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  Like Wolves on the Fold - The...

  Lieutenant Colonel Mike Snook,...

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  A detailed chronicle of a significant opening battle in the Anglo-Zulu War: "The Zulu attack on Rorke's Drift thrillingly retold" (Richard Holmes). 
   
   
   
  On January 22, 1879, the British Army in South Africa was swept aside by the seemingly unstoppable Zulu warriors at the Battle of Isandlwana. Nearby, at a remote outpost on the Buffalo River, a single company of the 24th Regiment and a few dozen recuperating hospital patients were passing a hot, monotonous day. It seemed certain that the Rorke's Drift detachment would share the same fate. And yet, against incredible odds, the British managed to defend their station. 
   
   
   
  In this riveting history, Colonel Snook brings the insights of a military professional to bear on this fateful encounter at the start of Anglo-Zulu War. It is an extraordinary tale—a victory largely achieved by the sheer bloody-mindedness of the British infantryman. Recounting in detail how the Zulu attack unfolded, Snook demonstrates how 150 men achieved their improbable victory. Snook then describes the remainder of the war, from the recovery of the lost Queen's Colour of the 24th Regiment to the climactic charge of the 17th Lancers at Ulundi. We return to Isandlwana to consider culpability, and learn of the often tragic fates of many of the war's participants.

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  What Goes Unspoken - How School...

  Krystal Hardy Allen

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  What Goes Unspoken is a must-have guide for any school or educational systems leader looking to comprehend and put into play an effective, equity-centered plan that champions students, teachers, and staff. Moving beyond the abundant resources that focus on DEI theories, Krystal Hardy Allen shows leaders and administrators how to concretely center DEI within both practices and policies, as well as how to do the interpersonal work of becoming a self-aware and equity-focused leader. With these resources, you'll learn how to ensure that DEI is embedded in your strategic planning to create schools and education organizations that are transformative, inclusive, and equitable for both children and adults. 
   
   
   
  Drawing on her own school leadership and international educational consultant experience, Allen teaches you to better understand your role as a leader within your school or district's DEI work; prioritize an equity-informed view, policies, and practices within different areas of teacher development, school operations and finance, parent engagement, student culture, school board governance, and more; clarify the relationship between DEI and your schools' or district's mission, vision, values, and goals; and build an effective strategic plan at the school or district level that provides both guidance and accountability to your school or district's DEI journey.

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  Malta: A Childhood Under Siege

  Linda Peek

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  “Air raid warning, air raid warning. Shut your doors and windows.” 
  The Rediffusion blared out in English and then in Maltese, at 6:55am on the morning of 11 June 1940. 
  This was the first of many times we would hear that warning. The day our lives changed. 
  Margaret Staples was nine years old at the beginning of 1939 when her father was posted to the British colony of Malta with the Royal Engineers. Swimming every day, with blue skies and balmy weather; Margaret and her siblings thought they were in paradise. 
  Everything changed when the Second World War broke out. Hitler wanted to take control of Malta for its strategic position, right in the middle of the Mediterranean. To this end, the Axis powers dropped more bombs on this tiny island than anywhere else on the planet. When that didn’t work, they decided to sink all the supply ships going to the island and force capitulation through starvation. 
  This is Margaret’s story of survival, told by her daughter Linda.

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  A 1940s Childhood - From Bomb...

  James Marsh

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  Do you remember collecting shrapnel and listening to Children's Hour? Carrying gas masks or sharing your school with evacuees from the city? The 1940s was a decade of great challenge for everyone who lived through it. The hardships and fear created by a world war were immense. Britain's towns and cities were being bombed on an almost nightly basis, and many children faced the trauma of being parted from their parents and sent away to the country to live with complete strangers. For just over half of this decade the war continued, meaning food and clothing shortages became a way of life. But through it all, and afterwards, the simplicity of kids shone. From collecting bits of shot-down German aircraft to playing in bomb-strewn streets, kids made their own fun. Then there was the joy of the second half of the 1940s, when fathers came home and the magic of 'normal life' returned. 
   
  This trip down memory lane will take you through the most memorable and evocative experiences of growing up in the 1940s.

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  Murder on the Mississippi - The...

  Saladin Ambar

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  Murder, mob rule, and the making of Abraham Lincoln—the story of three racially motivated murders in Mississippi River towns from 1835 to 1838 that inspired the speech that put Lincoln on the national map—the Lyceum Address.Lynched: Five white gamblers suspected of aiding a slave insurrection in Vicksburg, Mississippi. 
  Burned Alive: A Black man implicated in the death of a constable in St. Louis, Missouri. 
  Gunned Down: A white abolitionist in Alton, Illinois.These weren't just acts of mob violence—they were warnings of a nation on the edge of collapse. 
  In Murder on the Mississippi, award-winning historian Saladin Ambar unearths the horrors that shaped a young Abraham Lincoln's worldview, pushing him to find his political voice in one of the earliest and most pivotal speeches of his career. Confronted by lawlessness, racial terror, and his own inner demons, Lincoln's battle was political and deeply personal. 
  From the flames of mob violence rose a young Lincoln, forged in fire and soon to contend with a nation at war with itself.

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  The Proven People Management...

  Tajan Braithwaite Renderos

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  Discover the tools you need to uplevel as a first time manager so you can avoid crippling self-doubt and overwhelm 
  I know you’re a Manager who dreams of becoming a more confident leader. Currently, you’re asking yourself how can I control self-doubt and be more confident? How can I be less stressed while leading? How can I have a tough conversation without offending a colleague. Wouldn’t you be ecstatic if you could have tools and tactics that work to do these things so you can have less stress and more ease while managing your team. Then you need to read this book! 
  Author and ICF-certified Leadership Development Coach Tajan Braithwaite Renderos, ACC, MPH has been coaching individuals to take that next step into management. By offering solid, proven tools and tactics, this book can help anyone transition smoothly into a management role by filling common gaps in knowledge that can hold people back. 
  This book will teach you: 
  ✓ How to silence your harsh inner critic and put impostor syndrome and perfectionism to bed once and for all 
  ✓ How to get in the right head and heart space to have tough conversations with ease 
  ✓ How to delegate effectively so you’re not always doing everybody’s work 
  ✓ What You Need to Know to Create a Positive and Productive Culture at Work 
  ✓ And so much more! 
  You are management material—all you need are the tools to achieve the best results! That’s where this book comes in. By giving you the tools, information, and knowledge you need, this book prepares you for a management role with minimal stress. You owe it to yourself to set yourself up for success.

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