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  Facets of the American South -...

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  This collection of essays brings together an international group of scholars who discuss various facets of the American South in popular culture, literature, the arts, and throughout history. It includes reflections on place, on the importance of memory in shaping individual identity, and on race, class and gender. All the contributions confirm Howard's Zinn's idea that the South "is not damnable, but marvelously useful, as a mirror in which the nation can see its blemishes magnified, so that it will hurry to correct them." This volume sheds light on the "marvelous" sides of the South though it does not overlook its darker ones, thus making it possible to better understand this peculiar region.

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  Learn German for Beginners -...

  Jasmin Voges, Nils Robin Staats

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  German Journey – Lesson 5: Turn everyday spaces and outdoor adventures into practical German. Guided by teacher Jasmin and learner Ari, this beginner lesson starts at home with the words you actually use: living room, kitchen, and bedroom essentials, plus easy decor and placement phrases that help you talk about sofas, tables, beds, lamps, picture frames, plants, fridges, and more. Short repeat-after-me prompts and quick roleplay moments keep you speaking from the first minute, while a light quiz locks in the core vocabulary. In the second half, step outside to explore nature and weather: trees, flowers, forests, lakes, mountains, rivers, sun, clouds, wind, and seasonal basics. Clear pronunciation tips, friendly pacing, and frequent mini-reviews build confidence without overwhelm. Designed for absolute beginners (A1), the tracks focus on high-frequency words and simple sentence patterns you can use immediately at home, on walks, or while traveling. Save the album, revisit key tracks for spaced practice, and watch your everyday German grow naturally.

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  A Classic Interview with Rock...

  Syd Barrett

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  Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett (January 6, 1946 to July 7, 2006) was an English singer, songwriter, guitarist and co-founder of Pink Floyd. He was the band's frontman and primary songwriter for their debut album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967), and portions of their second album, A Saucerful of Secrets (1968). In April 1968, Barrett was ousted from Pink Floyd amid speculation of mental illness and his use of psychedelic drugs. In 1972, Barrett retired from public life and guarded his privacy until his death of pancreatic cancer in 2006. The following is from an August 1967 interview.

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  The Common Reader - "Volume 2"

  Virginia Woolf

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  Do not think, because this collection of essays is titled Volume 2, that there is anything lesser or additional to it. Here is Virginia Woolf at her most entertaining and informative, relishing the portraits and insights she presents as she surveys a varied collection of individuals in English society and English literature. 
   
  The subjects range from the Elizabethans to Thomas Hardy, and then concludes, unexpectedly, with ‘How Should One Read A Book?’ Here is one delight after another: twenty-six occasional pieces (journalistic diversions) which demonstrate that her eye for history, for an individual’s place in history and in books, is just as acute and vivid as any character in her better-known novels. 
   
  Many are familiar names. John Donne, Robinson Crusoe, De Quincey, Lord Chesterfield. There is Dr Burney’s Evening Party and George Gissing, names which indicate there is no overall scheme whatsoever! Woolf champions certain figures, such as Mary Wollstonecraft (admiring her personal stance and strength) and yet has time to cast a softer, kindly eye on Dorothy Wordsworth. The detail contained in these portraits will last long in the memory—Beau Brummell descending from being the unimpeachable dandy to a sad decline; the curious eccentric personality of the poet and hymn writer William Cowper and his affection for Lady Austen. 
   
  Time and again, the skill and the wit of the great writer that is Virginia Woolf simply stops one in one’s tracks, as in her opening lines on Laurence Sterne. The essay is on A Sentimental Journey but she starts with tipping the hat to Tristram Shandy, which appeared when the author was 45. Woolf comments on Sterne: ‘No young writer could have dared to take such liberties with grammar and syntax and sense and propriety and the longstanding tradition of how a novel should be written. It needed a strong dose of the assurance of middle age and its indifference to censure to run such risks of shocking the lettered by the unconventionality of one's style, and the respectable by the irregularity of one's morals. But the risk was run and the success was prodigious.’ What a final sentence! Has the 21st century little time for the elegant essay, the joy of focused wit, of kindness, of acute observation, where the very brevity of format provides a space in which to think and reflect? In The Common Reader Volume 2, (published in 1932), the essay lives on and even more so in this sensitive and engaging book by Georgina Sutton.

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  Migrapreneurs - The Potentials...

  Ephraim Osaghae

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  Immigrants are people who have moved to new countries in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. This valuable resource is primarily for them; especially those having doubts about their potentials and entrepreneurial skills, and applying the advantages in their new locations. 
  Give a man (or a woman) a fish and you feed him for a day;  
  Teach a man (or a woman) to fish and you feed him for a lifetime;  
  What about the man or woman owning a pond or two containing fishes? 
  This book provides exclusive insights into Migrapreneurs (migrants + entrepreneurship), the who, what, why, and how. It will inform, inspire, and challenge readers to courageously exploit the advantages of their diversity in the context of entrepreneurship and business. They can take charge of their destinies by creating robust options while depending less on the already challenged economic and social welfare systems in the new countries. 
  Before you start reading, please prepare your mind for a journey that requires discipline and focus. What this book offers you is a path most immigrants don’t take due to can’t-do mindset, scarcity mentality, fear of the unknown, and lack of appropriate support. Reading this book, and taking prescribed actions, will assuredly provide you with a trigger for getting on the path to greatness.

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  Ruined by the Rugby Team (Gay...

  Archer Vale

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  They set up a camera in my room. They’re always watching. 
  To join the rugby team, I need to prove myself. I need to show that I can follow instructions. 
  That meant letting them place a camera in my room. That meant getting naked on my bed while they streamed hardcore videos for me. 
  They’ve made me do unspeakable things while my girlfriend watched. My dignity has been shattered. 
  But now I’ll finally receive my reward. Under the bleachers, we’ll conduct the ceremony. 
  I’m going to marry the rugby team. 
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  CONTAINS EXPLICIT GAY SEXUAL CONTENT. 
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