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  Hands: An Anxious Mind Unpicked

  Lauren Brown

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  ‘Raw, intense and absorbing.’ Matt Haig 
  ‘As tender and funny as it is painful.’ TLS 
  ‘I didn’t give my hands much thought before they turned against me. … They have been chipping away at my life, slowly, slowly, in a way I could never have predicted.’ 
  Lauren Brown is anxious. And when she feels worried, she picks at her skin. Secretly, quietly, but increasingly compulsively, her skin-picking begins to affect her day-to-day life until she realizes she must unravel the reasons behind it. 
  This sparkling memoir follows the thread of Lauren’s anxiety – tangled and frayed – back to its source. Written with rare wit and insight, it is an attempt to redirect the anxiety that’s pooled in her fingertips for as long as she can remember, released in odd bursts in caravan parks, on European holidays, at GP surgeries and on the wind-stung north-east coast. It is a moving and joyful exploration of obsession, forgiveness, stigma and healing, and a true love-song to the north. 
  Thoughtful, unsparing and at times darkly comic, Hands is the masterful debut of a luminous new talent. 
  Lauren Brown's Hands is a literary masterpiece that delves into the depths of OCD and personal anxieties. It's a top-rated autobiography that offers a unique perspective on mental health disorders and the journey towards healing. 
  For fans of Daisy Buchanan (The Sisterhood), Kate Fox (Where There’s Muck, There’s Bras), Baek Sehee (I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki), Paul Burston (We Can Be Heroes), and Jade Angeles Fitton (Hermit). 
  HarperCollins 2022

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  Writers As The Protagonists –...

  Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Nathaniel...

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  The short story in Literature is a few pages of beginning, middle and end peopled by characters who quickly draw themselves into its arc from the minds of their authors.   
   
  How these authors, including Herman Melville, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, M R James and Violet Hunt imagine their characters journeys is, of course, illuminating, thought-provoking and classic literature. 
   
  1 - Stories with The Writer as Protagonist - An Introduction 
  2 - Bobok by Fyodor Dostoyevsky 
  3 - The Devil In Manuscript by Nathaniel Hawthorne 
  4 - Cohen of Trinity by Amy Levy 
  5 - The Art of BookMaking by Washington Irving 
  6 - The Fiddler by Herman Melville 
  7 - The Eyes by Edith Wharton 
  8 - Count Magnus by M R James 
  9 - His Wife's Deceased Sister by Frank R Stockton 
  10 - The House of Cobwebs by George Gissing 
  11 - Room For One by Frederick Cowles 
  12 - Couching at the Door by D K Broster 
  13 - The Vampire Maid by Hume Nisbet 
  14 - Truth is Not Sober by Winifred Holtby 
  15 - The Plutonian Fire by O Henry 
  16 - A Sucessful Rehearsal by Anthony Hope 
  17 - The Memoir by Violet Hunt 
  18 - Warning Whispers by A M Burrage

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  Summary and Analysis of...

  BOOK TIGERS

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  Are you intrigued by the glamorous lives of celebrities, often envying their seemingly effortless success? 
  Dive into the untold truth behind the glitz and glamour as we uncover the raw and candid journey of one of Hollywood's biggest stars, Matthew McConaughey. 
  In "Summary and Analysis of Greenlights," discover the gripping revelations from McConaughey's original book, where he bares his soul, revealing the personal sacrifices and failures that paved his path to stardom. 
  Get ready to embark on a transformative journey alongside McConaughey as he shares invaluable insights and lessons learned, making "Summary and Analysis of Greenlights" a must-listen for anyone seeking inspiration and self-discovery.

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  Carl Frampton

  Carl Frampton, Paul D. Gibson

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  Belfast’s Carl ‘The Jackal’ Frampton MBE is no ordinary boxer. One of only three fighters from the British Isles to be named the Ring magazine Fighter of the Year, he has headlined sellout world championship bouts on both sides of the Atlantic, winning multiple world titles in the process. His dedicated army of fans have traversed the globe to be ringside throughout it all.  
  But Frampton’s popularity far exceeds the traditional adulation for a sporting icon; he is regarded as a symbol of hope and unity by both sides of the sectarian divide in Northern Ireland.  
  In this captivating autobiography, Frampton reveals the most personal aspects of being a fighter: the fears and doubts, the exhilaration and devastation, the friendships and animosities. He also recounts for the first time his high-profile, acrimonious split with Barry McGuigan in devastating and revealing detail. Frampton speaks openly and passionately, not only about boxing, but about his country, how far it has come and the problems it faces. This is a uniquely intimate account of a true modern-day sporting great and a local hero like no other.

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  The Pine Barrens

  John McPhee

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  Most people think of New Jersey as a suburban-industrial corridor that runs between New York and Philadelphia. Yet in the low center of the state is a near wilderness, larger than most national parks, which has been known since the seventeenth century as the Pine Barrens. 
   
   
   
  The term refers to the predominant trees in the vast forests that cover the area and to the quality of the soils below, which are too sandy and acid to be good for farming. On all sides, however, developments of one kind or another have gradually moved in, so that now the central and integral forest is reduced to about a thousand square miles. Although New Jersey has the heaviest population density of any state, huge segments of the Pine Barrens remain uninhabited. The few people who dwell in the region, the "Pineys," are little known and often misunderstood. Here McPhee uses his uncanny skills as a journalist to explore the history of the region and describe the people—and their distinctive folklore—who call it home.

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  Possessed The (The Devils) - A...

  Fyodor Dostoevsky, Tim Zengerink

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  What if the devils of ideology whispered in every ear—and no one could silence them? 
  The Possessed thrusts listeners into a Russian town on the brink of anarchy. A clandestine revolutionary cell, led by the cunning Pyotr Verkhovensky and anchored by the enigmatic Nikolai Stavrogin, sets out to ignite chaos.  
  Personal vendettas collide with grand political schemes, culminating in arson, murder, and moral freefall. 
  What you’ll hear inside: 
  -A Tense Conspiracy Unfolding – Radical plots, secret meetings, and shocking betrayals. 
  -The Tormented Genius of Stavrogin – A soul wrestling with guilt, desire, and the abyss. 
  -Philosophical Duels – Dazzling debates on God, freedom, and the meaning of evil. 
  -A  Modern, Faithful Adaptation – Crystal-clear narration that brings Dostoevsky’s intensity to life for today’s listener. 
  At once thriller, satire, and spiritual drama, The Possessed is Dostoevsky’s explosive meditation on the cost of ideas.  
  Dare to listen, and feel the tremors of a society tearing itself apart.

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