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  Edith Stein: A short biography -...

  5 Minutes, 5 Minute Biographies,...

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  Edith Stein, Jewish woman, Catholic nun, and philosopher: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!

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  Kubrick's Men

  Richard Rambuss

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  The work of Stanley Kubrick amounts to a sustained reflection on the male condition: past, present, and future. The persistent theme of his filmmaking is less violence or sex than it is the pressurized exertion of masculinity in unusual or extreme circumstances, where it may be taxed or exaggerated to various effects, tragic and comic—or metamorphosed, distorted, and even undone. 
   
   
   
  The stories that Kubrick's movies tell range from global nuclear politics to the unpredictable sexual dynamics of a marriage; from a day in the life of a New York City prizefighter preparing for a nighttime bout to the evolution of humankind. These male melodramas center on sociality and asociality. They feature male doubles, pairs, and rivals. They explore the romance of men and their machines, and men as machines. They figure intensely conflicted forms of male sexual desire. And they are also very much about male manners, style, taste, and art. 
   
   
   
  Examining the formal, thematic, and theoretical affiliations between Kubrick's three bodies of work, Kubrick's Men offers new vantages on to the question of gender and sexuality, including the first extended treatment of homosexuality in Kubrick's male-oriented work. 
   
   
   
  Contains mature themes.

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  William Carey - Obliged to Go

  Janet Benge, Geoff Benge

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  William Carey watched from the dock as the magnificent sailing ship headed for the English Channel without him. Tears filled his eyes, and deep disappointment filled his heart. What would he tell the missionary society? So much work awaited him half a world away. He must get to India--and soon! William's amazing journey to India would prove to be just the beginning of a missionary quest filled with hardship and heartache as well as tremendous victories. Often referred to as "the father of modern missions," William Carey displayed a single-minded determination to set his face like a flint to the task of bringing the gospel to those lost in darkness. His life of service and sacrifice is a guidpost for Christians of all generations.

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  Learn German for Beginners -...

  Jasmin Voges, Nils Robin Staats

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  German Journey – Lesson 1: Say Hello and Talk About Your Hobbies is a fun and friendly introduction to the German language. Join teacher Jasmin and her curious student Ari as they explore how to greet people, introduce yourself, and talk about hobbies like football, reading, and travel. The lesson combines simple explanations, repeat-after-me practice, and light-hearted conversations that make learning feel easy and natural. Whether you're just starting out or brushing up on the basics, this is a great way to begin your German journey with confidence and a smile.

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  America’s Robber Barons: The...

  Charles River Editors

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  The Gilded Age and the dawn of the 20th century are often remembered as an era full of monopolies, trusts, and economic giants in heavy industries like oil and steel. Men like Andrew Carnegie built empires like Carnegie Steel, and financiers like J.P. Morgan merged and consolidated them. The era also made names like Astor, Cooke, and Vanderbilt instantly recognizable across the globe. Over time, the unfathomable wealth generated by the businesses made the individuals on top incredibly rich, and that in turn led to immense criticism and an infamous epithet used to rail against them: robber barons.  
  	Dozens of men were called “robber barons”, but few of them were as notorious as Cornelius Vanderbilt, who also happened to be one of the nation’s first business titans. Vanderbilt was a railroad and shipping magnate at a time that the industry was almost brand new, but he rode his success to become one of the richest and most powerful men in American history.  
  	The industrial might wielded by men like Cornelius Vanderbilt, John Rockefeller, J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and others in the later 19th century directly led to a public backlash and made President Teddy Roosevelt the “trust buster”, and there has since been countless regulations to attempt to avoid the types of monopolies found over 100 years ago. However, many 20th century historians and writers pushed back against the allegations hurled at the “robber barons” and even took issue with the name. Libertarian writer John Stossel argued, “They weren't robbers, because they didn't steal from anyone, and they weren't barons—they were born poor...” 

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  The Dangerous Wife - A True...

  MJ Checketts

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  Melbourne, Australia, 1899.   
  A society wife shoots her husband on a crowded street, shouting 'I did it!' Then she pleads Not Guilty. 
  The courtroom becomes a battleground as two of Melbourne's fiercest legal minds face off: the principled prosecutor who plays for justice, and the flamboyant showman who plays to the crowd. Newspapers howl. The city takes sides. And at the centre stands Mrs Kathleen Fraser: volatile, defiant, and impossible to ignore. 
  Is she a monster? Hysterical? Or a woman pushed beyond endurance in a world built to silence her? 
  Will she walk free, or pay with her life? 
  The Dangerous Wife resurrects a sensational trial that captivated Australia and then disappeared from history, now reconstructed for the first time from the original evidence. Court transcripts, depositions, private letters, shorthand notes, and hundreds of newspaper reports bring the case to life with the drive and immediacy of a legal thriller. 
  Gripping, shocking, and meticulously researched, it exposes a legal system where a woman's best defence was to play the lady. 
  'A gripping true crime story told with the insight of a forensic legal mind.'  Roy Maloy, true crime history author

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