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  A Precarious Enterprise - Making...

  Scott McIntyre

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  “A Precarious Enterprise has all of the DNA necessary for future historians to fully understand the joyous and unexpected rodeo that was CanLit 1.0. It was a cherished window in time, and Scott tells of it with love and the ultimate insider’s POV.” — Douglas Coupland, author and artist
  		 
  Ever wondered how a publishing house works? Scott McIntyre tells all in this behind-the-scenes look at Canadian publishing
  		 
  Scott McIntyre has lived the story of Canadian book publishing. Beginning his career at McClelland & Stewart in 1967, he went on to cofound his own publishing house, Douglas & McIntyre, in 1970 and made his mark on the industry amid the country’s exhilarating literary coming-of-age.
  		 
  Becoming one of Canada’s largest and most respected publishing houses and among the first to embrace Indigenous issues, Douglas & McIntyre and its associated children’s publisher, Groundwood Books, published some 900 authors and 2,000 books in less than 50 years. For McIntyre, the authors always came first, and he worked closely with many important figures, including Doris Shadbolt, Wayson Choy, Richard Wagamese, Anna Porter, Will Ferguson, Douglas Coupland, Hugh Brody, Robert Bringhurst, Wade Davis, and Farley Mowat.
  		 
  Telling stories featuring a colorful array of characters who rebuilt the publishing world following WWII and anecdotes about how book publishing works, McIntyre touches upon the guiding philosophy and historic traditions still animating the industry today. More than the story of one publisher and his company, this is a first-person account of the buoyant period when writers, their books, and the companies who published them changed the nation.

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  What Men Live By and Other Tales...

  Leo Tolstoy, Tim Zengerink

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  What if one quiet story could change how you see the world? 
  What Men Live By and Other Tales brings together Leo Tolstoy’s most soul-stirring parables in a newly accessible modern translation.  
  These stories—rooted in compassion, humility, and divine presence—speak directly to the heart. 
  What you'll discover inside: 
  ●	What Men Live By – An angel disguised as a man learns three truths about the soul through human suffering and love 
  ●	Where Love Is, There God Is Also – A lonely cobbler discovers sacred beauty in small, everyday acts of kindness 
  ●	The Three Questions – A king learns that the present moment, not ambition, holds all the answers 
  ●	How Much Land Does a Man Need? – A fable of greed, mortality, and the cost of never being satisfied 
  ●	The Candle – A short tale of hidden faith and quiet spiritual resistance 
  With its elegant simplicity and moving lessons, this audiobook is perfect for thoughtful listening on peaceful walks, reflective mornings, or winding down in the evening. 
  Experience the timeless light of Tolstoy’s wisdom—one story at a time.

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  No Haven - The Connecticut Mob...

  Paul Bleakley

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  With Boston to the north and New York City to the south, Connecticut's history of organized crime is often overlooked. This is the untold story of New Haven's illegal past. 
   
   
   
  One of America's most historic and enduring cities, New Haven has wrangled with a perpetual identity struggle, torn between worlds that occasionally converged in chaos and violence. In the 1930s, Connecticut became a region where Mafia families like the Genoveses, Gambinos, Colombos, and Patriarcas shared turf—working together with enough profits to go around or descending into open war to rival that experienced in any major city. Central to this conflict were three men who were, at different times, cautious allies or sworn nemeses. Representing the Genoveses, Midge Renault reigned supreme thanks to his reputation for wanton violence. Meanwhile, Colombo capo Ralph "Whitey" Tropiano maintained a lower profile, which belied his reputation as a vicious killer. But it was his lieutenant, Billy "The Wild Guy" Grasso, who ultimately rose to the top after joining the New England Patriarca Family, enjoying a short rule that ended with a murder plot that left him on the wrong end of a bullet.

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  My Secret Life Vol 2 Chapter 5

  Dominic Crawford Collins

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  My Secret Life, the anonymously written erotic memoirs of a Victorian English gentleman who refers to himself simply as 'Walter' is one of the most idiosyncratic and prurient books ever written. In this vast autobiographical confessional the author recounts, in meticulous detail, his sexual exploits throughout the course of a life devoted entirely to the pursuit of carnal pleasure. Through this compelling exploration of the author's sexual behaviour we are left with a uniquely entertaining insight into life behind the closed doors of Victorian society. My Secret Life is funny, sorrowful, suspenseful, compulsively readable, obscene, titillating, exciting and erotic...in it we are privy to the thoughts, emotions and memories of one of the most unusual, unsung and colourful English eccentrics of the Victorian era.
  
  Now, for the first time, the complete unabridged version of this unique text is being narrated and scored by film composer Dominic Crawford Collins as an 'audiofilm' (an audiobook in which the emotional landscape is explored through the music score). Each chapter of My Secret Life will be released at monthly intervals over the next ten to fifteen years culminating in what is likely to become the longest audio book ever to be produced.

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  Where the Wind Wills - An...

  D. Flower

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  In Where the Wind Wills, D. Flower soars with the eagles while trekking in the Himalayas, she meets with a famous healer in Brazil to prepare for a year in Africa, and dances with dust devils while living in a grass-roofed hut in Kenya. She learns the Maasai tribal ways while documenting ancient sacred ceremonies, crawls through stinging nettles in Rwanda to look into the eyes of mountain gorillas, and flirts with death on the Omo River in Ethiopia. All the while navigating on one of the toughest roads -love. Upon her return to the United States, she volunteered for a challenging assignment -a public relations specialist for FEMA during the Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts. Through all the ups and downs, twists and turns she encountered, she emerged as a fiercely independent woman confident and flexible, changeable and free; committed to continuing to journey wherever the wind wills…

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  Jerome vs Luther: Controversial...

  Various Church Sources, Tim...

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  What if the books you read as “Scripture” depended on a fourth-century monk—or a sixteenth-century reformer? 
  In this engaging audio edition, Jerome vs. Luther brings the canon controversy alive through dramatic narration and crisp modern language. 
  What you’ll hear inside: 
  •	Full Deuterocanonical Texts – Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, 1–2 Maccabees, plus Greek additions to Esther & Daniel. 
  •	Jerome’s Prologues – His candid assessments of “books read in church but not in canon.” 
  •	Luther’s Prefaces & Comments – Provocative critiques that reclassified whole sections of the Bible. 
  •	Council of Trent Canons – The thunderous Catholic response that drew the line once and for all. 
  Perfect for students of theology, lovers of church history, or anyone fascinated by the making of the Bible, this audiobook lets you hear the very words that split Western Christianity—and invites you to decide where you stand.

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