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  A Girl Called Peter

  Peter Rebbechi

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  These memoirs are delightful to read, from the mischievous tales of Peter growing up to the emergence of a Peta, a young woman who chose to dedicate her life to serving others as a nurse and midwife. Her story is a life of daring, daring to stand up and speak out, daring to be that voice for others, daring to be different, and do it all with kindness and empathy.  
  Peta has touched so many lives and continues to do so. 
  An incredible storyteller, poet, writer and creative, Peta is a testament to a life well-lived. Her ability to love, care, and serve others seems to have no limits.  
  As Mahatma Gandhi said, "The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." 
  Lisa Evans - Speaker, Storyteller, Coach, Midwife.

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  A boy growing up under the nazi...

  GEORGE C KAKRIDAS

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  It’s a story about a child growing up during the barbaric. 
  German occupation, followed by the Greek Civil War. 
  A story of human fortitude for survival under horrific life events. 
  I immigrated to America and lived the American dream.

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  The Comet - From their pens to...

  W E B Du Bois

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  William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was born on the 23rd February 1868, in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.   
  He was the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1895.  As a sociologist his writing, including the classic 1903 work ‘The Souls of Black Folk’, introduced the concept of "double consciousness"—the sense of 'twoness' felt by Black Americans—and his famous statement, "The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line." 
  Du Bois was a seminal figure in the long fight for the full and immediate introduction of Civil Rights.  He was the only Black co-founder of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) and served as the editor of its influential magazine, ‘The Crisis’, which was not only a widely applauded platform for protest against segregation but a valuable literary space for black authors to gain an audience for their stories. 
  As well as writing widely and prolifically in non-fiction he also wrote novels and short story fiction, many of which were surprising in their choice of genre, including science fiction. 
  Although he embraced socialism and later Communism he became further disillusioned with the slow progress of the US Government to act on its promises and renounced his American citizenship and moved to Ghana in 1961. 
  W E B du Bois deid in Accra, Ghana on the 27th August 1963, one day before the March on Washington.  He was 95.

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  Calvin Peete - Golf's Forgotten...

  Gordon Hobson

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  His story is unprecedented in the world of golf. Born to a family of migrant laborers, Calvin Peete dropped out of school in the eighth grade, went to work picking crops, first swung a golf club at the age of twenty-three—and rose to the top of the PGA. 
   
   
   
  In Calvin Peete: Golf's Forgotten Star, Gordon Hobson tells for the first time Peete's incredible story. Hobson recounts how, when Peete joined the lily-white PGA tour in 1976, he stood out from the competition in more ways than one. Peete wasn't raised in country clubs and didn't learn the game at prestigious golf universities. He had a permanently bent left elbow and practiced endless hours in a public park to develop one of the most accurate swings in the history of golf. He endured years of futility and despair, but, eventually, he emerged as the best player on the Tour from 1982–86. 
   
   
   
  Calvin Peete's story is inspiring, but it also reveals the struggles many Black golfers endured even after the Caucasian-only clause was removed from the PGA's bylaws. He may have won twelve championships, played on the US Ryder Cup team twice, and won the prestigious Vardon Award, but the road to success wasn't easy. Calvin Peete: Golf's Forgotten Star shows how, even without the advantages some people are born into, one can find success through hard work, determination, and fortitude.

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  Know About "Socrates" - The...

  Saurabh Singh Chauhan

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  This is a small part of the book introduction: Hello, the explorers! Today, we embark on a fascinating journey into the world of "Socrates," a wise philosopher from ancient times. Socrates lived in the magical city of Athens, in ancient Greece, and his ideas have shaped the way we think about the world even today. 
  Chapter 1: Early Life and Background of Socrates, Athens in Ancient Greece 
  In this chapter, we'll travel back in time to ancient Athens, where Socrates was born. Athens was a vibrant city, full of thinkers, artists, and scholars. Socrates, though born into a simple family, had a curious mind that craved knowledge and wisdom. 
  Chapter 2: Socrates' Humble Beginnings 
  Socrates didn't have a fancy upbringing, but his love for learning knew no bounds. He spent his days wandering around the city, engaging in thought-provoking conversations with people from all walks of life. Little did he know that these conversations would become the foundation of his teachings.

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  Pertinax - The Son of a Slave...

  Simon Elliott

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  The son of a former slave, Pertinax was the Roman Emperor who proved that no matter how lowly your birth, you could rise to the very top through hard work, grit and determination. 
   
   
   
  Born in AD 126, Pertinax made a late career change from working as a grammar teacher to a position in the army. As he moved up the ranks and further along the aristocratic cursus honorum, he took on many of the most important postings in the Empire, from senior military roles in fractious Britain, the Marcomannic Wars on the Danube, to the Parthian Wars in the east. He held governorships in key provinces, and later consulships in Rome itself. When Emperor Commodus was assassinated, the Praetorian Guard alighted on Pertinax to become the new Emperor, expecting a pliable puppet. But Pertinax was nothing of the sort and when he then attempted to reform the Guard, he was assassinated. His death triggered the beginning of the "Year of the Five Emperors" from which Septimius Severus, Pertinax's former mentoree, became the ultimate victor. 
   
   
   
  This previously untold story brings a fascinating and important figure out of the shadows. A self-made everyman, a man of principle and ambition, a role model respected by his contemporaries, Pertinax's remarkable story offers a unique and panoramic insight into the late 2nd century AD Principate Empire.

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