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  Calling Sergeant Crockford

  Ruth D'Alessandro

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  It's the dawn of the Swinging Sixties. The Cold War is at its height and support for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament is building. The Berkshire Constabulary's Detective Gwen Crockford is promoted to Woman Police Sergeant in Newbury – the town at the heart of Britain's atomic weapons programme. 
   
  Gwen's initial reservations that her posting in rural Berkshire will be boring soon prove to be unfounded. A serial sex attacker on the loose, an attempted murder at Greenham Common US Airforce Base, and a charismatic heiress with a family secret keep things interesting for the capable sergeant. 
   
  Laser-focused on her police career – and resigned to the single life – Gwen is forced to re-evaluate her plans when a nature-loving war veteran PC walks into the station with an orphaned fox cub, and there's a shocking discovery in a railway station lavatory. 
   
  Written by her daughter Ruth and rich in social history, this is the story of a real-life woman police sergeant at the top of her game, guiding her WPCs through the immense societal changes of the early 1960s.

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  Pushed Out of the Closet Without...

  Gunther Allen

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  Discover a deeply personal, powerful memoir that unveils the untold story of a unique friendship and its profound impact on two lives. Gunther Allen’s Pushed Out of the Closet Without a Parachute, published by Audiobook Publishing Services and narrated by the author himself, takes listeners on an unforgettable journey through the glittering yet secretive world of 1980s Hollywood. 
  Set against a backdrop of fame, secrecy, and societal stigma, Gunther Allen recounts his life-changing bond with the legendary Rock Hudson. A chance meeting propels Gunther into Hudson’s inner circle, where he performs at the star’s exclusive parties and forges a connection that would test the limits of trust, loyalty, and authenticity. 
  This audiobook offers unparalleled insight into Rock Hudson’s private struggles, including his devastating AIDS diagnosis—a secret he kept hidden from both his partner, Marc Christian, and Gunther Allen. The revelation thrusts Gunther into an intricate web of deception, as Marc Christian manipulates their shared grief for personal gain. Through Gunther’s eyes, listeners gain a rare glimpse into Hudson’s life as he navigated the harsh realities of maintaining a public persona while privately battling unimaginable challenges. 
  Narrated by Gunther Allen in his own voice, this gripping account captures the humor, vulnerability, and resilience of a man coming to terms with his identity. 
  Published by Audiobook Publishing Services, Pushed Out of the Closet Without a Parachute is more than just a memoir—it’s a testament to the human spirit. Gunther Allen’s evocative storytelling provides a heartfelt tribute to an era when sexuality was silenced and the devastating impact of AIDS was only beginning to emerge.

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  Finale - Late Conversations with...

  D. T. Max

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  “Brazenly entertaining. . . . It summons to the page a Broadway voice like no other.”—Los Angeles Times 
  “[An] erudite and affably self-conscious memoir of the creative process.”—Vulture 
  An intimate portrait of a genius: the late Stephen Sondheim in a series of illuminating and deeply personal interviews from the last years of his life—conversations that show the composer-lyricist as he has likely never been seen before. 
  In 2017, New Yorker staff writer D.T. Max began working on a major profile of Stephen Sondheim that would be timed to the eventual premiere of a new musical Sondheim was writing. Sadly , that process – and the years of conversation – was cut short by Sondheim’s own hesitations, then the global pandemic, and finally by the great artist’s death in November 2021. 
  Now, Max has taken the raw version of these conversations and knit them together into an unforgettable work of literature and celebration. Finale reveals Sondheim—a star who disliked the spotlight—at his most relaxed, thoughtful, sardonic, and engaging, as he talks about work, music, movies, family, New York City, aging, the creative process, and much more. 
  Max brings you into the room and gives you a front row seat for their unusual and intimate three-year-long “pas de deux.” The two bond, spar, separate, and reunite, as Max elicits from Sondheim a candor and vulnerability he seldom displayed in public.  
  This is a unique portrait of an artist in his twilight, offering remarkable insight into the mind and heart of a genius whose work changed American musical theater and popular culture forever.

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  Rik Mayall's Famous! (Last Words)

  Mike Bennett, Rik Mayall

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  This audiobook contains explicit content. 
   
  Welcome to Rik Mayall’s outrageous outtakes from his last ever audio work, which with the comic genius in the editing chair, was his interpretation of a series of Grimms style fairytales, reimagined by Mike Bennett. But there is a twist in the tale! Sit down and witness the man himself off-grid, delivering the stories in his unique, inimitable, crooked style with all the humility he could muster. Rik rehearses, chats, adlibs, cusses, and blasphemes in a way that only he could get away with. 
   
  'Rik Mayall’s Famous! ...(Last Words)' marks the tenth anniversary of Rik’s untimely passing in June 2014.

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  How To Know God - The Wisdom Of...

  Radha Krsna Das

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  Here, at last, is what can only be described as a riveting compendium of unheard stories, interviews, and quotes directly from the spiritual heart of the Beatles, George Harrison. Sourced from the extensive archives of rock biographer and historian Sripad Jagannatha Dasa, here is the quiet Beatle in his own inspirational words. The innate truth, wisdom, and sincerity of Harrison shine through in this touching audio tribute to the journeyman musician, composer, dedicated bhakti yogi, and humble gardener. 
   
  Although George insisted, he was only a regular guy, there is quite a lot of evidence to the contrary. Throughout his often magical, turbulent, unlikely life, he selflessly raised millions for charity and still does via the good works of his personal charity, The Material World Foundation. He was, too, the grandfather of world music, introducing audiences to be exquisite, ethereal complexity of both Indian music and the spiritually liberating Sanskrit mantras from the 5,000-year-old Vedic scriptures. Harrison was also instrumental in turning on a global audience to ethical vegetarianism, reincarnation, Hare Krishna philosophy, meditation, and, yes, even the thoughtful careful use of psychedelics. 
   
  In this one-of-a-kind collection, there are no journalists getting in the way of the purity of George’s expansive ideas and his carefully told personal history. Here is George Harrison truly in his own words, speaking across the waters of time to generations of dedicated fans still deeply moved by this simple man’s great music, philosophical importance, and well-deserved historical significance.

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  25 Minute Ride

  Lisa Kron

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  In 2.5 Minute Ride--winner of the Obie Award, The New York Press Award, and the L.A. Dramalogue Award— Lisa Kron invites her audience on a roller coaster ride through the Kron family album. Kron's performance switches back and forth between a journey to Auschwitz with her septuagenarian father, a Holocaust survivor; her Michigan family's annual pilgrimage to a Sandusky, Ohio amusement park; and her brother's marriage to his Internet bride. By moving seamlessly between these three diverse events, Kron creates a complex meditation on how human beings make sense of tragedy, grief, and everyday life— demonstrating with disarming simplicity that humor and horror can share the same human moment. This recording also features original music by Dan Fleet.

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