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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...
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Do you believe two people in a marriage can also climb the corporate ladder? While it's possible, it won't yield the best results. One person should stay home; however, that doesn't mean they can't build something unique. Passive income is the key to living the life of your dreams. The stay-at-home parent can start building passive income while raising kids and managing the home. After 17 years of marriage, I wish I had this information. Although...
63) Mama's home
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Make Me a World
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[2022]
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"Home can be a blue house with white trim you share with your mama. But it can be bigger than that, with lots of Big Mamas to take care of you when your mom works--different houses for every day of the week. Mondays mean Nurse Louella and bike riding. Tuesdays mean eating fufu with your fingers with Miss Zikora. And Wednesdays ... well, no matter where you are, as long as you are with your Big Mamas, you are home."--
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Catapult
Pub. Date
2024
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English
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"Inspired by family lore, a young writer embarks on an epic quest through the Argentine Andes in search of a heritage spanning hemispheres and centuries, from the Jewish Levant to turn-of-the-century trade routes in South America. One Thanksgiving afternoon at his grandparents' house, Jordan Salama discovers a large binder stuffed with yellowing papers and old photographs--a five-hundred-year wandering history of his Arab-Jewish family, from Moorish...
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[2024]
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Wednesday is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams' years as a student at Nevermore Academy. Wednesday's attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships at Nevermore
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Paramount
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[2023]
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English
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The Transformers' War on Earth ended years ago. Dot Malto, a veteran of the war, along with her husband, Alex, and their kids, Robby and Mo, move to the remote town of Witwicky, Pennsylvania, to start a new life. But Witwicky proves to be more than meets the eye and the family soon finds their lives intertwined with the Terrans, Twitch and Thrash, the first generation of Transformers robots to be born on Earth! When the evil half human/half robot...
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Paramount
Pub. Date
2023
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Terrans, the first Earthborn Transformers bots, spark to life and are secretly adopted by the Malto family. When the truth about the Terrans is revealed, the family bands together with the Autobots to stand against Croft and her sinister forces within G.H.O.S.T. Soon after, all Cybertronians are threatened by the evil Dr. Meridian {aka MANDROID}. They must overcome insurmountable odds to save their kind. This release features episodes 11-26 from Season...
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You're about to discover Simple balancing techniques to help protect you from energy vampires. Ensuring you have the right balance of energy in your body is vital for your health. The delicate balance of energy that you have when you are healthy can help your body to function at its very best. When you become ill, your energy has become blocked or disturbed. The topic of energy vampires is one that intrigues a lot of people, and it can even be understood...
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Those people, on the surface at least, should be the people that love and support you the most. Unfortunately, this is not always the case and the polar opposite can happen. We can feel attacked, used, and emotionally abused in a variety of different ways. Many times these people can be a family member, friend or even a work colleague which can make your life much more difficult.
In the book find out:
• How to spot an "energy vampire"
• What...
70) American Gypsy
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A vivid and funny memoir about growing up Gypsy and becoming American
Fifteen-year-old Oksana Marafioti is a Gypsy. This means touring with the family band from the Mongolian deserts to the Siberian tundra. It means getting your hair cut in "the Lioness." It also means enduring sneering racism from every segment of Soviet society. Her father is determined that his girls lead a better, freer life. In America! Also, he wants to play guitar with B....
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When someone has a lower vibration frequency, they look for higher vibration frequencies to draw from to help them feel good. When you are the one with higher frequency it can have a very profound effect on your system, both spiritually and physically. Many times, they will wear you down to the point of exhaustion. And unless you're aware of what is happening, you may not even notice the effects these people are having in your life, on a day-to-day...
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Most drug addicts stay addicts because they cannot seem to get rid of the friends they had when they were. This is the same for unsuccessful people. Becoming successful requires you to associate yourself with successful people. Making the right friends takes work, time, and good intuition. It is a skill that you have to develop and I have the tools to assist you in doing so.
In this must-read book, you will learn:
• The science of empathy (the...
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From the creator of Luther: Told with absolute veracity and unsparing candor, Heartland is the memoir of an isolated little boy and the brutish stepfather he couldn't help but love When Neil Cross was born, his mother suffered from severe postpartum depression and later admitted to trying to kill herself and her baby son. Then, when he was five, she "went out and didn't come back," leaving behind her children and their heartbroken father. Two years...
74) If the boot fits
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"When Samantha Dearing's rancher father hosts a ball to find her a husband, she balks at the prospect of marrying a man not of her own choosing. After a mystery guest saves her brother's life and then disappears, leaving only his boot behind, her search for its owner leads to an ending more enchanting than she imagined"--
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The recipes and techniques that one mother used to turn a year of her son's military service in Iraq into a year of care packages brimming with cookies.
Single mother Maggie McCreath couldn't decide which was worse: the fact that her only son (not yet twenty-one) was off to war in Iraq for the second time or the fact that they had only five days to prepare. Even more frightening, she knew that he would be part of the Surge and, as a paratrooper in...
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Ten Speed Graphic, an imprint of Ten Speed Press
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[2024]
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English
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"A moving graphic memoir following Eddie Ahn, an environmental justice lawyer and activist striving to serve diverse communities in San Francisco amidst environmental catastrophes, an accelerating tide of racial and economic inequality, burnout, and his family's expectations" --
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Scribner
Pub. Date
2023
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"Most folk thought Sallie Kincaid was a nobody who'd amount to nothing. Sallie had other plans. Sallie Kincaid is the daughter of the biggest man in a small town, the charismatic Duke Kincaid. Born at the turn of the 20th century into a life of comfort and privilege, Sallie remembers little about her mother who died in a violent argument with the Duke. By the time she is just eight years old, the Duke has remarried and had a son, Eddie. While Sallie...
78) Calmed
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As a true story told through dual perspectives, a powerful love ignites amidst the chaos in a combat zone between Baghdad and Abu Ghraib, Iraq. Two young soldiers from completely different lives unite together on a deployment-mostly under the privacy of mosquito netting since fraternization was frowned upon. Jennifer was more timid about needing to keep their relationship private, whereas Ryan didn't take well to orders and was rather experienced...
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Millions of military and first responder wives face unique demands and challenges that leave them feeling like they have no identity beyond supporting their husbands' service. These silent supporters, who suffer from above-average spousal dissatisfaction and divorce rates, too often lose themselves in their husbands' lives and careers. But, in Service and Soul: A Journey to Purpose for Military and First Responder Wives, Jenna Griffith-herself a former...
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Heal the pain of growing up with emotionally abusive parents, and take the first steps toward the life-and the love-you deserve.
Few things in the world have a more profound effect on your life than the parents who raised you. When your parents are pathologically self-centered, manipulative, or emotionally abusive, the pain they cause is deep and often difficult to put into words. You may experience anxiety, depression, complex post-traumatic stress...
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