Showing results for "The Wish" in Biographies & Memoirs

School taught us specific subjects, like maths and history. But the most important situations we face as adults were never discussed with us when we were students. We weren't taught these skills in school, and this makes all the success stories we hear about seem out of reach; it makes us feel...

For top blogger, Ty Alexander, the grieving process is one that she lives with day-to-day. Learning from the pain of losing her mother, Alexander connects with her listeners on a deeply emotional level in this debut audiobook. From grief counseling to sharing insightful true stories, Alexander offers comfort, reassurance, and hope in the face of sorrow. The pain of loss is universal; yet, we all grieve differently.

Jeni Decker is five-foot nothing and one hundred and [redacted] pounds - a self-described roly-poly, forty-something, Reubenesque bon-bon of a gal, often called cute but never sexy. She has two sons with autism on opposite ends of the spectrum (Jake and Jaxson), a husband who prefers hunting to household chores, an Australian Shepherd named Sugar, and an albino frog named Humbert Humbert. This is her story - a brash, personal, and sometimes shocking memoir.

A successful and optimistic Autistic Multimillionaire chronicles his journey with Autism and reflects on how the disorder has helped and hindered him as he went from high school dropout to successful husband, father, executive, and entrepreneur.

In a social-media saturated world, it's all too easy to see the shiny lives of others and find your own less than lustrous. And while most women won't admit they're unhappy, they will tell you they just wish. "I love my life! I just wish ____." After ten-plus years of professional life online, Kate Strickler, founder of Naptime Kitchen, has experienced the many ways we see a life on the other side of the screen—and wish it were our own.

As compelling as Michelle McNamara's I'll Be Gone in the Dark or James Ellroy's My Dark Places, this is the story of a brother's lifelong determination to find the truth about his sister's death, a police force that was ignoring the cases of missing and murdered women, and, to the surprise of...

Things I Wish I Never Knew by Shelly Little is a powerful and reflective memoir about pain, love, survival, and the long shadows our past can cast. With honesty, Shelly shares the journey that shaped her—from a childhood marked by a hereditary, lifelong illness to the emotional burden of family trauma, chronic pain, and deep betrayal.

An Instant New York Times Bestseller Terrific advice, insightful stories, and powerful life lessons curated by Dana Perino the #1 New York Times bestselling author of And the Good News Is . . . and beloved co-host of Fox News' The Five and America’s Newsroom, inspired by her friends and...

Touching true stories from the heyday of the Butlin’s holiday camps. ‘When I got to the camp I felt as if I’d suddenly walked into Utopia – it was so colourful, so warm, so friendly. There were lights across the roads, there were banners fluttering in the breeze… There seemed to be...

It took less than an hour for an old life to end and a new one to begin. When Virginia DeLuca’s sixty-year-old husband abruptly walked out on their serene and happy—even joyful—marriage, proclaiming a sudden desire to have babies, everyone had a theory. He already knocked someone up. Nervous breakdown. Brain tumor.

She went looking for herself...and found love instead. Raw, sharply funny and heartfelt, Wish You Were Here is a girl’s own adventure with bite, a roller-coaster ride that will make you itch to hit the road with this irresponsible and irresistible adventurer. Reeling from the collapse of her marriage, and after a late night enjoying smashing her china a bit too much, Sheridan Jobbins decides she needs to do something drastic - so she buys a shiny red car and drives across America.

Wish You Love Podcast is designed for those who aspire to blossom into the person they are meant to be. In each episode, Marilyn and Jazmine discuss love, gratitude, life lessons, and reflections on life. The podcast's tone is one of wishing love to others through both the good and the bad

Listeners will shed a tear at her losses and laugh at her predicaments in this sometimes hilarious, often heartbreaking, true story that gives a moving and often shocking insight in to the earlier life of the much-loved travel writer famed for her humor and her honesty. Susie recalls a 50s childhood in post-war London's every shade of gray and the splendors of Africa as, with her glamorous mother and father, Susie boards a ship bound for exotic, technicolor Kenya. Then in its final decade as a colony, Kenya was peopled with larger-than-life characters who had helped forge its identity.

This audio contains two best sellers that relate the extraordinary, courageous life of actress Jill Ireland. These revealing autobiographies cover the joys and tragedies of Ireland's life, from her marriage to movie star Charles Bronson, to their family of seven children, to her courageous battle with breast cancer, and the fight to save her 22-year-old son from the maze of drug addiction. These memoirs are candid, inspiring works from a truly remarkable woman.

One of the '60s most popular teen idols, Annette Funicello was more than America's favorite Mouseketeer. She knew Walt Disney, he chose her for his Mickey Mouse Club. She dated Paul Anka, Fabian, and Frankie Avalon. She made movies with such stars as Mickey Rooney and Fred MacMurray. Then she...

Whether you're in your twenties, reminiscing about them, or bracing for what's to come, tune in for guidance, inspiration, or a simple reminder that you're not in this journey alone. From navigating heartbreaks to finding purpose, Molly and Elisha talk about pressing our luck, living into our luck, and sometimes, being straight up unlucky!

A personal podcast about modern dating from a straight man's perspective. The Bad: social media, dating apps, the patriarchy, the pandemic! The good: a very real possibility, more so than ever before, of finding a deep meaningful romantic partnership! Let's talk about the difficulties, figure out how to best navigate the realities of trying to connect with someone amazing, and stay stubbornly optimistic. =]

Each week, we hang out together to explore real-life crimes that leave more questions than answers. From small-town secrets to shocking twists, nothing is ever as simple as it seems.I'll talk about it from my couch, you listen to it from yours. And although it is fun talking through a camera, I sure do wish you were here.

Award-winning broadcast journalist and NBC anchor-woman Maria Shriver reveals the lessons she has learned that have guided her journey as a career woman, wife and mother...

I Wish a Mutha Would is a podcast for millennial mommies who want to learn cool ways to create fun memories with their kids w/o breaking the bank! The show features interview with moms, craft segment, ideas for fun things to do for free and even a cooking segment!