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  Soldier Girls - The Battles of...

  Helen Thorpe

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  Soldier Girls follows the lives of three women on their paths to the military. These women, who are quite different in every way, become friends, and we watch their interaction and also what happens when they are separated. We see their families, their lovers, their spouses, their children. We see them work extremely hard, deal with the attentions of men on base and in war zones, and struggle to stay connected to their families back home. We see some of them drink too much, have illicit affairs, and react to the deaths of fellow soldiers. And we see what happens to one of them when the truck she is driving hits an explosive in the road, blowing it up. She survives, but her life may never be the same again.

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  My Dream

  Meverly Adjhei Benjamin

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  My Dream is a gripping novel that follows the struggles of one woman through adversity to be able to achieve her dream.This novel confronts real, dark issues and experiences; following a childhood of abandonment and hard work, this is a tale of perseverance and drive that takes her from the wards of a London hospital to the heart of the Middle East.Esther finds herself prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice to be free of her pain. This is a story of love and faith; of despair and betrayal. It is a powerful example of a woman who nearly lost her dream, but who found it in the end.• A powerful exploration of love and faith• An interesting look at the process of working and volunteering in the Middle East.• Introduces issues about faith and belief in an immersive yet accessible manner.• An inspiring tale of how one woman can overcome adversity, that will move and inspire others.

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  Growing Old Growing Cold - Notes...

  Kathleen McDonnell

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  What is it about freezing cold water that draws people in? Throughout history, humans have gravitated to cold water swimming and celebrated its healing properties, calling it the secret to good health and serenity. Today, cold water swimmers gather in groups from Galway to Georgian Bay to jump into frigid waters for fun, competition, and even as a form of activism and protest.
  		 
  Kathleen McDonnell started swimming in Lake Ontario, infamous for its chilly depths, because it was close to home. As time went on she began to rely on a daily dip, even breaking through winter ice to raise her spirits and refresh her body. In this wide-ranging memoir, McDonnell shares her love of cold water swimming and the lessons she has learned from a slow and steady commitment to the waves.

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  Benjamin Franklin in London -...

  George Goodwin

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  An “enthralling” chronicle of the nearly two decades the statesman, scientist, inventor, and Founding Father spent in the British imperial capital (BBC Radio 4, Book of the Week). 
   
  For more than a fifth of his life, Benjamin Franklin lived in London. He dined with prime ministers, members of parliament, even kings, as well as with Britain’s most esteemed intellectuals—including David Hume, Joseph Priestley, and Erasmus Darwin—and with more notorious individuals, such as Francis Dashwood and James Boswell. Having spent eighteen formative months in England as a young man, Franklin returned in 1757 as a colonial representative during the Seven Years’ War, and left abruptly just prior to the outbreak of America’s War of Independence, barely escaping his impending arrest. 
   
  In this fascinating history, George Goodwin gives a colorful account of Franklin’s British years. The author offers a rich and revealing portrait of one of the most remarkable figures in U.S. history, effectively disputing the commonly held perception of Franklin as an outsider in British politics. It is an absorbing study of an American patriot who was a fiercely loyal British citizen for most of his life—until forces he had sought and failed to control finally made him a reluctant revolutionary at the age of sixty-nine. 
   
  “[An] interesting, lively account of Franklin’s British life.” —The Wall Street Journal

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  Light Side of a "Dismal Science"

  PBS NewsHour

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  Economics isn't exactly a side-splitting discipline, but at a recent economics convention in Atlanta, self-proclaimed "stand-up economist" Yoram Bauman showed it's possible to infuse the sober science with monetary mirth.

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  Arrows of Fortune

  A. J. Deane-Drummond

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  In this exciting memoir, a major-general in the British Army chronicles his life, service, and multiple escapes from captivity during World War II. Major-General Anthony Deane-Drummond was a famed escaper from the Germans in World War II. He first described his experiences in a book called Return Ticket. This is the full story of his life which is chiefly memorable for the story of his escape after the Battle of Arnhem.

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