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  CCNY Made - Profiles in Grit

  Ronnyjane Goldsmith

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  Everyone loves an underdog who succeeds against the odds. CCNY Made. Profiles in Grit is the story of City College of New York alumni who beat the odds to reach the pinnacle of their professions and in the process transformed our world.Here are just a few:Andrew Grove, hearing impaired and a survivor of Nazi occupation and Communist rule became the visionary CEO of Intel Corporation, the manufacturer of the semiconductor chip found in most personal computers today.Yip Harburg, the son of immigrants, wrote the lyrics to countless music standards, including "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," one of the most celebrated songs of all times. Jonas Salk, facing antisemitism and the rebuke of the scientific community, developed the Salk Vaccine that irradicated polio from the face of the earth. Felix Frankfurter, who came to America at 12 speaking no English, would be appointed a U.S. Supreme Court Justice, and help write the unanimous opinion in Brown v. the Board of Education declaring school segregation in the United States illegal. In "CCNY Made. Profiles In Grit," the stories of CCNY alumni are recounted who exemplify the promise of Townsend Harris, founder of CCNY and The Ephebic Oath affirmed by graduating students every year. "We will strive unceasingly to quicken the public's better, of civic duty; and thus, in all these ways we will strive to transmit this city not only not less, but greater, better and more beautiful than it was transmitted to us."

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  No! Why 'No' is the New 'Yes' -...

  Cassandra Gaisford

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  The all-encompassing secrets to a longer, happier, healthier life 
  Do you struggle with saying ‘No’? 
  It’s amazing how such a tiny but liberating word can sometimes be so difficult to voice. 
  No is a word of strength, and yes is the road to peace, purpose, and prosperity. 
  Cassandra Gaisford (BCA, Dip Psych), holistic therapist, award-winning artist, and bestselling author, has written a passionate call to redefine what it means to be successful in today’s world. 
  No! Why 'No' is the New 'Yes' is short on words but big on ideas and huge on transformational change.discover how this one little word will change your life.What others are saying 
  “No! Why 'No' is the New 'Yes': How to Reclaim Your Life, Shine in the Sun, and Be Authentically You is a beautiful collection of important parts of ourselves, our lives, how we live in this world and how we live with ourselves and with each other. 
  Each page is dedicated to one thing we often say no to that keeps us stuck or hurt or procrastinating and turns the No into a vibrant Yes. 
  Cassandra has again proven herself as the Warrior Woman of Positive Living, Loving, and Being. She reminds us to live in our truth with love compassion and boundless energy for the joy of life.” 
  ~ Catherine Sloan, counselor

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  Stoicism for Beginners - The...

  Marcus Newman

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  Overwhelmed by daily chaos? 
  Modern stress stealing your joy? 
  🚨 Imagine having an unshakable inner fortress—ready for any challenge life throws at you. 
  👉 "Stoicism for Beginners" is your roadmap to lasting serenity, confidence, and resilience.🎧 Why You Need This Audiobook NOW: 
  ✅ Master Stoic Foundations – Finally stop wasting energy on what you can’t control. Gain true peace. 
  ✅ Build Unbreakable Resilience – Face life’s challenges with calm, unwavering strength. 
  ✅ Cultivate Emotional Intelligence – Forge deeper connections through self-awareness. 
  ✅ Daily Stoic Practices – Integrate ancient wisdom seamlessly into your routine. 
  ✅ Develop Mental Fortitude – Transform obstacles into fuel for growth. 
  💡 Think you're too busy? Listen anytime, anywhere—on your commute, during workouts, or while winding down. 
  ❌ Worried Stoicism is too complex? This audiobook breaks it down into simple, actionable lessons you can apply immediately. 
  ⚡ Still skeptical? Countless people have already transformed their mindset—why not you? 
  But here’s the catch: Nothing changes until you take action. 
  ⏳ Don’t wait—unlock your inner peace NOW. 
  👉 Click "Buy Now" & Start Your Stoic Journey!

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  Voices of Winchester World War...

  Adrian J. O'Connor

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  Stories of the Greatest Generation come alive in the hands of longtime local journalist Adrian O'Connor What made the D-Day attack on Omaha Beach so remarkable was that it was carried out largely out by National Guardsman - men of the 29th Infantry Division who had never before seen combat. One of the companies that was part of this historic day hailed from the environs of Winchester, Virginia. Winchester's martial gallantry was hardly restricted to the beaches of Normandy, though. A future city councilor came ashore at Anzio, Italy. A future school principal fought in what may have been the Pacific's toughest battle, Iwo Jima. Local men held the line at the climactic Battle of the Bulge, flew over Europe and the oil fields of Ploesti and even escaped a German prisoner-of-war camp.

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  Picking Presidents - How to Make...

  Gautam Mukunda

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  Celebrated leadership expert and political scientist Gautam Mukunda provides a comprehensive, objective, and non-partisan method for answering the most important question in the world: is someone up to the job of president of the United States? 
   
   
    
  In Picking Presidents, Gautam Mukunda sets his sights on presidential candidates, proposing a tested method to assess whether they will succeed or fail if they win the White House. Combining political science, psychology, organizational behavior, and economics, Picking Presidents will enable every American to cast an informed vote. 
   
   
    
  In his 2012 book Indispensable, which all but predicted the Trump presidency, Mukunda explained how both the very best and very worst leaders are "unfiltered"—outsiders who take power without the understanding or support of traditional elites. Picking Presidents provides deep analysis of filtered and unfiltered presidents alike, from failed haberdasher and skillful president Harry Truman, to the exceptionally well-qualified—and ultimately reviled—James Buchanan; from Andrew Johnson, who set civil rights back by a century, to Theodore Roosevelt, who evaded party opposition to transform American society. Picking Presidents lays out a clear framework that anyone can use to judge a candidate and answer the all-important question: are they up to the job?

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  How to Be a Renaissance Woman -...

  Jill Burke

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  Beauty, make-up, art, power: How to Be a Renaissance Woman presents an alternative history of this period as told by the women behind the paintings, providing a window into their often overlooked or silenced lives. Can the pressures women feel to look good be traced back to the sixteenth century? 
   
   
   
  As the Renaissance visual world became populated by female nudes from the likes of Michelangelo and Titian, a vibrant literary scene of beauty tips emerged, fueling debates about cosmetics and adornment. Telling the stories of courtesans, artists, actresses, and writers rebelling against the strictures of their time, when burgeoning colonialism gave rise to increasingly sinister evaluations of bodies and skin color, this book puts beauty culture into the frame. 
   
   
   
  How to Be a Renaissance Woman will take listeners from bustling Italian market squares, the places where the poorest women and immigrant communities influenced cosmetic products and practices, to the highest echelons of Renaissance society, where beauty could be a powerful weapon in securing strategic marriages and family alliances. It will investigate how skin-whitening practices shifted with the emerging sub-Saharan African slave trade, how fads for fattening and thinning diets came and went, and how hairstyles and fashion could be a tool for dissent and rebellion—then as now.

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