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The True Story of Curtis Turner: A Racing Legend (A Two –Time Hall of Famer) by Dennis Treece   Curtis Turner won an incredible 360 races in various stock-car racing circuits from 1946 to 1965, and is widely recognized as one of the greatest dirt-track drivers in history. A true pioneer of the sport, Turner went from running moonshine for his father as a kid to earning the distinction of NASCAR’s first driver to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated. A 1992 ind...

Into this breathtaking trilogy is woven the true spirit of the Vikings, who great thirst for travelling the seas took them on incredible voyages in defiance of icy waters, terrible hardships and bloodthirsty resistance.It is AD 780. Viking's Dawn sees a young Norse boy, Harald Sigurdson, set sail for the Hebrides in the longship 'Nameless'. The goal: to plunder the helpless coastal villages of Britain.Just five years later, undeterred by his first desperate journey, ...

What if the brain doesn't generate consciousness but filters it? What if déjà vu is the residue of consciousness slipping between branches of the multiverse? What if pain is curriculum, and what we call death is something closer to graduation?The Aperture is a synthesis of quantum physics, neuroscience, and the deepest insights of contemplative traditions — woven into a single, coherent picture of what consciousness is and why we are here.Drawing on the double-slit experiment...

More and more people are discovering Brazil’s fascinating culture, especially the striking exuberance and inventiveness of its popular music. In Brazilian Jive, David Treece uncovers the genius of Brazilian song, both as a sophisticated, articulate art form crafted out of the dialogue between music and language and as a powerfully eloquent expression of the country’s social and political history.Focusing on the cultural struggles of music-making in Brazil, this book traces ...

The Crown of Happenstance tells the story of a search for something which might not even exist but is wanted badly by various people on Earth and by the people of Shonak. It is rumored to confer god-like powers on whoever wears it. This story details two serious efforts to find and exploit the Crown. The Shonakian named Bon, who is that planet's senior representative on Earth, is after the Crown in order to reach ever higher vibrations of existence. They think that's where thought-creation...

Two women. Two worlds. One goal: to stay alive.All Fara wants is to earn enough tips to pay the bills, somehow learn to stand up for herself, and eat a good cheeseburger. What she gets is a federal agent who is convinced she is hiding a dangerous device in her tiny apartment; and a new and unexplainable ability that she really could do without.All Blu wants is to restore democracy to her world, preferably without dying in the process. What she gets is the u...

All Fara wants is to earn enough tips to pay the bills, somehow learn to stand up for herself, and eat a good cheeseburger. What she gets is a federal agent who is convinced she is hiding a dangerous device in her tiny apartment; and a new and unexplainable ability that she really could do without.All Blu wants is to restore democracy to her world, preferably without dying in the process. What she gets is the unwanted attention of two of the most lethal leaders of Jurisdiction; one...

‘Music Scenes and Migrations’ brings together new work from Brazilian and European scholars around the themes of musical place and transnationalism across the Atlantic triangle connecting Brazil, Africa and Europe. Moving beyond now-contested models for conceptualizing international musical relations and hierarchies of powers and influence, such as global/local or centre/periphery, the volume draws attention instead to the role of the city, in particular, in producing, signifying and media...

‘Music Scenes and Migrations’ brings together new work from Brazilian and European scholars around the themes of musical place and transnationalism across the Atlantic triangle connecting Brazil, Africa and Europe. Moving beyond now-contested models for conceptualizing international musical relations and hierarchies of powers and influence, such as global/local or centre/periphery, the volume draws attention instead to the role of the city, in particular, in producing, signifying and media...

‘Music Scenes and Migrations’ brings together new work from Brazilian and European scholars around the themes of musical place and transnationalism across the Atlantic triangle connecting Brazil, Africa and Europe. Moving beyond now-contested models for conceptualizing international musical relations and hierarchies of powers and influence, such as global/local or centre/periphery, the volume draws attention instead to the role of the city, in particular, in producing, signifying and media...

After receiving a miraculous second chance, Desir is determined to save the world this time around...but first things first—he must lead his party to victory in the upcoming promotion battle! Having seen Romantica’s future prowess firsthand, he knows just the special regimen to take her magic to the next level. But when it comes to Pram...things get complicated. With the nimble swordsman refusing to take up the weapon he’s meant to wield, Desir must scramble to solve the mystery of the hei...