Showing results for "Growth" in Biographies & Memoirs

One of The New York Times’s anticipated books of February! What can I know? What must I do? What may I hope? National Book Award–longlisted author Christopher Beha recounts his struggle with these questions while making an earnest appeal for readers to seek out answers of their own...

En un mundo donde el juicio se volvió costumbre y la empatía parece un lujo, Noelia Laudín presenta una obra reveladora que interpela y sana. Fariseos. La Ley de la Empatía no es solo un libro, sino una invitación a mirarnos sin máscaras, soltar la culpa y redescubrir el mensaje de Jesús.

Changed forever after her teen son Jake's first vision of God, in Heaven Help Us, a typical American mother of three shares startling revelations. Through Jake's ongoing visions revealing God's messages for his people and frightening real-life stories of her family's many confrontations with dark and dangerous forces--on both spiritual and physical planes--readers are pulled into a reality unfamiliar to most.

Rich, Bret, Ken, and Josh have dedicated their lives to ensuring that people can grow in the aftermath of trauma, and live great lives — filled with Posttraumatic Growth. This remarkable book harnesses the power of all their experience, and the incredible true stories of combat veterans and military and veteran family members who have transformed loss into gain and pain into purpose.

In Detours, Elizabeth Smart explores how trauma can derail one’s path in life and shares her struggles with captivity, reintegration, and resilience. Using the metaphor of life as a road, Smart introduces four key “Rest Stops” for navigating life’s detours—grieving lost paths, embracing change, seeking connections, and redefining destinations. Through themes of hope, community, and self-discovery, she inspires listeners to find strength in their own journeys toward healing.

For aspiring chefs, seasoned cooks, or anyone with an appetite for personal growth and leadership insights, Chef's PSA: Bad Sous, Good Chef is a must-listen. It's more than just a story—it's a journey towards becoming your best self, served up in a delectable narrative that will leave you hungry for more.

Aviation Therapy is a deeply personal aviation memoir—an intersection of extraordinary world events and one man's transformation through flight. Packed with gripping firsthand accounts and invaluable life lessons, Aviation Therapy is “Chicken Soup for the Skies”—a testament to how aviation can shape character, build confidence, and inspire a sense of purpose.

From the harsh steppes of Mongolia to the boardrooms of today, one leader's principles have stood the test of time. But this isn't just another business book rehashing ancient wisdom. This is the story of how a young outcast transformed himself into history's greatest empire builder—and what his methods can teach us about navigating our own path to success.

A “vital, life-saving must-read” (Nora McInerny, author of Bad Vibes Only) manifesto for communal resilience based on in-depth investigations into history, social science, and psychology, from the bestselling author of Rage Becomes Her. We are often urged to rely only on ourselves for...

KTown is a memoir of resilience and growth that shares the true story of growing up in poverty, facing violence, loss, and racial tension and finding purpose through it all. It reveals how life's hardest moments became the greatest teachers.

A Gift of Remembrance: Personal Growth through Past Life Exploration is the author's personal memoir written within a novel. All of Jack's manuscript are the author's real-life events. In the book, Mike Molina inherits a manuscript from his late friend, Jack, detailing Jack's intense exploration into his past life during the American Civil War.

25,000 miles. Countless lessons. One runner’s story of discipline, endurance, and purpose. From his first high school cross country practice to competing at the NCAA National Championships to crossing the finish line at the Boston Marathon, running has been far more than a sport for Brady DeHaven. Over eight years and 25,000 miles, he discovered that the true rewards of running aren’t medals or finish times—they’re the lessons that shape character, build habits, and transform everyday life.

Amanda Knox reflects on her world-famous confinement in an Italian prison and her return to an “ordinary” life—revealing hard-won truths about purpose and fulfillment. Amanda Knox spent nearly four years in prison and eight years on trial for a murder she didn’t commit—and became a...

For fans of Yung Pueblo and Nicole LePera, this inclusive guide to radical self-love provides a path to joy and acceptance, from podcast host and artist Bunny Michael Insecurities, inadequacies, self-doubt; we all have them, and never more so than in this age of media saturation and technical...

Cultivating Hope, Resilience & Growth is a mental health podcast for Kenyans seeking to thrive, not just survive. Hosted by Samuel Mburu, a licensed counsellor with the Counsellors and Psychologists Board of Kenya (CPBK Level II).Each episode explores practical ways to:• Find hope during difficult moments• Build resilience through life's challenges • Foster meaningful personal growthWhether you're navigating stress, seeking purpose, or wanting healthier relationships, this podcast offers evidence-based insights with a Kenyan perspective.Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational ...

Her Path, Her Pace is a safe space for anyone figuring life out one step at a time. Hosted by Reshae, a 25 year old black woman navigating adulthood. This show is all about sharing real opinions, honest experiences, and the lessons that come with growing, stumbling, and starting again. From post college freeze, career pivots, friendships, faith, self-love, and those everyday “Am I the only one?” moments. It’s about finding clarity in the chaos, grace in growth, and confidence in moving at your own speed. Whether you’re tuning in for laughs, encouragement, or just to know you’re not ...

Can a woman who never learned to stand up for herself find the courage to speak up for her son? Karen is a happily married, slightly frazzled working mother of two when her eight-year-old son, Matthew, develops a strange eye-rolling tic. Over the next three years, Matthew's tics multiply. He becomes clumsy and lethargic, a gifted program dropout. Karen repeatedly tries to get her husband and the pediatrician to open their eyes, but she is too full of self-doubt, too compulsively agreeable to tear off their blinders.

In The Assistant Principal 50, award-winning, four-time principal Baruti Kafele presents reflective questions that encompass the breadth and depth of the assistant principalship—from finding your leadership lane to thriving and being an asset to your principal.

Generations Woven is the space where real women’s stories, lived wisdom, and fresh perspectives come together. Hosted by three women from three different generations, we talk honestly about the moments that shape us, the seasons that stretch us, and the choices that help us grow into who we’re meant to be. Every episode feels like sitting at the table with women you trust. We explore identity, healing, purpose, relationships, rebuilding your life, and the quiet courage it takes to choose yourself. We laugh, we get honest, we get vulnerable, and we leave you with something you can actually ...

This is basically a 10-minute or less podcast that I am making to: 1) improve my own speech and articulation 2) give a nuanced perspective on things on my mind This is NOT supposed to be a lecture for you or to entice/ cajole/ persuade you to think as I do. I am merely presenting my thoughts and perspectives (points of view).