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  Secrets from the Cockpit -...

  Robert Shapiro

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  ‘A witty, sometimes heart-stopping, and always engrossing path from “boy pilot” to elite aviator.’ – Jaundiced Eye columnist, William Saunderson-Meyer 
  Robert Schapiro always wanted to fly. Challenging anti-Semitic bullying, mockery and fierce rivalry, he realised his dream by earning his wings in the South African Air Force and going on to command C-47 Dakotas in the Border War. 
  He joined South African Airways (SAA) in 1979, soon learning it was a time when SAA crews were dominated by the ‘Royal Family’ – captains who thought themselves above the rules and who spent time overseas on drinking binges or coaxing air hostesses to be their ‘airline wives’. 
  When sanctions forced SAA to cut back on its routes, he was seconded to Japan’s Nippon Cargo Airlines, routinely flying between New York and Tokyo and grappling with often-hilarious cultural misunderstandings as he adapted to a Japanese style of operations. Schapiro is disarmingly frank about life as an international pilot. He divulges near misses, emergency landings, navigation errors, passenger shenanigans (seat sex, anyone?), how pilots control rowdy travellers and absorbing detail about the technique of flying different aircraft types. 
  Uplifting and humorous, his memoir offers a rare slice of aviation history.

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  A Lethal Legacy

  Fin Dwyer

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  The Instant Top 5 Irish Times Bestseller 
  From the creator of The Irish History Podcast comes a fascinating look at Irish history through the lens of murder. 
  In A Lethal Legacy, Fin Dwyer charts 200 years of Irish history, opening up our past as never before, by observing the grand societal changes of our times through the intimate lens of eighteen murders and the lives and communities they altered forever. 
  From the creator of the critically acclaimed Irish History Podcast comes a ground-breaking exploration of the past, casting its gaze beyond the chambers of power and carnage of battle, and into the lives of the everyday people that lived through those violent centuries. From the desperate retributions of the Land War of the nineteenth century, through the unprecedented tumult of the revolutionary years, to the causes that helped to shape contemporary Ireland, these previously overlooked cases of human tragedy offer a fresh perspective on a history we think we know. 
  Astonishing, illuminating and compelling, A Lethal Legacy chronicles Ireland’s turbulent past through one of our most enduring fascinations – the act of killing – and in mapping the causes and aftermath of these cases, Dwyer offers us a fresh new understanding of the fires that forged modern Ireland. 
  In his latest book, Dwyer offers a riveting addition to the shelves of great historical books of 2023, extending its reach beyond Ireland to touch upon the wider European canvas, where the echoes of Ireland's struggles resonate with social and historical undercurrents in Britain and the rest of Europe. For readers looking to expand their understanding of Ireland's position within the greater European context in the last centuries, this book is an essential read. For fans of Colin Walsh (Kala), David Grann (Killers of the Flower Moon), Martin Doyle (Dirty Linen) and Ronan McGreevy (The Kidnapping) and Paul Lynch (Prophet Song). 
  Dwyer's new perspective on crime, a topic deeply embedded in Ireland's history, is both enlightening and captivating. His unique approach to storytelling, combined with meticulous research, makes A Lethal Legacy a must-read for anyone interested in crime history. 
  For fans of David Grann (The Wager), Ronan Mcgreevy (Great Hatred), Richard O'Rawe (Stakeknife's Dirty War), Máiría Cahill (Rough Beast), and Jennifer O'Leary (The Padre). 
  HarperCollins 2023

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  The Idiot - The Profound Classic...

  Fyodor Dostoevsky, Tim Zengerink

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  What if true goodness made the world uncomfortable? 
  The Idiot is Dostoevsky’s powerful novel about innocence, cruelty, and the cost of staying pure in a world that rewards deception.  
  Prince Myshkin, recently returned from years of treatment in a Swiss clinic, walks through the aristocratic society of 19th-century Russia with compassion, honesty, and a profound sensitivity—traits that make him an outsider in every room. 
  Torn between two women, manipulated by greedy nobles, and surrounded by social intrigue, Myshkin's moral clarity slowly becomes his downfall. This deeply human story explores the tragic impossibility of living with radical goodness in a broken world. 
  What you’ll discover inside: 
  -A Timeless Portrait of Innocence – The unforgettable character of Prince Myshkin. 
  -A Complex Tapestry of Emotion – Love, betrayal, and spiritual yearning in high society. 
  -A Tragic Moral Conflict – What happens when a pure soul meets a cynical world. 
  -A Modern, Faithful Adaptation – Captures the novel’s emotional depth and clarity for today’s listeners. 
  Let the voice of Dostoevsky awaken your heart and conscience. 
  The Idiot is more than a novel—it’s a spiritual reckoning.

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  Whispers of Betrayal - Love...

  Adela Edgecombe

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  On a journey of discovery into her parents history of love and fame in war torn Italy, Adela Edgecombe discovered a secret deception within love letters and from family who had been tight-lipped about the scandals for decades.            Bestselling author Jincy Willett describes the story as follows: "Since every human personality is at root mysterious, all families present us with an abundance of mysteries, the chief of which is often how marriages ever happened in the first place. In her family memoir, Adela Edgecombe tackles that mystery head-on, uncovering a web of circumstances peculiar to place and time. The place is the Province of Salerno, Italy; the time,1944, the depths of World War II. A young American GI meets an impoverished Italian family, grows to care for them, and, as he leaves for the front, promises a nine-year-old child that one day he will return and help them. And does the man, against all odds, keep that promise? Judging from the fairy-tale wedding that took place in Passiano in 1951 and was featured in Life Magazine, it would seem so.           "Edgecombe explores that fairy tale moment, how it came to pass, and what followed after. She digs fearlessly into the mystery of an unhappy marriage that began with such photogenic joy and hope. Read Whispers of Betrayal for a well-researched, surprising, and moving tale which reminds us that the casualties of war are many and varied."

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  Arranged For Success - My...

  Vrinda Rao

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  This is a book of memoirs. The author, Vrinda Suresh Rao, who was an Indian Matchmaker for 25 years, has described her Indian Matchmaking journey. She combined the value of the Indian custom of arranged marriages with the power of technology to create a website with a unique matchmaking approach. 
  During her matchmaking Journey, she met many amazing young men and women and their families. Connecting with them, she learned a lot about human nature and attitudes. 
  In these words, the author narrates her matchmaking success stories and shares some unbelievable real-life experiences that she heard from her members. The author's matchmaking journey taught her that where there is true love and care, issues such as race, religion, nationality, or gender cannot prevent two people from entering into matrimony.

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  Unforgettable - Winner of the...

  Steve Thompson

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  **Winner of the Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year Award 2023****Winner of the Rugby Book of the Year Award 2023****Longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2022**RUGBY, DEMENTIA AND THE FIGHT OF MY LIFEIn 2003, England won the Rugby World Cup. Steve Thompson was in England's front row, at the heart of the match, and at the heart of the scrum - one of sport's most violent battlegrounds. But triumph came at a cost. Today, he remembers nothing about playing in that final. In his words, watching the tape back is like watching a ghost.  The years of hurt, and the culture of sucking up punishment and coming back for more, have taken a terrible toll. Steve has been diagnosed with early onset dementia, and serious progressive brain damage. Steve and his wife Steph had a happy family life planned, with decades ahead of them. Now he needs to capture these elusive memories for the sake of his children, before they disappear forever.  With stories contributed by his world-cup winning teammates and his former manager, Sir Clive Woodward, Unforgettable is raw, powerful storytelling. This tale of hope and courage stands as testament to the ultimate strength of the human mind - and to a man no longer pushing himself to the limit for competition, but for his own place in the world.'So powerful. This book might just change the way you think about sport forever' - Sir Clive Woodward'As brave as they come' - Gareth Thomas

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