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  St Tammany Parish - L'Autre Cote...

  Frederick S. Ellis

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  A good local history is an excellent and agreeable thing. It pleases on two counts. It satisfies the curiosity of the inhabitants of a region, whether newcomers or old settlers, especially if no adequate history had existed before. It dispels myths, corrects old wives' tales. And, if the history is first-rate, it goes beyond a factual account of persons and places, the particularities of a region, and shows the significance of these human happenings in a larger scheme of things, in this case the emergence of a new nation. Ellis's history succeeds on both counts. It is a delightful and authoritative account of lore which not even St. Tammanyites may have heard of. Did you know, for example, that there was once a flourishing wine industry in St. Tammany Parish? That local vineyards produced excellent red and white wines, the red from Concord grapes, the white from Herbemont? Did you know that in 1891 a rice crop of 50,000 barrels was harvested, half the entire output of South Carolina? . . . Ellis has rendered this pleasant and authoritative history in a graceful and lively style and with a genuine affection for the people he writes about. Walker Percy From the Foreword

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  European History for Kids Vol 1:...

  Captivating History

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  Travel hundreds of thousands of years back to when cavemen roamed Earth! 
  Discover what life was like for the first-ever Europeans during the Stone Age. Then, fast forward to the Bronze and Iron Ages when the first advanced civilizations emerged in Europe. You’ll discover more about the ancient civilizations of Greece, Rome, and the Northern European barbarians. 
  Next up on your tour of European history, you will enter the gruesome Middle Ages, when Vikings and knights were the heroes and villains of the day. The medieval time was also a war-torn period. You will learn about the Norman Conquest, the Crusades, and the Hundred Years’ War before finally discovering the grizzly truth of what the Black Death was. 
  After this, you’ll learn all about the famous figures of the Renaissance before finally voyaging into the Age of Discovery to explore the New World with the daring explorers who found its islands and vast continents. 
  You’ll learn mind-boggling truths as history comes alive with fun facts, fascinating pictures, and maps. Plus, you’ll put your new knowledge to the test with engaging activities throughout the audiobook. You don’t need to worry about those tricky new words, either, as helpful pronunciation hints are provided! 
  Still not convinced you want to become a European explorer? Here are some clues to what else is in store for you in this audiobook!Woolly mammoths were used for the craziest things!Brrr! Ice Ages last how long?How man’s best friends are related to wolves!What legends and myths have more truth than you think…You may have heard of more Early European gods than you realized… 
  Scroll up and click the “add to cart” button to begin your journey of European history today!

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  The Lady With the Dog and Other...

  Anton Chekhov

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  Anton Chekhov was a Russian physician, dramatist and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Chekhov practiced as a doctor throughout most of his literary career: "Medicine is my lawful wife", he once said, "and literature is my mistress." Chekhov had at first written stories only for financial gain, but as his artistic ambition grew, he made formal innovations which have influenced the evolution of the modern short story. His originality consists in an early use of the stream-of-consciousness technique, later adopted by James Joyce and other modernists, combined with a disavowal of the moral finality of traditional story structure. He made no apologies for the difficulties this posed to readers, insisting that the role of an artist was to ask questions, not to answer them. This is a collection of 7 of his insightful short stories about the human condition and include, beside the title story, A Doctor's Visit; An Upheaval; Ionitch; and The Husband which are best known. (Summary by Wikipedia and Phil Chenevert)

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  A Family Torn Apart

  Cathy Glass

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  Angie, 6, and sister Polly, 4, are utterly distraught when they arrive to stay with foster carer Cathy Glass. Their older half-sister Ashleigh has accused their father of something horrible, and the two young sisters have been removed from home to keep them safe. 
  Cathy tries to comfort the girls, but they are inconsolable. They just want their mummy and daddy, whom they love dearly. 
  The girls appear to have been well looked after, but as they settle and start to talk of life at home, it becomes clear something is badly wrong. Then a chance remark sets in motion a chain of events that eventually changes everything. 
  A Family Torn Apart, a Sunday Times bestselling book, is a powerful autobiography by bestselling author Cathy Glass. It explores the challenging dynamics of fostering and adoption, and the devastating effects of abuse on personal relationships. This bestseller offers a unique perspective on the social realities of a family in crisis. 
  For fans of Ann Cusack (The Convent), Joe Cusack (Please Don't Leave Me), Linda Watson-Brown (Please Save Me), Maggie Hartley (Please Help My Mummy), and Kat Ward (KERI 4). 
  HarperCollins 2022

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  Student Loan Leads

  Esther Dotson

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  Student Loan Leads: The Essential Guide on How to Process Student Loan, Get Approved, and Have the Best Payment PlanFor most students, this can become a deciding factor in whether or not the student can attend college. A lot of newly graduated students don’t understand all of the costs and fees that are involved when they enroll to go to college. With college tuition, books, supplies, and many other costs involved in college, this can rack up a big debt for a student just wanting to higher their education.A lot of students hang up even the option of going to college due to the inability to pay the expenses of attending.In this audiobook, you will learn The Essential Guide on How to Process Student Loan, Get Approved, and Have the Best Payment Plan. So what are you waiting for, download a copy of the Student Loan Leads today!

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  Aki-wayn-zih - A Person as...

  Eli Baxter

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  Members of Eli Baxter’s generation are the last of the hunting and gathering societies living on Turtle Island. They are also among the last fluent speakers of the Anishinaabay language known as Anishinaabaymowin.
  		 
  Aki-wayn-zih is a story about the land and its spiritual relationship with the Anishinaabayg, from the beginning of their life on Miss-koh-tay-sih Minis (Turtle Island) to the present day. Baxter writes about Anishinaabay life before European contact, his childhood memories of trapping, hunting, and fishing with his family on traditional lands in Treaty 9 territory, and his personal experience surviving the residential school system. Examining how Anishinaabay Kih-kayn-daa-soh-win (knowledge) is an elemental concept embedded in the Anishinaabay language, Aki-wayn-zih explores history, science, math, education, philosophy, law, and spiritual teachings, outlining the cultural significance of language to Anishinaabay identity. Recounting traditional Ojibway legends in their original language, fables in which moral virtues double as survival techniques, and detailed guidelines for expertly trapping or ensnaring animals, Baxter reveals how the residential school system shaped him as an individual, transformed his family, and forever disrupted his reserve community and those like it.
  		 
  Through spiritual teachings, historical accounts, and autobiographical anecdotes, Aki-wayn-zih offers a new form of storytelling from the Anishinaabay point of view.

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