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The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52

Enriched edition. A Woman's Perspective on the California Gold Rush

by Dame Shirley, Naomi Dalton ...

In "The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52," Dame Shirley offers a vivid and intimate portrayal of life during the California Gold Rush through a series of correspondence. Her writing embodies a unique blend of personal narrative and social commentary, employing an epistolary style that invites readers into the daily realities of miners, their aspirations, and the burgeoning ... Read more

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In "The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52," Dame Shirley offers a vivid and intimate portrayal of life during the California Gold Rush through a series of correspondence. Her writing embodies a unique blend of personal narrative and social commentary, employing an epistolary style that invites readers into the daily realities of miners, their aspirations, and the burgeoning
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The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 (Summarized Edition)

Enriched edition. Gold Rush Letters from California Mines, 1851-52: A Woman's Firsthand Chronicle and Social Commentary

by Dame Shirley, Naomi Dalton, Miles Goldhaven ...

The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851–52 collects epistles written from Rich Bar and Indian Bar on the Feather River at the feverish height of the Gold Rush. In urbane yet unsparing prose, Shirley blends social reportage with painterly nature writing, capturing vigilante justice, speculative frenzies, floods and fires, extortionate prices, and the precarious economies of tent cities. ... Read more

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The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851–52 collects epistles written from Rich Bar and Indian Bar on the Feather River at the feverish height of the Gold Rush. In urbane yet unsparing prose, Shirley blends social reportage with painterly nature writing, capturing vigilante justice, speculative frenzies, floods and fires, extortionate prices, and the precarious economies of tent cities.
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The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52

by Dame Shirley ...

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by CLASSIC COLLECTION 600.***Synopsis:Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe moved to California from Massachusetts during the Gold Rush of the mid-1800’s. During her travels, Louise was offered the opportunity to write for The Herald about her travel adventures. It was at this point that Louise chose the name “Shirley” as her pen name. Dame Shirley ... Read more

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*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by CLASSIC COLLECTION 600.***Synopsis:Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe moved to California from Massachusetts during the Gold Rush of the mid-1800’s. During her travels, Louise was offered the opportunity to write for The Herald about her travel adventures. It was at this point that Louise chose the name “Shirley” as her pen name. Dame Shirley
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Let It Go

My Extraordinary Story - From Refugee to Entrepreneur to Philanthropist

by Dame Stephanie Shirley CH, Richard Askwith ...

A moving memoir from a woman who made a fortune in a man's world and then gave it all away...soon to be turned into a filmIn 1962, Stephanie 'Steve' Shirley created a software company when the concept of software barely existed. Freelance Programmers employed women to work on complex projects such as Concorde's black box recorder from the comfort of their own home.Shirley empowered a generation of ... Read more

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A moving memoir from a woman who made a fortune in a man's world and then gave it all away...soon to be turned into a filmIn 1962, Stephanie 'Steve' Shirley created a software company when the concept of software barely existed. Freelance Programmers employed women to work on complex projects such as Concorde's black box recorder from the comfort of their own home.Shirley empowered a generation of
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Let It Go

My Extraordinary Story - From Refugee to Entrepreneur to Philanthropist

by Dame Stephanie Shirley CH, Richard Askwith ...

Narrated by Rachel Atkins ...

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11 hours 26 min

A moving memoir from a woman who made a fortune in a man's world and then gave it all away...soon to be turned into a filmIn 1962, Stephanie 'Steve' Shirley created a software company when the concept of software barely existed. Freelance Programmers employed women to work on complex projects such as Concorde's black box recorder from the comfort of their own home.Shirley empowered a generation of ... Read more

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A moving memoir from a woman who made a fortune in a man's world and then gave it all away...soon to be turned into a filmIn 1962, Stephanie 'Steve' Shirley created a software company when the concept of software barely existed. Freelance Programmers employed women to work on complex projects such as Concorde's black box recorder from the comfort of their own home.Shirley empowered a generation of
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Leaders in Computing

Changing the digital world

by Professor Donald Knuth, Grady Booch, Linus Torvalds, Steve Wozniak, Vint Cerf, Professor Karen Spärck Jones, FBA, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Jimmy Wales, Dame Stephanie Shirley, DBE FREng FBCS CEng CITP ...

This collection of exclusive interviews provides a fascinating insight into the thoughts and ideas of influential figures from the world of IT and computing, including Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Donald Knuth, Linus Torvalds, Jimmy Wales, Grady Booch, Steve Wozniak, Vint Cerf, Karen Spärck Jones and Dame Stephanie Shirley. With representatives from areas as diverse as programming, development, hardware, ... Read more

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This collection of exclusive interviews provides a fascinating insight into the thoughts and ideas of influential figures from the world of IT and computing, including Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Donald Knuth, Linus Torvalds, Jimmy Wales, Grady Booch, Steve Wozniak, Vint Cerf, Karen Spärck Jones and Dame Stephanie Shirley. With representatives from areas as diverse as programming, development, hardware,
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The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America

by Thomas King ...

Narrated by Lorne Cardinal ...

Unabridged

9 hours 56 min

The Inconvenient Indian is at once a “history” and the complete subversion of a history—in short, a critical and personal meditation that the remarkable Thomas King has conducted over the past 50 years about what it means to be “Indian” in North America.Rich with dark and light, pain and magic, this book distills the insights gleaned from that meditation, weaving the curiously circular tale of the ... Read more

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The Inconvenient Indian is at once a “history” and the complete subversion of a history—in short, a critical and personal meditation that the remarkable Thomas King has conducted over the past 50 years about what it means to be “Indian” in North America.Rich with dark and light, pain and magic, this book distills the insights gleaned from that meditation, weaving the curiously circular tale of the
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My Brilliant Friend

by Elena Ferrante ...

Narrated by Hillary Huber ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Neapolitan Novels
Unabridged

12 hours 38 min

Now an HBO series: the first volume in the New York Times bestselling “enduring masterpiece” (The Atlantic) about a lifelong friendship between two women from NaplesBeginning in the 1950s in a poor but vibrant neighborhood on the outskirts of Naples, Elena Ferrante’s four-volume story spans almost sixty years, as its main characters, the fiery and unforgettable Lila and the bookish narrator, Elena ... Read more

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Now an HBO series: the first volume in the New York Times bestselling “enduring masterpiece” (The Atlantic) about a lifelong friendship between two women from NaplesBeginning in the 1950s in a poor but vibrant neighborhood on the outskirts of Naples, Elena Ferrante’s four-volume story spans almost sixty years, as its main characters, the fiery and unforgettable Lila and the bookish narrator, Elena
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Binti

by Nnedi Okorafor ...

Narrated by Robin Miles ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Binti
Unabridged

2 hours 30 min

Nnedi Okorafor's Binti is the w inner of the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award for Best Novella!"Robin Miles’s terrific narration creates a stellar audiobook. (Pun intended.)"—Modern Mrs. Darcy on BintiHer name is Binti, and she is the first of the Himba people ever to be offered a place at Oomza University, the finest institution of higher learning in the galaxy. But to accept the offer will mean ... Read more

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Nnedi Okorafor's Binti is the w inner of the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award for Best Novella!"Robin Miles’s terrific narration creates a stellar audiobook. (Pun intended.)"—Modern Mrs. Darcy on BintiHer name is Binti, and she is the first of the Himba people ever to be offered a place at Oomza University, the finest institution of higher learning in the galaxy. But to accept the offer will mean
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A Gentleman in Moscow

A Novel

by Amor Towles ...

Narrated by Nicholas Guy Smith ...

Unabridged

17 hours 52 min

**The mega-bestseller with more than 2 million readers • A New York Times “Readers’ Choice: Best Books of the 21st Century” PickFrom the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway and Table for Two, a beautifully transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel**In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by ... Read more

$25.00 USD

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**The mega-bestseller with more than 2 million readers • A New York Times “Readers’ Choice: Best Books of the 21st Century” PickFrom the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway and Table for Two, a beautifully transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel**In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by
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In Cold Blood

by Truman Capote ...

Narrated by Scott Brick ...

Unabridged

14 hours 27 min

Truman Capote’s masterpiece of true crime, intensely researched and vividly atmospheric—“as it if were happening before [the reader’s] very eyes” (Time)“Harrowing . . . The best documentary account of an American crime ever written. . . . The book chills the blood and exercises the intelligence.”—The New York Times Book ReviewOn November 15th, 1959, Richard Eugene Hickock and Perry Edward Smith ... Read more

$22.50 USD

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Truman Capote’s masterpiece of true crime, intensely researched and vividly atmospheric—“as it if were happening before [the reader’s] very eyes” (Time)“Harrowing . . . The best documentary account of an American crime ever written. . . . The book chills the blood and exercises the intelligence.”—The New York Times Book ReviewOn November 15th, 1959, Richard Eugene Hickock and Perry Edward Smith
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The Nightingale

A Novel

by Kristin Hannah ...

Narrated by Polly Stone ...

Unabridged

17 hours 37 min

A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK**A #1 New York Times bestseller and Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year, this unforgettable novel of love and strength in the face of war has enthralled a generation.Soon to be a major motion picture starring sisters Dakota and Elle Fanning, directed by Michael Morris, with a screenplay by Dana Stevens.**With courage, grace, and powerful insight, bestselling author ... Read more

$38.99 USD

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A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK**A #1 New York Times bestseller and Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year, this unforgettable novel of love and strength in the face of war has enthralled a generation.Soon to be a major motion picture starring sisters Dakota and Elle Fanning, directed by Michael Morris, with a screenplay by Dana Stevens.**With courage, grace, and powerful insight, bestselling author
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