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  Kaya Mijikenda - The Nine Tribes

  Ibrahim Mwafrika

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  Based on a true culture, way of life in the year 1500 AD. The Kaya Mijikenda Community of the Bantu Origin namely Kambe, Ribe, Jibana, Kauma, Rabai, Chonyi, Giriama, Duruma and Digo, lived a life worth remembering. Here is their Story.

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  Round Here and Over Yonder - A...

  Trae Crowder, Corey Ryan Forrester

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  Read by the authors. 
  Join Southern comedian duo Trae Crowder and Corey Ryan Forrester in this hilarious and irreverent travel guide as they wander about ponderin' the peculiarities beyond their small-town front porches. 
  Trae and Corey will take you from the smallest of small towns to major US metropolises (or is it metropoli? We haven't a fartin' clue!). They'll even cross the pond to sip tea in some of them fancy kings-and-castles places that PBS Viewers Like You can't stop yapping about. From Chickamauga to Cheyenne, New York to New Orleans, Seattle to Scotland—no matter where these two wandering jesters go, there's something to roast, something to toast, and something to learn about what ties us together as humans. Even the most outrageous of us. 
  In this book you'll find:Loads of eccentric things folks say.Seriously well-informed tips on exactly where to eat and what to order in each city.Anecdotes from Corey about everything from "German Mardi Gras" in Helen, Georgia, to eatin' over-priced rabbit in Napa, California.And as many off-the-beaten-path jokes as could be packed in! 
    
  Perfect for anyone who:Likes to travel.Loathes to travel.Any Southerner who's both a little proud and a little ashamed of the South (that's all the sane ones).Any Northerner, Midwesterner, or West Coaster who wants to know what two self-proclaimed rednecks have to say about their own hometown.Anyone from the UK who thinks us Yanks are the craziest folks on God's green earth (cause this book will likely confirm that stereotype, yup). 
    
  Travel bingo boards and ad libs are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.

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  American Caliph: Book Summary &...

  Margot Langley

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  This content is an independent and unofficial summary created for informational and educational purposes only. It is not affiliated with, authorized, approved, licensed, or endorsed by the original author or publisher. All rights to the original work belong to its respective copyright holders. This summary is not intended to substitute the original book, but to offer a concise overview and interpretation of its main ideas. 
   
  American Caliph is a gripping, emotionally charged exploration of one of the most dramatic and forgotten hostage crises in American history. Set against the political backdrop of 1970s Washington, D.C., this riveting narrative follows the radical transformation of a man shaped by deep personal loss, religious conviction, and the desperate pursuit of justice. What begins as a spiritual rebellion explodes into a national emergency that forces the country to confront uncomfortable truths about race, faith, and institutional neglect. 
  Through cinematic storytelling and powerful insight, this audiobook reveals the untold story of the 1977 Hanafi Siege and the man who orchestrated it—not as a terrorist, but as a wounded leader demanding to be heard. Introspective, tense, and profoundly human, American Caliph challenges listeners to look beyond the headlines and ask what happens when a cry for justice is met with silence.

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  The New Millennium Serial Killer...

  Chris Clark, Bethan Trueman

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  In March 2011, a major police investigation was opened in the search for missing Swindon local, Sian O'Callaghan. When taxi driver Christopher Halliwell was arrested, Detective Superintendent Stephen Fulcher didn't expect what happened next. 
   
   
   
  After the body of another missing girl, Becky Godden-Edwards, was uncovered, the police had two murders on their hands and one suspect, but how many more unsolved murders could Christopher Halliwell be responsible for? The hidden cache of around sixty pieces of women's clothing and accessories that he led police to suggests that the number could be much higher than the two murders he has been convicted of. 
   
   
   
  In The New Millennium Serial Killer, former police intelligence officer Chris Clark and true crime podcast host Bethan Trueman use their in-depth research to present a comprehensive study into convicted killer Christopher Halliwell. With a foreword by former Detective Superintendent Stephen Fulcher, this book presents a fascinating account of this cruel killer and tells the heartbreaking stories of over twenty women whose cases remain unsolved today, seeking to find justice for their loved ones who are still waiting for answers. Do they remain with Christopher Halliwell and the collection of women's items?

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  The Year the World Paused -...

  Janet Wiszowaty, Kathleen...

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  What happens when life throws us a curveball? Usually, we deal with it in the moment and go on about our day. But what happens when the world is thrown a curveball — a global pandemic? The world is forced to pause. 
  In this book, you will meet 21 courageous authors who chose to act when thrown the curveball of the pandemic. Like most of us, they were not prepared for the year 2020. But in each captivating story, we see how they met the challenging year head-on in their own unique and resilient way. 
  The world will never forget the impact of the pandemic. In this compelling and hard-to-put-down anthology, these authors share their stories of inspiring experiences which provided them with an unexpected transformation in their lives. As you turn each page, remember to pause and reflect upon how your life has been impacted, and transformed, and let us all remember that the only constant in life is change. 
  Praise for The Year the World Paused: Stories of Inspiration and Transformation 
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  "This culmination of stories is emotional and thoughtful while giving hope and excitement for our future. These amazing authors have put into riveting words their experiences during 2020, so valuable and heartfelt." -- C. Gagliardi 
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  "What a beautiful perspective and powerful tool for those who are feeling the stress, anxiety, and pressure that comes with change." -- D. Riendeau 
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  "We are all human and wildly alike yet so completely different. I could see/feel myself weaving between each of these stories as I read them. These people made me feel “normal” during all the pivoting, loss, grief, confinement, and uncertainties Covid presented to us all." -- T. Powers

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  My Secret Life Vol 7 Chapter 4

  Dominic Crawford Collins

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  "Has anybody but myself faithfully made such a record?...whatever society may say it is but a narrative of human life, perhaps the everyday life of thousands.....if the confession could be had." Walter
  
  My Secret Life is the longest autobiography ever written. Penned anonymously during the 1800s by a wealthy and sex obsessed English gentleman who refers to himself simply as 'Walter', it offers an eye and thigh opening account of life behind closed doors in the Victorian era. Banned from publication for its extreme and explicit content for nearly a century, My Secret Life is now being released as a fully scored immersive audiobook, with narration and music by film composer Dominic Crawford Collins.
  
  A candid memoir recounting the author's erotic experiences from childhood onwards, My Secret Life not only offers us a fascinating insight into the mind of someone whose entire life revolved around an epicentre of inescapable obsession, but a unique historic window through which we can approach and examine our own sexual psychology and behaviour.
  
  VOLUME 7 CHAPTER 4
  Notable courtesans. • My amorous sexual habits and care. • A Paphian's ball. • Mixed female aromas. • Liz M***d*n at B****t*n S****e. • Nelly ****, and Captain Blank. • The Captain's caprice. • Four in the dark. • In the Captain's leavings. • Three in a bed. • The next day and night. • Amorous tricks. • The Paphian bedfellows described. • Bertha visited. • The Glover's shop at Paris. • Dinner with Bertha. • At the Argyle. • In the cab. • An unfortunate maid of all work. • Bertha dines with me again. • Vanquished. • A story broken off.

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