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  Ancient Africa for Kids: A...

  Captivating History

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  Did you know ancient Africa was so powerful that ancient traders flocked to its cities? 
  You’ve probably heard about Egypt and the amazing pyramids they built, but did you know that there is a lot more to ancient African history than just the Egyptians? They were only a small part of Africa’s amazing history. 
  Ancient Africa had powerful armies that fought with each other and with civilizations that weren’t even from Africa. They were also rich in things like gold, ivory, and salt, and the ancient Africans knew how to build a healthy trade network that could even cross the vast Sahara Desert. Their civilizations were wealthy and filled with beautiful art, some of which we can still see today. 
  For years, the history of ancient Africa has been overshadowed by other ancient civilizations. Although Rome, Greece, and Byzantium were essential to ancient history, ancient Africa was also a powerhouse that some historians have overlooked. 
  It’s time to journey into the heart of ancient African history. In this new and captivating history audiobook, you’ll learn what made ancient Africa so special and how they influenced the entire known ancient world. 
  Here are some of the questions you will uncover deep within this audiobook.Where is the Land of the Bow?Why did the Egyptians make mummies?How many war elephants did Hannibal have?What civilization conquered Egypt?Who was the most important god in ancient Egyptian mythology?Why didn’t Carthage get along with Rome?How many different types of pyramids were there?What is the legend of King Solomon, the Queen of Sheba, and their son?Where exactly was ancient Ghana?And much, much more! 
  Scroll up and click the “add to cart” button to learn more about the history of ancient Africa!

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  Splitting the Confederacy: The...

  Editors Charles River

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  Given its importance, it’s somewhat surprising in retrospect that the Union managed to capture New Orleans in an easier manner than places like Vicksburg and Atlanta. Admiral David Farragut’s naval forces battered their shaky Confederate counterparts and were able to get over a dozen ships upriver past a couple of crucial Confederate forts along the Mississippi. By May 1862, Union forces occupied the city and General Benjamin Butler became its military governor, leaving the last true bastion of Confederate defenses on the Mississippi at Vicksburg. 
  At the start of 1863, Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia had been frustrating the Union in the Eastern theater for several months, but the situation in the West was completely different. The Confederates had lost control of several important states throughout 1862, and after New Orleans was taken by the Union, the North controlled almost all of the Mississippi River, which Confederate general James Longstreet called “the lungs of the Confederacy”. By taking control of that vital river, the North would virtually cut the Confederacy in two, putting the South in a dire situation. 
  The only domino left to fall was the stronghold of Vicksburg, and both sides knew it. The Union Army of the Tennessee, led by Ulysses S. Grant, would spend months trying to encircle the army and eventually force John Pemberton’s Confederate army to surrender. Grant eventually succeeded on July 4, 1863, but since it came a day after the climactic finish of the Battle of Gettysburg, Vicksburg was (and still is) frequently overlooked as one of the turning points of the Civil War. In fact, had the Confederate’s military leadership listened to Longstreet, who advocated detaching soldiers from Lee’s army to head west and help the Confederates deal with Grant or Rosecrans in that theater, the Battle of Gettysburg might never have happened.

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  Growing Up with Two Languages -...

  Una Cunningham

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  Growing Up with Two Languages provides a highly accessible account of the stages of language development, describes and evaluates the various systems and strategies that can be adopted and looks at the problems that can occur when a child is exposed to two languages and cultures. Combining research-informed advice and the experience of parents raising children as speakers of a wide range of languages in every populated continent in the world, this book and its associated web material will answer questions, offer tried and tested strategies to keep children speaking a minority language, and provide material to enlist the support of the extended family, teachers and others. The perspective of adults who were themselves raised speaking more than one language is included. New to this edition is a chapter focusing on families raising children as speakers of indigenous and threatened languages as well as chapters for teachers and health professionals who want to know more about multilingual child language development and how they can support parents to continue speaking their language with their children. With new and updated first-hand advice, Internet resources and examples throughout, this book also includes a chapter that introduces important recent research into multilingual children and further reading guides for those who want to know more.This book is for parents who are raising or plan to raise children as speakers of more than one language, and for the teachers and healthcare workers who meet and can support them.

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  Goblinhood - Goblin as a Mode

  Jen Calleja

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  As formally inventive as readers have come to expect from one of the most daring writers around, and as wild and tricky as its subject matter requires, Goblinhood: Goblin as a Mode  presents us with a series of essays and poems that playfully, artfully propound Jen Calleja's theory of 'goblinhood'——a theory that takes in all aspects of pop culture from film, tv, literature and art as well as the author's personal and original examinations of grief, lust, family histories and the physical fact of living in the world as it is.
  
  Goblinhood  is a perpetually and variously curious, visceral addition to Calleja's remarkable oeuvre.

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  Queen’s Lady The: The bestseller...

  Joanna Hickson

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  ‘Fascinating’ Choice‘This well-researched novel draws you straight into the heart of this engaging story’ My Weekly’A stunning evocative novel… I was completely captivated’ Clare Marchant, author of The Queen’s SpyCan she tread a dangerous line between love and duty? 
  Raven-haired and fiercely independent, Joan Guildford has always remained true to herself. As lady-in-waiting and confidante to Queen Elizabeth, wife of Henry VII, Joan understands royal patronage is vital if she and her husband, Sir Richard, are to thrive in the volatile atmosphere of court life. 
  But Tudor England is in mourning following the death of the Prince of Wales, and within a year, the queen herself. With Prince Henry now heir to the throne, the court murmurs with the sound of conspiracy. Is the entire Tudor project now at stake or can young Henry secure the dynasty? 
  Drawn into the heart of the crisis, Joan’s own life is in turmoil, and her future far from secure. She faces a stark choice – be true to her heart and risk everything, or play the dutiful servant and watch her dreams wither and die. For Joan, and for Henry’s Kingdom, everything is at stake…Praise for Joanna Hickson: 
  ‘Intriguing… told with confidence’ The Times 
  ‘Rich and warm’ Sunday Express 
  ‘Bewitching’ Woman & Home 
  ‘Evocative’ Woman’s Weekly 
  ‘A great tale’ Conn Iggulden 
  ‘Thoroughly engrossing’The Lady 
  Joanna Hickson's The Queen's Lady is a top historical fiction that delves into the heart of the Elizabethan era, a time of political upheaval and personal trials. The romance that unfolds amidst the backdrop of 1485-1603 Britain is as captivating as the rich history that it is steeped in. 
  For fans of Elizabeth Chadwick (The Royal Rebel), Carol Mcgrath (The Lost Queen), Annie Garthwaite (Cecily), Alison Weir (The Cardinal), and Anne R. Bailey (The Lady Ursula). 
  HarperCollins 2022

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  The Pineal Eye - Third Eye of...

  M. Doreal, ALIO Publishing Group

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  From the original English translator of The Emerald Tablets of Thoth! Lost esoteric writings on the metaphysical wisdom and occult history behind the pineal gland - or as it is more frequently known: "the Third Eye". Author Doreal reminds us that Christ called it the "Single Eye", and at one time - eons before Old Testament events, when Earth was still shrouded in mists - it was more prominent in man's physiology. However: that's not to say it has vanished, or even ceased to function completely...

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