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Report copyright infringementby Brittney Stumpf (Author)Some stories aren't meant to be whispered. They're meant to be told. Out loud. Unfiltered.In The Things I Never Said, Brittney Stumpf breaks the silence on a childhood spent in survival mode-marked by instability, emotional absence, and unspoken pain. Raised in a home where addiction, secrecy, and forced silence were the norm, Brittney became a mother determined to break the cycle she was born into.Told with gut-wrenching honesty and poe...

Falling: A Journey of Strength, Survival and Rising

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Report copyright infringementby L. A. Batista (Author)In this deeply moving memoir, L.A. Batista recounts her incredible journey through a life filled with obstacles - family turmoil, physical challenges, an abusive marriage, and single parenthood. Despite the hardships, her story is one of unyielding strength and resilience.Beginning with her childhood in the 1960s in a neighborhood in New York City, the author recounts her family life as she dealt with an undiagnosed rare disease. As a teen...

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Report copyright infringementby Dwight Rogers (Author)Change the Narrative, Don't Let the Narrative Change You is a bold memoir that reclaims the stories too often rewritten by systems of oppression. Dr. Dwight Rogers-educator, speaker, and equity leader-invites readers into his world, from growing up in the Brooklyn projects to leading transformative change in California schools. With raw honesty and wisdom, he confronts the harmful labels placed on Black youth and offers a path forward root...

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Report copyright infringementby Patsy Truxaw (Author)Patsy Truxaw's large Irish Catholic family, bound by love but frayed by "bad wiring," faces the unthinkable when a tragic car accident claims the life of one sibling at barely twenty-one years old. Set at the family home in Anaheim, and later migrating to communities along California's coastline, Truxaw's memoir explores the depths of grief, addiction, and mental illness while uncovering the fierce resilience that keeps a family connected. ...

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Start at the End: My Walk and the 10 Commandments

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Report copyright infringementby Patty Dunkle (Author)Do you ever wonder what life is all about? Do you ever think about those awkward teen years or having a major event happen in your life that you long to understand?Journey and study the Ten Commandments like you have never thought of how they actually fit into your daily life. Have you ever killed someone or stolen anything? Have you pushed God to the bottom of your to-do list? We have all been there.The thought-provoking chapters and the q...

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Report copyright infringementby Diana Kayla Hochberg (Author)What if everything you believed about your life ... WAS A LIE? How far would YOU go to uncover the TRUTH?For Diana Kayla Hochberg, a casual conversation in Las Vegas leads to shocking revelations that turn her world upside down, sending her on an extraordinary journey spanning decades and continents. Determined to uncover the truth about her past, Diana unearths long-buried family secrets. Each new discovery draws her closer to the ...

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Report copyright infringementby Patricia Byrnes (Author)Patricia Byrnes's life began with being reared by deaf parents during an era when the deaf community was shunned rather than supported. Poverty, alcoholism, incest and poor parenting were the underpinnings of Patricia's life, leading to her own issues with alcohol. Eventually, with a 12-step recovery program, her life became a powerful, positive example to others. Her story is also a roadmap for change, and that was no easy task: the tra...

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Report copyright infringementby Susin W. Peterson (Author)This heartfelt and informative book expounds on the challenges of caring for a child who has special needs. I Did Not Order This! is the true story of the author's struggles with her daughter's care and the financial problems that followed. It tells how God taught her the compassion and empathy needed to parent without any formal skills. Susin W. Peterson's story is part autobiography, part self-help, and part diary. Discussions includ...

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Report copyright infringementby Leigh Reilly (Author)Are you or someone you love struggling under the weight of a physical disability? This book will seek to offer hope to those who are specifically affected by a disability. Those who are not affected will gain insight and develop a greater understanding of how to help those who struggle. Everyone is going to suffer at some point during their lifetime; it might not be with a physical disability, but they will gain a greater appreciation of th...

Learning to Make Tea for One - Reflections on Love, Loss and Healing

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Report copyright infringementby Andaleeb Wajid (Author)In the summer of 2021, India was throttled by the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hospitals were running out of oxygen and the daily news recorded the soaring death count. Families were torn apart as beloved ones were quarantined or confined in intensive care units and lost to the deadly virus-leaving survivors without even a chance to say goodbye.In that cruel summer, Andaleeb Wajid lost her mother-in-law, and then just five days l...

Edge of My Heart: From ICU to Inspiration-A Dominican Son's Story

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Report copyright infringementby Anthony Sanchez (Author), Maria Allagianis (Editor), Meredith Long (Editor)Edge of My Heart is the gripping and inspirational memoir of Anthony Sánchez-a devoted father, educator, and musician-who survived a near-fatal battle with COVID-19. Told with unflinching honesty and profound vulnerability, this memoir pulls readers into the raw moments of crisis, hope, and transformation that define his extraordinary journey.In March 2020, Anthony contracted the coronav...

Thinking of You: A Memoir of a Girl's Crush, a Teacher's Grooming, a Forbidden Love and the Journey to Reclaim My Voice

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Report copyright infringementby Mary Beth Runnoe (Author)Mary Beth Runnoe was only eleven when she met Mr. Davis-the charming and worshipful young choir teacher would hold her in thrall for decades.In prose as resolute as it is haunting, Runnoe explores what it felt like to be groomed by an older man as the focus of Davis' inappropriate, yet strongly appealing, attentions and favor. As she was drawn deeper and deeper into his web, her life turned upside down. She became the keeper of his secr...

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Report copyright infringementby J. Anthony Kraus (Author)One hundred outrageous, laugh-out-loud stories-so unbelievable, they just might be true.In Don't Kill the Raccoons - And 99 Other Stories I Wish Were Made Up, Jerry Kraus takes readers on a wildly entertaining ride through the real-life chaos of his childhood, adulthood, and everything in between. Set against the backdrop of small-town America, this collection blends humor, nostalgia, and heart in a way only Kraus can.Whether he's narro...

What the Hell Just Happened? (New Edition)

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Report copyright infringementby Tamara L. Miller (Author)This is the story of the devastating, unexpected loss that left Tamara a widow after fifty-eight years of marriage.Her marriage was strong and happy. Neither she nor her husband had any health issues. They had two children, four grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. They felt truly blessed. One granddaughter was about to get married and couldn't wait to dance with her grandfather at the wedding. Another granddaughter was expecti...

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Report copyright infringementby Deborah Brannigan (Author)Detroit is a thriving blue-collar town in the 1970s, an era when alcoholism and dysfunction thrive behind closed doors. When fifteen-year-old Debbie accepts a new babysitting job she has no idea that it will forever alter her life. Mac, father of the young children she cares for, slowly begins to groom Debbie with words of praise and flattery. Longing for emotional connection she agrees to run away with Mac, only to find herself trappe...

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Report copyright infringementby Ujala Rizvi (Author)My Happy Place is a collection of journal entries Ujala Rizvi wrote over several years to process the positive and negative events that shaped her life. Life can move much more quickly than any of us expects-especially when there are many big events such as the death of a family member or the birth of a new child. Ujala has lived through these and more; her journal entries reflect twenty-five years of her journey growing from a young woman t...

Dementia Denied: One Woman's True Story of Surviving a Terminal Diagnosis & Reclaiming Her Life

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Report copyright infringementby S. R. Hatton (Author), Ginger Smith (Author)A True Medical Mystery Memoir That Dares to Ask: What if the mind wasn't lost-just waiting to be heard?Diagnosed with terminal dementia. Bedbound. Hallucinating. Given just weeks to live. Everyone believed Ginger Smith's story was over. They were wrong. At 83, after years of trauma, polypharmacy, and steady cognitive decline, Ginger began to reawaken-piece by piece. Now 88 and living independently, she's sharing her a...

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Report copyright infringementby Sandra Tyler (Author)"Tyler's ability to dissect the parent-child relationship is unmatched."- Titan GOLD AWARDThe Night Garden: Of My Mother is an honest, beautifully written exploration of the intricate bonds between mothers and daughters.Sandra Tyler, the acclaimed author of Blue Glass, a New York Times Notable Book of The Year, mines what it means to be divided between these roles, with empathy and affectionate comedy.When her 86-year-old mother falls and ...

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Report copyright infringementby T. Crunk (Author)A memoir in prose poetry, Hopkinsville represents the pinnacle of T. Crunk's skill as a poet, as well as a prose writer. An ode to a place and its people and their shared past, every page both moves and informs the reader. "T. Crunk's masterful memoir, Hopkinsville, reads like sifting through a picture album of his life. Snapshots told in vivid detail with extraordinary vision, Crunk's lens-as through a child's perspective, noticing J C Penney'...

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Report copyright infringementby Kathleen Brown (Author)It is impossible to be perfect, let alone be a perfect parent. The realities of everyday life impact us all. No matter how much experience we have, there is no optimal way to handle every turn of your child's younger years. The independent variables of place, time, situation, family culture, and your child's personality make motherhood the ultimate "think on your feet" job.This book is divided into four sections: Part I: Lessen the Lesson...

My Life Before: A Memoir of a Family Created Through Adoption

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Report copyright infringementby Pippa Seichrist (Author), Andry Seichrist (Author)"What's the first thing you remember?" The question was asked by a mother looking for a way to get to know her newly-adopted, 13-year-old son. She wondered if the boy would understand her question, or speak enough English to be able to answer. Before coming to the States a few months earlier, he had been in a Ukrainian orphanage. The boy's answer was so remarkable she wrote it down. The memory he shared was, at ...

Redemption Comes Before the Fall!: The Moses Hall Story

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Report copyright infringementby Moses Hall (Author)Redemption comes before the fall!Perhaps grade school textbooks will be changed... Perhaps hope will be renewed.The author of this book tells of life from a heart of darkness and emptiness to a life of spiritual abundance--the redemption of his spirit.By age eighteen, Hall was a convicted murderer sentenced to spend the next forty-five years of his life in the second-oldest prison in America. Hall was released from prison after seven years, w...

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Report copyright infringementby Debra Lyn Carlton (Author)I wanted to run into the street screaming, "My mom and dad beat me and my brother, can anyone help us!" But I knew there was no help. My mom used a bamboo stick, then when she was done, Walt would beat us with his leather belt, having a thick belt buckle that said Colt 45. Mother would lock us in closets after our punishments. They always took their frustrations out on us, leaving bruises, welts, and blood blisters. They made my brothe...

I Didn't Want to Become Muslim, Then Snapchat Happened (4-Year Anniversary Edition)

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Report copyright infringementby Jasmin McClellan (Author), Umm Zakiyyah (Author)"I'm just going to be real with you," Jasmin says. "Becoming Muslim wasn't just something I had no interest in. It wasn't even something I wanted to have interest in. And no, having a Muslim boyfriend did nothing to change those sentiments.Truth be told, I didn't want to have anything to do with religion at all..." This is the true story of one woman who was guided to accept Islam in the most unexpected way, throu...

Flirting With Extinction: Collected Essays & Stories

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Report copyright infringementby Joanna Kadish (Author)"Pushes mortality to the very edge with broncos, sharks, and drugs, coming together to create a disturbing picture of American life." JoeAnn Hart, author of Arroyo CircleAs a girl growing up with nine brothers and a much younger sister, Joanna Kadish was determined to prove that females were just as tough-if not tougher. From training wild horses and swimming icy rivers to trekking through remote wilderness, she pushed herself to the limit...

Waltzing With Alzheimer's: Caring When Your Partner is Out of Step

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Report copyright infringementby Daniel Tyler (Author), Lauren Zurcher (Cover Design by)This is one of many stories that could be written about the heartache of Alzheimer's Disease. It is told by a life partner who journeyed through the stages of caregiving from not understanding what was happening to the point of extreme grief. You will find that caregiving and dementia have a tenuous relationship; that most logical and productive suggestions fail to succeed; that Alzheimer's care resembles a...

Family Jail: A True Story of Surviving Sexual Abuse

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Report copyright infringementby Athalie Collier (Author)Sexual abuse, sex and love and sadness.This book is about my life. No child should live through what I did. What my stepfather did to me. It's about the good, the bad and the ugly. It is about a love story that everyone tried to break up. The love of my life. A long distance love affair. A family jail at home. I tried to get away, then ended up being mentally abused by his family, who were mean and hated me. Why did they attack me the wa...

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Report copyright infringementby Julie Wiese (Author)"And the sheep recognize the voice of the true Shepherd, ... for they are familiar with his voice." John 10: 3-4 (TPT) "The Lord is good to those who wait (confidently) for Him, to those who seek Him (on the authority of God's Word). Lamentations 3:25 (AMP) "And (that you may come) to know (practically, through personal experience) the love of Christ which far surpasses (mere) knowledge (without experience), that you may be filled up (throug...

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Report copyright infringementby Mary Charity Kruger Stein (Author)In this #MeToo tale of single mothers and fatherless children, a Rust Belt farm girl escapes poverty, weds, has a son, is widowed and then falls in love with a young man whose Jewish mother opposes their relationship. Follow their love story, struggles, and international adventures as they travel from Brooklyn to Greece, Israel, and Iran.Author BiographyMary C. K. Stein is a #MeToo octogenarian who started life as a Rust Belt f...

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Report copyright infringementby Janice Gorden (Author)Poignant, raw, and honest. Janice Gorden's story, "Lost Identity," offers powerful and simple lessons about abuse, trauma, survival. The key to her thriving today is forgiveness through the grace of God. Number of Pages: 108 Dimensions: 0.22 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: July 01, 2016

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Report copyright infringementby Carolyn Deas Blake (Author)Cooking has always been seen as a gateway to the soul: feeding not only the body but also the heart with delicious, comforting food. Making a meal for someone is performed in appreciation and love for that person in your life. Author Carolyn Blake views cooking in the same way as others do, even operating her own catering business called "Love Catering by Carolyn". Yet God called her to do more than cook appetizing meals for people, b...