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  The Eye - An Insider's Memoir of...

  Philippe Costamagna

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  “Lifting the veil on the shadowy world of art insiders, Costamagna delivers an entertaining reflection on the dealers, devotees, and decision makers.” —Town & Country Magazine It’s a rare and secret profession, comprising a few dozen people around the world equipped with a mysterious mixture of knowledge and innate sensibility. Summoned to Swiss bank vaults, Fifth Avenue apartments and Tokyo storerooms, they are entrusted by collectors, dealers and museums to decide if a coveted picture is real or fake and to determine if it was painted by Leonardo da Vinci or Raphael. The Eye brings to light the rarified world of connoisseurs devoted to the authentication and discovery of Old Master art works. This is an art adventure story and a memoir all in one, written by a leading expert on the Renaissance whose métier is a high-stakes detective game involving massive amounts of money and frenetic activity in the service of the art market and scholarship alike. It’s also an eloquent argument for the enduring value of visual creativity, told with passion, brilliance and surprising candor. “[A] rollicking and erudite tour of the art world . . .  Costamagna’s candor and well-earned hubris make for an entertaining foray into the high-stakes art world.” —Publishers Weekly “As thrilling as a police novel.” —La Croix “An insider’s look at the dramatic world of attributing and dating art . . . This art world Sherlock Holmes travels the globe . . . Delightful.” —Introspective Magazine “One comes away feeling somewhat re-sensitized to beauty and somewhat nostalgic for an era when museums weren’t the selfie-stick madhouses they are today.” —The Washington Post

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  Roughneck Nine-One - The...

  Hans Halberstadt, Frank Antenori

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  This Iraq War memoir shares “a gritty inside look at a Special Forces team at war” and how the author’s outgunned Green Berets won a dramatic battle (Publishers Weekly). 
   
  On April 6th, 2003, twenty-six Green Berets, including those of Sergeant 1st Class Frank Antenori’s Special Forces A-team (call sign Roughneck Nine-One), confronted a vastly superior force—including battle tanks and more than 150 well-trained and well-equipped soldiers—at a remote crossroads near the small village of Debecka, Iraq. 
   
  Along the way, they endured a US Navy F-14 dropping a 500-pound bomb on supporting Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, the ever-present threat of WMDs, and countless other deadly obstacles. 
   
  This is the never-before-told, no-holds-barred story of how one Special Forces A-team recruited and organized, trained and eventually fought—and won—a legendary conflict that will influence American military doctrine for years to come.

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  The Devil You Know - A Black...

  Charles M. Blow

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  INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 
  A New York Times Editor’s Choice | A Kirkus Best Nonfiction Book of the Year 
  ?The Inspiration for the HBO Original Documentary South to Black Power 
  From journalist and New York Times bestselling author Charles Blow comes a powerful manifesto and call to action, ""a must-read in the effort to dismantle deep-seated poisons of systemic racism and white supremacy"" (San Francisco Chronicle). 
  Race, as we have come to understand it, is a fiction; but, racism, as we have come to live it, is a fact. The point here is not to impose a new racial hierarchy, but to remove an existing one. After centuries of waiting for white majorities to overturn white supremacy, it seems to me that it has fallen to Black people to do it themselves. 
  Acclaimed columnist and author Charles Blow never wanted to write a “race book.” But as violence against Black people—both physical and psychological—seemed only to increase in recent years, culminating in the historic pandemic and protests of the summer of 2020, he felt compelled to write a new story for Black Americans. He envisioned a succinct, counterintuitive, and impassioned corrective to the myths that have for too long governed our thinking about race and geography in America. Drawing on both political observations and personal experience as a Black son of the South, Charles set out to offer a call to action by which Black people can finally achieve equality, on their own terms. 
  So what will it take to make lasting change when small steps have so frequently failed? It’s going to take an unprecedented shift in power. The Devil You Know is a groundbreaking manifesto, proposing nothing short of the most audacious power play by Black people in the history of this country. This book is a grand exhortation to generations of a people, offering a road map to true and lasting freedom.

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  Driven - The Never-Give-Up...

  Manny Khoshbin

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  Live Your Life Full ThrottleBehind every entrepreneur's success story, there's a never-ending list of gut-wrenching failures, missed opportunities, and jaw-dropping setbacks. Real estate mogul and serial entrepreneur Manny Khoshbin is one of those entrepreneurs with a story of perseverance that will make you believe in the American Dream all over again. Driven: The Never-Give-Up Roadmap to Massive Success goes beyond Manny's personal ride through the entrepreneurial journey to deliver the habits, mindset, and insights aspiring entrepreneurs need to turn dreams into reality. Buckle up and join Manny as he shares his experiences and teaches you how to:Beat the odds and become a successful entrepreneur in your own right● Challenge yourself, study your failures, and pivot your plans● Double down on projects, ideas, and investments you're passionate about● Spot and surround yourself with positive, successful, and like-minded people● Change your mindset to achieve what you think is impossibleIt's important to remember that on your journey, you can navigate around obstacles and overcome them—just never give up. Dream big, stay ambitious, and remember that anything you really want deserves your 100 percent effort. Got it? Good. Now, let's ride.

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  Summary Bundle: Memoir & Success

  Abbey Beathan

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  Summary Bundle: Memoir & Success: Includes Summary of Between the World and Me & Summary of Blessed in the DarknessFrom the Description of "Summary of Between the World and Me"..."You are growing into consciousness, and my wish for you is that you feel no need to constrict yourself to make other people comfortable." - Ta-Nehisi CoatesIn the format of a letter to his son, Coates tells the world about his place in the world through an array of meaningful experiences that changed his live. A sum of interesting stories that makes us aware of the hardships of the past and how much black people suffered. A really touching title that everyone should give a look.From the Description of "Summary of Blessed in the Darkness"..."In the dark places, we prove to God what we're really made of. You have to be faithful when things aren't going your way." - Joel Osteen.Staying in faith and keeping a good attitude is the first and the most important step to overcome the most ferocious hardships in your life. It's easier said than done, when things go south, we tend to lose faith and we start to think that is never going to get better. But actually, if you follow the teachings in this book, it will get better! Better than ever.What if you could learn 3X more in 2X less time? How much faster could you accelerate to reach your goals? Start accelerating your growth today by adding this book to your shopping cart now or clicking on the buy now button.

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  Hallo Spaceboy - The Rebirth of...

  Dave Thompson

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  By 1987, David Bowie was at a creative, critical, and commercial low. His most recent album was dismissed by the music press, his latest tour written off as a disaster. Fifteen years after becoming the most colourfully controversial superstar in recent rock history, Bowie was seen as a spent force.Almost twenty years later, Bowie has re-established himself at the very peak of his profession in one of the most extraordinary comebacks in rock history. His 1995 release of the critically-astonishing 1:Outside album has been followed by equally groundbreaking efforts. He is a content family man, married to super-model Iman, and one of the richest musicians in the world.While most biographies on Bowie still focus on his early years, Hallo Spaceboy: The Rebirth of David Bowie is the first to chronicle the comeback in detail. Drawing upon exclusive interviews with fans, colleagues and associates, it is also the long-gestating follow-up to Dave Thompson’s Moonage Daydream (1987), widely hailed among the best David Bowie biographies.

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