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21) Papucho
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Papucho es un relato de la vida real, narrada en un lenguaje ágil y sencillo que de manera vívida transporta al lector al escenario de los hechos. Expone la vulnerabilidad existente en la franja que separa el amor y el compromiso con el desamor y la traición entre parejas separadas por la distancia, que causan cifras alarmantes de matrimonios rotos y hogares deshechos.
La obra muestra el resquebrajamiento del sentimiento interno que produce la...
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After the shocking, life shattering realization that her husband was living a secret life, she is determined to get real answers. In her pursuit to understand how this seemingly strong, stable, committed thirty-three-year marriage had been anything but, she reaches out to the one person she knew would have answers. Through painful and heartbreaking discussions, she realized that her life with him was an astonishing manipulation and distortion by this...
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Are you hurting as a result of a family rift? Do you find it difficult to have healthy relationships with family members? You are not alone. Unfortunately, family estrangement is far too common, even among Christian families. In the pages of this book, Julie shares her personal experience with such heartache. Many years of miscommunication, hurtful words and unhealthy interactions eventually led to a full estrangement from her family.But her story...
24) Jenni's Boy
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Jenni's Boy follows Luke as he grows up, struggling to tell the woman that he has loved since high school how he truly feels. As he fails to communicate with her, other problems take ahold of him in life, and she drifts away, but she is ever present in his mind. His old friends fade away, and even his family members start to go their own paths. He realizes just how important communication is in relationships.
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Take this journey of self-discovery with first-time author Kathi Stewart. Walk the path with her as she takes you through family darkness, secrets, broken relationships, and healing. Kathi is a survivor. Through her vulnerability and willingness to work through her demons, you will journey with Kathi to find hope, courage, and to rise up and see her take control of her life and get off the virtual merry-go-round that so often repeats itself generation...
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Whether solo parenting for night, a week, half time or for the rest of time; this book offers cheats to get your parenting zen on. These tips on cooking, laundry, first aid and taking care of yourself prioritize saving you money, time, sanity, energy and letting your kids f' up in a supported way. Going it alone will challenge you to the core more than any reality TV show. Somedays you will feel like superhero, other days a melted mess on the couch....
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Behind the Scene is a personal story of one little girl's experience growing up on a small Midwest farm. She was born into a large family, living in poverty, where her family's mode of transportation was a horse and buggy. This was required by the Amish religion her family belonged to. Early in her life, her dad wanted a car. They left the Amish and joined the Mennonites.
The deep, dark secrets of her family's dysfunction, she vowed never to expose...
28) When I'm Dead
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Violet Hoffman is a planner. She's had more than enough time-especially on holidays-to think this through. There's really no point in turning back. Now, armed with a plan, Violet only needs to pull the trigger. She runs through her list of essentials: Motel room, check. Bottle of pills, check. Razor blades, check. Knife, yup. Purpose, check. Voice ready to be heard. Got it. Revenge, coming right up.
Violet is ready. After all, she decides, everyone...
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Puppy Love That Shattered Her Life
This novel is based on a true story of Claudia Peterson (Name Changed) who is the daughter of British parents who chose to settle down in Mumbai after Indian Independence.
Claudia's father was martyred fighting for the British against the Japanese in Burma.
Her four elder brothers were sparingly educated and alcoholics.
Claudia had a difficult childhood and adolescence. She had to approach blood relations and...
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Cheryl said many times that "I'm done with that life, I'll never go back to it." But she did. When her aunt Judy finds her in jail after two years of thinking she may be dead, she hopes and prays this is a second chance for her niece. Her sensitive, funny, bookworm niece. Her big sister's eldest daughter, who has since died. And through writing White Flag, bestselling author Judy L. Mandel finds that it didn't start with Cheryl, but that the tentacles...
31) Karma
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KARMA encompasses the twelve laws of existence that govern our lives. They are spiritual guidelines that can help us maneuver through this life. Our actions can ultimately decide our fate.
In this story, we follow the fate of an aspiring young Filipino boy and his dysfunctional family living in the 1970s. Their pursuit of love, significance, and security is a deep human need that is present in all of us.
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There Is No Music is based on incidents that happened in life to people that were struggling to live in a place in time where you could not hear joy, peace, security, love, trust, patience, and loyalty. There is no music when a child is abused or misused by an adult.
There is no music when you just want your civil rights, but you are punished because you want equal rights, and you have to leave where you live and have no place to go.
There is no...
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Skeletons Out of Closet is about a middle-class family that dates as far back as the late '50s. Knowing that there was no help from the outside world because things were handled differently in those days, you have the Ponder family. The children lost their mother to situations unknown and only had the love of their beloved grandmother to help them to cope.
The grandfather was a wealthy and well-respected member of the town, so things were hidden...
34) Relationships
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For close to thirty years, Gus Barni has been a metaphysical researcher and a leader in the field of wellness and well-being. His company Vibrational Health was founded with the intent to bring humanity to a state of higher consciousness. Along with high vibration frequencies and nutritional compatibility, Gus offers an integrated, interdisciplinary program designed in helping people achieve needed lifestyle changes.
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Growing up on the family tree of an American dynasty did not protect D.T. Shanti from the darker legacies of sexual abuse, addiction, and domestic violence. This story is one of survival in the face of peril, redemption despite self-hatred, and the impact that abusive legacy has on establishing the trajectory of a child's life.
Whether she was walking the streets of her small hometown in North Carolina or being presented to American and international...
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In the seventh book in his Emotional Recovery from… series Richard Schwindt M.S.W., R.S.W. turns a therapist's eye towards the source of our greatest joys and challenges – the family. Basing his thoughts and observations on more than thirty years of clinical experience, Richard explores family life and the most common struggles that afflict family members. He addresses: The family life cycle When and how things go wrong How are we effected by...
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Finding your Millionaire Dating love is relatively the easy part. The hard part is building up a good relationship and keeping the romance burning. The way to a man's heart is through their stomach. Yes, this is true. Thus, cooking and serving a delicious meal would show your new lover that you care about them and that you are also creative and capable. Definitely a keeper. Cooking for someone is a good way to say, "I care for you" without needing...
38) My Real Hue
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My Real Hue is an extraordinarily brave man's quest to fully understand and accept himself despite his family obstructing his path. Though it spans five decades, the story is a poignant reminder that adult life is constantly and comprehensively affected by childhood. From the instant readers meet young Danny, his torturous relationship with his parents is evident. His dysfunctional family capitulates everything from challenges with coming to terms...
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"After a tumultuous childhood, Christa Liddle has hidden away, both figuratively and literally. Happily studying sea snails in the middle of the Indian Ocean, Christa finds her tranquil existence thrown into chaos when her once-famous father--long thoughtdead after a plane crash--turns out to be alive, well, and ready to make amends. The world goes wild, fascinated by this real-life saga, pinning Christa and her family under the spotlight. As if that...
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