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  Discharged Dead - The Wartime...

  Sydney Hart

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  A vivid stoker's-eye view of life in a submarine during the Second World War.The perfect World War Two memoir for people who enjoyed the works of James D. Hornfischer, Robert Leckie, and Laura Hillenbrand.In 1939, at the age of twenty, Sydney Hart joined the Royal Navy as a stoker. Over the course of the next four years, he served in submarines during the most critical phases of the war—in the North Sea, the Atlantic, and the Mediterranean.Aboard HMS Triad, HMS Truant, and HMS Thrasher, Hart experienced the lengthy tension of lonely ocean patrols; the hazardous penetration of closely-guarded enemy harbors; the terrifying thrill stalking Axis vessels; the brief merriments of life ashore in "Gib", Malta, and "Alex" while on leave; and the tragic realization that some shipmates would never return home from the dark, cruel seas. These brave men would have their pay-ledgers closed with the final entry "discharged dead".This book, written not by an admiral or captain, but instead by a regular stoker, provides a profoundly unique perspective.

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  Carbon Democracy - Political...

  Timothy Mitchell

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  Oil is a curse, it is often said, that condemns the countries producing it to an existence defined by war, corruption, and enormous inequality. Carbon Democracy tells a more complex story, arguing that no nation escapes the political consequences of our collective dependence on oil. It shapes the body politic both in regions such as the Middle East, which rely upon revenues from oil production, and in the places that have the greatest demand for energy. 
   
   
   
  Coal was a source of energy so open to disruption that oligarchies in the West became vulnerable to mass demands for democracy. In the mid-twentieth century, however, the development of cheap and abundant energy from oil offered a means to reduce this vulnerability to democratic pressures. The abundance of oil made it possible to reorganize political life around the management of something now called "the economy". The politics of the West became dependent on an undemocratic Middle East. 
   
   
   
  In the twenty-first century, the oil-based forms of modern democratic politics have become unsustainable. Foreign intervention and military rule are faltering in the Middle East, while governments everywhere appear incapable of addressing the crises that threaten to end the age of carbon democracy—the disappearance of cheap energy and the carbon-fueled collapse of the ecological order.

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  The Insecure in Love Workbook -...

  PhD Leslie Becker-Phelps, PhD...

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  A step-by-step workbook to help you move past anxious attachment and feel more confident in your relationships! 
   
   
   
  Has your romantic partner called you clingy, insecure, desperate, or jealous? If they go out with their friends, do you worry that they might be flirting or hooking up with someone else? Do you often worry that they're going to leave you? If you find yourself constantly on the alert or anxious when it comes to your significant other, you may suffer from anxious attachment—a fear of abandonment that is often rooted in early childhood experiences. So, how can you move past this anxiety before it hurts—or even destroys—your relationship? 
   
   
   
  Based on the self-help hit by Leslie Becker-Phelps, The Insecure in Love Workbook offers engaging activities, tips, and exercises to help you overcome attachment anxiety by developing compassionate self-awareness. You'll learn to recognize physical sensations, negative thoughts, distressing emotions, and unhealthy behavior patterns that underlie your insecurity; and respond to them in a more nurturing way—rather than beating yourself up. You'll also discover how insecurity can overwhelm or paralyze you, negatively affecting the relationship between you and your partner. Finally, you'll develop the skills needed to stop repeating old patterns of self-doubt, neediness, and possessiveness.

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  Heroes or Zeroes?: Myths and...

  Lizzy Tiffin

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  Tales of lore from f*ckboys and more… 
  Myths and legends would be nothing without their shining star of a hero at the forefront … right? 
  Heroes or Zeroes? looks at the dashingly handsome and oh-so-brave men from antiquity in a whole other light. 
  From 'famous' Heroes, Rowdy Royals, Underdogs and more, Lizzy takes us on a wild ride through their stories. Uncovering the unsung heroes and wrongly forgotten sidekicks, Lizzy has us ask, what is it to be a ‘hero’? And should the so-called ‘zeros’ really be labelled as such? 
  With her signature wit and humour, Lizzy narrates the legends we've all become so familiar with while also opening up an undiscovered chapter. So, dive in and prepare to decide, who's really a hero? 
  For fans of Nikita Gill (Fierce Fairytales), and Billy Wellman (The Ottoman Empire).

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  Draft Your Book in a Day

  Liv Montgomery

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  There's a book inside you just begging to be written. But if you're like most people, the task of writing it gets pushed aside day by day until weeks become years. So what's stopping you? Odds are, it's the enormous time commitment that's typically involved in writing that all-important, high quality first draft. But what if you could draft your book in a single day? Would that help you reach your goal of becoming a published author? You bet it would! Speaker and author Liv Montgomery has published more than eighty book and audio titles in less than two years. Learn the techniques for writing at super speed from a high output author with dozens of published works, and you, too, can draft your book in a single day!

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  The Speaking Voice

  Katherine Jewell Everts

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  From the Preface of The Speaking Voice: principles of training simplified and condensed: "This book offers a method of voice training which is the result of a deliberate effort to simplify and condense, for general use, the principles which are fundamental to all recognized systems of vocal instruction. It contains practical directions accompanied by simple and fundamental exercises, first for the freeing of the voice and then for developing it when free."Parts I and II of the book comprise advice on vocal production and techniques, while some chapters in Part III provide detailed guidance on the vocal interpretation of various literary genres, including the essay, various types of poetry, short stories, dramatic monologues and plays. Some chapters comprise mainly examples for practice, and include complete poems and stories.The reader has endeavoured to follow the author's instructions, but makes no guarantee as to her success, especially in the poetic realm.

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