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  Wonder Women - The Untold...

  Susan L. Combs

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  What does resilience really look like? What does it mean to live a life of courage? 
   
  At a certain point, the word “service” takes on a whole different meaning—a meaning each of the female Veterans profiled in this book know well. 
   
  Each chapter in Wonder Women shares the story of a different female Veteran, written in her own voice. As you read them, you will learn so much about gratitude, about what sacrifice really looks like, about strength, about duty. You’ll follow them from bootcamp to deployments, from West Point to 9/11 response sessions, from caring for wounded civilians and comrades to middle-of-the-night missions, from walking away from your crying children in the airport headed to a who-knows-where deployment to what it’s like when your own adult kids do the same, this time, walking away from you. You’ll learn about what it’s like both during active duty and what it’s like to come home and try to cope, rebuild, and heal. 
   
  At the end of the day, a Wonder Woman isn’t the one who does it all. She’s the one who learns what actually matters and has the courage to build her life around it. These women did just that with unwavering heart and a whole lot of grit. 
   
  It is an honor to know them. It is an even bigger honor to be able to share their stories with you so that you may know them, too.

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  From The Britons to the Battle...

  Gilbert Abbott À Beckett

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  A captivating, uproarious and informative journey through the beginnings of British history.  
  Gilbert Abbott à Beckett was one of the great journalists of his time, being a descendant of Thomas Becket who edited Figaro, was a founder member of Punch, and wrote for The Times, The Morning Herald, and The Illustrated London News.  
  He also wrote around fifty plays, as well as two operas, and is best known for this history of England. 
  This volume covers: 
  The Britons—The Romans—Invasion By Julius Cæsar 
  Invasion By The Romans Under Claudius—Caractacus—Boadicea—Agricola—-Galgacus—Severus—Vortigern Calls In The Saxons. 
  The Saxons—The Heptarchy. 
  The Union Of The Heptarchy Under Egbert. 
  The Danes—Alfred. 
  From King Edward The Elder To The Norman Conquest. 
  Edmund Ironsides—Canute—Harold Harefoot—Hardicanute—Edward The Confessor—Harold—The Battle Of Hastings.

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  American Genesis - A Century of...

  Thomas P. Hughes

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  *PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST*A sweeping history of the inventors, inventions, and innovations that together created modern America.A stunning, wide-ranging history from one of the foremost historians of technology of our age, American Genesis tells the sweeping story of the technological revolution that made modern America. Unlike other histories of technology, which focus on particular inventions like the light bulb or the automobile, American Genesis makes these inventions characters in a broad chronicle, both shaped by and shaping a culture. By weaving scientific and technological advancement into other cultural trends, and bringing in fascinating characters like Edison, Ford, and Frederick Taylor, Hughes demonstrates here the myriad ways in which the two are inexorably linked, and in a new preface, he recounts his earlier missteps in predicting the future of technology and follows its move into the information age.

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  The Random Factor - How Chance...

  Mark Robert Rank

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  UNCOVERS HOW TRULY RANDOM THE WORLD IS BY CHALLENGING NOTIONS OF PREDICTABILITY AND RUGGED INDIVIDUALISM 
   
  It’s comforting to think that we can be successful because we work hard, climb ladders, and get what we deserve, but each of us has been profoundly touched by randomness. Chance is shown to play a crucial role in shaping outcomes across history, throughout the natural world, and in our everyday lives. In The Random Factor, Mark Robert Rank draws from a wealth of evidence, including interviews and research, to explain how luck and chance play out and reveals how we can use these lessons to guide our personal lives and public policies.  
   
  This book traverses luck from macro to micro, from events like the Cuban Missile Crisis to our personal encounters and relationships. Rank also delves into the class and race dynamics of chance, emphasizing the stark disparities it brings to light.  
   
  This transformative book prompts a new understanding of the twists and turns in our daily lives and encourages readers to fully appreciate the surprising world of randomness in which we live. 
   
  “A fantastic read. Mark Robert Rank deftly brings together insights from a wide range of studies and everyday experiences to show the underappreciated role that randomness plays in all aspects of social life. Accessible and entertaining, the book provides a valuable new perspective on contemporary inequality.”—Michael Sauder, Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Iowa

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  Satire - A Very Short Introduction

  Judith Hawley

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  This Very Short Introduction describes satire as a complex cultural phenomena, appearing in many forms and different national traditions across the ages.

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  The Autism Renaissance - A...

  Dr Alptekin Aydin

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  “He doesn’t look at me when I speak. Will he ever say my name?” 
   “They told me he’ll never learn, never change.” 
   “We just want to understand our child.” 
  These are the voices that fill Dr. Alptekin Aydın’s clinic each day, echoes of parents carrying invisible battles and impossible love. 
  In The Autism Renaissance: A Journey with Thousands of Autistic Souls, acclaimed neuropsychologist and founder of the groundbreaking QPAN® method, Dr. Aydin invites you into a deeply human exploration of autism, one grounded in neuroscience, but told through the heart. 
  Drawing from over two decades of work with more than 5,000 children, this book redefines what it means to support neurodivergent individuals. Through the revolutionary lens of qEEG-guided personalized neuromodulation, readers are offered more than science, they are offered stories of hope, healing, and extraordinary transformation. 
  This is not a book about fixing autism. It is about understanding it. 
   Not about making children fit in. But helping them flourish, exactly as they are. 
  Step into the future of neuropsychology. Step into a world where every child’s brain has a voice and every voice matters.

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