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  A Rare Recording of Will Rogers

  Will Rogers

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  The following recordings include Will Rogers a comedic keynote speech to a collection of bankers in 1924 and his first political speech made in support of a New York candidate for Congress. William Penn Adair Rogers (November 4, 1879 - August 15, 1935) was an American stage and film actor, vaudeville performer, humorist, and newspaper columnist from Oklahoma. Born in Cherokee Nation territory, Rogers was known as "Oklahoma's Favorite Son." Rogers traveled the world, made 71 films (50 silent films and 21 "talkies"), and wrote more than 4,000 nationally syndicated newspaper columns. By the mid-1930s Rogers was hugely popular in the United States as its leading political commentator and the highest paid Hollywood film star. He died in 1935 with aviator Wiley Post when their small airplane crashed in northern Alaska.

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  Plato's Greater Hippias

  Plato

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  Hippias of Elis travels throughout the Greek world practicing and teaching the art of making beautiful speeches. On a rare visit to Athens, he meets Socrates who questions him about the nature of his art. Socrates is especially curious about how Hippias would define beauty. They agree that “beauty makes all beautiful things beautiful,” but when Socrates presses him to say precisely what he means, Hippias is unable to deliver such a definition.
   
  The more Socrates probes, the more absurd the responses from Hippias become. This is one of Plato’s best comedies and one of his finest efforts at posing the philosophical problem of the difference between particular things and universal qualities.

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  The Claudius Novels - I Claudius...

  Robert Graves

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  The Claudius Novels includes Robert Graves’ best known historical novels, I, Claudius and Claudius the God. 
  In I, Claudius, Robert Graves begins the story of the limping, stammering young man who is suddenly thrust onto the throne after the death of Caligula.
  Once a rather bookish young man with a limp and a stammer, a man who spent most of his time trying to stay away from the danger and risk of the line of ascension, Claudius seemed an unlikely candidate for Emperor. Yet, on the death of Caligula, Claudius finds himself next in line for the throne, and must stay alive as well as keep control.
  
  Drawing on the histories of Plutarch, Suetonius, and Gaius Cornelius Tacitus, noted historian and classicist Robert Graves tells the story of the much-maligned Emperor Claudius with both skill and compassion. Weaving important themes throughout about the nature of freedom and safety possible in a safety and a monarchy, Graves’ Claudius is both more effective and more tragic than history typically remembers him. A best-selling novel and one of Graves’ most successful, I, Claudius has been adapted to television, film, theatre, and audio.
  
  In Claudius the God, Graves continues the story, detailing Claudius’ 13-year reign and his ultimate downfall. Painting the vivid, tumultuous, and decadent society of ancient Rome with spectacular detail, Robert Graves provides a tale that is both instructive and compelling, and difficult to put down for both casual readers and students of Roman history.

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  Magnificent Kids!

  Kerryn Vaughan

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  Magnificent Kids! showcases 23 incredible young people who are making the world a better place for humanity, animals and the planet. The book contains ideas, inspiration and tools for anybody to get started with their own world changing project.

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  Summary: I'm Glad My Mom Died -...

  Brooks Bryant

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  Disclaimer: This is NOT the Official Book, but a Summary! Also Please Note that this does NOT accompany the official book. 
  Dive into the moving and provocative recapitulation of "I'm Glad My Mom Died", a memoir filled with gut-wrenching honesty and remarkable wit. Authored by Jennette McCurdy, celebrated star of popular shows like iCarly and Sam & Cat, this work recounts her battles with the dark side of childhood stardom— from grappling with eating disorders and addiction, to navigating the tempestuous relationship with her demanding mother, and finally discovering her path to personal freedom. 
  At a tender age of six, Jennette McCurdy was thrust into the limelight, auditioning for roles she barely understood, all to fulfill her mother's ambitious dream of seeing her daughter shine on screen. The young star's life was dictated by what her mother termed as 'calorie management', forcing her into extreme dietary practices, checking her weight with unhealthy frequency, and constantly battling self-image issues. Subjected to severe parental control, including intrusive practices like sharing her personal diaries and emails, and even overseeing her bathing until she was sixteen, Jennette's life was anything but normal. 
  In this condensed version of her memoir, journey with Jennette as she learns to challenge her mother's influence, confront her issues, and reclaim control of her life. This summary book presents a distilled, yet potent exploration of a child star's challenging journey to self-liberation. It is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and a reminder that it's never too late to rewrite your own story.

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  Curious Connected & Calm - How...

  Stephanie Bown

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  Together is better, but only if you turn up and lean in. 
  High performing teams are teams in synergy - where the whole is greater than the sum 
  of its parts. 
  This is especially important for directors and leadership teams who face unprecedented 
  market dynamics. Their individual and organisational success depends on their capacity 
  to form bonds of trust that allow them to show up, have courage, welcome open dissent, 
  and explore new solutions to adaptive challenges. 
  In this book, high performance leadership coach Stephanie Bown explores team synergy 
  as the intersection between independent thinking and collective capacity with the goal 
  of amplifying the potential for great people to come together to achieve amazing things.

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