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  The 50 Greatest Engineers - The...

  Paul Virr, William Potter

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  Engineering is everywhere, from the Large Hadron Collider to invisibly small circuits on silicon chips. The 50 Greatest Engineers celebrates the great achievements that have been made through the ages, containing profiles of the best-known and most innovative engineers of all time. Chosen from across the globe, they include a diverse range of talent - from the likes of Nikola Tesla, Lillian Moller Gilbreth and Gustave Eiffel to Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Fazlu Rahman Khan and the Wright Brothers.

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  Carpe diem

  Rip Mason

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  Carpe Diem: A Memoir 
  By Rip Mason 
  An extraordinary memoir of adventure, purpose, and the pursuit of meaning from the boardroom to the Serengeti, from small-town roots to global influence. 
  In Carpe Diem, Rip Mason invites readers into a remarkable life marked by grit, gratitude, and grace. From the quiet beaches of Sanibel Island to high-stakes boardrooms in New York and the shadowed corridors of global power, Mason reflects on the defining experiences that shaped him as a son, leader, father, and visionary. 
  Whether leading a $200 million acquisition against all odds, guiding companies through eras of disruption, or crossing time zones and terrains from London and Paris to Moscow, Prague, and Rome. Each setting is more than just a backdrop; it’s a test of character and conviction. 
  With elegant clarity and keen introspection, Mason recounts a childhood rich in family warmth and moral grounding, the rigorous formation of character at the Hun School of Princeton and Middlebury College, and the formative lessons learned in the campgrounds of North Carolina and the turbulent geopolitics of 1970s Africa. His journey, equal parts serendipity and resolve, leads him from legal practice into the upper echelons of Private Equity, culminating in transformative business ventures that span continents and industries. 
  But Carpe Diem is not only about executive triumph. It is also a deeply human account: of bearing witness to the fragile realities in Baghdad and Darfur, of quiet encounters with figures like Muhammad Ali and Sting, and of treasuring the enduring strength of family, faith, and friendship. 
  At once personal and panoramic, Carpe Diem is a powerful reminder to embrace the present, honor your roots, and live a life of intention and integrity.

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  The Traveller-heart

  Vachel Lindsay

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  LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of The Traveller-heart by Vachel Lindsay. This was the weekly poetry project for February 22nd, 2009.

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  Ancient Egypt: Discover...

  History Brought Alive

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  Explore ancient Egypt, spanning over three millennia - from its roots in the deserts to the fall of an empire whose monuments still inspire us today. 
  If you want more than a watered-down Wikipedia rehash, but you haven’t the time or energy to dig through a mountain of books, and instead, if you’re searching for a great book to discover ancient Egypt, then keep on reading.... 
  Within these lines are vibrant, exciting, and memorable characters - plus places, myths, and events that put flesh on what might otherwise be the dry bones of ancient Egyptian history. Allow us then, to guide you through the mysterious and magnificent history of ancient Egypt with its gods, goddesses, kings, queens, pyramids, mythology, rituals, hieroglyphs, history, and much more. 
  We promise that once you’ve finished this audiobook, you’ll not only take away a wealth of information, but you’ll own the experience as if you’ve lived it yourself! That's because we have a passion for presenting factual, enjoyable history and culture in a style that keeps you resisting the pauses. Our books aim to not only provide you with the knowledge but to create an experience...we want you to feel the mythology and history “brought alive”. 
  Inside this audiobook, you will discover: 
  • Mythology, gods, and goddesses, including Ra, god of the sun; Seth, god of chaos; Osiris, god of death; and many more 
  • Culture, hieroglyphics, and how ancient Egypt contributed to society 
  • Uncovering the secrets of the pyramids - facts, uses, and construction 
  • The greatest pharaohs, characters, kings, and queens of ancient Egypt 
  • Civilizations, empires, legends, battles, and history - from the rise to the fall 
  • And much, much more 
  It's time to pull back the curtain and discover what it was really like back then. Get closer to that fantastic, colorful, and mysterious time of ancient Egypt with this audiobook.

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  I Don't Talk to Dead Bodies -...

  Rhona Morrison

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  Prepare to be intrigued, amazed and astonished as you join Dr Rhona Morrison on an often funny, and at times downright bizarre, thought-provoking and eye-opening rollercoaster ride through some of the most curious encounters of her career as a leading forensic psychiatrist.
  
  Delve into the minds of real people, whose actions may shock and stun you, but who's stories have the power to challenge your assumptions and the stigma that surrounds mental illness.
  
  Travel directly into their living rooms and see behind the closed doors of hospitals, prisons and court rooms. Lift the lid on Dr Morrison's jaw-dropping experiences with murderers, stalkers and other dangerous offenders as she attempts to make sense of some highly unusual situations. Discover the true stories of the inspiring human beings who are bravely learning to live with major mental illness.
  
  I Don't Talk To Dead Bodies shines a powerful, emotional and surprisingly moving spotlight on the fascinating life of a forensic psychiatrist and the people she works with. It goes beyond the sensationalist headlines to show you just what happens in a world where mental illness occasionally makes good people do bad things.

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  Waswanipi

  Soucy Jean-Yves

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  It is 1963, Jean-Yves Soucy is 18 and looking for a summer job. He dreams of being a fire warden scanning the boreal forest from a fire tower. But to his dismay he is sent to an equipment depot somewhere between Val-d’Or and Chibougamau in Northern Quebec. His disappointment vanishes when he learns that the depot is located near a Cree community and that he will have two Cree guides, including a man named William Saganash, and his work will involve canoeing through the lakes and rivers of the region. 
  On each encounter with the Crees, on each of the long trips across water or through the bush, Jean-Yves expects to see a new world but realizes he’s meeting a different civilization, as different from his own as Chinese civilization. Yet he knows nothing about it. Nor does he understand the nature surrounding them as do his Cree guides, and friends. 
  Jean-Yves Soucy wrote this story because Romeo Saganash, son of William, insisted: “You have to write that, Jean-Yves. About your relationship with my father and the others, how you saw the village. You got to see the end of an era.” 
  He unfortunately passed away before completing it. However, in his poignant Afterword, Romeo Saganash provides a finishing touch to this story of an unlikely meeting of two worlds.

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