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  Thin Places - A Natural History...

  Kerri ní Dochartaigh

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  Kerri ní Dochartaigh was born in Derry, on the border of the North and South of Ireland, at the very height of the Troubles. She was brought up on a council estate on the wrong side of town—although for her family, and many others, there was no right side. One parent was Catholic, the other was Protestant. In the space of one year, they were forced out of two homes. When she was eleven, a homemade bomb was thrown through her bedroom window. Terror was in the very fabric of the city, and for families like ní Dochartaigh's, the ones who fell between the cracks of identity, it seemed there was no escape.In Thin Places, a luminous blend of memoir, history, and nature writing, ní Dochartaigh explores how nature kept her sane and helped her heal, how violence and poverty are never more than a stone's throw from beauty and hope, and how we are, once again, allowing our borders to become hard and terror to creep back in. Ní Dochartaigh asks us to reclaim our landscape through language and study, and remember that the land we fight over is much more than lines on a map. It will always be ours, but—at the same time—it never really was.

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  Does Coffee Cause Cancer? - And...

  Dr. Christopher Labos

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  In this fascinating, refreshingly clarifying book about food, food myths, and how sloppy science perpetuates misconceptions about food, a medical doctor on his way to a conference gets drawn into conversations that answer the following questions: Does vitamin C prevent the common cold? And if it works, why does it only work in Canadian soldiers, ultramarathon runners, and skiers? Was red meat really declared a carcinogen by the WHO? Does that mean I should become a vegetarian? And who decides what gets labeled as red meat and white meat? Is salt really not that bad for you and did a group of researchers really want to experiment on prisoners to prove the point? Does coffee cause cancer or heart attacks? Why did a California court say coffee needed a warning label? Is red wine really good for your heart, and what makes the French Paradox such a paradox? Why did the New England Journal of Medicine link eating chocolate with winning a Nobel Prize? Why were eggs once bad for you but now good for you again? Does that mean I don't need to worry about cholesterol? Should I be taking vitamin D?

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  Make Money Online - Top Ways to...

  My Ebook Publishing House

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  Are You Ready for An Adventure? The Freedom You Always Wanted Is NOW Waiting for You!Aren't you tired of your day job? Are you not fed up with sitting behind a desk waiting for the day to be over? Do you really like doing mundane tasks week after week? If you are bored with your current job, perhaps it is time to have a change of pace. Now may be the right time to ditch your 9-to-5 job for something more fun and exciting. You should consider moneymaking.Learn About The Top Ways to Start Making Money Online!Working online is a great opportunity for anyone who would love to make their own hours, be financially independent, or who simply wants to make some extra cash while keeping their day job. In this book we will quickly go over the top 15 ways to make money online, before discussing the steps you need to take — as well as the valuable tips and tricks you need to know — if you want to be successful. Of course, you don’t have to quit your day job, but if you take action on the information presented herein, you’ll probably want to. If you are looking for information on how to do that, this book has everything you need to get you started. Download now and start making money online!

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  Hypnosis to overcome depression...

  Samara Vidal

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  Tired of depression ruining your life?Hypnosis has been proven to help improve many aspects of our lives such as helping us improve the way that we feel.In this audiobook, you will get:More relaxation when you are about to sleepBetter quality of sleeping timeA guided hypnosis that can help you with depressionRelaxing soundsInstall feelings of stress reliefHow?During this hypnosis, you will be guided into a deep state of relaxation in which your unconscious mind will be more open to retaining suggestions.While in this state, we can work directly with your unconscious to install new positive messages permanently that will help you while you are sleeping.If you would like to start feeling happier and more joyful, then get this book today!!

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  The Mekong - Turbulent Past...

  Milton Osborne

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  A “remarkable” history of the great river of Southeast Asia (Jill Ker Conway, author of The Road from Coorain).   The Mekong River runs over nearly three thousand miles, beginning in the mountains of Tibet and flowing through China, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam before emptying into the China Sea. Its waters are the lifeblood of Southeast Asia, and first begot civilization on the fertile banks of its delta region at Oc Eo nearly two millennia ago.   This is the story of the peoples and cultures of the great river, from these obscure beginnings to the emergence of today’s independent nations. Drawing on research gathered over forty years, Milton Osborne traces the Mekong’s dramatic history through the rise and fall of civilizations and the era of colonization and exploration. He details the struggle for liberation during a twentieth century in which Southeast Asia has seen almost constant conflict, including two world wars, the Indochina War, the Vietnam War, and its bloody aftermath—and explores the prospects for peace and prosperity as the region enters a new millennium.   Along the way, he brings to life those who witnessed and shaped events along the river, including Chou Ta-kuan, the thirteenth-century Chinese envoy who recorded the glory of Angkor Wat, the capital of the Khmer Empire; the Iberian mercenaries Blas Ruiz and Diego Veloso, whose involvement in the intrigues of Cambodia’s royal family shook Southeast Asia’s politics in the sixteenth century; and the revolutionaries led by Ho Chi Minh, whose campaigns to liberate Vietnam from the French and unify the nation under communism changed the course of history.   “[A] pathbreaking, ecologically informed chronicle . . . A pulsating journey through the heart of Southeast Asia.” —Publishers Weekly

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  F6F Hellcat at War

  Cory Graff

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  This guide traces the history of the US Navy’s premier WWII fighter plane with archival photos, tech specs and illustrations. 
   
  F6F Hellcat at War follows the story of this iconic aircraft from its early development to its distinguished combat career in the Pacific. While the F6F was not the fastest or most maneuverable fighter, aviators loved their trusty Hellcats because they were incredibly tough, marvelously powerful, and easy to fly.  
   
  In the last two years of war, the Hellcat dominated the skies over the Pacific, stopping Japan’s once-vaunted A6M Zero and tallying a victory-to-loss ratio of over 19 to 1. Through compelling accounts, never-before-seen photographs, and detailed drawings, F6F Hellcat at War tells the story of one of the war’s most successful yet underappreciated fighter aircraft.

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