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The stories I have chosen to share include some of the special people who have touched my heart and helped to mold me. Each of the stories uncovers the direct impact that a simple day or moment has when a person shares their interests, experiences, and life's passions with another person. I have been lucky enough to have encountered some very special people in my life who have shown me how important one person can be in the life of another person.

Nisey often wondered why she had to endure years of physical and mental abuse while being just a little girl who needed to be cared for by her mama. She had to take care of her little brother and sister while her mama worked her many factory jobs. Her mama seemed lost and didn’t know how to take care of her kids. When her mama died on May 23, 2019, she realized that 50 years of her life were entangled in her mama’s life of mental illness. It was at that moment that she realized that this book was about her mama, who was like a caterpillar that evolved into this beautiful butterfly.

In this inspirational autobiography, the author shares his journey of death, paralysis from the neck down, and a conversation with God. He shares his story of faith-driven determination—relearning how to breathe and to move, and adjusting to being disabled while living the rest of his days on Earth for the purpose of bringing as many people to God's kingdom. Reflecting back, the author refers to the experience as "a stroke of blessing".

In this uniquely simple-to-understand book on family dynamics and generational healing from toxicity, James Jabaley integrates his philosophical journey of self-discovery and healing through education, recovery, therapy, and coping mechanisms.

The author shares his mother's story and the lessons he learned from her transition through the different stages of dementia. By reflecting on his mother's life and legacy from a Christian perspective, the author uses her story to illustrate the different stages of dementia and the challenges he faced as a caregiver. With goal of promoting awareness, the author discusses some of the new discoveries regarding the causes and the risk factors associated with dementia and Alzheimer's

The con artists steal from you by sneaking through your emotions instead of through your window. This book will explore a brief history of the author and how she encountered scamming for the first time. Listeners will travel with her and the on artists until they set her up for the kill. Listeners will also experience how she took them home in the presence of her four young children.

Si llegaste a concer a SammyO en los 70 y 80, estarias sorprendido por el hombre que es hoy. Las calles de Harlem casi se tragan a este traficante coverito ahora en un autor y emprendedor. SammyO se crio en ua de las epocas mas duras en la historia de la ciudad de Nueva York. La violencia, las drogas y la actividad criminal rodeaban a SammyO todos los dias. Siendo estafador y traficante, SammyO rapidamente subio de rango y casi lo pierde todo persiguiendo la vida rapida.

If you never have trouble with your boss, don't bother reading this. If you never wonder, "What is God doing with me?", don't bother reading this. The short stories I will tell are all true and are my personal experiences while in the army. They all describe normal human behaviors by managers both military and civilian. The reason I tell them is that it's my hope that they are an encouragement to anyone who faces similar problems in their jobs and to reassure you that God is watching over you and has a plan for you.

Good Luck Sir...Sorry You Lose! is a lighthearted, sometimes quirky look at the Las Vegas gaming business, through the eyes of a casino dealer. It follows the author's dealing career, told in chronological order, from 1980 until his retirement in 2018. During that time, he experienced lessons that were never taught in dealer's school, such as staying composed while encountering irate and contemptible personalities. And those were just the other dealers. Throughout this book, there is laughter and tragedy, but in the end, one comes to realize that this is a study in humanity.

It took me 37,287 words to describe the impact sexual trauma in the military has had on my life. It has taken me over 30 years to come to terms with my experience where I can now write about it and speak about it. I want to educate people about rape in the military. Perhaps I will be able to help others by sharing my experience. To keep silent just perpetuates the violence and reinforces the culture of rape that has been accepted in the military. My insight in this book will be helpful to both practitioners helping veterans and to other veterans suffering from sexual trauma as well.

Public Hostage, Public Ransom starts with the autobiographical story of William Bronston, the activist physician whose early professional California training steels him with a deep moral, professional, and cultural bond to the huge 6,000-person disabled population he encounters incarcerated in Willowbrook State School in Staten Island, NY, on whose behalf he daily battles to humanize and ultimately catalyze a federal class action lawsuit against the state to close the death-making institution.

The author and his immediate family live in Eagle County, Colorado. It is better known to the world as the Vail Valley. Vail's reputation for its natural beauty and outdoor activities all year long is well deserved. It brings people from all over the world to visit or live. As with any town or city, there are some not-so-nice people. There is always a dark underside, and this was what the author dealt with during his 30-year career in Vail.

This book is a compilation of events that occurred to Paul Nemeth during his four-year classified assignment with a British Air Force Intelligence Signals Unit in the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong. These events include being bitten by the Hong Kong governor’s guard dog, various visits to Vietnam, and many encounters with high-ranking members of the defense department and members of the United States Armed Forces Committee.

I name this audiobook Challenges in the Classroom. There are many challenges teachers and scholars face in the classroom room. Many teachers get so frustrated to the point of wanting to leave that profession. This novel is a helpful tool for all teachers, especially for new teachers, grades K-12. It offers many ideas or things to do to help you plan better and strategize when planning and preparing lessons. It tells you about the difficulties that teachers sometimes face in the classroom.

After suddenly being diagnosed with a rare form of aggressive cancer, I immediately started spiraling downward. Denial, loneliness, fear, depression, anger, and self-destructive behaviors. My life was a disaster. I was a mess. I was doing just about everything I was instructed not to. All sense of responsibility flew out the window, right along with my sense of morals. Further and further I slid into the deepest, darkest part of my life. I had come to terms with the fact that my life was over. I was going to die. Until I was rescued from not only cancer - but from myself.

This audiobook expresses the challenges the author faced in life while attempting to fit into constantly changing environments. Throughout the audiobook, the author explains the transitions involving his fool's hill - a concept presented to him by his grandmother. Early in life, the author experienced changing life situations, and he desired to be accepted, which led to mischievousness then gravitated to crime and other rebellious acts.

This audiobook contains prayers and thoughts that I’ve had throughout my life, and which I think address most of the situations that we go through during our everyday lives. Listen to poems such as “The Hell-Bound Train”, “Easier Done Than Said”, and “The Corner Stone”. Sharing some visions and dreams I’ve had throughout my life, these poems also contain some observations about the stages we go through during our lifespan, some humorous and some serious.

Barrett's story of overcoming in the face of adversity will inspire readers and motivate them to pursue the person they were born to be. From a kid whose daily walk from school included passing crack houses to becoming an executive in the largest healthcare system in the country, Barrett met with "triumph and disaster and treated those two impostors the same". His humility, desire to help others, and faith in his calling to spread hope remained steadfast despite enduring depressing lows and enjoying exhilarating highs.

This engaging tale takes us on a journey with an executive in a multinational corporation, who, along with her team, had to skillfully navigate what seemed to them insurmountable challenges and difficulties in a corporate culture ripe with lust, deceit, greed, and an insatiable desire for power. The story follows the obstacles they encountered and details how the characters employed biblical principles, corporate strategies, and academics to reorganize the company in the midst of fierce opposition to achieve success.

This audiobook will make you laugh and cry. It is filled with joy, laughter, and tears. Bebe takes you back through her childhood, bringing nostalgia to the listener. Bebe has two amazing sons, seven grandchildren, and is soon to become a great-grandmother. She married at 16 and was married for 51 years. She taught her husband to read. She was stricken with a neuromuscular condition and heart disease. Her husband fell from a ladder and became paralyzed. Bebe cared for him on her own for the rest of his life.