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  Beautiful Thing - Inside the...

  Sonia Faleiro

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  “Both a tragic monument to the abused bar girls of Bombay and a celebration of their amazing resilience and spirit.”—William Dalrymple, bestselling author of The Anarchy 
   
   
  Published in India to great acclaim and named a Time Out Subcontinental Book of the Year and an Observer Book of the Year, Beautiful Thing is a stunning piece of journalism that offers a rare firsthand glimpse into Bombay’s notorious sex industry. 
   
  Sonia Faleiro was a reporter in search of a story when she met nineteen-year-old Leela, a charismatic exotic dancer with a story to tell. Leela introduced Sonia to the underworld of Bombay’s dance bars: a world of glamorous women; of fierce love, sex, and violence; of gangsters, police, prostitutes, and pimps. When an ambitious politician cashed in on a tide of false morality and had Bombay’s dance bars wiped out, Leela’s proud independence faced its greatest test. In a city where almost everyone is certain that someone, somewhere, is worse off than them, she fights to survive—and to win. 
   
  In Beautiful Thing, Sonia Faleiro has crafted one of the most original works about India in years, an “intimate and valuable book of literary reportage . . . [that] will break your heart several times over” (The New York Times). 
   
  “Reporting at its best.”—Junot Díaz, The Rumpus 
   
   
  “A glimpse into a frightening subculture . . . In lesser hands, these young people could have come off as clichés, but the author makes sure we care for them and root for them to survive a life that most will never understand. Gritty, gripping, and often heartbreaking—an impressive piece of narrative nonfiction.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

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  Ghosts and Legends of Lake...

  Thea Lewis

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  The author of Haunted Burlington shares Lake Champlain’s chilling history—from swashbuckling spirits to Champ, “North America’s Loch Ness Monster.”   Lake Champlain is located between New York’s majestic Adirondacks and Vermont’s famed Green Mountains. Yet despite the beauty of this region, it has been the site of dark and mysterious events; it is not surprising that some spirits linger in this otherwise tranquil place. Fort Ticonderoga saw some of early America’s bloodiest battles, and American, French and British ghosts still stand guard. A spirit walks the halls of SUNY Plattsburgh, even after his original haunt burned in 1929. Champlain’s islands—Stave, Crab, Valcour and Garden—all host otherworldly inhabitants, and unidentified creatures and objects have made appearances on the water, in the sky and in the forests surrounding the lake. Join Burlington’s Thea Lewis as she explores the ghosts and legends that haunt Lake Champlain.   Includes photos!   “For Lewis, a gifted storyteller, a good story makes a haunted place all the more compelling.” —Happy Vermont

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  The Story of Scraggles

  George Wharton James

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  I was only a little baby song-sparrow, and from the moment I came out of my shell everybody knew there was something the matter with me. So starts the short story of Scraggles, a young sparrow who came to be rescued and nurtured by a human family, as told in Scraggles "own words". Listeners are forewarned the ending chapters of Scraggles may be disturbing to some of our younger listeners. A special note from the Reader - if you would like to see the pictures of Scraggles that are mentioned in the book, please visit the Project Gutenberg link for the text. (Summary by Tom Weiss)

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  The Secrets of Rosslyn

  Roddy Martine

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  The centuries-old secrets of the famous Scottish chapel are decoded in this revealing history—“a fascinating read” (Scotland Magazine). Overlooking the village of Roslin just seven miles from the center of Edinburgh, Rosslyn Chapel is one of the world's most fascinating historic sites. Since its construction in the mid fifteenth century it has cast a mesmerizing spell over all who have visited it, exuding an aura of profound mystery. Centuries later it continues to confound and intrigue, inspiring stories of The Knights Templar and the Holy Grail, Masonic orders and esoteric symbols. These in turn have made Rosslyn chapel an icon of popular culture, featured in bestselling novels such as The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail and Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code. In The Secrets of Rosslyn, Roddy Martine sifts through the conjectures and conspiracy theories to prove that the truth is no less amazing than fiction.

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  Flight Hacking - Learn the...

  Grizzly Publishing

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  In recent years, travel has become increasingly more popular. Instead of buying expensive jewelry, the latest car or designer goods, people are now opting to buy new experiences. Whether you are just out of education, just got married, have a young family or are in retirement, everyone wants to travel. 
  However, travel can be expensive. In recent years, the fares for flights have increased dramatically. The days of flying for rock-bottom prices have sadly gone. 
  Or so we thought. 
  There are numerous ways that you can fly for reduced fares or for free, providing you know the right places to go and the right techniques to use. There are certain websites you can go to that offer highly reduced fares and even airline error fares, giving you the opportunity to fly for the cheapest prices imaginable. 
  One minute you’re sitting behind a screen, the next you’re lounging by the pool in some exotic location with a cocktail in hand, laughing to yourself when the person next door to you says they’ve spent thousands, while you’ve spent only a fraction of that price. 
  It does not need to be expensive to fly. You can travel from city to city, from country to country, for low prices if you know what you are doing. There are certain days of the week when it’s cheaper to fly, certain airlines are known for offering reduced prices, and there are websites that cater to budget airlines. 
  From this audiobook, you will discover how to fly around the world for ridiculously small amounts of money, and even for free.

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  Quotable San Francisco -...

  Terry Hamburg

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  A treasury of quotes from San Franciscans and about San Francisco, from the gold rush to the tech boom.  San Francisco is forty-nine square miles surrounded by reality. —Paul Kantner, Jefferson Airplane   San Francisco surged from hamlet to boomtown overnight—the most meteoric “instant city” in history. From the Gold Rush to the Tech Rush, it’s been the site of daring innovations, counterculture upheavals, and social rebellions that shaped generations. And over the decades, residents have offered unique perspectives through journals, letters, and newspapers, their words bringing another time to life.   Discover San Francisco through the eyes of miners and “ladies of the night.” Relive the experiences of robber barons and beatniks who flourished in a tiny corner of the world with fewer than one million souls. With commentary, historical background, and extraordinary images, historians Terry Hamburg and Richard Hansen guide you through these colorful quotes, showing the city as it once was and what it aspired to be.

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