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The pandemic temporarily put the brakes on the author's long career as a personal injury and medical malpractice trial lawyer in New York and New Jersey. Shortly before the pandemic, he had closed his concert promotion business after a 21 year run. In addition, during those pre-pandemic months, the author lost his father and mentor, Seymour H. Eidman, of blessed memory (1932-2019). After the pandemic set in, the author spent time reflecting upon these seemingly unrelated events and turned his thoughts into his second book.

This book describes my own story of how I learn and discover I am a Twin Flame in a Twin Flame journey and process. I used my love for writing to take me through this alchemical process of finding and connecting with my true self by giving voice to everything I was processing within. I also describe my own experience in meeting and connecting with my own Twin Flame in this physical plane. The most special thing about it all, was that while in the journey I had no Idea what I was navigating as in the process all I felt was confusion and even despair. Only years after I became aware he was my twin and that we are both in this Ascension mission together, even if we are not physically together. In this memoir I describe every up and down I went through to get me to awaken to this spiritual mission. I want this book to be a source of real life information and inspiration for others to find comfort in. Whether on a Twin Flame journey or not I want to accompany others in their own spiritual journey.

I am Noemi's Daughter is a biographical narrative in honor of the Author's mother. It is a beautiful story of an amazing loving, caring and blessed woman, who despite of all her circumstances succeeded in all her endeavors and lived a happy life.

They say death, divorce and relocating are the 3 most stressful life events that a person can go through. Aeileon (an Ex-Convict/ Drug Dealer/ Hop Hop Recording Artist) went through all of these experiences within a years time. This brief biography details the thinking that it took for one man to wake up & find salvation in Jesus Christ.

As a seven-year-old kid pitching a ball against a brick wall, John Smoltz decided to be a professional baseball player when he grew up. And from that simple decision until his last season on the mound in the major leagues, it was his faith, work ethic, and love for the game that propelled him through challenges that would have ruined other athletes.Starting and Closing chronicles the final season in a legendary career that included fourteen years in one of the most dominant rotations in baseball, a Cy Young Award, and a World Series title?all while battling and overcoming "career-ending" injuries. Recounting a season that tested his perseverance and deepened his faith, Smoltz flashes back to watershed moments in the skeptic-defying journey from being one of the best starting pitchers of all time, to closer, to starter again. What emerges is an inspirational story from a man who believed not just in himself but in God's plan for him?and one more year.

Inside Bourbon Street: Stories from the Heart of Big Daddy's" is a captivating book that delves into the lives of the women who worked at one of the most iconic bars on Bourbon Street during its prime. These women share their experiences of working in the exciting and sometimes dangerous world of New Orleans nightlife through in-depth interviews and personal anecdotes. From the colorful characters they encountered to the unforgettable moments they shared, these women offer a unique and engaging look at a bygone era of the city's history. Whether you're a history buff, a fan of New Orleans culture, or just looking for a great read, "Inside Bourbon Street: Stories from the Heart of Big Daddy's" is a must-have book.

As he stepped to the plate at Yankee Stadium on opening day in 1966, Bobby Murcer carried with him the hopes and expectations of Yankees fans looking for the next Mickey Mantle. Bobby wasn't the next Mick, of course, but he became one of the most beloved Yankees of all time. Yankee for Life is Murcer's account of his stellar career as both a player and an Emmy Award-winning broadcaster. With self-effacing humor and down-home charm, he shares fascinating and illuminating anecdotes about former teammates, bosses, and the new generation of Yankees superstars?Rivera, Jeter, Rodriguez?whom he watched grow up from the broadcast booth. With candor, courage, and a refreshing dose of wit, he tells of his battle with brain cancer, explaining how the love of his wife and family, his deep religious faith, and the passionate support of fans helped see him through his ordeal.Bobby Murcer may not have achieved the celebrity of some of his fellow players, but ultimately he was what fans always wanted him to be: a Yankee for life.

Two young Jamaicans. A journey to self-discovery. Can it set them on the path to true love? Toya was determined to find her own happiness. Dreaming of finding her forever love, she faced her own self-doubts and questioned her hope for a joy-filled future. But when she met the love of her life, their biggest challenge would become society's expectations...A Love Like This: Finding Our Paradise is one woman's emotional account of finding herself in an ever-changing world filled with demands and expected behaviours. With Toya and Andrew's lives falling short of society's deemed normality, it would be the true test of their love to overcome their many hurdles.Can the young couple forge a loving foundation to weather any storm?A Love Like This: Finding Our Paradise is a beautiful true-life story of one Jamaican couple's unusual path to bliss. If you like highly personal narratives, heart wrenching honesty, and inspirational optimism, then you'll love Latoya Nicholson's captivating memoir.Buy A Love Like This: Finding Our Paradise to take a journey into joy today!

Is your life plagued with incurable illness and disease? Has your son ever been wanted for attempted murder? Do you have a spouse who is addicted to alcohol and drugs? Have you ever tried to kill yourself? Have you been committed to a mental institution? Have you been devastated by the death of a loved one?May my story inspire hope in even the darkest seasons of life.

An autobiography of the first 3 years of a Nigerian who relocated to the United States of America

Como filha. É assim que a mulher trava o primeiro embate com a maternidade. Parida, em busca de amparo e afeto.A filha busca pela mãe. Mas a mãe é uma fada desvanecente desaparece ao menor descuido. E, quando desaparece, não vai para o mundo das fadas, vai para um trabalho eterno que a rouba em tempo integral.A menina vira mãe dos irmãos, porque a maternidade brota. Cuida de bonecas e de meninos um dia depois do outro, resistindo como uma florzinha frágil brota e resiste no deserto, sem ninguém entender como.Até o dia em que a menina invencível e crescida constata um útero vazio: não engravida.Maternidade interrompida?É com sinceridade e coragem que a autora faz um balanço da maternidade em sua vida. Não se ampara na ficção. Descreve a infância e adolescência com crueza, a maturidade com muitos questionamentos.Maternidade aos Pedaços vai, com certeza, incomodar e encantar o leitor.

An autobiographical tale of half a life, telling about family, loss and death, as well as spiritual development, drug and alcohol excesses and gaining knowledge about the workings of the "law of attraction". It runs like a red thread through my whole life. A life in which I have to find myself again and again with an unexpected twist. Arrived in my center and one hundred percent happy.Family does not necessarily have to be one hundred percent genetically related to each other, but Andreas Keudel was and is with me. Andi lived a life of pink, actually ultraviolet, always a little outside the visible range, and it is with him that I would like to begin my story. "Lilac is the color of the season," he used to say when he couldn't think of anything better for the current situation he was in. Lilac is the hue that borders directly on "ultraviolet." This motto shaped him throughout his life, in which he courted attention, recognition and love. A life that always took place at the margins, just as the invisible range of the light spectrum in ultraviolet is precisely not visible, but can only be experienced as such by measuring methods. A life is more than the sum of the experiences which rain down on the individual from birth to the coffin lid. To live means order and chaos equally and both have the same value. Max Planck's law of entropy states that there is only the natural flow from order to chaos. However, the Law of Attraction assumes that everything is malleable through free will. Good heavens, then it should also work the other way around. It says that one gets more from everything on which one directs the focus. Be it now love, poverty, attractiveness, wealth or illness. Provided that there is the one creator, which has equipped the human individual with a gift, namely to be able to create the way of the life even after his gusto and his taste and this would also allow the flow from chaos to order. Only unfortunately the 'superiors' have left people alone with this gift and have not taken into account how values and principles can curtail individual freedom of choice and almost paralyze a person, almost forcing him to give up themselves.

When a teenager who doesn't fit the norms, is expelled from college in Scandinavia, he decides to take a giant step, leave his country and go on a journey in search of identity, new cultures and happiness in America where he end up performing amongst legends and celebrities. Going through major transformation from a farmer boy to an entrepreneur in his 16 years in USA, the journey has only yet begun. Where most people would happily settle, he continues to follow his intuition, and so can you. Your Power is a personal story about winning in life. It questions social trends, traditional values and offers a road to the ultimate freedom. The freedom to be and discover your own unique self. Detached from manipulation, social concepts, doomsdays, obstacles and judgements. It's a transcendent spiritual zen alike journey through New York's fast paced show business and Hollywood's silicon pumped entertainment industry to a place of happiness and fulfilment. In this book you will find recipes, anecdotes that you can reflect on and draw parallels to your own situation. Uplifting stories that might give you insentience to risk life and face challenges against all odds and know that other's have succeeded and so can you. A book full of practical applications, but delivered from a real life action perspective and therefore not just another book of theories.- It's a journey just as your own life is, or can be if you decide to adopt the view of an explorer. An explorers goals are simple and satisfying. I made this decision because my regular routine got interrupted. - It's a trial of successes and failures and gained experience throughout this journey that allows me to teach my hard earned lessons and amazing achievements to you, and express my understanding and evidence build on my life and many other pioneers and authors who brilliantly shed light on life's mystery, dreams and problems. - It is challenges and encouragement and keys to pursue and open treasures.- It's advice, also of what or how to steer clear of disaster.

A Vision of Neon is a story of two friends - one who survives the complex years of adolescence and one who does not - and the unconditional love and commitment between these young girls. Wild, sharp-tongued red-head Kelsey embodies the confidence that her shy and quiet best friend, the story's narrator, only dreams of. But as time passes, Kelsey's seeming confidence and acts of teenage rebellion become overshadowed by day-long crying spells, invented stories of fictitious friends and thin slashes of scab that mark her skin. In high school, Kelsey descends into mental illness, while the narrator attempts to maintain a normal teenage life, despite continuing efforts to support her suicidal friend. However, both girls must ultimately face one difficult fact: regardless of their longings, Kelsey's sickness has a debilitating stranglehold on them both.

Just as in the title of this memoir, learning has always been at the center of Donna Durno's life. From a child who loved school, she went on to a career in education that spanned fifty years and took her to the highest levels of educational leadership. Not one to simply follow the path in front of her, she left a job as a Commissioner of Basic Education in Pennsylvania to chart her own course, spending one year driving around the country to visit forty-six schools in nineteen states to learn firsthand the challenges and successes of teachers and students. She used that experience to inform the second half of her illustrious career. Donna's life isn't just about school learning, however, It's about spiritual education, as well. Donna embarked on her first journey in pursuit of knowledge when, as a child, she walked to a local church by herself one Sunday. She attended on her own for years until her family became curious and decided to join her. In adulthood, she discovered a new side of faith when she began taking courses at Berkley Psychic Institute and became a licensed minister in California. Donna learned to love and lead during an era of ever-evolving roles for women. She is not just a person who lived through those changes, but a pioneer, Her story of living an authentic and empowered life is a lesson for us all about what is possible in our own lives if we never stop placing learning at the center. In Love, Learn, Lead, Donna reflects upon three key elements that intersected to create an inspiring and unique life.

Royce Glennwood "Woody" Lookabill in this third book turns to his experiences as a young man growing up in Pulaski County, Virginia, to his service in the United States Army, college at William and Mary and law school at Washington and Lee.

Born in White City, Kansas in 1933, Cec Garrett has lived a long and eventful life. From her early years in rural Oregon to travels all over the world, her love of family and deep faith have pervaded her journey every step of the way. In her memoir, Cec Garrett invites readers into her life, describing the experiences that shaped the woman she became-from her childhood split between homes, to her years as a homemaker, wife, and mother, and the many adventures she had along the way.

About a week before Christmas, 1987, following a harrowing car chase in Salinas California, one troubled young man asked his friend to help him safely get to his family's home in Indiana. This is the real-life true story of one young man's metaphorical rebirth during his sojourn halfway across the United States driving his car with his mechanic who was also his friend. Written in the first-person by the mechanic himself, the author invites the reader to ride along with these firebrands on this high-octane coming of age, buddy, road-trip adventure with action, suspense, some comedy, and heartbreak, underscored by youthful vigor, that has a bitter-sweet yet positive conclusion. The car the young man drove was a, now rather rare, 1978 Pontiac Firebird Esprit Red Bird edition base model equipped with a 305 cubic inch V8 engine. These cars were introduced midway through the 1978 model year and were the only Firebirds ever to be painted in Roman Red.

Despite achieving a life of success after surviving a childhood of trauma and adversity, a recently admitted psychiatric patient contemplates the meaning of happiness when her battle with her mental illness reaches a climax.-----------Double Award Winner in the Spring 2023 Bookfest Award: 3rd Place in Book Cover - Illustration & 3rd Place in Nonfiction for Self-Help & Transformation5 Star Readers' Favorite ReviewLiterary Titan Book Award2023 Finalist Page Turner Award "A compelling and often brutally honest insight into the author's mental health, how it developed, and how she discovered happiness."The Wishing Shelf "As she reflects on her journey towards recovery, Mali offers valuable insights into what it takes to heal from childhood trauma, and how one can learn to find happiness in spite of adversity."Books that Make You "Mali Millie's Searching for Serotonin is a powerful and thought-provoking memoir that chronicles a life faced with childhood adversity. It is an inspiring read, especially for those who have experienced childhood trauma. It is written in the first-person perspective, making it an intimate and compelling read. Citing statistics that reveal the high number of people with adverse childhood experiences, the story is timely and relevant. Millie's writing style is engaging, and her honesty shines through. This story stands out because it offers hope for people with mental illness by inspiring them to seek professional help. Ultimately, it shows that experiencing childhood trauma and having a mental illness should not stop one from pursuing a better life. It is highly recommended."Readers' Favorite 5-Star Book ReviewM. V. Beltran

From his beginnings amidst the austerity of post-World War II Britain, Gregory Mason recounts his physical and psychological journeys in a long teaching career. Changing Places revisits many of these journeys and intercultural encounters. After the rigors of a traditional British boarding school education, the author journeys to a new life in the United States. From there, he and his growing family travel together to live and work in diverse settings overseas. Over time, having become a dual citizen of Great Britain and the United States, he reflects on the gains and losses he has known in his own outer and inner life as he has aged, and as the world has changed from the twentieth to the twenty-first century

A wartime tragedy sparks a British teenager's dream of moving to Australia; a dream that turns into reality when at age 18 he becomes a participant in one of the largest planned migrations of the 20th century. With little money, a questionable education and absolutely nothing in the way of marketable skills, he steps ashore from the SS Australis onto Terra Australis and soon finds that the mythical place of his imagination is far removed from the reality. His journey from boyhood on a small West Sussex farm to coming-of-age in the vineyards of the Riverina and on the blue waters of Sydney Harbor is packed with a colorful cast of characters, who unwittingly teach him life's lessons as he struggles to find himself and his place in a strange new world. Pom's Odyssey is dramatic, funny, and whimsically entertaining, proving that if one takes the road less traveled, surprise is a constant companion and the reward at the end of that road will be the journey itself.

From an encounter with a medieval priest, to a near-death experience on a motorcycle trip in the snow; from supper with a powerful yakuza gangster, to a bit part in a film with a famous Hollywood movie star; from an excruciatingly embarrassing consultation with a female doctor, to a night with an anonymous soft porn actress; from an all-night 350-mile ride across Japan astride a 180mph two-wheel Ferrari, to the loss of a Romanian friend. These and twenty-five other assorted tales go to make up Pieces of Japan - a collection of adventures and misadventures, incidents and accidents that befell freelance writer Steve Gamblin during his fifteen-year sojourn in Japan. All the stories are true - only a few of the names have been changed to protect the guilty.

Chantilly is an extraordinary Woman, she have been through hell and back but she still stands strong. Chantilly have been molested by 3 uncles, beaten up by exes, abandoned by Family left on the street to fend for herself, betrayed by everyone she trusts, but she let nothing or no one break her spirit. Chantilly strongly believes in God and understands that God test your Faith. What don't kill you truly makes you stronger.

Have you read or heard of a man who brought more than 40 corpses back to life? A clergyman who, throughout his crusades, used the power of God to heal more than 100 blind and lame people? If you want to learn how God can convert multitudes of people here on earth via a mortal man, then you should read this book.The Church of God Mission International was established by Archbishop Benson Idahosa, a passionate Pentecostal preacher and evangelist from Nigeria who also made a major contribution to the expansion of Christianity in Nigeria and Africa. He was well-known for his compelling preaching, healing miracles, and support of Christian missions, social justice, and education.There are a lot of lessons to be learned from his life and ministry in this book that will be very beneficial to your own life, career, and ministry as well. Get a copy right now!

eat. I taste big mac, I taste oreo, I think I even taste chocolate, but then the tasting ends and the needing begins. I need some of this and then I need some of that. I need the McDonald's food so that next time my kids have it it won't sting so bad. I need to eat the cookies so when my husband eats his in front of me I can remind myself to stay strong and starve. I can have cookies too, just not with him, I can have them in my car, in my car with you. I need to have some Ben and Jerry's because I love ice cream and it is now or never. So I eat more. I am full almost immediately but I keep going. I eat most of the big mac, some quesadilla, half of each donut, a cookie dipped in ice cream, bites of this, and pieces of that. I gulp down diet coke in between every few bites, lots and lots of diet coke. I finish one diet coke and start on the other. I don't taste. I just eat. After both diet cokes are gone and my stomach feels so full it may explode I start combining packages and bags. I smash all the fast food bags into grocery bags and tie knots in the tops of each bag. Then I make my way into the back seat and grab a bottle of water. I chug it as I reach into my trunk bag and pull out my plastic tub. It took me a while to find the perfect sized plastic tub to use and this one is just that. A large deep gallon ice cream bucket. Next, I reach in and pull out a giant ball of plastic grocery store bags. I open one up. I open another up and put it inside the first, I repeat the process until I have four layers of grocery bags. Then I line the plastic bucket with the bags. This process is like the lighting of a cigarette, the chopping of a line, wrapping the rubber around your arm. It is anticipation. It is like the knowing you have before orgasm, or the last moments before you lose consciousness. I reach into the pocket behind the driver's seat and pull out my window shades, opening one in each side window. The feeling of aloneness overtakes me but I like it. I pull the towel from under the passenger's seat and lay it across my lap as I spread my legs wide, one behind each seat. It always takes me a moment to start. My hair is up, my towel is on, my bucket is lined. I lean over my bowl and just stare in for a moment. I feel like I am procrastinating but also I begin to panic because I have to get the food out of me. Time is ticking and I can feel it start to digest. I shove my fingers down my throat and I am so full of food that it flies up out of me without warning, but I am prepared. It flies into the bucket seemingly without end and I start to lose my breath. Even though I am panting when the vomiting pauses my fingers go right back in. More comes out. Over and over until my lips and hands are held together by strings of drool. I can hardly take a breath but this is the time. This is what I came for. Everything stops. I am leaning over the bowl but I don't see vomit. I don't see. I just feel my breath starting to slow and I feel a calmness and clarity that I feel nowhere else in my life. Growing up with a family steeped in diet culture I can't remember a time when I was not aware of my need to be thinner. Under the guise of health I detoxed and fasted my way through my teens and 20s. Somewhere in there I gained a husband, children, and a full blown eating disorder. What started out as health morphed into anorexia. I found myself an adult with a family and a full time job embarking on recovery. It took me three years but I recovered. Fully. Yes, full recovery IS possible even after a lifetime of illness. I am proof.These essays describe the very start of my recovery, they talk about my relationship with Ana and how much I loved her. They visit my hatred of night eating and my love of purging. I hope through my vulnerability they can give you some guidance and peace. If you are suffering yourself, or are here because a loved one is, let these essays give you hope for a recovered future.

Raised by a single mother in a small upstairs flat in Brooklyn, NY, the author was plagued by relentless fevers from a disease still existing during the 1940's. Without modern medicine, the only option was the care and rest offered by a sanatorium run by nuns. At age six her mother delivers her there without being allowed even a goodbye. The ensuing three years provide memories of fear, love, mystery and even humor to imprint on her mind and spirit.But this story is not just about a little girl who feels deserted. It is about her resiliency, and her ability to understand more at her tender age than many adults will ever comprehend.

Ranch Boys is the story of how the vision of Chestnut Mountain Ranch began. This is the story of three paths converging. This is the story of redemption and healing. Chestnut Mountain Ranch is a children's home and school located on 300 acres near Morgantown, West Virginia. The vision of Chestnut Mountain Ranch was slowly forged over decades, and today a wonderful program exists to bring hope to children who have none, and to show families the love of Christ. This is God's story.

This well-heeled and well-educated young man knew only the 11:00-12:00 Christian manner of living and playing in the mud puddles of life with his fast self initiated lifestyle, until his daughter is killed in an automobile accident. Then he finds himself in a deep dark hole having almost lost everything. There was little hope for the future that once was so brilliantly on display before him. He was a mess, but God finally makes His move and the older, but wiser and now street-smart man and his wife, suddenly discover a new way of life. From Abby Dee's kitchen wisdom, Lloyd's offer to take out his nemesis and his climb back to his previous position, this former 'center of the universe' will watch God's plan for his life unfolding right before his eyes. Unable to distinguish a miracle from a disaster sometimes, the retired Superintendent of Schools has a knee replaced followed by God's call for major replacements within his soul. His take on public schools and the church today are bold but on target. He says what others are thinking and he calls out the culprits. The death of a close friend from ALS gives him a new vision on what we all need to do to survive in this 'new normal' life. By God's grace and mercy, he lived to tell his story.

"The Art of Living Large: Fitness Jams and Delicious Nourishment" - A Captivating Compilation of Selected Chapters from "The Art of Living Large: Life Lessons for the Generously Proportioned" "The Art of Living Large: Fitness Jams and Delicious Nourishment" offers a unique and empowering perspective on living a fulfilling and healthy lifestyle. Drawing from the insightful teachings and practical advice shared in "The Art of Living Large: Life Lessons for the Generously Proportioned," Dr. Trajkovski has curated a collection of chapters that specifically delve into the realms of self-care, fitness, nourishment, and the uplifting power of music. These carefully selected chapters provide readers with invaluable guidance and inspiration to take care of themselves and live life to the fullest. In "The Art of Living Large: Fitness Jams and Delicious Nourishment," readers will discover empowering strategies for self-acceptance, body positivity, and personal growth. Dr. Trajkovski shares his wisdom on incorporating fitness jams into daily routines, harnessing the energy of music to enhance workouts and uplift the spirit. Furthermore, he explores the joy of nourishing the body with delicious and wholesome foods, celebrating the connection between food, well-being, and self-care. Through the selected chapters, readers are invited to embark on a transformative journey, guided by Dr. Trajkovski's expertise and compassionate approach. The book provides practical tools, insightful anecdotes, and actionable advice, empowering readers to embrace their bodies, cultivate a positive relationship with food, and incorporate movement into their lives for enhanced well-being. This compilation is a testament to the enduring impact and relevance of Dr. Goran Trajkovski's memoir in "The Art of Living Large: Life Lessons for the Generously Proportioned."

The Book of Joann is a powerful story of darkness and light-defeat and victory -hope and faith. Joann, my mom, wanted her story to be told.As her daughter, I promised her that one day I would share her story with the world, and people would finally understand the true meaning of what mental illness can do to not only the person who is struggling, but to a whole family and beyond. Our goal is to help people understand the reality of mental illness. Not only will this story educate others, but it will offer a voice for all who continue to struggle silently.Lisa Zarcone is currently the Massachusetts National Ambassador for NAASCA (National Association of Adult Survivors of Child Abuse). She is dedicated to spreading awareness for child safety/abuse and mental health illness/stigmas. She is committed to educating people and promoting change in a very flawed system as too many children continue to fall through the cracks. This is her passion, mission, and goal to break the silence.Lisa was honored in the "2023 Women of Impact" by Business West Magazine.