#Free_Download Walking With Ghosts: A Memoir by Gabriel Byrne When award-winning actor, producer and international icon Gabriel Byrne was a young boy, his grandmother brought him to the cinema for the first time. There, Byrne fell in love with the transporting power of the big screen. Growing up in 1950s and 60s Dublin within a family of eight, Byrne's formative childhood years were both carefree and challenging, spent between home, the church, school, and the streets of his ever-changing city where he observed that some of the greatest actors and entertainers could be found in the lives of those around him. In captivating, funny, and sensual prose that brings to life the myriad voices of his youth, Byrne recounts his first formative 12 years--morning routines with his father, a barrel-maker at the Guinness factory; his debut role in a nativity play; his relationship with his dynamic mother; and his years at a seminary where he studied to be a priest. Interspersed throughout this engrossing childhood story we see Byrne's ascent to global stardom, from his days acting in amateur drama groups in London, to his first big role opposite Richard Burton, his arrival at the Cannes stage for his breakout hit movie, The Usual Suspects, to the HBO show In Treatment for which he won a Golden Globe.

#Free_Download The Ratline: Love, Lies, and Justice on the Trail of a Nazi Fugitive by Philippe Sands As Governor of Galicia, SS Brigadeführer Otto Freiherr von Wächter presided over an authority on whose territory hundreds of thousands of Jews and Poles were killed, including the family of the author's grandfather. By the time the war ended in May 1945, he was indicted for 'mass murder'. Hunted by the Soviets, the Americans, the Poles and the British, as well as groups of Jews, Wächter went on the run. He spent three years hiding in the Austrian Alps, assisted by his wife Charlotte, before making his way to Rome where he was helped by a Vatican bishop. He remained there for three months. While preparing to travel to Argentina on the 'ratline' he died unexpectedly, in July 1949, a few days after spending a weekend with an 'old comrade'.

#Free_Download Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis , Larry Sloman Now in paperback, the New York Times bestseller by one of rocks most provocative figures Scar Tissue is Anthony Kiediss searingly honest memoir of a life spent in the fast lane. In 1983, four self-described knuckleheads burst out of the mosh-pitted mosaic of the neo-punk rock scene in L.A. with their own unique brand of cosmic hardcore mayhem funk. Over twenty years later, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, against all odds, have become one of the most successful bands in the world. Though the band has gone through many incarnations, Anthony Kiedis, the groups lyricist and dynamic lead singer, has been there for the whole roller-coaster ride. Whether hes recollecting the influence of the beautiful, strong women who have been his muses, or retracing a journey that has included appearances as diverse as a performance before half a million people at Woodstock or an audience of one at the humble compound of the exiled Dalai Lama, Kiedis shares a compelling story about the price of success and excess. Scar Tissue is a story of dedication and debauchery, of intrigue and integrity, of recklessness and redemptiona story that could only have come out of the world of rock.

#Free_Download Falastin: A Cookbook by Sami Tamimi , Tara Wigley , Yotam Ottolenghi (Contributor) The story of Palestine's food is really the story of its people. When the events of 1948 forced residents from all regions of Palestine together into one compressed land, recipes that were once closely guarded family secrets were shared and passed between different groups in an effort to ensure that they were not lost forever.

#PDF_Download Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell The author of the widely praised Wordslut analyzes the social science of cult influence: how cultish groups from Jonestown and Scientology to SoulCycle and social media gurus use language as the ultimate form of power.

#PDF_Download Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community by Dietrich Bonhoeffer After his martyrdom at the hands of the Gestapo in 1945, Dietrich Bonhoeffer continued his witness in the hearts of Christians around the world. His Letters and Papers from Prison became a prized testimony to Christian faith and courage, read by thousands. Now in Life Together we have Pastor Bonheoffer's experience of Christian community. This story of a unique fellowship in an underground seminary during the Nazi years reads like one of Paul's letters. It gives practical advice on how life together in Christ can be sustained in families and groups. The role of personal prayer, worship in common, everyday work, and Christian service is treated in simple, almost biblical, words. Life Together is bread for all who are hungry for the real life of Christian fellowship. 'When I think of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, some words Gorky used of Tolstoy come into my mind---'Look what a wonderful man is living on the earth.''---MALCOM MUGGERIDGE, author of Jesus

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#Colleen_Hoover is the hottest author in America. She also may be the most controversial Colleen Hoover, currently one of the most popular authors in the US, has attracted both in equal measure. Hoover writes contemporary romance and psychological thriller books geared toward female audiences. The 43-year-old grew up in a small town in Texas, and within a span of 10 years went from self-publishing books on the side to selling 14.3 million copies of her work in 2022. Her best-known title, “It Ends With Us,” was published in 2016 but has enjoyed a huge resurgence thanks to social media and word of mouth. A movie adaptation of the novel, starring Blake Lively, is set for release in 2024. Hoover, known as CoHo to fans, also commands highly active groups of book lovers, with more than 940,000 followers on her Facebook fan page and 1.4 million on TikTok. She is the second-most followed author on Goodreads, after Stephen King, and her popularity shows no signs of waning. She was named one of TIME’s Most Influential People in 2023, and her books occupied three of the top five spots last week on the New York Times Paperback Trade Fiction bestseller list. Hoover’s fans use words like “swoony” and “sweet-to-scorching” when describing her books’ appeal. It’s not unusual to come across TikTok images of readers in a post-Hoover haze, verklempt and clutching their tear-stained tomes, breathlessly teasing a shocking plot twist, sexy scene or emotional moment. “Colleen Hoover books always leave me speechless and in tears,” one TikTok reader said. However, there are plenty of readers who take issue with Hoover’s work and aren’t shy about pointing out what they see as dangers in her themes and storylines. For example several notable book influencers, and countless readers and writers, have raised red flags about “It Ends With Us,” saying it romanticizes abuse. Many in the romance community also point out that Hoover’s work sometimes defies staid romance-novel conventions, making it a difficult fit for the genre. In a word, many see Hoover’s books as problematic. These criticisms raise complex questions about the reader expectations around certain genres, how art presents difficult issues and how one author can be so popular and so reviled at the same time. “It Ends with Us” tells the story of a woman named Lily Bloom and her contentious relationships with two men: her childhood love Atlas Corrigan, and her eventual husband, neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid. The toll of domestic abuse is a clear theme of the novel and Lily is deeply affected by her mother’s abuse at the hands of her father. In fact, the very title of the book is supposed to signify the end of this dangerous cycle in Lily’s life. However, readers have shared their discomfort with the portrayal of Lily’s own abusive relationship with Ryle. In the book, Ryle physically, sexually and emotionally abuses Lily, acting out in fits of jealousy and rage. This behavior is graphic; it is named. Other characters express their concern for Lily and she eventually ends their marriage over Ryle’s behavior. The issue at hand, for many critics, is not that domestic abuse – a painful fact of life – is part of the narrative. Rather, it is that the behavior is central to the (doomed) love story in which readers are supposed to invest themselves. Book influencer Whitney Atkinson says some stories are aspirational; readers want to imagine they’re part of the storylines. (Many romance or fantasy novels, for instance, prompt this response.) However, Hoover’s work, she says, blurs that line with the addition of painful – and decidedly non-aspirational – narrative arcs. “(With) a lot of romance and romantic books, you want to be in that story, or part of that world temporarily,” says Atkinson, who has more than 90,000 followers across YouTube, Instagram and other platforms. “As for Hoover, I think people can more relate to the characters, but it’s not like you’re reading it for escapism, other than the fact that you’re gobbling it up just because it’s quick and easy and fun to read.”