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  A New Universal Dream - My...

  Steve Farrell

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  In the 1990s, Steve Farrell cofounded and led two high-growth technology companies based in Silicon Valley that were featured in the INC500 and spanned the United States and Europe. 
   
   
   
  A New Universal Dream is the inspiring story of Steve's journey from the pursuit of wealth and traditional ideas of success toward a more fulfilling life of caring and service to others and to humanity. It's also the story of the potential each of us has for profound change and the power we all hold to open ourselves ever deeper to the Oneness of all things and to evolve consciously toward the highest versions of ourselves. 
   
   
   
  This book will arm you with ideas, tools, a roadmap to greater awareness, and hope for the future as you become a more conscious leader in your family, workplace, and community while helping to create a better world.

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  W F Harvey - Six of the Best -...

  W F Harvey

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  Six has always been a number we group things around – Six of the best, six of one half a dozen of another, six feet under, six pack, six degrees of separation and a sixth sense are but a few of the ways we use this number. 
   
  Such is its popularity that we thought it is also a very good way of challenging and investigating an author’s work to give width, brevity, humour and depth across six of their very best. 
   
  In this series we gather together authors whose short stories both rivet the attention and inspire the imagination to visit their gems in a series of six, to roam across an author’s legacy in a few short hours and gain a greater understanding of their writing and, of course, to be lavishly entertained by their ideas, their narrative and their way with words. 
   
  These stories can be surprising and sometimes at a tangent to what we expected, but each is fully formed and a marvellous adventure into the world and words of a literary master.

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  Testing Education - A Teacher's...

  Kathy Greeley

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  Since the 2002 implementation of No Child Left Behind, the American public education system has been fundamentally changed. Excessive testing, standardized curriculums, destructive demands on children, corporate-­style evaluations, and top-­down mandates have become the norm. In response, record numbers of demoralized educators have quit, and millions of students have been left educationally impoverished. This troubling transformation has been exhaustively critiqued by scholars and commentators. Yet one crucial voice has been missing. 
   
   
   
  In Testing Education, Kathy Greeley recounts the impact of education reform from a teacher's point of view. Based on a teaching career ranging nearly forty years, Greeley details how schools went from learning communities infused with excitement, intellectual stimulation, and joy to sterile spaces of stress, intimidation, and fear. In this ultimately hopeful memoir, Greeley asks us to learn from the past to reimagine the future of public education.

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  Ten Hail Marys

  Kate Howarth

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  In Ten Hail Marys, Kate Howarth vividly recalls the first seventeen years of her life in Sydney's slums, suburbs and rural New South Wales, Australia.  
  Abandoned by her mother as a baby, and then by her volatile grandmother. Kate was 14 when she was sent to live with a neighbour, who barely tolerated her. Kate was taken out of school three days before she was scheduled to take the exams for the Intermediate Certificate, the minimum education required to obtain meaningful employment. 
  At 15, everything and everyone Kate called family and home was gone. 
  In January 1966, Kate gave birth to a healthy baby boy at St. Margaret's Home for unwed mothers in Sydney. In the months before and the days after the birth, she resisted treatment that had been deemed tantamount to torture when she steadfastly refused to sign the consent for adoption. 
  Kate's son, whom she called Adam, was the only family she had left. If they were going to take him, they would have to do so without her consent. 
  Of the thousands of unwed mothers at the time, Kate became the only unwed mother who could be found who left the institution with her baby. She was only sixteen years old. What inspired such courage and determination? 
  Ten Hail Marys is a frank, at times funny and incredibly moving true story, told without an ounce of bitterness or self-pity. 
  More than a memoir of Kate's life struggles, Ten Hail Marys blew the whistle on one of the darkest chapters in Australian social history. 
  Following publication in 2010, Ten Hail Marys was shortlisted for the Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Indigenous writing and won the Age Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2010 in an open category. 
  In 2011, Kate gave evidence to the National Senate Inquiry into what is now known as Forced Adoption Practices, which led to changes in adoption laws. 

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  Elon Musk - The Maverick Who...

  Segun Thompson

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  In Elon Musk: The Maverick Who Saved Free Speech, dive into the extraordinary life and career of one of the most polarizing figures of the 21st century. From revolutionizing electric cars with Tesla to reigniting humanity's quest for space through SpaceX, Elon Musk has repeatedly pushed the boundaries of innovation. But when Musk purchased Twitter, renamed it X, and boldly championed free speech, he stepped into a global controversy that shook the digital landscape to its core. 
  This book reveals Musk's relentless journey from his early days in South Africa to his meteoric rise as a tech titan. Explore his strategic friendships, his evolving political philosophy, and the inner workings of the powerful institutions he took on. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the explosive truths Musk uncovered within Twitter, including shadow banning, censorship, and governmental influence—secrets that shocked the world. Discover how Musk is redefining not only social media but also the future of free expression. 
  Perfect for readers passionate about technology, politics, or entrepreneurship, Elon Musk: The Maverick Who Saved Free Speech shows why Musk’s influence on free speech and modern society is impossible to ignore. 
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  A Genius Beyond BusinessFrom South Africa to Global Icon: Explore Musk's early years, fueled by an insatiable curiosity and drive for success.Innovations That Changed the World: Discover the groundbreaking ventures—from Tesla to SpaceX—that reshaped industries and set new frontiers for humanity.

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  Isabel Zendal - The History of a...

  Patricia Hatfield

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  Discover the inspiring story of how a nurse became the first international medical expedition in history.  
  In a world where science was very much practiced solely by men, Isabel Zendal's tale brings out her contribution towards a great philanthropic cause - one of many women who contributed to the advancement of medicine in the world. 
  But it's not just her story: through Isabel, you're about to discover the history of smallpox and how one expedition brought mercy to those who suffered from it.  
  In Isabel Zendal, you will discover:The life story of Isabel Zendal and her efforts against smallpoxA historical account of the rise and spread of smallpox - from ancient times to the modern world Edward Jenner's role in the creation of the very first vaccine known to mankindHow events unfolding in King Carlo IV's court led to the inception and planning of the Balmis ExpeditionThe search for 26 angels - a crucial part of the expedition that involved 22 (later 26) orphan boys who had never contracted smallpox3 years against smallpox over the high seas - documenting trials and tribulations of the expedition across three ships from 1803 to 1806A fantastical journey charting the Spanish colonies - from the Canary Islands and the Americas to the Phillippines and ChinaThe impact and legacy of this undertaking on the scientific community, leading to global efforts in eradicating smallpox through vaccination  
  And much more.  
  In a time plagued by both financial and political turmoil, this extraordinary tale chronicles the collective human efforts of a handful of people in defeating a deadly disease.  
  Discover an untold story of inspiration and compassion.

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