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  Journey to the West: A New...

  Teacher Xiaoge

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  Written in the sixteenth century, The Journey to the West tells the story of the fourteen-year pilgrimage of the monk Xuanzang, one of China's most famous religious heroes, and his three supernatural disciples, in search of Buddhist scriptures. Throughout his journey, Xuanzang fights demons who wish to eat him, communes with spirits, and traverses a land riddled with a multitude of obstacles, both real and fantastical. An adventure rich with danger and excitement, this seminal work of the Chinese literary canonis by turns allegory, satire, and fantasy."Journey to the West: A New Perspective(Full-Color Comic Edition)" — now published in a thrilling new one-volume translation with an illustrated! This book vividly recounts the entire process of the "Eighty-One Calamities" from the perspective of various demons. With a unique viewpoint and humorous language, it is well-organized. As a different take on "Journey to the West," it retains the story's framework while providing more dynamic portrayals of key characters, the demons, helping to prevent children from feeling aesthetic fatigue or boredom while reading the original story.

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  The Big Blue Jobbie - The Caging...

  Yvonne Vincent

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  A witty, heart-warming and humorous account of family life during lockdown. 
  In March 2020 the Prime Minister told Mrs V to shield for 12 weeks. Then for a bit longer. And just a little bit longer.  No cuddles, no snogging, no tasting other people’s cocktails to see if they were nicer than hers; pick a spot and stay put. This was bad news for everyone, except possibly the ice cream industry.  Mrs V immediately laid claim to the dining room and created her little slice of self-isolation. From her perch in Covid Corner, she blogged about the daily ups and downs of family life in lockdown, keeping her readers laughing as the world got weirder. This book is a compilation of those posts, along with lots of extra bits and commentary. Like Mrs V, it’s slightly unconventional, quirky, full of warmth (both the loving and the menopausal kind) and has a filthy sense of humour.

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  Strong - Life loss and eternal...

  Ashley Cain

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  'Heartbreaking and powerful - Ashley is an inspiration', Fearne Cotton'Ashley's psychological and emotional resilience is unparalleled, truly in the 0.1 percent', Ant MiddletonSTRENGTH, RESILIENCE, POWER Strong is the moving and heartbreaking memoir from celebrity campaigner, endurance athlete, and father of an angel, Ashley Cain. Charting his daughter's birth and the fight for her life when she was diagnosed with leukaemia at 7 weeks old, Ashley reflects on his life and his own struggles since Azaylia's passing in 2021.Ashley embodies strength and resilience - recently setting up The Azaylia Foundation and taking part in extreme physical challenges to raise crucial funds and awareness for children fighting cancer - so though Strong is a moving tribute to his daughter, it will also encompass the practical and positive mindset that Ashley now embodies, tying his emotional and physical grief into his extreme challenges, in order to provide inspiration and comfort to others struggling with loss and other mental health challenges.A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to The Azaylia Foundation.EditBuild

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  The Testament of the Twelve...

  Attributed to the Twelve Sons of...

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  What if you could hear the wisdom of the twelve patriarchs who shaped the faith and future of the twelve tribes of Israel? 
  The Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs is a spiritually rich and morally powerful work attributed to the twelve sons of Jacob. This ancient collection of final testaments blends personal reflection, moral instruction, and prophetic insight—offering timeless guidance for living a life of virtue, faith, and integrity. 
  Now available in a clear, modern translation, this edition preserves the depth and poetic beauty of the original while making it accessible and engaging for today’s listener. 
  What you'll discover inside:Lessons on Virtue and Integrity – Teachings on truth, humility, justice, and forgiveness from each patriarchProphecies and Spiritual Insights – Visions of the future for their descendants and the worldPractical Guidance for Righteous Living – Timeless principles to overcome temptation and walk with GodA Connection to Ancient Traditions – Explore the spiritual roots of the twelve tribes of Israel 
  Whether you seek spiritual wisdom, historical insight, or moral inspiration, The Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs offers a powerful voice from the past to guide your journey today. 
  Begin listening now and discover the enduring truths of the twelve sons of Jacob—messages that still speak to the heart of humanity.

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  Choosing Family - A Memoir of...

  Francesca T. Royster

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  A brilliant literary memoir of chosen family and chosen heritage, told against the backdrop of Chicago’s North and South Sides. 
   
  As a multiracial household in Chicago’s North Side community of Rogers Park, race is at the core of Francesca T. Royster and her family's world, influencing everyday acts of parenting and the conception of what family truly means. Like Maggie Nelson’s The Argonauts, this lyrical and affecting memoir focuses on a unit of three: the author; her wife Annie, who's white; and Cecilia, the Black daughter they adopt as a couple in their forties and fifties. Choosing Family chronicles this journey to motherhood while examining the messiness and complexity of adoption and parenthood from a Black, queer, and feminist perspective. Royster also explores her memories of the matriarchs of her childhood and the homes these women created in Chicago’s South Side—itself a dynamic character in the memoir—where “family” was fluid, inclusive, and not necessarily defined by marriage or other socially recognized contracts. 
      
  Calling upon the work of some of her favorite queer thinkers, including José Esteban Muñoz and Audre Lorde, Royster interweaves her experiences and memories with queer and gender theory to argue that many Black families, certainly her own, have historically had a “queer” attitude toward family: configurations that sit outside the white normative experience and are the richer for their flexibility and generosity of spirit. A powerful, genre-bending memoir of family, identity, and acceptance, Choosing Family, ultimately, is about joy—about claiming the joy that society did not intend to assign to you, or to those like you.

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  The Man Who Consumed Everything...

  John Harpoon

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  Tarrare, a name that echoes through medical history as the embodiment of insatiable hunger, was a Frenchman whose life and condition baffled both his contemporaries and generations of scientists that followed. Born in 1772 in Lyon, France, to a poor farming family, Tarrare’s early years were marked by an extraordinary appetite that seemed to grow with him, quickly surpassing the needs of a typical child. His insatiable hunger was not a mere curiosity—it was a symptom of a condition that would haunt him throughout his short life, leaving behind a trail of mystery, tragedy, and fascination. 
    
  Tarrare’s hunger was unlike anything the world had ever seen. From his teenage years onward, his body demanded far more than the normal intake of food; he consumed vast quantities that would overwhelm any ordinary person. In a single sitting, he could eat the food intended for fifteen people. His consumption ranged from the normal—meats and vegetables—to the bizarre and horrifying: live animals, including cats, snakes, lizards, and even puppies. The most unsettling aspect of his condition was his ability to devour inanimate objects, such as stones, corks, and litter. He seemed to have an insatiable urge to eat anything in sight, a drive that could not be quelled by typical methods of nourishment. 
    
  Despite consuming vast amounts of food, Tarrare’s body remained gaunt, almost skeletal, which perplexed doctors and those around him. His unusual condition led him to be admitted to a military hospital, where he became the subject of study by doctors intrigued by the sheer scope of his hunger. Tarrare’s case was not merely one of gluttony; it was an intricate puzzle that pointed to deeper medical and psychological conditions, which, at the time, were beyond the understanding of the medical community.

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