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[Marathi] - Patrarup Vyaktidarshan पत्ररूप व्यक्तिदर्शन: Parampujaniya Dr. Hedgewar परमपूजनीय डॉ. ह

The collection of 72 letters written by the venerable Dr. K. B. Hedgewar, the founder of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, was published ten years ago. Today, we present the second edition of these letters to the readers. These letters hold particular significance as they span 15 years of dedicated work for the organization, highlighting their natural importance in the course of the Sangh's activities. राष्ट्रीय स्वयंसेवक संघाचे संस्थापक परमपूजनीय डॉ. के. ब. हेडगेवार यांच्या निवडक ७२ पत्रांचा संग्रह दहा वर्षांपूर्वी प्रसिद्ध झाला होता. त्याची ही दुसरी आवृत्ति आज वाचकांना आम्ही सादर करीत आहोत. हीं सर्व पत्रे संघकार्याच्या ऐन उभारणीच्या १५ वर्षांच्या कालखंडांतील असल्यानें त्यांचं महत्त्व स्वाभाविकच विशेष आहे.

N. H. Palkar (Author), Madhavi Pansare (Narrator)

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That's What She Said: From the Stage to the Page, Vol. 1

This book is a celebration of women's stories, and hopefully the first of many. What started as a one-night event in Champaign-Urbana, IL, has grown into annual storytelling events in multiple cities, showcasing dozens of remarkable women who shape their communities. As we celebrate the first ten years of 'That's What She Said,' we wanted to take a moment to look back on all the voices raised, the stories shared, the lives impacted. We wanted to get these stories out to even more women who can benefit from them. That's What She Said: From the Stage to the Page, Vol. 1 features stories by 16 women, developed originally for a live storytelling performance. These women were invited back to share their stories in our first ever published collection by the She Said Press. Each story is read by the author, allowing the listener to experience their unique voice and their powerful, yet relatable journey. These are real women sharing their extraordinatory stories.

Amy Armstrong, Arlene Hosea, Casey Wakefield, Genevieve Pilon, Gianina Baker, Heidi Cordes, Isak Griffiths, Jan Colarusso Seeley, Jenette Jurczyk, Jennifer Hays Schottland, Jill Pyrz, Karyl Wackerlin, Kelly Hill, Kerry Rossow, Lana Branch, Leslie Marinelli, Mary English Enright, Uma Kailasam (Author), The Authors (Narrator)

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[German] - Israel - Eine Korrespondenz (Ungekürzte Lesung)

Am 7. Oktober 2023 wachte der israelische Soziologe Natan Sznaider in einer anderen Welt auf. Entsetzt und verzweifelt waren unzureichende Worte, um das Massaker der Hamas zu fassen. Aus der Ferne erkannte der Kölner Schriftsteller Navid Kermani den Schrecken wieder, der in den vergangenen zwei Jahrzehnten bereits über so viele Völker im Nahen Osten gekommen war. Die beiden Freunde erinnerten sich eines leidenschaftlichen Mailwechsels, den sie 2002 nach ihrer ersten Begegnung in Haifa geführt hatten. Dasselbe gespenstische Gefühl beschlich sie, weil sich alle Befürchtungen bewahrheitet hatten. 21 Jahre später hilft ihre Korrespondenz die Gegenwart im Nahen Osten zu verstehen. In der Hörbuchfassung leiht Isaak Dentler Navid Kermani seine Stimme, Nico Holonics liest die Parts von Natan Sznaider. Die beiden Autoren lesen gemeinsam das Vorwort.

Dr. Navid Kermani, Natan Sznaider, Navid Kermani (Author), Dr. Navid Kermani, Isaak Dentler, Natan Sznaider, Navid Kermani, Nico Holonics (Narrator)

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How to Speak in Public: 7 Easy Steps to Master Public Speaking, Presentation Skills, Business Storyt

Are you a new in public speaking or looking to up your game as a public speaker? Are you struggling to get your message out, or not sure how to combat the nerves of speaking publicly? “How to Speak in Public” is a great guide to help you make a move from a new speaker to being someone who people admire and respect as an effective communicator. Mastering the skills of communication can be a complex and daunting task, but with this, those complexities are broken down into 7 easy and actionable steps. When you are preparing for a speaking engagement, you have so many things to consider and so many levels to assess. You not only need to accomplish the tasks you are personally assigned but also navigate those that your audience expects, all along the way encouraging and motivating them to buy into your message. You have to walk a fine line between being a communicator and influencer. YOU WILL LEARN: - How to formulate a plan for public speaking. - Techniques for preparing a speech. - Developing the craft of public speaking. - How to recognize potential. - How to engage your audience. - How to read the body language of your audience. - How your body language affects your delivery. - How to build your confidence. - How to combat your nerves as a public speaker. - And much more! Regardless of where you are on your journey as a public speaker or if you’re just thinking about it for the future, this can provide you with a guide for success. It’s time to take the plunge and grow!

Caden Burke (Author), Gavin Burns (Narrator)

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Essays

'George Orwell (1903-50) is known around the world for his satirical novella Animal Farm and his dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, but he was arguably at his best in the essay form. Below, we've selected and introduced ten of Orwell's best essays for the interested newcomer to his non-fiction, but there are many more we could have added. What do you think is George Orwell's greatest essay? Contents: POLITICS AND THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE NOTES ON NATIONALISM (1945) WHY I WRITE (1946)'

George Orwell (Author), Peter Coates (Narrator)

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We Are All Armenian: Voices from the Diaspora

A collection of essays about Armenian identity and belonging in the diaspora. In the century since the Armenian Genocide, Armenian survivors and their descendants have written of a vast range of experiences using storytelling and activism, two important aspects of Armenian culture. Wrestling with questions of home and self, diasporan Armenian writers bear the burden of repeatedly telling their history, as it remains widely erased and obfuscated. Telling this history requires a tangled balance of contextualizing the past and reporting on the present, of respecting a culture even while feeling lost within it. We Are All Armenian brings together established and emerging Armenian authors to reflect on the complications of Armenian ethnic identity today. These personal essays elevate diasporic voices that have been historically silenced inside and outside of their communities, including queer, multiracial, and multiethnic writers. The eighteen contributors to this contemporary anthology explore issues of displacement, assimilation, inheritance, and broader definitions of home. Through engaging creative nonfiction, many of them question what it is to be Armenian enough inside an often unacknowledged community.

Aram Mrjoian (Author), Mw Cartozian Wilson (Narrator)

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Sad Happens

A beautifully-illustrated, celebratory anthology exploring sadness—and the transformative power of tears. When was the last time you cried? Was it because you were sad? Or happy? Overwhelmed, or frustrated? Maybe from relief or from pride? Was it in public or in private? Did you feel better afterwards, or worse? The reasons that we cry—and the circumstances in which we shed a tear—are often surprising and beautiful. Sad Happens is a collective, multi-faceted archive of tears that captures the complexity and variety of these circumstances. We hear from Mike Birbiglia on the role that grief and pain have in comedy; Jia Tolentino on how motherhood made her cry in both hormonal joy and fervent rage; and Hanif Abdurraqib on the intimacy of crying on planes. We hear from Phoebe Bridgers on poignant moments of departure and JP Brammer on the strange disappointments of success; Matt Berninger on becoming a crybaby in his adulthood and Hua Hsu on crying during a moment of public uncertainty. We also hear from everyday people in a range of professions: an actor on the tips she learned from drag queens about preserving a full face of makeup while crying; a zookeeper on mourning the animals who have died during her tenure; a bartender on crying in the walk-in; and a TV critic on the shows that have moved her. Brimming with humanity, this anthology is confirmation that sad happens—but so does joy, love, a sense of community, and a host of other emotions. By turns moving and affirming, Sad Happens is an emotional balm and visual delight.

Brandon Stosuy (Author), André Santana, Cynthia Farrell, Deanna Anthony, Em Grosland, Eric Yang, George Newbern, Nikki Massoud, Reena Dutt (Narrator)

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The Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle: Vol. 2: A True and Exact Accounting of the History of Tur

From global art superstar Kent Monkman and his longtime collaborator Gisèle Gordon, a transformational work of true stories and imagined history that will remake readers' understanding of the land called North America. For decades, the singular and provocative paintings by Cree artist Kent Monkman have featured a recurring character-an alter ego of sorts, a shape-shifting, time-travelling elemental being named Miss Chief Eagle Testickle. Though we have glimpsed her across the years, and on countless canvases, it is finally time to hear her story, in her own words. And, in doing so, to hear the whole history of Turtle Island anew. The Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle: A True and Exact Accounting of the History of Turtle Island is a genre-demolishing work of genius, the imagined history of a legendary figure through which a profound truths emerge-a deeply Cree and gloriously queer understanding of our shared world, its past, its present, and its possibilities. Volume Two, which takes us from the moment of confederation to the present day, is a heartbreaking and intimate examination of the tragedies of the nineteenth and twentieth century. Zeroing in on the story of one family told across generations, Miss Chief bears witness to the genocidal forces and structures that dispossessed and attempted to erase Indigenous peoples. Featuring many figures pulled from history as well as new individuals created for this story, Volume Two explores the legacy of colonial violence in the children's work camps (called residential schools by some), the Sixties Scoop, and the urban disconnection of contemporary life. Ultimately, it is a story of resilience and reconnection, and charts the beginnings of an Indigenous future that is deeply rooted in an experience of Indigenous history-a perspective Miss Chief, a millennia-old legendary being, can offer like none other. Blending history, fiction, and memoir in bold new ways, The Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle are unlike anything published before. And in their power to reshape our shared understanding, they promise to change the way we see everything that lies ahead.

Gisèle Gordon, Kent Monkman (Author), Gail Maurice (Narrator)

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The Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle: Vol. 1: A True and Exact Accounting of the History of Tur

From global art superstar Kent Monkman and his long-time collaborator Gisèle Gordon, a transformational work of true stories and imagined history that will remake readers' understanding of the land called North America. For decades, the singular and provocative paintings by Cree artist Kent Monkman have featured a recurring character-an alter ego of sorts, a shape-shifting, time-travelling elemental being named Miss Chief Eagle Testickle. Though we have glimpsed her across the years in films and on countless canvases, it is finally time to hear her story, in her own words. And, in doing so, to hear the whole history of Turtle Island anew. The Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle: A True and Exact Accounting of the History of Turtle Island is a genre-demolishing work of genius, the imagined history of a legendary figure through which profound truths emerge-a deeply Cree and gloriously queer understanding of our shared world, its past, its present, and its possibilities. Volume One, which covers the period from the creation of the universe to the confederation of Canada, follows Miss Chief as she moves through time, from a complex lived experience of Cree cosmology to the arrival of European settlers, many of whom will be familiar to students of history. An open-hearted being, she tries to live among those settlers, and guide them to a deeper understanding of the interconnectedness of all beings and the world itself. As their numbers grow, though, so does conflict, and Miss Chief begins to understand that the challenges posed by the hordes of newly arrived Europeans will mean ever greater danger for her, her people, and, by extension, all of the world she cherishes. Blending history, fiction, and memoir in bold new ways, The Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle are unlike anything published before. And in their power to reshape our shared understanding, they promise to change the way we see everything that lies ahead.

Gisèle Gordon, Kent Monkman (Author), Gail Maurice (Narrator)

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Mothersound: The Sauutiverse Anthology

The Sauútiverse is the first in an exciting new Shared World series that is guaranteed to both entertain readers and introduce them to a new world of science fiction and fantasy by talented African writers. Featuring stories that are set in Sauúti – an Africa-inspired science-fantasy secondary world created by Africans, for the world, Sauúti is like Black Panther meets Wild Cards with all the rich spacefaring worldbuilding of Dune. The Sauútiverse Shared World contains short stories and novellas set in this fictional civilization based on a blend of African cultural worldviews. The name Sauúti is taken from the word “Sauti” which means “voice” in Swahili. Sauúti is a five-planet system orbiting a binary star, rooted deeply in a variety of African mythology, language, and culture. Sauúti weaves in an intricate magic system based on sound, oral traditions, and music. It includes science-fiction elements of artificial intelligence and space flight, including both humanoid and non-humanoid creatures. Sauúti is filled with wonder, mystery, and magic.

Wole Talabi (Author), Anniwaa Buachie, Délé Ogundiran, Kofi Boakye, TBD, Tony Tambi (Narrator)

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[Hindi] - Gehre Patton ki Aadatein

For Antara Karvade, a story is like stagnant water on top of a waterfall. Even after standing still, it is not the still one. She writes - 'The stories in this collection are spontaneous stories written on the simple call of the mind. It is true that one's environment, thoughts, experiences and the inner turmoil of the mind have always been vocal in the author's works and these Creations are also no exception.' For the specific mood of these stories, she writes, 'The environment around women has changed rapidly in the past, but the acceptance of women who adapt themselves to that environment has not increased that fast.' A total of 16 stories have been collected in this collection and all these stories have different emotional bases and stand on the real mental ground, keeping the woman at the centre. In these, women's discussion, women's psychology and the flight of female characters are easily visible.

Antara Karvade (Author), Antara Karvade (Narrator)

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[Ukrainian] - Пітьма вогнища не розпалює...

Вічне начало – така повна назва незавершеної трилогії, психоаналітичної феєрії, як її називав сам Олесь Бердник. Пітьма вогнища не розпалює – перша і основна за обсягом книга твору. Друга і третя частина - це спроба змоделювати українське суспільство через сто років після написання роману. Через цей автобіографічний роман письменник показує нам життя своє і своєї родини починаючи від становлення комуністичного ладу, через Голодомор і не менш страшні довоєнні часи до середини Другої світової війни. Оповідь про нелегке життя перевивається з історіями, які народжувалися уві снах, писалися на аркушах зошитів. Вони допомагали проживати і усвідомлювати те, що відбувалося навкруги, та йти далі, у майбутнє. Пітьма вогнища не розпалює - один із останніх творів автора, що мав би узагальнити життєвий досвід письменника.

олесь бердник (Author), євген перепелиця (Narrator)

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