i put a spell on you john burnside
I Put a Spell on You - John Burnside
The last of John Burnside’s three memoirs, I Put a Spell on You is an enthralling ode to love and wonder in all its forms With a new introduction by Seán Hewitt'A master of language' Hilary MantelThe first time he was played ‘I Put a Spell on You’, John Burnside thought he had never heard a more beautiful song – it was an enchantment, a fascination that would turn to obsession. Implicit in the song were all the ambiguities that intrigued him – love, possession, and danger. In this exquisite and haunting book, John Burnside evokes his coming of age from the industrial misery of Cowdenbeath and Corby to the new world of Cambridge, and follows his drifting thoughts and memories along the way: from uncanny encounters with ‘lost girls’ to digressions on voodoo, acid, and insomnia, alongside a cast that includes Kafka, Narcissus, Diane Arbus and Screamin’ Jay Hawkins. The last of John Burnside’s three memoirs, I Put a Spell on You is a memoir of romance – of lost love and the love of being lost – darkened by threat, illuminated by glamour. 'Astonishing… Not just brilliant, but essential reading' Independent'Exact and enthralling' Tessa Hadley
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I Put A Spell On You - Nina Simone
James Baldwin used to tell Nina Simone, "This is the world you have made for yourself, now you have to live in it." Simone has created for herself a world of magnificent peaks. Often compared to Billie Holiday and Edith Piaf, Simone is known as one of the greatest singers of her generation. She has recorded forty-three albums, ranging from blues to jazz to folk, and her hits like "I Loves You, Porgy," "My Baby Just Cares for Me," "I Put a Spell on You," and "Mississippi Goddam" have confirmed her as an enduring force in popular music. Her song "Young, Gifted, and Black" became the anthem for the Civil Rights Movement and thrust her beyond international stardom into the center of activism. But such worlds as Simone''s are not without their grim valleys: disastrous marriages, arrest and the threat of imprisonment, mental breakdown, poverty, and attempted suicide. She has survived these trials and continues to perform throughout Europe and the United States. With undiminished passion and in her unconquerable voice, this is Nina Simone''s powerful memoir of her tempestuous life.
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Waking Up in Toytown - John Burnside
With wit, precision and grace, John Burnside's second memoir traces the aftershocks of a troubled childhood into troubled adulthood. With a new introduction by Sarah Perry‘Among the best writers of his generation, fully voiced and perfectly pitched’ Andrew O’HaganIn the early 80s, after a decade of drug abuse and borderline mental illness, John Burnside resolved to escape his addictive personality and find calm in a ‘Surbiton of the mind.’ But the suburbs are not quite as normal as he had imagined, and he relapses into chaos. He encounters a homicidal office worker who is obsessed with Alfred Hitchcock and Petula Clark, an old lover, with whom he reprises a troubled, masochistic relationship and, finally, the seemingly flesh-and-blood embodiments of all his private phantoms, as he drifts further into unreality. The second of John Burnside’s extraordinary trilogy of memoirs, Waking Up in Toytown is the story of one man’s search for sanity – but also the story of love that outgrows its restraints and a scorching enquiry into the soul, from one of our greatest contemporary writers. ‘Burnside’s memoir deserves to become a classic. Has anyone written about the direct experience of mental illness with such scrupulous observation and wit?’ Daily Express
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A Lie About My Father - John Burnside
John Burnside recalls the failed relationship with his father, in the first of his trilogy of exquisite memoirsWith a new introduction by Megan Nolan‘A master of language’ Hilary MantelHe had his final heart attack in the Silver Band Club in Corby, somewhere between the bar and the cigarette machine. A foundling; a fantasist; a morose, threatening drinker who was quick with his hands, he hadn’t seen his son for years. John Burnside’s extraordinary story of this failed relationship is a beautifully written evocation of a lost and damaged world of childhood and the constants of his father’s world: men defined by the drink they could take and the pain they could stand, men shaped by their guilt and machismo. A Lie About My Father is about forgiving but not forgetting, about examining the way men are made and how they fall apart, and about understanding that in order to have a good son you must have a good father. ‘Memoir this good illuminates something larger than itself. It is an exercise in understanding, compassion and forgiveness’ Sunday TelegraphSaltire Scottish Book of the Year and the Scottish Arts Council Non-Fiction Book of the Year
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Selected Poems - John Burnside
Over 17 years and nine collections, John Burnside has built—in the words of Bernard O’Donoghue—"a poetic corpus of the first significance," a poetry of luminous, limpid grace. His territory is the no-man’s-land of threshold and margin, the charmed half-light of the liminal, a domestic world threaded through with mystery, myth, and longing. In this volume these themes emerge and develop within the growing confidence of Burnside’s sinuous lyric poise: the place of the individual in the world, the idea of dwelling and home, and the lure of absence and escape are set against the possibilities of renewal and continuity. This is consummate, immaculate work born out of a lean and agile craftsmanship, profound philosophical thought, and a haunted, haunting imagination. The result is a poetry that makes intimate, resonant, exquisite music.
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Ruin, Blossom - John Burnside
A remarkable collection exploring ageing, mortality and environmental destruction**WINNER OF THE DAVID COHEN PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2023**''By far the best British poet alive'' SPECTATOR''A master of language'' HILARY MANTELIn this powerful, moving book, John Burnside takes his cue from Schiller, who recognised that, as one thing fades, so another flourishes: everywhere and always, in matters great and small, new life blossoms amongst the ruins.Here, in poems that explore ageing, mortality, environmental destruction and mental illness, Burnside not only mourns what is lost in passing, but also celebrates the new, and sometimes unexpected, forms that emerge from such losses. An elegy for a dead lover ends with a quiet recognition of everyday beauty – first sun streaming through the trees … a skylark in the near field, flush with song – as the speaker emerges from lockdown after a long illness.Throughout, the poet attends to the quality of grace – numinous, exquisite, fleeting as an angel’s wing – and the broken tryst between humankind and its spiritual and animal elements, even with itself: the gaunt deer on the roads/like refugees. He acknowledges the inevitability of the fading towards death, but still finds chimes of light in the darkness – insisting that, here and now, even in decline, the world, when given its due attention, is all Annunciation.*A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT*
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The Music of Time - John Burnside
A Financial Times Book of the YearThough we might not realise it, our collective memory of the twentieth century was defined by the poets who lived and wrote in it. At every significant turning point we find them, pen in hand, fingers poised at the typewriter, ready to distil the essence of the moment, from the muddy wastes of the Western front to the vast reckoning that came with the end of empire. This is the first and only history of twentieth century poetry, by the acclaimed poet, author and academic John Burnside. Bringing together poets from times and places as diverse as Tsarist Russia, 1960''s America and Ireland at the height of the Troubles, The Music of Time reveals how poets engaged with and shaped the most important issues of their times - and were in their turn affected by their context and dialogue with each other. This is a major work of scholarship, that on every page bears witness to the transformative beauty and power of poetry.
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Black Cat Bone - John Burnside
John Burnside''s remarkable book is full of strange, unnerving poems that hang in the memory like a myth or a song.These are poems of thwarted love and disappointment, of raw desire, of the stalking beast, ''eye-teeth/and muzzle/coated with blood''; poems that recognise ''we have too much to gain from the gods, and this is why/they fail to love us''; poems that tell of an obsessive lover coming to grief in a sequence that echoes the old murder ballads, or of a hunter losing himself in the woods while pursuing an unknown and possibly unknowable quarry.Drawing on sources as various as the paintings of Pieter Brueghel and the lyrics of Delta blues, Black Cat Bone examines varieties of love, faith, hope and illusion, to suggest an unusual possibility: that when the search for what we expected to find - in the forest or in our own hearts - ends in failure, we can now begin the hard and disciplined quest for what is actually there.‘The unmistakeable work of a master’ Times Literary Supplement
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The Empire of Forgetting - John Burnside
''A master of language'' HILARY MANTELJohn Burnside’s last collection of new poems gathers around a single theme – mortality – and draws on his faltering health and earlier glances with death, creating a powerfully moving exploration of memory, forgetting and the seven ages.Here, as always, there is a clear-eyed curiosity; a sense of wonder at the beleaguered natural world and its endless mutability – its hidden beauty, often suddenly disclosed – and a deep faith in its old gods. Burnside was always as much a spirit-guide as a poet, and here, in the Empire of Forgetting, we are never far from a fresh alertness to the world, to epiphany – a sudden, spiritual manifestation. There is a sense, too, in these last poems, of a man having found a ‘dwelling place’ – a sense of rest and peace and settlement with the world. A state of grace.''Among the best writers of his generation, fully voiced and perfectly pitched… He now leaves behind a body of work that will only grow stronger as new generations discover it’ ANDREW O''HAGAN‘A titan of literature…. His passing leaves a gap not only in our literature, but in our ability to exist in the world. He increased the possible ways of our being'' KATHLEEN JAMIE
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A Lie About My Father - John Burnside
A moving, unforgettable memoir of two lost men: a father and his child.He had his final heart attack in the Silver Band Club in Corby, somewhere between the bar and the cigarette machine. A foundling; a fantasist; a morose, threatening drinker who was quick with his hands, he hadn''t seen his son for years.John Burnside''s extraordinary story of this failed relationship is a beautifully written evocation of a lost and damaged world of childhood and the constants of his father''s world: men defined by the drink they could take and the pain they could stand, men shaped by their guilt and machismo.A Lie About My Father is about forgiving but not forgetting, about examining the way men are made and how they fall apart, about understanding that in order to have a good son you must have a good father.Saltire Scottish Book of the Year and the Scottish Arts Council Non-Fiction Book of the Year.
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Learning to Sleep - John Burnside
Lucid, lyrical, and intellectually profound: this collection of poems resonates with life and death, but mostly what falls in between: the charmed darkness.Several ghosts haunt Learning to Sleep, from the author''s mother, commemorated in an exquisitely charged variant on the pastoral elegy, to the poet Arthur Rimbaud, who wanders an implausible Lincolnshire landscape looking for some sign of belonging. Throughout the book, the powers and dominions of a lost pagan ancestry emerge unexpectedly through the gaps in contemporary life: half-seen and fleeting, but profoundly present. Behind it all, the figure of Hypnos, the Greek god of sleep, marks Burnside''s own attempts to come to terms with the severe sleep disorder from which he has suffered for years, a condition that culminated in the recent near-death experience that informs the latter part of the book.Add to this a series of provocative meditations on the ways in which we are all harmed by institutions, from organised religion, or marriage, to the tawdry concepts of gender and romantic love that subtly govern our personal lives, and Learning to Sleep reveals Burnside at his most elegiac, while still retaining a radical pagan''s sense of celebration and cultural independence.‘I read it over and over again, marvelling at its concision and beauty.'' Cressida Connolly, Spectator** A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021**
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Aurochs and Auks - John Burnside
Essays on extinction, death, renewal and continuity by the acclaimed writer and poet. Prompted by his own near death experience Burnside reflects on the stories of the auroch, the great auk, and of humanity.
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The Dumb House - John Burnside
As a child, Luke’s mother often tells him the story of the Dumb House, an experiment on newborn babies raised in silence, designed to test the innateness of language.As Luke grows up, his interest in language and the delicate balance of life and death leads to amateur dissections of small animals – tiny hearts revealed still pumping, as life trickles away. But as an adult, following the death of his mother, Luke’s obsession deepens, resulting in a haunting and bizarre experiment on Luke’s own children.‘A wonderfully disturbing book - chillingly focused and lyrically amoral with moments of remarkable stillness and beauty.’ A.L. Kennedy‘Burnside''s prose is exquisite, and he dissects his themes with delicacy to produce a novel resonant with poetic menace’ Sunday Times
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A Summer of Drowning - John Burnside
‘Memorable, atmospheric and compelling’ Times Literary SupplementLiv lives with her mother on a remote island in the Arctic Circle.Her only friend is an old man who beguiles her with tales of trolls, mermaids, and the huldra, a wild spirit who appears as an irresistably beautiful girl, to tempt young men to danger and death. Then two boys drown within weeks of each other under mysterious circumstances, in the still, moonlit waters off the shores of Liv''s home.Were the deaths accidental or were the boys lured to their doom by a malevolent spirit?
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Put Your Shoes On - Polly Dunbar
From the creator of the iconic Penguin comes a truly humorous and empathetic look at everyday family life that also celebrates the importance and the dignity of a child''s inner world.Every morning, all across the globe, children are being asked to put their shoes on. And, every morning, across the globe ... no children are putting shoes on their feet, including Josh. Mummy is desperate for Josh to put his shoes on – they have Aunty Nelly''s party to go to! His cousins Tobias and Clementine will be there! (With their best shoes on.) While she asks nicely, cajoles, and eventually shouts (a bit), what she can''t see is that Josh is actually VERY BUSY: he is completely lost in his own imaginative landscape inhabited by wild and wonderful creatures, made from real children''s drawings by Polly Dunbar''s son. In his own head, Josh is indeed putting shoes on ... just not on his own feet. Cleverly fusing together two unique art styles, Polly connects us to the inner life of a child and all the little worries and distractions they wrestle with as soon as they know they have to leave home. In the end, she asks for a little more patience and love ... for both parent and child.
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Break Up On Purpose - Kim John
An honest guide to breaking up and breaking through from the bestselling author of Single on Purpose, John Kim.Every breakup is painful. Yet it is also a transformation. A breaking down and breaking through to a new version of who you are now, after you have severed ties. Nothing will change you like a broken heart. Yet every breakup is different.John Kim, The Angry Therapist, has guided thousands of patients through breakups of every brutal, freeing, heartbreaking kind—and he’s lived through failed relationships and a divorce of his own. Through his journey as a therapist and as a partner and father, John has identified eight types of unique breakups—and can help anyone get through them:The Big One Break-Up (the One you Compare All To)The Blindsided Break-UpThe “Flat Soda” (Mutual) Break-UpThe You Cheated/You Left Me for Someone Else Break-UpThe Soap Opera Break-UpThe Almost-Relationship BreakupThe Break Up That Never EndsThe D-word (Divorce)Each type elicits different responses and requires different approaches to healing and starting over. Utilizing his signature “self-help in a shot glass” approach, Break Up on Purpose is a three-part guide to healing from heartbreak. You’ll find stories from John and his patients documenting every type of breakups, discover honest reflections about what really went down, and engage in Break Through Work to master the steps necessary to truly heal and grow.Break Up on Purpose shows us how a breakup can be the ultimate tool for personal growth, where we discover bodies rewired, trauma processed, false beliefs dissolved, and new standards set.
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On Elton John - Matthew Restall
A lively and imaginative exploration of the career and music of the Rocket ManElton John is not only "still standing," he is a living superlative, the ultimate record-breaking, award-winning survivor of the great era of pop and rock music that he helped to shape during his six decades in the music industry. Yet few of his numerous biographies and song guides take him as a historical subject worthy of scholarly study.In contrast, On Elton John approaches the artist seriously and analytically, while still couched in a highly accessible style. Author Matthew Restall offers a new way to explore Sir Elton''s career and music within the contexts of other artists and of sweeping shifts in popular culture during his lifetime. Each of the ten chapters is anchored to an Elton song, rooted in its pop culture history, and advances a clear argument, pairing him with figures ranging from Bernie (Bernie Taupin, his lyricist) to Bennie (of the Jets), from "frenemy" David Bowie to artists like Rod Stewart, Aretha Franklin, and Dua Lipa, from Diana (the princess) to Jesus (yes, that one). Restall contends that Sir Elton''s career offers us a novel way to see and understand the last half century of pop music and culture history--whether we call the era that of the album, of rock, of postmodernism, or of something else. The yellow brick road of Sir Elton''s career has been long, winding, and bumpy, but, as Restall argues, his success has come not just despite but because of those challenges. The artist''s transformations from Reg to Elton to Sir Elton to Uncle Elton, from ugly duckling to bedazzled swan, from the world''s biggest rock star to creator of the world''s largest AIDS fundraising organization, from tabloid punching bag to pop royalty, have all served as survival strategies that illuminate the era he has thereby navigated.A must-have for fans, On Elton John will appeal to a wide range of readers interested in music history, popular culture, and the social issues of our era.
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God Never Gives Up on You - Max Lucado
2024 ECPA Christian Living Book of the Year WinnerEver wonder if you’ve stumbled one too many times for God to use someone like you? Could you benefit from an encounter with God’s unending, unbending, unswerving love and devotion? If your answer is yes, it’s time for you to see how God’s grace transformed Jacob’s life. And if you feel undeserving of God’s grace, this book will serve as a refresher course on God’s perfect plan to use imperfect people to do great things.God Never Gives Up on You is for the strugglers among us and the fumbler within us. For those of us who are part saint, part scoundrel; we mean well, but we don’t always do well. We have breakthroughs and breakdowns, often in the same hour. We need no reminder of our failures. But where can we find examples of God’s steadfast grace?No one is more suited to help assure you of God’s grace than Jacob. He was less a prodigy and more a prodigal. Strong on savvy. Weak on conscience. Jacob took advantage of his famished brother and pulled the wool over the eyes of his dying father, yet God never turned his back on Jacob. And he won’t turn his back on you. If you are ready to start counting on God’s grace and believe he never gives up on you, this book is for you.
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Dancing on Eggshells - John Whaite
A fascinating memoir from the Bake Off Winner, BBC's Strictly Come Dancing Runner Up and popular TV Baker Well-known as the third-series winner of The Great British Bake Off and runner up of Strictly in 2021 with his same-sex dancing partner Johannes Radebe, John Whaite's personal story is a complicated narrative that embraces coming out on Bake Off, his ongoing body dysmorphia and bulimia as well as mental health challenges and a changing relationship with his mother, particularly after the break-up of his parents marriage. Each chapter takes an element of food or culture and loops it back to John's northern upbringing above a fish and chip shop which instilled a strong a work ethic, as well as using baking as a form of meditation. He also talks about how gay people in the 1990s had to choreograph their every move depending on the people they were surrounded by to ensure they were protected - the dance on eggshells - and how Strictly changed his life and relationship with his long-term partner, Paul, for the good.
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Dancing on Eggshells - John Whaite
A fascinating memoir from the Bake Off Winner, BBC's Strictly Come Dancing Runner Up and popular TV Baker Well-known as the third-series winner of The Great British Bake Off and runner up of Strictly in 2021 with his same-sex dancing partner Johannes Radebe, John Whaite's personal story is a complicated narrative that embraces coming out on Bake Off, his ongoing body dysmorphia and bulimia as well as mental health challenges and a changing relationship with his mother, particularly after the break-up of his parents marriage. Each chapter takes an element of food or culture and loops it back to John's northern upbringing above a fish and chip shop which instilled a strong a work ethic, as well as using baking as a form of meditation. He also talks about how gay people in the 1990s had to choreograph their every move depending on the people they were surrounded by to ensure they were protected - the dance on eggshells - and how Strictly changed his life and relationship with his long-term partner, Paul, for the good.
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Hegarty on Advertising - John Hegarty
A revised and expanded edition of the book described by Books Monthly as 'an absolute gem. A bible, in fact'. If the future is going to be creative, then Hegarty on Advertising points you in the right direction. Written by one of the world's legendary advertising men, this best-selling book contains five decades' worth of wisdom from the man behind hugely influential campaigns for brands such as Levi's, Audi, Boddingtons and Lynx. In this new and improved edition John Hegarty reveals what lies behind a great idea and effective advertising, the ingredients of a successful brand, the right way and the wrong way to run and launch an advertising agency, why you should always question the brief, the art of pitching to a potential client, the central role of storytelling in advertising, the impact of new technology in a rapidly evolving industry, and the importance of dealing with succession. And if that isn't enough, read the final chapters on winemaking and The Garage Soho, a startup incubator that he has co-founded, to find out what happens when an advertising man becomes the client and has ideas sold to him. Both a credo for creativity and a brilliantly entertaining memoir, Hegarty on Advertising provides unparalleled industry insight through stories and anecdotes about the agencies in which Hegarty has played a vital role and the many characters with whom he has worked along the way. Packed with straight-down-the-line, generous, engaging and witty advice, it will be of immense appeal across the whole creative spectrum, from those who want to work in advertising to chief executives who understand the power and value of ideas that sell.
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Dead Lawyer on Aisle 11 - John Ellsworth
There's a problem with the lawyers in the US Attorney's Office. They're dying. Someone is picking them off, one-by-one. Michael Gresham is assigned to prosecuting the case against the at-large killer. When Michael's team has tried everything else to find the killer, they turn to twelve-year old Annie Gresham to create a criminal profile. Annie, the savant daughter of Michael Gresham, gathers together all the known evidence and begins mining the data. The killer moves closer and closer to the investigators. Now everyone is a potential target, especially those who are getting the closest to making an arrest. Annie creates a shocking profile of the killer, leaving the FBI agents skeptical of Michael Gresham. The noose slips around Michael and he struggles to arrest the killer before the FBI turns on him. Michael is put on administrative leave. He retains Joy Heavens to come to his defense. Help comes from an unexpected source when Marcel Rainford returns from his work at Interpol and joins Michael's team. In a shocking twist, the true identity of the killer becomes known--too late, for the jury meets and returns with its verdict. Marcel pulls out all the stops to obtain enough evidence to require a new trial. Video is purchased from an unexpected source and brought to court. One day remains to file for a new trial and complete Michael's struggle to be free. Will the judge buy the shocking truth? Or is Michael's jail cell now his long-term home?_______________________________________________________________A page-turning legal thriller from three-million-selling John Ellsworth_______________________________________________________________What they said about the Michael Gresham thrillers:5.0 out of 5 stars  - I didn’t want this book to end. 5.0 out of 5 stars - Wow! This book just doesn't slow down! Once you start reading, be sure you have time because you're going for a roller coaster ride. 5.0 out of 5 stars - This book has so many twists and turns I got car sick reading it. 5.0 out of 5 stars - Kept me reading long into the night5.0 out of 5 stars - I could not put this book down. It has so many twists, turns and curves that even if you thought you knew what was going on, you would be wrong. 5.0 out of 5 stars stars  - Captivating from page one.
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Life on Delay - John Hendrickson
A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • USA TODAY BOOK CLUB PICK • ONE OF AUDIBLE''S BEST BIOS AND MEMOIRS OF 2023 • “A raw, intimate look at [Hendrickson''s] life with a stutter. It’s a profoundly moving book that will reshape the way you think about people living with this condition.”—Esquire • A candid memoir about a lifelong struggle to speak. “Life On Delay brims with empathy and honesty . . . It moved me in ways that I haven’t experienced before. It’s fantastic.”—Clint Smith, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller How the Word Is Passed“I can’t remember the last time I read a book that made me want to both cry and cheer so much, often at the same time.”—Robert Kolker, best-selling author of Hidden Valley RoadIn the fall of 2019, John Hendrickson wrote a groundbreaking story for The Atlantic about Joe Biden’s decades-long journey with stuttering, as well as his own. The article went viral, reaching readers around the world and altering the course of Hendrickson’s life. Overnight, he was forced to publicly confront an element of himself that still caused him great pain.He soon learned he wasn’t alone with his feelings: strangers who stutter began sending him their own personal stories, something that continues to this day. Now, in this reported memoir, Hendrickson takes us deep inside the mind and heart of a stutterer as he sets out to answer lingering questions about himself and his condition that he was often too afraid to ask.In Life on Delay, Hendrickson writes candidly about bullying, substance abuse, depression, isolation, and other issues stutterers like him face daily. He explores the intricate family dynamics surrounding his own stutter and revisits key people from his past in unguarded interviews. Readers get an over-the-shoulder view of his childhood; his career as a journalist, which once seemed impossible; and his search for a romantic partner. Along the way, Hendrickson guides us through the evolution of speech therapy, the controversial quest for a “magic pill” to end stuttering, and the burgeoning self-help movement within the stuttering community. Beyond his own experiences, he shares portraits of fellow stutterers who have changed his life, and he writes about a pioneering doctor who is upending the field of speech therapy.Life on Delay is an indelible account of perseverance, a soulful narrative about not giving up, and a glimpse into the process of making peace with our past and present selves.
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Say Thank You! - John Townsend
Meet the Scribble Monsters – Inky, Blot, HB, Pablo and Nibs. These playful and inquisitive characters will help young children get to grips with the ins and outs of good manners. ‘Thank You for my birthday present, And Thank You for my card. Remembering to say Thank You Is good – but can be hard.’ This highly enjoyable and charmingly-illustrated early learning book teaches children about the importance of politeness and saying “thank you.” The book features good role models, the Scribble Monsters, and shows their good behavior being rewarded, both of which are key for showing children why it pays to practice good manners, improving their own behavior.
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Always and Only You - Fiona Lucas
Could the wrong man be the right one after all?The heart-wrenching and beautiful new romance from Fiona Lucas, author of Never Forget You.''Unique and moving. A heartfelt read'' Woman''s Own🌸🌸🌸Erin is about to marry the love of her life. She and Simon have been together for eight years so it feels right that they’re finally tying the knot. It’s been stressful balancing the demands of friends and family – not to mention Simon’s difficult best man, Gil – but Erin couldn’t be happier.Couldn’t be happier, that is, until she walks down the aisle and finds the wrong man waiting for her. But is the universe playing a cruel trick on Erin, or could it be that her perfect life isn’t quite what she imagined…?A beautiful, deeply emotional story of love, secrets and second chances. Perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover and Lucy Score.Read if you love: 🌸 Enemies-to-lovers🌸 Emotional love stories🌸 Dual timelines🌸 ''He falls first'' tropeReaders are falling hard for Always and Only You:''The ultimate enemies-to-lovers story … I couldn’t get enough of it'' âââââ''Definitely in my top 10 reads of 2024'' âââââ''Told with great emotion … you can truly feel the love'' âââââ''A lovely story that will make you believe in magical dreams again'' âââââ''I was totally hooked'' âââââ''A unique, heartfelt romance that broke my heart and then managed to put it all back together again'' ââââ
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I Am Behind You - John Ajvide Lindqvist
A supernatural superthriller from the author of Let the Right One InMolly wakes her mother to go to the toilet. The campsite is strangely blank. The toilet block has gone. Everything else has gone too. This is a place with no sun. No god.Just four families remain. Each has done something to bring them here - each denies they deserve it. Until they see what''s coming over the horizon, moving irrevocably towards them. Their worst mistake. Their darkest fear.And for just one of them, their homecoming.This gripping conceptual horror takes you deep into one of the most macabre and unique imaginations writing in the genre. On family, on children, Lindqvist writes in a way that tears the heart and twists the soul. I Am Behind You turns the world upside down and, disturbing, terrifying and shattering by turns, it will suck you in.
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Only You - Kate Eberlen
From the author of Miss You comes Kate Eberlen''s impossibly romantic second novel, Only You.One person is all it takes to change a lifetime . . . But how will you know if they’re the one?PresentLetty and Alf are the only English speakers at an Italian class in Rome, where they discover the language that really connects them is dance: Letty’s first love was ballet, while Alf was a junior ballroom champion. They come from different worlds, until the moment they waltz around the Piazza Navona, and everything changes. PastBut one moment can’t change the past, and it’s clear that Alf and Letty still have their secrets. What caused them to leave their lives behind in England? And who, or what, are they running from? As their relationship deepens, it becomes harder and harder to tell the truth . . .FutureWhen the unthinkable happens, Letty returns to London and Alf to Blackpool. Will they spend their lives apart, or discover a future together?''The book we all need right now. Charming, tender, funny – and sweet without being sickly, like the very best gelato – it''s utterly glorious escapism.'' – Veronica Henry, author of A Wedding at the Beach Hut
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Band Camino: My Thoughts On You (RSD) (EP) (Coloured) - LP (7567864397)
LP vinyl - Alternativně rocková skupina z Memphisu. Debutové EP My Thoughts On You vydala v roce 2016. Alternativně rocková skupina z Memphisu. Debutové EP My Thoughts On You vydala v roce 2016. Kampaň Record Store Day (zkráceně RSD), jejímž účelem je podpořit tradiční kamenné obchody, se každoročně koná třetí dubnovou sobotu. V roce 2020 však veškeré plány vydavatelů, interpretů i prodejců změnila koronavirová pandemie. Vydání většiny titulů bylo posunuto na přelom léta a podzimu a podobně je realizována i akce RSD Drops 2021. Její součástí je mimo jiné vydání vinylová verze alba Two Agains Nature, které vydala skupina Steely Dan v roce 2000 po dvacetileté odmlce. K dispozici v nákladu 10.000ks. Rok vydání : 2016 Rok reedice : 2021 Seznam stop LP Last Cigarette / Sorry Mom / Roses / Crying Over You
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Zimaya Only You! parfémovaná voda pro ženy 100 ml
Zimaya Only You!, 100 ml, Parfémované vody pro ženy, Objevujete ráda svět s otevřenou myslí? Parfémovaná voda Zimaya Only You! je jako stvořená pro ženy, které milují svobodu, přírodu a nové zážitky. Zářivá a jemná kompozice plná svěžích citrusových tónů a rozkvetlých květin odráží nespoutanou radost ze života i přirozenou ženskost. Vůně, která vás doprovodí na každé cestě – ať už míříte kamkoli. něžná květinová vůně s tóny citrusů byla uvedena na trh v roce 2023 ideální na jaro a léto Složení vůně: Úvodní tóny vůně rozehrávají svěží a jiskřivou souhru pomerančového květu, kalábrijského bergamotu a hořkého pomeranče. Ve středních tónech se probouzí opojná tuberóza, jejíž krémová květinovost se harmonicky snoubí s hebkým pižmem. Základ kompozice tvoří sametové spojení sladké vanilky a cedrového dřeva, které uzemňuje celou vůni teplým, elegantním dozvukem.
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Hairy Tale Shine On You lehké sérum na konečky vlasů 50 ml
Hairy Tale Shine On You, 50 ml, Séra na vlasy pro ženy, Bezoplachová péče Hairy Tale Shine On You dodá vašim vlasům po umytí vše, co právě potřebují. Vlastnosti: nezatěžuje vlasy zanechává vlasy na dotek hedvábně jemné dodává vlasům intenzivní lesk Složení: UV filtr Jak používat: Malé množství séra naneste do dlaní a zapracujte do vlasů. Neoplachujte.
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beBIO All Eyes On You parfémovaná voda pro ženy 30 ml
beBIO All Eyes On You, 30 ml, Parfémované vody pro ženy, Svádění je hra a neodolatelná vůně je ženskou zbraní, se kterou budete mít vždy navrch. Parfémovaná voda beBIO All Eyes On You vás zahalí do smyslné sofistikované vůně a podpoří vaše sebevědomí kdykoliv, kdy budete chtít zazářit nebo se jen cítit sebejistě ve své kůži. Objevte i vy vůni, která dokonale doplní vaše osobité charisma a pomůže vám naplno rozvinout vaši magnetickou přitažlivost. květinová vůně gurmánská vůně dřevitá vůně pro odvážné ženy, které se nebojí jít svou vlastní cestou vůně vhodná pro každodenní nošení
Objev podobné jako beBIO All Eyes On You parfémovaná voda pro ženy 30 ml
beBIO All Eyes On You parfémovaná voda pro ženy 50 ml
beBIO All Eyes On You, 50 ml, Parfémované vody pro ženy, Svádění je hra a neodolatelná vůně je ženskou zbraní, se kterou budete mít vždy navrch. Parfémovaná voda beBIO All Eyes On You vás zahalí do smyslné sofistikované vůně a podpoří vaše sebevědomí kdykoliv, kdy budete chtít zazářit nebo se jen cítit sebejistě ve své kůži. Objevte i vy vůni, která dokonale doplní vaše osobité charisma a pomůže vám naplno rozvinout vaši magnetickou přitažlivost. květinová vůně gurmánská vůně dřevitá vůně pro odvážné ženy, které se nebojí jít svou vlastní cestou vůně vhodná pro každodenní nošení
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beBIO All Eyes On You parfémovaná voda pro ženy 15 ml
beBIO All Eyes On You, 15 ml, Parfémované vody pro ženy, Svádění je hra a neodolatelná vůně je ženskou zbraní, se kterou budete mít vždy navrch. Parfémovaná voda beBIO All Eyes On You vás zahalí do smyslné sofistikované vůně a podpoří vaše sebevědomí kdykoliv, kdy budete chtít zazářit nebo se jen cítit sebejistě ve své kůži. Objevte i vy vůni, která dokonale doplní vaše osobité charisma a pomůže vám naplno rozvinout vaši magnetickou přitažlivost. květinová vůně gurmánská vůně dřevitá vůně pro odvážné ženy, které se nebojí jít svou vlastní cestou vůně vhodná pro každodenní nošení
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It's Not About You - John David Mann, Bob Burg
''A manifesto for twenty-first-century leadership packaged in a fun and engaging story. Buy this book and get it in the hands of everyone in your company'' Darren Hardy, publisher, Success magazineBen is a young manager who has been charged with persuading 500 employees to agree to a merger. Facing an impossible battle, he seeks the advice of an old friend, who introduces him to eccentric Aunt Elle.In the week leading up to the crucial employee vote, Aunt Elle teaches Ben about the power of influence and positive persuasion. Ben also meets with the company''s top executives, coming back with a new leadership lesson each time. Ben finally learns the critical principle so many people in power fail to grasp: it''s not about me, it''s about you.Written with a light touch and filled with practical advice, this book will resonate with all who aspire to influential leadership.
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For You And Only You - Caroline Kepnes
The new novel in the hit You series by New York Times bestselling author Caroline Kepnes.JOE GOLDBERG IS BACK, AND THIS TIME HE'S WRITING HIS OWN HAPPILY EVER AFTER . . .Joe Goldberg is ready for a change. Instead of selling books, he's writing them. And he's off to a good start.Invited to join a tight-knit writing fellowship at Harvard, Joe thinks he's finally found a place where talent matters more than pedigree. Where anything is possible, even happy endings. At least until he meets his uber-privileged, already-published, already-distinguished peers.Thankfully, Wonder enters the picture. They have so much in common: no college degrees, no pretensions, just a love for literature. They could be those rare literary soulmates who never fall prey to their demons. If only Wonder could just commit herself to the writing life.But Joe has faith in Wonder. He will sacrifice his art for hers. And, if he must, he will kill her darlings for her.With her trademark biting wit, Caroline Kepnes explores why vulnerable people bring out the worst in others as Joe sets out to make this small, elite world a fairer place. And if a little crimson runs in the streets of Cambridge, who can blame him? Love doesn't conquer all. Often, it needs a little push.
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For You And Only You - Caroline Kepnes
‘Joe Goldberg is my guilty pleasure, my strange addiction. If loving him is wrong, I don’t want to be right’ Erin KellyJOE GOLDBERG IS BACK, AND THIS TIME HE'S WRITING HIS OWN HAPPILY EVER AFTER . . . Joe Goldberg is ready for a change. Instead of selling books, he’s writing them. And he’s off to a good start. Invited to join a tight-knit writing fellowship at Harvard, Joe thinks he’s finally found a place where talent matters more than pedigree. Where anything is possible, even happy endings. At least until he meets his uber-privileged, already-published, already-distinguished peers. Thankfully, Wonder enters the picture. They have so much in common: no college degrees, no pretensions, just a love for literature. They could be those rare literary soulmates who never fall prey to their demons. If only Wonder could just commit herself to the writing life. But Joe has faith in Wonder. He will sacrifice his art for hers. And, if he must, he will kill her darlings for her. With her trademark biting wit, Caroline Kepnes explores why vulnerable people bring out the worst in others as Joe sets out to make this small, elite world a fairer place. And if a little crimson runs in the streets of Cambridge, who can blame him? Love doesn’t conquer all. Often, it needs a little push. PRAISE FOR CAROLINE KEPNES AND THE YOU SERIES: ‘Crazy, sexy, cool: Caroline Kepnes gets better – and Joe Goldberg gets worse – with every book’ ERIN KELLY ‘Caroline Kepnes writes with such malevolent energy, such dark grace and such ink-black humour. An utterly unique character and an utterly unique writer, in a marriage made somewhere between heaven and hell’ RICHARD OSMAN ‘Fiendish, fast-paced, and very funny’ PAULA HAWKINS ‘Another dark, thrilling, and blackly hilarious adventure from everyone's favourite murderer’ CLAIRE MCGOWAN ‘My new favourite writer’ COLLEEN HOOVER
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Nine Musings on Time - John Gribbin
Time travel is a familiar theme of science fiction, but is it really possible?Surprisingly, time travel is not forbidden by the laws of physics - and John Gribbin argues that if it is not impossible then it must be possible. Gribbin brilliantly illustrates the possibilities of time travel by comparing familiar themes from science fiction with their real-world scientific counterparts, including Einstein's theories of relativity, black holes, quantum physics, and the multiverse, illuminated by examples from the fictional tales of Robert Heinlein, Larry Niven, Carl Sagan and others. The result is an entertaining guide to some deep mysteries of the Universe which may leave you wondering whether time actually passes at all, and if it does, whether we are moving forwards or backwards. A must-read for science fiction fans and anyone intrigued by deep science.
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Nine Musings on Time - John Gribbin
Time travel is a familiar theme of science fiction, but is it really possible?Surprisingly, time travel is not forbidden by the laws of physics - and John Gribbin argues that if it is not impossible then it must be possible.Gribbin brilliantly illustrates the possibilities of time travel by comparing familiar themes from science fiction with their real-world scientific counterparts, including Einstein''s theories of relativity, black holes, quantum physics, and the multiverse, illuminated by examples from the fictional tales of Robert Heinlein, Larry Niven, Carl Sagan and others.The result is an entertaining guide to some deep mysteries of the Universe which may leave you wondering whether time actually passes at all, and if it does, whether we are moving forwards or backwards. A must-read for science fiction fans and anyone intrigued by deep science.
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The One and Only You - Shane Hegarty
Take an incredible trip across space and time to discover just how special YOU are.In this whole wide world of people and animals, and plants and flowers, and oceans and lakes, and so, so many things, there is only one YOU.A heartfelt picture book about celebrating individuality.
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Only You - Celeste Daniels
'An alluring soul-to-soul time-travel love story with danger, destiny and heart.' Tammye Huf. Dani and Jones have been in love before. But they don't know it yet. Dani, a music student at Howard University, finds herself tormented nightly by dreams of doomed lovers. While she tries to focus on her future, her life turns upside down when she meets studio guitarist, Jones. Not only does she instantly fall for him, but as the two grow closer, Dani discovers a world-shifting truth: her 'dreams' are actually past memories of her and Jones. They might just have met, but Dani and Jones have loved each other in different incarnations over many lifetimes. Through Paris in the 1880s, as the daughter of a wealthy landowner and a lieutenant ordered to protect her, in London as strangers trapped together in the Great War, as well as 1940's Detroit as an underground boxer and doctor, Dani and Jones have found each other again and again. But Dani's dreams foretell that each past version of their lives ended in tragedy will they now get the love story they always deserved to have?A sweeping, epic, timeless romance that fans of V. E. Schwab and Tia Williams will adore. Readers are falling in love with Only You:'To have loved someone in a different time and space is beautiful...A timeless romance.' Reader Review'A beautifully written and deeply romantic story that swept me away. The blend of history, passion, and fate made this an unforgettable read.' Reader Review'I can't believe this is Celeste's debut book...I loved every moment I got to spend with this book. Stunning.' Reader Review'What a gorgeous love story that spans the space of time! I absolutely loved it.' Reader Review'I devoured it in one night! I had to finish and I was so thrilled at how beautiful it was written. This will definitely be a book club pick for me to share as well!' Reader Review
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All Eyes on You - Sam Frances
She wrote a killer story. Now it''s coming true...In the small village of Fortbridge, it''s hard to keep a secret. But bestselling crime writer Camilla Harton-Gray is faced with a twist she couldn''t see coming: her very own stalker, whose behaviour seems to take a leaf out of Camilla''s own novels.Grappling with a bizarre set of clues, stubborn coworkers and a crisis of confidence, DS Alice Washington knows this is her chance to get it together and prove herself.But as the pressure builds and Alice''s grip on her instincts hangs by a thread, it becomes clear that Camilla''s stalker will do anything to keep their identity hidden...Readers can''t get enough of All Eyes On You: ''A dark, suspenseful thriller that explores the unsettling boundaries between fiction and reality'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''Twisty...an accomplished debut'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''A very gripping read'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''A cracking, fast-paced read with twists that kept me guessing'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''I loved this razor sharp thriller'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
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Come On You Blues - Preshous Andrew
Although well-known as the birthplace of Charles Darwin and for its idyllic location on the River Severn, in footballing terms Shrewsbury was still a backwater in the late 1970s. But Town''s promotion for the first time in their history to Football League Division Two in 1979 changed all that. The ''Spirit of 79'' propelled them into the limelight with a famous FA Cup run and an unlikely Third Division title triumph. Chelsea, Newcastle and West Ham would now be heading to Gay Meadow, and predictably Shrewsbury were the pundits'' favourites for relegation. Come On You Blues is a vivid, first-hand account of Town''s inaugural campaign in Division Two in 1979/80, as seen through the eyes of a 15-year-old fan and proud owner of a GBP12 junior season ticket. The book recalls the thrills and anguish of following a small team from Shropshire battling for survival in the second tier, and defying the odds by trouncing footballing giants, upstaging local rivals and scrubbing up well against exciting, up-and-coming sides.
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Zimaya Only You! - EDP 100 ml
Only You! od značky Zimaya je květinová parfémovaná voda pro ženy. Ponořte se do světa vůně, která vás obklopí kouzlem a elegancí. Parfémovaná voda se otevírá živými a energickými tóny šťavnatého kalábrijského bergamotu, který se snoubí s jemným aroma pomerančového květu a hořkým pomerančem. Tato úvodní nota je jako zářivý sluneční paprsek, který rozzáří váš den. Hřejivý dotek pižma se snoubí s opojnými akordy tuberózy, které vás ukolébají až k základu tvořeném vanilkou a cedrovým dřevem.
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Zimaya Only You! EDP 100 ml W
Zimaya Only You! EDP 100 ml W
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Top Ten Slowest Wonders on Earth - John Allan
Embark on a journey to explore the world’s slowest things, from the plane slower than a bicycle to the slowest animal ever! With fantastic photographs and engaging facts, this book is perfect for fact-hungry kids!
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Top Ten Fastest Wonders on Earth - John Allan
Embark on a journey to explore the world’s fastest things, from the quickest train to the speediest bird - blink and you’ll miss them! Fantastic photographs and facts will captivate curious kids!
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JEAN MARC Focus on You Gel na tělo a vlasy 300 ml (5908241795561)
Sprchový gel - pro děti, čistící, bez alkoholu, provedení bez obsahu alkoholu, objem 300 ml pro děti Chcete proměnit denní rutinu v příjemný zážitek a své pokožce při sprchování dopřát vše, co si žádá? Pak si nenechte ujít sprchový gel Jean Marc. Výrobek má čistící účinek. Alkohol v něm rozhodně nenajdete, za což bude ráda i ta nejcitlivější pokožka. Postará se o dokonalou očistu vašeho těla a pokožku zanechá sametově jemnou a vláčnou. Hlavní vlastnosti sprchového gelu JEAN MARC Focus on You Gel na tělo a vlasy 300 ml Sprchový gel Jean Marc zajistí příjemnou péči vhodnou pro každodenní sprchování Účinek: čistící Složení bez alkoholu Bez obsahu alkoholu Objem sprchového gelu činí 300 ml
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Betting on You - Lynn Painter
Emilie has the worst Valentine’s Day ever—only to relive it over and over again. Perfect riotous romantic YA fiction where 50 First Dates meets Groundhog Day. After living through a dumpster fire of a Valentine’s Day, Emilie escapes to her grandmother’s house for some comfort and a consolation pint of Ben & Jerry’s.She passes out on the couch, but when she wakes up, she’s back home in her own bed—and it’s Valentine’s Day all over again. And the next day? Another nightmare V-Day. Emilie is stuck in some sort of time loop nightmare that she can’t wake up from as she re-watches her boyfriend, Josh, cheat on her day after day.Not only that but Emilie can’t get away from the enigmatic Nick, who she keeps running into—sometimes literally—in unfortunate ways. How many days can one girl passively watch her life go up in flames? And when something good starts to come out of these terrible days, what happens when the universe stops doling out do-overs?
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Mafia Republic: Italy's Criminal Curse. Cosa Nostra, 'Ndrangheta and Camorra from 1946 to the Present - Dickie John
In MAFIA REPUBLIC, John Dickie, Professor of Italian Studies at University College, London and author of the international bestsellers COSA NOSTRA and MAFIA BROTHERHOODS, shows how the Italian mafias have grown in power and become more and more interconnected, with terrifying consequences. In 1946, Italy became a democratic Republic, thereby entering the family of modern western nations. But deep within Italy there lurked a forgotten curse: three major criminal brotherhoods, whose methods had been honed over a century of experience. As Italy grew, so did the mafias. Sicily''s Cosa Nostra, the camorra from Naples, and the mysterious ''ndrangheta from Calabria stood ready to enter the wealthiest and bloodiest period of their long history.Italy made itself rich by making scooters, cars and handbags. The mafias carved out their own route to wealth through tobacco smuggling, construction, kidnapping and narcotics. And as criminal business grew exponentially, the mafias grew not just more powerful, but became more interconnected.By the 1980s, Southern Italy was on the edge of becoming a narco-state. The scene was set for a titanic confrontation between heroic representatives of the law, and mafiosi who could no longer tolerate any obstacle to their ambitions. This was a war for Italy''s future as a civilized country. At its peak in 1992-93, the ''ndrangheta was beheading people in the street, and the Sicilian mafia murdered its greatest enemies, investigating magistrates Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, before embarking on a major terrorist bombing campaign on the Italian mainland.Today, the long shadow of mafia history still hangs over a nation wracked by debt, political paralysis, and widespread corruption. While police put their lives on the line every day, one of Silvio Berlusconi''s ministers said that Italy had to ''learn to live with the mafia''; suspicions of mafia involvement still surround some of the country''s most powerful media moguls and politicians. The latest investigations show that its reach is astonishing: it controls much of Europe''s wholesale cocaine trade, and representatives from as far away as Germany, Canada and Australia come to Calabria to seek authorisation for their affairs. Just when it thought it had finally contained the mafia threat, Italy is now discovering that it harbours the most global criminal network of them all.The Financial Times described John Dickie''s MAFIA BROTHERHOODS as ''Powered by the sort of muscular prose that one associates with great detective fiction'' and in MAFIA REPUBLIC John Dickie again marries outstanding scholarship with compelling storytelling.
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