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  • The Berlin Enigma
    D. F. Harrington / DFHarrington
    As John Harrington grew older, he sat down with his daughter to share the story of his life. What she learned made her rethink the man who had raised her. The tale begins with his childhood in the Australian outback, and follows his immigration to England and enrollment in the British Forces in 1914. After being injured in France, he is hired by the British Foreign Office, whic...
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    25,23 €

  • MEEGOOK
    Jeanhee Kang
    In November, 1982, Jesus asked Kang on the darkest night of her life, 'Why aren't you going to church?' Kang who had broken almost all of the Ten Commandments by age 25, questioned God in disbelief, 'Why me?', ' You must not know of my dark Past...'      Three years after the Korean War ends, Jeanhee Kang is born to poor rice farmers in a predominantly Buddhist culture. A b...
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    11,03 €

  • The Triumph of Rosemary
    Marylin E. Atkins / Marylin EAtkins
    Baby Rosemary – born to an Italian teen and a married black man in Detroit in 1946 – is adopted from an agency by a black couple in Saginaw, Michigan  The adoptive mother’s abuse instills in the girl, whom they name Marylin Elnora, ambition to achieve great things on her own.  At age 19, Marylin sparks a racial and religious scandal by marrying former Roman Catholic priest Thom...
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    15,85 €

  • Fortunate Isle
    Ronald Mackay
    Fortunate Isle: A  Memoir of TenerifeIn 1960, with a mere £40 in his pocket, 18-year-old Ronald Mackay hitched from Scotland to Spain then took a tramp steamer to Tenerife, thinking to voyage on to South America. Instead, he discovered the snug village of Buenavista del Norte, where he was welcomed in by the locals as 'El Extranjero'. He lived there for a year, working,...
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    11,64 €

  • On the Yellow Brick Road
    Karen Kaplan
    We are all on some type of search to find home, a place we feel supports our uniqueness, our curiosities, our passions; acknowledges our contributions; helps us feel connected; and, most of all, offers us safety, love, and a sense of well-being.In this book, Karen Kaplan takes us on her search to find her own home through her dedication to children with autism, to give hope to ...
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    11,59 €

  • Onwards We Go
    Stephen Mohan
    I lost my left eye to cancer at the age of two. I haven't let this deter me from working as a steamroller driver, ski racing coach, coffee bean delivery man, wooden boat shipwright, bicycle mechanic, whale watching skipper, fish farmer, vineyard worker, tall ship boatswain, and snow gun operator. I’ve illegally driven across a parade route, lost control of my sailing dinghy...
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    12,92 €

  • Illegal
    John Dennehy
    Illegal tells the true story of love and deception, revolutions and deportations as it chronicles the trials of John Dennehy. Naïve New Yorker, Dennehy refuses to be part of the feverish nationalism of post 9/11 America. His search for hope takes him to Ecuador, where he falls in love with firebrand Lucia, who perfects his broken Spanish while they find solidarity in the brewin...
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    10,61 €

  • AKA Michael
    Michael Garramone
    This is the story of a young boy born to two hard working Italian parents, as an only child, in an affluent area of Queens New York, with a very bright future. That all came to a crashing end the morning his mother shot and killed his father while he sat out in front of one of their stores when he was 12. The story then goes on a multitude of different types of stories, as he a...
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    23,13 €

  • Lessons of an Opening Heart
    Barbara H. McNeely
    Did Barbara need an Open Heart?Upon learning of Barbara’s upcoming open-heart surgery, Karen told her it was the quickest way to an open heart. This was not the journey that Barbara would have chosen, but it was now her journey.The surgery itself was just one part of Barbara’s journey through a world of health and medical issues. A journey that started long before her surgery a...
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    13,36 €

  • Four Seasons in a Day
    Deborah L Jacobs
    Alternately humorous and poignant, this inspiring memoir chronicles the author's misadventures as she and her husband cook in quirky kitchens, struggle to speak French and shop like locals in outdoor markets. With candor and optimism, Deborah Jacobs transports readers from the grape harvest in the Loire Valley to an exuberant chile pepper festival in Basque Country and, ult...
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    14,18 €

  • Academic Betrayal
    Loren Mayshark
    Fueled by a desire to become a teacher, Loren Mayshark entered Hunter College in 2008, with the intention of gaining a master's degree in two years. Six years and tens of thousands of dollars later, he abandoned his studies without attaining the degree. This is the tale of one young man's journey through the labyrinth of American higher education, stymied by haughty pro...
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    7,80 €

  • Undertow
    Charlene L Edge
    Undertow: My Escape from the Fundamentalism and Cult Control of The Way International™ is Charlene Edge’s riveting memoir about the power of words to seduce, betray, and, in her case, eventually save. After a personal tragedy left her bereft, teenaged Charlene rejected faith and family when recruiters drew her into The Way International, a sect led by the charismatic Victor Pau...
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    19,21 €

  • Lessons From The Other Side
    Michael T Vara
    In this book, Michael T. Vara tells his true accounts of his experience of the paranormal realm. Michael vividly retells his own personal heartfelt encounters in having an Out of Body Experience, but also his close exposure to spirits from the other side and his short connection to the unknown dimensional universe through the psychedelic drug LSD. All separate, but many inciden...
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    8,30 €

  • Reaching the Perishing
    Dr. Johnny Woodard ~ DD / DrJohnny Woodard ~ DD
    From the little community of Morgan s Bluff, located on the very banks of the Sabine River near Orange, Texas, to Israel, the land where our Lord Jesus Christ came into this world to redeem fallen mankind from their sinful condition. This is an amazing story of how God can use anyone He chooses to spread His Word. This book will bring laughter at the funny stories that took pla...
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    15,31 €

  • the post calvin
    After three years of publishing daily pieces online, the post calvin is proud to present the post calvin: selected essays. Editors Josh deLacy, Will Montei, Debra Rienstra, and Abby Zwart have gathered suggestions from writers and chosen pieces that represent the heart and soul of the post calvin. the post calvin is a daily online journal that features twenty-eight regular wri...
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    13,30 €

  • But First . . .
    Heather Holloway McCash
    Heather Holloway McCash was born butt first. She's been living her life backwards ever since. Her memoir features sotries and poems—in reverse chronological order—about her love life, struggle with Lyme Disease, experience living in New York during the 9/11 terrorist attacks, early foray into ballet, close encounters with celebrities, and battles with corporate dragons. Des...
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    7,76 €

  • Deep Denial
    David Billings
    Deep Denial explains why race is still with us, and what the Civil Rights Movement can tell us about today.Part I takes a broad historical view, from seventeenth century Virginia through World War II., examining the origins of white supremacy as a structural feature of US society and describing its evolution over time.Part II features the Civil Rights Movement, how it emerged i...
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    20,70 €

  • My Travel Through Life
    Stephen J. Hiemstra
    Stephen J. Hiemstra (PhD) chronicles his early life, schooling, military service, and civilian service in the federal government. Stephen is a Professor Emeritus at Purdue University and former Senior Research Fellow in the School of Business and Public Policy at George Washington University. He is the founder and Director of the hospitality Ph.D. program in the Department of ...
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    11,77 €

  • The Lynx
    Victor Nickolich
    'As the Russian-built Lada sedan sped towards Havana, the man known as Lince felt a sudden chill running down his spine. Could it be possible that the same people he sought help from had double-crossed him? The likelihood that someone at the US State Department had cozied up to the Cubans and leaked his intentions to defect suddenly became a daunting reality. He braced himself ...
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    28,72 €

  • Liberal Opinions
    William A. Norris / William ANorris
    The life and times of a trailblazing lawyer and judge in American law. Author of the controversial but prescient judicial opinion striking down the ban on gays in the military — two decades before the Supreme Court finally recognized such equal rights — Bill Norris made law and waves on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Yet his legal and civic life before and after, though le...
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    33,86 €

  • Mimmy & Dimmy, Memoirs of a Mixed-kid's Mom-Black & White Version
    Jerilyn Champion
    This is a heartwarming yet gut-wrenching (at times) account of a young woman leaving an interracial marriage with her young son in the late 70s. This book will take you from laughter to tears. It is deep! Deep faith, deep love, deep hope! The experiences in this book validate the existence of a supernatural God who is alive and well and available to those who diligently seek h...
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    9,63 €

  • Africa's Child
    Maria Nhambu
    From the Foreword by Marian Wright Edelman   Africa’s Child is an unforgettable and searingly personal book….In the face of repeated obstacles and injustices, Nhambu continued to analyze the world around her with wit and a sharp sense of humor. Above all, as a very young child she decided one day that even if there was no other person in the world who loved and wanted her, sh...
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    19,80 €

  • The J. Abrams Book
    Jacob Abrams / Ruth Murphy
    Selections from articles and memoirs by and about Jacob Abrams, who in 1918 with four friends was charged and convicted of inciting resistance to the war effort, sentenced to 20 years in prison, and ultimately deported to Russia after losing an appeal to the United States Supreme Court. Originally published as J. Abrams-Buch, edited by El Centro Cultural Israelita de México and...
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    14,38 €

  • None Call Me Dad
    Ky Owen
    None Call Me Dad is the true, mesmerizing story of a 21st Century dad. On two weeks notice, Ky Owen becomes an adoptive father to a six-year-old son. Five years later, on two days notice, he becomes a father to a teenage daughter. Along the way he assumes the role of father figure to four other kids. “None call me dad,” Owen writes, “But they know that’s who I am.” Intriguing ...
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    11,12 €

  • Blooming into Mindfulness
    Martha Brettschneider
    In a world that pushes us to always look for the next best thing, Blooming into Mindfulness shows you how to break the cycle of discontent and take control of your own happiness.Narrated with humor and raw honesty, Martha Brettschneider shares her transformation from ego-centered screaming mommy to a meditation-touting creative, finally at peace with the world.Inspirational, mo...
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    17,74 €

  • Arm Candy
    Christopher Gaida / Michael Aloisi
    The Amazon.com #1 Best Seller, now in paperback! In this newly edited edition, Chris reveals what happened after Hollywood heard about this book. Find out whether he has been blackballed from the industry, what celebrity sister confronted him on a live radio show about his Diva’s chapter and what he wants everyone to really know about the entertainment industry. From Julia Robe...
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    20,72 €

  • A Voice in the Tide
    Nancy Shappell
    A New England woman, fighting muted incest memories with toxic self-injury, is on a mission for the mother who denies sacrificing her, to validate the family truth before one of them dies. After decades of self-blame and illness Nancy realizes, the very things she had fought against, detoxing her own fear and anger, living her truth, and loving herself, were the only real sourc...
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    20,40 €

  • Telegram from Mandalay
    Will Cribb
    This is the story of Will Cribb: an idyllic childhood, his father’s early death, a mother’s indifference, a ten-year banishment by his stepfather to boarding school thousands of miles away, and the shy boy’s efforts to cope with the school’s barefoot regime and tough bullies.However, this is no misery memoir. It is also about how the growing boy realises his dream of travelling...
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    12,45 €

  • The Untold Story of the Real Me
    Free Minds Writers
    The Untold Story of the Real Me is a collection of poems written by young people who were charged and incarcerated as adults at the age of 16 or 17. All poets are members of the Free Minds Book Club and Writing Workshop; many are currently incarcerated in the DC Jail or federal prison. Their work explores themes of parenthood, love, pain, identity, race, and freedom in voices b...
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    27,14 €

  • Fear Is Not An Option
    Michele Anstead
    Michele Anstead’s inspiring true story is a stunning account of ultimate triumph over the most impossible of odds. From an early age, her life was marred by abuse, deprivation, abandonment, addiction, incarceration, tragedy and loss.  Michele's downward spiral began at the age of three, when she witnessed her mother and aunt being beaten by her uncle, followed by her mother...
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    15,60 €


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