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Wimbledon
By: Sue Barker
Narrated by: Sue Barker
Length: 8 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: No
Brought to you by Penguin.
Sue Barker first walked through those famous SW19 gates aged 13 in 1969, to play in the National Schools event. She knelt down and picked some blades of grass, wrapped them up in a tissue and took them home. Her own bit of Wimbledon.
What Sue didn't know then, was that every year for the next half century, she would be... Read more
Off The Beat
Nusrit Mehtab
Off The Beat
By: Nusrit Mehtab
Narrated by: Shaheen Khan
Length: 8 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
Brought to you by Penguin.
When Nusrit Mehtab joined the Met Police in the late 80s the organisation was rife with racism and misogyny. Officers refused to patrol with her, or even call her by her name. Her attempts to get promoted were met with hostility and ridicule and she was subject to cruel pranks.
As the years passed and her seniority grew,... Read more
Madonna
By: Mary Gabriel
Narrated by: Elise Arsenault
Length: 41 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
In this exceptional biography, Pulitzer Prize finalist Mary Gabriel chronicles the meteoric rise and enduring influence of the greatest female pop icon of the modern era: Madonna.
'Daring to write a biography of a woman with whom the entire world is on a first-name basis, Mary Gabriel has created (astonishingly) a book neither gossip-driven nor... Read more
Cures for Hunger
Deni Ellis Béchard
Cures for Hunger
By: Deni Ellis Béchard
Narrated by: Deni Ellis Bechard
Length: 10 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
Growing up in rural British Columbia, Deni Ellis Béchard believes his charismatic father is infallible. Wild, unpredictable, even dangerous, André is worshipped by his young son, who believes that his father can do no wrong.But when Deni’s mother le
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The Westport Fire Department did not have to travel far Wednesday night.
They — and a couple of hundred Westport friends — gathered at Autostrada, next door.
The classic car-and-event space was filled for the Westport Uniformed Firefighters Charitable Foundation’s 2nd annual whiskey tasting fundraiser.
The cause was a great one: $80,000, to replace 55 Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs), in every fire, police and ambulance in town.
The turnout — and vibe — was fantastic. And though the mood was festive, it was important too to hear Deputy Fire Chief Nick Marsan’s description of lives that have been saved by AEDs.
One grateful woman — 34 years old — returned to the fire station to thank him. With her 4- and 2-year-old sons.
Raising money for AEDs is something the firefighters do, above and beyond the call of duty. Last night, Westport toasted them in style.
First responders, town officials and friends at the firefighters’ gala.
Checking out auction items — and classic cars — at Autostrada.
From left: Firefighters Eric LaRiviere, Rob Lenois, Ryan Farrell, Pete Nichio and Shareef Conjura. Lenois is president of the Westport Uniformed Firefighters Charitable Foundation. (Photos/John Videler for Videler Photography)
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If you missed Homes with Hope‘s fantastic video — celebrating the non-profit’s 40 year history, from a controversial small men’s shelter to a supportive housing institution supported by the entire town — you’re in luck.
It will be screened again on June 9 (2 p.m., Christ & Holy Trinity Church). It’s a fascinating look at changing attitudes toward homelessness and hunger, as told by the men and women who have worked for 4 decades to end it here.
Also in Homes with Hope news: Yesterday, the Westport Downtown Association presented the o Genocide Awareness Month every April is an important time to draw our attention to the victims of genocides that are ongoing in the contemporary world, that may yet happen, and that have already taken place, leaving an indelible mark on individuals, communities, and nations. However, Genocide Awareness Month is also an opportunity to recover and amplify the stories of people who, despite being targeted by perpetrators, have refused to be victims and resisted against all odds. Topics: Armenian Genocide, Holocaust, genocide, china, Native Americans For many Americans, the popular story of the first Thanksgiving often goes like this: in 1621, the Pilgrims had recently arrived in what is today Plymouth, Massachusetts—the traditional lands of the Wampanoag and Massachusett people—and were faced with a cold and bitter winter. The Wampanoag people noticed their plight and generously provided the Pilgrims with the means to survive. To provide thanks, the Pilgrims welcomed the Wampanoags to a harmonious feast. This narrative is shared in classrooms across America every year, has persisted in public memory, and is deeply embedded in the national identity of the United States. However, like many exceptionalist narratives in American history, this story is a one-sided understanding that glorifies colonization and ignores the full truth of history, particularly for the Indigenous People of the United States. Topics: American History, Native Americans This month, in addition to being National Native American Heritage Month, marks 400 years since the Mayflower landed in Plymouth. Here in Massachusetts—a state named after the indigenous people of the “Great Blue Hill”—many of us are settlers on stolen land. I spoke with Cheryl Andrews-Maltais, Chairwoman of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Aquinnah based on Martha’s Vineyard, to hear her perspective on this moment, and what we can learn from reflecting on the anniversary. Topics For “normal” people, the conclusion that journalists who chronicle wars and disasters don’t resemble them is easily reached. Why would anyone leave the comfort of middle-class America or Europe to document the savagery inflicted by Islamic terrorists on Western hostages or by rival factions on women in places such as Congo? In the memoir It’s What I Do: A Photographer’s Life of Love and War, precociously undertaken before Lynsey Addario turned 40, she endeavors to explain the “Why?” She takes the reader through a decade of violence in Afghanistan and Iraq after Sept. 11, 2001; then on to the Arab Spring. She opens with a harrowing account of being trapped between the rebels and Moammar Gadhafi’s gunmen in the chaotic months before the Libyan leader was captured and executed. Need a break?Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. “I hadn’t covered Tunisia and Egypt, because I was on assignment in Afghanistan, and it had pained me to miss such important moments in history,” Addario writes. “I wasn’t going to miss Libya.” She and three other veteran conflict journalists were taken captive by Gadhafi’s gunmen, who bound and blindfolded them for an hours-long ride in the back of a pickup truck. The men were punched and rifle-butted, and Addario was fondled. The experience conveys the judgment lapses and regrets that consume journalists when they ignore the subconscious hazard detector. “The fact is that trauma and risk-taking hadn’t become scarier over the years; it had become more normal,” Addario writes of her regret and resignation during the detention at a Gadhafi prison and guesthouse. She acknowledges the emotional trauma imposed on those who care about her — recalling of the year her mother fell into a coma after a car accident: “My family chose not to tell me, because I was far away and there was nothing I could do.” Addario also shares professional disappointments — including a devastating moment after a gruelin
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