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  Women in War - A Gripping...

  David Yuzuk

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  "In the shadows of history's greatest conflicts, women have always been warriors—yet their stories remain untold. Women in War uncovers over twenty raw, true accounts of the fearless women who fought and served, from ancient battlefields to the jungles of Vietnam and the deserts of Iraq and Afghanistan. 
  Step into their combat boots: nurses dodging gunfire, spies sabotaging enemies, soldiers enduring unimaginable loss. Facing sexism, trauma, and overwhelming odds, these heroines reveal that true valor beats in the heart, not just on the battlefield. 
  Brought to life through meticulous research and exclusive firsthand interviews by retired police officer and acclaimed author David Yuzuk, this intimate collection honors the unbreakable spirit of military women. Narrated by Julia Whelan, the voice behind the New York Times bestseller The Women by Kristin Hannah, it's a profound tribute to the unsung forces who shaped our world." 
  “Gripping stories of female heroism that will awe and inspire.” 
  —NY Times bestselling author Ralph Pezzullo 
  “I thought I was going to die that day! The Viet Cong launched a brutal attack, and the explosion hit like a freight train, its deafening roar slamming into my ears just seconds before the shockwave hurled us off our feet, Doors were ripped from their hinges, and windows were shattered into a thousand pieces. 
  “The pandemonium jolted me back to reality. I grabbed my flak jacket and sprinted to the Intensive Care Unit. Were the enemy already inside our perimeter, AK-47s in hand, bayonets fixed? It didn’t matter. My mission was clear — Protect the soldiers in my care. They came first, no matter what.” —67th Evac Nurse Ginny Dornheggen

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  The Friendship Bench - How...

  Dixon Chibanda

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  A simple, human solution for loneliness and depressionWhen Dr. Dixon Chibanda lost a patient to suicide, he began a soul-searching journey that eventually led to a mental healthcare revolution. As one of only six psychiatrists in all of Zimbabwe, a country traumatized by decades of conflict, Chibanda quickly realized that millions there were suffering from mental illness with no hope of receiving care. He saw that the only way to narrow this care gap was to leverage existing resources in the community, and one such resource was the compassion and understanding of grandmothers. With fourteen of these wise elders as partners, Chibanda pioneered the Friendship Bench program, a community-driven initiative addressing loneliness, depression, substance abuse, and suicide by fostering intergenerational connectedness. Since then, more than 500,000 people worldwide have sat on a park bench to share their personal stories with an empathetic grandmother.
   
  A primer on how human connection forms the bedrock of our resilience, The Friendship Bench gives readers the tools to facilitate transformative healing by reaching out to those who are struggling and isolated from the world around them. It’s a case study of how interventions supported by robust scientific evidence can be made accessible for all. Ultimately, it’s a celebration of the collective wisdom and knowledge of those rooted in their communities and their profound ability to foster belonging, purpose, and healing.

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  How to Make a Million Dollars an...

  Les Leopold

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  How hedge funds make money by taking it from the rest of us—and how you can join them! 
   
   
   
  Top hedge fund managers make more than Oprah, Rupert Murdoch, and A-Rod combined—but they aren't running news and entertainment empires or playing baseball for the New York Yankees. Aren't you curious about how these hedge fund dudes make so much doing who knows what? You may even wonder if you can get there, too. After all, this is America! 
   
   
   
  This book gives you the answers in a twelve-step guide to accumulating vast riches the way hedge fund managers do—by playing trillion-dollar poker with a marked deck. Through each easy step, you'll learn the sleight of hand and disregard for basic morality you'll need to move from making tens of dollars an hour to millions an hour! Along the way, you'll also question whether these hedge fund moguls make markets work better—as they and their apologists insist—or cause instability, siphon off capital, and destroy value without adding so much as a single widget to the economy.

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  “War Beneath the Waves: The...

  Quentin Drummond Anderson

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  War Beneath the Waves: The Great Submarine Commanders of World War II 
  From the acclaimed author of "Righteous Renegades" and "The Few Against The Many"The Underwater War That Decided Everything 
  In the ocean's depths, a different war determined nations' fates. War Beneath the Waves reveals the extraordinary true stories of submarine commanders who wielded steel sharks with deadly precision and unbreakable courage. 
  Drawing from family archives, international military records, and untold personal accounts, Anderson brings readers into cramped control rooms where split-second decisions meant victory or death in crushing depths.Meet History's Greatest Underwater Warriors 
  OTTO KRETSCHMER - Germany's "Tonnage King," the most successful U-boat commander. 
  DUDLEY "MUSH" MORTON - Revolutionary American submarine commander who led USS Wahoo into Japan's defended waters. 
  MALCOLM WANKLYN - Scottish perfectionist whose Victoria Cross and HMS Upholder made him the Mediterranean's most feared commander. 
  ALEKSANDR MARINESKO - Soviet commander whose Wilhelm Gustloff sinking created history's deadliest maritime disaster. 
  RICHARD O'KANE - America's deadliest submarine ace and most successful commander. 
  GEORGE "SHRIMP" SIMPSON - Mastermind who orchestrated Axis supply destruction from Malta.Four Nations, One Deadly Art 
  From North Atlantic to tropical Pacific, these commanders fought across every ocean. German wolf packs terrorized shipping. American submarines strangled Japanese supply lines. British submarines destroyed Rommel's lifelines.

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  The Hymn of Jesus

  G.R.S. Mead

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  The Hymn of Jesus, written by G.R.S. Mead, is a notable work that explores the underlying spiritual themes of early Christianity. Its poetic language offers an astute examination of a range of religious doctrines, allowing the reader to gain insight into the prevailing theological principles and metaphysical precepts associated with the first century Christian faith. Read in English, unabridged.

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  True Stories of Daily Life in...

  Chronicles of Civilization

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  You know the pharaohs and the golden masks, but you have always wondered about the people who did the actual work. Who cut those tombs into the rock, and what did they argue about at home?
  
  This audiobook takes you inside Deir el-Medina, the walled village of the craftsmen who built and painted the royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings. Each chapter follows one documented villager through a real moment. You meet a scribe who kept a book for reading dreams, and a mother who rewrote her will to cut out her ungrateful children. There is a foreman accused of serious crimes, and a crew that downed tools when their rations failed to arrive. Every story is built from surviving letters, court records and ostraca, and the narration tells you clearly where the evidence ends and the historians' best guesses begin.
  
  By the end, ancient Egypt will feel like a street full of neighbors you have actually met. Press play and step through the village gate.

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