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  The Red and the Black

  Stendhal

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  "In a world of cold calculation, can a heart of fire survive?"
  
  Born the son of a provincial carpenter, Julien Sorel is possessed by a brilliant mind and a dangerous obsession with Napoleon Bonaparte. Realizing that the "Red" path of military glory is closed to him in the stagnant era of the Bourbon Restoration, he chooses the "Black" path of the clergy as a means to power. Julien's journey takes him from the bedchambers of provincial nobility to the glittering salons of Paris, as he maneuvers through a society where hypocrisy is the only language spoken fluently. Caught between his genuine passion for the gentle Madame de Rênal and his intellectual fascination with the haughty Mathilde de la Mole, Julien finds that the climb to the top is paved with secrets that could lead to his ultimate downfall.
  
  The "Red" vs. the "Black": The title serves as a perfect metaphor for Julien's internal conflict. The "Red" represents the lost glory of the battlefield and the meritocracy of the Empire, while the "Black" represents the mourning clothes of the Church and the subtle, often corrupt, influence of the priesthood. Julien is a hero who plays a part he despises to achieve a status he craves.
  
  A Pioneer of Psychology: Stendhal was one of the first novelists to focus intensely on "inner monologue." He provides a window into Julien's constant self-analysis and strategic thinking, revealing the anxiety and pride that drive every move. It is a remarkably modern look at how we construct our identities to fit the expectations of others.
  
  Why It Is a Literary Essential: The Red and the Black is the ultimate "outsider" novel. It speaks to anyone who has ever felt like they were watching life from the sidelines, planning their entry. It is a thrilling, tragic, and bitingly funny critique of a society that rewards the mask more than the man.
  
  Witness the rise and fall of Julien Sorel. Purchase "The Red and the Black" today.

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  Sunan Ibn Majah English Audio

  Imam Ibn Majah,...

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  Sunan Ibn Majah is a collection of hadith compiled by Imam Muhammad bin Yazid Ibn Majah al-Qazvini (rahimahullah). It is widely considered to be the sixth of the six canonical collection of hadith (Kutub as-Sittah) of the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). It consists of 4341 ahadith in 37 books.

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  Heroes Among Us - An Interview...

  James Patterson

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  Find inspiration in riveting first-person tales from our nation’s greatest heroes, the dedicated, and hardworking men and women whom we all depend on to run our armies, police forces and emergency rooms.    These cops, ER nurses, and military members shared their stories with bestselling author James Patterson, and we share with you now in this audiobook sampler. Enjoy excerpts from Walk In My Combat Boots, Walk the Blue Line, and ER Nurses, and hear exclusive original audio from the new book, American Heroes, which highlights stories from those who have been awarded military’s most distinguished service medals.    There has never been a better time for all of us to think about duty, sacrifice, and what it means to be an American hero.  Features an exclusive interview with James Patterson on his dedication to these heroes’ stories.

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  Write Before Coffee - How to...

  Carlene Hill Byron

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  Do you have a story or message you MUST tell … but you don’t feel confident you know how to write a book? In this brief, practical guide, decades-experienced writer and editor Carlene Hill Byron gives you the pro tips you need to write your book successfully. 
  You’ll learn writing and organizing tactics that will work for your specific learning style, instead of being presented a “one size fits all” approach that would constrain you. You’ll discover secrets to creativity that you can apply in your writing projects and in everything you do that requires imagination. You’ll learn a time-tested storytelling structure that will encourage others, even if your life with God has as many “downs” as “ups.” 
  The book you write will be a bridge that connects your own life and ideas with the readers who need to know about them. You can introduce them to valuable innovations, give them inspiration by your story of resilience, encourage their compassion and empathy for people facing challenges. Telling your story effectively will help them discover a companion for their own spiritual journey. It will establish your own legacy in print for all time, leaving an heritage to those who follow. 
  Writing your book in your own voice will give you a powerful tool to use everywhere you serve in personal and professional leadership: family, community, church, and business. The experiences you share will become supports to others making similar journeys. Writing a book is an act of service that lets others learn from the vision your experiences have grown in you. 
  If it’s time to write your own book but you don’t know where to start, this book will give you more help in fewer words than you’ll find anywhere else!

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  Troubling the Water - The Urgent...

  Ben McBride

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  From one of the most courageous and visionary leaders of our time comes Troubling the Water, an immersive book about the violence and injustice that threaten to drown us all. Ben McBride recounts how he first waded into the water: from the Kill Zone in Oakland, where he moved with his young family, to the uprising in Ferguson, to the moral impoverishment of the white evangelical church. In the truth-telling tradition of Bryan Stevenson and Bishop William Barber, McBride leads us right into the fury and fragmentation of our moment, and then steadies us once we're there. 
   
   
   
  What would it take to truly belong to each other? Radical belonging, McBride argues, means looking at our implicit biases, at our faulty understandings of power, and at how we "other"—or "same"—people. Sometimes it even means troubling the waters—speaking hard truths in situations that appear calm but that cloak injustice. 
   
   
   
  With a blend of provocation and good humor, McBride leads us beyond inaction on the one hand and polemic on the other. What results is an indelible manifesto—a troublemaking reverend's call to the most urgent task of our time. As inequality, racism, and alienation weaken our common life, well-meaning people ask: What do I need to do to create a world where all can belong? But McBride asserts that instead, we need to ask: Who do I need to become?

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  Madness Betrayal and the Lash -...

  Stephen R Bown

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  From 1792 to 1795, George Vancouver sailed the Pacific as the captain of his own expedition and as an agent of imperial ambition. To map a place is to control it, and Britain had its eyes on America's Pacific coast. And map it Vancouver did. His voyage was one of history's greatest feats of maritime daring, discovery, and diplomacy, and his marine survey of Hawaii and the Pacific coast was at its time the most comprehensive ever undertaken. But just two years after returning to Britain, the forty-year-old Vancouver, hounded by critics, shamed by public humiliation at the fists of an aristocratic sailor he had flogged, and blacklisted because of a perceived failure to follow the Admiralty's directives, died in poverty, nearly forgotten. In this riveting and perceptive biography, historian Stephen Bown delves into the events that destroyed Vancouver's reputation and restores his position as one of the greatest explorers of the Age of Discovery.

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