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"If your biggest financial plan is 'maybe I'll win the lottery someday, ' you should probably read this book."--Back cover.
Dunn argues that our inability to speak honestly about money is our chief barrier to understanding it. She reveals the legitimate, systemic reasons behind our feeling of helplessness when it comes to personal finance, demystifying subjects like how to choose an insurance plan or buy a car, sign up for a credit card or take out...
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Healing and traveling this hard road of life and conquering it is not easy. None of our blues is the same. My goal with this book is to reveal God's healing power, and how it sustained me through the toughest of battles. From depression to being diagnosed with HIV tried to take me out. Let's just say with the strength of the Lord and my will to fight. I am God's child, and He will always cover me. I hope this book teaches you about healing yourself...
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"A unique collection of eulogies of the twentieth century's greatest figures, written by conservative icon William F. Buckley Jr. and compiled by National Review and Fox News chief Washington correspondent James Rosen. In a half-century on the national stage, William F. Buckley Jr. achieved unique stature as a polemicist and the undisputed godfather of modern American conservatism. He knew everybody, hosted everybody at his East 73rd Street maisonette,...
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Alexander's legacy has had a major impact on military tacticians, scholars, statesmen, adventurers, authors, and filmmakers. Cartledge brilliantly evokes Alexander's remarkable political and military accomplishments, cutting through the myths to show why he was such a great leader. He explores our endless fascination with Alexander and gives us insight into his charismatic leadership, his capacity for brutality, and his sophisticated grasp of international...
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Get the Summary of J. Reuben Appelman's While Idaho Slept in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "While Idaho Slept" recounts the chilling events surrounding the murders of four University of Idaho students in Moscow, Idaho. On a November evening in 2022, Kaylee Goncalves, Maddie Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin's lives were tragically cut short in a violent attack at their residence on King Road. The book details...
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About the Book The Heart Remembers: Recollections of a Ninety-Year-Old Man tells the true story of Helmuth R. Krause, a man defined by his honesty, hard-work, and love of family. Helmuth R. Krause was born in Marathon County, Wisconsin in 1932. He grew up in a hard-working farm family, a lifestyle that he has proudly passed on to his children and grandchildren. This story is the journey of a young boy of mixed blood born during the depression into...
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Get the Summary of Elie Wiesel and Marion Wiesel's Night in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Night" by Elie Wiesel is a poignant memoir that recounts the harrowing experiences of the author during the Holocaust. The narrative begins in Sighet, Transylvania, where Elie, deeply religious and studious, is mentored by Moishe the Beadle in Kabbalistic teachings. Despite Moishe's warnings after witnessing a Gestapo massacre,...
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Jahohora Petronella Inaavinuise, who came to be known as Mama Penee, was a young girl of eleven when her parents were shot in cold blood before her during the 1904–1908 genocidal war in Namibia. Waved away from the scene by a German soldier, she realised that it was her destiny to live. Finding water and food for herself and learning to avoid danger, she spent several months in hiding. Courageous and self-sufficient, she learned lessons in wisdom,...
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Rudy became the inspiration for millions when a Hollywood film depicting his journey as a Notre Dame football player became one of the most influential sports movies ever made. In Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger's only autobiography, go behind the scenes to experience the heartache, triumph, and glory through Rudy's own eyes, and learn details of the ten years it took to get the movie made.
For the first time, the real Rudy shares his story of floundering...
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The Adventures of Wild Willy is a collection of anecdotes, poetry, and essays about Wilma "Willy" Forester growing up in a neighborhood in Chico, CA, around 1940-1980. Willy revisits her little adventures training, riding her horse Bucky, and spending time with her brother Clint, sister Barbara, and childhood friend La Donna. Growing up, they shared the fun as long as they went home before dark.
The coming-of-age story features illustrations...
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This is a fascinating biography of Mary Russell Mitford, a prolific writer and prominent figure in British literary circles during the 19th century. Roberts explores the complex social and cultural forces that shaped Mitford's life and work, including her gender, class, and status as a 'blue stocking.' The book provides a rich portrait of Mitford's world and is an engaging and informative read for anyone interested in 19th century literature and culture....
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My cold, soaked, naked body was exposed, and I immediately knew I was in danger. As my lip began to quiver and involuntarily protrude, I became drenched with an overwhelming, instant yearning for my mum. Yet no sound would escape my mouth, so I stood there cornered like a mouse surrounded by the steal of a trap set to spring at any moment just waiting to secure me in its unforgiving clutches. My startled, fearful eyes only minutely reflecting the...
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The definitive biography of one of the twentieth century's most celebrated and controversial dramatists.
To several generations, actor, playwright, songwriter, and filmmaker Noël Coward (1899-1973) was the very personification of wit, glamour, and elegance. Given unprecedented access to the private papers and correspondence of Coward family members, compatriots, and numerous lovers, Samuel Johnson Prize-winning biographer Philip Hoare has produced...
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A book for all those who want to put the heavy burdens of the past behind them.
This book helps you in difficult moments. Even the hardest ones. It gives hope, strength, faith in life, and the meaning of perseverance.
This book has been a work in progress for at least 13, maybe even 24 years, but it finally found its way out after the Camino; after the journey that echoes my personal transition from slavery to freedom; after the liberation from...
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Get the Summary of Ruth J. Simmons's Up Home in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Up Home" by Ruth J. Simmons is a memoir that chronicles the author's journey from her childhood in the segregated South to her academic achievements and personal growth. Born in 1945 in the small East Texas community of Daly, Simmons was raised in a sharecropping family, where she experienced the stark realities of racial segregation...
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For the first time, Bill Marsh's terrific collection of outback yarns centred on the Royal Flying Doctor Service are available in one bumper volume. the Royal Flying Doctor Service is a unique icon of Australian culture. Since its beginnings with the Reverend John Flynn in 1928, the RFDS has helped build our nation. the Flying Doctors, and the remote stations and communities that they serve, have become enduring symbols of what it means to be Australian....
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In a tale as timeless as love itself, a girl and boy from the most modest of origins find their souls intertwined.
Their shared passion wasn't just for each other, but also for music. Rising from the depths of obscurity to the zenith of music stardom, they navigated the wild and unpredictable landscape of the 1970s. Their bond was unshakeable, even when faced with the myriad temptations of their newfound fame.
However, fate had a different plan....
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The daughter of Elyne Mitchell tells what it was like to grow up with a famous and highly creative mother who created the classic Australian children's books, the Silver Brumby Series. In 1958, Elyne Mitchell's the Silver Brumby was published to acclaim and quickly became a much-loved classic of Australian children's literature. Now, for the centenary of Elyne's birth, her daughter Honor Auchinleck tells the story of the exceptional woman, and mother,...
20) Weight On God
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Weight on God is a reminder that the pain that we carry, endure, or even cause is will and shall always be forgivable.
Our God will use our failures, faults, and even our fears to form an unshakable faith that seeks him out in the most troubling of times.
Weight on God will walk you through depression, divorce, adultery, addiction, and incarceration.
This book is a gateway to self-discovery. It will help you to find and focus on an inner strength...
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