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A blond, green-eyed child of a Marine sent home from WWII suffering from acute brain trauma, Phyllis Brown Hain frankly chronicles her struggle to survive devastating domestic violence and spousal abuse by creating two personas - one for the darkness of home, the other for the brilliance of life. This fascinating journey of an abuse survivor and national advocate will not just steal listeners' hearts but leave an indelible, searing mark on listeners' minds...and on society at large.

To understand my current situation, it's helpful to reflect on past experiences. Understanding history is beneficial in all aspects of life. Having struggled with my weight for much of my life, I've chosen to examine my past to understand my present circumstances.

In this provocative memoir, one woman discovers that after years spent prioritizing other people’s needs (her husband, their business, their children) over her own, she has reached a threshold she is ready to cross: putting herself first. “Selfish is a revelation—a brave reminder that...

The beloved Julie Andrews has captured our hearts on screen for decades, but she has never told the story of her life before fame—until now. In Home: A Memoir of My Early Years, Julie takes her readers on a warm, moving, and often humorous journey from a difficult upbringing in war-torn...

A New York Times bestselling memoir from Olympic gold medalist, world champion, and the most decorated US female Olympian in history: Katie Ledecky. Katie Ledecky has won more individual Olympic races than any female swimmer in history. She is a four-time Olympian, a nine-time gold medalist, a...

The New York Times bestseller Here’s the Story is the poignant memoir of Maureen McCormick, who starred as the beloved Marcia Brady on the hit series The Brady Bunch. Maureen tells her shocking and inspirational true story, taking readers behind the scenes of one of America’s favorite...

La storia di ogni grande donna è la storia delle sue guerre. Quelle di Coco Chanel sono state almeno quattro: due conflitti mondiali, le battaglie sindacali degli anni Venti e Trenta, e la guerra contro i suoi fantasmi. Questa, la più cruenta di tutte, comincia con l'abbandono da parte del padre, prosegue con l'infanzia lontana dalla famiglia, "esiliata" in un convento di suore – che però, conquistato il benessere, sosterrà economicamente – e poi con la perdita di un grande amore, il più grande, e con la rinuncia a una casa vera e propria per trasferirsi al Ritz.

In 2006, doctors gave Anita Moorjani hours to live due to cancer, but while in a coma, she gained profound clarity, realizing that "heaven" is a state, not a place. Choosing life, Anita made a remarkable recovery, and her inspiring talk encourages authenticity, passion discovery, and joy...

The Rebecca Notebook provides an unparalleled insight into the mastery of a writer's craft and the inner vision that made du Maurier a household name. One of the great international bestsellers, Rebecca also inspired a film, a play, and television dramas. This perfect companion volume, The Rebecca Notebook, outlines just how Rebecca came to be written, tracing its origins, developments and the directions it might have taken.

Maud Steiner, fille d'un père architecte Prix de Rome et d'une mère sculpteur, a grandi dans les années 60, à Saint-Germain-des-Prés dans la toute haute bourgeoisie et aristocratie française. Après le suicide de son frère Fabien, elle cherche durant quinze ans une explication à son geste et à sa propre incapacité de trouver le sommeil. Au cours d'un travail thérapeutique, des images surgissent et l'amnésie se dissipe.

One woman's extraordinary personal journey in the United States military and her triumphant effort to honor her predecessors with the Congressional Gold Medal Looking back on her remarkable career, Retired Army Colonel Edna W. Cummings can justly say that "the odds ain't good, but good stuff...

В период Второй мировой войны юная Пиппа Латур в качестве британского секретного агента выполняла опасные поручения на территории оккупированной Франции, в частности перед высадкой союзников в Нормандии собирала информацию о расположении немецких военных частей. На закате своей долгой жизни она поделилась воспоминаниями об этой тяжелейшей работе, о событиях тех дней, о людях, помогавших ей. Захватывающий рассказ Пиппы Латур о специальной подготовке женщин-агентов, высадке во вражеском тылу, об арестах гестапо, о находчивости в критических ситуациях погружает в атмосферу военного времени.

A propulsive work that reclaims the "Queen of Gospel" Mahalia Jackson as a major civil rights pioneer. If Americans remember Mahalia Jackson at all, they know her as the greatest gospel singer to ever live. New York Times bestselling author Timothy B. Tyson and acclaimed gospel singer Mary D...

In this powerful second edition, 18 accomplished women from Scottsdale share their personal journeys to earning six figures and beyond while expanding their influence, impact, and legacy. These are stories of bold decisions, resilience, reinvention, and building success on their own terms. Six-Figure Chicks is more than a book. It is a Global Movement. Each chapter blends honest storytelling with real-world wisdom, giving you both inspiration and practical strategies to elevate your career, business, and life with clarity, confidence, and courage.

In I Love Horses: My Forever Horses Josef and Ranger, Dr. Christine Charyton, Ph.D., shares her deeply personal journey of healing, hope, and unwavering love for her two horses. From childhood dreams to Olympic aspirations and a career in equine-assisted therapy, this heartfelt memoir celebrates the power of animals to transform lives. With faith, resilience, and a little horse magic, Christine’s story inspires anyone who believes in second chances and lifelong bonds.

Despite the enmity towards Carthage held by the Greeks and Romans, they nevertheless spent centuries romanticizing and mythologizing its legendary founder, Queen Dido. It’s an established fact that the Phoenicians established a maritime empire with Tyre at the forefront in the early 1st millennium BCE, and from that, the ancients believed that a Phoenician princess named Elisa fled Tyre to North Africa after her brother killed her husband, where she managed to negotiate with local leaders for land and secure the site of Carthage, becoming Queen Dido in the process.

Tina Packer was an internationally renowned expert on Shakespeare and whose influence on actors worldwide reshaped how the Bard's work is performed and understood. Recorded just three weeks before she died, this final, fascinating interview is candid, far reaching and often deliciously funny, revealing Packer at her unfiltered best.

The figure of the horse, at once earthly and transcendent, represented the contradictions of freedom and captivity that enabled young Octavia to develop her nuanced sense of voice and place. Drawing on previously unknown archival research, this volume illustrates how Butler's development as a writer was tied to her extraordinary resourcefulness and self-awareness growing up as an awkward, bookish Black girl in segregated, Cold War Pasadena.

Award-winning comedian Zarna Garg turns her astonishing life story into a hilarious memoir, spilling all the chai on her wild ride from escaping an arranged marriage and homelessness in India to carving her own path in America and launching a dazzling second act in midlife. “A deeply honest...

Entdecken Sie das außergewöhnliche Leben von Florence Nightingale, der bahnbrechenden Krankenschwester, deren unerschütterliche Hingabe und Mitgefühl das Gesundheitswesen revolutionierten. Geboren 1820 in eine privilegierte britische Familie, widersetzte sich Nightingale den gesellschaftlichen Erwartungen, um einer göttlichen Berufung zu folgen und anderen zu dienen. Ihre Reise von den luxuriösen Hallen der viktorianischen Gesellschaft zu den düsteren Krankenhäusern des Krimkrieges offenbart eine Frau, die von einem tiefen Pflichtgefühl und einem unbezwingbaren Geist angetrieben wurde.