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Last Lion, The: Volume 1: Winston Churchill Visions of Glory 1874 - 1932
Last Lion, The: Volume 1: Winston Churchill Visions of Glory 1874 - 1932 | William Manchester
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William Manchester met Winston Churchill on January 24, 1953. Their encounter on the "Queen Mary "sparked an intense curiosity in Manchester that would eventually result in his classic three-volume "magnum opus" "The Last Lion." In this, the first volume, we follow Churchill from his birth to 1932, when he began to warn against the remilitarization of Germany. Born of a lovely, wanton American mother and a gifted but unstable son of a duke, his childhood was one of wretched neglect. He sought glory on the battlefields of Cuba, Sudan, India, South Africa and the trenches of France. In Parliament he was the prime force behind the creation of Iraq and Jordan, laid the groundwork for the birth of Israel, and negotiated the independence of the Irish Free State. Yet, as Chancellor of the Exchequer he plunged England into economic crisis, and his fruitless attempt to suppress Gandhi's quest for Indian independence brought political chaos to Britain. Throughout, Churchill learned the lessons that would prepare him for the storm to come, and as the 1930's began, he readied himself for the coming battle against Nazism--an evil the world had never before seen.
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The Golden Hour | Niki Smith

“It's okay to be scared, but it's also okay to find ways to make it less scary.“

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The Golden Hour | Niki Smith

In my classroom, this book can help students understand emotional growth, encourage discussions about coping mechanisms, and emphasize the importance of friendship and creativity in personal development.

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The Golden Hour | Niki Smith
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This book was published in 2020 and is a graphic novel that blends contemporary fiction with elements of mental health and healing. It follows Manuel, a middle schooler recovering from a traumatic experience, as he navigates his anxiety through photography and forms new friendships with classmates. The book explores themes of resilience, self-expression, and the power of art in overcoming fear.

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KristiAhlers
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I am finding this man to be incredibly interesting now that I'm focusing on him through biography type reads. This #chunkster although a little dry in some areas was overall quite the page turner. #bookspin @thearomaofbooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1y
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Karisimo
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Completed both my #bookspin and #doublespin for August! Moo was a light and sweet story in both verse and prose of a family transitioning from city to country life and coming to love a stubborn cow named Zora. The Golden Hour was heavier graphic novel in that the MC is experiencing PTSD after a shooting. He anchors himself by taking photos and cautiously makes friends with kids involved in 4-H. I enjoyed them both! 🐮

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TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 1y
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Lauredhel
The Golden Hour | Niki Smith
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A graphic novel and a second sleeve. #litsycrafters

ShyBookOwl Gorgeous! And a reminder that I have abandoned too many crochet projects this year! 2y
Lauredhel @ShyBookOwl are you stuck on Sleeve Island? My trick with top down garments is to only work the body to the finish of that skein after dividing, then do both sleeves before continuing the body. 2y
ShyBookOwl @Lauredhel clever! I do usually abandon ship after one sleeve. So I end up with a body and one sleeve. On occasion, no sleeves. By the time I want to go back, I'm overwhelmed by the prospect of finding my pattern again and figuring out where I was, so I abandon ship again lol I used to be better! Not sure what happened. Less patience these days 😕 2y
Lauredhel @ShyBookOwl oh no! I do have a few long standing WIPs but I keep everything tracked on Ravelry and keep my patterns in a single Notes database. 2y
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Manuel is struggling with anxiety after he is a witness to gun violence. He uses photography to help him cope and it helps keep him grounded. But then he is teamed up with Sebastian and Caysha for a group project. Manuel agrees to help his friends with photos for the county fair that they are going to be in. He learns to open up to his friends as he confronts his deepest fears and even finds his first love. This graphic novel was a quick read!

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Smarkies
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A well written engrossing read. I loved the preamble and I think the only time I found it a bit hard to get through was the section on all the WW1 military tactics. That is probably just my general interest in military tactics in that much detail. 😂😂
The book has given me such an appreciation of the man that he was - his foibles as well as his strengths, also a better understanding of the main players in British politics. 👇

Smarkies This book ends in 1932, where people in Britain had written Churchill off as not consequential.
On to books 2 and 3? Maybe a little breather first. 😅😅
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Somehow I have always thought that Winston Churchill's favourite dog were bulldogs as he was pictured with them alot. #TIL that his favourite dog were miniature brown poodles - Rufus (who was unfortunately run down when a maid left him off his leash) and Rufus II. The dogs ate with the family and no one ate until the butler had served Rufus's meal.
#nfn2020

SamAnne Awww.... 4y
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Smarkies
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This book has been sitting on my shelf for a while (together with its Part 2 and 3) but the size is intimidating.... Will 2021 be the year I decide to read it? #chunkster

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mbrown33
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One of the best biographies I've read. And only Volume 1.

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"If you cannot read all your books at any rate handle, or, as it were, fondle them peer into them, let them fall open where they will, read from the first sentence that arrests the eye, set them back on their shelves with your own hands, arrange them on your own plan so that if you do not know what is in them, you will at least know where they are. Let them be your friends; let them at any rate be your acquaintances."