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  Snake - The Legendary Life of...

  Mike Freeman

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  The first in-depth biography of one of the most talented and infamous legends to play in the National Football League-the life and times of pro football's first bad boy, famed Oakland Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler. 
  Ken "The Snake" Stabler was the embodiment of the original Men in Black-the freewheeling, hard-hitting Oakland Raiders. The league's first swashbuckling pass thrower, the mythical southpaw Southerner famous for come-from-behind drives late in the game, Stabler led the Raiders to their first Super Bowl championship in 1977. In an era dominated by gentleman quarterbacks like Roger Staubach and Bob Griese, this 1974 NFL MVP, four-time Pro-bowler, and Super Bowl champion was an iconoclast who partied as hard as he played and lived life unapologetically on his own-not the NFL's-terms. 
  Though Stabler's legacy is larger-than-life, there has never before been an exclusive account of him, until now. Snake goes deep under the surface of Stabler's persona to reveal a man who, despite his penchant for partying and debauchery, was committed to winning and being the best player he could be. From his college days playing for Bear Bryant at Alabama to his years with the Raiders under coach John Madden, his broadcasting career to his death in 2015 and the revelation that he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, known as C.T.E., Snake probes the myriad facets of Stabler's life on and off the field to tell his complete story, and explores how his legacy and the culture and times that pivotally shaped it, continues to impact football today.

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  Swami Vivekananda Echoes of...

  Geoffrey Giuliano

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  In a teeming, often-suspect ocean of gurus, mystics, fakirs, yogis, perfect masters, and various other self-proclaimed incarnations of the godhead who have stepped foot on American soil over the years in pursuance of their spiritual ambitions, Swami Vivekananda was arguably the first, finest, and resolutely most authentic. A simple, austere man, he was a mountain of spiritual power made more impressive by his innate kindness, humility, and compassion toward all. In this impossibly rare collection, the great master speaks for himself via a long-lost recording based on the philosophical, esoteric, and transcendent teachings of his beloved Hindu faith, or sanatan dharma (everlasting truth). Further, there is featured a profound collection of some of the swami’s finest thoughts on life and the spiritual path narrated by Giuliano. All in all, here is an intriguing, inspirational, historic audio biography of one of the most famous but yet, oddly, least known of the spiritual titans of his time and beyond. An absolute must for all serious yoga practitioners and devotees of truth. A true, unexpected spiritual treasure.

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  Bligh - Master Mariner

  Rob Mundle

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  Beyond the Bounty: A biography of the Royal Navy officer from “a master of the maritime narrative” (The Sydney Morning Herald).   The eighteenth century was an era when brave mariners took their ships beyond the horizon in search of an unknown world. Those chosen to lead these expeditions were exceptional navigators, men who had shown brilliance as they ascended the ranks in the Royal Navy. They were also bloody good sailors.   From ship’s boy to vice-admiral, discover how much more there was to Captain Bligh than his infamous bad temper. Meet a twenty-four-year-old Master Bligh as he witnesses the demise of his captain and mentor, Cook; a thirty-four-year-old Lieutenant Bligh at the helm of the famous Bounty then cast adrift by Fletcher Christian on an epic forty-seven-day open-boat voyage from Tonga to Timor; and a thirty-six-year-old Captain Bligh as he takes HMS Providence, in the company of a young Matthew Flinders, on a grand voyage to Tahiti and back.   This book goes beyond the character we’ve seen in movies—into the real life of a complex and remarkable seaman.

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  The Jew Store - A Family Memoir

  Stella Suberman

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  This debut memoir about a Jewish family pursuing the American Dream in the early twentieth century South is “vividly told and captivating in its humanity” (Kirkus Reviews). 
   
  In small town America, in 1920, the ubiquitous dry goods store—selling suits and coats, shoes and hats, work clothes and school clothes, yard goods and notions—was usually owned by Jews and often referred to as “the Jew store.” That’s how Bronson’s Low-Priced Store, in Concordia, Tennessee—owned and run by Stella Suberman’s father—was known.  
   
  The Bronsons were the first Jews to live in the tiny Southern town consisting of one main street, one bank, one drugstore, and many Christian churches. Born into poverty in prerevolutionary Russia, Aaron Bronson moved his family from New York City to that remote corner of northwest Tennessee to prove himself a born salesman—and much more. 
   
  With a novelist’s sense of scene, suspense, and characterization, Stella Suberman turns the clock back to a time when educated liberals were suspect and the Klan was a major threat to outsiders. In that setting, she brings to life her remarkable father, a man whose own brand of success proves that intelligence, empathy, and decency can build a home anywhere.

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  Songs of Action

  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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  This is a collection of poems by Arthur Conan Doyle centering around the theme of war, action and adventure. - Summary by Carolin

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  NLP The Ultimate Guide to Learn...

  Michaela Morrison

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  In recent times, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, or NLP, has steadily increased in popularity, and it is clear why! It has been demonstrated that NLP is extremely effective in achieving a range of goals in a range of areas. 
  NLP has numerous advocates of high status, including Tony Robbins. If it is recommended by successful people, it must be worth a shot! 
  NLP is the art of connecting thoughts, emotions, and feelings to actions. It allows you to change the emotions you connect with different actions and gives you more control over your success. 
  What you can do with NLP is really no limit. You can alter anything about yourself that you dislike. Even your most impossible dreams can be achieved. NLP is your happiness' secret. To feel pleased with yourself, you can become whatever you want to be. 
  Here is a preview of what you'll learn....What is NLPHow NLP worksKey principles of NLPWhy you need NLPWhere you can use NLPHow to use timeline techniques to create a compelling futureHow to harness the power of your unconscious mindPersuade people with calm and collected hypnosisBreak bad habits very very easily with the help of the "swish" technique?Much, much more! 
  NLP's universe is huge. In your lives, there are so many NLP apps. This book is a useful introduction that allows you to open many doors.  
  You have no more excuses now that you have this useful tool for self-transformation. You can begin to learn how to master yourself, attain your objectives, and grow larger than you ever thought. Today is the day you are learning the key to becoming yourself a better version.

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