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  Sanitation to Kenya's Poor

  PBS NewsHour

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  Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Kenya, where private capital is being used to help install toilets and sanitation facilities in the country's poorest areas.

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  Un pas de deux un pas de dieu -...

  Christine Jensen Hogan

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  'Un Pas de Deux, Un Pas de Dieu' is a play depicting a meeting of Thomas Merton, twentieth-century Catholic monk and author, and Anne Bradstreet, one of the first published Puritan poets in New England. The play is set at Gethsemani, the Abbey in Kentucky, where Merton lived for half his life. The time is six months after his death, the day of the publication of his novel, 'My Argument with the Gestapo'. Merton's abiding interest in the publication of this work, a profound statement against war, is a continuing theme throughout the play. Anne Bradstreet recites a portion of her poem "Contemplations" intruding on Merton's solitude, much to his dismay. She is lost and seeking her home and is frightened by this "popish" monastery she has encountered. Thus the dialogue begins and progresses from concern with outer appearances (Merton had no use for Puritans and Bradstreet had a fear of Catholics), which are so different, to their inner lives, which are very similar. There is a realization that they are possibly in Purgatory and an exchange of thoughts on Salvation and God, church, the role of women, of family, of war and, of course, of writing. The play ends with a scene in which the two share bread, wine, and Trappist cheese. The poetry of each writer is used at times in the play. Bradstreet and Merton were witty, erudite individuals and the dialogue throughout shows their humor.

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  The Rolling Stones - The Hidden...

  Geoffrey Giuliano

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  Although mountains have been written and said about the greatest rock ‘n’ roll band in the world, here, at last, the Rolling Stones have the opportunity to speak for themselves. In this one of a kind audiobook from music historian and author Geoffrey Giuliano, the very best of what the Stones have had to say over the past five decades is presented as an exciting audio collage for friends, fans, students, and scholars alike. A true Rolling Stones collectible!Music by Audionautix

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  Tony 10 - The astonishing story...

  Declan Lynch, Tony O'Reilly

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  Tony 10 was the online betting username of Tony O'Reilly, the postman who became front-page news in 2011 after he stole €1.75 million from An Post while he was a branch manager in Gorey. He used the money to fund a gambling addiction that began with a bet of €1 and eventually rose to €10 million, leading to the loss of his job, his family, his home – and winning him a prison sentence.
  From the heart-stopping moments in a hotel room in Cyprus with his wedding money riding on the Epsom Derby, to the euphoria of winning half a million over a weekend, to the late goals and the horses falling at the last fence, Tony 10 is the story of an ordinary man's journey from normality to catastrophe. At times, he vowed to get out while he was ahead, only to be taken by another surge of adrenaline, falling deeper and deeper into a compulsion that consumed his life. His disappearance on the morning the fraud was discovered led to a surreal three days on the run in Northern Ireland, and ultimately his arrest, conviction and sentencing to four years in jail.
  Tony 10 is the mesmerising story of the secret life of a pathological gambler – as well as the most compelling account yet of the damage wrought by the online gambling industry.

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  Interventions

  Georgia Wood Pangborn

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  A collection of short stories of social commentary, tales of love, mystery, and loss. Many of the stories revolve around children, women, and relationships with friends of varying classes, often in odd, unusual, or difficult circumstances in life. (Introduction by Psudonae Vox)

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  The Journey

  Heath Williams

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  What is The Journey?Why are we here? Why are we on this planet? Why am I going through this? Is this really life? Is this all there is?Ever thought about this?Joe does.In the pit of his agony, he simply asks, "God, are you out there?"Suddenly, life and dreams become intertwined, and he enters an amazing journey. Is God trying to answer his question? Or is he going insane? Regardless, his depression is killing his life, and something has to change.

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