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  On Agoraphobia

  Graham Caveney

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  If we’re talking agoraphobia, we’re talking books. I slip between their covers, lose myself in the turn of one page, re-discover myself on the next. Reading is a game of hide-and-seek. Narrative and neurosis, uneasy bedfellows sleeping top to toe.When Graham Caveney was in his early twenties he began to suffer from what was eventually diagnosed as agoraphobia. What followed were decades of managing his condition and learning to live within the narrow limits it imposed on his life: no motorways, no dual carriageways, no shopping centres, limited time outdoors.Graham’s quest to understand his illness brought him back to his first love: books. From Harper Lee’s Boo Radley, Ford Madox Ford, Emily Dickinson, and Shirley Jackson: the literary world is replete with examples of agoraphobics – once you go looking for them.On Agoraphobia is a fascinating, entertaining and sometimes painfully acute look at what it means to go through life with an anxiety disorder that evades easy definition.

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  Torrents As Yet Unknown - Daring...

  Wickliffe W. Walker

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  Pioneering whitewater explorer Wick Walker examines what lured a generation of incredibly daring pioneers into some of Earth's most wondrous yet forbidding river canyons: below Victoria Falls on the Zambezi; the Great Bend of the Tsangpo in Tibet; Tiger Leaping Gorge on the Yangtze; the flanks of Mount Everest; and more. 
   
   
   
  Loaded with great moments and personal stories, Wick details what these adventurers found there, and within themselves. The extraordinary characters, driven by different motives and visions, but united by their compulsion to seek the unknown and the pulse of free-flowing water, are as remarkable as the daunting geography and conditions they confront. 
   
   
   
  Whitewater sport today stands side-by-side with mountaineering in participation and public attention, yet it has lagged in generating its own literature. Torrents As Yet Unknown will help fill that gap for listeners interested in human drama played out against great natural challenges. 
   
   
   
  Mountaineering history is deep and its literature rich, but whitewater adventurers approach and experience the same forbidding terrain from a different vantage, between the walls of their canyons and atop powerful torrents of cascading water.

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  My Father's Dragon

  Ruth Stiles Gannett

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  My Father’s Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett is a timeless children's classic that has captivated generations with its imaginative adventure and heartwarming themes of bravery and kindness. 
  Young Elmer Elevator dreams of adventure, and when he learns of a baby dragon held captive on Wild Island, he runs away from home to rescue it. The poor dragon has been forced to serve as a 24/7 ferry for the lazy wild animals, and Elmer is determined to set it free. Armed with a backpack full of clever supplies, he navigates the island’s dense jungle, outsmarts ferocious tigers and other mischievous creatures, and proves that courage and quick thinking can overcome even the wildest challenges. 
  A Newbery Honor Book and an ALA Notable Book, My Father’s Dragon is the first installment in a beloved trilogy, followed by Elmer and the Dragon and The Dragons of Blueland. In 2012, it was ranked #49 among the greatest children's novels of all time in a School Library Journal survey. With its whimsical storytelling and charming illustrations by Ruth Chrisman Gannett, this delightful tale is perfect for young readers ages 6-10 who love magical adventures. 
  Join Elmer on an unforgettable journey to Wild Island and discover the magic of friendship, courage, and imagination!

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  Grief Comfort Guide

  Marie Lenay Rogus

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  Grief Comfort Guide: A Personal Journey from Loss to Light by Marie Lenay  Rogus  is a heartrending and poignant memoir that will take readers along with the author through her grieving process.  Grief happens to everyone and there is no road map that tells one how to deal with grief.  The author's story of coping with the grief of losing seven of her loved ones is comforting and will give answers, inspiration, and some kind of meaning to all those readers who have lost a loved one and are grieving. The author handles a difficult and painful topic with finesse and her inner strength is palpable The author's words and her perception of grief and how to handle it are comforting and will definitely be useful to many readers who are experiencing loss and do not know how to overcome their loss.  The author's unusual experiences after the loss of a loved one are interesting to read and there will be many readers who must have had similar experiences to make them believe there is life after death-

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  The Seven Dials Mystery

  Agatha Christie

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  From the Queen of Crime, a Golden Age detective mystery featuring friends sharing a country house and the practical joke that becomes a heinous crime. During a weekend party at The Chimneys, a historic English country house, a group of friends decide to play a prank on a friend infamous for oversleeping. Only the eight alarm clocks they set up in his room don't wake him up and, in the morning, they discover Gerald isn't just dead asleep. He's dead. Was it an overdose of the sleeping draught beside his bed? Or is there a murderer afoot? Led by Lady Eileen Brent, the houseguests investigate. But their efforts have them stumbling on a spy plot. What sort of killer are they after? And will they find him before he strikes again?

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  She drew me on the train - A...

  Louise Usher

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  This short story is based on a true experience, travelling from London to Kent. Sharing a carriage with a family from America, Lou was interested to find out why they were travelling to the Kent coast.  
  A trespasser on the tracks kept the train stuck in a station while Lou hoped to write some romance into her next book. What she hadn't realised is she was being watched.

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