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  Churchill's D-Day - The British...

  General Sir Richard Dannatt,...

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  In Churchill's D-Day, Allen Packwood and Richard Dannatt narrate and analyze Sir Winston Churchill's emotional turmoil and epic decision-making before, during, and after the world-defining action of D-Day. Culled from the official Churchill Papers at the Churchill Archives Centre, the book features historical documents, letters, and more, for a Churchillian experience of D-Day leadership, military strategy, and humanity. 
   
   
   
  As dawn breaks on June 6th, 1944, the landings from the greatest armada of ships ever assembled begins at 0630hrs. Overnight paratroopers from the British 6th Airborne Division secure the eastern flank of the landing zone with the U.S. 82nd and 101st Airborne Division securing the western flank to reduce the risk of German counter attacks. 
   
    
   
  While Churchill is aware of the huge responsibility he bears for the British soldiers and French civilians, no one else in the world is aware of the conversations, innermost thoughts, deliberations, and decisions he's been making and will continue to make on this day. 
   
   
   
  Churchill's D-Day provides an unprecedented opportunity for listeners to experience the Invasion of Normandy as the British Bulldog experienced it himself.

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  Alfred Dreyfus - The Man at the...

  Maurice Samuels

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  An insightful new biography of the central figure in the Dreyfus Affair, focused on the man himself and based on newly accessible documents 
   
   
    
  On January 5, 1895, Captain Alfred Dreyfus's cries of innocence were drowned out by a mob shouting "Death to Judas!" In this book, Maurice Samuels gives listeners new insight into Dreyfus himself—the man at the center of the affair. He tells the story of Dreyfus's early life in Paris, his promising career as a French officer, the false accusation leading to his imprisonment on Devil's Island, the fight to prove his innocence that divided the French nation, and his life of quiet obscurity after World War I. 
   
   
    
  Samuels's striking perspective is enriched by a newly available archive of more than three thousand documents and objects donated by the Dreyfus family. Unlike many historians, Samuels argues that Dreyfus was not an "assimilated" Jew. Rather, he epitomized a new model of Jewish identity made possible by the French Revolution, when France became the first European nation to grant Jews full legal equality. This book analyzes Dreyfus's complex relationship to Judaism and to antisemitism over the course of his life—a story that, as global antisemitism rises, echoes still. It also shows the profound effect of the Dreyfus Affair on the lives of Jews around the world.

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  The Metabolife Story - The Rise...

  Michael J. Ellis

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  When Michael J. Ellis saw how cancer was ravaging his father’s body, he was desperate to find something—anything—that would help ease the dying man’s suffering. It just so happened that Ellis discovered such a method in herbal remedies—but in a fateful twist, his research inadvertently uncovered something else entirely, a secret that would also impact American society: a weight loss product that actually worked! 
  Five years later, in 1998, Ellis stood at the head of Metabolife International, Inc., one of the most successful and notorious herbal supplement companies in the world. Millions of Americans were taking its revolutionary product, Metabolife 356, to lose weight. By all accounts, it was the perfect Cinderella story—but this fairy tale would not have a happy ending. 
  Metabolife 356, with its remarkable success and happy customers, had cut into the profits of the nation’s most powerful pharmaceutical companies. In short order, the pharma industry’s watchdog, the FDA, intervened, turning its sights on Metabolife and the product’s active ingredient, ephedrine. For all Americans, the FDA’s actions have had shattering consequences. 
  This is the true story of one of the most audacious thefts in corporate history; a story about how a massive clerical error led to one of the largest IRS raids in history; a story about how no man, however guiltless, is immune to the awful power of the media. 
  Above all, this is the story of one federal agency’s successful attempt to steal a safe and effective product from the American public through little more than propaganda and misinformation.

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  Narcissistic Abuse Recovery -...

  Dr. Theresa J. Covert

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  DO THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS SOUND FAMILIAR? 
  - Doubting yourself and your sanity 
  - Feeling like you’re losing your mind 
  - Feeling like you’re always apologizing 
  - You’re second-guessing your memory 
  - Feeling like you aren’t good enough 
  - Feeling misunderstood 
  - Feeling lonely 
  - Ruined self confidence 
  - Extreme weight loss or weight gain 
  - Uncharacteristic jealousy/ insecurity 
  - Feeling like you don’t know the difference between right and wrong 
  - Extreme paranoia (being turned into an obsessive detective) 
  - Endless, repetitive obsessive thinking about your ex 
  - Constantly trying to find explanations for what has happened 
  - Feelings of helplessness and despair 
  - A desire to self isolate 
  - Feeling desperately misunderstood 
  - Overwhelming feelings of loss and grief 
  - Extreme bouts of rage 
  - An inability to be comfortable with yourself 
  - Strange dreams 
  The list goes on…. 
  “NOBODY UNDERSTANDS!” 
  I hear this frustrated cry from abused people a lot. 
  I felt the same way when I was recovering from emotional abuse at the hands of a narcissistic/borderline psychopath. If you try and tell people who have NO EXPERIENCE with a narcissist (there is no experience like being with a narcissist, its not their fault they can’t understand) about it they will either deny your experience, tell you you are exaggerating or look at you like you were crazy. 
  I can’t promise you that reading to this book is going to be a “total cure”, but I can promise that if you APPLY YOURSELF DILLIGENTLY, take notes, read and re-read the chapters, follow all instructions to the letter, with a tenacious resolve to get better you will feel an instant decrease in anxiety within the first 24 hours and should see huge improvements within the first 3 days.

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  Yemaya - Orisha Goddess and...

  Raven Morgaine

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  A celebration and practical guide to the renowned and beloved goddess and orisha. Yemaya, queen of the sea, first emerged in Yorubaland (now in modern Nigeria). A primordial deity, considered the mother of all, some perceive her to be at the root of numerous ancient goddesses, including Isis. During the Middle Passage, Yemaya accompanied her enslaved devotees to the Western Hemisphere, where her veneration took root and flourished. She is among the most beloved and prominent spirits of Candomblé, Santeria, and other African diaspora traditions. Through her associations with the Virgin Mary, devotion to Yemaya spread throughout Latin America. Cuban immigrants brought Yemaya with them to the US, where her veneration expanded exponentially. No longer a local water spirit, she became an internationally beloved goddess whose devotees derive from numerous traditions and who worship her in her many fluid forms. Yemaya currently ranks among the most beloved goddesses worldwide. Raven Morgaine, a priest of Yemaya for over three decades, shares his expertise and knowledge in Yemaya: Orisha, Goddess, and Queen of the Sea, the first full-length English language book accessible to general readers. Morgaine explores Yemaya’s history and her many forms, including her roles as mother, lover, witch, warrior, and mermaid. He describes her many paths, aspects, and incarnations. Simultaneously a celebration of Yemaya and a practical, hands-on guide to working with her, Yemaya explores her mythology in depth, as well as her special role in the LGBQT community. The book features: Spells and rituals associated with Yemaya appropriate for the uninitiatedInstructions for building altars and shrines for Yemaya, as well as other methods for working with her, including correct, respectful ways to make appropriate offeringsRecipes that will please YemayaA detailed list of flowers, herbs, and other botanicals that radiate the power of Yemaya

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  History of Brazil The - Colonial...

  Bert Alexander Petzold

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  How did a Portuguese colony become a country of continental scale, one that commands the world's attention through its indigenous diversity, slavery, the Amazon rainforest and its rise as an economic power in South America? Anyone wishing to understand Brazil will discover in this audiobook far more than carnival, football and familiar clichés. "History of Brazil" opens up a fact-rich journey through time and shows, in a clear and well-structured way, how colonial rule, monarchy, republic, dictatorship and democracy gave rise to a state of international importance and global appeal.
  
  The very beginning of this history is captivating. Long before the arrival of Europeans, indigenous cultures lived in the territory of present-day Brazil, shaping the region through their ways of life. With Pedro Álvares Cabral in 1500, Portuguese colonialism began, bringing sugar-cane cultivation, exploitation and the deportation of enslaved Africans. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, gold and precious stones from Minas Gerais followed, while at the same time the cultural diversity that still distinguishes Brazil today began to take shape.
  
  With the transfer of the Portuguese court to Rio de Janeiro in 1808, Brazil gained new significance. With independence on 7 September 1822 and the coronation of Dom Pedro I, the imperial period began. Under Dom Pedro II, Brazil experienced expansion and modernisation, but also internal tensions. The abolition of slavery by the law known as "Lei Áurea" in 1888 became a turning point. Shortly afterwards, in 1889, the monarchy came to an end and the republic was proclaimed.
  
  The audiobook also gives a gripping account of the crises of the early republic. Oligarchic elites long determined the fate of the country, especially through the notorious "coffee with milk" politics. With Getúlio Vargas, a ruler came to power in 1930 who modernised Brazil while governing in an authoritarian manner. After the Second World War came industrialisation and political tensions, until the military coup of 1964 ushered in a dictatorship that lasted twenty-one years. It was not until 1985 that Brazil returned to democracy.
  
  The present, too, is vividly placed in context. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva stood for growth and social progress, Dilma Rousseff for political upheaval, Jair Bolsonaro for controversial measures and deep polarisation, before Lula became president again in 2023. At the same time, the Amazon rainforest moves to the centre as one of the most valuable ecosystems on Earth. Deforestation, illegal land use and environmental destruction show how closely Brazil's future is linked to the protection of its natural world.
  
  The audiobook is particularly strong where it considers politics, society and culture together. Brazil appears as a five-time football world champion, as home to modern universities and as the country of major figures such as Jorge Amado, Paulo Coelho and Walter Salles. At the same time, social tensions in the favelas, the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, inflation, unemployment and great inequality remain defining issues. Bert Alexander Petzold combines historical precision with clear language, making "History of Brazil" a well-founded introduction to a country of immense historical, cultural and ecological significance. The audiobook is ideally suited to preparation for examinations leading to a university entrance qualification and for study at university.
  
  Anyone wishing to grasp Brazil in its historical depth will find in "History of Brazil" a knowledgeable audiobook that brings colonialism, independence, republic, dictatorship, the Amazon ecosystem and the present into a coherent context. Secure this audiobook now and discover a country whose past, full of conflict, wealth, creativity and contradictions, still explains today why Brazil is one of the most fascinating states on Earth.

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