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  The Hijacking of American Flight...

  John Wigger

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  He pulled off what some deem the crime of the century: skyjacking a commercial jetliner, collecting a ransom of $200,000, parachuting off the aft stairs of the Boeing 727 into the night, and simply disappearing. Since November 1971, “D. B. Cooper”—no one knows his real name or identity—has become a figure of enduring fascination and obsession. The FBI pursued him for over forty years, before closing the case and leaving it unsolved.  
   
  Unsolved, perhaps, but much admired. D. B. Cooper’s exploit over the skies of the American Northwest has inspired books, films, and endless speculation. What’s less known is that it inspired imitators. None were more daring than the hijacker of American Flight 119. After commandeering the flight from St. Louis with a machine gun and collecting $502,500 in ransom, he parachuted out over Indiana. Unlike Cooper, he was tracked down. 
   
  In The Hijacking of American Flight 119, John Wigger explores the wave of hijackings that swept over commercial flights between 1961 and 1972. One hijacker ran across the ramp in Reno, Nevada, with a pillowcase over his head, gun in hand, to seize a United Airlines flight.  
   
  Another collected a large ransom in Washington, D.C., before jumping over Honduras. Yet another rode a bicycle across the tarmac with a rifle strapped to the handlebars.  
   
  Motivations involved an admixture of ideology, greed, derring-do, and a desperate need to be noticed. What they had in common was that their exploits transfixed the nation’s attention, bringing about a transformation in airline security that remains with us still.  
   
  With its focus on the parachute hijackers, Wigger’s book gathers together the stories of this period of daring criminality and recounts them in gripping fashion, showing their effect on the public, the media, and law enforcement. Using never-before-published interviews and first-hand accounts, he brings to life one of the most chaotic and fascinating periods in American aviation history.

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  Tantra - Life-Enhancing Rituals...

  Hamraz Ahsan

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  Tantric rituals are used to connect with divine energies and expand our consciousness. Its practices originate from Indian medieval scriptures and informs strands in Hindu, Jain and Buddhist thought. Yoga, meditation and art all formed a part of its rich, historic lineage. 
   
  In this book we uncover and explain the ideas contained within this complex system of thought and introduce simple exercises to put these ideas into practice. Understanding how to weave together the energies within us leads to a completion of the self that feeds ever-greater health and happiness. 
   
  Sections include:Scripture and experienceBeginning with the breathNyasa and the art of touchDaily modern rituals

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  The Madman

  Kahlil Gibran

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  The Madman: His Parables and Poems by Kahlil Gibran is a collection of symbolic parables and poetic prose that explores the deeper truths of human identity, freedom, and self-expression. Written in a bold and imaginative voice, the book presents the figure of the “madman” as one who sees beyond social masks and conventions, speaking truths that ordinary reason often hides. Through irony, allegory, and spiritual insight, Gibran reflects on love, pain, joy, faith, and the nature of the self. Both provocative and contemplative, The Madman invites readers to question appearances, shed false identities, and discover a more authentic inner life.

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  Financial Tips to Help Kids -...

  Bukky Ekine-Ogunlana

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  “You’ve got to tell your money what to do or it will leave.” - Dave Ramsey 
   In Financial Tips to Help Kids, author Bukky Ekine-Ogunlana draws on over a decade helping children and their parents and her own experience teaching her own 3 children about money management to offer valuable kids’ money advice that will help them to learn the value of saving for college, budgeting for ‘wants’ like toys and cell phone service and building for financial freedom in the future. 
  In this helpful kids money guide, grade school and middle school aged children learn life-changing advice for money saving tips and kids investing tactics:How to start a successful child savings plan and start saving for future goals, like college, their first car and other large purchasesTeaching children how ATMs and credit cards work and the costs of using themProven methods for building kids spending plans that will workHow to talk to kids about adult issues like debt and monthly paymentsHow to say ‘No’ when your child asks for money or unnecessary wantsKids and money for any age range from early elementary school through middle schoolTeaching children the value of work and the reward of receiving payment for completed tasks and jobs 
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  To Catch a Dictator - The...

  Reed Brody

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  What does it take to make a dictator answer for his crimes? Hissène Habré, the former despot of Chad, terrorized, tortured, and killed on a horrific scale over eight years in power—while enjoying full American and Western support. After Habré’s overthrow, his victims and their supporters were determined to see him held responsible for his atrocities. Their quest for justice would be long, tense, and unnerving, but they would not back down. 
   
   
   
  To Catch a Dictator is an insider's account of the hunt for Habré and his momentous trial. The human rights lawyer Reed Brody recounts how he and an international team of investigators, legal experts, and victims worked across three continents to unearth evidence and witnesses, petition courts and skeptical governments, and rally public opinion. They faced many obstacles and constant threats. Habré fought back bitterly, drawing on secret bank accounts and extensive political connections to preserve his life of luxurious exile. Yet Brody and his allies ultimately triumphed: Habré became the first former head of state to be convicted of crimes against humanity in the courts of another country. This fast-paced, suspenseful book shows that there is nothing inevitable about the impunity that too often protects the powerful and that even the worst tyrants can be brought to justice.

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  Fall of an Empire The: Secrets...

  Cyrus Eldridge

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  The Fall of an Empire: Insights into Japan's World War II Downfall 
  Are you eager to enhance your understanding of Japan's historical challenges during World War II? Looking for a thorough guide that lays out all the essential elements to grasp the complexities of this pivotal era?  
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