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Life after the Violence

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About Life after the Violence:

This is the story and the events behind a young teenage girl who dates a guy that she thinks is the love of her life. As the story unravels the reader watches how the guy she thought was the love her life becomes her nemesis. The trials and tribulations of a young woman going through domestic violence, the triumphs in her life, the defeats, and the survival after the trauma was over.

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Vagabond Nemophile: A Vicarious Adventure by Shea Barbacci

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About Vagabond Nemophile: A Vicarious Adventure by Shea Barbacci:

Have you ever wanted to simply walk away from it all? Has a feeling of futility permeated your day to day ambition, allowing hopelessness to creep in and cripple your motivation? What happens when you yield to the realization the rewards you seek along the path you travel will not be what you wished to work towards?

Bren Dali was fed up with his studies, his work, his expressions, the burden of his possessions, Florida, and the general direction his life seemed to be heading.

He leaves it all behind in search of renewal. Bren boards a bus to the opposite corner of the United States, bringing nothing except for a broken heart, a small amount of cash, wilderness survival gear, and a freshly formed (but short-lived) friendship. The only plan is to hike in the woods, find culture, and see what happens. This is his journal.

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Vagabond Nemophile

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About Vagabond Nemophile:

Have you ever wanted to simply walk away from it all? Has a feeling of futility permeated your day to day ambition, allowing hopelessness to creep in and cripple your motivation? What happens when you yield to the realization the rewards you seek along the path you travel will not be what you wished to work towards?

Bren Dali was fed up with his studies, his work, his expressions, the burden of his possessions, Florida, and the general direction his life seemed to be heading.

He leaves it all behind in search of renewal. Bren boards a bus to the opposite corner of the United States, bringing nothing except for a broken heart, a small amount of cash, wilderness survival gear, and a freshly formed (but short-lived) friendship. The only plan is to hike in the woods, find culture, and see what happens. This is his journal.

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The Boy Who Fell to Earth | A Novel About Coming of Age

About The Boy Who Fell to Earth | A Novel About Coming of Age:

It’s the dawn of the 1970s and everything is changing. The war in Vietnam is winding down. So is the Apollo Space Program. The tiny northwestern city of Spokane is about to host a World’s Fair. But the Watergate Hearings and the re-entry of Skylab and the eruption of Mount Saint Helens are coming … as are killer bees and Ronald Reagan.

Enter ‘The Kid,’ a panic-prone, hyper-imaginative boy whose life changes drastically when his father brings home an astronaut-white El Camino. As the car’s deep-seated rumbling becomes a catalyst for the Kid’s curiosity, his ailing, over-protective mother finds herself fending off questions she doesn’t want to answer. But her attempt to redirect him on his birthday only arms him with the tool he needs to penetrate deeper—a pair of novelty X-Ray Specs—and as the Camino muscles them through a decade of economic and cultural turmoil, the Kid comes to believe he can see through metal, clothing, skin—to the center of the universe itself, where he imagines something monstrous growing, spreading, reaching across time and space to threaten his very world.

Using the iconography of 20th century trash Americana—drive-in monster movies, cancelled TV shows, vintage comic books—Spitzer has written an unconventional memoir which recalls J.M. Coetzee’s Boyhood and Youth. More than a literal character, ‘The Kid’ is both the child and the adult. By eschewing the technique of traditional autobiography, Spitzer creates a spherical narrative in which the past lives on in an eternal present while retrospection penetrates the edges. X-Ray Rider is not so much a memoir as it is a retro prequel to a postmodern life—a cinematized “reboot” of what Stephen King calls the “fogged out landscape” of youth.

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Broken Silence : Living with Passion and Purpose after Sexual Abuse, A Dancer’s Story by Jean Dorff

About Broken Silence : Living with Passion and Purpose after Sexual Abuse, A Dancer’s Story by Jean Dorff

I am Jean Dorff, and was sexual abused from the age of 7 by close family members. As young as I was, I knew that something terribly wrong was done to me. I became very inwards focused and started to create walls around me that only a few could see and come through. On the outside, I appeared to be a happy and joyous child but on the inside I was afraid, I was angry and felt pain physical and emotional.

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Through all the changing scenes of life

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The unusual story of a charismatic son of the manse, who was imprisoned in banking but who escaped to found a highly successful export business that was unique worldwide; and who, having travelled extensively and sailed the seven seas, gained a Durham MBA and morphed into an amusing and successful lecturer.

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Through all the changing scenes of life by Richard R. Dolphin

About Through all the changing scenes of life by Richard R. Dolphin:

The unusual story of a charismatic son of the manse, who was imprisoned in banking but who escaped to found a highly successful export business that was unique worldwide; and who, having travelled widely, and sailed the seven seas, gained a Durham MBA and morphed into an amusing and successful lecturer.

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A Breach of Faith: A Chaplain’s Journey in Prison

About A Breach of Faith: A Chaplain’s Journey in Prison:

Prison is a fact of life for millions in the United States. The US has the highest percentage of people incarcerated in the world today. The time in the system only begins at the arrest; it continues through incarceration and follows the person long after release. Prison impacts not only the convict, but it also effects their family, friends, and co-workers.

A Breach of Faith is split into two parts. The first part is a memoir of a man who became an Army Chaplain. Beginning with his time as a civilian priest, it continues through his accession into the military and nearly fifteen-year career. Most of these years were joyful. He deployed, saw combat and found a family in the armed services. There were also significant traumas, and he eventually became an alcoholic to manage the traumas of military life. He fell, was accused, tried and convicted by the military justice system.

The book shares the friendships and obstacles that he and his fellow soldiers found in military prisons. There are both challenges and opportunities in those dehumanizing places. The soldiers in prison often struggle with addiction, fear, suicide, sex, and LGBTQ related issues. They also find honor, hope, redemption, humor, friendship, and meaning in life’s dimly lit corners.

A Breach of Faith concludes in part two, which contains realistic information on what someone released from prison can expect. It offers informed ideas and spiritual advice to help ex-cons and families go through this dehumanizing and traumatic experience. Prison is brutal, but people can come out of it in better shape – no matter the situations in which they find themselves!

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Follow the Dragons: Discovering the Love of Ultrarunning and Myself

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Follow the Dragons is an epic and inspirational journey about, not only, what the human spirit is capable of, but it also shows that our past struggles can be a catalyst to bring out the best in ourselves and discover who we really are.

After surviving a traumatic childhood, multiple arrests, six years in high school, and time in drug rehab, Kyle Robinson manages to become a lawyer and business owner. But when he becomes disillusioned with society’s version of success, Kyle throws out the old rule book to happiness and blazes his own path to true fulfillment by doing what any reasonable man in his late thirties would do; he buys a cargo van, builds a bed in the back, and drives west in search of himself, his tribe, and an adventure.
Kyle’s quest takes him through remote areas of the Pacific Northwest, California, Utah, and beyond, where he befriends a group of trail runners and comes face to face with his demons. As Kyle wrestles with the trauma and memories of his troubled past, he is transported to another world as he explores the mountains for the first time, gets a crash course in outdoor survival, and falls in love.
Follow the Dragons is a raw, soul-searching portrait of a man finding his way, challenging what people are capable of no matter their past, and coming to the realization that a grand arrival to fulfillment is intangible. Instead, what matters most is our continued growth and appreciation for life as it unfolds along the way.

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A Time to Grow Up A Daughter’s Grief Memoir By Larada Horner-Miller

About A Time to Grow Up A Daughter’s Grief Memoir By Larada Horner-Miller:

When Larada Horner-Miller’s father died in 1996, her mother told her, “Everyone grieves in their own way.”

Horner-Miller took these words to heart when her mother passed away in 2013. She discovered that writing poetry was the best way of working through her fresh grief. Eventually she penned dozens of intimate, heartfelt poems about her parents’ lives and legacies and her deep sorrow and gradual recovery. Now she has gathered those verses into her first collection, A Time to Grow Up.

Horner-Miller discusses the emotional challenges of caring for her parents at the end of their lives. Her words will strike a chord with any worried caretaker or child watching over ailing but fiercely independent loved ones.

As Horner-Miller explores the nuances of bereavement through her poetry, she provides inspiration and comfort for readers coping with the same burdens. While many of her poems explore the depths of her anguish, others exude humor and warmth—a reminder that there is still always light in the world.

In addition to her poems, Horner-Miller includes biographical sketches about her mother and her father, as well as appendices that provide coping tips, suggested activities, and resources for others dealing with intense bereavement.

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In A Flash: A Memoir by R.J. Castille

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Sometimes we experience something so traumatic in our lives, it changes us forever…

Renee Johnson has found herself in the midst of turmoil. She has made nothing but a complete mess out of her life and nothing could prepare her for the path laid out before her. An unexpected turn of events plunges her into the most challenging situation she has ever faced. With her best friend, Miah Hunter at her side, Renee must traverse a course that most would not even dare.

Chase Randall, Renee’s new love interest and her light in a dark world, has been challenged by something he never expected. A surprise situation sure to test his resolve and ultimately, his humanity. Despite the negative impact of their plight on their lives, Chase weather’s the storm, only to face the biggest tribulation in the end.

Together, Renee and Chase withstand the beating, leaving them to face a new world in the aftermath of their tragic loss.

Subjected to the indecision of medical professionals who insist on perpetuating a practice they claim is safe, every woman should learn to question them. Doctors are human too and are far from perfect, but patients tend to say nothing, never challenge their practices, and therefore things will never change. The events described in this memoir were either a direct or indirect result of a doctor’s dismissal of signs of impending difficulties, or their failure to act in a timely fashion using interventions that could have otherwise made a difference. In A Flash calls them all into question and, with any luck, will force them to at least look into what appears to be the source of devastating loss for thousands of women everywhere. End the madness: Question their motives, stand up for your rights, and never allow them to disregard even the slightest concern.

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In A Flash: A Memoir by R.J. Castille

About In A Flash: A Memoir by R.J. Castille:

Sometimes we experience something so traumatic in our lives, it changes us forever…

Renee Johnson has found herself in the midst of turmoil. She has made nothing but a complete mess out of her life and nothing could prepare her for the path laid out before her. An unexpected turn of events plunges her into the most challenging situation she has ever faced. With her best friend, Miah Hunter at her side, Renee must traverse a course that most would not even dare.

Chase Randall, Renee’s new love interest and her light in a dark world, has been challenged by something he never expected. A surprise situation sure to test his resolve and ultimately, his humanity. Despite the negative impact of their plight on their lives, Chase weather’s the storm, only to face the biggest tribulation in the end.

Together, Renee and Chase withstand the beating, leaving them to face a new world in the aftermath of their tragic loss.

Subjected to the indecision of medical professionals who insist on perpetuating a practice they claim is safe, every woman should learn to question them. Doctors are human too and are far from perfect, but patients tend to say nothing, never challenge their practices, and therefore things will never change. The events described in this memoir were either a direct or indirect result of a doctor’s dismissal of signs of impending difficulties, or their failure to act in a timely fashion using interventions that could have otherwise made a difference. In A Flash calls them all into question and, with any luck, will force them to at least look into what appears to be the source of devastating loss for thousands of women everywhere. End the madness: Question their motives, stand up for your rights, and never allow them to disregard even the slightest concern.

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One Maestro’s Journey: A Celebrated Life of Music & Ingenuity by Heinrich Hammer

About One Maestro's Journey: A Celebrated Life of Music & Ingenuity by Heinrich Hammer

Shot by a cannon as a child, Heinrich Hammer’s nearly century-long life was anything but typical right from the outset. Beginning with his often troubled childhood in Germany, he had to fight from a young age with a recalcitrant uncle (his guardian) to pursue his musical goals academically. Once an adult though, his path brightened and, over the years, he encountered a seemingly endless parade of noteworthy composers, musicians, painters, and nobility—he even witnessed the infamous Wright Brothers testing their new flying machine as well as other historic “firsts” along the way.

The reader is introduced to these illustrious individuals via detailed sidebars in chronicling the journey of Maestro Hammer as he traverses two continents, multiple countries, and numerous orchestras, providing a truly unique window into a bygone era. Following a key early study period in Paris, his music-related travels throughout Europe included his founding of the Gothenburg Symphony in Sweden, still going strong today. He also conducted the Berlin Philharmonic, with royalty in attendance at his concerts on various occasions. Migrating across the ocean to America, he performed for President Taft, resurrected and led the Washington Symphony Orchestra in the nation’s capital, and became a U.S. citizen, to his extreme delight.

After relocating to Southern California, he conducted the L.A. Philharmonic, and had a life in Hollywood which intersected with the Golden Age of film—followed by a decided change in his fortunes during WWII.

Although he was passionate about his musical pursuits right up to the end of his days, he also had a host of other interests and was remarkably accomplished at almost everything he set his hand to—from hunting, to farming, to construction. For a house he built single-handedly, he “bought lumber which was used to build the stands for President (Woodrow) Wilson’s inaugural parade.” Ingenious indeed…
In reading this remarkable memoir, penned by him at age 90 (in 1952), you’ll meet the gifted Maestro Heinrich Hammer, an acclaimed musician who could play every instrument in an orchestra, composed 9 symphonies, and spoke 7 languages. The kaleidoscope of his long life was filled with unexpected twists, turns, and arduous struggles throughout…as you’ll soon discover.

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Tornados, Rattlesnakes & Oil — A Wildcatter’s Memories of Hunting for Black Gold by Thomas E. Cochrane

About Tornados, Rattlesnakes & Oil — A Wildcatter’s Memories of Hunting for Black Gold by Thomas E. Cochrane

Black Gold…OIL…the magic bullet of liquid petroleum not only propels all manner of people-movers globally, it’s also a component of more than 6,000 products everything from motorcycle helmets, to vitamin capsules, to ink. But who DISCOVERS these critical and elusive fossil fuels of oil & gas?

MEET A WILDCATTER whose back-in-the-day journey from the hills of New York, to the ice fields of Alaska, to the plains of the Midwest brings the reader along on this complex quest to SEE underground. Here’s an insider’s look at the petroleum industry of the latter 20th century and what geologist Thomas E. Cochrane experienced along the way. From Oklahoma, to Texas, to rubbing elbows with iconic oilman T. Boone Pickens, his personal tales of the oil fields provide a firsthand glimpse into the art as well as the science of exploring and drilling all in the relentless pursuit of hitting the big one, every wildcatter’s dream.

From company man, to making indie deals and partnering on the fly while chasing the next hot prospect, Cochrane discloses the technical processes involved in detail…but also the thrill of the hunt including what can sometimes go very wrong. From dry holes, to blowouts, to sketchy money men among a cast of other colorful oil patch characters, his story delivers a step-back-in-time look at a bygone era in an ever-evolving global industry… and he has a sage perspective to share on its future as well.

INCLUDES: over two dozen vintage B/W photos, charts & diagrams along with helpful sidebars to introduce the uninitiated to the science of hunting for oil.

Note: Frankly, this is a man’s book with warts ‘n all tales of yesteryear and the author’s earlier [more sexist] attitudes are redeemed by the book’s conclusion when he candidly shares the key a-ha moments he subsequently experienced later in life, both personally and professionally.

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Jezebel Redeemed by Tandy Mackal

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Tandy was a woman who loved men.
A few too many men, to her own detriment.

Tandy sees her past life as that of a Jezebel—full of wickedness, a life spent defying God, and denying Him control of her life for too many years.

Jezebel Redeemed is a memoir, a confession of those wrong deeds. Like most writers, Tandy wants to be heard and understood through her earnestly made confession, one she prays will help many others who are living life on their own terms.

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a book of lessons: ..for a better life

About a book of lessons: ..for a better life:

True lessons spring from experience.The thin line between learning and learned diminishes and becomes visible to all as a good lesson(s).This is a book of lessons from an Indian and showcases the fact that lesson(s) take different forms for different people at different places. Nevertheless,a universal lesson ultimately makes one wise.

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A Light in the Darkness

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In 2008, singer-songwriter Lisa Sniderman was living the dream in California. As Aoede, the Muse of Song, her star as a gifted recording artist was rising fast. Lisa’s quirky folk-pop performance style electrified audiences up and down the West Coast, and the albums just kept flowing. But just when her career was rocketing skyward, a health crisis brought all of her dreams crashing to the ground. Diagnosed with a rare, debilitating immune disorder called dermatomyositis (DM), Lisa struggled to maintain a normal life with a body in revolt and, eventually, to accept a new normal. Living with a chronic illness challenged Lisa to see DM as a gift in disguise that has opened the door to new dreams, new songs, and new opportunities. Lisa’s story is for you if you seek strength, new inspiration, hope, joy, healing, and if you or someone you love struggle with a chronic illness, disability, or unexpected life events. Her insights and reflections on her journey inspire hope and the courage to keep dreaming and living to the fullest no matter what life hurls at you.

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Minor: Volume One

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Minor is the first installment of the personal journals in which, for 30 years, writer Meghan McDonnell has intimately chronicled her life beginning at age eight through present day. With searing candor and tenderness, her musings on daily experiences and observations of family, social and romantic relationships, and the interior life coalesce in a commentary on facing passion and fear, embracing the light and dark, and American life in the 21st century. Wide in scope and vivid and provocative in detail, her journals are her confessional love letter to the world. Join her on a fearless, vulnerable, profoundly surprising, sometimes painful and quixotic, but always honest journey, also known as the human experience. Readers who love Joan Didion or Cheryl Strayed will enjoy this author.
Volume one spans her eighth year through age 17; reflections on family, friendship, education, a stint at survival camp, and coming of age.

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David G Grade 3: Tragicomic Memoir of a Reluctant Atheist — by David Robert Loblaw

About David G Grade 3: Tragicomic Memoir of a Reluctant Atheist — by David Robert Loblaw:

Fraught with anxiety, little David is troubled why Nuns wear wedding rings, why a confessed killer gets to go to Heaven, why Protestants are buried on the other side of the fence, why there are many half-souls in Limbo because of his spilled sperm.

A funny and sad memoir filled with a true cast of characters.

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LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE by Cs Bailey

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Tired of just surviving? Do you often wonder what your purpose is? Constantly experiencing setbacks and/or sadness? Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired?

In “Let YOUR Light Shine – The Guide to Living YOUR Authentic Life”, csBailey takes you on a journey of self-discovery for thirty days straight – all to help you uncover who you really are, so you can live on purpose and experience true happiness.

Award-winning Brand Strategist and Transformational Speaker, csBailey shares how she went from helping hundreds of clients build their brands and find their “why”, to living authentically herself and regaining inner peace. Through stories, humor, and practical tips, she shows the way to anyone trying to find their purpose and live their authentic life. In these pages you’ll discover:

How to avoid living a life of regret
How living a life of service will change your entire life
How to free yourself from negativity
If you are a Dreamer or a Doer
How to know an obstacle from an opportunity

With intention, attention, patience and heart, when you finish this guide, you will begin to live your authentic life. You’ll know exactly who you are, you will discover your purpose, and you will live a happier life. So, what are you waiting for? Don’t die with regret. Learn how to Let YOUR light shine!

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