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  The Point of Distraction

  Will Eaves

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  A memoir by the 2019 Wellcome Prize winner Will Eaves that looks at the creation of six piano pieces. 
  'A brief yet elegant excursion into the nature and execution of creativity' Clemency Burton-Hill, Financial Times 
  'A wonderfully sensitive and probing meditation on the writing of words and music' Rolf Hind, composer and pianist 
  What lies behind the creation of a piece of music? Does it spring fully formed from a composer’s mind, or take shape in the recesses of the brain, revealing itself in stages over time? Is the creative act deliberate or happenstance? An inspired vision or the result of practice? 
  Will Eaves, author and musician, shares his experience of writing eight new piano pieces after many years away from the keyboard. Some of the music is found in old notebooks and teenage enthusiasms, some of it is caught on the wing – a response to the resurgence of the natural world during COVID lockdown. None of it is what he is meant to be doing. 
  But then not all artistic interests are primary or professional interests. Sometimes it’s the second-string activities, the diversions, that bring work – and life – into focus. 
  The Point of Distraction is a unique account of music-making that embraces Bach, film, jazz, literature, neuroscience and the mystery of will power in its search for meaning. At its heart is a love of skill, an openness to self-doubt, and a belief that we are all more than our declared aims. 
  In this short, instructive study, Eaves delves into the sciences of composition, revealing his individual style and approach. It's a unique blend of autobiography and biography, offering a glimpse into the world of classical music through his eyes. 
  For fans of Samantha Harvey (The Shapeless Unease), Sarah Krasnostein (The Trauma Cleaner), Sarah Moss (My Good Bright Wolf), and Arnold Thomas Fanning (Mind on Fire). 
  HarperCollins 2024

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  The Lives of the Queens of...

  Elisabeth Strickland

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  The Lives of the Queens of England is a multi-volumed work attributed to Agnes Strickland, though it was mostly researched and written by her sister Elizabeth. These volumes give biographies of the queens of England from the Norman Conquest in 1066. Although by today's standards, it is not seen as a very scholarly work, the Stricklands used many sources that had not been used before.Volume 4 includes the biographies of Elizabeth of York, Katherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymore, Anne of Cleves, and Katherine Howard. (Summary by Ann Boulais)

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  Voice of the Fish - A Lyric Essay

  Lars Horn

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  Lars Horn's Voice of the Fish, the latest Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize winner, is an interwoven essay collection that explores the trans experience through themes of water, fish, and mythology, set against the backdrop of travels in Russia and a back injury that left Horn temporarily unable to speak. In Horn's adept hands, the collection takes shape as a unified book: short vignettes about fish, reliquaries, and antiquities serve as interludes between longer essays, knitting together a sinuous, wave-like form that flows across the book. 
   
   
   
  Horn swims through a range of subjects, roving across marine history, theology, questions of the body and gender, sexuality, transmasculinity, and illness. From Horn's upbringing with a mother who used them as a model in photos and art installations—memorably in a photography session in an ice bath with dead squid—to Horn's travels before they were out as trans, these essays are linked by a desire to interrogate liminal physicalities. Horn reexamines the oft-presumed uniformity of bodily experience, breaking down the implied singularity of "the body" as cultural and scientific object. The essays instead privilege ways of seeing and being that resist binaries, ways that falter, fracture, mutate. A sui generis work of nonfiction, Voice of the Fish blends the aquatic, mystical, and physical to reach a place beyond them all.

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  Fading Voices - From their pens...

  Boleslaw Prus

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  Aleksander Głowacki who wrote under the nom de plume Boleslaw Prus was born on 20th August 1847 at Hrubieszów in the Kingdom of Poland, at that time, controlled by the Russian Empire. 
  At three his mother died and then at nine his father.  Female relatives helped raise him but at 15 he joined the Polish uprising against the might of Imperial Russia.  Wounded on the battlefield, arrested and imprisoned, he was later released into the care of a relative and resumed secondary school and then Warsaw University but poverty forced him to leave after two years.  At some point he developed agoraphobia which often caused problems. 
  In 1869, he enrolled in the Forestry Department at Puławy but was soon sacked and so he began a system of self-education that led to work as a newspaper columnist on a wide-ranging series of topics that eventually became the ‘Weekly Chronicles’ and spanned 40 years. 
  With his finances now stabilized he married and then adopted his late brother-in-law’s son.  
  It seems he had doubts as to the scale of his talents and early on adopted the name ‘Boleslaw Prus’ for both his journalistic and literary offerings. 
  His work as a short-story writer met with much acclaim. He wrote several dozen of them, originally published in newspapers and ranging in length from micro-story to novella. His keen observation of everyday life and sense of humor are evident in them.  
  During his career he also wrote novels. After ‘Pharoah’, in 1895, he embarked on a four-month journey taking in Berlin, Dresden, Nuremberg, Rapperswil in Switzerland, where he stayed for two months, and his final destination, Paris.  Here his agoraphobia was so bad he couldn’t cross the Seine.  
  However, his writing continued and in 1911 his novel ‘Changes’, though uncompleted, began to be serialised.  It was never finished. 
  Boleslaw Prus died on 19th May 1912, at his Warsaw apartment.  He was 64.  A National Hero, thousands attended both his funeral service and interment.

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  A Unique Normal - 12 Mistakes We...

  Holly M. Anderson, Adam P. Anderson

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  From the creators of the 7-Ahead YouTube channel comes a powerful, practical, and hope-filled guide for parents raising autistic kids. 
  In A Unique Normal, Holly and Adam Anderson pull back the curtain on what it really means to raise autistic children in a world that rarely understands them. Through twelve honest, deeply personal chapters, they share the biggest mistakes they made—and the life-changing lessons they learned along the way. 
  As parents of five (two autistic), the Andersons know what it’s like to feel overwhelmed, isolated, and unsure. From financial strain to school battles and sleepless nights, they’ve walked a long, messy road—and built something beautiful anyway. Alongside real stories from their family’s RV adventures through National Parks, they offer practical tools, affirmations, and encouragement for families at any stage of the autism journey. 
  Topics include:Letting go of social pressureNavigating judgment and misinformationProtecting your marriage and mental healthFostering resilience, independence, and joy in your children 
  With a foreword by Temple Grandin and stories from their cross-country RV travels, A Unique Normal will make you laugh, cry, and most of all, feel a little less alone.

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  The Memoirs of Walter J Schloss...

  Walter J. Schloss

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  💼 Discover the timeless wisdom of one of history’s most quietly successful investors: Walter J. Schloss, a man personally recognized by Warren Buffett as one of “The Superinvestors of Graham-and-Doddsville.” 
  📈 For nearly 50 years, Walter consistently beat the market: not with forecasts or flashy tech, but with discipline, patience, and simple arithmetic. He managed money with no staff, no computers, and no stress: just a deep belief in value investing, taught by his mentor Benjamin Graham. 
  🏛️ From his early days working for Graham-Newman to founding his own fund, Schloss made a career of buying undervalued stocks and holding firm through market storms. He lived modestly, thought independently, and avoided both hype and hubris. 
  🧠 In this audiobook, you’ll learn: 
  🔍 How Walter found bargain stocks using timeless valuation metrics 
  💡 Real-life examples of companies he bought: and why they worked 
  🛡️ His risk-averse approach to protecting capital at all costs 
  🤝 Why integrity, patience, and humility matter more than IQ 
  ✨ Life lessons about money, independence, and doing what you love 
  📚 Whether you're just starting out or deep into your investing journey, The Memoirs of Walter J. Schloss will inspire you to think clearly, act simply, and invest with confidence. 
  🎯 A must-listen for fans of Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, and anyone who believes that common sense still beats complexity.

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