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In 1975, Viv Albertine was obsessed with music, but it never occurred to her she could be in a band, as she couldn't play an instrument, and she'd never seen a girl play electric guitar. A year later, she was the guitarist in the hugely influential all-girl band the Slits, who fearlessly took on the male-dominated music scene and became part of a movement that changed music. A raw, thrilling story of life on the frontiers and a candid account of Viv's life post-punk - taking in a career in film, the pain of IVF, illness and divorce and the triumph of making music again - Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys. is a remarkable memoir.

Most books about public speaking don’t tell you what to do when you open your mouth and nothing comes out. And they don’t tell you how to get over the anxiety about performance that most people naturally have. They don’t tell you what to do in the moments when you are made, as a woman, to feel small. They don’t tell you how to own the room. This book does.

Want to own the room? Comedian and radio and TV presenter Viv Groskop talks to inspirational women about the secrets of brilliant speaking. They share the tips and tricks that will get you the attention you deserve.

Every memoir is a battle between reality and invention - but in her follow up to Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys., Viv Albertine has reinvented the genre with her unflinching honesty. To Throw Away Unopened is a fearless dissection of one woman's obsession with the truth - the truth about family, power and her identity as a rebel and outsider. It is a gaping wound of a book, both an exercise in bloodletting and psychological archaeology, excavating what lies beneath: the fear, the loneliness, the anger.

Lift as You Climb is a dynamic guide to owning your ambition without having to be someone you don’t want to be. It’s about balancing ambition and compassion, and women being able to strive for personal success while trying to help - or lift - others along the way. We all have difficult moments at work, times when we feel awkward, when our daily micro interactions make us uncomfortable, perhaps when we have to say no or assert ourselves in a way that makes us feel less like ourselves, less 'sisterly'.

A poignant, often comical account of coming-of-age in the time after the Cold War and before Putin, One Ukrainian Summer evokes a unique moment in one country's history, and is a love letter to its people and culture.

Like many people the world over, Viv Groskop wishes she was a little more French. A writer, comedian, and journalist, Groskop studied the language obsessively starting at age eleven, and spent every vacation in France, desperate to escape her Englishness and to have some French chic rub off on her. In Au Revoir, Tristesse, Groskop mixes literary history and memoir to explore how the classics of French literature can infuse our lives with joie de vivre and teach us how to say goodbye to sadness.

Happy high status is a new way of thinking about confidence and how you relate to yourself. It's how actors and comedians enhance their presence on stage and screen. And in this inspirational guide, Viv Groskop explains how we can access it at any time to lend strength and energy to our interactions, big and small. Drawing on research, practical tips and lessons from the worlds of comedy, film, television, politics and sport, this is a masterclass in how to project status, minimise self-doubt and move effortlessly through life.

Chocolatier Emma Miller has a new business selling bonbons to the residents of the quaint town of Wood Creek. When a tiny visitor stops by her shop with an interesting request, Emma is intrigued. The young girl needs chocolates that will help her widowed dad fall in love, preferably with her teacher. What Emma didn't count on was Casey's ever so charming and handsome dad, Grant, stepping into her life. She has to remind herself to be cautious because the one thing she learned in foster care is that people always leave.

Viv Groskop has discovered the meaning of life in Russian literature. As she knows from personal experience, everything that has ever happened in life has already happened in these novels: from not being sure what to do with your life ( Anna Karenina) to being socially anxious about your appearance (all of Chekhov's work). This is a literary self-help memoir, with examples from the author's own life.

Two counsellors in their 20s navigating their adulthood away from their home country. Asking the WHYs about relationships, identities, and uncertainties. WHY am I feeling this way? WHY is life full of uncertainties? Why...? Making sense of the topics we tend to shy away. It's FUN, SCARY, and UNCOMFORTABLE. But sit with it because that's when we learn and grow. Grab a cup of tea, go for a walk, or do your chores! Let the journey begin!

Listen to Viv & Nat on their struggles of adulting and to their hot takes on celebrity news!

Te lo enseño es un podcast dedicado a aquellas personas que no entendieron los temas explicados por su maestro de español o simplemente quieren entenderlo mejor. En este podcast traemos especialistas de acuerdo al tema que vamos a tratar con la finalidad de que nuestra audiencia entienda lo mejor posible.

In this podcast series I am interviewing intresting people around the world within "Health and well-being" This podcast is based on facts, knowledge and science so that you can make better decisions in your everyday life that will improve your own and health and well-being. I am also the founder of Vivalicious Food which produces vegan baby food with added omega-3 . (www.vivaliciousfood.com)

Prince Nicolas is looking for a priceless royal heirloom. Trying to stay under the radar, he keeps that he's a prince secret—especially from the cute antiques dealer he asks to help him. The longer it takes, the more time they get to spend together, though no matter how attracted he is to Lizzie, love is certainly not an option for the heir to the crown of Belfort.

After an exhaustive search to find the person who dismembered a woman’s body, and her body parts spread throughout the Port Huron area, the detectives Joe Leverette and Phil Marsden are baffled. There was no ID with any part of the victim, so with the help of their lab, eventually they identified the woman as Heather North of Port Huron, Michigan. But the sensitive Carole Sage they were not able to get ahead of the murderer. The search for the suspect became one hell of a puzzle they would have to figure out.

Just as free-spirited bookstore employee Cleo Davis faces closure of her beloved shop, the owner informs her it will continue as part of the successful Stephens chain. When the chain's risk assessor, the very reserved, very attractive Mark Stephens, enters the store to look over her business plan, Cleo clashes with him right away. Mark has always followed the rules. But the minute he steps into vibrant and spunky Cleo's store, he knows he's in trouble. One moment he's in her "craft corner" painting bookends with kids, the next in a bidding war with Cleo at a charity auction.

JOYspan הפודקאסט של ד”ר צחי וידר על המדע של חיים ארוכים, טובים ומהנים. בשנים האחרונות מתחוללת מהפיכת ענק בתחום של אנטי אייגינג ולונג’ויטי. המחקר נוגע סופסוף בתהליכים הביולוגיים הבסיסיים שגורמים לנו להזדקן ואנחנו לומדים איך לשלוט בהם, איך לעכב אותם, אפילו איך להחזיר את השעון לאחור. התחום הזה שמרתק את ד”ר וידר, גם כאדם וגם כרופא, מניב...

Have you been wondering if adoption is right for you? Have you had the urge to start a family but don’t know where to start? You know adoption is the best route to take but are unsure of how the process works. The mystique and stigma around adoption are keeping you stuck in a loop of indecision. While you may have arrived here from a desire to start or expand a family, fertility challenges, wanting to help children in need, or other reasons, you know in your heart that you should consider adoption as an option.

The dismembered body of a young woman is found, each grisly part discovered separately by a member of the community. Detectives Joe Leverette and Philip Marsden are assigned the case, but the outlook is grim, with eerie dreams and hooting owls putting their witnesses on edge. When Carole Sage joins the team, the police are eager to use her gift of ‘second sight’ to gain an advantage. Will the young sensitive help crack the case, or will she become the murderer’s next victim?