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  The PILOT Method - The 5...

  Elizabeth McCormick

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  Becoming a Black Hawk helicopter pilot wasn't easy, and from that experience came the realization that pilots- rotary or fixed wing, military or civilian, have a different thought process.  The rigors of flight training and the heightened state of awareness during flight changes who they are.  What makes pilots different?  Why are they revered as an industry and looked up to by children with awestruck eyes?   And how can the lessons learned as pilots translate into personal leadership and high level performance? The P.I.L.O.T. Method breaks down the 5 elemental truths to being a better leader of yourself through the experiences of pilots.  P-  Potential:  You have potential, are you confident in that potential, and how to boost it.  I-  Implementation:  What are you doing with your potential, and how to get more out of it.L-  Leadership:  The three pillars of leadership based on aviation principles and how they apply to you.O- Optimize:   Are you living your best life?  Learn how you CAN be more, do more, and live more.T- Tenacity:  Never give up.  How to find that toughness within you.   Through Elizabeth McCormick’s stories and those of her pilot friends, you’ll learn how to FLY-  First Lead Yourself.

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  A Room with a View

  E. M. Forster

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  One of E. M. Forster's most celebrated novels, A Room With a View is the story of a young English middle-class girl, Lucy Honeychurch. While vacationing in Italy, Lucy meets and is wooed by two gentlemen, George Emerson and Cecil Vyse. After turning down Cecil Vyse's marriage proposals twice Lucy finally accepts. Upon hearing of the engagement George protests and confesses his true love for Lucy. Lucy is torn between the choice of marrying Cecil, who is a more socially acceptable mate, and George who she knows will bring her true happiness. A Room With a View is a tale of classic human struggles such as the choice between social acceptance or true love.

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  Chicago's First Crime King -...

  Kelly Pucci

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  This true crime biography details the remarkable rise of the 19th century mob boss who ran Chicago from the streets to the mayor’s office.   Michael Cassius McDonald arrived in Chicago as a teenage gambler and scam artist who quickly hustled his way into running the city through its criminal underworld. Long before the reign of Al Capone, McDonald was Chicago’s original mob boss. He procured presidential pardons, fixed juries, stuffed mayoral ballot boxes, and operated the city's most popular—and most crooked—gambling parlor.    But McDonald also maintained a reputation as a decent man. He was a philanthropist who befriended Clarence Darrow, promoted the World's Fair, ran the Chicago Globe newspaper—where he employed Theodore Dreiser—and funded the Lake Street L. Meanwhile, he had multiple marriages mired in love triangles and murder trials. His remarkable story comes to life in this.

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  Diary of Samuel Pepys

  Samuel Pepys

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  The Diary of Samuel Pepys is perhaps the most well known collection of reminiscences. He maintained it, in secrecy, from 1660, the year of the Restoration, until 1669 when fear of blindness prevented his daily labours. Though it covers less than a decade, it offers a lively and detailed insight into a period and a personality – for he noted events in both public and private life. Famous passages include descriptions of The Plague and the Great Fire of London. In this presentation, key sections are set in historical context.

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  Man & Horse: The Long Ride...

  John Egenes

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  It's one thing to dream. It's another thing to follow that dream. In 1974 John Egenes saddled his young horse, Gizmo, and set off on an adventure that took them across the United States, from ocean to ocean. Ride along with them as they make their incredible journey, as they witness an America that no longer exists. 
  “An achingly beautiful memoir. The experiences of a young man viewed with the wisdom and perspective of an old one. We love what passes. The Epilogue is one of the most moving I have read. ~ GoodReads review

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  The New Negro - Voices of the...

  Alain Locke

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  A portrait of the vibrant world of 1920s Harlem, with writings by Langston Hughes, W. E. B. Du Bois, Zora Neale Hurston, Claude McKay, Walter White, and more. The Harlem Renaissance was a landmark period in African American history—a time when black poets, musicians, intellectuals, civil rights activists, and others changed the social and cultural landscape in enduring ways. Its influence went far beyond the confines of uptown New York City, as it incorporated voices from the Great Migration, in which African Americans moved north in vast numbers; and elevated artists and thinkers who would become iconic figures in not only Black history, but also American history. Now considered the definitive work of the Harlem Renaissance, The New Negro features fiction, poetry, and essays that shaped the era.   “A book of unusual interest and value.” —The New York Times   “[Locke was] the godfather of the Harlem Renaissance.” —Publishers Weekly   “Alain Locke is a critical—and complex—figure in any discussion of African-American intellectual history.” —Kirkus Reviews

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