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  Cancer Set Me Free - Turning...

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  Cancer Set Me Free by Glenn Sturm takes you on a vicarious journey through a life of wealth, stealth, abundance, privilege, power, and other curses. To whom much is given, much is expected, but sometimes, those who give abundantly of time and resources do not necessarily receive an easy ride from the universal forces. If you can end this book with a new way of looking at your own life at a time that can benefit you, you have won, and the author has achieved his goal. For anyone who has been diagnosed with a life-threatening prognosis, this book can be a north star to guide you through best practices, emotional rollercoastering, fear, and the burden of the unknown. Fourteen years in the making, Glenn Sturm shares from his heart and soul as his venture into the abyss begins and the reality of mortality starts to sink in.

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  The Duchess of Windsor - A Memoir

  Lady Mosley (Diana Mosley) Mitford

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  An intimate of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Diana Mosley was a frequent guest at their parties in Paris, or at 'the Moulin' in Orsay, where they were neighbours. Written in her inimitable style Diana Mosley paints a remarkable portrait of her friend that is also realistic with regards to her flaws. What was it about her that utterly captivated the heir to the throne and made him renounce it when he became King? It is this question which Diana Mosley seeks to answer and which she is perhaps better qualified to answer than anyone else, given her marriage to Sir Oswald Mosley, Leader of the British Fascists.

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  Roping Lions in the Grand Canyon

  Zane Grey

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  The Grand Canyon is wild and sublime, a thing of mystery and wonder, a place to grip the heart of a man and unleash his wild spirit.Follow Zane Grey as he recounts his true adventure pursuing lions in the canyon, roping them, dragging them from trees, and engaging their snarling ferocity in an encounter with the wilderness not even Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett ever attempted.

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  Ronald C White Jr: Lincoln's...

  PBS NewsHour

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  In his book, Lincoln's Greatest Speech: The Second Inaugural, historian Ronald White reveals how Americans, including Frederick Douglas and John Wilkes Booth, responded to the 16th president's declarations on March 4, 1865 and Lincoln's intentions. In this interview, White quotes from the book, explains why he believes the speech was Lincoln's greatest, discusses his use of the text, and more.

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  Edge of the Map - The Mountain...

  Johanna Garton

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  Edge of the Map is equal parts inspiring, dramatic, and heartbreaking. One of America's greatest high altitude mountaineers, Christine Boskoff was at the top of her career when she and her partner perished in an avalanche in 2006. Principled and humble, Boskoff was also a deeply loved role model in the climbing community.Edge of the Map traces the sharp twists and turns in Boskoff's life, from her early years as a Lockheed engineer, through her first successes in the climbing world, to her purchase of Seattle-based Mountain Madness after owner and climber Scott Fischer was lost in the 1996 Everest disaster. Her life was one of constant achievement mixed with personal tragedy. The story follows Boskoff as she perseveres and moves on to even bigger peaks, earning acclaim as a world-class mountaineer, then later as she finds an alpine partnership with legendary Colorado climber Charlie Fowler.

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  A Doctor's War

  Aidan MacCarthy

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  An “engrossing” memoir of a Royal Air Force doctor’s World War II experiences, from surviving Dunkirk to witnessing Nagasaki (The Irish Times).   As an RAF medical officer, Aidan MacCarthy served in France, survived Dunkirk, and was interned by the Japanese in Java, where his ingenuity helped his fellow prisoners through awful conditions. While en route to Japan in 1944, his ship was torpedoed, sending him into the Pacific. Miraculously, MacCarthy was rescued by a whaling boat—only to be re-interned in Japan. Ironically, it was the dropping of the atomic bomb at Nagasaki that saved his life, though it also meant being an eyewitness to the horror and devastation it caused.   Long out of print, this remarkable war memoir was rediscovered during a journey through Ireland by Pete McCarthy, author of McCarthy’s Bar, who describes it as “jaw-dropping.”   “Written in a straightforward, matter-of-fact tone, this book is marked by the author’s ability to keep cool under adversity and by his admirable sense of humor and irony. A wonderful, if chilling work.” —Publishers Weekly   “A gripping read.” —Evening Echo

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