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  The Mind's Gambit - Chess...

  Mourad Bouajaja

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  The Mind's Gambit is a sociologist's unflinching look at what competitive chess does to the people who play it. Drawing on more than two decades in child protection and mental health - and a lifetime at the board, from a coffee house in Tunisia to the stone tables of Manhattan - Mourad Bouajaja examines the human cost behind the sixty-four squares: the tyranny of the rating number, the myth of the "mad genius," the women pushed to the margins of the game, the children burning out under adult ambition, the neurodivergent minds the chess world quietly relies on, and the perfect, inhuman engine now in every player's pocket. Part memoir, part investigation, part call for change, the book uses chess as a lens on something larger: how the institutions we build to measure us - ratings, rankings, metrics of every kind - too often rank and fail the very people inside them. No chess knowledge is required.

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  Timeless Tall from Two Distinct...

  Christian Capri, Amon Aeinarr

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  This opus is loosely based on a true story – and it is dedicated to the twenty-nine men who lost their lives on Michigan’s Lake Superior, the evening that the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald mysteriously went down. “Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?”Gordon Lightfoot… The Mysterious Wreck of The S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald: there’s songs sung about her! Books written about her! Stories upon stories are told about her, and each year in Detroit, Michigan, a play about her is performed! “The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down from the big lake they called Gitchee Gumee…” Now isn’t it time for another fabulous tale, and a movie?!www.davidswarbrick.webs.com

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  The Instructional Designer’s...

  Guieswende Rouamba

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  Feeling overwhelmed by everything instructional design now demands, from tight timelines, collaborating with SMEs to evolving tech, and high expectations? Instructional design is no longer just about knowing theories and practices. It’s about leading people, managing timelines, handling competing priorities, and delivering quality under pressure. Yet, most instructional designers are never taught how to manage projects, navigate stakeholders, or steer course builds through uncertainty. This book changes that. It bridges the gap between learning design and project management. Whether you're building your first course or managing a portfolio of courses, this practical guide gives you the tools, strategies, and mindset to thrive in today’s fast-paced learning environments. Inside, you'll discover how to: Apply project management principles directly to instructional design. Collaborate more effectively with SMEs and stakeholders. Avoid burnout and prevent common pitfalls like scope creep and poor communication. Lead course builds with clarity, confidence, and strategic insight. You’ll also explore how to manage real-world challenges, from juggling tight deadlines to resolving conflict and staying focused on what matters most: creating meaningful learning experiences. If you're ready to feel more in control of your instructional design projects, this book will show you how.

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  [island of] Ireland 1970-2020 -...

  Colum Kenny

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  A concise and insightful look at the political, social, economic and cultural changes that have shaped the island of Ireland over the five decades up to the Covid pandemic.
  An ideal introduction for students as well as those interested in Ireland's recent history./

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  The Entrepreneur's Shepherd

  Larry Morgan

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.  
  • A practical guide to catalyze your entrepreneurial spirit and unleash your productivity. 
  • Filled with proven techniques, real-world examples, and easy-to-execute action plans. 
  • The complete journey from ideation to scaling your business to lessons learned. 
  • Perfect for students, entrepreneurs, and middle managers. 
  • A roadmap from learning to earning.

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  Blunting the Spear - The Pacific...

  Robert C. Stern

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  In the chaotic months after Pearl Harbor, the Pacific War was anything but certain. The US Navy, reeling from sudden loss, scrambled to slow Japanese momentum, while the Imperial Japanese Navy pressed outward, convinced that seizing Southeast Asia's resources was essential to survival. This book captures that dangerous, uncertain moment—from December 1941 through April 1942—when the outcome of the Pacific War remained very much in doubt. 
   
  Moving across a vast maritime battlefield, Blunting the Spear centers on early carrier operations and surface actions that tested new doctrines, unproven leaders, and their fleets. From American raids on the Marshalls and Gilberts to clashes near Rabaul, Port Darwin, and Lae and Salamaua, the book shows how both sides adapted to fast-moving air-sea combat while operating at the edge of logistical reach. These encounters were improvised, risky, and often misunderstood at the time. 
   
  The story is driven by the people who shaped these early campaigns. Commanders such as Wilson Brown and William "Bull" Halsey navigated uncertainty, scarce intelligence, and unfamiliar demands of carrier warfare. US Navy aviator Edward "Butch" O'Hare's lone stand against incoming Japanese bombers demonstrated how individual action could alter events in minutes. Japanese fighter pilot Nagahama Yoshikazu's combat over Port Darwin reveals the skill and confidence of an adversary still near the height of its power. Author Robert C. Stern also examines the planning and execution of the Doolittle Raid, a strike whose material damage was limited but whose psychological impact reverberated through Tokyo and Washington alike. Stern offers a tightly drawn account of how the earliest battles helped determine the war that followed.

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