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Eye opening essays about searching for peace in the cacophony of birds and discovering a world of meaning in small moments from award winning actress Lili Taylor

My life has shocked me One of the shocks has been sadness death and other instances of impossibility But the greater shock has been joy I feel the hard flint of joy within my chest the strength of it It has stunned me with its refusal to be repressed A life is made up of many shocks the shock of birth of death the shock of love of happiness the shock of car crashes and finding yourself in a teenage body the shock of surviving each of these shocks and of what might bloom in their wake In this incredibly beautiful book Anna Beecher tells the story of her life through the shocks she has experienced

Le Bas has written the most compelling and evocative of underwater odysseys KATE HUMBLE A breathtakingly good book TRISTAN GOOLEY The most captivating book on diving that I have ever read MENSUN BOUNDEntranced by history and myth captivated by the wonders of nature Damian Le Bas explores the meaning we find in sunken ruins around the worldThousands of years ago an island off the Straits of Gibraltar went to war with ancient Athens The battle was lost and an earthquake cleaved the land in two Overnight the island sank beneath the waves or so legend tells As a young boy Damian Le Bas was captivated by the story of the lost city of Atlantis As an adult he dreams of diving to discover its ruins After the death of his father torn between his lifelong desire and the taboo his Romany culture places on the ocean he comes by chance across a dive shop He can t help but go in Under the waves Damian enters a breathtaking world As he masters the skills of this exhilarating sport diving with seals in the Farne Islands exploring submerged Roman ruins in Naples and mapping the sunken city of Port Royal in Jamaica he is entranced anew by wonders both man made and natural Plato s writings on Atlantis were a parable about the hubris of humankind in witnessing

When world class chef Pam first opened Inver her restaurant on the shores of Loch Fyne she set out to discover what makes modern Scottish food or if it even existed This book traces Pam s journey to answer that question and in doing so reveals what we can all gather from our culinary heritage Part memoir part manifesto on the future of feeding the world and a feminist critique of the food business it documents the difficult early days of her now multiple award winning restaurant reflecting on how the immersive experience of destination restaurants can both help and hinder our understanding of wider land and food culture From the soil to the kitchen Between Two Waters interrogates the influences on what we eat capitalism colonialism and gender as well as our own personal and cultural histories Yet it also captures with real heart all that the dinner table has to offer us sustenance both physical and imaginative challenges and adventure and most importantly communion with others More than anything it is a blisteringly original work from one of the world s most innovative thinkers about food sustainability and landscape

From a magical childhood in Kenya through misery at an American high school to rescue by an inspirational teacher in England Victoria Whitworth weaves a sublimely rich narrative which is both an ode to her beloved Greece and Corfu and a highly original exploration of myth and legend Her adventures in the often weird and unsettling world of a Corinth English language school and the shattering experience of her rape by a Greek taxi driver lead Victoria to question some deeply familiar stories Did Agamemnon really kill his daughter Iphigenia so the wind would fill their sails for Troy Was beautiful Helen of Troy a powerful enchantress Or a tragic victim Was Theseus the Minotaur slayer a superhero or a predatory rapist Or were they all of these things This beautiful memoir asks repeatedly where truth lies and how as women we can survive violence and conquer fear

A witty relatable memoir that explores modern dating through the lens of our favourite romcoms

A revelatory and powerful memoir by the Nobel Peace Prize nominee and civil rights astronaut Amanda Nguyen

Now a major international TV series starring Rachel Griffiths and Martin Henderson A poignant and darkly comedic memoir from a mother who opened an ethical escort agency in small town New Zealand the only country in the world where sex work is fully legalised and dared to make a difference I m Antonia a real life madam I ve got a blended family of six kids I spend my mornings packing lunchboxes and my evenings reading bedtime stories And two days a week I work as a pimp Procurer madam whatever you want to call it Personally I think of myself as a union organiser For vaginas An ex pat from San Francisco Antonia Murphy is living on a farm in rural New Zealand with her husband and two kids bored and isolated when her husband leaves her Suddenly she has to figure out how to survive Upon discovering the decriminalisation of sex work in New Zealand Antonia s mind starts to wander and she reaches out to the international sex worker community online to learn more about the business This group of smart anonymous sassy women open Antonia s eyes to the viability of sex work that safeguards women s health and dignity while providing a clean shame free establishment for male clients Inspired Antonia decides to open her own agency The Bach Over th

From the legendary author Edmund White a stunning revelatory memoir of a lifetime of gay love and sex

Thrilling inspiring and informative page turner Walter Isaacson author of The Code Breaker You know what went wrong This is the untold story of what went right Few were ready when a mysterious respiratory illness emerged in Wuhan China in January 2020 Politicians government officials business leaders and public health professionals were unprepared for the most devastating pandemic in a century Many of the world s biggest drug and vaccine makers were slow to react or couldn t muster an effective response It was up to a small group of unlikely and untested scientists and executives to save civilization A French businessman dismissed by many as a fabulist A Turkish immigrant with little virus experience A quirky Midwesterner obsessed with insect cells A Boston scientist employing questionable techniques A British scientist resented by his peers Far from the limelight each had spent years developing innovative vaccine approaches Their work was met with scepticism and scorn By 2020 these individuals had little proof of progress Yet they and their colleagues wanted to be the ones to stop a virulent virus holding the world hostage They scrambled to turn their life s work into life saving vaccines in a matter of months each gunning to make the big

In Wild Twin the Costa Prize shortlisted author Jeff Young sets out from Liverpool in the 1970s pursuing a vision of becoming a wild twin In Europe he falls into a fever dream of drugs dive hotels poverty madness and thieving An extraordinary memoir a hallucinatory dream book of loss and loneliness to match his debut Ghost Town

A powerful and affirming guide to familial estrangement that encourages readers to set boundaries heal from trauma and find freedom from abusive family members

An exploration of night the nocturnal world insomnia the creative potential of the dark hours the work that happens at night to keep the modern world moving by Sunday Times bestselling author

Aquest volum de la col·lecció que publiquem sobre Josep Tarradellas comprèn els anys que van de 1977 a 1980. Es tracta d'un moment clau que posa èmfasi en el reconeixement de la Generalitat com a institució del poble catala abans de l'aprovació de la Constitució espanyola. S'inclouen documents sobre l'Estatut del 1979, la Diputació de Barcelona, notes personals, cartes amb tota mena de líders i documents oficials. El llibre inclou fotografies, mapes, cronologia i índex de noms.

A century ago a Labour government took power for the first time meet the Wild Men who led the way Superb New Statesman Fascinating The Sunday Times In 1923 five short years since the end of the First World War and after the passing of the Act which gave all men the vote an inconclusive election result and the prospect of a constitutional crisis opened the door for a radically different sort of government men from working class backgrounds who had never before occupied the corridors of power at Westminster Who were these wild men Ramsay MacDonald their leader and Labour s first Prime Minster was the illegitimate son of a Scottish farm labourer Arthur Henderson was a Scottish iron moulder J H Thomas a Welsh railwayman John Wheatley an Irish born miner and publican and William Adamson a Fife coal miner Never before had men from such backgrounds occupied the corridors of power in Westminster The Wild Men tells the story of that first Labour administration its unexpected birth fraught existence and controversial downfall through the eyes of those who found themselves in the House of Commons running the country for the people Blending biography and history into a compelling narrative David Torrance reassesses the UK s first La

Documents the milestones in the fight for equality between genders and sexualities from the victories of early activists to the gradual acceptance of the LGBTQ community in society and the passing of legislation barring discrimination

The US senator from New York offers an thought-provoking, candid chronicle of her eight years as First Lady of the United States, looking back on her husband''s two administrations, the challenges she faced during the period, the impeachment crisis, her own political work, and more.

The three essentials for an autobiography are that its compiler shall have an eccentric father, a miserable childhood and a hell of a time at his public school, and I enjoyed none of these advantages.'' PG Wodehouse. The Book of Life is an intensely captivating, diverse collection of the best-written memoir and autobiography through history. Organised into four parts this unusually enriching book begins in childhood and takes us on a thought-provoking journey through the length of a life. Good-sized extracts from some of the world''s most extraordinary personalities and writers give unparalleled insight into humanity through the ages and across continents. From Charlie Chaplin''s dandily dressed walks through Victorian London and Alan Bennet''s wartime childhood in Yorkshire; through the day Muhammed Ali discovered boxing and Gandhi experimented with cigarettes to Primo Levi''s capture by Fascist Militia at 21 and Katherine Hepburn''s first film job at the same age; then onto Nabokov on becoming a late father, Darwin on his lifelong love - his work - and Nelson Mandela on being released from prison at 71. Through contrast and exquisite and frequently funny writing The Book Of Life forms an unparalled anthology within a highly popular genre. This is a uniquely enjoyable immersion in some of the world''s best, and most personal, writing.