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by Alias In Town

After Alias In Town's failed suicide attempt she was filled to the brim with anger that she was still alive. She was still here. She was still sick. She was still useless. She was still a burden. She was still without hope. She was still lost. She was still helpless. Still... Her story didn’t end here. In fact today she says , “I am well.” Her memoir, Well, chronicles her journey to healing. When Alias In Town came home from treatment, she started pouring over old journals and found entr... more

Straining Forward: Minh Phuong Towner's Story

by Michelle Layer Rahal

In the early morning hours of January 31, 1968, New Year fireworks gave way to gunfire and bombs. Eleven-year-old Minh watched in horror as her father and two siblings were gunned down by the Vietcong in their backyard. Though she escaped the bullets that night, prison, torture, and rape would follow. The tragedy of her childhood would haunt Minh for the rest of her life and lead her to question God’s very existence. Why had He turned His back? What had she done to deserve such punishme... more

Zonas de quema: Cómo jugar las malas manos de la vida (Spanish Edition)

by Jorge P. Newbery

Jorge Newbery es un emprendedor en serie que construyó un imperio en bienes raíces de más de 4.000 apartamentos en los EEUU. El secreto de su éxito fue trabajar incansablemente y tomar riesgos. Demasiados riesgos. Una tormenta de hielo en la víspera de Navidad en 2004 desencadenó su derrumbamiento. Sufrió calumnias, fue destripado financieramente e incluso fue arrestado. Perdió todo y terminó con una deuda de $26 millones. Este libro tiene el objetivo de ayudar a recuperarse a todos aquellos que... more

Journal of Fast Track Life and Lessons Learned Along the Way

by Charles E. Smith

Charles Smith's life story is that of a small town kid with no silver spoon whose first job was editor of the hometown newspaper he once delivered as an eight-year-old. Forty-two years laster he was in Washington, D.C., serving in George W. Bush's administration as executive director of the Nation's Report Card (NAEP), arguably the most impactful federal initiative to improve education in modern times. In between, he served as editor of a daily newspaper, chancellor of two University of Tenne... more

Burn Zones: Playing Life's Bad Hands

by Jorge P. Newbery

After a natural disaster devastated his business and left him $26 million in debt , entrepreneur Jorge Newbery crafted a new life’s purpose: to help others crushed by unaffordable debts rebuild themselves. Burn Zones is a story of playing life’s bad hands and overcoming adversity against the greatest of challenges. It’s an inspirational story of a man who was pushed to his mental and physical limits, and came out the other side even stronger. And, most of all, it’s a lesson that you can do... more

Girl Without a Zip Code

by Pamela Gwyn Kripke

Returning home to New York after 17 years in Texas, the author expects to resume where she left off, to chart something new, to find home. Instead, she finds herself on the Number Four Express Train fearing that a bomb will detonate on her morning commute. To distract her from what feels like impending doom, she writes about her past and present in a hot pink fake leather notebook, exploring thoughts and observations that become this book. She describes the re-entry, examining notions of home, m... more

Wild Child to Couture Style: The Shailah Edmonds Story

by Shailah Edmonds

“Wild Child to Couture Style” is based on the true story of former International supermodel, Shailah Edmonds, who was one of the pioneers of African American models that conquered the Couture market, (which is the most rarefied realm of the modeling profession) in Paris, from the late 1970’s to the early 1990’s. This book chronicles the author’s journey from growing up in a middle class Black family in Portland, Oregon, to becoming a high fashion model, who has walked the runways of Paris, Londo... more

BITTERSWEET FREEDOM

by Judith Bognar Bean

Fleeing vile, Soviet oppression, in pursuit to find a life of freedom for his family, Jozsef Frank Bognar, a renowned musician and Hungarian Freedom Fighter, an unsung hero of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, with a death sentence pronounced upon him by the Soviet army, makes a daring, last-minute, nighttime escape from his beloved country with his wife and young, two-year-old daughter (author Judith Bognar Bean), amidst a barrage of reverberating machine-gun fire, seeking a way to Andau, Austria... more

It's Not Just About Running: Reflections on Life and Change in Egypt

by A. I. Shoukry

Author A. I. Shoukry describes his running moments like a window with a sunrise view for a prisoner kept in solitary confinement. After witnessing a revolution in Egypt, running twice for the parliamentary elections, and being a former leader of two political parties, he decided to take a break from politics and start running. From being barely able to run 2k, he became a half-marathon runner aged 39. However, this book isn't just about running; it's about a runner's reflections on life, chan... more

Between Two Worlds: Sicily and America

by Luisa LoCascio

The book describes in stunning detail Luisa's experience as a daughter of Sicilian immigrants while growing up in Montclair, NJ during the 40's and 50's. Luisa shares her many-layered understanding of Sicily and of Sicilians in America. As her father always told her: "If anyone asks if you are Italian, you must say "No, I am Sicilian."

The The Hard Road to Staying Thin, Healthy and Youthful, while enjoying Life and Food to the Fullest

by Dafna Lazar

"The Hard Road to Staying Thin, Healthy and Youthful, while Enjoying Life and Food to the Fullest."

By Dafna Lazar

This is a true story that starts with a tragic fall, literally from a Garden of E... more

Human Earthquake: Book I

by Ramon Darnell

Human Earthquake chronicles a young man's journey from innocence to the mean streets of Chicago. His successes and tragedies are told with humor and brutal truth.

Three Labs a Lifetime

by Christopher W. Morin

There are few things in life as special or as meaningful as dog ownership. They’re with us for such a short period of time, but what they give us in return is immeasurable—and timeless—and is never forgotten. Every canine breed is interesting and distinct in its own right, but there’s something inherently magical and wondrous about Labrador retrievers that make them seem the perfect American family dog. This is the story of three black Labrador retrievers who helped shape and define my fam... more

A Small Boy Smiling: A remarkable journey of healing from the trauma of child sexual abuse to spiritual awakening

by Matt Carey

As a small boy Matt Carey loved to ride his bike, play football with friends and to laugh. He loved life and was always smiling. When he was just eight years old, he was targeted by a group of predatory paedophiles who subjected him to 18-months of horrific sexual abuse. He was too ashamed and scared to tell anyone what had happened...not his parents, friends or family. In his new book, A Small Boy Smiling, Matt tells a remarkable story of survival and overcoming the trauma, guilt and sha... more

Coming About: Life In the Balance

by Mario Dell'Olio

A mid-life crisis, a sailing adventure, and a rescue at sea, Coming About tells a story of survival and inner-strength through a foundational loving relationship. Coming About is a memoir of Mario and Jim who, at 40, quit their jobs and sell their home in San Francisco to follow their dream. They buy a 50-foot sailboat and move to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands where they discover many quirky facets of adjusting to life on the island as well as its many cultural idiosyncrasies. During the maiden voy... more

So You Love an... Alcoholic?

by Grace W. Wroldson

My courageous story of how I saved my own life. Powerful lessons I learned loving an alcoholic. These were my awakenings. Here are my secrets.

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