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What’s your story? We all have one. But what if the retelling of your story does you more harm than good?Do you understand how your cardinal memories are the keys to your story development? Or how these very same memories may limit your potential? Lighten Up is more than a coming-of-age memoir. It is an in-depth look at Rodney Laney’s disengagement from his cardinal memories. The book is humorous and provocative as Laney describes his journey into meditation and spirituality. Once you learn how to release the negative emotions attached to the images in your mind, you’ll free yourself from the habitual thoughts and emotions that cause your circular and limiting behavior. And once you release the emotions weighing you down, you’ll actually feel lighter. And maybe your stories will be funnier, as well.

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Over the course of the past 25 years, a quiet but persistent revolution has been taking place in English cathedrals, in some larger churches in major towns and cities, as well as the chapels of university colleges. The numbers of people drawn by the distinctive musical character of their worship has risen significantly, with Choral Evensong becoming the locus of this persistent growth in the numbers of worshippers. A significant number of these people are under 40 years of age; and many others have, until now, lived their lives on the edges of the Church - if not completely beyond it. Simon Reynolds believes Evensong is providing a place of sanctuary for people seeking space for reflection in a frenetic world. It is becoming a significant part of the Church of England’s mission. Lighten Our Darkness provides the definitive guide to Choral Evensong, and will be a fascinating introduction for newcomers to this historic form of worship, and for clergy and students wishing to explore its roots.

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The Levity Effect uses serious science to reveal the remarkable power of humor and fun in business. Science proves it?fun is good for business! Based on ten years of extensive research, the authors argue against business tradition to reveal the powerful bottom-line benefits of leading with levity. With interviews, exercises, and case studies, the book reveals how humor in the workplace will help you communicate messages, build camaraderie, and encourage creativity for a better workplace and bigger profits.

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A Fun-Filled Way to Draw Near to God As believers, we have God as our Father, and fathers love the sound of their children's laughter. So why not try something a little different for your daily devotions? If you want to lighten your mood while drawing near to God, or if you know someone who could use a laugh and a spiritual pick-me-up, this is just what you've been looking for. It's quick, easy, enjoyable--and thought-provoking too! Every day features the humorous cartoon artwork of Dennis Fletcher plus a short, powerful message that will uplift hearts and position minds to look for God in the day ahead. 3-Minute Devotions to Laugh and Reflect is built on the ministry of Jesus, whose teachings were often brief, created great word pictures, and were sometimes punctuated with humor. This is a fun, low-key approach to daily devotions that promises to stay with you and encourage your faith.

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For those who want to deepen their understanding of the world we live in, for those who want to see change happen and know that this begins with themselves, Inner Alchemy offers a path to inner peace, meaning, purpose, joy and wisdom. It is a practical guide to consciousness to secure self, social and world change.

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Inspirational Words to Meditate OnIf you liked Healing After Loss by Martha W. Hickman and Together is Better by Simon Sinek, you’ll love The Lighten Up Book An Upbeat Guide to Positivity in the Midst of Chaos: Allen Klein is the world's only "Jollytologist". As a keynote speaker and bestselling author, he has mastered the art of choosing the right quote at the right time. In The Lighten Up Book, he has gathered his favorite wise words to help readers power their lives with the positive. We have all weathered a lot of storms in recent times, literally with hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, and what seems like unrelenting strife in our daily discourse. We all need reminders of what we truly value in our life – family, friendship, community, leadership, service, helping others. An Inspirational Book for the Ages: As inspirational as it is instructive, The Lighten Up Book is a treasury of moving and meaningful sayings that spurs readers to live life to the fullest. Readers can take this encouraging book on the go to get a quick shot of inspiration at any time, or they can select one quote every day for in-depth thought and meditation. However readers choose to use these uplifting and inspiring quotes, they all have the potential to be life-changing. The Lighten Up Book offers endless encouragement. The quotes in this book will help you to: Feel inspired Recover from loss Get back up after a hard day knocks you down And much more!

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Okay, the mushrooms in this Trippy Shrooms 2025 wall calendar won't impact your consciousness, as trippy as they might be. They will, however, lighten the mood and provide fun color in your day. This calendar is free of plastic packaging.

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Kouhai is hard-pressed by deadlines (what’s new?) and is looking (as she always is) for ways to lighten the mood. The difference? This time, she and her unemployed partner-in-crime Senpai are embarking on a journey to escape the realities of adulthood - with the help of her editor!

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Peek behind the curtain of the glorious musicality of birds in Bird Rehearsal, a picture book about a raucous romp through the neighborhood, told entirely in birdsong from the award-winning author/illustrator team Jonah Winter and Stacy Innerst.  When the night is done,and the sky begins to lighten,the bird rehearsal begins.It’s not meant for us, but here we are,every day, listening . . .

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Dr. Patch Adams knows the inner side of healing. House Calls is a reminder that some of the most important factors in healing are not high-tech marvels but ordinary factors such as love, compassion, friendship, and hope. This book will lighten anyone's heart and assist him or her on a healing journey.

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What did one Christmas tree say to the other?Lighten up!What do snowmen wear on their heads?Ice caps!This hilarious collection of over 300 jolly jokes is sure to provide hours of festive fun for the whole family. A side-splitting joke book with funny illustrations on every page that will make the perfect stocking filler for kids at Christmas.

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Congratulations! You're about to take your happiness into your own hands! Using 98 concepts listed alphabetically from A to Z, you'll find ways to make small changes that will lighten and brighten your life. This guided journal uses three phases—introspection, self-challenge, and action—to help you open a new page in your personal story. Jot down your thoughts, feelings, and resolutions to establish a life that reflects the real you. Follow the path toward more well-being and serenity in your everyday life, at the office, and with your family and friends.

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Let life’s light shine bright Seeing the good in everything is the secret to a happy life. And like any skill, the more we do it, the easier it gets. In every area of your life, at work or at play, while exercising or relaxing, there are simple steps you can take to improve your mood and brighten your day. Full of optimistic advice, cheerful mantras and uplifting quotes from sunny souls, this book will help lighten life’s load and leave you beaming.

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The Champion of Rome returns, with a compendium of quiz questions!The Zebra-themed quiz book we have all been waiting for! Full of Roman, Greek and Egyptian ancient history, join Julius and the gang for a trivia tour of the ancient world, and impress parents and friends alike with over 100 fascinating facts. And of course, in true Julius Zebra style, there's heaps of humour to lighten the load of all that learning.How did the Romans transport the water for the baths?a) Viaduct b) Aquaduct or c) Via a duck

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Critical thinking is taught at all universities, often put forward by lecturers as the key skill that can most dramatically improve a student's understanding of a course and transform their writing. It pervades research methods teaching, critical psychology, and a range of other core curriculum elements, in exactly the same way that critical thinking pervades any discipline, and indeed, life generally. But what is it, exactly, and how can we apply it specifically to the field of psychology? In his relaxed and accessible style, Mark Forshaw takes modern real-world examples from psychology and everyday life to lighten the learning of critical thinking, explaining what it entails, why it is important, and how it can be applied to this fascinating field of study.

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A 2023 Children's Book Council Children's Favorite Winner!In this series of hilarious Big Nate comics by bestsellingauthor Lincoln Peirce, the jokes are flying, and the laughs are always on target!Warning: Big Nate is back, and the whole school’s on high alert. Can drama queen Dee Dee compete with Nate’s down-and-dirty gossip gathering? Will Mrs. Godfrey lighten up when she learns that she and Nate share a common obsession? And what happens after Coach John wanders into the flight path of a Nate-powered projectile? In this collection of Big Nate comics, the self-styled King of Detention is well-armed...so proceed with caution. Join Nate and friends for another laugh-packed installment of Big Nate comic fun.

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Parenting Tip #1: There's no one right way to be a parent. This entertaining parenting guide filled with helpful, bite-size advice. From a list of what you need in a diaper bag to a loving reminder that sometimes you just need to take time for yourself, these tips and tricks reassure parents that, yes, they can do this!• Tips and tricks reassure parents that parenting is doable and that they are already doing a great job. • Timesavers and support that new parents need• Fun illustrations to lighten the moodFans of The Secret Art of Being a Grown-Up, You’re Doing a Great Job!, and Welcome to the Club will love this book. This book is ideal for:• Parents • Grandparents • Childcare workers and nannies

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Steven is sent out for groceries on to the mean street of the city with only a shopping basket for protection. There are several shady characters about who are offering to lighten the load of the basket by helping themselves to his provisions! Stephen's having none of it and with the help of some of the city's less attractive sights he outsmarts all of them and makes it home in time for tea. With the pictures telling as much of the story as the text, children and adults alike will appreciate the humour and observations from this well known children's author.

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This magical calendar will brighten up your days as it pours good vibrations into your life with its energy of love and healing.Lighten up your year and beautify your desk with this 2024 Crystal Calendar. As you move into each month you are blessed with the energy of different crystals and positive words of wisdom to guide and inspire you. The photos of the crystals are exquisite, vibrant and gorgeous and certainly a beautiful addition to your home or office. Whether you consciously connect and work with the energy and crystals of this calendar or simply have it in your home, it will fill your world with love and inspiration.

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This humorous account of human evolution, from the beginnings of bipedalism through the Upper Paleolithic, is set in the context of a cookbook, with recipes and cartoons to match the unfolding stories. Each chapter discusses a particular milestone or event in human development, and a dash of prehistory, a sprinkling of recipes, and a generous helping of humor painlessly lighten the professorial instruction. From leading us to understand the first tool makers to showing us how to prepare a Neanderthal dinner party at the site of the authors' most recent excavations in Pech de l'Aze in France's Dordogne Valley near the town of Sarlat, this book presents archaeology as never before.

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In The Mediterranean Zone, Dr Barry Sears, founder of The Zone Diet, shows you how to eat a delicious and sustainable diet that will: stop weight gain and strip away 'toxic' fat; free you from inflammation and hormonal chaos; reverse diabetes and protect you from Alzheimer's; lighten your mood as well as your body; allow you to break out of the diet-and-exercise trap for good! Incorporating the principles of the Zone diet and the fundamental benefits of the much-loved Mediterranean diet, the Mediterranean Zone offers an easy-to-follow guide to eating and living better, based on the latest scientific research.

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‘Miscellany-at-Law was first published in 1955. It sought to include not only wise and witty sayings of the judges but also curiosities of lawyers and the law. ....The preface of Miscellany-at-Law included a frank confession of my ignorance of much that ought to have been included, particularly from overseas jurisdictions: and I uttered a gentle prayer that those who know better would lighten my darkness, the bounteous response was surprising as it was pleasant. With this rich harvest coupled with material for which I had found no convenient home in the book and the fruits of further researches and accidental discoveries of my own, there was enough matter ....for this further volume.’ Sir Robert Megarry

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Skinny Southern? You heard right. America's uniquely delicious comfort food just got healthy! The recipes in this cookbook don't just just “lighten up” Southern food—they offer gluten-free and paleo options as well. It's the Southern cuisine you know and love, at it's very finest.With 90 reinvented Southern Classic entrées such as truffle and rosemary chicken, or grilled lamb with sweet onion sauce; dabble with the citrus vinaigrette; sample the seafood gumbo, the quinoa salad, or the spaghetti squash with pecan truffle oil and herbs. You won't regret it!Private chef and Emmy-Award winner, Lara Lyn Carter is considered Georgia’s go-to authority on Southern entertaining. She's converted to healthy, clean cooking and shares her vast experience and array of healthy Southern recipes in this groundbreaking cookbook, an invaluable addition to any health-conscious kitchen.

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Making delicious, healthy holiday meals is easier than ever with Kirsten Kaminski’s tasty vegan recipes. Dishes like Stuffed Butternut Squash, Mushroom Wellington, Sweet Potato-Cauliflower Casserole and Dijon Scalloped Potatoes are the perfect foundation for a wholesome meal worthy of any celebration. Kirsten’s recipes have you covered for every course from appetiser to dessert, making it easy to create an entire decadent menu full of healthy vegan dishes. And what’s more is that they replicate all your favorite festive flavors so you don’t miss out on a thing. You don’t have to skip favorite holiday desserts - give Poached Pear Gingerbread, Speculoos Cookie Cupcakes and Chocolate Reindeer Cookies a try. Whether you’re looking for a few healthier dishes to lighten up your holiday meal or want an entirely vegan spread, Vegan Holiday Cooking has a recipe for you.

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‘’I Miss You is an artful resource for those looking to ease the burdens of longing and lighten their heavy hearts’’. -- Foreword Reviews With a gentle and considerate style, this evocative little gift book proposes a series of conceptual activities to help the reader work through the sense of loss that arises when someone or something is missing from their lives. For example; Spend one minute writing a list of all the things you can remember doing with the person that you miss. Simple everyday events can make as many memories as big adventures. Write as fast as you can. When one minute is up, stick the list to a window pane so that it can be seen from outside. With beautiful, stripped back illustration and elegant packaging, this book is a striking and affordable gift for a friend or for yourself.

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In "The Cartoon Guide to Calculus", master cartoonist and former Harvard calculus instructor Larry Gonick offers a complete and up-to-date illustrated course in college-level calculus. Using graphics and humor to lighten what is frequently a tough subject, Gonick entertainingly teaches all of the course essentials, functions, limits, derivatives, and integrals, with numerous examples and applications. He concludes with a bemused look at the paradoxes at the heart of calculus and the foundations of mathematics. And in an exciting first for the "Cartoon Guide" series, each chapter includes helpful problem sets, designed to help readers cement the lessons learned in each section. Combining entertainment and education, this is the perfect supplement for any study of calculus, whether readers are high school or college students, independent learners, or just lovers of Larry Gonick's bestselling, award-winning cartoon guides.

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Gory Rory is having a TERRIBLE day, and the LAST thing he needs is a KISS. Everything is going wrong for Gory Rory Fangface. First, he ran out of cereal and then his favourite jumper was in the wash and then it rained on the way to school. Does Gory Rory need a kiss? No, he most certainly DOESN’T. The day gets progressively worse; he’s forgotten his homework, it’s egg salad for lunch, and then mum is late for pick-up. A kiss perhaps? NO WAY. On the way home it rains again, there’s homework to finish and the internet is down. Gory Rory has reached the end of his tether – it really has been the WORST DAY EVER. But sometimes... just sometimes... when you really really need them... kisses can make it all better. A heartwarming story about the power of affection to lighten up even the darkest of days.

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With details on everything from the Empire State Building to Max Fish, this is the only guide a native or traveler needs to navigate New York’s neighborhoods and find the best restaurants, shopping, and more. The Not For Tourists Guide to New York City is a map-based, neighborhood-by-neighborhood dream guide designed to lighten the load of already street-savvy New Yorkers, commuters, business travelers, and, yes, tourists too. Each map is marked with user-friendly icons identifying NFT’s favorite picks around town, from essentials to entertainment, and includes invaluable neighborhood descriptions written by locals, highlighting the most important features of each area. The book includes everything from restaurants, bars, shopping, and theater to information on hotels, airports, banks, transportation, and landmarks. Need to find the best pizza places around? NFT has you covered. How about a list of the top vintage clothing stores in the city? W

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Bittersweet and startling, A SWEET OBSCURITY is a novel of childhood, love and the consequences of how lives are lived. 'Intriguing and impressive. A memorable study of a child forced cruelly, even tragically, to grow up too soon' Sunday TimesSince her mother's death, nine year old Dido has been living with her eccentric aunt, acting as peacekeeper between Eliza, her estranged husband Giles and his girlfriend. They are each cruelly burdened in different ways. Chance draws them down to Cornwall, where a country idyll offers to lighten their urban cares. Eliza falls in love with local farmer, Pearce, an event that causes the four adults to re-assess their lives, with some painful and unforeseen consequences for adults and child alike.

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This is a modern tale, a journey of the heart, a road back, revisiting many cities and enduring Eastern and Western sentiments to light and lighten our understanding of life’s fleeting appearance. It is a way of honouring the life of a loved one, to tell a personal story that reflects the shared, universal truth of the silence of loss from Kakimoto to Goethe and beyond. This is a beautifully told, deeply moving and poignant letter of loss, yet also the celebration of the life of a loved one through allegory, music, poetry and personal records. Told in letter-form, Four Days in January records the story of two lovers and their lives through marriage and parenthood following his diplomatic career spent in different parts of the world, and the role and dedication of the diplomat’s wife. Here is a very open volume that offers an array of inspirational thoughts for anyone facing loss and bereavement.

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This action-packed Bible invites children to join Bear Grylls on a journey into Scripture. Follow the brave men and women of the Bible as they venture through dry desert lands, brave persecution and cross seas to discover and share the life-changing message of God.Extra features help children engage with the epic stories found within the Bible text and encourage them towards a lifetime of exploring the world with God. A ''Terrain Guide'' sets the scene for each book. ''Landmarks'' and ''Signposts'' help readers understand historical context and how to find the trail leading to Jesus. ''Tricky Ground'' deciphers difficult passages that children may question, and ''Camp Fire Facts'' lighten the load along the way. Bear Grylls is a constant source of encouragement, pointing out the favourite verses that have fuelled his soul and body on many an adventure.16 pages of full colour inserts are interspersed throughout the Bible to encourage children to pause, take stock and

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Special collectors' hardback editions lovingly restored to original designs 'I love these editions - so beautifully produced, so solid and permanent, just as Tove Jansson deserved.' Philip Pullman A beautiful collectors' edition of this classic Moomin story, using original 50s and 60s cover artwork, newly scanned images and gorgeous endpapers. When signs appear that a comet is heading towards their beloved Moominvalley, Moomin and his friend Sniff set sail to consult with the professors in the distant Lonely Mountains. Their journey is full of adventures and narrow escapes; from crocodiles, giant lizards, eagles and the like, but new friends - soon to become firm friends - help lighten the way. In this first and most exciting Moomin novel, we meet the wandering Snufkin, the fascinating Snork Maiden and her brother the Snork as they join Moomin in his race to get home to Moominmamma before the comet crashes. From the publisher of The Invisible Child and The Fir Tree (all proceeds to Oxfam) here's the Moomin gift editions.

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Many people are intrigued by the current trend for veganism. This book is for all those who want to 'have a go' - whether it's simply to improve their diet or lighten the load on the planet - but who don't have the time or the inclination to follow a vegan diet full time. There are numerous glossy vegan cookbooks (and authors) extolling the benefits of everything from making nut milks to replicating the taste of cheese. This book is different. The recipes in The Part-time Vegan are straightforward, feature readily available ingredients and are, of course, delicious, because they are based on the best simple, natural flavours that nature has to offer. As well as providing recipes for midweek and weekend breakfasts, lunches and main meals, the book covers why being a part-time vegan is a great approach to health - when we balance vegan recipes with high-quality sources non-processed meat, fish and dairy. After all, variety is key to a healthy diet.

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2013 Winner — Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award — Romance In 1830s London, scandalous whispers surround the pub known as the Sleeping Dove, a hidden bordello catering to nobles eager to shed the trappings of their stations. Josephine Grant knows the rumors are true — she plays piano at the Dove and is known only as the “Bawdy Bluestocking” to the pub’s faithful. The reluctant Duke of Lennox is called “The Uncatchable” by society ladies, not that he cares for them or their nicknames. Elias Addison’s estate was thrust upon him when his father died, and it has been little else but a burden. When a friend brings him to the Sleeping Dove in an attempt to lighten his mood, the Duke of Lennox finds himself at the Bawdy Bluestocking’s piano, and together they begin to play a dangerous melody. When the Duke uncovers the truth about her, will he wish he had never heard the tune?

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This book is different from your typical how-to guide for ghost hunting. It's designed to give the empath, and anyone sensitive to energy, tools for accepting things that go bump in the night. Empathic ghost hunters will learn to depend not only on the energy of the living, but that of the dead as they search out paranormal activity. Each chapter includes a story, taken from the authors' experiences in their own ghost-hunting practice, as well as a lesson for empaths or those wishing to better their empathy skills. Find out how to "lighten" a space, a house, or a life, by changing the energy, thereby allowing ghosts to move on. Discover what an empath feels and what he/she can do to work with the gift of empathy. Now you can unravel and demystify the phenomena of the paranormal, and bring light to a subject fraught with fear and misunderstanding.

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'Mindful nihilism is all about seeing yourself as an insignificant cog in the universe - and it works' Evening Standard In an era defined by stress and selfishness, self-care, and obsessive individuality, emptiness can offer peace. A balm for the soul of burnt-out Millennials - disillusioned with the search for meaning through career success, a beautiful life and a beautiful Instagram account - The Sunny Nihilist explains why achievement has not made us happy. Looking anew at a philosophy usually associated with grumpy pessimists, writer Wendy Syfret examines our modern experience of work, love, religion and wider society, and asks whether a touch of upbeat nihilism could actually lighten our loads. Making the case for rejecting the cult of purpose and accepting our un-importance in the universe as a positive reality, The Sunny Nihilist urges us to be cheerful in the face of it - because if nothing matters, we might as well be happy and good to each other.

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A collection of satirical and humorous readings related to education and schooling. The editor contends that perhaps educators, and others, have taken the issues and problems of education too seriously and a satirical and humorous perspective might lighten their task. The readings are categorized according to goals and curriculum; instruction including subcategories on organization, resources, teachers and teaching, learners and learning; evaluation and research; and futures. The editor has provided very little editorial comment, leaving that up to the reader. As noted in the introduction by Will Roy a Professor from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee'...[these essays] aim to deflate pompousness, annoy authority, shake the status quo, empower the little people, bring reality into the Ivory Tower, spur change, and primarily, allow us to take ourselves less seriously.'

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Prayers for Peace is a collection of three beautiful prayer settings by Alexander L'Estrange: God be in my head, Lighten our Darkness, and The Lord's Prayer. Ideal as introits, anthems or in a concert programme, the pieces are testament to L'Estrange's ability to write music which is simple and accessible yet at the same time full of expression and exquisite harmonies. The settings are for unaccompanied SATB but they have an optional piano/organ part to provide support if required. Prayers for Peace is part of Faber Music's exciting Choral Signature Series which introduces a wealth of new or recently written choral music to choirs in search of fresh repertoire. The series draws in a rich diversity of living composers, offering a thrilling array of varied styles. Browse the full perusal score on scorelibrary.fabermusic.com.

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After leaving school at 15 with a CDB (Could Do Better) after his name, Paul Palmer decided he in fact could do better and wrote down his many takes on life. This book is packed full of nostalgic observations on life, play on words and sometimes borders on the realms of fantasy. From flowers to famine and beyond. An eclectic mix from social history, incorporating all the genres throughout the years and with a twist of a comedic view on life in the 50’s and 60’s. More serious aspects of war, peace and politics with some love poems to lighten the mood. Paul turns words into poetic verse which will give the reader a stirring cocktail of emotions and food for thought, with a finish of calm.

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