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Are you searching for purpose and a life of fulfillment? Are you stuck in a cycle of regret or looking for an easy path to success?
According to Market Research, the total US self-improvement market was worth $9.9 billion in 2016. In this uncertain time, the need for resources increases tenfold each year-not to mention a growing desire for instant gratification.
In Claim Your Worth Now: Weekly Inspiration to Conquer Your Dreams, Toddchelle Young's...
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Take your seat on the ghost train for a trip from heaven to hell and back out again
Psycho Syd was living the dream and loving it. He sparkled, as he luxuriated in living the life of Mr. Riley in tropical seventh heaven. He sported a deep golden tan working as a filmmaker in The People's Democratic Republic of Laos. Hand in hand and blissfully, heart in heart with his beautiful wife. He was so deeply in love. His two gorgeous kids were, studying in...
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Bess Cunningham was born, and currently lives, in Brooklyn, New York. Since childhood she has suffered with severe OCD, anxiety and depression. In desperation for relief, Bess spent ten years researching and experimenting. Through her efforts she remains OCD free and is enjoying her life.
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There are about a million international students in America, but there are few books written from their perspectives.
To become an international student in Boston, Massachusetts, Yujin Kim had to leave behind her loved ones and her spot at a SKY university-the "Ivy League" of South Korea. America seemed to provide what she craved: freedom and opportunities. However, it wasn't easy to fit into the culture and retain her Korean heritage. She navigated...
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Whimsical Illustrations with a Powerful Message
Broaching the subject of mental health. It's not easy to discuss mental health, even though it affects everyone. We want to believe we can handle anything that comes at us, but the reality is we all have good days and bad days. Because of this, it is important to check in with our mental health. Through guided illustrations, author Kate Allan opens the door to discussion about mental health in an approachable...
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Le diabète est une maladie qui touche de plus en plus de gens. Au Québec seulement, 760 000 personnes en sont atteintes alors qu'il y en a plus de 347 millions dans le monde, soit une personne diabétique de plus toutes les 13 minutes.
Diabétique depuis 34 ans, l'auteure raconte comment elle est parvenue à déjouer les conséquences liées à la maladie.
Cet ouvrage dévoile la face cachée de la maladie encore bien méconnue du grand public....
20487) The Reappearing Act: Coming Out as Gay on a College Basketball Team Led by Born-Again Christians
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It's hard enough coming out, but playing basketball for a nationally ranked school and trying to figure out your sexual identity in the closeted and paranoid world of big-time college sports-that's a challenge.
Kate Fagan's love for basketball and for her religious teammates at the University of Colorado was tested by the gut-wrenching realization that she could no longer ignore the feelings of otherness inside her. In trying to blend in, Kate had...
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Laraine Burrell gets the call to come back to England from the United States just in time to visit briefly with her father before he passes away. Following his death, she is overcome with grief, feeling that she has squandered the time she had with her father. Instead of staying close, she chose to travel the world and seek her own goals as a young woman, always thinking there would be time later on to tell her dad all the things she wanted to tell...
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“I Feel Good About Me” is a book loosely based on the author Troy Harris's experience moving to Los Angeles after graduating college and the long and winding road he takes on his path toward becoming a film director. Harris takes liberties that step clearly beyond the border of real and imaginary that make for an adventurous ride as he navigates through the challenges of friendship, romance, and life in corporate America. At the very core of Harris's...
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Do you want to DISCOVER...?'The Ultimate Ancient Secrets of your Mind' which Affect your Life?Understand How to 'Change your life by changing your Thoughts?' Know the Secrets of Growing Rich & Successful?Discover 'Who Are you? What Motivates you? & What do you really want to Achieve in your Life?'Get Rid of your Mental/Road Blocks standing in your Growth?Understand how to Set & Achieve your Goals?Learn the Secrets of Success, Wealth, Health, Meaningful...
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This is a book about how to deal with and understand the behaviors of a narcissistic partner, family member, friend, boss, or a coworker.
The focus is more on the male narcissist since studies have shown 75%-80% of the narcissist are men. That leaves us with a clear understanding that some female narcissists exist as well.
Those of us who find ourselves in a relationship with a narcissist have come to experience their self-absorbed behavior. That...
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Go to school, get good grades, have a job with great pay and excellent benefits, and everything will be fine-or so I thought.
When I graduated from university and immediately secured a prestigious position as an assistant store manager at a retail store, I thought I was on my way to the top of the corporate ladder. Instead, I quickly hit rock bottom.
Anxious, stressed out, and overworked, I started controlling every aspect of my life from each...
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Impending motherhood serves up a confusing cocktail of heroic strength and terrifying vulnerability. Our culture has seized on the "vulnerability" part of this experience and tends to reinforce a pregnant woman's insecurities instead of encouraging her to embrace this most natural time and trust her body, her intuition, and her own mind. Feng Shui Mommy takes a different approach, helping the expecting mother build her own unique, epic journey to...
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With eight billion people in the world, why is it so hard to meet and make new friends?
Navigating the world of adult friendships can be a real challenge when everyone is busy, overwhelmed, or too often too far away. Here to help are Jenn Bane and Trin Garritano, the duo behind the cult favorite podcast Friendshipping. Insightful, empathetic, and just a touch irreverent, Jenn and Trin give readers the tools they need to make new friends and revitalize...
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The must-read summary of Bill Jensen's book: "Disrupt! Think Epic. Be Epic.: 25 Successful Habits for an Extremely Disruptive World".
This complete summary of the ideas from Bill Jensen's book "Disrupt! Think Epic. Be Epic." shows that to excel today, you need to focus on developing the right set of personal habits. In his book, the author highlights the 25 habits of world-class performers that help them to succeed in an era of disruption. This summary...
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Diane Cook's idyllic suburban life was shattered with one phone call. As she stood five feet away from her two young sons, her husband, Jed, delivered the news: He had just been arrested. For attempted solicitation of a minor male over the internet.
Her world suddenly in shambles, Diane could have fallen apart-but she knew that wasn't an option. She was a mom; her responsibility was to her boys. So she vowed to herself that she would keep herself-and...
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FREEDOM Saoirse traces the author's life from her early years growing up impoverished in Galway, Ireland, in an emotionally limited home, into the misunderstood heaviness she carried from years-long abuse by an uncle, and the subsequent addictions and alcoholism that followed the abuse. She thought a move to America would be an escape from these secrets, but she discovered it was all coming with her anyway. In a sudden revelation, she then embarked...
20498) The Gaming Overload Workbook: A Teen's Guide to Balancing Screen Time, Video Games, and Real Life
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Essential skills and strategies for managing your gameplay and creating a well-balanced life.
Do you spend hours on end playing video games? Do marathon gaming sessions cause you to lose much-needed sleep? Have your grades suffered as a result of neglecting schoolwork in favor of more game time? Has your physical health declined due to extended periods of inactivity? Have you tried unsuccessfully to limit the time you spend playing? Gaming can be...
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In Hippie Chick, a rebellious teenager finds her mother dead in the bathroom. To save her from living alone with a difficult father, her older sister sends her a one-way plane ticket to leave New Jersey. Landing in San Francisco, she is thrust into a lifestyle way beyond what she is ready for, and that challenges all previous notions of how one behaves. It is 1963, and we are brought along as Ilene becomes immersed in the unfolding of the sixties...
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THE AUTHOR OF LIFE WRITES MASTERPIECES-
LEARN HOW TO SURRENDER THE PEN AND LET HIM DO THE WRITING!
Do you long for acceptance without strings? Do you strive for the picture perfect life? Do you feel like a failure? Do you wonder if God even hears you?
You are not alone! For years, author Aimee Fuhrman lived in a negative cycle of lies, self-criticism, and false failure. All she could see were the smudges on her pages, which resulted in depression...
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