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A Young World Drawn to the Gun is about America's youngest problem: young people engaging in gun violence. America is losing its future as our children are losing their lives on the streets, in our homes, and in schools across America. America has an obligation to protect the lives of all its citizens, including our children, teens, and young adults.
Young America is vastly becoming the perpetrators, the victims, and the suspects in gun-violence...
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The primary appeal that “Boil the Frog” will have, for most people grabbing it off the shelf or off the internet, will be the step-by-step guide on how to lose the weight you want to lose. However, this book will actually surprise you about how it dives deep into the very depths of your mind to find where you got lost and show you how to come back, even from addiction.
It will show you how to find who you were before the world told you different...
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Basically, “Screw Your Perception” is to remind us all that we are one. How is our ego getting in the way and stopping us from listening and accepting others just as they are? How can we learn to live in love and in relation with another? How can we learn and understand one another? What if we listened? What if we allowed others to be themselves? What if we let go? What if we were willing to look ourselves in the mirror? What if we might just...
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This book was written to share the gift of forgiveness. Sometimes we struggle with asking or accepting forgiveness. Situations of trauma in our lives make forgiveness especially difficult. Conflicts in our relationships require us to be able to forgive so the relationship can grow. It is also very important to begin with spiritual forgiveness so we can grow spiritually and receive peace in our lives.
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The purpose of this daily devotional is to shine light on real-life situations that will help you reflect on the past, have a clearer understanding of the present, and give warnings to prepare you for the future. Most importantly it's to help you meditate on the greatness of God.
In loving memory of my grandmother and mother, Sarah Dozier and Barbara Dozier. I pray you both are proud of me.
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La intención de este libro es que sea una lectura simple, no para que tu mente la entienda, sino para que la escuche tu ser que está dentro de tu corazón y se conecte con su camino, entendiendo quién eres y cuál es tu propósito de vida en este plano dimensional
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This book is about choosing your way through life so you can bring more happiness and loving into the world. Learn to create the experience of loving-the experience of a heartfelt "YES!" When you live a "YES!", you experience each day with positivity, enthusiasm, peace of mind, gratitude, and happiness. As you focus on the happiness of others, you will bring more happiness into your own life!
We invite you to write personal responses to the practices...
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We live in an instant-gratification microwave society. We have been conditioned to expect instant results, or we get angry, disappointed, or depressed. We have greater opportunities to connect with others; however, we are more disconnected than ever before. We have all the information of the world at our fingertips but shorter attention spans than ever before. What are we doing to ourselves? We have everything other generations could only dream about;...
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Some people never take the time out to think outside the box. It's not that they don't want to--they don't know how.
This book will give you thirty (30) tools on how to move past fear. Fear only appears the moment you start to doubt yourself, which is a con. To a life of doubting something before even trying.
Doubt can have a person settling for less than what they deserve in life. Remember, without boundaries or principles, other people will...
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One man's journey through life from victim to survivor to outspoken activist on many social issues such as child abuse, loss, addiction, HIV/AIDS, disease, racial inequality and equality, and LGBT rights. This is a true story of what one man went through while battling all of life's ups and downs, burning in the ashes of betrayal and discrimination trying to hold him down but rising up and becoming one of the most outspoken and controversial social...
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Sociopaths-who are they? What do they want? How long have we known about them? How many are out there? And what can you do when around them?
Welcome to The Sociopath's Playbook. Delve deep into the mind-sets of abusive individuals and immerse in strategies to counter them.
Designed around the latest diagnostic manuals from the World Health Organization and the American Psychiatric Association, The Sociopath's Playbook weaves together the most up-to-date...
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How it was then...
I did hard drugs for the majority of my life. I ran the gambit through marijuana and alcohol, ecstasy, and acid among many others before settling into meth for seventeen years. I have two drug charges-one for intent to distribute. For nearly two decades, I created hell in life through my choices and actions, my thoughts, and lack of feeling.
Then something happened. To me, through me...I really don't know. What I do know is that...
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With the ever-changing world and the advancement in technology and social media, mental health has become a forefront in many people's lives, whether they want to admit it or not. Mental health is something the author is so passionate about and aims to make the subject not such a taboo by sharing what she has gone through. Heartbreak, death, depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts are just a touch on what you will inquire.
This book talks about...
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Conquistando nuestros miedos es un programa estructurado en actividades diarias que permitiran que el lector desarrolle, a traves de la escritura terapeutica, un espacio personal para aprender a superar los miedos y vencer la ansiedad, las preocupaciones y las inseguridades personales. En este sentido, cada actividad diaria programada te ayudara a aprovechar las oportunidades y los recursos propios para vivir nuevas experiencias de vida, en muchos...
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The universe is over 13 billion years old. The sun is one million times larger than the earth. The earth is inhabited by trillions and trillions of life-forms, and we are one of the billions of people who inhabit our world, yet from our point of view, we are the most important thing to have ever existed. You will find more amazing facts inside the book, which will relate more directly to your life and will help you determine how happy your life will...
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In How to Keep Your Mate and How to Cope if Your Mate Dies before You Die: A True Story, the author tells what she personally did to keep her relationship strong with her mate. Then she tells what she did when her mate died in April 2021.
In Unholy from beyond the Grave: A True Story, the author provides a more in-depth look at her and her mate's love story. Both books come with a frequently asked questions section right from the author's own...
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La actitud positiva activa en todo ciudadano; es una obra que consta de diecisiete capitulos cortos, que estan basados en hechos verdaderos y que el autor ha comprobado su repeticion a traves del tiempo, lo cual, los hace permanentes en el entorno de nuestro pais de origen y del ambito mundial. La tematica y ambientacion narran vivencias por medio de la observacion, con la finalidad de promover una reflexion en cada capitulo a leer y que el contenido,...
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In February 2022, after having visited my family in Los Angeles for the Christmas holidays and staying back from returning to our home in Canada. My mom gave me the idea of publishing the work of my daughters, Caro and Isa. My daughters threw away a lot of their doodles when we left my parent's home. My mom saw these, was in such awe of their work and insisted I do something with them. This is when I decided to publish them together with coach, life,...
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People who perceive they have a positive Quality of Life (QOL) and who demonstrate positive health habits usually function with decreased levels of depression and anxiety and with increased levels of optimism. Health psychology research supports the fact that increased levels of optimism are associated with greater levels of subjective well-being, self-efficacy, and self-esteem, resulting in fewer sick days and longer life.
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