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  A Sometimes Paradise -...

  Mark E. Miller

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  "Outstanding memoir . . . as well as closely observed, poignant, and wistful." —C. J. Box, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Three-Inch Teeth 
   
   
   
  A captivating, unfiltered account of growing up on a ranch, where every decision defines character 
   
   
   
  A Sometimes Paradise is a moving personal journey into the rugged beauty and hardscrabble challenges of Wyoming ranch life that shaped Mark Miller as a boy and then as a young man. 
   
   
   
  Against the backdrop of deadly ice storms and punishing droughts in a harsh, unforgiving environment, Mark shares stories of adventures, misadventures, and invaluable lessons he learned along the way. As he adapted to the rugged Wyoming terrain, he forged an unbreakable connection with the land and animals—and discovered the true power of family and friendship. 
   
   
   
  An eloquent account of self-discovery, A Sometimes Paradise paints a vivid portrait of resilience and a steadfast commitment to a vanishing way of life. More than a memoir, it is a testament to the enduring spirit of the American West and the people who call it home.

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  The Big Day - Saying "I Do" Only...

  Lisa Cheek

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  For fans of Sloane Crosley, a sharp, funny memoir from the acclaimed author of Sit, Cinderella, Sit about love, commitment, and whether she’s ready for marriage right before turning fifty. 
   
  For years, Lisa Cheek has believed long-term commitment isn’t in her genes. Her romantic history has followed a familiar pattern: date a lot and widely, but never settle down. When anyone has wanted to marry her, she’s run away. So even she is surprised when, at forty-nine, she finally says “yes” to a proposal and commits fully to her boyfriend, Big Johnson. But when she finds out on their wedding day, after the vows, that they aren’t actually married, she hesitates. Should she take this as a sign to run while she still can? 
   
  In The Big Day, Lisa Cheek invites us inside one unforgettable wedding day, with its attending hilarity, chaos, and unexpected turns. As everything begins to unravel she looks back on a lifetime of relationships—her own and those of her family and friends—searching for patterns, meanings and the truth about what makes love last. 
   
  Witty, unflinching and deeply relatable, The Big Day is a memoir about late-in-life love, marriage, and the complicated question so many people face: When it really matters, do you stay or do you go?

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  Western Han Dynasty The: A...

  Hui Wang

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  The Western Han Dynasty: A History of China, PART THREE takes you on a journey through ambition, betrayal, war, and the struggle for power. From Emperor Yuan’s court to the dynasty’s fall and rebirth under Liu Xiu, this book brings to life the rulers, rebels, and visionaries who shaped one of China’s most fascinating eras. 
  Inside the imperial palace, love and power intertwined. Figures like Zhao Feiyan, a dancer turned empress, and the “Cut-Sleeve Emperor,” whose personal life left a historic mark, rose to prominence. Meanwhile, political schemes brewed. Wang Mang, a seemingly noble reformer, seized the throne, triggering chaos, rebellion, and his own dramatic downfall. 
  Beyond the palace, Han power extended through diplomacy and war. General Chen Tang’s bold campaign proved Han’s far-reaching influence. Meanwhile, Wang Zhaojun, sent to marry a Xiongnu chieftain, sacrificed her status to bring peace beyond the Great Wall. 
  As the empire crumbled, Liu Xiu waited. Patient and strategic, he seized the moment to lead a rebellion that restored the Han Dynasty. His rise marked the climax of this era of transformation. 
  This is more than history—it’s a saga of power, betrayal, sacrifice, and resilience. If you love epic tales of real-life intrigue and legacy, this book will draw you deep into the Western Han's dramatic rise, fall, and rebirth.

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  Odeon: An Ode

  Theophilus Kwek

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  Directly across from the Raffles Hotel Arcade was once a movie theatre that, for an evening at a time, whisked an entire generation away from the grimy streets of 1960s Singapore. In these cinematic pages, we delve into the many lives of 331 North Bridge Road: as rubber factory, postwar cabaret, trade union headquarters and more, tracing the stories of two individuals as they thread through this unlikely window between worlds. Will the old building give up its secrets? Part memoir, part historical reimagination, Odeon examines what it takes to build a life—or a nation—at the crossroads of fate.

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  Travel Essays

  Robert Louis Stevenson

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  Best known for his fiction and poetry, Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson was also a prolific travel writer. This ebook is a collection of his travel works. In his earliest book, "An Inland Voyage," Stevenson and a friend paddle their canoes from Antwerp to the north of France. Along the way, they meet with fellow travelers, innkeepers, sportsmen, and the police. "Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes" is his illustrated guidebook to the Scottish capital, covering both the history and the nineteenth-century present of the city and its people. In "Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes" Stevenson makes a walking trip in mountainous central France, accompanied, aided, and occasionally obstructed by the donkey Modestine. Both "An Inland Voyage" and "Travels with a Donkey" are considered two of the first popular books in outdoor literature, written at a time when hiking and camping were still uncommon recreational activities. In 1878 Stevenson traveled to California, were he married and lived for a few years. He documented his journey in several books and essays. "The Amateur Emigrant" describes the passage from Scotland to New York and "Across the Plains" describes the journey by train from New York to California. In "The Old and New Pacific Capitals" he describes the cities of Monterey and San Francisco. Finally, "The Silverado Squatters" is a memoir of Stevenson's honeymoon to the Napa Valley with his wife Fanny. The remaining travel essays cover shorter trips in Europe and Stevenson's general reflections on the nature of travel.

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  The Keelie Hawk - Poems in Scots

  Kathleen Jamie

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  Read by the author, Kathleen Jamie.The Keelie Hawk is a landmark collection from Kathleen Jamie, the current Makar (National Poet) of Scotland. For the first time, Kathleen Jamie has brought her astonishing lyric talent to the language of her homeland, with outstanding results. The Keelie Hawk is a deeply resonant collection written in Scots, with each poem accompanied by a translation into English. Its publication is a significant event in Scottish literature, not only a reclaiming by one of our finest poets of the mouth-music of literary Scots, but a furthering of that language: ‘by making poems, a language develops’, Jamie observes in a fascinating afterword.

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