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  A Year of Glory and Gold - 1932...

  Kevin C. Kearns

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  The 1930s in Ireland is often thought of as a bleak period of economic stagnation and unemployment. But 1932, hailed by the Irish Press as a 'new era', was an early glimmer of the modernity and success Ireland would later reach: a sequence of events and achievements that included technological advances in travel, agriculture, home appliances and entertainment; Olympic gold medals and the meteoric rise of boxing phenomenon Jack Doyle; a spectacular Eucharistic Congress; sweepstakes and a so called gold rush; as well as the election of Éamon de Valera and transformations in politics and culture.
  The soundtrack scoring all this change was the jazz craze, which landed in Ireland in the early 1930s and flourished throughout the country, loosening the conservative social and moral order of the time. Jazz brought new forms of dress, lifestyle and behaviour, exciting and exhilarating a younger generation for the future, while leaving an older generation wary of such rapid change.
  A Year of Glory and Gold is an energetic and exuberant biography of a bright year in Ireland's history, combining deep archival research with spirited storytelling by one of Ireland's best-loved social historians.

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  ADHD - A Guide to Understanding...

  Amanda Allan

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  ADHD: A Guide to Understanding and Managing ADHD 
  Unlock the Mystery of ADHD today with this Comprehensive Guide! 
  Does your mind feel like it's always on the move, hopping from one thought to another like a lightning-fast pinball? Do you find it challenging to stay focused, or perhaps someone close to you is wrestling with these symptoms? If so, this is the book for you! 
  "ADHD: A Guide to Understanding and Managing ADHD" unveils the many facets of ADHD that often go unnoticed. Discover how this condition can manifest differently in each individual, influencing their attention span, impulsivity, and level of activity. 
  This guide will take you through the intricate process of diagnosing ADHD, explaining the various criteria that medical professionals use to identify this condition. Don't let lack of knowledge keep you in the dark. Illuminate your understanding with this comprehensive explanation of ADHD and its intricacies. 
  Moreover, this guide doesn't stop at understanding ADHD; it empowers you to take control. Explore the array of treatment options at your disposal, including medications, behavioral therapies, and lifestyle modifications. This book equips you with the knowledge to make informed decisions about ADHD management strategies, setting you or your loved ones on the path towards improved focus, better impulse control, and a balanced lifestyle. 
  Don't let ADHD control you; take control of ADHD! Grab your copy of "ADHD: A Guide to Understanding and Managing ADHD" and start your journey towards a better understanding of this complex condition.

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  The Murder of John Shakespeare -...

  Cary O'Dell, Richard L. Sprehe

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  Authors Cary O'Dell and Richard L. Sprehe lead a literary investigation of a brutal cold-case murder.
  In May 1975, in the small Southern Illinois town of Centralia, the body of one of its best-known residents, John Shakespeare, was found nearly nude, bound, and shot, execution-style, in the basement of his home. Shakespeare, sixty-nine, was a wealthy bachelor, an eccentric, an heir to the Shakespeare fishing fortune, a world-renowned collector of vintage cars, and, maybe, a possessor of a few secrets.
  Despite the victim being well liked in the community, state and local police, and eventually even the FBI and Interpol, found a plethora of suspects while investigating the crime. Could it have been his longtime business associate? Or the mysterious hitchhiker seen in town just days before his body was found? Or a long-ago name from his past?

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  Brockwood Park 1975 - Public...

  J. Krishnamurti

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  The Action of Total AwarenessPublic Discussion • Brockwood Park, 1975In this illuminating public discussion, J. Krishnamurti explores what it means to be totally aware.Is awareness a form of concentration, discipline or deliberate effort, or does it arise only when the mind observes without choice, judgement or resistance? Krishnamurti examines how thought divides experience into the observer and the observed, creating conflict and preventing direct perception.He asks whether complete attention can reveal the whole movement of consciousness and bring about action that is immediate, intelligent and free from the conditioning of the past.A profound enquiry into attention, self-knowledge, thought and the transforming quality of total awareness.

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  Tequila Wars - Jose Cuervo and...

  Ted Genoways

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  At the dawn of the twentieth century, José Cuervo inherited his family's humble distillery, La Rojeña, in the Tequila Valley. Within a decade, it would become Mexico's leading producer of tequila. But when the Mexican Revolution erupted, a charge of treason and a death threat against him by Pancho Villa forced Cuervo to flee. His disappearance turned him into an obscure, shadowy historical figure. 
   
   
   
  In Tequila Wars, award-winning author Ted Genoways restores Cuervo to his place as a key player in Mexico's formative period. Before the revolution, Cuervo's acclaim spread worldwide, and once war broke out, Cuervo remained an impresario, kingmaker, and cultural force. In the face of his own government's corruption and the nationalism of his northern neighbors, Cuervo reached American drinkers by establishing Mexico’s covert form of cross-border commerce with the United States. As the largest and most important distilleries in the Tequila Valley recognized the threat posed by Mexico's unraveling, Cuervo also lobbied for suspending normal competition in favor of "a union of tequila makers"—what would become the first Mexican cartel. 
   
   
   
  The first biography of Cuervo, Tequila Wars uncovers the history of the man who would forever change not only the business of tequila, but international relations between Mexico and the United States.

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  White Poverty - How Exposing...

  Reverend Dr. William Barber II,...

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  A generational work with far-ranging social and political implications, White Poverty promises to be one of the most influential books in recent years. 
   
   
   
  One of the most pernicious and persistent myths in the United States is the association of Black skin with poverty. Though there are forty million more poor white people than Black people, most Americans, both Republicans and Democrats, continue to think of poverty—along with issues like welfare, unemployment, and food stamps—as solely a Black problem. Why is this so? What are the historical causes? And what are the political consequences that result? 
   
   
   
  These are among the questions that the Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II, a leading advocate for the rights of the poor and the "closest person we have to Dr. King" (Cornel West), addresses in White Poverty, a groundbreaking work that exposes a legacy of historical myths that continue to define both white and Black people, creating in the process what might seem like an insuperable divide. Analyzing what has changed since the 1930s, when the face of American poverty was white, Barber, along with Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, addresses white poverty as a hugely neglected subject that just might provide the key to mitigating racism and bringing together tens of millions of working class and impoverished Americans.

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