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The day Emma Heming Willis' husband, Bruce Willis, was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), all they were given was a pamphlet and told to check back in a few months. With no hope or direction, Emma walked out of that doctor's appointment frozen with fear, confusion and a sense that her world had just fallen apart. In fact, it had. Bruce and Emma had their story written, their future mapped out. Yet all those dreams crumbled with that diagnosis,...
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The first chapter in Peter Jackson's new epic trilogy set in Middle Earth 60 years before J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings saga. Follow Bilbo Baggins as he's swept into a quest to reclaim the Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug. Approached by the wizard Gandalf, Bilbo joins a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior Thorin Oakenshield. Along the way they face many dangers; Bilbo meets Gollum and takes...
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Independently Published
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2025
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English
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"The Unexpected Journey" by Philpe Giovani is a raw and honest memoir chronicling one man's journey to find love in a life of faith and resilience. The book traces Giovani's formative years, marked by a lack of religious influence, and the pivotal moment when a friend's invitation to church sparked a profound spiritual awakening. This newfound faith becomes a guiding force as he navigates the challenges of adolescence, including his first job at Six...
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Caregivers today find themselves in need of a crash course in new and unfamiliar skills. They must not only care for a loved one, but also access hidden community resources, collaborate with medical professionals, craft new narratives consistent with the changing nature of their care role, coordinate care with family, seek information and peer support using a variety of digital platforms, and negotiate social support--all while attempting to manage...
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Zondervan
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2009
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English
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Following Jesus is a journey none of the people in this book ever expected to take. Why did they?What difference did it make?The book you're holding is dangerous. If you read it, you'll see that God is still active in saving even the most unexpected people: An atheist woman who viewed Christians as "idiots." A married couple high in the leadership ranks of the Mormon church. An African-American man who became a Black Muslim out of hatred for white...
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Balboa Press
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2017
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English
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Eden Jacobson is nothing close to the average twenty year old beauty. She has a secret power, one kept well hidden even from her closest of friends. With endless relationships that destroy her self-worth along with her soul, Eden continues to endure a life of emptiness and despair. That is until Chase Matthews unexpectedly enters her life. Although Eden feels a sense of oneness with Chase, happiness comes at a price. Will her secret destroy her one...
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The Rules of a Big Boss LLC
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2022
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English
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This award winning book is published by the Rules of a Big Boss LLC. It is the journey of a single father who risked it all to protect and provide for his daughter. Follow along and learn how he survived brokenness, criminal prosecution, discrimination, reprisal, and unemployment to ultimately come out gold. Readers will also learn how President Obama and the US Department of Education lent a hand.
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Palmetto Publishing
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2024
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English
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Embark on an extraordinary journey of faith, love, and loyalty. Dive into a tale of overcoming insecurities through divine guidance. Explore how allowing God in can make all things possible. In The Unexpected Journey, the author takes you through the labyrinth of life, full of unknown roads, twists, turns, detours, and obstacles that often compel us to rethink our path. This book is a testament to her experiences, which have shaped her into the resilient...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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2012
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English
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Join the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf the wizard and the Company of Dwarves on their Quest to recover treasure stolen by the Dragon, Smaug the Magnificent. Leaving the comfort of Bilbo's home they must face many perils before they can claim their long-lost gold--Trolls, Elves, Goblins, Wargs, and worse. Richly illustrated with more than 100 color photos from the film, and featuring a brand new fold-out map charting the journey from Bag End to Wilderland,...
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Brian Jay Nelson/ Screenwriter
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2020
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English
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Steven Spencer paranormal novelist is beckoned to the Branchview Estate after receiving a mysterious message on his computer screen. Once there, he is, confronted with some hidden secrets, thereby forcing him to bring Loraine Spencer, his lovely wife, to the estate. Soon after the Spencer's arrival, they found themselves entangled in the family's centuries-old struggle with witchcraft, and a Satanic cult called the Secret Society. When two witches...
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2017
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"Ian Purkayastha is New York City's leading truffle importer and boasts a devoted clientele of top chefs nationwide, including Jean-Georges Vongerichten, David Chang, Sean Brock, and David Bouley. But before he was purveying the world's most expensive fungus to the country's most esteemed chefs, Ian was just a food-obsessed teenager in rural Arkansas--a misfit with a peculiar fascination for rare and exotic ingredients. The son of an Indian immigrant...
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Wipf and Stock Publishers
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2012
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English
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Imagine waking up one morning at age fifty. You're a noted, published artist whose work hangs all over the world. Then imagine finding yourself standing in front of thirty-five at-risk African American high school students in an inner-city classroom in one of the most difficult high schools in the country. It's your job to teach them, and you've never taught a day in your life. This is the story of an artist who did just that. It is a moving story...
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Harvest House Publishers
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2009
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English
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When author and counselor H. Norman Wright's beloved wife, Joyce, passed away, he grieved the loss of his partner and the life they shared. Even in his state of sorrow, he knew he had to find a way to live without Joyce, to forge a hopeful path, and to move forward in God's grace and strength. With vulnerability and emotional insight, Norm shares from his deeply personal journey and illuminates the way back to living when someone you love is gone....
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Rodale
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[2018]
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English
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"More often than not, our own mental obstacles are holding us back from the joy, fulfillment, and meaning that we all crave, but by retooling our perspectives, we gain the ability to see the path toward the life we truly desire. Charlie Harary, business executive, professor, speaker, and radio host, combines the wisdom of science, spirituality, and personal growth in practical and understandable terms so you can take the life you have and make it...
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Jon Katz is the New York Times best-selling author of numerous nonfiction tales of man's best friend. Here he presents the story of two dogs that profoundly affected his life and work. Skittish border collie Izzy pushes him into rewarding work with Hospice. And black lab Lenore's gentle spirit helps remind him why he wanted to work with animals in the first place.
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In Misconceptions, bestselling author Naomi Wolf she demythologizes motherhood and reveals the dangers of common assumptions about childbirth. With uncompromising honesty, she describes how hormones eroded her sense of independence, ultrasounds tested her commitment to abortion rights, and the keepers of the OB/GYN establishment lacked compassion. The weeks after her first daughter's birth taught her how society, employers, and even husbands can manipulate...
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Ticket to ride volume 1
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English
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"To say twelve-year-old Teddy loves trains is an understatement. He is obsessed. He knows everything there is to know about them, has the most amazing model train setup in the basement, and he carries around a classic caboose, a small model of a caboose of a 19th century steam engine that he received as a birthday gift. It’s his good luck charm! So when Teddy wins a Ticket To Ride the Excelsior Express in a writing contest, he can't wait. The Excelsior...
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Continental Sales, Inc
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2012
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English
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Here Singapore's President S.R. Nathan tells his own story, taking the reader back with him to his childhood, to modest beginnings and life as a runaway in Singapore and Malaya, and then the experience of renewed hope during the Japanese occupation. After a belated and limited university education, as well as a short spell as a social worker dealing with seafarers, he witnessed from inside the Labor Research Unit the birth of Singapore's modern trade...
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Ebery Spotlight
Pub. Date:
2025
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English
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Growing up in a small village in the Rhymney Valley, south Wales, Luke Evans' early life was shaped by his Jehovah's Witness upbringing. While most children of his age spent their Saturday mornings watching Going Live on television, young Luke would dress in a suit and tie and join his parents to knock on doors to spread the word of his religion. From an early age, he felt different. This feeling of displacement was not limited to his faith, as he...