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  • Don’t Laugh
    Sacha Jones
    As a white haired, green-eyed, ’black sheep’ growing up in a fire zone, Sacha (then Sally) feels from a young age she doesn’t fit in with her family or general environment and struggles, literally, to breathe. But when a doctor recommends ballet as a cure for her ills, though her Russian teacher tells her she is ’not built for ballet’, she finds a way to bend her build to balle...
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    16,87 €

  • Uncharted
    Barbara A. Busenbark
    Uncharted is the captivating story of a woman who is suddenly widowed after thirty years of happy marriage. As she struggles to make sense of the unexpected loss, she moves two hours away from the small New Hampshire town she called home, and its sad memories. Her dream of opening an art gallery is complicated by the condition of the house she wants to buy. The location is perf...
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    11,72 €

  • THE CHRONICLES OF MANIA
    Brian W. Walker
    This book is not about bipolar disorder but, rather, what the severe mania and delusions associated with the illness can do to someone when it is unknown, unchecked, and unbridled for more than fifty years! Brian Walker’s entire life has been ruled and governed by the mania that results from being bipolar. This mania has driven him to do things so far and beyond the grade that,...
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    18,79 €

  • Encountering Divine Presence
    Beth. H. Wilson PhD / C. Brady Wilson
    Encountering Divine Presence: One Couple’s Memoir of Pain, Death, and Joy details the illness journeys of a married couple, Drs. Brady and Beth Wilson.Brady Wilson, PhD, was diagnosed with a five-pound leiomyosarcoma--a deadly cancer--in 2008 and was treated at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Through a harrowing sixteen-hour 'mother of all surgeries' with a team of...
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    17,32 €

  • We Come from Good Stock
    Kay Oakes Oring
    West Central Wisconsin, 1853. As soon as the ice goes out on the St. Croix River, Mildred Potter’s boarding house fills with lumberjacks bringing logs down river to the mill. In the spring, one lumberjack, Levi Jefferson Oakes, notices Mildred’s sister Mary and lingers after supper to talk to her. So begins We Come from Good Stock, Kay Oakes Oring’s history of family, frontier,...
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    20,24 €

  • Eternidade
    J.v.escobar.caldas
    Tantos poemas sobre o amor, a existência humana, a realidade ao nosso redor, a aventura, o passado, o presente , o futuro, a vida e o que lhe faz grandiosa, a coragem, a saudade, amizade, já foram feitos e quantos ainda serão.Todos eles fazem parte daquilo que realmente importa na vida do Cosmos como um todo e do Universo dentro de nós mesmos e em cada ser vivo, a Eternidade, c...
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    18,46 €

  • The Military Effect
    Scott Manthorne
    The Military Effect shares authentic stories of fifty amazing veterans, each providing unique insight into the challenges of transition and business success after service to our country. ...
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    22,30 €

  • They Can Rip The Flesh From Your Bones
    Margaret Campbell
    'THEY CAN RIP THE FLESH FROM YOUR BONES, BUT DON’T EVER LET THEM BREAK YOUR SPIRIT' Rose Mary Bree - My Grandmother The horrors of Neerkol, an Allegedly safe place and refuge for young children, are almost too difficult to comprehend. Margaret Campbell’s shocking true experience of church-sanctioned cruelty, sexual abuse and deprived behaviour by people charged with protecting ...
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    13,68 €

  • Telling Silence
    Charles E. Scott
    Aims to let silence disclose itself by cultivating attunements with silences’ happening. ...
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    43,77 €

  • Invisible Wounds
    Alexis Faere
    Alexis Faere’s book gives an inside look into the author’s personal journey, recounting a harrowing kidnap and rape experience and the subsequent evolution from victim to survivor. Her words explore the process of integrating this traumatic event into her identity. When asked about the intended impact of the story, Alexis expresses a desire to reach out to victims of sexual abu...
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    21,91 €

  • Bug Pilot
    By Cindy Utter Author / LTC Lewis Hudspeth U.S. Army Retired
    The Vietnam War comes alive in this real-life story of a young, small-town American boy who quickly became a man with a purpose as a helicopter pilot who survived the ravages of war, made instant life-and-death decisions, earned a Purple Heart for combat wounds, and changed his life forever.Life was different in the 1960s for teenage boys facing life decisions as a youth. Young...
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    20,85 €

  • Escaping the Potter’s House
    Joel E. Crosby
    Ever wondered what it’s like to escape from a cult? Curious about the personal stories of those who’ve lived through it? Escaping the Potter’s House will take you on a riveting journey through the lives of ten brave individuals who broke free.​​​​​​​Discover firsthand accounts of those who joined the Potter’s House, whether by birth or later in life.Learn about the deep involve...
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    22,89 €

  • Escaping the Potter’s House
    Joel E. Crosby
    Ever wondered what it’s like to escape from a cult? Curious about the personal stories of those who’ve lived through it? Escaping the Potter’s House will take you on a riveting journey through the lives of ten brave individuals who broke free.​​​​​​​Discover firsthand accounts of those who joined the Potter’s House, whether by birth or later in life.Learn about the deep involve...
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    20,00 €

  • Pennies of Hope
    Tina Honkus
    When Tina Honkus was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, it felt like a death sentence. All of the literature, news, and mentions of pancreatic cancer in the media pointed to a less-than-hopeful outcome. The diagnosis also stirred up memories of Tina’s late mother and her difficult battle with cancer. Determined to create a different future for herself, Tina forged a different pa...
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    10,47 €

  • Born on Lake Shuswap
    Joan V Szabo
    A Memoir of growing up on Lake Shuswap, by the mother of three fierce daughters. We also dedicate this to our cousins who remember hearing the stories of those early years...and to their children and grandchildren who carry the spirit of the stories in their bones. And to Lake Shuswap which stayed alive in our mother’s heart long after she left the area.  ...
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    12,53 €

  • Engineering a Father
    J Smith / Ross J Smith
    Ross J. Smith, writes his debut memoir about fatherhood from the calculated perspective of an engineer. In his self-deprecating, yet surprisingly poignant story about being a new dad, he battles his technical predispositions as he navigates the uncontrolled variables of life while his premature twins fight to survive in the NICU. Engineering a Father connects to a variety of re...
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    15,63 €

  • My Friend, Kitten.
    Bella Holly & Amy
    The heart-breaking true story of an abused, abandoned, tormented little girl and the haunted and broken adult she grew up to be; a child abused so badly she couldn’t love, or feel emotions, but she refused to give up. Imagine, for a second, being a tiny baby, then a small child, that no one ever touches, hugs, holds, plays with. No one even looks or smiles at, or says anything ...
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    18,51 €

  • UNIFORMS
    David G. Duchesneau
    You’re born and your parents and siblings are what you have, and that’s it. God stuck you with them and them with you. You try and make the best of what God gave you. That’s how simple life really is.Who named these nuns anyway? They were far from being saints so why did they get to be named Sister Saint anything?A drum and bugle corps is not a band. As a matter of fact, it’s f...
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    26,78 €

  • UNIFORMS
    David G. Duchesneau
    You’re born and your parents and siblings are what you have, and that’s it. God stuck you with them and them with you. You try and make the best of what God gave you. That’s how simple life really is.Who named these nuns anyway? They were far from being saints so why did they get to be named Sister Saint anything?A drum and bugle corps is not a band. As a matter of fact, it’s f...
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    38,49 €

  • Wisdom From the Back of a Bike
    JB Owen
    Are you looking for something to inspire, uplift, and transform your thinking? Do you get excited about the idea of seeing the world through a different lens? Perhaps you prefer to find a more enjoyable way to reach your dreams and desires. If you like unique, out-of-the-box inspirational ideas, buckle up and experience wisdom principles, and life lessons, all from the back of ...
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    15,41 €

  • Look Mom--I’m a Congressman!
    James Rogan
    Look Mom-I’m a Congressman! Takes you behind the scenes on what really happens after a guy wins election to the Big Show. Unlike most of his fellow conservative Republican colleagues, Rogan didn’t spring from trust funds, prep schools, and inherited connections. He was the illegitimate son of a convicted felon--single mother who raised her four kids on welfare and food stamps; ...
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    22,05 €

  • Much More Than Love
    Vritika Rene Viswanathan
    About the BookThe wonder of my adoption never ceases to amaze me and so, I feel like I need to hear the story of my journey over and over again. When I turn the pages of my narrative, I can envisage how two strangers took a chance on me and became my heroes by adopting me. I am also blessed to be engulfed in the warmth of an amazing network of extended family. By putting my tho...
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    11,29 €

  • Progress Through Struggle
    Henry R. Leggette
    Progress through Struggle In this story, Progress through Struggle has been an important part of my life. I moved from mule and tractor plowing on my daddy’s farm to repairing the control equipment used by air traffic controllers to control aircraft over my daddy’s fields. This was accomplished by prayers and believing and loving God! This is the power in prayer!This book is wr...
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    17,43 €

  • Centerless Center
    Will Wright
    Centerless Center explores the author’s decades-long search for enlightenment, what finally brought it to an end, and reflections on what he discovered. ...
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    34,14 €

  • Boxcar Baby
    George Solano
    A must-read! The stories in this book will transport you to a time after World War II, when children were seen but not heard, and when needed, psychology was applied to the right end--a time when there were no telephones, televisions, cell phones, or computers, and children had to rely upon themselves to create games and play outside, a time when almost everyone in town knew yo...
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    12,00 €

  • J’st to Live
    A.C. Mueller-Rowry
    In the 1970s, Angie’s sheltered, middle-class outlook is turned upside down when she falls in love with Robert, an incredibly handsome Black guitarist and brilliant, street-savvy school dropout. The pair lose touch when Angie leaves St. Louis’s Northside and returns home to Germany.Twenty-five years after their turbulent romance, Angie, worldly-wise and aware of her own emotion...
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    38,99 €

  • Everyone is Here to Help
    Ruth M Stacey
    Two weeks after giving birth to her son, Eddie, Ruth was diagnosed with postpartum psychosis and admitted to a Mother and Baby Unit where she stayed for five weeks and five days.Separated from her home and her husband during those first precious weeks, Ruth and Eddie embark on a complicated and challenging journey to wellness.Everyone is Here to Help tells a story of postpartum...
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    16,87 €

  • Reaching for Sunrise
    Lokita Carter
    Beyond the High-Profile Murder of Steve CarterAn Unforgettable Odyssey of Love, Cancer, Murder and ResurrectionWhen cancer threatened to claim her life, Lokita’s fierce battle against the disease was only the beginning of her harrowing journey. As she fought to survive, her world shattered in a shocking act of violence that took the life of her beloved husband and renowned Tant...
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    11,72 €

  • Reaching for Sunrise
    Lokita Carter
    Beyond the High-Profile Murder of Steve CarterUnforgettable Odyssey of Love, Loss, and ResilienceWhen cancer threatened to claim her life, Lokita’s fierce battle against the disease was only the beginning of her harrowing journey. As she fought to survive, her world shattered in a shocking act of violence that took the life of her beloved husband and renowned Tantra instructor,...
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    18,81 €

  • Goal in Progress
    Bhikkhu Nyanadhammika
    In Goal in Progress: The Detours and Diversions of a Spiritual Journey, an American Buddhist monk describes his eclectic, non-linear spiritual journey and his ongoing attempts to clarify the goal of his quest.Beginning with his early search during the late 1970s, followed by a prolonged residence in West Berlin, he goes on to articulate the monastic journey he embarked on at th...
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    12,74 €