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  Still Life with Remorse

  Maira Kalman

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  From the critically acclaimed artist, designer, and author of the bestsellers The Principles of Uncertainty, My Favorite Things, and Women Holding Things comes a moving meditation on remorse, joy, ancestry, and memory. 
  Maira Kalman’s most autobiographical and intimate work to date, Still Life with Remorse is a beautiful collection of deeply personal stories in the vein of her and Alex Kalman’s acclaimed Women Holding Things. 
  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, including Leo Tolstoy, Franz Kafka, Gustav Mahler, and Robert Schumann. 
  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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  Predator - A Memoir a Movie an...

  Ander Monson

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  In his first memoir, Ander Monson guides listeners through a scene-by-scene exploration of the 1987 film Predator, which he has watched 146 times. Some fighters might not have time to bleed, but Monson has the patience to consider their adventure, one frame at a time. He turns his obsession into a lens through which he poignantly examines his own life, formed by mainstream, white, male American culture. Between scenes, Monson delves deeply into his adolescence in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and Riyadh, his role as a father and the loss of his own mother, and his friendships with men bound by the troubled camaraderie depicted in action and sci-fi blockbusters. Along with excursions into the conflicted pleasures of cosplay and first-person shooters, he imagines himself beside the poet and memoirist Paul Monette, who wrote the novelization of the movie while his partner was dying of AIDS. 
   
   
   
  A sincere and playful book that lovingly dissects the film, Predator also offers questions and critiques of masculinity, fandom, and their interrelation with acts of mass violence. In a stirring reversal, one chapter exposes Monson through the Predator's heat-seeking vision, asking him, "What do you know about the workings of the hidden world?" As Monson brings us into the brilliant depths of the film and its universe, the hunt begins.

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  Spid the Spider Visits the Seven...

  John Eaton

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  Spid the Spider Visits the Seven Wonders of the World is a lively, humorous introduction to global landmarks, exploration and imagination — inspiring young readers to discover the world around them. 
   
  Spid is bored. 
   
  He longs for adventure — for faraway places, exciting discoveries and something truly extraordinary. 
  So when he begins daydreaming about the Seven Wonders of the World, something magical happens. Suddenly, Spid finds himself travelling through time and across continents, visiting some of the greatest sights in human history. 
   
  But adventures don’t always unfold exactly as imagined… 
   
  From ancient marvels to surprising encounters, Spid discovers that history is full of wonder — and that curiosity can take you further than you ever thought possible. 
   
  Why Parents & Teachers Love It 
  •	Introduces world history in an accessible way 
  •	Encourages curiosity and global awareness 
  •	Supports geography and classroom topics 
  •	Inspires imagination and exploration 
   
  Includes two original songs: “I Dreamed of Faraway” and “Seven Wonders”. These songs bring the story to life and reinforce learning through rhythm, rhyme and repetition. Watch animated films of the songs on YouTube.com/spidthespider to add visual storytelling. 
   
  About the Series 
   
  Spid the Spider is a laugh-out-loud illustrated adventure series for children aged 5–10, blending humour, heart and real-world life lessons. 
   
  Through exciting adventures, seasonal celebrations and relatable mishaps, Spid shows young readers that effort leads to progress, mistakes are part of learning, and challenges help us grow in confidence — bringing growth mindset to life in a natural, story-led way. 
   
  Written to be enjoyed both independently and with mum and dad, the books support early readers with engaging dialogue, expressive storytelling and layered humour that children love revisiting again and again.

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  The Life Studies and Works of...

  John Galt

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  The Life, Studies, and Works of Benjamin West is a fascinating and richly detailed biography of one of the most influential painters of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Through careful research and engaging narrative, John Galt traces the remarkable journey of Benjamin West from his early years in colonial America to his rise as an internationally celebrated artist and a central figure in the British art world.
  
  The book explores West's artistic development, creative methods, and major achievements, while also shedding light on the cultural and intellectual environment that shaped his career. Readers are offered valuable insights into the evolution of historical painting, the workings of artistic institutions, and the relationships between artists, patrons, and society during a transformative period in art history.
  
  Written with scholarly care and literary skill, this classic work combines biography, art criticism, and historical context to create a vivid portrait of an extraordinary life devoted to artistic excellence. Rich in historical detail and cultural significance, The Life, Studies, and Works of Benjamin West is an essential read for enthusiasts of art history, biography, and the history of transatlantic culture.

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  The Dyslexic Actor's Toolkit -...

  Deborah Groves

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  This empowering and accessible guide offers dyslexic actors a range of techniques to tackle common challenges, improve your creative practice, and fulfil your ambitions.
  Inside, you'll find loads of practical information and advice on:
  
  - Understanding your dyslexic identity – so you can learn and perform at your best, and unlock your full potential.
  - Developing the key skills you need as an actor – with tools to help you master each of them, such as text work, line-learning, movement, voice, Shakespeare and more.
  - Managing your acting career – including preparing for auditions, thriving in rehearsals, taking care of your emotional wellbeing, and organising your time and finances.
  Each section sets out clear goals and strategies to help you progress, and many of the tools are supported by online video content. There's also guidance for anyone who works with and supports dyslexic actors – such as teachers, directors, parents and fellow creatives.
  The Dyslexic Actor's Toolkit will show you how to harness your own strengths and abilities to overcome obstacles, build your confidence, and achieve lasting success in your career.
  'I've been working with Deborah for over ten years and her strategies for dyslexic actors are just great. This book is brilliant – she takes the complicated and makes it simple.' Kara Tointon (EastEnders, Mr Selfridge, The Teacher)
  Deborah Groves is an acting and arts accessibility coach, and a creative enabler, who works primarily with neurodiverse stage and screen actors, writers and dancers. She has worked with leading organisations such as the Royal Court Theatre, Shakespeare's Globe, Almeida Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, Paramount Pictures and Netflix, as well as with many UK drama schools.

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  Queer Arrangements - Billy...

  Lisa Barg

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  Winner of the 2024 Philip Brett Award, sponsored by the LGBTQ Study Group of the American Musicological Society (AMS)The legacy of Black queer composer, arranger, and pianist Billy Strayhorn (1915–1967) hovers at the edge of canonical jazz narratives. Queer Arrangements explores the ways in which Strayhorn's identity as an openly gay Black jazz musician shaped his career, including the creative roles he could assume and the dynamics between himself and his collaborators, most famously Duke Ellington, but also iconic singers such as Lena Horne and Ella Fitzgerald. This new portrait of Strayhorn combines critical, historically-situated close readings of selected recordings, scores, and performances with biography and cultural theory to pursue alternative interpretive jazz possibilities, Black queer historical routes, and sounds. By looking at jazz history through the instrument(s) of Strayhorn's queer arrangements, this book sheds new light on his music and on jazz collaboration at midcentury.

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