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  Spanish Empire The: A...

  Captivating History

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  What was it that set the Spanish Empire on the path to such illustrious glory? Was it the Spaniards’ fiery passion, unwavering ambition, or simply the sheer fortune of timing? To find out, keep reading… 
  The Spanish Empire stands as one of the most magnificent empires in the history of the world. It unfurled its might across multiple continents, conquered all who stood in its way, and left an indelible impact on cultures around the globe. For over four centuries, its dominance remained unchallenged, casting a vast shadow across Europe and beyond. 
  But how did Spain, a modest nation nestled in the Iberian Peninsula, ascend to such meteoric heights? What fueled their insatiable hunger for expansion? And what catalyzed their eventual descent into decline? 
  You will find these answers in this introductory history audiobook. Here are some of the things you can look forward to doing with this guide:Trace the roots of the Spanish Empire, its influences, and the circumstances that sowed the seeds for its rise.Sail through the Age of Exploration, a time when Spain’s thirst for land and resources took its explorers across the seas, forging unprecedented global connections.Witness the brutal conquests, devastating wars, and complex political struggles that shaped the empire’s expansion into the New World.Revel in the empire’s Golden Age—a period of unparalleled artistic, literary, and scientific achievements.Learn about the key figures who defined the empire, from its most successful rulers to the infamous conquerors whose actions still spark controversy today.Understand the impact of colonialism on both the conquered and the conquerors and how this legacy continues to shape our world today. 
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  American Presidents

  Introbooks Team

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  This small volume discusses on one of the most hysterical topics on American history. The foundations of the republic of United States is a much discussed historical subject mired with dynamic emotional elements and rhetoric. It is indeed one of the epic episodes not just of the foundation of the great nation we see today, but also of the evolution of democratisation of the world. 
  The history of the United States is the history of its elected presidents, without whom the country would still be a mash-mash of several territories, native tribes and colonial possessions. America’s war against colonialism would act as a catalyst of nationalism for several countries in the decades to come after the official surrender of the British at their defeat at Yorktown in 1783. The War of American Independence was led none other than by George Washington, the first President and one of the most influential rulers in American history. The country’s gradual rise and triumph as the leading international power in the 20th century, still observed today, is a legacy left by none other by leading presidents like Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Harrison and Franklin Roosevelt among many others, followed by their staff and individuals who coordinated in making a country known today as United States of America. 
  Brief discussion on the foundation of American constitution following from the events relating to the great war of independence, the legacy left behind by George Washington and his first cabinet, all up to the declaration of the Civil War, the bloodiest indigenous conflict the U.S has ever faced, resolved ingeniously by Abraham Lincoln’s rigorous presidency and his guiding leadership still felt across America, are some of the topics of this volume. The legendary guidance showed by Franklin Roosevelt during the Second World War and the charismatic leadership of the late John F. Kennedy are some of the ending topics, concluding finally with the legacy left by modern presidents such as Bill Clinton and the currently presiding incumbent, Barrack Obama.

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  Connecting the Dots of a...

  Dvora Elisheva

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  What happens when you mix faith in Jesus, a dysfunctional family, and abuse with a longing to serve in China, moving to Israel, and the death of your dreams? Responding to the call of her heritage, Dvora moved to Israel, developed a successful career and had a fruitful ministry among Chinese students…but her internal world was fractured. She married at 52 and became a widow at 55. Would trusting in God really be enough to get her through? 
  Connecting the Dots of a Disconnected Life is a true story that reads like fiction – a page-turner with something in it for everyone. 
  Well-acquainted with grief and loss, author Dvora Elisheva writes with courageous honesty about her life, experiences, and relationship with God. Her story carries “dots” of hope, mercy, and grace from above to reveal a new perspective of hurt, disappointment, and grief. Dvora invites you into her journey connecting the dots of her seemingly disconnected life, hoping that you too will connect the unique dots of your life, and with her, discover a faith in God that brings it all together. 
  The printed copy includes a short discussion guide is added at the end, to encourage a deeper look at the many different issues raised within.

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  Forbidden Alchemy - Transmuting...

  Sharon Marie Scott

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  What if the desires you've been taught to fear hold the key to your freedom? 
  In a world that demands we stay small, polite, and manageable, Forbidden Alchemy is an act of rebellion—a raw, unflinching exploration of the edges where shame transforms into power and taboo becomes sacred. 
  Author Sharon Marie Scott invites you into the liminal spaces between pleasure and pain, surrender and sovereignty, the forbidden and the divine. Through intimate stories from her own journey and the lives of those who've dared to explore their erotic edges, she reveals how kink, power exchange, and conscious sexuality can become portals to profound healing and self-mastery. 
  This isn't a manual. It's a mirror. A summons to meet the parts of yourself you've been told were too much, too wild, too dangerous—and discover the medicine waiting there. 
  From blindfolds to cages, from primal unleashing to devotional submission, from the Dark Feminine's hunger to the Dark Masculine's steady grip—Forbidden Alchemy explores how the very experiences we're taught to shame can become technologies of transformation. 
  For anyone who has ever felt the pull of something they couldn't name, this book whispers: 
  Your edges are sacred. Your pleasure is power. You don't need permission anymore. 
  The alchemy has always been yours.

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  In Search of the Missing Eyelash

  Karen McLeod

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  'Both comic and moving as it explores ideas of self, of gender, identification and loneliness'.  Observer. First published in 2008 by Vintage this Betty Trask Award winning novel; a humorous LGBTQI+ coming of age story, is available for the first time in 17 years.  Lizzie is lonely.  Her parents have gone and her brother, who believes he is a woman, is missing.  Most of all, though, Lizzie misses Sally, her former lover, who has gone off with a man with a fat neck.  She starts to stalk Sally, collecting bathroom fluff, dust and pubes from Sally's bed – all the things that prove that somewhere life is taking place without her.

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  The Lie of the Land

  Guy Shrubsole

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  WINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION 2025 
  A WATERSTONES AND GUARDIAN BEST BOOK OF 2024 
  'Both dynamite and medicine' AMY-JANE BEER 
  'Timely and rousing' THE TIMES 
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  The lie of the land: that Britain’s landowners care for the countryside. 
  Our landowning elite are paid billions of taxpayer pounds to be good stewards. But these same landowners have carelessly trampled over our best-loved landscapes, leaving the rivers polluted, fenlands drained, and moorlands burned. 
  Guy Shrubsole has travelled across Britain to expose the lie and meet the communities fighting back to restore our lost landscapes. This is a bold, shared vision for our nation’s wild places, and how we can treat them with the awe and care they deserve. 
  *Guy Shrubsole's The Lost Rainforests of Britain was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2023-04-30* 
  *SHORTLISTED FOR THE WESTMINSTER BOOK AWARDS* 
  *SHORTLISTED FOR THE UNWIN AWARD* 
  This Sunday Times bestseller is a must-read for anyone interested in environmental conservation and the protection of habitats. Shrubsole's non-fiction work is a deep dive into the science of ecosystems, the politics of agriculture, and the social implications of rural land management. 
  For fans of Robin Wall Kimmerer (The Democracy of Species), Derek Gow (Birds, Beasts and Bedlam), Christopher Hart (Hedgelands [US Edition]), Yanis Varoufakis (Technofeudalism), and Isabella Tree (Wilding). 
  HarperCollins 2024

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