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  In the Arena

  Beau Robinson

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  Success isn’t a linear path. There are unplanned twists and turns, soaring highs and devastating lows. But through it all, there are certain traits that set the successful apart from the rest of the pack … 
  In his first book, former professional rugby player turned business leadership coach, Beau Robinson, delivers a fresh perspective on what it takes to find success—in business and in life. 
  In the Arena is the culmination of an often turbulent yet successful sporting career, a lifetime’s worth of lessons, and intensive study in business and mindset. 
  Whether you’re at the start of your journey or on the top of the mountain, every listener can benefit from Beau’s honesty, perspective, and good humor.

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  Kublai Khan: The Life and Legacy...

  Editors Charles River

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  Aside from Genghis, the most famous of the Mongolian rulers was Genghis’s grandson, Kublai Khan, who was raised as Mongolian in the traditional way, but also exposed to Chinese culture. Kublai’s father Tolui made sure all of his sons could ride and hunt, but he was apparently also concerned that they understood the characteristics and possibilities of the more settled regions under Mongolian rule. Thus, while Kublai and his brothers were still boys, his grandfather Genghis arranged a great Mongolian hunt. This traditional event involved many thousands of riders starting in a great circle and gradually moving into the center, driving the game in front of them. It was a hunt, but it was also a traditional kind of practice military exercise. Kublai killed a couple of small animals, and Genghis is reported to have been pleased with his grandsons.  
  	As Great Khan, Kublai Khan ruled the Mongolian Empire from his capital in modern-day Beijing, with a court that included Mongolians, Arabs, and Persians from throughout his empire. While Genghis may have been a warrior, Kublai was a man of culture, intellect and curiosity, and his court was a luxurious one rich in art, music, and goods. Under his reign, trade along the Silk Road was both easier and more efficient than ever before. Toll gates were removed, and traders could move freely from place to place. It was said that even women could travel safely with goods without fear of harm.  
  	Kublai was clearly an influential ruler, but what helped his legacy endure was that he hosted the famous Italian traveler Marco Polo, who stayed in China for years and described what he saw in detail. When Marco Polo’s travelogue was published back in Europe, it immediately became one of the most famous works on the continent, and while modern historians still debate which parts were factual and fictional, there can be no question that Kublai Khan was a monumental leader in Asia. 

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  How to Love Men When You Hate Men

  Blythe Roberson

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  READ BY THE AUTHOR 
  In this humorous yet deeply earnest reflection on love and relationships, the author of How to Date Men When You Hate Men and America the Beautiful? explores one of life’s greatest trials: actually loving a man. 
  In her twenties, Blythe Roberson was a woman who exclusively called herself a “girl,” one who had wildfire crushes on men, yet did something about them so rarely each kiss felt improbable to the point of miraculous. When she did stumble into longer-term entanglements, she doubted whether they were right. Nearly a decade later, Blythe is in her thirties and has fallen in love. She has achieved a good night’s sleep in the same bed as a man. She has gone on hormonal birth control, gotten HPV, and then beaten HPV. She has cleaned a man’s house, supported a man through grief, laid on a man’s chest in bed while he whispered, "On the count of three let’s both say our social security numbers." 
  But with her relative youth and all its undefined potential in the rearview mirror, Blythe must figure out what she actually wants from dating. And in finding out what she will and won’t do to be one-half of a couple, she finds one fully formed self—a self in pursuit of pleasure, kindness, and integrity. Returning to the page in her singular, comedic, and now slightly older and wiser voice, Blythe makes readers feel less alone as they deal with the pain—and the many pleasures—of loving men. 
  But more than a book about heartbreak or pain, this is a book about triumphs. It’s a book about finding love and learning what love is worth. After years of trying to convince men she was easy-going and not trying to pressure anyone into anything, and after years of trying to convince herself she didn’t need anything from a man and was okay just seeing where things led organically, Blythe lost all shame about her desire to love someone and to be loved. How To Love Men When You Hate Men is about the trials and the glories of both. 
  A Funny, Genuine Follow Up: A humorous but sincere exploration of love and commitment, and all the heartbreak they entail, by the author of How to Date Men When You Hate Men and America the Beautiful?  
  From Questioning Love to Celebrating Love: In her first book, How to Date Men When You Hate Men, Roberson wrote candidly about crushes, hooking up, and dating, even as she questioned whether relationships were right for her. In this follow up book, she reveals how she learned to leave behind her fear and shame and fall in love. She explains love’s joys and its pitfalls, and why it is the thing worth risking your heart and dignity (but never integrity!) for. 
  Moving from Youth to Adulthood: Roberson frames committed love as more challenging—and more rewarding—than casual dating, examining friendships, jealousy, breakups, marriage, and children. 
  The Essential Human Emotion: Written in her signature comedic voice, How to Love Men When You Hate Men reassures readers that love is real, difficult, and worth experiencing.

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  Making the Rounds - Defying...

  Patricia Grayhall

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  What was it like to survive an illegal abortion, come out as a lesbian, and train to become a doctor in the late 1960s and early '70s—before Roe v. Wade, before Title IX, and in a largely homophobic nation? 
  “Inspiring, heartfelt, and brutally honest at times, this is a book that will give women and those who care about them the strength and motivation to persevere . . .”—Seattle Book Review 
  In 1960s America, being different wasn't just difficult—it was dangerous. When teenage Patricia Grayhall realizes she's a lesbian, she faces an impossible choice: embrace her authentic self or conform to society's crushing expectations. Desperate to fit in, she attempts heterosexuality with devastating consequences. 
  But acknowledging her truth becomes Patricia’s salvation. Coming out gives her unexpected courage to shatter another barrier: defying the male-dominated medical establishment to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor. In lecture halls and hospital wards at a time when women medical students are rare and barely tolerated, Patricia fights for both her education and her right to exist as herself. 
  The 1970s brought second-wave feminism and promises of liberation, yet the reality remains treacherous. Being openly gay still means risking everything—career, reputation, safety. Love offers no easy refuge; each relationship carries its own lessons about trust, power, and vulnerability in a world that refuses to fully recognize her love life as legitimate. 
  Making the Rounds is a story of one woman's refusal to disappear, her choice of authenticity over acceptance, and her discovery that the courage to be yourself can transform not just your own life but pave the way for those who follow. 
   

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  The Magical Life of Marshall...

  John Moehring

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  This unique biography details the life of magician Marshall Brodien, most remembered for his long-running career as television's Wizzo the Wizard on WGN-TV's Bozo's Circus. His inspirational story begins in the late 1940s, when Brodien was a young magician in his first job as a Chicago magic shop demonstrator, then recounts his steady rise to show-business success, including appearances on the legendary Mike Douglas Show, and as a nightclub hypnotist in Chicago's posh Cairo Supper Club. The work concludes with an examination of Brodien's career as one of the most successful marketers of magic sets in the U.S.  
  This audiobook will appeal to anyone who appreciates a story about overwhelming determination and hard work. Brodien didn't take lemons and make lemonade. He took lemons and made lemonade stands. Whether you love gritty biographies or are a business person needing a new hero, The Magical Life of Marshall Brodien will take you where you need to go.

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  Facing Down the Furies - Suicide...

  Edith Hall

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  An award-winning classicist turns to Greek tragedies for the wisdom to understand the damage caused by suicide and help those who are contemplating suicide themselves 
   
  In Sophocles’ tragedy Oedipus the Tyrant, a messenger arrives to report that Jocasta, queen of Thebes, has killed herself. To prepare listeners for this terrible news, he announces, “The tragedies that hurt the most are those that sufferers have chosen for themselves.” Edith Hall, whose own life and psyche have been shaped by such loss—her mother’s grandfather, mother, and first cousin all took their own lives—traces the philosophical arguments on suicide, from Plato and Aristotle to David Hume and Albert Camus. 
   
  In this deeply personal story, Hall explores the psychological damage that suicide inflicts across generations, relating it to the ancient Greek idea of a family curse. She draws parallels between characters from Greek tragedy and her own relatives, including her great-grandfather, whose life and death bore similar motivations to Sophocles’ Ajax: both men were overwhelmed by shame and humiliation. 
   
  Hall, haunted by her own periodic suicidal urges, shows how plays by Sophocles and other Greek dramatists helped her work through the loss of her grandmother and namesake Edith and understand her relationship with her own mother. The wisdom and solace found in the ancient tragedies, she argues, can help one choose survival over painful adversity and offer comfort to those who are tragically bereaved. 
   
  Edith Hall is a professor in the Department of Classics and Ancient History at Durham University. She is the author of more than thirty books, including Aristotle’s Way: How Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life. She lives in Cambridgeshire, UK.

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