Until It Hurts to Stop


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Bullying doesn't stop just because the bullies grow up. In seventh grade, Maggie Camden was the class outcast. Every day, the other girls tripped her, pinched her, trapped her in the bathroom, told her she would be better off dead. Four years have passed since then, and Maggie’s tormentors seem to have moved on. The ringleader of them all, Raleigh Barringer, even moved out of town. But Maggie has never stopped watching for attacks, and every laugh still sounds like it’s at her expense. The only time Maggie feels at peace is when she’s hiking up in the mountains with her best friend, Nick. Lately, though, there’s a new sort of tension between the two of them—a tension both dangerous and delicious. But how can Maggie expect anything more out of Nick when all she’s ever been told is that she’s ugly, she’s pathetic, she’s unworthy of love? And how can she ever feel safe, now that Raleigh Barringer is suddenly—terrifyingly—back in town?




A Matrix of Meanings


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A candid, often humorous look at how to find truth in music, movies, television, and other aspects of pop culture. Includes photos, artwork, and sidebars.




Why Is My Child in Charge?


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Solve toddler challenges with eight key mindshifts that will help you parent with clarity, calmness, and self-control. In Why is My Child in Charge?, Claire Lerner shows how making critical mindshifts—seeing children’s behaviors through a new lens —empowers parents to solve their most vexing childrearing challenges. Using real life stories, Lerner unpacks the individualized process she guides parents through to settle common challenges, such as throwing tantrums in public, delaying bedtime for hours, refusing to participate in family mealtimes, and resisting potty training. Lerner then provides readers with a roadmap for how to recognize the root cause of their child’s behavior and how to create and implement an action plan tailored to the unique needs of each child and family. Why is My Child in Charge? is like having a child development specialist in your home. It shows how parents can develop proven, practical strategies that translate into adaptable, happy kids and calm, connected, in-control parents.




The 9 Keys: Messages From the Spirit Guides to Unlock Your Life and Awaken Your Soul


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Who are the Spirit Guides? Throughout history, in all cultures and traditions, Spirit Guides have been described as the keepers of Universal wisdom. Now, these teachings are in your hands. Riz Mirza, considered one of the greatest trance channels of our time, has channeled each insightful and piercing message while in a trance state. They have been transcribed word for word here. From Charlie Chaplin speaking on humor to Helen Keller on deeper understanding to the eclectic artist Caravaggio exploring creativity, each third eye-opening chapter by a different Guide offers unique perspectives full of wisdom. The 9 Keys will help you unlock and blast open the doors to your inner peace, ignite your consciousness and heal your relationships with yourself and the world. Open the doors to your most authentic, aligned and fully activated Self.In the 9 keys, the Guides who spoke through Riz:Chief Red Eagle, Queen Guinevere & King Arthur, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Charlie Chaplin, Phineas Parkhurst Quimby, Princess Diana , Nikola Tesla, Helen Keller and Martha Washington.




A Matrix of Meanings (Engaging Culture)


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From the glittering tinsel of Hollywood to the advertising slogan you can't get out of your head, we are surrounded by popular culture. In A Matrix of Meanings Craig Detweiler and Barry Taylor analyze aspects of popular culture and ask, What are they doing? What do they represent? and What do they say about the world in which we live? Rather than deciding whether Bono deserves our admiration, the authors examine the phenomenon of celebrity idolization. Instead of deciding whether Nike's "Just do it" campaign is morally questionable, they ask what its success reflects about our society. A Matrix of Meanings is a hip, entertaining guide to the maze of popular culture. Plentiful photos, artwork, and humorous sidebars make for delightful reading. Readers who distrust popular culture as well as those who love it will find useful insight into developing a Christian worldview in a secular culture.




I Can't Remember


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Every night of her life is erased. But this time, her amnesia could have fatal consequences. Mia Amari isn’t your average college student. Each day after 9:00 p.m., she’s unable to create new memories and must rely on friends and family to tell her what happened. But her disorder takes a horrific turn when she wakes up covered in blood and lying beside her murdered classmate. Accused of killing the boy she was starting to have feelings for but powerless to provide an alibi, Mia dives into a terrifying hunt to clear her name. But with the real culprit still on the loose, what she can’t recall could be deadly. Can Mia prove her innocence without becoming the next victim? I Can’t Remember is a heart-wrenching standalone mystery novel. If you like complex characters, strong family bonds, and gripping suspense, then you’ll love Cindy Gunderson’s thrilling page-turner.




In Praise of Comedy


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First published in 1939, the original blurb reads: We have learned much lately concerning theories of laughter, yet laughter is only what we do about comedy. What is comedy itself? In this work the history of comic instances is combed in the search for the truth about comedy. Today, when laughter is stifled in so many countries, an exposition of comedy shows it to have a universal and necessary character. Comedy, as its natures reveals, is one criterion of the state of human culture; it is highly contemporary and requires freedom – but freedom for adventure, not for routine. After a chapter devoted to the explanation of a logical theory of comedy, the modern comedians are examined, and the humour of every one, from the Marx Brothers to surrealism, from Gertrude Stein to Mickey Mouse, from James Joyce to Charlie Chaplin, is shown to be a constant, inherent in the same set of unchanging conditions.




Nourishment for the Soul


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This guide fosters well-being to support a state of holistic health and harmony for the mind, body, and soul. It helps the reader explore well-being through mindfulness, self-love, self-awareness, and self-discovery. Through mindfulness, we realize our minds can create and heal when given sufficient space to rest. Through self-love, we learn to love ourselves and teach others how to love us. Through self-awareness, we observe our lives to create harmony and alignment within our internal and external worlds. This entire self-discovery process provides us with a safe space to uncover our talents, gifts, and true selves. In a self-help guide designed to help foster nourishment for the soul, Shannon Jones relies on her experience as a certified professional well-being coach to share valuable insights and thought-provoking exercises that support those navigating their own physical and spiritual journeys. While guiding others to bring clarity to their lives through greater awareness, deeper love, and acceptance of the true self, Jones offers introspective questions and concrete action steps that encourage movement forward into a new, more fulfilling existence. Nourishment for the Soul shares an insightful roadmap that includes reflections and exercises that guide those on a journey of well-being to uncover their true selves, potential, and ideal life.




Laugh 'til it Heals


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Christine Clifford says, “laughter reaches a place no medicine can touch; the soul”. She firmly believes, that during her cancer, laughter saved something as important as her life during cancer: her spirit. All too often our sense of humor escapes us in times of trouble, yet Christine believes laughter has many therapeutic effects and can assist in fighting illness. She is founder of The Cancer Club® (www.CancerClub.com) and Laugh ‘Til It Heals is being published in response to the thousands of funny stories Christine has been collecting from Club members since she started the company in 1995. Laugh ‘Til it Heals explores the humorous side of cancer while also providing information on how to support someone who has cancer, and giving advice regarding beneficial nutrition. The book is also practical in citing resources created by cancer patients worldwide. As you read these touching stories you will laugh out loud with the storyteller. Laugh at the story of a woman chasing tumbleweed (her wig) across the parking lot on a windy day, or the woman who suffered the side effect of a powerful diuretic in public. As Christine says, “Don’t forget to laugh!”™ One of Christine’s members had been very depressed since her mastectomy. One day all that changed and she appeared to be much more back to her “old self”. A good friend noticed and asked her friend what the difference was. Her reply encapsulates the essence of the book, “Last Tuesday I just woke up and I realized that my sense of humor wasn’t in my left breast”. THE AUTHORChristine Clifford is a well-established author with an exceptional background in sales and marketing. She has enjoyed success with her previous books including her bestselling “Not Now … I’m Having a No Hair Day!”. Sixteen years on from having breast cancer she founded The Cancer Club® (www.TheCancerClub.com) which is the world’s largest producer of humorous and helpful products for people with cancer. Facing another overwhelming challenge, divorce, not just once but twice, Christine co-founded Divorcing Divas LLC® (www.DivorcingDivas.net). KEY SELLING POINTS* Christine believes Laughter: Prescription for a Cure! and advocates laughing when fate deals us a blow in order to overcome a problem. * The book also features advice from nine of the world's leading authorities on the use of therapeutic humor and contains practical information and guidance for cancer patients.* Christine Clifford is a media-savvy bestselling author and a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP)




Something Unexpected


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This story is not just about another girl trying to survive life, but it's about her and her struggle to have a better life for her and her two smaller brothers. Since the death of her father, her mother has not been quite normal so it's up to her to try and find peace for her and her brothers while under the care of their insane mother. This story will take you deep into the thought and dreams of a poor girl whose forced to be the adult in the family and take care of everyone else. This journey may touch you and even make you think of the less unfortunate ones who've lost more than what you can give them credit for.