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  Housewife Assassin - The Woman...

  Geri Spieler

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  President Gerald Ford suffered two attempts on his life during his term in office: one by a young woman in Charles Manson's Family, Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, and the other by a far more unlikely candidate—an average middle-aged mother of five—Sara Jane Moore. After thirty years in contact with Moore in prison, journalist Geri Spieler deconstructs her life in Housewife Assassin, tracing the path from Moore's small-town upbringing in West Virginia to that fateful moment when she tried to assassinate the president. 
   
    
   
  Throughout Moore's dodgy life she hid her identity and misled those around her. Through the turbulent '60s and '70s, she married five times, abandoned children, faked amnesia, befriended Patty Hearst's father, became a revolutionary, and worked as an FBI informant turned double agent feeding information to the underground radicals, all before the assassination attempt. 
   
   
   
  From Spieler's insider correspondence and independent research, including interviews with President Ford himself, she confirms details (the gunshot missed the President's head by six inches) and debunks others (Sara Jane did not "shoot wild" as the press had reported) to deliver a compelling profile of a society lady turned elusive assassin.

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  Here on Gilligan's Isle

  Russell Johnson

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  Sit right back and take a nostalgic, first-hand look into the world of Gilligan's Island— everything you ever wanted to know about the show from the Professor himself, Russell Johnson. Directly from the ship's log, Johnson takes you to the day when Sherwood Schwartz shipwrecked seven strangers on a tiny desert isle— and America hasn't been the same since. Here on Gilligan's Isle is a treasure trove for true fans, featuring original interviews with all the cast, behind-the-scenes gossip, and trivia. Don't be fooled by imitations: this is the audiobook for anyone who ever loved— or even watched— Gilligan's Island!

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  Go Back to Where You Came From -...

  Wajahat Ali

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  Go back to where you came from, you terrorist! 
   
  This is just one of the many warm, lovely, and helpful tips that Wajahat Ali and other children of immigrants receive on a daily basis. Go back where, exactly? Fremont, California, where he grew up, but now an unaffordable place to live? Or  
  Pakistan, the country his parents left behind a half-century ago? 
   
  While living the American Dream, young Wajahat devoured comic books (devoid of brown superheroes) and fielded well-intentioned advice from uncles and aunties (“Become a doctor!”). He had turmeric stains under his fingernails, was  
  accident-prone, suffered from OCD, and wore Husky pants. That is, he was as American as his neighbors, with roots all over the world. Then, while Ali was studying at University of California, Berkeley, 9/11 happened. Muslims replaced  
  Communists as America’s enemy #1, and he became an accidental spokesman and ambassador of all ordinary, unthreatening things Muslim-y. 
   
  Now a middle-aged dad, Ali has become one of the foremost and funniest public intellectuals in America. In Go Back to Where You Came From, he tackles the dangers of Islamophobia, white supremacy, and chocolate hummus, peppering  
  personal stories with astute insights into national security, immigration, and pop culture. In this refreshingly bold, hopeful, and uproarious memoir, Ali offers indispensable lessons for cultivating a more compassionate, inclusive, and delicious America.

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  Forrest Tucker: The Bank Robber...

  Waleed Saleh

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.   
  In the annals of American criminal history, few stories captivate the imagination like that of Forrest Tucker—a man who transformed bank robbery into a profession and prison escape into high art. For sixty remarkable years, Tucker waged an intellectual war against the American penal system, executing an unprecedented 30 escape attempts with 18 stunning successes. 
  This meticulously researched biography takes readers deep into the mind of a criminal genius who refused to be broken by iron bars and concrete walls. From his troubled childhood during the Great Depression to his final, legendary escape from San Quentin Prison—America's most notorious maximum-security facility—Tucker's story reveals the extraordinary power of human will when pitted against impossible odds. 
  More than just a crime story, this book explores the complex psychology of rebellion, the thin line between genius and madness, and the eternal human quest for freedom. Tucker didn't just rob banks; he studied every prison like a scientist, turning each incarceration into a laboratory for innovation. His escapes weren't merely about freedom—they were masterpieces of planning, creativity, and audacious execution. 
  The climactic San Quentin escape, featuring a homemade boat, elaborate disguises, and split-second timing, reads like fiction but stands as documented historical fact. This operation broke a record that had stood unchallenged—no one had ever successfully escaped from San Quentin until Tucker and his accomplices proved that the impossible was merely improbable. 
  Based on extensive research, court records, and firsthand accounts, this book presents Tucker not as a hero or villain, but as a complex human being whose life raises profound questions about justice, freedom, and the price of refusing to surrender one's will to authority.

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  This Interim Time

  Oona Frawley

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  How do we live when our loved ones are dying? How do we make sense of the world in their wake? And how do we balance love in the present with memory of the past?
  As she witnesses her mother's descent into dementia and a beloved friend's cruel battle with cancer, Oona Frawley reconsiders the death of her father in New York decades earlier, the loss of her parents' home in Ireland before she was born, and the births of her own children. Balancing between grief at the passing of those closest to her, and joy at the emergence of new life, Frawley has wrought a stunning meditation on memory, family and the brief windows of life we share with those we love.
  Utterly humane, fearlessly honest and always, at its core, hopeful, This Interim Time is a powerful, moving work at once intensely personal and entirely universal.

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  Lieutenant General James...

  F. Gregory Toretta

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  A “fascinating and informative” reassessment of the underappreciated Confederate general’s achievements and ahead-of-his-time military strategy (Midwest Book Review).   Lieutenant-General James Longstreet, commander of the First Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia, was a brilliant tactician and strategist. Prior to the Civil War there were many technological developments, of which the rifled musket and cannon, rail transport, and the telegraph were just a few. In addition, the North enjoyed a great advantage in manpower and resources. Longstreet adapted to these technological changes and the disparity between the belligerents, making recommendations on how the war should be fought.   Longstreet made a mental leap to adjust to this new type of warfare. Many others didn’t make this leap, including Lee, Jackson, Bragg, Hood, and Jefferson Davis, and Longstreet’s advice went unheeded. In contrast to many southern generals, he advocated for defensive warfare, using entrenchments and trying to maneuver the enemy to assault his position, conserving manpower, resources, and supplies. With the advent of the highly accurate and long-range rifled musket, offensive tactics became questionable and risky. This caused Longstreet to come into conflict with General Robert E. Lee at Gettysburg, and with General Bragg at Chickamauga.   Longstreet, a pragmatic and methodical general, was never given full authority over an army in the field. Had his suggestions been utilized there would have been a better outcome for the South. Many historians and biographers have misunderstood Longstreet and his motives, but this work offers a fresh perspective. It takes a new viewpoint of the Civil War and the generals who tailored their designs to pursue the war, analyzes Longstreet’s views of the generals and the tactics and strategy they employed, and examines why Longstreet proposed and urged a new type of warfare.

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