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In his most personal and powerful release to date, Edward A. Julian, Sr., shares a gripping account of his journey from incarceration to transformation. With unflinching honesty, he exposes the raw realities of prison life, challenges the myths surrounding reentry, and unveils the mindset required to break destructive cycles and step boldly into purpose.

In A Story Rewritten, Nkechi Ezeani’s journey unfolds as a poignant tale of loss, survival, and rediscovery. Fleeing a life torn apart by war, she seeks refuge in 1970s New York, where reinvention becomes both her salvation and her burden. Amid the grit and vibrancy of the city, Nkechi builds a new life, finding unexpected connections and a love that offers her hope for the future. But the past is never truly left behind.

My Whole Childhood Was a Side Quest By Mike “PayDay” Danielson. What if the hardest part of your life wasn’t the main story… but the training ground? My Whole Childhood Was a Side Quest is a raw, gripping memoir about survival, identity, and becoming a man when the odds were stacked against you long before you knew what odds were. From a loving, stable childhood with grandparents in small-town Michigan…

"Misled" is a haunting memoir that exposes the dark reality of life inside the House of Judah. This religious cult masked child abuse behind the veneer of spiritual devotion. Listen to this impelling story through the eyes of a young boy who survived unspeakable trauma. His story reveals how false leaders can destroy families and steal childhoods under the guise of divine authority.

In the early 1980's, Greg Wier faced the same brutal crossroads every teenager does. Straight out of the trailer park, he had to choose between poverty or success. Adulthood did not arrive gently. It came with repossessions, utility shut-offs, trailer-lot rent, and stealing food just to eat. Crime, drugs, and drinking surrounded him, constantly pulling him away from responsibility and toward self-destruction, forcing a daily choice between going down the wrong path or stepping up to take care of his family. He chose marriage and family over carefree nights with friends.

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Brought to you by Penguin. In 1971, two years after the launch of Monty Python’s Flying Circus made his comedy troupe global superstars - and made all their lives a little more complicated - Eric Idle decided to buy a ramshackle property in the south of France. In search of a simpler, quieter...

A story about the sound and silence of survival, and the rhythms that carry us home. In Mixtape: A Memoir, therapist and storyteller Johnzelle Anderson weaves a raw, lyrical portrait of resilience, identity, and healing. Born to a disengaged West African father and a volatile white mother, Anderson grows up mixed race in 1990s Roanoke, Virginia—feeling like an outsider in every room. Amid childhood abuse, neglect, and racism, he clings to the safety of his grandmother’s love and his inner voice’s promise of a better future.

"A Life to Tell" is a profound and unvarnished memoir that chronicles a remarkable journey from the stark realities of a remote Albanian village to the vibrant opportunities of modern democracy. Through deeply personal recollections, the author. The author invites listeners into a world shaped by extreme deprivation, pervasive state control, and an unyielding quest for knowledge and self-determination.

In Raised in Silence, Maria Gallucci invites you into the vivid, rarely seen world of growing up as a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults). With humor, heart, and unflinching honesty, she shares what it's like to bridge two cultures from the moment you can walk: the Deaf world of her parents and the hearing world outside their door.

Fresh out of the University of Colorado with a degree in geology, the author found himself embarking on an adventurous first job as an exploration geologist for Minas de San Luís, situated in the quaint pueblo of Tayoltita in Durango, Mexico. Nestled under Bolaños Peak and in the heart of the Sierra Madre Occidental, the mine was a remote gem accessible only by a solitary road winding 3,000 feet up the mountain.

Ao expor uma visão integral da cultura, considera tanto suas dimensões antropológica e política quanto o potencial econômico desta que é uma de nossas principais riquezas. A autora se vale de sua atuação como parlamentar e de sua experiência como Secretária Municipal de Cultura na cidade do Rio de Janeiro para demonstrar que a gestão democrática e inclusiva da vida cultural pode se converter em um instrumento poderoso de transformação. Conduzidos por Jandira Feghali somos levados à importante compreensão de que Cultura é Poder!

For the first time in more than twenty-five years, Greg Sarris—whose novels are esteemed alongside those of Louise Erdrich and Stephen Graham Jones—presents a book about his own life. In Becoming Story he asks: What does it mean to be truly connected to the place you call home—to walk where innumerable generations of your ancestors have walked?

Indian lore of the Cuyamaca Mountains and surrounding region in San Diego County, California, abounds in myths and legends handed down from generation to generation by tribal song and squaw-tale. Yet so swiftly has the hand of civilization wiped out the old traditions and customs, that but few Indians remain who remember them, and fewer still are those willing to divulge them. Only when one comes into intimate contact with them is one accorded the privilege and honor of hearing the tales of their ancestors.

This book allows listeners to dive into a captivating exploration of resilience and personal growth. Through compelling stories and personal insights, you’ll join the author’s parents on a journey through the trials of WWII, the Great Leap Forward, and China’s Reopening to the World. You’ll also join the author on her path from childhood in China to adulthood in the US. These intriguing stories span three generations, two countries, and more than eighty years.

In "Not Now Please: Living through Racism, Ableism, and Grief," Elizabeth takes you on an intimate journey through the intersecting worlds of adversity, resilience, and transformation. This compelling narrative is a candid exploration of personal experiences that touch upon the deep-rooted issues of racism, ableism, and the complexities of grief.

Esta es la historia real, dramática y desgarradora de una niña que crece con su abuela paterna y sus hermanos en el barrio más aterrador y peligroso conocido como Fuerte Apache en el Callao, Lima-Perú. La policía y otras autoridades no se atrevieron a poner un pie en ese lugar por temor de ser asesinados.

I Just Want to Go Home By: Sonia Collazo Strockyj “Welcome home,” someone held a sunflower out to her, and amazed, she accepted the dear gift, holding the precious little loaf of kolach in its soft rushnik close, but with her other hand she couldn’t help but bring the sunflower closer, drinking in its beautiful golden petals with her eyes, and its rich chocolate brown florets. She for a moment closed her eyes, a split moment, and drank in its sweet scent. “I’m home, I’m home!

The sons and daughters of slaves and slaveholders attempt racial reconciliation in York County, South Carolina – the onetime heart of the Klu Klux Klan. As they embark on their global journey, they find trauma – and heroes – through the generations...and a path to healing.

Born in the gold mining hot bed of Tarkwa, Ghana, T. P. Manus Ulzen is the oldest of 5 children. His parents were both educators. He grew up in Bolgatanga, Wa, Wenchi, Accra, Kumasi and Takoradi in Ghana until he was 12 years old. He started high school at the age of 10 at St. Augustine's College, Cape Coast and continued his education at Kabulonga School for Boys in Lusaka, Zambia after his family left Ghana following the 1966 coup which ended Nkrumah's first republic. He returned to Ghana to complete his high school education at Ghana Secondary Technical School, Takoradi.