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  Dickon the Devil - From their...

  Sheridan Le Fanu

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  Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu was born on 28th August 1814 in Dublin into a literary family with Huguenot, Irish and English roots.   
  For a time he and his siblings were tutored but Le Fanu would often immerse himself in the books of his father’s library. 
  In 1833 Le Fanu began his Law studies at Trinity College, Dublin and graduated in 1839. Although called to the bar he instead began a career in journalism.   
  He was also writing. His first fiction story ‘The Ghost and the Bonesetter’ was published in 1838.  In 1843 came the novella ‘Spalatro: From the Notes of Fra Giacomo’, a hero with a particular necrophiliac passion for an undead blood-drinking beauty, a forerunner to his later female vampire ‘Carmilla’.  
  In 1844 Le Fanu married Susanna Bennett with whom he had 4 children. The following year his first novel ‘The C'ock and Anchor’ was published. Works now flowed from his pen and with a rapid increase in family finances they moved, in 1851, to Merrion Square, Dublin, where he remained until his death.  
  In 1858 Susanna died and Le Fanu became reclusive. It was during this period that he produced some of his best work.  Working only by candlelight he wrote through the night, burnishing his reputation as a major figure of 19th Century supernaturalism with many classics including; ‘Green Tea’, ‘Mr Justice Harbottle’, and ‘In a Glass Darkly’.  
  Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu died in Merrion Square in his native Dublin on February 7th, 1873, at the age of 58.

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  Dirty Days - True New York City...

  Kevin Patrick Corrigan

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  DIRTY DAYS is a nonfiction narrative.  The Setting - the tough Irish bars of New York City in the 1970s, '80s, and '90s.  A place where life can change in an unforeseen instant.As a Bleecker street bouncer and musician during the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s in Greenwich Village, author and narrator Kevin Patrick Corrigan relives true stories of old school New York City.Kevin Patrick Corrigan has been a fixture in the New York City Irish bar and music scene for three decades.  He estimates he's been in over 200 street and bar fights.  He smiles when he says he has a record of 147 wins and 72 loses.  He has had a major record deal.  He has toured the country telling stories and singing songs.  He has also written a nationally distributed comedy series.DIRTY DAYS spans from a seven year old Kevin's interaction with Times Square hookers in the 1970s to a full grown adult helping a distraught Gulf War Marine avoid a PTSD situation on Bleecker Street in 2003.DIRTY DAYS is a journey that follows author and narrator Kevin Patrick Corrigan from bloody Halloween street fights - to being taught sage wisdom from baseball legend Yogi Berra - to opening for Alice Cooper, The Scorpions, and KISS - to being in a riot with 200 drunk sailors during Fleet week - to being asked to take a bullet for Snoop Dog.  Those are just a sample of some of the many true accounts in this book.DIRTY DAYS is a ride back in time to the underbelly of New York City's long-lost rough and tumble, grimy era.

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  Shelley Poems

  PB Shelley

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  Percy Bysshe Shelley was one of the major English Romantic poets. A radical in his poetry as well as in his political and social views, Shelley did not achieve fame during his lifetime, but recognition of his achievements in poetry grew steadily following his death and he became an important influence on subsequent generations of poets including Robert Browning, Algernon Charles Swinburne, Thomas Hardy, and W. B. Yeats. American literary critic Harold Bloom describes him as "a superb craftsman, a lyric poet without rival, and surely one of the most advanced sceptical intellects ever to write a poem." (Ack.Wikipedia) 
  This audiobook has the following poems rendered by Dr.N.Ramani, a Professor in English and a well known academician from India. 
  A Lament Adonais: An Elegy on the Death of John Keats	Alastor; or, The Spirit of Solitude	And like a Dying Lady, Lean and Pale	Archy's Song from Charles I (A Widow Bird Sate Mourning)	Art thou pale for weariness	England in 1819	Epipsychidion	Hellas: Chorus	Hymn of Pan	Hymn to Intellectual Beauty	Julian and Maddalo	Lines Written among the Euganean Hills	Lines Written in the Bay of Lerici	Lines: "When the Lamp Is Shattered"	Lines: The cold earth slept below Music when Soft Voices Die (To --)	Mutability Ode to the West Wind	One Sung of thee who Left the Tale Untold	Ozymandias	Queen Mab: Part VI 
  Song: Rarely, rarely, comest thou	Stanzas Written in Dejection, near Naples 
  The Cloud The Fitful Alternations of the Rain	The Indian Serenade The Question	The Two Spirits: An Allegory	Time	Time Long Past	To ----	To a Skylark	To Jane: "The Keen Stars Were Twinkling"	To Night	To the Moon	The Triumph of Life

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  Hold Tight & Reach Hard - Poetry...

  Darrell Kane

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  "If you've ever wished you could read an Edward Hopper painting, this is a book for you." 
  - Allison Larkin, Best Selling Author of The People We Keep and Home of The American Circus. 
  Hold Tight & Reach Hard: Poetry and Prose is a moving collection that explores the raw edges of life—where pain meets perseverance, where regret gives way to resilience, and where self-doubt is met with the quiet determination to push forward. 
  With an unfiltered, honest voice, Darrell Kane delivers poetry that is meant to be felt, not dissected. From the depths of struggle to the glimmers of hope, these poems navigate love, loss, addiction, mental health, and the everyday battles we fight within ourselves.  
  For readers who appreciate the emotional depth of Rupi Kaur, the raw vulnerability of Sabrina Benaim, and the quiet strength of Mary Oliver, this book is an invitation to hold on, to reach for more, and to find beauty in the struggle. 
  📖 Perfect for fans of: 
  ✔️ Emotional, accessible poetry 
  ✔️ Themes of resilience, self-discovery, and mental health 
  ✔️ Poets like Rupi Kaur, Atticus, and Courtney Peppernell 
  ✔️ A gift for anyone in need of encouragement and understanding

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  I'll Never Be French (no matter...

  Mark Greenside

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  When Mark Greenside—a native New Yorker living in California, political lefty, writer, and lifelong skeptic—is dragged by his girlfriend to a tiny Celtic village in Brittany at the westernmost edge of France in Finistère, or what he describes as "the end of the world," his life begins to change. 
   
   
   
  In a playful, headlong style, and with enormous affection for the Bretons, Greenside shares how he makes a life for himself in a country where he doesn't speak the language or understand the culture. He gradually places his trust in the villagers he encounters—neighbors, workers, acquaintances—and he's consistently won over and surprised as he manages to survive day-to-day trials. 
   
   
   
  Until he came to this town, Greenside was lost, moving through life without a plan, already in his 40s with little money and no house. So when he settles into the rhythm of this new French culture not only does he find a home and meaningful relationships in this French countryside, he finds himself. 
   
   
   
  I'll Never Be French (no matter what I do) is both a new beginning and a homecoming for Greenside. He has never regretted his journey and, as he advises to those searching for their next adventure, neither will you.

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  Roar

  Sam Quek

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  From the tennis court to the boxing ring, the athletics track to the football pitch, the visibility of women in sport has been gathering pace. Women's competitions are increasingly popular. 
   
  In Roar Sam takes a deep dive into the experiences of some of sport's most high-profile female athletes - some have overcome heartbreaking adversity to reach the top of their game; others have succeeded in the face of prejudice. Like Sam, all have been propelled by sheer grit and determination to succeed. Many now campaign for women's equality and acceptance in sport, knowing the confidence it can bring young girls and the message that they can achieve anything. 
   
  Featuring a series of candid interviews from some of sport's most successful women, Sam lifts the lid on what it takes to reach those heights: from coping with puberty to foregoing teenage fun to pursue a dream; from the punishing physical training schedule to the mental power needed to win or bounce back from defeat; and coping with the pressure of the media spotlight. And, what it feels like in that magical moment when you step up to the podium knowing every sacrifice has been worth it. 
   
  Roar is a celebration of the bold and fearless - the women empowering future generations to follow in their footsteps - but it is also an inspiring look at how sport can change lives and challenge society.

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