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  The Spree of ’83

  Freddy Powers, Catherine Powers,...

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  The Los Angeles Times affectionately referred to Freddy Powers as the “Ol’ Blue Eyes of Country Music,” and wrote that if you were to “ask country superstars Willie Nelson, George Jones, or Merle Haggard (they’ll) … tell you that he’s one of country music’s best-kept secrets.”  
   The Texas Country Music Hall of Fame inductee has been to the top of the charts as both a producer for Willie Nelson’s Grammy-winning LP Over the Rainbow, and as a songwriter for many of country music legend Merle Haggard’s number one hits. 
  Now, for the first time, Freddy recounts the entertaining and emotional stories behind his decades-long roller coaster ride through the music business; his voyage to the top of the charts, and his inspiring battle against Parkinson’s disease. Helping Freddy tell his story are exclusive interviews from fellow country music legends Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, John Rich, Tanya Tucker, The Voice finalist and Powers’ protégé Mary Sarah, along with a host of other Nashville luminaries.

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  From Rake to Radical - An Irish...

  Anne Chambers

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  From Ireland, England, France, Austria, Greece, Turkey and Italy to America and the West Indies, overflowing with historic events, from the French Revolution to the Great Irish Famine, with a cast of the famous and infamous, Howe Peter Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo, lived life to the absolute limits. Privileged yet compassionate, charismatic yet flawed, Regency Buck, Irish landlord, West Indian plantation owner, Knight of St Patrick, Privy Counsellor, intrepid traveller, intimate of kings, emperors and despots, favoured guest in the fashionable salons of London and Paris, patron of artists and pugilists, founder of the Irish Turf Club, friend and fellow traveller of Lord Byron, treasure-seeker, spy, sailor and jailbird, as well as the father of fifteen children, the astonishing range and diversity of Sligo's life is breathtaking.
  
  
  From a youth of hedonistic self-indulgence in Regency England to a reforming, responsible, well-intentioned legislator and landlord, Sligo became enshrined in the history of Jamaica as 'Emancipator of the Slaves' and in Ireland as 'The Poor Man's Friend' during the most difficult of times.
  
  
  Eight years in the writing and sourced from over 15,000 primary contemporary manuscripts located by the author in private and public archives around the world, From Rake to Radical sheds new light on significant historical events and on the people who shaped them in Ireland, England, Europe and the West Indies during a period of momentous political turbulence and change.

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  He’s Alive! - SERGEANT JAMES I...

  Zivojin Petrovic

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  THREE TIMES DECLARED DEAD IN WWI – AND THREE TIMES HE CAME BACK. 
  THE TRUE STORY OF AN AMERICAN MEDAL OF HONOR HERO HISTORY TRIED TO FORGET. 
  A gripping account of a young man from a small Montenegrin village who crossed the ocean in search of freedom, carrying only his mother’s blessing and a vow to guard honor above all. In America, he found a new homeland and became James I. Mestrovitch – a man who loved his adopted country as deeply as the one in which he was born. 
  When the Great War erupted, he was among the first to march to Europe under the American flag. On the blood-soaked fields of France, he became a symbol of courage and brotherhood. Soldiers, officers, even entire regiments spoke of his deeds, turning his bravery into stories and battlefield performances that boosted morale. 
  Wounded and unable to lift a rifle, he fought on with the only weapon he could still raise – a pistol. For his extraordinary valor, the United States Congress posthumously awarded him the Medal of Honor, placing him among the nation’s immortal heroes and forever inscribing his name in American history. 
  Based on extensive historical research, archival materials, and documented military records, this documentary narrative reconstructs the life of Sergeant James I. Mestrovitch — one of the most extraordinary yet forgotten heroes of World War I. 
  He's Alive! – a documentary work that brings an American hero back among the living.

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  Lives of the Saints: With...

  Alban Butler

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  Compiled from the much larger 12 book set of "Butler's Lives of the Saints", this volume contains short biographies of the Saints, for each day of the year, followed by a reflection for each entry. (Summary by Maria Therese)

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  The Keeper of the Bees - Bees...

  Eimear Chaomhánach

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  Did you know that bees have been around for over 100 million years? Or that the Brehon Laws included judgments about the rightful ownership of swarms? And why Irish beekeepers plant bluebells around their hives?
  From the perfection of their hexagonal honeycombs to their ordered matriarchal society, bees have been revered for thousands of years.
  In this beautifully illustrated book, beekeeper's daughter and student of folklore Eimear Chaomhánach weaves folktales about bees with memories of growing up in a beekeeping household, collecting swarms with her father and learning how to harvest honey.
  With legends about Aristotle and Irish saints and accounts of customs such as 'telling the bees', this is a fascinating look at the beliefs and traditions about bees and beekeeping.

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  Gangs

  London Street Legends

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  Taking into account their history, this book explores the Black gangs of London. It addresses the important but often overlooked questions, on how, why and when they emerged - all while touching on cultural and societal influences on Black Gangs. 
   
  From the Windrush generation to the ongoing stabbing epidemic, the book examines the social issues that have contributed to the rise of violence across the streets of London. 
   
  Beyond looking at Black Gangs across London, this book explores the stereotypes and misconceptions facing black men today, in an effort to challenge those who create such stereotypes. 
   
  Through anecdotes and interviews, this book aims to give the younger generation a complete picture of black gangs in London, their origins  and seeks to inspire positive change.

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