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The Wayfinder

Daniel Slack-Smith

4h09min45

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333 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 4h10min.
The Wayfinder tells the story of the life of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founding President of the United Arab Emirates, and explores the key relationships, challenges and events that shaped his outlook on the world.Extensively researched, it takes readers behind the scenes into the delicate negotiations that led to the formation of the UAE in 1971, and the gradual consolidation of the union that occurred in the often turbulent decades that followed the country’s founding. It also examines Sheikh Zayed’s responses to several major world events, including the British withdrawal from the Gulf in 1971, the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s, the first Gulf War in 1991, the Iraq War in 2003, and the 9/11 terror attacks.The Wayfinder provides new insights into the life and legacy of one of the most transformative yet historically overlooked political leaders of the 20th century, whose words and actions continue to have a lasting influence on the UAE, its leaders and its people.
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Affiche du document Alligator Candy: A Memoir

Alligator Candy: A Memoir

Kushner David

6h19min30

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506 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 6h19min.
From award-winning journalist David Kushner, a regular contributor to Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and other premier magazines, Alligator Candy is a reported memoir about family, survival, and the unwavering power of love.David Kushner grew up in the early 1970s in the Florida suburbs. It was when kids still ran free, riding bikes and disappearing into the nearby woods for hours at a time. One morning in 1973, however, everything changed. David’s older brother Jon biked through the forest to the convenience store for candy, and never returned.Every life has a defining moment, a single act that charts the course we take and determines who we become. For Kushner, it was Jon’s disappearance—a tragedy that shocked his family and the community at large. Decades later, now a grown man with kids of his own, Kushner found himself unsatisfied with his own memories and decided to revisit the episode a different way: through the eyes of a reporter. His investigation brought him back to the places and people he once knew and slowly made him realize just how much his past had affected his present. After sifting through hundreds of documents and reports, conducting dozens of interviews, and poring over numerous firsthand accounts, he has produced a powerful and inspiring story of loss, perseverance, and memory. Alligator Candy is searing and unforgettable.
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Affiche du document Coin Street Chronicles: London's Vanished Old South Bank Area

Coin Street Chronicles: London's Vanished Old South Bank Area

Gwen Southgate

18h18min00

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1464 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 18h18min.
Coin Street Chronicles is a memoir that paints a picture of Britain in the 1930s and 1940s, as seen though the eyes of one for whom it was the backdrop of her childhood. The story is set in and around Coin Street, on the south bank of the River Thames. The area is now a cultural showcase known as The South Bank, but was then a gritty, Cockney-like corner of London. Stories of its colorful characters are woven throughout the narrative as they cope first with the poverty of the Depression years and then with World War II and its aftermath in the 1940s. Evacuation during the war years entails many abrupt transitions and good-byes—some sad, some glad—and much settling in to new settings that run the gamut from a remote Dorset farm to a Welsh mining town. Even after the war, the author remains a quasi-evacuee for two more years, fleeing from a difficult, violence-prone stepfather in order to continue in school. The memoir ends on the day that she heads off to university, exulting in her escape from the limiting nature of working class culture; but appalled by the wide gulf that threatens to open up between her and her feisty mother whose pluck and determination has been largely responsible for that escape.
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Affiche du document Tales My Grandmother Told Me

Tales My Grandmother Told Me

Fred Spruell A.K.A Frederick Rule

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22 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 16min.
This story grew out of an extended family system in rural Mississippi in the early 1940s. This occurred at a time when many black families were immigrating North. A young African American boy of age 18 months had the misfortune of being caught in the middle of squabble between his two parents who were desperately trying to escape the rigor of Southern plantation living that they were in. Finally, his mother was told by his father in no uncertain terms to just bring the girls to Detroit and leave the boys behind with their grandmother. This put such a strain on this young child that even after he had been potty trained, he eventually had to be put back in diapers.
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Affiche du document Autobiography of a Yogi

Autobiography of a Yogi

Yogananda Paramhansa

19h53min15

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1591 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 19h53min.
Named one of the "Top 100 Spiritual Books of the Twentieth Century" This work is a spiritual treasure and a modern scripture, read and revered by millions of truthseekers around the world. Now with bonus materials. Only rarely does a sage of Paramhansa Yogananda's stature write a firsthand account of his life experiences. Followers of many religious traditions have come to recognize Autobiography of a Yogi as a masterpiece of spiritual literature. Yet, for all its depth, it is full of gentle humor, lively stories, and practical common sense. This is a verbatim reprinting of the original edition, now also including previously unreleased bonus materials. This unabridged audiobook is read from the only available edition that contains: The original, unedited text, as written by Yogananda himself, free from posthumous changes introduced by others.  An appendix containing the final chapter, written five years after this edition was first published, presented free from all changes made after Yogananda’s death. The complete 1946 edition is read by Yogananda's direct disciple, Swami Kriyananda. The bonus chapter, "The Years 1940–1951" added as an appendix to the original edition, is read by Nayaswami Jyotish. 
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Affiche du document Fighting the Flames (Unabridged)

Fighting the Flames (Unabridged)

R. M. Ballantyne

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In the heart of the untamed wilderness, a young man named Ralph Ryder embarks on a perilous journey to save his beloved from the clutches of a ruthless villain. As he navigates treacherous rapids, dense forests, and encounters with hostile natives, Ralph's courage and determination are tested to their limits. With every step, he faces danger and adversity, but his unwavering spirit drives him forward. Will Ralph overcome the formidable obstacles and rescue the woman he loves? Join him on an epic adventure filled with suspense, danger, and the indomitable spirit of a hero.
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Lost in China

Jennifer F. Dobbs

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It’s November 1941. Siblings Jennifer and John, ages seven and five, huddle in a cement culvert near Kunming, China, while Japanese Zeros fly overhead. Jennifer pretends to ignore the screech of gunfire. Where are Daddy and Mummy? she thinks.Lost in China is the true story of two Anglo-American children separated from their parents in China during World War II, and their unforgettable journey to America a year later. When their mother and father fly to Hong Kong on a short trip and get caught up in the Japanese attack, the Dobbs children are left parentless, with no idea when their parents will return—or if they are even still alive. For a year, the children remain in Western China. Finally, after spending a month traveling three-quarters of the way around the world via the US military’s World War II air ferry routes, they reunite with their mother in a rain-swept, deserted airfield in Washington, DC—and face a shocking discovery about their father. Lost in China is both a riveting firsthand account of a family broken apart in World War II China and a daughter’s tribute to her beloved father.
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Affiche du document Elon Musk: A Biography of Business, Success and Entrepreneurship (Tesla, SpaceX, Billionaire)

Elon Musk: A Biography of Business, Success and Entrepreneurship (Tesla, SpaceX, Billionaire)

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“If something is important enough, even if the odds are against you, you should still do it.” (Elon Musk)Do you want to know what made Elon Musk so successful?Learn About The Billionaire Visionary Behind Tesla Motors and PaypalThis book will offer you the most extensive introduction to Elon Musk. You are going to learn what made Elon Musk such a successful figure. Feeling unmotivated? Feeling uninspired? Needing a role model or simply needing a good read? If that is the case, this book is definitely for you! Musk is a symbol of the American dream, despite not being American, he is truly self-made, working his way through college and starting his first business in time to take advantage of the burgeoning internet scene to become a millionaire before the age of 30. Unlike many people who might think that was enough, Musk instead put his money into another startup which quintupled his net worth when his company was purchased by eBay. From there he went on to become the CEO of two companies which are each worth $1 billion. Do yourself a favor, learn from what Musk has done, and read this book today. In this book, we will look at Elon’s story and find out exactly how he has gone from a young man raised in Pretoria, South Africa to become a truly one of a kind businessman and genius-visionary who’s boundaries are seemingly unlimited.Musk has stated that the goals of SolarCity, Tesla Motors, and SpaceX revolve around his vision to change the world and humanity. His goals include reducing global warming through sustainable energy production and consumption, and reducing the "risk of human extinction" by "making life multiplanetary" by setting up a human colony on Mars.Order your copy of this fantastic book today!
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Affiche du document The Life of Andrew Jackson

The Life of Andrew Jackson

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The United States of America has had many presidents that Americans agree were either great or awful, while some fall into a mediocre category of irrelevance. In many cases a national consensus has been reached on men like Abraham Lincoln and James Buchanan. But the president with the most controversial legacy might be “Old Hickory”, Andrew Jackson. In his lifetime, Jackson came to represent what middle class Americans viewed as the quintessential American.
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Affiche du document The Communist Manifesto

The Communist Manifesto

Friedrich Engels

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98 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h13min.
The Communist Manifesto was conceived as an outline of the basic beliefs of the Communist movement. The authors believed that the European Powers were universally afraid of the nascent movement, and were condemning as "communist," people or activities that did not actually conform to what the Communists believed. This Manifesto, then, became a manual for their beliefs.In it we find Marx and Engel's rehearsal of the idea that Capital has stolen away the work of the artisan and peasant by building up factories to produce goods cheaply. The efficiency of Capital depends, then, on the wage laborers who staff the factories and how little they will accept in order to have work. This concentrates power and money in a Bourgeois class that profits from the disunity of workers (Proletarians), who only receive a subsistence wage.If workers unite in a class struggle against the bourgeois, using riot and strikes as weapons, they will eventually overthrow the bourgeois and replace them as a ruling class. Communists further believe in and lay out a system of reforms to transform into a classless, stateless society, thus distinguishing themselves from various flavors of Socialism, which would be content to have workers remain the ruling class after the revolution.The Manifesto caused a huge amount of discussion for its support for a forcible overthrow of the existing politics and society....
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Affiche du document The Vanishing of Carolyn Wells

The Vanishing of Carolyn Wells

Rebecca Rego Barry

8h59min15

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719 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 8h59min.
The Vanishing of Carolyn Wells is the first biography of one of the “lost ladies” of detective fiction who wrote more than eighty mysteries and hundreds of other works between the 1890s and the 1940s. Carolyn Wells (1862–1942) excelled at writing country house and locked-room mysteries for a decade before Agatha Christie entered the scene. In the 1920s, when she was churning out three or more books annually, she was dubbed “about the biggest thing in mystery novels in the US.” On top of that, Wells wielded her pen in just about every literary genre, producing several immensely popular children’s books and young adult novels; beloved anthologies; and countless stories, prose, and poetry for magazines such as Thrilling Detective, Life, The Saturday Evening Post, Harper’s, and The New Yorker. All told, Wells wrote over 180 books. Some were adapted into silent films, and some became bestsellers. Yet a hundred years later, she has been all but erased from literary history. Why? How? This investigation takes us on a journey to Rahway, New Jersey, where Wells was born and is buried; to New York City’s Upper West Side, where she spent her final twenty-five years; to the Library of Congress, where Carolyn’s world-class collection of rare books now resides; and to many other public and private collections where exciting discoveries unfolded. Part biography and part sleuthing narrative, The Vanishing of Carolyn Wells recovers the life and work of a brilliant writer who was considered one of the funniest, most talented women of her time.
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Affiche du document Once Upon a Country Road

Once Upon a Country Road

Ruth B Smith

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411 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 5h08min.
In this biography, Ruth Busbee Smith depicts a vivid picture of her upbringing on a family-owned farm in South Carolina in the 1940s and 50s- a lifestyle that is both peaceful and hardworking. From the unique personality traits of her family members, helping on the farm, and more to becoming a "bookworm" at a young age to learning and following God's Word, Smith describes how we can be successful with little resources with lots of love for family, friends, and neighbors. This perspective will enlighten younger generations on how her family conquered challenges many have now forgotten. Ruth Busbee Smith was inspired to write this book from her love of teaching others and sharing her knowledge with younger generations. She has always loved to volunteer in her community and be an active part of her church. She has won many awards for her various crafts throughout the years, and her love of the great outdoors keeps her vibrant. She is a devoted mother and grandmother and continues to call South Carolina home.
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Eichmann

Luigi Romolo Carrino

48min45

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65 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 49min.
Col grado di SS-Obersturmbannführer era responsabile di una sezione del RSHA; esperto di questioni ebraiche, perseguendo la cosiddetta soluzione finale organizzò il traffico ferroviario per il trasporto degli ebrei ai vari campi di concentramento. Sfuggito al processo di Norimberga, si rifugiò in Argentina, dove venne individuato e rapito dal Mossad per essere processato in Israele e condannato a morte per genocidio e crimini contro l'umanità.
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Affiche du document 100 Quotes by Mahatma Gandhi

100 Quotes by Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi

24min45

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33 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 25min.
Mahatma Gandhi is a world-famous pacifist figure who managed to lead the Indian independence movement against British rule by employing nonviolent civil disobedience. His ethics and unwavering stance inspired movements for civil rights and freedom all across the world, long after his assassination in 1948. These 100 quotes have been carefully selected to introduce you to his character and his way of thinking, and to inspire you into living a whole, ethical and engaged life.
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Affiche du document Never Too Late to Dream: You Benchang's Wisdom of Life

Never Too Late to Dream: You Benchang's Wisdom of Life

Jinhang Xu

8h12min45

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657 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 8h13min.
Master You Benchang is an elder artist in China. His portrayal of Ji Gong （济公）is deeply rooted in people's hearts and known to all. However, most people's impression of Master You is limited to his image as Ji Gong. Few know that Master You played minor roles for half a lifetime before taking on the role of Ji Gong after age 50. Few know that at 85 years old, Master You still actively performs on stage. Even fewer know that at the incredible age of 80, Master You sold his home to start a performing arts troupe, all to promote art and enlighten people. The story of Master You Benchang is worth young people today learning about and being inspired by. His ideology has profound significance for countless contemporary readers.
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Affiche du document Not Always a Valley of Tears: A Memoir of a Life Well Lived

Not Always a Valley of Tears: A Memoir of a Life Well Lived

Pascuala Herrera

10h55min30

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874 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 10h55min.
2021 winner of Soon ToBe Famous Illinois Author Project for the Spanish Category De la Página a la Fama and 2022 Indie Author of the Year. Pascuala Herrera, a Mexican immigrant woman with a physical disability resulting from childhood polio, had the odds against her, yet she conquered simply by working hard, having unfailing faith, and finding her own life purpose. Although her mother always told her that “life was a valley of tears,” Pascuala learned that although there were many difficult moments in her life, there were also beautiful miracles that happened every day. Pascuala Herrera tells her life’s narrative with honest painful stories, simple yet joyous triumphs, and humor that will lead all readers to embrace their own struggles and realize that life is “Not Always a Valley of Tears.” From being a child crawling in the streets of her pueblo in Mexico to becoming a successful educator in the United States, she proved that everything is possible. This autobiography covers many facets of the human experience – race, health, disability, religion, poverty, immigration, access to medical care, education, disability rights, miscarriage, adoption and much more. For supplemental materials for the book, please visit: pascualaherrera.com.
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Affiche du document No siempre es un valle de lágrimas: Los recuerdos de una vida bien vivida

No siempre es un valle de lágrimas: Los recuerdos de una vida bien vivida

Pascuala Herrera

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954 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 11h55min.
2021 winner of Soon ToBe Famous Illinois Author Project for the Spanish Category De la Página a la Fama and 2022 Indie Author of the Year. Pascuala Herrera, a Mexican immigrant woman with a physical disability resulting from childhood polio, had the odds against her, yet she conquered simply by working hard, having unfailing faith, and finding her own life purpose. Although her mother always told her that “life was a valley of tears,” Pascuala learned that although there were many difficult moments in her life, there were also beautiful miracles that happened every day. Pascuala Herrera tells her life’s narrative with honest painful stories, simple yet joyous triumphs, and humor that will lead all readers to embrace their own struggles and realize that life is “Not Always a Valley of Tears.” From being a child crawling in the streets of her pueblo in Mexico to becoming a successful educator in the United States, she proved that everything is possible. This autobiography covers many facets of the human experience – race, health, disability, religion, poverty, immigration, access to medical care, education, disability rights, miscarriage, adoption and much more. For supplemental materials for the book, please visit: pascualaherrera.com.
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Affiche du document The Man from Steamtown: The Story of F. Nelson Blount

The Man from Steamtown: The Story of F. Nelson Blount

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647 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 8h05min.
The throbbing sound of the steam-driven pistons and sight of the flashing drive-rods quickened the boy's pulse. He had heard and seen it all from his bedroom window, but now he had stepped-in person-into the wonderful world of steam. F. Nelson Blount's interest in steam engines began when he was only four. As he grew up, he studied and wrote about them, often traveling many miles to see one. Yet it was years before he was able to pursue his dream of becoming an engineer. With his keen head for business and unyielding perseverance, Nelson became a millionaire in the seafood industry before he was thirty. Over the years, he did stunt flying and deep-sea fishing. He collected old guns, vintage cars, and finally, a railroad with a "thundering herd" of steam locomotives to preserve the wonderful Steam Age. Thus Steamtown, USA, was born, and Nelson fulfilled his lifelong dream. But none of this brought him true happiness or peace. It took his wife's near-fatal automobile accident to make Nelson realize that money has its limits, and there are some things only God can do. This led to Nelson's dramatic conversion and a relationship with Jesus Christ that turned him into a dynamic witness who put hundreds on track for the Lord. Even though Nelson died five years later, he left a legacy that is still impacting people today. The Man from Steamtown tells his amazing story.
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Affiche du document Louis II de Bavière ou le roi foudroyé

Louis II de Bavière ou le roi foudroyé

Jean des CARS

11h00min00

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880 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 11h00min.
Grâce à une enquête minutieuse dans les archives du règne de Louis II de Bavière, Jean des Cars réussit à percer la personnalité de ce roi longtemps victime d’une réputation injustifiée. Il a édifié des châteaux fantastiques qui exaltent l’éthique de la chevalerie médiévale et le génie de la France du Grand Siècle. Il a sauvé du désespoir et de la faillite Richard Wagner en imposant son œuvre, mais fut finalement contraint d’exiler le musicien au comportement excessivement intéressé. Son homosexualité le révulsait et défrayait la chronique des cours d’Europe. Il fut cependant l’étrange confident de sa trop belle cousine, la célèbre Sissi, impératrice d’Autriche et reine de Hongrie, la seule femme qui ait su l’émouvoir. Il s’est battu pour défendre l’identité de son royaume dans l’Empire allemand. Accablé par l’effondrement français en 1870, il se réfugia dans ses montagnes, construisant un monde que personne ne pourrait atteindre ni détruire. De fascinants palais du rêve… Il est mort sur le rivage d’un lac, dans des circonstances énigmatiques. Accident ? Suicide ? Assassinat ? Louis II n’est pas seulement le plus célèbre des rois de Bavière, c’est aussi le plus mystérieux. Son destin passionne les poètes, les architectes, les psychiatres et les cinéastes. Grâce à une enquête minutieuse dans les archives et les dossiers de son règne, ayant accès à des sources inédites ou peu connues, Jean des Cars réussit à expliquer la vie et la mort de ce monarque visionnaire, longtemps victime d’une réputation injustifiée parce qu’il percevait trop bien les pulsions de son siècle.
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Affiche du document Les Yeux du Destin: Biographie, 1

Les Yeux du Destin: Biographie, 1

Mason Ewing

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415 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 5h11min.
Je m'appelle Mason Cyrille Elong Ewing. J'avais à peine 4 ans lorsque ma mère Marie est décédée, laissant derrière elle un petit bout d'homme. Au Cameroun, on m'appelait Toro, j'étais l'enfant au destin fragile. Puis je suis arrivé en France chez mon oncle et ma tante, pour une meilleure vie. On m'avait promis un fabuleux voyage, mais personne ne m'avait précisé que c'était pour l'enfer. J'étais devenu, Lucien, l'esclave. À 14 ans, je suis tombé dans le coma. Au réveil, j'étais devenu aveugle. Mon destin n'avait plus aucune couleur et devenait de plus en plus sombre, jusqu'au jour où j'y ai greffé un peu d'espoir, un peu de lumière et quelques éclats de couleurs... Aujourd'hui, j'ai transformé mes malheurs en victoires et j'ai voulu partager mon histoire pour inspirer le monde. Et même si je ne vois plus rien, mes yeux sont grands ouverts pour contempler mon Destin. Celui que j'ai choisi.
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