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Things I Never Told My Doctor is an example of hope for adolescents who are struggling with similar problems which start at that age and continue into adulthood. It will help them make good choices.

Maya is one of the nearly two million American children with an incarcerated parent, and she has a question for her daddy. "Who takes care of you?" This is a simple question with an unexpected answer. Sing, Sing, Midnight! celebrates finding your voice, singing out loud, taking care of one another, and family.

The name Gallagher conjures up immediate images of smashing watermelons. However, his roots are in stand-up comedy, and this is where he returns in this, his final album. Recorded live in May 2014 at the legendary Ice House Comedy Club, where he recorded his very first, and only, stand-up album in 1978, Gallagher treats his loyal fans to his unique observations about life.

The explosion in storytelling festivals and one-person shows demonstrate that Americans are growing disenchanted with the mass media and returning to the simple pleasures of a well-told story. Here is a survey of great contemporary monologues, including excerpts by Spalding Gray, Lynda Barry, Tom Bodett, and Peter Matthiessen.

This charming book for young children and those beginning to read introduces the letters of the alphabet written in rhyme. Each letter introduces a different animal along with a simple fact or humor to describe it. First published in 1919, this book was produced by the Henry Altemus Company as part of their ‘Wee Books for Wee Folks’ series. A good book for listening along with a child since some of the vocabulary used might not be familiar yet to the very young listener or beginning reader.

With Zoom, Fortune magazine extends one of its most successful franchises, 40 Under 40, to bring you original insight on the best-kept secrets of top entrepreneurs, business leaders, and rising tech stars. Discover how Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh built a uniquely attractive corporate culture, how Under Armour founder Kevin Plank took on Nike, and what Marissa Mayer told herself before leaping from a safe post at Google to the high-risk top job at Yahoo. Zoom features the fascinating profiles of these and other young innovators and provides listeners with tips to fast-track their own career success.

This taut yet lyrical memoir tells of the author’s experience with a baffling illness poised to take her sight, and gives a deeply felt meditation on vulnerability and on what it means to lose the faith you had and find something better. One day at the end of 2009, during a routine eye exam that Nora Gallagher nearly skipped, her doctor said, “Darn.” Her right optic nerve was inflamed, the cause unknown, a condition that if left untreated would cause her to lose her sight.

The 12 essays in Wars within a War explore the internal stresses that posed serious challenges to the viability of the opposing sides in the Civil War as well as some of the ways in which wartime disputes and cultural fissures carried over into the postwar years and beyond.Comprised of contributions from leading scholars, this volume extends the discussion of controversies far past the death of the Confederacy in the spring of 1865.

Want to turn your passion and talent for writing into a legitimate, upper-middle-class livelihood? Meet Rich Gallagher - a self-proclaimed average guy who supported his household for many years as a writer and book author, accumulating over $1,000,000 of sales in each. He's also someone who knows exactly how to turn YOU into a million dollar writer, too. The Million Dollar Writer will teach you how to break the code of getting stable, long-term writing assignments, and publishing contracts.

If you’re new to the game of tennis and want to go from neophyte to know-it-all, then this audiobook is for you! Tennis is a challenging and fun game, both mentally and physically. It is popular with women and men, and can be played by small children and retirees alike at varying levels of competitiveness. If you’ve just recently begun playing, you may find the sport a bit disorienting, especially when it comes to serving accurately and controlling your shots.

Wouldn't you like to take your business adventures to the next level and engage the highest-spending demographic on the planet? Seventy-seven percent of Snapchat's users are over 18, with 25-to-34-year-olds making up 26% of Snapchat's audience. This demographic is widely overlooked by brands' social media policies. Many businesses are missing the mark with Snapchat because they simply don't understand the wide array of demographics on this platform.

War is bad for business. The crew of the freighter Fives Full want to enjoy the profits of their dangerous voyage; but when war breaks out, they're pressed into service for missions a warship can't do. Winning the war demands pilot Michigan Long act ruthlessly...and it may cost her conscience and her marriage.

This book is for all kinds of potential authors who want to quickly write an outline for their book, so they can publish on Amazon! Most potential authors wonder how to start writing amazing books, books that they have dream about and spent so much time thinking about writing. You must have a book outline. The outline is one of the most important parts of publishing you own book.

Struggling writer and nearly bankrupt Sean O'Shea is searching for the blockbuster story from which he can create a best seller. The goal is to regain his financial independence and self-esteem. When he learns of a horrific 1936 UFO crash in Germany's Black Forest, he chases the story to its origin. The discovery of insidious Nazi involvement peaks his interest and when he unearths secret assassinations of previous investigators, he is hooked. As his probe continues, witnesses are murdered and he becomes the target of deadly agents sent by the most powerful man in the Vatican.

When Jake Hansen was selected by GENESIS for Ark-13, he didn't know what the new world would look like. He didn't that when he awoke from hyper sleep he would feel like a captive. He didn't know that GENESIS would remain on the bridge of the ship and in control of all resources. He didn't know that they would prosecute his fellow colonists for treason. Jake didn't know that he would have to lead an insurrection to control the Ark - and the course of humanity along with it.

A captain who'll take any job if there's enough money in it. A pilot with an agenda of her own. And a mechanic with an eye on the pilot. The crew of the Fives Full are just trying to make enough money to keep themselves in the black while avoiding the attention of a government so paranoid it's repealed Moore's Law. They're not looking for adventure in the stars...but they're not going to back down just because something got in their way.

It's November 1932. Prohibition is in full swing, and the California coast is lined with offshore casino boats looking to take advantage of the less restrictive international waters. Among them is the Miss Fortune, and that's where Detective Paul Hansen's headed tonight. He needs to find Alice Durham because she's his only lead on the whereabouts of one Robbie Parker. Paul is hot on Robbie's trail because the man's a bootlegger and a moonshiner - and Paul's former lover.

There is no way people would go to the lengths they do to get sex if it was really this bad. That's what Marisa is thinking after yet another frustrating night. She doesn't want a relationship. She doesn't want love, at least not right now. What she does want is some of the hot sex that everyone else raves about... and she doesn't know where to start. Enter Darren Knight, Marisa's best friend and longtime crush. He helps Marisa gain the confidence to ask for and get what she wants.

After yet another adoption falls through, Gabe is ready to give up, and Shahid isn't far behind him. Apparently, being a gay couple is just one strike too many for the powers that be. When their friend Kendra offers to carry their baby for them, both men balk at first but gradually warm to the idea. Especially Gabe, whose bisexuality is open to the chemistry among the three of them.

Today, in a world filled with half-truths and scant accountability, millions of people feel stripped of their dignity and power. Having bought into "the good life" and now finding themselves paying too high a price for the life they're leading, they're barren of hope and struggling with the stress of making some sense out of life's demands and complexities. Facing naked truths takes courage and clarity. While many are saddened to find that "the good life" is perhaps not so good for them after all, there is another path. A path that cuts through the clutter....