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  Heartbeat of a Survivor - From...

  Nita Tin

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  I glanced behind me and saw my husband being detained. The guards interrogated him and took his photo as the flashbulbs illuminated his face. The moment felt like an eternity as they searched Pe's body from head to toe. And then, he was forced to sign yet another confession. Looking on, I held my breath in anticipation as my 5-year-old son asked, "Are they going to let us go?" 
  Nita Tin, born in Rangoon, Burma, and descended from nobility, was raised in an opulent lifestyle. But as her country came under the control of a ruthless military dictator, her whole life changed. She lived through a brutal massacre of university students shot down by the government, the imprisonment of family members, struggle, oppression, and poverty. As newlyweds, she and her husband survived life in an impoverished village riddled with life-threatening illnesses in a region where there was no electricity or drinking water, and very few medical supplies, as he cared for 100,000 patients as a solo physician in cramped and unhygienic quarters. Then, in 1973, she fled her home of Golden Pagodas with her husband and two children to enter the Land of Liberty, where her soul was set free in a greater way than she could have ever dreamed possible. 
  She is passionate about sharing this story because she was the person who was set free from bondage, fear, and tyranny to a life overflowing with freedom, hope, victory, and joy. Through the valleys and difficult trials in her life, she discovered that no matter the circumstance, the pain, the heartache, the loss, or the sorrow, God can break the chains that hold us, leading us to a life that is abundant and meaningful. 
  Her story is a faith journey of unending marital romance rooted in a never-ending spiritual hunger and an ever-growing experience of God's love.

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  Hollywood on the Veld - When...

  Ted Botha

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  In 1913, a secretive American millionaire, who lived on the top fl oor of the famous Carlton Hotel, had a crazy idea: to make movies in Johannesburg. And not just any movies but the biggest in the world, huge spectacles with elaborate sets, thousands of extras and epic story lines.
  Isidore Schlesinger – better known as 'IW' – built a studio on a farm called Killarney, where he set out to challenge a place in America that was in its infancy: Hollywood.
  The glamour, gossip and high drama of IW's studio fitted perfectly into a city experiencing an intoxicating golden age. There was as much action on the movie sets as there was on screen: from political intrigue and the clashing of massive egos to public outbursts, fiery judicial inquiries, disaster and death.
  Behind this mad enterprise was a maverick, a tycoon, a recluse, a friend of the famed and the connected. Schlesinger could have held his own in California but he chose as his base the City of Gold, and his indomitable ambition saw his 'Hollywood on the Veld' soar. This is the untold story of the rise and fall of the strangest and most unique movie empire ever.

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  Until the Last Pickle - A Memoir...

  Yuliya Patsay

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  Born to a Jewish mother and Ukrainian father during the final years of the Soviet Union, Yuliya Patsay grew up believing bread lines were a fun way to spend an afternoon, drafts caused pneumonia, and that Lenin was everyone’s benevolent grandpa.  After trading pickled herring and Soviet winters for San Francisco fog and year-round produce (the real American dream!) she found herself occupying two parallel universes: the first grounded in her Soviet roots and the second in her burgeoning ‘Amerikanskiye’ beliefs.Irreverent, nostalgic and vulnerable, Until the Last Pickle, is a memoir replete with remembrances, anecdotes, and exactly 18 recipes. It’s an exploration of identity and belonging — at once, deeply personal and broadly relatable — told through the lens of one family’s “totally average” immigration journey.

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  Surviving Squid Game I Am VIP 4

  Geoffrey Giuliano

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  For all the media hype around the Netflix mega-hit 'Squid Game,' no one from the cast has spoken about the unreal experience of filming the blockbuster series. Of course, many of the actors are Korean and not fully conversant with English. In addition, they are huge stars in their own country. That leaves a gap for the show's millions of fans being informed on the complex inner workings, dramas, trials, and sky-high triumphs which took place over the long hard shoot in Seoul Korea. 
   
  Now series star Geoffrey Giuliano (VIP4) comes forward with an exclusive,  affectionate tell-all on the genesis of the production and earth-shaking aftermath of this entertainment and cultural landmark. He is in a unique position to do so as he is an acclaimed best-selling author of over 30 books and 800 audiobooks. His work as an actor is well known and now it is his time to shine in 'Squid Game'. 
   
  Here then are the riveting on-set secrets from one of the series most unforgettable stars. For everything you know about 'Squid Game,' there's just as much you don't - including insider info on the much anticipated season two! Here is the ultimate insider look at the real 'Squid Game'. Care to play? 
   
   
  Produced by Macc Kay 
  ICON Intern Eden Garret Giuliano 
  Cover Image Courtesy Netflix 
  ©2022 Eden Garret Giuliano (P) 2022 Eden Garret Giuliano

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  Double Life - A True Story

  Iris Mårtenson

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  Does Max Nilsson live here?" These words from a woman I had never seen before changed my family's lives entirely. This is a true story about a man who lived a double life: "A new day, a new life" was his motto. The man I fell in love with and who became my fiancé was a fraud. Being found out by chance brought out his madness. He started a campaign of persistent harassment, and I couldn't get him out of my life. The more I delved into his life, the more appalling things I discovered. He screamed at me, telling me I could have anything I wanted if I stopped. Instead, I decided to discover the entire truth and was shocked by what I found out. I ran for my life.

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  Dirty Days - True New York City...

  Kevin Patrick Corrigan

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  DIRTY DAYS is a nonfiction narrative.  The Setting - the tough Irish bars of New York City in the 1970s, '80s, and '90s.  A place where life can change in an unforeseen instant.As a Bleecker street bouncer and musician during the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s in Greenwich Village, author and narrator Kevin Patrick Corrigan relives true stories of old school New York City.Kevin Patrick Corrigan has been a fixture in the New York City Irish bar and music scene for three decades.  He estimates he's been in over 200 street and bar fights.  He smiles when he says he has a record of 147 wins and 72 loses.  He has had a major record deal.  He has toured the country telling stories and singing songs.  He has also written a nationally distributed comedy series.DIRTY DAYS spans from a seven year old Kevin's interaction with Times Square hookers in the 1970s to a full grown adult helping a distraught Gulf War Marine avoid a PTSD situation on Bleecker Street in 2003.DIRTY DAYS is a journey that follows author and narrator Kevin Patrick Corrigan from bloody Halloween street fights - to being taught sage wisdom from baseball legend Yogi Berra - to opening for Alice Cooper, The Scorpions, and KISS - to being in a riot with 200 drunk sailors during Fleet week - to being asked to take a bullet for Snoop Dog.  Those are just a sample of some of the many true accounts in this book.DIRTY DAYS is a ride back in time to the underbelly of New York City's long-lost rough and tumble, grimy era.

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