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  Taking Our Place in History -...

  Now Girls Write

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  The award-winning annual anthology from New York City’s first and only writing and mentoring organization for girls and gender-expansive teens. 
   
  What is it like growing up in New York City as a teen in 2020? This book invites you into their homes and families, their schools and neighborhoods, their hearts, hopes, and fears. Enter a world where clay creatures take on aluminum oppressors. Get thrown against an elevator wall in the midst of a horror story. Go backstage with a rock band, say goodbye to relatives as you start a new life, stand with an engineer solving a coding problem. Experience tragedy in a mosque, feel the wounds of slavery, know the terror of glass shattering in a World War II village, and see how this next generation of leaders looks to the past and writes a better future for us all. 
   
  For more than two decades, the nationally award-winning nonprofit Girls Write Now has broken down the barriers of gender, race, age, and poverty, elevating the voices of writers who are too often not heard—or worse, silenced. With mentors by their sides, the girls and gender-nonconforming youth tackle climate change, racism, sexism, rejection, immigration, and friendship—and take their place in history. This book is their testament. 
   
  “The written word has often been the only outlet for women and girls to express their authentic stories and unique voices in so many societies across the globe. Girls Write Now harnesses that power, nurtures it, and amplifies it so that these singular voices can become generations.” —Robin Thede, creator, writer, executive producer and star of A Black Lady Sketch Show

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  Gun to the Head

  Keith Banks

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  From the bestselling author of Drugs, Guns amp; Lies, comes Keith's story of what it was really like to be a tactical police officer in the violent and corrupt eighties'Banks has told his story in a raw and honest autobiography. It is the best true crime book published in Australia in a decade.' - John Silvester, Crime Reporter for The Age on Drugs, Guns and LiesKeith Banks was a member of the Queensland Police Force when not everyone with a badge could be trusted.After serving as an undercover cop and declining an opportunity to participate in a lucrative and totally corrupt enterprise, Keith found himself sidelined from the Drug Squad. In 1984 he was transferred to the Taringa Criminal Investigation Branch as a Detective Senior Constable. That had its moments, but he wanted more. He missed the adrenaline charge of his days as an undercover cop. He discovered that rush again when, ultimately, he became one of the first fulltime members of the Tactical Response Group.It was challenging and dangerous work. He not only found himself facing off against some of Australia's most brutal criminals, but he also had to confront the demons of constantly living on the edge, of finding that fine line between good and bad where violence was normal.Raw and confronting, Gun to the Head exposes a world of policing that few have lived.'Banks has told his story in a raw and honest autobiography. It is the best true crime book published in Australia in a decade.' - John Silvester, Crime Reporter for The Age on Drugs, Guns and Lies

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  King Xerxes I: The Life and...

  Charles River Editors

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  It was not until the excavations of the 1930s that many of the relics, reliefs, and clay tablets that offer so much information about Persian life could be studied for the first time. Through archaeological remains, ancient texts, and work by a new generation of historians, a picture can today be built of this remarkable civilization and their capital city. Although the city had been destroyed, the legacy of the Persians survived, even as they mostly remain an enigma to the West and are not nearly as well understood as the Greeks, Romans, or Egyptians. In a sense, the Achaemenid Persian Empire holds some of the most enduring mysteries of ancient civilization.  
  	One of that empire’s most famous figures is King Xerxes I, if only because he led the Second Persian War against the Greeks. Thanks to legendary clashes at Thermopylae and Salamis, the Persian leader has remained legendary, and the war was a veritable clash of civilizations. Had the Persians triumphed, the Golden Age of Athens would have been snuffed out, and Greece would never have formed the backbone of Roman and Western culture. Simply put, the West as it is today might never have existed.  
  	Not surprisingly, the majority of surviving sources regarding Xerxes are the product of Greek writers, so it was inevitable that the Persian king has been depicted in unflattering terms for thousands of years. The details of his invasion of Greece cast him as the villain in the dramatic Greek retelling of the tragic 300 Spartans holding the pass at Thermopylae, and focus on the loss at Salamis that solidified his reputation as a failure despite another 15 years of successful rule after withdrawing from the Greek mainland. 

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  Navigating the Adult Industry...

  Raul Cristian Săraru

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  Hello, dear listener. 
  My name is Raul Cristian Săraru, and I'm both the author and the narrator of this journey we're about to embark on together, titled 'Navigating the Adult Industry, Cannabis, Crypto, and Beyond.' 
  This book is my heart laid bare. It's a voyage across the vast seas of resilience, transformation, and reinvention. From the vibrant and challenging world of the adult industry to the pioneering edges of the cannabis market and the uncharted territories of cryptocurrency, this is my story. A tale of facing down the odds, embracing change, and discovering new horizons. 
  Through my voice, you'll walk the path I've traveled - through highs and lows, successes and setbacks. This isn't just a recounting of events; it's a reflection on the lessons learned, the battles fought, and the wisdom gained. It's about the power of believing in yourself and the magic of starting anew, no matter where you are in life. 
  So, I invite you to join me. Let's share this journey together, step by step, page by page. Allow yourself to be inspired, to think differently, and maybe, to see the world through my eyes for just a little while. This is more than a book; it's a piece of my life, an invitation into my world. 
  And now, without further ado, let's dive into 'Navigating the Adult Industry, Cannabis, Crypto, and Beyond.' 
  Welcome to my story.

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  Smooth Talker - Trail Of Death

  Steve Jackson

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  As seen on Investigation Discovery’s Epic Mysteries series—from the New York Times bestselling author who “writes with muscle and heart” (Gregg Olsen, #1 New York Times bestselling author). One morning in July 1974, Anita Andrews, the owner and bartender at Fagiani’s Cocktail Lounge in Napa, California, was found dead in her bar—raped, beaten, and stabbed to death in a bloody frenzy. Meanwhile a month after Anita’s murder, young Michele Wallace, was driving down a road in the mountains near Crested Butte, Colorado, when she gave two stranded motorists, including a man named Roy, a ride. She was never seen alive again. Fourteen years later, Charlotte Sauerwin, engaged to be married, met a smooth-talking man at a Laundromat in Livingston Parish, Louisiana. The next evening, her body was found in the woods; she’d been raped, tortured, and her throat slashed.   The three murders would remain unsolved, eating at the hearts, minds and lives of the women’s families, friends and communities. Then in the early 1990s, a rookie Gunnison County sheriff’s investigator named Kathy Young began looking into the Wallace case and identified a suspect named Roy Melanson, a serial rapist from Texas. It would lead her and other investigators looking into murders and rapes in other states to a serial killer who struck again and again with seeming impunity. Smooth Talker is the story of Melanson, his depredations, and the intrepid police work that went into bringing him to justice not just in Colorado, but California and Louisiana.   “Steve Jackson is one of the greats in the true crime author world.”—C.L. Swinney, bestselling author of The Peninsula Serial Killer

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  Summary Bundle: Memoir & Life:...

  Abbey Beathan

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  Summary Bundle: Memoir & Life: Includes Summary of What Unites Us & Summary of When to Jump 
  From the Description of "Summary of What Unites Us". 
  We are a nation not only of dreams, but also of fixers. We have looked at our land and people, and said, time and time again, 'This is not good enough; we can be better'" - Dan Rather 
  Dan Rather is convinced that it is really important for us to always keep within our hearts the things that unite us. This is something that is common to elude us and not even think about it but pondering about those characteristics that bind us, makes us love our nation even more. 
  From the Description of "Summary of When to Jump". 
  "A lively and inspiring guidebook for anyone who wants to make the jump from normal to extraordinary." - Tony Robbins' take on When to Jump 
  Have you ever wondered how have other individuals made the jump to a nurturing career? When to Jump offers over 40 stories of people just like you who did it and succeeded. Learn through their experiences and apply what you learned to change your life forever. 
  What if you could learn 3X more in 2X less time? How much faster could you accelerate to reach your goals? Start accelerating your growth today by adding this book to your shopping cart now or clicking on the buy now button.

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