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  Voices Within - Family Chronicles

  Lana Stasek

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  Some stories begin before you arrive. This one begins with a death that no one was allowed to name. 
  Lana Stasek was that arrival — born five years later, into the space her unborn brother left behind. He was erased before she arrived. His presence stayed — in the weight she carried without explanation, in the guilt of simply being here, in the sense that she was living for two. 
  She grew up in Lisichansk, Eastern Ukraine, in a family where trauma didn't have a name — it had a belt, a slammed door, and a grandfather who hid cash in pots while his wife slowly lost her mind. Where women faded quietly, and no one called it what it was. 
  She eventually made her way to America with no language and no safety net, carrying all that inherited silence in luggage she never agreed to pack. 
  But this is not only her story. It's a portrait of everyone who left a mark — the grandfather who was cruel and kind with the same hands, the friend she was "allowed" to have, the husband who existed mostly on paper, the boy nobody protected and found again thirty-five years later. People who shaped her, broke something in her, or quietly put it back together. She doesn't just remember them — she takes them apart, with psychological precision, dark humor, and the kind of honesty that makes you recognize someone from your own life on every other page. 
  Each chapter is its own world — a person, a scar, a truth that waited too long to be said. You don't have to go in order. Neither did she. 
  This is the kind of book that makes you pause mid-listen and think — I know exactly what that feels like. And then immediately want to call someone. Or never speak to them again. 
  This is not comfort listening. It's the kind of honesty that makes you set down whatever you're doing and just... sit with it. 
  Narrated by Megan Tusing (Law & Order, Blue Bloods, Person of Interest) — an actress who knows how to hold darkness without flinching and brings every layer of this story to life.

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  How to Pay for College with...

  A.R. Peters

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  Want to graduate with your degree and not trade hours for dollars? Learn exactly how I received over $140,000 in grants and scholarships—and how you can too. If you're overwhelmed by outdated scholarship lists, broken links, or generic advice that doesn’t work for real families, this audiobook is your no-fluff, field-tested guide. 
  Unlike many “free college” resources, this book: 
  Shares real grants available for college—the exact ones I used. Shows how I secured money for tuition, books, and living expenses. Helps you avoid time-wasting scholarship applications and scams. 
  Breaks down federal, state, and institutional aid (even unexpected sources!) 
  Gives tips for adults returning to school, displaced workers, and middle-income families, often overlooked by traditional aid 
  Tired of... 
  Hearing about the same recycled scholarships? 
  Running into expired deadlines or spammy links? 
  Thinking financial aid is only for straight-A students or low-income families? 
  I was, too. That’s why I wrote this book. Based on lived experience—not theory—this guide helps you take smart, simple steps toward tuition-free education, starting now. Whether you're 18 or 38, a single parent, veteran, or full-time worker, you’ll walk away with practical strategies to help fund your education with free money, without wasting months searching online. 
  Let this be your go-to audio guide to navigating the world of grants and scholarships with confidence. Get started now—and discover how much money is out there waiting for you.

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  On Browsing

  Jason Guriel

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  A defense of the dying art of losing an afternoon—and gaining new appreciation—amidst the bins and shelves of bricks-and-mortar shops. 
  Written during the pandemic, when the world was marooned at home and consigned to scrolling screens, On Browsing’s essays chronicle what we’ve lost through online shopping, streaming, and the relentless digitization of culture. The latest in the Field Notes series, On Browsing is an elegy for physical media, a polemic in defense of perusing the world in person, and a love letter to the dying practice of scanning bookshelves, combing CD bins, and losing yourself in the stacks.

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  Violence - A Very Short...

  Philip Dwyer

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  Violence is part and parcel of human history and of human nature. It is one of our most distinctive traits, the one thing that all cultures and societies, across time, share in common. It has defined not only the ways in which individuals relate to each other, but also how collective entities and states have interacted with each other over the millennia. All societies are violent and all individuals have the capacity for violence. However, not all societies and not all individuals are equally violent, and nor does violence exist with the same intensity across cultures. 
   
   
   
  This Very Short Introduction examines the more visible, physical acts of violence—interpersonal, gendered, collective, religious, sexual, criminal, and political—in the modern world. It explores how violence in the pre-modern world was different from the modern world, and what is significant about those differences. It also discusses what violence is by examining understandings of the ideas, values, and cultural practices embedded in an act of violence, and considering acts of violence as the outcome of a process dependent on the cultural context in which they take place. Along the way Dwyer considers some core questions, asking whether violence is always 'bad', and if there are any limits to human violence? And, are we becoming more or less violent?

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  Alexander the Great

  Jacob Abbott

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  A complete biography of the ancient Macedonian king and one of history’s greatest military leaders.Alexander the Great, son of King Philip II of Macedonia, and his fourth wife, Olympias, seemed destined for success. He had Aristotle for a tutor until he was sixteen. He took interest in his father’s military efforts abroad, and worried there would be nothing left to conquer when he became king. When ambassadors from Persia arrived in Macedonia, they tried to entertain young Alexander with colorful stories of their home, but the future leader was more interested in their armies and war tactics. It should be no surprise that Alexander became one of ancient history’s greatest and most successful military leaders.In this biography, author Jacob Abbott recounts the life and times of Alexander the Great. He takes readers through the king’s early years, including his youth and education, as well as his relationship with his parents. The history continues with Alexander’s ascension to the throne at the age of twenty and details all the drama and military victories over the next ten years of the monarch’s reign as he expanded his empire from Macedonia and Egypt to northwest India. Unfortunately, Alexander’s demise soon followed, but not before he left his mark on the world. Nineteenth-century American author Jacob Abbott wrote many books over the course of his own life from juvenile fiction to history. He wrote numerous biographies on such monumental individuals as Alfred the Great, Queen Elizabeth I, Genghis Khan, Julius Caesar, and Peter the Great.

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  Legion of Peace - 20 Paths to...

  Muhammad Yunus, Kabir Sehgal,...

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  Nobel Prize recipient Muhammad Yunus profiles 20 Nobel Peace Prize laureates with Multi-Grammy-winning producer and New York Times bestselling author Kabir Sehgal, Monica Yunus, and Camille Zamora, teaching readers to incorporate lessons from each laureate's life into their own. When Swedish chemist and engineer Alfred B. Nobel passed in 1896, he left several millions in his will to establish the Nobel Peace Prize, awarded annually in six concentrations: peace, literature, physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, and economic science. Since its establishment, there have been over 130 Nobel Peace laureates selected, each bringing his/her own unique experiences and lessons forward as an example to others.  In LEGION OF PEACE, Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, Kabir Sehgal, Monica Yunus, and Camille Zamora profile 20 prize recipients in a narrative accompanied by songs inspired by these great leaders, composed by Grammy-nominated children's artist Lori Henriques Quintet and three-time Grammy-nominated pianist Joey Alexander. Through this lyrical narrative, the authors share stories of these laureates' seemingly ordinary actions that transformed their lives and communities. The authors assign a superpower to each laureate that exemplifies the one basic principle that guided their actions, demonstrating to readers that all people from vastly different backgrounds can be connected by a common thread to come together to form a legion of peace.

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