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  Aunty Mae’s Punishment Book

  Paul Amann

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  Step back in time to 1960, when the quiet town of Upper Middleton was forever changed by the unyielding hand of Aunty Mae. Widowed and grieving, Aunty Mae stumbled upon a young thief in her garden – Emma Dixon. What began as a spontaneous act of discipline blossomed into a peculiar arrangement: Emma, at the tender age of 19, willingly toiled in Aunty Mae's garden, subject to regular bare-bottomed spankings.Aunty Mae  
  The twist in this tale unravels when Aunty Mae and a group of young women unearth an old punishment book in the dusty recesses of the community school. As fate would have it, the book becomes a token of a secret pact, binding these six 19-year-olds to Aunty Mae's disciplinary world. The echoes of their spankings lingered through the years, some returning willingly, others at the insistence of their husbands. 
  Aunty Mae's penchant for punishment took an unexpected turn in 1962 when she found herself offering advice as an agony aunt for the local church paper. Her columns, laden with the wisdom of a disciplinarian, skyrocketed in popularity. Aunty Mae's notoriety spread beyond Upper Middleton, as she fearlessly recommended spankings for the undisciplined, both young and old. 
  Enter the captivating world of "Aunty Mae's Punishment Book" by Paula Mann, where discipline meets nostalgia, secrets are exposed, and Aunty Mae's unorthodox methods leave an indelible mark on the quaint town of Upper Middleton. Spanning decades, this tale is a unique blend of history, humour, and a touch of spice, promising a journey through time that you won't soon forget.

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  The Lost Fleet - The Discovery...

  Barry Clifford

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  On January 2, 1678, a fleet of French ships sank off the Venezuelan coast. This proved disastrous for French naval power in the region, and sparked the rise of a golden age of piracy. 
   
  Tracing the lives of fabled pirates like the Chevalier de Grammont, Nikolaas Van Hoorn, Thomas Paine, and Jean Comte d'Estrées, The Lost Fleet portrays a dark age, when the outcasts of European society formed a democracy of buccaneers, settling on a string of islands off the African coast. From there, the pirates haunted the world's oceans, wreaking havoc on the settlements along the Spanish mainland and—often enlisted by French and English governments—sacking ships, ports, and coastal towns. 
   
  More than three hundred years later, writer, explorer, and deep-sea diver Barry Clifford follows the pirates' destructive wake back to Venezuela. With the help of a lost map, drawn by the captain of the lost French fleet, Clifford locates the site of the disaster and wreckage of the once-mighty armada.

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  Wit and Wisdom Lady in Red

  Susan Brierley

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  This book has been collated over a period of twenty years. Its content has sayings and prose which can be witty and wise, hence the title Wit and Wisdom.
  
  I was first called a lady when I was thirteen by my middle-aged Greek mythology teacher, Mr O'Connell, who had on odd occasions his trouser flies down – a source of great amusement to an all-girls grammar school!
  
  I was secondly treated like a lady and placed on a pedestal by my first husband, whom I shall never forget.
  
  Thirdly I was called a lady by Dave and nicknamed Captain Mannering by a close friend at a friend's house whilst debating politics.
  
  Fourthly, I used to ride a beautiful white horse called Lady with my children Victoria and Luke.
  
  Fifthly, Walter, my second husband, more often than not treats me like a lady, although he seldom says he loves me, but they say actions speak louder than words!
  
  My favourite colour is red! Hence the title was stamped, "Lady In Red, Wit And Wisdom".

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  Anxiety Finding Calm - A Guided...

  Zorica Gojkovic PhD

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  Anxious? Rattled? Scattered? This guided meditation will help you: 
  - Calm down and relax deeply 
  - Enter a state of divine love and peace 
  - Connect with your divine self to receive guidance and support 
  - Become aware of the source of your anxiety 
  - Identify actions you can take to lift the anxiety 
  - Discover your deepest heart's desire and begin to make it a reality 
  - Get clear on the one thing most important to do today and inspire you to do it 
  Each time you listen your focus may be different; you will gain more clarity, understanding, begin to feel more solid in your life, experience more peace and well-being. 
  The sweet voice of Joette Emerton will guide you along with beautiful music. 
  The guided meditation is about 35 minutes. 15 minutes of just music follow. If you can, continue to listen as a way to stabilize the energies. 
  Headphones are recommended. 
  An MP3 of How to Make Best Use of Guided Meditations Created by Zorica Gojkovic, Ph.D.

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  Can Religion Save Democracy? -...

  Matthew Kaemingk, Shadi Hamid

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  "Keep religion and politics separate!" For decades, scholars assumed that less religion would lead to a more peaceful and unified form of politics. And yet, as religious identity recedes from American public life, the opposite appears to be the case. Our post-religious politics are growing more polarized, anxious, and unstable each day. Could a return to ancient religious wisdom and community be the key to healing what secular politics can't fix? 
  In Can Religion Save Democracy? two friends and colleagues—a Christian theologian and a Muslim political scientist—make a bold case: If American democracy is going to survive, it will require more religion, not less. Drawing on wisdom from their respective religious traditions, they explorewhy secularism has only deepened our divides,what ancient insights from Christianity and Islam can strengthen our common life,how spiritual practices contribute something critical and irreplaceable to democracy, andhow citizens can navigate a new world of deep polarization and mistrust. 
   
  This is not a call for theocracy or religious authoritarianism. It's a hopeful, clear-eyed vision showing how religious faith offers vital tools to renew the soul of democracy in a divided nation.

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  No Children It Makes Sense! -...

  Nathalie Six

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  “Kids are great. It’s a unique process that everyone should experience.” Except that today, 1 in 20 French people refuse to have children. What are the reasons for this “voluntary infertility?”
  Do we really know why we have children? Isn’t having children an obstacle to personal and professional development? In an overpopulated and polluted world, isn’t it selfish to take up too much space by having a family? Don’t children cost too much to individuals and to society?
  The author investigates with dozens of women and men for whom the “duty to procreate” rings hollow. Among these “non-parents” are exclusive lovers, artists, careerists, religious people, traumatized children, eternal teenagers, environmentalists, convinced Malthusians, as well as feminist activists who have made their refusal to give birth a standard, in order to assert themselves in a society that praises all mothers and family values.

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