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  IIT Baba: Mahakumbh 2025 –...

  Yash d.

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  IIT Baba: Mahakumbh 2025 – Science, Spirituality, and the Naga Mystics unveils the extraordinary journey of Abhay Singh, known as IIT Baba, a spiritual leader who bridges the gap between modern science and ancient spiritual traditions. Set against the backdrop of Mahakumbh 2025, the world's largest religious gathering, this book delves into IIT Baba's vision for a harmonious future, where sustainability, innovation, and spirituality converge. 
  Through this non-fiction exploration, discover how IIT Baba blends his IIT engineering background with the wisdom of ancient Indian practices to inspire a global movement towards environmental consciousness, inner peace, and technological harmony. The book offers readers an inside look at the role of Naga Sadhus, their deep spiritual practices, and how their austere way of life offers valuable lessons for a world grappling with modern-day challenges. 
  With a focus on the confluence of faith and technology, IIT Baba: Mahakumbh 2025 invites readers to explore the powerful intersection of sustainable living, digital innovation, and personal transformation. Whether you're intrigued by spirituality, sustainability, or the future of technology, this book offers a unique perspective on how the wisdom of the past can help guide us toward a better tomorrow.

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  Railroad Robber Barons The: The...

  Editors Charles River

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  The Gilded Age and the dawn of the 20th century are often remembered as an era full of monopolies, trusts, and economic giants in heavy industries like oil and steel. Men like Andrew Carnegie built empires like Carnegie Steel, and financiers like J.P. Morgan merged and consolidated them. The era also made names like Astor, Cooke, and Vanderbilt instantly recognizable across the globe. Over time, the unfathomable wealth generated by the businesses made the individuals on top incredibly rich, and that in turn led to immense criticism and an infamous epithet used to rail against them: robber barons.  
  	Dozens of men were called “robber barons”, and the industrial might wielded by some of these men in the late 19th century directly led to a public backlash and made President Teddy Roosevelt the “trust buster”, and there has since been countless regulations to attempt to avoid the types of monopolies found over 100 years ago. However, many 20th century historians and writers pushed back against the allegations hurled at the “robber barons” and even took issue with the name. Libertarian writer John Stossel argued, “They weren't robbers, because they didn't steal from anyone, and they weren't barons - they were born poor...” Ironically, one of America’s most famous robber barons, Andrew Carnegie, epitomized the American Dream, migrating with his poor family to America in the mid-19th century and rising to the top of the business world in his adopted country. And like Carnegie, railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt set a precedent of sorts with his philanthropy, most notably his gift to Vanderbilt University, which bears his name. Similarly, the West Coast's most famous railroad mogul became Leland Stanford, who also bequeathed a prestigious university after making it to the top of the industry.

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  Ancient and Modern Celebrated...

  Charles Bradlaugh

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  Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers by Charles Bradlaugh: Charles Bradlaugh's "Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers" is a collection of biographical sketches and essays that celebrate the lives and ideas of prominent freethinkers throughout history. As an ardent advocate for secularism and freethought, Bradlaugh aims to promote rationalism, skepticism, and intellectual inquiry. The book features influential figures like Voltaire, Thomas Paine, and Giordano Bruno, shedding light on their contributions to science, philosophy, and the advancement of human knowledge. 
   
  Bradlaugh, a prominent British atheist, political activist, and writer, was a leading advocate for secularism and freethought. As a passionate proponent of free speech and social reform, Bradlaugh wrote extensively on topics related to atheism, politics, and social justice, challenging prevailing religious and societal norms.

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  Fugitive! - On the run with...

  Nick Reynolds

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  SHORTLISTED IN THE TRUE CRIME AWARDS 2024Ground-breaking audio original exploring the reality of life on the run.What is life on the run really like? Featuring never-before heard interviews, this ground-breaking audio original gets you closer to the reality than ever before.Join Nick Reynolds as he explores the reality of the life of a fugitive. Using his own experiences of growing up on the run with the Great Train Robbers in Central America, Nick talks with some infamous fugitives and their families as they share their extraordinary experiences. From the mental toll of staying constantly vigilant and the need for money, to caring for loved ones and the long shadows cast by their pasts, this audiobook is essential listening for true crime fans.Fleeing from the law, putting yourself beyond society, leaving friends and family behind, never feeling truly safe - it takes a certain sort of person to see life as a fugitive as preferable to facing justice.The life of a fugitive is often glamorised in films and media: it's anything but. It's tough and it leaves deep scars on everyone involved - but is it harder than prison time? Listen and make up your own mind.

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  Love Queenie - Merle Oberon...

  Mayukh Sen

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  Merle Oberon made history when she was announced as a nominee for the Best Actress Oscar in 1936. Her nomination marked the first time the Academy recognized a performer of color. Oberon, born to a South Asian mother and white father, broke through a racial barrier—but no one knew it. Oberon was "passing" for white. 
   
   
   
  In the first biography of Oberon in more than forty years, Mayukh Sen draws on family interviews and untapped archival material to capture the life of an oft-forgotten talent. Born into poverty, Queenie Thompson dreamt of big-screen stardom. By sheer force of will, she immigrated to London in her teens and met film mogul Alexander Korda, who christened her "Merle Oberon." Her new identity was her ticket into Hollywood. When she was in her twenties, Oberon dazzled as Cathy in Wuthering Heights opposite Laurence Olivier. Against the backdrop of Hollywood's racially exclusionary Golden Age and the United States's hostile immigration policy towards South Asians in the twentieth century, Oberon rose to the highest echelons of the film-world elite. 
   
   
   
  Tracing Oberon's story from her Indian roots to her final days surrounded by wealth and glamor, Sen questions the demands placed on stars in life and death. His compassionate, compelling chronicle illuminates troubling truths on race, gender, and power that still resonate today.

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  Running With My Angel - The...

  George O. Hallman

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  From his phenomenal memory, George O. Hallman, Ph.D., describes in fascinating detail what it was like to grow up as a member of the Silent Generation and how a tragic accident on a U.S. Air Force base in Korea led to the loss of his eyesight and the gain of his cherished wife Eileen. With Eileen's sacrificial support, George became a beloved psychology professor and an extreme marathon runner. George and Eileen raised two sons together and enjoyed a long, happy marriage. Starting with mischievous childhood tales and ending with the profound grief of being separated from the love of his life, George's beautifully told stories reflect joy, hope, and a constant determination to live each day to the glory of God.

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