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  Stalking the Great Killer -...

  Larry C. Floyd, Joseph H. Bates

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  Stalking the Great Killer is the story of Arkansas's struggle to control tuberculosis, and how the state became a model in its treatment of the disease. 
   
   
   
  To place the story of tuberculosis in Arkansas in historical perspective, the authors trace the origins of the disease. Arkansas suffered some of the worst ravages of the disease, and the authors argue that many of the improvements in the state's medical infrastructure grew out of the desperate need to control it. 
   
   
   
  In the early twentieth century, Arkansas established a sanatorium and thirty years later, the segregated Black sanitorium. These institutions helped slow the disease but at a cost: removed from families and communities, patients suffered from the isolation. Joseph Bates saw this when he delivered an uncle to the sanitorium in the 1940s. In the 1960s, Bates, now a physician, and his colleague Paul Reagan overcame a resistant medical-political system to develop a new approach to treating the disease. 
   
   
   
  In the age of Covid-19, this history offers valuable lessons about community involvement in public health, the potential efficacy of public-private partnerships, and the importance of leadership in the battle to eradicate disease.

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  Little Boy Lost

  Marghanita Laski

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  Marghanita Laski’s novel Little Boy Lost is as enthralling as it is heart-wrenching. A man grapples with questions of emotional responsibility, fatherhood, and memory. Laski describes a much-changed France, struggling to rebuild its morale after the ruin caused by wartime bombing and occupation.English writer Hilary Wainwright lost all trace of his young son when Lisa, his wife, was killed by the Gestapo in Paris. Several years later, an acquaintance travels to England with news that Hilary’s son may be alive in France. Doubting whether five-year-old Jean is indeed his, and determined not to feel vulnerable to love and tenderness again, Hilary travels to France to find the boy. Amidst a war-torn Northern French town, he gets to know young Jean, as well as the town’s inhabitants. In a matter of days Hilary must decide if this charming and intelligent child could be his own . . . and if he is prepared to take Jean home.Little Boy Lost is part of the Persephone Audiobook Collection, a series of forgotten classics including neglected fiction and non-fiction by women writers. First published in 1949, this edition includes a new afterword by Anne Sebba.

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  More than a Crime - One...

  Alli O’Malley

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  One survivor's inside-out argument that domestic violence demands more than justice—it requires healing.  
  In this memoir, Alli O'Malley takes readers inside an experience that rarely gets told. Not the sensationalized moments that make headlines, but the ordinary terror, the complicated love, and the invisible barriers that make leaving so much harder than outsiders imagine. O'Malley offers what she calls an inside-out perspective: the view from within, told with raw honesty and compassion by someone who has lived it. It's a perspective rarely found in the broader conversation about domestic abuse—one forged through her own journey from survivor to advocate, leader, and CEO of an intimate partner violence organization committed to breaking intergenerational cycles of abuse. 
  More than a Crime is not simply a story of survival. O'Malley challenges the way we've been taught to think about domestic violence: as a criminal problem best solved through prosecution and punishment. She makes the case that justice and healing are not the same thing, and that confusing the two has left too many survivors behind. Her conclusion is both urgent and hopeful: domestic violence is not inevitable. It is preventable. And the systems built to respond to it will keep missing the mark until they learn to see survivors not as cases, but as people. 
  Whether you're a survivor seeking your own way home, a loved one trying to help, or a professional working to change the systems meant to protect survivors and hold offenders accountable, More than a Crime invites you to rethink everything you believe about domestic violence and what true healing requires.

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  Courage and a Clear Mind - True...

  Jim Weiss

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  Jim Weiss narrates thrilling episodes from the history and culture of ancient Greece, including the Olympics, the 300 Spartans, and the wisdom of Socrates.  In these vivid, true stories, Jim Weiss takes you back 25 centuries to Golden Age Greece. You'll charge into land & sea battles to defend the world's first democracy against a vast, tyrannical empire; attend the original Olympics; hear history's most famous storyteller, Homer, spin his classic adventure, "The Trojan Horse;" laugh and learn with Socrates, the wisest (and funniest) man in Greece; and meet artists and authors, as well as typical families, in the rival cities of Athens and Sparta. Jim Weiss's "Courage and a Clear Mind" is sure to inspire your own exploration of the potential that lies within us all.

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  Living With ADHD: A...

  Eric Holt

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  Are you ready to transform your life with ADHD and unleash your true potential?  
  Struggling to stay focused and attentive? 
  Tired of impulsive actions and hyperactivity holding you back? 
  Seeking emotional stability and control in your daily life? 
  This comprehensive guide takes you on a journey of self-discovery and growth. Understand the complexities of adult ADHD, its impact on your life, and how to navigate the challenges you face. From diagnosis to developing emotional control, boosting productivity, and nurturing meaningful relationships, this audiobook covers it all. 
  Here’s what’s in store:Gain a deep understanding of adult ADHD and its effects on your life: Understand the unique challenges you face and develop a clearer perspective on how to overcome them.Discover strategies for emotional control: allowing you to regulate your feelings and reactions effectivelyOvercome common ADHD-related obstacles: such as distractibility and procrastination, and learn how to prioritize tasks and stay organized.Learn valuable techniques for navigating relationships and improving communication: with effective strategies that promote understanding, empathy, and collaboration.Overcome self-limiting beliefs and embrace a growth mindset: empowering you to achieve success in all areas of your life and unleash your true potential. 
  And so much more! 
  Imagine a life where you have the ability to stay focused, control your emotions, nurture meaningful relationships, and achieve your goals with confidence. "Living With ADHD" is your roadmap to a better future. Embark on a life-changing adventure by grabbing a copy of “Living With ADHD” today!

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  Hearing History Life in 1880s...

  Belle Buford Thom Collins

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  The following is a 1964 recording of Belle Buford Thom Collins, born in 1878, speaking about her childhood in Los Angeles in the 1880s. Mrs. Collins' father, Cameron E. Thom, was the Mayor of Los Angeles between 1882 and 1884. 
   
  Belle Buford Thom Collins, born in 1878, speaking about her childhood in Los Angeles in the 1880s. Mrs. Collins' father, Cameron Erskine Thom (June 20, 1825 – February 2, 1915), born in Culpeper County, Virginia, was an attorney and Confederate officer, wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg, and, later, a California state senator, Los Angeles County district attorney, city attorney and 16th mayor of Los Angeles between 1882 and 1884. 

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