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  The Importance of Not Being...

  Mark Kurlansky

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  The New York Times–bestselling author of Salt examines the intersections between his life and Ernest Hemingway’s in this mix of travel memoir and history. 
   
  By a series of coincidences, Mark Kurlansky’s life has always been intertwined with Ernest Hemingway’s legend, starting with being in Idaho the day of Hemingway’s death. The Importance of Not Being Ernest explores the intersections between Hemingway’s and Kurlansky’s lives, resulting in creative accounts of two inspiring writing careers. Travel the world with Mark Kurlansky and Ernest Hemingway in this personal memoir, where Kurlansky details his ten years in Paris and his time as a journalist in Spain—both cities important to Hemingway’s adventurous life and prolific writing. 
   
  Paris, Basque Country, Havana and Idaho.Get to know the extraordinary people he met there—those who had also fallen under the Hemingway spell, including a Vietnam veteran suffering from the same syndrome the author did, two winners of the Key West Hemingway look-alike contest, and the man in Idaho who took Hemingway hunting and fishing. 
   
  In The Importance of Not Being Ernest, find:A memoir full of entertaining and illuminative storiesLittle-known historical facts about Hemingway’s lifeAnecdotes about those who suffer from what the Kurlansky calls “hemitis” 
   
  Readers of Haruki Murakami’s What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, John Steinbeck’s Travels with Charley in Search of America, or The Boys will love The Importance of Not Being Ernest. 
   
  Praise for The Importance of Not Being Ernest 
   
  “An absolute delight! Full of personality, Kurlansky’s book will enchant history, literature, and Hemingway fans alike.” —Library Journal (starred review)

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  The Book Of Tea - How A Humble...

  Okakura Kakuzō

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  "Tea began as a medicine and grew into a beverage...  Teaism is a cult founded on the adoration of the beautiful among the sordid facts of everyday existence... It inculcates purity and harmony, the mystery of mutual charity, the romanticism of the social order. It is essentially a worship of the Imperfect." 
   
  In this short but enlightenimg book, Okakura Kakuzo reveals that tea is a doorway to the soul of the East and the essence of Japanese art and culture. He traces tea's journey from Chinese medicine to Japanese ceremony. The essence of the journey is in the tea masters, who influence everything from architecture and home decor to fashion and social norms. The Sukiya tearoom, or Abode of Fancy, is "an oasis in the dreary waste of existence", intentionally simple and asymmetical, for "true beauty could be discovered only by one who mentally completed the incomplete", . 
   
  Through the twin philosophies of Daoism and Zen, Okakura shows how tea infuses the art of living: how to arrange flowers as an offering, how to walk a garden path as a meditation, how to approach a masterpiece as one would "approach a great prince." "The truly beautiful must be always in it", whether in a single perfect flower plucked from a garden, a kettle that sings of distant seas, or a bowl that holds "the sweet reticence of Confucius, the piquancy of Laotse, and the ethereal aroma of Sakyamuni himself." 
   
  As Kakuzo says, "Let us have a sip of tea. The afternoon glow is brightening the bamboos, the fountains are bubbling with delight, the soughing of the pines is heard in our kettle. Let us dream of evanescence, and linger in the beautiful foolishness of things."

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  Topophilia Effect The - How...

  Roberta Rio

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  What effect do the places where we live or work have on us? Historian Roberta Rio, who researches the history of buildings, apartments and properties for her clients, regularly comes across astonishing and recurrent patterns.
  
  In this book she reveals what the Etruscans, the Romans and Cathedral architects all knew about the effects of places, what we ourselves should know and how we can find it out.
  
  Rio offers us a refreshingly down-to-earth summary of the findings of her research, and makes it practicable for our own personal use.
  
  How do we know if a place is good or bad for us? Which place is good to rest and which to work in? Why are there places where relationships flourish and others where they are more likely to break up?

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  German Short Stories for...

  Speak Wise Institute

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  🇩🇪📖 THEY SAID GERMAN WAS HARD. THEY WERE TEACHING IT WRONG 📖🇩🇪 
  Forget memorizing cases and conjugations. This book teaches German through quick, funny stories that make vocabulary stick and grammar feel natural. 
  If you've struggled with textbooks full of tables, confusing rules, and phrases nobody uses—you're not alone. The problem isn't you; it's the method. Traditional books make you study German. This one helps you feel it. 
  Through short, entertaining stories, you'll experience real situations—ordering food, catching trains, checking into hotels—using words native speakers actually say. Each story balances fun and clarity, keeping you engaged while natural repetition locks vocabulary into memory. 
  What's inside: 
  - Mini-stories that teach without feeling like work 
  - Translations that build confidence, not confusion 
  - Everyday phrases that matter in real life 
  - Quick quizzes to track your progress 
  - Downloadable "German Travel Companion Vocabulary Guide" with essential phrases 
  - Grammar explained so simply it feels intuitive 
  By the end, you'll have a solid foundation in real-world German—no burnout, boredom, or overwhelm. 
  Why it works: Your brain remembers stories better than charts. Every lesson uses humor, context, and emotion to help words and patterns sink in naturally. 
  Think you can't learn German? Open the first story, laugh your way through, and discover you don't need grammar drills—just a good plot twist. 
  OPEN THE BOOK. LAUGH AT THE FIRST STORY. REALIZE YOU’RE ALREADY LEARNING

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  Not For All the Tea in China

  Chris Burrows

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.  
  I was born in 1947 to a mother from Barnsley and a father from Essex. I have three great loves in my life: Barnsley FC, Yorkshire County Cricket Club and my wonderful wife. My wife is my rock; Yorkshire CCC are my summertime passion; the Super Reds break my heart year after year - but I wouldn't swap them for any other team in the world. I have tried to look at the world of business through the gaze of a mixture of reality, humour and, on occasions, sheer disbelief. Every word and every event documented is the absolute truth. If you enjoy reading this book half as much as I enjoyed writing it, then I will have achieved more than I could ever have hoped for.

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  The Simple Way To Learn German

  Max Morchen

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  Want to speak German without stress, confusion, or boring textbooks? 
  The Simple Way to Learn German gives you a clear, practical path to speaking real German fast — even if you’re starting from zero. 
  Inside this audiobook, you’ll discover: 
  ✔ The most important German words and phrases used in real conversations 
  ✔ Simple grammar explained in plain English 
  ✔ Step-by-step lessons designed for fast progress 
  ✔ Confidence-building speaking patterns 
  ✔ Practical dialogues for everyday situations 
  ✔ A learning method that actually sticks 
  Whether you’re learning for travel, work, relationships, or personal growth — this audiobook helps you speak naturally and confidently. 
  No overwhelm. No complicated rules. 
  Just the simple way. 
  Start speaking German today.

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