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This audiobook, Parts Work, describes our inner psychological world in ways that are moving, thought-provoking, sometimes humorous and often poignant. The audiobook shows how we can disentangle ourselves from the problematic habitual patterns in which we get stuck, and offers ways of positively using our particular talents and style for a fuller life. Through practical examples, the audiobook helps us to understand ourselves and others better.

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Reminiscent is a weekly show where 2 best friends discuss their favorite bands from their adolescence and how it’s shaped their lives as they find themselves exploring early adulthood. Hitting puberty in the early 2000’s was a really strange time for a lot of people, but Tom and Pat have had each others back since the early 90s. Come along for the ride.

We are back for series 2 of the Property Investors Podcast! Your weekly dose of everything property and investing. Interviews with some of the greatest business minds, you get to learn their stories and find out how they got started in property.  The property game is a business with a huge eco-system of different products and services and the show brings in expertise from all over so you get a holistic view of the market. Previous guests include Grand Designs presenter Kevin McLoud, Emoov founder and outspoken industry commentator Russell Quirk, TV's Charlie Luxton plus many more from all ...

Helping youth to succeed. A father refuses to let his son be a hockey goalie; that is until the father's attitude almost causes his son to lose his life. Tom Holmes' books for teens have been written up in in the sports section of major newspapers such as the Montreal Gazette, the oldest newspaper in Canada. Tom Holmes is a retired college teacher.

A boy gets a pair of old rusty goalie skates for Christmas. This is a present the boy will treasure forever. "The Old Goalie Skates" was written up in the sports section of the Montreal Gazette, the oldest newspaper in North America. It was written up as a spotlight story, meaning it was the best sports story of the day. The title of the article was "Sharing a Sacred Hockey Bond". This story also won the Pearson Prize Teen Choice Award.

From our youth, we all remember a piece of clothing that was very special to us. For example, a scarf, a hat, or a sweater that has long been discarded; and yet, from time to time, it comes back to us as a wonderful memory. After many decades, for me, it was the memory of a Chicago Blackhawk sweater. At first, I hated this sweater, but through "the gift of hockey" I learned to love it. That's the gift. We all learn from our wonderful national sport.

Jeb wanted to be a professional hockey player. He spent all his youth playing hockey and neglected his school work. However the only reason he did not play in the NHL was because he was size. Now in his old age, he feels bitter and depressed as he spends all his time watering the outdoor hockey rink. A black boy on one of the local hockey teams is struggling because of his hockey skills. The boy also struggles in school. Old Jeb decides to give the boy some hockey lessons; and in doing so, old Jed finds redemption by helping the young boy to succeed.

A girl seeks to find her long lost father by always wearing his tattered old hockey sweater. Also Jenny wants to play shinny hockey with the boys on the outdoor rink, but is stopped by the bully boys on the rink. A young Chinese boy is also stopped from playing. The Chinese boy and Jenny decide to play hockey by themselves down on the river. And in doing so they form a warm friendship that allows Jenny to find her father again.