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21) AT 23
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"A life's early twenties are the years of great freedom, joy, and turmoil. Through the first steps into adulthood, one walk into one's first real heartaches, first real tragedies, and first real crises. The worst of all, however, is not the liberty that feels both like a jailbreak and stark nakedness.
The worst of all is the loneliness.
This is the age when everyone seems to be figuring their lives out; their first jobs, starting a family, starting...
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Entre una historia cultural llena de paradojas y cierta noción abstracta de humanidad que aún triunfa en la censura de los sentidos, surgen los ensayos de Juan Carlos Arteaga para remover aquello que parece inapelable. Hay en esta palabra un evidente deseo por enfrentar lo humano sin concesiones y llevarlo hacia un lugar de reflexión que no agota caminos ni banaliza contradicciones. En medio de ese deseo, que revela las inquietudes del autor, entre...
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This book is about domestic violence itself, the causes, effects and solutions. It features the different types of domestic violence and gives detailed explanation on the scenarios which has to do with rape cases, female genital cutting or excision, physical abuse, sex abuse, economic abuse, Psychological abuse, technological abuse, economic abuse, domestic violence, financial abuse, social abuse, emotional abuse. Domestic violence is a major public...
24) Life After Dark
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"When you almost think of giving up, the world suddenly gives every inch of hope you need, as if telling you that no matter what, hope is not gone. That's the thing about hope. It never really leaves. It stays to give you another chance at something and makes you believe that everything happens for a reason. Sometimes, that hope comes from within. You feel it deeply, from the heart, especially on times when you lose all your senses on everything and...
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"I am who You say I am is a short book written to give inspiration to the youth. It talks about how we subscribe to the set of standards imposed upon us by modern societies. This is a time when challenges are pressing, and the youth frequently find themselves trapped in microcosms of confusion. With all of these in consideration, this book seeks to provide answers to those who are searching, a map to those who are losing their path, a motivation to...
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La literatura tiene la función transformadora de habitarnos en la palabra. Ahí nos desgarra y nos devuelve conscientes del dolor que no es nuestro, pero nos pertenece. Estos relatos reconstruyen la memoria desde la entraña porque no hay mayor cercanía que sentirse lejos. Las y los autores de origen mexicano que radican en tierras canadienses muestran la herida viva de la violencia estructural que, sutil, encuentran su fuerza en la construcción...
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"This book was inspired by one of our pillow talk moments with my son, Sandro. Sandro at 5 years old, randomly sang this phrase out loud,
"The sun and the moon like to stay together
but they can't stay together all the time.
But they have a good time in the sunset."
Watching sunsets as it unfolds each day can be symbolic. The reason for each hold its own purpose at some point in life. I find that sunsets enhances my lasting satisfaction...
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Get the Summary of Barbara Kingsolver's Essays in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Barbara Kingsolver's essays delve into a myriad of topics, reflecting on personal experiences, societal issues, and the natural world. She begins with a miraculous story of a child protected by a bear in Iran, contrasting it with the violence in Afghanistan, prompting her to explore the nature of enemies and the power of stories to...
30) Vignettes
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Josip Novakovich's Vignettes offers a wide-ranging look at his life, including his youth in hometown Daruvar, Croatia, where he attended school in a castle on a hill with barrels of whites and reds stored in the basement, "my peers and I learned the basics of math, grammar, history, and literature, somewhat dizzy and fumigated in wine vapors that seeped upward through the oiled oak floors."
Over the course of seventeen short stories, Novakovich...
31) Nene's Prose
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Nene's Prose is composed of twelve essays written by Ancel Mondia.
P.O.W.E.R. highlights wishes on a twenty-seventh birthday.
L.I.V.E. divulges coping ways on mental health struggles.
Isms tackles discrimination that ought to be changed.
SCAR states the ways of dealing with physical defects.
Insecurities discusses the things that lead to conquering oneself.
Toxicity shares outlooks on work experiences.
Illuminating...
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"The problem of unemployment has become a global concern. To be employable means that you are able to obtain a job from an employer or create a job for yourself through entrepreneurship.
Some people have good grades but may not have the required work experience and job search skills to obtain their desired job.
Others have passion for entrepreneurship and self employment but may not have the required skills and entrepreneurial tenacity.
This book...
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Get the Summary of Barbara Kingsolver's Small Wonder in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Small Wonder" by Barbara Kingsolver is a collection of essays that delve into the author's reflections on humanity, nature, and the political landscape of the early 2000s. Kingsolver shares a miraculous story of a child saved by a bear, contrasting human violence with an act of cross-species compassion. She explores themes of...
34) DENSIS
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"DENSIS (Dengue + Sepsis). This is an informative book based on reality. It is a common saying that 'Health is wealth,' but people are least bothered about this kind of wealth and often ignore it while pursuing their dreams and chasing to fetch the social standards. People get diagnosed with various medical conditions and everyone needs to understand the importance of health care. This book explains the importance of patience, strength, power & hope....
35) Unburied Wrath
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"Unburied wrath is a brief compilation of anthologies about family love grief loss abuse and rage A suicide notes that led to a final suicide letter from someone's point of view. Unburied wrath takes readers to see the vile side of every family, and how heavy a wrath could do in the our hearts and how rage and darkness could not be taken with us under our grave.
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"His book is unique because of the stories that turn us back to the past and explain to children some other world that they do not remember and that is specific because of many things. Less things and more happiness. All other books today talk about technology, future or imaginable things and this has a powerful idea : To tell children that happiness is something that we make and that all sad and happy thoughts come from us and our head. This book...
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"NATURE has its laws.
DOG has its mood and habits.
MAN would create after his own measure.
MEASURE OF FREEDOM is reflected in mutual respect."
"NATURE has its laws.
DOG has its mood and habits.
MAN would create after his own measure.
MEASURE OF FREEDOM is reflected in mutual respect."
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PPW, Power, Perrenque y Wepajé, el último libro de la autora, coach y terapeuta integral Antonina Canal, trae una experiencia muy alegre, fresca, divertida y llena de sabiduría para sus lectoras. Con mucha creatividad, la autora promone diversos ejercicios, rituales, y meditaciones, que llevarán a quién lea a desarrollar el Power, la fuerza física, emocional y espiritual; el Perrenque, esa pasión por la vida; y el Wepajé, como un grito de...
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"No has venido a sufrir a este mundo, sino a transmutar tu dolor en gozo, y tus oscuridades propias en luz para ti y para los que te rodean", les
confía a quienes quieren escucharla, y cuál médica de almas, les provee a los desesperados píldoras filosóficas, recetas espirituales, diagnósticos esperanzadores, ejercicios de recuperación eficaces, medicinas de curación milagrosa, estimulantes de reconstitución mágica.
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"En este libro, Ezequiel López Peralta nos lleva a un viaje para descubrir qué es el erotismo, cómo se manifiesta, cómo y por qué lo inhibimos,
cómo desbloquearlo, cómo enriquecerlo, cómo seducirnos y seducir a otra persona para poner nuestras potencialidades eróticas en función del bienestar erótico, sexual y afectivo personal y mutuo. El autor desarrolla las relaciones que el erotismo tiene con la sexualidad y la sensualidad y explica...
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