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  Through Old Eyes - Poems by...

  Uncle Wes Marne

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  Published to commemorate the author’s 100th birthday, this wide-ranging and thoughtful collection reflects on history, colonisation, family, childhood, Aboriginal Dreaming, traditions and storytelling, working lives and people. 
  Sometimes wistful, melancholic, poignant, at times the author’s wry sense of fun and humour shines through. 
  When he arrived in Sydney in the 1960s, Bigambul man, Uncle Wes, was not allowed to tell his stories at schools. He set up a fire bucket in his backyard and invited families and children from the local Aboriginal community to come to sit around the fire and share his stories. It did not take long for the police to arrive and arrest him for hosting an unlawful gathering – he spent two days in lock-up for sharing his stories. 
  Uncle Wes is a living treasure of Aboriginal storytelling wisdom. Through his poems Uncle Wes invites the reader to join him by the fire as he generously shares his reflections and reminiscences on one hundred years. 
  'It is my pleasure to honour Uncle Wes for his work in retaining the age-old storytelling tradition of our people. It is important to maintain this tradition of our Elders sharing their knowledge and insight through story and verse. Thank you Uncle Wes, for sharing your poems with us as you celebrate your 100th year.' - Dr Anne Pattel-Gray: Head of the Australia First Nations Program, World Vision Australia 
  'Uncle Wes Marne has a unique ability to allow the reader to see through his experienced eyes. The power and wisdom of his words is now more than ever important for the future generations to understand the time and place they exist in.' - Ben Bowen: CEO, Indigenous Literacy Foundation

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  The Weary Blues

  Langston Hughes

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  Not By Sight - True Stories From...

  Debby Green

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  Many times in life we cannot see what is in our future, or what is coming down the road. In those moments, we have to walk by faith, not by sight. Being blind, Debby has had many of those experiences, as a parent, counselor, grandparent and someone who simply loves life. Her faith in a God who loves us shifts that frightening scenario into one of confidence and peace. In this book, through stories and poetry, she describes some of those moments where she has walked by faith, not by sight, both spiritually and literally. Chapter 1 is about a water slide. "In reflecting on that experience, I at first thought that I perhaps should have asked more questions. Perhaps I should have known that it was three stories up with lots of curves and bumps. But maybe not. If I had known all that, I might would have opted out. And just think of all the fun I would have missed." Debby (Zook) Green was born in Central Pennsylvania into a Mennonite pastor's family, one of five children. With normal sight at birth, she gradually lost her vision and by the age of 20, had only light perception. That did not stop her from completing college and having a career in counseling, first as a rehabilitation counselor with the state of Kentucky and then as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor. She was married and has a daughter and two grandsons. Stories about those early years of sight loss can be found in a previously published book, Debby. Currently, she resides in Elizabethtown, Kentucky where she is active in her church, Calvary Assembly of God. She provides counseling services through her private practice, Transformation Christian Counseling and makes frequent trips to Tennessee to hang out with her grandsons.

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  Bringing the Shovel Down

  Ross Gay

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  Bringing the Shovel Down maps the long and arduous process of being inculcated with the mythologies of state and power, the ramifications of that inculcation (largely, the loss of our humanity in the service of maintaining those mythologies), and finally, what it might mean, what it might provide us, if we were to transform those myths. The book, finally, has one underlying question: How might we better love one another?

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  Impure thoughts

  Golnoosh Nour

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  Riotous and fizzing with language, the poetry of Golnoosh Nour boldly explores what it is to be utterly alive and ecstatically, yet complicatedly, in desire. –Richard Scott
  Impure Thoughts is a dizzying dance through impurity's several selves. Half bal masqué, half Grand Guignol, Nour confronts the limits of desire with an almost uncanny intensity of focus. Even at their most tender and elegiac these poems tremble with the white-hot heat of libidinal energy and gleam with oracular fury. –Fran Lock

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  The Recruiting Officer

  George Farquhar

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  The Recruiting Officer by George Farquhar is a vibrant eighteenth-century comedy that brings together romance, military life, deception, and social satire in a fast-paced and entertaining theatrical work. First performed in 1706, the play is celebrated for its lively characters, witty dialogue, and humorous portrayal of human ambition and courtship.
  
  Set in a provincial English town, the story follows two army officers tasked with enlisting new soldiers. Their presence sets off a chain of romantic entanglements, misunderstandings, and comedic schemes involving local townspeople, young lovers, and ambitious individuals seeking advancement or escape from their circumstances. The intersection of military duty and personal desire creates a dynamic backdrop for the unfolding drama.
  
  As the plot develops, characters employ disguises, clever strategies, and manipulation in pursuit of love, money, or social advantage. These actions lead to a series of humorous complications, mistaken assumptions, and shifting alliances that drive the comedic momentum of the play.
  
  Farquhar's writing is energetic and sharply observant, capturing both the charm and folly of everyday behavior. The play reflects the social realities of its time, particularly the influence of the military on civilian life and the ways in which personal relationships are shaped by opportunity and circumstance.
  
  The Recruiting Officer remains an important work in the history of English comedy, admired for its humor, vivid characterization, and lively depiction of social interaction. Its enduring appeal lies in its ability to combine romantic intrigue with sharp satire, offering a spirited portrait of love, ambition, and human folly.

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