Author: Alisha G
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 163
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What secrets await Pavitra in her life’s journey? Fighting the odds in her childhood, taking with her a lot of questions, leaving her dream behind, risking everything, and struggling to find her path without any support, Pavitra lives a life that has not been easy. When she finally accepts her fate and starts juggling two lives - one to make her dream come true and the other to sustain herself, One stroke of fate changes her life, challenges her to the core, and makes her question her very existence. Will her questions get answered? Will she be able to pursue her dreams?
Author: Auma Obama
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1250010594
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 311
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A moving account by Auma Obama about her life in Africa and Europe, and her relationship with her brother, Barack Obama. While her younger brother Barack grew up in the U.S. and Indonesia, Auma Obama's childhood played out at the other end of the world in a remote village in Kenya, the birthplace of the siblings' shared father. Barack and Auma met for the first time in the 1980s, and they built a lasting relationship which lead to travels together in Kenya, research into their family history and finally Auma's support for her brother's political career and eventual bid for the U.S. presidency. Auma spent sixteen years studying and living in Germany, moved to England for love, and gave birth to a daughter there. The tension between her original and chosen worlds and cultures was a constant challenge, and eventually Auma returned to Africa and worked to support young men and women in shaping their futures. In And Then Life Happens, her candid and emotional memoir, Auma shares her own story as well as recollections of and experiences with her famous brother, who says about their first encounter: "I hugged her, we looked at each other, and laughed. I knew right then that I loved her."
Author: Terry Trueman
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062028081
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 96
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Stuck in Neutral, a Printz Honor Book, introduced the world to Shawn McDaniel, a fourteen-year-old kid with cerebral palsy. But what happens next? Shawn's got a new perspective on life. But no one has a clue. That's because they can see only his wheelchair, his limp body, his drool. What they don't see? His brain, with perfect auditory memory. And his heart, which is in love with a girl. And his fierce belief that someday someone will realize there's way more to him than his appearance. How do you connect with others when you can't talk, walk, or even wave hello? In the sequel to Stuck in Neutral, which ALA Booklist called "an intense reading experience," Shawn McDaniel discovers a new definition of "normal" and finds that life happens next for everyone.
Author: Charles Thomas Jr.
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 151278351X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 156
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Breakthrough: Stories of Resilience, Tragedy, and Triumph captures the lived experiences and collective wisdom of individuals from varied walks of life. The trials, tribulations, and battle scars that we all don are not meant to be hidden. They should be embraced and shared with the world. Life is but a fleeting moment. Regardless of how long we live, it will not be long enough. As such, it is advisable to smile, have fun, live, learn, enjoy the life journey as much as possible, and break through whatever is holding us back from being the best version of ourselves. Throughout Breakthrough, you will have the blessed fortune to learn about and incorporate the wisdom of some remarkable human beings who have experienced a variety of breakthroughs in their lives, are enjoying their journeys, and are successful, based on their own definitions. You will receive advice that will dramatically amend your perspectives on success, achievement, philosophies of life, love, and leadership, and many of the principles necessary for the full engagement and active participation in your life journey. You will learn the elemental importance of not allowing who you are to stop you from becoming who you want to be. The stories and themes of hard work, failure, resilience, learning from others, asking for help, leading from where you are, etc., are most inspirational. I am confident that the insights provided within these pages will offer you value and help you as you prepare or continue to offer useful service as a servant to many.
Author: Suleika Jaouad
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0399588590
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 368
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A searing, deeply moving memoir of illness and recovery that traces one young woman’s journey from diagnosis to remission to re-entry into “normal” life—from the author of the Life, Interrupted column in The New York Times ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, The Rumpus, She Reads, Library Journal, Booklist • “I was immersed for the whole ride and would follow Jaouad anywhere. . . . Her writing restores the moon, lights the way as we learn to endure the unknown.”—Chanel Miller, The New York Times Book Review “Beautifully crafted . . . affecting . . . a transformative read . . . Jaouad’s insights about the self, connectedness, uncertainty and time speak to all of us.”—The Washington Post In the summer after graduating from college, Suleika Jaouad was preparing, as they say in commencement speeches, to enter “the real world.” She had fallen in love and moved to Paris to pursue her dream of becoming a war correspondent. The real world she found, however, would take her into a very different kind of conflict zone. It started with an itch—first on her feet, then up her legs, like a thousand invisible mosquito bites. Next came the exhaustion, and the six-hour naps that only deepened her fatigue. Then a trip to the doctor and, a few weeks shy of her twenty-third birthday, a diagnosis: leukemia, with a 35 percent chance of survival. Just like that, the life she had imagined for herself had gone up in flames. By the time Jaouad flew home to New York, she had lost her job, her apartment, and her independence. She would spend much of the next four years in a hospital bed, fighting for her life and chronicling the saga in a column for The New York Times. When Jaouad finally walked out of the cancer ward—after countless rounds of chemo, a clinical trial, and a bone marrow transplant—she was, according to the doctors, cured. But as she would soon learn, a cure is not where the work of healing ends; it’s where it begins. She had spent the past 1,500 days in desperate pursuit of one goal—to survive. And now that she’d done so, she realized that she had no idea how to live. How would she reenter the world and live again? How could she reclaim what had been lost? Jaouad embarked—with her new best friend, Oscar, a scruffy terrier mutt—on a 100-day, 15,000-mile road trip across the country. She set out to meet some of the strangers who had written to her during her years in the hospital: a teenage girl in Florida also recovering from cancer; a teacher in California grieving the death of her son; a death-row inmate in Texas who’d spent his own years confined to a room. What she learned on this trip is that the divide between sick and well is porous, that the vast majority of us will travel back and forth between these realms throughout our lives. Between Two Kingdoms is a profound chronicle of survivorship and a fierce, tender, and inspiring exploration of what it means to begin again.
Author: Dean Wesley Smith
Publisher: Wmg Publishing
ISBN: 9781561466337
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 118
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With more than a hundred published novels and more than seventeen million copies of his books in print, USA Today bestselling author Dean Wesley Smith knows how to outline. And he knows how to write a novel without an outline. In this WMG Writer's Guide, Dean takes you step-by-step through the process of writing without an outline and explains why not having an outline boosts your creative voice and keeps you more interested in your writing. Want to enjoy your writing more and entertain yourself? Then toss away your outline and Write into the Dark.
Author: Gladys Famoriyo
Publisher: GF Books LTD
ISBN: 099261953X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 132
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The fact is, life happens ... and when challenging situations strike they can leave devastation in their wake, not unlike the after-effects of a tsunami. But have you noticed how some people, in spite of everything, have the ability to bounce back from adverse events in their lives? Well, in spite of what you might have thought, they aren't superhuman with nerves of steel. They are people, just like you and me.You can be one of those people too!If you want to grow from your experiences to positively transform the course of your life, then this is the book for you. Bounce Back! aims to help you find meaning and purpose, two God-given things that can actually come out of such times of adversity. With them, you really can go on to make a positive impact in your world.The three parts of Bounce Back! support you in surviving, thriving and maximising your experiences, so as to achieve the following: Learn how flip your life situation on its head and handle life's unscripted moments. Discover how to get back in the saddle by embracing the 10 'Bounce Back' principles and mindsets. Understand how not to waste your pain by creating meaning and purpose for your life. Learn how to embark your very own 'Pay it Forward' project, where you proactively take action to help others around you. You will discover that life's traumas or adversity needn't destroy you. And with God's help, you can make something positive out of what seems negative. Your 'test' can become a 'testimony'. Your 'story' today can become tomorrow's inspiring 'history'. Your 'mess' can become your 'message' of hope to the world. Only one person can make this happen and that is YOU!
Author: Denise Y. Frank
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing Rights Agency
ISBN: 1618979787
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 113
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This book is about my journey from being a broken woman to becoming a whole woman. I had spent twenty years in a relationship for all the wrong reasons, and it was sucking the life out of me. Writing this book helped me heal on many levels, some of which I had no idea existed. It was during the healing process that I visited each platform written about in my book. The process hurt, but was well worth the time invested. God planted the seeds for this book twelve years ago. But, because I was hard-headed, I dragged my feet until my marriage almost consumed me. My children were watching me live a life devoid of joy and happiness. I cringed whenever my husband would come near me, and knew there had to be another way to live. My children and I deserved a happier, peaceful, and less-stressed life. Finally, I took God at His word and took that initial step of faith that forever changed my life. It is my hope to spur other women from all walks of life to have the courage to take that step of faith and begin their own rollercoaster ride to healing. Denise Frank was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, and now lives in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. "I was homeless for the final eight weeks spent working on my book. My kids and I lived in a shelter, and I continued to write despite the situation we were in. Women have to know that, no matter where they are in life, there is always light at the end of the tunnel." Publisher's website: http: //sbpra.com/DeniseYFrank
Author: Sapphire Huie
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0359341756
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 150
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The story of a cloud walker's journey told through a collection of short stories, poetry, and personal essays.
Author: Da?Shaun Charles
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1493174479
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 120
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