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  Walking Verdun - A Guide to the...

  Christina Holsten

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  A WWI historian and Verdun battleground guide shares her knowledge and expertise in this series ten of walking tours. On February 21st, 1916, the German Fifth Army launched a devastating offensive against French forces at Verdun and set in motion one of the most harrowing and prolonged battles of the Great War. By the time the struggle finished ten months later, over 650,000 men were left killed, wounded, or were missing. The terrible memory of the battle had been etched into the histories of France and Germany, as well as the ground on which it happened. This epic trial of military and national strength cannot be properly understood without visiting, and walking, the battlefield, and this is the purpose of Christina Holstein's invaluable guide. In a series of walks she takes the reader to all the key points on the battlefield, many of which have attained almost legendary status—from the spot where Colonel Driant was killed to the forts of Douaumont, Vaux and Souville, the Mort Homme ridge, and Verdun itself.

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  The Bafut Beagles

  Gerald Durrell

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  Travel to the wilds of Cameroon with the conservationist whose work inspired Masterpiece production The Durrells in Corfu on public television. In 1949, Gerald Durrell embarks with fellow zoologist Kenneth Smith on an expedition to collect rare animals in the British Cameroons in West Central Africa. There, he meets the Nero-like local ruler, the Fon of Bafut, who likes a man who can hold his liquor—will Durrell be able to get on his good side?   In this unique memoir, set off on a journey with the famed British naturalist’s group of hunters and his pack of motley hunting dogs as they encounter an array of exotic creatures, including flying mice, booming squirrels, a frog with a mysterious coat of hair, and teacup-size monkeys; and witness the joys and problems of collecting, keeping, and transporting wild animals from Africa to England.  This ebook features an illustrated biography of Gerald Durrell including rare photos from the author’s estate.  

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  The Shocking Truth about...

  Zoey Fraisers

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  Consumerism, as we know it today, is the result of centuries of societal, economic, and psychological evolution. Its roots can be traced back to the Industrial Revolution of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, a period that marked a profound transformation in the way goods were produced and consumed. Before this era, most economies were primarily agrarian, and consumption was limited to meeting basic needs. However, the advent of mechanized production brought about mass manufacturing, reducing costs and making goods more widely accessible. This shift laid the groundwork for the rise of consumer culture. 
  The Industrial Revolution not only increased the availability of products but also introduced the idea of consumer choice. As markets grew, competition among producers intensified, leading to innovations in marketing and branding. Businesses began to recognize the importance of distinguishing their products through unique features or emotional appeal, planting the seeds of modern advertising. By the late 19th century, print advertisements were appearing in newspapers and magazines, offering visions of a better, more glamorous life through the purchase of specific goods. 
  At its core, consumerism thrives on the tension between desire and need. Unlike basic survival needs, desires are shaped by cultural, social, and psychological factors. Early advertisers tapped into this distinction, framing products as solutions to problems or as pathways to happiness and status. This psychological shift was crucial in transforming consumption from a practical activity into an aspirational pursuit.

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  The White Heart of Mojave

  Edna Brush Perkins

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  "The White Heart of the Mojave" recounts a 1920's adventure "in the wind and sun and big spaces" of Death Valley by two independent minded women, Edna Brush Perkins and Charlotte Hannahs Jordan. Both women were early feminists, Edna as chairwoman of the greater Cleveland Woman's Suffrage Party (1916-18). At the end of the Great War, the two friends wanted nothing more than to escape "to the solitariness of some wild and lonely place far from city halls, smokestacks, national organizations, and streets of little houses all alike." Their vacation started as a long motor drive through the backwoods of California (Charlotte's husband, Ned, owned the Jordan Motor Car Company). It ended with a month long trek through Death Valley in an old milk wagon drawn by a horse and a mule. Edna's descriptions of the desert are superb and from the heart--the dunes "were very beautiful, with knife-edged tops ridged in pure, clean lines from which fringes of fine sand blew up like the wind tossed manes of white horses." This is a great listen for anyone who likes first-hand accounts of adventure in the Great Outdoors. (Summary by Sue Anderson)

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  The Fresh and the Salt - The...

  Ann Lingard

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  “Beautiful, intensely visual prose, born from deep intimacy with subtle borderlands: land and sea, England and Scotland, people and environments.” —David Gange, author of The Frayed Atlantic Edge 
   
  Firths and estuaries are liminal places, where land meets sea and tides meet freshwater. Their unique ecosystems support a huge range of marine and other wildlife: human activity too is profoundly influenced by their waters and shores. 
   
  The Solway Firth—the crooked finger of water that both unites and divides Scotland and England—is a beautiful yet unpredictable place and one of the least-industrialized natural large estuaries in Europe. Its history, geology and turbulent character have long affected the way its inhabitants, both human and non-human, have learnt to live along and within its ever-changing margins. 
   
  “Lingard’s scientific knowledge of the area and its multitudinous inhabitants [is] delivered in riveting prose. This is deep and beautiful natural history writing.” —BBC Countryfile Magazine 
   
   
   
  “Like a hungry gull, Ann Lingard explores her beloved Solway shoreline for every living detail that catches her eye. In so doing she has created a portrait of this nation-cleaving water that is as broad and deep as the estuary itself.” —Mark Cocker, author of Birds & People 
   
  “A kaleidoscopic portrait of the borders of the land.” —Cumbria Life 
   
  “Lingard writes vividly about this estuary . . . an excellent point of reference for locals, visitors and for those simply intrigued by this lesser-known corner of Scotland.” —Scottish Field

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  Life on Route 66 - Personal...

  Claudia Heller, Alan Heller

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  A celebration of America’s most historic highway, in words and pictures.   Winding through the rugged heartland of the American West, Route 66 has resonated for generations in hardscrabble tales of hopeful seekers of new homes and new lives. It also inspired Alan and Claudia Heller, longtime residents of Duarte, a California town along Route 66, to hitch their trailer to a retirement dream and travel the road again, journeying through their home state and back to Chicago.   They collected stories of the iconic highway, and what it means to the people who live along its way, for a series in the San Gabriel Valley Newspaper Group. This collection retraces their journey and introduces us to some of the people and places that make Route 66 truly historic.

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