<h4 class="page-anchor" id="h:55-years-ago-three-men-embarked-on-a-journey-that-would-change-history-for-ever-">55 years ago, three men embarked on a journey that would change history for ever . . .</h4>
 
<p class="page-anchor" id="h:Powered-by-1960s-technology-and-relying-on-the-most-rudimentary-computing-power-NASA-somehow-landed-two-of-those-men-successfully-on-the-moon-As-well-being-the-most-audacious-scientific-feat-of-all-time-it-was-a-mission-that-required-almost-superhuman-bravery-on-the-part-of-its-three-astronauts-">Powered by 1960s technology and relying on the most rudimentary computing power, NASA somehow landed two of those men successfully on the moon. As well being the most audacious scientific feat of all time, it was a mission that required almost superhuman bravery on the part of its three astronauts.
 
<p class="page-anchor" id="h:This-book-reproduces-the-transcript-of-their-private-conversations-what-they-said-to-each-other-rather-than-their-communication-with-Mission-Control-It-is-a-human-document-that-still-resonates-the-record-of-three-smart-funny-men-as-they-hurtle-into-the-vast-emptiness-of-space-">This book reproduces the transcript of their private conversations (what they said to each other rather than their communication with Mission Control). It is a human document that still resonates – the record of three smart, funny men as they hurtle into the vast emptiness of space. 
 
<p class="page-anchor" id="h:The-conversations-were-captured-by-a-small-onboard-reel-to-reel-tape-recorder-and-later-transcribed-by-NASA-Kept-confidential-until-the-late-1970s-they-offer-an-unprecedented-intimate-glimpse-into-Neil-Armstrong-Buzz-Aldrin-and-Michael-Collins-s-groundbreaking-lunar-mission-">The conversations were captured by a small onboard reel-to-reel tape recorder and later transcribed by NASA. Kept confidential until the late 1970s, they offer an unprecedented, intimate glimpse into Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins’s groundbreaking lunar mission.
 
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<h4 class="page-anchor" id="h:From-author-Jonathan-Scott-">From author Jonathan Scott . . .</h4>
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"The transcripts hit you in a number of ways. On one level their conversations help you grasp the magnitude of what they did, the real-time challenges they were facing and how these were overcome. 
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<div>Throughout the mission you hear them crack jokes, express hopes and fears, admit mistakes, wonder at the view, lose things, find things, encourage, congratulate and poke fun at each other. They sound like three ordinary guys getting on with a job, when the job happens to be the most extraordinary journey ever attempted.  </div>
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<div>The chatter veers without warning from easy-to-follow pleasantries to arcane procedural language to obscure in-jokes and historical references. Our in-depth annotations will explain the story behind every syllable, from take-off to splash-down."</div>
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<h4>A sample of the conversation in the transcript . . .  </h4>
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Collins: Jesus Christ, look at that horizon!</div>
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 Armstrong: Isn’t that something?</div>
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 Collins: Goddamn, that’s pretty! This is unreal. I’d forgotten.</div>
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 Armstrong: Get a picture of that.</div>
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 Collins: Ooh, sure, I will. I’ve lost a Hasselblad. Has anybody seen a Hasselblad floating by? It couldn’t have gone very far, big son of a gun like that.</div>
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 Armstrong: Now, what do we have is that all the … ?</div>
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 Collins: You had the switch on inside. Oh yeah. Okay. Automatic light control features.</div>
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 Collins: Well, that pisses me off! Hasselblad gone. Find that mother before she or I ends the [garble]. Everybody look for a floating Hasselblad. I see a pen floating loose down here, too. Is anybody missing a ballpoint pen?</div>
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 Aldrin: Got mine. Is it ballpoint, or is it?</div>
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 Collins: Yes, ballpoint. Here it is. I mean felt tip.</div>
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 Collins: Much embarrassed to say they’ve lost a Hasselblad. I seem to be prone to that.</div>
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An illustrated collection of quirky and darkly funny short stories, set mostly in contemporary Japan. 
A man turns an ambulance team away after his smart watch predicts an oncoming heart attack. A commuter's attempt to tell a woman she has a white hair leads to a police arrest. Neighbourly concern leads to a hair-raising encounter with a Japanese demon. 
At times speculative, at times grounded in the mundanity of the everyday, these tales explore the absurdities of modern life. 
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A memoir told through essays of one woman's experiences undergoing fertility treatment, and how she finds solace in writing, art, and the world around her. 
 
In this poignant collection, Sue Hann navigates the heartbreak of infertility through a series of reflective essays. As a psychologist, she finds little solace in clinical literature and instead turns to writing, art, and nature to make sense of her experience. From Georgia O'Keeffe's paintings to Sri Lanka’s rainforests, she seeks meaning and resilience. 
 
Palingenesis explores the emotions, struggles and heartache of unsuccessful fertility treatment, with an appreciation for the transformative power of art and nature. 
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An unflinching memoir about growing up in a country where homosexuality is punishable by death, and yet underground, hidden from Sharia law, is a vibrant gay scene threatening to burst open.
 
The dawn prayer calls echo through the streets. As many make their way to mosques, for some it signals the end of another illegal gay party. Under the cover of darkness, smiles on lips and sweat on foreheads, the gays of Tehran blend back into daily life. Hidden in plain sight, they plan when and where they will meet again.
 
In an unparalleled true story, Majid Parsa recounts how a childhood of war, prayer and obedience was upended by a teenage sexual awakening and ultimately, pride. He lifts the heavy veil of persecution to reveal the fabulous and flamboyant gay scene right at the heart of the Islamic Republic of Iran, flourishing under the ever-present shadow of the grand Ayatollah and morality police. Eye-opening and at times laugh-out-loud funny, The Ayatollah’s Gaze is a story of self-discovery in a country where Sharia is the law.
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In this contemporary murder mystery, an estranged mother and daughter urgently need to reconnect and navigate a world of Sufi story traditions to catch a killer, and to save each other.
 
There is a dead woman in the library. 
 
Layla is a scholar of women’s histories and stories. Her life is a carefully constructed set of routines in her small American liberal arts college, but all of that is about to change... 
 
Mira is a renowned Sufi storyteller who is running from a terrible past. When she learns that the murdered woman in the library was carrying a note from the killer addressed to her, she is presented with an opportunity to break a cycle of trauma and hurt. To confront her past, she must disclose the truth to Layla. 
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Night has long been perceived as Man-Land – a place for men to adventure, misbehave and experience extreme creativity. Darkness does not hold space for women… or so we’ve been told. 
 
In Women Write the Night, Annabel Abbs reveals that women have always lived a rich and vital life after the sun goes down. From Enheduanna (2286 BCE), the world’s first writer, to the eighteenth-century astronomer, Caroline Herschel, night has long empowered women with space to work, allowing both insight and inspiration. For others, the quiet and stillness offers moments of calm and clarity, much-needed respite from their daily labours. But the night is not just a serene cerebral space, Abbs also shares enticing tales of the pleasures of all-night parties, dancing the night away and the thrill of seeking new intimacies. With writing from remarkable women, Hildegard von Bingen and Aysheh Samarqandi in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, through to Jane Austen, Emily Dickinson, Audre Lourde, as well as original pieces from contemporary writers, Noreen Masud, Jini Reddy, Dipika Mukherjee, Emily Chappell, Isis Dove-Edwin, Clare Pooley and Emily Midorikawa, Women Write the Night illustrates that far from sleeping soundly in their own beds, for millennia women have been wide awake at night – working, walking, studying, creating, star-gazing – embracing their complex and nuanced nocturnal selves.

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‘We all blamed Helen.’
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Joyful, defiant and dazzling, this is the story of Rafi Aziz – a Northern boy dreaming of his name up in lights.
 
It's 1981 in the suburbs of Blackburn and, as Rafi’s mother reminds him daily, the family moved here from Pakistan to give him the best opportunities. But Rafi longs to follow his own path. Flamboyant, dramatic and musically gifted, he wants to be a Bollywood star.
 
Twenty years later, Rafi is flying home from Australia for his best friend’s wedding. He has everything he ever wanted: starring roles in musical theatre, the perfect boyfriend and freedom from expectation. But returning to Blackburn is the ultimate test: can he show his true self to his community?
 
Navigating family and identity from boyhood to adulthood, as well as the changing eras of ABBA, skinheads and urbanisation, Rafi must follow his heart to achieve his dreams.
 
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‘Original, compelling, witty and historically illuminating ... Essential reading’ Helen Lederer, founder of Comedy Women in Print
 
Paris, 1940. The course of Fatiha Bin-Khalid’s life is changed forever when she befriends the Muslim feminist Doria Shafik. But after returning to Egypt and dedicating years to the fight for women’s rights, she struggles to reconcile her political ideals with the realities of motherhood.  
 
Cairo, 1966. After being publicly shamed when her relationship with a bisexual boyfriend is revealed, Fatiha’s daughter is faced with an impossible decision. Should Yasminah accept a life she didn’t choose, or will she leave her home and country in pursuit of independence? 
 
Bristol, 2011. British-born Nadia is battling with an identity crisis and a severe case of herpes. Feeling unfulfilled (and after a particularly disastrous one-night stand), she moves in with her old-fashioned Aunt Yasminah and realises that she must discover her purpose in the modern world before it’s too late.
 
Following the lives of three women from the Bin-Khalid family, Daughters of the Nile is a bold debut novel that examines the enduring strength of female bonds. These women are no strangers to adversity, but they must learn from the past and relearn shame and shamelessness to radically change their futures.
 
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Aspiring quantum physicist Sumi is newly married and has moved into her husband’s family home. Here she observes that the beguilingly tranquil middle-class town of Shantinagar is not very different from her beloved quantum world: the happenings in one house are cryptically entangled with things next door, objects mysteriously disappear and unexpected interactions reveal surprising truths.
 
As the line between right and wrong begins to blur, new discoveries force the residents of Shantinagar to reflect on what they truly know about themselves and the ones they love. Meanwhile, Sumi must blend logic with love to make sense of her new circumstances.
 
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This Edwardian crime caper is the debut novel from award-winning writer and director Mario Theodorou. 
London, 1904. 
Three years after Queen Victoria's death, Edward VII sits on the throne, the economy is struggling, and Captain Scott is at the South Pole. Felix Grey, the second youngest Prime Minister in history, rides a populist wave into Number 10. Battling self-doubt and fierce opposition, Felix's resolve is ignited by the mysterious abduction of a Lord from a London club. 
Neglecting his duties, Felix teams up with a bumbling Oxford professor and a printer’s apprentice. Together, they plunge into London's murky politics and notorious landmarks, uncovering a plot to wreak havoc before the state opening of Parliament. With peers vanishing and factory disasters fueling unrest, Felix must navigate treachery and danger to crack the case, protect the country, and secure his position as Prime Minister. 
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