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  The Last Train

  Peter Bradley

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  ‘Haunting.’ Jonathan Freedland‘Powerful.’ Daniel Finkelstein 
  The profoundly moving and deeply intimate story of one Jewish family’s fate in the Holocaust, following the thread from Germany to Latvia and to Britain. 
  In November 1941, Peter Bradley's grandparents, Sally and Bertha Brandes, were deported from their home in Bamberg to their deaths in Latvia. 
  The Last Train is a profound and moving homage to Peter’s lost family and to his father who rarely spoke of the traumas through which he lived. 
  It is also his attempt to understand, through the prism of his family’s story, how the Nazis came to conceive and implement the Final Solution. 
  Why did Sally and Bertha’s fellow citizens put them on the train that carried them to the killing fields? 
  Why did the democracies which so loudly condemned Hitler’s persecution of the Jews deny them sanctuary? 
  And why, when Peter's father finally reached Britain after five terrible months in a Nazi concentration camp, was he arrested as an 'enemy alien'? 
  The quest for answers led Peter to explore the origins and evolution of an ancient hatred and the struggles against it of each generation of his family, from the Reformation, through the Enlightenment and the Age of Reform, to the catastrophe of the Holocaust. 
  This is the powerful, poignant story of Peter’s journey through family papers and archives, through works of scholarship and the testimony of survivors, and from Bavaria and Buchenwald to the mass graves of the Baltic. 
  And, reflecting on what he learned, he asks: in the events of our own times, we are all perpetrators or bystanders or resisters; which of those roles do we choose for ourselves? 
  This best and top biography and autobiography of the 20th century is a testament to survival in modern Europe. It is a chilling reminder of the past and a call to action for the future. 
  For fans of Gwen Strauss (The Nine), Tova Friedman (The Daughter of Auschwitz), Wendy Holden (Tomorrow Will Be A Good Day), Limor Regev (The Boy From Block 66), and Never Again Press (Beneath the Winds of War). 
  HarperCollins 2022

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  French Express: Turbocharge Your...

  Alexandre Verbeau

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  Masseuse Shows Her How It’s Done...

  Nicki Menage

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  An older woman and her younger student have their first taste of lesbian sex in this ffm threesome that sees hubby join in too! 
  A masseuse teaches her younger female student how to massage and things turn very naughty in the process. When the masseuse’s husband walks past and sees what’s happening he feels compelled to join in, with his wife easing him into the younger woman and demanding he finish where he shouldn’t.

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  The Scientific Approach to...

  Francis Story

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  This is an audiobook of Bodhi Leaves No. 55 by Francis Story (Anāgārika Sugatānanda), The Scientific Approach to Buddhism and The Appeal of Buddhism, two essays narrated by Christa Michel. The print edition can be found in the Pariyatti Edition of Collected Bodhi Leaves Vol. 2. The eBook of Bodhi Leaves No. 55 can be downloaded from the BPS website. 
  Excerpt from The Scientific Approach to Buddhism: 
  At present it may look as though man has only searched out the secrets of the universe in order to destroy himself with the power he has acquired; and of that there is certainly a danger. But I believe that a change in outlook is beginning to dawn, and that science itself, having destroyed the basis of much wrong thinking, is drawing us ever nearer to the realisation of the truth proclaimed by the Enlightened One. This is what I mean by “the scientific approach to Buddhism;” without being aware of it, the modern scientist and philosopher are being propelled irresistibly in the direction of Buddhism. Their uncertainties and doubts are spiritual “growing pains;” but a time will come quickly when they will realise that, although they have had to reject everything on which their ordinary religious and moral beliefs are founded, there is a higher religion—one based upon systematic investigation and the sincere search for truth—which will restore their lost faith in the universal principles of justice, truth and compassion. Those who now believe that man has come to the end of his tether will then see the opening up of vistas into the future that they only dimly suspect, and will recognise, beyond it all, the final goal of complete emancipation from the fetters of ignorance and delusion.

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  Decolonization - The End of Empire

  Nova Ashford

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  In the quiet moments between societal upheavals and personal reckonings, subtle shifts begin to stir—small tremors that ripple through the foundations of what we consider stable, normal, and true. These are the winds of change, often imperceptible at first, yet powerful enough to reshape minds, communities, and even entire civilizations. They arrive not with a roar but with a whisper, infiltrating our thoughts, bending perceptions, and challenging long-held assumptions. At times, they come in the form of innovation or progress. Other times, they sneak in cloaked as manipulation, coercion, and psychological influence. 
  In the modern world, change no longer waits for revolution or revelation. It unfolds in real time—on screens, in conversations, across borders. Yet the nature of this transformation is more complex than ever. It's not just about external shifts in technology, politics, or culture. It's about the subtle reprogramming of the human mind. The rise of psychological tactics—some overt, many insidiously covert—has begun to reshape how we interpret reality, interact with others, and define ourselves. Whether it's through the subtle art of persuasion, the quiet erosion of self-trust through gaslighting, or the calculated use of fear and hope to mold behavior, these forces work beneath the surface, steering choices and beliefs before we even recognize their presence. 
  The winds of change blow hardest in uncertain times. When people seek stability, they become more susceptible to influence. When institutions falter, narratives fill the void. And when truth becomes negotiable, control becomes easier to assert. This is the landscape of modern psychological warfare—not in battlefields, but in boardrooms, classrooms, relationships, and social feeds. It is not enough to recognize these shifts after the fact. To truly understand the mechanics of change, we must learn to sense the currents as they begin to turn.

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  Lion City - Singapore and the...

  Jeevan Vasagar

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  In 1965, Singapore's GDP per capita was on a par with Jordan. Now it has outstripped Japan. After the Second World War and a sudden rupture with newly formed Malaysia, Singapore found itself independent–and facing a crisis. It took the bloody-minded determination and vision of Lee Kuan Yew, its founding premier, to take a small island of diverse ethnic groups with a fragile economy and hostile neighbors and meld it into Asia's first globalized city.Lion City examines the different faces of Singaporean life–from education and health to art, politics, and demographic challenges–and reveals how in just half a century, Lee forged a country with a buoyant economy and distinctive identity. It explores the darker side of how this was achieved too; through authoritarian control that led to it being dubbed "Disneyland with the death penalty."Jeevan Vasagar, former Singapore correspondent for the Financial Times, masterfully takes us through the intricate history, present, and future of this unique diamond-shaped island one degree north of the equator, where new and old have remained connected. Lion City is a personal, insightful, and definitive guide to the city, and how its extraordinary rise is shaping East Asia and the rest of the world.

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