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Comfort Food: Amazing Friends and the Everyday Stories That Happen Around Friendship is a collection of personal essays about friendship and the foods that brought us together. The book identifies five kinds of friends and is separated into five sections, each one corresponding to one of the five friends and the course of a five-course meal that corresponds to that friend. The friend whom we turn to for encouragement is the appetizer course; the younger...
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Manfredo vende joyas, abastece las tiendas de hoteles ubicados en los litorales de una isla tropical y paradisiaca, donde a menudo encuentra sus amorosas relaciones. Él se reúne en La taberna del Corsario con sus amigos de siempre, Manuel, Yuan, Harry, Rey, Daniel y Alberto, en dicho lugar discuten sobre diversos tópicos, como el amor y la fe, siendo este último el sentimiento que los une. Los amores de Manfredo conforman la construcción de esta...
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Creative memoir of the end of the Great Depression, and especially of the World War II years, as seen through the eyes of this child who lived through those times. It's a book about living in a close-knit community, when times were hard but life was soft--with friends and neighbors and a loving family. Descriptions of farm life before any modern equipment had been invented, and how neighbors worked together in harvesting their crops makes for interesting...
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Patricia Ann Oaks shares her true life stories, guaranteed to inspire, uplift, and bring you joy. Follow Patricia through the streets of Manhattan, beside the River Seine in Paris, up to Cinderella's Castle in the Magic Kingdom, along the Canals of Venice, California, and south of the border to the beautiful people and beautiful city of Tijuana, Mexico. Patricia hopes to open your eyes to the little stories you might miss if you aren't looking, like...
5) Ted and Ned
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Spiritual writer and founder of Rising Woman, Sheleana Aiyana takes you on a transformational inner-work journey to heal life-long relationship pattens and reclaim power over your life.
Romantic relationships have the ability to infuse our lives with the magic of intimacy and connection. But for many of us, that magic is fleeting, over and over, our relationships don't last, or if they do, they fail to make us happy. We find ourselves chasing unavailable...
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We learn as little girls that the measure of our success is popularity rather than being okay with our uniqueness. The laws of the playground have influenced the women we are today and the type of women we form friendships with. Laura shares memorable stories and hard-earned lessons about the often hurtful relationships between women. The book is full of honesty, humility, humor and self-reflection. Women can be very cruel to each other. We have all...
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When a middle-aged woman with grown children and a much younger gay man become great friends and decide to take a "bucket list"-type journey across country, many unlike events come to pass. David knew he was not going to live a long life, so he had the desire to see places he'd never seen and visit family and friends while he could. What takes place is a heartwarming tale of hope, friendship and faith. Starting out in a tiny car and not knowing how...
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As far-reaching as the Big Sky, and yet as intimate as a conversation by a glimmering campfire, this book holds within its calloused hands the comradery women long for. The hilarity of situations in which these six women find themselves - whether it be waxing, setting the dance floor on fire, or a weekend at the hot springs - will have you laughing 'til your cheeks ache. Set against a panorama of vivid and enduring depictions of Montana character,...
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We never saw it coming. For the first time in her life sixteen year old Brenda Kay is finally settled, and calls Turney, Texas, home. She has a job. Life is good…Until a surprise visit from her daddy turns that life upside down. An unplanned move to Houston plunges her into a world of anger, pain, heartache, and confusion. No longer able to turn to Grandma, or Billy Neal, she draws strength from her Bible. But Brenda Kay is optimistic. After all,...
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We often lament that we don't get a manual for parenting. So here it is, the psychology of parenting. This book will help you understand the 'whys' of your child's needs, creating the foundation for your parenting skills. This book outlines concrete skills that will increase your confidence as a parent, supporting you in taking this loving leadership role in your family.
The wisdom and knowledge of psychology is only drip fed to the public. Signposts...
11) My Heart My Home
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P.I. Chronicles – My Heart My Home is the first book of a three part series by new author Corey Jay Johnson. In this book, the author goes into detail about his life growing up in Baltimore, Maryland with his family and friends. Lance Corporal Corey is just arriving home after being honorably discharged from the US Marines. His last duty station was in the Philippines (P.I.) where he lived a life that only a young B Company Marine can understand...
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When the sunbeam shown through the kitchen door… her mama died. The death of her mother in 1953, just two years after losing her only brother, leaves twelve year old Brenda Kay fearful her daddy may be next. "Life's always changing," he says after all, and puts action to the words by dumping her on various relatives, winding up with Grandma and snuff-spitting Pappy in a little dead-end town. Brenda Kay expects the worst - loved ones tend to die...
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Men are at a disadvantage when it comes to forming relationships with other men. As boys, men are taught to suppress their emotions and to avoid vulnerability at all costs-to be winners and warriors. Mark Roman spent a year collecting interviews with men from dozens of countries around the world and found that these societal and cultural boundaries exist everywhere, and have created a male population that deeply longs for friendship, yet can't find...
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Have you ever met someone new, and were completely stumped as to what to say? This short ebooklet is for you. Once you finish, you will never have that happen again. You will always be able to come up with witty conversation and interesting questions to get that person talking!
15) The Good Life
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The good life is a combination of two short stories. First is about my experience at the Richard Petty Driving School and my experience with racing most of my life. The second is about a speech I gave on What it's like to be Married Twice.
16) A Fish's Wish
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Wish along with Andy the fish, as he imagines fun outside of his fish bowl.
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Ever wondered why some people have more power over others than you do? Ever wondered why some leaders are more effective than others? Ever considered why you don't connect with others the way you think you should? If so, this 7-minute read is going to change your life. Communication isn't only about getting one's point of view across. Whatever your situation, your outcome will be dictated not by your ideas, but by the way you present them. By learning...
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What I Learned At Bastogne, set before and during World War II, is the prequel to What I Learned At The 'Zoo, his coming-of-age novel set in Yazoo City, Mississippi. That first book rollicks the reader into the turbulent 1970s and results from Beasley's thought for one short time that he hailed from Texas. His father, the late Brigadier General Glenn D. Beasley, Sr., United States Army, knew and determined that his son would also know, instead, that...
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Time is running out as a mysterious virus threatens to destroy the rural town of Sierra, causing chaos and fear, and attacking its young people. Nothing can stop this destructive virus, as hundreds of people rush to the hospital's ER and many will die, waiting for a cure. The situation turns dangerous as a father, anxious to save his baby, goes on a shooting rampage. Who will survive? At the heart of the story is Lucinda, who moves to Sierra to escape...
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En la actualidad, la mayoría de los hombres caminan por la vida solos. La mayoría de ellos no puede nombrar a un mejor amigo. No saben a quién llamarían en caso de una crisis. No tienen a nadie a su alrededor que los desafíe y los haga mejores hombres.
Es una plaga en nuestro tiempo. Las encuestas lo confirman. Los estudios médicos lo confirman. La tasa de suicidios de hombres lo confirma.
Lo que los hombres de hoy han perdido es la habilidad...
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