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  Over Under Around and Through -...

  Jill Tietjen

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  Essential reading for women who want to have a successful career. It will serve as your roadmap. -Temple Grandin. Professor of Animal Science Colorado State University and author of Thinking in Pictures. "Over, Under, Around and Through: How Hall of Famers Surmount Obstacles recognizes the incredible special abilities of women along with their dreams, hopes, disappointments, courage and triumphs. Their moments of history is the legacy for future generations. The women in these stories have demonstrated their inventiveness and their contributions of accomplishment should never be forgotten. I highly recommend this book for everyone to enjoy. A great book about great women. -Hon. Elbra M. Wedgeworth, Former President, Denver City Council and Community Leader "Inspiring experiences from true American Leaders. Encouraging and compelling Stories——a must-read." -Lilly Ledbetter—Inspiration for the "Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act" This is a must read that reveals and helps you understand the many women who solve the problems of their space, family, community, country and the world. Their tenacity, courage, passion, compassion and persistence is documented through these stories. The authors are authentic with intention…Enjoy! -Carlotta LaNier, Congressional Gold Medalist; President, Little Rock Nine Foundation; Author: A Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School This is a must-read book that inspires and challenges the reader to persist and not give up. Numerous tips for overcoming difficult times are provided. It tells the stories of numerous women who have met the challenges in their lives with determination, commitment, and purpose. -Polly Baca, Trailblazing politician, and government and community leader Whoever reads this book will experience their own Sankofa moments. I believe each reader will find the courage to bring their own gifts into their communities. Like the women in this book, each of you is a blessing. Even as you stand on the shoulders of others, yours are the shoulders that will provide the foundation of the future. —Cleo Parker Robinson, Founder and Artistic Director, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance (since 1970) It is rare that we have all the training we need before we face a life-changing event in our lives. Each of the women whose stories are told in Over, Under, Around, and Through by Jill Tietjen and Ellie Greenberg, demonstrate the strength, creativity, persistence, and fortitude they used to figure out a way forward. I pick up this book when I need a reminder of how others have found a way to manage whatever was thrown in their path. They are truly heroes for me. Even more special is that I personally know many of these Colorado women or have received blessings because of their lives. Thanks for this making sure this wonderful book made it to print. -Deb Norris SPHR, Senior HR Manager, International Leadership and Learning at PAE

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  Dragonflies and Demons

  Cheyenne Jenvey

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  Writing my autobiography has been a lifelong dream of mine upon realizing what my dream actually was at the age of 28 years old. I have endured a legacy of childhood trauma, love, endurance, survival, and happy endings. My story is no more special than the next, I just finally found my voice. I always knew I needed to share my journey in hopes of reaching someone, if not many, and inviting them onto the path of recovery, healing, love, and a promise of real hope. I have faced many demons and survived as well as been embraced by much acceptance and forgiveness. This Universe, God and our paths are what we make of it; we must not lose sight of our dreams. I am thankful if my book touches your life; you, we, us are not alone. You are loved and you do matter. Thank you for picking up my book and sticking with me to the end; I care.

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  John Rawls - Justice Fairness...

  Hector Davidson

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  John Rawls, one of the most influential philosophers of the 20th century, fundamentally reshaped the field of political philosophy with his groundbreaking work, A Theory of Justice (1971). His vision of "justice as fairness" offered a robust framework for understanding social cooperation and the principles that should govern a just society. By blending elements of social contract theory with contemporary concerns about inequality and human rights, Rawls addressed timeless questions about the nature of justice and the moral obligations of institutions.  
  Born on February 21, 1921, in Baltimore, Maryland, Rawls’ early life was marked by tragedy and intellectual rigor. He lost two brothers to illness at a young age, experiences that profoundly influenced his outlook on morality and the fragility of human life. Rawls attended Princeton University, where he earned his undergraduate degree in philosophy, and later completed his doctorate at Harvard University after serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. These formative years shaped his commitment to exploring ethical frameworks that could withstand the complexities of a modern, pluralistic world.  
  Rawls’ magnum opus, A Theory of Justice, introduced several key concepts that would come to define his philosophy. Central to his work was the idea of the "original position," a hypothetical scenario in which individuals design the principles of justice behind a "veil of ignorance." This veil prevents individuals from knowing their social status, wealth, abilities, or personal biases, compelling them to choose rules that are fair and impartial. The result is a system that prioritizes equal basic liberties for all, coupled with the difference principle, which allows social and economic inequalities only if they benefit the least advantaged members of society. 

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  Celtic Mythology - Amazing Myths...

  adam Mccarthy

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.   
  Step into a world where gods wield thunder, heroes battle giants, and magic pulses through every shadowed glen and misty hill. 
  The myths of ancient Ireland and Wales are more than just stories—they’re echoes of a time when the line between the human and the divine was thin, and destiny was written in the stars and stones. But unless you’re already a scholar, most of these captivating tales remain hidden in dusty manuscripts or tangled translations. 
  Celtic Mythology unlocks the mysteries of these ancient traditions, bringing them to life in a vivid, accessible, and thrilling narrative. This audiobook serves as your gateway to the epic world of the Tuatha Dé Danann, the fierce hero Cú Chulainn, the tragic romance of Deirdre and Naoise, the haunting Otherworld, and the magical beasts and spirits that once shaped the beliefs of the Celtic people. 
  Inside, you'll discover: 
  - The origins of Celtic gods and goddesses—and how their stories evolved across centuries 
  - Legendary heroes and warriors who defied fate and challenged the gods 
  - Supernatural beings, monsters, and ancient rites from Irish and Welsh tradition 
  - Themes of honor, magic, betrayal, transformation, and destiny are woven through each tale 
  Whether you're a mythology lover, a fantasy writer, or just curious about the spiritual roots of the British Isles, this immersive audiobook will ignite your imagination and connect you to one of the richest storytelling traditions in the world. 
  Brought to you by a passionate folklorist and storyteller, Celtic Mythology combines historical depth with spellbinding narrative power, breathing new life into the myths that shaped Celtic identity and imagination. 
  🎧 Press play and let the legends begin.

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  The Wife of Bath - A Biography

  Marion Turner

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  From the award-winning biographer of Chaucer, the story of his most popular and scandalous character, from the Middle Ages to #MeToo 
   
  Ever since her triumphant debut in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, the Wife of Bath, arguably the first ordinary and recognisably real woman in English literature, has obsessed readers—from Shakespeare to James Joyce, Voltaire to Pasolini, Dryden  
  to Zadie Smith. Few literary characters have led such colourful lives or matched her influence or capacity for reinvention in poetry, drama, fiction, and film. In The Wife of Bath, Marion Turner tells the fascinating story of where Chaucer’s  
  favourite character came from, how she related to real medieval women, and where her many travels have taken her since the fourteenth century, from Falstaff and Molly Bloom to #MeToo and Black Lives Matter.  
   
  A sexually active and funny working woman, the Wife of Bath, also known as Alison, talks explicitly about sexual pleasure. She is also a victim of domestic abuse who tells a story of rape and redemption. Formed from misogynist sources, she  
  plays with stereotypes. Turner sets Alison’s fictional story alongside the lives of real medieval women—from a maid who travelled around Europe, abandoned her employer, and forged a new career in Rome to a duchess who married her fourth  
  husband, a teenager, when she was sixty-five. Turner also tells the incredible story of Alison’s postmedieval life, from seventeenth-century ballads and Polish communist pop art to her reclamation by postcolonial Black British womenwriters. 
   
  Entertaining and enlightening, funny and provocative, The Wife of Bath is a oneof-a-kind history of a literary and feminist icon who continues to capture the imagination of readers.

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  The Light Between Apple Trees -...

  Priyanka Kumar

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  As a child in the foothills of the Himalayas, Priyanka Kumar was entranced by forest-like orchards of diverse and luscious fruit—especially apples. These biodiverse orchards seemed worlds away from the cardboard apples that lined supermarket shelves. Yet on a small patch of woods near her home in Santa Fe, Kumar discovered a wild apple tree—and the seeds of an odyssey were planted. In The Light Between Apple Trees, Kumar takes us on a dazzling and transformative journey to rediscover apples, unearthing a rich and complex history while illuminating how we can reimagine our relationship with nature.Apples are popular, but in our everyday lives we rarely encounter more than a handful of varieties: of the sixteen thousand apple varieties once celebrated in America, scarcely a fifth remain accessible. Kumar reveals the richness of a hidden world. She brilliantly weaves together science and childhood memories with the apple's storied history, from its roots in Kazakhstan to Spanish orchards in the Southwest and Thomas Jefferson's beloved Monticello fruitery.The Light Between Apple Trees is a lyric odyssey that will forever change how you look at an "apple a day." Kumar shows how—if we follow untamed paths—the tang and texture of an apple can lead us back to the wild.

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