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  • More Than a Memory
    Joan Hanson Landreth
    More Than a Memory is a coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of wartime, with elements of mystery and spirituality woven into the narrative. The author creates intrigue and raises questions that could potentially be explored further as the story unfolds. The last part of the book hints at a mysterious and potentially divine encounter at the beach. It involves a man in a...
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    28,28 €

  • Postcards from Cookie
    Caroline Clarke
    Award-winning journalist and host of Black Enterprise Business Report Caroline Clarke’s moving memoir of her surprise discovery of her birthmother--Cookie Cole, the daughter of Nat King Cole--and the relationship that blossomed between them through the heartfelt messages they exchanged on hundreds of postcards.Caroline Clarke was born in an era when adoptions were shameful and ...
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    15,27 €

  • The Many Dimensions of Dementia as Seen Through Family’s Eyes
    Shirley KalpinOlson
    If you have met or known someone inflicked with a deadly Dementia or Alzheimer’s and feel you are having a difficult time knowing what to do or say, you may want to read about how this family was able to deal with a situation which could have been much more tragic and unbearable. There is sickness, sadness, grief, anger, crying, feeling of uselessness and just feeling like giv...
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    12,13 €

  • She Rose
    ReCe Wilson
    In this amazing memoir, you will go on a journey that can rival any of your favorite childhood fairy-tales. Have you ever read or watched Cinderella and noticed how many oppositions she had in her life; all the issues she had to overcome? Just like Cinderella we all walk in different shoes navigating through all the storms of life rising from rejection to REsilienCE. The differ...
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    35,81 €

  • Minha Amiga Mara
    Sonia Madeira De Ley
    A esfuziante Mara e sua elegante amiga Sonia atravessaram períodos de profundas mudanças no Brasil e no mundo. Éessecenáriode ebulição política e comportamental que emoldura as aventuras da autora e sua homenageada.Enquanto experimentam roupas e chapéus, exploram a vida em ambientes anteriormente dominados apenas por homens. Tudo como se nada demais estivessem fazendo, com humo...
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    9,30 €

  • Echidna in a Suitcase
    Kathleen Frances
    Echidna in a Suitcase is Kathleen Frances’ memoir in which she reveals what life was like after being taken as an infant and placed into institutional care. Through it all, she continued to look up, and through moth-eaten blankets, she was able to see the stars.Her tangled ancestral twine eventually leads her to a man she had been searching for all her life.A remarkable journey...
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    19,66 €

  • Making a Difference
    Chesley B Sullenberger / Chesley B. Sullenberger / Chesley BSullenberger
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    13,42 €

  • A Mother’s Intuition
    Catherine Marinelli Gagliano
    'A singular woman who speaks for humanity and community at large, Cathy Marinelli Gagliano shares from her heart and soul. A Mother’s Intuition/Volume 2 takes us into her family’s authentic, raw, and vulnerable journey filled with strength, humor and a deep faith in her conviction to limitless growth!Read it and your eyes will be opened to a bigger, better and brighter understa...
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    27,54 €

  • A Mother’s Intuition
    Catherine Marinelli Gagliano
    'A singular woman who speaks for humanity and community at large, Cathy Marinelli Gagliano shares from her heart and soul. A Mother’s Intuition/Volume 2 takes us into her family’s authentic, raw, and vulnerable journey filled with strength, humor and a deep faith in her conviction to limitless growth!Read it and your eyes will be opened to a bigger, better and brighter understa...
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    19,58 €

  • THE GABARDINE GANG
    Kevin B. DiBacco
    THE GABARDINE GANG: Power and Betrayal in Hartford’s Mob Scene by Kevin B. DiBacco is a riveting tale of crime, family, and redemption in the gritty underworld of the 1950s and 1960s Hartford, Connecticut.  Geno DiBacco led the notorious Gabardine Gang, a small-time mob that ruled the city. Geno’s son, Kevin, takes you on a visceral journey through his childhood and adolescence...
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    12,19 €

  • THE GABARDINE GANG
    Kevin B. DiBacco
    THE GABARDINE GANG: Power and Betrayal in Hartford’s Mob Scene by Kevin B. DiBacco is a riveting tale of crime, family, and redemption in the gritty underworld of the 1950s and 1960s Hartford, Connecticut.  Geno DiBacco led the notorious Gabardine Gang, a small-time mob that ruled the city. Geno’s son, Kevin, takes you on a visceral journey through his childhood and adolescence...
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    17,85 €

  • I Wore the Wrong Shirt to Work Today
    T.W. Sheffield
    T.W. Sheffield released his first novel, imagine leaving for work and realizing you are wearing the wrong shirt. Yet where is the right shirt? Thomas hadn’t even gotten out of the garage when he realized that notion. Why didn’t he go back inside and change? 'I Wore The Wrong Shirt To Work Today', is chocked full with snaps shots of unbelievable, true stories. He reveals instan...
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    26,55 €

  • Blackout Punch
    Chris Hunter
    What’s it like to rise from Youngstown, Ohio, to flying in private jets, then lose it all? What’s it like to be an alpha male who gets what you want, then realize you have put everything that matters to you at risk? What does it mean to know exactly who you are, then understand that you don’t know yourself at all? A born hustler, Chris Hunter co-created Four Loko, the world’s m...
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    18,43 €

  • Mildred’s Mindset
    Gayle Kirschenbaum / Mildred Kirschenbaum
    When Mildred Kirschenbaum celebrated her 99th birthday, her daughter Gayle shared a video of her on Instagram, setting off a viral sensation. Gayle, initially using her account for photography, redirected the spotlight to showcase her mother’s wisdom and the unique bond they share. The attention grew as Maria Shriver and other major media outlets, including NBC Today’s Jenna & ...
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    38,30 €

  • The After
    Michael Ramos
    When Michael Ramos enlisted in the Navy and was assigned to serve as a chaplain’s bodyguard thirteen days before 9/11, he had no idea he would soon be sent to Iraq. But he embraced the posting, combat service, and career for a decade, until, at age thirty-four, the military told him his skill set was no longer relevant. Through divorce and remarriage, his son’s choice to enlist...
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    25,55 €

  • La Emancipación de las Almas
    Mary Tere Argüelles
    La vida es un cúmulo de contradicciones, y cuando no te detienes a analizarlo, eres presa de la corriente. Esta audaz recopilación de escritos te llevará a la reflexión y te sumergirá en la obviedad de lo que solemos dar por hecho. Los pensamientos de una niña a lo largo de cinco años se ven inmersos en el despertar de una mente privilegiada por la incapacidad de moverse de man...
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    13,52 €

  • Golden Grace
    Yetunde Longe-Folajimi
    'Golden Grace' unfolds a deeply touching memoir of overcoming adversity through the power of faith, resilience, and grace. In this profoundly moving narrative, the author unfolds her life’s story, revealing the intricate patterns of adversity, faith, and triumph that have defined her existence. From the trials of navigating marriage with a partner whose actions belied his vows ...
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    35,61 €

  • The Real Gatsby George Gordon Moore
    Mickey Rathbun
    When Mickey Rathbun began to investigate a rumor that her grandfather, George Gordon Moore, had been a model for Fitzgerald’s iconic character Jay Gatsby, she discovered closer connections than she had ever imagined. In her remarkable, compelling, and beautifully crafted memoir, The Real Gatsby: George Gordon Moore, she examines the striking parallels between the real person an...
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    19,01 €

  • Come! Come! Where? Where?
    James Seay
    James Seay’s essays reflect a poet’s eye for detail and a seeker’s wrestling with life’s big questions and experiences: what it means to be a parent, losing a child, confronting mental illness, observing and living through the collision of cultures, finding the universal in the particularity of every day. We share moments with Seay that stay with us, dipping in and out of his l...
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    127,29 €

  • Come! Come! Where? Where?
    James Seay
    James Seay’s essays reflect a poet’s eye for detail and a seeker’s wrestling with life’s big questions and experiences: what it means to be a parent, losing a child, confronting mental illness, observing and living through the collision of cultures, finding the universal in the particularity of every day. We share moments with Seay that stay with us, dipping in and out of his l...
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    29,29 €

  • Mosaico De Memórias
    Francisca Do Carmo Estumano Gaia
    Este livro que vos apresento chama-seMosaico de Memórias . Trata-se do relato de Francisca do Carmo Estumano Gaia, escrito por seu primogênito Valter Gaia depois de encontrar e ler as anotações de sua mãe. É uma rica história repleta de sentimentos nobres e de muita sensibilidade da autora. Inicia-se com o nascimento de Silvério e Margarida - ...Em uma família pobre e humilde d...
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    20,21 €

  • Life Lessons
    Nancy Blodgett Klein
    This is an anthology of 34 true stories from a variety of authors sharing their experiences and concluding with what they learned as a result. Each touching story begins with a quote related to the subject, shares the experience or events, and concludes with a moral. This collection of stories is geared towards younger people who may need some guidance about how to successfully...
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    15,63 €

  • A River to Goodbye
    TK Canyon
    A River to Goodbye is the story of a young boy’s yearning to own his own dog. After reading the book and watching the movie Big Red, he decides an Irish Setter is the dog for him. Once he raids his piggybank to purchase his first Irish Setter, it leads to a lifelong relationship with the breed. You will travel with the author along his life’s river from childhood to manhood bei...
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    14,27 €

  • A River to Goodbye
    TK Canyon
    A River to Goodbye is the story of a young boy’s yearning to own his own dog. After reading the book and watching the movie Big Red, he decides an Irish Setter is the dog for him. Once he raids his piggybank to purchase his first Irish Setter, it leads to a lifelong relationship with the breed. You will travel with the author along his life’s river from childhood to manhood bei...
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    24,82 €

  • Thursday’s Child
    Penelope Ransby
    Penelope Ransby was born in England and grew up in small mining communities in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Tanzania, interspersed with boarding school in England. She emigrated to Australia in her 20s and now lives in Sydney. ...
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    25,11 €

  • Married to a Psychiatrist
    Dan Prochoda
    How you choose to perceive the world determines much about the world you live in...In a world filled with selfish and inconsiderate people, Dan was the exception. He was one of the few who cared enough to do the right thing. If a relationship failed, it wasn’t going to be because of him. If his boss needed someone to cover an extra shift, Dan was always there to fill it. Being ...
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    14,33 €

  • Married to a Psychiatrist
    Dan Prochoda
    How you choose to perceive the world determines much about the world you live in...In a world filled with selfish and inconsiderate people, Dan was the exception. He was one of the few who cared enough to do the right thing. If a relationship failed, it wasn’t going to be because of him. If his boss needed someone to cover an extra shift, Dan was always there to fill it. Being ...
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    21,52 €

  • The Memoir The River Of Life
    DR. Sofia Laurden Davis Adams
    The River of Life' by Dr. Sofia Laurden-Davis Adams is an intimate and inspiring journey through the author’s life, spanning from her early childhood to her experiences in the 60s. In this compelling memoir, Adams reflects on the myriad challenges she has faced, viewing them not as obstacles but as tools that have forged her strength and resilience. From a young age, Sofia lear...
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    14,74 €

  • Lights and Shadows in Confederate Prisons
    Homer B. Sprague
    'This narrative of prison life differs from all others that I have seen, in that it is careful to put the best possible construction upon the treatment of Union prisoners by the Confederates, and to state and emphasize kindnesses and courtesies received by us from them.For the accuracy of the facts stated I am indebted to a diary kept from day to day during the whole of my impr...
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    12,17 €

  • Where Life Is Found
    Ruthie Burrell
    Discover a place where everyone is welcome and everyone belongs. Tucked into a little-traveled corner of southwest Missouri is a Christian summer camp that has offered a safe, accessible environment for people with disabilities and chronic illnesses since 1994. Over the past thirty years, Camp Barnabas has provided encouragement, purpose, community, and a new way of life for mo...
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    31,15 €