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  The Yalta Conference - The...

  Sage Winters

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  The Yalta Conference, held in February 1945, was a pivotal moment in the history of the 20th century, marking the intersection of military triumph and political strategy. As World War II neared its end, the leaders of the three major Allied powers—President Franklin D. Roosevelt of the United States, Prime Minister Winston Churchill of the United Kingdom, and Premier Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union—gathered in the Crimean resort town of Yalta to discuss the future of Europe and the post-war world. This summit was not only a negotiation of territory but a critical turning point that set the stage for the global dynamics that would shape the Cold War and the decades that followed. 
  The atmosphere at Yalta was charged with the urgency of closing the chapter on a devastating war while simultaneously navigating the fractured relations between the Allies. The conversations were less about compromise and more about power, as each leader sought to secure the best possible outcome for their respective nations. Roosevelt, with his idealistic vision of a world order based on cooperation and peace, worked to establish the groundwork for the United Nations, believing that international cooperation would prevent future wars. Churchill, wary of Soviet expansion, focused on ensuring the preservation of British influence in Europe and curbing the rise of Soviet power. Stalin, on the other hand, aimed to secure the Soviet Union's strategic interests, particularly in Eastern Europe, and to strengthen the USSR's position as a superpower. 
  The decisions made at Yalta were far-reaching, with agreements on the division of Germany, the establishment of post-war borders, and the promise of Soviet participation in the Pacific War against Japan. These discussions laid the foundation for the division of Europe into spheres of influence, with the Soviet Union asserting control over Eastern Europe, while the Western Allies sought to maintain democratic governance in the West.

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  Technology Turned Us Into Zombies

  Raphael Terra

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  This audiobook has been recorded using Text to speech (TTS). 
   
  Generations blame each other for the state of the world. Kids eat a daily course of mobile phone apps and social media burgers. News is reduced to fake edible sound bites. Television and movie stars are modern day photoshopped gods. Illusion and delusion are all around us. Marketing magic created to control and manipulate the stupid masses. 
   
  Reality TV stars are elected and glorified to greater heights as charity and care workers are forgotten. Zombies walk the streets desperate to find a Wi-Fi hotspot and an awesome place to take a selfie. Kids today need to find safe havens from social media attacks where their grandparents needed to find bunkers to save them from bombs. Hard times no longer means poverty and starvation, it means not having the latest fashion, mobile phone, game console and followers. An older generation wonder what all these new gender designations mean and how anybody can be fluid. They wonder why these youngsters don't want to work for a living and despair should we ever have another world war. 
   
  Today the last generation look upon the so-called Millennials and wonder where they went wrong. In this book, we are going to find out that we are all Millennials and how to change.

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  Dom Perignon: A short biography...

  5 Minutes, 5 Minute Biographies,...

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  Dom Perignon, French monk and inventor of champagne: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!

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  aka bpNichol - A Preliminary...

  Frank Davey

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  Reflecting on the career of a prominent poet, this biography focuses on Canadian wordsmith Barrie Nichol — more commonly known by his pen name, bpNichol — who was a practicing lay psychoanalyst and vice president of one the largest and long-lasting North American communes for more than a decade. Recognizing his international influence as both a visual and sound poet, Nichol's literary achievements are reviewed, including The Martyrology, a renowned, seven-volume poem, four novels, two musical comedies, six children's books, hundreds of hand-drawn visual poems, and even 10 episodes of Jim Henson's hit television series Fraggle Rock. Penned by one of Nichol's numerous literary collaborators, this account reveals the close connections among the writer's various activities, particularly how the autobiographical inquiries and Freudian dream theory linked with the young poet's biographical self-awareness. The book demonstrates how the Subject's main psychoanalytic client was his own writing, following Nichol as he explored its slips, accidental puns, and unintended meanings and implications for the communal future of the human species, both in high literature and comical prime time television.

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  Hitler's Girl - The British...

  Lauren Young

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  A timely, riveting book that presents for the first time an alternative history of 1930s Britain, revealing how prominent fascist sympathizers nearly succeeded in overturning British democracy—using the past as a road map to navigate the complexities of today’s turn toward authoritarianism. 
  Hitler’s Girl is a groundbreaking history that reveals how, in the 1930s, authoritarianism nearly took hold in Great Britain as it did in Italy and Germany. Drawing on recently declassified intelligence files, Lauren Young details the pervasiveness of Nazi sympathies among the British aristocracy, as significant factions of the upper class methodically pursued an actively pro-German agenda. She reveals how these aristocrats formed a murky Fifth Column to Nazi Germany, which depended on the complacence and complicity of the English to topple its proud and long-standing democratic tradition—and very nearly succeeded. 
  As she highlights the parallels to our similarly treacherous time, Young exposes the involvement of secret organizations like the Right Club, which counted the Duke of Wellington among its influential members; the Cliveden Set, which ran a shadow foreign policy in support of Hitler; and the shocking four-year affair between socialite Unity Mitford and Adolf Hitler. 
  Eye-opening and instructive, Hitler’s Girl re-evaluates 1930s England to help us understand our own vulnerabilities and poses urgent questions we must face to protect our freedom. At what point does complacency become complicity, posing real risk to the democratic norms that we take for granted? Will democracy again succeed—and will it require a similarly cataclysmic event like World War II to ensure its survival? Will we, in our own defining moment, stand up for democratic values—or will we succumb to political extremism? 
  Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

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  Playful Minds - Transforming...

  Lily Parker

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  "Playful Minds: Transforming Education with Gamification" invites educators, parents, and innovators to reimagine learning through the magic of gamification. Exploring the fusion of education and fun, it delves into game design principles and psychology, offering insights into motivation and effective learning techniques. From crafting educational games to leveraging technology like AR and VR, the book ensures inclusivity and provides actionable tools for creating gamified classrooms. With case studies and a supportive community, it empowers educators to lead the way towards a future where learning and play intertwine, fostering a lasting love for learning.

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