Podcast appearances and mentions of Chris Cleave

Former Eastenders and present-day Archers actor Lucy Speed, and comedian Sarah Mills talk about books set in wartime London, a 1990s underground train, and Graham Greene's MI6. Lucy's choice is Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleave, Which tells the tale of Mary, a woman who becomes a teacher at the beginning of the war, only for her life to take some unexpected turns during the Blitz. Sarah has selected 253 by Geoff Ryman, the novel originally published on the Internet which tells the stories of 253 passengers on a London Underground train. Harriett proposes a lesser known a Graham Greene novel, The Human Factor, which takes in apartheid South Africa and communism as well as espionage.Producer for BBC Audio Bristol: Sally Heaven Join the conversation on Instagram: agoodreadbbc

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Writers on a New England Stage with Chris Cleave, recorded live at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, NH in 2012. This archive program may still contain broadcast elements from the time it aired.

Want the full episode?Check out yesterday's episode, or download it directly using this link. Sarah Knight, deemed “the Anti-Guru” for her profane approach to giving practical advice, joins the show (again!) to discuss defining life decisions, listening to your intuition, taking initiative, and the importance of having purposeful responsibilities. KEY TOPICSHow defining moments in adulthood impact the way we make decisions.Making decisions when you're stuck between options.Having purposeful responsibilities so you can feel fulfilled.Taking ownership of your decisions, whether others approve of them or not. Order Sarah's book “Grow the F*ck Up: How to Be an Adult and Get Treated Like One”! Check out our last episode with Sarah, Ep.77 I Sarah Knight I Deciding Not to Give a F*ck! CONNECT WITH USwww.decidedlypodcast.com Join us on Instagram: @decidedlypodcast Join us on FacebookShawn's Instagram: @shawn_d_smith Sanger's Instagram: @sangersmith MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy. LEARN MOREwww.decidedlywealth.comSUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY DECISION-MAKING TIP EMAIL Join us every Wednesday for more strategies to DEFEAT bad decision-making - one episode at a time! MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Grow the F*ck Up: How to Be an Adult and Get Treated Like OneWhat's Passive Income? It's Not What Influencers Say It Is. - The New York Times (nytimes.com) CONNECT WITH SARAH KNIGHTWebsite: www.sarahknight.com TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sarahknightauthor  Sarah's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahknightauthor  Sarah's Twitter: https://twitter.com/mcsnugz  Sarah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahknightauthor/  Sarah's Books and Journals: https://sarahknight.com/books/  Sarah's Podcast, No Fucks Given: https://sarahknight.com/podcast/  Sarah's Course, Fuck No!: https://courses.sarahknight.com/  Sarah's Quizzes: https://sarahknight.com/quizzes/  Grow the F*ck Up: How to Be an Adult and Get Treated Like One: https://www.sarahknight.com/books/gtfu/ With more than 3 million copies in print, Sarah Knight's No Fucks Given Guides have been published in thirty-one languages and appeared on bestseller lists all over the world. Known as “the Anti-Guru” for her profane approach to giving practical advice, Knight, a Harvard graduate, worked for fifteen years as a top book editor in New York City with authors such as Chris Cleave, James Lee Burke, Gillian Flynn, David Javerbaum, Jen Kirkman, Jessica Knoll, Emily Nagoski, and many more. In 2015 she left corporate publishing to go freelance, moved to the Caribbean, and wrote The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a Fuck, which is currently in development for film with New Line Cinema. Her acclaimed series of “genius” (Vogue), “hilarious” (Real Simple), and “no-nonsense” (Bustle) self-help books includes the runaway hits Calm the Fuck Down and Get Your Shit Together, which spent sixteen weeks on the New York Times bestseller list; as well as accompanying journals and a No Fucks Given page-a-day calendar. Knight's TEDx Talk on “The Magic of Not Giving a Fuck” has 10 million views; she is an in-demand speaker who has headlined events for WarnerMedia, the Marriott Hotel Group, The Wing, and others; and she hosts the popular No Fucks Given podcast, which reached #1 on the Apple Education charts. Sarah Knight lives in the Dominican Republic with her husband and two rescue cats, Gladys and Mister Stussy. She is represented for books, film, and speaking by CAA.

Sarah Knight, deemed “the Anti-Guru” for her profane approach to giving practical advice, joins the show (again!) to discuss defining life decisions, listening to your intuition, taking initiative, and the importance of having purposeful responsibilities. KEY TOPICSHow defining moments in adulthood impact the way we make decisions.Making decisions when you're stuck between options.Having purposeful responsibilities so you can feel fulfilled.Taking ownership of your decisions, whether others approve of them or not. Order Sarah's book “Grow the F*ck Up: How to Be an Adult and Get Treated Like One”! Check out our last episode with Sarah, Ep.77 I Sarah Knight I Deciding Not to Give a F*ck!DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THE FULL EPISODE?Check out the brief highlight clip!Listen by searching Ep.83 HIGHLIGHT I Getting feedback and acting on it! or use this direct download link. CONNECT WITH USwww.decidedlypodcast.com Join us on Instagram: @decidedlypodcast Join us on FacebookShawn's Instagram: @shawn_d_smith Sanger's Instagram: @sangersmith MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy. LEARN MOREwww.decidedlywealth.comSUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY DECISION-MAKING TIP EMAIL Join us every Wednesday for more strategies to DEFEAT bad decision-making - one episode at a time! MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Grow the F*ck Up: How to Be an Adult and Get Treated Like OneWhat's Passive Income? It's Not What Influencers Say It Is. - The New York Times (nytimes.com) CONNECT WITH SARAH KNIGHTWebsite: www.sarahknight.com TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sarahknightauthor  Sarah's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahknightauthor  Sarah's Twitter: https://twitter.com/mcsnugz  Sarah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahknightauthor/  Sarah's Books and Journals: https://sarahknight.com/books/  Sarah's Podcast, No Fucks Given: https://sarahknight.com/podcast/  Sarah's Course, Fuck No!: https://courses.sarahknight.com/  Sarah's Quizzes: https://sarahknight.com/quizzes/  Grow the F*ck Up: How to Be an Adult and Get Treated Like One: https://www.sarahknight.com/books/gtfu/ With more than 3 million copies in print, Sarah Knight's No Fucks Given Guides have been published in thirty-one languages and appeared on bestseller lists all over the world. Known as “the Anti-Guru” for her profane approach to giving practical advice, Knight, a Harvard graduate, worked for fifteen years as a top book editor in New York City with authors such as Chris Cleave, James Lee Burke, Gillian Flynn, David Javerbaum, Jen Kirkman, Jessica Knoll, Emily Nagoski, and many more. In 2015 she left corporate publishing to go freelance, moved to the Caribbean, and wrote The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a Fuck, which is currently in development for film with New Line Cinema. Her acclaimed series of “genius” (Vogue), “hilarious” (Real Simple), and “no-nonsense” (Bustle) self-help books includes the runaway hits Calm the Fuck Down and Get Your Shit Together, which spent sixteen weeks on the New York Times bestseller list; as well as accompanying journals and a No Fucks Given page-a-day calendar. Knight's TEDx Talk on “The Magic of Not Giving a Fuck” has 10 million views; she is an in-demand speaker who has headlined events for WarnerMedia, the Marriott Hotel Group, The Wing, and others; and she hosts the popular No Fucks Given podcast, which reached #1 on the Apple Education charts. Sarah Knight lives in the Dominican Republic with her husband and two rescue cats, Gladys and Mister Stussy. She is represented for books, film, and speaking by CAA.

Sarah Knight, deemed “the Anti-Guru” for her profane approach to giving practical advice, joins the show to discuss boundaries, to-do list management, and building habits that serve you and breaking the ones that don't.Want the full episode? Check out yesterday's episode, or download it directly using this link. KEY TOPICS Holding consistent boundaries so people don't walk all over you. Building habits for the “Want Tos” so they can come off your to-do list. Shortening your to-do list into a must-do list. Bending people to your will so you can do what you want and need to do.CONNECT WITH USwww.decidedlypodcast.com Join us on Instagram: @decidedlypodcast Join us on FacebookShawn's Instagram: @shawn_d_smith Sanger's Instagram: @sangersmith MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy. LEARN MOREwww.decidedlywealth.comSUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY DECISION-MAKING TIP EMAIL Join us every Wednesday for more strategies to DEFEAT bad decision-making - one episode at a time! MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Marie Kondo's books Ep.75 I Jason Feifer I Deciding to Embrace Change CONNECT WITH SARAH KNIGHT Website: www.sarahknight.com TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sarahknightauthor Sarah's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahknightauthor Sarah's Twitter: https://twitter.com/mcsnugz Sarah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahknightauthor/ Sarah's Books and Journals: https://sarahknight.com/books/ Sarah's Podcast, No Fucks Given: https://sarahknight.com/podcast/ Sarah's Course, Fuck No!: https://courses.sarahknight.com/ Sarah's Quizzes: https://sarahknight.com/quizzes/ With more than 3 million copies in print, Sarah Knight's No Fucks Given Guides have been published in thirty-one languages and appeared on bestseller lists all over the world. Known as “the Anti-Guru” for her profane approach to giving practical advice, Knight, a Harvard graduate, worked for fifteen years as a top book editor in New York City with authors such as Chris Cleave, James Lee Burke, Gillian Flynn, David Javerbaum, Jen Kirkman, Jessica Knoll, Emily Nagoski, and many more. In 2015 she left corporate publishing to go freelance, moved to the Caribbean, and wrote The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a Fuck, which is currently in development for film with New Line Cinema. Her acclaimed series of “genius” (Vogue), “hilarious” (Real Simple), and “no-nonsense” (Bustle) self-help books includes the runaway hits Calm the Fuck Down and Get Your Shit Together, which spent sixteen weeks on the New York Times bestseller list; as well as accompanying journals and a No Fucks Given page-a-day calendar. Knight's TEDx Talk on “The Magic of Not Giving a Fuck” has 10 million views; she is an in-demand speaker who has headlined events for WarnerMedia, the Marriott Hotel Group, The Wing, and others; and she hosts the popular No Fucks Given podcast, which reached #1 on the Apple Education charts. Sarah Knight lives in the Dominican Republic with her husband and two rescue cats, Gladys and Mister Stussy. She is represented for books, film, and speaking by CAA.

Sarah Knight, deemed “the Anti-Guru” for her profane approach to giving practical advice, joins the show to discuss boundaries, to-do list management, and building habits that serve you and breaking the ones that don't. KEY TOPICS Holding consistent boundaries so people don't walk all over you. Building habits for the “Want Tos” so they can come off your to-do list. Shortening your to-do list into a must-do list. Bending people to your will so you can do what you want and need to do.DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THE FULL EPISODE?Check out the brief highlight clip!Listen by searching Ep.77 HIGHLIGHT I Stop saying "yes" when you should say "no", or use this direct download link.CONNECT WITH USwww.decidedlypodcast.com Join us on Instagram: @decidedlypodcast Join us on FacebookShawn's Instagram: @shawn_d_smith Sanger's Instagram: @sangersmith MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy. LEARN MOREwww.decidedlywealth.comSUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY DECISION-MAKING TIP EMAIL Join us every Wednesday for more strategies to DEFEAT bad decision-making - one episode at a time! MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Marie Kondo's books Ep.75 I Jason Feifer I Deciding to Embrace Change CONNECT WITH SARAH KNIGHT Website: www.sarahknight.com TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sarahknightauthor Sarah's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahknightauthor Sarah's Twitter: https://twitter.com/mcsnugz Sarah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahknightauthor/ Sarah's Books and Journals: https://sarahknight.com/books/ Sarah's Podcast, No Fucks Given: https://sarahknight.com/podcast/ Sarah's Course, Fuck No!: https://courses.sarahknight.com/ Sarah's Quizzes: https://sarahknight.com/quizzes/ With more than 3 million copies in print, Sarah Knight's No Fucks Given Guides have been published in thirty-one languages and appeared on bestseller lists all over the world. Known as “the Anti-Guru” for her profane approach to giving practical advice, Knight, a Harvard graduate, worked for fifteen years as a top book editor in New York City with authors such as Chris Cleave, James Lee Burke, Gillian Flynn, David Javerbaum, Jen Kirkman, Jessica Knoll, Emily Nagoski, and many more. In 2015 she left corporate publishing to go freelance, moved to the Caribbean, and wrote The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a Fuck, which is currently in development for film with New Line Cinema. Her acclaimed series of “genius” (Vogue), “hilarious” (Real Simple), and “no-nonsense” (Bustle) self-help books includes the runaway hits Calm the Fuck Down and Get Your Shit Together, which spent sixteen weeks on the New York Times bestseller list; as well as accompanying journals and a No Fucks Given page-a-day calendar. Knight's TEDx Talk on “The Magic of Not Giving a Fuck” has 10 million views; she is an in-demand speaker who has headlined events for WarnerMedia, the Marriott Hotel Group, The Wing, and others; and she hosts the popular No Fucks Given podcast, which reached #1 on the Apple Education charts. Sarah Knight lives in the Dominican Republic with her husband and two rescue cats, Gladys and Mister Stussy. She is represented for books, film, and speaking by CAA.

¿Qué significa que una palabra puede defenderse sola? ¿Qué dicen nuestras heridas sobre nosotros? ¿Me salvo a mi o salvo a otro? ¡Hora de usar las neuronas! En este episodio, Laura va a responder las preguntas de discusión del libro Little Bee por Chris Cleave.     Las preguntas:  “Las palabras tristes son solo otra belleza. Una historia triste significa que este narrador está vivo ”(p. 9). Para Little Bee y otros solicitantes de asilo, la historia de su vida hasta ahora es a menudo todo lo que tienen. ¿Qué pasa con los personajes que llevan consigo sus historias, tanto física como mentalmente? ¿Qué pasa cuando intentamos olvidar nuestro pasado? ¿Cuánto control sobre sus propias historias parecen tener los personajes del libro?  Little Bee le dice al lector: “Debemos ver todas las cicatrices como belleza. ¿Okey? Este será nuestro secreto. Porque créame, no se forma una cicatriz en el moribundo. Una cicatriz significa que sobreviví ”(p. 9). ¿Qué personajes de la historia quedan con cicatrices físicas? ¿Cicatrices emocionales? ¿Los abrazan como hermosos? ¿Tienes alguna cicatriz que hayas llegado a abrazar? ¿Te sentiste más conectado con Little Bee como narrador después de este pacto?  Little Bee se esfuerza por aprender el inglés de la reina para sobrevivir en el centro de detención. ¿Cómo se compara su comprensión del idioma con la de Charlie? ¿Cómo ayuda la forma en que cada uno de estos dos personajes maneja el idioma inglés a caracterizarlos?  ¿Cómo afectó su experiencia de lectura tener dos narradores? ¿Confiamos más en una mujer que en la otra? ¿Preferiste la voz de uno sobre la otra?  Little Bee le da crédito a una pequeña botella de esmalte de uñas por "salvarle la vida" mientras estaba en el centro de detención (p. 7). ¿Hay algún objeto o acto que te ayude a sentirte viva y hermosa, incluso cuando todo lo demás parece desmoronarse?  Del idioma inglés, Little Bee dice: “Cada palabra puede defenderse. Justo cuando vas a agarrarlo, se puede dividir en dos significados separados para que la comprensión se cierre en el aire ”(p. 12). ¿Qué crees que quiere decir con esto? ¿Puedes pensar en algún ejemplo de palabras en inglés que se defiendan? ¿Por qué el lenguaje es tan importante para Little Bee? Little Bee dice de las películas de terror: “El terror en tu país es algo de lo que te tomas una dosis para recordarte que no lo estás sufriendo” (p. 45). ¿Estás de acuerdo? ¿Leer esta novela fue de alguna manera una dosis de horror para ti? ¿Cómo te ayudó a reflexionar sobre la presencia o la falta de horror en tu propia vida?  Little Bee descubre la mejor manera de suicidarse en cualquier situación, por si acaso "los hombres vienen de repente". ¿Cómo ayudan estos planes a Little Bee a recuperar algo de poder? ¿Te molestó esto o pudiste encontrar el humor en algunos de los escenarios que ella imagina?  ¿Qué simboliza para ti el cambio de nombre de Udo a Little Bee? ¿Cómo le ofrece protección su nuevo nombre? ¿Crees que el nombre le queda bien?  “Tener una aventura, comencé a darme cuenta, era una transgresión relativamente menor. Pero para escapar realmente de Andrew, para convertirse realmente en yo mismo, tuve que recorrer todo el camino y enamorarme ”(p. 161-162). ¿Estás de acuerdo con Sarah en que una aventura es una transgresión menor? ¿Cómo enamorarse de otra persona ayudó a Sarah a convertirse en ella misma? ¿Qué papel jugó Andrew en la perpetuación de la relación extramarital de Sarah?  Cuando Little Bee descubre que Andrew se ha ahorcado, piensa: "Por supuesto que debo salvarlo, cueste lo que cueste, porque es un ser humano". Y luego piensa: “Por supuesto que debo salvarme, porque yo también soy un ser humano” (p. 194). ¿Cómo deciden los personajes de la historia cuándo ponerse en primer lugar y cuándo ofrecer caridad? ¿Es una vida humana más valiosa que otra? ¿Qué pasa si una de las vidas en cuestión es la tuya?  Little Bee (parte 1): https://confessionsofacuriouser.podbean.com/e/pequena-abeja-chris-cleave-parte-1/    19:02- Planeé cómo me mataría en la época de Churchill (estar bajo las bombas), Victoria (arrojarme debajo de un caballo) y Enrique VIII (casarme con Enrique VIII).   ¿Te gusta este episodio? Suscríbete al podcast y compartelo con tus amigos.   Instagram (@confessionsofacuriouser)   Twitter (@LauraLMatias)   Donaciones (https://www.paypal.me/lauralmatiasc)   Dios te bendiga God bless you

¿Choque cultural? ¿Tragedia? ¿Hermosa prosa? ¡Lo tenemos! En este episodio, Laura va a comentar y reseñar el libro Pequeña Abeja por Chris Cleave.    14:22- Estaba dividida entre dos tipos de vergüenza. Por un lado, la vergüenza de no cumplir con una obligación humana. Por otro lado, la locura de ser la primera en moverse entre la multitud.   ¿Te gusta este episodio? Suscríbete al podcast y compartelo con tus amigos.   Instagram (@confessionsofacuriouser)   Twitter (@LauraLMatias)   Donaciones (https://www.paypal.me/lauralmatiasc)   Dios te bendiga God bless you

On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: learning to read and a bookish friend vacation Current Reads: prequels and sequels and series starters and books with big warning labels Deep Dive: non-fiction that is unbelievable and true Book Presses: we’ve got two more true stories that go down easy As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!  New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . Bookish Moments: 1:46  - Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons by Siegfried Engelmann 2:35 - Bob Books set 1: Beginning Readers by Bobby Lynn Maslan 3:35 - The Famous Last Words Bar 3:46 - Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleave 3:57 - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman 4:00 - How to Stop Time by Matt Haig 4:02 - The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami Current Reads: 5:59 - Sara’s website Fiction Matters 6:01 - Disability Visibility: First Person Stories from the 21st Century edited by Alice Wong (Kaytee) 9:13 - The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis (Meredith) 9:26 - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis 14:46 - The Conductors by Nicole Glover (Kaytee) 16:07 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 18:03 - NetGalley 18:25 - A Curse so Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 18:29 - A Vow so Bold and Deadly by Brigid Kemmerer (Meredith) 18:45 - A Heart so Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer 20:44 - Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston (Kaytee) 21:11 - Bookshelf Thomasville 22:28 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling  22:40 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend 24:29 - Men in Black by Steve Perry 25:22 - 10 Thing to Tell You episode with Kaytee and Meredith 25:31 - Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan (Meredith) 29:29 - Fabled Bookshop 29:54 - We Are Unprepared by Meg Little Reilly 33:04 - A Good Neighborhood by Therese Anne Fowler Deep Dive - Nonfiction that reads like Fiction 34:23 - Educated by Tara Westover 34:48 - Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer 36:01 - Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer 36:35 - Endurance by Alfred Lansing  36:48 - Devolution by Max Brooks 37:02 - The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown 37:35 - The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson 37:51 - The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson 38:34 - Bad Blood by John Carreyrou 39:00 - Five Days at Memorial by Sheri Fink 39:48 - The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson 40:05 - Calypso by David Sedaris 40:08 - Over the Top by Jonathan Van Ness 40:30 - A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson 40:49 - The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff 41:54 - I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara 42:07 - The Yoga Store Murder by Dan Morse 42:37 - The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 43:28 - Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand (Kaytee) 44:39 - Unbroken (Young Adult Edition) by Laura Hillenbrand 45:33 - The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich (Meredith) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us atpatreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

"Watch me burn through the shadows as bright as the sun."This is one of the many uplifting, empowering sentiments in Ellen Once Again's first release of 2021, "Survivor."  Produced by Josh Goode, "Survivor" details the struggle so many have endured during the difficulties of 2020, but it seeks to infuse this season adversity with hope and strength. In this episode, Ellen Once Again and Emmeline discuss the realities of one year of COVID-19--from homeschool to a lack of live music--and how these difficult circumstances inspired Ellen to reflect on the resilience of the human spirit.  They also talk about the juggling act of life as a creative professional, the lack of compartmentalization in lockdown, reimagining ways to use music to connect, and how--in the words of the amazing Chris Cleave--"a scar means I survived."  (You can find the book Emmeline references, Little Bee, here.)To check out the video for Ellen Once Again's song, "Survivor," click here.  To follow Ellen's journey or to hear more of her music, you can find her on TikTok or on Instagram at @EllenOnceAgain.  You can also visit her official website. 

Just as no one chooses their skin color, no one chooses what country they are born in or what language they grow up speaking. That's something I was reminded of in my discussion with Sarah on immigration, and yet it's something that gives many of us great privilege that we have done nothing to deserve. Chances are if you're reading this, you've benefited from some of that privilege yourself. Sarah is back this week to share about how we can harness that privilege to help those around us. In Part 1 of our conversation last week, Sarah spent a lot of time answering all the questions I had about immigration policy in the US. I'll be honest - I didn't know half as much as I thought I did about this topic! It was so great to learn from someone who has not only done her research and has the statistics to prove it, but from someone who's on the frontlines and sees the ins and outs of our current immigration setup on a daily basis. That's what Sarah is chatting about with us today - she's sharing the frontline work she and her team do through Casa de Paz. This organization has grown leaps and bounds since Sarah first started it nearly 9 years ago, and the work that they do is truly admirable. The best part about it, though? We can all be involved from wherever we're at! Sarah is providing us with some ways that we can contribute to correcting this broken system, whether it's with The Casa or elsewhere. She's got all kinds of resources for us on how we can become more educated and take a stand for our fellow human beings. Because that's what this is really all about, isn't it? Links from the show: Shop Nu Leaf Naturals - Use code HIPPIE20 for 20% off: https://nuleafnaturals.com/ (https://nuleafnaturals.com/) Casa de Paz Pen Pal Program: https://www.casadepazcolorado.org/volunteer “Safe Passage on City Streets” by Dorothy T. Samuel: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7707837-safe-passage-on-city-streets Metro Denver Sanctuary Coalition: https://www.metrodenversanctuary.org/ (https://www.metrodenversanctuary.org/) Freedom For Immigrants: https://www.freedomforimmigrants.org/ (https://www.freedomforimmigrants.org/) Detention Watch Network: https://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/ (https://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/) Casa de Paz Online Volunteer Training: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScYIlGb2g7dvbmiJ8QB3piCOxfgaWCPxLvC1oZ_9cWVCfLM_A/viewform “Little Bee” by Chris Cleave: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6948436-little-bee (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6948436-little-bee) Brene Brown Podcast: https://brenebrown.com/podcast/brene-with-drs-john-and-julie-gottman-on-what-makes-love-last/ (https://brenebrown.com/podcast/brene-with-drs-john-and-julie-gottman-on-what-makes-love-last/) Dr. Dray YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnxmUrGMtpQT844Yd_l7Zyg (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnxmUrGMtpQT844Yd_l7Zyg) CeraVe Skincare: https://www.cerave.com/ (https://www.cerave.com/) Connect with Mackenzie: Instagram: @theheartfelthippie // @the.enlightenme.podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theheartfelthippie/ (https://www.facebook.com/theheartfelthippie/) Website: http://www.heartfelthippie.com (www.heartfelthippie.com) Email: mackenzie.heartfelthippie@gmail.com Connect with Sarah: Website: https://www.casadepazcolorado.org/ (https://www.casadepazcolorado.org/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CasaDePazCo/ (https://www.facebook.com/CasaDePazCo/) Instagram: @casadepazco Book: https://www.casadepazcolorado.org/book (https://www.casadepazcolorado.org/book)

Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: creating a monthly TBR and being a rebound reader Current Reads: convoluted plots, and wheelhouse wins Deep Dive: the most readable classics Book Presses: more classics that BELONG on the Press List As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!  New: we are now including transcripts of the episode. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . . Current Reads: 5:06 - Lovely War by Julie Berry (Kaytee) 7:31 - Circe by Madeline Miller 7:38 - Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleave 8:48 - Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz (Meredith) 9:10 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz 12:57 - We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry (Kaytee) 14:09 - A Good Neighborhood by Therese Ann Fowler 15:38 - The Crucible by Arthur Miller 16:31 - The Burning by Jane Casey (Meredith) 19:36 - When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole (Kaytee) 21:30 - Pride by Ibi Zoboi 21:36 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 24:03 - To Night Owl, From Dogfish by Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer (Meredith) 27:04 - The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer Deep Dive - The Most Readable Classics: 31:42 - To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee 32:44 - A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 33:59 - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien 34:43 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery 34:48 - The Blue Castle by LM Montgomery 34:51 - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 34:52 - A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett 36:02 - Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher 36:50 - Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie 37:11 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 38:09 - Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank 38:30 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck 39:11 - House of Mirth by Edith Wharton 39:36 - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 39:51 - Passing by Nella Larsen 40:31 - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith 41:09 - Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss 41:50 - Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston 42:24 - 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 43:37 - The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis (Kaytee) 46:16 - The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle (Meredith) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com

I’m Jim McKeown, welcome to Likely Stories, a weekly review of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Chris Cleave has taken an exciting racing story as a recent setting. The main characters are two young women in competition while training for the Olympics. He was the author of an interesting story, Gold. He currently resides in Kingston-upon-Thames, England.

"A scar does not form on the dying. A scar means I survived."   -Chris Cleave 

Little Bee by Chris Cleave! Tom Holland’s Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: Far From Home! The Hamildrops! Rory’s Recommendation of the Week: Christmas Music Heidi’s Recommendation of the Week: The Sacred Art of Trespassing Barefoot by Heidi Turner Follow along on Twitter and Instagram: @Spoilers_Ahead_  You can get Spoilers Ahead stickers at hidturner.com/store and join Patreon as a supporter at patreon.com/hidturner. 

Kaytee and Meredith are sharing a special guest with you this week, our dear friend and podcast pal, Sarah Dickinson of Sarah’s Bookshelves and Sarah’s Bookshelves Live. You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: a sanity saver behind the scenes, meeting a (kid’s) favorite author, and new reading acronyms. Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We’re each sharing two reads this week and we’re all over the place with sequels and weird books, and amazing books, and STRONG opinions! We’re skipping slow but steady so we have more time to chat with Sarah. Stay tuned for an update on that next week. For our deep dive this week, we are picking Sarah’s brain about what it’s like to almost always be reading ahead of the charts. How she tracks her reading and whether she has goals for her yearly reading. It’s a great conversation with lots of food for thought. Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books into Your Hands. We’ve got a non-fiction pick that will tear your heart out, an oldie but a goodie, and a WWII fiction book one of us believes is “best in class.” As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . . 4:06 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney 4:15 - Wrecking Ball by Jeff Kinney 8:03 - Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey 8:27 - Big Nate by Lincoln Pearce 8:29 - Dog Man by Dav Pilkey 11:30 - After the Flood by Kassandra Montag 13:40 - The Innocents by Michael Crummy 15:25 - Wanderers by Chuck Wendig 15:50 - The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker 16:18 - The Book of M by Peng Shepherd 16:37 - Bird Box by Josh Malerman 16:50 - Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton 17:41 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 18:13 - A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer 19:36 - Minisode with Brigid Kemmerer 25:36 - Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman I managed to talk about this entire book without mentioning the title? How?? The Unbreakable Code by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman 26:50 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend 26:51 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson 26:59 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas 27:01 - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas 27:30 - Our companion episode with Sara Hildreth 27:32 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live episode with Sara Hildreth 27:45 - The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore 33:20 - The Need by Helen Phillips 33:45 - Ten Things To Tell You episode about books 38:39 - The Grace Year by Kim Liggett 38:50 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 39:00 - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood 40:18 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding 55:14 - The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne 55:29 - The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M Graff 55:50 - Sarah’s interview with Garrett M. Graff 1:00:09 - Episode 9 with Meg Tietz 1:00:22 - The Home Maker by Dorothy Canfield 1:02:54 - Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleave 1:03:11 - The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah 1:03:13 - All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr 1:04:32 - Kaytee’s old (written) interview with Chris Cleave 1:05:20 - Connect with Sarah: @sarahsbookshelves on Instagram or her website sarahsbookshelves.com

Brea and Mallory talk about adventure books and interview author Christopher Golden! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch   Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group   Amazon Wish List Newsletter   Christopher Golden https://twitter.com/ChristophGolden Three Guys with Beards Defenders Dialogue   Books Mentioned - A Thousand Naked Strangers by Kevin Hazzard Reading Behind Bars by Jill Grunenwald Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O'Brien, Zena Bernstein (Illustrator) The Pandora Room by Christopher Golden Dead Mountain - The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident By Donnie Eichar The Wake by Scott Snyder, Sean Murphy (Illustrator) Rat Queens Volume 1 by Kurtis J. Wiebe, Roc Upchurch (Artist) Swamplandia! by Karen Russell Manifest Destiny Volume 1 by Chris Dingess, Matthew Roberts (Artist), Owen Gieni (Artist) Robicheaux by James Lee Burke Wild by Cheryl Strayed The Hunger by Alma Katsu The Mole People by Jennifer Toth The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleave

Heidi and Rory discover a new favorite in Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleave, then go to an old favorite, Across the Universe. For reasons they can’t quite explain, that takes them all the way to Adele’s hit album, 25. They wheeze with laughter a lot this episode and also somehow re-discover their mutual hatred of racism! Rory’s Recommendation of the Week: Look into random historical facts/novels. Listen to songs inspired by the Vietnam War. Heidi’s Recommendation of the Week: “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus Spoilers Ahead now has Twitter and Instagram! Follow along @Spoilers_Ahead_ on both. You can get Spoilers Ahead stickers at hidturner.com/store and join Patreon as a supporter at patreon.com/hidturner. Don’t forget to leave us a review on iTunes!

Sarah Knight is a writer, editor, and recovering perfectionist. She spent fifteen years working in the New York publishing industry where she edited talented authors such as Jessica Knoll, Gillian Flynn, Emily Nagoski, James Lee Burke, Chris Cleave, and many, many more. In 2015 she left it all behind in pursuit of more sunshine, less stress, and a daily abundance of pina coladas - moving with her husband from Brooklyn to the Dominican Republic. You might know her from her TEDx Talk, "The Magic of Not Giving a F*ck," which has more than 3.5 million views and counting. So far she has three books in the "No F*cks Given Guides" series: THE LIFE-CHANGING MAGIC OF NOT GIVING A F*CK, GET YOUR SH*T TOGETHER, and YOU DO YOU. All of them are international bestsellers.

EP 4 - On this episode we discuss "Little Bee" by Chris Cleave. Grab a box a tissues (and maybe a vodka tonic) and join us!

This week we're chatting about Xander and a better version of Xander, as well as why you don't bring your high school friends to an apartment visit and a crushing heart-to-heart with Riley. Hannah has been enjoying the food and Masterchef Junior teachings of Christina Tosi, the baker behind Milk Bar Haley has been watching Killing Eve on BBC America and loving the roles played by Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer Emily has been reading several books by Chris Cleave who writes such lovely strong female characters such as the titular novel Little Bee

Sarah Knight is the internationally bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck, which has been translated into more than twenty languages and has hit bestseller lists all over the world, including in the US, Canada, England, Germany, Italy, and Poland. The sequel, Get Your Sh*t Together—a continuation of her crusade to promote “mental decluttering”—was on the New York Times bestseller list for twelve weeks and is also being published worldwide. In 2017, she delivered a TEDx talk called “The Magic of Not Giving a F*ck” at TEDxCoconutGrove in Miami, Florida, which has now been viewed more than 3 million times. And in November 2017, the third book in the “No F*cks Given Guides” series—You Do You: How to Be Who You Are and Use What You’ve Got to Get What You Want—was published in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand, with other countries to follow. As a senior editor with several major publishing houses in New York, for fifteen years Knight worked with authors such as Jessica Knoll, Gillian Flynn, Chris Cleave, Jen Kirkman, Emily Nagoski (future guest on the show), Jay Rayner, James Lee Burke, and many more. In 2015, she left corporate life behind and moved with her husband from Brooklyn to the Dominican Republic. She no longer gives a f*ck about winter.   Find Sarah Knight:  Website: www.sarahknightauthor.com Instagram: @mcsnugz Twitter: @mcsnugz   Show Supported by:  Four Sigmatic - http://www.foursigmatic.com Use code: DIYS to save 10% on your order For All the Companies We Love Visit: - http://dirtinyourskirt.com/sponsors/   Full Shownotes:  http://www.dirtinyourskirt.com Join the Facebook Group:  http://www.dirtinyourskirt.com/tribe Support the Show on Patreon: http://patreon.com/dirtinyourskirt  

The Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode #204 with Lisa Louise Cooke Canadian expert Dave Obee shares the story of the Canadian home children tips on newspaper research. Also in this episode: New site features at MyHeritage, including improved DNA ethnicity analysis (it's free—upload your DNA!); An excerpt from the Genealogy Gems Book Club interview with Fannie Flagg about The Whole Town's Talking—and a great summer reading idea; A detailed get-started guide to British Isles research: Terminology and census/civil BMD record tips from Kate Eakman at Legacy Tree Genealogists Why so many weddings are traditionally held in June.   NEWS: DNA AND CATALOG UPDATES AT MYHERITAGE MyHeritage.com: and View an example of the new ethnicity analysis presentation here: (with additional details and commentary) (Newly-updated in 2017)   . This brand new, comprehensive guide helps you answer the question, "Which genealogy websites should I use?" MAILBOX: BOOK CLUB COMMENTS Companion video recommendations: video (click here to see the book) “ with author Chris Cleave,   by Alan Cumming For more information:   Lisa Louise Cooke uses and recommends family history software. From within RootsMagic, you can search historical records on FamilySearch.org, Findmypast.com and MyHeritage.com. In the works: soon RootsMagic will be fully integrated with Ancestry.com, too: you'll be able to sync your RootsMagic trees with your Ancestry.com trees and search records on the site. Learn more or sign up for . Keep your family history research, photos, tree software files, videos and all other computer files safely backed up with , the official cloud-based computer backup system for Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems. Learn more at . INTERVIEW: DAVE OBEE Continuing our celebration of Canada's 150th birthday! is an internationally-renowned Canadian journalist, historian and genealogist. Dave is a columnist for Internet Genealogy and Your Genealogy Today (formerly Family Chronicle). Dave has also written about family history for Canada's History and Your Family Tree in the United Kingdom. Put Dave's books on your shelf - Canada research tips: Look in newspapers for ship crossings, notable people sailing, approximate numbers of passengers etc. Don't just rely on search engines for digitized newspapers. Browse the papers where you find some hits. Canada Home Children:   , an award-winning documentary () (watch it on YouTube)   LEGACY TREE GEM: ENGLISH PARISH RECORDS Visit Legacy Tree Genealogists: on English parish records, with several image examples and links to the resources Kate Eakman recommends.  provides expert genealogy research service that works with your research goals, budget and schedule. The Legacy Tree Discovery package offers 3.5 hours of preliminary analysis and research recommendations: a great choice if you've hit a brick wall in your research and could use some expert guidance. EXCLUSIVE OFFER for Genealogy Gems readers! Receive $100 off a 20-hour+ research project from  with code GG100, valid through July 31st, 2017. GENEALOGY GEMS BOOK CLUB: FANNIE FLAGG INTERVIEW by Fannie Flagg may hear this entire conversation in the upcoming BONUS CONTENT for Genealogy Gems App Users LINK IMAGE TO: If you're listening through the Genealogy Gems app, your bonus audio content for this episode comes from Melissa Barker, the Archive Lady, in honor of International Archives Day on June 9. The and is only $2.99 for   Start creating fabulous, irresistible videos about your family history with . You don't need special video-editing skills: just drag and drop your photos and videos, pick a layout and music, add a little text and voila! You've got an awesome video! Try this out for yourself at .    is the place to make connections with relatives overseas, particularly with those who may still live in your ancestral homeland. : it's free to get started.   PROFILE AMERICA: June Weddings PRODUCTION CREDITS Lisa Louise Cooke, Host and Producer Sunny Morton, Editor Diahan Southard, Your DNA Guide, Content Contributor Lacey Cooke, Service Manager Vienna Thomas, Associate Producer  

The Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 202 Lisa Louise Cooke   Highlights of this episode include: AncestryDNA's new Genetic Communities: An Interview with Catherine Ball, Ancestry's Chief Scientific Officer; Meet contestant Joe Greer from Relative Race, the genealogy reality show; The new Genealogy Gems Book Club featured title: a novel from an internationally best-selling author A botched reference to the 1950 census in a Stephen King novel—and 5 tips for counting down to the 1950 census release in exactly 5 years Naming traditions tip from a listener Lisa's Google search strategies: search operators, YouTube and more   NEWS: ANCESTRYDNA GENETIC COMMUNITIES FREE VIDEO: about new AncestryDNA study   NEWS: MYHERITAGE CONSISTENCY CHECKER Access by logging in to your MyHeritage account and find this tool under the Family Tree dropdown menu:  Thank you to our sponsor: The tool searches for different kinds of potential errors or inconsistencies in your tree:   A Similar Tool: RootsMagic Problem Search In RootsMagic, find it under the Tools menu. Select Problem Search, then Problem List to select the different kinds of problems you can have RootsMagic identify for you and to choose what age ranges you decide are out of bounds for a new father or mother. Thank you to our wonderful sponsors:   MAILBOX: NAMING TRADITIONS   tip from listener with Irish expert Kate Eakman (Use promo code GEMS17 for 10% off this great product. Good through 12/31/17.)   2 more places to find naming traditions: Google search: for the name of the country or ethnic group, plus naming traditions MAILBOX: GOOGLE SEARCH OPERATOR TIP: “Oppenheim the butcher, NOT the bomb!” FREE VIDEO TUTORIAL: , 2nd edition by Lisa Louise Cooke MAILBOX: STEPHEN KING AND THE 1950 CENSUS To search inside books in Amazon:   INTERVIEW: JOE GREER ON RELATIVE RACE Meet Team Black: Joe and Madison Greer of Portland, OR : “What happens when genealogy meets reality TV? Using their DNA as a guide, contestants embark on the ultimate road trip across America, completing challenges and meeting unknown relatives along the way.” to watch past episodes online for free.  The last two episodes of season two, 9 & 10, will air back to back respectively at 7pm MT/9pm ET and 8pm MT/10PM ET on Sunday, April 30.  to learn more about the show   BONUS CONTENT FOR GENEALOGY GEMS APP USERSFree PDF summary of 8 top genealogy TV shows from the past several years and where you can watch them online—a few of them for free, including Relative Race. The and $2.99 for .   INTERVIEW: Catherine Ball, Chief Scientific Officer, Ancestry.com About : Introducing AncestryDNA Genetic Communities Thanks to Your DNA Guide Diahan Southard for joining us to talk about this new development in genetic genealogy. to learn more about Diahan's how-to DNA video tutorials and personal consultation services for solving your family history mysteries with DNA.    GENEALOGY GEMS BOOK CLUB New featured title: by Fannie Flagg   A multi-generational novel about a Swedish immigrant and the town he builds in the American Midwest by luring other Swedish settlers and a mail-order bride. As characters die, they take up residency in the local cemetery and continue to comment on the activities and people of the town. Also recommended by Fannie Flagg:   New from past Book Club authors: by Nathan Dylan Goodwin, a novella in his popular Forensic Genealogist series by Chris Cleave is now available in   PROFILE AMERICA: PRODUCTION CREDITS Lisa Louise Cooke, Host and Producer Sunny Morton, Editor Diahan Southard, Your DNA Guide, Content Contributor Lacey Cooke, Service Manager Vienna Thomas, Associate Producer  

TITLE: Outsourcing, Instagram tips from Riviera Nannies, Holiday ideas and Book club. SERIES: Productivity EPISODE: 17   THIS EPISODE In this episode Antonia tells a story about how even the best laid plans go wrong! She also chats with Hanna Schar about using Instagram and sets you a challenge. She shares some ideas and tips from the Cote d'Azur Living Facebook group on things to do in the April vacation here on the French Riviera and ends with some holiday reading .. for fun and for business! This podcast was sponsored by KidooLand the Little English School who have just opened inscriptions for the Summer holidays for 4-16 year olds and September for 0-16 year olds. A pdf on all the books mentioned in the last 10 podcasts  will be available for download www.rivierafirefly.com/bookclub. To find out more about KidooLand www.kidooland.com   Riviera Firefly is your online guide to living on and visiting the French Riviera and the Côte d'Azur. We cover topics such as Education for children and adults, Places to visit, Health and lifestyle, hobbies and leisure and have lots of fun here in the Alpes Maritimes. We also talk to inspiring local entrepreneurs and small businesses about how they started their careers in France, dealing with administration and what brought them here in the first place. Topical issues such as Brexit and what this means to expats will also be covered in 2017. Our online directory and magazine can be found on www.rivierafirefly.com   KEY POINTS 1) Plans do not go to plan. 2) People won’t necessarily share their dirty washing on Facebook but everyone has challenges and you just have to pick yourself up and dust off ..move on. 3) don’t be afraid to ask for help. .. but make sure you ask help from the people that will bring you support and raise you up ..avoid the naysayers when things get tough. 4) outsourcing is key. 5) Get out and enjoy the Cote d'Azur in April 6) Book club .. books for fun and books for business Business group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fireflycocoon/ Riviera Living group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cotedazurliving/   BOOKS TO READ The Other Hand / Little Bee by Chris Cleave.. http://chriscleave.com/the-other-hand-little-bee/   LINKS Lou Messougo holiday rental apartment South of France http://www.loumessugo.com/en/ Festival de Jardins Cote d'Azur: https://festivaldesjardins.departement06.fr/ Roots bar Valbonne Village www.facebook.com/RootsValbonne Harry Enfield Kev becomes a teenager https://youtu.be/dLuEY6jN6gY Heliair Monaco http://heliairmonaco.com Golden Tulip Hotel Valbonne Sophia Antipolis http://www.goldentulipsophiaantipolis.com/fr #productivity #instagram #SMMW17 #rivieranannies #kidooland #rivieratouring #harryenfield #heliairmonaco #loumessougo #holidayrental #southoffrance #rootsvalbonne #valbonne #8020salesmarketing #goldentulipvalbonne #summercamp #anglais #stagesvacances #vacancesdete #cotedazur #cotedazurnow #france #frenchriviera #cotedazurliving #rivieranannies @rivieranannies @heliairmonaco @loumessougo @kidooant  TRANSCRIPT Welcome to fireflies to your latest Riviera Firefly podcast! Coming up we have a quick and to the point pod from Hanna Schar Riviera Nannies on Instagram and some tips and a challenge for the April holidays ..so listen in First  I’m going to tell you a short story… Once upon a time there was a mum called Antonia she had 2 gorgeous teenagers a handsome husband . When she wasn’t busy being a mum and runner of households she had her own company to run looking after 150 other children every week . One month , it was March .. despite all of the Kidooteam’s excellent planning (because they really didn’t like firefighting) they decided they had to make a strategic change . This was a fairly big unplanned change and would mean they all had to redo lots of planning .. such a pity as they had already been planning for A but that this new opportunity was going to make them happier in the longrun even if it meant replanning. So they had to put other projects onto the back burner for a while and work on the new strategy. Luckily Antonia had a fantastic team , 10 supportive , positive and happy team members all pulled together with ideas on how to make things even better than before and as one of the team said “Things happen for a reason”  .. so they got to work .. even Brexit couldn’t keep them down for long … Along the way there were more challenges …..a  podcast interview that had to be cancelled ,  thunderstorms that did lots of damage to fences and gates in Antonia’s home and so lots of time was spent doing jobs that were urgent but not anticipated. Of course with Murphy’s Law this meant that the teenagers also chose this month to do their very best Harry Enfield Kevin impressions (do you tube the Ken becomes a teenager for a reminder) . What challenges you makes you stronger Antonia kept muttering to herself. The long intense days replanning and with 2 Kevin’s at home Antonia was getting too tired to come home and have to work on geometry or Spanish vocab..and then the clocks changed oh la la… An idea had been bubbling in the back of her head for a while .. her own business coach had told her outsource more .. outsource the things you don’t like doing. You are the CEO of your company in charge of strategy not the doer of everything. Gradually she gave more and more responsibilities to her team . They liked this as they were able to show how brilliant they could do these more important jobs. They felt trusted and valued. Antonia was happy too because she had more time to go out and do networking with other CEOs and find out how they did things. There was still the problem of running the household tasks .. if Antonia was honest this wasn’t where her interests lied - she was fed up doing laundry and could use this time to do strategic work for Kidooland or spending important quality time with her family ..and finally start painting, playing golf, walking the dogs, learning an instrument .. anything that was going to fill her boots as she was starting to realise the work life balance is actually made up of 3 boxes work – home and her Suddenly from nowhere appeared the Fairy Godmother “Google” ..I can help she said and sure enough she did …together they created a job advert  to find someone to do the laundry and  all those tasks that Antonia didn’t want to do anymore… not only would this make Antonia really happy but it had a knock on effect which in turn would make Mr B happier, the teenagers who really were just exhausted from their day where they leave the house at 7 and often don’t get back until 6 wouldn’t have so many weekend chores. She felt so much happier when she pressed publish on the advert and wondered why she hadn’t done it before. Looking back at her 12 week goals from January she realised she was just about to cross off another objective she had set herself. It felt so good to be able to free up more of her time to do more things she was good at and enjoyed. Tune in next time to find out how the interviewing process and find out if they are going to live happily ever after!! Well I hope you enjoyed that short story. Here are the key takeaways .. 1) Plans do not go to plan. 2) People won’t necessarily share their dirty washing on Facebook but everyone has challenges and you just have to pick yourself up and dust off ..move on. 3) don’t be afraid to ask for help. .. but make sure you ask help from the people that will bring you support and raise you up ..avoid the naysayers when things get tough. 4) outsourcing is key. Thanks to my mastermind chat today I am going to Upwork to outsource some digital work and free up more of my time. If you have 4 minutes left then I’m going to hand over to Hanna from Riviera Nannies who uses Instagram a lot.. Social Media Marketing World is the worlds largest SM convention .. and a clear message from this years was video is king right now specifically live in Facebook .. but that  as Facebook has become saturated .. Instagram is now going to be in the spotlight moving forward..so over to Hanna  IDEAS FOR THE APRIL HOLIDAYS I asked for some ideas for the holidays in the Cote d’Azur Living Facebook group and here were the top 3 .. Phoebe Thomas from Lou Messugo the gorgeous apartment rental in Roquefort les pins said Check out the 1st ever month long garden festival on the Côte d'Azur looks great with pop up gardens, show gardens, gardens open to the public and more. Scape Design are presenting a garden in Nice and won the Professionals Prize for their entry. Hannah French suggested Live musical evenings at Roots international bar in Valbonne Village  on Wednesdays and Saturdays I love Roots great atmosphere and it has a great range of beers ..if you’re the designated Driver then I can recommend their spicy ginger ale – delicious!   And finally Farahana Dee suggested you could try out Riviera Touring for some  guided Vespa and Motorbike tours in the area. Sounds like a Unique and fun way to discover the Riviera Heliar Monaco are running a promotion in April go and do a taster session for just 35€! Feel free to join in the discussions and the top liked answers will get a shout out in these pods.  

The Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 200 with Lisa Louise Cooke  Listen below: It's finally here—the 200th episode of the free Genealogy Gems podcast, also celebrating its 10th year. In this special episode, Lisa invites Professor Mark Auslander to share his discoveries about a mother and young daughter separated by slavery. Learn how he pieced together their story from a poignant family heirloom found at a flea market. Throughout the episode, you will hear from several listeners, past podcast guests, Gems staffers and supporters in the genealogy industry with congratulations, memories, stories, and favorite Gems tips. Listen for the DNA success story of an adoptee who never gave up his search for his biological roots. Thanks to all listeners and friends who sent congratulations! Among them are: Allison Dolan, Publisher, Family Tree Magazine. She mentioned the Bruce Buzbee, RootsMagic family history software DearMYRTLE, veteran online genealogy educator and author of the award-winning . She mentioned Lisa's podcast; her ; and during conferences. Geoff Rasmussen, , and author of Jim Shaughnessy, Mary Tedesco, host and genealogist on PBS' , founder of , co-author of and a guest on , talking about Italian research and her work on Genealogy Roadshow Steve Luxenberg, author of . Listen to Lisa's conversation with him in The Genealogy Gems Podcast episodes  and . This book and interview planted the seed for the ! Yev Pusin, Social Marketing Marketer, online computer backup service, also celebrating its 10th anniversary   NEWS: FAMICITY KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN : see several options for contributing, including options that come with a Famicity Premium subscription as a reward. Pledges will only be collected if they reach their Kickstarter goal, and subscriptions become active in the summer with the official launch. Tip: the Kickstarter page gives contributions in British currency. to see a tool for converting those amounts to your currency. ROOTSTECH 2017: IN PERSON AND STREAMING CLASSES IN PERSON: If you're attending RootsTech on February 8-11, 2017 in Salt Lake City, Utah, come by the Genealogy Gems booth for exclusive 30-minute classes on the hottest topics; prizes at every class AND a Saturday Grand Prize drawing; great Gems product specials and a new and wider selection of products we love. to learn more. LIVE STREAMING: Lisa will be live-streaming marked sessions (above) via the free Periscope app. Get it in  or . Sign up for a free account and follow Lisa Louise Cooke to tune in. Sign up for notifications in Periscope, and your phone will “ping” whenever Lisa starts streaming! Broadcasts stay in the Periscope app for 24 hours. Like and follow the  to hear about more streaming sessions. RootsTech offers a few free live-streaming sessions; to see the full schedule. Gems editor Sunny Morton will be streaming on Friday, Feb 10 at 3:00 pm Mountain Time with “The Big 4: Comparing Ancestry, FamilySearch, Findmypast and MyHeritage.” MAILBOX: LISA AND SUNNY The following were mentioned in listener emails and voicemails: by Lisa Louise Cooke. This is a FREE step-by-step series for beginning genealogists—and more experienced ones who want to brush up or learn something new. One listener mentioned the series on naturalization records in episodes 29-31. by Lisa Louise Cooke. Monthly episodes—and the full archive of past episodes—are available to . This podcast takes what you love about the free Genealogy Gems podcast and goes deeper, broader and more exclusively into topics of interest for U.S. and international audiences. and is only $2.99 for .   : free tips and great resources to help you make the most of this free app (or its Premium version) to keep all your genealogy research notes and links organized and at your fingertips. computer dashboard tool and : “I was robbed! They took the computer AND the backup drive!” Keep your family history research, photos, tree software files, videos and all other computer files safely backed up with Backblaze, the official cloud-based computer backup system for Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems. Learn more at . DNA WITH YOUR DNA GUIDE DIAHAN SOUTHARD s, available to Gems fans for a special price. Diahan's series of DNA quick guides, available or as   IMAGE Lisa Louise Cooke uses and recommends . From within RootsMagic, you can search WebHints on FamilySearch.org, Findmypast.com and MyHeritage.com. Soon RootsMagic will also be able to search records and even sync your tree with Ancestry.com, too.       is the place to make connections with relatives overseas, particularly with those who may still live in your ancestral homeland. : it's free to get started.   INTERVIEW: MARK AUSLANDER Mark Auslander is an Associate Professor and Museum Director at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, WA and the author of Mark's path to the probable family of this artifact used these techniques: Look closely at all clues from the artifact: the fabric, stitching, colors, facts conveyed in the text, etc. Look at both the historical clues and the artistic or symbolic aspects of it. Create a profile for the people mentioned based on what is known. Probable age for Ruth Middleton in 1921, etc. Use contextual and social history clues to hypothesize a scenario. The inclusion of “South Carolina” hints that the seamstress didn't live in South Carolina, so he guessed that she was part of the Great Migration of millions of African-Americans in the early 1900s who headed from the rural South to the industrial Midwest and other urban cities. Take advantage of unusual clues. Rose is a common name for an enslaved woman, but not Ashley. Look through all available records. Possible census listings for Ruth Middleton in 1920 didn't seem likely candidates. He dug through marriage records for Northern states until he found a woman named Ruth who married a man named Middleton who fit the profile he'd created. Use specialized sources for African-American research, especially records created by and about the slaveholder that relate to the holding, sale or transfer of enslaved people. Mark says that some researchers describe the search process as “guided by some force larger than yourself that keeps you going through those endless hours in microfilm rooms or online. But it does connect us all in very profound ways to those who came before and those who come after….Through genealogical work, in a sense we can triumph over death itself and we can move back and forth in time in the most remarkable way.” Coming up next month in : An interview with Angela Walton-Raji on finding African-American ancestors. She shares tons of resources! Even if you haven't found any African-Americans on your family tree, the challenges and rewards of African-American genealogical research are both fascinating and moving to learn about.  provides expert genealogy research service that works with your research goals, budget and schedule. The Legacy Tree Discovery package offers 3.5 hours of preliminary analysis and research recommendations: a great choice if you've hit a brick wall in your research and could use some expert guidance. GENEALOGY GEMS EXCLUSIVE OFFER: Go to and use coupon code GEMS100 to save $100 off your purchase of research services (expires 4/30/17). CONVERSATIONS WITH MORE GEMS Amie Tennant Lacey Cooke Vienna Thomas Amie Tennant, Gems Content Contributor: see the Lacey Cooke, Gems Service Manager Vienna Thomas, Associate Producer and Audio Editor; she mentioned a favorite title and interview were with Chris Cleave, author of   GENEALOGY GEMS BOOK CLUB   by internationally best-selling author Annie Barrows It's the summer of 1938, and wealthy young socialite Miss Layla Beck is now on the dole as a WPA worker, assigned to write a history of the small town of Macedonia, West Virginia. As she starts asking questions about the town's past, she is drawn into the secrets of the family she's staying with—and drawn to a certain handsome member of that family. She and two of those family members take turns narrating the story from different points of view, exploring the theme that historical truth, like beauty, is often in the eye of the beholder. to read an introduction to using WPA records for genealogy. Annie Barrows is also the co-author of . This novel takes place after World War II in a London recovering from the Blitz and an island recovering from German occupation. At the heart of Guernsey is an unlikely love story and the inspiring tale of a community that took care of each other in their darkest days with humor, compassion and good books. and how you can listen to Lisa's upcoming exclusive conversation with author Annie Barrows about . Music from this episode is from the band The song played at the opening was “We're Still Here,” from the album . The song played at the closing was “The Family Tree” from the album ; click to purchase the album or .   FREE NEWSLETTER: Enter your email & get my Google Research e-bookas a thank you gift! to receive a free weekly e-mail newsletter, with tips, inspiration and money-saving deals.  

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Episode 172: Sarah Knight - The Life Changing Magic Of... Warning: This episode contains a lot of graphic language. If you prefer episodes with only clean language, please skip this one. Per Amazon.com: Sarah in her own words: "I'm a writer, editor, and recovering perfectionist. I spent fifteen years working in the New York publishing industry where I was privileged to edit talented authors such as Jessica Knoll, Gillian Flynn, Emily Nagoski, James Lee Burke, Chris Cleave, and many, many more. In 2015 I left it all behind in pursuit of more sunshine, less stress, and a daily abundance of pina coladas - moving with my husband from Brooklyn to the Dominican Republic. My first book, THE LIFE-CHANGING MAGIC OF NOT GIVING A F*CK, is an international bestseller. My new book - another fun, profane guide to mental decluttering - is called GET YOUR SH*T TOGETHER. It will be published on December 27, 2016." Episode 172: Sarah Knight - The Life Changing Magic Of... Subscribe on iTunes  or Stitcher Radio The Learning Leader Show “If you don't take care of yourself first, then you won't be any good for others." In This Episode, You Will Learn: Work ethic, dedication to the goal, and "Getting up and doing the work" will lead to sustained excellence Why Sarah left an incredible career where she was "climbing the ladder" The year Sarah spent preparing to leave her corporate job Her work life at the moment: ghost write, edit, live in Dominican Republic Why it's important to have a long term plan if you're planning on leaving your current job How "The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up" inspired her The art of "mental decluttering" How to decide what matters most to you People Pleasing -- The "not sorry" method. Use honesty and be polite. "You must stop caring about what others think" Why "selfish" has become a 4 letter word The career checklist - Why Sarah dislikes it Street smarts vs. Book smarts -- Can be a false dichotomy Why she decided to move to the Dominican Republic with her husband How do you prioritize what's truly important? -- The "must-do" method Tim Urban's article: Why You Should Stop Caring What Other People Think  The fine line of being a friend and "not wanting to go to baby showers" -- Again, say No with honesty and be polite. "You can't control what others think of you." Continue Learning: Read Sarah's book: The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck Follow Sarah on Twitter: @MCSnugz To Follow Me on Twitter: @RyanHawk12 You may also like these episodes: Episode 078: Kat Cole – From Hooters Waitress To President of Cinnabon Episode 071: Nate Boyer - Green Beret, Texas Football, The NFL Episode 073: Jay Bilas - World Class ESPN Basketball Broadcaster, Toughness, Fixing The NCAA Episode 107: Simon Sinek – Leadership: It Starts With Why Did you enjoy the podcast? If you enjoyed hearing Sarah Knight on the show, please don’t hesitate to send me a note on Twitter or email me. Episode edited by the great J Scott Donnell The Learning Leader Show is supported by  Mizzen and Main: Performance fabric menswear. The most comfortable/durable dress shirts you will find on the market. I personally own 22 of them. To get free shipping, use the code "ryanhawk" -- To get $50 off when you purchase three shirts, use the code "ryanhawk3" -- Thank you for your support!

The Genealogy Gems Podcast with Lisa Louise Cooke In this episode, I'm celebrating the 100th episode of another podcast I host: the Family Tree Magazine podcast. So I'll flashback to one of my favorite interviews from that show, an inspiring get-in-shape conversation for your research skills: how you can strengthen your research muscles and tone those technology skills to find and share your family history. More episode highlights: News on Chronicling America and Scotland's People; Comments from guest expert Lisa Alzo on millions of Czech records that have recently come online; A YouTube-for-genealogy success story from a woman I met at a conference; An excerpt from the Genealogy Gems Book Club interview with Chris Cleave, author of Everyone Brave is Forgiven; Diahan Southard shares a DNA gem: the free website GEDmatch, which you might be ready for if you've done some DNA testing. Listen now - click the player below: NEWS: Genealogy.coach NEWS: GENEALOGY WEBSITE UPDATES NEW RECORDS ONLINE: FREE CZECH RECORDS AT FAMILYSEARCH.ORG On browse-only records: Though not fully indexed, the new Czech browse-only records number over 4 million. learn how to use browse-only collections on FamilySearch.org. Lisa Alzo, Eastern European genealogy expert and author of the new book comments on the significance of these records coming online: “These records are a real boon for Czech researchers because at one time the only to get records such as these was to write to an archive and taking a chance on getting a response or spending a lot of money to hire someone to find the records or to travel there yourself to do research in the archives.   The church records contain Images and some indexes of baptisms/births, marriages, and deaths that occurred in the Roman Catholic, Evangelical Lutheran, and Reformed Church parishes, as well as entries in those registers for Jews.  Land transactions containing significant genealogical detail for a time period that predates parish registers. The collection includes records from regional archives in Opava and Třeboň and from the district archive in Trutnov. School registers contain the full name for a child, birth date, place of birth, country, religion and father's full name, and place of residence. While researchers should keep in mind that not everything is yet online,and FamilySearch will likely add to its collection,  having these records from FS is an amazing resource for anyone whose ancestors may have come from these areas. And hopefully there are more records to come!” GENEALOGY GEMS NEWS Story of My Life by Sunny Morton, life story-writing journal available as a and as a Diahan Southard will be at the in Dublin, Ireland, October 21 to 23, 2016   Genealogy Gems app users:  For those of you who listen to this show through the Genealogy Gems app, your bonus handout is a PDF document with step-by-step instructions and helpful screenshots for Google image search on mobile devices. The and is only $2.99 for   Lisa Louise Cooke uses and recommends . From within RootsMagic, you can search historical records on FamilySearch.org, Findmypast.com and MyHeritage.com. And in the near future, RootsMagic will be fully integrated with Ancestry.com, too: you'll be able to sync your RootsMagic trees with your Ancestry.com trees and search records on the site.   Keep your family history research, photos, tree software files, videos and all other computer files safely backed up with Backblaze, the official cloud-based computer backup system for Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems. Learn more at . Review your search results—especially those that pop up in the Images category.   MAILBOX: Robin's YouTube Success Story YouTube video with Robyn's father: has an entire chapter on using YouTube to find family history in historical videos   MAILBOX: FEEDBACK ON THE PODCASTS Free, step-by-step podcast for beginners and a “refresher” course:   SHAPING UP WITH SUNNY MORTON celebrates 100th episode   Sunny Morton has get-in-shape advice for us—from strengthening research skills to toning tech muscles--from the article "Shaping Up" featured in the  More resources for genealogy education: GENEALOGY GEMS BOOK CLUB: , the best-selling novel by British author Chris Cleave. A love story set in World War II London and Malta. This story is intense, eye-opening and full of insights into the human experience of living and loving in a war zone—and afterward. is inspired by love letters exchanged between the author's grandparents during World War II. Video: for more Genealogy Gems Book Club titles is the place to make connections with relatives overseas, particularly with those who may still live in your ancestral homeland. : it's free to get started.     GEDMATCH WITH DIAHAN SOUTHARD, YOUR DNA GUIDEThe genetic genealogy community has a crush. A big one.  Everyone is talking about it. “It has such great features.” says one. “It has a chromosome browser!” exclaims another. “It's FREE!” they all shout. What are they talking about? GEDmatch is a mostly free online tool where anyone with autosomal DNA test results from 23andMe, FTDNA, and AncestryDNA can meet and share information. All you need to do is download your data from your testing company and upload it into your newly created GEDmatch account. GEDmatch is set up just like your testing company in that it provides two kinds of reports: ethnicity results, and a match list. Remember that ethnicity results, meaning those pie charts that report you are 15% Italian and 32% Irish, are based on two factors: a reference population and fancy math. GEDmatch has gathered data from multiple academic sources to provide you with several different iterations of ethnicity reports. This is like getting a second (and third and fourth, etc) opinion on a science that is still emerging. It is a fun exercise, but will likely not impact your genealogy research very much. The more important match list does allow you to see genetic cousins who have tested at other companies. Of course, only those who have downloaded their results and entered them into GEDmatch will show up on your list. This means GEDmatch has the potential to expand your pool of genetic cousins, increasing your chances of finding someone to help you track down that missing ancestor. Many also flock to GEDmatch because they were tested at AncestryDNA and thus do not have access to a chromosome browser. A chromosome browser allows you to visualize the physical locations that you share with someone else. Some find this to be a helpful tool when analyzing their DNA matches (though in my opinion it is not essential). GEDmatch also has some great genealogy features that let you analyze your pedigree against someone else's, as well as the ability to search all the pedigree charts in their system so you can look specifically for a descendant of a particular relative. However, even with all of these great features, GEDmatch is still yet another website you have to navigate, and with that will be a learning curve, and certainly some frustration. So, is it worth it? If you are fairly comfortable with the website where you were tested, and you are feeling both curious and patient, I say go for it. It's too much to try to tell you right this minute how to download your data from your testing site and upload it to GEDmatch. BUT you're in luck, I've put step-by-step instructions for getting started in a FREE tutorial on my website at . After you've done the upload, you may need a little bit more help to navigate the GEDmatch site because there are so many great tools on it. I recently published a , where I have condensed into four pages the most essential features of GEDmatch to get you started and help you make use of this tool for genetic genealogy. Using my guide is an inexpensive and easy way to get a lot more out of a free online resource. I will also be adding more GEDmatch tutorials to my online tutorial series later this fall, which Genealogy Gems fans get a nice discount on ( for that discount). By the way, have you tried GEDmatch? I would love to hear about your experiences. You can email me at .   DNA QUICK GUIDE BUNDLES: NEW AND ON SALE by Diahan Southard: GEDmatch: A Next Step for your Autosomal DNA Test Organizing Your DNA Matches: A Companion Guide Next Steps: Working with Your Autosomal DNA Matches   by Diahan Southard with ALL 10 Guides Getting Started: Genetics for the Genealogist Autosomal DNA for the Genealogist Mitochondrial DNA for the Genealogist Y Chromosome DNA for the Genealogist and Testing Companies: Understanding Ancestry: A Companion Guide to Autosomal DNA for the Genealogist Understanding Family Tree DNA: A Companion Guide to Autosomal DNA for the Genealogist Understanding 23 and Me: A Companion Guide to Autosomal DNA for the Genealogist and Advanced Tools Next Steps: Working With Your Autosomal DNA Matches Organzing Your DNA Matches GEDmatch: A Next Step for Your Autosomal DNA Test   Genealogy Gems Podcast turns 200: Tell me what you think?As we count down to the 200th episode of the free Genealogy Gems Podcast, what have been YOUR favorite things about the podcast? 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The Genealogy Gems Podcast with Lisa Louise Cooke Did you know you can use Google to help identify images, to find more images like them online, and even to track down images that have been moved to a different place online? Find these great Google tech tips in this episode, along with 10 tech-savvy tricks for finding an ancestor's school records. You will also hear how to create a family history photo decoupage plate: a perfect craft to give as a gift or create with children. This blast from the past episode comes from the digitally remastered Genealogy Gems Podcast episodes 11 and 12 (originally recorded in 2007). They are now interwoven with fresh narration; below you'll find all-new show notes. Google Image searches: Updated tips to watch a short new tutorial video on using Google Images to find images for your genealogy research. Conduct an initial search using the search terms you want. The Image category (along with other categories) will appear on the screen along with your search results. For images of people: enter name as search term in quotes: “Mark Twain.” If you have an unusual name or if you have extra time to scroll through results, enter the name without quotation marks. Other search terms to try: ancestral place names, tombstone, name of a building (school, church, etc.), the make and model of Grandpa's car, etc. Click on one of the image thumbnails to get to a highlight page (shown here) where you can visit the full webpage or view the image. If you click View images, you'll get the web address. To retrieve images that no longer appear at the expected URL: Click on View image to get the image URL. Copy the image's URL (Ctrl+C in Windows) and paste it (Ctrl+V) into your web browser to go to that image's page. When you click through, you're back in Web view. The first few search results should be from the website with the image you want. Click on a link that says “cache.” A cached version is an older version of the website (hopefully a version dated before the image was moved or removed). Browse that version of the site to find the image. NEW Tip: Use Google Chrome to identify an image and find additional images showing the same subject, such as a place, person or subject. From the Google home page, click Images. In the Google search box, you'll see a little camera icon. Click on it. If you have an image from a website, insert the URL for that image. If you have an image on your computer, click Upload an image. Choose the file you want. Google will identify the image as best it can, whether a location, person, or object, and it will show you image search results that seem comparable. to watch a free video tutorial on this topic.   GEM: Decoupage a Family Photo Plate Supply List: Clear glass plate with a smooth finish (available at kitchen outlet and craft stores) Sponge craft brush Decoupage glue Fine paper-cutting scissors (Cuticle scissors work well) Small bottle of acrylic craft paint in a color you would like for the back A flat paintbrush Painter's tape Brush-on clear acrylic varnish for a glossy finish on the back of the plate A selection of photos (including other images that complement the photos)  Assembling your plate: Lay out your design to fit the plate Add words if desired. You can draw directly on the copy or print it out and cut it to fit. Put an even coat of glue on the front of each photo. Don't worry about brush strokes, but be careful not to go over it too many times which could cause the ink to run.  Apply the photos to the back of the plate, working in reverse order (the first images placed on the plate will be in the foreground of the design). Glue the edges firmly. Turn the plate over to check the placement of images. Smooth using craft brush. Brush glue over the back of each photo. Turn the plate around so you can see the image from the front and work out the air bubbles. Continue to place the images until the entire plate is covered. Let it dry 24 hours. Use painters' tape to tape off the edges before you apply the acrylic paint to the back of the plate. Paint the back and let dry. Apply a second coat. Let dry. Apply an acrylic varnish for a glossy finish on the back. Let dry. Lisa Louise Cooke uses and recommends . From within RootsMagic, you can search historical records on FamilySearch.org, Findmypast.com and MyHeritage.com. And soon, RootsMagic will be fully integrated with Ancestry.com, too: you'll be able to sync your RootsMagic trees with your Ancestry.com trees and search records on the site. Keep your family history research, photos, tree software files, videos and all other computer files safely backed up with , the official cloud-based computer backup system for Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems.   GENEALOGY GEMS BOOK CLUB Our current book is by Chris Cleave. Follow the story of Mary North, a wealthy young Londoner who signs up for the war effort when the Great War reaches England. Originally assigned as a schoolteacher, she turns to other tasks after her students evacuate to the countryside, but not before beginning a relationship that leads to a love triangle and long-distance war-time romance. As her love interest dodges air raids on Malta, she dodges danger in London driving ambulances during air raids in the Blitz. This story is intense, eye-opening and full of insights into the human experience of living and loving in a war zone—and afterward. is inspired by love letters exchanged between the author's grandparents during World War II. Video: for more Genealogy Gems Book Club titles   GEM: Top 10 Tips for finding Graduation Gems in your family history Establish a timeline. Check your genealogy database to figure out when your ancestor would have attended high school or college. Consult family papers and books. Go through old family papers & books looking for senior calling cards, high school autograph books, journals and diaries, senior portraits, fraternity or sorority memorabilia and yearbooks. Search newspapers. Look for school announcements, honor rolls, sports coverage, end-of-year activities and related articles. Updated tips and online resources: Ancestry.com has moved the bulk of its historical newspaper collection to its sister subscription website, . Search your browser for the public library website in the town where your ancestor attended school. Check the online card catalogue, look for a local history or genealogy webpage, or contact them to see what newspapers they have, and whether any can be loaned (on microfilm) through interlibrary loan. Search the Library of Congress' newspaper website, Chronicling America, for digitized newspaper content relating your ancestor's school years. Also, search its for the names and library holdings of local newspapers. online catalog Contact local historical and genealogical societies for newspaper holdings. Consult the websites of U.S. state archives and libraries: to find a directory of state libraries State historical and genealogical societies. In addition to newspapers, state historical and genealogical societies might have old yearbooks or school photograph collections. For example, the has a large (and growing) collection of Ohio school yearbooks. Local historical and genealogical societies may also have school memorabilia collections. RootsWeb, now at . Check the message board for the county and state you're looking for. Post a message asking if anyone has access to yearbooks or other school info. TIP: Use Google site search operator to find mentions of yearbooks on the county page you're looking at. Add site: to the front of the Rootsweb page for the locale, then the word yearbook after it. For example: Search for online yearbooks at websites such as: Ancestry.com now has a large yearbook collection Yearbookgenealogy.com and the National Yearbook Project, mentioned in the show, no longer exist as such US GenWeb at . Search on the county website where the school was located. Is there anyone willing to do a lookup? Is there a place to post which yearbooks you're looking for? Call the school, if it's still open. If they don't have old yearbooks, they may be able to put you in touch with a local librarian or historian who does. TIP: Go to and type the school name in “Business Name.” Call around 4:00 pm local time, when the kids are gone but the school office is still open.  : Do a search on the school or town you're looking for to see if anyone out there is selling a yearbook that you need. Also search for old photographs or postcards of the school. Here's my extra trick: From the results page, check the box to include completed listings and email potential sellers to inquire about the books you are looking for. TIP: Don't be afraid to ask – ebay sellers want to sell!  And if all else fails, set up an ebay Favorite Search to keep a look out for you. Go to and check out Episode #3 for instructions on how to do this. MyHeritage.com is the place to make connections with relatives overseas, particularly with those who may still live in your ancestral homeland. Click here to see what MyHeritage can do for you: it's free to get started.   FREE NEWSLETTER: Enter your email & get my Google Research e-bookas a thank you gift! to receive a free weekly e-mail newsletter, with tips, inspiration and money-saving deals.  

The “insightful, stark, and heartbreaking” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) novel about three lives entangled during World War II from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Little Bee. - Amazon The Avid Reader Show is sponsored and produced by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA. The Show airs Mondays at 5PM EST on WCHE AM 1520. Please visit our website at www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com

I det här programmet pratar vi om följande böcker: Fjärilspojken av Peter Stjernström Buddenbrooks av Thomas Mann Tjerna - en kaptens hjärta av Josefine Lindén och Daniel Tjärnström Saudivapen av Bo-Göran Bodin och Daniel Öhman Simona Ahrnstedt (Författarintervju) Dear Fatty av Dawn French Little Bee av Chris Cleave See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Novelist Chris Cleave returns to the Salon to read from his new novel as a work-in-progress (something he's never done before). EVERYONE BRAVE IS FORGIVEN sheds new light on London during WWII and promises to be heroically heart-breaking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kate and Zoe are British Olympic cyclists and friends. Kate's family duties keep her away from the 2004 Olympics in Athens as Zoe goes for the gold. Fast forward to 2012, as Kate and Zoe train for their last Olympics in London. Meanwhile, Kate copes with her seriously ill daughter and Zoe contends with loneliness. Chris Cleave's captivating novel explores friendship, rivalry, and the private cost of public victory.Chris Cleave is the author of Incendiary and the international bestseller Little Bee. Incendiary won numerous awards, including the 2006 Somerset Maugham Award. Little Bee has sold more than two million copies worldwide. Cleave lives in London.(www.chriscleave.com) Recorded On: Tuesday, October 2, 2012

What would you sacrifice for the people you love? “Cleave goes for the gold and brings it home in his thrillingly written and emotionally rewarding novel about the world of professional cycling … Cleave expertly cycles through the characters’ tangled past and present, charting their ever-shifting dynamic as ultra-competitive Zoe and Kate are forced to decide whether winning means more to them than friendship … Cleave likewise pulls out all the stops getting inside the hearts and minds of his engagingly complex characters. The race scenes have true visceral intensity, leaving the reader feeling breathless … From start to finish, this is a truly Olympic-level literary achievement.” – PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

The 47th Book Slam podcast finds Elliott Jack and Salena Godden reading woodenly from what may be loosely described as a 'script'. They soon warm up, however, thanks to top dollar music from Tanya Auclair and Purple Ferdinand, top drawer prose from Chris Cleave and Marina Lewycka and top shelf poetry from Lemn Sissay and Roger Robinson. Elliott is a mild-mannered janitor, Salena is Hong Kong Phooey

Chris Cleave reads from his forthcoming novel, Gold. He talks to Damian about why he wrote a novel about the world of Olympics speed cyclists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sam talks with Chris Cleave, author of LITTLE BEE and INCENDIARY.

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In this week's fun-packed edition of Shift Run Stop we hear the sounds of ponies, meet real life author, Guardian columnist and dad Chris Cleave, learn about the San Francisco weather system from our foreign correspondent Anna Pickard, get a topical confectionery newsflash from our snacks expert Dave Green and more besides! Something for everyone, [...]

Chris Cleave was born in London and spent his early years in Cameroon. He studied Experimental Psychology at Balliol College, Oxford, and now writes a column for the Guardian newspaper. His debut novel Incendiary won a 2006 Somerset Maugham Award, was shortlisted for the 2006 Commonwealth Writers Prize, and is now a feature film. Chris lives in London with his wife and two children. We met to talk about his engaging, important new novel Little Bee. Topics discussed include masks, truth-telling, trauma, trust, happiness, the struggle to survive, Maslow's hierarchy of needs and its deficiencies, asylum seekers are true heroes, engaging with the developing world, people in transition, life-changing events, sexual adventurousness, making sense of life retrospectively, inane reality TV shows and the need for refugees to tell their heroic stories convincingly.

Little Bee Now on Tour

'Little Bee' Part 2

'Little Bee' Part 1

Eavesdropping on the bus, Incendiary

London bombings, terrorism