Author: Kyle Carpenter
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062898566
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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The youngest living Medal of Honor recipient delivers an unforgettable memoir that "will inspire every reader” (Jim Mattis) NATIONAL BESTSELLER | A Marine Commandant's Reading List selection On November 21, 2010, U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Kyle Carpenter was posted atop a building in violent Helmand Province, Afghanistan, when an enemy grenade skittered toward Kyle and fellow Marine Nick Eufrazio. Without hesitation, Kyle chose a path of selfless heroism that few can imagine. He jumped on the grenade, saving Nick but sacrificing his own body. Kyle Carpenter’s heart flatlined three times while being evacuated off the battlefield in Afghanistan. Yet his spirit was unbroken. Severely wounded from head to toe, Kyle lost his right eye as well as most of his jaw. It would take dozens of surgeries and almost three years in and out of the hospital to reconstruct his body. From there, he began the process of rebuilding his life. What he has accomplished in the last nine years is extraordinary: he’s come back a stronger, better, wiser person. In 2014, Kyle was awarded the nation’s highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his “singular act of courage” on that rooftop in Afghanistan, an action which had been reviewed exhaustively by the military. Kyle became the youngest living recipient of the award–and only the second living Marine so honored since Vietnam. Kyle’s remarkable memoir reveals a central truth that will inspire every reader: Life is worth everything we’ve got. It is the story of how one man became a so-called hero who willingly laid down his life for his brother-in-arms—and equally, it is a story of rebirth, of how Kyle battled back from the gravest challenge to forge a life of joyful purpose. You Are Worth It is a memoir about the war in Afghanistan and Kyle’s heroics, and it is also a manual for living. Organized around the credos that have guided Kyle’s life (from “Don’t Hide Your Scars” to “Call Your Mom”), the book encourages us to become our best selves in the time we’ve been given on earth. Above all, it’s about finding purpose, regardless of the hurdles that may block our way. Moving and unforgettable, You Are Worth It is an astonishing memoir from one of our most extraordinary young leaders.
Author: Amanda Steinberg
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501141015
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 245
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From the founder and superstar CEO of DailyWorth.com, the go-to financial site for women with more than one million subscribers, comes a fresh book that shows women how to view money as a source of personal power and freedom—and live life on their own terms. Millions of women want to create financial stability and abundance in their lives, but they don’t know how. They are stuck in overwhelming confusion and guilt, driven by internalized “money stories” that have nothing to do with what is really possible. As the founder of DailyWorth.com, a financial media and education platform, Amanda Steinberg encounters these smart, ambitious women every day. With this book, she helps them face their financial situations head on and wake up to the prosperity that awaits them. Worth It outlines the essential financial information women need—and everything the institutions and advisors don’t spell out. Steinberg gets to the bottom of why women are stressed and anxious when it comes to their finances and teaches them to stay away from strict budgeting and other harsh austerity practices. Instead, she makes money relatable, while sharing strategies she uses herself to build confidence and ease in her own financial life. Through her first-hand experiences and the stories from other women who’ve woken up, Steinberg’s powerful and encouraging advice can help women of any age and income view money as a source of freedom and independence—and create bright financial futures.
Author: Doug Peacock
Publisher: Patagonia
ISBN: 9781952338045
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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"If wilderness is outlawed, only outlaws can save wilderness." Edward Abbey In a collection of gripping stories of adventure, Doug Peacock, loner, iconoclast, environmentalist, and contemporary of Edward Abbey, reflects on a life lived in the wild, asking the question many ask in their twilight years: "Was It Worth It?" Recounting sojourns with Abbey, but also Peter Matthiessen, Doug Tompkins, Jim Harrison, Yvon Chouinard and others, Peacock observes that what he calls "solitary walks" were the greatest currency he and his buddies ever shared. He asserts that "solitude is the deepest well I have encountered in this life," and the introspection it affords has made him who he is: a lifelong protector of the wilderness and its many awe-inspiring inhabitants. With adventures both close to home (grizzlies in Yellowstone and jaguars in the high Sonoran Desert) and farther afield (tigers in Siberia, jaguars again in Belize, spirit bears in the wilds of British Columbia, all the amazing birds of the Galapagos), Peacock acknowledges that Covid 19 has put "everyone's mortality in the lens now and it's not necessarily a telephoto shot." Peacock recounts these adventures to try to understand and explain his perspective on Nature: That wilderness is the only thing left worth saving. In the tradition of Peacock's many best-selling books, Was It Worth It? is both entertaining and thought provoking. It challenges any reader to make certain that the answer to the question for their own life is "Yes!"
Author: Brit Barron
Publisher: Broadleaf Books
ISBN: 1506463282
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 168
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Brit Barron grew up in an Evangelical megachurch in the '90s, trying to fit neatly inside the boundaries her church and its narrow view of God had placed around her. She was boxed in by her fears, unable to realize her full potential. All that changed when she met a girl named Sami, fell in love, and chose to leave behind those narrow boundaries in favor of a fuller and more vibrant life. In Worth It, Brit tells her story to inspire all of us to overcome our own fears--the kinds of fears that keep us from evolving beyond the narratives that have been handed to us by others. We can't avoid or outrun these fears, but if we face them, we'll find out that it was so worth it!
Author: Derrick Freeman
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1463429932
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 114
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The day has finally arrived for Dwight "Crip " Francis to be released from prison. Now he's ready to get back to the streets and start where he left off, running hard in the streets selling drugs, hitting the hottest clubs, and seducing the finest of women, but what Dwight doesn't realize. The streets has changed since he was last seen on the sets. Now the question remains,can he survive the deceit,unworthiness,snitching,hating that has overcome the Capitol City of Baton Rouge,which is now called Jigga City.Where only the strongest can survive in this small jungle that once was the land of the free. Though he still remain a hard knock to the woman even behind bars, he's getting older and thinks it's time to settle down and when he meets a young Yasmine Tracy he thinks he has hit a jackpot and can finally settle down and claim his ground, or will he remain with his girl of 10 plus years, who has been through it all with him.
Author: Liliana Arkuszewska
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1838590250
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 512
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The arrival of the 1980s saw millions living behind the Iron Curtain flee their homeland in search of a better tomorrow. Step-by-step, they trudged persistently to reach their dream of happiness. These were the Columbuses of the 1980s – risk takers who had the courage to test themselves and explore the notoriety of the western world first-hand. Was It Worth It is a modern odyssey spanning three continents and following one family’s path to a new, unfamiliar future. It tells of the characters’ struggle to adapt to foreign places, languages and customs. With settings in Lima, Paris, Ottawa, and exploring venues in other countries, the book offers readers an insight into what it takes to start from scratch in an unknown land. Did they find what they were looking for?
Author: Jack Otter
Publisher: Business Plus
ISBN: 1455508454
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 346
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Worth It . . . Not Worth It? demystifies complex, real-world dilemmas and breaks the answers down into simple solutions. Credit or debit? Rent or buy a house? Buy or lease a car? Take or decline the rental car insurance? Renovate the kitchen or finish the basement? Buy stocks or mutual funds? Every day we are forced to make financial decisions, but the right answers all seem to require complicated, mind-numbing research. And who has time for homework when you're paying for a bag of Fritos at 7-11? Or filling out a payroll form on the first day of a new job? Thankfully, there's Worth It . . . Not Worth It? Organized around six basic topics-Getting Started, Shelter, Automotive, Investing, Family Matters, and Retirement-this handy book is the Swiss Army knife of personal finance.
Author: Eilish Walker
Publisher: Eilish Walker
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 380
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Infertility casts a relentless cloud over Eilish and her dreams of becoming a mother. A raw, honest exploration about love, lies, deceit, infertility, and a loss and grief so profound she wonders how she will navigate her life in her darkest moments. She wishes for a glimmer of light and a whisper of hope. An emotional journey that will touch your heart and show what strength and resilience really mean.
Author: Peter Iasillo
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1440135606
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 206
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Why does an elected official after twenty-three years of active involvement as both a Village Trustee and Mayor want to write a book about his years in office? Shouldn't he rest on his laurels and not seek to create more problems by his retirement? Maybe it's ego. Maybe it's a way of leaving to his family a history of the village that he loved and served.
Author: Peter Styles
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781075633911
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 168
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"You get one chance with me. You blow it, that's your fault."James Tully isn't what you'd call a forgiving sort of guy. He lives by a code of ethics - honor, trust, fidelity. And if you break those values, the way Sawyer did six years ago when he accused James of cheating on him? You're out. But six years is an awful long time to go without companionship, so when he meets a cute little sub at The Black Room, he can't help himself from wanting to take their anonymous liaison one step further. "What if we're no good together once the masks come off?"It's been six years. Sawyer's never really been able to set James behind him, but considering that James makes it very clear he hasn't been able to forgive and forget any time he runs into Sawyer around town, Sawyer supposes it's past time for him to move on. And when he meets a strong, caring Dom at a masquerade party, he can't help but fall a little in love, dreaming of a new future. That is, until the masks come off...Welcome to Worthington, Texas, where the heat doesn't just rise in the summer - you'll feel it all year long in these stories of older men and their younger lovers. Every book in the Worth It series can be read on its own, but with so many familiar characters to love, why stop with just one? This book features a leather cowboy Dom, his hopeful, eager submissive, and the second chance of a lifetime.
