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In this fascinating anthology, one hundred men - distinguished in
literature and film, science and architecture, theatre and human
rights - confess to being moved to tears by poems that haunt them.
Representing 20 nationalities and ranging in age from their early
20s to their late 80s, the majority are public figures not prone to
crying. Here they admit to breaking down when ambushed by great
art, often in words as powerful as the poems themselves. 75 per
cent of the selected poems were written in the 20th century, with
more than a dozen by women. Their themes range from love in its
many guises, through mortality and loss, to the beauty and variety
of nature. Three men have suffered the pain of losing a child;
others are moved to tears by the exquisite way a poet captures, in
Alexander Pope's famous phrase, 'what oft was thought, but ne'er so
well express'd'. From J.J Abrams to John le Carre, Salman Rushdie
to Jonathan Franzen, Daniel Radcliffe to Nick Cave, Ian McEwan to
Stephen Fry, Stanley Tucci to Colin Firth, and Seamus Heaney to
Christopher Hitchens, this collection delivers private insight into
the souls of men whose writing, acting, and thinking are admired
around the world.
Horror sequel directed by Tom Harper. 40 years after the events of
'The Woman in Black' (2011), a group of schoolchildren in London
are evacuated from the city during the blitz, accompanied by their
young teacher Eve Parkins (Phoebe Fox). When the group arrives in
the idyllic English countryside, little do they know that a dark
spirit that has long lain dormant in the Eel Marsh House awaits.
One by one the children begin to demonstrate strange behaviour and
unexplainable happenings occur in their isolated home. Will Eve,
with the help of the military, be strong enough to repel the
ghostly woman bent on destruction and revenge for the loss of her
son?
The Learn to Swim book is a superb how-to guide for parents and
caregivers to teach their baby the basics of swimming and water
familiarization in the lead up to, and in conjunction with,
swimming lessons. Each chapter focuses on a new skill for the
parent and baby to learn together in the bath or pool. The
skills-illustrated by detailed photos, key learning points, and
troubleshooting suggestions-are for beginner, intermediate, and
advanced levels, catering to all stages of learning from those
fearful of water to the most water-confident babies all over the
world. This book can be adapted to bath time, pools, lakes, or
beaches and shows what parents can do with their baby in a safe
environment, paving the way for a strong swimming toddler. This
book also addresses concerns new parents may have with a dedicated
FAQ section that will also answer the age-old question: "Will my
baby drink the water?" Finally, key safety information-including
supervision, swim wear, floaties, pool fences, and a special
chapter on babies with special needs-are all expertly addressed.
WHAT IS YOUR FIRST MEMORY? Or, rather, what do you imagine to be
your earliest memory? Perhaps, alternatively, there was a moment
during childhood when the world's axis shifted? A transformative
realisation, epiphany or experience that changed the course of your
life: your very own 'sense of a beginning'... In My First Memory,
bestselling anthologist Ben Holden explores these touchstones via
the watershed experiences of some of the greatest figures of our
age. Along the way, he lightly explores how memory and childhood
merge to form identity. How, in the process, we not only create
individual origin-stories but also, on a broader level, fashion
human history. The first memories of iconic figures - from
Machiavelli to Freud, Einstein to Hawking, Churchill to Luther
King, Pankhurst to Angelou, Pavarotti to Springsteen, and Pele to
Bolt - combine with exclusive, personal pieces by some of today's
greatest writers, scientists and thinkers: the likes of Sebastian
Barry, Melvyn Bragg, David Eagleman, Susan Greenfield, Tessa
Hadley, Javier Marias, Michael Morpurgo and the late Ursula K Le
Guin. The trip down memory lane is heightened by the remembrances
of refugees: from heroic figures such as Madeleine Albright, Isabel
Allende, Alf Dubs, Yusra Mardini, Elie Wiesel and Stefan Zweig to
lesser-known but no less courageous voices. Many of these moving
accounts tell of children being forced to leave home and family
behind forever. They may have grown up to lead inspirational lives
- but none ever forgot from whence they came. After all, each of us
must start somewhere and - as this timeless collection
unforgettably proves - there is always a first time for everything.
Praise for Poems That Make Grown Men Cry: 'Everyone who reads this
collection will be roused: disturbed by the pain, exalted in the
zest for joy given by poets' Observer 'That's the great thing about
a good anthology of poems: you are reminded of old friends and
introduced to new ones... This is a welcome addition to my shelves'
Sunday Telegraph 'A fascinating anthology. Finding out what makes
particular men emotional is intriguing' Irish Independent 'The
title is pure genius... what I love most is the proud grasp of
emotion as mature and manly. Two words that become magnificent in
their juxtaposition: "men" and "cry"' Daily Mail 'This is a really
thought-provoking book...The range of contributors leads to a
wonderful range of verse. And the overall result is a wonderfully
powerful and moving experience' The Times
There are few more precious routines than that of the bedtime
story. So why do we discard this invaluable ritual as grown-ups to
the detriment of our well-being and good health? In this
groundbreaking anthology, Ben Holden, editor of the bestselling
Poems That Make Grown Men Cry, challenges how we think about life,
a third of which is spent asleep. He deftly explores not only the
science of sleep but also why we endlessly tell stories - even to
ourselves, as we dream. Holden combines his own illuminating
storytelling with a treasure trove of timeless classics and
contemporary gems. Poems and short stories, fairy tales and fables,
reveries and nocturnes - from William Shakespeare to Haruki
Murakami, Charles Dickens to Roald Dahl, Rabindranath Tagore to
Nora Ephron, Vladimir Nabokov to Neil Gaiman - are all woven
together to replicate the journey of a single night's sleep. Some
of today's greatest storytellers reveal their choice of the ideal
grown-up bedtime story: writers such as Margaret Drabble, Ken
Follett, Tessa Hadley, Robert Macfarlane, Patrick Ness, Tony
Robinson and Warsan Shire. Fold away your laptop and shut down your
mobile phone. Curl up and crash out with the ultimate bedside book,
one you'll return to again and again. Full of laughter and tears,
moonlight and magic, Bedtime Stories for Grown-ups joyfully
provides the dream way to end the day - and begin the night . . .
Following the success of their anthology Poems That Make Grown Men
Cry, father-and-son team Anthony and Ben Holden, working with
Amnesty International, have asked the same revealing question of
100 remarkable women. What poem has moved you to tears? The poems
chosen range from the eighth century to today, from Rumi and
Shakespeare to Sylvia Plath, W. H. Auden to Carol Ann Duffy, Pablo
Neruda and Derek Walcott to Imtiaz Dharker and Warsan Shire. Their
themes range from love and loss, through mortality and mystery, war
and peace, to the beauty and variety of nature. From Yoko Ono to
Judi Dench, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to Elena Ferrante, Carol Ann
Duffy to Meera Syal, and Joan Baez to Olivia Colman, this unique
collection delivers private insights into the minds of women whose
writing, acting and thinking are admired around the world.
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