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At age thirty, Maya Golden was living a charmed life. She was an award-winning sports reporter, a loyal wife, and a new mom. Privately, she was battling addiction, perfectionism, dissociation disorders, and rage due to sexual abuse endured at the hands of her cousin and many other predators.But Maya wants to change. So, on a family road trip back to her Texas hometown, she is ready to put an end to the secrets that threaten her marriage and her career....
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The twenty-six essays collected in Notes on Life and Letters (first published 1921) offer a kaleidoscopic view of Joseph Conrad's literary views and interest in the events of his day, including the Titanic disaster, First World War, and the re-emergence of his native Poland as a nation state. The introduction gives the history of the gathering of these diverse pieces into a single volume, traces the book's reception, and offers new perspectives on...
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DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR FIRST LOVE?
Do you remember your first heart break? This Memoir book is about a young woman who fell in love at the age of fifteen. She never expected to go through all of the pain, hurt and abuse that she encountered over the years. She had to grow up at an early age and thought that everything she went through in her seventeen year relationship was normal and ok. She had to learn the hard way and she had to make many...
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At just 10 years old, Emanuel embarked on an extraordinary journey, armed with scissors and determination, as he began cutting his own hair. After three attempts, he gained the trust of his older brother, who offered his own hair for Emanuel's budding talent. This humble start soon blossomed into a neighborhood phenomenon, with Emanuel becoming the go-to hairstylist for family and friends.
Upon graduating high school, Emanuel's commitment to his...
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MA IN ALL CAPS is a laugh-out-loud hilarious "ma-moir" about an irrepressible woman, known to world as MA. Epic and sweeping in its storytelling, but as intimate as a son's love for his ailing mother, it's David Sedaris meets Amy Tan in a family saga with an unforgettable tiger mom holding center stage.
Ma is the opinionated matriarch of the Kuo clan, the scion of a once wealthy and powerful Chinese family that lost everything during two devastating...
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Follow the journey of a Khmer woman who, as a young girl, faced unending obstacles in order to survive. She saved her family from almost certain death as they escaped the Khmer Rouge regime and traveled to the Thailand border. She managed to keep her family together as a unit until they were able to seek refuge in the Philippines out of harm’s way. Eight months later, she led her family to the States where they settled in Chelsea, Massachusetts....
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Get the Summary of Michael Finkel's The Art Thief in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession" recounts the astonishing tale of Stéphane Breitwieser, a notorious art thief, and his accomplice and girlfriend, Anne-Catherine Kleinklaus. Breitwieser, driven by a passion for beauty rather than financial gain, meticulously plans and executes the theft of...
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Who would have thought that growing up could be such fun? Especially in a village where you knew everyone, and we all looked out for each other. It appears with today's hardships and crime that the fifties were the best years to be alive. It was safe to walk about the streets, even as a five-year-old at school. The pace of life was a lot slower and more genteel. Not so many cars were on the roads, and jobs were easy to change if you didn't like the...
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Working as a Christian doctor in a place controlled by the Macau Mafia, Dr. Bill Swan was in constant danger of being discovered as an underground Christian missionary. Using Macau as a base, he smuggled Bibles into China and slipped through the net of the Chinese Communist government. He established medical clinics and staffed them with Christian nurses, doctors, and teachers who set up underground churches. They were always in danger of being discovered....
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Eleanor of Aquitaine is intelligent and beautiful, her immense wealth desired by kings. Her father's dying wish places the young heiress under the guardianship of King Louis VI of France, who marries her to his monkish son. The pious French Court considers her education and intellect shameful. She is accused of emulating men, regarded as her betters. It is emphasised she is there to breed, look decorative, and keep her eloquent mouth shut.
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During World War Two, a young girl was seen around the Stoke Bishop area of Bristol riding her bike or a pony; climbing trees; building dens, playing with the 'gang' in Blaise Castle Woods, and a lot more besides! This seemingly carefree life had its darker side as the storm clouds of war thickened and broke overhead.
Riding Through the Storm recalls the author's life before, during and after the war. It is tinged with humour and remarkable occurrences...
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The NHS is a jewel in our crown, cherished by the British and envied globally, yet there's a shadow lurking behind the gleam. This book unfolds the journey of a singular nurse and the alarming challenges she confronted. Encountering bullying, fraud, and sexual harassment, alongside profound sadness and personal loss, she navigated through the mental and physical turmoil to shield not only herself but also the patients and staff entrusted to her care....
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The Tale of a Tale is a companion to The Tale of a Hip (published 2018). It expands on the theme of taking up ballroom dancing seriously in middle age, and the problem of misaligned bones, a limiting factor in many aspects of Pamela's life, leading ultimately to hip replacement. Despite difficulties, she and John go on to take professional exams in both ballroom and Latin American dancing, and teach for more than twenty years, offering the joy, companionship,...
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Having served over thirty years in fire departments across three states, Gary R. Ryman brings a unique perspective to the firefighting experience. The son and father of firefighters, Ryman ignites the fire, smoke, blood and fear spanning three generations of the "family business." He recounts his early days in upstate New York learning from his father, the department fire chief. He describes the blazes he battled with a career and volunteer crew in...
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The world struggles to find peace. Two old guys discovered the answer. Fifty years after they fought in Vietnam, they worked it out. They grew up together and went to the same schools, yet they had never met. They served in the army together, were both shot down in helicopters, and lost some of their best friends in combat, but they had to wait to meet. The answer was not in combat, military training, or book learning. They were tough soldiers who...
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These stories were written primarily for my nephews and nieces and other members of the family because they have no clue about our history and what had happened during the Second World War. There are 120,000 different stories from 120,000 of Japanese Americans who were put in the concentration camp and my story is just one of many. Many have suppressed the past and forgot about them. I feel the story must be told. This is just my story and how I remembered...
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When Suzanne Maggio's vivid, demanding, and self-absorbed mother develops dementia, Suzanne is compelled to apply the wisdom she's acquired from decades of experience as a family therapist to her own family of origin. Filled with personal stories and universal themes, The Cardinal Club not only chronicles the personal journey to understand the tragedy unfolding through the illness but also an often difficult relationship with her mother. The result...
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What do you do when the world starts crumbling around you? When work, society, and unrelenting apathy conspire to drive you into the ground? Do you close your eyes and let the dirt pile up? Or grab a shovel and start digging your way out?Kevin decided to buy a truck and a camper and head south with his new wife, ditching his corporate life behind. But fate had other plans, teaming up with mother nature to throw every roadblock in its arsenal along...
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Will you fight the past, or will you let it fall on your children's future? TRIGGER WARNING:There is abuse, sexual assault, molestation, rape, addiction, domestic violence, violent acts against children, and mention of suicidal thoughts and actions in this story. This is a true story and not sugar-coated. Reader, be warned. Within these pages is the story of a girl from West Virginia. One who dreamed of changing the world and living in the pages of...
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