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  Alternative History of Britain...

  Timothy Venning

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  Taking a similar approach to his successful If Rome Hadn't Fallen, Timothy Venning explores the various decision points in a fascinating period of British history and the alternative paths that it might have taken. 
   
   
   
  Dr. Timothy Venning starts within an outline of the process by which much of Britain came to be settled by Germanic tribes after the end of Roman rule, as far as it can be determined from the sparse and fragmentary sources. He then moves on to discuss a series of scenarios, which might have altered the course of subsequent history dramatically. For example, was a reconquest by the native British ever a possibility (under 'Arthur' or someone else)? Which of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms might have united England sooner and would this have kept the Danes out? And, of course, what if Harold Godwinson had won at Hastings? 
   
   
   
  While necessarily speculative, all the scenarios are discussed within the framework of a deep understanding of the major driving forces, tensions and trends that shaped British history and help to shed light upon them. In so doing they help the listener to understand why things panned out as they did, as well as what might have been.

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  300 per hour - The price for my...

  Mathilde Davril

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  "I am Mathilde, alias Mathilda. I am 37 years old and I prostitute myself to be a free woman. I have been an executive assistant, a sales manager in media, a communication manager for an employers' confederation and a company director in business aviation. But I was a precarious woman, being used for a low price, like a great majority of women in France. In parallel to my work activities, I became an escort to get out of my social condition and not be a free and disposable object anymore. I have been leading this double life for 10 years in Lyon; and today men, but also women, respect me for what I am. I like this life and I embrace it fully."
  Like 5% to 10% prostitutes in France (and certainly many more), Mathilde engages in this profession freely and without constraint, to no longer be the prey of males and a patriarchal society. Free, authentic and without pretense, she takes the reader on a journey of discovery of a profession that fascinates and that no one talks about in this way. With a provocative but always human tone, she reveals with strength and fragility her non-conformist universe and her atypical personality. From her family to her friends, from her lovers to her clients, from her jobs to her first trick, Mathilde shares her way of life openly because her reality does not need to be hidden.

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  The Sword of Deborah

  F. Tennyson Jesse

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  The Sword of Deborah contains the reflections of a woman journalist visiting women working behind the lines in France during World War I.  She writes: "I was glad to have seen all the different convoys I had, because no two had been to me alike, and to each I am indebted for a differing expression of the same vision, which is the vision splendid of a duty undertaken gladly and sustained with courage. From my first convoys -- the Fannies and the G.S.V.A.D.'s -- I got the wonderful facts of it, at the V.A.D. Convoy at E---- I caught that side of it which I as most glad of all to encounter, and at the V.A.D. Convoy at T----- I found that delightful spirit of sheer joy in danger which is too precious to be allowed to die out of the worked just because their happens to be, at present, such a great deal too much danger let loose upon it." (Summary by MaryAnn)

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  Angel in a Thorn Bush

  Rob Fynn

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  This is a story of a Marungu, as the white tribe is termed by the Shona, who’s ancestry go back in Africa six generations, brought up in Rhodesia, then left in 1964 at 18 yrs old to join the Queen’s Royal Navy. He was asked to leave when UDI was declared, Ian Smith’s Unilateral Declaration of Independence, when all Rhodesians in the British armed forces were now regarded as potential rebels by Harold Wilson’s government of the day. After pursuing his engineering degree at Bristol University, he finally returned driving across the African continent in a Land Rover, which led him into starting up a safari operation on Fothergill Island on Lake Kariba, bringing up his family through those turbulent years of the ‘70’s. His name is Rob Fynn 

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  Robert Wedderburn - British...

  Ryan Hanley

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  Robert Wedderburn (1762-1834/5) was one of the most charismatic, irascible, and radical intellectuals of the eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Atlantic world. Born to an enslaved woman and a slavemaster in Jamaica, and moving in the radical working-class circles of London, Wedderburn made his name as a fiery political writer and orator—before dying, forgotten, in poverty. 
   
   
    
  Among the few abolitionists bold enough to publicly call for the enslaved in the British West Indies to rise up and violently overthrow their colonial "masters," Wedderburn was also among the most outspoken and—amid an increasingly repressive British establishment—dangerous advocates for domestic political reform and working-class rights. 
   
   
    
  From award-winning scholar Ryan Hanley, this is the first full-length biography of a man increasingly recognized as central to Black radical political thought in the Revolutionary Atlantic. Tapping newly rediscovered sources, Hanley details Wedderburn's extraordinary public and private life, explores the central influence of enslaved women on his political ideas, and offers fresh analysis of his contributions to British political thought and activism.

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  GED Study Guide - Review Book...

  Adam West

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  Prepare for the GED exam with our comprehensive GED Study Guide. This essential resource covers all test subjects, providing you with the tools and knowledge you need to succeed. 
  Inside the guide, you'll find in-depth coverage of the key areas: Mathematical Reasoning, Reasoning through Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies. Each chapter is designed to ensure you understand the essential concepts and skills required for the GED exam. The guide includes 240 practice questions, complete with detailed answer explanations to help you identify your strengths and areas for improvement. 
  Key features include effective study techniques and test-taking strategies to help you manage your time and approach each question with confidence. You'll learn how to tackle multiple-choice questions, drag-and-drop formats, fill-in-the-blank, and extended responses. Our guide also provides tips for managing test anxiety and maintaining a positive mindset. 
  With detailed insights into the exam format and types of questions, you'll be well-prepared to face the GED exam. The GED Study Guide is your roadmap to achieving your high school equivalency and unlocking new opportunities for your future. Start your journey to success today with our expert guide and practice materials.

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