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Hilarious, inspiring, and thoroughly authentic, Sara E. Braca's debut memoir takes readers along on her post-divorce adventures around the world, sharing a life lived fully - if untraditionally - and proving that joy can always be found in unexpected places.When the church burned down a week before her wedding, Sara Braca somehow did not perceive this as an omen. Six years after marrying (in a different church), an errant call from 1-800-Flowers alerted her to her then-husband's affair. And as one unhappy chapter ended, she found herself writing a very different, much happier story.An aspiring globe-trotter, Braca realized this was her opportunity to see the world. Solo travel became her first step to finding happiness, strength, and peace in her new life. From disastrous celebrity encounters to getting naked with colleagues at the Dead Sea to being adopted by a family of Greek hoteliers, Braca blends the everyday and the outrageous as she learns that there's no one-size-fits-all model for a happy life. When the Church Burns Down, Cancel the Wedding introduces a vibrant new voice, chronicling the triumphs, tragedies, and unexpected joys of modern solo living, and offers lessons in creating a unique and satisfying happily-ever-after of one's own.

My memory is a wasp-paper-thin wings, dies in a clap.Dive into Of Wander & Wild, a collection of poems which will submerge you in delight and wonder. Discover yourself through the vast and dynamic phases of nature. See this book as an opportunity to engage with your own journey and escape from the mundane as you travel across magnificent landscapes and find comfort in the simple joy of living. Find the extraordinary in the everyday and the ordinary in breathtaking moments. Disha Sethi's poems explore the world from the poet's gaze, from Bombay to London, from Jaipur to Boston. These poems take the reader on a journey around the globe yet, at the same time, inhabit smaller everyday spaces like city streets, forests, and doctor's offices. Sethi explores both the daily and the deeply spiritual, the urban and the woodland, traversing nostalgia, wonder, desire, and deterioration. No matter how many times you pick up Of Wander & Wild, you are bound to discover something truly unique.

Have you ever listened to a politician speaking, and thought to yourself: Man, what an idiot! This is the best we got?Well, the short answer is: YES. Because you, me, all of us...we let it happen. Every election, we get duped, either unwittingly or willingly, by a politician who often turns out to be just another Political Buffoon.Schnooks, Crooks, Liars & Scoundrels: A Field Guide To Identifying Political Buffoonery is a satirical look at the absurdity that has overtaken our political discourse, and what we each can do to combat it.Through his experiences as an election attorney, blogger, columnist, and award-winning podcaster, Gene Berardelli has developed a totally made-up, semi-serious, totally hilarious pseudoscience called: "e;Buffoonology"e; seeking to quantify what makes Political Buffoons tick. Featuring a foreword by Evan Sayet, and amazing political illustrations by John Pennisi, each chapter exposes and analyzes known traits and characteristics common to each Buffoon classification. Much like your typical nature field guide, readers are shown "e;case studies"e; from American history and current events that illustrate Buffoons in action. After reading Schnooks, Crooks, Liars & Scoundrels, you'll be ready to spot and call out the next Political Buffoon. Never be fooled again!

Money cannot buy merit, wealth is not a substitute for esteem, and power is not an alternative for respect. That is the underlying message of author Madhulina Bandyopadhyay's Yes to Dignity.Yes to Dignity is a quest for acceptance of a first-generation American in an institutional culture of covert racism. As Daniel Kahneman said:"e;A reliable way to make people believe in falsehoods is repetition, because familiarity is not easily distinguished from truth."e; Authoritarian institutions and marketers have always known this fact. Ms. Bandyopadhyay's powerful description of her challenges for acceptance at a premiere institution questions the sincerity of institutional motivation for equality and respect. This book will make us all look beyond the window dressing, posturing, and perception management and understand how the status quo is maintained. We all have the choice of keeping "e;eyes wide shut"e; and go along to get along or accept the risk of speaking truth to power.Yes to Dignity asks the reader: What is your choice?

Judge Not: How Invisible Situations Shape Our Lives by David, J. Y. Combs, PhD explores the vast, and often invisible, power that situations have in shaping our lives. Human beings tend to assume that the behavior we observe in other people is a window into who they are. So, when we see a person engage in a good behavior, we tend to think that they are a good person. If we see a bad behavior... we assume the person is bad, flawed, or defective.But what if we're wrong? What if the behaviors we observe are often driven not by some core element of a person but, rather, by the invisible situations and context a person exists within?Research tells us that human behavior is shaped by context and situation far more than we assume. As a result, our judgments are commonly misguided and incomplete (at best) and catastrophically wrong (at worst). In many cases, we try to engage a person to fix their behavior based on our flawed or incomplete understanding of what's actually causing their actions... with a potential for devastating results.Judge Not explores these fundamental human challenges-and offers a path to a better way.

It's exhausting working to be the ideal version of yourself, but not realizing that person already exists inside you. For the early part of Lotus' life, she worked hard to be the obedient, acquiescing daughter, the giving sister, the ambitious yet conforming public servant, the devout Bible thumping Christian. But as Lotus pursued the perfect version of these identities, she got further away from the person who made her the most proud, seen, and whole - herself. In Of All the Lives I've Lived, This is My Favorite: An Inspirational Memoir, Lotus accounts stories of making life defining decisions to reclaim the parts of her life she compromised and left behind to receive the approval of those around her. Of all the lives I've lived inspires reflection and fruitful dialogue, and allows readers to wrestle with: How do I show up for myself and be in community?How do I come into my own understanding and relationship with who the world says I'm supposed to be versus who I want to be?Do I trust myself to make the best choice and stand by it no matter what? Even on your most trying day, you're already living your favorite life.

Everyone has an identity that is shaped by the world around them. Yet few are aware of the immense untapped power of all the social and cultural forces around them and how these forces can be redirected to create the change they want in life.Exceptional Futures empowers readers to use the power of their identity to design positive change. Readers are introduced to a Slingshot Quest, a framework that helps readers tap into their curiosity in the form of a guiding question. Through engaging stories and thought-provoking reflection exercises, readers will be able to: * Build their awareness around the different social and cultural factors that make them unique and how they can use these factors to their advantage* Find alignment between their life and the life they want to lead by crafting a powerful vision for change* Design iterative, action-oriented strategies that help readers learn from their discoveriesDr. Victoria Shiroma Wilson has created a culturally-sustainable approach to change that allows readers to gain clarity and dynamically calibrate as they move closer to their objectives. This book is an essential toolkit for readers to design their exceptional futures. Let your quest begin!

Get ready for a wild ride from Barsa-Kelmes to Silicon Valley.Barsa Kelmes: The Nomads Return follows Professor Ansar Tolengitovich, a disillusioned molecular biologist in Kazakhstan, who uses biomaterials for cloning. The Professor ends up cloning Kenesary, the tragically decapitated last khan of the Kazakhs. Afterwards, he finds Tomyris, a volunteer surrogate mother, and chooses the island of Barsa-Kelmes to manufacture a hero to revive the nomadic civilization. Kenesary moves to the United Kingdom to study. He meets a Uyghur tightrope-walker who has been brainwashed to believe he is a reincarnation of Amursana, the last prince of Jungars, and historically, Kenesary's own uncle. Seeking legitimacy, the pair seek out the Queen, and try to gain royal status. This puts them in the crosshairs of a Russian agent and Kazakh president Qozganov, who are not excited about having these "e;pretenders"e; back on the political steppe. Their continuing adventures lead them to many questions. Who is really behind Kenesary and Amursana's re-creation? What is the true secret of the Eternal Head that privately rules Russia? Can they sidestep trouble and revive the nomadic way of life in the modern world or will the new Kenesary get into trouble again?

If alarms didn't exist, I'm afraid I would never wake up.Performance captures moments of despair, insecurity, and wisdom through poems, songs, and drawings. In her debut collection, Jul pulls back the curtain and invites the reader on her path of growth, sharing intimate experiences of grief, jealousy, anger, and heartbreak. Inside these pages, readers will delve into how we all put on a performance when we feel like we can't act as our most authentic selves, highlighting the reality of healing, empowerment, and acceptance. Performance takes readers through a journey of raw emotions and growing pains that many of us face, and illustrates how, although vulnerability is difficult, it is ultimately the key to getting back up over and over again, and choosing yourself.

Are you ready to unlock your hidden potential? Do you want to empower yourself and discover how to manifest your definition of success regardless of your background or the specific obstacles holding you back? Reading Shift Your Paradigm is a huge step in the right direction. See this as a tool to help you on your path towards shifting your paradigms. Your empowered paradigms will significantly increase your ability to achieve success, have meaningful relationships, make a difference to society and secure a fulfilling and happy life. Within the pages of Shift Your Paradigm, you'll find stories about:How your paradigm is created, what factors impact it, and how you can take control of itWhat factors allowed Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., and other leaders to become larger-than-life figuresWhy society works the way it does and what you can do to positively impact itThe importance and power of close relationships with yourself, family, and others Author Dionis Rodriguez shares this information, interwoven with stories from his own life, in the hopes that you will build the foundation you need to unlock your full and powerful potential.

Catching 22 is a story of a trout bum dropping everything to embark on a quest in search of something greater. Zach Christiansen wrote this memoir to release an untold story buried deep within, to express the raw emotion of a depressed college graduate, and to bring awareness to the non-traditional adventures available in the world of fly fishing. Join Zach Christiansen on his journey; exploring questions of history, conservation, and the underrepresented species of trout that are hanging on to their genetic purity by a thread. Christiansen hopes to instill the audience with the same sort of passion and excitement that he has for untamed places and wild fish, ultimately inspiring them to be vulnerable, adventurous, and true to themselves. Some of the native trout stories you'll hear in this book include... Traversing New Mexican slot canyons in search of wild Gila trout. Pack rafting the remote Montana wilderness to target Bull Trout.Exploring unnamed Alaskan lakes while casting for Arctic char. This book is for those that enjoy off the beaten path adventures, the history and conservation of wild species, and unexpected mishaps of days on the water!

The Earth is Dying. How would you choose who gets to live? It is the mid-22nd century, a time in which humankind has reached a point of no return with respect to the destruction of its habitat on Earth. The only ray of hope is the Human Resiliency Program-a conglomeration of government sponsored efforts to preserve human life until such time as the Earth is able to recover. Unfortunately, the program's projects are only capable of saving small, select members of the population, and the competition to assess into and remain in those programs is fierce. Sam Richmond is one of the lucky few who has made it into one of these programs. However, his elation is short-lived as people close to him disappear, his headquarters is attacked, and he learns of a plot to selectively destroy nearly all remaining human life on the planet. Sam must unravel complex misinformation and find clues that will lead him to the source of the disappearances and the one person capable of salvaging civilization.

In Running Away from Home, Tracy Burger explores her lifelong dispassionate relationship with her mother; why she couldn't connect with her mom during the last five years of her life and her desperate need to please her.Many of us who grew up in the seventies saw the perfect home exemplified on afternoon TV reruns. Supportive mothers rendered a stable presence, empathizing with their children while providing the required safety net for their experiences and needs. This wasn't how author Tracy Burger experienced it.This story will inspire personal reflection and open dialogue on important topics like:Childhood emotional neglect - what it is and how it can manifest in adultsDepression - removing the stigma and silenceDysfunctional family dynamics - acceptance of less-than-healthy family relationshipsReaders will relate to Burger's portrayal of familial relationships and be inspired by the vulnerable telling of an average woman's story. If you are a lover of memoirs or true-life stories, this book is a must-read.

Do you care about what happens to life on Earth? Are you concerned that what we are doing is unsustainable? Do you want to practice sustainability, but aren't clear how?In Silent Seasons, author Laura Evans demystifies how current sustainability approaches are not working through the lessons she learned as an environmental law firm lawyer, government agency lawyer, consultant, nonprofit staffer, and human surviving a global pandemic.This book combines thought leadership, personal stories, and legal information to teach you:Summaries of specific environmental laws like the Endangered Species Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and New York's Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act.How the current U.S. environmental law system is organized and failing us all.How you can benefit from personal sustainability lessons Laura learned along the way.How to create a broader framework for addressing current problems like climate change, water pollution, air pollution, species extinction, and more.How to make chicken noodle soup.The stories and lessons in this book will give you broader perspectives and new ways of thinking about sustainability, which will empower us all to move toward a more healthy and sustainable future together.

It is high time we close the gender leadership gap so that women can leap across the missing rung of the corporate ladder once and for all. What if we could do this by taking the "e;aha"e; moments other women have experienced in the workplace, applying the lessons learned from those experiences to our own careers?Hannah Menzner's Glass Ceiling Epiphanies shares moments of discovery that completely changed the career trajectory for women in business, teaching you to apply those lessons and to harness your own epiphanies. In this book, you will learn about fighting for your own career (through courage, negotiation, resiliency, and humility) and how to fight for others (through advocacy, mentorship, transparency, and positivity). You'll read stories such as:How Kendra Scott went from a college dropout to the CEO of a billion dollar jewelry brandHow Carly Fiorina prepared for and conquered an uncomfortable client meeting at a strip clubHow Dara Treseder utilized surprising feedback to make a radical career pivoti We shouldn't have to repeat each other's mistakes and continue to learn the hard way. By sharing our Glass Ceiling Epiphanies, more women can make it to the top.

Ever wonder who the successful person is behind the big headlines and accolades? Dr. Samuel U. Rodgers often quoted Henry David Thoreau's statement that most men "e;lead lives of quiet desperation"e;. My father courageously chose another path. More Than a Doctor: The Extraordinary Life of Samuel Ulysses Rodgers demonstrates, through family stories of triumph over adversity, that core family values are the cornerstone of character essential to integrity-filled leadership. It explores questions such as:What experiences produce perseverance and a selfless life of dedication?What does true success in leadership look like?Who ultimately succeeds in transforming hearts, lives, communities, and institutions?A trip back home to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center sparked a quest in author and daughter Rosalyn Rodgers Moore for others to know that he was more than his achievements. She realized that understanding her father's early beginnings was key to understanding the longevity of his vision - a vision that went well beyond the results that garnered the many professional accolades bestowed upon him. More than a Doctor is a telling story of the choices, places and people that created a reform-minded doctor, great father and imperfect, yet exceptional, human being.

Just when he thought his life ended, something else began. Lauren DiTullio's When a Soul Walks tells the story of Edward Long, a brilliant neurosurgeon whose career is tragically cut short. Three months after his brain tumor diagnosis, Edward succumbs to his illness and leaves his family behind...that is, in World One. Edward ends up in a purgatory known as the Waiting Room. Here, he attempts to heal from past traumas, facing the feelings he was taught to avoid, while growing into the person he's destined to become. With the help of a Saint, he travels to different worlds and is put through tests where he encounters people from his previous lives.Edward's memories are distorted on his travels between worlds. It is through the process of recovering his memories that he becomes closer to finding out why all of this matters, and who he truly is.Can Edward break the generational cycles that shaped him? Are humans truly capable of change? And how many lifetimes will it take to fix the damaged parts of himself?

Kelly Colon's debut novel, Life Interrupted, recounts the story of Abby & Claire, two women working for Marin Biotech; a life science company at the heart of the pandemic outbreak in Boston, Massachusetts.When the news of the outbreak hits their company and the realization that their networking event was the catalyst of the outbreak in Boston, Abby and Claire quickly realize this will not only impact their company but all of Massachusetts. Little could they have envisioned just how close to home this pandemic would hit or how difficult it would be juggling the responsibilities they have to their lives, their careers, and the very survival of their families.When the priorities that seemed so critical and the careers they fought so hard to achieve are completely upended, how will they manage? Do both women walk away from the life they've built or will Abby and Claire find compromise and a life no longer interrupted?