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  Broken Biscuits: And other male...

  Adam Farrer

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  Witty, tender and daring essays from the British David Sedaris 
  'A lovely writer: supple, stylish and almost effortlessly witty.' Daily Mail 
  'Made me laugh out loud and then properly cry.’ Jennie Godfrey 
  When it comes to the challenge of being a man, Adam Farrer always seems to find a way to fall short… 
  Broken Biscuits vividly recounts Adam’s struggles to live up to masculine expectations, real or imagined. From the calamity of his first serious relationship to an obsession with Prince that sees everyone questioning his sexuality, and from the repercussions of his adult circumcision to his doubts about his ability to survive the apocalypse, this candid and personal collection of essays is astonishingly far-reaching and riotously funny. 
  Holding up a mirror to Adam’s own body image, his relationship with his family, his sense of self-worth and the mortifying experience of arriving at a teenage party wearing strawberry-patterned short shorts, this book is about growing up and trying to define yourself as a man but somehow always missing the mark. 
  Told in a candid, comic form, these memoirs sit at the crossroads of non-fiction, autobiography, and biography, turning personal missteps into razor-edged humour. With an undercurrent of social and gender studies, Farrer interrogates what masculinity demands—and what it costs—without ever losing the laugh-out-loud bite. 
  For fans of Alison Bechdel (Are You My Mother?), Terrance Hayes (To Float in the Space Between), Zadie Smith (Dead and Alive), Carmen Maria Machado (In the Dream House), and Gary Stevenson (The Trading Game). 
  HarperCollins 2025

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  Woman Up!: Your Guide to Success...

  Anat Rapoport

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  Have you ever felt your career's trajectory was in someone else's hands? 
  In the male-dominated world of engineering, breaking through barriers and claiming your rightful place can seem like an impossible challenge. Yet for Anat Rapoport, this challenge was an opportunity, not just for her, but for women everywhere. 
  In 2015, she stood on the cusp of a significant promotion. With every project milestone achieved, deadline met, and positive feedback garnered, she felt ready. But was her career trajectory truly in her hands, or was it subject to the whims of superiors/ mercy of the higher-ups? An illuminating conversation with a friend shattered this illusion. The power, Anat realized, had always been hers. 
  In Woman Up!: Your Guide to Success in Engineering and Tech, Anat delves deep into her journey, detailing the internal and external obstacles women commonly face in their careers. Drawing from her rich experience in both corporate and startup spaces, she lays out strategies to tackle discrimination, loneliness, self-doubt, and imposter syndrome. 
  The message is clear: your career's path isn't determined by others but by your own tenacity, decisions, and actions. 
  Don't just be a spectator of your own life. Take charge of your journey, and let Anat guide you every step of the way. 
  Get your copy now and redefine your path to success! 
  ANAT RAPOPORT, a distinguished leader in the tech arena, has ascended through the ranks, establishing herself as an authoritative voice and a beacon for women in engineering. As a VP at multiple companies, most of them are AI-based companies, her achievements speak for themselves. Armed with an MSc from Tel Aviv University and a stellar background with the Israel Defense Forces 8200.

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  GööKA From the Village to the...

  Eng Peter NDUATI

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  Live life forwards but understand it by looking backwards. In the book, the author’s 21st-century daily experiences are mirrored in his village days. From the comfort of a ZOOM class, jog around the estate and make rare encounters. Walk with him through libraries, hit ( ) golf balls, visit the beach and learn a thing or two about hyenas, lions and leopards. 
  These experiences are made especially interesting with historical, social, scientific, and mathematical satire as the author seeks to fulfil his 10,000-step daily requirement for fitness, monitored by his new master, ‘Googlefit’. Whatever age or career, the experiences in this anthology of 24 stories make you reflect on your life and laugh or cry.

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  Outwitting The Hun; My Escape...

  Pat O'Brien

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  A true war narrative, published in 1918 while WWI was still going on. (Summary by David Wales)

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  On Our Way Home from the...

  Sonya Bilocerkowycz

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  In 2014 Sonya Bilocerkowycz is a tourist at a deadly revolution. At first she is enamored with the Ukrainians' idealism, which reminds her of her own patriotic family. But when the romantic revolution melts into a war with Russia, she becomes disillusioned, prompting a return home to the US and the diaspora community that raised her. As the daughter of a man who studies Ukrainian dissidents for a living, the granddaughter of war refugees, and the great-granddaughter of a gulag victim, Bilocerkowycz has inherited a legacy of political oppression. But what does it mean when she discovers a missing page from her family's survival story—one that raises questions about her own guilt? 
   
   
   
  In these linked essays, Bilocerkowycz invites listeners to meet a swirling cast of post-Soviet characters, including a Russian intelligence officer who finds Osama bin Laden a few weeks after 9/11; a Ukrainian poet whose nose gets broken by Russian separatists; and a long-lost relative who drives a bus into the heart of Chernobyl. On Our Way Home from the Revolution muddles our easy distinctions between innocence and culpability, agency and fate.

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  Earth Almanac - A Year of...

  Ted Williams, Verlyn Klinkenborg

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  Noted nature writer Ted Williams invites readers along on a year-long immersion in the wild and fleeting moments of the natural world, from winter candy and spring quackers to summer’s scarlet farewell and autumn reveilles. This beautifully crafted collection of short, seasonal essays combines in-depth information with evocative descriptions of nature’s marvels and mysteries. Williams explains the weather conditions that bring out the brightest reds in autumn leaves, how hungry wolf spiders catch their prey, and why American goldfinches wait until late July or August to build their nests. In the tradition of Thoreau, Carson, and Leopold, Ted Williams’s writing stands as a testament to the delicate balance of nature’s resilience and fragility, and inspires readers to experience the natural world for themselves and to become advocates for protecting and preserving the amazing diversity and activity found there.

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