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  Adickted with Andy Dick

  Andy Dick

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  This audio original includes ten must-listen podcast episodes from comedian and actor Andy Dick. Contains mature themes.

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  Night-time Stories

  Yen-Yen Lu

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  A child waits for the tooth fairy; a mother spends a night watching a recording of the previous night; two women face the ghosts that haunted their grandmothers. The nights in these ten stories are thick and substantial, ambiguous and alluring.
  
  Eerie, magical, hushed and surprisingly alive, this anthology shows the night as a place where connections are made and daylit lives can be changed.

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  Michael Owen Reboot - My Life

  Michael Owen

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  Michael Owen's new autobiography will enable him to open up about his football life for the first time and set the record straight once and for all. It promises to make for an explosive listen and is one of the most hotly anticipated football books of the year. 
  The legendary striker published his first book, Off the Record, in 2004, but feels he didn't have a voice during his playing days, and now, six years after hanging up his boots, he can finally lift the lid on what really happened during his career. 
  After breaking into the Liverpool team as a 17-year-old, Owen burst on to the international scene with a wonder goal against Argentina in the 1998 World Cup. 
  But controversial transfers to Real Madrid, Newcastle United, and Anfield rivals Manchester United, have always divided opinion among fans. Now Owen is revealing what really happened during a career that saw him share a dressing room with the likes of David Beckham, Zinedine Zidane, Steven Gerrard, and Alan Shearer. 
  Exclusive bonus content, including a special Q&A section and an introduction, specifically narrated by Michael himself.

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  All in Stride - A Journey in...

  Johanna Garton

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  Professional distance runners Elvin Kibet and Shadrack Kipchirchir grew up in rural Kenyan villages. Though their lives began in poverty, both were driven to reach their full potential, to gain an education, and make a difference. And they would find their way to do just that through the high-pressure world of distance running. In All in Stride, Johanna Garton tells the gripping and inspiring stories of Elvin and Shadrack. Beginning with their upbringing in Kenya, Garton follows the runners through their journeys to the United States, their running for Division One universities, their blossoming romance as college students, and ultimately their service as U.S. soldiers and professional runners. Woven through the narrative is the story of Samantha Schultz, who also competed for the U.S. Army. Like Elvin and Shadrack, she struggled with several obstacles throughout her journey, including poor coaching, over training, and disordered eating, a condition that plagues so many young female athletes. More than just a running story, All in Stride takes listeners behind the scenes to explore the difficulties Elvin and Shadrack faced, including adjusting to an entirely new culture in the U.S., bigotry and intolerance, the stresses and joys of global competitions, the thrill of being a part of the race to break the two-hour marathon, joining the U.S. Army's World Class Athlete Program, and discovering the ever-changing landscape of what it means to be an American.

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  Flashbacks - A Twenty-Year Diary...

  John A. Williams

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  A brilliant and thought-provoking collection of articles, profiles, and opinions from one of the twentieth century’s most acclaimed African American writers A journalist, novelist, and educator, John A. Williams was never afraid to rock boats or take aim at society’s most sacred institutions, white and black. Flashbacks is an essential compilation of Williams’s best nonfiction pieces and an enthralling combination of memoir, biography, and social commentary that sheds a fascinating light on the black experience in America and abroad.   With Flashbacks, the author of The Man Who Cried I Am and Captain Blackman reports on a wide array of world events and political realities, from South African apartheid to Israel’s victory in the Six-Day War and the American civil rights movement. He offers insightful appreciations of some of the century’s most celebrated and controversial black public figures, including Marcus Garvey, Jack Johnson, Charlie Parker, Dick Gregory, and Malcolm X. With insight, candor, and brutal honesty, Williams explores the struggle of the African American middle class and the roots of his own black awareness in essays that remain provocative, powerful, courageous, and relevant today.  

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  The Essays: Counsels Civil and...

  Francis Bacon

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  The Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral is a collection of essays written by Francis Bacon. They cover topics drawn from both public and private life. In each case the essays cover topics systematically from a number of different angles, weighing one argument against another. The Essays are written in a wide range of styles, from the plain and unadorned to the epigrammatic.  Contents: 
  Of Truth 
  Of Death 
  Of Unity In Religion 
  Of Revenge 
  Of Adversity 
  Of Simulation And Dissimulation 
  Of Parents And Children 
  Of Marriage And Single Life 
  Of Envy 
  Of Love 
  Of Great Place 
  Of Boldness 
  Of Goodness and Goodness Of Nature 
  Of Nobility 
  Of Seditions And Troubles 
  Of Atheism 
  Of Superstition 
  Of Travel 
  Of Empire 
  Of Counsel 
  Of Delays 
  Of Cunning 
  Of Wisdom For A Man's Self 
  Of Innovations 
  Of Dispatch 
  Of Seeming Wise 
  Of Friendship 
  Of Expense 
  Of the True Greatness Of Kingdoms And Estates 
  Of Regiment Of Health 
  Of Suspicion 
  Of Discourse 
  Of Plantations 
  Of Riches 
  Of Prophecies 
  Of Ambition 
  Of Masques And Triumphs 
  Of Nature In Men 
  Of Custom And Education 
  Of Fortune 
  Of Usury 
  Of Youth And Age 
  Of Beauty 
  Of Deformity 
  Of Building 
  Of Gardens 
  Of Negotiating 
  Of Followers And Friends 
  Of Suitors 
  Of Studies 
  Of Faction 
  Of Ceremonies, And Respects 
  Of Praise 
  Of Vain-glory 
  Of Honor And Reputation 
  Of Judicature 
  Of Anger 
  Of Vicissitude Of Things 
  Of Fame

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