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Tracy King was raised in a house of contradictions-her family was happy and creative, yet shadowed by debt, phobias, her father's alcoholism, and the illusory promises of a born-again Christian church. The uneasy balance of the King household was irrevocably upended on a rainy spring night in 1988, when her father was killed by teenagers just blocks from their public housing estate.
The account of her father's death remained hazy, made worse by the...
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Prison. The word conjures up thoughts of oppression, violence, and misery. An apt description. Follow along the personal experiences of a former police officer, who found out firsthand what it means when the law does not factor the intent of the criminal, forcing him to plead guilty to a crime that was unwittingly committed. From a corrupt system to vile living conditions, from apathetic corrections officers to a system that does nothing to rehabilitate...
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Partiendo de lo ínitimo, Milena Busquets rompe fronteras y convierte en literatura las vivencias personales de un verano en Cadaqués.
Cuando era niña, para ayudarla a superar la muerte de su padre, a Blanca su madre le contó un cuento chino. Un cuento sobre un poderoso emperador que convocó a los sabios y les pidió una frase que sirviese para todas las situaciones posibles. Tras meses de deliberaciones, los sabios se presentaron ante el emperador...
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The plan was outrageous: A small expedition of four climbers would attempt a new route on the East Face of Mt. Everest, considered the most remote and dangerous side of the mountain, summitted only once before. They would climb without using supplemental oxygen, porter support, or chance for rescue. Mimi Zieman would accompany the climbers as the doctor-and only woman-although she was still in her third year of medical school.
Full of self-doubt,...
5) The Soloist
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A Los Angeles newspaper reporter discovers a brilliant and distracted street musician, with unsinkable passion, and a unique friendship and bond transforms both their lives.
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During a year on sabbatical from his university position, Matthew Batt realized he needed money-fast-and it just so happened that one of the biggest breweries in the Midwest was launching a restaurant and looking to hire. So it was that the forty-something tenured professor found himself waiting tables at a high-end restaurant situated in a Minneapolis brewery. And loving it.
Telling the story of Batt's early work in restaurants, “The Last Supper...
7) Si Fragile
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« Le désespoir, l'alcool, la traversée du désert, j'ai tout connu ! » confie Fiona Gélin, qui revient dans ce récit sur son parcours... et sa résurrection.
Elle y évoque les Gélin, dynastie de comédiens, restés si présents en elle. Tout d'abord son père, Daniel, l'acteur charismatique, qui n'a cessé de l'encourager ; sa demi-soeur, Maria Schneider, immortalisée par *Le Dernier Tango à Paris,*film qui paradoxalement détruisit sa...
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Empower Their Dreams
An inspiring collection of affirmations specifically crafted to nurture the self-esteem and ambition of young Black children. Young listeners will discover positive affirmations and motivational messages that celebrate their unique identities, dreams, and potential.
This is a reminder that Black kids can achieve anything they set their minds to. From embracing their heritage and culture to fostering resilience and confidence,...
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Joe Exotic, star of the Netflix original documentary that "consumed the pop-cultural imagination" (The Atlantic) and united a nation in the midst of a global crisis, opens up about his outlandish journey from Midwestern farmer to infamous Tiger King, and finally, to federal inmate.
Seemingly overnight, the 2020 global pandemic forever changed the world as we knew it and forced millions to adjust to a new normal of isolation and working from home....
11) Nirvana
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A downright revolutionary 30th-anniversary deluxe edition of the iconic bestselling biography of Nirvana, updated with exclusive new content exploring the personal and cultural forces that inspired the music, the author's friendship with Kurt Cobain and why multiple generations remain fascinated by the 1990s.
It has been three decades since Nirvana upended the pop cultural landscape with Nevermind, the landmark album that became the soundtrack of...
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From Mud to Lotus is a riveting tale of resilience, courage, and transformation that follows the remarkable journey of a young woman through the tumultuous landscapes of war-torn Palestine and Israel, the rebellious '60s in California, and finally, to spiritual awakening in India.
This poignant and inspiring story is a testament to the human spirit's ability to rise from the ashes and bloom anew, even in the most challenging of circumstances. Join...
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Charmian Kittredge London (1871–1955) was the epitome of a modern woman. Free-spirited and adventurous, she defied modern expectations of femininity. Today she is best known as the wife of the famous American author Jack London, yet she was a literary trailblazer in her own right. This biography is the first book to tell the complete story of Charmian's life-freed from the shadow cast by her famous husband. In this biography, Iris Jamahl Dunkle...
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Josef Ackermann ist einer der international bekanntesten Topmanager. Berühmt und umstritten. Bankenboss, Krisenmanager, Reizfigur. Nach Studium und Militärzeit legte er eine rasante Karriere bei der SKA hin und wurde als erster Ausländer zum CEO der Deutschen Bank und an die Spitze des Weltbankenverbandes IIF berufen. Mit dem Ziel einer 25%igen Eigenkapitalrendite erregte Ackermann den Zorn von Politikern, Journalisten und Kirchenfürsten. Sein...
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Every year, more than a million women find themselves grappling with the devastating loss of a life partner-a loss that shatters their present and leaves their future in doubt. At 65, Margaret Mandell faces this heart-wrenching reality when she loses her husband of 45 years to a fast-moving disease. The bed is now half-empty, her body betrays her, and laughter seems elusive.
In the depths of longing and haunted by memories, Mandell embarks on a...
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Bestselling author Leslie Glass and her daughter, award-winning documentarian Lindsey Glass, offer a brand-new kind of interactive self-help book that combines actionable information, compelling storytelling, and writing prompts that are guaranteed to bring awareness, understanding, and compassion to mothers and daughters everywhere. It is a book that promises to heal your relationship-no matter how far apart you feel you are-and keep it strong.
Leslie...
17) Tremendous
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Crime meets Too Fat to Fish with the mad flavor of The Corporation in the highly anticipated debut memoir by Joey "Coco" Diaz. Born in Havana in 1963, Joey is brought to New York City as a toddler when his single mother flees Cuba under an alias after killing her sister's rapist. As she pursues her American Dream opening a bar and a bookmaking operation, Joey struggles to find his place as an immigrant in the world of violence, drugs, Santeria, and...
18) Run!
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Run! tells the story of how LGBTQ+ people in San Jose/Silicon Valley progressed from being political outcasts to becoming a force that gained political power, equality, and acceptance.
Having lived and breathed queer activism for almost 40 years, Ken Yeager is uniquely positioned to tell the story of how this happened. The strategies he used and the lessons he learned will serve as a guide for activists organizing to counter the current uptick of...
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In 1992, Dr. Ross A. Slotten signed more death certificates in Chicago-and, by inference, the state of Illinois-than anyone else. As a family physician, he was trained to care for patients from birth to death, but when he completed his residency in 1984, he had no idea that many of his future patients would be cut down in the prime of their lives. Among those patients were friends, colleagues, and lovers, shunned by most of the medical community because...
20) Zero Risk
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We live in a dangerous world. And the stories of war and terrorism that fill our screens are brought to us by brave journalists who put their lives on the line. They will always face peril, but now they can work in much greater safety, thanks to the determination and dedication of one remarkable man.
Tony Loughran's life has been all about risk - taking it, preventing it. He survived a tough childhood in working-class Liverpool, then joined the navy,...
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