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  American Men of Mind

  Burton Egbert Stevenson

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  "American Men of Mind" is a captivating collection of short biographies, chronicling the lives of notable intellectual men and women in American history. These individuals made significant contributions across various disciplines, leaving an indelible mark on the nation. From humble beginnings, they rose to prominence, shaping America into the country it is today

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  The Other Side - A Story of...

  Jennifer Higgie

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  The first major work of art history to focus on women artists and their engagement with the spirit world, by the author of The Mirror and the Palette.It's not so long ago that a woman's expressed interest in other realms would have ruined her reputation, or even killed her. And yet spiritualism, in various incarnations, has influenced numerous men without repercussion. The fact that so many radical female artists also drank deeply from the same spiritual well has been sorely neglected for too long.In The Other Side, we explore the lives and work of a group of extraordinary women. While the individual work of these artists is unique, these women loosely shared the same goal: to communicate with, and learn from, other dimensions.Weaving in and out of these myriad lives while sharing her own memories of otherworldly experiences, Jennifer Higgie discusses the solace of ritual, the gender exclusions of art history, the contemporary relevance of myth, the boom in alternative ways of understanding the world and the impact of spiritualism on feminism and contemporary art. A radical reappraisal of a marginalized group of artists, The Other Side is an intoxicating blend of memoir, biography, and art history.

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  Mother of Invention - Mother...

  Bridget Gillard

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  There is nothing conventional about the life and religious journey of Grace Costin. After a family tragedy caused her to reject God, she began on the long path back to faith through pioneering social work, a solo journey across the United States and a brief interlude as one of the first women police officers. Following a fleeting ministry as Sister Teresa in the Order of St Anne, she met the charismatic priest Bernard Walke, with whom she formed a loving but combative working partnership before experiencing a calling to create a religious Order unlike any that had existed before. Her quest took her from remote parishes in Cornwall to the slums of Paisley, an inner-city parish in 1930s London and the Isle of Wight until finally she found what she was searching for in the personal ads of the Daily Telegraph—a “Typical Thatched Devon farmhouse”.
  
   
  And so in the middle of the Second World War, aged 54 with a heart condition and no money, she set out to transform the run-down house in a remote corner of Devon into the Community she had dreamed of for so long. With the help of a series of remarkable women she had attracted along the way, she created Posbury St Francis—a community, not a convent, with sisters, not nuns, and a Mother, but not a Mother Superior.
  
   
  Mother of Invention is the story of how a woman, the daughter of a bigamous marriage, with no money, connections or academic background, founded her own religious Order which, at its height, was visited by over 2,000 people a year.

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  Dream Danger Destiny - A Life's...

  E. Stjerne

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  Hope is a young woman with dreams that are too big for her small town of Kiruna in northern Sweden. She dreams of adventures in faraway places, but many years later she discovers that her life is only full of commitments and limitations. At that moment, she has an epiphany that provokes her to change her life completely. 
  Join Hope on her journey around the world. The unexpected encounters, the hidden places, and the beauty of leaving all plans behind. See how these experiences give you new perspectives. 
  From Sweden to Guatemala, Hope has many ups and downs, but lately these experiences have taught her that it is the most important thing in life, and what our society appreciates is not necessarily what will make us happy. 

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  The Worst Journey In The World

  Apsley Cherry-Garrard

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  In 1910 famous explorer Robert Falcon Scott led the Terra Nova Expedition to the South Pole. The expedition was part scientific and part adventure: Scott wanted to be the first to reach the pole. The expedition was beset by hardship from the beginning, and after realizing that they had been beaten to the pole by Roald Amundsen's Norwegian Expedition, the party suffered a final tragedy: the loss of Scott and his companions to the Antarctic cold on their return journey to base camp. The Worst Journey in the World is an autobiographical account of one of the survivors of the expedition, Apsley Cherry-Garrard . It's a unique combination of fascinating scientific documentary, adventure novel, and with the inclusion of Scott's final journal entries, horror story. Journey is peppered throughout with journal entries, illustrations, and pictures from Cherry-Garrard's companions, making it a fascinating window into the majesty and danger of the Antarctic. Apsley Cherry-Garrard (died 1959) was an influential writer of the modernist period. Their work has endured across generations and continues to be read and studied worldwide. Memoir and autobiographical writing offer uniquely intimate access to lived experience. The Worst Journey In The World invites readers into a singular consciousness, sharing observations and reflections that transcend their specific historical moment to illuminate universal aspects of human life.

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  Abraham Lincoln: From Cabin to...

  Jamie Glick

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  This biography traces Abraham Lincoln’s improbable journey from a rugged Kentucky log cabin to the presidency during America's darkest hour.The Man Behind the Legend 
  Before becoming the "Great Emancipator," Lincoln was a frontier child and self-taught lawyer. This narrative explores the formative years that forged his character:The Wilderness & New Salem: Discover how manual labor, early loss, and life as a river-town store clerk transformed a rail-splitter into a resilient politician.The Path to Power: Witness his political rise through the Illinois legislature and his national emergence during the legendary Lincoln-Douglas debates.A Nation at War 
  As the 16th President, Lincoln led a house divided. This book examines his wartime leadership:Commander-in-Chief: His growth into a master strategist who managed a "team of rivals" and partnered with General Ulysses S. Grant.The Moral Pivot: The journey toward the Emancipation Proclamation, shifting the conflict from a war for union to a crusade for freedom.The Final Act: A vision for national healing cut short at Ford’s Theatre.Themes of Transformation 
  More than a list of dates, this is a study in resilience and empathy. It paints a portrait of a man who remained profoundly human—balancing sharp humor with deep personal melancholy—while saving a republic.

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