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  The Unseen Divide

  Zahraa Alsaffar

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  What do you do when the things you love become forbidden? How do you navigate a world that seems designed to exclude you?The Unseen Divide explores the hidden battles of living with food allergies, where every meal can feel like a minefield and each craving a reminder of what's out of reach.Yet within this struggle lies a powerful message: can joy still blossom amid the shadows of longing?This book invites you to reflect on your own limitations and challenges. What if the very obstacles you face could lead you to a deeper understanding of yourself?

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  The Killing Of Henrietta - The...

  Nicholas R Rollins

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  In the early
  hours of December 5, 1959, just as the Christmas season was beginning, the
  quiet town of Leonardtown, Maryland was shaken by a brutal discovery. Henrietta
  Ragan, a young widow and longtime resident, was found dead inside her home.
   
  The
  circumstances surrounding her death immediately raised concerns. Signs of
  violence were present, yet the scene was arranged in a way that suggested
  self-harm. Despite these contradictions, the case was quickly closed. No
  charges were filed. No one was held responsible.
   
  More than
  sixty years later, the death of Henrietta Ragan remains officially unresolved.
   
  Leonardtown
  was a small Southern Maryland community where everyone knew one another and
  private lives were rarely private. Henrietta was widely known and often talked
  about, admired by some and criticized by others. After her death, those
  perceptions would quietly influence how the case was viewed—and how quickly
  uncomfortable questions were dismissed.
   
  Over time,
  troubling details were buried beneath silence, loyalty, and unchallenged
  authority. Evidence that should have demanded deeper examination was minimized.
  Rumors replaced answers. The truth was never fully pursued.
   
  The Killing
  of Henrietta returns to this long-forgotten case to reexamine the evidence, the
  investigation, and the powerful social forces that shaped its outcome. Through
  a careful review of records, testimony, and overlooked details, this book
  explores how a violent crime could be explained away—and why it was allowed to
  fade into history.
   
  Who
  controlled the narrative?
  What questions were never asked?
  And how did influence and reputation protect secrets for decades?
   
  A renewed
  examination cannot undo the past, but it can shed light on what was hidden—and
  why the truth surrounding Henrietta Ragan’s death continues to haunt those who
  remember.

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  A Story of a Weir-Wolf - From...

  Catherine Crowe

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  Catherine Ann Stevens was born on 20th September 1803 in Borough Green, Kent.  
  She was mainly home-schooled.  Her marriage to Major John Crowe seemed to be an unhappy one, although she had a son in 1823.   
  By 1838 she was separated and living in Edinburgh where she was friends with several writers including de Quincey and Thackeray.  By this time too her writing had given her both an audience and an income. 
  In 1841 ‘The Adventures of Susan Hopley’ was the first of her books to establish her as a novelist and was followed by several others.  She also wrote two plays, both with historical themes. A verse tragedy ‘Aristodemus’ (1838) and the melodramatic ‘The Cruel Kindness’ (1853) brought further but limited success.  ‘The Adventures of Susan Hopley’ was reprinted several times as well as turned into a play and a penny serial.  
  Her stories were also in demand from periodicals such as the weekly Chambers' Edinburgh Journal and Dickens's Household Words. 
  Her own writing interests, inspired by German writers, turned to supernatural subjects.  The collection ‘The Night-side of Nature’ (1848) became her most popular work.  
  However, a bizarre episode happened in Edinburgh in February 1854, when she was discovered naked one night, convinced that spirits had rendered her invisible. After treatment she is said to have made a complete recovery. 
  In her later literary career Crowe also wrote a number of children’s books.  She now lived mainly in London though at times she settled abroad.   
  In 1861 her finances tightened, and she sold her copyrights.  In 1871 she moved to Folkstone 
  Catherine Crowe died in Folkstone on 14th June 1876.

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  The Vanishing of Carolyn Wells -...

  Rebecca Rego Barry

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  The Vanishing of Carolyn Wells is the first biography of one of the “lost ladies” of detective fiction who wrote more than eighty mysteries and hundreds of other works between the 1890s and the 1940s. Carolyn Wells (1862–1942) excelled at writing country house and locked-room mysteries for a decade before Agatha Christie entered the scene. In the 1920s, when she was churning out three or more books annually, she was dubbed “about the biggest thing in mystery novels in the US.” On top of that, Wells wielded her pen in just about every literary genre, producing several immensely popular children’s books and young adult novels; beloved anthologies; and countless stories, prose, and poetry for magazines such as Thrilling Detective, Life, The Saturday Evening Post, Harper’s, and The New Yorker. All told, Wells wrote over 180 books. Some were adapted into silent films, and some became bestsellers. Yet a hundred years later, she has been all but erased from literary history. Why? How? This investigation takes us on a journey to Rahway, New Jersey, where Wells was born and is buried; to New York City’s Upper West Side, where she spent her final twenty-five years; to the Library of Congress, where Carolyn’s world-class collection of rare books now resides; and to many other public and private collections where exciting discoveries unfolded. Part biography and part sleuthing narrative, The Vanishing of Carolyn Wells recovers the life and work of a brilliant writer who was considered one of the funniest, most talented women of her time.

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  On Some Old Customs - From their...

  William Makepeace Thackeray

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  The great author of 'Vanity Fair' and 'The Luck of Barry Lyndon' was born in India in 1811.  At age 5 his father died and his mother sent him back to England.  His education was of the best but he himself seemed unable to apply his talents to a rigorous work ethic.  However, once he harnessed his talents the works flowed in novels, articles, short stories, sketches and lectures.  Sadly, his personal life was rather more difficult.  After a few years of marriage his wife began to suffer from depression and over the years became detached from reality.  Thackeray himself suffered from ill health later in his life and the one pursuit that kept him moving forward was that of writing.  In his life time, he was placed second only to Dickens.  High praise indeed.

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  The Journey of a Soldier...

  EJD Dwayne Eddie Hickman

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  From the streets of Akron, Ohio, to the far reaches of the world, this is the story of a young man whose humble beginnings led to an extraordinary journey. Through the discipline, challenges, and triumphs of a career in the U.S. Army, he discovers the meaning of purpose, growth, and resilience.

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