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  Friends from the Beginning - The...

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  A vivid, intimate portrait of the friendship forged between Stacey Johnson Batiste and her childhood best friend, Vice President Kamala Harris—and of the community in which they were raised, and the lessons offered by those they loved and admired from childhood, through their teenage years, and up to the present day.

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  Patriot Presidents - From George...

  William E. Leuchtenburg

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  The founding fathers of the United States created a unique institution, the presidency, as they were determined to authorize an effective chief executive but wary of monarchy. They endowed this office with broad prerogatives and power but hedged it in with limitations. The presidency that developed over the next generation, however, was fashioned less by the clauses in the Constitution than by the way that the first presidents responded to challenges such as sectional enmity and the vexing Napoleonic warfare that jeopardized maritime rights. 
   
   
   
  Patriot Presidents explores how the presidency took shape from the medley of clauses handed down to George Washington, who said, "I walk on untrodden ground," for virtually everything he did created a precedent. It then follows the overwhelming challenges faced by his successors, from the austere John Adams who spoke passionately in favor of a strong executive, to Thomas Jefferson, a zealous advocate of American liberties, to James Madison, the creator of the first political party, and James Monroe, whose Monroe Doctrine protected the sovereignty of the Western Hemisphere. It concludes with John Quincy Adams, who could be called the prophet of the expansive twentieth-century state of the Square Deal, the New Deal, the Fair Deal, and the Great Society.

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  Oscar Wilde - Letters Volume 4...

  Oscar Wilde

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  The correspondence of Oscar Wilde volume four. 
   
  This fourth collection of the correspondence of Oscar Wilde includes the letters Wilde wrote while living in Berneval, in the months after his release from prison, and in Naples, where he shared a villa with his former lover, Lord Alfred Douglas. In a long letter to the editor of the Daily Chronicle, Wilde describes the cruelties of prison life. At this time Wilde was writing The Ballad of Reading Gaol, and the poem is a frequent topic in his letters to his friend, Robert Ross, and publisher, Leonard Smithers. 
   
  Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s

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  Daisy de Melker - Hiding among...

  Ted Botha

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  Mother. Nurse. Gold-digger. Cause célèbre. When Daisy de Melker stood trial in 1932, accused of poisoning her son and two husbands, the public couldn't get enough of her. Crowds gathered outside court baying for blood, and she waved to them like a celebrity.
  Against the backdrop of Johannesburg in its golden age, a booming metropolis of opulence and chaos nicknamed the 'City of Gold' and the 'University of Crime', she had quietly gone about her sinister business while around her sensational crimes grabbed the headlines. There was the marauding Foster Gang, which left at least ten people dead; a dashing German hustler; a local Bonnie and Clyde; an innocent student walking in Zoo Lake park at the wrong time and a man who escaped death row to become one of South Africa's most revered authors. These interlinking stories are told in the style of a thriller and with riveting, kaleidoscopic detail.
  In Daisy de Melker, Ted Botha weaves together a fantastic cast of killers and con men, detectives and lawmen, journalists and authors – even Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Herman Charles Bosman – to depict a grand and desperate city. For almost twenty years Daisy hid in the shadows but when someone finally spoke up about the suspicious deaths around her, it led to a trial like nothing the City of Gold had ever seen and spread her name across the world.

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  Mixed Nuts the Memoir

  K.P. Hadley

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  "In this groundbreaking tale, K.P. Hadley fearlessly confronts her troubled past by illuminating her difficult journey with the opportunities for growth that it has offered. Her engaging writing style and free-spirited storytelling provide an irresistible hold on her audience as she courageously shares her battles with mental illness, addiction, and more in hopes of helping others to heal from similar shameful experiences."

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  Steve Jobs: The Innovator Who...

  Elias Montreau

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  Dive into the remarkable journey of a visionary who revolutionized technology and design in Steve Jobs: A Biography. This compelling audiobook explores the life of the man behind Apple, tracing his path from an ambitious college dropout to one of the most influential entrepreneurs of all time.
   
  Discover how Jobs' relentless pursuit of perfection, innovative thinking, and bold leadership shaped groundbreaking products like the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Through moments of triumph, failure, and reinvention, this audiobook provides deep insights into his leadership style, creative genius, and uncompromising vision for the future.
   
  This audiobook is an independent biographical work based entirely on publicly available information, reputable sources, and historical records. It does not contain private, confidential, or unpublished details about the subject. The content has been carefully researched to ensure accuracy, but it does not claim to represent an official or authorized biography. Any opinions expressed are based on analysis of public records, statements, and documented events. This audiobook is intended for informational and educational purposes only.
   
  Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a tech enthusiast, or simply fascinated by game-changing leaders, Elon Musk: A Biography offers an inspiring and thought-provoking narrative of one of the most influential figures of the 21st century.

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