Tag: Broke

The Man Who Broke Napoleon’s Codes The Story of George Scovell


Free Download The Man Who Broke Napoleon’s Codes: The Story of George Scovell By Mark L. Urban
2001 | 354 Pages | ISBN: 0571205135 | EPUB | 6 MB
This work gives a compelling account of the officer who waged the intelligence battle against Napoleon’s army, a forerunner to the great code-breakers of the 20th century. The French army, during the Peninsular War, used a code of unrivalled complexity – the "Great Paris Cipher". Major George Scovell used a network of Spanish guerillas to capture coded French messages, and then set to work decrypting them.

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Young, Educated & Broke An Introduction to America’s New Poor


Free Download Jamie Borromeo, "Young, Educated & Broke: An Introduction to America’s New Poor"
English | ISBN: 1630470910 | 2015 | 190 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
Young, Educated & Broke is a unique blend of memoir and social commentary that highlights the author’s Millennial experience in America as a microcosm of the geopolitical and domestic affairs in American history during the 2008 economic collapse and the years that followed. Borromeo drafts a "Millennial Blueprint" for what she believes can spark a conversation between young people and current leadership to address the youth high unemployment rates and leadership issues in this country. In such uncertain times, Borromeo’s analysis leaves you inspired and hopeful as she writes a plan-and provides tangible proof-that her generation will be a formidable force in the next chapter of America’s history.

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California Crackup How Reform Broke the Golden State and How We Can Fix It


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English | 2010 | pages: 224 | ISBN: 0520266560, 0520268520 | EPUB | 1,4 mb
Is California beyond repair? A sizable number of Golden State citizens have concluded that it is. Incessant budget crises plus a government paralyzed by partisan gridlock have led to demands for reform, even a constitutional convention. But what, exactly, is wrong and how can we fix it? In California Crackup, Joe Mathews and Mark Paul provide clear and informed answers. Their fast-paced and often humorous narrative deftly exposes the constitutional origins of our current political and economic problems and furnishes a uniquely California fix: innovative solutions that allow Californians to debate their choices, settle on the best ones, hold elected officials accountable for results, and choose anew if something doesn’t work.

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Still Broke Walmart’s Remarkable Transformation and the Limits of Socially Conscious Capitalism [Audiobook]


Free Download Still Broke: Walmart’s Remarkable Transformation and the Limits of Socially Conscious Capitalism (Audiobook)
English | November 15, 2022 | ASIN: B0B2F3HKGJ | M4B@64 kbps | 7h 15m | 406 MB
Author and Narrator: Rick Wartzman
How America’s biggest company began taking better care of its workers-and why such efforts will never be enough.

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The Year That Broke Politics Collusion and Chaos in the Presidential Election of 1968 [Audiobook]


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English | ASIN: B0CJCTXF7Y | 2023 | 12 hours and 9 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 331 MB
Author: Luke A. Nichter
Narrator: Kent Klineman

The unknown story of the election that set the tone for today’s fractured politics. The 1968 presidential race was a contentious battle between Vice President Hubert Humphrey, Republican Richard Nixon, and former Alabama governor George Wallace. The United States was reeling from the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy and was bitterly divided on the Vietnam War and domestic issues, including civil rights and rising crime. Drawing on previously unexamined archives and numerous interviews, Luke A. Nichter upends the conventional understanding of the campaign.

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Breaking Free from Broke The Ultimate Guide to More Money and Less Stress [Audiobook]


Free Download Breaking Free from Broke: The Ultimate Guide to More Money and Less Stress (Audiobook)
English | January 12, 2024 | ASIN: B0CS3XFH5L | M4B@64 kbps | 6h 43m | 191 MB
Author and Narrator: George Kamel
America has become the land of the free and the home of the broke.
Household debt is at an all-time high, and every day people-just like you-are feeling more cynical and hopeless about their financial futures. It’s time to stop believing countless lies from a system designed to take your money-lies like student loans are the golden ticket to a good-paying job, car payments are just part of life, and that you need to have a credit card.

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How Jesus Broke the Rules to Set You Free God’s Plan for Women to Walk in Power and Purpose


Free Download Sharon Jaynes, "How Jesus Broke the Rules to Set You Free: God’s Plan for Women to Walk in Power and Purpose"
English | 2015 | pages: 304 | ISBN: 0736959971 | EPUB | 0,7 mb
Popular speaker, teacher, and author Sharon Jaynes offers fresh understanding to the meaningful encounters women in the Bible had with Jesus. She spends time with Jesus’ mother, the woman at the well, Mary Magdalene, and others, and she brings to life their experiences with the forgiveness, healing, and compassion of Jesus.

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