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61) Just Breathe
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The dreams. The fears. The death of a son. Just Breathe is the true journey of this author's personal tragedy. It is a story of growth, of lost dreams, and new dreams realized. Of fighting to save a child through insurmountable odds. It is a story of letting go and in the end, instead of saving her son, one mother is able to save herself.
62) When I'm Dead
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Violet Hoffman is a planner. She's had more than enough time-especially on holidays-to think this through. There's really no point in turning back. Now, armed with a plan, Violet only needs to pull the trigger. She runs through her list of essentials: Motel room, check. Bottle of pills, check. Razor blades, check. Knife, yup. Purpose, check. Voice ready to be heard. Got it. Revenge, coming right up.
Violet is ready. After all, she decides, everyone...
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Puppy Love That Shattered Her Life
This novel is based on a true story of Claudia Peterson (Name Changed) who is the daughter of British parents who chose to settle down in Mumbai after Indian Independence.
Claudia's father was martyred fighting for the British against the Japanese in Burma.
Her four elder brothers were sparingly educated and alcoholics.
Claudia had a difficult childhood and adolescence. She had to approach blood relations and...
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Cheryl said many times that "I'm done with that life, I'll never go back to it." But she did. When her aunt Judy finds her in jail after two years of thinking she may be dead, she hopes and prays this is a second chance for her niece. Her sensitive, funny, bookworm niece. Her big sister's eldest daughter, who has since died. And through writing White Flag, bestselling author Judy L. Mandel finds that it didn't start with Cheryl, but that the tentacles...
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Skeletons Out of Closet is about a middle-class family that dates as far back as the late '50s. Knowing that there was no help from the outside world because things were handled differently in those days, you have the Ponder family. The children lost their mother to situations unknown and only had the love of their beloved grandmother to help them to cope.
The grandfather was a wealthy and well-respected member of the town, so things were hidden...
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Growing up on the family tree of an American dynasty did not protect D.T. Shanti from the darker legacies of sexual abuse, addiction, and domestic violence. This story is one of survival in the face of peril, redemption despite self-hatred, and the impact that abusive legacy has on establishing the trajectory of a child's life.
Whether she was walking the streets of her small hometown in North Carolina or being presented to American and international...
67) My Real Hue
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My Real Hue is an extraordinarily brave man's quest to fully understand and accept himself despite his family obstructing his path. Though it spans five decades, the story is a poignant reminder that adult life is constantly and comprehensively affected by childhood. From the instant readers meet young Danny, his torturous relationship with his parents is evident. His dysfunctional family capitulates everything from challenges with coming to terms...
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Finding your Millionaire Dating love is relatively the easy part. The hard part is building up a good relationship and keeping the romance burning. The way to a man's heart is through their stomach. Yes, this is true. Thus, cooking and serving a delicious meal would show your new lover that you care about them and that you are also creative and capable. Definitely a keeper. Cooking for someone is a good way to say, "I care for you" without needing...
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In the seventh book in his Emotional Recovery from… series Richard Schwindt M.S.W., R.S.W. turns a therapist's eye towards the source of our greatest joys and challenges – the family. Basing his thoughts and observations on more than thirty years of clinical experience, Richard explores family life and the most common struggles that afflict family members. He addresses: The family life cycle When and how things go wrong How are we effected by...
70) Relationships
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For close to thirty years, Gus Barni has been a metaphysical researcher and a leader in the field of wellness and well-being. His company Vibrational Health was founded with the intent to bring humanity to a state of higher consciousness. Along with high vibration frequencies and nutritional compatibility, Gus offers an integrated, interdisciplinary program designed in helping people achieve needed lifestyle changes.
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"Catriona Ward's The Last House on Needless Street is a shocking and immersive read perfect for fans of Gone Girl and The Haunting of Hill House. "The new face of literary dark fiction." -Sarah Pinborough, New York Times bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes "The buzz...is real. I've read it and was blown away. It's a true nerve-shredder that keeps its mind-blowing secrets to the very end." -Stephen King In a boarded-up house on a dead-end street...
72) Eden: a novel
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"Becca Meister Fitzpatrick - wife, mother, grandmother, and pillar of the community - is the dutiful steward of her family's iconic summer tradition. That is until she discovers her recently deceased husband squandered their nest egg. As she struggles to accept that this is likely her last season in Long Harbor, Becca is inspired by her granddaughter's boldness in the face of impending single-motherhood and summons the courage to reveal a secret she...
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Jen Beagins funny, moving, fearless debut novel introduces an unforgettable character, Mona--almost 24, cleaning houses to get by, emotionally adrift. Handing out clean needles to drug addicts, she falls for a recipient who proceeds to break her heart in unimaginable ways. Always just under the surface are her memories of growing up in a chaotic, destructive family from which she's trying to disentangle herself. The story of her journey toward a comfortable...
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When you were a child...-Did your parents tell you you were bad or worthless?-Did your parents use physical pain to discipline you?-Did you have to take care of your parents because of their problems?-Were you often frightened of your parents?-Did your parents do anything to you that had to be kept secret?Now that you're an adult...-Do your parents still treat you as if you were a child?-Do you have intense emotional or physical reactions after spending...
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[2015]
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Season five finds the Gallaghers dealing with both the upside and downside of personal and urban renewal as Frank, Fiona, Lip and their family and friends band together to fight the invading hipster hordes and real estate speculators in their beloved South Side. But, as the neighborhood changes, the Gallaghers begin to reconcile their chaotic past in the hopes of building a better future.
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If you grew up with an emotionally immature, unavailable, or selfish parent, you may have lingering feelings of anger, loneliness, betrayal, or abandonment. You may recall your childhood as a time when your emotional needs were not met, when your feelings were dismissed, or when you took on adult levels of responsibility in an effort to compensate for your parent's behavior. These wounds can be healed, and you can move forward in your life.
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Jeannette Walls tells the story about her childhood. She talks about living like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in the mountains. Retreating to the dismal West Virginia mining town--and the family-- her father, Rex Walls, had done everything he could to escape. He drank. He stole the grocery money and disappeared for days. As the dysfunction of the family escalated, Jeannette and her brother and sisters had to fend for themselves,...
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"From licensed therapist and popular Instagram relationship expert Vienna Pharaon (@mindfulmft, +631K followers) comes a profound guide to understanding and overcoming wounds from your Family of Origin-the foundation of how we relate to others, ourselves, and the world around us"--
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