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  Ballers of the New School - Race...

  Thabiti Lewis

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  Ballers of the New School is one of the first and best books to come along that effectively explains contemporary athletes and the public response to them.  It asks readers to consider the role of race in the sweaty as well as the sweat-free zones of sport. It challenges the well-worn narrative of sport as America's most significant site of racial progress by scrutinizing the true role of sport in mobilizing and shaping definitions, social relations, and public life.American sport culture performs and propagates rituals, symbols, and expressions of fear and difference that sustain racism, and notions of racial supremacy and block bridges to racial progress.  
   The text encourages a restructuring of the power of the racial subtexts thrust into sporting arenas, upon the bodies of athletes of color, and into the mind and hearts of spectators via the racial contract.  The book's impetus is for readers to emerge with more truthful narratives, more honest dialogues, better American values, better social relations, and hopefully, using this new vision of sports culture as a model, real change.

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  Newport Gardner's Anthem - A...

  Edward E. Andrews

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  Newport Gardner's Anthem explores the remarkable life of Occramer Marycoo, an enslaved African who went on to become one of early America's most important Black leaders. In the mid-eighteenth century, Marycoo was taken from West Africa to Newport, Rhode Island, where he was forced into racial bondage and given a name that symbolized the power that his new city and new enslaver held over him: Newport Gardner. In this powerful book, Edward E. Andrews pieces together newspaper articles, church records, letters, and Gardner's own writings to tell the story of his life. 
  After acquiring his freedom via a winning lottery ticket in 1791, Gardner became a kind of Founding Father for Newport's free Black community. He became a popular educator to young Black Newporters, and emerged as a key religious figure, serving as a long-standing pillar of Newport's First Congregational Church and later founding an independent Black church in the 1820s. His final act was leading a group of about three dozen Black New Englanders to Liberia, in hopes that a new start in Africa would be better than the discrimination they faced in America. 
  A richly textured account, Newport Gardner's Anthem tells the story of a forgotten Black leader while exploring the new, but tragically limited, opportunities for formerly enslaved people in the post-Revolutionary world.

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  This Is Not A Leadership Book -...

  Emmanuel Gobillot

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  Part leadership book, part business book, and 100% true, this is like hearing a wise, honest, and humorous mentor finally tell you about the world of business as it is and how to find your place in it. 
   
   
   
  Many leadership books are either shallow (focusing on only one element of leadership), narrow (examining leadership out of context), or biased (selling an idealized model). This book seeks simplicity without being simplistic and focuses on the listener in their context rather than describing other people's leadership in theirs. It sets out twenty rules for success that draw on Emmanuel Gobillot's twenty years of experience advising high-performing leaders. Each rule is presented in an engaging, instantly recognizable true story that helps current and aspiring leaders to look differently at their own situation. 
   
   
   
  Best described as a leadership development program, this book takes you on a fast-paced, three-step journey from what it takes to be a leader, to why you can be one, via how to succeed.

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  The Sonic Warrior

  Cap. Kevin M. Smith

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  Captain Kevin Smith is a first generation Sonic Warrior.Sonic Warriors are Fighter Pilots trained to perform combat operations at the speed of sound, securing control of the airborne battle-space .As a Sonic Warrior, Captain Smith was able to perform at high velocities and G forces, while occupying a new reality never before encountered by humankind.Sonic Warriors, venturing into the unknown, rely on innovation, creativity, courage and faith, as well as devotion to duty. They operate at the airborne tip-of -the-spear.Captain Smith, a Sonic Warrior of distinction, was instrumental in upgrading close-in air combat capabilities of our Naval Air Force, and was the Commander of the first deployed Top Gun Unit.This book is his story…..

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  The Afterburn of Dreams - Spoken...

  Ashley Capes

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  Spoken word poetry from Australian poet Ashley Capes - commissioned and recorded during the early stages of the pandemic. Poems are drawn from Ashley's collections, released in various forms over the last 15 or so years. 
  Words, voice - Ashley Capes 
  Piano - Sean Foran 
  Drums - John Parker 
  Acoustic Bass - Samuel Vincent 
  I find myself deeply indebted to everyone who helped, from offering moral or studio support, and of course, the musicians who helped and inspired me, thank you! 
  Ashley

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  The Action Speaks - Untold...

  SIVARAJ RAMASAMY

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  Welcome to “The Action Speaks”, a collection of untold stories in the life of a volunteer. 
    
   These stories are not just collections, It gives you adventure, Thrill, Twists during the journey of reading. 
   These stories filled with hope, resilience and perseverance. 
   It is a testament to the idea that even the smallest actions can ripple outwards, creating waves of change. 
    
   Through personal anecdotes and reflections, this book offers a glimpse into the transformative power of volunteering. 
   There are totally 15 stories and each one is offering you with unique perspective. 
    
    
  It opens up your mind and busts the myth that volunteering will cost you so much of money from your own pocket. 
    
   Whether you are a seasoned volunteer or someone considering taking the first step, these stories will inspire, challenge, and remind you of the profound impact one person can make. 
    
   This is a celebration of the human spirit, a call to action, and a reminder that together, we can make a difference.  
    

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