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  Burke Masters had the perfect game plan for his life: he was going to become a Major League Baseball player. As a star infielder for Mississippi State with a game-winning grand slam to help his team reach the College World Series, he was well on his way to the career of his dreams. But little did he know that his life-changing call would not be from a recruiter to join the Major Leagues—it would be from God to become a priest.   In this page-turning memoir, Fr. Burke takes readers on an intimate personal journey—from his childhood outside of Chicago, to his success in baseball, to his conversion to Catholicism, and finally, to his acceptance of his vocation. Amid severe doubt and personal loss, he learned to embrace his fundamental identity—not as an athlete, but as a beloved son of God and a spiritual father to God’s people. Fr. Burke’s story is a powerful reminder that God’s plan for us is so much greater than our own; that it fulfills our dreams in ways greater than we could have imagined; and that if we only have the courage to say yes, every moment is an opportunity for a grand slam for God. 

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  Living With My Century - A Memoir

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  Professor Eda Sagarra, born in 1933, has been a significant and influential figure in Irish and European academic policy-making, contributing to the early development of the Erasmus scheme. Now, aged nearly 88, this memoir gives striking evidence of her self-discipline and formidable energy. This substantial memoir by one of the foremost female academics in Ireland starts with Sagarra's own perspective on committing her life story to history during the pandemic lockdown of 2020:
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  Running through this forensic account of her academic life is a keen awareness of the constant if subtle barriers to female advancement.
  
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  Inge was German, half-Jewish and a Holocaust survivor, all of which she chose to deny. Talented and able, charismatic and infuriating, she surged through life constantly reinventing herself. Sent out of Nazi Germany to the souks of Meknès, she fled a freezing attic in war-torn Brussels to land in a council estate in Birkenhead. London offered the escapee a new start until her past caught up with her. Triumph finally came in France where nobody knew who she was – least of all the friends who adored her. 
  Led by emotions she could barely understand, let alone control, Inge divided, and often she conquered. After her death, deep secrets emerged. Her daughters knew that she had always misled others – but not that they, too, might be collateral damage. 
  Compelling, frank, and witty, this memoir is part detective story, part daughterly fury. Drawn to embrace the identity her mother could not bear, Monique Charlesworth has dug deep into Inge’s story, unveiling tragedy, passion, heartbreak and, finally, the truth.

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  Few empires in history have matched the power and influence of the Mongol Empire. Under the leadership of Genghis Khan, the Mongols conquered lands stretching from China to Europe, reshaping civilizations and trade forever. 
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  This is small part of the introduction of the book: Václav Havel, a name synonymous with freedom, democracy, and human rights, was a man who embodied the spirit of resistance against oppression. Born into a privileged family in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in 1936, Havel's life took an unexpected turn when the Communist Party seized power in 1948, confiscating his family's property and denying him access to higher education. 
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  This biography delves into the life and legacy of Václav Havel, exploring his formative years, his literary and political contributions, and his enduring impact on the global stage. It is a testament to the power of the human spirit to overcome adversity and champion the cause of freedom.

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