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Empower yourself with the principles of Islamic Financial Success within the confines of correctional facilities with our 'Islamic Financial Success Workbook for Muslims: Inmates Edition.' This unique workbook serves as a comprehensive guide to aligning financial practices with Islamic principles, offering practical exercises, insightful reflections, and step-by-step plans tailored for those navigating incarceration. Explore halal investment strategies, debt management in accordance with Sharia, and ethical financial decision-making. This workbook is a beacon of knowledge and empowerment, providing inmates with the tools to cultivate financial resilience, make informed choices, and foster a prosperous financial future grounded in Islamic values. Transform your financial journey and embrace the path to success within the unique context of incarceration.

"Honest and insightful, a testament to Japanese Canadian resilience." -- KERRI SAKAMOTO, author of Floating CityWhen the North American dream meets traditional Japanese conformity, two cultures collide.Does the past define who we are, who we become? In April 1942, Suzanne's mother was an eight-month-old baby when her family was torn from their home in Victoria, British Columbia. Arriving at Vancouver's Hastings Park, they bunked in horse stalls for months before being removed to an incarceration camp in the Slocan Valley. After the Second World War, forced resettlement scattered Japanese families across Canada, leading to high intermarriage rates and an erosion of ethnicity. Loss of heritage language impeded the sharing of stories, contributing to strained generational relationships and a conflict between Eastern and Western values. This hybrid memoir and fourth-generation narrative of the Japanese Canadian experience celebrates family, places, and traditions. Steeped in history and cultural arts, it includes portraits of family and community members -- people who, in rebuilding their lives, made lasting contributions to the Toronto landscape and triumphed over adversity.

In a life filled with the elation, exhilaration and animated exultation located at a paradise called mania... to the dejection, despair, and desolation of the hopelessness of depression ... but in the end mostly spent in the aftermath of normality and having to deal with reality... I remain always steadily cautious, for with great unannounced swiftness, I may be called upon to answer the torment and anguish of every emotion you can conjure betwixt up and down. The unfortunate and shattered relationships now crippled in the wake of my experiences are too many to count. Regrets I have many! But I know I am not alone in my tribulations. In these purposeful, selected retellings of a journey to finding balance, it is my hope that you find similarities to compliment or maybe enhance your experiences, and help you make sense of your own journey. It will also, in stages, fittingly break to take you inside the complex mind of a bipolar. But, an early cautionary heed, it can be playfully whimsical at stages, bold and brightly humoured at others, to profoundly philosophical, then savagely scary and even scaringly depressive in episodic peaks. No matter how this is externally viewed, in those interludes, the feelings and experiences are very real to me. I humbly prostrate my story before you in the desire that it may provide some guidance in making sense of the eccentricities of a bipolar life, or perhaps as we are all woven from the same ancient cloth, simply, life!

Bibb Country follows Lonnae O’Neal back in time as she pieces together generations of her family history against the sweep of American history, unearthing hidden triumphs, traumas, and a specialty strain of lettuce along the way.Five years ago, Lonnae O’Neal grabbed some seeds for her backyard garden, including seeds for Bibb lettuce. She had no idea how deeply she’d wind up digging, or how far she would travel.Lonnae’s fourth great-grandmother, Keziah, was enslaved by the Kentucky Bibb family, including John Bigger Bibb, who developed the Bibb lettuce strain, which remains a culinary darling more than 150 years later. John Bigger Bibb was executor of his father Major Richard Bibb’s will, which freed Keziah and dozens of other Black Bibbs decades before the Civil War, leaving them with a powerful, complicated legacy.Major Bibb is widely believed to have fathered one of Keziah’s granddaughters. Another white Bibb, or Bibb-adjacent enslaver, whose identity is shrouded in mystery, fathered Keziah’s grandson, who is the beginning of the line for Lonnae.Through historical records, genealogical science, oral histories, and interviews, Lonnae brings Bibb family stories (both Black and white) to life, and traces the legacy of the Black Bibbs’ migration from Kentucky to Southern Illinois, and beyond.A mix of memoir, food history, and cultural critique, Bibb Country explores what it means to be descended, through enslavement, from a family whose wealth and power helped shape a nation, and confronts the history that echoes through one family’s generations, and, by extension, every generation of America.

Behind Blue Eyes opens a window into a journey not just through time, but through the tapestry of life itself. Where do the threads of our stories begin? Perhaps a few years back in the blush of youth, or maybe in a distant decade, or even another century. This book isn't just a story; it's a revelation, an uncovering of beginnings and the surprising events that follow. Life, in its essence, is an unpredictable journey. We traverse its path without a map, uncertain of its duration, the people we'll meet, or the destinations we'll reach. Often, life cloaks itself in a veil of predictability, devoid of excitement and adventure. But as Behind Blue Eyes shows, beneath the surface lies a world brimming with unforeseen twists, exhilarating excitement, and adventures that exceed our wildest dreams - sometimes more than we might wish for. Yet, beneath all this is the poignant reminder that life is as fragile as it is fleeting. The unknown timeline of our existence adds a delicate urgency to every moment. Join us on this extraordinary real-life adventure, where the unimaginable becomes reality, the unbelievable is commonplace, and the astonishing is just part of the norm. Behind Blue Eyes invites you to embrace the rollercoaster of life, with all its highs and lows, in a narrative that promises to both surprise and deeply move you.

LUCKY OR UNLUCKY? - YOU DECIDE! This engaging book chronicles the true-life adventures, and misadventures, experienced by the author and his wife during their global travels that sometimes did not go to plan! Readers will be entertained by a spectrum of stories including a rendezvous with an amorous Frenchman, a few scary moments in the presence of wild beasts, general holiday mishaps, hell raising motor journeys as well as floating holiday adventures, to name but a few. This page turning travel memoir will pull your emotions in all directions from 'hysterics' to 'shock'. The author strives to provide an accurate depiction of the events and the fascinating people the dynamic duo met along the way. All information is as accurate as possible and as such is based upon meticulous notes taken at the various times.

Life Blood, written by a renowned leukaemia physician, tells unforgettable stories of his leukaemia patients' battles to be cured but also uniquely describes the stresses that doctors face when looking after extremely ill young people during an extraordinary time in their lives. In reflecting on his long and illustrious career, Professor Marks' memoir offers frank descriptions of his own medical family, some personal experiences of ill-health and his relationships with colleagues and patients in the NHS. Partly written during the Covid pandemic and as he approached retirement, Life Blood offers highly informed and compassionate views on modern medicine, from a pivotal point in both the author's own professional life and the history of healthcare. Uniquely, through these real-life stories, we enter the world of the leukaemia patient, to understand what it is like to be diagnosed and treated for a life-threatening yet frequently curable cancer. Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia or ALL was the first cancer to be consistently cured in children and is a model for much of modern cancer therapy given that more than half of us will develop cancer in our lifetime. Looking to the future we read of Nitya, whose treatment-refractory leukaemia was cured by CAR T cells, a modern immunotherapy using genetically modified white blood cells, which is now being adapted to treat breast, lung and colon cancer.

In Memoir - A New Season, Wanting Proof and Get A Life!, journey through the captivating life of Odette, a young woman coming of age in 1960s Napier, New Zealand. Initially enthralled by the era's fashion, Odette finds her priorities quickly shifting when she takes a job as a shorthand typist in an insurance office at seventeen. A once-harmonious workplace transforms into a labyrinth of emotional complexities. Married by the age of twenty-two, Odette steps into a new season of life filled with both trials and triumphs. This memoir is not just a catalogue of challenges she faces, but a testament to her resilience and adaptability. With each new chapter of her life, from her fashion-obsessed teenage years to the demands of marriage, Odette learns invaluable lessons about what truly matters.

Surviving Smoking Mirrors: My Reflection is a candid chronicle of Alliey's tumultuous relationship with Josh, tracing its journey from the beginning to its bitter end, and the myriad challenges she faced along the way. Following the collapse of their marriage, Alliey finds herself entangled in a complex property settlement while enduring ongoing gaslighting and abuse from Josh. Concurrently, Josh plunges into a hedonistic lifestyle. Amidst these trials, Alliey's son, Camden, begins to show worrying injuries following visits with Josh, adding to her mounting concerns. As Alliey grapples with supporting Camden, her own battle with anorexia spirals dangerously out of control, threatening to cost her everything. This story is a raw and unflinching exploration of the struggles faced in the aftermath of a tumultuous relationship, highlighting the resilience and determination needed to persevere through adversity.

A true story of hope, belief, failure, need and greed - one person's struggle with addiction and their road to redemption. Have you ever wondered what it's like to live on the 'other side' or longed to change your life? In To Live a Life, the author offers an unflinching tale of experimenting with drugs and alcohol in pursuit of getting 'out there'... only to discover once immersed, there seems no way back. This raw memoir leads readers on a turbulent journey of addiction battling emotion, clinging to life, and ultimately seeking survival. Travel the so-called 'rocky road' of substance abuse leading to utter dependence...when you'd do 'anything' to 'get on,' followed by the agonizing revelation you'd now give anything to "get off. More than an addiction story, this is a universal testament to the human capacity for change and the power of community in bettering our lives when we've lost our way. There is always hope if we want it badly enough.

Forced Circumstances tells the story of a young 22-year old British woman living in 1960s Iran, bringing together a fragmented family amidst the turmoil of the Shah's rule. Married to an Iranian man with two children from a previous marriage, our bold protagonist takes on the complex role of stepmother to kids unaccustomed to affection or stability. Navigating traditions requiring full body coverings and forbidding women to venture out alone, she faces intense challenges as a conspicuous foreigner subject to contempt and harassment. Did she quietly harbour regrets over tying her fate to such complications instead of a more comfortable English life? Would the eruption of Ayatollah Khomeini and Iran's Islamic Revolution provide the leverage needed to hold their Jewish family together? Or drive them further toward resentment and dysfunction in a now-perilous homeland? Relating this family's ambitions, sacrifices, and conflicts across clashing societal upheavals, the memoir serves up lessons in perseverance and perspective. It illuminates the timeless experiences that unfold when different cultures combine under a single roof - and what it truly takes to transform that awkward juxtaposition into a nurturing sense of home.

The Overcoming illuminates the power of love, resilience and the unwavering spirit that emerges from the depths of despair. This empowering memoir speaks to the indomitable strength within every woman, encouraging you to discover hope, rebuild and embrace life's unexpected twists with courage and love.An early romance, marriage, and dreams of a family took a tragic turn when their first child, stillborn at six months gestation, shattered their world. Grief permeated every part of their lives, ultimately leading to the dissolution of a once-thriving marriage. Jacqueline, now broken, found comfort in the companionship of an old friend. However, this decision became her ultimate unravelling-months of emotional torture and complete isolation from loved ones.Yet, amidst the darkness, an epiphany arrived-a road trip! In a quest for answers and self-discovery, Jacqueline embarked on a solo campervan adventure along Australia's east coast. What began as a transformative journey into the unknown, trusting her heart as a compass, took an unexpected turn just three days before completion-she hit rock bottom, literally-rolling the van on an isolated dirt road deep within the bush. From the wreckage of her life, Jacqueline emerged with a renewed determination to rebuild a life worth living.Patiently waiting on the other side of fear are the most beautiful things one could never have imagined.

"Born to an American myth and raised in the wilds of Graceland, Lisa Marie Presley tells her whole story for the first time in this ... one-of-a-kind memoir, faithfully completed by her daughter, Riley Keough"--

Born into a turbulent household in Derbyshire/Greater Manchester, my life has been an unsettling journey, oscillating between fleeting moments of happiness and overwhelming darkness. My story is a candid reflection on a childhood marred by neglect and abuse, offset by brief but significant periods of solace. This memoir serves as a lifeline, a message that even in your darkest moments, you are not alone.From navigating a traumatic upbringing and a narcissistic mother to enduring homelessness-all while living with a disability-I've confronted challenges that many struggle to comprehend. Misunderstanding often breeds fear, which in turn evokes either anger or pity from others. But life has taught me that with a glimmer of hope, survival is possible, even against all odds.Now, as I reach a juncture in my life where it's time to let go of past burdens, I pen down my experiences with the aspiration that my story may offer solace, guidance, or perhaps even a warning, to others walking a similar path. You can walk away from a hostile past and into the bright oasis of the future!

Erased is a courageous tale exposing the heartbreaking descent of one woman's abusive marriage. Her hard-fought reemergence from crippling self-doubt will inspire empathy, conversation and empower readers to break free from uncertainty and recognize signs of psychological manipulation and betrayal."The main character has taken a very challenging journey and shared it in order to help, educate and support so many who are scarred by addicts and narcissists. This is a must-read triumphant story of survival: making lemonade from lemons!" - Deborah Dusansky M.A."Abuse manifests in countless ways, yet the damaging betrayal of emotional and psychological hijacking is so often underestimated." - Jeremy B. Husband & Father"For those who have faced persistent self-doubt within their relationships, triggered by the consistent assertion of their partner's infallibility, this book provides valuable insights." - Carol M. Domestic Abuse Survivor

It is now 7 years since we published the first book written by over 100 Founders, Presidents and CEOs, in which they share their experiences, anecdotes and what they have learned about leadership.

The world has defined an established system of "right" decisions and actions that will lead to success, and who doesn't want success? And, for people-pleasers, following this system creates opportunities for external validation, something we crave deep in our souls. But always doing the "right" things, as defined by others, has a way of burying our true passions under layers of expectations and "shoulds." A tension is created. We can do the right things and receive validation, or do the unright things which lean into our passions but risk upsetting people in our lives.Steve Fredlund is a life-long people pleaser who developed a deep internal dependence on external validation. But even after discovering this, he spent decades continuing to do what made other people happy, unwilling to take the steps needed to define and live the life he truly wanted. Now, at the age of fifty-three, Steve knows what it takes to do the unright thing, to follow his passions, and to not let his need for validation pull him back into a life focused on meeting the expectations of others.

In the quiet moments before dawn, a remarkable odyssey begins. Within the pages of this book, you will journey through real-life, captivating short stories of shattered trust, harrowing escapes, and the unyielding spirit's triumph over adversity. Discover the secret to surviving and thriving as you fasten your seatbelt for a voyage that redefines potential and inspires you to defy the odds.

A darkly funny memoir and investigation into the charms and crimes of the untrustworthyRomance scams, pyramid schemes, bogus debts and fake news, the world is awash with confidence tricksters and swindlers. But what happens if the fraudster is your lover?It has been said that trust is a risk masquerading as a promise and, as Hemingway suggested, 'The way to make people trust-worthy is to trust them'. Once we have fallen under the spell of malevolent hucksters, their power is real, as is the loss of self and hope when the spell breaks.A hybrid memoir and a personal detective story, Trust is an exploration of what it means to trust, why we trust, and what happens when trust is betrayed. With a particular view to fraud and corruption within the hallowed walls of sandstone universities, Ryckmans brings to light the oft subtle, brutal nature of control that fraudsters have over their victims, and shows the deep impacts their actions have on others personally and professionally. The cover up - sometimes said to be worse than the crime - has insidious effects.Trust is a fractured fable. It is darkly funny, wistful, and spare in tone and approach.

This is a book with a single purpose; to help people to become happier in their lives. It is not a dry academic look at how to deal with problems nor loaded with terms designed to impress. In plain language, it sets out the way to climb the Happiness Index using tried and tested techniques and it is designed to leave nobody behind. Happiness can be measured and it can be boosted. There are ways to manage real life problems and the stress that comes with them. Prof. Williams does not preach nor blame. He writes from first hand experience of life's most difficult problems and reveals techniques to deal with them. Although well researched and supported, this speaks directly to the reader in a way that is unusual in books of this type. In fact, there are no other books of this type including as it does excerpts from his fictional works that neverthless underline the core messages which are: You don't need to suffer, you can be helped and whatever your circumstances may be, they can be improved in every case. This is not hyperbole, this is the science of human nature harnessed to best effect. Whatever your current status, you could be significantly happier. One life, one chance. That's all we get.

New York Big Book Award Winner 2024Readers Favorite 5-Star Seal AwardIn Becoming Home: Journeying Through the Rooms of My Past to Reclaim My Story, Ashleigh Stevens' memoir takes readers back in time to the rooms of her past. She revisits the memories that bring her the most sorrow as well as joy, to show that no matter how painful the room may be, there is always light and a lesson that lies underneath. Her rooms explore difficult topics as she relives the abuse she suffered at the hands of her stepfather as well as a past boyfriend. She enters rooms of illness and the death that changed her family forever. The more rooms she enters, the more aware she becomes. The doors into her mind begin to change and so does the author. Through therapy, written in beautiful prose, author Ashleigh Stevens shows readers how to embrace our darkest memories to live a life full of light.