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This book uncovers the hidden rules that shape the balance between the weak and the mighty and the powerful and the dispossessed. In it the author challenges how we think about obstacles and disadvantages, offering a new interpretation of what it means to be discriminated against, or cope with a disability, or lose a parent, or attend a mediocre school, or suffer from any number of other apparent setbacks. He begins with the real story of what happened...
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"A collection of David vs. Goliath stories"--
"After her acclaimed memoir, Always Sunny, Janice Dean figured she was done trying to survive or bring down awful men. Then she found herself taking on Governor Andrew Cuomo on social media and then at rallies. What at first seemed like a futile fight ended with Cuomo's historic resignation. But it caused Janice to wonder: What fuels someone's resolve to go up against a powerful opponent? And how can...
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Each of us knows the absolute joy that a new relationship, or the birth of a child, or fulfilling your heart's desire can bring. But it's the life events that aren't so euphoric that test how we weather those storms. Jane Seymour learned from her mother that, when your life is tough, the road becomes easier when you help others. In The Road Ahead, she shares inspirational stories from readers around the world who've overcome when the "happily ever...
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2015.
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"Keep walking. This may be the day your Jericho walls come down. We all face them. Strongholds with a strong hold on our lives. Roadblocks to our joy. Obstacles in our marriages. Fortresses of fear blocking us from peace. How can we bring down these walls that keep us from the future God promises? Remember the story of Joshua and the battle of Jericho? Those were some formidable foes and big barriers. Max Lucado says the book of Joshua is in the...
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"Sick of striving? Giving up on grit? Had enough of hustle culture? Daunted by the 10,000-hour rule? Relax: As the French know, it's the best way to be better at everything. In the realm of love, what could be less seductive than someone who's trying to seduce you? Seduction is the art of succeeding without trying, and that's a lesson the French have mastered. We can see it in their laissez-faire parenting, chic style, haute cuisine, and enviable...
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"The Book of Mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the Bible. It is a record of God's dealings with ancient inhabitants of the Americas and contains the fulness of the everlasting gospel. The book was written by many ancient prophets by the spirit of prophecy and revelation. Their words, written on gold plates, were quoted and abridged by a prophet-historian named Mormon. The record gives an account of two great civilizations. One came...
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[2020]
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No, a young teenage girl, has run away from her home, a place of abuse and neglect. She finds herself on the streets of Liverpool. Ken is an ex-cinema manager who made a split-second decision during a traumatic experience which caused his life to turn upside down. Ken's mental breakdown leads to self-prescribed medication in the form of alcohol and his life on the street has begun. The two lost souls befriend and find comfort in each other, but No...
10) The shift
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[2015]
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In one twelve-hour hospital shift in the ER a veteran male nurse, struggling with the haunting guilt of his brother's drowning, is forced to train a new nurse. The two are at odds throughout the story, because, while they both struggle with the spiritual turmoil of right and wrong, they both come to very different philosophies. One plays life-saving nurse. The other plays God and allows patients to die or even helps them to die.
11) The Free Fall
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Sara finds herself in a house she doesn't recognize, with a husband she doesn't remember and the creeping and foreboding shadows of a previous life closing in. Clues turn up, people, places and vague memories of friends and family, and as Sara tries to piece together the shreds of her missing past, she finds herself in a terrifying struggle for her very survival against the house itself, its occupants and guests. As she uncovers the truth, Sara makes...
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[2016]
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An orphaned bird named Miracle is confronted with life's many challenges. Faced with feelings of loss, abandonment, shame, and homeliness, Miracle doesn't know where to turn. But she is able to grow through the kindness and knowledge of others and hard work on her part into a caring, giving, useful, and happy adult.
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Report / 109th Congress 2d session House of Representatives volume 109-534
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[2006]
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2023.
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"Join Bear and his best friend Bird, as they embark on their next exciting adventure. Bear, with the help of Bird, has decided he wants to learn how to ride a bike. But Bear usually walks everywhere, so he needs to learn how to persevere when trying something new, even if he doesn't get it right the first time"--
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