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A one-on-one mini-autobiographical interview with Army National Guard Veteran and political forerunner, John Gonta, an attorney in Monroe, Michigan. He is an extraordinary man with an empowering true story inspired by the love of a mother and son, both refusing to be suffocated by poverty and homelessness.As a successful Monroe attorney, John Gonta, with firsthand experience, will share with us up close and personal a small glimpse of how he and his mother overcame groundbreaking perils involving a father's substance abuse, divorce, violence, and surviving crime in the city streets of Detroit, Michigan. His dedication and commitment to succeed at an early age is an inspiration to us all.

The Death of the Main Character The Main Character! novel series has evolved into a manga!Main Character, suddenly finds himself in a dire situation. His ViralTube channel has been taken down. On a lighter note, a deadly otherworldly assassin has set his sights on Main. This broad-spectrum assassin will cut down anyone in its path to claim the hero! Can the hero really die in the second chapter of his own manga? Find out in this hilarious 4th-Wall breaking experience packed with anime references!

'The Origin of the Family' (1884) is a classic of Marxist theory. Basing himself on the research of anthropologist Lewis H. Morgan, Friedrich Engels explains the materialist basis for the origin of the family, private property and the state.

Ditchfield is the most notorious juvenile detention center in Maryland, so when a young man escapes, the city of Baltimore goes on high alert. His name is Charlie. He has an uncertain agenda and a dark past, and both involve Gordon Pope. Gordon Pope wants nothing more than to marry the love of his life. He's pretty sure Dana Frisco would say yes, but it looks like the world has other ideas. Meanwhile, Marty Cicero is just getting over Dana. He's moved on, found new love and a place where he is at peace. Until Charlie upends everything. The search for the young escapee will force Gordon, Dana and Marty to make decisions they never thought they'd be able to make, and reveal a side of Baltimore that astonishes all of them. For years Gordon has searched for the dark secret at the heart of Ditchfield. Charlie holds the key, but it will take all of them standing together to unearth the truth.

"A stunning and refreshing novel in the Regency genre."First Place Regency, Chatelaine Awards (Chanticleer Book Reviews) Deborah Moore has learned her lessons well-feel nothing, reveal less, and trust no one. Now widowed with a child of her own, she leads a lonely, cloistered existence, counting her farthings and thinking she is safe. When five-year-old Julian is lost one bitter December day, she discovers how tenuous that safety is. Evan Haverfield has lived thirty carefree years, hunting, laughing, and dancing among London's high society. His biggest problem has been finding excuses not to marry. But his life changes when he finds Julian Moore half-frozen under a hedge and carries him home to his mother. The young widow hides behind a mask, hard and reserved, but Evan sees glimpses of another woman, wistful, intelligent, and passionate. She's vulnerable, desirable-and completely unsuitable for the heir to Northridge. Alone in the earliest hours of a new year, Evan teaches Deborah to waltz. Can he teach her joy and laughter? Can his love sweep away the shadows of her past and reveal the luminous woman she was born to be? Note: Learning to Waltz was previously published with a different cover. Minor changes have been made to the text.

씁쓸하고 비참하게 열광하는 스크루지에게 크리스마스는 또 다른 날입니다. 그러나 오래 전에 죽은 비즈니스 파트너의 유령이 나타나면 스크루지에게 너무 늦기 전에 길을 바꾸라고 경고하면서 모든 것이 바뀝니다. 씁쓸하고 비참하게 열광하는 스크루지에게 크리스마스는 또 다른 날입니다. 그러나 오래 전에 죽은 비즈니스 파트너의 유령이 나타나면 스크루지에게 너무 늦기 전에 길을 바꾸라고 경고하면서 모든 것이 바뀝니다. 씁쓸하고 비참하게 열광하는 스크루지에게 크리스마스는 또 다른 날입니다. 그러나 오래 전에 죽은 비즈니스 파트너의 유령이 나타나면 스크루지에게 너무 늦기 전에 길을 바꾸라고 경고하면서 모든 것이 바뀝니다.

Like many boys and girls, little cowgirl Jessie Lou is good at LOTS of things! Unfortunately, riding a horse isn't one of them. See what happens when Jessie Lou faces her fears and gathers the courage to try something new.

In this second book inspired by his Muse, Aurora Dawn, Edward Bowman, Jr. writes about the darkness humanity faces within themselves, the journey that is their life, and the the light of love that humanity seeks.His modern muse continues to inspire his writing in a romantic style about hope, despair, isolation, and love, to name just a few things, because that is What Muses Do.

"How to Bankrupt Your Student Loans and Other Discharge Strategies" is a completely updated (2023) legal self-help book designed to help debtors file an adversary proceeding to determine the dischargeability of student loans as part of a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, or to negotiate directly with the Department of Education to have their student loans discharged through the process of Compromise or Write-Off. This is the only book written specifically on the topic of how to bankrupt student loans. Readers are guided, step-by-step, in the process of filing a legal suit against the Department of Education. It can be done! Many people have successfully discharged hundreds of thousands of dollars in student loans. All forms included. The book: - Helps debtors to determine if bankruptcy is the proper process for their circumstances.- Reviews many other discharge strategies for their student loans.- Presents the history of the United States bankruptcy system as related to student loans along with the underlying legislative language and legal concepts for the discharge of student loans.- Conducts an extensive review of relevant court cases including 34 case studies where the debtor won!- Provides detailed arguments that could be used to challenge the restrictions against the discharge of student loans through Chapter 7 bankruptcy.- Gives step-by-step instructions for preparing, filing, and negotiating an adversary proceeding.- Gives step-by-step instructions for preparing, filing, and negotiating a Compromise or Write-Off directly with the Department of Education.- Explores the process of negotiation and presents strategies for effective negotiations.- Contains an extensive Appendix with worksheets, examples, blank forms, instructions, supportive academic resources, Glossary, and Index.The book is written in plain English, with a minimum of legalese. 393 pages. 8.5" x 11" Perfect bound. ISBN13: 9780976415466

Aren't you tired of saying "I'm okay" when you know that you're literally dying on the inside? What do you do when you're losing your ability to give and receive love because your heart is emotionally and spiritually too weak? I know that you have Jesus, but do you still need some help? "Help! Save Me from My Broken Heart" will help answer these question and more... "And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules." Ezekiel 36: 26-27Women are hurting and silently struggling with the weight of the world burying them down. If you have ever experienced heartache, abandonment, disappointment and pain, your heart may be broken, but do you know how to properly heal it? Or even worse, has the pain permanently damaged your heart and soul? Being a wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend, and professional, is more than enough to overwhelm one to the brink of a breakdown. When the heart is healed, your life can be renewed. Now is the time for you to learn how to do it. Help! Save Me from My Broken Heart was written for the woman who is tired of living a life of limited proportion and impact. Adelai will take you through the process of a "divine heart transplant" by teaching six life enhancing steps sure to restore the gentle essence of your heart and teach you how to live and love again. This book is a complete guide to: -Confronting and conquering insecurities and low self-esteem-Overcoming disappointments and heartaches-Learning how to live and love on purpose. -Practical techniques for living the life that allows you to be free to love and allow others to love you in returnAdelai is preparing you to be exposed to a version of yourself that you never knew existed. "Just as the physical heart is the center of circulation for your physical body, your soul is the core of who you are, what you were, and all you can ever be." Adelai Brown

From the moment he saw Jennifer Roberts, his instinct was to protect her. But she wanted nothing to do with him.In fact, the last thing Jennifer wanted to do that Saturday afternoon was call the police. She didn't trust them. She'd fallen hard for a cop-the exact person every child is told to run to for safety-and he betrayed her and broke her heart. She wouldn't make that mistake again.But she has no choice when she discovers her apartment has been broken into and five simple words turn her world upside down: "You called for the police?" When blond-haired, blue-eyed Max Domer arrives he is ready to protect and serve. It is his motto. It will be her downfall.Max is ready to leave Center City behind, cut all ties and make a fresh start as a detective on the West Coast. There is nothing unusual about the burglary call he catches, except that the woman is stunning and, for some reason, antagonistic toward police. But she's caught in someone's crosshairs-her car is stolen, her father dies, and murder comes to her doorstep-and, like it or not, she needs his help.But while Max is on the trail of a master crime ring, the real thief sets about stealing his heart. And Jennifer, who innocently lets her guard down, learns she can't judge a man by his uniform. They are polar opposites destined to stand together and fight for their future.

"On the far shore, down by the waterline, something was moving. In the twilight it was too difficult to make out what it was but she heard a hideous heavy slithering and the slightest splash..." Danish Detective Birgitte Vestergaard is sent to Sydney, Australia to assist in the search for a high-profile missing Dane. When his remains are found in a dry creek bed south of Alice Springs, locals suspect he could be the hapless victim of wild animals. Birgitte is certain it is the work of something far more sinister. Birgitte's intuition and tenacity draw her into the ethically murky world of international corporate mining, and headlong into the path of a willing executioner. By the time she learns the truth about the killings, her own life is in immediate danger.

Savannah, Georgia, 1922Becky Mackenzie is certain she knows who poisoned the judge in a pie-baking contest at an annual festival in Savannah. After a bit of snooping, she's shocked to learn her father is mixed up in all of this. Could it also be true that he has been stepping out on her mother?On top of that, there's trouble in paradise with Adam. Becky has bad luck. Even Madame Cecelia is afraid to tell her what her latest Tarot card reading means. All of her relationships are in shambles, and even the ghosts in the cemetery are avoiding her. Can Becky get out of her jams in time to solve another creepy murder? Set in the Jazz Age of speakeasies and flappers in beautiful and gothic Savannah, Georgia, The Southern Sleuth series will charm your hats off.

In questo libro l'autore tratta dei due oggetti del pensiero costituiti dall'Essere e dal mondo, e della posizione che l'uomo occupa in relazione ad essi. In esso si afferma una differenza assoluta fra il mondo, in cui l'uomo si trova a esistere, e l'Essere. Ciò comporta che il mondo né è l'Essere, né ha un fondamento nell'Essere; perciò, ogni movimento del pensiero che dal mondo conduca al rinvenimento di un senso ultimo del mondo che sia ad esso interno, o all'accertamento di una sua assenza di senso, oppure a un principio spirituale - sia ad esso esterno, sia ad esso immanente - che costituisca l'origine di un suo senso, non arriva a comprendere l'Essere in sé. Il mondo, poiché non è Essere, è il nulla. In questo nulla si muove l'uomo.Tuttavia, l'unico luogo in cui si possa dare una conoscenza dell'Essere è l'uomo stesso - e ciò perché nell'uomo è qualcosa dell'Essere - perché l'uomo, nella sua profondità interiore, è il portatore della sua parte di Essere, la quale è della stessa natura dell'Essere in sé. Nel percorso che collega in questo modo la parte al tutto, l'io dell'uomo ritrova la sua vera origine in ciò che non ha mai posto alcunché, che non ha mai creato alcunché, che non è mai differente da sé. Nel processo di rinvenimento della vera posizione di sé da parte dell'io, quest'ultimo conquista così la consapevolezza della propria condizione assoluta e inamovibile nell'Essere, assieme alla coscienza della potenza infinita con cui l'Essere permane costantemente in se stesso.Allo stesso tempo, la condizione dell'io di essere esistente nel mondo impone al pensiero di pensare l'Essere come un passato da cui l'io è stato separato. Tuttavia, nel radicamento dell'io nell'Essere è la comprensione che tale separazione è costantemente superata, cancellata, negata dall'Essere stesso. Nonostante il nulla del mondo, di cui l'uomo si trova ad esser parte, l'autore giunge così ad affermare che il nulla non può nulla sull'io che, rinvenendo la propria radice nell'Essere, sull'Essere fissa il suo sguardo e in esso ritrova la sua dimora.

Pink's deep understanding of the nature of regeneration and how that relates to faith and works is top notch. Pink levels the serious and solemn charge that much "evangelistic" preaching falls short on delivering the true gospel message. He states, "The 'evangelism' of the day is not only superficial to the last degree, but it is radically defective. It is utterly lacking a foundation on which to base an appeal for sinners to come to Christ. There is not only a lamentable lack of proportion (the mercy of God being made far more prominent than His holiness, His love than His wrath), but there is a fatal omission of that which God has given for the purpose of imparting a knowledge of sin. There is not only a reprehensible introducing of 'bright singing, ' humorous witticisms and entertaining anecdotes, but there is a studied omission of the dark background upon which alone the Gospel can effectually shine forth." Whether you are a preacher or a layperson, this remarkably relevant study in Scripture will challenge you to hold firmly to the Gospel.

Courage on Little Round Top is the story of the college professor from Maine, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and the college student from Alabama, Robert Wicker, and the events that brought them face to face at a critical moment in the 2nd Day's fight at Gettysburg.

Fantastically illustrated, this book will appeal to kids and adults alike. "Welcome to the Zuniverse" carries with it a vital message for every individual, big or small. It is a space-themed parable for responsible toileting. The cultivation of a kind, thoughtful self begins with the most basic of things: our everyday lavatory visits. Disciplining ourselves in the simple cleaning up of our own little messes is the genesis of a journey towards true greatness. You cannot achieve great things unless you master the little ones first. Taking responsibility in our daily toileting habits is indeed the first step to greatness. We truly are our own worst enemy. Slaying the giant of self-centredness within is the absolute key to our quest for a better self and a better world. Yes, we can be better, starting with the humble restroom. Isn't that how we all begin our day? "Welcome to the Zuniverse" is a result of my observations as a parent. Through the passage of parenthood, I realised that there is nothing instinctive about cleaning up one's own little messes after using the toilet. When my kids have their friends over for play dates, it further confirms my belief that these things have to be taught; responsible toileting is simply not going to happen out of thin air! So I had to conduct training sessions for my kids to learn how to use toilet paper to wipe off "over-spurts" and how to use cleaning agents and toilet brushees to clear off stubborn "stickies". Obviously there were times where I entered the bathroom and still find unpleasant residues and that is where the countless reminders came in. I wished I had a book like "Welcome to the Zuniverse" where I could hand it to them and empower them with a standard term of reference. With the book, my kids would now know exactly what I am referring to when I tell them: "hey, I still see over-spurts on the floor!" Even better, when I spot something amiss, all I need to do is simply go up to them and gently say: "Welcome to the Zuniverse" and they will get it. Just mentioning that alone, they will get it! They will get it, and start cleaning up their own little messes. Even though "Welcome to the Zuniverse" is designed as a children's book, it is really meant for all ages. Truth be told, it is not just the children that need to be taught, many people of varied ages too, need a lesson on responsible toileting. Ultimately, the central core of such a lesson is really about being kind and other-centred. With "Welcome to the Zuniverse," such lessons can be communicated with both clarity and subtlety.

In this groundreaking book, Dolores Mosquera shows us how to maximize the presence of voices as the way to reach important clinical goals. Instead of being afraid of the voices, or seeing them as a sign of schizophrenia, or something to get rid of, she explains to us, step by step and in the clearest way, how to work with these voices with our clients. Throughout the book, she teaches us to encourage our clients to start exploring and listening to the voices instead of avoiding them; to lower the dissociative phobias towards the voices and understand and validate their functions: to identify alternative ways of responding, and to address the "voices' needs" and missing pieces. By doing so, the system reaches agreements, cooperation and, ultimately, starts working as a true team. The use of a trauma-informed approach creates an effective framework so both therapist and client can understand the importance, the reasons, and the protective goals of the different part of the Self. This helps to keep the right pacing, without hurrying any trauma-processing work, and avoids the reprise of phobic blockages or triggered re-experiencing. It is instead possible to create a relational container that offers safety while "moving forward." The reader will also find explanations of the application of specific procedures and techniques that come directly from the author's experience as a trauma-therapist. Five detailed clinical cases follow the first, more theoretical part. They are, in itself, "a book within a book" thanks to the richness of the clinical material and the precise comments of the author, interspersed throughout the text.

Je suis enfermée dans un corps de douleurs. Voilà comment la fibromyalgie a investi Virginie il y a neuf ans. À tout juste vingt-six ans, en pleine jeunesse, des douleurs intenses et une fatigue profonde la submergent à tel point qu'elle doit s'arrêter de travailler et ne se reconnaît plus. Un long parcours médical, d'examens et un diagnostic: fibromyalgie. Ce témoignage intense explique bien le chemin de cette jeune femme des premiers symptômes au diagnostic, de cette colère face à Dame fibro, et enfin l'acceptation jusqu'à devenir maman malgré la maladie. Les personnes atteintes de fibromyalgie, de maladies invisibles, se retrouveront dans ce texte et se sentiront comprises et légitimes. Il est destiné également à la famille et aux proches des malades, pour les aider à mieux comprendre ce que souffrir de fibromyalgie représente. Ce livre permettra aux gens d'être plus à l'écoute et tolérants à la souffrance des autres, même s'il est difficile de comprendre et d'admettre quelque chose qui ne se voit pas. Ce livre témoignage est illustré de photographies aquatiques pour sensibiliser les lectrices et lecteurs à travers les mots et les images. Ce livre a été au coeur d'un projet artistique, dont une vidéo "Rendre visible l'invisible" à découvrir ici: https: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBAUROPQl2I

The Celtic Cyclopedia delves deeply into the 6 Celtic kingdoms: Ireland, Manx, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall and Brittany. Within these pages the stories come alive of kings, queens, heroes, saints, gods and monsters. The book explores the religions, cultures and mythology of the Celtic tribes, and touches upon those of the invading Vikings. The Celtic Twilight is explored, as one age ends and another begins!

For as many reasons as there are days in a year... a century... or millennia, some novelists choose to write incognito. By using an alias, pen name; or, as the French so beautifully say, nom de plume, they'll cloak their true identities. The nom de plume, while convenient, does present a bit of a conundrum for the writer. Whose backstory or biography should an author employ introducing themselves to their reading public? Their own, or their literary double's. Enter the creative mind. The very nature of a fiction writer is to write fiction, is it not? Indeed, it is. And, so...Shellam's story begins in Australia as Siobhán Aoife O'Shea, the only child of Irish-born parents. Growing up on a remote farm, her young life is idyllic. Though isolated from everything beyond the farm, Siobhán's life is filled with the love of her parents, work, and her books. As a young teen, tragedy ensues. Siobhán must survive on her own, learning to live in a strange and mysterious world. In this coming-of-age story, Djuna Shellam-nom de plume-author of The Em Suite Series, shares the early years of an unconventional life in Vol 1 of her memoir series, The True-Life Adventures of Djuna Shellam. Beginning in the Victoria countryside, her story continues to Melbourne, VIC. Siobhán enters uncharted territory that's fraught with challenges, discoveries, love, and heartache. As she gains a footing in her new world, solved mysteries and shared secrets create lifelong bonds in the gripping story of an extraordinary life.

雨の降る朝、あるアイルランド人の男は自宅のピアノの前に座り、９０年代に過ごした日本での想い出を回想する。美しい景色とそのディテール、懐かしい時間、古い映画のように一枚ずつ通り過ぎていくシーン。人生が差し出し、永遠に持ち去っていった愛すべきもの、そして後悔のすべてを、男は再び目にする。