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I Survived: Living with the Trauma of a Dependent Parent takes the listener through the life experiences of Thomas Madigan as he grew up with an alcoholic father who struggled from alcohol abuse until his death. The trauma that he and his entire family experienced as a result of that dependency had a major impact on Tom's life. To this day, the personality traits built around that trauma continue to challenge him. Tom found success and a measure of release from the pain he experienced through counseling and support from mentors and, most specifically, through his wife, Sandee.

This extraordinary true story is about an ordinary man who defied death through unshakeable faith, the power of prayer, and first-class medical care. Bill is a retiree who survives a major heart attack just a few months after his retirement. After twelve days in the hospital, four stents, and several serious complications, he is released and, for six years, works hard to regain most of his former heart function. However, after a long bout with the RSV virus, he begins to suffer congestive heart failure.

Race relations in America continue to trend in a downward trajectory, sometimes spiraling out of control as if in free fall. That is a concern for me, as it should be for all men of goodwill. Attempts to mediate differences between warring factions appear futile and, in some cases, have exacerbated tensions. Weeds in the Garden of the Soul addresses the disconnect that occurs when man removes himself from God and charts his own course. The Bible tells us that Satan is the prince of this world.

Captain Felix Duval and the crew of the Temerarious quietly patrol a remote Mentak Coalition colony system where nothing ever happens. But when they answer a distress call from a moon under attack, that peaceful existence is torn apart. They rescue a scientist, Thales, who's developing revolutionary technology to create new wormholes. He just needs a few things to make it fully operational...and now, ordered to aid the scientist, the Temerarious is targeted by two rival black-ops teams intent on reacquiring Thales. 

This novel is about a woman trapped behind her self-imposed "Walls of Jericho." With her fears to expose the truth, continuing to conceal a deception so as to protect her family's name and her loathing of the masquerade called her marriage, she falls prey to the devil's will and is destined to live a life of dread and anxiety. That is until a modern-day Joshua reappears and, through his strength, love, faith, and patience, brings her into the light.

Dennis was a happy child who loved music and sports. Dennis followed his older brother, Duke, everywhere. He had no idea that when his brother would leave for the Marines, evil would soon come into their lives. Duke and Sonia, Duke's Filipino wife, moved to California. They had dual citizenship so they could travel back and forth. At age fourteen, Dennis was walking home from his guitar lessons when he heard a loud bang and felt a sharp pain in his leg. He knew he was shot and took off running.

Dr. Spierings is a pharmacologist, neurologist, headache and face pain specialist, and clinical trialist. He was born in Helmond, the Netherlands, in 1953. He attended the Erasmus University Faculty of Medicine in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, where he received bachelor's and master's degrees in medical sciences, a medical doctor degree, and a doctor of philosophy degree in experimental pharmacology.

In today’s marriages, it is unfortunate that people seem to deny God and believe that their human standards alone are enough to keep the marriage going. In this book, the authors, Pastors Ade and Grace Okonrende, renowned marriage counsellors who have ministered worldwide, outlined in the simplest language how couples can stay together in unity and love to fulfill their God-given potentials.

His Grace in Grief is a heartfelt journal chronicled by the author over forty-five poignant days steeped in mourning, prayer, fasting, and deep meditation on the word of God. It captures Pastor Tony's earnest journey as he sought divine comfort during a profoundly personal year of grieving the loss of his beloved wife, Janet, with whom he shared forty-five beautiful years of marriage. While pouring his thoughts and emotions onto the pages, Pastor Tony wrestled with the overwhelming uncertainty of living without his beloved wife.

A kingdom man marked by obedience. This is how many describe Matthew Sterling Grundy. While Matthew had no desire to be an author, while serving as deputy mayor of the fifth largest city in California, God told him to write this book, and he agreed to the Father's wish. What followed were a series of encounters where God gave Matthew supernatural revelations about heaven and then provided the practical application of how to live these truths out now "on earth as it is in heaven." The words on the pages in this book are precious.

Marvin misses his old life—where he had friends, played soccer, and had a father who spent time with him. The one in which a massive wheelchair didn't take center stage. A year after a crippling accident, Marvin faces the daunting task of starting middle school on his own. To make matters worse, his "best friend" has made it his mission to bully Marvin at the turn of every corner.

My audiobook is a guide which takes you on a journey, navigating through each of the stages when applying throughout your city, county, or state agencies. Each chapter will break down specific information detailing and highlighting key aspects which will help you better understand on how the law enforcement process works.

Doug lies near death after his wife, Kristin and her boyfriend, Todd attack him in his kitchen and leave him for dead in the woods of Longfellow Pond. Their meeting had not worked out as planned. Kristin only came to announce she is leaving the marriage, but her husband's anger and harsh words toward her sets off her boyfriend, and they get into a terrible fight. Kristin hits Doug over the head with a vase and chooses to run rather than take responsibility for her actions.

With an executive order from President Franklin Roosevelt in 1941, the United States Marine Corps - the last all-white branch of the U.S. military - was forced to begin recruiting and enlisting African Americans. The first black recruits received basic training at the segregated Camp Montford Point, adjacent to Camp Lejeune, near Jacksonville, North Carolina.

Superstar writer Mark Waid teams up with the best and brightest artists in comics to bring a modern take to the legendary Riverdale cast of characters. The audiobook captures the bite and hilarious edge of Archie's original tales in a modern, forward-looking manner, while still retaining the character's all-ages appeal.  

The first fully illustrated guidebook for craft beer drinkers, pairing hyper-detailed photography with profiles of fifty of today's most sought-after hop varieties. Hops are beer's most important ingredient, offering a spectrum of distinct aromas, flavors, and bitterness to all the tasty brews...

Young Dominic DeMarcus finds himself a pivotal character at the prestigious Granyel University, where he is first-year representative on the student council. He becomes enmeshed in such matters as the student revolution-a dramatic attempt by the students to combat their draconian image-and becomes the target of a hostile student president. At the same time, he must thread the thorny field of friends and romantic interests, and the blurry lines in between.

Growing up in a broken home and raised in adverse circumstances, the author was seeking inspiration to try to escape a life of poverty and despair. Through great books and real-life examples, the author found inspiration and motivation in the great sayings and comments from past successful men and women. These sayings and comments, when taken to heart, have an amazing restorative and powerful impact on his life, especially when dealing with the tremendous adversity that most of us will encounter when we try to step out and do something special with our lives.

Black North is set in the Northern California backdrop where you have to do anything you can to survive. Street gangs and affiliates are dictating anyone who has someone among their societal ranks. You are either taught to embrace or run away from the lifestyle many envy but can never attain. Drugs and guns are orchestrating what rules get followed and who falls and lies down under them. The structure is quite clear: you either put in everything you got, or you don't put anything in at all. With the murder rate so high, there's no room for slacking off when you have to put in work.

It is 1599, and the Roman Empire is still a force to be reckoned with. Surrounded by enemies, the Romans survive and thrive by cunning statecraft, military skill, technical power, and an ear in every court. The Fourth Italian Legion, Legio IIII Italica, is one of the pillars of the Empire. Can the legion stop an excursion from the Bavarian army, the feared landsknechts, into the neutral territory separate from both Rome and Bavaria? Within all empires and states, there are the soldiers and people who have to live their lives as best as they can in the sweep of events beyond their control.