In this explosive coming of age true story, the reader uncovers the foster care to prison pipeline firsthand. The story follows Daniel as he is abandoned, placed in a foster home, group home, and viciously abused therein. Unable to endure the pain, Daniel repeatedly runs away, living on the streets of Seattle, sleeping in newspaper bins, stolen cars, and wherever else he can lay his head. Before long, Daniel is stealing to survive, which leads him through the juvenile system, criminalizati...

Across the United States, people are waking up to the injustices and failures of mass incarceration. Most recognize that something has to change. Extreme reform is needed. This book offers a new perspective on the direction we should go. Abolishing cruel and oppressive practices, cultures, rules, regulations, and policies. Instead, focusing on treating root causes and returning incarcerated Americans to their communities with careers to effectively end recidivism and intergenerational impr...

Specific guidance on the practice of prayer from Christianity's rich tradition on this topic.Prayer is a core Christian practice, but for many, this means 'saying prayers' or asking God for various favors. In this audiobook, we will review a variety of methods of prayer that have been used in Christianity. Whether you're a beginner who is just learning how to pray, or a more mature Christian who has been at it awhile, this bundle will offer specific guidance, encouragement and support for ...

Specific guidance on the practice of prayer from Christianity's rich tradition on this topic.Today only, get this audio bestseller for a special price.Prayer is a core Christian practice, but for many, this means "saying prayers" or asking God for various favors. In this audiobook, we will review a variety of methods of prayer that have been used in Christianity. Whether you're a beginner who is just learning how to pray, or a more mature Christian who has been at it awhile...

Do you pray to God or is it something you’ve given up on?Would you like to learn how to pray properly once more?This book will help you to achieve it!Prayer can be a powerful thing. The act allows us to communicate on a personal level with God, asking for things which may be personal to us or requesting His help with troubles that relate to a friend or family member. But sometimes we can lose our way and prayer can often seem irrelevant in today’s modern world.Prayer: The Power of Pray...

For readers of Educated and The Glass Castle, a harrowing, redemptive and profoundly inspiring memoir of childhood trauma and its long reach into adulthood, named one of the Best True Crime Books by Marie Claire.One Omaha winter day in November 1978, when Debora Harding was just fourteen, she was abducted at knifepoint from a church parking lot. She was thrown into a van, assaulted, held for ransom, and then left to die as an ice storm de...

*Now a major motion picture—Rob Peace—starring Jay Will, Mary J. Blige, and Chiwetel Ejiofor**Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times Book Review, Entertainment Weekly, and more* The New York Times bestselling account of a young African-American man who escaped Newark, NJ, to attend Yale, but still faced the dangers of the streets when he returned is, “nuanced and shattering” (People) and “mesmeric” (...

"Brave, brutal . . . a riveting story about suffering, recovery, and redemption. Inspiring and relevant." — The New York TimesAn electric and unforgettable memoir about a young woman's journey—from the ice rink, to addiction and a prison sentence, to the newsroom—and how she emerged with a fierce determination to expose the broken system she experienced.Keri Blakinger alway...

A scorching memoir of a love affair with an addict, weaving personal reckoning with psychology and history to understand the nature of addiction, codependency, and our appetite for obsessive love“Ferocious . . . glints with hard-won truths . . . Aron lights a path through the darkness of her past toward a better future.”—Los Angeles TimesNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY PARADE“The disease...

With sharp wit, self-deprecating humor, and penetrating honesty, New York Times journalist Dave Itzkoff turns a keen eye on his life with the mysterious, maddening, much-loved man of whom he writes, “for the first eight years of my life I seem to have believed he was the product of my imagination.”Itzkoff’s father was the man who lumbered home at night and spent hours murmuring to his small son about his dreams and hopes for the boy’s future, and the fears and failures of ...

It had been well over a month since I had seen or heard from Dirk, and it was showing in my bank account…I was tempted to start searching for another job. I still had faith, though, that somehow, someway, I was meant for this line of work…"Hello?" I mumbled, not recognizing the number on the caller ID."Jeff, it's Dirk," said the voice. I waited curiously, wondering who the hell Dirk was. "We've got one," he eventually said when I failed to answer.We had never bother...

Southern Fried White Trash In the spirit of Southern humor, brought to us by writers and comics like Lewis Grizzard, Jeff Foxworthy, and Bret Butler, Carole Townsend's debut book, Southern Fried White Trash, is a must-have for tried-and-true Southern enthusiasts. It has a twist, though. Townsend satirizes real life through the eyes of a Southerner, born and raised.  Broken into sections that cover weddings, funerals, the holidays, and much more, Townsend bri...