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  Vanished: The Disappearance of...

  Dylan Hunter

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  The Disappearance of Jack O'Sullivan 
  In the early hours of March 1st, 2024, Jack O'Sullivan—a recent Exeter University graduate—vanished without a trace. A promising young law student on the cusp of a bright future, Jack’s sudden disappearance in the heart of Bristol shocked his family, friends, and the entire community. 
  The search for Jack becomes a harrowing journey of hope, heartache, and unanswered questions. As his mother, Catherine, relentlessly pushes forward, the investigation unravels new clues, disturbing theories, and an unnerving silence that grows harder to bear with each passing day. With law enforcement struggling to piece together the fragments of Jack’s final moments, his family is forced to take matters into their own hands, confronting not only the unknown but also a network of misinformation and desperate attempts to derail the truth. 
  The Disappearance of Jack O'Sullivan is an emotional and gripping true story of a family’s pursuit of justice, their fight against a flawed system, and the power of community in the face of unimaginable loss. Will Jack’s story have the closure they seek—or is the truth something they’ll never find? 
  Listen, as the mystery unfolds and the relentless search for answers keeps you on the edge of your seat until the very end.

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  Enlargement - From their pens to...

  John Davys Beresford

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  John Davys Beresford was born on 17th March 1873.  His life was blighted by infantile paralysis which left him partially disabled. 
  After an education at Oundle school he trained to be an architect.  However, he quickly decided that his life was to be centred on a literary career.  His first offerings were in drama and as a journalist. 
  As well as being a book reviewer for the Manchester Guardian he contributed to New Statesman, The Spectator, Westminster Gazette, and the Theosophist magazine The Aryan Path.   
  His spiritual journey in early adulthood had claimed him as an agnostic, in defiance of his clergyman father.  This view he later abandoned in preference to describing himself as a Theosophist and a pacifist. 
  As well as many novels, many themed with spiritual and philosophical elements.  Beresford was also a gifted short story writer particularly across the science-fiction, horror and ghost genres. 
  All of these elements helped him to obtain a prominent place in Edwardian Literary London. 
  John Davys Beresford died on the 2nd February 1947. He was 73.

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  But you are in France Madame -...

  Catherine P M Berry

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  At the collège for a parent-teacher interview, I met my daughter outside in the courtyard and she showed me up to her classroom. Her teacher was busy chatting, so we waited patiently in the corridor. When he did come out, he indicated that the meeting would take place downstairs and headed off with us in tow. Before sitting down, I introduced myself using my first name, and put out my hand to be shaken. He mumbled back his full name as he took my hand, although I suspect he would have been shocked if I had actually dared use it. By this stage, I had already understood that teachers did not expect to be questioned about their practices. Of course, I did—question him, that is; politely and almost deferentially. There was a slight pause, as he dipped his head to better digest what he had heard. Then, with the assurance of a perfect, unarguable answer, he replied, “But you are in France, Madame”. Some months before, my husband, three children and I had casually unzipped and discarded our comfortable Australian lifestyle and slipped on life in the country of haute couture. On arrival, there was no celebrity designer waiting for us, ready to pin and fit our new life to us; so we threw it on and wore it loosely, tightly, uncomfortably, any old how—until we learned for ourselves how to trim, hem and stitch à la française. This book is testament to the joyous, but not always easy, journey that we took along the way. 
  Our story But you are in France, Madame was written from the heart. If you love France, reading about France, are curious about the lives of others or are planning your own trip to France, then this might just be the book for you.

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  Extra Pauline Letters The:...

  Various Early Christian Sources

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  What if the apostle Paul penned (or inspired) letters beyond the thirteen we know—letters that shaped communities before fading into obscurity? 
  This collection, rendered in modern English, introduces texts like 3 Corinthians and the Epistle to the Laodiceans, once circulated under Paul’s name. Supplemented with the Correspondence of Paul and Seneca and relevant segments from the Acts of Paul, these writings reveal how the apostle’s authority was invoked to address emerging heresies or unify believers—rightly or wrongly. 
  Included Texts:3 Corinthians – Found in some Eastern canons, combating Gnostic influences.Epistle to the Laodiceans – A medieval compilation from Pauline phrases.Correspondence of Paul & Seneca – Alleged philosophical exchange.Excerpts of Acts of Paul – Context for these extraneous letters. 
  What You’ll Discover Inside:The Reach of Pauline Authority – How churches shaped or fabricated letters in Paul’s honor.Early Heresy Battles – 3 Corinthians’ stance on bodily resurrection and creation.Literary Forgery or Genuine Legacy? – Insights into scribal and doctrinal motives.Paul’s Ongoing Influence – See how his persona framed theological unity beyond the canonical corpus. 
  Journey beyond the familiar Pauline epistles and explore how early Christians wrestled with apostolic authenticity. Could these letters enrich your understanding of Paul’s lasting impact?

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  A Cockney Rosebud - A...

  Josie Bruce

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  Enchanting Rosie is born post-World War 1—1920—but into what? Those few (male) breadwinners who returned from the bloody combat, would find the East End of London Docklands, ravaged, with little hope of regular work—if they could work, with life-changing injuries and psychological trauma. 
  The women remained strong, but in quiet despair. Families and communities supported each other, with their futures in question. Mothers reigned supreme, but alcohol and the public houses exerted their influence. Rosie might have changed the world. With talent, unfailing family and community bonds, and strong matriarchal role models, she had a chance. But the family was dysfunctional, and bonds break as families are distanced and communities scattered, and her time to bloom fades—with World War 2—into the war-torn earth. 
  Journey with Rosie's memoir, through her childhood and formative years—1920s/1930s/1940s—as she captures her eternal memories, and I share them in this biography. Share her grief as her close family, home, possessions and history are wiped out, faith is tested to breaking point, and her dreams and ambitions are torn from her soul. But, also, wallow in the nostalgia of days past. Times without the internet and mobile phones. Times when children played in abandonment—and in the fresh air. Explore the social history of bygone days, of knitting, talking, cooking and wearing hats—and the lives of the proud East Enders. And rejoice that Rosie makes it through.

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  Shattered Lives

  Jason K. Foster, Peter Seymour

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  Suicides, hangings, shootings, car accidents, drownings, cliff falls, electrocutions … 
  Detective Peter Seymour has seen every type of death imaginable in his time in the NSW Coroner’s Court and, after many years in law enforcement, the tragedies are beginning to take their toll. 
  Dealing with death day in day out becomes too much for Seymour and this seasoned veteran starts to grapple with overwhelming feelings of fear and doubt. He decides to return to the police force hoping the operational work might offer some reprieve. Fate would have it otherwise as he is thrust straight back into an intense murder investigation. 
  One Friday night in the year 2000, Nick Hanes is heading home after a night out with his mates. Barely two-hundred and fifty metres from his home, he is set upon by two men. Bashed, beaten then murdered, Hanes dies after a senseless and random attack. 
  Seymour is called to the St Mary’s crime scene. He examines the body and discovers that there a very few clues and no leads, no witnesses. As the case unravels it takes every bit of his experience, tenacity and determination to not only discover the identity of the perpetrators but to also deal with his own demons that are beginning to spiral out of control. 
  Bashed and Beaten tells the true story of two men embarking on dangerous paths. One man finds himself the victim of a violent crime, the other searching for justice for the dead man’s family as he struggles with his own battle with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, the result of a life spent give his all for others. Both paths are intertwined, and there is no turning back.

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