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The Testaments – by Margaret Atwood
The Testaments is a 2019 novel by Margaret Atwood. It is a sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale. The novel is set 15 years after the events of The Handmaid’s Tale. It is narrated by Aunt Lydia, a character from the previous novel
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The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance Paperback – by Ron Chernow
Published to critical acclaim twenty years ago, and now considered a classic, The House of Morgan is the most ambitious history ever written about American finance. It is a rich, panoramic story of four generations of Morgans and the powerful, secretive firms they spawned, ones that would transform the modern financial world. Tracing the trajectory of J. P. Morgan’s empire from its obscure beginnings in Victorian London to the financial crisis of 1987, acclaimed author Ron Chernow paints a fascinating portrait of the family’s private saga and the rarefied world of the American and British elite in which they moved—a world that included Charles Lindbergh, Henry Ford, Franklin Roosevelt, Nancy Astor, and Winston Churchill.
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The Crowning Venture: Inspiration from Women Who Have Memorized the Quran Paperback- by Saadia Mian
If you’ve ever sighed wistfully upon hearing of someone memorizing the Quran, wishing it was something you could do, too, then prepare to replace that wistfulness with determination!
Filled with inspirational stories for your heart and memorization techniques for your mind, The Crowning Venture reminds us that memorizing the Quran is not an achievement to be conquered, it’s a journey to savor. A journey YOU can make.
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Are You Smarter Than Your Kid? Hardcover
Based on Pointless star Richard Osman’s popular TV show Child Genius, this fun and challenging quiz book is great for the whole family. Go head to head with your children to find out who has what it takes to get through the nerve-wracking and tough mental combat required to win the quiz! This book is packed with a variety of questions to test everything from spelling and comprehension to logic and reasoning. In addition, pages include handy ‘did you know’ boxes to help you learn memory tricks, control your nerves and spot Mensa’s 17 signs of a child genius
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The Maya Angelou Autobiographies: Six BBC Radio 4 dramatisations Audio CD – Unabridged by Maya Angelou
The books that make up the life and times of Maya Angelou are among the most beautiful and haunting pieces of an autobiography ever written. Joyous, direct and searingly honest, they run the gamut from life-affirming to tragic, and back again.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings charts Maya’s childhood in the Deep South in the 1930s; while Gather Together In My Name recounts her descent into prostitution and narcotics. Singin’ and Swingin’ and Gettin’ Merry Like Christmas sees her forging a career in showbusiness, and in The Heart of a Woman, she moves to New York and becomes involved in civil rights. All God’s Children Need Travelling Shoes explores her time in Ghana during the 1960s, and in A Song Flung up to Heaven, she returns to America to work with Malcolm X and Martin Luther King. When tragedy strikes, her friend James Baldwin helps her out of her devastation – and new opportunities beckon for Maya.
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The Daily Don: All the News That Fits into Tiny, Tiny Hands by Jesse Duquette
The Daily Don is the best of artist Jesse Duquette’s fabulous Instagram gallery of political cartoons relating to the Trump administration. It began in the wake of the first Trump press conference that gave us the weird and unnecessary lie about crowd sizes.
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Power Systems by Noam Chomsky (American Empire Project)
A compelling new set of interviews on our changing and turbulent times with Noam Chomsky, one of the world’s foremost thinkers
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On Remembering Death By Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali
Shaykh Abdullah Ali’s faithful translation of a section concerning the meditation of death from Ibn Rajab’s famous work on yearly devotions is much needed in our culture of forgetfulness. He has chosen a work of immense value to introduce to speakers of English. The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, ‘Make much mention of the Destroyer of Delights’ – meaning death. This is not a morbid reflection but rather one that reminds us that the gift of life is fragile and fleeting, and its foremost purpose is as a preparation for the Hereafter. All things end including this world, but what is coming never ends. In remembering death as a daily practice, one is reminded to use each and every day successfully as a preparation for eternity. This wonderful work is an excellent place to start.
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Motivational Moments II by Mufti Menk
There have been many calls to come up with a book of quotes from the man who has been touching the lives of millions daily. Motivational Moments II by Mufti Menk brings you a compilation of 500 of the best quotes; the most popular quotes liked or shared by YOU, from his Facebook and Twitter accounts.
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A Priceless Princess – Love Notes to a Daughter
A Priceless Princess – Love Notes to a Daughter is an everlasting treasure, a priceless gift.
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The Creator’s Code: The Six Essential Skills of Extraordinary Entrepreneurs
How do some people turn ideas into enterprises that endure? Why do some people succeed when so many others fail? The Creator’s Code unlocks the six essential skills that turn small notions into big companies. This landmark book is based on 200 interviews with today’s leading entrepreneurs including the founders of LinkedIn, Chipotle, eBay, Under Armour, Tesla Motors, SpaceX, Spanx, Airbnb, PayPal, Jetblue, Gilt Groupe, Theranos, and Dropbox.
Over the course of five years, Amy Wilkinson conducted rigorous interviews and analyzed research across many different fields. From the creators of the companies ranging from Yelp to Chobani to Zipcar, she found that entrepreneurial success works in much the same way. Creators are not born with an innate ability to conceive and build $100 million enterprises. They work at it. They all share fundamental skills that can be learned, practiced, and passed on.