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  Walks Like A Duck - How a Mom...

  Kim R. Livingston

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  When her son's teacher suggests the boy be tested for ADHD, Kim Livingston, uninformed and wary of the label, fights her. She fights the social worker, the doctor. "We can call it whatever you like," the doctor says. "But if he walks like a duck and talks like a duck, they're all going to know he's a duck." 
   
   
   
  This English professor grew up spacey and overweight. Drowning in the unrealistic demands of motherhood, Livingston steals her son's ADHD medication and watches it transform her life—for good and bad. 
   
   
   
  She grows weary of subjective diagnoses and chemical treatments from traditional psychology experts, and experiments with functional medicine—brain mapping and nutritional supplements—as a way to understand her brain's potential, bio-hacking her way to a healthy body and mind. 
   
   
   
  Kim Livingston's story is for the overextended, out-of-shape parent embarrassed over their messy house, or worried whether to medicate their children; and for teachers who seek insight into the mind of that quiet back-row student. It includes frustration, denial, some bold decisions—moments many listeners will recognize in their own lives.

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  Ounces of Philosophy in a World...

  Gilles Vervisch

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  “That’s the game my dear Lucette!”
  (What is happiness?)
  “Beef, the taste of being together.”
  (What is religion?)
  “Because you’re worth it.”
  (Who am I?)
  The “creators” of ads seem to be teaching us to live through the great “concepts” of philosophy, such as happiness, freedom, nature, the self or religion. But how many ounces of philosophy are there in this world of ads? That’s the question this book asks, without forgetting to include a dose of humor in its ingredients.

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  Herman Melville - Chapter &...

  Herman Melville

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  Literature is a world of words and wonder, able to take us on almost unimaginable journeys from the wild and fantastic to the grind and minutiae of life. 
   
  An author’s ideas are his building blocks, his architecture of the mind, building a structure on which all else will rest; the narrative, the characters, the words - those few words that begin the adventure. 
   
  In this series we look at some of our leading classic authors across two genres: the short story and the poem.  In this modern world there is an insatiable need to categorise and pigeon-hole everyone and everything.  But ideas, these grains and saplings of the brain, need to roam, to explore and find their perfect literary use vehicle.  Our authors are masters of many literary forms, perhaps known for one but themselves favouring another. 
   
  Story. Poems. Story.  Within these boundaries come all manner of invention and cast of characters.  And, of course, each author has their own way of revealing their own chapter and verse.    
   
  1 - Chapter & Verse - Herman Melville - An Introduction 
  2 - Bartleby the Scrivener - Part 1 by Herman Melville 
  3 - Bartleby the Scrivener - Part 2 by Herman Melville 
  4 - Billy in the Darbies by Herman Melville 
  5 - The Eagle of the Blue by Herman Melville 
  6 - John Marr and Other Sailors by Herman Melville 
  7 - A Dirge for McPherson by Herman Melville 
  8 - Gettysburg by Herman Melville 
  9 - The March into Virginia by Herman Melville 
  10 - The Released Rebel Prisoner by Herman Melville 
  11 - The Martyr by Herman Melville 
  12 - Monody by Herman Melville 
  13 - Immolated by Herman Melville 
  14 - The Fiddler by Herman Melville

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  Queen Victoria's Highland...

  Mr Punch

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  Tune in to Mr Punch’s captivating journey through history as we present "Leaves from the Highland Journals of Queen Victoria," brought to life by the enchanting voice of Virginia McKenna. 
   
  “...these journals offer us so many insights into the paraphernalia that accompanied the royal progress north... Virginia McKenna reads beautifully.”  Sunday Times 
   
  “A chronicle of life at Balmoral... very effectively read by Virginia McKenna.”  Sunday Telegraph 
   
  Step into the world of Queen Victoria, who reigned for an astounding 64 years, and discover her remarkable talent for chronicling life around her. These journals, spanning from 1848 to 1882, offer an intimate glimpse into the "never-to-be-forgotten days" she cherished in her beloved Scottish Highlands. 
   
  Initially penned for her inner circle, Queen Victoria's journals became a sensation when shared with her subjects, quickly becoming a bestseller. Experience the gentle and unpretentious musings of a wife and mother who bore the Imperial Crown. 
   
  With exquisite narration by Virginia McKenna, this audiobook unveils the hidden treasures of Queen Victoria's world, complete with immersive soundscapes and vivid storytelling. Don't miss this unique chronicle of life at Balmoral, a truly regal experience.  
   
  Also available as part of the CLASSIC LETTERS & JOURNALS BOX SET, a sixteen hour, seven-volume edition featuring the letters and journals of Lord Nelson, Charlotte Brontë, Scott of the Antarctic, Queen Victoria, Lord Byron, Jane Austen and Dorothy Wordsworth. Performed by Charles Dance, Imogen Stubbs, Edward Fox, Virginia McKenna, Robert Powell, Fiona Shaw and Jenny Agutter. 
   
  © & ℗ 2022 Mr Punch Audiobooks Ltd

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  The Beatles Bible and Bodega Bay...

  Ken Mansfield

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  The Beatles, the Bible and Bodega Bay presents two portraits: the young man in London on top of the Apple building (and on top of the world!) as he watches the Beatles perform for the last time, and the older man on a remote Sonoma beach on his knees looking out to sea and into the heart of his Creator.The former Capital Records executive shares his reflections and commentary on the Fab Four, through the lens of his current Christian faith, in a personal and powerful memoir of God's transforming love..*Because of Ken’s personal relationship, respect and loyalty to Apple and the Beatles he sought all necessary official and personal approvals from Capitol, Apple, and each of the Beatles including Yoko on John’s behalf. At the time of the original release of The Beatles, The Bible and Bodega Bay he was informed that outside of their own Anthology that this was the only book approved by them. Once again, out of that same respect there have been no changes or updates—the content before you is exactly the same as the original book. These are the thoughts and events exactly as they were happening then…a unique insider’s look at a time that will never exist again.

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  Women Who Wear Only Themselves -...

  Arundhathi Subramaniam

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  In this inspiring book of divine discovery, poet and seeker Arundhathi Subramaniam gives us a glimpse into the lives of four self-contained, unapologetic female spiritual travelers. 
  “Among the finest pieces of spiritual truth-telling literature I have ever read … A book to savor and celebrate.”—Mirabai Starr, author of Wild Mercy and Ordinary Mysticism 
  “As the pages turn, one feels a growing sense of shared humanity, even kinship, with these extraordinary practitioners of the sacred.”—Tim Parks, author of Teach Us to Sit Still: A Skeptic’s Search for Health and Healing 
  In life, spiritual paths are often as unique as we are. Bringing together the voices of four women mystics walking very different spiritual paths, poet Arundhathi Subramaniam reveals the expansive potential of forging an intimate, personal connection with the divine. We'll meet these four travelers:Sri Annapurani Amma, who left the safety of home to follow the summons of a long-dead saint and chooses to live naked,Balarishi Vishwashirasini, a nada yoga teacher who became a guru as a child and admits she's missed out on a real childhood,Lata Mani, who discovered tantra after a major accident left her with a brain injury and today talks of how the spiritual life is deeply anchored in the wisdom of the body—not unlike the redwood trees of her adopted home, andMaa Karpoori, who needed to resist pressure to marry, and found her calling in a local yoga class and now radiates fierce independence and the contagious joy of living. 
  Sensitive, insightful, and lyrical, Women Who Wear Only Themselves bathes us in the kind of mystery that feels deeply familiar and invites us to connect with whatever sparks our spiritual fire.

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