understand and apply. 
  What you'll discover inside:Embrace the Two Ways – Learn the early Church’s teachings on the “Way of Life” and the “Way of Death”Rediscover Early Christian Practices – Insights into prayer, fasting, baptism, and the EucharistStrengthen Your Faith – Deepen your understanding of foundational Christian valuesBuild a Life of Purpose and Service – Apply spiritual principles to live with meaning, love, and humility 
  Whether you’re a believer, a historian, or a seeker of wisdom, this audiobook offers a rare glimpse into the heart of the earliest Christian teachings. 
  Begin your journey with The Didache today—and discover a life rooted in faith, purpose, and enduring truth.

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  Boys and Oil - Growing Up Gay in...

  Taylor Brorby

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  From a young, gay environmentalist, a searing coming-of-age memoir set against the arid landscape of rural North Dakota, where homosexuality "seems akin to a ticking bomb." 
   
   
   
  "I am a child of the American West, a landscape so rich and wide that my culture trembles with terror before its power." So begins Taylor Brorby's Boys and Oil, a haunting, bracingly honest memoir about growing up gay amidst the harshness of rural North Dakota, "a place where there is no safety in a ravaged landscape of mining and fracking." 
   
   
   
  In visceral prose, Brorby recounts his upbringing in the coalfields; his adolescent infatuation with books; and how he felt intrinsically different from other boys. Now an environmentalist, Brorby uses the destruction of large swathes of the West as a metaphor for the terror he experienced as a youth. From an assault outside a bar in an oil boom town to a furtive romance, and from his awakening as an activist to his arrest at the Dakota Access Pipeline, Boys and Oil provides a startling portrait of an America that persists despite well-intentioned legal protections.

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  A Political Theory for the...

  Chaim Gans

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  Chaim Gans's A Political Theory for the Jewish People examines the two dominant interpretations of Zionism, contrasts them with post-Zionist alternatives, and develops a third model. 
   
   
   
  Proprietary Zionism, Gans argues, is the version that is most popular among the Israeli Jewish public. It conceives of the land of Israel/historic Palestine as the property of the Jewish people. It also conceives of the entire Jewish people as belonging to Israel. Hierarchical Zionism is common among Israel's educated elites and interprets the Jewish right to self-determination as a right to hegemony within the Israeli state. It remains silent on the relationship between Israeli and non-Israeli Jews. Post-Zionist approaches, conversely, critique the rationale for the continued existence of the state of Israel as a Jewish state. 
   
   
   
  Gans disagrees with these approaches, and in their stead advocates egalitarian Zionism, which is based on an egalitarian interpretation of the right to national self-determination. As such, it interprets the historical link between the Jews and the land of Israel in terms of identity rather than property. Ultimately, the book argues that egalitarian Zionism is superior to its rivals both in the authenticity of its relationship to Jewish history and in its implications for denizens of Israel and Jews around the world.

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