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  Beneath the Surface of Things -...

  Wade Davis

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  A timely and eclectic collection from one of the foremost thinkers of our time, "a powerful, penetrating and immensely knowledgeable writer" (The Guardian). 
   
   
   
  The essays in this collection came about during the unhurried months when one who had traveled incessantly was obliged to stay still, even as events flared on all sides in a world that never stops moving. Wade Davis brings his unique cultural perspective to such varied topics as the demonization of coca, the sacred plant of the Inca; the Great War and the birth of modernity; the British conquest of Everest; the endless conflict in the Middle East; reaching beyond climate fear and trepidation; on the meaning of the sacred. His essay, "The Unraveling of America," first published in Rolling Stone, attracted five million readers and generated 362 million social media impressions. Media interest in the story was sustained over many weeks, with interview requests coming in from twenty-three countries. 
   
   
   
  The anthropological lens, as Davis demonstrates, reveals what lies beneath the surface of things, allowing us to see, and to seek, the wisdom of the middle way, a perspective of promise and hope that all of the essays in this collection aspire to convey.

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  Brahms and His World

  Walter Frisch, Kevin C. Karnes

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  Since its first publication in 1990, Brahms and His World has become a key text for listeners, performers, and scholars interested in the life, work, and times of one of the nineteenth century's most celebrated composers. In this substantially revised and enlarged edition, the editors remain close to the vision behind the original book while updating its contents to reflect new perspectives on Brahms that have developed over the past two decades. To this end, the original essays by leading experts are retained and revised, and supplemented by contributions from a new generation of Brahms scholars. Together, they consider such topics as Brahms's relationship with Clara and Robert Schumann, his musical interactions with the "New German School" of Wagner and Liszt, his influence upon Arnold Schoenberg and other young composers, his approach to performing his own music, and his productive interactions with visual artists.  The essays are complemented by a new selection of criticism and analyses of Brahms's works published by the composer's contemporaries, documenting the ways in which Brahms's music was understood by nineteenth- and early twentieth-century audiences in Europe and North America. A new selection of memoirs by Brahms's friends, students, and early admirers provides intimate glimpses into the composer's working methods and personality. And a catalog of the music, literature, and visual arts dedicated to Brahms documents the breadth of influence exerted by the composer upon his contemporaries.

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  Interview with Serial Killer...

  Arthur Shawcross

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  Arthur John Shawcross (June 6, 1945 - November 10, 2008), also known as the Genesee River Killer, was an American serial killer active in Rochester, New York, between 1972 and 1989. Shawcross's first known murders took place in his hometown of Watertown, New York, where he killed a young boy and a girl. Under the terms of a plea bargain, he was allowed to plead guilty to one charge of manslaughter, for which he served 14 years of a 25-year sentence. Shawcross later killed most of his victims in 1988 and 1989 after being granted an early parole. Shawcross died on November 10, 2008, while serving a prison sentence of 250 years for his crimes, at the age of 63. The following recordings are from two separate prison interviews in the early 1990s.

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  The Five Silent Years of Corrie...

  Pamela Rosewell Moore

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  Pam Roswell Moore had her doubts when she interviewed to be companion of the much-loved author Corrie ten Boom. Corrie's bestselling book The Hiding Place, which recounted how she and her family had hidden Jews during World War II in Holland until their betrayal and arrest by the Nazis, had launched for Corrie a worldwide ministry of travel and speaking. Awed by the spiritual challenge this companionship posed, Pam wondered how she could keep up with the energetic 83-year-old. 
  But God knit a strong bond between the young Englishwoman and the remarkable Dutch evangelist. Then Corrie suffered a stroke. Hospitalization followed; physical therapy; then long, loving hours at home. Corrie regained a little mobility for a time--until the next strokes hit. She never regained her speech. But the ministry that had touched millions continued as Corrie communicated through her eyes, through elaborate guessing games with those around her, through silent intercession for people God brought to mind. 
  For those five silent years of imprisonment, Corrie's spiritual depth offered mute testimony to her ongoing trust in her heavenly Father. The details of these years will move all who loved Corrie ten Boom. They will encourage those involved with the elderly or handicapped--and those who are themselves bedridden--that God is at work mysteriously in and through even the most incapacitated. This book attests to the truth Corrie loved so dearly: that, in spite of everything else, Jesus is always Victor.

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  Stay - A Story of Family Love &...

  Julie Fingersh

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  “Julie Fingersh’s Stay is so rich, wise, funny, and beautifully written. It’s hard to put down once you start." 
  —Anne Lamott, #1 New York Times bestselling author 
  Called “Profound, funny, and masterfully told by” by #1 New York Times bestselling author Gretchen Rubin, Stay: A Story of Family, Love, and Other Traumas is a riveting debut that captures the joyous and painful complexity of family love and loyalty, the cost of family secrets, and the quest to help the people we love most without losing our own way. It’s also a rare window into two of the biggest epidemics gripping society today: mental illness and chronic illness and the ways in which they affect relationships, personal identity, and the blueprint of our lives. 
  Told through the eyes of the author as both a young sibling and a mid-life parent, Julie Fingersh seamlessly weaves together present and past, unlocking the puzzle of her early adulthood with her struggling brother from the vantage point of a mid-life parent on the verge of an empty nest and her next chapter, just as her college-bound daughter’s life suddenly careens off track.  
  Sparkling with warmth, wit, and lyrical prose, Fingersh provides insight and sustenance for everyone wrestling with mid-life’s ghosts, parenting adult children, and the twin pillagers of fear and the inner critic. Above all, Stay is for readers who want to think, feel, laugh, cry, and perhaps see their own life’s trajectory and path forward with new eyes.

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  How Did North Korea's Leader...

  Waleed Saleh

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.   
  What happens when two innocent young women become unwitting assassins in one of the most audacious political murders of the 21st century? 
  On February 13, 2017, Kim Jong-nam—the exiled half-brother of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un—walked into Kuala Lumpur International Airport, unaware he had minutes to live. Two women approached him from behind, covered his face with their hands, and fled. Within an hour, he was dead from VX nerve agent—one of the world's most lethal chemical weapons. 
  But here's the shocking twist: the assassins didn't know they were killers. 
  Siti Aisyah, a 25-year-old Indonesian, and Doan Thi Huong, a 28-year-old Vietnamese aspiring actress, believed they were filming prank videos for social media. For months, North Korean intelligence agents had carefully groomed them, training them under the guise of comedy shows, paying them small sums, and building their trust—all while preparing them to execute a political assassination without their knowledge. 
  This is the complete, jaw-dropping true story of international espionage, psychological manipulation, and a brutal dictatorship that will stop at nothing to eliminate threats. From the dark secrets of the Kim dynasty to the courtroom battle that decided the fate of two innocent pawns, this audiobook takes you deep inside one of the strangest crimes in modern history. 
  Discover: 
  •	How North Korean operatives orchestrated a flawless assassination on foreign soil 
  •	The psychological techniques used to transform ordinary women into unwitting murderers 
  •	The shocking trial that exposed Malaysia's diplomatic crisis with North Korea 
  •	The untold story of Kim Jong-nam's life in exile and why his brother wanted him dead 
  A gripping tale of power, deception, and the terrifying reach of totalitarian regimes.

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