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  Blowback - The Untold Story of...

  Margaret Roberts

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  What if everything we know about one of America's darkest days is wrong? 
   
   
   
  Tragedy unfolded on April 19, 1995, when a massive bomb exploded in America's Heartland, killing 168 people, including fifteen children. History says the Oklahoma City bombing was lone wolf terrorism. But haunting fresh evidence points instead to a neo-Nazi plot in which the FBI played a hidden role. 
   
   
   
  The FBI launched the biggest manhunt in its history for two suspected bombers. Yet they never captured the other suspect, known only as John Doe 2, who rode next to McVeigh in the bomb truck. Soon, the FBI canceled the search, saying eyewitnesses who saw John Doe 2 were mistaken. 
   
   
   
  None of this rings true to award-winning journalist Margaret Roberts. How could twenty witnesses be wrong? 
   
   
   
  More troubling clues lead Roberts to reopen the mystery of John Doe 2 before the thirtieth anniversary of America's deadliest domestic terror attack. Blowback chronicles her shocking discoveries, including journalism's only face-to-face prison interviews with McVeigh coconspirator Terry Nichols. Roberts puts the puzzle together after a whistleblower steps forward, though one burning mystery remains. Is John Doe 2 the FBI's guilty secret?

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  The Pink Dress - A Memoir of a...

  Jane Little Botkin

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  Growing up in West Texas, Jane Little Botkin didn't have designs on becoming a beauty queen. But not long after joining a pageant on a whim in college, she became the first protégé of El Paso's Richard Guy and Rex Holt, known as the "Kings of Beauty"—just as the 1970's counterculture movement began to take off.A pink, rose-covered gown—a Guyrex creation—symbolizes the fairy tale life that young women in Jane's time imagined beauty queens had. Its near destruction exposes reality: the author's failed relationship with her mother, and her parents' failed relationship with one another. Weaving these narrative threads together is the Wild West notion that anything is possible, especially do-overs.The Pink Dress awakens nostalgia for the 1960s and 1970s, the era's conflicts and growth pains. A common expectation that women went to college to get "MRS" degrees—to find a husband and become a stay-at-home wife and mother—often prevailed. How does one swim upstream against this notion among feminist voices that protest "If You Want Meat, Go to a Butcher!" at beauty pageants, two flamboyant showmen, and a developing awareness of self? Torn between women's traditional roles and what women could be, Guyrex Girls evolved, as did the author.

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  The Awakening

  Kate Chopin

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  The Awakening is a novel by Kate Chopin, first published in 1899. Set in New Orleans and on the Louisiana Gulf coast at the end of the 19th century, the plot centers on Edna Pontellier and her struggle between her increasingly unorthodox views on femininity and motherhood with the prevailing social attitudes of the turn-of-the-century American South. It is one of the earliest American novels that focuses on women's issues without condescension. It is also widely seen as a landmark work of early feminism, generating a mixed reaction from contemporary readers and critics. The novel's blend of realistic narrative, incisive social commentary, and psychological complexity makes The Awakening a precursor of American modernist literature; it prefigures the works of American novelists.The most famous and inspirational works of Kate Chopin include: The Awakening, At the Cadian Ball, At the Cadian Ball, The Story of an Hour, The Story of an Hour, Désirée's Baby, The Storm, A Pair of Silk Stockings and many more.

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  Buried Treasures - The Power of...

  Jack Zipes

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  Jack Zipes has spent decades as a "scholarly scavenger," discovering forgotten fairy tales in libraries, flea markets, used bookstores, and internet searches, and he has introduced countless readers to these remarkable works and their authors. In Buried Treasures, Zipes describes his special passion for uncovering political fairy tales of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, offers fascinating profiles of more than a dozen of their writers and illustrators, and shows why they deserve greater attention and appreciation. 
   
   
   
  These writers and artists used their remarkable talents to confront political oppression and economic exploitation by creating alternative, imaginative worlds that test the ethics and morals of the real world and expose hidden truths. Among the figures we meet here are Édouard Laboulaye, a jurist who wrote acute fairy tales about justice; Charles Godfrey Leland, a folklorist who found other worlds in tales of Native Americans, witches, and Roma; Kurt Schwitters, an artist who wrote satirical, antiauthoritarian stories; Mariette Lydis, a painter who depicted lost-and-found souls; Lisa Tetzner, who dramatized exploitation by elites; Felix Salten, who unveiled the real meaning of Bambi's dangerous life in the forest; and Gianni Rodari, whose work showed just how political and insightful fantasy stories can be.

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  The Burnout Recovery Blueprint -...

  Lauren Ashby

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.  Are you running on empty exhausted no matter how much you sleep, disconnected from work you once loved, and wondering how you lost yourself along the way? 
   
  The Burnout Recovery Blueprint is a practical, compassionate guide designed to help you understand what burnout truly is, recognize how far it has progressed, and take meaningful steps toward genuine recovery. 
   
  Through seven focused chapters, listeners will explore the neuroscience of burnout, rebuild the physical foundations of energy through sleep, movement, and nutrition, process the emotional landscape of exhaustion and grief, reclaim cognitive clarity, repair strained relationships, and build a sustainably fulfilling life. 
   
  Narrated by Sophie Mercer, this audiobook delivers evidence-based strategies with warmth and compassion walking alongside listeners from depletion back to purpose. 
   
  Whether you are in the depths of burnout right now or sensing its early signs, The Burnout Recovery Blueprint offers the roadmap you need to reclaim your energy, your purpose, and your life.

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  How to Study Effectively: 7 Easy...

  Troye Bates

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  Struggling to be effective with your study skills? 
    
  No need to worry, this study guide will provide you with the necessary tools you need to be successful in studying! 
    
  Studying is one of the most important tasks in life because it helps you to understand and respect the rule of language. If you don’t understand the rule of language, it will be impossible for you to enjoy or even be successful in your studies. 
    
  Learning how to study helps you avoid anxiety, fatigue, and frustration when you are preparing for an examination. 
    
  YOU WILL LEARN: 
  • The 7 easy steps to study effectively. 
  • 32 tips on how to become a successful student. 
  • The art of notetaking. 
  • Exam preparation techniques that will result in better grades. 
  • How to be more productive no matter what you are trying to study. 
    
  Learning how to study is an important life skill. By being a dedicated student, you are likely to witness results and boost your confidence in the process. 
    
  So, stop dreaming and get started today!

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