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  Jet Boss - A Female Pilot on...

  Captain Laura Savino

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         Captain Laura Savino takes you directly into the cockpit for an exclusive look into the boy’s club of airline pilots – told through the eyes of the first female pilot many of them ever flew with.  
             “No math,” Laura’s counselor told her in high school. “That would ruin your GPA.” Laura had other plans. One teenage act of rebellion changed everything for her at a time when STEAM opportunities for women were rare. If passengers on a commercial jet had trouble imagining a woman flight engineer – which Laura became – imagine their disbelief to see her as the pilot flying their widebody jet around the globe.  
             She exposes both the harsh truths and the exciting adventures of her years in the airline industry as a commercial pilot, reveals compelling insider details of 9/11, of the Tenerife air disaster killing 583 people, of the Gulf War and much more. Experience what life is truly like in the cockpit and how it has changed from the 80s to today, from the eyes of a woman and heart of a mother.  
             Laura’s powerful story is a blueprint for how to defy expectations and follow your inner compass to do things you never thought possible.  
   

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  Lincoln's Bishop - A President A...

  Gustav Niebuhr

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  A history of the Dakota War of 1862, an Episcopal bishop, and his campaign to protect the lives of the Dakota Sioux. 
   
  It is hard to recall what powerful moral voices Protestant church leaders had in the formative years of the nation. Gustav Niebuhr travels back to the Minnesota frontier of 1862 when Dakota Sioux rose up against pioneering families and slaughtered hundreds. Citizens demanded mass executions and deportations. Into this turmoil stepped Henry Benjamin Whipple, the state’s first Episcopal bishop. 
   
  Whipple had already loudly decried the crimes and corruption of those managing Indian affairs and warned of calamity. Now he made the case of mercy and a deeper justice, which eventually led to meeting with President Lincoln. Despite being preoccupied with the Civil War, Lincoln was moved to intervene, surprisingly taking the time to review all 303 cases and overturning the death sentence for most of the Indians. Nevertheless, the result was still the largest single execution on American soil. 
   
  If not for Whipple’s vigorous campaigning, both in state and in Washington, DC, a greater tragedy might well have occurred. His success should haunt us: Where today do we hear these trumpet calls for justice like those given by figures such as Bishop Henry Benjamin Whipple? 
   
  “[An] enlightening tale of Abraham Lincoln’s other war. . . . A pleasant surprise for the average history buff.” —Kirkus Reviews

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  Memoirs of an Invisible Child

  Kelly Walk Hines

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  At the young age of three, while I was at school, my mother was murdered by her abusive new boyfriend. What would happen to her five unintentionally abandoned children?The heartbreak of the devastating loss of my mother was just the beginning of a series of tragic events that shaped my childhood. Lost in the chaos of abuse, I was the unseen collateral damage of domestic violence. I was forced to take on the role of the invisible child for self-preservation. I figured you can't hurt what you can't see.Despite all the sadness in this audiobook, my story has a happy ending. Overcoming obstacles that were meant to destroy me taught me many powerful lessons about strength, resilience, and faith. I want to show you that no matter how dark your world seems, there is a light shining right outside the door. You just need to have faith and keep moving forward step by step until you find your peace. Trust me, no matter where your story lies, you can find happiness.Contains mature themes.

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  Thabo Mbeki - The Dream Deferred...

  Mark Gevisser

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  Hailed in the Times Literary Supplement as 'probably the finest piece of non-fiction to come out of South Africa since the end of apartheid', The Dream Deferred is back in print and updated with a brilliant new epilogue.
  The prosperous Mbeki clan lost everything to apartheid. Yet the family saw its favourite son, Thabo, rise to become president of South Africa in 1999. A decade later, Mbeki was ousted by his own party and his legacy is bitterly contested – particularly over his handling of the AIDS epidemic and the crisis in Zimbabwe.
  Through the story of the Mbeki family, award-wining journalist Mark Gevisser tells the gripping tale of the last tumultuous century of South Africa life, following the family's path to make sense of the liberation struggle and the future that South Africa has inherited. At the centre of the story is Mbeki, a visionary yet tragic figure who led South Africa to freedom but was not able to overcome the difficulties of his own dislocated life.
  It is 15 years since Mbeki was unceremoniously dumped by the ANC, giving rise to the wasted years under Jacob Zuma. With the benefit of hindsight, and as Mbeki reaches the age of 80, Gevisser examines the legacy of the man who succeeded Mandela.
  '…essential reading for anyone intrigued by South Africa's complex philosopher-king.' - The Economist

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  ALEXANDER THE GREAT - The truth...

  Susanne Monroe

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  Do you want to learn about Alexander the Great and his life?  
  Fоr nеаrlу two аnd a half thоuѕаnd уеаrѕ, Alеxаndеr rерrеѕеntеd a сеntrаl vision оf mаnkind. Hiѕ life hаѕ the flаvоr of a fаirу ѕtоrу, in part bесаuѕе it inѕрirеd ѕо mаnу. Phуѕiсаllу bеаutiful, a finе warrior, еduсаtеd bу Aristotle, bоrn to a rоуаl соurt, hе chose to riѕk hiѕ inhеritаnсе confronting thе grеаtеѕt еmрirе in Eurоре аnd Asia. He dеfеаtеd thе Pеrѕiаnѕ in every bаttlе and conquered their territory to the very еdgе of thе knоwn wоrld. At the banks оf thе lаѕt rivеr оf Punjаb, we are tоld, hе wept bесаuѕе hе hаd no more lаndѕ tо соnԛuеr. Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn... Whо was Alеxаndеr thе Great ?Cоnԛuеѕt оf the Pеrѕiаn Emрirе Legacy Philоѕорhу Аbоut warFacts Аnd Diѕtinсtivе Ѕuссеѕѕ ValuesLifе outѕidе warDeath аnd Succession Much,much more!Alexander the Great: The truth about Alexander the Great’s life and success principles revealed

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  Mirror Mirror - Facing the hard...

  David Allott

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  The true cost of anything is the price we pay for the alternative.David and Margaret’s story is, sadly, not unique. Margaret was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in early 2018. This is the real-life story of the husband and wife’s journey to seek support and care over the past few years. David shares their experience of dementia “care” so that anyone caring for – or living with – dementia can learn from what happened to them, and hopefully avoid the many obstacles, challenges and pitfalls that they had to overcome. One in every 14 people aged 65+ have dementia, that’s around 900,000 people, and the numbers are increasing rapidly every year. This book is an invaluable resource for anyone embarking on the journey to seek care and support for their loved one once symptoms of dementia set in. From getting a diagnosis to getting the right kind of support for them – and you – written with raw passion and from the heart, Mirror, Mirror is dedicated to the memory of Margaret. And to help every other person feeling lost right now.

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