Paul Read has 4 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 2 narrators. The most-rated is Blame.
This Is Tai Chi: 50 Essential Questions and Answers
Summary
This audiobook has everything you need to know about Tai Chi, including how to find a class, what happens in a class, how long it takes to learn, the difference between the styles, and a unique history of the art in China and its travels to the West. This fascinating audio book is full of insights, anecdotes, facts and humor about the world of Tai Chi. The question and answer format makes it easy to digest, so you will not only understand this ancient and noble art, but more importantly, feel empowered to choose the class of Tai Chi that is right for you. This audiobook was written and narrated by Paul Read (the teapotmonk), who is an author, podcaster, and Online Instructor with more than 25 years experience of teaching Tai Chi in both the UK and Spain. He conveys the essence of Tai Chi in a delightful, entertaining, and easily understandable way.
©2011 Craving Distraction Ltd (P)2018 Craving Distraction Ltd
The Ambulance Man and the Spanish Civil War: Forgotten Stories from Spain
Summary
The true story of the Canadian doctor and ambulance driver that came to help a city in exodus. Try to imagine the city of Malaga is to be evacuated overnight. A total of 150,000 people will have to walk 200 kilometers along the coastal road in search of a safe refuge while being pursued by Italian tanks, bombed by German aircraft, and shelled by Rebel Nationalist ships. Unarmed men, women, and children will be shot from planes or killed by blasts from the boats that pursue them offshore; their bodies will be left at the roadside, abandoned to the chaos and inhumanity of adults at war. There will be little food, transport, or fresh water. Nourished only by hope and driven by fear, exposed to the elements and to enemy fire, they will walk through the day and through the night. Many will be too weak to reach the safe port of Almería and will only survive because an ambulance and a Canadian doctor come to help. A doctor who will later be accused of spying and betrayal and will be unwillingly pushed out of Spain by the very people he had come to assist. The Forgotten Stories from Spain series brings you accounts of human bravery and spirit at a moment of unleashed cruelty during the Spanish Civil War. These stories of cooperation have a universal message that remains as relevant to the world today as it was in Spain during the 1930s.
©2014 Craving Distraction Ltd (P)2018 Craving Distraction Ltd
The Manual of Bean Curd Boxing: Tai Chi and the Noble Art of Leaving Things Undone
Summary
So many disciplines promise happiness, security, health, wisdom or enlightenment, but few deliver more than just words. Yet, when you fuse together an ancient eastern practice with a thoroughly 21st century take - you create something beautifully intriguing and inspiringly new that encompasses so many of these qualities: Bean Curd Boxing. Combining the simplicity of Tai Chi, the soft wisdom of the ancient sages and a tender light-hearted approach to learning, The Manual of Bean Curd Boxing shows you: How to absorb the basics of these arts into your daily activities with no sweat and no stress How to remain tranquil and calm under the stress of daily encounters How to perfect the ancient art of 'doing without doing' in order to softly get things done How to become a slow ninja among a planet of speed freaks In a world of information overload, The Manual of Bean Curd Boxing offers an alternative source of wisdom: practical and original exercises for re-learning good posture, good breathing habits, and building powerful new energy boosting habits.
©2010 Craving Distraction Ltd (P)2018 Craving Distraction Ltd
Blame
Summary
It is the summer of 1989 when Lucas witnesses an event that will tear his family apart. Over a decade later, his estranged father succumbs to a suspected heart attack. Lucas shuns grief and escapes to New York with his colleague Mariana. However, a dark secret from his past threatens to reemerge and destroy the burgeoning relationship before it has even begun. When his father's girlfriend fails to reappear after reporting his death, the true cause of his demise falls under scrutiny. And as the startling truth comes to light, Lucas must confront the fact that father and son may not have been so different after all.
©2017 Paul Read (P)2017 Oakhill Publishing