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  Reckless

  Marele Day

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  SHORTLISTED FOR THE NED KELLEY AWARD FOR BEST TRUE CRIME 
   
  A bank robber on the run. A young woman at a crossroad. A true story like you've never read before. 
  Jean Kay, my skipper, fellow adventurer, my friend. My brother. 
   
  Jean Kay, soldier-of-fortune, opportunist, embezzler, hijacker. 
   
  In her youth, amidst the throes of a reckless grief, aspiring Australian writer Marele Day is caught up in a shipwreck adventure and forges an unlikely bond with an international fugitive travelling under a pseudonym. For the next 30 years they correspond before reuniting, both older and wiser, in France. 
   
  Marele is now an accomplished crime writer, and while she knew of her travel companion’s previous reputation as ‘the high-jacker with heart’ and ‘brother to the poor’, she is intrigued to discover his connection to the disappearance of eight million francs and a secret dossier that made global headlines.  
   
  Brilliantly crafted, Reckless tells the story of how Marele uncovers the truth about Jean Kay’s identity and motives by piecing together clues from their letters, her diaries and a stash of newspaper clippings, and how, in the process of telling his story, she ultimately makes peace with the reckless ghosts of her past.

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  Airplane Mode - An Irreverent...

  Shahnaz Habib

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  Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medals of Excellence 
   
   
   
  The conditions of travel have long been dictated by the color of passports and the color of skin. 
   
   
   
  The color of one's skin and passport have long dictated the conditions of travel.  For Shahnaz Habib, travel and travel writing have always been complicated pleasures. Habib threads the history of travel with her personal story as a child on family vacations in India, an adult curious about the world, and an immigrant for whom roundtrips are an annual fact of life. Tracing the power dynamics that underlie tourism, this insightful debut parses who gets to travel, and who gets to write about the experience. 
   
   
   
  Threaded through the book are inviting and playful analyses of obvious and not-so-obvious travel artifacts: passports, carousels, bougainvilleas, guidebooks, trains, the idea of wanderlust itself. Together, they tell a subversive history of travel as a Euro-American mode of consumerism—but as any traveler knows, travel is more than that. As an immigrant whose loved ones live across continents, Habib takes a deeply curious and joyful look at a troubled and beloved activity.

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  A Life on the Toilet - Tales of...

  Kat Ward

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  Kat Ward is a survivor - and this book is her testimony. 
  Having overcome an abusive childhood - in which she was abused by family members, care staff and even celebrities - you would have thought that karma might have dealt her some kinder hands when it came to her adult life. Well, it didn't. 
  After spending the majority of it simply trying to recover from her childhood, she was eventually forced to confront that monster which apparently awaits 1 in 3 of us at some point in our lives: cancer. 
  After receiving a diagnosis of aggressive bowel cancer at 53, Kat's life was once again set on a trajectory for the worse. Suddenly, she found herself at the foot of a mountain - one that would require a great deal of support and determination merely to scale; let alone descend. 
  These are her memoirs of that very personal journey; from the initial diagnosis, through to the life-changing operations - and beyond. It's not a story for the feint-hearted; nor is it a medical journal. What it is, is an honest, no-holds-barred glimpse into the life of a cancer sufferer, and a book of support for all those in similar situations. It is a light at every stage of the tunnel…

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  First Book of Enoch The (Enoch...

  Enoch the Patriach

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  What if you could unlock the mysteries of the ancient world and gain deep insights into the battle between light and darkness? 
  The First Book of Enoch (Enoch I) is one of the oldest and most powerful apocalyptic texts ever written. Attributed to Enoch, the seventh patriarch from Adam, it unveils a vivid narrative of fallen angels, divine judgment, and the cosmic struggle between good and evil. Long excluded from the Bible, this sacred text shaped early Jewish thought and Christian theology. 
  Now presented in a modern, accessible translation, this edition brings clarity to ancient mysteries while preserving the depth of the original work. 
  What you'll discover inside:The Watchers and Their Fall – Angels who descended to Earth, shared forbidden knowledge, and triggered divine wrathThe Book of Heavenly Secrets – Enoch’s guided journeys through the heavens and revelations from celestial beingsThe Prophecies of Judgment – Powerful visions of the end times, justice, and renewalTimeless Themes of Redemption – Humanity’s role in divine history and the promise of restoration 
  This isn’t just a historical text—it’s a portal to understanding the spiritual forces shaping our world. 
  Begin your journey through one of the most influential lost books of scripture. Rediscover The Book of Enoch today.

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  Andy Griffith's Manteo - His...

  John Riley

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  Learn about the real life of beloved actor Andy Griffith. 
   
   
   
  The world loves Sheriff Andy Taylor. Yet the actor who played him was intensely private. Here, for the first time, is the real Andy Griffith, his career and life defined by the island that made him in the years soon after World War II. He achieved his artistic breakthrough while acting in The Lost Colony drama on Roanoke Island, then spent the rest of his life repaying the island for giving him that start. Here, in unique closeup, is Andy of Manteo, reveling in wild, watery and loving ways with his fellow islanders. 
   
   
   
  Author and journalist John Railey paints an intimate portrait of Andy, based on interviews with many of those who knew him best on the sand where he lived and died.

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  CS Lewis - Master Storyteller

  Janet Benge, Geoff Benge

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  From his earliest childhood, C.S. Lewis loved to hear and tell stories. Persuaded that stories could reveal the truth about the real world in a unique way, the literature professor would write more than thirty books, including science fiction, theology, literary criticism, and fantasy. (1898 -1963)In an era marked by two world wars, Lewis attacked tough questions about life and faith headfirst. Convinced that the story of Jesus Christ is the truest of all stories, and known for searching out the truth with honesty, clarity, and imagination, the former atheist would become one of the most influential Christians of the twentieth century.This best-selling, missionary biography series - Christian Heroes: Then & Now - chronicles the exciting, challenging, and deeply touching true stories of ordinary men and women whose trust in God accomplished extraordinary exploits for His kingdom and glory.

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