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401) Unpolished
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Have you ever felt like "getting it right" is always just out of reach?
Too many of us feel we need to put on a show for those around us. Whether it's due to pressure from friends and family or demands we place on ourselves, we can feel too vulnerable to reveal our true nature to the world.
It may seem like everyone has it together but you. But behind the Instagram filters and public appearances, no one is perfect. And that's OK.
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Ever since she was a child, Linda Joy Myers felt the power of the past. As the third daughter in her family to be abandoned or estranged by a mother, she observed the consequences of that heritage on the women she loved as well as herself. But thanks to the stories told to her by her great-grandmother, Myers received a gift that proved crucial in her life: the idea that everyone is a walking storybook, and that we all have within us the key to a deeper...
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She wanted an adventure. What she found was so much more…
Adira Summers has spontaneously quit her high-flying career as a barrister in London. She needs to escape from the rat race and, encouraged by her bohemian gran, has bought a campervan to do so.
Taking off for a tour around Britain, disaster strikes early on when her van breaks down outside the quaint village of Lilacwell. But things look up after she meets handsome Jasper, who is visiting...
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Pain. Abandonment. Neglect. Judgment. Pressure. Abuse. At first glance, these words don't bring to mind the elements of a relationship between a mother and her daughter-but these hardships are often involved as a mother and daughter each navigates her way through transformative experiences.
Inspired by her own ups-and-downs in her relationships with her mother and daughter, Audra R. Upchurch brings together eight women who, through their bare-all...
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What could be cooler, thinks teen Elizabeth Garber in 1965, than to live in a glass house designed by her architect dad? Ever since childhood, she's adored everything he loves-his XKE Jaguar, modern art, and his Eames black leather chair-and she's been inspired by his passionate intensity as he teaches her about modern architecture. When Woodie receives a commission to design a high-rise dormitory-a tower of glass-for the University of Cincinnati,...
406) August
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Winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama"A tremendous achievement in American playwriting: a tragicomic populist portrait of a tough land and a tougher people. "-Time Out New York"Tracy Letts' August: Osage County is what O'Neill would be writing in 2007. Letts has recaptured the nobility of American drama's mid-century heyday while still creating something entirely original. "-New York magazineOne of the most bracing and critically acclaimed plays...
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Trauma and abuse can entomb your persona, kill your dreams, and silence your voice. What if you found out you weren't the only one who has survived traumatic circumstances? How would you feel discovering keys to successfully, fight your way through the aftermath of abuse?
In Fiercely Speaking, the voices of fourteen authors escort you through a journey of deep wounds and betrayals that yield to healing, hope, and a reclamation of their voices to speak...
408) Damaged Goods
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Have you ever walked into the store, gone down to the can good aisle to purchase your corn or peas only to find some of the cans have been, damaged? Some cans have dents in them. See, the truth of the matter is that we overlook those cans. We pick them up, assess the damage on the outside, and put them back on the shelf. We determine that they would not work for us because of the damage we see. However, we don't realize that we can still use what...
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After a pituitary tumor bursts in Mike Scalise's brain (diagnosed, by of all people a physician named Dr. Sunshine), it leaves him with a hole in head, and the hormone disorder acromegaly at age twenty-four. He also faces the exasperating challenge of navigating a new, alien world of illness maintenance among family, friends, and spouse. However, it's his mother, who has a chronic heart condition and a flair for drama, who becomes a complicated model...
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In the fall of 1970, at the start of eighth grade, Peter Selgin fell in love with the young teacher who'd arrived from Oxford wearing Frye boots, with long blond hair, and a passion for his students that was as intense as it was rebellious. The son of an emotionally remote inventor, Peter was also a twin competing for the attention and affection of his parents. He had a burning need to feel special. The new teacher supplied that need. Together they...
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When people enter into a new relationship, they do not go looking for the rotten apple at the bottom of the barrel. However, countless individuals repeatedly find themselves in these hurtful situations and do not understand why.
A recent Facebook survey of people, who self-identify as being empathic revealed a startling insight. Over 80% of the 1,300 respondents disclosed they had suffered from some form of abuse or neglect during their childhood....
412) Mock's Bad Stomp
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MOCK'S BAD STOMP
IN THE INDIAN TERRITORY OF PRE-STATEHOOD OKLAHOMA, a brutal assault has been committed against a young Creek woman by the name of Etta Jane "Mock" Burnham. A full description of how and why the assault occurred is revealed, but, surprisingly, sympathy for the victim is not what it ought to be. Soon, the focus shifts more toward the consequences of the crime than the incident itself.
TWO PERSONAL PROBLEMS turned Mock into the rebellious...
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“The Un-Paid Prostitute” is a compelling story of what caused a sweet intelligent child to be catapulted into the life of a totally depraved adult. Growing up in an imbalanced world of verbal abuse, rejections, and several unnatural occurrences, she became a target for emotional chaos.
Her adult life was a nightmare filled with toxic relationships, tormenting breakups, and a long list of sexual encounters. Addictions come in many shapes and sizes,...
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Having struggles: normal.
Not being, dominated by them: priceless.
Do other people's actions make you question your worth, doubt your choices, feel insecure, unlovable, and undesirable? You're caught up in the mess of OTHER PEOPLE'S CRAZINESS!
You can rise above the Mind Games and find your true self, your inner beauty, and your deeply-rooted strength. You can fulfill God's purpose for your life while honoring your heart's desire. Don't let the crazy...
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Love as one of the most essential subjects in our lives, became an inspiration for me to reflect on, because of how so much has changed in this modern society, and how we should devote our whole lives to loving our partners in our relationships every day. How imperative it is to give true commitment to someone who loves you; and how you must understand that your life depends on being honest to your partner to be productive in all areas. As that kind...
416) Straight Talk Tools for the Desperate Husband: How to Become a Masculine, Confident Man Who Can Fix
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This book is a collection of the most impactful articles from relationship coach Steve Horsmon. They are divided into specific themes where Steve shares powerful stories and concepts about love, life, being a good guy, and getting rid of misconceptions about marriage.
Steve wants to challenge your current thinking. At times, you may feel both scared and inspired. Eventually, a surge of self-confidence and self-respect will emerge. From there you...
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One night. But how many second chances?
Heartbroken on Hogmanay, Steph wanders through the Edinburgh street party until she bumps into Jamie. He's funny, attractive and clearly interested. In a word, he's perfect – but she didn't get his number. All she remembers is his lime and mango beer.
Determined to be reunited, Steph tracks him by a milk carton style campaign, sticking a message to his favourite beer across local pubs. Although eventually...
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Drawn from research and the real-life experiences of adult daughters, Mean Mothers illuminates one of the last cultural taboos: what happens when a woman does not or cannot love her own daughter. Peg Streep, co-author of the highly acclaimed Girl in the Mirror, has subtitled this important, eye-opening exploration of the darker side of maternal behavior, "Overcoming the Legacy of Hurt." There are no psychopathic child abusers in Mean Mothers. Instead,...
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The Glass Castle meets The Nest in this stunning debut, an intimate family memoir that gracefully brings us behind the dappled beachfront vista of privilege, to reveal the inner lives of two wonderfully colorful, unforgettable families.
On a mid-August weekend, two families assemble for a wedding at a rambling family mansion on the beach in East Hampton, in the last days of the area's quietly refined country splendor, before traffic jams and high-end...
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For the Marshalls, laughter is the best medicine. Especially when combined with alcohol, pain pills, excessive cursing, sexual escapades, actual medicine, and more alcohol.
Meet Dan Marshall. 25, good job, great girlfriend, and living the dream life in sunny Los Angeles without a care in the world. Until his mother calls. And, he ignores it, as you usually do when Mom calls. Then she calls again. And, again.
Dan thought things were going great at...
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