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  France in World War II: The...

  Editors Charles River

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  One of the most famous people in the world came to tour the city of Paris for the first time on June 28, 1940. Over the next three hours, he rode through the city’s streets, stopping to tour L’Opéra Paris. He rode down the Champs-Élysées toward the Trocadero and the Eiffel Tower, where he had his picture taken. After passing through the Arc de Triomphe, he toured the Pantheon and old medieval churches, though he did not manage to see the Louvre or the Palace of Justice. Heading back to the airport, he told his staff, “It was the dream of my life to be permitted to see Paris. I cannot say how happy I am to have that dream fulfilled today.” Four years after his tour, Adolf Hitler would order the city’s garrison commander, General Dietrich von Choltitz, to destroy Paris, warning his subordinate that the city "must not fall into the enemy's hand except lying in complete debris." 
  Of course, Paris was not destroyed before the Allies liberated it, but it would take more than 4 years for them to wrest control of France from Nazi Germany after they took the country by storm in about a month in 1940. That said, it’s widely overlooked today given how history played out that as the power of Nazi Germany grew alarmingly during the 1930s, the French sought means to defend their territory against the rising menace of the Thousand-Year Reich. As architects of the most punitive measures in the Treaty of Versailles following World War I, France was a natural target for Teutonic retribution, so the Maginot Line, a series of interconnected strongpoints and fortifications running along much of France's eastern border, helped allay French fears of invasion. 
  After the fall of France, the Vichy Regime maintained a quasi-independent French nation for some time after the Third Reich invasion until the Germans decided to include it in their occupation zone.

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  Corporations Are Not People -...

  Jeffrey D. Clements, Bill Myers

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  A revised and updated edition of the definitive guide to overturning Citizens United. 
   
   
    
  Since the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling that the rights of things—money and corporations—matter more than the rights of people, America has faced a crisis of democracy. In this timely and thoroughly updated second edition, Jeff Clements describes the strange history of this bizarre ruling, its ongoing destructive effects, and the growing movement to reverse it. 
   
    
    
  He includes a new chapter, "Do Something!," showing how—state by state and community by community—Americans are using creative strategies and tools to renew democracy and curb unbalanced corporate power. Since the first edition, sixteen states, one-hundred-sixty members of Congress, and five hundred cities and towns have called for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United, and the list is growing. This is a fight we can win! 
   
   
    
  "More relevant than ever, this updated edition of Corporations Are Not People chronicles the remarkably vibrant, nationwide grassroots movement to 'get money out and voters in.' " —Katrina vanden Heuvel, Editor and Publisher, The Nation

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  Wicked Strange - Your Guide to...

  Jeff Belanger

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  Go legend hunting with explorer of the unexplained Jeff Belanger, visiting haunted places, where monsters lurk, and other roadside oddities. “Legends have always run deep in New England—thankfully, Jeff Belanger is here to uncover them and bring them to life. This collection of mysteries, secrets, and folklore from America’s birthplace is as illuminating as it is fascinating.” —Josh Gates, explorer, host of Discovery’s Expedition Unknown  Wicked Strange is a journey and a celebration of all the things that make New England like no other place on earth. In a time when so much of the world is becoming homogenized—as big-box stores and chain restaurants move in and so many communities lose their identity—we still have these legends. They belong to specific towns and streets. These are stories locals will share with you . . . if they trust you.   This travel guide takes readers on a journey to the strange and frequently unseen world that is often right under their noses. Covering numerous haunted places, environs where mysterious creatures have been spotted, areas where unusual events have happened, eccentric locals, and roadside oddities to explore, noted expert of the strange Jeff Belanger is your guide to all that’s local and strange. Haunted locations from all over New England are covered:  The Haunting of Conimicut Lighthouse—Warwick, Rhode Island  Maine’s Sistine Chapel—South Solon, Maine  Edith Wharton’s Haunted Mansion, The Mount—Lenox, Massachusetts  Emily’s Haunted Bridge—Stowe, Vermont  The Sleeping Giant—Hamden, Connecticut  The Haunted Mt. Washington Hotel—Bretton Woods, New Hampshire  New England is also full of monsters and devils that lurk in the woods, lakes, and seas. Explored are some of the best known and most obscure, including Lake Champlain’s Champ; the Cumberland Vampire of Rhode Island; Gloucester’s Sea Serpent; the Black Dog of West Peak in Meriden, Connecticut; and the Flying Moose of Maine.   Also covered are unusual events, such as UFO sightings (Connecticut’s UFO crash at Bantam Lake / Betty and Barney Hill’s UFO experience), and roadside oddities, such as the World’s Tallest Filing Cabinet (Burlington, VT), Boston’s Big Steaming Tea Kettle, and the literal Fork in the Road of Westport, MA. Wicked Strange takes you off the beaten path, revealing a hidden world right under your nose. Come journey through the towns, hamlets, and hills that hide the strangest of history. Uncover the wickedly strange.

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  Imagination - A Very Short...

  Jennifer Anna Gosetti-Ferencei

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  Imagination: A Very Short Introduction explores imagination as a cognitive power and an essential dimension of human flourishing, demonstrating how imagination plays multiple roles in human cognition and shapes humanity in profound ways. Examining philosophical, evolutionary, and literary perspectives on imagination, the author shows how this facility, while potentially distorting, both frees us from immediate reality and enriches our sense of it, making possible our experience of a meaningful world. Long regarded by philosophers as an elusive and mysterious capacity of the human mind, imagination has been the subject of extraordinary ambivalence, described as both dangerous and divine, as merely peripheral to rationality and as essential to all thinking. Drawing on philosophy, aesthetics, literary and cognitive theory, as well as the human sciences, this book engages the dramatic conceptual history of imagination together with contemporary explanations of its role in cognition to explain its importance in everyday life as well as the exquisite creativity of the arts, scientific discovery, and invention. Engaging examples from cave paintings to modern painting, performance art to pop art, physics to phenomenology, technological inventions to literary worlds, the Nazca geoglyphs to dramatic theater, poetry, and jazz improvisation, the author illuminates with clarity and vision the philosophy of imagination and the stakes of its involvement in human thinking.

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  History of Mexico: An...

  Billy Wellman

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  Discover the Story of Mexico, From Ancient Secrets to Modern Times 
  Two manuscripts in one audiobook:Mexican History: An Enthralling Guide to the History of Mexico, from Its Ancient Civilizations, the Spanish Conquest, and War of Independence to the PresentHistory of Ancient Mexico: An Enthralling Guide to Pre-Columbian Mexico and Its Civilizations, Such as the Olmecs, Maya, Zapotecs, Mixtecs, Toltecs, and Aztecs 
  Dive into Mexican History: A Thrilling Expedition Through TimeAncient Foundations Unearthed: Journey back to where it all began with the Olmecs, marvel at Maya ingenuity, witness the might of the Toltec and Aztec empires.Colonial Conquests Unraveled: From the splendors of New Spain to the heroic struggles of independence, witness the birth of a nation forged in the crucible of revolution.Wars and Reforms Revisited: Relive the pivotal Mexican-American War, the French Intervention, and the transformative eras of dictators and democrats shaping modern Mexico. 
  Uncover the History of Ancient Mexico: A Chronicle of Pre-Columbian SplendorExplore the origins of North America's first city and the inventors of chocolate and rubber balls.Delve into the complexities of Mexico's first logo-syllabic writing system and the empire dedicated to a hummingbird god.Discover the military prowess of Aztec Jaguar warriors and the cunning tactics of Cortés against the Aztecs.Understand ancient beliefs about creation and the afterlife, revealing the profound impact of Mexico's ancient civilizations on the modern world. 
  For an enthralling read that combines the rigor of history with the allure of ancient mysteries and modern challenges, scroll up and click the “add to cart” button.

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  Beyond Believable - 2 Books In...

  Owen Janssen

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  Beyond Believable: An Excessive Volume of Mind-blowing Facts, Funny True Stories, and Insanely Interesting Information for People Who Know Too Much is not your average book. It’s a thrilling adventure into the world of the bizarre and the unknown. 
  With TWO BOOKS IN ONE, Better Than Balderdash and Untypical Tales, you will be transported into a world of crazy, weird, and fascinating facts that will make you the life of the party! 
  Book 1, Better Than Balderdash, will keep you on the edge of your seat with a collection of stories that sound too weird to be true. Did you know that the shortest war ever recorded lasted only 38 minutes? Or that a woman once survived falling out of an airplane without a parachute? Or that there is an island in Japan that is overrun by friendly bunnies? Get ready to discover some of the most insane and true facts in the world! 
  Book 2, Untypical Tales, is a collection of extraordinary stories that will challenge your understanding of the world. From Switzerland's strange rules about guinea pigs to the birth of the potato chip, you'll be amazed at the weird and wonderful world we live in. 
  With both books in one, Beyond Believable offers an extensive volume of fascinating facts and unbelievable true stories. The book is the perfect gift for anyone who loves trivia, or for those looking for something to spice up a long road trip or boring afternoon at home. 
  So, get ready for a fun-filled journey beyond your wildest imagination, where reality is stranger than fiction. With Beyond Believable, you will become the ultimate master of trivial knowledge, and never be lost for conversation starters again!

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