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  Unspoken - The Silent Truth...

  Liz Harvie, Eve Hatton

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  “I was two when the woman I called Mummy told me, ‘You came out of another mummy’s tummy.’ I grew up thinking that my birth mother didn’t want me. I assumed there must’ve been something inherently wrong with me – why else would a mother give up her baby?” 
  In 1974, Liz Harvie – born Claire Elaine Watts – was given up for adoption by her birth mother Yvonne. Claire was just eight weeks old when her adoptive parents took her in – and renamed her Elizabeth. 
  Although brought up in a ‘perfect’ household, the emotional – and physical – trauma of being taken from her biological mother would never leave Liz. She constantly wondered: what does my real mum look like? Will she come back for me? Why did she abandon me? But whenever Liz voiced such questions, she invariably received the same response: “Your birth parents were not married. They couldn’t look after you.” 
  Years later, aged twenty-eight, Liz reconnected with her birth mother – and finally learned the shocking truth surrounding her adoption. Yvonne had not abandoned her daughter. A social worker had snatched her ten-day-old baby from her arms. “I didn’t even get a final cuddle. She just took her away from me,” says Yvonne. 
  Liz became one of 185,000 victims of forced adoption between 1949 and 1976 in England and Wales. As a young unmarried mum, Yvonne was deemed unfit as a parent by the government, churches, adoption agencies and her father – and made to give up her child against her will. 
  Although reunited, Liz and Yvonne are still struggling to cope with the agony resulting from their devastating separation. As Liz says, “We can’t just skip hand in hand into the sunset. The trauma of being a forced adoptee is lifelong.”

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  Degrees of Risk - Navigating...

  Blake R. Silver

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  An ethnographic analysis of how insecurity is at the heart of contemporary higher education. 
   
  Institutions of higher education are often described as “ivory towers,” places of privilege where students exist in a “campus bubble,” insulated from the trials of the outside world. These metaphors reveal a widespread belief that college provides young people with stability and keeps insecurity at bay. But for many students, that’s simply not the case. 
   
  Degrees of Risk reveals how insecurity permeates every facet of college life for students at public universities. Sociologist Blake Silver dissects how these institutions play a direct role in perpetuating uncertainty, instability, individualism, and anxiety about the future. Silver examined interviews with more than one hundred students who described the risks that surrounded every decision: which major to choose, whether to take online classes, and how to find funding. He expertly identified the ways the college experience played out differently for students from different backgrounds. For students from financially secure families with knowledge of how college works, all the choices and flexibility of college felt like an adventure or a wealth of opportunities. But for many others, especially low-income, first-generation students, their personal and family circumstances meant that that flexibility felt like murkiness and precarity. In addition, he discovered that students managed insecurity in very different ways, intensifying inequality at the intersections of socioeconomic status, race, gender, and other sociodemographic dimensions. Drawing from these firsthand accounts, Degrees of Risk presents a model for a better university, one that fosters success and confidence for a diverse range of students.

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  Rock

  Kendall Grey

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  Book 4 in the Hard Rock Harlots series  
  WARNING: ROCK is a no-holds- (or holes-) barred bisexual, polyamorous lust-fest for the senses. It contains GRAPHIC LANGUAGE and EXTREMELY EXPLICIT SEX. This book is not suitable for readers under the age of 18 or anyone expecting a realistic story. A strong stomach, an open mind, and appreciation for over-the-top, egotistical characters are a must. Best read after STRINGS, BEATS, and NOCTURNES. 
  If you'd asked me to describe myself a couple weeks ago, I'd have told you I'm Letty F*cking Dillinger--The Rock in your cock, the cream in your wet dream, the spunk in your junk. 
  I had everything a girl could want: A hot rocker boyfriend, fame, a nuclear cooter, a smart phone ... The whole damn world at my feet. I worked my ass off to get where I am, and I have no regrets. 
  But everything changed when *she* exploded on the scene with the mother of atomic bombs strapped across her chest. She's beautiful, talented, and holds the key to my future--my life as I know it--in her hands. 
  I hate her. I f*cking hate her. Because she and her merry band of bitches made me do something I've never done before. They made me doubt myself. 
  Who am I? 
  I'm not sure anymore.

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  A Reading of the Inaugural...

  President Andrew Jackson

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  Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 - June 8, 1845) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before his presidency, he rose to fame as a general in the U.S. Army and served in both houses of the U.S. Congress. Jackson's legacy is controversial. He has been praised as an advocate for working Americans and preserving the union of states, and criticized for his racist policies, particularly towards Native Americans. His political philosophy became the basis for the Democratic Party. The following is a reading of President Polk's inaugural address on March 4, 1829.

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  Spelling Four - An Interactive...

  Bukky Ekine-Ogunlana

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  Spelling Four is the fourth book in the Spelling for Kids series, which features words that will quickly improve vocabulary, reading, and spelling skills. It makes a great addition to any home-school curriculum! 
  Our unique, interactive spelling teaches students of all ability levels how to spell words and build vocabulary memory by integrating text repetition of age-specific words, along with the audio replay of the words from the connected spelling audiobook, which dramatically speeds memory retention, reading skills and pronunciation of words, as seen in this example from the book: 
    
  Weather 
  The weather forecast comes after the evening news. 
  Weather 
  W e a t h e r 
    
  Our powerful but practical spelling book offers these unique benefits to students:Optimizes your kids' learning by offering a variety of learning techniques for permanent word retention.The book covers words every child 8-year-old must know and are frequently misspelled.Engages and helps children struggling with reading, spelling, and grammar due to ADHD, Dyslexia, and short-term memory issues.Your child will hear the word; it will be used in a sentence, followed by a 12-second pause allowing them time to try spelling it on their own before hearing it spelled correctly. It's that simple of a program to follow! You can make it fun and interactive, something the whole family can enjoy! 
    
  Whether your child is just beginning their spelling journey and learning to read, or they are an overachiever and working to win the next spelling bee, Spelling for Kids is the perfect tool for accelerating spelling skills and ensuring your child is ahead of their class in spelling ability! 
    
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  The History of War - Volume 1

  History Nerds

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  Welcome to *The History of War - Volume 1*, an immersive journey through six of history’s most pivotal wars, from the medieval Wars of the Roses to the global devastation of World War II. These conflicts, though separated by time and geography, are deeply interconnected, forming a chain of events that shaped the modern world.  
  We begin with the **Wars of the Roses (1455–1487)**, a dynastic struggle that gave rise to the Tudor dynasty and positioned England as a future European power. Then, we delve into the **Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815)**, where Napoleon’s ambitions reshaped Europe and fueled the rise of nationalism—an idea that would spark later conflicts like the Crimean War and World War I. The **Crimean War (1853–1856)** revealed the fragility of empires and the complexities of European alliances, setting the stage for the global power struggles that would come in the 20th century. 
  Crossing the Atlantic, the **American Civil War (1861–1865)** reflected the ideological divisions seen in many European conflicts, while its innovations in warfare anticipated the strategies of World War I. **World War I (1914–1918)**, born from unresolved tensions of the Napoleonic era, shattered empires and left Europe in a fragile peace, while the harsh Treaty of Versailles directly led to **World War II (1939–1945)**, the most destructive conflict in history. 
  As you listen, you’ll see how these wars, driven by power, ambition, and survival, shaped the world and influenced future conflicts. History’s cycles of war and peace unfold before you, revealing the interconnectedness of these transformative events.

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