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There will be no great-grandchildren for him. There will be no yearbook photo for some descendant to peer at, tracing their high cheekbones through flesh and photo as they flip through the pages. There will be no video tapes, no secret stash of letters. There will be no amber to pass on. It will die with him, like everyone around him will die, and all of their embarrassing high school stories, monuments, war crimes, and bullet journals. ...

Leisl was living a fairly happy and successful life when a twist in her mental health derailed her. After months of no sleep, her behavior became increasingly aggressive and she landed up making a random, spur-of-the-moment trip to Havana, Cuba. On her return, her husband forced her into a hospital where she was diagnosed with bipolar type one. What follows is the story of how she learnt to cope with this hard and often lonely disease. Leisl...

Spiritually Parented: A Foot in Both Worlds weaves together stories, gifts, and lessons learned from growing up in a household with a devoted sacred practice. This mother-daughter story is rooted in love, authenticity, and the intricacies of studying a shamanic path as a family. There are guided meditations, exercises, and invitations to explore your own spirituality, along with what it was like growing up as an intuitively gifted child in a w...

You've never been a porn actor. Why might there still be porn featuring you online? What could possibly go wrong as we give more computing devices a sense of sight? Why are Al-generated works suddenly winning visual art competitions? Can we use facial recognition to catch criminals-without penning ourselves into a surveillance state? How can nematode brains help us make algorithms less racist? How can we reduce our radiation exposure at the ...

The Man I Didn't Know is a memoir inspired by my dad, Michael Williams Leibert, founder of the Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Two years after my birth, he brought a theater company to life with his natural gift for inspiring talented people and weaving magic on stage. When I was seventeen, he died of alcoholism, taking a part of me with him. Ignoring my past didn't make the pain go away. Thirty-two years after my dad's death, I revisit what I...

Oakhaven Coven never saw Cathrynne coming. A Midrisen-born Green Witch, twenty-five-year-old Cathrynne Balfour spent most of her life foraging the ancient forests on Anacortes Isle. Following her ancestral path of Witchcraft, Cathrynne honed all manner of plant Magick as taught to her by her mother. The life they shared on the dense woodland island in the realm of Vyrillia was perfect. Until it wasn't. When tragedy befalls her, Cathryn...

In The Playground Leader, Dr. Autumn Swain offers a transformative approach to developing our children, from toddler to teen and beyond, as leaders for today. Too often we speak of youth development as something preparing our young people for the future, but we should be forming them into the leaders they were meant to be today. This thought-provoking, deeply inspired book will also challenge and positively impact all the adults reading this b...

Are you constantly on a stress rollercoaster, jumping from frantic to collapsed without ever finding a place of comfort? In SETTLED, physical therapist Chantal Donnelly searches for ways to help her patients and ends up delving into the fascinating science behind stress. She discovers it's not just a mental or emotional issue, but a physical one too. Through personal anecdotes, case studies, research, and her professional expertise, Donnel...

Arvinder's book is a compilation of stories, of and from Sikh immigrant women who have created a new life in the USA. They have undergone life¿altering events, learned a new way of life, compromised, and adjusted to make a home for themselves and their families. With a lifetime of experiences between them, these women bring to life challenges uniquely faced by women as they seek respect and equality from their peers and families. The stories a...

It was a matter of life and death. This journey is personal. DeDee Cai knows what it's like to go from feeling miserable, unfulfilled and on the brink of ending it all to feeling energized, joyful and unstoppable. We have been taught a formula: Work hard, wealth and happiness will follow. For a while, it seems to work. To the outside world, everything looks good and you're living the American Dream. Yet, your smile masks an ugly, nagging secre...

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Naomi Vladeck coaches from a central belief that the time we spend in transition after a big life life change holds the power to turn our fear into the courage to create the life and work we love. When big change blows up your life, do you have the courage to create from the empty space around you? Is change the catalyst that will challenge you to take the risks you've been longing to take? Can you grow bigger than the fear that is keeping you...

The story of the Nativity Phenomenon is a story of dreams." During the first half of the 20th century, early visionaries on the Lower East Side of New York City saw a huge problem: many immigrants fell into a cycle of poverty and violence due to a lack of empathy, resources, and education. What was the solution? Empathy, resources, and education. The Nativity Phenomenon was born because risk-takers dared to do the unorthodox. That passion...

Have you ever considered that the key to your future success is a great story? In this book, stage director, acting coach, and storytelling expert Carrie Klewin Lawrence will break it all down for you. Discover the necessary elements that will help you write your own story. She will teach you how to dig deep into your origins, gather evidence from your own life, and spin your story into a secret weapon for success. Origin Story will make you...

For more than thirty years in corporate America, Donna Star was unsuccessfully successful. She climbed the proverbial ladder moving from entry-level to executive leadership positions. All this as a single mother, who had minimal financial support from an ex who had challenges, while she struggled with self-worth. Despite giving her notice five times and leaving and returning twice over the course of her career-at the same company-she finally...

On the cusp of the new millennium, Atlantic City is sliding backward. The once-booming seaside escape is now mired in a death spiral of crime, addiction, and failing industry - and it's the last place in the world seventeen-year-old Monica Dunne wants to be. When she is forced to return to the place that haunts her for her senior year, all she can think about is getting through the next nine months and getting out. But when Monica, while on a ...

Are we born with our behaviors, or do we learn them? Do our stories start at birth, or are they crafted throughout our life experiences? Can we actually change our beliefs as an adult or is the adage "people don't change" true? "If people get to know the real me, they leave." "If I want to create change, I must create chaos and crisis first." "I am not worthy, and therefore things will always end up falling apart." Sound familiar? AnnMar...

As a first-generation Indian American, Priti Tanna grew up walking a tightrope between two vastly different cultures. With the traditional Indian values her family held close to one side and the modern American lifestyle all around her to the other, Priti often felt misunderstood, like an invisible barrier was holding her back from fully belonging in either world. When a supposed astrological mishap led to Priti symbolically marrying a cocon...

Are you looking for a book that will inspire and motivate you to take on new challenges and break outdated stereotypes about aging? Keenagers: Telling a New Story about Aging by Dr. Corinne Auman is the perfect read. This book will change your life by showing you that life doesn't have to stop when the gray hairs start to come in. It will empower you to make the most of your later years and find new adventures and opportunities, no matter your...

Unlocking your potential has never been easier! Release your hidden powers and discover the depths of self-love, healing, and inner transformation with Mindful Metamorphosis. After a lifetime of suffering from chronic anxiety, low self-worth, and running from painful emotions, I learned to embrace my pain to heal. I started untangling my negative thought patterns and releasing all that toxic energy within me, putting me on a mind-blowing and...