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  Paraguayan War The: A...

  Captivating History

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  Explore the captivating history of a war that often isn’t mentioned in US textbooks. 
  The Paraguayan War of 1864–1870 was the bloodiest war between nations in South American history. Discover how tiny Paraguay had a tyrant with a giant ego and the largest army on the continent and how and why he invaded Brazil and Argentina. Learn about the biggest naval battle in South America’s history and about the Paraguayan fortress called South America’s Gibraltar. 
  You’ll also learn about how the king of Portugal moved to Rio de Janeiro with his court to escape Napoleon and how he declared Brazil to be co-equals with Portugal. Learn how his son and grandson became emperors of the independent Empire of Brazil. 
  Find out about Eliza Alice Lynch, the woman from Ireland who was a tyrant’s lover and owned more property than any other woman in the world. You’ll be captivated by her outrageous love for a murderous tyrant and how she followed him to his death, burying him and her oldest son in a grave she dug in the mud with her bare hands. 
  In this audiobook, you will learn about the following:The Jesuit missions to the Guaraní, an independent theocracy unique in history;Dr. José Gaspar de Francia, or El Supremo, who required foreign visitors to stay in Paraguay for the rest of their lives;Carlos Antonio López, El Excelentisimo, who grew so fat he could not ride a horse;Francisco Solano López, El Mariscal, who thought firing squads were a waste of bullets and had executions done by bayonet or machete;How Uruguay and Paraguay survived being bordered by superpowers;How an army of boys and old men continued a war for more than a year; 
  Click the “add to cart” button to learn more about this relatively unknown but thoroughly interesting war!

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  Magnificent Women and their...

  Henrietta Heald

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  'Women have won their political independence. Now is the time for them to achieve their economic freedom too.'
  This was the great rallying cry of the pioneers who, in 1919, created the Women's Engineering Society. Spearheaded by Katharine and Rachel Parsons, a powerful mother and daughter duo, and Caroline Haslett, whose mission was to liberate women from domestic drudgery, it was the world's first professional organisation dedicated to women's rights. 
  Magnificent Women and their Revolutionary Machines tells the stories of the women at the heart of this group − from their success in fanning the flames of a social revolution to their significant achievements in engineering and technology. It centres on the parallel but contrasting lives of Rachel Parsons and Caroline Haslett − one born to privilege and riches whose life ended in dramatic tragedy; the other who rose from humble roots to become the leading professional woman of her age and mistress of the thrilling new power of the twentieth century: electricity.
  In this fascinating book, biographer Henrietta Heald also illuminates the era in which the society was founded. From the moment when women in Britain were allowed to vote for the first time, and to stand for Parliament, she charts the changing attitudes to women's rights both in society and in the workplace.

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  Moving Into the Unknown - The...

  Osho

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  The Sutra of 42 Chapters is a scripture complied in the first century CE.  Each saying comes from Buddha, but the whole work was a new anthology created especially for introducing Buddhism in a new country. That's why it makes such a good, basic introduction to the world view of Gautam Buddha. 
  It is very simple in its approach, very direct. It is, in essence the whole of Buddha's message, but very simple, not elaborate and very scholarly as other Buddhist scriptures are.
  Osho extracts the kernel of Buddha's profound insight and understanding and presents his everlasting message to the contemporary listener in a manner that is lucid, straightforward and humorous. Far from being just a statue, here Buddha is an amazing human being so far ahead of his time that even now he is only just beginning to be more widely understood.
  In these talks Osho discusses the need for doubt and argument in the spiritual search, the nature of desire and the discipline of non-attachment.
  The talks in this audiobook are a series of original OSHO Talks, titled "The Discipline of Transcendence, Vol.2".
  Vol.02 MOVING INTO THE UNKNOWN
  
  - The Challenge of the Buddha
  - Happy for No Reason
  - In Accord with the Way
  - The Blessed One
  - Be a Light unto Yourself
  - A Questionless Mind
  - Reflections of Emptiness
  - Whatsoever You Choose, You Become
  - The Discipline beyond Discipline
  - A Hollow Bamboo
  - A New Light
  An abridged edition of this series of talks was published as an audiobook under the title "The Buddha Said", which included only the chapters in which Osho comments on the original sutras by Buddha. This series is the full experience.
  ©1976 Osho International Foundation ℗ 2024 Osho International Foundation

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  Narrative of the Life of...

  Frederick Douglass

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  One man's extraordinary journey from slavery to freedom—in his own words. 
   
  First published in 1845, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is one of the most powerful and influential autobiographical works in American history. 
   
  Born into slavery in Maryland, Frederick Douglass recounts the brutal realities of his childhood, his separation from his mother, the violence he witnessed and endured, and the deliberate efforts made to deny enslaved people knowledge, independence, and even a sense of their own identity. 
   
  But this is also the story of an awakening. 
   
  As Douglass discovers the power of literacy, he begins to understand that education can become a path toward freedom. His growing determination to control his own life ultimately transforms him from an enslaved young man into a self-emancipated abolitionist whose words would challenge a nation. 
   
  Written with remarkable clarity and conviction, Douglass's firsthand account exposes not only the physical cruelty of slavery but also its devastating effects on the human mind, family, faith, and spirit. 
   
  More than 180 years after its original publication, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass remains an essential American work—a deeply personal testimony to the horrors of slavery and an enduring declaration of the human desire for dignity, knowledge, and freedom. 
   
  Narrated by Selathiel Reagan, this landmark autobiography brings listeners directly into the life and words of one of the most consequential voices in American history.

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  Strong Passions - A Scandalous...

  Barbara Weisberg

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  What could possibly go wrong in a wealthy matriarch's country home when her dilettante son, his restless wife, and his widowed brother live there together? Strong Passions, rooted in the beguiling times of Edith Wharton's "old New York," recounts the true story of a tumultuous marriage. In 1862, Mary Strong stunned her husband, Peter, by confessing to a two-year affair with his brother. Peter sued Mary for divorce for adultery—the only grounds in New York—but not before she accused him of forcing her into an abortion and having his own affair with the abortionist. She then kidnapped their young daughter and disappeared. 
   
   
   
  The divorce trial Strong v. Strong riveted the nation during the final throes and aftermath of the Civil War, offering a shocking glimpse into the private world of New York's powerful and privileged elite. Barbara Weisberg presents the chaotic courtroom and panoply of witnesses who provided contradictory and often salacious testimony. She then asks us to be the jury, deciding each spouse's guilt and the possibility of a just resolution. 
   
   
   
  Social history at its most intimate, Strong Passions charts a trial's twists and turns to portray a family and country in turmoil as they faced conflicts over women's changing roles, male custody of children, and men's power—financial and otherwise—over wives.

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  2024 - Democracy Ki Jeet

  Vijai Trivedi, Rajdeep Sardesai

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  * Why did pollsters and pundits get the 2024 election forecasts so badly wrong?  
  * Why was the mainstream media narrative so one-sided?  
  * Why did the 'char sau paar' drumbeat for the Modi-led BJP not work on the ground?  
  * How did a Rahul Gandhi-led Congress stage a comeback?  
  * What changed so dramatically in the last five years?  
  * How does Team Modi-Shah operate?  
  * Was it really a free and fair election?  
  * What role did the enforcement agencies play?  
  * How did the battle for the states turn?  
  * Who really won and lost the 2024 election?  
  2024: Democracy Ki Jeet, the Hindi translation of 2024: The Election That Surprised India, brings to life the inside story of a dramatic period in Indian politics and society. Every twist and turn is revealed in an exciting narrative on the tumultuous events of our times. Unsparing and uncompromising, this is an unputdownable account of power politics, the main characters and their role in influencing the headlines of our times. After the bestselling books on the 2014 and 2019 elections, Rajdeep Sardesai now takes a deep dive into India's most bruising and polarized political battle and the many stories that shaped an extraordinary election verdict.

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