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  The Dad Rock That Made Me A Woman

  Niko Stratis

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  A memoir-in-essays on transness, dad rock, and the music that saves us. 
   
   
   
  When Wilco's 2007 album Sky Blue Sky was infamously criticized as "dad rock," Niko Stratis was a twenty-five-year-old closeted trans woman working in her dad's glass shop in the Yukon Territory. As she sought escape from her hypermasculine environment, Stratis found an unlikely lifeline amid dad rock's emotionally open and honest music. Listening to dad rock, Stratis could access worlds beyond her own and imagine a path forward. 
   
   
   
  In taut, searing essays rendered in propulsive and unguarded prose, Stratis delves into the emotional core of bands like Wilco and The National, telling her story through the dad rock that accompanied her along the way. She found footing in Michael Stipe's allusions to queer longing, Radiohead's embrace of unknowability, and Bruce Springsteen's very trans desire to "change my clothes my hair my face"—and she found in artists like Neko Case and Sharon Van Etten that the label transcends gender. A love letter to the music that saves us and a tribute to dads like Stratis's own who embody the tenderness at the genre's heart, The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman rejoices in music unafraid to bare its soul.

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  Women Holding Things & Still...

  Maria Kalman

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  From the critically acclaimed artist, designer, and author of the bestsellers The Principles of Uncertainty and My Favorite Things comes a collection of moving meditations on the beauty and complexity of women’s lives and roles, revealed in the things they hold, and on remorse, joy, ancestry, and memory. 
  Women Holding Things includes thoughtful and intimate anecdotes, recollections, and ruminations about portraits of women, both ordinary and famous. These women hold a range of objects, from the mundane—balloons, a cup, a whisk, a chicken, a hat—to the abstract—dreams and disappointments, sorrow and regret, joy and love. Kalman considers the many things that fit physically and metaphorically between women’s hands: We see a woman hold a book, hold shears, hold children, hold a grudge, hold up, hold her own. In telling their stories, Kalman lays bare the essence of women’s lives—their tenacity, courage, vulnerability, hope, and pain. Ultimately, she reveals that many of the things we hold dear—as well as those that burden or haunt us—remain constant and connect us from generation to generation.  
  Maira Kalman’s most autobiographical and intimate work to date, Still Life with Remorse is a beautiful collection of deeply personal stories. Tracing her family’s story from her grandfather’s birth in Belarus and emigration to Tel Aviv—where she was born—Maira considers her unique family history, illuminating the complex relationship between recollection, regret, happiness, and heritage. In addition to vignettes exploring her Israeli and Jewish roots, Kalman includes short stories about other great artists, writers, and composers. Through these narratives, Kalman uses her signature wit and tenderness to reveal how family history plays an influential role in all of our work, lives, and perspectives. A feat of storytelling and vulnerability, Still Life with Remorse explores the profound hidden in the quotidian, and illuminates the powerful universal truths in our most personal family stories.

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  Nature's Rhapsody of Tranquil...

  Selena Brooke

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  Nature's Rhapsody of Tranquil Morning Tunes Mixed with Ambient Rhythms for Inner Peace & Serenity is a transformative journey designed to bring you lasting emotional balance, inner peace, and rejuvenation. This book is crafted for those who seek mental clarity and a sense of calm amid the chaos of daily life. Whether you're looking to begin your day with intention or wind down with mindfulness, this experience guides you toward a state of wellness and presence. 
  Discover the power of mindful awakening as you cultivate emotional wellness and nurture your mental and physical well-being. Through this carefully designed guide, you'll learn how to integrate practices that promote restoration and balance, leading to a more harmonious and centered lifestyle. Each moment spent with this book fosters a deep sense of stillness and renewal, allowing you to reconnect with your inner self and embrace peace. 
  Rejuvenation comes naturally as you explore ways to restore your inner harmony. This book encourages you to adopt mindful techniques to manage stress and find holistic solutions to everyday challenges. From stress management techniques to daily renewal rituals, the insights provided here will help you achieve a holistic balance that enhances your mental clarity and well-being. 
  Designed to support your journey toward mindfulness and relaxation, this book is perfect for anyone seeking a deeper connection to themselves and the world around them. Allow yourself to step into a space of calm, where presence is your guide, and balance becomes second nature. Embrace a new level of tranquility and emotional renewal, and experience the power of living with intention.

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  Something Wonderful Right Away -...

  Jeffrey Sweet

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  Discover the behind-the-scenes story of how The Second City theater created a generation of world class great actors, directors, and writers. 
   
   
   
  In the late Fifties and Sixties, iconoclastic young rebels in Chicago opened two tiny theaters—The Compass and The Second City—where they satirized politics, religion, and sex. Developing scenes by improvising based on audience suggestions turned out to be a fine way to develop great actors, directors, and writers. Alumni went on to create such groundbreaking works as The Graduate, Groundhog Day, and Don't Look Up. Many of them also became stars on Saturday Night Live. Something Wonderful Right Away features the pioneers who founded the empire that transformed American comedy. 
   
   
    
  This new edition tells even more of the story. Included for the first time is an interview with Viola Spolin, the genius who invented theater games that were the foundation of improvisational theater. Also included are dozens of follow-up stories about Mike Nichols, Barbara Harris, Del Close, Joan Rivers, Alan Arkin, and Gilda Radner, plus "You Only Shoot the Ones You Love," the story of how this book's author, playwright Jeffrey Sweet, ended up being so involved in the community he covered that he was captured by it.

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  The Mysteries of Max Carrados...

  Mr Punch

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  A collection of three thrilling mysteries, set during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, where every story promises a 'Thousand Thrills!', with ingenious plots, full of twists and surprises, driven along with exciting action and tongue in cheek humour. 
    
  “Murder mysteries always work well as spoken word and Mr Punch’s Thriller Playhouse is particularly good... Atmospheric and Great Fun ” Daily Express  
    
  “Good News... Simon Callow stars as the blind detective, Max Carrados, Lionel Jeffries as his servant and ‘eyes’, Parkinson.”  Sunday Times – Gillian Reynolds Choice 
    
  Our blind hero, Max Carrados, who can read a newspaper headline with the touch of his fingers and shoot a villain by aiming at the sound of his beating heart is joined by his trusty servant Parkinson (his 'eyes') in 3 episodes from the popular BBC Radio drama series 'Thriller Playhouse'. 
  The Eyes of Max CarradosThe Secret of Headlam Height.The Ingenious Mind of Mr Rigby Lacksome 
   
  Also available as part of the THRILLER PLAYHOUSE BOX SET, eight episodes featuring Max Carrados, Norman Conquest and Ben from the popular BBC Drama series.  
    
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  Simon Callow as Max Carrados 
  Lionel Jeffries as Parkinson 
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  Philip Glenister, Teresa Gallagher, Charles Simpson, Brett Usher, Stephen Tompkinson, Lynsey Baxter, Matthew Marsh, Marianne Morley, Michael Beint, David Bannerman, Steve Hodson, Kathryn Pogson & full supporting cast. 
   
  © & ℗ 2022 Mr Punch Audiobooks Ltd

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  Restoration House - Creating a...

  Kennesha Buycks

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  Discover how to make purposeful design decisions that create renewing spaces for you to enjoy with family and friends. 
  You don't have to live in your dream house to make your living spaces feel more like home. Home is meant to be a place to belong. A place to gather and connect. A place of beauty. A place to restore your soul. 
  In Restoration House, author and designer Kennesha Buycks will encourage you to embrace your home and your story so you can create mindful spaces that give life to you, your loved ones, and all who enter. Tips from Restoration House have been featured in Better Homes and Garden, Apartment Therapy, Design Sponge, and The Washington Post. Kennesha will teach you how to:Make the best out of your living space, whether you're renting or a homeownerCreate a home your visitors will feel comfortable inDecorate your home on a budgetMake purposeful design decisions that are beautiful and functional 
    
  Restoration House is ideal for:Christian women of all ages who want to make their houses feel more like homeHousewarming gifts, Mother's Day, birthdays, and holiday gifting 
    
  Creating a restored home—the kind that you and your loved ones want to return to again and again—is as much about making everyone who enters feel cared for and comfortable as it is about creating a beautiful space. Restoration House will help you make purposeful design decisions as you create renewing spaces to enjoy with family and friends. Whether you live in your dream house or you’re still dreaming about it, you can feel at home in the home you have. 
  Reflection questions and DIY sections are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.

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