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41) Ugly
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We've all had those moments. The ones where you look in the mirror and nothing feels ok. For Anita Bhagwandas, this started when she was a child and it created an enduring internal torment about her looks.
We're all told that this is just part of growing up, but it stays with us, evolving as we age. The internet tells us we should love ourselves, whilst bombarding us with images of airbrushed perfection, upholding centuries-old beauty standards which...
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Cuando Carlos tena 19 aos, su mam decidi dejar su vida en El Salvador y buscar un nuevo comienzo en Estados Unidos. Para el viaje al norte, contrat los servicios de un coyote. Carlos se resista a ir, pero no quiso dejar que su mam partiera sin l y decidi unirse. En su recorrido a travs de Mxico, vivieron los riesgos y miedos que incontables personas de pases centroamericanos enfrentan al emigrar a otras tierras. Diez aos despus, Carlos comparte estos...
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The true story of beloved Cambodian singer Ros Serey Sothea whose Golden Voice until her mysterious disappearance in the killing fields of Pol Pots Khmer Rouge. 1 VOLUME RELEASED - INDEPENDENT STORIES. There is a saying in Cambodia: Music is the soul of a nation. Perhaps no one embodied that spirit more than Ros Serey Sothea, a young woman who would forever change the landscape of Cambodian music as the Queen with the Golden Voice. From a humble rice...
44) Strong
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Heartbreaking and powerful - Ashley is an inspiration', Fearne Cotton
'Ashley's psychological and emotional resilience is unparalleled, truly in the 0.1 percent', Ant Middleton
STRENGTH, RESILIENCE, POWER
Strong is the moving and heartbreaking memoir from celebrity campaigner, endurance athlete, and father of an angel, Ashley Cain. Charting his daughter's birth and the fight for her life when she was diagnosed with leukaemia at 7 weeks old, Ashley...
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Begin the journey into the lives of important people in history with Beginner Biographies. These simple, illustrated biographies provide a perfect entry point for learning about history. The childhood, education, and career of the President Abraham Lincoln are presented with short, simple text for the elementary school audience. Special thanks to content consultant Richard Jensen, Ph.D. Looking Glass Library is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division...
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Begin the journey into the lives of important people in history with Beginner Biographies. These simple, illustrated biographies provide a perfect entry point for learning about history. The childhood, education, and career of the President George Washington are presented with short, simple text for the elementary school audience. Special thanks to content consultant Richard Jensen, Ph.D. Looking Glass Library is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division...
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Winner of the 2018 Green Earth Book Award. This picture book biography examines the life and career of naturalist and artist Anna Comstock (1854-1930), who defied social conventions and pursued the study of science. From the time she was a young girl, Anna Comstock was fascinated by the natural world. She loved exploring outdoors, examining wildlife and learning nature's secrets. From watching the teamwork of marching ants to following the constellations...
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The incredible true story of the greatest illusionist of modern times and the man who altered the course of the second world war.
Soon to be a major film starring Benedict Cumberbatch
'A richly entertaining read' SUNDAY TIMES
Jasper Maskelyne was a world famous magician and illusionist in the 1930s. When war broke out, he volunteered his services to the British Army and was sent to Egypt when the desert war began.
Here, he used his unique skills...
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Begin the journey into the lives of important people in history with Beginner Biographies. These simple, illustrated biographies provide a perfect entry point for learning about history. The childhood, education, and election of President Barack Obama are presented with short, simple text for the elementary school audience. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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ONE OF THE BEST AUDIOBOOKS OF 2019 - The Guardian
Join these two comedy greats and lifelong friends on their journey from recuperation to riverbank in this hilarious and heart-warming audiobook that gives you a front-row seat at an exclusive Bob and Paul production.
Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse have been friends for 30 years, but when life intervened, what was once a joyous and spontaneous friendship dwindled to the odd phone call or occasional...
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Do you embrace your life and how you came to be who you are today? While that can sometimes be painful, it could be the most powerful thing you ever do. Witness this power through the legacy of Victor Mycynek (1943-2004).
Victor-an engineer, craftsman, and forestry enthusiast-was not a politician, celebrity, CEO, or business owner. He wasn't an artist or in the military. He didn't live through the era of social media influencers. Still, just by being...
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"Are you ready to elevate your leadership and career to the next level? Do you wonder how successful senior leaders stay ahead of the curve and remain on top of their game?
Ambition alone won't get you to the top or keep you there. But your performance advantage will.
Leveraging her lifelong passion for high performance, Agnes Cserhati - a globally acclaimed performance coach and leadership expert - has distilled decades of experience working with...
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"¿Quién fue Stacey Schoeck?" es un cautivador relato que invita a los lectores a sumergirse en los misterios y las intrigas que rodean la vida de una figura enigmática. A través de una narrativa envolvente, esta obra desentraña los hilos de la historia de Stacey Schoeck, desde sus humildes comienzos hasta los momentos de triunfo y tragedia que definieron su camino.
Con una prosa hábilmente tejida, el autor nos lleva en un viaje de descubrimiento,...
54) Motherland
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"Powerful, honest and gut-wrenching." - Paul Brogan, author
"Simultaneously heartbreaking and heartwarming." - Dave Cummings, former editor and columnist, The Concord Monitor
"Motherland is an insightful, searingly honest, and incisive exploration of child loss." - Margaret Porter, author
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Is it ever possible to recover from the loss of a child?
Amidst a tumultuous life of divorce, addiction, and destructive relationships, Barb finds...
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WHITNEY HOUSTON Ihr schillerndes Leben, ihr tragisches Ende Hören Sie die Biografie eines Weltstars, der im Chaos von Drogen und Skandalen versank, ein glänzendes Comeback feierte und im Februar 2012 auf tragische Weise ums Leben kam. Mit mehr als 200 Millionen verkauften Schallplatten und CDs gehörte Whitney Houston neben Madonna, Shakira und Mariah Carey zu den erfolgreichsten Pop-Sängerinnen der Welt. Nachdem sie bereits im Alter von 14 Jahren...
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Daniela Katzenberger
Sei schlau, stell dich dumm
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Isch bin wie isch bin - ganz normal bekloppt!
DER SPIEGEL spricht von der "blondesten Medienkarriere des Jahres", für DIE BUNTE ist sie "Deutschlands neues Phänomen". Wer ist diese Frau, die rundum für Aufsehen sorgt? Wasserstoffblondierte Kunsthaarmähne, cappuccinofarbene Studiobräune und Doppel-D-Silikon-Busen. An "der Katze" scheint wenig echt zu sein, trotzdem...
57) The Twenty
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Marianne Bohr and her husband, about to turn sixty, are restless for adventure. They decide on an extended, desolate trek across the French island of Corsica-the GR20, Europe's toughest long-distance footpath-to challenge what it means to grow old. Part travelogue, part buddy story, part memoir, The Twenty is a journey across a rugged island of stunning beauty little known outside Europe.
From a chubby, non-athletic child, Bohr grew into a fit,...
58) Entrethrive: The Entrepreneur's Eight Laws to Accelerate Financial Freedom While Creating the Good
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What Lies Between You and The Good Life?
There's a myth that the entrepreneur can flourish in either life or business. The "Lie of the Either/Or" claims you cannot achieve both. The sad reality is that many entrepreneurs fall victim to this lie, believing the only way to succeed is to suffer.
Author Aaron Marcum can relate. In his past entrepreneurial journey, he found himself borrowing $100 to attend a family reunion and sleeping under a desk,...
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Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992) ist die wohl größte Filmdiva des 20.Jahrhunderts und der erste deutsche Weltstar. Mit "Der blaue Engel" gelang ihr 1930 der Durchbruch; und bis heute fasziniert die legendäre Schauspielerin und Sängerin mit der unverwechselbaren Stimme ihre zahllosen Fans. Ein spannendes Feature auf den Spuren ihres schillernden Lebens, inszeniert mit Musik, O-Tönen der Dietrich und mehreren Sprechern - in dieser Hörbiografie kommen...
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Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) - sein Name steht für den gewaltlosen Kampf für Frieden und Freiheit. Vom schüchternen, mit 13 Jahren zwangsverheirateten Mohandas Karamchand wurde er schließlich zur Symbolfigur des Pazifismus und zum geistigen Führer der indischen Unabhängigkeitsbewegung. Ein spannendes Feature auf den Spuren seines bewegten Lebens, inszeniert mit Musik, O-Tönen und mehreren Sprechern - in dieser Hörbiografie kommen Mahatma Gandhi...