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  Summary: The First Minute - How...

  Brooks Bryant

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  Disclaimer: This is NOT the official book; this is a summary & it does NOT accompany the official book. 
  Our summary book gives you the key takeaways on Chris explaining how to handle different scenarios, from formal business settings to casual social encounters, with practical advice and real-world examples. It empowers readers to overcome their communication apprehensions and confidently engage in various forms of dialogue. 
  Whether you're a business professional looking to negotiate deals, a team leader aiming to inspire your members, or an individual striving to enhance your interpersonal skills, "How to Start Conversations That Get Results: The First Minute" equips you with the necessary tools to transform your conversations into pathways for achieving your objectives. The book emphasizes that with the right approach, every conversation holds the potential to yield beneficial results.

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  Detroit in World War II

  Gregory D. Sumner

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  When President Roosevelt called for the country to be the great "Arsenal of Democracy," Detroit helped turn the tide against fascism with its industrial might. Locals were committed to the cause, putting careers and personal ambitions on hold. Factories were retooled from the ground up. Industrialist Henry Ford, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, aviator Charles Lindbergh, legendary boxer Joe Louis, future baseball Hall of Famer Hank Greenberg and the real-life Rosie the Riveters all helped drive the city that was "forging thunderbolts" for the front lines. With a panoramic narrative, author Gregory D. Sumner chronicles the wartime sacrifices, contributions, and everyday life of the Motor City.

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  Ordinary Wonder Tales

  Emily Urquhart

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  A journalist and folklorist explores the truths that underlie the stories we imagine—and reveals the magic in the everyday. 
  “I’ve always felt that the term fairy tale doesn’t quite capture the essence of these stories,” writes Emily Urquhart. “I prefer the term wonder tale, which is Irish in origin, for its suggestion of awe coupled with narrative. In a way, this is most of our stories.” In this startlingly original essay collection, Urquhart reveals the truths that underlie our imaginings: what we see in our heads when we read, how the sight of a ghost can heal, how the entrance to the underworld can be glimpsed in an oil painting or a winter storm—or the onset of a loved one’s dementia. In essays on death and dying, pregnancy and prenatal genetics, radioactivity, chimeras, cottagers, and plague, Ordinary Wonder Tales reveals the essential truth: if you let yourself look closely, there is magic in the everyday.

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  Nana Said Don't Drink That

  Aroara

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  Another lesson learned from Nana in Nana Said "That drink is for Grown folks". Discussions about alcohol and drinking. The Nana Said series focuses on lessons intended for kids, but thought provoking for parents.

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  Younger Dryas Period The: The...

  Editors Charles River

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  From about 12,900 to 11,700 before present (BP), near Ice Age conditions returned to the Northern Hemisphere of the planet. It was a sudden shift from the warm temperatures that had prevailed for nearly 2,000 years. This period is referred to by archaeologists, geologists, and earth scientists as the Greenland Stadial, but it is more commonly known as the Younger Dryas. The Younger Dryas marked the end of the last glacial period, the end of the Pleistocene Era, and the beginning of the Holocene Era, which is the current era. It was a period of great change, when climate change happened quite quickly, directly affecting the flora, fauna, and humans of the Northern Hemisphere in the process. The impact on the human populations was perhaps most important because, in some places, it virtually destroyed emerging cultures, while in other places, it might have propelled humans to develop new survival traits and technologies later used to move humanity into the Neolithic era. Although scholars now know quite a bit about the Younger Dryas, many elements of it are still debated. Other aspects serve as a predictor of what humans can expect in the future. 
  	There is, however, still plenty of information about the Younger Dryas that remains unknown or open to debate. Not all scholars agree on the dates of the Younger Dryas or how long it lasted. Even more controversial are the alternate theories about what caused the Younger Dryas and the effect it had on the Northern Hemisphere’s bio-populations. This book examines the background of the Younger Dryas, its effects on bio-populations, and how it contributed to the emergence of the Neolithic Era. Alternative theories will be examined and compared to more standard ideas currently prevailing in academia.

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  Paraguayan War The: A...

  Captivating History

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  Explore the captivating history of a war that often isn’t mentioned in US textbooks. 
  The Paraguayan War of 1864–1870 was the bloodiest war between nations in South American history. Discover how tiny Paraguay had a tyrant with a giant ego and the largest army on the continent and how and why he invaded Brazil and Argentina. Learn about the biggest naval battle in South America’s history and about the Paraguayan fortress called South America’s Gibraltar. 
  You’ll also learn about how the king of Portugal moved to Rio de Janeiro with his court to escape Napoleon and how he declared Brazil to be co-equals with Portugal. Learn how his son and grandson became emperors of the independent Empire of Brazil. 
  Find out about Eliza Alice Lynch, the woman from Ireland who was a tyrant’s lover and owned more property than any other woman in the world. You’ll be captivated by her outrageous love for a murderous tyrant and how she followed him to his death, burying him and her oldest son in a grave she dug in the mud with her bare hands. 
  In this audiobook, you will learn about the following:The Jesuit missions to the Guaraní, an independent theocracy unique in history;Dr. José Gaspar de Francia, or El Supremo, who required foreign visitors to stay in Paraguay for the rest of their lives;Carlos Antonio López, El Excelentisimo, who grew so fat he could not ride a horse;Francisco Solano López, El Mariscal, who thought firing squads were a waste of bullets and had executions done by bayonet or machete;How Uruguay and Paraguay survived being bordered by superpowers;How an army of boys and old men continued a war for more than a year; 
  Click the “add to cart” button to learn more about this relatively unknown but thoroughly interesting war!

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