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  Extraordinary Wing Women - True...

  Kimothy Joy

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  Celebrating the beauty, power, and joy of female friendship 
  Wingman: a pilot who flies behind and outside the leader of a flying formation. 
  While researching her first book, That’s What She Said, Kimothy Joy discovered that the famous women she was profiling were not alone in their success. Each of them were propelled forward by a supporter—a wing woman—a sister, a mom, a best friend, a close confidant. The remarkable partnerships they shared were as multifaceted and complex as the individual women themselves.  
  Extraordinary Wing Women is Joy’s tribute to the importance of female camaraderie. This collection features 33 stories, each varying in length. Some will be familiar power duos—Oprah and Gayle, Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan, Venus and Serena Williams. Others are less known though just as inspiring such as the friendship of Julia Child and her editor Avis DeVoto, Junko Tabei and her all-women mountaineering team, and the Mariposas—the Mirabel sisters who overthrew a dictator in the Dominican Republic. The women featured are from across the world and from diverse periods of history. They are activists, artists, scientists, politicians, athletes, musicians, writers, and more—role models for every woman. 
  Joy dedicates Extraordinary Wing Women to the generations of women who are dismantling the myth that we must compete with one another to pursue and achieve our dreams. History and fiction have shown that we are stronger when we support one another. Joy hopes to inspire and teach us that we, too, have our own wings and can soar higher than ever before with our wing women beside us.

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  Summary - A Man Called Ove -...

  Library Of Stories

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  SUMMARY 
    
  A MAN CALLED OVE 
  BASED ON THE BOOK BY FREDRIK BACKMAN 
    
  SUMMARY WRITTEN BY: LIBRARY OF STORIES 
    
  CONTENT 
  Introduction to Ove 
  A Man Called Ove Buys a Computer That Is Not a Computer 
  A Man Called Ove and His Neighbors 
  A Man Called Ove and a Bicycle 
  A Man Who Was Ove 
  A Man Called Ove and the Cat 
  A Man Called Ove and Unexpected Friendships 
  A Man Called Ove and the Weight of Loss 
  A Man Called Ove’s Final Act of Kindness 
  General Analysis of A Man Called Ove 
    
  ABOUT THE ORIGINAL BOOK 
  “A Man Called Ove” by Fredrik Backman follows the story of Ove, a grumpy, solitary 59-year-old man who struggles with grief after the death of his wife, Sonja. Ove’s strict routines and bitterness isolate him from the world, but his life is disrupted when new neighbors move in, including a pregnant woman named Parvaneh. As Ove begrudgingly becomes involved in their lives, he begins to confront his loneliness and past losses. The novel explores themes of grief, human connection, and redemption, blending humor and heartache as Ove learns to open his heart to others.

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  Blue Architecture - Water Design...

  Brook Muller

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  2023 PROSE Award in Architecture and Urban Planning 
   
   
   
  Le Corbusier famously said, "A house is a machine for living in." We now confront the litany of environmental challenges associated with the legacy of the architectural machine: a changing climate, massive species die-off, diminished air and water quality, and resource scarcities. Brook Muller offers an alternative: water-centric urban design that fosters sustainability, equity, and architectural creativity. 
   
   
   
  Inspired by the vernacular, such as the levadas of Madeira Island and both the arid and drenched places of the American West, Muller articulates a "hydro-logical" philosophy in which architects and planners begin by conceptualizing interactions between existing waterways and the spaces they intend to develop. From these interactions—and the new technologies and approaches enabling them—aesthetic, spatial, and experiential opportunities follow. Not content merely to work around sensitive ecology, Muller argues for genuinely climate-adapted urban landscapes in which buildings act as ecological infrastructure that actually improve watersheds while delivering functionality and beauty for diverse communities. Rich in practical examples, Blue Architecture will change the way we think about our designed world.

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  Summary - The Orphan's Tale -...

  Library Of Stories

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  SUMMARY 
    
  THE ORPHAN'S TALE 
  BASED ON THE BOOK BY PAM JENOFF 
    
  SUMMARY WRITTEN BY: LIBRARY OF STORIES 
    
  CONTENT 
  The Rescue 
  The Circus 
  Building Trust 
  Secrets and Lies 
  The Burden of the Past 
  Astrid's Struggle 
  The Circus Acts 
  The Price of Survival 
  The Final Act 
  General Analysis 
    
  ABOUT THE ORIGINAL BOOK 
  The Orphan's Tale by Pam Jenoff is a historical fiction novel set during World War II, following the lives of two women who form an unlikely bond in a traveling circus. Noa, a young Dutch woman who rescues a Jewish baby from a train bound for a concentration camp, and Astrid, a Jewish aerialist hiding from the Nazis, navigate the dangers of war while performing in the circus. The story explores themes of survival, friendship, betrayal, and sacrifice, examining how secrets shape identities and relationships under extreme circumstances, all set against the backdrop of a brutal historical reality.

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  I Don't Want to Go to School...

  Thierry Delcourt

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  “I don’t want to gp. I just can’t do it anymore.” "My stomach hurts, and I'm afraid of throwing up." "It sucks. What’s the point.” "I'm tired. I need a break. "I'm just fine where I am, in my room."
  Since the health crisis, Thierry Delcourt has observed a considerable increase in children who cannot or no longer want to go to school, not only for problems of violence, racketeering and bullying, but rather for much more troubling reasons—hostility, laziness, convenience or opportunism. According to the author, who has cross-checked data from National Education and the CNED, absenteeism at school has increased by 10% over the last 3 years. 
  This book aims to enlighten anxious parents, disoriented teachers, and psychologists who are overwhelmed by these situations, and to provide an approach to understand and overcome these obstacles that lead to school dropout and, in the long run, to school failure. Each chapter refers to a particular situation, analyzes the reason for it and then offers advice on how to combat this scourge.

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  Ghana Empire The: A Captivating...

  Captivating History

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  Ready to learn about one of the major medieval African empires? 
  Many people know about the Mali Empire and its famous ruler, Mansa Musa. But did you know there was a major empire that came before it? 
  Medieval African history tends to get ignored in favor of medieval European history. However, there is so much rich history to uncover, especially in the region of West Africa. 
  The Ghana Empire is considered one of the greatest empires in African history. There was an abundance of gold in the region, and the Ghana Empire was a powerful trading partner. Advancements were made in administration, allowing it to become a dominant power in the region. 
  History comes alive in this audiobook. Here are just a few of the things you will learn about:How the Ghana Empire rose to power in the first place;What people groups called the Ghana Empire home;The influence of Islam on the empireWhy trade was such a major factor in the empire’s control of the regionHow the Almoravids impacted the Ghana Empire;The decline and eventual downfall of this mighty power;And so much more! 
  Scroll up and click the “add to cart” button to begin learning about the Ghana Empire today!

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