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Get the Summary of Ruth J. Simmons's Up Home in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Up Home" by Ruth J. Simmons is a memoir that chronicles the author's journey from her childhood in the segregated South to her academic achievements and personal growth. Born in 1945 in the small East Texas community of Daly, Simmons was raised in a sharecropping family, where she experienced the stark realities of racial segregation...
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Get the Summary of J. Reuben Appelman's While Idaho Slept in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "While Idaho Slept" recounts the chilling events surrounding the murders of four University of Idaho students in Moscow, Idaho. On a November evening in 2022, Kaylee Goncalves, Maddie Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin's lives were tragically cut short in a violent attack at their residence on King Road. The book details...
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Weight on God is a reminder that the pain that we carry, endure, or even cause is will and shall always be forgivable.
Our God will use our failures, faults, and even our fears to form an unshakable faith that seeks him out in the most troubling of times.
Weight on God will walk you through depression, divorce, adultery, addiction, and incarceration.
This book is a gateway to self-discovery. It will help you to find and focus on an inner strength...
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This book is a page turner you won't be able to put it down! The reader will feel they are sharing in Marks rollercoaster journey of self destruction to be becoming an ordained minister. In a world of darkness, brokenness, isolation and desperation Mark becomes entrenched in crime, gangs and drugs, until that is he encounters God in a miraculous way. This book is for everyone, whether privileged, atheist, oppressed r addicted it will inspire and warm...
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Get the Summary of Gabourey Sidibe's This Is Just My Face in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "This Is Just My Face" is a candid memoir by Gabourey Sidibe, where she shares her life experiences, from her unique upbringing to her rise to fame as an actress. Sidibe delves into her personal struggles with self-image, weight, and mental health, including her battles with depression, an eating disorder, and eventually...
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Get the Summary of Renee Mallett's The 'Peyton Place' Murder in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The 'Peyton Place' Murder" by Renee Mallett delves into the life of novelist Grace Metalious and the real-life murder that may have inspired her famous novel "Peyton Place." Born Marie Grace De Repentigny, Metalious grew up in a French-Canadian immigrant community in Manchester, New Hampshire, where she developed a passion...
7) Mama Africa
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Mama Africa gets an audience with the King.
Have you ever desired to bow in the presence before the King of all kings and share it all with him?
Growing up in a Christian home and church, I was, taught the power that comes from an honest, fervent prayer. Prayer can be sometimes a simple moment in our day that we might just stop and whisper a concern to God. Prayer can be even more powerful when matched up with fasting; God hears us. He answers prayers.
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A survivor is having the heart of a fighter and learning who you are no matter what illnesses of trials you face. Like Reba McEntire says "Who I Am is Who I Want To Be: I am a Survivor."
This book is about the life of the author. It focuses on her faith, her hope, and her endurance during the years of her illness. In this tine story, you will learn the how and why about the effects that changed her family's life-the author's Crohn's disease, the...
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Get the Summary of Kate Zernike's The Exceptions in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Exceptions" chronicles the journey of Nancy Doe, a Radcliffe College student with a passion for molecular biology, against the backdrop of the 1960s and beyond, a time of significant societal change and the rise of the women's movement. Nancy's story unfolds within the male-dominated world of science, where she aspires to work...
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THE AWAKENED covers a very personal and intensive almost two-year period of UFO activity in my life. Much of it happened while living in the San Francisco Bay area. I believe it to be one of the most extensive, illuminating, and intimate UFO encounters of my generation. Having kept a journal of my highly unusual experience, I was able to create a complete record of dates, and roughly calculate lengths of missing time.
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Get the Summary of Bonnie Rose Ward's Winds of Skilak in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Winds of Skilak" follows Bonnie Rose Ward and her husband Sam as they embark on a life-changing journey from Ohio to the remote wilderness of Alaska. Leaving behind their comfortable life, they liquidate their possessions and prepare for a rugged existence on Caribou Island. Despite initial struggles to find suitable land and...
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"Characters of History" is a fascinating journey through time that presents an intimate and captivating collection of the lives, exploits and passions of the most impactful characters who have shaped the course of humanity. From legendary figures to forgotten visionaries, this book immerses you in vivid, detailed stories that explore the depths of the human condition and celebrate the enduring legacy of those who left an indelible mark on history....
13) A Madness Ago
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"A Madness Ago" by Dana Thomas Clancy is a poignant and introspective memoir that traces the author's tumultuous journey from his early childhood to his young adult years. Born in 1948, the narrative opens with the author's recollections of his idyllic early years spent on the grounds of the Veterans Administration Hospital in Northampton, Massachusetts. These formative years were marked by innocence, mischief, and a sense of freedom as he explored...
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Book Preview: #1 The Alphabet Grid is a method of non-vocal communication. It makes it possible to form your words by simply pointing to their letters, instead of having to write them out one by one. This allows you to anchor your words, which would otherwise flutter off as soon as you tried to speak them.
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All I did was go away for the weekend; by the time I'd returned, my husband had killed himself.
It was thirteen years into my marriage before I realised Simon had bipolar. Despite our difficulties, I was living the life I'd always dreamt of. We were renovating our Victorian home, working hard in our respective careers, and considering adopting our second child. However, with each manic episode, my dreams were slowly deteriorating into heartbreak...
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"Evergreen World Famous Faces" is a captivating compilation that delves into the lives and legacies of some of the most influential individuals in history. From political leaders and cultural icons to scientific minds and artistic virtuosos, this book presents a diverse array of world-renowned personalities. Each chapter unfolds a rich narrative, providing readers with a glimpse into the personal and professional journeys of these iconic figures.The...
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"We are Your Neighbors" is collection of stories that will give you a glimpse into the lives of some of the people who are seeking assistance at The Storehouse of Collin County, a large food pantry in north Texas. What would your life be like if you had been born in different shoes? By speaking to several of the Neighbors that she has met while volunteering at The Storehouse, Nancy introduces us to seven different people with seven very different...
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Clemens von Lengsfeld is the pseudonym of the artist Irene von Neuendorff. Born 1959, she studied art at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe under professors Rainer Küchenmeister, Albrecht von Hancke and Peter Dreher. She also concluded her degree in German Studies and History at the University of Karlsruhe. In 1985 she received a bursary enabling her to continue her studies at the Ecole des Beaux Arts Supérieure, Paris. Irene von Neuendorff...
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A history of gay Key West starting in 1954, when the city police chief Bienvenido Perez promised to rid the island of the "scores of sex deviates" that had supposedly flocked to the island to escape a crackdown by Miami police. "The town is full of them," he said at the time. "We don't want that kind of people in Key West."
Twenty-nine years later Richard Heyman, an out-and-proud homosexual, was elected mayor. But no one in 1954 would have believed...
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In the whirlwind of early 20th-century Germany, Heinrich Himmler grapples with questions of masculinity and identity amidst a society in flux. Denied the opportunity to prove himself in war, Himmler is forced to confront his own biases when faced with the complexities of homosexuality.Coming from a conservative background, Himmler's beliefs clash with the realization that masculinity can manifest in diverse ways, including within the LGBTQ+ community....
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