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  Somewhere in Heaven: The...

  Christopher Andersen

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  Christopher Andersen, senior editor for People and  acclaimed author of numerous books, spotlights Dana and  Christopher Reeve—examining their unique partnership  and the romance, faith, and fortitude that defined it. This  bittersweet saga shows the couple bearing the painful hand  of providence with unbelievable grace, courage, and humor.

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  Tell No One

  Brendan Watkins

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  A stunning memoir of one man's search for his birth parents, which uncovered an astonishing global scandal at the heart of the Catholic Church.When Brendan Watkins was eight years old, his parents told him he was adopted. In his late twenties, he discovered the identity of his birth mother - a woman who had been a Catholic nun when he was born - but she wanted nothing to do with him. For thirty years he only managed limited communication with her, and had no clues to the identity of his birth father. In 2018, a DNA test led him to the truth: he was the son of a celebrated missionary priest. His father had studied in a Trappist monastery in Ireland, had a career as a builder, was a Bondi Lifesaver, a trophy-winning ballroom dancer, was a landscape painter, a fine chocolate maker, met Mother Teresa and toured the world. An astounding story had been uncovered which simply had to be told. After decades of searching, Brendan Watkins had discovered that his birth parents were a Catholic priest and a nun. Tell No One explores the questions, anxieties and reflections arising from this hidden past.

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  The Pursuit of Happyness

  Chris Gardner, Quincy Troupe

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  The astounding yet true rags-to-riches saga of a homeless father who raised and cared for his son on the mean streets of San Francisco and went on to become a crown prince of Wall Street. 
  At the age of twenty, Chris Gardner arrived in San Francisco to pursue a promising career in medicine. However, he surprised everyone and himself by setting his sights on the competitive world of high finance. Yet no sooner had he landed an entry level position at a prestigious firm, Gardner found himself caught in a web of incredibly challenging circumstances that left him part of the city's working homeless with his toddler son. Motivated by the promise he made to himself as a fatherless child to never abandon his own children, the two spent almost a year moving from shelters, ""HO-tels"", and soup-lines. Never giving in to despair, Gardner makes an astonishing transformation from being part of the city's invisible to being a powerful player in its financial district. Here is the story of a man who breaks his own family's cycle of men abandoning their children, a story that appeals to the very essence of the American Dream. 
  Read by Andre Blake

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  Put A Wet Paper Towel on It: The...

  Lee Parkinson, Adam Parkinson

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  THE SENSATIONAL SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 								 
  A heart-warming and hilarious look at life in the classroom from the teachers who host the most popular UK education podcast, Two Mr Ps in a Pod(Cast).				 
  ‘'Education’s answer to Adam Kay … Lee and Adam Parkinson are doing for teaching what he did for medicine.' The Times 				 
  Have you ever wondered what really happens during the day when your precious little angels are at school?				 
  In this book, The Two Mr Ps will take you on a side-splittingly funny journey through the weird and wonderful world of primary schools. It will also explore the pressures of modern-day teaching, revealing exactly what it takes to wrangle a chaotic classroom (or seven) on a weekly basis. From the absolute characters found in the staffroom to school-trip mishaps and everything else inbetween, Put A Wet Paper Towel on It is a must-read for teachers and parents alike.				 
  So sit up straight, four legs on your chair, fingers on lips and get ready to take a trip down memory lane. And remember – when in doubt, just put a wet paper towel on it.				 
  Lee Parkinson's Put A Wet Paper Towel On It is more than an autobiography; it's a collection of essays on the trials and triumphs of educators. It's a top pick for anyone interested in the intricacies of classroom management and the complex relationships that form in the educational sphere.				 
  For fans of James Campbell (Just Go Down to the Road), and Ryan Wilson (Let That Be a Lesson).

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  A Little Cocaine to Loosen My...

  Sigmund Freud

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  In the 1880s, Freud discovered cocaine and became enthusiastic about what was not yet considered a party drug. Favoring the use of cocaine in the treatment of neurasthenia, as an energizer, or as an anesthetic, Freud made a creative and fashionable use of it, heralding practices that our society knows well. Several surprising texts are gathered here on cocaine. Freud recounts the use of coca in history, particularly in South America, from where it was imported. In Cocaine Addiction and Cocaine Phobia, the inventor of psychoanalysis defended coca against its accusers as a dangerous product. Finally, in the letters to Martha Bernays, his future wife, we discover an intimate and loving Freud, telling how he escaped boring dinners thanks to his dear magic substance.

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  Short Nonfiction Collection Vol 022

  Various Various

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  A collection of nineteen short nonfiction works in the public domain.  The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the readers, and the topics encompass history, politics, science, women's rights, pirates, vampires, philosophy, and religion. (summary by J. M. Smallheer)

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