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  William Martin Murphy

  Thomas J. Morrissey

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  William Martin Murphy (1845-1919) was one of the most successful of Irish entrepreneurs and businessmen. As well as being a good employer, Murphy was an international financier, and a contractor of railways and tramways on three continents as well as in Britain and Ireland. He revolutionised the Irish newspaper industry, was a patriot who opposed concessions in the Home Rule Bill, supported Sinn Fein as a political party, and vigorously opposed conscription and partition. Although he was a man with a strong social conscience and sense of social responsibility, he came to be viewed as something of an ogre and regarded as the man who starved the workers of Dublin into submission in 1913-14 and who called for the execution of James Connolly in 1916. This book re-examines Murphy's remarkable career.

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  Nazi Germany: History in an Hour

  Rupert Colley

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  Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. 
  Listen to this bite size audiobook about Hitler's experience as a soldier during World War One, the Nazi Party's climb to power, the elimination of their political opponents and the Weimar constitution. Learn about life in Nazi Germany, for women, the family, the Jews, and the use of state control, propaganda and security. See how Hitler manipulated foreign policy to achieve his aims, and how he brought the world into war. 
  Nazi Germany in an Hour tell you everything you need to know about Germany under Nazi rule, in just one hour. 
  Know your stuff: read about Nazi Germany in just one hour. 
  In just an hour, this short, top-rated book by Rupert Colley provides a bestseller's insight into Nazi Germany. It's a comprehensive guide to understanding Hitler's rise to power and the life under his rule. 
  For fans of Anthony Holmes (Managing Through Turbulent Times), David B. Mccoy (The Kent State Shootings and What Came Before), Martyn Whittock (American Vikings), Steve Parker (A Short History of Medicine), and Helen Castor (Elizabeth I).

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  The Opposite of Rape Culture is...

  Nora Samaran

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  As Nora Samaran writes, "violence is nurturance turned backwards." In its place, she proposes "nurturance culture" as the opposite of rape culture, suggesting that models of care and accountability — different from "call-outs" — can move communities toward dismantling systems of dominance and oppression. 
  This audiobook contains the viral 2016 essay "The Opposite of Rape Culture is Nurturance Culture," which also appears as Chapter One of the book Turn This World Inside Out: The Emergence of Nurturance Culture, AK Press, 2019. 
  Narrated by the author.

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  To Sir With Love

  E. R. Braithwaite

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  With opportunities for black men limited in post-World War II London, Rick Braithwaite, a former Royal Air Force pilot and Cambridge-educated engineer, accepts a teaching position that puts him in charge of a class of angry, unmotivated, bigoted white teenagers whom the system has mostly abandoned. When his efforts to reach these troubled students are met with threats, suspicion, and derision, Braithwaite takes a radical new approach. He will treat his students as people poised to enter the adult world. He will teach them to respect themselves and to call him Sir. He will open up vistas before them that they never knew existed. And over the course of a remarkable year, he will touch the lives of his students in extraordinary ways-even as they, in turn, unexpectedly and profoundly touch his. Based on actual events in the author's life, To Sir, With Love is a powerfully moving story that celebrates courage, commitment, and vision and that inspired the classic film starring Sidney Poitier.

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  The Spartans - The World of the...

  Paul Cartledge

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  “Remarkable . . . [The author’s] crystalline prose, his vivacious storytelling and his lucid historical insights combine here to provide a first-rate history.” —Publishers Weekly   Sparta has often been described as the original Utopia—a remarkably evolved society whose warrior heroes were forbidden any other trade, profession, or business. As a people, the Spartans were the living exemplars of such core values as duty, discipline, the nobility of arms in a cause worth dying for, sacrificing the individual for the greater good of the community (illustrated by their role in the battle of Thermopylae), and the triumph over seemingly insuperable obstacles—qualities often believed today to signify the ultimate heroism.   In this book, distinguished scholar and historian Paul Cartledge, long considered the leading international authority on ancient Sparta, traces the evolution of Spartan society—the culture and the people as well as the tremendous influence they had on their world and even ours. He details the lives of such illustrious and myth-making figures as Lycurgus, King Leonidas, Helen of Troy (and Sparta), and Lysander, and explains how the Spartans, while placing a high value on masculine ideals, nevertheless allowed women an unusually dominant and powerful role—unlike Athenian culture, with which the Spartans are so often compared. In resurrecting this culture and society, Cartledge delves into ancient texts and archeological sources and includes illustrations depicting original Spartan artifacts and drawings, as well as examples of representational paintings from the Renaissance onward—including J.L. David’s famously brooding Leonidas.   “A pleasure for anyone interested in the ancient world.” —Kirkus Reviews   “[An] engaging narrative . . . In his panorama of the real Sparta, Cartledge cloaks his erudition with an ease and enthusiasm that will excite readers from page one.” —Booklist   “Our greatest living expert on Sparta.” —Tom Holland, prize-winning author of Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic

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  The Simple Life Guide To RV...

  Gary Collins

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  The Simple Life Guide To RV Living: The Road to Freedom and the Mobile Lifestyle Revolution 
  Want to leave the rat race in your rearview mirror? Discover the mile-by-mile guide to a whole new life on the open road. 
  Do you feel trapped in your humdrum routine? Do you want more from life than a paycheck and a permanent address? Author and entrepreneur Gary Collins has found true freedom and fulfillment in his life on the road. Now he’s here to help you liberate your lifestyle and find lasting joy through simplicity. 
  The Simple Life Guide To RV Living: The Road to Freedom and the Mobile Lifestyle Revolution contains step-by-step instructions for transitioning to a carefree traveling lifestyle. From the author’s first-hand experiences, you’ll learn the ins and outs of selecting and outfitting your ideal home-on-wheels. With Collins as your navigator, you’ll steer clear of costly and time-consuming hazards of mobile living for a smooth ride into your adventurous new life. 
  In The Simple Life Guide To RV Living: The Road to Freedom and the Mobile Lifestyle Revolution you’ll discover:How to declutter and downsize your life for a stress-free new beginningHow to select an RV that will meet all of your personal mobile living needsHow to handle common obstacles for a trouble-free transition into your new lifeGary Collins’ personal story of running his business remotely and riding the roadTips and tricks for saving money and time along your journey and much, much more! 
  The Simple Life Guide To RV Living: The Road to Freedom and the Mobile Lifestyle Revolution is your must-have roadmap for mobilizing your future. If you like first-hand advice, practical how-to guides, and forging your own path, then you’ll love Gary Collins’ first guidebook in The Simple Life, a liberating life adventure series.

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