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  I'm Still Here - My 90 Years

  Amanda Barrie, Hilary Bonner

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  'I have 90 years to share: 90 years of joy and sorrow, triumph and disaster, love and loss, laughter and tears; 90 years of watching the world change around me beyond my wildest imagination. Ninety years and still counting...' 
   
  Amanda Barrie, the iconic Cleo in Carry on Cleo and much-loved Alma in Coronation Street, was born in 1935, above her grandfather’s tailor’s shop in Ashton Under Lyne, during a ferocious thunderstorm. And ever since her journey through life has been a stormy one. 
   
  This book will tell the whole story for the first time, from her expulsion from two schools and running away from home aged 13 to be a Soho showgirl, to rising from the chorus to star in the West End, to Carry On Cabby and Carry On Cleo, to Corrie, Bad Girls and more. Amanda has become something of a national treasure, entertaining us all, whilst not hesitating to speak up for herself and others on national television, including on celebrity editions of Hell's Kitchen and Big Brother. 
   
  Having performed in her teenage years alongside fellow national icon Barbara Windsor, Amanda’s life has in many ways followed a similar trajectory to become a huge household name. 
   
  Amanda will pay particular attention to the whole new life she has led since she left Coronation Street in 2001. Packed with anecdotes and memories of her nine decades on stage and screen, she will share the moments that came to define her life. 
   
  She will fully explore her struggle to come to terms with who she was, relating in painful detail the traumas faced by a young gay woman in the 1950s and early 60s. She will explain why she kept that side of her a secret for most of her adult life, and how she feared that she would lose her job and her home if the truth became known. 
   
  For the first time, she will tell the full story of how she met her wife, novelist Hillary Bonner, fell in love, overcame all manner of difficulties, and built a new life together.

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  Are You Good with God?

  D. A. Horton

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  The gospel according to hip hop. Yeah, that’s a thing.Christian ideas often show up in hip hop music. Biblical themes and even Jesus Himself appear in the lyrics. But beneath all the God-talk, can a true gospel message be found?Pastor D. A. Horton (aka hip hop artist Azriel) says yes. And he wants you to know the gospel message is deep . . . powerful . . . theological . . . and surprisingly simple to comprehend. It all comes down to:God’s designOur downfallGod’s demonstrationOur decision 
  Are You Good With God? is a book of giant truths written in the raw and rhythmic style of hip hop. The poetry of the streets will energize you with the dynamic power of Scripture. Like every other global language, hip hop speaks to the human heart with truths that really matter. So if hip hop is your mother tongue, why not listen to what God is saying to you?

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  Gentlemen of the Shade: My Own...

  Jen Sookfong Lee

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  Gus Van Sant’s film and the ’90s cult of the alternative Gus Van Sant’s 1991 indie darling My Own Private Idaho perplexed and provoked, inspiring a new ethos for a new decade: being different was better than being good. Gentlemen of the Shade examines how the film was a coming-of-age for a generation of young people who would embrace the alternative and bring their outsider perspectives to sustainability, technology, gender constructs, and social responsibility. My Own Private Idaho ― fragmented and saturated with colour and dirt and a painfully beautiful masculinity ― also crept into popular media, and its influence can still be traced. R.E.M. Portlandia. Hipsterism. James Franco. Referencing the often-funny and sometimes-tragic cultural touchstones of the past 26 years, Gentlemen of the Shade sets the film as social bellwether for the many outsiders who were looking to join the right, or any, revolution.

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  The Glass Menagerie

  Tennessee Williams

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  Tennessee Williams’s iconic work is an evocative memory-play about an eccentric Southern family revolving around the domineering Amanda Wingfield and her grown children: the cynical Tom and the fragile Laura. This L.A. Theatre Works production reunites the cast of the Roundabout Theatre’s celebrated revival, which earned Drama Desk Awards for Kevin Kilner as Jim, and, in her Broadway debut, Calista Flockhart as Laura.
   
  
   
  Recorded at KCRW, Santa Monica in January 1996.
   
  
   
  Directed by Gordon House
   
  Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg
   
  
   
  An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording, starring:
   
  
   
  Calista Flockhart as Laura Wingfield
   
  John Goodman as The Narrator
   
  Julie Harris as Amanda Wingfield
   
  Zeljko Ivanek as Tom Wingfield
   
  Kevin Kilner as Jim
   
  
   
  Recording Engineer: Theo Mondle
   
  Stage Manager and Live Sound Effects: Jode Ryskiewicz
   
  
   
  A co-production with the BBC and KCRW, Santa Monica.

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  Three and a Half Minutes of Fame

  Alex Boucher

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  Signing a record deal at the age of 17 is something Alex didn’t plan for, but it sets him on a path that will bring him tantalisingly close to fame, not once, but three and a half times over the next 7 years. 
  Things don't always go as planned as he ditches school and jumps from US record deals to UK TV appearances, even joining a boy band in his epic quest for fame. 
  Alex encounters neo-nazis and gangsta rappers up close, and experiences tragedy, mental health challenges and sexual abuse, all during the cultural shift of the 90s meeting the likes of The Fall, Suede, Blur, Patti Boyd, Mansun and PJ & Duncan on the way. 
  Three And A Half Minutes of Fame is an authentic look back at the 90s, the last decade before social media, seen from the experiences of an Essex boy with a dream. 
  Book reviews:  
  “Fun, nostalgic and painfully honest. A brilliant ride through the ups, downs, hopes and dreams of gigging in the 90s.” 
  Lucy Nichol, Author, The 27 Club and Parklife 
  "Alex was there at one of the most pivotal times in British rock music, relentlessly observing while playing his drums all over the country. He’s lovingly and unflinchingly captured it all in this cool book- a great read" 
  Tim Thornton, author, The Alternative Hero & drummer, Fink

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  Nature’s Concerto Of Soothing...

  Selena Brooke

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  Unlock a new path to deep relaxation and lasting inner peace with a book designed to transform your approach to stress relief and restorative sleep. Through holistic mindfulness practices for emotional balance, this guide empowers you to cultivate calmness, release tension, and find mental clarity in an overwhelming world. 
  Inside, you’ll discover a variety of simple and transformative stress reduction techniques grounded in mind-body wellness. Each method is carefully crafted to help you unwind, reset, and nurture your well-being naturally and sustainably. From mindful breathing techniques to calming rituals for restorative sleep, these practices support your body’s natural ability to restore its inner harmony. 
  Whether struggling to manage daily stress or seeking a deeper, more restful night’s sleep, this book is your gateway to peace. You’ll be guided through daily unwinding methods for inner tranquility, equipping you with tools that promote balance and relaxation during the day and bedtime. 
  Designed to be accessible to all, this book is ideal for beginners and those experienced in mindfulness and relaxation techniques. By incorporating sleep enhancement through mindfulness practices into your routine, you’ll feel a profound shift in your emotional and mental well-being, leading to a more peaceful, balanced lifestyle. 
  Embrace holistic methods to nurture emotional clarity, free your mind from stress, and enhance sleep quality without complicated techniques or rigid routines. Whether you have a few minutes a day or a dedicated practice, this book offers flexible approaches to integrating peace into your life. 
  Take control of your mental and emotional wellness and experience the transformative effects of mindfulness.

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