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In 2021, Ruby Free got her dream job working on an RSPB reserve, but this position wasn't for the faint hearted. Heartfelt, impassioned and full of joy, 'Rathlin, A Wild Life' is a love letter to the island and the wildlife Ruby finds there, but it's also a call to action; a reminder of everything we stand to lose if we don't change.

Kasey Chambers Just Don't Be a D**khead and Other Profound Things I've Learnt is a book of inspirational stories drawn from Kasey Chambers' life and music career that show how she stayed true to herself through painful and challenging times as well as the good times that required a level head. Despite all the success, Kasey has been no stranger to tragedy but her self belief and the support of family and colleagues in the music business have seen her through. In this book Kasey shares the insights and lessons that have sustained her throughout her music career.

"What would it be like to sit down for an impassioned, entertaining conversation with Hillary Clinton? In Something Lost, Something Gained, Hillary offers her candid views on life and love, politics, liberty, democracy, the threats we face, and the future within our reach. She describes the strength she draws from her deepest friendships, her Methodist faith, and the nearly fifty years she's been married to President Bill Clinton--all with the wisdom that comes from looking back on a full life with fresh eyes. She takes us along as she returns to the classroom as a college professor, enjoys the bonds inside the exclusive club of former First Ladies, moves past her dream of being president, and dives into new activism for women and democracy. From canoeing with an ex-Nazi trying to deprogram white supremacists to sweltering with salt farmers in the desert trying to adapt to the climate crisis in India, Hillary brings us to the front lines of our biggest challenges. For the first time, Hillary shares the story of her operation to evacuate Afghan women to safety in the harrowing final days of America's longest war. But we also meet the brave women dissidents defying dictators around the world, gain new personal insights about her old adversary Vladimir Putin, and learn the best ways that worried parents can protect kids from toxic technology. We also hear her fervent and persuasive warning to all American voters. In the end, Something Lost, Something Gained is a testament to the idea that the personal is political, and the political is personal, providing a blueprint for what each of us can do to make our lives better. Hillary has 'looked at life from both sides now.' In these pages, she shares the latest chapter of her inspiring life and shows us how to age with grace and keep moving forward, with grit, joy, purpose, and a sense of humor"--

A warm and poignant narrative about the uniquely grinding life of restaurant families, the costs of “making it” as an immigrant, and a daughter’s attempts to connect with parents who have always been just out of reach.When she was three years old, Rachel Phan met her replacement. Instead of a new sibling, her parents’ time and attention were suddenly devoted entirely to their new family restaurant. For her parents—whose own families fled China during the Japanese occupation during the Second Sino-Japanese War and then survived bombs and starvation during the war in Vietnam—it was a dream come true. For Rachel, it was something quite different. Overnight, she became a restaurant kid, living on the periphery of her own family and trying her best to stay out of the way. While Rachel grew up, the restaurant was there—the most stalwart and suffocating member of her family. For decades, it’s been both their crowning achievement and the origin of so much of their pain and suffering: screaming matches complete with smashed dishes , bodies worn down by ever-spreading arthritis, and tenuous relationships where they love one another deeply without ever really knowing each other. In Restaurant Kid, Rachel seeks to examine the way her life has been shaped by the rigid boxes placed around her. She had to be a good daughter, never asking questions, always being grateful. She had to be a “real Canadian,” watching hockey and speaking English so flawlessly that her tongue has since forgotten how to contort around Cantonese tones. As the only Chinese girl at school, she had to alternate between being the Asian sidekick, geek, or slut, depending on whose gaze was on her. Now, thirty-one years after their restaurant first opened, Rachel's parents are cautiously talking about retirement. As an adult restaurant kid, Rachel’s good daughter role demands something new of her—a chance to get to know her parents on the trip of a lifetime. Bringing to lyric life the prism of growing up in a "third culture," Rachel Phan has crafted a vibrant new narrative of growing up, the strength and foibles of family, and how we come to understand ourselves.

With a stunning sense of place, Camille U. Adams' unrelenting memoir lays bare the innards of a mother daughter relationship, laying bare hard truths about family, abuse, and identity that challenge the Caribbean literary zeitgeist.From acclaimed Trinididian writer and scholar Camille U. Adams comes a heartbreaking memoir of motherhood, daughterhood, and the unjust burden of parental cruelty. Breathtaking in its originality, How to be Unmothered showcases Adams' early childhood in Trinidad, contending with an angry father often possessed by Rum and a mother whose only reprieve is control. With a sweltering sense of place, we follow Camille's journey from Trinidad and Grenada to England, Canada, and New York as she desperately uncovers her family's lineage of unmothering, trying to understand her own life in the context of her lineage and the history of the Caribbean as a whole. Investigating African spirituality and pre-colonial Trinidad, this far-sweeping memoir uses one daughter's experience of maternal abuse to pull the veil from Caribbean canon, revealing the pain, hardship, and truth that lies beneath.Finalist for the 2023 Restless Prize for New Immigrant Writing, How to Be Unmothered will shatter readers' expectations of what a memoir can be. Written in part in the rhythmic patois of Trinidad and Tobago and providing an unfiltered and emotionally raw portrait of an abusive mother-daughter relationship, Camille U. Adams' story will deeply touch all readers and transform the way we think about multi-generational trauma.

Thandi writes of coming of age in apartheid South Africa, the reasons for her self-exile in the US, and her exhaustive work to liberate her people. In Measured manner and without hesitation, she shares her Atlanta-based work with prominent US civil rights leaders, students, universities, local and state elected officials, and religious congregations whom she skillfully organized across a rich diversity of race, income, political affiliations, and faiths. South Africa''s horrific apartheid enforcement, unlike the Jim Crow laws in the US, never leaves her memoir''s center stage. Its abolition was the driving force for Thandi''s countless speaking engagements, boycotts and sanctions divestment campaigns culminating with the contentious, nine years Coca-Cola campaign. Thandi demonstrates the profound influence on her activism of her parents, Nokukhanya Luthuli, and Noble Peace Prize recipient, Albert Luthuli. The memoir is an important historical account of one humble person''s perseverance. It is an inspirational guide for nonviolent actions in opposition to injustice.

In British Guiana in the 1960s, a forbidden love story bloomed amid societal expectations and entrenched prejudices. Merle, an Indian-Guyanese girl, and Aubrey, an African-European-Guyanese boy, dared to cross the lines that divided their communities. Bound by an invisible thread, they navigated the turbulent waters with a fierce desire to be together. They eventually left their homeland and found solace in the vast embrace of Canada. Here, they vowed their hearts to each other and built a life together, raising two daughters. Their love story transcends time and distance, whispered on the wings of letters that bridged the miles when Aubrey''s work took him to the sands of Saudi Arabia. These heartfelt missives become a testament to the enduring power of love, a silent symphony played across continents, weaving a melody of longing, resilience and unwavering devotion. Merle''s poignant memoir is not just a love story; it is a love letter to her husband and a celebration of their life together. It is a powerful reminder that love knows no boundaries, no matter the distance or the societal constraints. In the fading ink of Aubrey''s letters, we hear his longing, his pride in their daughters and his unshakeable love for his wife. This story will resonate with anyone who has ever dared to love beyond boundaries and is a testament to the unwavering spirit of two souls who defied the odds and wrote their own love story, one letter, one memory, one heartbeat at a time. Merle recollects that, while on vacation in India, Aubrey had secretly bought a painting she had admired in a local shop. She remembers saying, ''Love, you are always buying me such beautiful things.'' Aubrey simply shrugged his shoulders and replied, ''You know, if possible, I''ll buy you heaven.''

Dating from 1909 to 1923, Franz Kafka's Diaries contains a broad array of writing, including accounts of daily events, assorted reflections and observations, literary sketches, drafts of letters, records of dreams, and unrevised texts of stories. This volume makes available for the first time in English a comprehensive reconstruction of Kafka's handwritten diary entries and provides substantial new content, restoring all the material omitted from previous publications - notably, names of people and undisguised details about them, a number of literary writings, and passages of a sexual nature, some of them with homoerotic overtones.By faithfully reproducing the diaries' distinctive - and often surprisingly unpolished - writing as it appeared in Kafka's notebooks, translator Ross Benjamin brings to light not only the author's use of the diaries for literary invention and unsparing self-examination but also their value as a work of genius in and of themselves.

A victim of her mother’s Munchausen by proxy and child abuse survivor, Gypsy-Rose Blanchard’s unique and controversial case made headlines across the world.Now, she’s finally free to start living her life on her terms—and to tell her own story as only she can.Forced to use a wheelchair in public and endure a lifetime of faux illness, fraud, and exploitation, Gypsy was subjected not only to her mother’s medical, physical, and emotional abuse, but deprived of childhood milestones. Prevented from attending school or socializing, Gypsy’s formative years were defined by pain and isolation. After serving 8 years in prison for the role she played in her mother Dee Dee’s murder, Gypsy is embracing her fresh start—and reminding all of us that it’s never too late.In this revelatory, harrowing, and ultimately hopeful memoir, Gypsy shares the painful realities she grew up with and the details of her life that only she knows, including:The abusive cycle that began with Dee Dee’s abuse by her fatherGypsy’s fear that continued unnecessary surgery would leave her truly disabledHow she coped with guilt and accepted responsibility for her mother’s deathMemories of her final days in prisonWhat she learned upon reviewing her own medical records for the first timeHow it felt to finally see her family again as her authentic selfFeaturing Blanchard family photos and new facts about Gypsy’s life that she previously kept private, My Time to Stand offers an unprecedented look at the real Gypsy-Rose Blanchard, proudly embarking on her ongoing journey to recovery and self-discovery.

'The constant search for autonomy and freedom is in every woman.'Hana Assafiri is a much-loved and revered social activist and radical entrepreneur. Through the medium of food and dining in her renowned Moroccan Soup Bar, she has worked tirelessly to rectify the systemic and social barriers to women's empowerment. Hana's memoir follows her childhood between Lebanon and Australia, her marriage, her attempts to leave, and her ensuing career in women's services. In 1998, she opened the Moroccan Soup Bar, which would quickly become an iconic Melbourne institution-founded on the radical notion that marginalised women, together in the kitchen, can effect social change.

Funny, straightforward, and intimate, this 'ex-pat' memoir is a must-read for women, moms, and podcast listeners.

In the early 1980s, Kathleen Sheldon traveled to Mozambique to pursue research for her doctoral dissertation in history, accompanied by her physician husband who worked for the Ministry of Health, and their toddler daughter who attended local childcare. Their travel there was an act of solidarity with the newly independent socialist Frelimo government, which had called for international supporters who were called cooperantes. Amidst the height of the Cold War, international politics impeded her research and her family''s access to food and other essential supplies. For many Mozambicans, those years are remembered as the mackerel years (os anos de carapau), referring to the distasteful fish that for many months was the only source of protein available in the markets.

From humble beginnings in Agra to international success in London, Vijay Jain's memoir chronicles his journey of creating a pioneering company in India and establishing roots in the UK. It showcases resilience and determination, highlighting the importance of family, faith, and hope offering timeless wisdom and inspiration.

The astonishing and often heart-breaking story of Rachel and her sister Claire who were raised as baronesses, proud descendants of an ancient line of the von Gaisbergs dynasty, only for a deathbed confession to upend their entire existence...

Rachel and her sister Claire grew up in a stately, country home, Butley Priory in Suffolk, as baronesses and the daughters of aristocrat Count De Lengham, who was descended from a long and ancient line of the von Gaisbergs dynasty. They had their own coat of arms and led a seemingly privileged existence that many would have been jealous of. But behind the closed doors of their mansion house, Rachel and her siblings were subjected to extreme levels of neglect, often spending periods of time in care. As they grew older they were trained to be every inch the Baroness and were called upon by their father to be his companion for elite parties and events where they would mingle with royalty and fellow aristocrats. As time passed and the sisters grew up, their relationship with their family became increasingly strained. However, when Count De Lenghham became ill and the family were told he would die very soon, Rachel was there for father and it was at that moment he revealed a mind-blowing deathbed confession...

Gathers over 1,400 uncollected and newly discovered letters from Virginia Woolf.

A psychoanalyst’s sensitive exploration of schizophrenia through the stories and words of three women patients

Mitch 'Blood' Green hadmore things going for him to make big money in boxing than nearly any fighterin history. A six-foot-six, 225-pound heavyweight with a chiseled physique anda traffic-stopping look, Green had street credibility for days--he was the gang leaderof the Black Spades--and four New York Golden Gloves heavyweight titles. But his penchant formayhem, drugs, and chaos, while keeping him in the news, torpedoed his pro boxingcareer. He lost a high-profile decision to Mike Tyson at Madison Square Garden, got into a tabloid-grabbing late-night street fight with Tyson at anafter-hours boutique in Harlem, and then disappeared. Until Charles Farrellfound him. In The Legend of Mitch "Blood" Green and Other Boxing Essays, Farrell captures life in the boxingbusiness from its deepest interior, and offers additional portraits of charactersas wide-ranging as Donald Trump, Floyd Patterson, Bert Cooper, Charley Burley, PeterMcNeeley, and Muhammad Ali. Trenchant, fearless, and often flat-out funny, there has neverbeen a boxing book like this, and there will never be another.

The childhood memoirs of crime writer ST Haymon, chronicling her time growing up in Norwich and rural east Anglia in the 1920s