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  The Accidental Archivist

  Angela Bier

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  Family history, modern genetics, and well-kept secrets collide as Angie Bier is drawn into a search for a stranger's birth father hidden somewhere in her own family tree. The search leads to dusty archives, clues hidden in plain sight, and the cutting edge of commercial genetic testing. 
   
   
   
  Fifty-something Kathleen used 23andme to identify her biological mother, who is rumored to have a child with a priest. Kathleen believes that her father is Angie's great-uncle Ed, a beloved monsignor. Couldn't it be one of the other seven priests in the family? 
   
   
   
  Despite initial reluctance, she is drawn full force into the mystery. Angie visits archives around Wisconsin, creating dossiers on the potential priest fathers. Kathleen discovers articles online with tantalizing clues hidden in plain sight. Angie's geneticist sister applies modern techniques to unravel this complex case of genetic genealogy. Angie determines that a distant relative is Kathleen's and Henry's father. They work together to sketch out their biological parents' story, one wound up in expectations, disappointments, and secrets hidden in plain sight. As they arrive at answers, new questions continue to surface and each struggles to craft a narrative that answers them fully. Ultimately, they create a new definition of family and celebrate it with all of its twists and turns.

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  CSS Hunley and USS Alligator...

  Charles River Editors

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  While people often tend to think of submarines as a modern invention, inventors created several prototypes from 1580 onward, and they even attempted to use them. Some of the designs remained theoretical and never got off the drawing board, but as time went on, several Europeans built and tested primitive submarines. Most of these early subs were made of wood and often possessed an awkward shape, but a French priest first proposed the now familiar cylindrical layout in 1634. He determined that this shape would make it easier for the submarine to withstand water pressure, while likewise improving maneuverability.  
  The Civil War witnessed new designs and prototypes of submarines appearing on American naval drawing boards. These subs had the “cigar shape” familiar throughout history from that point forward. Most of them failed for one reason or another, but one, the CSS Hunley, actually succeeded in using a “spar torpedo” to sink the USS Housatonic. It was the first time a submarine successfully sank a ship, but as historic and groundbreaking as the Hunley and its mission was, all of that was overshadowed by the lingering debate over just what happened to the Confederate submarine, which never made it back to port after the attack. Thus, despite how historic and groundbreaking the Hunley and its mission were, all of that may be overshadowed by the lingering debate over just what happened to the submarine.  
  Although the Hunley remains the most famous submarine of the Civil War, the Union Navy attempted to create and use a submarine years before the Hunley embarked on its historic operation, and though it’s widely forgotten today, the first Union submarine, the Alligator, also had a fascinating history. 

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  Enemies of the Ancient...

  Charles River Editors

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  Individuals who decide to take up learning about the Old Testament of the Bible are immediately faced with the difficult proposition of identifying the various peoples that the Hebrews met and sometimes came into conflict with when they entered the territory that eventually became Israel. The Moabites and Edomites were just two of the many Canaanite groups that the Hebrews dealt with, often violently, but there were dozens of other Canaanite groups, which were all for the most part identified through the names of their respective cities. In fact, before the Hebrews established a kingdom and before the Phoenicians colonized much of the Mediterranean, the Canaanites were the most important group in the Levant for much of the Bronze Age and into the early Iron Age. Although the Canaanites never created a unified nation-state or kingdom, their importance in the ancient Near East cannot be understated. It was at least partially because of that fact that the Canaanites were unable to resist their larger and more powerful neighbors that the average person today knows so little about their history, but modern studies have revealed that they developed a unique religion that influenced non-Canaanite peoples and continued to be practiced in some form centuries after the Canaanites ceased to be an identifiable people. Furthermore, during the height of the Bronze Age the Canaanites provided important resources to the Egyptian and Hittite Empires and played a key role in the geopolitical game of chess between those two kingdoms. It also goes without saying that the Canaanites were also a factor in the establishment of the Kingdom of Israel, as the battles they lost to the Hebrews later became the foundation of the Jewish kingdom.

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  Inner Child Healing for Kids -...

  Audrey Bradley

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  Stop the screaming—the internal one. 
  That invisible knot of terror twisting in your kid's gut. That glassy-eyed panic when a feeling gets too big and suddenly they're gone—locked inside their head, unreachable. 
  You've tried talking, hugging, rewarding, punishing. You've read the fluff, swallowed the guilt. And still, when the alarm bell rings, your child implodes. 
  You're fighting the symptom, not the source. 
  Your child isn't being difficult. They're running on an old, terrified operating system—a little self inside that still thinks a tiger is chasing them. Until you give them the code to shut down that internal alarm, you're both trapped in chaos and shame. 
  This is the FIELD MANUAL for your child's emotional nervous system. 
  Written straight to the kid, secretly giving you back your sanity. This hands them tools to become the unshakeable guardian of their own heart. 
  Inside, they'll learn:The Vagus Nerve Secret: How to kill a panic attack and silence the body's loudest alarm in less than 90 seconds flat.The Inner Vault: Simple drawing and talking hacks to access the scared, 'little self' inside and give it the specific love it was always missing.The 3 Hidden Alarm Bells: How to read their own body signals—the tummy ache, the tight shoulders—not as problems, but as vital clues showing them exactly how to find calm.The Zero-Tolerance Policy: A script to make the nasty, shaming inner critic run away and hide forever.The Gentle Hug Technique: Soothing 10-year-old hurts now without forcing them to relive the original pain. 
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  Principia Ethica

  George Edward Moore

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  George Edward Moore, usually known as G. E. Moore, (1873 – 1958) was a distinguished and influential English philosopher. He was, with Bertrand Russell, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and (before them) Gottlob Frege, one of the founders of the analytic tradition in philosophy.

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  How to Make Your Ideas...

  Orin Ashcombe

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  How to Make Your Ideas Irresistibly Memorable in an Instant: A Simplified Guide with Explanations 
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  Our guide stands out for its thorough coverage, which is crucial for your success. Concepts are not just touched upon; they are explored in depth with clarity. 
  Crafted with a clear structure and straightforward language, our guide ensures seamless transitions between topics. Say farewell to convoluted jargon and embrace clear, precise, and technically accurate information. 
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