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481) 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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You have the power to recover, rise and thrive!
Resilience is an inborn trait. It is part of your innate survival capacity. This means you can rebound after a setback and even bounce forward with more strength and wisdom. This potential can be, nurtured and enhanced. You can proactively and consciously, choose to develop your ability to manage stress, recover from burnout and thrive despite extreme challenges by developing a stress-resistant personality....
483) But Your Mother Loves You: How to Overcome the Cycle of Toxic Love and Live Your Life Without Shame
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But Your Mother Loves You is the witty and candid tale of how a renowned psychotherapist moved from "not good enough" to "the right person" despite childhood neglect and a toxic relationship with her mother.
Everyone knows at least one person who demonstrates toxic love, someone who consistently jabs a straw in others and sucks the life right out of them. Without an in-depth understanding of how to navigate these relationships, most people continue...
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A sensitive and penetrating reflection on coming of age in a Dutch immigrant family scarred by violence
Arthur Boers's earliest memory was of shattered glass. His father threw a potted plant at his mother, and she ducked as the plant crashed through a window of the family home. His mother cleaned up the shards that day, later in life, he would find himself called upon to pick up the pieces as well.
In “Shattered”, Boers reflects on coming of...
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Daddy's Baby, Mama's Maybe sheds light on the complexities of sexual assault, mother-daughter relationships, sibling rivalry, generational cycles, grief, and the determination to overcome.
Journey through the reality of the consequences rendered from destructive family secrets that too often, take on a life of their own. Witness the impact and effects of how bad decisions can corrupt innocence and linger through generations.
Find insight and inspiration...
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"Intricate and affecting, Kasdan's debut finds hope in the saddest of stories."
-Kirkus Reviews STARRED REVIEW
What happens to sibling relationships when your older sister, the budding poet you loved and admired as a child, falls prey to severe mental illness? When Deborah Kasdan's sister returns from a gap year in Israel, she dazzles friends and family with her sophistication and beauty. In three years, however, Rachel is committed to a psychiatric...
487) Light on Adoption
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"This book has been a long labour of love. It's an articulation of my life's work, which has been to understand the impact of adoption on my psyche, my emotions, my heart and my soul. After many years of therapy, self-help, searching, tragedies, trials and errors, research, reflection and determined effort, I have recovered my self. At long last I fully inhabit my body. I finally feel settled in my skin and accept myself as I am. I am what I am. I...
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An urgent and timely memoir exploring the unseemly reality of childhood sexual abuse, a scourge on too many neighborhoods, often hiding in plain sight. Millions of victims remain silent, buried under the weight of their own guilt, shame, and addiction. As an advocate for survivors of sexual abuse, Larry Ruhl shows how only by sharing can we begin to heal.
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Have you ever been in a situation where it seems like your wife is taking the lead in every decision? The feeling of suffocation can be pretty intense, making you wonder if your opinions even matter. It's not uncommon to feel a bit stuck, struggling to express yourself amidst all of it. But hey, don't lose hope. This guide is tailor-made for folks facing this kind of challenge in their marriage. It's loaded with practical and effective strategies...
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At age fifty, Susan Morris is diagnosed with breast cancer-and she's floored. Desperate to pinpoint the cause, one night she decides to type a question into her search engine: "What are the risk factors of getting breast cancer?" She's surprised to discover research showing that long-term exposure to stress and traumatic childhood experiences can both increase the risk of breast cancer.
The Sensitive One is, a braided memoir that alternates between...
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Leaving Shangrila is Isabelle Gecils's story-a universal story of the search for belonging and normalcy. Isabelle's search, however, was constantly interrupted by adults who failed her, blocking the attainment of her dreams. Deciding to chart her own path, Isabelle, using limited resources, fought for her freedom, yet the survival skills she acquired to achieve it came back to haunt her.
493) Never Too Late
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When Amber Portwood debuted on MTV's hit reality series 16 & Pregnant, no one could have predicted that the teenager from Anderson, Indiana with the dry sense of humor would go on to become one of the most controversial young celebrities in reality TV history. But soon after the Amber stepped into the public eye, her life spiraled into chaos. From her struggles with anxiety, depression and addiction to her brutal onscreen fights with her boyfriend,...
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Many years ago, my friends and I would sit around and play what we called "Jerry Springer: the Home Game". The object of the game was to see how many upcoming shows we qualified for, with the story to support our claim, and whoever had the most at the end of the program won. I was the reigning champion.
This book started off as just a lighthearted collection of anecdotes, stories shared with friends over the years to both the horror and delight of...
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A gripping memoir about coming of age in the stay-at-home daughter movement and the quest to piece together a future on your own terms.
Raised in the Christian patriarchy movement, Cait West was homeschooled and could only wear clothes her father deemed modest. She was five years old the first time she was told her swimsuit was too revealing, to go change. There would be no college in her future, no career. She was a stay-at-home daughter...
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Escape the "family trap," help your loved one on the road to recovery, and take back your life.
If you have a family member who suffers from mental illness, but refuses to seek treatment, you may feel like you're caught in a trap. If you try making life easier for your loved one, you wind up perpetuating dependency and entitlement. If you push for treatment, you are met with resistance or outright animosity. And when you reach out to professionals...
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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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Tuni's father began sexually abusing her when she was just four years old. Her mother, though aware of the abuse, was a silent witness, one either incapable or unwilling to intervene, and the abuse continued until Tuni was eleven. Three years later, when Tuni was fourteen, she was raped by an adult actor who was part of her cast in a professional theater production. These traumas would go on to shape much of her life.
“Underwater Daughter” follows...
499) The Olive Picker
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More than a memoir, “The Olive Picker” is a touching experience brimming with strength and triumph. Facing a horrific attack, a resourceful nurse must summon her wits or lose her life. In this brave and shocking memoir, the author masterfully guides us through the pivotal points of her life, from an abusive upbringing that destroys her self-confidence, to the wreckage of an ill-conceived marriage, and onto a defining moment, full of grace and...
500) At Risk
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Adam is a fragile and anxious boy whose relationship with his mother starts to unravel. His mother is seen as 'wonderful' and 'devoted' to Adam who she works hard for, but all isn't as it seems. Eleven year old Adam is taken in by Casey, following his mother's car accident which left her with a broken pelvis. Casey is told that Adam is not in the best of health and he attends regular medical appointments for an unknown 'sickness', but isn't fazed....
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