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Too Much Fun The Five Lives of the Commodore 64 Computer


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English | December 10, 2024 | ISBN: 0262549514 | True EPUB | 244 pages | 5.9 MB
The surprising history of the Commodore 64, the best-selling home computer of the 1980s-the machine that taught the world that computing should be fun.

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A Cross Too Heavy Pope Pius XII and the Jews of Europe


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English | ISBN: 0230110800 | 2011 | 284 pages | EPUB | 437 KB
The papacy of Pius XII (1939-1958) has been a source of near-constant criticism and debate since his death, particularly because of his alleged silence during the Holocaust. Paul O’Shea examines his little-studied pre-papal life to demonstrate that Pius was neither an anti-Semitic villain nor a ‘lamb without stain.’

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Ecumenism Means You, Too Ordinary Christians and the Quest for Christian Unity


Free Download Steven R. Harmon, "Ecumenism Means You, Too: Ordinary Christians and the Quest for Christian Unity"
English | ISBN: 1606088653 | 2010 | 132 pages | EPUB | 293 KB
By all accounts, the modern ecumenical movement is not moving much these days. Despite dramatic breakthroughs in the past few decades, the quest for a visibly united church-in which there is common confession of the apostolic faith, full Eucharistic communion, and mutual recognition of members and ministers-now meets with indifference by many, impatience by some, and outright hostility by others. In part, this is because the movement has not given enough attention to grassroots ecumenical engagement. This book is written to convince ordinary Christians, especially young Christian adults, that they too have a stake in the future of the ecumenical movement as its most indispensable participants. Ecumenism Means You, Too draws on the music of Irish rock band U2 to cast artistic light on various aspects of the quest for Christian unity. Whether one is a U2 fan or not, and whether one thinks the ecumenical movement is a good thing or a bad thing for the church, everyone who reads this book will learn something about the Christian theological framework apart from which neither the modern ecumenical movement nor the meaning of U2’s music can be understood. The book includes an annotated bibliography of resources for ecumenical engagement and a glossary of key ecumenical terms for readers who want to learn more about the Christian practice of seeking the unity of the church.

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Too Many Bosses, Too Few Leaders The Three Essential Principles You Need to Become an Extraordinary Leader


Free Download Too Many Bosses, Too Few Leaders: The Three Essential Principles You Need to Become an Extraordinary Leader by Rajeev Peshawaria, Sean Runnette, Tantor Audio
English | May 16, 2011 | ISBN: B00510ZXWY | 7 hours and 33 minutes | MP3 128 Kbps | 415 Mb
How did Alan Mulally – an outsider to the auto industry – lead such a spectacular turnaround at Ford? How did Morgan Stanley CEO John Mack keep his company from imploding even as Lehman Brothers collapsed? What is it that enables such extraordinary leaders to galvanize their talents and energy, as well as the talents and energy of those who work for them, to achieve superior performance no matter what challenges they face?
Rajeev Peshawaria has spent more than 20 years working alongside top executives at Fortune 500 companies and training them in leadership. He knows precisely what makes the difference between those who are simply bosses and those who are superior leaders, and between those who continue to rise to the top levels and those who get stuck along the way.
In this lively and remarkably empowering book, Peshawaria offers listeners the opportunity to experience the highest level of leadership training available in the world. Introducing the three core principles he has observed are the foundation of the best leadership – that great leaders clearly define their purpose and values; that nobody can motivate another person because everyone comes premotivated; and that a leader’s job is not to directly produce results but to create the conditions that will harness the energy of others – he details his unique and proven program for achieving leadership excellence.

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You’ll Make It (and They Will Too) Everything No One Talks About When You’re Parenting Teens [Audiobook]


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English | ASIN: B0CPTG5C9F | 2024 | 5 hours and 34 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 310 MB
Author: Amy Betters-Midtvedt
Narrator: Amy Betters-Midtvedt

A lifeline of hope for parents of teens who feel adrift on the real and raw parenting journey, presented with wisdom and faith-and a touch of candid humor-from seasoned educator, mother, and Today Parenting contributor Amy Betters-Midtvedt. As a mom with five kids ages twelve to twenty-two living at home, Amy Betters-Midtvedt found that parenting teens challenged everything she thought it meant to be a "good" mom. But in the unraveling came the building of something new and more beautiful than she could have imagined: an incredible sense of love, hope, joy, and relationship-even in the mess.

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We’ve Been Too Patient Voices from Radical Mental Health-Stories and Research Challenging the Biomedical Model [Audiobook]


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English | ASIN: B0CJ3PHXWX | 2024 | 9 hours and 10 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 265 MB
Author: L. D. Green, Kelechi Ubozoh
Narrator: Dara Brown

25 unflinching stories and essays from the front lines of the radical mental health movement. Overmedication, police brutality, electroconvulsive therapy, involuntary hospitalization, traumas that lead to intense altered states and suicidal thoughts: these are the struggles of those labeled "mentally ill." While much has been written about the systemic problems of our mental-health care system, this book gives voice to those with personal experience of psychiatric miscare often excluded from the discussion, like people of color and LGBTQ+ communities. It is dedicated to finding working alternatives to the "Mental Health Industrial Complex" and shifting the conversation from mental illness to mental health.

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Too Tired to Fight 13 Essential Conflicts Parents Must Have to Keep Their Relationship Strong [Audiobook]


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English | ASIN: B0CNFB36SW | 2024 | 7 hours and 36 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 219 MB
Author: Erin Mitchell, Stephen Mitchell
Narrator: Erin Mitchell MACP, Stephen Mitchell PhD, Henriette Zoutomou, Jay Myers, Leiana Bertrand, James Fouhey

How couples with kids can transform 13 common relationship fights into closer connection, from popular Instagram counselors Erin and Stephen Mitchell (@couples.counseling.for.parents). Parenting changes a couple’s relationship in fundamental ways, but most parents are too exhausted from the demands of life, work, and engaging their kids to prioritize their relationship. This can lead to repeated conflict and an overwhelming sense of anxiety, anger, hurt, and loneliness…just when you need your partner’s support the most. The good news: conflict is actually a sign that you are trying to connect with your partner-you’re just stuck in an old pattern of communication.

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Too Far on a Whim The Limits of High-Steam Propulsion in the US Navy [Audiobook]


Free Download Tyler A. Pitrof, Eric Jason Martin (Narrator), "Too Far on a Whim: The Limits of High-Steam Propulsion in the US Navy"
English | ASIN: B0D6RXVLHW | 2024 | MP3@64 kbps | ~07:31:00 | 207 MB
In Too Far on a Whim, Tyler A. Pitrof presents a high-spirited revision of the US Navy’s commitment to high-steam propulsion systems, the mainstay of its World War II fleets. Pitrof’s research persuasively demonstrates that in its war against the Imperial Japanese Navy, the US Navy succeeded despite its high-steam propulsion systems rather than because of them.
War with an aggressive Japan and a resurgent Germany loomed in the dark days of the late 1930s. Rear Admiral Harold G. Bowen Sr., head of the US Navy’s Bureau of Engineering, advanced a radical vision: a new fleet based on high-steam propulsion, a novel technology that promised high speeds with smaller engines and better fuel efficiency.
The official record of high-steam technology’s subsequent performance has relied heavily on Bowen’s own memoir, in which he painted high-steam innovation in heroic colors. Pitrof’s empirical review of primary sources such as maintenance records illuminates the opposite.

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