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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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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 the tender age of 10, Emanuel embarked on a journey of self-discovery by picking up a pair of scissors and cutting his own hair. Three attempts later, his older brother offered his own locks for Emanuel's budding talent. This humble beginning soon evolved into haircutting sessions for family and friends in the backyard and throughout the neighborhood.
Upon completing high school, Emanuel took a significant step towards his passion by enrolling...
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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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Este libro sincero es el resultado de una necesidad del propio Andrés Iniesta: la de explicarse como jugador de fútbol, pero sobre todo como ser humano.
Para lograrlo utiliza su propia voz y nos cuenta cómo fue su infancia y su adolescencia en Fuentealbilla y en la Masia, el mundialmente conocido vivero del Fútbol Club Barcelona, cómo vivió los momentos más felices y más tristes de su carrera deportiva y cómo es su vida cotidiana, rodeado...
6) Onwards
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Onwards is an ode to the bonds of companionship that grow between those who revel in the wilder landscapes of the British Isles. Written in the style of Ring of Bright Water and Born Free, Onwards tells the true story of the author's life in falconry, beginning with his childhood in rural Shropshire. Along the way we meet a cast of eclectic individuals – from a duck-shooting vicar, a maverick gamekeeper, to an SAS soldier-turned-explorer – they...
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Un escándalo literario cuyos ecos siguen vivos sacudió la vida cultural italiana en septiembre de 2014: para sorpresa de todos, un asesino convicto y confeso había ganado el Premio Sciascia de ese año. Se llamaba Giuseppe Grassonelli, aunque en su pueblo natal todos lo conocían desde niño por el apodo de "Mala Hierba". Este libro es su historia. Comienza cuando, siendo aún adolescente, emigra a Alemania en busca de la prosperidad que Sicilia...
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The Shawbridge Boys Farm, just north of Montreal Quebec, has been reforming children for more than a hundred years. Thousands of stories can be collected from the children, adults, and seniors who have lived on "The Farm". This is a story of just one of them, but it can't be told without including many about the kids who were there with her.This is a true tale of a teenage girl who, in 1983, refused to go to school and became a ward of Quebec's juvenile...
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The Gift of an Ordinary Day is an intimate memoir of a family in transition-boys becoming teenagers, careers ending and new ones opening up, an attempt to find a deeper sense of place, and a slower pace, in a small New England town. It is a story of mid-life longings and discoveries, of lessons learned in the search for home and a new sense of purpose, and the bittersweet intensity of life with teenagers--holding on, letting go.
Poised on the threshold...
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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 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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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...
13) That Was Then
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Seen through the eyes of an Asperger's female – who can be harder to detect – this immersive memoir shares a fascinating, absorbing, and emotive coming-of-age story. Struggling to appear 'normal' amid a dysfunctional family life, the protagonist's inspirational tale highlights the strengths found in diversity.
Experience compelling adventures and experiences that follow her childhood and adolescent journey of self-discovery. With cohesive storytelling...
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Follow in the Tigerman's Footsteps is all about how from deep in debt, I ended up living a life most only dream. It reads more like an adventure story than a memoir. It is full of crazy, exciting, and at times, frightening situations, mixed with a blend of humour. The book title comes from my love of tigers that, like me, love to wander far and wide. In my case, it covers nineteen years of working as an expat in fifteen countries spread through the...
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One of the deep, embedded emotions I have experienced my entire life is that I don't belong. That was a difficult feeling to have growing up and throughout my school days, particularly for an extroverted girl. I was a fun-loving, thrill-seeking people-pleaser. I was one of those kids who showed empathy toward others easily and wanted to be liked. I was not the original and creative one who did not care what others thought, though I admired those girls...
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Taimak was only 19 years old when he starred in The Last Dragon. He was already a champion martial artist, a bouncer at New York City's famous clubs, and a budding ladies' man. Over the next thirty years, he had many more adventures. He learned lessons, fell in love, made countless new fans, and discovered the spiritual strength inside himself.
In this book, you'll follow Taimak's inspirational, hilarious, shocking, eye-popping life story. You'll...
17) Desaparecido: memorias de un cautiverio: Club Atlético, el Banco, el Olimpo, Pozo de Quilmes y ESMA
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El físico Mario Villani enseñó en la Universidad de La Plata y trabajó en la Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Tenía treinta y ocho años cuando un grupo armado lo secuestró en noviembre de 1977 en plena ciudad de Buenos Aires. A partir de entonces y hasta agosto de 1981 estuvo desaparecido, trabajando como mano de obra esclava en cinco centros clandestinos de detención y tortura: Club Atlético, Banco, Olimpo, Pozo de Quilmes y ESMA....
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This book explores the pivotal role of family as a primary institution in shaping children into adults and influencing the overall development of communities. It delves into the challenges faced by children left to fend for themselves due to the unfortunate loss of their parents. The author reflects on personal triumphs and setbacks amid harsh circumstances, providing insight into the potential impact of parental absence on the trajectory of these...
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Everyone has a story. Probably not quite like this one.Written by an author who has had a more than 'interesting life', this book will pull you into the rollercoaster of Natashas past.Forget what you think you know about a person, this book shows how anyone can have dark, deep secrets that you'd never have guessed they kept hidden from the world ...
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The moving, untold family story behind Abraham Zapruder's film footage of the Kennedy assassination and its lasting impact on our world.
Abraham Zapruder didn't know when he ran home to grab his video camera on November 22, 1963 that this single spontaneous decision would change his family's life for generations to come. Originally intended as a home movie of President Kennedy's motorcade, Zapruder's film of the JFK assassination is now shown in...
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