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  From Bicycle to Bentley - A...

  Stephen Little

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  Stephen takes the reader from his earliest school days when it became clear he was academically bright, especially in math, attending prep school, winning a scholarship to major public school Uppingham where he won math prizes and, aged 16, passed 3 S (scholarship) levels. By then he had decided to be a bookie. He attended an interview for Cambridge University only because it was on his bicycle route to Newmarket races!
   
  
   
  Unable to work in any gambling job until 18, he set about visiting racecourses by bicycle, staying in youth hotels (17½p per night), eventually cycling to all racecourses in the UK, including several now-defunct courses.
   
  
   
  At 18 he found employment with Beresford & Smith in London; aged 24 he got his first bookie’s license in 1971 and by the age of 40 in 1986 was betting big on the rails at major meetings such as the Grand National, Cheltenham, Derby, Royal Ascot and Glorious Goodwood, often laying bets to lose £100,000 or more - when money was worth nearly twice today’s value - one of the few bookies who happily stood "toe to toe and traded blow for blow" with big hitters like JP McManus, Barney Curley, Michael Tabor and Harry Findlay.
   
  
   
  In 1998 changes in pitch administration prompted early retirement, and he sold his pitches, worked for a few unsatisfactory years for Corals and then departed the big time - with a Bentley as well as a bicycle, a house in Georgian Bath and a satisfactory bank balance.

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  28 Disastrous Dates: A (Mostly...

  Poppy Mortimer

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  Poppy Mortimer is hungry for love. Will she find The One, or lose her appetite for men, forever? 
  Smart, attractive, and fueled by wide-eyed optimism, Poppy Mortimer leaves rainy England to start a new life—and find the perfect man—in exotic Australia. Surely somewhere out there, a Chris Hemsworth impersonator is just waiting to whisk her off her feet and show her the real charms of ‘Down Under’. 
  But as Poppy launches into 28 dates, ranging from the outright hysterical to borderline traumatic, it becomes clear she’s going to have to kiss a few frogs—assuming she doesn’t croak first. From the seven-foot giant with a disturbing workout practice, to the exclusive party that turns out to be a lot more than just cocktails and canapes, Poppy starts to wonder if she should sue Disney for giving her false hope. 
  With gusto, humour, and a lot of heart, Poppy digs deep into her past as a child of divorce, and her ongoing journey as a modern woman and devoted romantic. Through laughter, tears, and characters that are truly stranger than fiction, Poppy won’t stop until she finds true love—or something even greater. 
  Fans of Bridget Jones’s Diary and Sex and the City (or any person who wants to feel better about their own dating life) will love this book. 
  5-STAR REVIEWS: 
  "I laughed so hard in this book I think I peed my pants a few times as who doesn't love a great dating story gone wrong. I hope there is a sequel!" 
  "Very well written plenty of humour and very amusing to read. Most women reading this can relate to the disastrous dates they have had in their lives and maybe look back and laugh at the incidents like in this splendid book." 
  "Hilarious. 'I loved reading the funny and weird dating stories."

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  Conversations That Spark Change:...

  Benedict Carverstone

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  Conversations That Spark Change: Ignite Impactful Dialogue Today 
  Are you eager to advance your career and enhance your understanding by engaging in meaningful conversations that can ignite change? 
  Searching for a thorough guide that encompasses everything you need to cultivate powerful, impactful dialogues? 
  Your quest ends here! 
  This guide serves as your essential companion for deepening your insights, applying your conversational skills, and participating in hands-on exercises. With this, you're well-equipped for success. 
  Updated to align with the latest methodologies in impactful dialogue. 
  Key Features of This Enhanced Guide: 
  - In-depth exploration of the principles behind transformative conversations  
  - Comprehensive explanations of engaging dialogue techniques  
  - Effective strategies for preparing and engaging in impactful discussions  
  Our guide stands out with its extensive coverage, crucial for your success in fostering change through dialogue. Concepts are not just briefly mentioned; they are explored in detail for a richer understanding. 
  Designed with clarity and accessible language, our dialogue guide ensures seamless transitions between topics. Bid farewell to complex jargon and embrace clear, concise, and technically accurate content. 
  So why wait? Click the BUY NOW button, secure your guide, and embark on your journey to success in igniting impactful dialogues! 
  Don't miss out on this opportunity to unlock your potential through powerful, impactful dialogues together!

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  French Short Stories for...

  Christian Stahl

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  10 Short Stories for Beginners and Travelers 
  This audio book in French contains 10 culturally relevant French short stories for beginners and travelers.  
  Probably the best way to learn French is with a suitable audio book in French with which you can learn quality audio french lessons for adults. Learning French through listening to travel relevant short stories is an excellent way to get a good grasp of the language, especially for beginners. All the French short stories in this audiobook include important vocabulary for travelers, new vocabulary is gradually added at a manageable pace so you won't get overwhelmed. Towards the end of this book you find the stories slightly more complex, but still comprehensible for beginners. The voice is medium-paced and natural as spoken in France and Europe. 
  This French language audiobook offers you a wide range of culturally important information you can use when you travel to France or study there, and frankly, this book is not only for French language learners but also for anyone interested in French culture in general. (French conversation audio version 2) 
  There are many French audio books on the market, but this one will help you as well as entertain you, so get your copy now!

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  How to Become a Gardener - Find...

  Ashlie Thomas

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  Take charge of your family’s food security by learning how to grow your own fruits, vegetables, and herbs—and right along with them, you’ll nurture your own inner strength, too. Food insecurity affects millions of people worldwide. Without access to well-stocked stores or nutritious, fresh foods, those living in “food deserts” face more hunger and health issues than communities where a diversity of food is plentiful. With the inspiration and knowledge found in How to Become a Gardener, self-reliance and food autonomy are within reach for anyone willing to get a little dirt under their nails and dig in. Author, health coach, and food security advocate Ashlie Thomas of The Mocha Gardener (@the.mocha.gardener) serves as an experienced and encouraging guide on your journey toward self-empowerment through the cultivation of your own homegrown harvests. With a spirit of respect for others, for nature, and for community, Ashlie walks you step by step through not only the practical ins and outs of gardening—from seed starting to making the harvest—but also through the personal challenges and lessons found within the act of gardening itself. Regardless of whether you only have space to grow in a few pots or you have enough room for multiple raised beds or an in-ground garden, you’ll find freedom and wellnessthrough the food you grow, along with patience, compassion, and perspective.How to Become a Gardener focuses on:  What makes a space a garden and how to get one started   How gardens can be a symbol of resilience in challenging times  Finding what motivates you to grow and using it to cultivate nutrient-dense, homegrown harvests   Why reclaiming your food authority is one of the most empowering things you can do for you and your family   The importance of finding personal freedom by growing your own garden-to-table food How the garden grows you just as much as you grow the garden How to Become a Gardener is about growing food, yes. But it’s also about finding your strength through gardening, reclaiming your food authority, discovering your motivation, and learning that no matter what your garden yields,it’s always worth the wait.

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  I Think Therefore I’m Wrong -...

  Sophia Blackwell

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  I Think, Therefore I’m Wrong: Descartes and the Birth of Overconfidence is your gloriously sarcastic, brutally honest, and deeply unhinged guide to the man who launched modern philosophy with one anxious thought spiral and never looked back. 
  René Descartes: French, wealthy, suspicious of everything, and armed with just enough Latin to convince the world that his personal identity crisis was actually a groundbreaking intellectual framework. From doubting the entire universe to claiming God exists because the idea of God felt right, Descartes pioneered a system so elegantly flawed it haunted philosophers for centuries—and now you get to enjoy the wreckage. 
  In this book, Sophia Blackwell (Kant You Not, Leibniz’s Monads) takes you on a laugh-out-loud demolition tour of: 
  The Four-Step Method of Doubt, also known as gaslighting the cosmos 
  The Cogito, or how to accidentally make thinking sound smug 
  God as epistemological tech support 
  Mind-body dualism, or “what if you’re just a haunted skeleton?” 
  Descartes’ legacy in science, psychology, AI, and every freshman who says “I'm not my body, bro.” 
  Whether you’re a philosophy student, a recovering Cartesian, or just here to watch the metaphysical world burn, this book explains Descartes’ ideas the way they were always meant to be understood: with sarcasm, side-eye, and a glass of wine. 
  I think, therefore I spiral. Let’s go

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