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Explore both sides of the issue on everything from America’s trade policy with China to the American spirit and the future of race relations in America. Listeners can expect to gain an awareness of a large swath of different ideas. This book may challenge some of your previously held assumptions, and it will ask you to think critically and for yourself.

C’est sur un train qui sillonnait les régions reculées du nord de l’Ontario qu’est née Gladys. Avec sa fratrie et les enfants de la forêt côtoyés au fil des haltes, elle a vécu sur les rails des années de pur ravissement. A rencontré l’amour. « Quand on a connu le bonheur, il est impossible de croire qu’il n’est plus possible. »

Amah and the Silk-Winged Pigeons draws on the lost histories of the women descended from African slaves who resisted English rule during the 1857 uprising in Lucknow, India. The book is about the event that triggered Queen Victoria’s reign in India for almost a century, and illuminates new and important female, Muslim perspectives on what has been called the first war of Indian independence. Lucknow in 1856 is the most opulent city in India. If the English take it over, the royal family and centuries of rich, cosmopolitan culture will disappear.

When soldier Caitlin McKae woke up in Atlanta after being wounded in battle, the Georgian doctor who treated her believed Caitlin's only secret was that she had been fighting for the Confederacy disguised as a man. In order to avoid arrest or worse, Caitlin hides her true identity and makes a new life for herself in Atlanta. Trained as a teacher, she accepts a job as a governess to the daughter of Noah Becker, a German immigrant lawyer, who enlists with the Rebel army. Then in the spring of 1864, Sherman's troops edge closer to Atlanta.

Listeners will learn how Kanye West, Candace Owens, and others are forging a new path for freedom thinkers in the struggle over free thought. Ultimately, his ruminations culminate with an analysis of important facts that lead us to the conclusion that President Trump is the best president for the African American community.

After an invigorating but not exactly restful trip to a Yorkshire spa during which she survived a near brush with death and foiled a murderer, aspiring writer Aggie Morton and her friend Hector are thrilled to have the opportunity to stay at a camp by the sea and watch real paleontologists at work.

Dies ist die Geschichte von drei alten Männern, die sich in die nordkanadischen Wälder zurückgezogen haben. Von drei Männern, die die Freiheit lieben. Eines Tages aber ist es mit ihrer Einsiedelei vorbei. Zuerst stößt eine Fotografin zu ihnen, sie sucht nach einem der letzten Überlebenden der Großen Brände, einem gewissen Boychuck. Kurze Zeit später taucht Marie-Desneiges auf, eine eigensinnige, zierliche Dame von achtzig Jahren. Die Frauen bleiben. Und während sie dem Rätsel um Boychucks Überleben nachgehen, entsteht etwas unter diesen Menschen, das niemand für möglich gehalten hätte. "Ein Leben mehr" ist ein wundersam beseelter und berührender Roman, eine leidenschaftliche Hommage an die Liebe, die Freiheit und die Natur. Ein Roman wie das Leben selbst: traurig und schön.

Priela had always had this heightened insight. She knew things about people that she simply shouldn't know - like, their plans to ditch school, buy an essay online, or cheat on a boyfriend. Her abilities went beyond empathy or well-honed intuition. It was as if Priela could genuinely hear people's thoughts and sense their emotions.

In The Invisible Toolbox, Kim shares with parents the single most important thing they can do to foster their child's future-learning potential and nurture the parent-child bond that is the foundation for a child's motivation to learn. She is convinced that the simple act of reading aloud has a far-reaching impact that few of us fully understand and that the importance of that act has recently been further occluded by our nearly universal saturation in technology.

Aggie Morton lives in a small town on the coast of England in 1902. Adventurous and imaginative but deeply shy, Aggie hasn't got much to do since the death of her beloved father...until the fateful day when she crosses paths with 12-year-old Belgian immigrant Hector Perot and discovers a dead body on the floor of the Mermaid Dance Room! As the number of suspects grows and the murder threatens to tear the town apart, Aggie and her new friend will need every tool at their disposal - including their insatiable curiosity, deductive skills, and not a little help from their friends.

It's April 1861, and the Union Army's Medical Department is a disaster, completely unprepared for the magnitude of war. A small group of New York City women, including 28-year-old Charlotte Waverly, decide to do something about it, and end up changing the course of the war, despite criticism, ridicule, and social ostracism. Charlotte leaves a life of privilege, wealth, and confining expectations to be one of the first female nurses for the Union Army. She quickly discovers that she's fighting more than just the Rebellion by working in the hospitals.

"Wir sind wie niemand sonst, wir haben uns selbst erschaffen, die Einzigen unserer Art." Eine geheimnisvolle Explosion bildet das Herzstück dieser spannenden Geschichte, erzählt von den Kindern der Familie Cardinal: Sie haben den Schneid und die Wildheit von Helden, sie haben Angst vor nichts und niemandem. Und sie sind ganze einundzwanzig. Als der Vater in einem kanadischen Dorf ein Zinkvorkommen entdeckt, rechnet der Clan fest mit einem Anteil am Gewinn - doch eine Explosion zwingt die Geschwister zu einem Pakt des Schweigens, der zu einer Zerreißprobe für die ganze Familie wird.

Du möchtest einen Fußabdruck auf der Welt hinterlassen? Dann solltest du dich als Kreativer nicht länger hinten anstellen. Mach dich sichtbar und zum Aushängeschild deines eigenen Unternehmens. Das ist dein direkter Weg zu mehr Tatkraft und Einfluss. Aber wo fängst du an? Und wie verwandelst du dein Unternehmen in ein Herausragendes? Wir haben 21 der führenden Kreativköpfe und Experten gebeten, Ihre Erfolgsgeheimnisse zu teilen.

This is a science fiction/fantasy short story with twists and turns.

When a horrific battle rips through Gettysburg, the farm of Union widow Liberty Holloway is disfigured into a Confederate field hospital, bringing her face to face with unspeakable suffering - and a Confederate scout who awakens her long dormant heart. While Liberty's future crumbles as her home is destroyed, the past comes rushing back to Bella, a former slave and Liberty's hired help, when she finds herself surrounded by Southern soldiers, one of whom knows the secret that would place Liberty in danger if revealed.

Mindfulness meets execution...at work. The wisdom of 13 Eastern sages, augmented by modern research on workplace influence, is the basis for profound yet practical advice on getting things done without force. The Art of Quiet Influence shows anyone how to use influence, a key mindfulness principle, to get things done. Through the classic wisdom of 13 Eastern sages (especially the Buddha), relevant insights from influence research, and anecdotes and advice from 25 contemporary experts, Davis lays out a path for becoming a 'mainspring,' an unobtrusive yet powerful influencer.

Kannst du aus deiner Komfortzone heraustreten? Nach einem Fehlschlag wieder auf die Beine kommen? Dir neue Fähigkeiten aneignen? Dein wahres Potential abzurufen ist kein einfaches Unterfangen. Du benötigst Kreativität, Hingabe und viel Kampfgeist. Mit den Einsichten von 21 der führenden kreativen Köpfe, zeigt dir "Potential für Kreative" wie du neue Chancen generierst, deine Kreativität kultivierst, wertvolle Beziehungen aufbaust und mutig neue Risiken angehst damit du deine Talente vollständig ausschöpfen kannst.

Would you rather know what’s going to happen or not know? A summer night. A Saturday. For Natalie’s amazing older sister, Claire, this summer is fantastic, because she’s zooming off to college in the fall. For Natalie, it’s a fun summer with her friends; nothing special. When Claire is hit by a car, the world changes in a heartbeat. Over the next four days, moment by moment, Natalie, her parents, and their friends wait to learn if Claire will ever recover.

This short guide was written to help people create happiness and success in their life through seven simple steps that can be used daily.

In 1897 a young American woman named Margaret is attending school in England when she is transported to a place of magic. Through her eyes we experience the unfolding of this strange universe - its life, its history, its customs, and its people. As Margaret struggles to comprehend the world into which she has been thrust, she also must learn to handle the new abilities, training, and feelings which she encounters on her journey of exploration. Filled with music and poetry and dance and life, Kingdoms' Corner is the brilliant creation of a rising talent.