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  George Stephenson - His...

  Kelly Mass

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  George Stephenson was a British civil and mechanical engineer who lived from June the 9th 1781 to August the 12th 1848. Stephenson, called the "Dad of Railways," was regarded by Victorians as a great example of exertion and a desire to enhance. Samuel Smiles, a self-help supporter, applauded his achievements in particular. The four feet eight +12 inches (1.435 m) basic gauge used by the majority of the world's trains is based upon his chosen rail gauge, at times described as 'Stephenson gauge.' 
  Rail transport, which was created by Stephenson and was a crucial element of the Industrial Revolution, was just one of the most essential innovative developments of the nineteenth century. The Mobility No. 1 was the first steam engine to transport guests on a public railway, the Stockton and Darlington Train, in 1825. It was built by George and his child Robert's company, Robert Stephenson & Business. The Liverpool and Manchester Train, which opened in 1830, was the world's first public inter-city train path to use engines. 
  In this book, you will learn more about his inventions and his life.

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  World’s Most Famous Physicists...

  Editors Charles River

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  It would be impossible to overstate the accomplishments and legacy of a man history has dubbed the “Father of Modern Science”. In his lifetime, Galileo straddled the epochs of the Renaissance and the Scientific Revolution, and it was his work and technological advances that helped usher in a brand new understanding of the solar system and the scientific method. Stephen Hawking himself has asserted, “Galileo, perhaps more than any other single person, was responsible for the birth of modern science." 
  Sir Isaac Newton is widely considered the most influential scientist in history, best known for the discovery of gravity and the subsequent laws of motion that he theorized. Schoolchildren around the world are still taught the famous legend about an apple falling on Newton’s head, but that colorful story and the preoccupation with Newton’s work in physics tend to make people forget Newton’s work in other fields.  
  Michael Faraday, an endlessly luminous mind equipped with an unflagging hunger for knowledge, possessed a hunger so ungovernable that not even poverty or social norms could stand in the way of his ambitions. Indeed, it was reportedly Albert Einstein's expertise in the lives of Maxwell and Faraday, as well as his mastery of their work and accomplishments, that landed him his first job. 
  Nikola Tesla was one of history’s greatest scientists, and though he is best known for his pioneering work with electricity, the fact that he is mostly remembered solely for that actually does a disservice to his legacy. Born a Serb in the Austrian Empire, Tesla came to the United States and worked in a laboratory for none other than the Wizard of Menlo Park, Thomas Edison.  
  Albert Einstein needs no formal introduction. He is known around the world as one of history’s most brilliant geniuses, and one of its most influential scientists. Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics.

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  The Year After Kahlia -...

  Kirsten O'Connor

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  What do you do when the unthinkable happens - and it happens to your child? 
  The Year After Kahlia is a raw and unfiltered memoir of the first twelve months after losing my daughter to suicide. It’s not a polished healing journey; it’s survival, it’s the truth most people are too afraid to say out loud. 
  Across a year of shock, numbness, guilt, anger, love, and unbearable longing, I take you inside the real experience of grief; the kind that changes your brain, your body, your identity, and your place in the world. 
  But this book is more than a story. 
  I explain what is actually happening inside you when grief hits; your nervous system, your hormones, your thoughts, your memory, your sleep, your body’s survival responses. I give you the language for things that often feel unspeakable. 
  And alongside each chapter, I offer gentle journal prompts, grounding tools, and reflection questions - practical ways to stay tethered to yourself when everything feels impossible. 
  This audiobook is for anyone who has lost someone they can’t imagine living without. 
  It’s for suicide-loss parents, supporters, and anyone wanting to understand grief from the inside out. 
  I don’t offer silver linings. 
  I don’t minimise the pain. 
  I simply tell the truth - with love, with courage, and with the hope that you feel less alone in your own ache. 
  If you’ve ever thought, “No one else gets it,” 
  I hope this book proves that someone does.

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  Escape from Appalachia - Who...

  Mary Frances Barron

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  Told through the eyes of a witty, outgoing, and curious little girl, Francie beautifully weaves together personal narratives and historical information about the ever-present American tragedy known as Appalachia. She peels back layers of her early life while walking us through the patches where coal miners and their families once lived, the impact of surviving in a contaminated environment, and the everyday threat of pollution, addiction, toothlessness, chronic depression, and abuse. An area where drugs and alcohol numb the pain of reality. Francie portrays the mindset and brokenness of the people and the hopelessness that can come from living in isolation and poverty. Her mother would daily herald this mantra, "One day you kids will get out of here."A delightful story that brings the reader to laughter and tears. It showcases an irrepressible drive to escape the grip of Appalachia on its sons and daughters.This book shows how a resilient spirit, undervalued, broken hearted, abandoned, and betrayed, can be restored.

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  Early Organized Crime in Detroit...

  James A. Buccellato, Scott M....

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  Social scientist and crime writer James A. Buccellato explores Detroit's struggle with gang violence, public corruption, and the politics of vice during the tumultuous first half of the twentieth century. 
   
   
   
  Though detectives denied it, the Italian mafia was operating in Detroit as early as 1900, and the city was forever changed. Bootleggers controlled the Detroit River and created a national distribution network for illegal booze during Prohibition. Gangsters, cops, and even celebrities fell victim to the violence. Some politicians and prominent businessmen like Henry Ford's right-hand man, Harry Bennett, collaborated closely with the mafia, while others, such as popular radio host Gerald Buckley, fought back and lost their lives.

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  Eating Nails for Breakfast - A...

  Chrissy Liu

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  You know that feeling of almost fitting in? You’re close enough to be included, but you never quite belong. And so you tell yourself you’re better off alone, because at least then, no one can leave you. 
  In Eating Nails for Breakfast, Chrissy Liu traces the pattern she’s carried since childhood. From the neighborhood pool where she was always the tag-along, through bad relationships, to the losses that just kept coming, Chrissy earned praise for never breaking. 
  She wore it like armor, and it didn’t fully protect her. 
  Now watching her daughter navigate the world, Chrissy is asking what she’s passing down: 
  • What did performing strength instead of feeling grief cost her? 
  • Why didn’t walking away first protect her from loneliness? 
  • Did she never belong, or did she just never let herself? 
  This is a book for women who’ve spent their lives on the outside looking in. It’s for anyone who’s been praised for not breaking and wondered what would happen if they finally did.

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