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  Pipefuls

  Christopher Morley

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  A delightful collection of 48 essays on various topics of the human condition that caught his fancy. Witty, insightful and funny of course and on occasion thought provoking and even disturbing. From the preface "These sketches gave me pain to write; they will give the judicious patron pain to read; therefore we are quits. I think, as I look over their slattern paragraphs, of that most tragic hour—it falls about 4 p. m. in the office of an evening newspaper—when the unhappy compiler tries to round up the broodings of the day and still get home in time for supper. And yet perhaps the will-to-live is in them, for are they not a naked exhibit of the antics a man will commit in order to earn a living? In extenuation it may be pleaded that none of them are so long that they may not be mitigated by an accompanying pipe of tobacco." (Summary by phil chenevert)

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  Grim: The Story of a Pike

  Svend Fleuron

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  To devour others and to avoid being devoured oneself,that is life’s end and aim. This is the fascinating and exciting story of a girl pike named Grimm from her early life as an innocent fish to the wily and wise Pike she ultimately becomes. But many are the perils and dangers she must avoid to get there. Translated by John Muir. (Summary by Phil Chenevert)

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  Mapping the Great Game -...

  Riaz Dean

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  In the 19th century, the British and Russian empires were engaged in bitter rivalry for the acquisition of Southern Asian. Although India was the ultimate prize, most of the intrigue and action took place along its northern frontier in Afghanistan, Turkestan, and Tibet. Mapping the region and gaining knowledge of the enemy were crucial to the interests of both sides.The Great Trigonometrical Survey of India began in the eighteenth century with the aim of creating a detailed map of the subcontinent. Under the leadership of George Everest—whose name was later bestowed to the world's tallest mountain—it mapped the Great Arc running from the country's southern tip to the Himalayas. Much of the work was done by Indian explorers known as Pundits. They were the first to reveal the mysteries of the forbidden city of Lhasa, and discover the true course of Tibet's mighty Tsangpo River.These explorers performed essential information gathering for the British Empire and filled in large portions of the map of Asia. Their adventurous exploits are vividly recounted in Mapping the Great Game.

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  Pregnancy Fatigue Management

  Amy Applebaum

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  The Pregnancy Collection 
  A guided meditation designed to help you ENERGIZE during pregnancy. 
  How in the world are you supposed to deal with the exhaustion of pregnancy? 
  It all starts with your MIND.  
  Want more energy? You’ll need to shift your mindset. 
  In Pregnancy Fatigue Management, you will immediately begin releasing the negative beliefs and behaviors that prevent you from you feeling your best. And you will adopt the mindsets and behaviors that will, instead, leave you feeling energized and refreshed everyday. 
  This guided meditation comes with two valuable ‘extras: 
  1.	2 different endings. Besides the actual guided meditation itself, you will receive a choice of a ‘sleep’ or ‘wake’ ending depending on whether you are listening in the morning or evening. 
  2.A deep sleep music track. If you choose a sleep ending, this track will help deepen your sleep after you have completed your meditation session.  
  Hi:) I’m Amy Applebaum. And I’m really glad you are here! 
  As a business owner who has made millions and a Life Success coach who has coached dozens of ambitious women (and some men), I believe very strongly that success is just as much about ‘how you think’ as it is ‘what you do’. 
  Success is first and foremost an Inside Job. 
  I have seen it in my own life. 
  I’ve seen it with the entrepreneurs and industry leaders I have worked with whose lives have been wildly transformed just by changing their thoughts and then taking actions on those new beliefs. 
  Let’s face it. We have a lot on our plate. And those of us who are running our own businesses even more so. 
  We are giving so much to the world around us. 
  But things won’t shift until we get those birds on our shoulders to stop the negative chitchat. 
  And the best fastest way to cut the self-doubt in its tracks is through meditation. 
  And I make doing meditation dead easy.My MOVE collections are guided meditations. 
  You don’t have to learn the ‘ins and outs ’of meditation.  
  All you need to do is throw those earbuds in and drift off to sleep!Downloaded over 500,000 times on places like iTunes and Audible, my MOVE meditations don’t just ‘relax’ and destress, they are specifically designed to help you get MOVING and unstuck.So that you can finally live the life you have always wanted! 
  “This is truly amazing I feel so relaxed, confident and in charge of my own body.  Thank you for this amazing piece of work.” ~ Colinwest15 
  Isn’t it time?  
  Isn’t it time to set aside the roadblocks that are impeding you from enjoying the miracle growing inside of you? 
  And it’s so easy. 
  Just put the earbuds in and listen. 
  Nothing simpler.All you need to open the door to an energized pregnancy (the EASY way) 
  is waiting for you here.

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  Making of a Nation The: The...

  Charles Foster Kent

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  Charles Foster Kent was one of the premier scholars in Jewish Studies at the turn of the century.  He was particularly well-known for his comparisons of early Christianity to its Jewish roots.  He also wrote several distinguished histories of Israel, the Jewish people, Torah studies, and the development of oral Torah.  (Summary by Kirsten Ferreri)

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  Up to Heaven and Down to Hell -...

  Colin Jerolmack

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  A riveting portrait of a rural Pennsylvania town at the center of the fracking controversyShale gas extraction—commonly known as fracking—is often portrayed as an energy revolution that will transform the American economy and geopolitics. But in greater Williamsport, Pennsylvania, fracking is personal. Up to Heaven and Down to Hell is a vivid and sometimes heartbreaking account of what happens when one of the most momentous decisions about the well-being of our communities and our planet—whether or not to extract shale gas and oil from the very land beneath our feet—is largely a private choice that millions of ordinary people make without the public's consent.The United States is the only country in the world where property rights commonly extend "up to heaven and down to hell," which means that landowners have the exclusive right to lease their subsurface mineral estates to petroleum companies. Colin Jerolmack spent eight months living with rural communities outside of Williamsport as they confronted the tension between property rights and the commonwealth. In this deeply intimate book, he reveals how the decision to lease brings financial rewards but can also cause irreparable harm to neighbors, to communal resources like air and water, and even to oneself.

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