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

Brought to you by Penguin. Everyone wants to feel at home and at ease with themselves. We all want to be able to face any situation, both in life and at work, without feeling daunted, intimidated or stressed. But no-one wants to be labelled over-confident, arrogant or smarmy, or to get caught up...

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

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

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

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Anna Karenina Fix written and read by Viv Groskop. A literary self-help memoir about using the Russian Classics to find the answer to life's most important questions. Viv Groskop has discovered the meaning of life in Russian literature. As she knows...

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

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

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

This stand alone episode brings together five extraordinary young people as they share their journeys through life before foster care, during their time in care, and the realities of life after aging out of the system. Through raw honesty, resilience, humour, creativity, and strength, each storyteller offers a deeply personal look into experiences that are too often misunderstood or unheard.From navigating instability and loss to discovering identity, purpose, and healing, these young people reveal not only the challenges they faced, but the talent, brilliance, and determination that carried ...

Chooch and Viv discuss the (relaunched!) MMO City of Heroes

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

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

Tech(Quiero) Más Pod We're two first-gens who were born and raised in nyc helping you level up in your career, personal finances, and relationship.

Navigating the rollercoaster of being a 20-something in today's world, we come together as friends to showcase the beauty of living a fulfilled life in Miami as we chase our dreams. Join us on this exciting ride as we strive to become better individuals, successful business owners, and lifelong friends.We're both passionate individuals who are paving our own ways in our respective industries. Natalia is a trained journalist who works at a local lifestyle magazine and has her own media company, Making it Miami, which produces this podcast. Her goal is to showcase the beautiful stories and ...

The tragically hilarious audio comedy drama created by TV Writer, DJ & Singer-Songwriter, Viv May. Based sometimes loosely and other times embarrassingly closely on personal experience, we’re taken on the misadventures of 30 Year Old Failure “Jess.” An aspiring Artist/DJ/Superstar (sound familiar) Jess struggles to navigate her career, finances and of course relationship dramas all whilst battling the pressures of turning 30. Message from Viv May: Often we abandon projects to the drafts because either we or the powers-that-be don’t think it’s good enough. It is. Art does not belong ...

خط‌ خطی‌های ذهنِ وحیده! پادکستِ دو زبانه (انگلیسی و فارسی).................روانشناسی، خودشناسی، خاطرات شخصی، اجنبی، پادکست، توسعه فردی، جامعه شناسی، مصاحبه، خاطره، گفت و گو، زبان، انگلیسی، آموزش Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

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

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