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  How Soccer Explains the World -...

  Franklin Foer

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  READ BY ACTOR GEORGE NEWBERN 
  NATIONAL BESTSELLER 
  “Step aside Tom Friedman, Sam Huntington, and Amy Chua. Franklin Foer’s dark and witty tale of the soccer world reveals the meaning of globalization in all its joys and horrors.”—Robert Kagan 
  Just in time for the 2026 World Cup in North America—anew edition of the bestselling sports classic, featuring a new preface from the author. 
  With the 2026 World Cup in all three nations of North America, the power and scope of soccer has truly become global. In this remarkably insightful, wide-ranging work, Franklin Foer argues that soccer is much more than a game, or even a way of life. It is a unique window into the crosscurrents of modern globalization, with all of its benefits and pitfalls. Soccer clubs don’t represent geographic areas; they stand for social classes and political ideologies. Unlike baseball or tennis, soccer is freighted with ancient hatreds and history. It’s a sport with real stakes—a catalyst capable of ruining regimes and launching liberation movements. 
  Foer takes us on a surprising tour through the world of soccer, shattering myths and dire predictions. Instead of destroying local cultures, as the left warned, globalization has revived tribalism. Far from the triumph of capitalism that the right anticipated, it has entrenched corruption. From Brazil to Bosnia, Italy to Iraq, How Soccer Explains the World is an eye-opening chronicle of how a beautiful sport and its fanatical followers can illuminate the fault lines of a society, whether it’s terrorism, poverty, anti-Semitism, authoritarianism, or radical Islam—issues that continue to affect all of us. At a time when globalization is under attack and many Americans yearn for retrenchment and retreat from the world, this remarkable book—filled with blazing intelligence, colorful characters, wry humor, and an equal passion for soccer and humanity—continues to make sense of our troubled times.

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  Israel’s Most Legendary...

  Charles River Editors

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  "He would leap laughing into the grave because the feeling that he had five million people on his conscience would be for him a source of extraordinary satisfaction." A subordinate on trial at Nuremberg paraphrased a boast of SS-Obersturmbannfuhrer Otto Adolf Eichmann with these words, summarizing the mood and character of Adolf Hitler's most notorious lieutenant for all posterity. Of course, Eichmann’s story is best known for the way in which the Mossad, Israel’s intelligence agency, kidnapped him out of Argentina in 1960 to put him on trial back in the Jewish State. While judges found him not guilty of personally killing anyone, he was found guilty of crimes against humanity, war crimes, and other crimes before being executed.  
  	The Munich Olympics Massacre marked a milestone in international preparedness for terrorist attacks and operations, and the Israelis certainly excelled in this. For better or for worse, the Munich massacre drew a line in the sand, and it set the tone for Israel’s response to terrorism in the future, including the subsequent Operation Wrath of God, which some historians consider the most successful manhunt in history. 
  	A few months before Munich, on May 8, 1972, a new style of warfare came to the fore when 4 members of Black September hijacked Belgian Sabena Flight 571 en route from Brussels to Tel Aviv. From a security perspective, this was quite an unprecedented situation, as an operation to free hostages on board a commercial airliner had never been tried before. In the process of countering these attacks and hijackings, the Israelis developed valuable skills in commando operations and hostage rescue, and all of it would lead to unique special operations raids, the most spectacular of which occurred at Entebbe in 1976, thousands of miles away.

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  Prince The (Version 2)

  Niccolò Machiavelli

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  The Prince (Italian: Il Principe) is a political treatise by the Italian diplomat, historian and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli. The descriptions within The Prince have the general theme of accepting that ends of princes, such as glory, and indeed survival, can justify the use of immoral means to achieve those ends. (Introduction by Wikipedia)

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  Femme Flames: Lesbian Taboo Sex...

  Lolita Grey

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  This scorching-hot collection is bursting with everything you desire to ignite your deepest passions. Dive into an array of thrilling, taboo experiences that celebrate the electrifying allure of women loving women. Get ready for a wild, sensual ride with this diverse and provocative bundle, featuring:First Time Encounters: Discover the untamed excitement of curious women exploring their desires for the first time.Taboo Fantasies: Indulge in forbidden stories that push the boundaries of passion and pleasure.Orgasmic Oral Adventures: Surrender to the intensity of intimate connections that leave nothing unsaid—or undone.69 & Foot Fetish Play: Experience the sensuality of every touch and the tease of unexplored pleasures.BDSM Dominatrix Escapades: Enter a world of control, surrender, and delicious discipline.Toys & Teasing: Explore the limitless possibilities of playful passion with the help of seductive toys. 
  Indulge in this collection of explicit and tantalizing tales that will captivate your imagination and awaken your deepest cravings. Don't miss out on this irresistible audiobook collection.  
  Buy now and let your fantasies come to life!

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  Foxxxy Gentlemen's Club The: Luca

  Nikole Knight

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  Foxxxy Golden Rule: Foxxxy is family.  
  When Luca’s life in Boston falls apart, he must leave behind his home, his job, and his chosen family—the feisty dancers of the Foxxxy Gentlemen’s Club. But his trip takes an unexpected turn when a blizzard careens him off the road and into the home of David, a Canadian silver fox who is every one of Luca’s lumberjack fantasies come to life.  
  It’s been three years since David’s divorce, and while he’s content with his remote, rural life, he feels there’s something missing. He doesn’t know what that something is until a captivating, young dancer crashes his car outside his cabin in the middle of a snowstorm and reminds David that there is more to life than simply existing.  
  Neither Luca nor David planned for this detour, but they only have to survive two days together in close quarters. How hard could it be? It’s not like forty-eight hours is long enough to fall in love. Or is it? 
  Discover how Luca and his sexy Canuck, David, met in this prequel novella to the Foxxxy series.

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  Winning the Room - Public...

  Jonathan Pease

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  Win in every room. Cultivate an authentic connection with your audience, no matter what. Conquer your public speaking fears, learn how to be likable, how to present for work, how to give compelling pitch meetings, and how to be a person who wins through highly effective communication techniques. Winning the Room teaches public speaking skills applicable to everybody, in any situation. 
   
     
   
  Become a great public speaker with guidance from an expert. Do you get nervous before a presentation? Do you find yourself rambling and losing your point? In Winning the Room, award-winning creative and communications director, thought leader, and author Jonathan Pease (JP) uses road-tested techniques to take you on a fun, yet practical journey to becoming a fearless storyteller people buy from—emotionally and financially. 
   
   
   
  In Winning the Room, find: a tight, actionable, and memorable system for how to build trust and be great at different types of public speaking moments; how to turn nervous energy into passion and charisma that people engage with; and how to apply these skills to various settings like keynotes, pitch meetings, presentations, and everyday conversations with friends and family. If you liked Cues, Everyday Business Storytelling, or Your Story Well Told, you'll love Winning the Room.

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