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  Saffie - The youngest victim of...

  David Collins

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  On 22 May 2017, a bomb exploded in the middle of a crowd of young fans leaving an Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena. Twenty-two people were killed and hundreds more were injured. 
   
  Saffie-Rose Roussos, aged eight, was the youngest victim to die in the attack. She had been at the concert with her mother, Lisa, and her elder sister, Ashlee. 
   
  While Ashlee’s injuries were not life-threatening, Lisa was so badly hurt doctors gave her a fifteen per cent chance of survival and a ninety per cent chance of being paralysed from the neck down if she did survive. Lisa would spend six weeks in a coma and only learned Saffie was gone when she regained consciousness. 
   
  As the bomb went off, Saffie’s father Andrew was outside waiting to pick up Lisa, Ashlee and Saffie, with his son Xander. He heard the explosion and embarked on a desperate, terrifying search for his wife and daughters through a city that was now more like a war zone. 
   
  Saffie is Andrew and Lisa’s story, one of unimaginable suffering and heartbreak as the family faced down a nightmare but also a story of inspiration, courage and optimism, as they search for happiness and meaning in their lives, whilst fighting MI5 to reveal what they knew about the bomber. 
   
  Most of all, though, this is a story of love, for each other and for Saffie, and how she was their guiding light in the very worst of times.

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  Between Two Worlds - From...

  Laurie Becklund, Zainab Salbi

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  Zainab Salbi was eleven years old when her father was chosen to serve as Saddam Hussein's personal pilot, her family often forced to spend weekends with Saddam where he watched their every move. As a palace insider, Zainab offers a singular glimpse of what it is like to come of age under a dictator and provides an intimate portrait of the man she was taught to call "uncle." She watched as Saddam pitted friends, spouses and even children against each other to compete for his approval. She was sent to donate her mother's jewelry to one of the world's richest men, asked to erase her memory as she heard of crimes she was not supposed to hear of, and witnessed her mother hiding her tears lest it upset Saddam. Her mother eventually sent Zainab to America for an arranged marriage, to spare her from Saddam's growing affections, but the marriage intended to save her turned out to be another world of tyranny and abuse. 
   
  Despite extraordinary psychological challenges, Zainab started over. She forged a new identity as founder and president of Women for Women International, a nonprofit organization for female victims of war, dedicated to providing women of war and civil unrest with the resources to become self-sufficient citizens and promote peace. Zainab has traveled and promoted her organization widely, speaking out on behalf of oppressed women around the world, but until now has never told this very personal tale. 
   
  In BETWEEN TWO WORLDS Zainab Salbi reveals the tyrant through the eyes of a child, a secretly rebellious teenager, an abused wife, and ultimately a professional woman coming to terms with the horror of secrets her mother revealed only on her deathbed. Through her ability to come to terms with the child she used to be and dangerous world in which she managed to survive, BETWEEN TWO WORLDS emerges as a story of heroism like no other.

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  The Power of Sensitivity -...

  JESÚS GARCÍA

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  Have You Ever Felt Overwhelmed By The Intensity Of Your Own Emotions? Do You Want To Understand And Tap Into Your Deep Sensitivity To Live A More Fulfilling Life? Do You Want To Discover How To Embrace Your Unique Gift And Channel It Towards A Greater Purpose? If You Answered Yes, Then This Essential Guide Is Perfect For You, But Before You Immediately Embark On This Magical And Fascinating Adventure, Let Me Explain Why This Book Will Transform Your Life Almost Automatically And In A Way That Meets All Your Needs, Almost Without You Even Realizing It. 
  1. Complete And Updated Perspective: This Is Not Just Another Book On Sensitivity. When You Dive Into These Pages, You Will Find An Updated And Complete Guide That Will Take You By The Hand From Neuroscience To Art, From History To Conscious Eating. It's Funny How When You Immerse Yourself In Such A Deep And Comprehensive Read, You Can Feel Like You Are Finally Being Understood On A Deeper Level. 
  2. Authentic Transformation: As You Progress Through Each Chapter, You Will Automatically Acquire Proven Tools, Strategies And Techniques That Will Not Only Help You Understand Your Sensitivity, But Also Help You Transform It Into Your Greatest Strength. The Deeper You Go, The More You Will Feel A Renewed Confidence And Clarity About Your Place In The World. 
  3. Deep Connection: This Essential Guide Will Not Only Provide You With Information. Instead, You Will Connect With Stories Of Other Highly Sensitive People Who Have Walked The Path Before You, Offering You A Sense Of Belonging And Community. In Fact, By The End Of This Reading, You Will Not Only Have Learned About Sensitivity, But You Will Have Formed A More Intimate And Loving Relationship With Yourself. 
  Dive Into This Adventure And Discover How To Embrace Your Gift In 5 Steps And Live A Fulfilling Life As A Highly Sensitive Person. Click "Buy Now" And Begin This Exciting Journey!

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  Forging China's Military Might -...

  Tai Ming Cheung

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  “His collection of nine essays offers a comprehensive and insightful assessment of the Chinese defense science and technology (S&T).” —Pacific Affairs 
   
  Among the most important issues in international security today are the nature and the global implications of China’s emergence as a world-class defense technology power. Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, the Chinese defense industry has reinvented itself by emphasizing technological innovation and technology. This reinvention and its potential effects, both positive and negative, are attracting global scrutiny. Drawing insights from a range of disciplines, including history, social science, business, and strategic studies, Tai Ming Cheung and the contributors to Forging China’s Military Might develop an analytical framework to evaluate the nature, dimensions, and spectrum of Chinese innovation in the military and broader defense spheres. 
   
  Forging China’s Military Might provides an overview of the current state of the Chinese defense industry and then focuses on subjects critical to understanding short- and long-term developments, including the relationship among defense contractors, regulators, and end-users; civil-military integration; China’s defense innovation system; and China’s place in the global defense economy. Case studies look in detail at the Chinese space and missile industry. 
   
  “Constitutes high-quality, cutting-edge research on China’s defense industries. It should enjoy broad appeal—among academics, policy makers, security analysts, and business people in countries around the world.” —Andrew Scobell, RAND Corporation 
   
  “Forging China’s Military Might belongs in any political science shelf interested in China’s issues and international security and considers the nature of China’s emergence as a world power.” —Midwest Book Review

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  Elsewhere USA - How We Got From...

  Dalton Conley

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  Over the past three decades, our daily lives have changed slowly but dramatically. Boundaries between leisure and work, public space and private space, and home and office have blurred and become permeable. How many of us now work from home, our wireless economy allowing and encouraging us to work 24/7? How many of us talk to our children while scrolling through e-mails on our BlackBerrys? How many of us feel overextended, as we are challenged to play multiple roles—worker, boss, parent, spouse, friend, and client—all in the same instant? 
   
  Dalton Conley, social scientist and writer, provides us with an X-ray view of our new social reality. In Elsewhere, U.S.A., Conley connects our daily experience with occasionally overlooked sociological changes: women’s increasing participation in the labor force; rising economic inequality generating anxiety among successful professionals; the individualism of the modern era—the belief in self-actualization and expression—being replaced by the need to play different roles in the various realms of one’s existence. 
   
  In this groundbreaking audiobook, Conley offers an essential understanding of how the technological, social, and economic changes that have reshaped our world are also reshaping our individual lives. 
   
  “This brilliant new book makes sense of how changes in the ways people work are affecting the ways families work. Conley writes with the grace of a novelist and the insight of a rigorous scholar.” –Richard Sennett, author of The Craftsman

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  Inaugural Address

  Woodrow Wilson

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  Woodrow Wilson became the 28th president of the United States when he beat out President Taft and Theodore Roosevelt in the 1912 election. His election completed a shift to Democratic power across the executive and legislative branches. In his inaugural address, he explains his hopes for using this Democratic majority to enact the positive change for which Americans so clearly hungered. He ends with a call to unity, though, saying, “Here muster, not the forces of party, but the forces of humanity.”  

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