Family, Relationships, Parenting & Childbirth

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Report copyright infringementby Hala Alyan (Author)The rich and deeply personal debut memoir by award-winning Palestinian American poet and novelist Hala Alyan, whose experience of motherhood via surrogacy forces her to reckon with her own past, and the legacy of her family's exile and displacement, all in the name of a new future. After a decade of yearning for parenthood, years marked by miscarriage after miscarriage, Hala Alyan makes the decision to use a surrogate. In this charged time, s...

Because: A CIA Coverup & A Son's Odyssey To Find The Father He Never Knew

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Report copyright infringementby James B. Wells (Author)James B. Wells was only nine when his father, Jack, an Army veteran working for USAID as a senior public safety officer in 1965, died in an Air America plane crash in Vietnam. Decades later, James discovers hundreds of letters in his mother's home and embarks on a thirty-three-year odyssey to uncover the truth and meaning behind his whistleblower father's covered-up and still CIA-classified death.Through archival and field research across...

The Salt Stones: Seasons of a Shepherd's Life

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Report copyright infringementby Helen Whybrow (Author)An Esquire "Best Books of Summer 2025""Helen Whybrow is a to-the-bone writer, and this is a to-the-bone book--beautiful, real, full of life."--Bill McKibben, author of The End of NatureSet in Vermont's Green Mountains, a profoundly moving meditation on the lessons and wisdom that come from raising a family, tending sheep, and living close to the land.In the heart of Vermont's Green Mountains, Helen Whybrow and her partner set out to restor...

My Childhood in Pieces: A Stand-Up Comedy, a Skokie Elegy

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Report copyright infringementby Edward Hirsch (Author)From the award-winning poet, dark comic microbursts of prose deliver a whole childhood, at the hands of an aspiring middle-class Jewish family whose hard-boiled American values and wit were the forge of a poet's coming-of-age. "My grandparents taught me to write my sins on paper and cast them into the water. . . . They didn't expect an entire book," Hirsch says in the "prologue" to this glorious festival of knife-sharp observations. In mic...

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Report copyright infringementby Erica Stern (Author)"An important and beautiful book" -Katie Gutierrez, bestselling author of More Than You'll Ever KnowA genre-bending expedition into the treacherous, untamed frontier of childbirthAs she prepared to give birth to her first child, Erica Stern envisioned the idyllic experience promised by prenatal classes and diaper commercials. But when unexpected complications arose during labor, she found herself at the threshold of life and death, a liminal...

Runs in the Family: An Incredible True Story of Football, Fatherhood, and Belonging

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Report copyright infringementby Sarah Spain (Author), Deland McCullough (Author)Discover a powerful exploration of identity, family, and fatherhood through the true story of an adopted Black man searching for his biological family. Uncover the profound impact of the choices we make as fathers, sons, and individuals finding where we belong. A heartfelt read for anyone reflecting on the meaning of fatherhood and connection this Father's Day. Runs in the Family follows the remarkable true story ...

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Report copyright infringementby Alison Larkin (Author)A joyful, moving, compulsively readable story about true love, loss and the unexpected surprises that life (and the afterlife) can throw our way. Grief... A Comedy is the follow up to Larkin's hit solo show, that critics called "Outstandingly uplifting." SCOTTISH FIELD"Leaves you believing joy really can be found after loss." DAILY MAIL"A story that could truly change your life." ENTERTAINMENT NOW"A gorgeous love story!" FEST MAGAZINE"Warm...

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Report copyright infringementby Samantha Mann (Author)Dyke Delusions: Essays and Observations is a nonlinear memoir that reclaims the notion of self as it reminds us to sit with the discomfort that comes with the journey. In a mix of personal essays and cultural criticism, Samantha Mann confronts body politics, motherhood, queerness, sexuality, and childhood trauma in a way we haven't seen before. Published work and never-before-seen essays come together for fans who were eagerly waiting for ...

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Report copyright infringementby Mike de la Rocha (Author)In Sacred Lessons: Teaching My Father How to Love, Mike de la Rocha explores how inherited definitions of manhood profoundly impacted his ability to connect with his father, his family, and ultimately himself, inviting readers on a transformative journey of self-discovery, forgiveness, and love. Sacred Lessons is a deeply moving and inspiring memoir for those seeking self-love and healing. Intensely personal, this memoir delves into the...

The Room on the Right: A Memoir of Despair, Hope, and Reckoning in the Face of Abuse, Trauma, and PTSD

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Report copyright infringementby Lawrence Mieczkowski (Author)A heart-wrenching yet hopeful story of facing trauma, abuse, and PTSD-and the heroic path to healing.To others, Dr. Lawrence Mieczkowski (Dr. Mitch) was a successful physician, caring father, and good husband-but inwardly, he was suffering from deep despair. When the 1999 Columbine shootings triggered a descent into near madness, he lost his ability to fight off the demons dragging him further into the darkness of depression and hop...

Camarades of War I Part 2 -Descendants: Pittsylvania County Patriots/Moorman-Flippin Legacy

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Report copyright infringementby Sybil J. Gilchrist (Author)CAMARADES PART 2 - DESCENDANTS is the second family history album in a series based on the Moorman-Flippin Legacy. Eight African American descendants follow in the footsteps of the five World War I Pittsylvania County Patriots. Their military service spans 80 years from World War II to 2025. Number of Pages: 178 Dimensions: 0.48 x 11 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: June 03, 2025

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Report copyright infringementby Jill Ciment (Author)A TIME MUST-READ BOOK OF THE YEAR - From the acclaimed novelist ("A virtuoso"--Donna Seaman, Booklist), a deft, shocking memoir that asks whether we can judge past behavior by today's moral codes, as the author reevaluates her decades-long marriage to the forty-seven-year-old man she met when she was seventeen, revisiting a singular passion in the 21st-century aftermath of #MeToo. "Few writers can tackle the bedroom--or female libido . . . b...

Still, I Will Sing!: A Journey of Hope and Healing

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Report copyright infringementby Scott Callaway Folsom (Author)Life is filled with moments of joy and sorrow, triumph and heartache. In Still, I Will Sing! Scott Folsom invites readers to walk with him through his extraordinary journey of faith, resilience, and purpose. From the blessings of a rich spiritual legacy to the challenges of personal loss, death of loved ones, and a life-changing cancer diagnosis, this heartfelt memoir reveals the sustaining power of God's love in the darkest valley...

There: We Found Our Family In A New York City Subway Station

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Report copyright infringementby Peter Mercurio (Author)Certain events in life are so rare they can be freely dismissed as impossibilities. Getting struck by lightning, surviving a plane crash, or winning the lottery. When something shocking happens and doesn't end in tragedy, we say it must be fate, destiny, a miracle, or simply God's will.On the night of August 28th, 2000, Danny called me in a panic. He had just found a newborn baby in a New York City subway station. We didn't know it at the...

Grief Like Yours: A Story Collection of Life After Loss: A Story Collection

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Report copyright infringementby Josi S. Kilpack (Foreword by), Adam Berg (Editor), Brooke Warner (Author)LOSS KNOWS NO SINGULAR FORM. GRIEF DOES NOT FOLLOW A PREDICTABLE PATH. HEARTACHESTALKS THOSE WHO DARE TO LOVE.BUT THERE IS NO PAIN SO NOVEL IT HAS NOTBEEN FELT BY ANOTHER. THERE ARE NO BURDENS THAT CAN'T FIND HELPING HANDS.MANY HAVE TRODDEN THE PATH OF DESPAIR, CLEARING THE WAY FOR THOSE TO COME.GRIEF LIKE YOURSWE NEED NOT GRIEVE ALONE.TO HEAL, WE SHARE. Number of Pages: 250 ...

Chicano Odyssey: Trajectories Across a Millennium (Softcover)

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Report copyright infringementby Michael A. Mares (Author)There is a group of Americans with deep roots in Mexico, Spain, the United States and medieval Europe reaching back a thousand years and including cultures from throughout the world. These "Chicanos," or Mexican American Indo-Hispanic mestizos, are a mix of native peoples and the Conquistadors. Michael Mares traces his family lineage from the mid-twentieth century barrio of Old Town, Albuquerque, New Mexico to the ancient lands of pre-S...

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Report copyright infringementby Sandy Jessica Colling (Author), Gerhard Heuschmann (Foreword by)This isn't just a book about travel.It's about movement-across borders, through heartbreak, beyond expectations, and into freedom.Born to globe-trotting parents and launched into international life at the tender age of six-shortly after the devastating loss of her brother-Sandy's life has always been in motion. From boarding school trips across Europe to family Christmases in Hong Kong, her earlies...

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Report copyright infringementby John Yoder (Author)John Yoder traces the arc of a life journey that takes him into worlds so far removed from his Amish boyhood that he could scarcely have imagined them. The journey would take him from Virginia's pastoral farmlands to the remote wildness of Ontario's far North, from the sands of Southern Africa's Kalahari Desert to Central Valley of California and the nearby Sierra Nevada mountains, then to the wide-open spaces of the Kansas prairies before re...

Warrior Mother: A Memoir of Fierce Love, Unbearable Loss, and Rituals That Heal

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Report copyright infringementby Sheila K. Collins (Author)Warrior Mother: Fierce Love, Unbearable, Loss, and Rituals that Heal is the true story of a mother's fierce love and determination, and her willingness to go outside the bounds of the ordinary when two of her three adult children are diagnosed with life-threatening disease.Author BiographySheila K. Collins, PhD has been a dancer, social worker, university professor, clinic director, writer, and improvisational performance artist. She c...

I Wasn't Supposed to Be Here: Finding My Voice, Finding My People, Finding My Way

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Report copyright infringementby Jonathan Conyers (Author)Jonathan Conyers introduces us to the teachers, his debate coach, and a boy named Diego who changed his life. Everybody was rooting for Jonathan Conyers after his inspiring story went viral, sparked millions in donations to the Brooklyn Debate League, and captured the heart of America. The kid who entered school struggling to read, ended up being a breakout star on his high school debate team, thanks to a life-changing friendship with ...

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Report copyright infringementby Joseph Tito (Author)Random Thoughts: The Sh*t We Don't Talk About is not your typical self-help book-and thank God for that.This is the stuff whispered at 2 a.m. after a glass of wine and too much honesty. It's the chaos behind the curated Instagram feeds, the conversations we avoid because they're messy, and the moments we survive that never make it into holiday cards.Joseph Tito, creator of The Dad Diaries and father of twin daughters born through surrogacy, ...

Reid's Story: The Inspiration Behind The

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Report copyright infringementby Joni L. Adler (Author)A step-by-painful-step journey to one of the most distressing moments any parent could endure-chronicles of a smart, beautiful, gifted, and kind young man whose mistake spiraled into a snap decision to end his life, leaving behind endless unanswered questions and a life sentence of wonder.When an inappropriate photo was published on social media, bountiful messages went back and forth between Reid and his friends. Reid's peril was evident,...

Inconceivably Connected: A True Story of Shocking DNA Results and Chasing the Unknown

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Report copyright infringementby Nick Ludwig (Author), Josh Rivedal (Editor)What if one day, as an adult, you suddenly found out half your biological family tree had changed beyond your wildest imagination, forcing you to re-examine your identity to its core?In Inconceivably Connected, Nick Ludwig shares his story of discovering, through consumer DNA testing, the unthinkable reality that he (and many others, evidently) is donor-conceived and has over a dozen previously unknown half-siblings.On...

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Bible Truth Warrior Daughter in Christ: My life experiences up to now Yeshua guiding me through my life journey.

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Report copyright infringementby Carmen Hansen (Author)I hope this book will encourage you to realize there are other women who have gotten through the ugliest and come out of it in the name of Yeshua (Jesus). I am encouraging you to not give up. You will be touched by my words of comfort through life's challenges. I pray this book will captivate you, and you will see Yeshua in every step I took in my life.Be that wild and free woman of God! I know you can get through anything, as long as you ...

You Can't Get Rid Of Me: An adopted son's search for family

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Report copyright infringementby Jesse Scott (Author), Keri Ault (Author)Do you know your roots? DNA results and a search for his birth family take author Jesse Scott on a wild and rocky pursuit of his past as he uncovers the truth one piece at a time, a journey that redefines his identity and reshapes his understanding of what family truly means.Jesse and his biological brother Lee were adopted as children and led challenging lives-from a stint in a mental institution to sex work and addictio...

Poppa Sol and Me: A Family's Alzheimer's Story

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Report copyright infringementby Richard Balaban (Author)"Richard Balaban's Poppa Sol & Me is an endearing portrait of life with a loved one who has Alzheimer's. It reads like a series of postcards home-snapshots capturing moments along his father's long, difficult journey with the disease. Intensely personal, it offers a glimpse into a world that is both sad and sweet, one filled with despair and denial but also great tenderness. It's a story that will resonate with anyone who's accompany...

Journey of the Heart: Our Spiritual Memoir of Love and Loss

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Report copyright infringementby Lynda Saffell (Author), Mel Fergenbaum (Author)"A beautiful and touching story about finding love again through friendship and common goals in life. Warm and well written account of a journey that proves love can come into our lives more than once ... and sometimes in unexpected ways. I strongly recommend this book to anyone who was in love, is in love or hopes to love again!"--Clyde Volpe, Author, Radio Personality How do you move forward after loss and begin ...

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Report copyright infringementby Wendy Morris (Author)From humble beginnings in a small country town to rubbing shoulders with celebrities in London's Park Lane, Wendy's journey in hotel management is nothing short of extraordinary. How did she escape her working-class roots to find herself in a world of luxury? And why did a lingering sense of shame shadow her success?From a young age, Wendy's father imparted a fierce work ethic and a spirit of feminine independence to his daughter. Yet, thei...

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Report copyright infringementby Richard Walker (Author)From Ghanaian dance floors to global adventures, Richard Walker's memoir, Highlife, & my other lives is a celebration of love, music and resilience. Blending personal history with cultural exploration, it offers readers a poignant and adventurous journey through a remarkable life.As a boy, Richard went to live in Ghana where he danced with his parents and their friends to Highlife music. This experience sets the tone for a life in whi...

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Report copyright infringementby John M. Feehan (Author), John B. Keane (Introduction by)'This is a book that never palls or drags. It is boisterous and ribald and I am tempted to say that it is by far the funniest book I have ever read. It is also an accurate and revealing history of rural Ireland half a century ago and more. John M. Feehan writes beautifully throughout. I love this book.'From the Foreward by John B. KeaneMy Village - My World is a fascinating account of the lives of ordinary...

Born a Poor, Black, Indian, White Girl: Overcoming Childhood Trauma and Living a Spiritual Life

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Report copyright infringementby de Fletcher (Author)A true story filled with humor, sadness, sarcasm, grief, and redemption! Reading this story will make you laugh, cry, get angry, and take a deeper look into your own life.De tells her "not so good childhood" story from early identity confusion, poverty, and abuse . . . to violence, and death. She also shares the life lessons she learned along the way.It's an inspirational story and reading it is like chatting with a best friend about stuff g...