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  Zelensky - A Biography of...

  Steven Derix

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  Volodymyr Zelensky: From Comedian to President – The True Story of Courage, Leadership, and Ukraine's Fight for Freedom
  Perfect for readers searching for a biography of Volodymyr Zelensky and a brief modern history of Ukraine and its troubled relationship with Russia, this powerful narrative follows Zelensky's extraordinary journey from TV comedian to Ukrainian president and wartime leader.
  Set against the backdrop of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, it offers a gripping story of Kyiv under siege that takes you inside the presidential bunker, the streets of a defiant capital, and the emotional decisions of a leader facing one of the greatest crises in modern European politics.
  Blending vivid storytelling with clear, accessible analysis, this book is both an inspirational story about Ukraine's president and an essential current guide to European geopolitics. It explores how Zelensky became a symbol of the democracy and freedom struggle, how Ukraine's resistance reshaped the world's view of Eastern Europe, and why his leadership now stands alongside other world leaders in crisis.
  If you've read powerful biographies of Vladimir Putin or broader books about Russia and Eastern Europe — this volume gives you the other side of the story: the man at the heart of Ukraine's war leadership and democracy.
  Inside this book, you'll discover:
  
  - How a popular entertainer became the Ukrainian president the world now watches.
  - The key moments that turned a reluctant politician into Ukraine's war leader.
  - A clear, engaging Ukraine conflict 2022 history that makes complex geopolitics easy to understand.
  - An inspiring true story of courage that shows what modern political leadership can look like under fire.
  Whether you follow world affairs closely or are just beginning to explore the history of Ukraine today, this modern political leadership biography will inform, move, and inspire you.
  Listen to this definitive Zelensky biography now and discover the remarkable story behind Ukraine's fight for freedom.

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  My Father and Other Animals -...

  Sam Vincent

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  A moving and hilarious fish-out-of-water memoir of a millennial leaving his inner-city life to take over the family farm. 
  Sam Vincent is a twenty-something writer in the inner suburbs, scrabbling to make ends meet, when he gets a call from his mother: his father has stuck his hand in a woodchipper, but ‘not to worry – it wasn’t like that scene in Fargo or anything’. When Sam returns to the family farm to help out, his life takes a new and unexpected direction. 
   
  Whether castrating a calf or buying a bull – or knocking in a hundred fence posts by hand when his dad hides the post-driver – Sam’s farming apprenticeship is an education in grit and shit. But there are victories, too: nurturing a fig orchard to bloom; learning to read the land; joining forces with Indigenous elders to protect a special site. Slowly, Sam finds himself thinking differently about the farm, about his father and about his relationship with both. 
   
  By turns affecting, hilarious and utterly surprising, this memoir melds humour and fierce honesty in an unsentimental love letter. It’s about belonging, humility and regeneration – of land, family and culture. What passes from father to son on this unruly patch of earth is more than a livelihood; it is a legacy.

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  Bad Girls of Ancient Greece:...

  Lizzy Tiffin

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  You’ve heard all about the ‘brilliant men’ of ancient myth, but what about the scheming and scandalous women who were so often lost in their shadow? 
  Bad Girls of Ancient Greece contains profiles of wayward wives, mad mothers, scandalous sisters and damsels, that quite frankly, caused others A LOT of stress in the ancient world. 
  With the ever-growing popularity of mythological retellings, Lizzy Tiffin has written THE guide to all of the baddies of ancient Greece. This book stands as a reminder that us women really have been bad – in the best way possible – from the start. 
  Written with humour and sass, Lizzy profiles the women in Greek myth and legend covering: mortals, goddesses, titans, nymphs (you name it, she’s done it). Here you’ll find the weird and wonderful escapades of the women we’re often lead to believe were minor characters. 
  Bad Girls of Ancient Greece is an accessible, intelligent, hilarious (sometimes spicy) guide to the women we love and know – Athena, Medusa, Aphrodite – and also those we may not, like Polyphonte, who was cursed with burning hot lust for a wild bear … imagine! 
  So dive into the stories you thought you knew with Bad Girls of Ancient Greece as your illuminating guide… 
  Lizzy Tiffin's Bad Girls of Ancient Greece is a non-fiction collection that brings a feminist perspective to the history of classical Greece. Through a series of humorous essays, she explores the stories of these women, making it a must-read for anyone interested in feminist theory and social history. 
  For fans of Billy Wellman (The Ottoman Empire), and Nikita Gill (Fierce Fairytales). 
  HarperCollins 2024

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  Clouds - The Comic Portrait of...

  Aristophanes, Tim Zengerink

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  What if the greatest threat to society wasn’t ignorance—but cleverness without conscience? 
  Clouds by Aristophanes is a scathing comedic masterpiece that lampoons Socratic philosophy and the Athenian obsession with rhetorical trickery. This modern translation revives the wit, rhythm, and political punch of Aristophanes’ classic play, in which a debt-ridden father seeks to cheat his way to freedom by mastering the art of deceit—under the tutelage of a ridiculous, cloud-dwelling Socrates. 
  What you’ll discover inside: 
  •	A satirical comedy skewering philosophy, education, and generational conflict 
  •	A wildly irreverent portrait of Socrates and his absurd “Thinkery” 
  •	A sharp critique of sophistry, relativism, and rhetorical manipulation 
  •	A lively and accessible modern translation of Aristophanes’ classic 
  Join the riotous drama where logic tangles, thunder rumbles, and the line between wisdom and foolishness vanishes in the clouds.

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  Released - Walking From Blame...

  Peggy Cook

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  In the 1950's, Peggy Cook came into the world with bilateral clubfeet, feet that are twisted and facing each other, necessitating that a person walk on the sides of the feet or on tiptoe.  In addition, the heel chords are short, and tight which also affects balance and gait.  Surgery was available in her childhood to correct the deformity and potential disability.  But Peggy also came into the world with a family who practiced Christian Science, and a father who worked for The Mother Church his whole career.  The family focused on spiritual healing and prayer in liew of medical interventions.  As a child, Peggy blamed herself for not being able to pray well enough for her condition to be healed.  She experienced the shame that comes with feeling not faithful enough or spiritual enogh to see that clufeet are "unreal," the church's word for deformity or sickness of any kind.  Walking became increasingly painful, without the needed surgery or any pain relief.  
   
  As she matured, she began to question her family's unswerving faith as her mother struggled with skin cancer, relying on Christian Science "treatment," by Christian Science practitioners.  Prayer was the Christian Science treatment. Her mother was never healed, living a life in pain, and dying a torturous death. 
   
  Peggy began her journey of transformation, releasing her trust in spiritual healing and replacing it with her decision to rely on medical science.  In her late thirties she had surgery to correct her clubfeet. 
   
  This memoir chronicles her journey from indoctrination to individuation and offers hope that it's never too late to rebuild a life and experience joy and freedom in a way that acknowledges one's agencey.

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  Maggie Alphonsi - Winning the Fight

  Maggie Alphonsi, Gavin Mairs

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  Maggie has changed the way the game is played forever' - The Sunday Times
  
  Maggie Alphonsi is not only a national sporting icon, the face of international women’s rugby and star player of the England side that won the World Cup in 2014. She is also an inspirational and totemic figure who transcends sport.
  
  The compelling story of her life makes her achievements even more extraordinary. Hers is an against-all-the-odds tale, becoming the best player in the world despite having to battle against racism, sexism, and prejudice.
  
  It is a book forged from the raw emotion, passion, and testimony of an iconic player, who rose to the elite of world sport when the world was seemingly stacked against her. It is a moving and revealing story of a woman who was not prepared to be defined by anyone but herself and gives the reader a unique insight into how she met her goals.

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