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  Sailor in the Desert - The...

  David Gunn

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  A British Royal Navy sailor recounts his service about the HMS Clio and the action he saw during the Mesopotamian campaign during World War I. 
   
  Sailor in the Desert is the personal account of a Royal Navy sailor’s experiences during the Mesopotamian campaign of 1915. As an able seaman on an armed sloop supporting the British expedition up the River Tigris, Philip Gunn’s recollections give a rare perspective of this ill-fated campaign. 
   
  At the outbreak of war, Phillip Gunn was serving on HMS Clio, a naval sloop fitted with sails and guns stationed in China and immediately tasked with hunting the soon-to-be-famous German cruiser Emden, but failed to prevent her escape. Gunn and Clio were next in action defending the Suez Canal against an attempted Turkish invasion before joining the expedition to invade Turkish-held Mesopotamia (Iraq). 
   
  When the River Tigris became too shallow for Clio, Gunn took over a Calcutta River Police launch. He towed improvised gunboats to bombard the enemy in close support of the advancing land forces, whose assaults on enemy positions he witnessed. Though he repeatedly came under fire, it was malaria which finally struck him down during the pivotal Battle of Ctesiphon. He was fortunate to survive the journey back downriver. 
   
  Sailor in the Desert is an authentic account drawn from Phillip Gunn’s unpublished memoirs as well as conversations with the author, his son David. It is illustrated with archive photographs and colour paintings by Philip Gunn himself.

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  Time to Fly - Life and Love...

  Eileen Robertson Hamra

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  Reality, as Eileen Robertson Hamra perceived it, was instantly altered the moment authorities confirmed that the plane her husband was piloting had crashed, and he had not survived. With her three young children, Eileen entered the desolate world of grief and loss, but where she arrived was northing short of miraculous. 
  Between the valleys of grief and the peaks of hope, she discovered that keeping promises to the dead is a lifelong act, and honoring one love does not mean forgoing the freedom and joy that is found in reopening your heart, trusting in new love, and expanding your definition of family. 
  Time to Fly is the story of how one woman chose to view the tragedy of her husband's death as an opportunity to strengthen the bond with her children, and to wake up her life's purpose. It is one woman's high-flying and turbulent journey to taking full possession of her potential by breaking beyond what she thought she would, should, and could do. 
  This powerful story is not only for the bereaved and those who support them, but for anyone who believes in the power of finding the silver lining in the darkest of situations and holding on to that sliver of light to begin to turn things around. We do not have complete control over our limited time on this remarkable planet, and so in the time we do have we must hold one another, build softness alongside resilience, and write our own flight plan. 
  Eileen Robertson Hamra is an author, speaker, philanthropist, yogi, and impact investor. As CEO of Fit Together, LLC, Eileen provides lifestyle and business coaching to individuals and companies looking to explore and expand what is possible for themselves, their businesses, and the future of the planet. Eileen lives in Chicago with her four children, husband, and big dog.

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  Ye Hay Zindagi

  Dr Shershah Syed

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  Ye Hay Zindagi is an audio book of true life events. Ye Hay Zindagi is written by Dr Shershah Syed. This audio book is 2 hrs, 52 min & 29 sec in duration. Ye Hay Zindagi audio book contains 9 stories.

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  Embrace the Avatar Meher Baba -...

  Geoffrey Giuliano

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  Enter into ageless philosophy of the great, silent spiritual master Avatar Meher Baba in this comprehensive compendium of this iconic teacher’s greatest thoughts and ideas. Sri Meher Baba is the popular spiritual master of the great Pete Townshend of the iconic rock band The Who, as well as the inspiration behind the composer’s greatest works. Written, produced, and narrated by Baba historian, author, and actor Geoffrey Giuliano. Here is a rare audio encounter that's a must-have for everyone, perfect for all school or university collections. Note: Geoffrey Giuliano will donate all of his proceeds from this project to the Vrndavana Widows and Children’s Fund (VWCF), a New York State charitable organization. Meher Baba quotations are © 2018 by the Avatar Meher Baba Perpetual Public Charitable Trust. Used herein by the kind permission of Ms. Mani S. Irani.   Music by AudioNautix

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  Raped Black Male: A Memoir

  Jr. Kenneth Rogers

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  Raped Black Male tells my story of being homeless and struggling to overcome depression while coming to terms with being sexually assaulted by my sister at age eight. Beginning in my middle school years, the novel weaves its way through the '90s to present day, as the stress of exceeding expectations of what it means to be a black male and the crippling unspoken belief that says (without saying) — it's impossible for a man to be raped — has forced one mental breakdown after another, resulting in thoughts of suicide. This memoir is filled with depth, humor, and honesty about the reality and myth of what it means to be a black male (not all of us can handle a basketball or football), while explaining the burden and responsibility each assigned title has had on my life, the way I prepare my seventh grade students to enter the world, and the way my shattered thoughts have forced me to interact. Using original journal entries written during my early life, each page is inspirational and told from the heart.

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  Happily Ever After - Celebrating...

  Susannah Fullerton

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  “An intelligent and generous companion to Pride and Prejudice: its author and her era, characters, language, reception, [and] adaptations.” —Sydney Morning Herald 
   
  Pride and Prejudice has a fair claim to being the world’s favorite novel. Read and studied from Cheltenham to China, it’s been translated into many languages and made into countless films.  
   
  This book, from longtime Jane Austen Society of Australia president Susannah Fullerton, describes how Austen wrote her masterpiece, its lukewarm initial reception, and its evolving popularity. As well as discussing sex-symbol Mr. Darcy, charming heroine Elizabeth Bennet, and the superb range of comic characters, she discusses the novel’s style: its wicked irony, brilliant structuring, and revolutionary use of the technique known as “free indirect speech.” 
   
  Readers through the years have both loved the book and hated it, and the reactions of writers, politicians, artists, and explorers can tell us as much about the reader as they do about the book itself. Pride and Prejudice has morphed into many strange and interesting forms: screen adaptations, sequels, prequels, and updates. Happily Ever After explores these—and the wilder shores of zombies, porn, dating manuals, T-shirts, tourism, and therapy. 
   
  “[The illustrations are] as much fun as the text.” —Star-Tribune 
   
  “An enjoyable and loyally enthusiastic tribute . . . contains thoughtful plot and character summaries useful for orienting the school student, and is full of trivia for Austen enthusiasts (the term ‘Janeites’ was coined in 1884).” —Times Literary Supplement

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