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  The Narrow Smile - A Journey...

  Peter Mayne

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  The Narrow Smile is a portrait of the Pathan and their highland home on either side of the Pakistan-Afghan frontier. Peter Mayne grew up in India, and later spent four years on the Northwest Frontier during the Second World War. He delighted in the company of these fierce but hospitable highlanders, who were as hard as the mountains that assured their independence but democratic to the point that no man admitted the right of another to lead him. In 1953, Mayne took a long journey to see what had become of his old friends in the high, flower-filled valleys on the roof of the world. But peace had always been a relative concept on this frontier, where Afghanistan was now eyeing Pashtun lands in a new iteration of the Great Game. Mayne's misadventures are sometimes serious, often very funny, and at all times compassionate.

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  Fun Short Stories For Seniors:...

  Tenlee Graham

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  Nurture your mind and relationships through feel-good tales set in nature. 
  As we age, it's natural for memories to fade. Names, faces and events start to slip away without regular mental stimulation. 
  One enjoyable and effective way to support your memory retention through your golden years is through reading stories. 
  Not only is it a fun and relaxing activity, according to the American Academy of Neurology, the brain-stimulating activities from reading have been shown to slow down cognitive decline. It helps spark brain activity, bolster memory pathways, and cultivate a sense of self and connectivity.  
  This book provides you a simple way to exercise your memory and help you bring details back into focus. With short stories set in familiar outdoor settings like parks, lakes, and gardens, you’ll find yourself transported into the great outdoors from the first chapter. 
  Here’s a fraction of what you’ll discover inside: 
  ●	A delightful collection of short easy reads that jog your memory and support your brain health from the inside out   
  ●	Tales with familiar themes and relatable details that tap into nostalgia  and bridge the past with the present 
  ●	Prompts that encourage reflection and spark conversation between friends and family – these are perfect for bringing generations together! 
  ●	An easy-to-digest format that gets you into the habit of reading, without any pressure 
  ●	Stories designed not just to engage your mind but also boost your mood and reduce feelings of isolation 
  And much, much more! 
  Whether you read this solo with a cup of tea or share the tales with family, this book creates the perfect low-pressure way for you to keep your brain sharp long into retirement while strengthening bonds that really matter. 
  Invest in your health and relationships by adding this collection of short stories to your bookshelf.

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  The Englishwoman in America

  Isabella L. Bird

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  Isabella Bird travels abroad in Canada and the United States in the 1850s. As an Englishwoman and a lone female, she travels as far as Chicago, Prince Edward Island, and Cincinatti. Her observations on the trials and tribulations of the journeys are astute, if formed by her place and time in history. Adventures with pickpockets, omnibuses, cholera, and rat invested hotels deter her not. (Sibella Denton)

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  Ghostways - Two Journeys in...

  Robert Macfarlane, Stanley...

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  A hauntingly beautiful diptych of works inspired by Robert Macfarlane's travels with celebrated collaborators to two eerie corners of England. 
   
  In Holloway, "a perfect miniature prose-poem" (William Dalrymple), Macfarlane, artist Stanley Donwood, and writer Dan Richards travel to Dorset, near the south coast of England, to explore a famed "hollowed way"—a path used by walkers and riders for so many centuries that it has become worn far down into the soft golden bedrock of the region. 
   
  In Ness, "a triumphant libretto of mythic modernism for our poisoned age" (Max Porter), Macfarlane and Donwood create a modern myth about Orford Ness, the ten-mile-long shingle spit that lies off the coast of East Anglia, which the British government used for decades to conduct secret weapons tests.

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  Rethinking Rescue - Dog Lady and...

  Carol Mithers

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  In Los Angeles's most underserved communities, Lori Weise is known as the Dog Lady, the woman who's spent decades caring for people in poverty and the animals that love them. Long before anyone else, Weise grasped that animal and human suffering are inextricably connected and created a new rescue narrative, an enduring safety net empowering pet owners and providing resources to reduce the number of pets coming into shelters. 
   
   
   
  Rethinking Rescue: Dog Lady and the Story of America's Forgotten People and Pets unites the causes of animal welfare and social justice, moving between Weise's story and that of the US rescue movement: from the dog's twentieth-century transition from property to family to the rise of the no kill campaign to stop shelter euthanasia and the contradictions that hampered those efforts. Through captivating storytelling and investigative reporting, Carol Mithers examines the consequences of bias within this overwhelmingly white movement, where an overemphasis on placing animals in affluent homes often disregards pet owners in poverty. Weise's innovative and ultimately triumphant efforts revealed a better way. 
   
   
   
  Rethinking Rescue boldly confronts two of the biggest challenges of our time—poverty and homelessness—in asking the very humane question, Who deserves the love of a pet?

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  Zero-Clutter Home - Minimalist's...

  Lilly Nolan

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  Are you frustrated with all the clutter in your home, but have no idea where to begin? 
  Do you always find yourself trying to maneuver your way through congested furniture settings in your living room? 
  Have you ever tidied all day, only to find that the clutter is back again within a week? 
  If any of these questions lit a spark, let this book be your guide to salvation. “Zero-Clutter Home” is a personal guide that aims to help you understand the concept of minimalism and how you can apply it to improve the way your house looks and feels.Here is what you will discover in Zero-Clutter Home: 
  •The difference between ‘want’ and ‘need’ and how understanding this will help you declutter your home 10 times faster 
  • The potential problems that the hoarders might encounter and the solutions to them 
  • The secret tactics I personally use to create a Minimalist home 
  • How true Minimalists regard things, people and life 
  • How to achieve freedom by implementing the Minimalism principles 
  • How to treat sentimental items that you were always attached to 
  • Room-by-room guide for you to clean from the living place to the storage place 
  • 10+ small habits you need to fast track your journey as a minimalist 
  • The practical principles for you to not slip back to the old habits 
  To get the maximum benefits out of this book, you do not need any prior knowledge. Zero-Clutter Home was designed to fit everyone in the family as long as you know how to read! So, are you ready for less cleaning, less anxiety, and less stress in your life? If you are, then simply play this audiobook and embark on a life-changing journey!

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