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  The Profound Benefits of Doing a...

  Andrew Hamilton

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  Andrew Hamilton thought he had life sorted: beautiful fiancée, a popular pizza restaurant, two beloved dogs and a thriving side business supplying massive quantities of magic mushrooms and LSD to eager Sydneysiders. 
   
  Then one night police raided his Surry Hills home and it all came crashing down. Andrew's predicament didn't sink in at first, mainly because he was on a three-day cocaine bender and just wanted to sleep it off. When he was transferred to Parklea Correctional Centre, his prison-inspired existential dilemma began. 
   
  The Profound Benefits of a Stint in Prison is a sometimes confronting, more often hilarious insider's view to life inside. Andrew left prison a changed man, determined to turn his life around. This is the story of what happens when max denial collides with the reality of max security.

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  I Once Was Lost - My Search for...

  Don Lemon

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  In a deeply personal follow-up to his #1 bestseller This is the Fire: What I Say to My Friends about Racism, a modern media iconoclast faces a test of faith—and reveals how such tribulations can make us stronger, as individuals and as a nation. Renowned journalist Don Lemon always had a complicated relationship with God. He cherished the Southern Black church he was raised in, but struggled with the fundamentalist rejection of his right to exist as a gay man—one who wanted to marry his longtime love in a church wedding with all the traditional trimmings. In his work as a reporter, moreover, he saw his fellow Americans losing faith in a higher power, in institutions, and in each other.   Setting out to understand the place that religion has in our lives today, Don turned a journalistic eye on ancient stories and found connections that sparked memories, conversations, and chance encounters. Then, suddenly, his world unraveled: In a blaze of inglorious headlines, Don was ousted from his high-profile network news job and tasked with redefining his role in the shifting media landscape. But through a year of personal changes and professional whiplash, he kept his “eyes on the prize” and ultimately found what he was seeking: grace, within himself and in this nation we call home. Rich with humor and Louisiana realness, I Once Was Lost is a prayer for a country that reflects the multifaceted image of God and a clarion call to those who believe in our common humanity enough to fight for it.

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  Gold Digger

  Tyler Mahoney

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  The wild stories of gold and the Australian outback from a young woman defying male conventions in pursuit of the mother lode. 
  If you haven’t seen a Discovery Channel gold-hunting show, you might picture a gold prospector as a relic of the Wild West: a TNT-toting, bearded old man wildly swinging a pick on the hunt for nuggets, guided by old maps, superstition, legends and instinct. It’s still predominantly a man’s world, and still often fanatical, but these days the golden dream attracts people from all walks of life – and 25-year-old Tyler Mahoney (Australian star of the Discovery Channel’s Gold Rush series) is leading the way. 
  Hailing from Kalgoorlie, Tyler is a fourth-generation gold miner and has seen up close how gold fever makes normally reasonable people do the most irrational things. From mysterious corpses in the desert to huge heists, backstabbings to life-changing finds, Tyler unearths hair-raising stories and legends from Australia’s gold prospecting past and present, while sharing her experience forging her way in a traditionally male domain. She writes candidly about the push and pull of the gold world in her own life, as well as her struggles with bipolar disorder – a mental-health challenge that in some ways parallels the feast-or-famine nature of prospecting itself. 
  With humour, grit and an infectious zest for life, ‘gold digger’ Tyler Mahoney stakes her claim.

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  Persian Expedition The: The...

  Xenophon

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  Experience the thrilling adventure of Xenophon's "The Persian Expedition: The March of the Ten Thousand," also known as "Anabasis." This audiobook brings to life the epic journey of ten thousand Greek mercenaries who, after their leader Cyrus the Younger is killed, must march back to Greece through hostile territory. 
  Written by Xenophon, a participant in the expedition, this narrative chronicles their incredible journey through deserts, mountains, and enemy lands. Facing betrayal, relentless enemies, and internal strife, the soldiers' resilience and courage under Xenophon's leadership are vividly portrayed. 
  This audiobook edition captures the drama and tension of their trek, with skilled narration bringing every hardship and triumph to life. It’s not just a historical account but a timeless story of leadership, camaraderie, and human spirit. Perfect for history enthusiasts, military adventure fans, or anyone looking for a compelling story, this audiobook will captivate and inspire. 
  Ideal for commutes, workouts, or relaxing at home, "The Persian Expedition" fits your busy lifestyle. Start listening today and join one of history's greatest adventures!

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  Hardy Women: Mother Sisters...

  Paula Byrne

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  A Book of the Year in The Times, Guardian, Independent, New Statesman, Bookseller and at Waterstones 
  'He understands only the women he invents – the others not at all' 
  Thomas Hardy is one of the most beloved and most-read British authors. His influence on literature and the minds of his readers is singular. But how is it that the novelist who created some of the most memorable and modern female characters in literature had such troubled relationships with real women? 
  In this highly innovative book, acclaimed biographer Paula Byrne re-examines Hardy’s life through the eyes of the women who made him – mother, sisters, girlfriends, wives, muses. The story veers from shocking scenes such as his obsession with the sight of a woman hanged, to poignant vignettes of unfulfilled passion, to fascinating details of working women’s lives in the nineteenth century. 
  Hardy Women is the story of how the magnificent fictional women he invented would not have been possible without the hardship and hardiness of the real ones who shaped his passions and his imagination. It is only through understanding and witnessing these hardy women that we can truly enter the heart of this great novelist and poet. 
  Byrne, the Sunday Times bestselling author, delves into the social history of Britain, exploring the lives of the hardy women who shaped Hardy's life and work. She presents a literary criticism of Hardy's work, focusing on his portrayal of women, and how his real-life relationships influenced his writing. 
  For fans of Lucy Worsley (Jane Austen at Home), Anne De Courcy (Snowdon), Olivia Laing (The Lonely City), Colm Tóibín (A Guest at the Feast), and Devoney Looser (The Making of Jane Austen). 
  HarperCollins 2024

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  Chandragupta Maurya: Founder Of...

  Saurabh Kumar

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  Chandragupta Maurya, also known as Sandrakotos or Sandrokotos in Greek, was the founder and first ruler of the Maurya dynasty and is credited with founding the first pan-Indian empire. He established a vast centralized empire with the help of his guru and later minister Chanakya or Kautilya, details of whose functioning, culture, army and economy are well preserved in Kautilya's Arthashastra. The Maurya dynasty was founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 322 BCE. 

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