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The Humanity Inside Iran: review by Michelle Houts of When the Sparrows Grow Anxious I was captivated the moment I realized I was connected, via the world of children’s literature, to a writer in Tehran....

Happiness: can you help us trace these artists and their estates? In 1953, while living in Germany, my mother began creating a remarkable book. She called it…...

Confessions of an Ageing Football Player: Ep. 21. Germany 1 – 0 Argentina (No ‘me’ in team? On the contrary…) In which our hero i.e. me finally makes the breakthrough with my wonderful finish and my side secure the title: it's been a roller coaster of a ride which me and my team mates of me, me, me and me will never forget for the rest of our lives....

Confessions of an Ageing Football Player: The Best Ever World Cup? Join the Queue! The best result since 1066! Listen to the full, unadulterated podcast of one of our best ever FIFA World Cups!...

Confessions of an Ageing Football Player: Ep. 19. Germany 7 – 1 Brazil In which our hero's i.e. my wishful thinking is brought back to earth with a bump and normal football service is resumed....

Confessions of an Ageing Football Player: Ep. 19. Brazil 7 – 1 Germany Spoiler Alert! Major seismic shock in first semi-final of 2014 Brazilian World Cup in which our hero i.e....

Confessions of an Ageing Football Player: Ep. 20. Argentina 0 – 0 Netherlands (We can be heroes…. for a while) In which our hero i.e. me fends off the fierce opposition of the Dutch and the salamanders and books an appointment with history....

Confessions of an Ageing Football Player: Ep. 18. The Scores on the Doors As we head into the final stages of the 2014 World Cup finals, here’s a summary of the results so far.  ...

The taxi driver as the eiptome of post-modernism. Number 8 in the series: Knowledge, traffic and arts based research.

Confessions of an Ageing Cyclist A novel about cycling, childhood memory, and the stories we tell when life refuses to follow the route map....

Confessions of an Ageing Cyclist Set in the summer of 1992, as the Tour de France rolls across Europe, Confessions of an Ageing Cyclist follows Goodboy, a boy on the edge of secondary school, whose confiscated bike, chaotic family life and private diary become the unlikely map through which he tries to understand the adult world. Funny, raw and quietly devastating, this is a story about cycling, childhood, prostate cancer, family silence, grief and the strange endurance required when the road ahead suddenly changes.... https://nickowenpublishing.com/product/confessions-of-an-ageing-cyclist/

When the Sparrows Grow Anxious: Diaries from Tehran at War (HARD COVER) When the Sparrows Grow Anxious: Diaries from Tehran at War is an intimate, humane and urgent record of ordinary life under bombardment. “Profound, passionate, poetic, this important book takes us deep into the realities of daily life, in Tehran, now, in 2026. From the vivid title, When the Sparrows grow Anxious,  we know we are in the hands of a thoughtful writer who walks us on a journey  far beyond our often superficial knowledge of Tehran at War. Behind the promises of posturing politicians, news reports and sound bites, here is the reality. We are invited to hear voices  of people of peace caught up in this war.  Despite the tragedies of deaths, injury, destruction, in this beautiful, diverse and complex country, the essential message is one of hope for peace. As families and friends  gather together in homes or outdoors, to share talk and meals, the sense of their courage is strong. The beauty of this place is celebrated alongside the documenting of almost daily attacks. The over-arching message is of hope and prayers that peace will return. Birdsong and breaking of bread are metaphors of resilience.  I think it will be one of the books that will change my life. Essential reading for these times.”   Liz Fincham Written by acclaimed Iranian author, researcher and cultural figure Ali Asghar Seidabadi, this diary-style work offers a rare human account of Tehran during war, internet disruption and uncertainty.... https://nickowenpublishing.com/product/when-the-sparrows-grow-anxious-diaries-from-tehran-at-war-hardback/

Confessions of an Ageing Cyclist Set in the summer of 1992, as the Tour de France rolls across Europe, Confessions of an Ageing Cyclist follows Goodboy, a boy on the edge of secondary school, whose confiscated bike, chaotic family life and private diary become the unlikely map through which he tries to understand the adult world. Funny, raw and quietly devastating, this is a story about cycling, childhood, prostate cancer, family silence, grief and the strange endurance required when the road ahead suddenly changes.... https://nickowenpublishing.com/product/confessions-of-an-ageing-cyclist/

Confessions of an Ageing Football Player: Ep. 17. Shooing the Shih Tau off your Shoes In which our hero i.e. me faces down his nemesis and comes up smelling of roses. Or something like....

Confessions of an Ageing Football Player: Ep. 16. Matching Heads, Feet and Bumpsy Daisy. In which our hero i.e. me, the Bogota jeweller, Terry Venables and the Mexican Sisters of Mercy reassemble our teams in time for the World Cup Quarter Finals....

Confessions of an Ageing Football Player: Ep. 15. How to be Promoted from Mover to Milk Shaker. In which our hero i.e. me survives in the eye of the storm and salvages his Subbuteo Career....

Confessions of an Ageing Football Player: Ep. 14. All Change for the Knock Out Rounds! It's Half Time at the Brazilian World Cup and what have we learned? Schadenfreude isn’t Germany’s newest centre forward!...