Showing results for "Family Power" in Biographies & Memoirs

"[Narrator Erin] Bennett’s reading is never overdone; her directness neither shies away from [author Christine] Kuehn’s unpleasant revelations nor sensationalizes them...her light expression lets the dramatic details speak for themselves." — Booklist "[Narrator Erin] Bennett's enunciation...

The most famous man in South Carolina lives jailed in the state capital. He stands accused of a staggering amount of wrongdoing—ninety-nine crimes and counting. Once a high-flying, smooth-talking, pedigreed Southern lawyer, Alex Murdaugh is now disbarred and disgraced. For more than a decade, prosecutors claim, Alex was secretly a fraud, a thief, a drug dealer and an all-around phony. On the night of June 7, 2021, they claim, he also became a killer.

New York Times-bestselling author Ron Powers offers a searching, richly researched narrative of the social history of mental illness in America paired with the deeply personal story of his two sons' battles with schizophrenia. From the centuries of torture of "lunatiks" at Bedlam Asylum to the...

In 1991, flight attendant Nancy Ludwig checked in to an airport hotel near Detroit. The next morning she was found gagged, raped, and tortured - her throat slit with such rage that she was nearly decapitated. Her husband Arthur never gave up hope that the future would bring enough evidence to close the case. But it was the past that held the clue. In 1985, 55-year-old Margarette Eby, a music professor, met the same grisly death at her cottage in Flint, Michigan. The case went cold - until six years later when the victim's son Mark came upon the story of Nancy Ludwig's slaying.

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER AND SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 TASTE CANADA AWARDS AND THE RAKUTEN KOBO EMERGING WRITER PRIZE. For fans of Eat Pray Love, Wild, and H is for Hawk, The Measure of My Powers is the story of one woman's search for self-love, experienced through food and travel. "With...

Dan Savage’s mother wants him to get married. His boyfriend, Terry, says “no thanks” because he doesn’t want to act like a straight person. Their six-year-old son, D.J., says his two dads aren’t “allowed” to get married but that he’d like to come to the reception and eat cake. Throw into the mix Dan’s straight siblings, whose varied choices form a microcosm of how Americans are approaching marriage these days, and you get a rollicking family memoir that will have everyone - gay or straight, right or left, single or married - howling with laughter.

There is no higher praise we can give people than to say they have good character. But what does this mean, really? What makes this quality so essential to achieving personal success and fulfillment? More importantly, how can we build our own character and live more satisfying lives? Reflecting society's diversity, the contributors to this unique collection of essays speak from various cultural and professional backgrounds to share their observations on living with integrity, honesty, and compassion.

Fr Tony Coote was just fifty-three years old in February 2018 when he was diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease. Just a few short months later, he found himself confined to a wheelchair. But rather than succumbing to the darkness that threatened to overwhelm him in the days after his diagnosis, he...

Actor and award-winning travel writer Andrew McCarthy's featured story recounts his quest to uncover his family's Irish history while 25 other prominent writers tell their own heartfelt stories of connection. Spanning the globe, these stories offer personal takes on journeying home, whether the authors are actively seeking long-lost relatives, meeting up with seldom-seen family members, or perhaps just visiting the old country to get a feel for their roots.

Join us - Amy, your Heart Whisper Therapist, and Vicky, Queen of Rapid Hypnosis, and we together make The Eastwoods. Each week, we'll be talking all things, therapy, hypnotherapy, and couples relationship therapy as well as giving insights into our experience as a same-sex couple, building a family, and going through the care system, fostering and on our way to adoption too. It's real life, and we'll tell it how it is - including all the s*** in between!

The Power of Pause: Returning Stronger from Racial Trauma and Burnout By: Kearie Daniel Four years ago, the landscape of our lives as Black mothers dramatically shifted in the wake of George Floyd's death and the challenges brought on by COVID. For me as the creator and host of Woke Mommy Chatter, it was a period marked by severe burnout and exhaustion. In coping with the overwhelming racial trauma and societal upheavals, the podcast had to be placed on hold. This hiatus was a journey of self-preservation, a time for healing and gathering strength amidst the turmoil. Now, as Woke Mommy Chatter...

Introducing the Power of the "P" Podcast! 📚🎧Get ready to unlock the secrets to a Productive, Prosperous, and Purposeful life with our brand new podcast. Hosted by the author of the best-selling book, "The Power of the "P": The Principles to Productive, Prosperous, and Purposeful Living," this podcast is your guide to unleashing your full potential. Tune in and embark on a transformative journey like never before!Here's what you can expect:✅ Actionable Strategies: We'll dive deep into the principles outlined in "The Power of the P" and provide you with actionable strategies to implement...

Get Ready to Laugh (for sure) and Learn (we hope): The RelationShop is the fastest growing and most listened to radio show heard on Power 77 Radio. Now, we are going to be the fastest growing Podcast (said nobody). Join the hosts: Jason "Bubbles" with his "stupendous" Top Five Lists, Toya, who tries her best to keep the show on track, and Eric "White Delight" who sometimes always say the right thing. Be sure to subscribe and listen.Each episode builds on top of the next episode, so start with the Pilot.Fortunately, the quality of the show improves with each episode.Rating and commenting helps ...