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  Limehaven

  Vicky Arthurs

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  Share the wonder... evocative poetry celebrating the love between grandparent and child. This charming, nostalgic poetry collection is written and narrated by British poet Vicky Arthurs. Inspired by childhood memories of her grandparents, Vicky’s vivid, tender poems capture time spent together and wonders shared. Her poetry explores of themes of love, war, nature, and innocence. Some poems are seen through the eyes of a child. Others are remembrances and reimaginings of her grandparents’ lives. Full of warmth and charm, this poetic family memoir vividly evokes an English childhood and pays tribute to a generation who lived through the two World Wars.Wonderful listening for anyone who remembers being a grandchild—and an ideal audiobook gift for a grandmother or grandfather.Praise for Limehaven: Poems for my grandparents “Joyous… a gorgeous childlike voice”  (Robin Houghton, Envoi)"Affectionate, poignant and compelling" (Susan Elkin, The School Librarian)"Powerful, emotive and personal" (Living North)“Delightful, nostalgic book" (Elaine Cusack, Culture, The Journal)“Arthurs’ gift for tenderness... is so powerfully demonstrated in this collection.”  (Paul Blake, Brittle Star)

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  Surviving Master Joshua: The...

  Karma Said

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  This is a true story. Master Joshua is a pansexual, polyamorous pro-Dom (a male Dominatrix). He leads a leather tribe and, when we met, was battling accusations of rape and abuse. Master Joshua was the intended subject of my story… until I became it. My own name doesn't matter. I can't use it here. Suffice it to say that I was a reporter and a comfortably married mother of two. But, following Joshua deeper and deeper into New York's sexual underground, I crossed the line between observer and participant. Our experiences changed me: I lied and cheated to facilitate them, though a lying cheater was not who I wanted to become. I wanted to remain a good wife and mother, and a decent person. So did Joshua. But we couldn't have our cake and eat it too… or could we? This is a true story, about one of the least understood and most sensationalized factions of LGBTQA+. But more so, it’s about my own family’s capacity to survive.  
   

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  Poof

  J. M. Tolcher

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  Part provocateur, part seducer, this young gay man’s account of life offers one of the freshest takes on Australia and the world today. 
  Honouring poets of the past – Jean Genet, Veronica Franco, Euripedes, Hunter S. Thompson, Oscar Wilde – and joining in their task of finding meaning in existence and the modern world, Tolcher has produced a brazenly honest debut without precedent. 
  Through his writing he subverts his own shame, weaponises it, and positions himself as an anti-hero of our time right when we need him the most. 
  Following his humble beginnings as an outcast in the dreary outer suburbs of Brisbane and escalating into a Dionysian, poetic and pornographic international climax, Poof follows Tolcher's search for love and purpose as he is drawn to the beds of powerful, sadistic men. If he can endure just a little longer, a little more... will they love him? 
  In an age of victimhood, Tolcher offers us a roadmap to empowerment and integrity as he pulls back the curtain on both our pride and our shame, and shines a spotlight on a hidden history that has been erased time and again.

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  Nephew - A Memoir in 4-Part Harmony

  M.K. Asante

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  As urgent, resonant, and essential as The Fire Next Time and Between the World and Me, a poetic, raw, and inspirational love letter from the bestselling author of Buck, written to a nephew who was shot nine times and survived—a reflection on life, overcoming odds, finding your voice, and the power of music and family. 
  Waiting in the emergency room at Temple University Hospital in North Philadelphia where his eighteen-year-old nephew, Nasir, lay unconscious after being shot nine times, MK Asante began pouring his heart and soul into a series of letters to a beautiful, dying Black boy so full of life. 
  As Nasir fought for survival, MK realized there was so much—too much—that he had kept from his nephew, starting with the truth about his father, MK’s brother, Uzi, whom Nasir had never met. MK could no longer remain silent because in many ways, his nephew was repeating the mistakes of the past. MK began his confessional to repair family bonds—to save Nasir from the same streets that stole his father and to introduce him to the man and family history the young man had never known. The result is this beautiful, poignant, and honest family memoir. 
  Nephew introduces us to two men, strangers to each other, whose similarities are astonishing. Both have red hot tempers, both struggle with opioid addiction, and most profoundly, both are lyrical geniuses whose raps are raw, powerful, and autobiographical. Yet neither had ever heard the other’s lyrics. As he tells his family’s story, MK draws vivid portraits of both Nasir and Uzi through their songs—lyrics that become the touchstone of their relationship. When father and son eventually meet, they confront each other and share a dialogue through their lyrics. 
  An explosive, innovative memoir of family, faith, poetry, secrets, love, race, poverty, redemption, addiction, Philadelphia, hip-hop, jail, purpose, mental health, and violence. Nephew is fast-paced, intimate, lyrical, educational, and inspirational. It is the epic, painful, poetic, and miraculous redemptive story of a new generation—a new style of memoir for a new decade, the rhythmic story of a family in love, struggle, and verse.

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  A Teenage Rhapsody 1966 to 1973

  R. J. Dickinson

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  "A Teenage Rhapsody 1966 to 1973" is autobiographical and describes my transition from adolescence to manhood at a time when the shackles of certain traditional social oppressions were been swept aside by optimism for a better future that previous generations were denied. 
  That better future started with the phenomenon called 'the teenager' who suddenly had a voice, a voice of freedoms, expression and of influence that helped create the Swinging Sixties. 
  I was there, yes I was there. What I was to experience growing up in the suburbs of Leeds at the time the book suggests, was that of hardship, laughter, fun, love and betrayal, juvenile violence and the explosion of alternatives that were now becoming accepted, as inevitable. 
  But also what I was experiencing, with the doctrine of Victorian values to keep me out of harm's way, was the freedom, without concern, to wander and explore for endless hours, the labyrinth of streets of back to back terrace houses that offered adventure around every corner. 
  The simplicity of life during the time of my teenage years, alongside a commonality of certain basic traditions passed down from generation to generation, that still apply and work regardless of generation. This was liberating, allowing me to develop my mind and character through trial and error at a pace of life that was less demanding and frenzied to what is to arrive in the next century, when all this description will be viewed in the format akin to a Sepia painting hanging with obscurity in a corner of a gallery. 
  This story had a need to be told.

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  The Ancient Wisdom Collection -...

  Sun Tzu, Marcus Aurelius,...

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  What if you could draw from a vast reservoir of ancient wisdom to excel in leadership, strategy, and personal growth? 
  This unparalleled anthology unites the most time-tested works on strategy, warfare, self-mastery, and power. Adapted for modern readers, these texts offer diverse perspectives—ranging from the introspective wisdom of Tao Te Ching to the calculated tactics of The Art of War. Together, they form a guidebook for overcoming challenges and achieving success in any arena.What You’ll Discover in This Comprehensive Collection:The Art of War – Sun Tzu’s legendary treatise on strategy and warfare.Meditations – Marcus Aurelius’ personal reflections on resilience, virtue, and leadership.The Book of Five Rings – Miyamoto Musashi’s teachings on martial strategy and self-discipline.Tao Te Ching – Laozi’s timeless philosophy on harmony, balance, and the art of leadership.The Kybalion – Hermetic principles on mental discipline and universal laws.Arthashastra – Kautilya’s classic guide to political strategy and governance.The Maxims of War – Napoleon Bonaparte’s key insights on military and strategic thinking.Instructions to His Generals – Frederick the Great’s advice on command and leadership.The Commentaries of Julius Caesar – Firsthand accounts of military conquest and strategy.History of the Peloponnesian War – Thucydides’ in-depth analysis of war, politics, and power. 
  Imagine having an entire library of proven wisdom at your fingertips, offering guidance on leadership, decision-making, and personal mastery.

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