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When a DNA test blows apart her father’s hidden identity many years after his death, Deb finds she has a sister, Barbara, and an entirely new family she never knew. As the sisters work to unravel more of their father’s secrets, they find his connection to a dark chapter of British-Canadian history. Will the sisters finally get to the bottom of their father’s past? Or are some secrets meant to stay buried forever?

Think like the Greats is not a biography compilation—it’s your mental upgrade, built on the tested thinking patterns of the world’s most iconic performers, inventors, creators, and philosophers. These were not just individuals of talent, but of uncommon perspective—and this book decodes their mental frameworks for modern use.

Few figures in history have captured the imagination like Alexander the Great. A military genius, visionary ruler, and cultural bridge between East and West, his conquests reshaped the ancient world. But what was the true extent of his ambition? How did his empire-building efforts leave an enduring mark on civilizations? And what can we learn today from his triumphs—and his failures?

From the New York Times bestselling authors of The Nazi Conspiracy comes a true, little-known story about the first assassination attempt on John F. Kennedy, right before his inauguration. Kennedy was infamously assassinated in 1963, ending his historic presidency. But what most people don't know is that JFK's story almost ended before it began – at the hands of a disgruntled sociopathic loner armed with dynamite.

The Chabad-Lubavitch movement, one of the world's best-known Hasidic groups, is driven by the belief that we are on the verge of the messianic age. The man most recognized for the movement's success is the seventh and last Lubavitcher rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson (1902–1994), believed by many of his followers to be the Messiah.

The dramatic untold story of Eugénie de Montijo, the woman who created haute couture, fought for women’s rights, opened France’s schools to girls and ruled the country as its last empress, yet today remains almost unknown.

¿Crees conocer la historia de la Patagonia? Prepárate para descubrir el costado que los manuales callaron: el de las mujeres que escribieron su propia epopeya en la “tierra de los hombres”. Por qué leer Mujeres en Tierra de Hombres Protagonistas reales, más audaces que la ficción Ana María Castellanos: ideó la fuga de soldados del Fuerte del Carmen y desafió al gobernador español. Gertrudis Sánchez: con su temple sostuvo la defensa de Malvinas durante la invasión inglesa. Elena “la Inglesa” Greenhill: secuestró a un comisario y se convirtió en leyenda al pie de los ...

Benjamin Franklin was the oldest of the founding fathers—he was indeed a whole generation ahead of George Washington, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson—and yet he was the most forward-looking of the group and the most modern of the founders. The Greatest American shows just how much of an impact Benjamin Franklin had on American politics and daily life.

Un recorrido por la memoria familiar siguiendo las huellas geográficas, mentales y sociales de todo un siglo en nuestro país. Tal vez el más difícil de los sujetos de estudio sea nuestra propia familia.

The San Fernando Valley has changed dramatically since I was a kid – as most places have. There are no more horse ranches or orange groves to be seen and many of the places I used to walk past on my way to Robert Fulton Junior High School and Monroe High School, such as the General Motors Plant on Van Nuys Boulevard and the Broadway Department Store, no longer exist. The building that housed Food Giant Market and then Ralph’s Market was also erased by time. In my mind, I remember what the streets and structures and landscapes all looked like as I was growing up through the 50’s, 60’...

This dramatic narrative illustrates the lifestyle and philosophy of Diogenes of Sinope, the prominent Greek Cynic philosopher, who lived roughly from 404 to 323 BCE. Diogenes was known for his humor, ascetic lifestyle, radical critiques of social conventions, and the famous anecdote of searching with staff and lantern for an honest man. Statues of Diogenes reveal a robust man, usually in the company of dogs. His philosophy reveals itself in his meeting with Alexander, the Great, and his arguments with Plato. Fleeing Athens, captured by pirates, sold as a slave, Diogenes lived his later ...

Die Ostjuden haben nicht leicht den Weg nach Paris gefunden. Sie kamen viel leichter nach Brüssel und Amsterdam. Der direkte Weg des jüdischen Juwelenhandels führt nach Amsterdam. Einige arm gewordene und einige reich werdende jüdische Juwelenhändler bleiben aus Zwang im französischen Sprachgebiet.

В марте 1944 года Жинетт Колинка в возрасте 19 лет вместе со своим отцом, младшим братом и племянником была депортирована в лагерь смерти Освенцим-Биркенау. Спустя долгое время после окончания Второй мировой войны и несмотря на столь травмирующий, порой непостижимый обычному человеку опыт, Жинетт нашла в себе силы правдиво и без прикрас рассказать о том, что она видела и пережила. О нечеловеческих условиях, в которых ей приходилось существовать, голоде и жестокости.

Династия Сефевидов появилась еще задолго до своего восхождения, а ее истоки до сих пор вызывают споры. Однако, несмотря на свое загадочное происхождение, она превратила Иран в могущественное и многогранное государство, оставив неизгладимый след на этой земле. Эпоха Сефевидов ознаменована сочетанием традиционных элементов с новыми культурными влияниями. За время их правления, страна достигла пика своего могущества и процветания, став центром искусства, литературы и архитектуры.

Обширный калейдоскоп парадоксальных явлений советской жизни от повседневности до высших эшелонов — в первой книге новой серии известного историка. Искренний порыв первого субботника был доведён до абсурда, когда по мемуарам в итоге оказалось, что знаменитое ленинское бревно на субботнике в Кремле вместе с вождём тащили 800 человек. Школы и институты в СССР вовсе не были бесплатными. От Олимпиады с трогательным Мишкой-талисманом советские руководители вообще хотели отказаться, но не успели.

In 1781, the new United States was nearly bankrupt. As the American and French armies under Generals Washington and Rochambeau surrounded General Cornwallis and the British at Yorktown, James Lovell, Congressman, examined a captured, soiled letter. The numbers in General Cornwallis’s ciphered message might hold the key to the defeat of the British. Expert in encryption, James Lovell knew the answer to British loss could lie in his hands.

Known as "The Scourge of Princes" by some and labeled a rogue and scoundrel by others, Pietro Aretino, a sixteenth-century figure, emerges in this new biography as a multifaceted character. He was a poet, satirist, journalist, publicist, propagandist, art critic, social climber, lothario, pornographer, and blackmailer of Kings, Popes, and Emperors. Aretino's astonishing life journey began as the penniless son of a cobbler and a town harlot, but he quickly rose to captivate Pope Leo X, provoke Pope Adrian VI with his acerbic pasquinades, and befriend Pope Clement VII. Knighted by the Knights...

Benjamin Franklin was more than just a Founding Father of the United States—he was a visionary, a scientist, a diplomat, and an intellectual giant whose legacy continues to shape the world today. In The Architect of a Nation: Unveiling the Legacy of Benjamin Franklin, Arley Ballenger provides a comprehensive and captivating biography of this extraordinary figure, exploring how Franklin's ideas, inventions, and diplomacy helped forge the United States into the nation it is today.

What do a barefoot philosopher, a lightning-obsessed inventor, a deaf composer, and a girl with a telescope have in common? They thought differently—and the world was never the same. The Thinkers is a vibrant, funny, deeply human tribute to 30 of history’s greatest minds. From Tesla to Turing, from Marie Curie to Mozart, this is not a textbook. It’s a celebration. Each chapter sounds like a conversation with a legend—told with warmth, humor, and zero big words your sister couldn’t understand. This is for the curious. The inspired. The weirdos. The ones still asking “why?"

Fond memories growing up in the legendary small town of Mayberry, ( Mt. Airy, NC ) Andy Griffith's home town and also the home town of Donna Fargo, The Easter Brothers Gospel Group and Tommy Jarrell. Author Jim Akers takes you on a journey as a child and young man headed to Vietnam and beyond