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As a child, Isabel Allende watched her mother, abandoned by her husband, provide for her three small children. As a young woman coming of age in the late 1960s, she rode the first wave of feminism. She has seen what has been accomplished by the movement in the course of her lifetime. And over the course of three marriages, she has learned how to grow as a woman while having a partner, when to step away, and the rewards of embracing one's sexuality.

The story of soul legend P.P. Arnold is one of musical highs, personal lows and extraordinary endurance. From her origins in powerhouse church gospel, the talented singer's performing career began at the age of just seventeen when she joined the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. But little did the young Ikette know that her world was about to be turned upside-down...

The founder of Recovery Management Agency—the world’s first agency devoted to helping addicts heal their addictions by reawakening their souls—uses her knowledge of depth psychology and her personal experience as a recovering addict to help you reconnect with soul, find meaning, and live...

From the celebrated poet, speaker, and educator comes Welcome Home, a powerful blueprint for building a strong foundation of self-worth, belonging, and happiness. “A master class in self-actualization and compassion.”—Mari Andrew, New York Times bestselling author of Am I There Yet? The...

From the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Petal of the Sea comes “a bold exploration of womanhood, feminism, parenting, aging, love and more” (Associated Press). “The Soul of a Woman is Isabel Allende’s most liberating book yet.”—Elle “When I say that I was a feminist...

At age four, Phyllis Biffle Elmore was plucked off her front porch in Detroit and dropped on her grandmother Lula Horn's doorstep in rural Alabama. Phyllis felt utterly abandoned until Grandma Lula showed her both all-encompassing love and her intricate "Quilts of Souls." Phyllis listened intently as Lula told epic stories of folks who had passed on as she turned their clothing into breathtaking quilts for their families.

Hiding protects you, but honesty transforms you. When Jade Marrey stepped into a London club to audition as a stripper, she had no idea what she was about to embark on—the beauty and the ugliness, the pain and the joy, and the ultimate ripping away of self-protective layers she had spent years...

Rupture in the Canvas is a teaching memoir written not only for those who have experienced one or more life "Ruptures" — those heart-stopping, mind-blowing events that leave us severed from all our identity touchstones — but for those who have been propelled by such disruptions to understand them within the wider context of their lives. It is written for listeners who want to learn how to reorient themselves to the foreign and unexpected territory they now find themselves in.

In this joy-filled, globe-trotting spirited memoir, one high-vibe, itchy-footed traveler invites you on a journey through the most amusing, inspiring, and unexpectedly enlightening moments of a life lived in motion. From overseas mishaps to island awakenings, every chapter brims with soulful insight, lighthearted laughter, and a healthy dose of the unexpected.

Queen Mother Osunnike shares Tapestry of My Soul as a perfectly imperfect mosaic that retraces the fragmented blueprint of her soul’s spiritual journey. It mirrors her raw, vulnerable, tender sacred feminine power, brilliance, and resilience intertwined with other-worldly imagery and flashbacks of her past and present lifetime soul journeys. Tapestry of My Soul magically weaves her soul’s fragmented remnants back into her original greatness, spiritual perfection, and ultimately wholeness/the perfect sacred union from the inside out.

Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul documents the beloved singing star’s rocky personal life and internationally acclaimed show business career. An in-depth and frank examination of Aretha, this definitive biography traces her career from her beginnings as a 12-year-old member of a church choir in the early 1950s, recording her first album at the age of 14, a major recording contract at 18, and stardom in her 20s, right up through her headline-grabbing 2010 health scare, to her triumphant return: singing to her cheering Detroit hometown fans in summer 2011.

Gypsy Soul: Memoirs of a Hippie Kid is a book based on my extremely unusual life as the child of hippies in rural Montana. I share memories of poverty, trauma, and neglect while preserving the magic of growing up as a hippie kid. This book will have you laughing and crying because it is both hilarious and horrifying. With memories like "Swinger Party Turned Stepdad" and "The Cocaine Scavenger Hunt", you won't even believe the level of "hippie" I experienced.

Imagine everything you have ever known fading away, all around you. In this gripping memoir and powerful workbook, Angel Lyn recounts her upbringing as a devout member of the Mormon church, a dedicated housewife and loving mother of five sons in southern Utah. As challenges within her marriage unfold, she discovers a warrant for her husband's arrest that causes her to undergo an epic spiritual transformation, moving away from a deeply religious mindset to a more profound and spiritual approach to life.

Prepare to embark on an unforgettable path from near-death to newfound life! Only a young newlywed, Lynn Blake's heart stopped without warning. She was given a second chance at life, but surviving cardiac arrest was only the beginning. Would she let trauma define her, or would she turn it into a force for change? In Heart of the Matter, Lynn shares her struggles with grief, healing, and personal growth in unexpected challenges, living with an implanted pacemaker-defibrillator, and the weight of unanswered questions with tender honesty.

Giulia Farnese, a woman who traverses time to find, in this novel, her redemption. Her real story is tachat of a woman who goes far beyond the figure of Sponsa Christi as she was known throughout the world.

Son of My Soul - The Adoption of Christopher is not just about the joys of motherhood, but is also a self-help audiobook about breaking the circle of child abuse. The author considers her childhood as "boot camp" and uses the lessons learned from her own abuse to help her beloved son through many surgeries and therapies to correct cleft lip and palate.

The Footprints of Her Soul is a story of a little girl who was lost among the people she loves most, her beloved family. She experienced extreme distress and sorrow through the long road of childhood poverty, war, and into adulthood. She had made hard decisions throughout her life journey, causing heartaches and pain. But she survived it all with conviction.

Ever since she was a young girl, Virginia had to face many obstacles mentally, spiritually and physically to fit into this judgmental world. Feeling alone and misunderstood, Virginia faces what life has to throw at her with sheer determination and a bit of luck. When Virginia loses her way along her journey, she encounters forces both light and dark before she finds a genuine connection with the divine and starts to heal her broken soul with her unwavering faith.

A determined truth-seeker craving success and belonging unexpectedly meets her soul, leading to greater self-acceptance, a deeper understanding of the mysteries of life and death, and the realization that every new beginning provides a rich opportunity for healing and personal evolution.

At age 28, Mira Ptacin discovered she was pregnant. Though it was unplanned, she soon embraced the pregnancy and became engaged to Andrew, the father. But five months later, an ultrasound revealed birth defects that would give the child no chance of survival outside the womb. Mira was given three options: terminate her pregnancy, induce early delivery, or wait and inevitably miscarry. Her story is woven together with the story of Mira's mother, who immigrated from Poland (also at the age of 28) and adopted a son, Julian.