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WHAT IF YOU WERE A MISTAKE?Find the answer to these questions...Jennifer Claire is the Great Niece of one of the infamous untouchables who brought down Al Capone. Jennifer shares personal and family secrets in this public account of the past, and the family she was adopted into. Jennifer reveals how our lives and all who are apart of it can bring true revelation into our own unique purposes for life. Jennifer is a Professor, Author, and frequent speaker at educational and spiritual conferences.

There I was buried underneath the hard rocks of life, gasping for air while my choices shoved me deeper into the earth. I was the diamond stuck so deep in the debris of decisions that I needed God's love to loosen the ground that covered me. I needed His patience and power to apply pressure and extract the value I thought I lost. I needed his faithful love to chastise me. I was guilty of abusing myself by allowing others to mistreat me. Isn't it sarcastically funny how we tend to misuse valuable components of ourselves when we do not understand creation's original intent? I cried... Uncover me, Lord, and recover the sectors of my heart. As God revealed me, my story started to unravel, then shame and guilt gripped my story before it could leave my fingertips. I could not write this book without wondering, what are people going to think? What do they think of me now? I started asking myself if I were selfish for being hesitant with sharing the details that molded me into who I am today.

Reminiscent of the work of Nobel Prize laureate Svetlana Alexievich, What Have You Left Behind? powerfully draws together civilian accounts of the Yemeni civil war and serves as a vital reminder of the scale of the human tragedy behind the headlines.

"This might sound crazy, but . . ." is a first-person narrative of my bipolar I mania-induced psychotic episode during the fall of 2019. I was severely debilitated by my illness for a 6 week period, yet soon after, I was able to remember and recount much of my experiences. At heart, this is a persevering hero's journey of an empirical scientist who is thrown into the depths of religious, science fiction, and bizarre delusions. It is written largely in first-person present tense to offer the reader immediacy and immersion into the experience of this devastating mental illness. While it is my first-hand account, I am adamant that it is truly the first-hand account of my sick mind during that period. In this case, I hope to shed light on the experience of a psychotic episode to bridge a divide between the healthy population and those struck by this mental affliction. I feel that my book is important because of its subject matter, its uniqueness, and its potential to influence the field of psychiatry. Mental illness is a topic that affects each of us, either directly or indirectly. In this case, roughly 1-2% of the general population has bipolar disorder. Moreover, up to 3% of us will experience psychosis within our lifetime. These may seem like only small subsets, yet this group of afflictions indeed has a wide reach that can affect entire families and communities. While there are several important academic publications on the topic of psychosis, these are largely texts meant for medical training in a clinical setting. In addition, there are nonacademic books written as memoirs of turmoil surrounding mental illness. Yet, few have been written from the first-person present tense that describe a single severe psychotic episode in immediate detail. My goal with this book is to show my audience what it was like to experience psychosis, first-hand. Specifically, I convey what I was thinking and how it felt to be consumed by this cruel ailment. I describe a full range of emotions and thoughts that I had during my psychotic state and the events surrounding them. These include the onset of my illness, my involuntary hospitalization, my stay at a mood disorder clinic, my return to work, discharge from work due to my condition and my eventual recovery in the epilogue. While these are the backdrops, the book mostly focuses on the fantastic new realities created by my ill mind that was full of grandiose and paranoid delusions. Have you ever used telepathy to brainwash the entire planet? Have you ever bartered people's souls away to the Devil? Have you created and then resolved the apocalypse as the dark Jesus? And did you partner with Bill Gates for global domination through time travel and mind control? Well, I have in my delusions and these are some of the experiences I share with the reader. It is often sad and disturbing, yet also light-hearted and funny. Each chapter is a story of a major persona I had and its complimentary narrative, yet these chapters flow from one to the next to form a cohesive collective of my overall psychosis journey. So, my friends, please do enjoy as you experience one of the most intimate aspects of my life! All I hope is that it broadens your horizon and gives a fresh understanding of what it can truly be like to have a brush with severe mental illness.

Armé d'un solide bagage universitaire je me suis attaché à changer le cours des choses, d'abord comme technocrate idéaliste - oui, il en existe ! - puis comme représentant des Nations Unies - le plus beau métier du monde. Je me suis également immergé dans la politique avant de parcourir le monde, exerçant toutes sortes de fonctions et de responsabilités en Europe, en Amérique latine, en Afrique sub-saharienne et en Afrique du Nord. J'ai réalisé de belles choses, mais pas assez pour changer la vie comme j'en rêvais après mai 68. Je me penche à l'automne de ma vie sur mon passé pour léguer aux générations futures un aperçu de ce que fut alors notre monde. Ce deuxième tome de mes mémoires retrace mes premiers pas dans la vie active et les différentes étapes de ma carrière dans un monde changeant et de plus en plus menacé.

Help celebrate our ten-year publication anniversary by purchasing this timeless true story today!"This may be the very best teenage suicide prevention tool ever created."-D. Gallant, Book Reviewer "The language of gambling makes an interesting and recurrent motif throughout this memoir, asserting that is is only by chance that any one of us could have traveled this very same road. Decks are shuffled, hands are played. An ultimately uplifting, beautifully written, and inspiring memoir."-Fiona Edmonds, Book Reviewer This award-winning author delivers her addicting breakout novel-a mesmerizing memoir epic destined to become a classic. Set in transient 1970s Las Vegas, OVERLAY is the fighting-to-come-of-age story of a resilient child born into a cycle of alcoholism and abandonment. The author develops a powerful sense of self-preservation in contrast to the fallen adults entrusted with her care. Her profound story explores the characters and events populating her life as she moved from home to home, parent to parent, family to family, ultimately becoming homeless at fourteen. Out of the resources of her remarkable childhood emerges a gripping inner strength that will charm and captivate readers and remain in their consciousness long after the last page of her story has been turned.

Meine Zeit der Stasihaft von fast drei Jahren, war für mich alles andere als ertragbar. Dieses Buch beinhaltet schwere Zeiten, traumatisierende Erlebnisse, sexuellen Missbrauch durch andere Mithäftlinge, das Wegschauen von Volkspolizisten, wie diese offiziell genannt wurden, meinen vollständigen Zusammenbruch und das ganz langsame Zusammensammeln meiner Knochen, meiner Seele und das Ende, an dem alles gut war. Wenn Sie möchten, lade ich Sie ein, mit mir durch drei Jahre Stasihaft zu gehen, umzufallen, zu kriechen, liegen zu bleiben, aber auch wieder aufzustehen und aufrecht in einen Bus einzusteigen, den ich bis heute nicht vergessen habe und ganz sicher auch nie vergessen werde. An einigen Stellen musste ich meine Gefühle ausschalten um Überleben zu können.

A collection of short remembrances about the author's year spent as a Navy signalman stationed outside Tokyo Bay just after World War II. These recollections are adapted from the letters he wrote home during the years 1945-2946, with accompanying photographs.

When a young girl with little voice of her own witnesses a tragic accident, who will save the day? "The Horse in the Well" is a story my grandmother told from her life. I've tried to capture the essence of the event. This short story title also includes the background behind the start of the storyteller series.THE STORYTELLERS SERIES is a series of memoirs and retold stories that started with the storytellers in my family.

From Carrier Bags and Nutty Slack to Steam Trains and Pennies via Nylon Frocks and Ankle Socks, Cabbage and Semolina is a kaleidoscope of recollections and family stories drawn from a happy childhood in 1950s Britain. This 6" x 9", 52 page book is the paperback version of the popular ebook Cabbage and Semolina. As seen in Life and Living magazine (Summer 2016) and described by one reader as "a forty minute read with a cup of tea and smiles all around", Cabbage and Semolina is for everyone who wants to share a walk down Memory Lane with family and friends.

Stories of the Pogreba Family beginning in a small town in Montana to military bases around the U.S. & Europe. Also includes the brief story of Dean Pogreba as a military combat fighter pilot in World War II, Korea and Vietnam, where he was shot down and declared MIA (missing in action) in 1965. Maxine and her children moved to Colorado to start a new life. Includes photos and is in large print for all ages to enjoy.

Leven, liefde en avonturen in Spanje. Een verzameling korte verhalen over het leven, de liefde en grappige avonturen van Renate van Nijen. Renate is een in Nederland geboren kunstenares en schrijfster die sinds 2003 in Spanje woont. Deze luchtige waargebeurde verhalen zullen je inzicht geven in haar redenen om naar Spanje te vertrekken met een Engelse leraar met een groot probleem, om vervolgens te trouwen met een Spaanse avocadoboer. Haar observerende schrijfstijl geeft je een duidelijk beeld over de typische culturele bijzonderheden die je kunt tegenkomen als je als buitenlander in Spanje woont.

Have you ever wondered if a miracle is orchestrated by your choices or by a power outside of your control? I have. Thousands of words ago, I started on a journey to share my life legacy with whoever picked up this book. It was a labor of mixed emotions and humility as I have purposed in my heart to be honest and genuine in relating the deeply personal recollections of a carefree young lad from Canada who would never have believed what lay ahead for him! What adventures, joys, sorrows, fears, failures, dreams, nightmares, triumphs, defeats, challenges, and victories would be mine to experience under the watchful eye of my loving God. It is not my desire to spin a tale of pain and suffering but to keep focusing on those milestones of my Lord Jesus' faithfulness-even in providing me with new medical advancements developed by the brilliant minds of research and medical professionals to help me battle cancer as we seem to be reaching the end of things to "try." When you face your mortality, you take stock of your life-what is truly important. You survey your journey with the eyes of wisdom and survey the legacy you leave behind. These words from Job ring true for me: "But He knows where I am going, and when He tests me, I will come out as pure as gold. For I have stayed on God's paths; I have followed His ways and not turned aside. I have not departed from His commands but have treasured His Words more than daily food. So He will do to me whatever He has planned. He controls my destiny." Perhaps as you read about my journey, you will be encouraged to survey your own and find that you are a child of the Living God. You can place your life in His ever-faithful hands. You can trust Him who loves you unconditionally and will never leave you. Even if ...

Life's Lenses II follows the life of Sheron Edwards as he faces recovery, romance and redemption while incarcerated.

A true story of a young Italian immigrant throughout his life up to the present time. In 1966, at 24, he had to leave his native country to seek opportunities in America. From the beginning, he shows determination and stability in encountering difficulties. In the first year, he met in Philadelphia, the girl who would be the love of his life for the next 55 years, and counting. She will give him three sons. You'll learn the ups and downs of a family up against the obstacles of life. His hobby, HAM radio, completed his life and procured him the sincerest lifelong friends. Recently, he's experienced, with sadness, the loss of two of his closest friends.He is very grateful to his adopted Country, which gave him the possibility to achieve what any individual desires: the expectation of a comfortable life.God Bless America

Writing this book has been tough going. The effect my son's death has had on me plus the many people who made contact, friends and strangers who shared their grief and offered their love, and support played a large part in why I have written this book. What I've written is not only the story of my son's passing and the impact it's had me. This book reflects the devastating grief that many families around the world suffer after losing a precious family member to addiction. I've shared the parts of Karl's life I felt relevant in telling how and why he died, how easy it is to make a fatal mistake, and how important it is to grab the right opportunities when they present themselves. We are human, and as human beings, we have our faults. If one person reads this book, and it helps them make a decision that will lead them onto the right path and a good and meaningful life, then, it'll be worthwhile and I will be happy for them. If you need help, then please ask for it. If you see someone struggling, please reach out to them. There are addiction services and mental health support groups who can help people get on the right path, the first step may be hard, but it's a positive move in the right direction. One good decision can change life for the better.This book is dedicated to my son, but it is also in honour of those who have suffered, as we, Karl's family, have suffered. We are united in our loss and our love of family!Michael W J Wilgar.

Coal Dust provides an intimate look at the community and the people who influenced the author's young life growing up in post-World War II Coalfield, Tennessee. Times were changing in Coalfield as old traditions passed away and the former coal mining community in rural Southern Appalachia charged ahead into the technology-driven latter half of the twentieth century. Readers will recall their own personal experiences and relationships that relate to those portrayed by the author. While the book is largely autobiographical, it is permeated throughout with discussions of community and events that are relevant to anyone who lived in a small town or rural community in mid-twentieth century America.

Part autobiographical and part expose, Intestinal Fortitude weaves Earl Llewellyn Goldmann's battles with physical injury, alcohol abuse, depression, and recovery even as he succeeds as a basketball standout, teacher, and coach. In this compassionate and moving memoir of vignettes, Earl reveals how a not-so-ordinary young man with great potential from a small town on the Oregon Coast, faced repeated trauma and stress in his life. His brave, truthful, and detailed stories address head-on the implications of alcohol, an unhappy marriage, and tragic loss in his college years. His stories flow into our hearts and souls as we experience his unflinching optimism during a search for his identity through sports. Earl proves that a strong man with resilience, perseverance, and gratitude can find himself in a place of immense pride in his sobriety, family, and life journey. His self-reflection and wisdom, a beacon of hope for all of us, create this must-read for anyone asking questions about their life's purpose.

Adaptation of "Norma Jean's Sun" ISBN:978-0578020594 - Includes Updated Content & Original Working Film ScriptTrue Story & Female Driven Narrative is about the life of Norma and her family history of struggle to become the Parent of a child with needs beyond any comprehension, only to find in the end an ending that will touch your core! Born into a life of isolation & pain with the graphic burden of surgical manipulation to function, walk & survive in a world of normalcy. The iconic image inspires still today and will present a platform for an audience into a never before filmed life inside a family struggling to accept reason! "Never in our silent moments of illusion do we sense the dark parallel that lives beside us. Nor do we suspect the carrier.""A Wonderful commentary on the very things that make us all human" "Brave honesty of confession, makes the book unique" "Touching story, full of hope" The story is not only convincingly true, but will rivet the reader with its genuine and unassuming pathos."This Adaptation of Norma Jean's Sun is a memoir that came from the depths of one man's struggle to become a predefined member of a social mold which was never cast."A confinement that would later serve to encapsulate, isolate and establish a prototype of life not understood or sought by those watching. Blessing, punishment or choice is a position each is given and though not all will genesis into a full heart, most can adapt through perseverance. Yet in this episode, you will question on how or who provided the seed to a life of strife. Further, worth following... The story is described by reviewers as "Eloquent, stirring and emotional, inspirational to the courageous"

I am excited to announce my second English book is published. I wrote several stories about my experiences in China, Singapore, Canada and the US. Especially, I mentioned a trip I have taken to Miami, which has taken a long time for me to prepare. A lot of people helped me during the trip. I am grateful for their assistance. I mentioned my friend, who was a single mother. She was accompanied by her daughter and living overseas. I have written many messages to encourage her to be stronger in the hard times. I mentioned the story of the 55th Academic Award Winner. He never gave up his pursuit and had kept seeking for 22 years and finally won the reward. The people in all of these stories had experienced hardship, but they did not wait for the storms to pass instead of dancing in the rain. They are all my role models.

In her heart-wrenching memoir, Ricki Danon Soltan recalls the rise of the Ustashi in Croatia following the Nazi invasion in the Balkans during WWII.Interspersing sweet childhood memories with an excruciating story of loss and survival, she recounts the determination, bravery and moral strength of her rescuers.After living in Italy and Ecuador, Ricki is reunited with her grandfather in the United States where she overcomes her traumatic childhood and is blessed with a fulfilling life.

When Kathryn's attorney suggested that she leave town it really began to sink in that her life may be in danger. Kathryn had uncovered a deep dark secret of her soon to be ex-husband which led her on a journey to find answers. Who really was Drew Cochran? During her 15 years with Drew, Kathryn justified his behavior and brainwashed herself just to cope with the emotional abuse. When Kathryn discovered that Drew was a fraud, his narcissistic rage was unleashed on her in a way that she had never seen before. She sought help from the police but was told many times there was nothing they could do. Drew skirted the law. As Kathryn allows you into years of her life filled with emotional abuse she reveals the signs of narcissism. According to Kathryn, it is the eyes that are a dead giveaway. Drew's obsession with Kathryn is never ending and he continues to stalk her even today.

Laura Pexton was in a hurry even before she was born. Then a breast cancer diagnosis derailed her life plans, or so she thought. This book is the retelling of the author's tumultuous journey through 15 years of cancer diagnoses and her humanitarian travels throughout the world. Her message is that one person can live beyond limits.Laura was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 28 soon after giving birth to her daughter. Three years later the cancer was back, in her back and spreading throughout her bones. This was a Stage IV "terminal" diagnosis and she was given no hope of a cure. This book chronicles the agony of the disease and the ecstasy as 15 years later, Laura is still here. She hasn't just been around the block; she has been around the world. She chose to live her legacy instead of leaving it.She has courageously participated in 11 medical missions to diverse and fascinating destinations across the globe. She has worked with children in hospitals around the world- sometimes surrounded by stench and squalor, lacking basic medical supplies, running water, toilets, and electricity. Her hope is that this book will provide inspiration that one person can make a difference. By serving others, we are served; sometimes in profound, life altering ways.

In this raw and revealing memoir, Eric reveals lifelong struggles with unrelenting emotional and psychological turmoil, learning disabilities, fighting to live with chronic disease, and facing death. Through miraculous sets of events, he overcomes these limitations and unexpected situations. As a result, Eric's future is supernaturally transformed into one exceedingly above what he or anyone else could have imagined.

Long Walks Home is a collection of more or less true stories from the life of the author. The stories are of family and friends and growing up. They are stories of a simple life full of fun, excitement, and a little bit of mischief. Some have made their way into the author's series Autobiography of a Sixth Grader.

A Chronicle of Jails is Darrell Figgis's account of his arrest in the aftermath of the 1916 Rising and subsequent internment in Ireland and Britain. He was among a minority of internees identified as leadership material and held at Reading Gaol rather than at Frongoch Camp. This memoir was first published by the Talbot Press in 1917 and is fascinating in its propagandistic intent. It reveals much about political imprisonment in that era and much about Darrell Figgis. The introduction by William Murphy gives a contemporary analysis of this original text.

Budding new author Kim Mattingly Cloer introduces her self to the world in this raw, beautiful anthology. A compilation of poems and short stories written over the course of her life provide insight into her thoughts and feelings from the time she could first write to present day.

In To You, Brian takes you back through the stories of his childhood. From the inner city of Philadelphia to the rural fields of Florida, his life was shaped by the people he encountered. Spending a few years in the foster care system, he shares his perspective from the inside of a constantly changing world and brings you on a journey of faces, places, and names that brought him to where he is today.Every person has the opportunity to make an impact. Through first-hand experiences, To You brings that impact to life and not only opens up new perspectives, but also demonstrates how one action, no matter how small, can change another person's world forever.

How do you rise above the most tragic of circumstances and gamely go on? Many of us feel compelled to rally to the tragedy, putting on the cheeriest face possible. Actually, however, it is okay to admit that you're really not okay. Such was the hard-won revelation of Kimberly Julian, wife of PGA golf pro Jeff Julian, who was forced to face the most unfathomable of circumstances when her new husband was diagnosed with a terminal illness just eight months after they wed. Golf Widow, her tender, disarmingly honest, and, frequently wry memoir, shares her overwhelming years as primary caregiver to her ailing husband, and how she worked through the relentless strain to start caring for herself again. As the number of in-home caregivers continues to escalate in this country, this timely work explores a topic that affects millions of Americans every day.Compassionate and candid, this journey of health and healing is certain to appeal to anyone who relishes an insider's take on the professional golf arena, as well as anyone confronting conditions that seem at best unfair, and at worst, hopelessly insurmountable. By the time Julian reached her thirtieth birthday, the pieces of her life were weaving together beautifully. She reveled in her role as a devoted mother to her son Tyler. Her role on a Branson, Missouri stage was equally delightful, dancing as Lady Liberty with celebrated entertainer Yakov Smirnoff while also juggling her responsibilities as the theater PR and Marketing Ambassador. And, she had at last found the love of her life when she met Jeff Julian, a towering PGA tour player with a slapstick wit, a gentle heart, and a son Keegan, who got along famously with her own son. Soon, her days were spent caddying for Jeff, and becoming an integral part of the PGA world. However, when the two exchanged vows, she felt an eerie note of doom with the words "in sickness and in health" that she quickly brushed aside.What Julian did not know was that their fortune as a family was about to become brutally upended by an illness so devastating and physically taxing that all of their lives would be consumed by it. While she battled conflicting feelings of immense guilt, frustration, anger, profound grief, and betrayal, Julian had to face the limitations of her own inner strength. In doing so, she was also compelled to address an expectation of smiling self-sacrifice that society has inadvertently imposed on in-home caregivers. The book lifts the veil on the stresses endured by individuals during this undertaking, who must also fill the roles such as mother, friend, lover, and more. With poignant, astute insight on how one family navigated the darkest days, Golf Widow reveals how Julian and her loved ones learned to come together to take care of each other when her husband Jeff no longer could. Through it all, flashes of joy and humor keep this moving story buoyant and hopeful, while offering firsthand comfort from a caregiver's perspective that is certain to resonate with anyone struggling with this confusing role, providing the wisdom and empathy to make it through the most challenging times.

Ever wonder how someone becomes a homeless addict? Loren McWilliams was born disabled with a rare muscular disease and became hopelessly addicted to narcotics. After being bullied as a child, he was a late-stage alcoholic by adolescence. At 46, he was addicted to heroin and living in his car. None of his family would even talk to him. At his darkest moment of despair, he cried out and was saved. Loren candidly describes his road through hell to redemption and recovery. He chronicles his journey as a road-map to those who have not yet been able to find the way out and to share hope with suffering family and friends This is one man's story of addiction, recovery, redemption, and faith.