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THE RETROGRESSIVE REPUBLICAN PARTY by Dr. Daniel B. Brubaker

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HN5NP9H1

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In The Retrogressive Republican Party, Dr. Daniel B. Brubaker examines what he sees as a profound transformation within the modern Republican Party. A lifelong registered Republican, Brubaker draws on psychology, history, science, and political behavior to explore the influence of disinformation, group dynamics, political leadership, and ideological extremism.

Challenging readers to distinguish fact from belief and emotion, the book encourages critical thinking, personal responsibility, and a renewed commitment to truth and ethical leadership. Ultimately, Brubaker offers recommendations for reform while inviting readers, whether they agree or disagree, to examine the evidence with an open mind.

Peaceful Public Speaking: Spiritual Meditations to Calm Your mind before the Big Speech by Rhonda Davis Smith

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1961601567

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Peaceful Public Speaking is a practical guide to overcoming the fear of public speaking. This book starts a new conversation about the dynamics of public speaking that will transform the way you think about giving a speech and can turn your anxiety into anticipation. If you could imagine, even if briefly, that the thoughts you are thinking are the cause of your upset. Setting the self-doubt aside just long enough to imprint a new or different idea on your consciousness can lead to a confident, authentic, joy-filled speaking experience.

Allow me to whisper these kind words to you…When the time comes, Stand TallYou are EnoughWhen you hear the audience applause, RememberWe are OneAfter you research, write, and prep, KnowYou are ReadyThe world awaits.

In The Mangrovesby Melodin Trammel

https://www.amazon.com/Mangroves-Melodin-Trammel/dp/B0F6D854NN

Bobby, a young manatee, is the adored baby in his family. By day, he’s adventurous, playing with his brother and sister; and at night, a sweet, cuddly baby snuggling with his mommy and daddy. He is completely unaware that he is about to become a big brother.

Follow Bobby’s emotional ride as he navigates his feelings and perceptions. Through his eyes, we discover resilience, animal conservation, and heroism.

Co-Founder Richard Foos on How Rhino Records Turned Out-of-Print Music Into a $100M Business

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Rhino Records & Shout! Factory Co-Founder Richard Foos on Building the Reissue Business

Richard Foos co-founded Rhino Records and Shout! Factory (now Shout! Studios), and he’s known as the godfather of reissue culture. The record industry was always chasing the next hit. Foos found his value in old music, film and TV catalogs that the labels had written off. Rhino grew from $91,000 in first-year sales to more than $100 million a year before Time Warner bought it.

Richard talks about starting with a $140-a-month record store near UCLA, the novelty single that turned the store into a label by accident, and how Rhino invented reissues and remastering. He also covers how Shout! Factory brought Freaks and Geeks and Mystery Science Theater 3000 back, and what he’s working on now.

Key takeaways

Value where others see obsolescence. The labels thought old music was worthless. Rhino built a $100M+ business on it.

Care about quality. Remastering from the original tapes made old records sound better than they ever had.

Persistence pays. Shout! Factory would spend a year or ten clearing rights if that’s what it took.

Experiment and adjust. Keep going with an idea that’s working slowly, and keep changing it in small ways.

Start on the side. Nights and weekends count. Online tools make it cheaper to start than ever.

Quotes

“Previous to us doing it, there was really no such thing as reissues.”

“We cared about the music or show so much we would never give up.”

“Just keep doing it and make little adjustments to the right and the left.”

“We had no idea that it would be successful.”

HATCHEPSUT: FEMALE FALCON OVER EGYPT A NOVEL by WILLIAM S. ROBERTS

https://www.amazon.com/HATCHEPSUT-FEMALE-FALCON-EGYPT-NOVEL/dp/1105261948

In an age when kings ruled Egypt and women stood in the shadows of power, one woman rose above tradition to claim the throne of the greatest kingdom on earth. Hatshepsut defied convention, political rivals, and the expectations of her time to become Pharaoh of Egypt. William S. Roberts Set against the splendor and danger of the ancient world, this novel follows her extraordinary journey through ambition, sacrifice, love, and betrayal. As alliances shift and enemies gather, Hatshepsut must prove herself worthy not only of the crown, but of history itself. This is the story of the woman who became a falcon over Egypt.