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Through the stories of 12 clocks, About Time brings pivotal moments from the past vividly to life. Historian and lifelong clock enthusiast David Rooney takes us from the unveiling of al-Jazari’s castle clock in 1206, in present-day Turkey; to the Cape of Good Hope observatory at the southern tip of Africa, where 19th-century British government astronomers moved the gears of empire with a time ball and a gun; to the burial of a plutonium clock now sealed beneath a public park in Osaka, where it will keep time for 5,000 years.

In Journey Through Anxiety: A Troubadour's Tale, the author, David Anthony Rooney, takes us on a powerful personal odyssey. This gripping story chronicles the author’s lifelong battle with anxiety, a struggle that remained hidden behind the curtains of a successful music career. From the early manifestations of anxiety to how it became intertwined with his life choices, we witness the relentless grip of this condition.