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  The American Transportation...

  Aaron W. Marrs

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  In the first half of the nineteenth century, transportation in the United States underwent an extraordinary transformation. In The American Transportation Revolution, Aaron W. Marrs explores the cultural influence of steamboats and railroads, which fascinated Americans across the country. 
   
   
   
  Demonstrating the wide cultural reach of steam transit, Marrs draws from an eclectic set of sources, including children's books, comic almanacs, musical works, sermons, etiquette guides, cartoons, and employee rulebooks. This rich tapestry of cultural production helped "naturalize" steam technology for Americans before they ever encountered steam transit in person. Before ever seeing a railroad, Americans could read a novel that took place on a railroad, see an image of a train on currency, or purchase piano music imitating a train. These cultural artifacts made these new forms of transport feel familiar and natural. 
   
   
   
  Marrs examines how cultural norms about travel emerged through the prescriptions of etiquette authors and the actions of travelers themselves, how enslaved people made innovative use of transportation networks to escape from slavery, and much more. Marrs convincingly demonstrates steam transportation's broad cultural impact on the United States, and how Americans, in turn, imprinted their own meaning on this new technology.

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  Rethinking Suicide - Why...

  Craig J. Bryan

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  An examination of how suicide prevention efforts largely fail due to the mistaken assumption that greater mental health awareness is the key to saving lives. 
   
   
   
  Rethinking Suicide is a critical examination of what we think we know about suicide, with particular focus on the assumed role of mental illness. Craig J. Bryan, a leading expert on suicide prevention, argues that most prevention efforts have failed because they disproportionately emphasize mental health-focused solutions such as access to treatment and crisis services. Instead of classifying suicide as a mental health issue, careful analysis of research findings suggest it should instead be seen as a highly complex problem with many risk factors—from personal decision-making styles, to the availability of lethal means, to financial uncertainty. As such suicide rates will not be curtailed by conventional solution-oriented thinking; rather, we need process-based thinking that may, in some cases, defy or contradict many of our long-held assumptions about suicide. Rethinking Suicide interweaves the author's firsthand experiences with explanations of scientific findings to reveal the limitations of widely-used practices and to introduce new perspectives that may trigger a paradigm shift in how we understand and prevent suicide.

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  Hope for Ukraine - Stories of...

  Kyle Duncan, Esther Fedorkevich,...

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  A Harrowing, Intimate Look into the Most Devastating War in Eight Decades 
   
   
   
  Part narrative, part wartime dispatch, Hope for Ukraine transports you into the gritty reality of war-torn Ukraine—and the front lines of faith, survival, and miraculous intervention. From scrambling to escape the bombs leveling their neighborhoods to fleeing sex traffickers in the chaos of border crossings to rescuing orphans trapped by Russian tanks, these stunning firsthand accounts tell the stories of real Ukrainians enduring terrible hardships with grit and grace. 
   
   
   
  Join bestselling writer Kyle Duncan and his coauthor Esther Fedorkevich—both with deep family ties to Ukraine—as they take you inside the conflict with dramatic boots-on-the-ground stories and eyewitness accounts of Ukrainian refugees, aid workers, soldiers, and families affected by the conflict. 
   
   
   
  As the world holds its collective breath, these stories reveal the unbreakable spirit of a nation under siege. Even amid the chaos and tragedy of Europe's largest war since World War II, God is indeed at work in redemptive ways.

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  Wu - The Chinese Empress Who...

  Jonathan Clements

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  Empress Wu Zetian (624-705 AD) was the only woman to be the sovereign ruler of imperial China. A teenage concubine of the Tang Emperor Taizong, she seduced his son while the emperor lay dying. Recalled from a nunnery as part of an intricate court power-game, she caused the deaths of two lady rivals, before securing her enthronement as the Emperor Gaozong's consort. She ruled in the name of her husband and two eldest sons, presiding over the pinnacle of the Silk Road, before proclaiming herself the founder of a new dynasty. Worshipped as the Sage Mother of Mankind and reviled as the Treacherous Fox, she was deposed aged 79, after angry courtiers murdered her two young lovers. The subject of countless books, plays, and films, Empress Wu remains a feminist icon and a bugbear of Chinese conservatism. Jonathan Clements weighs the evidence of her life and legacy: so charismatic that she could rise from nothing to the height of medieval power, so hated that her own children left her tombstone blank.

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  How To Win Against Student Debt...

  Andre Edwards

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  Student loans may stunt financial progress and get in the way of achieving life goals. This book offers motivation and practical strategies to pay off your student debt. 
  "How to Win Against Student Debt: Key Strategies to Pay Off Your Student Loans" is a comprehensive guide that provides readers with practical and effective strategies to help pay off their student loans. Written by Andre Edwards, a college graduate, this book is a must-read for anyone who wants to take control of their student debt and achieve financial freedom. Andre Edwards has personal experience in eliminating student loans and knows what it feels like to be set free from this debt using the keys that he has discovered. 
  With the burden of student debt becoming increasingly overwhelming, it can be difficult to know where to start when it comes to paying it off. This book offers a step-by-step approach to tips for reducing interest rates and accelerating debt payoff. 
  Written in an accessible and engaging style, "How to Win Against Student Debt" is a practical guide that encourages readers to develop growth mindset, cultivate a positive attitude towards money, and create a vision for their financial future. Whether you're a recent graduate, a mid-career professional, this book offers valuable insights and practical strategies for achieving financial success.

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  Drilled for Her Pleasure - MM...

  Randy Manners

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  He never could have imagined it would turn her on. 
    
  One liquor-laden night, and he’d told his wife everything. And now she wanted to watch. She seated herself in a corner of the bar as he sat down next to a sexy man in a Navy uniform. He didn’t know where to start, but he didn’t need to. Master Chief took control. The chief is hot and ready to teach a first-timer a few lessons – and he is more than happy to let dear wifey in on the action! 
    
  A steamy, short story full of man on man action and lady who loves to watch her man field get plowed!

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