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  Possessed The (The Devils) - A...

  Fyodor Dostoevsky, Tim Zengerink

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  What if the devils of ideology whispered in every ear—and no one could silence them? 
  The Possessed thrusts listeners into a Russian town on the brink of anarchy. A clandestine revolutionary cell, led by the cunning Pyotr Verkhovensky and anchored by the enigmatic Nikolai Stavrogin, sets out to ignite chaos.  
  Personal vendettas collide with grand political schemes, culminating in arson, murder, and moral freefall. 
  What you’ll hear inside: 
  -A Tense Conspiracy Unfolding – Radical plots, secret meetings, and shocking betrayals. 
  -The Tormented Genius of Stavrogin – A soul wrestling with guilt, desire, and the abyss. 
  -Philosophical Duels – Dazzling debates on God, freedom, and the meaning of evil. 
  -A  Modern, Faithful Adaptation – Crystal-clear narration that brings Dostoevsky’s intensity to life for today’s listener. 
  At once thriller, satire, and spiritual drama, The Possessed is Dostoevsky’s explosive meditation on the cost of ideas.  
  Dare to listen, and feel the tremors of a society tearing itself apart.

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  The Book of Grief and Hamburgers

  Stuart Ross

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  Winner of the 2023 Trillium Book Award
  		 
  A poignant meditation on mortality from a beloved Canadian poet
  		 
  A writer friend once pointed out that whenever Stuart Ross got close to something heavy and “real” in a poem, a hamburger would inevitably appear for comic relief. In this hybrid essay/memoir/poetic meditation, Ross shoves aside the heaping plate of burgers to wrestle with what it means to grieve the people one loves and what it means to go on living in the face of an enormous accumulation of loss. Written during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, shortly after the sudden death of his brother left him the last living member of his family and as a catastrophic diagnosis meant anticipating the death of his closest friend, this meditation on mortality — a kind of literary shiva — is Ross’s most personal book to date. More than a catalogue of losses, The Book of Grief and Hamburgers is a moving act of resistance against self-annihilation and a desperate attempt to embrace all that was good in his relationships with those most dear to him.

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  Bleeding Truth - A memoir

  Anonym

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  Bleeding Truth is a powerful and deeply personal memoir that bears witness to the collision of history, justice, and the human spirit. Written by Dr. Shahram Azam, a physician and former military doctor, this book is not only a testimony of lived experience but also a search for truth in the face of silence and denial. 
  The story unfolds against the backdrop of Iran’s turbulent political climate, where repression, censorship, and fear shaped the lives of countless citizens. At its heart lies the harrowing case of Zahra Kazemi, an Iranian-Canadian journalist who was arrested, tortured, and killed in Tehran in 2003. Dr. Azam, then a physician at Baghiyyatollah Hospital, became one of the first witnesses to the physical evidence of her brutal injuries. His professional duty—and his conscience—compelled him to record what he saw, a choice that would forever alter his own life. 
  Bleeding Truth weaves together the personal and the political: memories of war and service as a doctor on the front lines, the responsibility of treating the wounded with compassion, and the haunting reality of becoming a reluctant witness to state violence. It is a narrative of exile and resilience, as Dr. Azam recounts the cost of speaking out and the journey that took him from the operating room in Tehran to a life in Canada, where he continues to carry the weight of memory and moral obligation. 
  The memoir does more than revisit a single tragedy. It speaks to broader questions of truth, accountability, and the human need to confront injustice, even when doing so carries profound risks. It is both a personal confession and a universal call to remember, to resist forgetting, and to honor the lives silenced by oppression.

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  Scars of War - From War-torn...

  Anonym

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  One soldier’s fight didn’t end on the battlefield — it began there. 
   
  This is the raw, haunting memoir of war, shame, survival, and the search for redemption. 
   
   
  At just seventeen, Jason Gibney enlisted in the Australian Defence Force, full of vigour and a thirst for adventure. Over the next decade, he served in Iraq, Afghanistan’s deadly Chora Valley, and during the heartbreaking fall of Kabul in 2021. His missions included fierce firefights with the Taliban and a devastating role as an interpreter during the chaotic civilian evacuations. His final role in the evacuation of Kabul was to drag screaming, visa-denied Afghans to their fate, men he could understand, whose death sentences he could hear in their own words. 
   
  In this searing memoir, he relives the brutalities of combat and the invisible wounds that followed — panic attacks, flashbacks, and a crushing sense of guilt. Diagnosed with PTSD and discharged, his war didn’t end — it simply changed form. Scars of War charts his long, painful journey through trauma, shame, rage, and finally, the beginning of healing. 
   
  This isn’t a tale of heroism or closure. It’s about what happens when the medals don’t match the memories. When the politicians walk away, but you can’t. And when the only way out is through. 
   
  Brave, blisteringly honest, and heartbreakingly human, Scars of War is a call to understand what we ask of our soldiers — and what they carry home. 
   
   
  ‘In that moment, I wasn’t a soldier — I was a monster dragging a man to his death.’ 
   
   
  ‘A true story of modern war like no other — honest, enraging, and unforgettable.’

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  I survived psychiatry

  Christelle Rosar, Martine...

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  1.8 million people are directly affected by psychiatry in France. 350,000 are in hospital. For every 1,000 inhabitants, there is one compulsory hospitalization. Yet this system, which generates social exclusion and stigmatization, dominates. Admitted at the age of 16, Christelle Rosar was hospitalized for twenty years. They tied her down, injected her with drugs, and kept her in a vegetative state. She saw patients who remained in hospital from adolescence until their death, and others who gradually suffered the side effects of the treatments. Now free, she tells us about her struggles to regain her independence and her place in society, and denounces the abuses and failings of the French psychiatric system, which is particularly violent.

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  Boobs

  Dr. Lisa Portolan, Amanda Goff

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  Breasts are celebrated and scrutinised, fetishised and censored, worshipped and weaponised. As the saying goes: ‘Behind every great woman is a pair of boobs trying desperately to stay out of the conversation.’ 
   
  For most of her life, unconcernedly flat-chested author and academic Dr Lisa Portolan had never really thought about her breasts, or boobs in general. But then she met Amanda Goff - aka former escort Samantha X - fellow author, journalist and owner of a huge pair of breasts. A friendship formed, then a working relationship ... and as the two women embarked on business dealings together, the monolithic power of mammary glands became glaringly apparent.  
   
  All too often, men would ogle Amanda's chest in meetings, text her romantic/perverse messages, and try to get into her pants. The same men would focus their attention on Lisa's face, send her professional emails, and otherwise ignore her. Lisa was left pondering whether she should have her breasts augmented in order to become more visible, while Amanda wondered whether she should have hers reduced.  
   
  But they both found themselves asking the same question: why all the fuss about boobs? 
   
  Lisa and Amanda don't pretend to have all the answers - they're not even sure how they feel about them most of the time. But that's precisely the point. Boobs is a smart, irreverent, wide-ranging and often hilarious conversation about the human and social-historical journey of breasts, richly illustrated with personal anecdotes and perspectives from coauthors at opposite ends of the bust spectrum.  
   
  With its eclectic mix of chest-related topics - from our fixation with symmetry to the judgy debates about breastfeeding - Boobs celebrates our messy, often ridiculous and always complex relationship with these culturally charged appendages.

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