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Here are 10 newly released nonfiction paperbacks -- all recommended, all capable of immersing a reader into a world that you couldn't make up.

Substitute: Going to School With a Thousand Kids by Nicholson Baker. Novelist Baker (Vox, The Mezzanine) spent three months as a substitute teacher in a rural Maine school district; this book was written to provide, Baker writes in his introduction, "a lived-through sense of how busy and complicated and weird and long every school day is." Seattle Times reviewer Michael Upchurch found the book "laced with exhilaration."

Frantumaglia: A Writer's Journey by Elena Ferrante. Frantumaglia is a Neapolitan word meaning a jumble of fragments -- and this collection, by the writer of the beloved Neapolitan Quartet series, is appropriately a mixture of letters, essays and interviews. Though

the author, who writes under a pseudonym, sheds little light on her own life story, a New York Times reviewer noted that the book "offers something else: a chance to consider her strange, spectral presence in the world of letters."

Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande. Gawande is a surgeon, a Harvard professor and a staff writer for The New Yorker, and if you're a regular reader of that publication, you're well acquainted with his thoughtful writing about modern medicine. This book, in which he examines aging and death, spent a year on The New York Times best-seller list, and was named a top book of the year by numerous publications.

Playing Dead: A Journey Through the World of Death Fraud by Elizabeth Greenwood. Anyone out there who always wanted to fake their own death? I'll let the first six words of Adam Woog's Seattle Times review speak for themselves:

"Good title, brilliant topic, absorbing book."

Play All: A Bingewatcher's Notebook by Clive James. James, an Australian-born critic/essayist/ broadcaster/poet, is now in his late 70s and in poor health -- and so, with time on his hands, decided to indulge in some binge-watching of the likes of The Wire, The Sopranos, Mad Men, Breaking Bad and others. The result is what The Guardian's review called a "joyfully intelligent appraisal" that's often very funny.

The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Life by John le Carre. The great spy novelist, now in his 80s, looks back on his eventful life in this memoir, described by Seattle Times reviewer Adam Woog as "a glittering treasure-chest of great stories -- some sobering, some funny, but always incisive, witty and spellbinding."

They Can't Kill Us All: The Story of the Struggle for Black Lives by Wesley Lowery (Little, Brown, $16.99). Lowery, a reporter for The

Washington Post, explores racial violence in America in his first book, a New York Times best-seller. "Lowery zigzags from Ferguson, to Cleveland, to Charleston and New York City," wrote a Los Angeles Times reviewer, "in an effort to create a backdrop that captures the riots, the grief, the tear gas and the emotional upheaval in places around the country that became markers of modern-day lynchings in near lockstep."

Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen. The Boss tells the story of his 40-year recording career in this memoir. Seattle Times reviewer Charles R. Cross wrote that some of the book's paragraphs, about difficult times in Springsteen's life, "are so meticulously crafted they could have come from a Richard Ford novel. This is the greatest triumph of Born to Run -- that Springsteen captures in autobiography the same lyricism he does with songwriting."

The Wicked Boy: An Infamous

Murder in Victorian London by Kate Summerscale. Winner of the 2017 Edgar Award in the Fact Crime category, Summerscale's book is her latest true-Victoriancrime investigation (her previous books include The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher). "Enjoyable as an atmospheric tale of crime and punishment from a distant era written in lucid, limber prose," wrote a New York Times reviewer, The Wicked Boy also implicitly raises questions that remain with us today."

Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy by Heather Ann Thompson. Thompson, a professor at the University of Michigan, won the Pulitzer Prize for history earlier this year for this book, "a masterly account," wrote The New York Times, "of the Attica prison uprising, its aftermath and the decades-long legal battles for justice and accountability." -- The Seattle Times/TNS

Kent offers haunting look at Celtic superstition

Foreboding builds from the get-go of The Good People, Hannah Kent's haunting historical novel about a rural Irish community gripped by sudden death and suspicion. "Lights. Coming from where the fairies do be, down by the Piper's Grave. ... You mark my words, there'll be another death in this family before long." It's 1825, and the people in the hills near Killarney strike an uneasy balance between the sacred and the

superstitious: rosary beads in one pocket, and cold embers to ward off evil spirits in the other. When Martin Leahy drops dead at the crossroads where suicides are buried, neighbours are set on edge. The fact that his daughter died not long before and left a strange grandchild behind fans the fear of otherworldly interference. "First the daughter passes, and now the husband. I tell you, death likes three in company. And if the Good People have a hand in it ... well," says one of the local folk who serve as a Gaelic Greek chorus. The Good People are not your Tinker

Bell fairies, but troublemaking creatures. They are blamed for any unexplained misfortune, and in this poor community there is plenty of misfortune. The tale twines around Martin's widow, N?ra, and Nance Roche, the "handy woman" who delivers the babies, keens the dead and concocts mystical remedies for troubles the priest and the doctor can't fix. "Nance of the Fairies, they call her," one neighbour says. "There are plenty that will have nothing to do with her on account of it but more who go to her because they believe it so." N?ra may not believe it so, but what

else explains the transformation of her grandson, a once normal child now crippled and wailing day and night? Could he be a changeling, a stand-in the fairies leave in the place of the human they've stolen away? Anxiety rises as word spreads among the women at the well and the men at the forge: The cows aren't milking and the fields aren't producing. Hard eyes flick to the cabin where N?ra keeps the boy tucked away. Might their troubles have something to do with the boy? Might his troubles have something to do with the Good People?

A fearful N?ra turns to Nance, who is in crisis herself. With the new priest condemning her from the pulpit and a recent stillbirth spreading doubt, she senses that "in some irreparable way the world was changing, that it spun away from her, and that in the whirl of change she was being flung to some forsaken corner." United in desperation, the two women embark on a fateful intercession with the fairy world to return the boy to normal and set the world to right.-- Star Tribune (Minneapolis)/TNS

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Ten essentials that helped a breast cancer survivor get through her ordeal

Breast cancer survivor Mary Dunklin with her daughter Lily Dunklin, 7.

By Tommy Cummings

B reast cancer survivor Mary Dunklin went through the tests, the waiting and a haze of doctor visits. "The entire experience is a learning process in dealing with fear, pain and mortality," she recently wrote. "And, sometimes, the best lesson of all is remembering how to appreciate being alive."

She says she doesn't have all the answers, but she did make a few discoveries along the way. In her essay, she shared 10 things that she wished she'd known at the start of treatment:

1. Your life isn't over. This is huge. And, if you're reading this because you've been

recently diagnosed, you might want to stop right here and repeat this to yourself several times. Sitting in the breast-cancer surgeon's office for the first time, I pretty much expected to die right there on the spot. Thinking about death wasn't just a daily occurrence, it became an hourly occurrence. I started to wonder if our fund for a family trip to Walt Disney World would really become a funeral fund.

Although some days it might sound nice to hide from the world and stare at your bedroom walls, it really isn't the best way to cope. Remember all the contributions you made to the world before your diagnosis? You can still do them. It's easy to get consumed with every aspect of this disease, so make sure you're taking time to laugh, craft, volunteer or whatever else that makes you happy. And what about that

Disney trip? We visited there this year on the first anniversary of my diagnosis.

2. A support system makes things easier.

When you're thrown into this new world, things can get overwhelming very quickly. You're asked to make very important decisions while your head is a jumble of medical terms, scientific research and everyone's (and their mother's) anecdotal situations. You don't have to do it alone. At appointments, take people who can help write things down and remember the details. Ask for help and accept it joyfully.

3. You'll form new friendships.

I'm not typically a talk-tostrangers-in-a-crowded-lobby kind of person. But being diagnosed gains you entry into

a very exclusive group. So many people reached out and held my hand along the way. Now, when I'm introduced to people who need support, I welcome them. This experience will also change some of your existing relationships. Friends who you haven't seen or spoken to in years may become your greatest allies.

4. Movement will make you feel better.

Throughout the entire process, you have to learn how to live with an evolving body. There will be times your doctor restricts your exercise, but this rarely means that you can't move at all. Even if you can't keep your regular weightlifting and running schedule, there's always something you can do ? even if it's a few stretches, walking, dancing or some physical-therapy moves. This movement will get the feel-good

chemicals flowing and remind you that you still have a body that wants (and needs) to move.

5. People will say the wrong things.

You will be asked very invasive questions. Be prepared for it and know that you don't need to answer. Friends will send you articles about topics that have nothing to do with your particular type of breast cancer. I got articles about nipple tattooing, implants, wigs and radiation remedies. I had no use for any of these. You will be called "a warrior and a fighter" on days when you just want to be told you're still soft and feminine. These situations will happen, so advocate for yourself, tell people what you need and create healthy boundaries.

6. Healing is a long process. Plan for the best, be positive,

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Dunklin in her Highland Village, Texas home.

but know that your body needs time to recover. Since my surgery, I've talked to so many people who are newly diagnosed and one of the first things they ask is, "How long until I can do XYZ again?" XYZ may be go back to work or exercise or wear a bathing suit. The honest answer is that it will vary. Your surgeon will give you estimates, but rushing to get back to work or vigorous exercise may do more harm than good. When you're going through it, recovery can feel painfully slow. But, looking back, some of my favourite memories happened during this downtime. Use the time to visit with friends, read as much as you can and binge-watch all of your favourite shows.

7. Don't compare yourself to others.

Your breast cancer is unique. Ask questions, research, listen to others ? but know that your journey is going to be completely different from anyone else's. One question people will often ask is, "What's your stage?" Personally, I shared my stage with very few people because I wanted some things kept private. Besides,

are you going to pray harder for someone who's Stage 4? Are you going to discount the cancer if someone tells you they're Stage 0? No. They all deserve your love and support. So, for me, I will never ask another person their stage ? ever.

If they want to share it, great. But I will never ask. It's easy to wonder why someone else's doctor decided on a certain protocol or why someone else seems to have an easier time with recovery. Psst. Here's a secret: It's difficult for everyone in different ways. Plus, you really never know what is happening behind closed doors, or how much that person is sharing with you about their situation.

8. Some questions won't have answers.

If you're like me, you'll want to know what caused your cancer. Was it fertility drugs? Was it eating out of plastic containers? Was it in the water or the paint in your childhood bedroom? Even though these probably weren't factors, you might start to feel like an FBI investigator who questions every potential cause.

The truth is, you may never know why your body reacted this way. Meditate, pray, join a support group, do whatever you can to find peace that will eventually lead you to acceptance. I never saw this situation as something I had to battle and fight. Instead, I loved my body and decided that excessive questioning wasn't the healthiest option for me.

9. You're not your disease. At one point during my treatment, I had been so consumed with appointments, tests and planning that I started to forget I was still "Mary" underneath it all. A neighbour

moved in around this time and as I was talking to her, I realised that she knew nothing of my cancer. It was so refreshing! She just knew me as Mary, not as "Mary who has breast cancer." Your diagnosis is just one chapter in your life history. It doesn't have to consume the entire book.

10. Practice gratitude. Every day of recovery will not be filled with sunshine and roses. What you're going through is awful and unfair. It's OK to have a pity party occasionally, but longterm sadness isn't going to do you any good. At my worst, I couldn't stand up straight without being in

pain. I couldn't sleep on my side, get out of bed on my own or drive. And, most depressing for me, I couldn't walk upstairs to tuck my daughter into bed.

Things were pretty dark, but what helped was writing out a gratitude list. I was grateful for good insurance, a patient husband and the fact that I had no genetic component. Surround yourself with gratitude reminders, read books that explore the topic and write down everything that is positive about your situation. If you can't think of any, I promise that your friends, family and doctors would love to offer suggestions. -TNS

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was started by 12 Hawaii chefs and they promoted the use of locally grown foods instead of imported food items and thy formed an organisation to create the Hawaii regional cuisine. Today the cuisine of Hawaii remains a fusion of foods brought to the islands from around the world.

Poke is one of the favourite dishes from the region and the technique for making poke is so basic that even the most inexperienced cooks can get close to the perfect dish served in traditional Hawaii restaurant. But the catch is that you have to use only the freshest possible tuna.

Tuna Poke

SIMPLE: The technique for making poke is very simple and basic.

Photo by the author

Traditional Tuna

Ingredients Yellow fin tuna Soy sauce ? 60 ml Sesame oil ? 2 tbsp Ginger root, grated 1 tsp Spring onion 1/3 cup Macademia nut, crushed 10-12 nos. Seaweed 1 sheet Red pepper flakes 1/2 tsp Salt to taste Crushed pepper to taste Sesame seeds 1 tsp Avocado 1 no Accompaniments Lemon juice/ Lemon juice Rice vinegar Garnish Deep fried crispy fish skin

Poke of Hawaii

One of the many benefits of being a chef is to meet a lot of people. Having worked around the globe with a diversified staff is always an opportunity to interact with them and get to know their culture and cuisine. One such interaction, I had, was with Hawaiians about their cuisine.

Hawaii's diverse, spectacular natural scenery, warm tropical climate, abundance of beautiful clean beaches, oceanic surroundings and active volcanoes makes it a popular destination for tourists, surfers, farmers, biologists and volcanologists. Among the first settlers of the island were the Polynesian voyagers who brought around 30 plants when they arrived in 300- 500 AD. The most important of them was the taro of which a

paste called poi was made. Later settlers brought breadfruit and baking banana, as well as coconut, sugarcane, sweet potato and yams. They also brought poultry and other animals since there were no animals on this remote island. Fish was always abundant and a local favourite among the settlers.

It is very interesting on how these newer islands were explored and people started settling down and developed these places and now these are one of the most sought after tourist destinations in the world map. Meat was preparedly spitting it on sticks and roasting it over fire or cooking it in underground ovens called "Imu". To build an Imu they dug a pit in the ground and lined it with lava rocks. Then a fire was built and when the rocks were hot, the foods like sweet potato, taro, vegetables, meats and fish were wrapped in

banana and ginger leaves were placed into the pit. The food was then covered with wet leaves and layer of earth. The cooking was done by the men only, sea salt was the most common seasoning initially. Any important occasion, a special fest called "aha'aina" was prepared. Now a days, they call it lu'au which comes from the name of the food that was always served at an `aha'aina" which was baked young taro tops with coconut milk and chicken or octopus.

When I think of Hawaii, the first thing to come to my mind is the pineapple cultivation in the region. The first pineapple was cultivated in Honolulu by Don Francisco de Paula Marin, a Spanish botanist , in 1813. Few years later he also planted the first Hawaiian vineyard and are now known as mission grape variety. Later he also planted the first

coffee crop, but his plantations failed. But by the end of the century, pineapple and sugarcane were Hawaii's most important crops. Dole planted pineapples on Oahu in 1901 and in 1922 the entire island of Lanai was purchased to grow pineapples. With the increase in the plantations the need for labour also grew and they were hired from China, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Puerto rico and Portugal. These immigrants brought their own food culture, eating habits, ingredients and raw materials with them.

Today many local restaurants and roadside food stands serve the ubiquitous plate lunch also called "loco moco", featuring the Asian staple, two scoops of rice, American macaroni salad, topped with a hamburger patty, a fried egg and brown gravy. In 1992 a significant culinary movement

Method In a bowl whisk soy sauce, sesame oil, grated ginger, sliced onion, macadamia nuts, seaweed, pepper flakes and salt together in a bowl. Cut tuna into small cubes and place it in a bowl Drizzle the marinade and toss and stir to marinate evenly Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours, mix again to coat evenly Serve cold topped with sesame seeds, sliced green onions, sprinkle with lemon or lime or seasoned rice vinegar, avocado on the side Garnish with deep fried fish skin on the side Do not add the vinegar or citrus juice to the marinade. You won't get the right texture. You can also serve it on top of the rice with seasonal vegetables. You can also serve it on top of noodles or buckwheat noodles, or on salad or with nachos as an appetiser.

z Chef Tarun Kapoor, Culinary Mastermind, USA. He may be contacted at tarunkapoor83@

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Next week, the fittest will survive

Four-member teams will compete in a challenging competition next Friday. By Mudassir Raja

Bootcamp Military Fitness in collaboration with Red Apple Events and Media are bringing a very exciting and fun-filled exercise and sporting competition to Doha. This firstof-its-kind competition aims to highlight the significance of exercise.

The competition will be held at Doha Marriott Hotel on Friday, October 20 (next week). Participants will compete in teams in the competition that is titled "The Survival of the Fittest."

"Teams, each having four members, will battle each other throughout the day in eight different events that are designed to challenge them physically and mentally. Teamwork and strategy will play an important role in winning the competition," said a press release issued by Red Apple.

The event will start at 7:45am and will conclude at 1:30pm. A prize distribution ceremony will be held immediately after.

The eight events will be: Trifit, The Secret Mission, Team Chipper, The Tyre Stack, Stretcher Race, Mastermind, Sea Discovery, and Wet & Wild.

"The organisers have urged the participating teams to bring their own fitness kits, clothes, swimming costumes, lots of drinking water, food and beverages," said Jassim Mohammad, CEO Red Apple.

He added, "Each participating team has to pay QR1,000. The participants have to reach at the hotel before the check-in time. The instructors and curators are not

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going to wait for the participants. Latecomers will lose points."

"We have given clear guidance to the participants that two events will take place in sea and if they cannot swim they will have to tell the organisers well before start of the swimming competitions. We will also provide a health questionnaire to the participants to learn about their health fitness. If they are considered unfit for a certain competition, they will not be allowed to participate," Jassim noted.

He added, "The participants are encouraged to bring their families and friends to cheer and support

Charlotte Harris

Ben

them during the competitions. There will a soft village area for families and children. There will be special play areas for children. We will also provide certain challenges to the spectators."

Bootcamp Military Fitness (BMF), Jassim said, was set up by former British Army trainers. The trainers are also former colleagues and have been holding similar kinds of camps and competitions in other countries as well.

Grant King, one of the instructors from BMF, told Community that he, along with the other instructors, has been in Qatar for a few years now. He said, "This is going to be the first

event of its kind in Qatar. The event will be competitive and will be a lot of fun as well. We have tried to make the event attractive with fun and sport for the participants."

Explaining the theme for the event, King said Qatar is considered a country with very high prevalence of obesity. People seem to be primarily busy with work and food. The competition will provide them with an opportunity to test their physical fitness and inspire them to remain fit in future, he noted.

Charlotte Harris and Ben, the two other instructors, are also former British Army officers, he said.

"Grant served with the British

Military for eight years, touring to a number of places across the world. He served as a Combat Engineer in the Corps of the Royal Engineers," says the BMF website.

"[Charlotte Harris] served for seven and a half years with the Royal Engineers. Her passion for health and fitness first started when she joined her regiment for the annual Nordic ski camp," adds the website.

The website has this to say about Ben: "He served in the British Army for 11 years in the Corps of Royal Engineers, with the last 6 years being a Physical Training Instructor."

A promotional image for the competition.

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