audiobook The Moses Mystery: The Egyptian Origins of the Jewish People by Gary Greenberg in History

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WINNEROFTHE2011 NOBELPEACEPRIZE"I"n a time of death and terror; Leymah Gbowee brought Liberia s women together and together they led a nation to peace.As a young woman; Leymah Gbowee was broken by the Liberian civil war; a brutal conflict that tore apart her life and claimed the lives of countless relatives and friends. Years of fighting destroyed her country and shattered Gbowee s girlhood hopes and dreams. As a young mother trapped in a nightmare of domestic abuse; she found the courage to turn her bitterness into action; propelled by her realization that it is women who suffer most during conflicts and that the power of women working together can create an unstoppable force. In 2003; the passionate and charismatic Gbowee helped organize and then led the Liberian Mass Action for Peace; a coalition of Christian and Muslim women who sat in public protest; confronting Liberia s ruthless president and rebel warlords; and even held a sex strike. With an army of women; Gbowee helped lead her nation to peace in the process emerging as an international leader who changed history. "Mighty Be Our Powers" is the gripping chronicle of a journey from hopelessness to empowerment that will touch all who dream of a better world."