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Report copyright infringementby Julie Howard Parker (Author)A true story of two lovers pitted against a deadly enemy, Journey Beyond Despair introduces Julie, the quixotic author, whose conflict between airy ideals and earthly reality results in mental illness. Readers meet the fated couple in 1960 as Peter delivers his terrified wife to a Chicago psychiatric hospital, then returns home to pick up the pieces with three tiny daughters. Julie descends into the abyss of psychosis, but after slow...

Two Friends-From a Life-Threatening Stroke to a 66-Year-Old Model (LIB)

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Report copyright infringementby Geri Rockstein (Author)In Two Friends-From a Life-Threatening Stroke to a 66-Year-Old Model! Geri Rockstein, shares her deeply inspiring true-life tale of strength over adversity, of discipline and determination over devastation and of the priceless value that comes from genuine friendship to help chart the path. This is a saga anyone facing seemingly unbeatable obstacles can use as a light to show their way forward. -Gregory CheadleThis book is an inspiration ...

A Walk of Faith: Surviving Breast Cancer

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Report copyright infringementby Peggy Crosby Luther (Author)"Lord Jesus, I can't do this without you." This is the essence of my life, and it became really evident to me after I heard the words, "You have cancer." I am a Christian woman who prays. I have spent years writing down my prayers in journals. I didn't decide to write this book; the Lord impressed upon me that I was going to write about this journey from the beginning when everything began to happen. That was probably so I'd chronicl...

Grown Woman Talk: Your Essential Companion for Healthy Living

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Report copyright infringement by Sharon Malone (Author) NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "A must-read for anyone who cares about their quality of life . . . Dr. Sharon Malone is the first person I turn to for a whole host of issues, especially my health."--MICHELLE OBAMA A practical guide to aging and health for women who have felt ignored or marginalized by the medical profession, from a leading OB/GYN and expert on menopausal and post-reproductive health AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR There's n...

Qigong Master Jim Nance: My Life Story Led Me Here

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Report copyright infringementby Master Jim Nance (Author), Naomi Joy Nance (Author) Number of Pages: 182 Dimensions: 0.44 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: April 08, 2025

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Report copyright infringementby Master Jim Nance (Author), Naomi Joy Nance (Author) Number of Pages: 182 Dimensions: 0.39 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: April 08, 2025

Enough: Climbing Toward a True Self on Mount Everest

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Report copyright infringementby Melissa Arnot Reid (Author)A searching, uplifting memoir by the celebrated, groundbreaking climber: a journey of overcoming where the mountain's highest peaks can only be reached by traversing the dark crevasses of the soul At twenty-seven, when Melissa Arnot Reid accepted a tank of oxygen just short of the summit of Mount Everest, she felt ravaged by defeat. Driven by a relentless, lifelong quest to prove to herself, her family, and the world that she was enou...

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Report copyright infringementby Jess Watts (Author)Jess was a healthy young woman in her early twenties, newly graduated from university when she was struck down with Chronic Fatigue. Here she writes of a lost past and a halted present in which despair rotates with hope. It will speak to anyone who is stalled because of chronic illness or ill health.This is not a ME memoir or a journey back to health but a vivid description of an uncertain present and a future that us not known. The Sun- Room...

Michael's Memories: A Journey of Hope, Healing, Awareness, and Resilience. Includes

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Report copyright infringementby Agnes Chinelo (Author)Living with or supporting someone with dementia is a profoundly personal and emotional journey, as author Agnes Chinelo knows well, and it is essential to have good advice and support along the way. Written from the dual perspective of being a medical doctor who also has lived experience as a caregiver on her father's dementia journey, Michael's Memories is a unique blend of memoir, dementia care advice and information, and advocacy for be...

Fighting for More Golden Years: Battling Disease and Embracing Hope After Age 65

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Report copyright infringementby Daniel Muller (Author)This is my personal story of battling leukemia as I entered my so-called "golden years." Turning 65 marked the beginning of a series of profound changes, brought on by both family struggles and personal health challenges.Eventually, I was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia. I endured grueling chemotherapy, fought through debilitating side effects, and then faced yet another blow - new heart complications and the looming possibility of ...

You Are Not Alone! Never, Never Give Up: One Stroke Survivor's Story of Hope, Inspiration, Courage and Faith

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Report copyright infringementby Danny Foran (Author)Hear a first-hand account of how Danny, a survivor of a near-fatal stroke, adapted to his new reality of acquired physical disabilities and cognitive deficits. Danny's stroke changed his life in an instant and took him from working full-time in downtown Toronto to spending months in a hospital re-learning how to stand, walk and complete many other simple tasks that we often take for granted. Danny explains how he used perseverance, patience ...

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Report copyright infringementby Alan S. Watts (Author)Alan S Watts grew up with dreams of being just like his dad as many other young boys do, until one day his dreams and aspirations, along with a big part of his identity were swept away from under his feet. He takes you on a journey through relationship challenges, low self-esteem and depression, career challenges, and traumatic experiences. Along the way, he also shares his personal growth transformations, training as a coach and the wisdo...

Quantum Body: The New Science of Living a Longer, Healthier, More Vital Life - Hardcover

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by Deepak Chopra (Author), Jack Tuszynsk (Author), Brian Fertig (Author)Joining forces with two leading scientists, New York Times bestselling author Deepak Chopra offers a quantum leap for improving our physical and mental health. In an unprecedented collaboration between three of today's most powerful minds, Deepak Chopra, M.D., teams up with physicist Jack Tuszynski, Ph.D., and endocrinologist Brian Fertig, M.D., to bring readers a visionary work that delves into the innovative world of q...

Baby Love: Choosing Motherhood After a Lifetime of Ambivalence

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Report copyright infringementby Rebecca Walker (Author)Author BiographyRebecca Walker has received numerous awards and accolades for her writing and activism. Her work has appeared in many anthologies and publications; in addition to the international bestseller Black, White, and Jewish, her books include Baby Love: Choosing Motherhood After a Lifetime of Ambivalence, and the anthologies To Be Real: Telling the Truth and Changing the Face of Feminism, which has become a standard text in gende...

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Report copyright infringementby Jim Scott (Author)"On that night my friend Derek Reardon and I went to a bar in Atkinson to start drinking before we moved the partying to an old friend's house. I have no memory of being there, but for some odd reason I decided to drive home. This is still a mystery to me. I wasn't a habitual drunk driver, but that doesn't matter because I know now that one time is all it takes." Jim Scott tells an intense story of Traumatic Brain Injury and the long, grueling...

Alive: Our Bodies and the Richness and Brevity of Existence

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Report copyright infringementby Gabriel Weston (Author)A profound and provocative journey through the human body from a surgeon and award-winning writer. "Weston's evocative descriptions will change how readers see the body....This captivates."--Publishers Weekly (starred review) What does it mean to live in a body? For Gabriel Weston, there was always something missing from the anatomy she was taught at medical school. She'd forged an unconventional path, first studying humanities and gett...

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Report copyright infringementby Angie R. Douthit (Author)Life With Mike is a true story about living with, caring for, and loving a man with Down's syndrome. Mike Williams Douthit lived with Down's Syndrome for 55 years. During the last 17 years he was blessed to be cared for by the devoted mother he deserved, author Angie Douthit, the father he had always longed for, Brad Douthit, and the sisters and brothers he had constantly hoped for, Whitney, Kaylee, Mackenzie, and Zeke. This story focus...

Pain: Living By Faith In A Life Filled With Pain

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Report copyright infringementby Evangelist Steve Chadwick (Author)Each of us will face pain at some point in our lives. Whether physical or emotional, sudden or lifelong, pain exposes weakness and can lead its victims on a desperate scramble for answers and relief. But what if pain could also lead us to something greater? What if it could lead us to God? In Pain: Living by Faith in a Life Filled with Pain, Pastor Steve Chadwick shares his deeply personal story about chronic pain that began su...

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You Make A Big Good: A Journey with Alzheimer's

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Report copyright infringementby Mary Todd (Author) Number of Pages: 126 Dimensions: 0.3 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: March 06, 2025

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Report copyright infringementby Rosemarie Jordan (Author)A journey of love, a dementia caregiver's story is a brutally honest memoir of love and loss. Fall in love with Rose & Gary as you traverse their journey. This book is not just another memoir. It demonstrates the urgent need for improved standard of care for dementia patients, increased support for over six million caregivers who provide 470 billion dollars annually in unpaid care, and the necessity for adequate dementia training fo...

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Report copyright infringementby Sephe Haven (Author)The true story of a na ve, empathic young woman driven by her desire for fantasy and romance. Fearful of the 'real world, ' who dreams of true love and being an actress extraordinaire. As poverty and debt overwhelm her, she take what she thinks will be a very limited leap into the underground work of escorting. But finds it is not so easy to get out. Or, maybe she doesn't want to? Number of Pages: 280 Dimensions: 0....

I'm Taking My Eggs and Going Home: How One Woman Dared to Say No to Motherhood

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Report copyright infringementby Lisa Manterfield (Author)Lisa Manterfield was a sensible 32-year-old when she met The One-a man who sparked a passion for tango, an urge to break down closed doors, and a deep-rooted desire to reproduce. Five years later she was a baby addict, hiding her addiction, plotting a maternity ward heist, and threatening anything that got in her way, including her beloved husband and his pesky practicality. In this gritty and honest memoir, Manterfield traces her spira...

Don't Kill the Birthday Girl: Tales from an Allergic Life

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Report copyright infringementby Sandra Beasley (Author)A beautifully written and darkly funny journey through the world of the allergic. Like twelve million other Americans, Sandra Beasley suffers from food allergies. Her allergies--severe and lifelong--include dairy, egg, soy, beef, shrimp, pine nuts, cucumbers, cantaloupe, honeydew, mango, macadamias, pistachios, cashews, swordfish, and mustard. Add to that mold, dust, grass and tree pollen, cigarette smoke, dogs, rabbits, horses, and wool,...

Notes of a Love Song: Day-to-Day with Parkinson's Disease

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Report copyright infringementby Claire Verney (Author), Wendy Yeomans (Contribution by)When Claire Verney agreed to 'for better or for worse, in sickness and in health' she never imagined the journey that lay ahead of her. Her husband Michael was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease at the age of forty-six. Notes of a Love Song chronicles their lives as Claire becomes her husband's full-time caregiver and medical advocate as he struggles with the ravages of end-stage Parkinson's. It spans the f...

Midwife Crisis: From Trust to Trauma - A Midwife's Journey Through a Broken System

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Report copyright infringementby Kelli Zakharoff (Author)This raw and unflinching narrative delves into the inner world of an Australian midwife, her professional journey, recounting genuine experiences of empowering women to make choices and confronting a system that resists change. From homebirth scenes to the shadowy hallways of a metropolitan hospital amid the pandemic, this is a story marked by passion, burnout, peaks and valleys, tears and triumphs. The Midwife Crisis is an unfiltered em...

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Report copyright infringementby Viviane Lovato (Author)So many suffer from it, yet so few know of it: Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome. Through story and investigation, one of its many sufferers shines a light on this mysterious illness. From the earliest signs of the environmentally acquired illness called Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS) to the implications of a future with CIRS, Viviane Lovato takes you along her journey with this complex condition that causes chronic fa...

Lazy Witchcraft for Crazy, Sh*tty Days: Easy Spells and Rituals for When You're Stressed Out, Wiped Out, or Just Have No More Spoons to Give - Paperback

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by Andrea Samayoa (Author)Discover how to do witchcraft the lazy way with this self-care-promoting book of super-easy spells and rituals for days when you're feeling stressed, burned out, or just generally sh*tty. Traditional witchcraft is a lot of work and some days you just need to do things the lazy way. After all, everyone gets tired sometimes. Some of us get tired a lot. In Lazy Witchcraft for Crazy Sh*tty Days, Andrea Samayoa from the popular TikTok handle MoonStreetKits, is going to sh...

The Life and Death of Lumpy Parker: A Story of Sarcoma Survival

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Report copyright infringementby Christi Parker (Author)It was just one tiny lump, but it was big enough to change their whole world.Christi is living the life she has always dreamed of-married to a good man, a stay-at-home mom to three beautiful, talented girls. Everything is just as it should be.Except it isn't.The day Christi's husband is diagnosed with a deadly sarcoma her happy life changes in an instant. Suddenly, she is thrust into the terrifying world of cancer treatment. How will she ...

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Report copyright infringementby Gay Talese (Author)The provocative classic work newly updatedAn intimate personal odyssey across America's changing sexual landscapeWhen first published, Gay Talese's 1981 groundbreaking work, Thy Neighbor's Wife, shocked a nation with its powerful, eye-opening revelations about the sexual activities and proclivities of the American public in the era before AIDS. A marvel of journalistic courage and craft, the book opened a window into a new world built on a ne...

The Family Guide to Psychiatric Hospitalization - Paperback

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by Mark J. Russ (Author)A comprehensive and compassionate guide to help families understand and navigate psychiatric hospitalization.Each year, millions of Americans face psychiatric hospitalizations, yet this process often remains shrouded in stigma and mystery. In this indispensable guide, Mark J. Russ, MD, offers patients and families essential support and vital information to navigate this challenging process, from admission to discharge. The Family Guide to Psychiatric Hospitalization pr...

Sex Tips from Rock Stars: In Their Own Words

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Report copyright infringementby Paul Miles (Author)The world's first extensive study of rock stars and sex in which many of the world's most celebrated rockers share their dos and don'ts in the bedroom. Number of Pages: 274 Dimensions: 0.67 x 9.36 x 6.28 IN Publication Date: October 01, 2010