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In "Damaged but Destined: So What? Now What?", the author Dr. Nikita Garris-Watson – "Dr. Ki" invites readers on an intensely personal journey through an autobiography that delves into her tumultuous life, marked by childhood and adult physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. Yet, this compelling narrative is far from a story of despair; it's a triumphant testament to the enduring power of faith, resilience, and the human spirit. From a young age,...
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"I've decided to write it down. Later, when he is a grown man and I might have the fortune to still be alive, I will no longer remember one thing or another. I will, therefore, whenever I am able to steal a moment's time, record what is happening with us and around us while he is becoming accustomed to life-to this life which seems to offer little more than death." -Katharina Berger On the brink of World War II, Katharina Berger was the most sought-after...
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Ten women tell their stories of how failing suicide has led to thriving in life. Stories which are powerful, thought provoking and inspiring, covering subjects such as sex trafficking, domestic abuse, mental abuse, child abuse, drug and alcohol addiction, rape, cancer, poverty, prostitution, body dysmorphia and the pressures of the corporate world.Inside you will read of lead author Debbie Debonaire and her three attempts at suicide, all of which...
5) The Essential Wilderness Survival Book: Thrive During the Coming Economic Collapse by Learning to
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Discover the ultimate guide to wilderness survival in this comprehensive book, designed to prepare you for any situation, especially during economic uncertainties. This essential manual covers a wide range of skills, including tool usage, shelter building, water purification, solar energy harnessing, and food sourcing. Learn to identify edible plants, master hunting and trapping techniques, and understand crucial navigation methods using the sun,...
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We have lost the ability to deal with death. Most of our friends and beloved relations will die in a busy hospital in the care of strangers, doctors, and nurses they have known at best for a couple of weeks. They may not even know they are dying, victims of the kindly lie that there is still hope. They are unlikely to see even their family doctor in their final hours, robbed of their dignity and fed through a tube after a long series of excessive...
7) In the After
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In debut author Demitria Lunetta's heart-pounding thriller, one girl must fight for her survival in a world overrun by violent, deadly creatures. Perfect for fans of New York Times bestsellers like The 5th Wave and Across the Universe.
Amy Harris's life changed forever when They took over. Her parents-vanished. The government-obsolete. Societal structure-nonexistent. No one knows where They came from, but these vicious creatures have been rapidly...
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The New York Times bestseller A Long Walk to Water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about two eleven-year-olds in Sudan, a girl in 2008 and a boy in 1985. The girl, Nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours' walk from her home: she makes two trips to the pond every day. The boy, Salva, becomes one of the "lost boys" of Sudan, refugees who cover the African continent on foot as they search for their families and for a...
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A therapist shares her memoir of survival after the death of her infant daughter and the process she developed to cope with her grief.
How do you make sense of loss and tragedy? After the sudden and devastating loss of her infant daughter, Lily Dulan (a marriage and family therapist, psychotherapist, and certified yoga teacher) meditated, prayed, and ruminated on the only thing she had left-her baby girl's name. In Lily's courage to address and move...
10) A Narrow Escape
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Elephant poaching is the illegal hunting and killing of elephants. The poachers want to get special things from the elephants like their skin, tusks or bones. They sell these things to make clothes, jewellery, and other stuff.Elombe is an Elephant who lives in the Congo Basin. He had heard stories about poaching all his life and the things he heard were not good. Elombe did not believe he would meet a poacher and live to tell the story.
11) The Lost Kingdom
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"In the heart of a forgotten land lies the remnants of a once-mighty kingdom, lost to the ravages of time and shadow. As ancient prophecies stir and dark forces awaken, a young heroine named Aria embarks on a perilous quest to reclaim her homeland and uncover the secrets of its past.Joined by a band of loyal companions, Aria braves treacherous landscapes, battles fierce adversaries, and confronts the darkness that threatens to consume her world. Armed...
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The story of the Americans who came under attack five hours after Pearl Harbor was hit: "Intriguing, informative, gripping, and at times very moving."-Naval Historical Foundation
This intimately researched work tells the story of the thousand-plus Depression-era civilian contractors who came to Wake Island, a remote Pacific atoll, in 1941 to build an air station for the US Navy-charting the contractors' hard-won progress as they scramble to build...
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A man shares his story of growing up in a late 20th-century American cult, and how, he escaped-in this gripping autobiography.
As the adopted son of two cult leaders, Benjamin Risha was, raised to someday assume a place of leadership in the Alamo Christian Foundation, with the Bible, and his parents' interpretations of it, as his guide. He believed the prophecies of his adoptive mother and father, Tony and Susan Alamo, including them being the two...
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Drawing on testimonies, memoirs, and personal interviews of Holocaust survivors, Françoise S. Ouzan reveals how the experience of Nazi persecution impacted their personal reconstruction, rehabilitation, and reintegration into a free society. She sheds light on the life trajectories of various groups of Jews, including displaced persons, partisan fighters, hidden children, and refugees from Nazism.
Ouzan shows that personal success is not only a...
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This book is full of tips, tricks, and life hacks on how to stretch a nickel into a dime. If you have ever woke up broke on a Monday and still needed get gas and groceries in order to make it till Friday. Then this book is for you. The following list is just a few of the chapter titles and things you will discover on the inside.
• How to fill up your gas tank for $1
• Never pay for airport parking again.
• How to borrow a few dollars till...
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