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Discover the extraordinary life of Malala Yousafzai, the young activist who inspired the world with her courage and determination. This official tribute book tells the story of a girl who, at only 15 years old, survived an assassination attempt and turned her pain into...

Jonathan Jeremiah Sexton, born on July 11, 1985, in Dublin, Ireland, is a legendary figure in the world of rugby union, known for his prowess as a fly-half and his inspiring leadership. Over a career that spanned more than a decade, Sexton became one...

Step into the turbulent world of 18th-century Britain and uncover the true story of King George III, a monarch whose reign was marked by power, loss, and an enduring struggle with mental illness.Often remembered as the king who lost the American colonies, George III's...

Discover the riveting life story of Margaret Thatcher, a woman who reshaped the political landscape of Britain and became a global icon. In "The Iron Lady," delve into the journey of the daughter of a grocer who rose to become the first female Prime...

Signs and wondersThings you must knowSecretsTestimoniesFinancial Breakthroughs.Spiritual fatherRelationship Restoration.Hidden things to knowHis frame, name wordsHis power quotesHistory of his lineageAuthor: William L. MurrayISBN-13: 9798326897541Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/28/2024Pages: 106Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.25lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.22d

An extraordinary journey through the most fascinating and surprising moments in the history of science. This book unveils the behind-the-scenes discoveries that changed the world, recounting the most human and unexpected aspects of scientific progress. From brilliant insights born by chance to the rivalries...

Are you ready to uncover one of the most captivating conspiracy theories of our time? In The Montauk Project: Unveiling the Secrets, author Ricky Indrawan takes you on a thrilling journey into the heart of alleged government experiments conducted at Camp Hero in Montauk,...

As a 20 year old woman living in urban India, Musings Under the Neem Tree is my way to make sense of it all. This collection of personal essays is an exploration of my deepest emotions; a deep dive into the experiences of a...

"...By a rough calculation, I would say I have read over a thousand books. This is the first time I have told my story in the most detailed and open way. I have taken old stories, dusted them off, and told them once again....

Shakespeare's Lost Years in London, 1586-1592, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book...

Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by...

Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this...

I am writing my first non-fiction book on the national bestsellers of India. These authors also had some experience and struggle which they shared with me to pen it down in my book. Read about their stardom and also about their journey....Their journey will...

The textbook concentrates on selected topics and problematic aspects in preparing a cohesive and well-organised academic paper, such as: the relation between thinking and writing, establishing arguments, using logic and appropriate language in argumentative writing. The author considers writing as thinking made visible, as...

Lady Gertrude Rickeldey of Ortenberg (d. 1335) was a noble widow who lived a spiritual, but secular life in her own household, first in Offenburg and later in Strasbourg, the economic and cultural heart of southern Germany. Her life story was written by a...

This book is a comprehensive collection of biographical sources, all translated from the latest critical editions, relating to Jutta of Disibodenberg (1092-1136) and Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179). Except for the Life of Hildegard they have never been translated before. The Life of Jutta in...

A sometimes humorous account of his experiences in the musical theatre and family life growing up in South Africa.Author: Richard ThorntonISBN-10: 198228112XISBN-13: 9781982281120Publisher: Balboa Press UKLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/28/2020Pages: 54Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.19lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.11d

Grace Ballingall was the daughter of George Ballingall (1714-1793), the tenant farmer of Rameldry, Kettle Parish and would spend her entire life in the parish. She would marry into another prominent Fife farming family; the Pratt's who at that time were residing in the...

Our Love was filled with miracles and coincidences. This is the story of that Love from its miracle beginning, the frequent miracles that occurred throughout to the end of the story that continues beyond this earthly life. Our amazing adventures, our trials, and the...

Dawn! by Dr. Sharon Joshua John is a poignant and riveting memoir of fierce resilience, survival and healing. Dr. John, with raw vulnerability, takes the readers on a transformative journey through 19 years of trauma. She reveals deeply personal emotional, physical, and psychological scars...

Unlock the secrets to sales success with Enrique Trujillo, a dynamic entrepreneur and author who started from humble beginnings, selling books door to door to fund his college education. In "Conquer the Sales Game," Trujillo shares his remarkable journey, revealing the principles and strategies...

The British vs. Kenya's Mau Mau is a provocative and remarkable family and community memoir told with honesty, clarity, and suspense. The book captures the opportunities gained and lost, the resilience of the Gȋkũyũ community told through the eyes of Wanjirũ Warama from age...

The Colonial Farm is a remarkable, inspiring, retrospective memoir that captures untold stories of peasants and the author's journeys as they navigate and survive the British colonial laws in Kenya, where the author starts as a babysitter and a farmhand. The story is told...

The Pages Haven't Run Out Yet is a story of hope and healing that is sure to keep you engaged and encouraged. Crafted from the pages of her childhood journals, Grace Garnett revisits the darkest places in her past, her candid voice refusing to...

"Ghetto Medic: A Father in the 'Hood" is the remarkable true story of the life of Bill Hennick, a firefighter and paramedic in Baltimore, Maryland, a city which today boasts the busiest fire stations in the United States. The story begins in 1945, when...

Told through the eyes of an observant and resilient boy, the book begins with the German seizure of Athens in 1941. Grim events of war, displacement, and exile never extinguish the curiosity - even the joys - of his childhood. Compelling writing mixes reality...

In May of 1803 the first Russian expedition around the world set sail from Kronstadt. It sailed by way of Denmark, England, Tenerife, Brazil, Nukahiva, Kamchatka, Japan, China, St. Helena, and Scotland before making its way home. On this two-hundred-year anniversary of the expedition,...

John Thelwall was a Romantic and Enlightenment polymath. In 1794 he was tried and acquitted of high treason, earning himself the disdainful soubriquet 'acquitted felon' from Secretary of State for War, William Windham. Later, Thelwall's interests turned to poetry and plays, and was a...

In 1928, a young Lebanese woman, Nazira Zeineddine al-Halabi, wrote a book called "Unveiling and Veiling", an indictment of patriarchal oppression in which she boldly stated that the veil was un-Islamic, directly challenging the teachings of "wiser" male scholars. Considered by many an attack...

As Grand Chancellor to the Holy Roman Emperor, Mercurino di Gattinara (1465-1530) shaped the administration and aims of the Spanish Empire. Ard Boone situates Gattinara at the heart of Renaissance politics and propaganda and provides the first English translation of his autobiography in full.Author:...

During the second half of the eighteenth century British architecture moved away from the dominant school of classicism in favour of a more creative freedom of expression. At the forefront of this change were architect brothers Robert and James Adam. Kondo's work places them...

Veronica Burton's first experience of depression came as a teenager. Following a ten year remission, during which she gained her general nursing qualification and completed her Special and Intensive Nursing of the Newborn course, work-related events precipitated a depressive relapse that has lasted to...

Before Hitler comes to power, Otto Abetz is a left-wing Francophile teacher in provincial Germany, mobilising young French and German idealists to work together for peace through Franco-German reconciliation and a united Europe. Abetz marries a French girl but, after 1933, succumbs to the...

Rob Morrison's life altered unaccountably in a single night. He woke up one morning with schizophrenia. How could he handle it? What did this mean? One look at his face in the mirror while he was scraping away with his razor confirmed every detail...

There is no such word as 'can't'The story of an ordinary English girl's zest for travel. In 1966 commuting to London from Essex day in and day out, Terri was determined not to follow the norm of work, marriage and kids without experiencing what...

What if you could understand the foundations of justice, create a fair society, and unlock the principles of effective governance?Politics: Aristotle's Vision of Justice, Society, and Governance brings you Aristotle's timeless exploration of political theory, thoughtfully translated and adapted for the modern reader.Written over...

Marshall is a soldier in the army, and Joan is a seaman apprentice in the navy. Both are in uniform when they meet on a Greyhound Bus. They exchanged addresses and the two of them write one another for a year; it is their...

But Not Today is a story of courage and hope. At age fifty, while planning a dream trip to Italy, Doree O'Connell is diagnosed with stage IV brain cancer. Instead of wandering the ancient cobbled streets and piazzas of Rome, O'Connell finds herself in...

Enigmatic, Eminence grise, the 'power behind the throne' - these phrases sum up Zhou Enlai's long and varied, but always pivotal, political career in the Chinese Communist Party from the 1920s to 1970s. Born in 1898, Zhou witnessed several of the most important events...

Ron McCallum has been blind from birth. When he was a child, many blind people spent their lives making baskets in sheltered workshops, but Ron's mother had other ideas for her son. She insisted on treating him as normally as possible. In this endearing...

Julie Jones first visited Israel, with her 11-year-old son 30 years ago, to learn what the British, her father included, wouldn't talk about.A taboo subject; a forgotten conflict of the 1940s, and the real People of Israel and Palestine, reflect on the challenges of...

I was told that I was born in a hospital in Columbus, Ohio, on August 29, 1918. This book covers the 68 years that I graced the blue sphere floating in space, called Earth. Grove City, a suburb of Columbus, Ohio, is where I...

One night changed everything. On September 11, 2001, young Ahmed watched his cousins and tribesmen murder nearly three thousand infidels in the name of Allah, the god of Islam. As he filled the Saudi Arabian sky with bullets and triumphant shouts of Allahu Akbar!...

Every love story has its hurdles and Jane and Lloyd Reece were no exception. Having fallen in love as pen pals during Lloyd's tour in Korea, he and Jane quickly decided they were meant for each other. But they also had to face the...

As a mountain climbing guide, it is Vern Tejas's job to climb the tallest mountain on each continent. Always rebellious, Tejas never met a challenge he couldn't overcome, even the daunting task of climbing Mount Everest. In fact, he climbed all of the tallest...

The fifties in New Zealand were glory days. It was a carefree time for children, whose parents were finally happy that the war was over. Everyone worked together to rebuild their lives and looked to the future. I helped my father when I could,...

The author shares his mother's story and the lessons he learned from her transition through the different stages of dementia. By reflecting on his mother's life and legacy from a Christian perspective, the author uses her story to illustrate the different stages of dementia...

When Valentina suffered premature menopause at the age of 27, she thought that she would never be able to be a mother. That was not to be because her brilliant medic husband, Dr MC Trent, quickly organised an IVF. Valentina was so infertile that...

The author reflects upon his Fascination with growing up in post war America. Recalling Fond memories of the black and white cartoons of the day and then to marvel at the first new color television the family would own. Running outside after school to...

Accusations of racism by both the progressive left and populist right have become increasingly politicized in this age of rupture. Rethinking Racism captures this moment and movement, in which the concept of racism is evolving in response to shifting discourses and emergent realities. Drawing...