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"In a landmark book, an extraordinary young woman recounts her coming-of-age as a transgender teen--a deeply personal and empowering portrait of self-revelation, adversity, and heroism. In 2011, Marie Claire magazine published a profile of Janet Mock in which she publicly stepped forward for the first time as a trans woman. Since then, Mock has gone from covering the red carpet for People.com to advocating for all those who live within the shadows...
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"Riveting, rousing, and utterly real, Surpassing Certainty is a portrait of a young woman searching for her purpose and place in the world--without a road map to guide her. The journey begins a few months before her twentieth birthday. Janet Mock is adjusting to her days as a first-generation college student at the University of Hawaii and her nights as a dancer at a strip club. Finally content in her body, she vacillates between flaunting and concealing...
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
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#1 I always knew I was a girl with certainty, but I had to sacrifice this certainty in order to stand firmly in the murkiness of my shifting self-truths.
#2 I first valued Marilyn, who lived in the same housing complex as my grandmother, in kindergarten. We had many things in common, and I trusted her completely.
#3 I loved visiting Grandma Pearl, the first woman who...
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We all grieve. From the moment we are born into this cold, loud, bright world, we experience change and loss that can often threaten to overwhelm us, but — when managed well — can help mould us into our strongest, most powerful selves.
Grief is not only about death: it is part of our everyday lives. We are all grieving something. We grieve when our life changes — when meaningful relationships end, when we move house, change schools or jobs,...
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Hooray! It's a real estate investing book that is a blast to read and shares encouraging insights on an easy and straightforward method of real estate investing that's attainable for the average person. Written in a playful, irreverent tone, you'll crack some smiles as you learn how to secure your financial future and minimize taxes by using the wealth you already have in your home. This method carefully showcases, how the average middle class individual...
6) High Performance Health: 10 Real Life Solutions to Redefine Your Health and Revolutionize Your Life
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Armed with more than twenty years of research, Dr. Rippe lays out a 10-step blueprint for mind-body-spirit wellness. For the first time, world-renowned cardiologist Dr. James Rippe, in conjunction with Florida Hospital-the largest admitting hospital in America-reveals to the general public his distinctive 10-step mind, body, and spirit program used by top executives and star athletes to revolutionize their health and turn it into the ultimate performance...
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2023
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National Bestseller featured by Good Morning America, NPR's Code Switch, The New York Times, and The Guardian
NPR's "Books We Love for 2023"
Forbes' "Greatest Self-Help Books of All Time"
"Realistic and trustworthy" — InStyle
"This isn’t just another self-help book. It gives us a clear-eyed look at the way social systems drain our energy, and a concrete set of principles to rely on as...
NPR's "Books We Love for 2023"
Forbes' "Greatest Self-Help Books of All Time"
"Realistic and trustworthy" — InStyle
"This isn’t just another self-help book. It gives us a clear-eyed look at the way social systems drain our energy, and a concrete set of principles to rely on as...
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