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  Unraveling - What I Learned...

  Peggy Orenstein

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  “Orenstein is such a breezy, funny writer, it’s easy to forget she’s an important thinker too.”—People 
  In this lively, funny memoir, Peggy Orenstein sets out to make a sweater from scratch—shearing, spinning, dyeing wool—and in the process discovers how we find our deepest selves through craft. Orenstein spins a yarn that will appeal to everyone.   
  The COVID pandemic propelled many people to change their lives in ways large and small. Some adopted puppies. Others stress-baked. Peggy Orenstein, a lifelong knitter, went just a little further. To keep herself engaged and cope with a series of seismic shifts in family life, she set out to make a garment from the ground up: learning to shear sheep, spin and dye yarn, then knitting herself a sweater. 
  Orenstein hoped the project would help her process not just wool but her grief over the recent death of her mother and the decline of her dad, the impending departure of her college-bound daughter, and other thorny issues of aging as a woman in a culture that by turns ignores and disdains them. What she didn’t expect was a journey into some of the major issues of our time: climate anxiety, racial justice, women’s rights, the impact of technology, sustainability, and, ultimately, the meaning of home. 
  With her wry voice, sharp intelligence, and exuberant honesty, Orenstein shares her year-long journey as daughter, wife, mother, writer, and maker—and teaches us all something about creativity and connection.  
  Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook. 
  Unraveling is a memoir that explores Peggy Orenstein's journey into the world of knitting as a way to cope with the pandemic and other personal struggles. Through her exploration of the cultural history of wool dying, carding, and spinning, she provides readers with a deeper understanding of the true meaning of creativity and the importance of pursuing hobbies. This book is a perfect gift for anyone looking for inspiration and insight into the power of DIY projects.

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  Blueprints To Building Your Own...

  Ian King

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  This book is a dummies guide to helping you develop the tools you will need for PROFESSIONAL VOICE-OVER WORK. This field is huge! You supply the talent and I’ll show you what to do with it. These are Blueprints; step-by-step plans, showing you exactly how to build your own Vocal Home Studio. It is filled with colour photos, measurement conversions and technical plans that will show you exactly how to build this important tool of the trade. 
  The key thing to always bear in mind with voice acting and audio works is to fight the chief enemy of recordings… and that is ‘noise’. Electronic hum, fan noise, bumps, bangs, bad weather, echos and lawnmowers… whatever. So, I’ve developed a small recording space that gives you plenty of room to gesture wildly within as you articulate that most dramatic audio book, and yet you can still get up, close and personal, with the microphone to create your own take on, the `Voice of God’, for that movie trailer you might be cast for.

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  Healing Hearts and Minds - A...

  LCSW Tracy Livecchi, PhD Liza...

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  Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) is the most commonly diagnosed birth abnormality in the US. With great advances in surgery and medicine, however, survival rates have improved by 75% since the 1940s. With better medical care, babies born today with CHD have a good chance of surviving, but throughout their entire lives they can face surgeries, invasive treatments, lifelong monitoring, frequent medical check-ups, and significant limitations on physical activity, in addition to poor public awareness. Much attention has rightly been focused on providing their parents and caretakers with resources and information. 
   
   
   
  Little attention, however, has been paid to the psychosocial impacts on these individuals, especially as they grow, mature, and become adults living with a serious, chronic medical condition. Prevalence rates for anxiety, depression, and PTSD are significantly higher (2-3x in some cases) for people living with CHD than the general adult population. Liza Morton and Tracy Livecchi are both mental health professionals who have developed a specialty in working with clients who have chronic medical conditions, and they are both themselves living with CHD. While their powerful personal stories are woven into the narrative, the book is focused on providing evidence-based coping and self-care skills for adults living with CHD.

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  The Race to Space Exploration –...

  Augustus Ruiz

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  The Space Race defined an era—one of innovation, rivalry, and exploration. The Cold War superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, competed to achieve what no one had done before: reach beyond Earth’s atmosphere and into the vast unknown of space. 
  This audiobook takes you deep into the history of space exploration, uncovering the missions, risks, and scientific breakthroughs that shaped the modern world. Discover: 
  ✅ How Sputnik 1’s launch changed global politics overnight 
  ✅ The challenges of the first human spaceflights from Gagarin to Apollo 
  ✅ The hidden dangers and failures that nearly ended space exploration 
  ✅ How the Apollo 11 Moon landing became a defining moment for humanity 
  The Race to Space Exploration – From Sputnik to Moon Landing is a must-listen for history lovers, space enthusiasts, and anyone fascinated by the greatest adventure ever undertaken by humankind.

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  ASMR Whisper Affirmations For...

  Affirmational Journey

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  Drift into a state of deep relaxation with ASMR Whisper Affirmations For Relaxation & Sleep. This soothing audiobook combines calming whispers with peaceful affirmations, designed to guide you to a tranquil and restorative sleep. Each affirmation helps release tension, ease anxiety, and fill your mind with positivity, creating the perfect environment for relaxation and rejuvenation. 
  With a focus on mindfulness and inner peace, these affirmations encourage letting go of stress, embracing calmness, and aligning with a serene state of being. Allow the gentle whispers to guide you into harmony with your body and mind, releasing worries and welcoming stillness. 
  Perfect for nightly practice or moments of stress, this audiobook is your companion for cultivating calm and finding peace in the present moment. Let go, relax, and allow these affirmations to soothe your mind and spirit as you drift off to a deep and peaceful sleep. Embrace the calm within and wake up refreshed, ready to greet the new day with serenity and joy.

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  Tidy First? - A Personal...

  Kent Beck

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  Messy code is a nuisance. "Tidying" code, to make it more readable, requires breaking it up into manageable sections. In this practical guide, author Kent Beck, creator of Extreme Programming and pioneer of software patterns, suggests when and where you might apply tidyings to improve your code while keeping the overall structure of the system in mind. 
   
   
   
  Instead of trying to master tidying all at once, this book lets you try out a few examples that make sense for your problem. If you have a big function containing many lines of code, you'll learn how to logically divide it into smaller chunks. Along the way, you'll learn the theory behind software design: coupling, cohesion, discounted cash flows, and optionality. This book helps you: 
   
   
   
  ● Understand the basic theory of how software design works and the forces that act on it 
   
   
   
  ● Explore the difference between changes to a system's behavior and changes to its structure 
   
   
   
  ● Improve your programming experience by sometimes tidying first and sometimes tidying after 
   
   
   
  ● Learn how to make large changes in small, safe steps 
   
   
   
  ● Approach software design as an exercise in human relationships

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