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  A Rare Recording of Senator...

  Senator Richard M. Nixon

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  The Checkers speech was an address made on September 23, 1952, by Senator Richard Nixon (R-CA) at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles, six weeks before the 1952 United States presidential election, in which he was the Republican nominee for Vice President. Nixon had been accused of improprieties relating to a fund established by his backers to reimburse him for his political expenses. His place was in doubt on the Republican ticket, so he flew to Los Angeles and delivered a half-hour television address in which he defended himself, attacked his opponents, and urged the audience to contact the Republican National Committee to tell it whether he should remain on the ticket. During the speech, he stated that he intended to keep one gift, regardless of the outcome -- a black-and-white Cocker Spaniel that his children had named Checkers, thus giving the address its popular name.

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  Mother's Secret - A...

  Marilyn Walls

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  Artfully blending the genres of memoir and scientific research, Mother's Secret: A Nutritionist's View of Family and Alzheimer's Disease offers the compelling story of one woman's southern roots. She is familiar, perhaps like your mother or grandmother, a woman who gained strength during the upheavals of the Great Depression and World War II. Her independence served her well until dementia overwhelmed her and challenged her relationship with her daughters. 
  Sadly, the spread of progressive brain disorders is wider than the Mississippi River. Mother's Secret, a hybrid book confronting these issues, combines personal experiences with information about a healthful diet, the benefits of botanicals, and current discoveries about brain function. Walls' powerful story will resonate with families affected by Alzheimer's, students in holistic or social programs, those wanting to make better choices for their own cognitive health, and anyone who likes a good read. While looking directly at the realities of Alzheimer's, the narrative transcends the disease to reveal both the loss and the glory of this mother's life.

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  The Persian Empire – The...

  Andrew Rogers

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  Before Rome, before Greece, there was Persia—a vast empire that revolutionized governance, culture, and warfare. It was the first empire to embrace religious tolerance, international trade networks, and complex administration. Yet today, it remains overshadowed by its rivals. 
  This audiobook takes you deep into the history of the Persian Empire, revealing its greatest rulers, monumental achievements, and legendary battles. Discover: 
  ✅ How Cyrus the Great built the first global empire 
  ✅ The rise of Darius I and Xerxes, and their wars with Greece 
  ✅ The Persian system of governance, roads, and military tactics 
  ✅ How Alexander the Great conquered Persia—and what he admired about it 
  The Persian Empire – The Forgotten Superpower is a must-listen for history lovers, ancient warfare enthusiasts, and anyone fascinated by the rise and fall of great civilizations.

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  WIRED & TIRED - A Guide to...

  Ira Israel

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  In addition to the twin epidemics of anxiety and depression plaguing our society, psychotherapist Ira Israel has observed a new wave of highly functional adults who don't technically suffer from the debilitating symptoms of clinical anxiety and depression yet feel wired & tired: consistently overworked, overstimulated, under-loved, and underappreciated—stressed out, yet unenthusiastic about their daily responsibilities. Wired & Tired provides scientifically proven tools to alleviate the pain of typical life-ruptures (divorces, firings, etc.) as well as critical analyses of transformational moments in our lives and practices to make us resilient and keep us at the high end of our happiness spectrums.

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  Bootstrapped - Liberating...

  Alissa Quart

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  An unsparing, incisive, yet ultimately hopeful look at how we can shed the American obsession with self-reliance that has made us less healthy, less secure, and less fulfilled  
  The promise that you can “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” is central to the story of the American Dream. It’s the belief that if you work hard and rely on your own resources, you will eventually succeed. However, time and again we have seen how this foundational myth, with its emphasis on individual determination, brittle self-sufficiency, and personal accomplishment, does not help us. Instead, as income inequality rises around us, we are left with shame and self-blame for our condition. 
  Acclaimed journalist Alissa Quart argues that at the heart of our suffering is a do-it-yourself ethos, the misplaced belief in our own independence and the conviction that we must rely on ourselves alone. Looking at a range of delusions and half solutions—from “grit” to the false Horatio Alger story to the rise of GoFundMe—Quart reveals how we have been steered away from robust social programs that would address the root causes of our problems. Meanwhile, the responsibility for survival has been shifted onto the backs of ordinary people, burdening generations with debt instead of providing the social safety net we so desperately need. 
  Insightful, sharply argued, and characterized by Quart’s lively writing and deep reporting, and for fans of Evicted and Nickel and Dimed, Bootstrapped is a powerful examination of what ails us at a societal level and a plan for how we can free ourselves from these self-defeating narratives. 
  Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

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  Slave Girls: The Gallery Girl

  Louise Allen

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  Slave Girls, a new series by bestselling author Louise Allen, reveals a shocking modern-day scandal of County Lines - the single most dangerous form of systematic child abuse prevalent today. 
   
  This is the third installment in the brand new series. 
   
  Little Candace is growing up in a trap house. Her mum, abused by the local dealers and totally incapable of escaping her supply does nothing while her daughter is used as a mule and front for their business. 
   
  Completely unregistered, with no school and no one looking out for her, Candace is a ghost, living invisibly, constantly exposed to violence and horrendous, dark events happening in her home. 
   
  But she has a friend in young dealer Joey. And he has hatched a dangerous plan to get them both out of the grip of the dealers. It’s a huge risk. And time is running out for them both.

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