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Jan Morris, one of Britain's greatest living writers (Times, UK), returns with this whimsical yet deeply affecting volume on life as a redoubtable nonagenarian. The irrepressible Jan Morris--author of such classics as Venice and Trieste--is at it again: offering a vibrant set of reminiscences that remind us what a good, wise and witty companion Jan Morris has been for so many readers for so long (Alexander McCall Smith, New York Times Book Review). Like Michel de Montaigne (Danny Heitman, Wall Street Journal), Morris waxes on the ironies of modern life in all their resonant glories and inevitable stupidities--from her daily exercise (a statutory thousand paces of brisk walk) to the troubles of Brexit; her enduring yet complicated love for America; and honest reflections on the vagaries and ailments of aging. Both intimate and luminously wise, Thinking Again is a testament to the virtues of embracing life, creativity, and, above all, kindness.

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Morris's piquant, irreverent daily diary...is brought to vibrant life by narrator Jennifer M. Dixon...Dixon's mature voice nicely represents the author's age without sounding old and...also highlight Morris's humor and essential kindness...Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award. -- AudioFile Ultimately, this is a volume about letting go--about the need to 'let it be' when the world becomes too much--and a plea for kindness toward all...This is a pleasant reading experience perfect for Morris fans. -- Kirkus Reviews

"""Morris's piquant, irreverent daily diary...is brought to vibrant life by narrator Jennifer M. Dixon...Dixon's mature voice nicely represents the author's age without sounding old and...also highlight Morris's humor and essential kindness...Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award."" -- ""AudioFile"" ""Ultimately, this is a volume about letting go--about the need to 'let it be' when the world becomes too much--and a plea for kindness toward all...This is a pleasant reading experience perfect for Morris fans."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews"""

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"Jan Morris is the author of some forty books, most notably the Pax Britannica trilogy about the rise and fall of the British Empire. Jennifer Dixon is a retired board-certified music therapist, licensed counselor, and veteran of the Michigan Opera and several community theaters, that has explored the power of words and music to motivate, inspire, provoke, soothe, and heal-all of which she brings to her work as an audiobook narrator. Even though she was born within the sound of Bow Bells in London England (now residing in the beautiful state of Michigan), Jennifer has a ""proper old-fashioned BBC sound, with American overtones,"" but can conjure up her cockney side if need be!"

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