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Actor Marlon Brando, famous for his role in The Godfather, used his troubled childhood to fuel his work. Between two alcoholic parents, Brando grew up physically abused and emotionally underdeveloped. As an actor, he practiced the Stanislavski system, a kind of method acting where one draws emotions from past experiences to bring realism into a performance. This biography delves into the complicated life and career of this actor, director, and activist.

Most people know about the Battle of Thermopylae, even if they don’t recognize the name. During the second Persian invasion of Greece, 300 Spartans fought against Xerxes I’s forces on a narrow mountain pass. With such cinematic details, no wonder this sensational battle inspired the blockbuster film 300. However, both the film and popular imagination miss many important details about this battle. This concise history sheds light on the thousands of Greek citizen-soldiers who fought alongside the Spartans, forever changing the course of Greek identity and nationhood.

"Rosie's Great Adventures" (consisting of four stories), "Doll Town", and "The Lost Dolls" are now compiled into Six Short Stories. This wonderful collection of short stories includes great tales about a trail rider and her ponies that are filled with mystery, fun, adventure, and fantasy. Any little girl will love listening and re-listening to these stories.

A romantic supernatural story. The search for love for Shelley and Martin was written in the stars, maybe pre-planned, pre-destined. But to keep love lies a task in itself. The relationship they had was more than stable and happy. Maybe fate had another idea.

Alissa and Sarah are sisters, and they live on a long, dry, dusty road called Curtis Road. Alissa, as the oldest, does not really like hanging out with her sister. However, one day, her sister finds out a secret. The secret that fairies really do exist. However, there is a problem. The key to the fairies' happiness has been stolen, and unless Alissa and Sarah can help them get it back, sadness will spread to outside of the Fairy Kingdom.

Hatshepsut, the great king’s wife, is thrust into a world of intrigue and politics when her husband, Pharaoh Thutmose, dies suddenly, leaving Egypt with an heir who is barely two years old. The Queen must step into the role of leader, and there are few whom she can trust. When Hatshepsut is crowned as Pharaoh, she grooms her daughter, Neferure, to take the place of heir, rather than Thutmose’s infant son from another woman.

Once upon a time in a world where only animals existed lived a nasty old owl who controlled all other types of animals, in a town called animal town, this town housed perfect animals and had a daily normal routine, until one day animals that had been separated because they were different from animals in animal town decided enough was enough and they devised a plan to break free from their prison and change the separation laws and be free to walk amongst the normal animals.

Written by a domestic abuse survivor, Escaping the Curse of Abuse will help you learn how you became a victim of abuse, what is to blame, and how to stop the curse of abuse on your life. Abuse has deep spiritual roots. Whether you are the abuser or the victim, you need to know what really causes this terrible problem. The Curse of Abuse is an ancestral curse that will cause you to become an Abuse Magnet - literally. That is why so many children are abused in early childhood. The only way out is to break the curse, the proper way.

This is an audiobook about a female math teacher that got fired from her school and had to find work. She got turned down from many jobs and finely landed a job as a logger. This five-foot little petite 100lb woman got this job, just so the men could get a good laugh. They hired her and the laugh was on them. These were burly man 6'4 and 245lb and wow did she show them up. Remember, this was back in 1929 and men were men and woman stayed home and cooked and cleaned. So, just being a teacher back then was really something.

When young and upbeat Pollyanna is left an orphan, her life seems to be very bleak. Pollyanna is sent to live with her Aunt Polly, a cold woman who does not share Pollyanna’s optimism or joy. Pollyanna resists falling into sadness, until another tragedy shakes up her world. Left paralyzed by a terrible accident, Pollyanna finds that staying happy is not always going to be easy. As she realizes the misfortune that she has had, she finds it harder and harder to stay positive and bright.