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  Hidden History of Florida

  James C. Clark

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  A Florida historian uncovers strange but true tales of The Sunshine State from the sixteenth century arrival of Spanish ships to the antics of modern politics. 
   
   
    
  From Key West to the Redneck Riviera, Florida has a history as colorful as its landscape and as diverse as its residents. But beneath the famous legends of Florida's storied past are intriguing tales that don't appear in the popular guides or history books. In Hidden History of Florida, author James Clark shines a light on some of the most fascinating untold stories of this unique Southern State. 
   
   
    
  Here you will learn about then heartbroken senator who entered a mental institution over unrequited love for an heiress; the thousands of British pilots who trained in flight schools across the state; and the dark, true story of Pocahontas—and how it is linked with America's "first barbecue."

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  Wernher von Siemens: A short...

  5 Minutes, 5 Minute Biographies,...

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  Werner von Siemens, inventor and entrepreneur: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!

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  Violette Szabo - The Life That I...

  Susan Ottaway

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  The story of Violette Szabo is one of the most extraordinary in the annals of World War II espionage and covert operations. 
   
   
   
  Totally fearless and a dead shot, Violette Szabo volunteered to become part of the Special Operations Executive, Britain's premier sabotage and subversion organization of the time. On June 7, 1944, Violette left behind a two-year-old daughter to parachute into France on a special mission. 
   
   
   
  Szabo and other British agents were assigned to organize French resistance fighters to hinder the advance of the SS Das Reich Division to the Normandy beaches. Unfortunately, Szabo's party was soon ambushed by the SS. 
   
   
   
  Unable to walk due to a twisted ankle, Szabo covered the retreat of her comrades with machine-gun fire. Captured, she went through a series of interrogations and changes of confinement before ending up at Ravensbruck, the German all-women's concentration camp. She was finally executed on January 26, 1945. She was twenty-three years old. 
   
   
   
  This exceptional work has been written with the assistance of Violette Szabo's daughter Tanya and unravels fact and fiction about one of the most fascinating characters of World War II.

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  Mercy - Showing Kindness to the...

  Esther Jameson

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  Mercy is a profound expression of kindness, compassion, and forgiveness, often extended to those who may not seem to deserve it. It goes beyond simple generosity, as it requires an intentional choice to withhold judgment or punishment in favor of grace. Unlike justice, which demands fairness and consequences, mercy offers a second chance, a moment of reprieve that can change the course of a person’s life. It is an act of the heart, one that acknowledges human weakness yet chooses understanding over condemnation. 
  Throughout history, mercy has been revered as a virtue, praised in religious teachings, philosophy, and moral discussions. It is a force that has shaped civilizations, influenced legal systems, and guided personal relationships. In many cultures, it is considered not just an act of goodness but a moral responsibility. Leaders who have shown mercy, whether in governance, war, or interpersonal dealings, are often remembered with admiration, their compassion seen as a mark of true wisdom. Conversely, the absence of mercy has been linked to cruelty, oppression, and suffering, demonstrating how vital it is in maintaining harmony in society. 
  Mercy and grace are often confused, but while they share similarities, they are not identical. Grace is the act of giving blessings freely, often without any expectation or prerequisite, while mercy is specifically about withholding deserved punishment or hardship. When someone extends mercy, they acknowledge wrongdoing or imperfection but choose to respond with kindness rather than retribution. This makes mercy one of the most powerful ways to heal relationships and restore dignity to those who have fallen short.

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  Minimalism For Beginners - A...

  Isabella Males

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  Have you ever felt overwhelmed, suffocated, and stressed out by the amount of clutter in your life? 
  The truth is… you probably have too many things taking up unnecessary space in your life. But what you might not know is that those things are weighing you down in more ways than one... 
  ‘The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.’ 
  If you are sick and tired of running the endless marathon of acquiring more (for whatever reason) and are looking for an alternative way of life where you can enjoy having less by ‘developing the capacity to enjoy less’, make minimalism your way of life instead. 
  Start your simple, stress-free approach to living today with all the tools that you need to help you get started off on the right foot from day one. Isn’t it about time that you started to worry less and live more?Grab your copy of Minimalism for beginners now!

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  Everest the Hard Way - The first...

  Chris Bonington

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  50th Anniversary Edition
  Everest – the highest peak in the world, the ultimate challenge to a mountaineer's skill and endurance. It had been climbed before, but never like this. Chris Bonington and his team had ambitions to climb it – the hard way.
  Yet before Bonington and his team set out in August 1975, even their well-wishers gave them only a fifty–fifty chance of success. The South West Face of Everest had already defeated five expeditions, including one led by Bonington himself.
  Everest the Hard Way is an exhilarating story of courage, endurance and teamwork. Bonington's narrative celebrates the big moments and recreates the excitement and danger of the climb with vivid immediacy. He shares the logistical problems involved in keeping a large expedition moving, and the very real psychological ones of balancing and pairing lead climbers and giving each a chance to make the route on the face. He describes the constant avalanche threat which made the Western Cwm more dangerous than the ever-treacherous Ice Fall, and explains how lowering the sites of camps 4 and 5 solved a supply problem and kept the upward momentum for the attack on the notorious thousand-foot-tall Rock Band at 27,000 feet which had barred the way to the summit for all previous attempts.
  Drawing upon his experiences and the first-hand accounts and diaries of his fellow climbers, Bonington gives us the first-time jitters and unexpected emergencies, the pressures of balancing egos and skills, the meticulous planning, and the undiluted joy of mastering a seemingly impossible climb which would see Britons stand on the summit of the world for the first time. It is an immensely absorbing narrative, stunningly augmented with photographs and maps, with eleven appendices on everything from communications and equipment to food and medicine.
  How Bonington's team climbed on Everest in 1975 bears no relation to how Everest is climbed fifty years on, with endless resources and helicopter support. It was much riskier in 1975. Weather forecasts were threadbare and, although equipment was improving, it was much more basic than today, so the risk of frostbite was much greater for mountaineers in the 1970s. These climbers, the best of their generation, were leading hard new ground in the only style which gave them a meaningful chance of success. Chris Bonington's Everest the Hard Way is a beautiful, fascinating and tragic story of their legendary achievement.

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