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  A Model in Libya - The real...

  Christine Rath

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  "The Stories Models Never Tell. The darker side of fashion. Christine Hart reflects on a 10-year career with this, her first book. Sexual abuse of her colleagues, addictions and a catwalk show for Colonel Gadaffi, all in a world ruled by the dictatorship of beauty". The Stories Models Never Tell, a deeply intimate, thoroughly personal project. To avoid falling into sensationalism, or creating a purely commercial, media-centred work (as suggested by the large publishing houses), Hart chose to set up her own firm, enabling her to present the reader a genuine autobiography, narrated in a way that's both transparent and absolutely sincere. There's no fiction here, nor the superfluous anecdotes that some editors demanded as a way to increase sales.

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  Me Myself and Eye - The...

  Cynthia Lee De Boer

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  This intimate look into a seemingly surreal series of events is thought provoking, honest and at times heart wrenching. The journey from shock and loss through discovery and acceptance ends in a place of comfort and confidence, enabling Cynthia De Boer to smile once again when she looks at her reflection in the mirror. This passionate real-life account is a must read for anyone suffering a body part loss. Me, Myself and Eye is the blending and acceptance of ME, the physical body, MYSELF, the emotional mind and EYE, the prosthesis...into a complete and healthy being. Find out what it's like to fight for years only to lose. Learn the true realities of living with a prosthetic eye. Discover camouflaging techniques and how the movements of a pet can help. Understand the trickery of the mind. Learn how a few celebrities used this loss to their advantage and how you too can inspire others. Remember a handicap is defined as a added advantage or disadvantage. It's all up to you!

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  Memories of Childhood's Slavery...

  Annie L. Burton

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  This is a short and simple, yet poignant autobiography of Annie Burton, who recounts her early carefree childhood as a slave on a southern plantation while the Civil War raged around her, and after the Emancipation Proclamation, how her life changed as she struggled to maintain herself and family, manage her finances, and develop as a free person of color. The last half of the narrative relies heavily upon speeches, poems, and hymns written by others that stirred Annie's religious passions and increased her pride in her heritage, including a very powerful speech by Dr. P. Thomas Stanford, "The Race Question in America", which no doubt gave Annie some historical perspective, boosted her pride, and offered much food for thought to her readers upon that important subject. (Summary by Michele Fry)

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  Jane Goodall: 50 Years at Gombe...

  Jane Goodall

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  An updated, photo-filled account of a half century working with chimpanzees in East Africa by the renowned primatologist. 
   
  In honor of the field site’s fiftieth anniversary, Jane Goodall: 50 Years at Gombe is a compelling pictorial tribute to Dr. Goodall’s life, her studies of chimpanzee behavior, and her unflagging efforts to motivate people to make this world a better place. With new pho­tographs and updated text throughout, this revised edition retraces five decades of compassion and discovery. 
   
  Though the book covers a half century, the accomplishments of the past ten years alone have given the Jane Goodall Institute a great deal to celebrate. Recounted are endeavors at the Gombe field site including landmark research related to AIDS progression; establishing programs to improve sanitation, health care, and education in neighboring Tanzanian communities; and partnering with local people to pursue reforestation initiatives.

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  Cary Grant - Dark Angel

  Geoffrey Wansell

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  His signature jaw line and charismatic characters made him an American symbol. His films, including Bringing Up Baby, The Philadelphia Story, and North by Northwest, were timeless classics. However, Grant was also married five times and sustained a tortured, obsessive relationship with money. In this comprehensive book, Geoffrey Wansell traces the threads of both light and darkness in one of Holly-wood's greatest stars. As his friend and co-star Deborah Kerr wrote, he was "one of the most outstanding personalities in the history of the cinema."

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  Gathering Moss - A Natural and...

  Robin Wall Kimmerer

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  Living at the limits of our ordinary perception, mosses are a common but largely unnoticed element of the natural world. Gathering Moss is a beautifully written mix of science and personal reflection that invites listeners to explore and learn from the elegantly simple lives of mosses.Robin Wall Kimmerer's audiobook is not an identification guide, nor is it a scientific treatise. Rather, it is a series of linked personal essays that will lead general listeners and scientists alike to an understanding of how mosses live and how their lives are intertwined with the lives of countless other beings, from salmon and hummingbirds to redwoods and rednecks. Kimmerer clearly and artfully explains the biology of mosses, while at the same time reflecting on what these fascinating organisms have to teach us.Drawing on her diverse experiences as a scientist, mother, teacher, and writer of Native American heritage, Kimmerer explains the stories of mosses in scientific terms as well as in the framework of indigenous ways of knowing. In her audiobook, the natural history and cultural relationships of mosses become a powerful metaphor for ways of living in the world.

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