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  A Field Guide to a Happy Life -...

  Massimo Pigliucci

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  A brilliant philosopher reimagines Stoicism for our modern age in this thought-provoking guide to a better life.For more than two thousand years, Stoicism has offered a message of resilience in the face of hardship. Little wonder, then, that it is having such a revival in our own troubled times. But there is no denying how weird it can be: Is it really the case that we shouldn't care about our work, our loved ones, or our own lives? According to the old Stoics, yes.In A Field Guide to a Happy Life, philosopher Massimo Pigliucci offers a renewed Stoicism that reflects modern science and sensibilities. Pigliucci embraces the joyful bonds of affection, the satisfactions of a job well done, and the grief that attends loss. In his hands, Stoicism isn't about feats of indifference, but about enduring pain without being overwhelmed, while enjoying pleasures without losing our heads. In short, he makes Stoicism into a philosophy all of us -- whether committed Stoics or simply seekers -- can use to live better.

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  Racing to the Finish - My Story

  Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ryan McGee

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  Racecar driver Earnhardt was at the top of his game—until a minor crash resulted in a concussion that would eventually end his 18-year career. In his only authorized book, Dale shares the inside track on his life and work, reflects on NASCAR, the loss of his dad, and his future as a broadcaster, businessperson, and family man. 
  It was a seemingly minor crash at Michigan International Speedway in June 2016 that ended the day early for NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt Jr. What he didn’t know was that it would also end his driving for the year. He’d dealt with concussions before, but no two are the same. Recovery can be brutal, and lengthy. 
  When Dale retired from professional stock car racing in 2017, he walked away from his career as a healthy man. But for years, he had worried that the worsening effects of multiple racing-related concussions would end not only his time on the track but his ability to live a full and happy life. 
  Torn between a race-at-all-costs culture and the fear that something was terribly wrong, Earnhardt tried to pretend that everything was fine, but the private notes about his escalating symptoms that he kept on his phone reveal a vicious cycle: suffering injuries on Sunday, struggling through the week, then recovering in time to race again the following weekend. In this candid reflection, Earnhardt opens up for the first time about:The physical and emotional struggles he faced as he fought to close out his career on his own termsHis frustration with the slow recovery from multiple racing-related concussionsHis admiration for the woman who stood by him through it allHis determination to share his own experience so that others don’t have to suffer in silence 
  Steering his way to the final checkered flag of his storied career proved to be the most challenging race and most rewarding finish of his life.

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  Notes from Underground

  Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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  Notes from Underground also translated as Notes from the Underground or Letters from the Underworld) is a novella by Fyodor Dostoevsky, first published in the journal Epoch in 1864. It is a first-person narrative in the form of a "confession": the work was originally announced by Dostoevsky in Epoch under the title "A Confession".The novella presents itself as an excerpt from the memoirs of a bitter, isolated, unnamed narrator (generally referred to by critics as the Underground Man), who is a retired civil servant living in St. Petersburg. Although the first part of the novella has the form of a monologue, the narrator's form of address to his reader is acutely dialogized. According to Mikhail Bakhtin, in the Underground Man's confession "there is literally not a single monologically firm, undissociated word". The Underground Man's every word anticipates the words of an other, with whom he enters into an obsessive internal polemic.

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  The Light of the World - A Memoir

  Elizabeth Alexander

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  A deeply resonant memoir for anyone who has loved and lost, from acclaimed poet and Pulitzer Prize finalist Elizabeth Alexander. In The Light of the World, Elizabeth Alexander finds herself at an existential crossroads after the sudden death of her husband. Channeling her poetic sensibilities into a rich, lucid price, Alexander tells a love story that is, itself, a story of loss. As she reflects on the beauty of her married life, the trauma resulting from her husband's death, and the solace found in caring for her two teenage sons, Alexander universalizes a very personal quest for meaning and acceptance in the wake of loss.The Light of the World is at once an endlessly compelling memoir and a deeply felt meditation on the blessings of love, family, art, and community. It is also a lyrical celebration of a life well-lived and a paean to the priceless gift of human companionship. For those who have loved and lost, or for anyone who cares what matters most, The Light of the World is required reading.

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  Unworthy Chosen and Forgiven - A...

  Michael Gilcreast

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.  
  I thought long and hard before I even imagined writing a book, but people kept telling me to do it out of the blue. I started writing, yet nothing came of it for over ten years—I only reached page 44. My biggest question, which became my real motivation, was: “How can different people from different states keep telling me the same thing? Could they all be wrong?” 
  In March 2020, everything shut down. I was attending the AFFI mini-convention in Maryland when it was closed by the governor. At that point in my life, God made sure I would write. I was out of excuses and encouraged myself to write the movie-like story of my life. 
  I have done many one-on-one, premarital, marriage, and pastoral feedback sessions inside and outside the church, and I discovered that many people struggled with problems similar to my own. I see myself as an unorthodox writer and pastor/author who loves the truth and wants to help people. My first passion was becoming a doctor, and I now see that same desire to help others reflected in my work today. 
  More than half of my life was spent in the Air Force or working full-time for the Department of Defense at the Pentagon. I survived the war act of September 11 (9/11). Yet my story includes a dysfunctional family, chasing women, infidelity, unemployment, lying, stealing, divorce, bad credit, bankruptcy, gambling, and several suicide attempts. 
  If the truth be told, I never thought I would live past thirty-five. While I felt unworthy, I learned that God had chosen me to live again, to tell my story, and to become the pastor I am today. I was truly a lost soul. Along this path, I found redemption and a second chance at true, unconditional love in the form of Melody. 
  A love that could only be birthed by God’s grace. 
  Truly, my soul loves Jesus!

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  Big Mouth In A Small Town

  C. William Brady

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  C. William Brady is an award-winning broadcaster whose efforts have contributed to the success of more than sixty radio stations in nine different states. His comedy routines and humorous songs have entertained thousands of people over the radio airwaves of stations in some of the largest cities in the United States, as well as millions worldwide via the internet. 
  This story is his recollection of events over the years that took place in the area he once called home, with the names of some of the communities and individuals altered slightly to protect their anonymity and alleged innocence. Any similarity to actual people, living or not, should be considered purely coincidental. 
  But the stories are all true!

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