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THROUGH THE FIRE by Nick Klingensmith

About THROUGH THE FIRE by Nick Klingensmith

After being thrown out of a Las Vegas hotel in a drunken haze, jeopardizing his career and relationships, Nick Klingensmith had to make a change. A 4-time cancer survivor, type-1 diabetic, recovering alcoholic with 4 herniated discs, nerve damage and sleep apnea, he defies it all when he finds Obstacle Course Racing.
Refusing to accept his circumstances, he finishes numerous obstacle races, the Boston and Chicago Marathons, and the Spartan Ultra, culminating in 127 miles of endurance racing in 6 weeks.
This isn’t just a story about a drunk, diabetic cancer patient who overcomes adversity to become a mediocre, middle-aged athlete. His story focuses less on physical achievements and more on his mental and spiritual approach to overcoming life’s challenges.
Nick is a raw and passionate storyteller who holds nothing back when revealing who he used to be and the person he is now. The circumstances he faces show others that they are not alone, and that they too can defy their limitations.

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My Moment of Impact: A Journey with Epilepsy

About My Moment of Impact: A Journey with Epilepsy

“The word Epilepsy is derived from the Greek root “lep,” meaning to grab, or seize or take hold of. “Epi” means outside of/next to. So epilepsy is a condition in which one is seized by something outside one’s control. Imagine living with a condition that is always hanging above your head, like the sword of Damacles, not exactly knowing if a seizure will strike, or when. The tree of epilepsy has many branches, including seizures, anxiety, mood symptoms, cognitive symptoms, and psychosocial implications, to name a few.
It is so refreshing and clarifying to hear such a strong and insightful voice as Kerri’s tell her story. It allows us to get a glimpse into the labyrinth of complexity that living with epilepsy is. I have been treating her for nearly two decades. She has a refractory and severe case of epilepsy, but her spirit has been untouched, and, if anything strengthened. Her wit, intellect, emotional maturity, self-transcendence, perserverence, and steady reflection make this a unique work. It is rare to hear from patients themselves when exploring neurological illnesses, as often the illness robs the person of their ability to communicate these complexities with clarity. Not the case with Kerri. This book is one of the best explorations of this illness I have ever seen coming from a patient. Her inborn resources and strengths allow us to walk with her on her journey and get a peak behind the curtains. More important than what it teaches us about epilepsy, we are exposed to a truly remarkable human being, whose fire burns bright, and whose light and heat provide warmth and illumination for all of us. Taking this stroll with Kerri leads not just to a deeper understanding of how epilepsy works in people’s lives, but to be empowered and inspired by her story and her personhood, one that shines in all that she does. It is a rare gift. One example of this soul force in Kerri is the simple fact that she wrote a whole book so beautifully in the face of aphasia (language deficits) she acquired after her epilepsy surgery.
Kerri has been an energizing inspiration in my life as her treating physician. I have no doubt that any reader of this book will also catch that fire.”

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Jigsaw Puzzle in a Vortex (A Collection of Memiors) by Aurora M. Lewis

Jigsaw Puzzle in a Vortex (A Collection of Memiors) by Aurora M. Lewis

Jigsaw Puzzle in a Vortex is a memoir in essays and poems depicting the life thus far
of Aurora M. Lewis, covering subjects such as family, friends, sexual harassment, rape, racism,
and physical and mental health. All these pieces were written between 2008 to 2022. In telling
her truth and sharing her stories, Aurora M. Lewis’s mission is in inspiring others, regardless of
race or gender (but particularly Black women), to know they are not alone as they struggle
through the complexities, tragedies, and joys of life.

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Pursued by Michael J. Heil

About Pursued by Michael J. Heil

We had lit a forest on fire…
We were stoned as crap…
My sister was calling 9-1-1…

As I watched the flames dance across the twilight sky, consuming everything in their path, I realized they represented my life. In my pursuit of pleasure and partying, I had ignited an addiction worse than any forest fire. After five arrests, a dozen allegations, a v-squad of cop cars chasing me down center street, and years of worshipping all the wrong things led me to the brink of death, I finally found hope in life. This is a story of how the initially enthralling and sometimes humorous pursuits of drugs, sex, and success cannot satisfy in the way that they promise, but there is One who can.

Embark on a journey of tears, hysteria, and utter chaos that will help you realize you are not as alone in your brokenness as perhaps you once thought. This book is just as much for those who are facing addiction as it is for their friends, mentors, counselors, and teachers.
For all those high schoolers and college students thinking that drinking and partying is the high-life, this will hit home. For all those graduates and working professionals striving relentlessly to build a name for themselves through accomplishments, wealth, status, luxury, and success, this book will resonate.
Maybe you’re at your wits end, and you’re starting to believe you’ll never heal, you’ll always be broken. Maybe you’re in the trenches of addiction or maybe you recently took your first hit or shot, either way these humorous pursuits, sorrowful stories, and powerful truths will help you know you’re not alone in your addictions, your battles, and your hardships, and help you be there for those you love!

Buy Pursued today so you can find a little more hope, purpose, and joy to face tomorrow.

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My Name Is 201 by Dale O. Garrett

About Featured Book: My Name Is 201 by Dale O. Garrett

‘My Name is 201’ is a thrilling and entertaining journey through the life of Dale Garrett, a young man who defies the odds and becomes a law enforcement officer while moonlighting as a professional comedy magician.

The book takes you through Dale’s adventures as he balances his duties as a police officer and his genuine love for making people laugh. Throughout his journey, you’ll get to know the humorous and lighthearted side of police work as Dale describes hilarious practical jokes he perpetrated on his fellow officers.

However, the book is not just about laughs, as Dale finds himself in life-threatening situations that test his skills and training. This book is an exciting, unforgettable ride filled with thrills, laughs, and lessons on life and perseverance.

Whether you’re a fan of true police stories or just looking for an enjoyable, fun read, “My Name is 201” will not disappoint. So, follow the exploits of Dale Garrett, a man who loved both his serious police career and making people laugh, as he lives his life on the stage and behind the badge as the unforgettable 201.

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The Good Lord Willing and the Creek Don’t Rise: Pentimento Memories of Mom and Me by Robert W. Norris

About The Good Lord Willing and the Creek Don’t Rise: Pentimento Memories of Mom and Me by Robert W. Norris

Excellent Mother’s Day selection.

This intimate memoir traces the trials, tribulations, and unbreakable bond of two Pacific Northwest characters. Spanning nearly a century and several continents, it provides a heart-warming example of how far a mother and son can go in maintaining their bond against great odds. A must read for all mothers and sons, and for those who’ve wondered what the road less traveled would’ve been like had they taken that first step.

“An endearing biography/memoir highlighting the lives of Robert Norris and his mother, Catherine Caroline Murphy. Norris’ engaging and comprehensive narrative encompasses two lives lived by different generations, often on separate continents, but united through lineage and shared characteristics (i.e., charisma, rebellious spirit, intelligence). Norris writes admiringly about the matriarch of his family and the lasting impact she had on him. A true joy to read.”—Philip Zozzaro, Manhattan Book Review

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600 Devils

About 600 Devils

45 years later, a spiritually tormented smuggler reveals his shocking secret life. Born in a refugee camp, the author sidestepped hallucinogens, gangsters, law enforcement and conmen, graduating from pot dealer to personal gopher for a world-class smuggler to an undercover operative for an “adjunct arm” of the U.S. government. Marjan’s path took him to places he really didn’t need to be long before he arrived.

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600 Devils by Marjan

About Featured Book: 600 Devils by Marjan

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The Road to Hancock County

About The Road to Hancock County

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Meet the man who had it all, lost his all, but found true all.

If you are ready for a wild, jaw-dropping, mind-blowing rollercoaster of crime, drugs, and sex- prepare to meet James Odell-a millionaire who spent his fortune on alcohol, cocaine, women, and a lavish lifestyle.

In his breathtaking, shocking, and mesmerizing autobiography, “The Road to Hancock County,” James Odell tells about his life in organized crime and shows his long fall from power, position, and prestige. He shares how he became a heroin addict and an alcoholic. Finally, he ended up losing all the money that he made and everything that made life worthwhile, including his family.

One day in the small town of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, James was arrested and had a spiritual experience with God through Jesus Christ. He gave his life to the Lord. Miraculously, God opened the way for him to witness the goodness of God to thousands. He became a living witness of grace in the Hancock County Jail, in schools, treatment centers, and churches all over South Mississippi. James Odell did all of this while he was in prison. He would eventually become a college student at America’s largest Christian university. You should hold on tight because James Odell gives you a riveting account of his former life and a beautiful testimony of God’s grace.

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The Londoners: An expat’s memoirs and survival guide to the UK

About The Londoners: An expat’s memoirs and survival guide to the UK

Don’t move to the UK before your read this!

Do you want to make the most of your expatriation?

Discover tips and tricks from someone who made it all the way there and back again.

In her memoir, Estelle Van de Velde invites readers into her world. She had thought moving out of her country of origin would be scary. But the UK isn’t as terrifying as it sounds. From learning the language to studying and working in an English country, she describes the experiences that have shaped her, and taught her to see the world in a different way.

In The Londoners, you’ll discover:
– How to learn a new language and nail the IELTS exam;
– What to think about before moving in and out of a new country;
– How to find your first rental house in London;
– How to navigate the British university system;
– How to find a job that matters to you in the UK;
– And much, much more!

You’re gonna love this book about London, because it’s going to change your life forever and give you a new insight you never thought you’d need.

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Freed by Flamenco by Sandra Samore

About Freed by Flamenco by Sandra Samore

Freed by Flamenco (a memoir) is not just about dance. Pursuing a passion and “making your own sunshine” is the theme. Dance and journaling were the mental health therapies for Sandra Samore: mother, teacher, and librarian, who was born and raised in Iowa and South Dakota. She discovered a passion for flamenco dance while visiting Spain. This passion was always running in the background of her mind, until she could find a teacher with whom she then performed. Journaling, music, and dance lifted her from depression, S.A.D. (seasonal affective disorder), grief, and the sameness of life to a gypsy-spirit catharsis. Her family’s mental health issues of alcoholism, addiction, suicide, Alzheimer’s, and O.C.D. also contributed to the weight of the sadness that she suffered.
Chapters end with the following:
• “Thoughts & Ideas” for the reader to use as a journal starter to pursue their own passion for self-discovery, motivational creativity, and improved mental health
• Photos of Sandra’s path of performance for 25 years and still going
• An inspirational quote at end of each chapter
Titles of the Chapters
• Souvenir of Seville
• Always on My Mind
• The First Class
• Opening Night
• Marga’s Story
• Life on the Edge
• My Father’s Gift
• SAD in South Carolina
• Mother’s Cliffhanger
• Motherhood: The Cycle of Life
• Taming OCD
• Cultural Clash and Connection
• Path of Performance
• Life’s Chapters
• Bibliography and Related Reading
• Recommended Mental Health Resources
• Notes
• Dance Glossary
• Spanish Glossary
The hope is that you find inspiration from a life-long journey to not give up despite the odds. “You’ve Got to Make Your Own Sunshine.” Only you can make it happen.

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Hungry for Life: A Memoir Unlocking the Truth Inside an Anorexic Mind

About Hungry for Life: A Memoir Unlocking the Truth Inside an Anorexic Mind

In this painfully moving memoir, take a firsthand look at anorexia through the eyes of a young girl. Even in kindergarten, Rachel Richards knows something isn’t right. By leading us through her distorted thoughts, she shines a light on the experience and mystery of mental illness.

As she grows up, unable to comprehend or communicate her inner trauma, Rachel lashes out, hurting herself, running away from home, and fighting her family. Restricting food gives her the control she craves. But after being hospitalized and force-fed, Rachel only retreats further into herself.

With a driving perfectionism, she graduates college with honors. But at sixty-nine pounds, Rachel is a shell of nervous and obsessive behaviors that have controlled her life. Years of self-harm and self-loathing have fueled the inner battles between good and evil, health and sickness, and life and death.

Acting on stage offers her moments of freedom from the skewed perceptions she’s constructed over the years. But her dream of a career in theater is not enough to save her. What is the secret that will finally unleash her will to recover?

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Cruising the Mediterranean by Al & Sunny Lockwood

About Cruising the Mediterranean by Al & Sunny Lockwood

Named best nonfiction book by Seven Sisters Book Awards and gold medal winner of Wishing Shelf Book Awards, this day-by-day exploration of some of Europe’s grandest cities takes readers on the trip of a lifetime.

From Amsterdam’s historic canals and Athens’ scary Acropolis lift to Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar, Al & Sunny Lockwood share delicious fun, playful adventure and dazzling beauty

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Step Lively: New York City Tales of Love and Change by Sherri Moshman-Paganos

About Step Lively: New York City Tales of Love and Change by Sherri Moshman-Paganos

Jill and Alex, a young married couple, are fresh arrivals to Manhattan in the late 1970’s. Embarking on new careers and a new life together, can they resolve their conflicts and make their marriage work?
Back then the New York City subway conductors used to say “Step Lively,” when you got off the train. “Step lively” is also the couple’s need to adjust to their new life in the big city. The 14 tales of this memoir are told through different voices while Jill and Alex interact with various characters, such as a talking parakeet, Jill’s grandmothers and a born again elevator man, as well as Jill’s bicycle, which even has its own voice in the memoir.
If you like nostalgia and reading about the ebb and flow of love, and Manhattan of past years, then you’ll enjoy Step Lively: New York City Tales of Love and Change.

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Wrong Note Right: The Story of an Accidental Piano Man by Winston Hall

About Wrong Note Right: The Story of an Accidental Piano Man by Winston Hall

Come along for the fun as award-winning piano entertainer Winston Hall takes you on a musical adventure in this e-book adaptation of his highly acclaimed one-man show, Wrong Note Right: The Story of an Accidental Piano Man.

In Wrong Note Right, Hall offers a genuine and humorous examination of his lifelong pursuit of playing the piano. From a bumbling start as a below-average piano student in Central Texas to a brief twelve-minute stint as a Hollywood piano coach, Hall explores the comical, colorful, and highly unpredictable world of a piano man.

On his unlikely journey toward becoming a piano man, Hall has crossed paths with everyone from movie stars to broken-hearted lovers and chimpanzees to ex-presidents. Around each unpredictable corner, Hall shares his inspiring story of overcoming obstacles that would have stopped most people — an inability to read music, self-doubt, and debilitating stage fright — to become one of Northwest Louisiana’s most popular piano entertainers.

Poignant, heartfelt, and sure to make you laugh, Wrong Note Right will inspire you to pursue the “music” in your own life – no matter the cost.

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Zaidy’s War: Four Armies, Three Continents, Two Brothers. One Man’s Impossible Story of Endurance

About Zaidy’s War: Four Armies, Three Continents, Two Brothers. One Man’s Impossible Story of Endurance

Benzion Malik was on a path of discovery. He was keen to learn about everything in life through the teachings of his faith and only something cataclysmic could throw him off this course. In 1939, the 21-year-old Benzion was called up to the Romanian Army. Little did he know that he would not be a free man until 1945.

During six long years, Benzion served in three further armies. He was forced into hard labor and was constantly abused because of his Jewishness by the Hungarian army. He was then made to serve the German army which simply needed disposable bodies to be targets for Soviet bullets. Finally, the Soviet army needed young men like Benzion to help with the effort to fight the Nazis.

None of these acts of service and servitude were easy. Benzion was in a continuous dance with death but clung to life through the goodness of strangers. When WWII was over, Benzion had to make the 2,600-kilometer walk home and narrowly escaped being poisoned to death by mushroom soup. At home he was confronted with the ruins of his family, community, and people. Yet, he was not defeated.

Lovingly written by his grandson, this book provides an account of a man’s resilience to not give up on the world after extreme destruction, but instead to help rebuild a community and practice Tikkun Olam – Repairing of the World – by believing in cosmic justice and leaving an imprint on his family, friends, and strangers for generations.

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Make or Break

About Make or Break

From the gangs on the streets of Western Sydney to sustaining a life-changing injury in Queensland, Paul Innes’ life has been an extreme but inspiring rock and rollercoaster ride.

Not becoming weakened by his injury, but truly being empowered in diverse ways, what would have broken most people was the making of Paul Innes.

Thirty-four years after the accident that left him a quadriplegic, Paul says he is living all of our best lives. His prosperous business, a disability care service, runs independently of him while he records with his band, does hilarious interviews and skits for his sit-down comedy and searches for the next property that he will turn into a self-sufficient resort style sanctuary.

Assisting local psychics to move on negative entities as just one of his side hobbies, his spirit is fearless. Having successfully created a sanctuary that brought back from the abyss, four of Queensland’s missing frogs, to being the founder of a rights incorporation – Paul has led a remarkable and widely influential, contributory life.

In his memoir, he reminds you that you can do anything you can imagine in this world. Drawing on his very different life experiences, replete with its awe-inspiring highs and heart shattering lows, Paul challenges and inspires you to enjoy the infinite strength of your own spirit and life, while being buoyed and empowered by his, as some of his one-liners suggest-

Don’t be affected, stay cool, calm and collected.
In alarm, breathe, be calm.
Endure the length with courage, with strength.
In the midst of rigour, remember your vigour.
Don’t just fold, be strong, be bold.
Let no fool, break your cool.

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Speak No Evil

About Speak No Evil

It is rare that a book can claim to challenge the way we view ourselves, view others and the way we seek out romantic relationships. Speak No Evil – In Search of our Self-esteem, Self-Empowerment, and Self-worth is such a book. It is the culmination of twenty years of communication strategies and concepts developed by Dr. Frank Plateroti whom inspired thousands of university students.

Now everyone can take the challenge to see if they view their world the same way after reading Speak No Evil – In Search of our Self-esteem, Self-empowerment, and Self-worth.

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