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Ahmadu Bamba and Decolonization: The Power of Faith and Self-Reliance

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Report copyright infringementby Cheikh M. Ndiaye (Author), Fallou Ngom (Foreword by)This book presents Ahmadu Bamba as one of the pioneers of decolonization and non-violence in West Africa to examine his legacy as a man of unshakable faith, a humanist, a socio-cultural reformer, and a key agent in the decolonization of minds and spaces.Author BiographyCheikh M. Ndiaye is professor in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at Union College. Number of Pages: 164 ...

BEING THERE - Backstories from the Political Front

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Report copyright infringementby Tony Leon (Author)'On Sunday 2 June 2024, I received a phone call that propelled me again into the swirl ofa political drama, with plenty of subplots and prima donnas and lesser villains. In just fourweeks, it changed the course of the country.'In Being There, Tony Leon goes behind the scenes, reflecting on how history is made, both here and around the world, through his unique mixture of anecdote and informed opinion. His vantage point ranges from a ringside s...

I, Sean/a: The Story of A Homeless Intersex Woman Who Inspired A Community

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Report copyright infringementby Kirsten Viola Harrison (Author), Sean A. Smith (Author)Sean/a's eccentric outfits and cheerful demeanor made her a prominent feature in the tight-knit seaside community of La Jolla. When Kirsten Harrison dug a little deeper, she discovered Sean/a had been homeless for years, and vowed to do whatever it took to find shelter for this intriguing, uniquely gifted individual.Since their first synchronistic encounter, the lives of a homeless, intersex individual and ...

The Foroughi Paradox Vision, Reform, and Resistance in Modern Iran: Vision, Reform, and Resistance in Modern Iran

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Report copyright infringementby Ali R. Rahimi (Author)In the heart of early 20th-century Iran, amid the tremors of revolution, reform, and resistance, stood a towering figure-Mohammad Ali Foroughi. Statesman, scholar, and visionary, Foroughi sought to bridge the chasm between Iran's rich Islamic heritage and the urgent demands of modernity. The Foroughi Paradox traces his turbulent journey through political upheaval, his fraught alliance with Reza Shah, and his courageous push for a democrati...

From Silk to Silicon: The Story of Globalization Through Ten Extraordinary Lives

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Report copyright infringementby Jeffrey E. Garten (Author)The story of globalization, the most powerful force in history, as told through the life and times of ten people who changed the world by their singular, spectacular accomplishments.This is the first book to look at the history of globalization through the lens of individuals who did something transformative, as opposed to describing globalization through trends, policies, or particular industries. From Silk to Silicon tells the story ...

Dreaming of Home: How We Turn Fear Into Pride, Power, and Real Change

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Report copyright infringementby Cristina Jiménez (Author)A MacArthur "Genius" shares her inspiring story, from undocumented newcomer to leader in a powerful immigrant youth movement.Dreaming of Home is a coming-of-age story for both a young woman finding her true self and a social movement of immigrant youth trailblazers who inspired the world and changed the lives of millions. Cristina Jiménez's family fought to stay afloat as Ecuador fell into a political and economic crisis. When she was t...

Moving Forward: A Story of Hope, Hard Work, and the Promise of America

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Report copyright infringementby Karine Jean-Pierre (Author)"Karine Jean-Pierre illuminates her path to insider status so others can follow in her footsteps." --Essence "Jean-Pierre inspires us to get involved in politics--every single one of us, no matter where we are from or who we are." --The Atlantic Everyone's path into politics is different. In Moving Forward, Karine Jean-Pierre tells her own story, looking back on her life as a first-generation Haitian American. And she shares what she...

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Report copyright infringementby Sudhir Suchak (Author) Number of Pages: 252 Dimensions: 0.53 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: May 19, 2025

Melania Trump Unofficial Memoir: A Must-Read Political Biography of 2025

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Report copyright infringementby Carolina Spencer (Author)Explore the life of one of the most intriguing First Ladies in modern history with Melania Trump Biography: The 2024 Memoir. This compelling political biography provides an in-depth look at Melania's journey-from her humble beginnings in Slovenia to her role on the world stage as the wife of the 45th U.S. President. Uncover the challenges, resilience, and quiet influence that shaped her time in the White House. Now a best-seller on Kind...

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Report copyright infringementby Joseph J. Swope (Author)John E. Weaver Excellent Reads Book Award for Historical Non-Fiction 2017Maxy Awards Winner 2016 - Best NonfictionSet amid the turbulent times of the late 1960s, Pleasant Valley Lost chronicles the last days of a family dairy farm condemned to destruction by a federal dam project. As the family struggles to find a new home and build their future, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers moves into Pleasant Valley, ruthlessly destroying a communi...

The Most American King: Abdullah of Jordan

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Report copyright infringementby Aaron Magid (Author) Number of Pages: 254 Dimensions: 0.53 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN Publication Date: June 01, 2025

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Report copyright infringementby Thomas J. Clarke (Author)"Glimpses of an Irish Felon's Prison Life" is a 1922 autobiographical account of Thomas J. Clarke. Thomas James Clarke (1858 - 1916) was a leader in the Irish Republican Brotherhood, a secret oath-bound organisation in Ireland from 1858 to 1924. Having spent most of his life in English prisons for his beliefs, Clarke is considered to be the sole person responsible for the 1916 Easter Rising, an armed rebellion against British rule in Ir...

A British Fascist in the Second World War: The Italian War Diary of James Strachey Barnes, 1943-45

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Report copyright infringementby Claudia Baldoli (Editor), Brendan Fleming (Editor)A British Fascist in the Second World War presents the edited diary of the British fascist Italophile, James Strachey Barnes. Previously unpublished, the diary is a significant source for all students of the Second World War and the history of European and British fascism.The diary covers the period from the fall of Mussolini in 1943 to the end of the war in 1945, two years in which British fascist Major James S...

Saving America's Cities: Ed Logue and the Struggle to Renew Urban America in the Suburban Age

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Report copyright infringementby Lizabeth Cohen (Author)Winner of the Bancroft Prize In twenty-first-century America, some cities are flourishing and others are struggling, but they all must contend with deteriorating infrastructure, economic inequality, and unaffordable housing. Cities have limited tools to address these problems, and many must rely on the private market to support the public good. It wasn't always this way. For almost three decades after World War II, even as national polici...

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Report copyright infringementby Benito Mussolini (Author), Richard Washburn Child (Author)"My Autobiography" offers a crucial firsthand account of the rise of fascism in Italy from the perspective of its architect, Benito Mussolini. This historical document provides invaluable insight into the political landscape of early 20th-century Europe and the forces that propelled Mussolini to power. Delve into the mind of a dictator as he justifies his actions and outlines his vision for a revitalized...

The Diary of Edwin Clarke: A police officer in Rhodesia, 1906

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Report copyright infringementby Edwin Clarke (Author), Will Sellick (Editor)The journal of a young British colonial-era police officer in remote southern Africa. Edwin Clarke left behind his comfortable, English middle-class life as the son of a bank manager to become a mounted trooper in the British South Africa Police in Rhodesia - now Zimbabwe - in 1901. When he died in 1955, Clarke bequeathed a unique handwritten diary of his service, which is published here over 110 years later. For the ...

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Report copyright infringementby Sean J. Savage (Author)FDR -- the wily political opportunist glowing with charismatic charm, a leader venerated and hated with equal vigor -- such is one common notion of a president elected to an unprecedented four terms. But in this first comprehensive study of Roosevelt's leadership of the Democratic party, Sean Savage reveals a different man. He contends that, far from being a mere opportunist, Roosevelt brought to the party a conscious agenda, a longterm s...

Memoirs of the Right Reverend Simon Wm. Gabriel Bruté: D. D., First Bishop of Vincennes, With Sketches Describing His Recollections of Scenes Connecte

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Report copyright infringementby Simon William Gabriel Bruté de Rémur (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that ...

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Report copyright infringementby John Quincy Former Ow Adams (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work...

History of the American Negro and his Institutions; Volume 6

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Report copyright infringementby Arthur Bunyan Caldwell (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is i...

Zbig: The Life of Zbigniew Brzezinski, America's Great Power Prophet

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Report copyright infringementby Edward Luce (Author)An intimate and masterful biography of Zbigniew Brzezinski--President Carter's national security advisor and one of America's leading geopolitical thinkers--from one of the finest columnists and political writers at work today. Zbigniew Brzezinski was a key architect of the Soviet Union's demise, which ended the Cold War. A child of Warsaw--the heart of central Europe's bloodlands--Brzezinski turned his fierce resentment at his homeland's ra...

Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA - Paperback

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by Tim Weiner (Author)With shocking revelations that made headlines in papers across the country, Pulitzer-Prize-winner Tim Weiner gets at the truth behind the CIA and uncovers here why nearly every CIA Director has left the agency in worse shape than when he found it; and how these profound failures jeopardize our national security.Author BiographyTim Weiner, a reporter for The New York Times, has filed stories from inside the CIA and around the world for twenty years. He is a past winner of...

Reconnecting with America: A Stranger at Home

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Report copyright infringementby Robert J. Barra (Author)Reconnecting with America is more than the story of an 8,000 mile motorcycle journey. It illustrates the toxic influence of fear and insecurity in American life.The author rode across America in the summer of 2019. He spoke with a cross section of Americans; a homeless wanderer who collected animal skulls in the desert, a recovering drug addict planning to open a head shop. An insurance executive who lived behind a wall in St. Louis...

Facing the World Without Love, How the Welfare and Foster Care System Has Destroyed Our Society's Throwaway Children

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Report copyright infringementby Ron Huber (Author)From the time he began his life as a "throwaway child", clearly, some crucial pieces of Ron Huber's life had been missing: Parents. Love. Self-esteem. A helping hand. Cruelly abandoned at an early age by his alcoholic parents, Ron and his brother, Vic, were left to rot in a poisoned, rat-infested slum with no food, heat, or electricity. For the next long decade, Ron and Vic suffered unbearably as they were shipped from one brutal foster care h...

Prisoners of Hope: Global Action and the Evolving Roles of U.S. NGOs

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Report copyright infringementby Samuel A. Worthington (Author)Prisoners of Hope explores the successful drive for positive change and the evolving role of U.S.-based NGOs within the global movement for justice and sustainability. How can these organizations amplify the role of local civil society and empower leaders in complex environments? What steps must they take to remain relevant in cross-border partnerships? Through fresh insights, personal anecdotes, and collective wisdom, the book off...

Building Bridges: A Big City Mayor Reflects on Leadership

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Report copyright infringementby Donald Atchison (Author)"So what's it like to be the mayor?"If you aspire to be a carpenter, a doctor, or a farmer, it's not difficult to find information about the role - both online and elsewhere. It's much more difficult to find out what it would be like to be a city councillor or mayor. As a result, many people run for public office without fully understanding what they're getting into. In 1994, Don Atchison was one of those people. Born and raised in Saska...

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Report copyright infringementby James J. (James John) Davis (Author)"The Iron Puddler" is the compelling autobiography of James J. Davis, a pivotal figure in the American labor movement. More than just a personal narrative, this book offers a firsthand account of the struggles and triumphs of working-class Americans during a period of significant industrial growth and social change. Davis, rising from humble beginnings as an iron puddler, became a prominent labor leader and a voice for the vo...

Quiet Fire: The Spiritual Life of Abraham Lincoln

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Report copyright infringementby Duncan D. Newcomer (Author)The name of the book is on purpose. "Fire" is the universal spiritual symbol for light and truth. Lincoln was on fire for that. "Quiet" is the counter-cultural grace to be open, knowable, and a source of charity and peace. Even as a War President. Lincoln is spiritual because he is humble. The book takes you to the nearly scriptural way he understood the Declaration of Independence. It points to the deep and rare grounding he had-way ...

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Report copyright infringementby Colin Whittington (Author)"A profession built on resilience must now prove its own ability to adapt in order to survive." The Thinning Blue Line exposes one of the greatest threats to American law enforcement today: the unprecedented recruitment and retention crisis. With agencies nationwide struggling to fill their ranks, public safety hangs in the balance.Colin Whittington, the 2019 Virginia Deputy Sheriff of the Year, best-selling author, and CEO of Recruiti...

Inshallah: (God Willing) Based on a true story

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Report copyright infringementby Dana Catoe (Author)Chaos and hope collide in this unforgettable book on the horrors of war, cultural tensions, and the development of a fledgling democracy during Bush-era Iraq. Authored by Interim Iraqi Head of Security Dana Catoe.Step inside a tumultuous era of global history in this powerful memoir where Iraq's former head of security, tells the true story of the Iraq War. As a pivotal player in Iraq's interim democratic government from its inception in 2003...

Bringing Hope to Life: (A memoir) Creating pathways out of poverty for youth through the beloved YouthBuild community

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Report copyright infringementby Dorothy Stoneman (Author)In Bringing Hope to Life, Stoneman beautifully weaves together the story of YouthBuild's growth and success over 45 years and her own story of moving from Harvard to Harlem as a young woman in the Civil Rights movement, being schooled and broadened through deep cross-racial relationships, learning to navigate government to obtain lasting funding, building a dynamic national movement, and enlisting the help of thousands of allies in all ...

Crazy Epic Courage: How a 'Nobody' Challenged Brutal Dictators and Moved a Nation.

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Report copyright infringementby Evan Mawarire (Author)From Zimbabwe's oppressive regime to the global stage of freedom and civil rights advocacy, Crazy Epic Courage tells the extraordinary story of one man's stand against tyranny. When Pastor Evan Mawarire draped the Zimbabwean flag around his shoulders and recorded a heartfelt plea for justice and change, he sparked the #ThisFlag movement, uniting hundreds of thousands against Robert Mugabe's brutal dictatorship.In this gripping memoir, Mawa...