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  Great Sea Stories

  Morgan Robertson, Wilkie...

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  A gripping collection of dramatic sea stories from famous classic authors.    'Absolute Zero' by Morgan Robertson    'The Former Passengers' by B. M. Croker    'The Ghost in the Cupboard Room' by Wilkie Collins    'The Passing of a God' by Henry S. Whitehead    'Haunted' by G. Ranger Wormser    'Sea Curse' by Robert E. Howard    'Seashore Macabre' by Hugh Walpole    'Dagon' by H. P. Lovecraft    'The Lighthouse on Shivering Sand' by J. S. Fletcher    'The Trade Wind' by Morgan Robertson    'The Ghost Ship' by Richard Middleton    'A Tropical Horror' by William Hope Hodgson    'The Gull' by F. Anstey    'Malachi's Cove' by Anthony Trollope    'The Grinding of the Mills' by Morgan Robertson    'Over the Border' by Morgan Robertson    'The Slapping Sal' by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle    'Submarine' by Stella Benson    'The Black Ferry' by John Gaunt    'The Tarn' by Hugh Walpole    'The Sailor Uncle' by Mary Lamb    'The Club of One-Eyed Men' by Arthur Somers Roche

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  Scratched - A Memoir of...

  Elizabeth Tallent

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  “Reading Scratched gave me the feeling of standing very close to a blazing fire. It is that brilliant, that intense, and one of the finest explorations I know of what it means to be a woman and an artist.”—Sigrid Nunez, author of The Friend and Winner of the National Book Award for Fiction 
  In a bold and brilliant memoir that reinvents the form, the acclaimed author of the novel Museum Pieces and the collection Mendocino Fire explores the ferocious desire for perfection which has shaped her writing life as well as her rich, dramatic, and constantly surprising personal life. 
   
  Scratched is an intimate account of the uses a child, and the adult she becomes, will find for perfectionism and the role it will play in every part of her life. Elizabeth Tallent’s story begins in a hospital in mid-1950s suburban Washington, D.C., when her mother refuses to hold her newborn daughter, shocking behavior that baffles the nurses. Imagining her own mother’s perfectionist ideal at this critical moment, Elizabeth moves back and forth in time, juxtaposing moments in the past with the present in this innovative and spellbinding narrative. 
  Elizabeth traces her journey from her early years in which she perceived herself as “the child whose flaws let disaster into an otherwise perfect family,” to her adulthood, when perfectionism came to affect everything. In the decade between 27 and 37, she publishes five literary books with Knopf and her short stories appear in The New Yorker. But this extraordinary start to her career is followed by twenty-two years of silence. She wrote, or rather published, nothing at all. Why? Scratched is the remarkable response to that question. 
  Elizabeth’s early publications secure her a coveted teaching job at Stanford University. As she toggles between Palo Alto and the Mendocino coast where she lives, raises her son Gabriel, and pursues an important psychoanalysis, Elizabeth grapples with the perfectionism that has always been home to her. Eventually, she finds love and acceptance in the most unlikely place, and finally accepts an “as is” relationship with herself and others.  
  Her final triumph is the writing of this memoir, filled with wit, humor, and heart, and unlike any other you will find. Scratched is a brave book that repeatedly searches for the emotional truth beneath the conventional surface of existence. 
  Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

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  By Honor Bound - Two Navy SEALs...

  Tom Norris, Mike Thornton, Dick...

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  In April of 1972, SEAL Lieutenant Tom Norris risked his life in an unprecedented ground rescue of two American airmen who were shot down behind enemy lines in North Vietnam, a feat for which he would be awarded the Medal of Honor—an award that represents the pinnacle of heroism and courage. 
  Just six months later, Norris was sent on a dangerous special reconnaissance mission that would take his team deep into enemy territory. On that mission, they engaged a vastly superior force. In the running gun battle that ensued, Lieutenant Norris was severely wounded; a bullet entered his left eye and exited the left side of his head. SEAL Petty Officer Mike Thornton, under heavy fire, fought his way back onto a North Vietnamese beach to rescue his officer. This was the first time Tom and Mike had been on a combat mission together. Mike's act of courage and loyalty marks the only time in modern history that the Medal of Honor has been awarded in a combat action where one recipient received the Medal for saving the life of another. 
  By Honor Bound is the story of Tom Norris and Mike Thornton, two living American heroes who grew up very differently, entered military service and the Navy SEAL teams for vastly different reasons, and were thrown together for a single combat mission—a mission that would define their lives from that day forward.A Macmillan Audio production.

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  The Best Story of Tom Brady -...

  Alex Diaz

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  Tom Brady's story in the realm of football is nothing short of legendary, an awe-inspiring journey that has solidified his position as one of the sport's greatest quarterbacks. Born on August 3, 1977, in San Mateo, California, Brady's passion for football ignited at an early age, laying the groundwork for a remarkable career that would rewrite the NFL history books

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  Consequence - A Memoir

  Eric Fair

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  Consequence is the story of Eric Fair, a kid who grew up in the shadows of crumbling Bethlehem Steel plants nurturing a strong faith and a belief that he was called to serve his country. It is a story of a man who chases his own demons from Egypt, where he served as an Army translator, to a detention center in Iraq, to seminary at Princeton, and eventually, to a heart transplant ward at the University of Pennsylvania. 
  In 2004, after several months as an interrogator with a private contractor in Iraq, Eric Fair's nightmares take new forms: first, there had been the shrinking dreams; now the liquid dreams begin. By the time he leaves Iraq after that first deployment (he will return), Fair will have participated in or witnessed a variety of aggressive interrogation techniques including sleep deprivation, stress positions, diet manipulation, exposure, and isolation. Years later, his health and marriage crumbling, haunted by the role he played in what we now know as "enhanced interrogation," it is Fair's desire to speak out that becomes a key to his survival. Spare and haunting, Eric Fair's memoir is both a brave, unrelenting confession and a book that questions the very depths of who he, and we as a country, have become. 
  This program includes a conversation between the author and Phil Klay, author of Redeployment.A Macmillan Audio production.

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  The Outdoors Fix - Stories to...

  Liv Bolton

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  Do you wish you could make the outdoors a bigger part of your life?
  Liv Bolton, host of the chart-topping podcast The Outdoors Fix, presents an inspiring collection of stories about ordinary people who have done just that. By making time for their passions – from walking, running, climbing, swimming and paddleboarding to photography, filmmaking, cooking and conservation – they have found their daily lives transformed through immersion in nature and the countryside. The chapters include the stories of outdoor instructor Rehna Yaseen, mental-health campaigner Alex Staniforth, Black Girls Hike regional leader Oge Ejizu and coastal runner Elise Downing.
  Time outdoors can be hugely beneficial, and even small changes can make a big difference: improving happiness, enhancing work–life balance, introducing new friendships and boosting physical and mental health. Packed with stunning photographs and practical tips encompassing everything from after-work local adventures to spending a night out on the hills, The Outdoors Fix might just provide the inspiration you need to embrace the great outdoors and live more adventurously.

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