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is the shocking true story of little Molly and Kit, siblings, aged 3 years and 18 months, who are brought into care as an emergency after suffering non-accidental injuries. Aneta and Filip, the children's parents, are distraught when their children are taken into care. Aneta maintains she is innocent of harming them, while Filip appears bewildered and out of his depth. It's true the family has never come to the attention of the social services before...
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A family's story of human tenacity, faith, and a race for survival in the face of unspeakable horror and cruelty perpetrated by the Nazi regime against the Jewish people. Growing up in the safety of England, far away from his family's past, Jonathan Wittenberg had never asked too many questions about his ancestors, although his father had told him Hitler murdered millions of people and 'turned thousands of them into bars of soap, including several...
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Dream. Believe. Achieve. My autobiography. Jonathan Rea is the current World Superbike Champion. He is also the only rider to have ever won the championship for three years in succession. Together with his Kawasaki Racing Team he hopes to make history once again this season by making it four in a row. Jonathan was recently honoured by the Royal Automobile Club when they awarded him the coveted Torrens Trophy at a prestigious ceremony in London, for...
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Two Sisters, Two Years Apart, Two Different Gifts. Everyone thought Pam and Karen lived a very normal life but little did they know that behind the scenes, it was anything but normal. Sisters being two years apart, opposite in many ways but their connection to each other and the other dimensions takes the reader on a real-life chilling journey. Through their eyes, you will experience terrifying premonitions, ghostly encounters, and demonic attacks...
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In Justify This, veteran character actor Nick Searcy takes you through his wide-ranging career, from both sides of the camera as an actor and director, to guest-hosting for Rush Limbaugh, managing a professional wrestler, costarring in the hit show Justified-and somehow continuing to work in Hollywood even after he went to Washington DC on January 6, 2021.
Director of Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer and producer/star of the...
27) Top of the World
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Martin Hibbert was left paralysed from the waist down by the Manchester Arena bombing which killed twenty-two people on 22 May 2017. Martin's teenage daughter Eve was one of the 940 injured, in Eve's case, gravely. The dad from Bolton has since become a leading campaigner both for victims of the atrocity and those with spinal cord injuries.
Determined to make a difference he took on the ultimate challenge, scaling Kilimanjaro in a wheelchair, becoming...
28) Sacro GRA
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Gianfranco Rosi has emerged as one of the most awarded and provocative documentarians working today. His observational films artfully and sympathetically depict the lives of subcultures and displaced peoples the world over. The Gianfranco Rosi Collection includes four of his greatest films. Fire at Sea (2016), an Academy Award® Nominee for Best Documentary Feature and winner of the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, is a heart-wrenching portrait...
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A paradigm-shattering biography of Phillis Wheatley, whose poetry was at the heart of the American Revolution.
Admired by George Washington, ridiculed by Thomas Jefferson, published in London, and read far and wide, Phillis Wheatley led one of the most extraordinary American lives. Seized in West Africa and forced into slavery as a child, she was sold to a merchant family in Boston, where she became a noted poet at a young age. Mastering the Bible,...
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'No one is born a soldier. You only become a soldier after time and perseverance, often in the most extreme situations and scenarios. This was my way-of-life for fourteen years, and the lessons it taught me will remain with me forever.' Fourteen years of military service.
Four years in the Parachute Regiment.
Ten years in the SAS, Two Everest summits. No one is better equipped than Jay Morton to reveal what it takes to become the best of the best....
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The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history. Contents: • Confucius, the great Chinese philosopher • Socrates, the great Greek philosopher • Aristotle, the first to organize scientific knowledge • William Wilberforce who ended the British slave trade • Karl Marx who wrote The Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital • Mahatma Gandhi who helped free India from British rule BRITISH ENGLISH • Word count: 16,058 • Headword count: 1,701...
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Magnus's first book was a humble yet heart-warming look at the impact of Mary's Meals, and how it transformed the lives of over a million children throughout the world. It sat firmly within the 'inspirational memoir' genre and told the extraordinary story of how Mary's Meals was established.
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This book allows you to ride along with this Transit Bus Operator as he shares his riveting 20-year public service career while enduring several obstacles through sickness and good health. Too many times a person will turn to alcohol or drugs for self-medication relief when encountering such dark times. The resilience and consistency one must show during times of despair are truly amazing for this profession. Again, have faith in God and distance...
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Arnovis couldn't stay in El Salvador. If he didn't leave, a local gangster promised that his family would dress in mourning-that he would wake up with flies in his mouth. "It was like a bomb exploded in my life," Arnovis said.
The Dispossessed tells the story of a twenty-four-year-old Salvadoran man, Arnovis, whose family's search for safety shows how the United States-in concert with other Western nations-has gutted asylum protections for the world's...
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In February 1942, nine-year-old Olga Morris and her family were in Singapore when the city fell to the Japanese Imperial Army in the biggest defeat in history of the British Forces. Turned back at an evacuation ship's gangway as the bombs fell, Olga and her parents and siblings were forced to take their chances and hide out until, captured by Japanese soldiers, they were sent on a forced march to the notorious Changi Prison.
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After years of physical and mental abuse, Jade thought her kindly foster mother would be the answer to her prayers. She was wrong ... this is her staggering true story. When Jade Kelly met her new foster mother she thought her prayers had been answered. Kindly Carol Docherty was everything her violent, drug addicted mother was not. Loving and nurturing, she fed and clothed ten-year old Jade and offered a life free of fear from near constant abuse....
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Truth Matters, Love Wins is both an astounding account of fighting false accusations in a slanted criminal justice system, and an uplifting testament to choosing faith, love, and personal growth in response to staggering betrayal. Alex's dedication to surviving her darkest hour will captivate and inspire you.
A must-read for anyone curious about how to handle the...
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When Lanfranco 'Frankie' Dettori arrived on British shores in 1985, aged just 14, he couldn't speak a word of English. Having left school just a year earlier and following in the footsteps of his father, he was eager to become a stable boy and apprentice jockey, willing to do everything it took to make it. This was his first, but certainly not his last, leap of faith. Despite his slight size, Frankie's impact upon the British racing scene was immediate...
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In this devastating memoir, Tom Mitchelson explores the complex, toxic relationship he had with his father. Growing up on a council estate in Essex in the 80s, Tom frequently witnessed his dad horrifically abuse his mum. He would physically and sexually harm her, drag her down the street, then the next morning bring her tea and toast. It went on for years and Tom never told anyone. As the only boy in the family, Tom had a strange dynamic with his...
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Marking the centenary of the Titanic disaster, Titanic Lives is an utterly compelling exploration of the lives on board the most famous ship in history. On the night of 14 April 1912, midway through her maiden voyage, the seemingly unsinkable Titanic hit an iceberg, sustaining a 300-feet gash as six compartments were wrenched open to the Atlantic Ocean. In little over two hours, the palatial liner nose-dived to the bottom of the sea. More than 1,500...
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