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  Summary of Elon Musk: Tesla...

  Readtrepreneur Publishing

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  Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance- Book Summary - Readtrepreneur(Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book, but an unofficial summary.)Have you ever had fantasies as a child about the good battling the evil forces? Elon Musk was just like that but he took these fantasies seriously and acted upon them with his strong belief that he could change humanity's future with various innovations. He later become involved in creating futuristic cars and rockets and became the CEO of three successful companies.(Note: This summary is wholly written and published by readtrepreneur.com It is not affiliated with the original author in any way)"Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough" - Elon MuskElon Musk had big, great dreams since he was little and he jumped at every opportunity he could get to make his dreams come true. However, it was not easy and he met with many failures along the way. However, Musk remained positive nonetheless and never gave up his dreams. He overcame all the odds and is now an inspiring figure to many and an authority in the fields of automotive, space and utility.P.S. Elon Musk was an eccentric man and getting his approval for writing his life story did not come easy. However, as you read this book, you will realize that there is a lot to learn about and from this amazing man.

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  Once Upon a Tome - The...

  Oliver Darkshire

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  Some years ago, Oliver Darkshire stepped into the hushed interior of Henry Sotheran Ltd (est. 1761) to apply for a job. Allured by the smell of old books and the temptation of a management-approved afternoon nap, Darkshire was soon unteetering stacks of first editions and placating the store's resident ghost (the late Mr. Sotheran, hit by a tram).A novice in this ancient, potentially haunted establishment, Darkshire describes Sotheran's brushes with history (Dickens, the Titanic), its joyous disorganization, and the unspoken rules of its gleefully old-fashioned staff, whose mere glance may cause the computer to burst into flames. As Darkshire gains confidence and experience, he shares trivia about ancient editions and explores the strange space that books occupy in our lives—where old books often have strong sentimental value, but rarely a commercial one.By turns unhinged and earnest, Once Upon a Tome is the colorful story of life in one of the world's oldest bookshops and a love letter to the benign, unruly world of antiquarian bookselling, where to be uncommon or strange is the best possible compliment.

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  Notorious RBG - The Life and...

  Irin Carmon, Shana Knizhnik

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  New York Times Bestseller 
  Featured in the critically acclaimed documentary RBG 
  ""It was beyond my wildest imagination that I would one day become the 'Notorious RBG."" — Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 2019 
  She was a fierce dissenter with a serious collar game. A legendary, self-described “flaming feminist litigator” who made the world more equal. And an intergenerational icon affectionately known as the Notorious RBG. As the nation mourns the loss of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, discover the story of a remarkable woman and learn how to carry on her legacy. 
  This runaway bestseller, brought to you by the attorney founder of the Notorious RBG Tumblr and an award-winning feminist journalist, is more than just a love letter. It draws on intimate access to Ginsburg's family members, close friends, colleagues, and clerks, as well as an interview with the Justice herself. An original hybrid of reported narrative, annotated dissents, rare archival photos and documents, and illustrations, the book tells a never-before-told story of an unusual and transformative woman who transcended divides and changed the world forever.

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  See How They Run

  Geoff Hoon

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  This is an open and frank account of how someone from a railway family in a small East Midlands town went on to become a Cabinet Minister serving in the Ministry of Defence as Britain conducted difficult and demanding operations in Sierra Leone, Afghanistan and Iraq. It sets out his political career from his earliest days knocking on doors for the Labour Party through to his becoming a Euro-MP, an MP for eighteen years and a Cabinet Minister for almost ten years. It describes his careers as an academic, lawyer, politician and in international business, as well as his commitment to conservation and protecting the environment.

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  Mandela: An Audio History -...

  Radio Diaries

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  Recognized as one of the most comprehensive oral histories of apartheid ever broadcast (NPR, BBC, CBC, SABC), Mandela: An Audio History tells the story of the struggle against apartheid through rare sound recordings. The series weaves together more than 50 first-person interviews with an unprecedented collection of archival sound: a rare recording of the 1964 trial that resulted in Mandela’s life sentence; a visit between Mandela and his family secretly taped by a prison guard; marching songs of guerilla soldiers; government propaganda films; and pirate radio broadcasts from the African National Congress (ANC). Once thought lost forever, Radio Diaries producer Joe Richman unearthed a treasure trove of these historic recordings in the basement archive of the South African Broadcasting Corporation. Ultimately, over 50 hours of archival recordings and many more hours of contemporary interviews with the living witnesses to South Africa’s turbulent history have gone into the creation of one of the most moving audio documentaries ever produced.Includes a commemorative 32-page booklet featuring historic photos and a complete transcript of the audio program.

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  Murder in the Heartland

  M. William Phelps

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  "The most disturbing and moving look at murder in rural America since In Cold Blood." -Gregg Olsen 
   
  On a December night in 2004, a 911 operator in Nodaway County, Missouri, received a frantic call from a woman who'd found her pregnant 23-year-old daughter in a pool of blood on the living room floor. Most shocking of all, the dying woman's unborn baby had been viciously ripped from her womb. 
   
  "Get ready for some sleepless nights." -Carlton Stowers 
   
  Across the border in Melvern, Kansas, Lisa Montgomery showed off a beautiful newborn she proudly claimed as her own. While some shared her excitement, others harbored suspicions. Meanwhile televisions across the nation broadcast the first Amber Alert for an unborn child. 
   
  "Phelps is a first-rate investigator." -Dr. Michael M. Baden 
   
  Newly updated with the latest surprising developments, Murder in the Heartland goes behind the scenes of two picture-perfect American towns forever changed by one horrifying act of violence. With exclusive access to key witnesses, family members, and potential victims who narrowly escaped a similar gruesome fate, M. William Phelps tells a classic American tale of unthinkable murder and the quest for justice.

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