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  Disease and Dishonor - A Navy...

  T. Chase Harper

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  It takes more strength and will to survive severe mental illness than it does to become a Navy SEAL. 
  I am one of the few that has survived both experiences. On my 24th birthday I became a newly minted SEAL. Within months I had lost track of reality entirely, becoming mixed up in secret communities, psychiatric wards and showdowns with police. 
  When my mentor and friend was killed in the attack on Benghazi during my mind bending mania, I snapped. Not knowing whether I was dead or alive, hunted by hallucinations and preyed on by delusion. Some ultra powerful government organization had selected me to become a super soldier and I would die before I quit. Stealing a tow truck, breaking out of a holding cell, sending a bomb threat, there was no limit to what I would do. 
  For months I lived as an operator in a clandestine selection process for an organization that only existed in my mind. Certain things in this story only exist in my own mind and it is up to you to determine what really happened to me. It is the history of my perspective and it is as real to me as reality is to you. The story is as raw as it is true with all the gory bits of madness. 
  My aim in writing is to show you that you’re not alone. If you’re severely mentally ill you’re just like me and nothing like me at the same time. My friend, you are unique but you are not alone. I am fighting this wretched darkness with you, sword in hand.

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  Golda Meir: The Life and Legacy...

  Editors Charles River

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  Israel’s Day of Independence, Yom Ha’atzmaut, is celebrated on the fifth day of the Hebrew calendar in the month of Iyar. It is immediately preceded by Yom HaZikaron, the Memorial Day for the fallen Israeli soldiers who gave their lives for Israel’s establishment. Emphasis switches from the memorial celebration to the celebration of independence a few minutes after sundown.  
  	The day on which the state of Israel was signed into existence was May 14, 1948. Many important figures in Israeli history played a part in the establishment of the new state, and among the most iconic is the nation’s first female premier, Golda Meir. Known as the “uncrowned queen of Israel” and “Mother Courage,” Meir was an activist for many years, lobbying for a Jewish state in the Mandate of Palestine. She served in numerous capacities before her appointment as Prime Minister and remains one of the most revered Israeli leaders from the pre-state years through the long-sought dream of a Jewish nation.  
  	One of eight children from a poverty-stricken family, she was to become an immigrant to a new land twice in her life. Meir and her parents fled from Kyiv during Russia's antisemitic pogroms in 1905, about a decade after the Dreyfus Affair in France. She grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin before rising the ranks back in the Middle East. When it came to Israel and her role in its early years, she noted, "We Jews have a secret weapon in our struggle with the Arabs; we have no place to go." 
  	As in the days of the Biblical Hebrews’ migration out of Egypt under Pharaoh, finding a Jewish homeland meant the adjustment of national boundaries and the displacement of certain neighboring cultures. In the modern age, this has led to several major military conflicts and the need for an ongoing state of readiness within the Israeli military. Meir found herself at the helm of the Yom Kippur War, a time in which Israel was at its most vulnerable.

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  Sunday Best: Travels through the...

  Daniel Gray

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  An evocative celebration of the seventh day in all its rich variety 
  Closed shops and roast dinners. Bulky newspapers and the hum of lawnmowers. Strolls to nowhere in particular and visiting snoozing grandparents. Television theme tunes cueing bath time and a sudden dread of the looming week ahead… 
  Through an assortment of rituals and activities, Sundays came to be the unique day in our week – whether tedious, pleasant or somewhere in-between. But have they changed over time? Has anything interesting ever happened on a Sunday? Have we forgotten how to do Sunday? And, in our rushed modern lives, should we now try to recapture that distinctive, unhurried Sunday feel? 
  Offering answers to those questions and more through a mix of travelogue and social history, Sunday Best entertainingly charts the story of what author Daniel Gray argues is the People’s Day. Told through Sundays whiled away in places from the Hebrides to Hyde Park – via Sunderland, Scarborough, the Peak District and beyond – Gray’s latest book is a charming journey in time and place. 
  In Sunday Best, Daniel Gray takes us on a nostalgic journey, exploring the essence of Sundays through a blend of memoirs, essays, and humour. This literary non-fiction is a top pick for those seeking to recapture the unhurried feel of the People's Day. 
  For fans of Nige Tassell (Searching for Dexys Midnight Runners), Jon Spurling (Get It On), Giles Tremlett (The International Brigades), Jonathan Wilson (Kick and Run), and Gavin Bell (In Search of Tusitala). 
  HarperCollins 2025

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  Anti-Gnostic Fathers The: Early...

  Various Church Fathers, Tim...

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  What if you could hear the thunder of Irenaeus’s refutations and feel Tertullian’s courtroom zeal? 
  The Anti-Gnostic Fathers audiobook channels the urgency of second-century polemics through dynamic voice acting and subtle soundscapes.  
  You will hear: 
  •	Irenaeus’s Against Heresies – Exposing cosmic Aeons and championing a unified creed. 
  •	Tertullian’s twin treatises – Rhetorical cross-examinations of Valentinus and Marcion. 
  •	Hippolytus’s Refutation – A tour of heresies traced to Greek speculation. 
  •	Epistle of the Apostles – Apostolic voices assuring believers that truth is public, not hidden. 
  Running just under 4 hours, this production immerses listeners in the arguments that safeguarded Christian identity—perfect for commuters, students, and anyone fascinated by the church’s earliest doctrinal struggles.

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  I AM NELSON - The story of a...

  Martina Mars

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  A beautiful book for dog lovers and anyone who’s ever loved and lost an animal. 
  Get ready to laugh, cry and fall in love with a very feisty little rescue dog called Nelson. Discover the heartwarming true story about his life with his unconventional human family and friends who are right there by his side during the good times and the bad, and love him come what may – even when he misbehaves, which, admittedly is most of the time.  
  This beautiful book, full of funny and touching memories that will make you smile through tears, is all about the very special bond between a dog and his beloved human family that not even death can break.  
  But is death really the end of his journey? 
  A funny and sad, silly and wise, bittersweet story of love and loss… and hope.

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  My Bondage and My Freedom

  Frederick Douglass

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  Born enslaved. Silenced by force. Awakened by truth and the will to resist.
  In this deeply personal and powerful autobiography, Frederick Douglass recounts his life in bondage with searing honesty—exposing the cruelty of slavery, the violence of oppression, and the moment he claimed ownership of his own mind. More detailed and reflective than his earlier narrative, this work traces his journey from enslavement to freedom, education, and moral awakening.
  
  Regarded as "one of the most important autobiographies in American history," this book stands as both a gripping personal story and a forceful indictment of slavery. Douglass's voice—clear, courageous, and uncompromising—continues to inspire readers across generations.
  
  If you seek truth, resilience, and a story that helped reshape a nation's conscience, this essential classic belongs on your shelf.
  
  Open the book—and witness the making of a voice that refused to be silenced.

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