Discover the world of an adopted child on a journey from childhood to adulthood in this moving memoir. Lori Williams candidly discusses her early years as an adoptee, her struggles to find her own identity, an unexpected Christmas Eve reunion with her birth father, reconnecting with her birth mother, and the divine intervention that led her biological parents to her adoptive parents. If you are a prospective adoptive parent, a pregnant mom considering adoption, an adoptee seeking to hear f...

Take a therapeutic journey with four women who have life sentences in prison as they negotiate the three stages of therapeutic growth: 1. Stabilization and adjustment 2. Shift to responsibility 3. Existential life issues This is a chronicle of their growth across twenty-plus years of incarceration, as expressed in poetry. Get to know these women through their struggles and their achievements as they stare down their demons. As you travel with them, you will learn that they are not much dif...

In the distant future all of mankind will face the greatest threat it has ever known. The balance between good and evil will be tested and the fate of the galaxy rests with a small group of displaced time travelers who are racing to figure out who they are and what they are supposed to do.Juno is a system on the verge of war with Nerin, a race of ultimate evil beings. They believe to end their suffering is the genocide of all mankind. The crew of The Star Dancer having dealt with t...

In 2015, the New Democratic Party won an unprecedented victory in Alberta. Unseating the Progressive Conservatives-who had won every provincial election since 1971-they formed an NDP government for the first time in the history of the province. Orange Chinook is the first scholarly analysis of this election. It examines the legacy of the Progressive Conservative dynasty, the PC and NDP campaigns, polling, and online politics, providing context and setting the stage. It highlights the impor...

With clarity and insight, Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore helps readers discover the joy that comes from walking with Jesus and living our faith. Following the structure of the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Archbishop Lori explains what the Church believes and how we can best put those beliefs into practice in our everyday lives. In five questions following each chapter, the reader can reflect on the meaning of these truths for his or her own life. Among the topi...

From NYT bestselling author Carrie Ann Ryan comes a new romance in her Montgomery Ink series…Tattoo artist Brandon never thought he’d see her again. He’d trained himself never to think of her or what they’d had together. It was the only way he’d been able to survive but now she’s standing right in front of him and he can hardly breathe.Lauren hadn’t known he’d be part of her plans until it was too late. She’d thought he was gone from her life and memories forever. Now he’s ...

Chicken Soup for the Soul: True Love will warm the heart and uplift the spirit of any reader who is looking for, or has found, his or her soul mate. Stories of dating, romance, love, and marriage, with all their ups and downs, will encourage, inspire, and amuse readers.Everyone loves a good love story. And we all love stories about how the love started and blossomed. This fun new book about dating, romance, love, and marriage, will make you laugh and make ...

"My boyfriend just left me. My heart is broken. I feel awful and can't sleep or eat.""I just asked my wife to leave and I miss her already. I am confused, what do I really feel?""I'm not happy in my relationship and I don't know what to do with it.""My partner left me for another woman and I am so mad I could kill her. Yet, I want her back."Do these people's heartaches resonate with you? Would you like your relationships to be healthier and more fulfilling? If ...

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Count Your Blessings will inspire and uplift readers with its stories of optimism, faith, and strength. In bad times, and good, readers will be heartened to find something good in each day. A great Christmas gift and start to the New Year.What are you thankful for today? This uplifting book reminds readers of the blessings in their lives, despite financial stress, natural disasters, health scares and illnesses, housing challenges...

The great spiritual traditions tell us that we humans are modeled upon the imprint of the divine. Imagine the wonderful and awe inspiring possibilities of that truth fully realized in your own life. Imagine your free-flowing happiness offering a living example, a template and healing balm to everyone around you. Imagine consciously evolving yourself into a new paradigm, a dimension where people, experiences and material achievement towards your highest good, flow to you easily and natural...

**INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Searing. Powerful. Needed." —Oprah“Sometimes a single story can change the world. Unbound is one of those stories.** Tarana’s words are a testimony to liberation and love.” —Brené BrownFrom the founder and activist behind one of the largest movements of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, the "me too" movement, Tarana Burke debuts a powerful memoir about her own journey to saying th...

Chicken Soup for the Soul: New Moms celebrates the physical, emotional, and spiritual experience of having a child and creating a family, and will encourage and amuse any expectant and new mom. A great baby shower and new mother gift!Becoming a mom is the most amazing event. Chicken Soup for the Soul: New Moms will delight new and expectant moms with its heartwarming and humorous stories about raising babies and toddlers. This book is full of stor...