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  The Wife of Bath - A Biography

  Marion Turner

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  From the award-winning biographer of Chaucer, the story of his most popular and scandalous character, from the Middle Ages to #MeToo 
   
  Ever since her triumphant debut in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, the Wife of Bath, arguably the first ordinary and recognisably real woman in English literature, has obsessed readers—from Shakespeare to James Joyce, Voltaire to Pasolini, Dryden  
  to Zadie Smith. Few literary characters have led such colourful lives or matched her influence or capacity for reinvention in poetry, drama, fiction, and film. In The Wife of Bath, Marion Turner tells the fascinating story of where Chaucer’s  
  favourite character came from, how she related to real medieval women, and where her many travels have taken her since the fourteenth century, from Falstaff and Molly Bloom to #MeToo and Black Lives Matter.  
   
  A sexually active and funny working woman, the Wife of Bath, also known as Alison, talks explicitly about sexual pleasure. She is also a victim of domestic abuse who tells a story of rape and redemption. Formed from misogynist sources, she  
  plays with stereotypes. Turner sets Alison’s fictional story alongside the lives of real medieval women—from a maid who travelled around Europe, abandoned her employer, and forged a new career in Rome to a duchess who married her fourth  
  husband, a teenager, when she was sixty-five. Turner also tells the incredible story of Alison’s postmedieval life, from seventeenth-century ballads and Polish communist pop art to her reclamation by postcolonial Black British womenwriters. 
   
  Entertaining and enlightening, funny and provocative, The Wife of Bath is a oneof-a-kind history of a literary and feminist icon who continues to capture the imagination of readers.

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  Public Speaking - All the...

  Martin Johnson

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  Learn from these tips to become a great public speaker! 
  Becoming the best at public speaking can be complicated. Everyone is a little anxious, mistakes happen, and your audience might judge you. But to become successful, there are stealthy tricks and tips you can apply to improve yourself and face the crowd without fears.  
  With the tips in this book, including some things you should not do, you will be able to perfect your public speaking skills and become that astonishing motivational speaker, stand-up comedian, or host you have always wanted to be.  
  Curious yet? Don’t wait, and download today to start listening! You’ll be surprised how many of these things a lot of people are doing wrong...but you won’t! You’re going to get it right!

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  Night Vision - Seeing Ourselves...

  Mariana Alessandri

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  This audiobook narrated by Gisela Chípe shares a philosopher's personal meditation on how painful emotions can reveal truths about what it means to be truly human
  
  Under the light of ancient Western philosophies, our darker moods like grief, anguish, and depression can seem irrational. When viewed through the lens of modern psychology, they can even look like mental disorders. The self-help industry, determined to sell us the promise of a brighter future, can sometimes leave us feeling ashamed that we are not more grateful, happy, or optimistic. Night Vision invites us to consider a different approach to life, one in which we stop feeling bad about feeling bad.
  
  In this powerful and disarmingly intimate book, Existentialist philosopher Mariana Alessandri draws on the stories of a diverse group of nineteenth- and twentieth-century philosophers and writers to help us see that our suffering is a sign not that we are broken but that we are tender, perceptive, and intelligent. Thinkers such as Audre Lorde, María Lugones, Miguel de Unamuno, C. S. Lewis, Gloria Anzaldúa, and Søren Kierkegaard sat in their anger, sadness, and anxiety until their eyes adjusted to the dark. Alessandri explains how readers can cultivate "night vision" and discover new sides to their painful moods, such as wit and humor, closeness and warmth, and connection and clarity.
  Night Vision shows how, when we learn to embrace the dark, we begin to see these moods—and ourselves—as honorable, dignified, and unmistakably human.

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  Aladdin and the Magic Lamp...

  Eric Suben

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  Embark on a magical journey to a world of enchantment, adventure, and surprises with this timeless tale of “Aladdin and the Magic Lamp.” Find out what happens when Aladdin rubs a magic lamp, and—Whoosh!  A genie appears. Will the Genie help Aladdin escape from the powers of the wicked wizard? Follow Aladdin as he outwits the wizard and wins the heart of a beautiful princess. Presented in both English and Spanish, this dual language story will engage young readers' imaginations with its captivating storyline and memorable characters.

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  A Beginner's Guide to Celtic...

  Neve Sullivan

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  Embark on a captivating journey to mystical realms with A Beginner's Guide to Celtic Mythology and uncover the enigmatic legends, powerful deities, and magical landscapes that define this tradition. Each chapter introduces a different facet of Celtic mythology, guiding you through the labyrinthine tales that have fascinated generations. From deciphering the pantheon of gods and goddesses to unraveling the symbolism of animals and the mysteries of Druidic magic, this book offers a comprehensive understanding of this society's mythos. 
   
   
   
  Follow the epic quests of legendary heroes and heroines, encounter fearsome monsters, and venture into otherworldly realms where the boundaries between reality and mysticism blur. Explore the timeless themes of life, death, and rebirth that are woven into the fabric of Celtic narratives and discover the enduring influence of these ancient tales on contemporary culture. Through comparative analysis and deep interpretation, this book illuminates the historical crossroads where Celtic lore has intersected with Norse mythology, ancient Roman culture, Christian reinterpretations, and the legacy of Arthurian legends. Gain insight into how these myths continue to shape modern literature, art, and everyday life, and draw on the profound lessons and inspiration they offer for navigating the complexities of the modern world.

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  My Vanishing Country - A Memoir

  Bakari Sellers

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  What J. D. Vance did for Appalachia with Hillbilly Elegy, CNN analyst  and one of the youngest state representatives in South Carolina history Bakari Sellers does for the rural South, in this important book that illuminates the lives of America’s forgotten black working-class men and women. 
  Part memoir, part historical and cultural analysis, My Vanishing Country is an eye-opening journey through the South's past, present, and future. 
  Anchored in in Bakari Seller’s hometown of Denmark, South Carolina, Country illuminates the pride and pain that continues to fertilize the soil of one of the poorest states in the nation. He traces his father’s rise to become, friend of Stokely Carmichael and Martin Luther King, a civil rights hero, and member of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) , to explore the plight of the South's dwindling rural, black working class—many of whom can trace their ancestry back for seven generations. 
  In his poetic personal history, we are awakened to the crisis affecting the other “Forgotten Men & Women,” who the media seldom acknowledges. For Sellers, these are his family members, neighbors, and friends. He humanizes the struggles that shape their lives: to gain access to healthcare as rural hospitals disappear; to make ends meet as the factories they have relied on shut down and move overseas; to hold on to precious traditions as their towns erode; to forge a path forward without succumbing to despair.  
  My Vanishing Country is also a love letter to fatherhood—to Sellers' father, his lodestar, whose life lessons have shaped him, and to his newborn twins, who he hopes will embrace the Sellers family name and honor its legacy.

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