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  Revolution Road Trip - Our Two...

  Kelly Kimball, Trish Whitcomb,...

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  Kelly Kimball, Trish Whitcomb, Andrew Frank, and Barry Fadem met as political consultants, each passionate about the power and potential of democracy throughout the world. A trip to Eastern Europe in 1990 was supposed to be a chance to experience the culture they’d only witnessed from afar. But as the first election approached in Czechoslovakia, the friends and counterparts found themselves in the middle of history—and not just as witnesses.In Revolution Road Trip, Kimball, Whitcomb, Frank, and Fadem share their story of two weeks spent in the heart of Eastern Europe during the fall of the Iron Curtain. In the right place at the right time, their guidance during a pivotal election allowed them a front-row seat to a complex, bygone era. With entertaining anecdotes and enlightening perspectives, Revolution Road Trip provides a fascinating look at democracy in action and the impact of a few on the lives of millions.

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  Found: A Veteran Story

  Jack McLean

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  Fascinating journey about a Marine grunt's quest for healing the wounds of his war and how he discovered the best medicine of all was tracking down and reuniting with his fellow survivors and with the families of the fallen.

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  Beyond the Looking Glass -...

  Brian Gibson

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.   
  Beyond the Looking Glass: Finding Healing after Divorcing a Narcissist is a compassionate and empowering guidebook that offers support and guidance to individuals who have experienced the challenges of divorcing a narcissist. Drawing upon expert knowledge, personal experiences, and psychological insights, this book comprehensively explores the healing journey after divorcing a narcissistic partner. 
  In this book, readers will embark on a transformative exploration of understanding narcissism, its impact on relationships, and the dynamics of divorcing a narcissist. From navigating the complexities of setting boundaries and co-parenting with a narcissist to protecting the well-being of children, the book offers practical strategies and insights for creating a safe and nurturing environment. 
  Beyond the Looking Glass also explores the importance of self-care and self-compassion as crucial components of the healing process. Readers will discover practical tools and techniques to rebuild their self-esteem, practice forgiveness, and cultivate resilience in emotional trauma. 
  Through the pages of this book, readers will gain valuable insights into cultivating healthy relationships, rebuilding trust, and embracing a brighter future. The book encourages individuals to reclaim power, prioritize their well-being, and create a life filled with authenticity, joy, and personal fulfillment. 
  Beyond the Looking Glass provides solace and validation to those who have endured narcissistic abuse. It offers practical strategies and a roadmap for finding healing, reclaiming one's identity, and thriving beyond the shadows of the past. 
  Whether navigating a divorce with a narcissistic partner, having recently finalized a divorce, or rebuilding your life, this book is a supportive companion on your journey of healing and transformation. It is a beacon of hope and inspiration, reminding readers they have the strength and resilience to overcome challenges.

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  From Dropout to Doctorate -...

  Terence Lester

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  "The author's message is potent and timely... this is a vital call to reform a broken system." – Publishers Weekly Review, June 2025
  "Dr. Lester has gifted us this book for this moment and for our posterity. He shares searing personal stories of tragedy and hardship that moves the crisis in our educational system beyond statistics and into the realm of human impact. . . . He adds academic ballast to his intimate narrative, so we come to understand not simply his individual story, but the historic and systemic forces at work that affect millions today." – Jemar Tisby, from the foreword
  Inspiring the Next Generation to Advocate for Educational Equity
  Terence Lester was born into a two-parent household that later separated due to family conflict. In search of safety and stability, his mother moved him and his sister from place to place. Carrying the weight of that early trauma, Lester turned to gangs, became a juvenile delinquent, experienced homelessness, and at one point lived out of his car. He dropped out of high school.
  But Lester's story doesn't end there. He eventually returned to school, graduated as a fifth-year senior, and defied the odds by earning five degrees, including a PhD in public policy. What made the difference?
  In From Dropout to Doctorate, Lester unveils the realities of educational injustice and the profound impact of unjust policies and systems on Black communities. He shows how poverty disrupts the lives of Black families, leading to homelessness and perpetuating the school-to-prison pipeline.
  A Powerful Personal Story
  Drawing from his own personal narrative and scholarly research, Lester names the complex challenges faced by Black children in underresourced and socially dense environments. As a public scholar and nonprofit leader, he advocates for equitable access to advanced education and addresses the systemic barriers that limit opportunities for Black people.
  An Advocate's Voice for Change
  Through his personal experiences, Lester calls on educators, nonprofit leaders, and community influencers to confront educational inequity and inspire systemic change. His advocacy encourages readers to envision a world rooted in justice and inclusivity. Offering remedies of community involvement and mentorship, Lester marks out a hopeful pathway that cultivates potential and provides opportunities for Black youth to thrive.
  For Those Who Believe in a Just Future
  This book speaks to those who are ready to champion change and reimagine what is possible for marginalized communities. From Dropout to Doctorate will challenge you to question the status quo and equip you to make a difference in your community.
  If you're ready to join the fight for educational equity and inspire the next generation, pick up your copy today. Will you be the next one to make an impact?

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  The Invention of Scarcity -...

  Deborah Valenze

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  With the publication of Essay on the Principle of Population and its projection of food shortages in the face of ballooning populations, British theorist Thomas Robert Malthus secured a leading role in modern political and economic thought. In this startling new interpretation, Deborah Valenze reveals how canonical readings of Malthus fail to acknowledge his narrow understanding of what constitutes food production. 
   
   
   
  Valenze returns to the eighteenth-century contexts that generated his arguments, showing how Malthus mobilized a redemptive narrative of British historical development and dismissed the ways that people adapted to the challenges of subsistence needs. She uses history, anthropology, and food studies to redirect our attention to the margins of Malthus's essay, where activities such as hunting and gathering were rendered extraneous. She demonstrates how Malthus's omissions and his subsequent canonization provided a rationale for colonial imposition of British agricultural models, regardless of environmental diversity. 
   
   
   
  By broadening our conception of human livelihoods, Valenze suggests pathways to resistance against the hegemony of Malthusian political economy. She invites us to imagine a world where monoculture is in retreat and the margins are recentered as spaces of experimentation, nimbleness, and human flourishing.

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  African American Women Poets...

  Phyllis Wheatley

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  Race and gender have denied many their rightful place in the canon of humanity’s arts. 
   
  In today’s world, in the blink of an electronic pulse, words can be transported across continents and peoples and all too easily lost in the ever-growing mass of disposable culture of ‘me-me-me’ and ‘more- more-more’.  We can all be ‘woke’ be ‘politically correct’ be outraged at a transgression or even a slight.  Everything means something to someone.  
   
  But, once again, more modern times miss the reality of what others in previous generations suffered in the battle for equality and recognition.  In America, to be black and a woman over the years this volume covers, was to be chattel, to be bartered, sold, trafficked and used for no more than the whims of others. 
   
  It was a harsh reality, and yet…., and yet, these women produced verse that sears our souls with the ambition to tell others, to share with us all, what life was like, what was endured and the heartbreak of what their reality was.  They could not be overcome; their voice sought to endure and not be smothered.   
   
  Words are powerful weapons, they form ideas, they create movements and manifestos that can change the world.  Many of the women in this volume added to those words, to that desire that the words of their Constitution would someday include themselves.   The fight is not yet wholly won, prejudice and inequality still single them out but the flame of hope, of destiny continues to burn fiercely with their names.   
   
  Their poetry is not solely of protest but rich in a range of subjects embracing tenderness, love, family and includes works by Alice Dunbar Nelson, Frances W Harper, Phyllis Wheatley, Zora Neale Hurston, Esther Popel, Clarissa Scott Delany and many others whose voice voices call to us through the years. 
   
  01 - African American Women Poets from 1746 to the Harlem Renaissance - An Introduction 
  02 - Bars Fight by Lucy Terry 
  03 - On Virtue by Phyllis Wheatley 
  04 - To a Lady and Her Children on the Death of Her Son and Their Brother by Phyllis Wheatley 
  05 - An Hymn to the Morning by Phyllis Wheatley 
  06 - An Hymn to the Evening by Phyllis Wheatley 
  07 - Bury Me in a Free Land by Frances E W Harper 
  08 - My Mother's Kiss by Frances E W Harper 
  09 - The Slave Trade Girl's Address to Her Mother by Sarah Louisa Forten 
  10 - Burial of Sarah by Frances E W Harper 
  11 - Reflections, Written On Visiting the Grave of a Venerated Friend by Ann Plato 
  12 - The Natives of America by Ann Plato 
  13 - The Angel's Visit by Charlotte L Forten Grimke 
  14 - Disappointment by May E Tucker 
  15 - Light In Darkness by Mary E Tucker 
  16 - Hope by Mary E Tucker 
  17 - Drifts That Bar My Door by Adah Isaacs Menken 
  18 - Infelix by Adah Isaacs Menken 
  19 - Aspiration by Adah Isaacs Menken 
  20 - The Coming Woman by Mary Weston Fordham 
  21 - In Memorium. Alphonse Campbell Fordham by Mary Weston Fordham 
  22 - Aspiration by Henrietta Cordelia Ray 
  23 - Life by Henrietta Cordelia Ray 
  24 - Scraps of Time by Charlotte E Linden 
  25 - Brave Man and Brave Woman by Charlotte E Linden 
  26 - What Constitutes A Negro by Eva Carter Buckner 
  27 - Thine Own by Josephine Delphine Henderson Heard 
  28 - The Black Sampson by Josephine Delphine Henderson Heard 
  29 - The Singer and the Song (To Paul Laurence Dunbar) by Carrie Williams Clifford 
  30 - The Widening Light by Carrie Williams Clifford 
  31 - The Door of Hope by Lizelia Augusta Jenkins Moorer 
  32 - Negro Heroines by Lizelia Augusta Jenkins Moorer 
  33 - The Voice of the Negro by Lizelia Augusta Jenkins Moorer 
  34 - The Angel's Message by Clara Ann Thompson 
  35 - Not Dead, But Sleeping by Clara Ann Thompson<p

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