A colleciton of essays from writers and comedians that captures the formative moments in our lives that we are typically too afraid to share. Topics range from trauma to sexuality to love to loss to finally understanding what human...
Anecdotes
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Author:Holland-Mcnair, LisaSummary:The twelve women interviewed in this book all share a strong attachment to the physical and spiritual beauty of the Pilbara, in the northwest of Western Australia. A common bond between the four indigenous and eight non-indigenous women...
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Author:THACKER, BrianSummary:Whether you're an explorer or tourist, the journey often proves to be more exciting than the place your arrive at. Not to mention more alarming, entertaining, spectacular, dangerous or farcical. All of which is closely connected to...
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Author:Poundstone, PaulaSummary:Award-winning comedian Paula Poundstone is legendary for her spontaneous wit and razor-sharp humor. She is a popular panelist on NPR's Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me! and tours regularly, keeping audiences laughing in her one-woman shows....
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Author:Boochani, BehrouzSummary:Winner of Australia’s richest literary award, No Friend but the Mountains is Kurdish-Iranian journalist and refugee Behrouz Boochani’s account of his detainment on Australia’s notorious Manus Island prison. Composed entirely by text...
- Author:Shraya, VivekSummary:
During my first post-lockdown massage, I willingly engaged in the requisite chit chat about lockdown experiences with my therapist. He gushed behind his mask: 'Oh man. It was so great. Every day I woke up, drank coffee, read, rode my...
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Author:Jarosinski, EricSummary:Nein. A Manifesto is the brainchild of Eric Jarosinski, the self-described “failed intellectual” behind @NeinQuarterly, a “Compendium of Utopian Negation” that uses the aphoristic potential of Twitter to plumb the existential abyss of...
- Author:Francine GauthierSummary:
Audrey Poliquin a toujours su qu'elle serait policière, comme son père qui était agent avant elle. Nouvellement promue sergente au SPVM, elle est satisfaite de sa carrière en tous points ; il en est autrement de sa vie...
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Author:League of Canadian PoetsSummary:A society without poetry and the other arts would have broken its mirror and cut out its heart.--"Margaret Atwood. So boldly insists one of our greatest writers in Measures of Astonishment, a refreshing and eclectic mix of both deeply...
- Author:Stanké, AlainSummary:
Ami de Désiré Haertz, directeur du Jardin des merveilles, autrefois dans le parc Lafontaine, Alain Stanké se voit offrir un renardeau. Il raconte ici les rapports qu'il a eus avec cet animal sauvage qu'il apprivoise et tente en vain de...
- Author:Deschamps, Lise, Lemieux, Raymond, Wohlleben, PeterSummary:
Que les animaux nous en cachent, des choses ! Ils vivent chacun à leur façon des deuils et des joies, des tourments et des regrets, des passions et des empathies. Tout ça à notre insu ! Extraordinaire pédagogue, le vulgarisateur...
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Author:Buckley, Susan WashburnSummary:Experience 20 great moments in American history, from the 1631 quest of Christian libertarian Roger Williams to the 1988 ordeal of Sudanese refugee Peter Malual.
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Author:Herriot, JamesSummary:A collection of dog stories by James Herriot.
- Author:Katz, Jon.Summary:
Katz presents the story of two dogs that profoundly affected his life and work. Skittish border collie Izzy pushes him into rewarding work with Hospice. And black lab Lenore's gentle spirit helps remind him why he wanted to work with...
- Author:Vitale, JoeSummary:
This is the first audiobook to explain how to sell--without resorting to hype, scare tactics, manipulation or settling for low response rates--through an amazing step-by-step formula anyone can use. It is the answer for every...
- Author:Pinney, StephenSummary:
According to the author, the principles needed to run an effective healthcare system are similar to those required to run a successful professional hockey team: know your goals, work as a team, hold individuals accountable, and measure...
- Author:Gulley, PhilipSummary:
Wisdom and Humor from the Front Porch - Master storyteller Philip Gulley shares tender and hilarious real-life moments that capture the important truths of everyday life. When Philip Gulley began writing newsletter essays for the twelve...
- Author:DeRamus, BettySummary:
Despite the risks, some American slaves partook of the "forbidden fruit" of marriage. And when the dreaded separation inevitably occurred, slave spouses deeply felt a sorrowful anguish and sometimes made Herculean efforts to re-unite....
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Author:Jewell, SaraSummary:Sara Jewell has collected lots of addresses--eighteen in total--including four in Vancouver, British Columbia, and three in her hometown of Cobourg, Ontario. But there was one address that always remained constant: Pugwash Point Road...
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