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Unraveled is a memoir of part of my life, mainly my childhood upbringing, grade school and high school, and the job that sent me off to the corporate world. I include both dad's and mom's upbringing and introduced my siblings including some of my childhood memories with them. I grew up as a second child of the three sisters, later three boys joined us. I don't write much about my brothers because they were much younger and experienced a different life.As a second child, I saw myself as the ugliest person on earth and I was not very smart. I had to take special math and reading classes in high school. I was not smart enough like the eldest and not cute enough as the youngest. I was the peace maker between dad and mom or sibling and parent. I was also bullied by family and outsiders.Dad was initially moody and a lot of it was when he drank and the guilt for not having more to give us. His life turned around years after I had moved out of the house. Mom was and always will be opinionated without thinking it's hurting the receiver. Many times, that is me, although, I also hear it from my sisters. The boys had it all. Mom treats them like kings. They can do no wrong. Am I jealous? Sometimes, but most of the time, we joke about it.To ease my insecurities and to escape the home life, my long summer visits in Mexico were my freedom. I spent time with my grandparents and my aunts and uncles but spent more time with my cousins. As an adolescent, time was spent exploring the town and then as a teen, exploring boys and dancing. I had so much freedom but not without consequences.As a child I didn't know how little the family had materialistically and in parenting. The parent-child communication was minimal. Affection was also missing, or given in discreet ways, sometimes missed. Then one day, I find a different world but never regretting what I grew up with.When I was 19, I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), and it was during the time that I was in college. Before the RA medicine took effect, I experienced pain so badly that I couldn't even hold a pencil and so I dropped out of college but continued working at the college and in the evenings at a car dealership.Not continuing my education, I spent years comparing myself to my siblings who earned their college degrees. To overcome my insecurities, I worked hard to prove my self-worth.I also experienced discrimination. Some started with the nuns at the school that I and my siblings attended. Later in life I experienced more discrimination than I'd ever known. At home, as a child, we didn't know it existed.What inspired me to write my memoir is that throughout my life, I came across many who were brought up in a similar environment and having the same feelings of unworthiness. I have seen some teens, even adults fail for not having the passion and determination to succeed, regardless of how they were raised. It could be they were never encouraged to do something for themselves or something personal occurred that set them back. Perhaps in reading this memoir, at least one person will be encouraged to be challenged to succeed.Most importantly, I have unraveled the ugly thoughts of myself. The proof is in my writing and my soul can now sing praises for all my accomplishments that could only happen because of my faith in God and my passion.

Why Pop Music Sucks illuminates the modern history of music exploring every decade from the 1950s to the 2020s exposing how pop music developed and evolved to the state within which it exists now. Why Pop Music Sucks tells a story about magic but you know the magic is going to end, and the future is an ugly question mark. Why Pop Music Sucks explores all of this change by change, and element by element, AND... in less than a hundred pages. Why Pop Music Sucks is here to slap you in the face. We have become the "frog in the pot of water that succumbed after being ever so slowly boiled to death." This book will illuminate the facts, events, legislation, economics, human behavior, and technology to which all of pop music and all of us have been affected. The media environment within which young people exist is one that favors visual interaction within a musical performance. For middle-school, high-school, and college students, Why Pop Music Sucks will explore that environment and explain what happened in a succinct, memorable, and interactive way in less than 100 pages.

Just as the holiday season begins, Loretta 'Lolly' Novak finds herself in the estimating department at H & S headquarters. As all the little things in life seem to pile up at headquarters, making Lolly's life a struggle, it wasn't until an amazing turn of events happened, that would possibly change Lolly's life.

The author wondered at age ten whether Einstein or Buddha was a better role model for life and work. Twenty-two years later, she quit her stressful job to find her own path to awakening, drawing inspiration from the Buddha's teachings. Barua offers a new vision for a love-based, mindful paradigm that embraces the power of the wise, intuitive heart and the wisdom of the feminine.This paradigm calls for a simpler path of awakening that sees reality clearly and moves away from false narratives of power, victimhood, ego, sexism, racism, and sectarianism. Barua encourages people to break free from conditioned habits of fear, greed, hatred, and war, and instead live with the intention of awakening for the happiness of all beings and peace on Earth. Be the change you want to see, part of a transformative solution, and a beacon for the conscious evolution of self, society, economy, and democracy via locally inspired AWE Circles.KeywordsBuddhism, Meditation, Who am I, Contemplation, Self-inquiry, Happiness, Liberation, Emotional Freedom, Nirvana, Wisdom, Compassion, Self-help, Self-awakening, Self-awareness, Social-awareness, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Metacognition, Self-actualization, Mindset, Self-knowledge, Self-management, Leadership, Refuge, Guide, Manual, Roadmap, Wonder, Ease, Peace, Ethics, Engaged spirituality, Activism, Education, Life Journey, Remembering, Self-reflection, Introspection, Consciousness, Thought-leadership, Inspiration, Creativity, Innovation, Natural Intelligence, Middleway, Arya life, Mindful living, Awe circle, Noble Sangha, Changemaker, Be the Change, Simplicity, Solitude, Right View, Right Action, Right Effort, Streamentry, Unbinding, Deathless.

I Could Really use a Massage reflects the personal and career journey of a Massage Therapist in practice of 25 years. It tells of struggles with an eating disorder, a three year drama dealing with a stalker, encounters with wrong men, and other questionable choices she has made over the years. This book tells of incredible opportunities working on several well-known musicians while growing in her own confidence. There are stories about working on everyday people who are heroes, survivors and "rock stars" in their own right. This memoir is inspired by clients who have given their stories telling of exemplary courage and perseverance. Their honest truths help this Massage Therapist heal her own past wounds while trying to heal theirs too.

An unsolved crime . . . When eleven-year-old Clio's WWII-correspondent mother dumps her at her great-aunts' mansion in Southern Oklahoma, Clio embroils herself in a decades-old mystery of missing women. Three missing women . . . Transported from freedom in New York City to the rigid guardianship of great-aunts, the precocious Clio sets about solving the puzzle of disappearing women, a problem that no one wants to discuss. A desperate scheme . . . An admirer of the ancient mapmaker Ptolemy, Clio maps her own war against a serial killer, unmasking suspects and long-held secrets, as she tries to understand why her mother fled her childhood home and left her with two odd aunts in a strange world.

Originally Published in 1992. A second edition was published in 1993 entitled, Paperdolls: A True Story of Childhood Sexual Abuse in Mormon Neighborhoods.As Carol Scott writes in the epilogue for Paperdolls & Cowboy Boots:, "THE SUCCESS OF PAPERDOLLS over the years is an indication to April and me of how hungry many people are for true accounts of child abuse. We expected to receive declamations that our story was too bizarre to be true, but there have been none. Instead, we received many responses saying," This could be my story."

We Who Took a Leap - From Where Our Mothers Left Off is a book of interviews that explores how a few mid-life women, from ages 40 to 70, have made a giant departure in consciousness. These women go into detail about their lifestyle goals and ambitions, values about what it means to be a woman, and how their journey as mid-life women is distinguished from their mothers' journeys. Not only that, but also how they have gleaned from their mother's virtues and the gifts they gave and the seeds they planted that have contributed to who they are.

Are you secretly afraid you'll be fat forever? If your answer is "yes," chances are you've bought into the MYTH that more knowledge about nutrition and exercise is the key to finally losing the weight for good. Unfortunately, this is simply not the case. Many people try every diet, pill, shake and exercise plan out there, and end up just as overweight and unhappy as they were before they tried losing the weight in the first place. This is because lifelong weight loss isn't just about gaining more knowledge. In order to lose the weight for good, you must deal not only with the conscious mind, but also tap into the incredible power of your subconscious. Fat to Fearless is a unique approach to successful body transformation that looks beyond the latest weight loss plans and fad diets, and instead explores the underlying emotional and subconscious factors that lead to self-sabotage, emotional eating and loss of willpower. Asher Fox, a former-pound personal trainer turned therapist and Subconscious Behaviorist created the Fat to Fearless(R) program to enable others to achieve the same long-term weight loss success that he has enjoyed, since he unlocked the key to long term weight loss and high self-esteem. Over 18 years and 1000's of clients, Asher has perfected a program that transforms your body by healing your heart and mind. -Discover how hidden belief systems from childhood affect your relationship with food and your body today, in ways you can't imagine! -Learn why your subconscious mind may believe you are better off overweight, and may be working against you to ensure you stay that way. -Find and disconnect your Hidden Food Triggers that cause you to mindlessly eat! -Discover how to align your subconscious mind with your weight loss goals, so that it works for you instead of against you! Fat to Fearless is the last weight loss book you'll ever need. Get ready to permanently change your body by first transforming your mind, healing your heart, and reprogramming your subconscious to live life as the thinner, happier and healthier person you were always meant to be.

It Takes a Naked Man to Tell a Naked Story is the true story and personal adventures of a man who discovers that decisions made in life can take you down many different paths. From Vietnam Veteran to nude model and everywhere in between, he steps outside the box late in life to find personal fulfillment. He shows that it doesn't matter how young or old you are; it is never too late to trod down a new path and see where it takes you. Humor and entertainment abound in his most unusual choices, from being sketched in the nude, to racing in the nude, to modeling with a woman with abominable, unbearable foot odor. This book will not only make you laugh, it will inspire you to make choices and go down roads you never thought of before.

Childhood sweethearts Mia and Jean-Paul have been married for 27 years when Jean-Paul admits that he's been having an affair and has fallen in love with another woman. The heartache caused by this revelation leads Mia along an unforgettable journey of renewal and self-discovery. In this fictionalized memoir, Mimi Gabriel shares lessons learned through self-mastery workshops and spiritual practices in hopes of helping others cultivate greater harmony in their lives and relationships.

The book, the movie and now the musical about the 'Soldier of Orange', has been a best seller, award-winning Golden Globe motion picture, and presently the musical in Holland breaking all records for a 6-year run. But- who was the man behind this phenomenon? What made him the person he became? From his birth in Java to his death in Hawaii, this memoir answers these questions in his last book 'Win A Few'. An idyllic childhood in Soerabaya, in The Dutch East Indies... learning the culture and spending hours in a banyan tree, made an indelible impression on this child of the Netherlands. Always curious, he broke the usual boundaries of his generation to follow his own path. Originally printed in hard cover titled 'In Pursuit of Life. and 'Op 'Jacht near het Leven' in Dutch.

Kyle Conway is about to make a breakthrough for Conway Brothers Construction Co.-a long sought after opportunity for a major real estate score. His wife and two boys will prosper, his brother-partner will do the same. And the Conways are delighted that friend and business colleague, Mauricio Solares, will have the chance to rise higher in society than other Mexican immigrants trying to realize the American Dream. Yes, Kyle, a bit rough around the edges but a good guy at heart, is happy for Mauricio; but his proclivity for careless, insensitive remarks about or in front of his Mexican friend, causes Cynthia Conway to chastise him repeatedly, a fact that leads to frequent verbal clashes between them. He bristles at suggestions of mistreatment. She wants to enlighten her husband and to preserve the warm friendship that the Conways have enjoyed with the Solares family. Is there a legitimate cause-perhaps beneath the surface-for tension, or is it a result of imaginations being overwrought? That question becomes critical when a vacation visit to Mexico intended to offer the Conways an opportunity for celebration and a strengthening of their marriage turns into a horror show, one that compounds suspicions and tension. Their journey south of the border turns relaxation and optimism into terror and the possibility for tragedy.

Can the Bible actually teach us how to be better spouses and golfers? According to Pastor Sal LoPriore, there are 8 specific biblical lessons that make the answer a resounding YES! Read why understanding the lesson behind King David's adultery with Bathsheba would have helped Phil Mickelson avoid losing the 2006 U.S. Open on the final hole. Learn a crucial lesson taught in the book of James that will help any golfer have better scoring golf rounds as well as a more peaceful marriage.

When fifteen-year-old Jenny Hatchet escapes from a forced "Celestial Marriage" in the Land of Nod, she finds temporary refuge on a reservation with the eccentric and charming Earnshaw family. Stricken with guilt for leaving her mother and little sister in a polygamy compound, Jenny faces new emotional problems. She's attracted to both Healthcliff Earnshaw and her rescuer Josh Barnes-life-long best friends. As Jenny searches for a long-lost uncle who might help her rescue her mother and sister, death strikes on the reservation. Land of the Bong Tree leads Jenny to a new understanding of the value of family and friends, but her independent nature sets her on a dangerous path in this second novel of the Land Trilogy.

Read about State Trooper Bill Brand: the twenty-year-old college boy who quickly became a man. Read about Professor Victoria Whitcombe, the woman who tired of docile professors and lusted for a man with command presence. Read about Mandy, the college girl who learned about life the hard way. Read about Loretta, the country girl and mother who set too high a standard for her man. Read about why it takes a different breed of man to be a state trooper.

Werewolves, zombies, and vampires don't frighten fifteen-year-old Jenny Hatchet. A new polygamous stepfather, Gomer Obadiah Darken, who has tricked her mother into marriage, terrifies her. In this young adult trilogy, Jenny must pit her wits and skills against a cabal of fanatics who take underage girls as brides in "celestial marriages for eternity." After the sudden death of her father, Jenny's world changes in a shocking way when she, her younger sister, and her beautiful, hapless mother are lured away to a bizarre compound in northern Idaho. Exceptional at math, running 10K races, and trained in electrical work by her father, Jenny concocts a desperate plan to fry the saints as she devises a way out of the electrically charged fence of the compound. The Land of Nod, the first of the Land trilogy, ends with Jenny's escape to a nearby reservation where her romantic interest, Josh Barnes, also a captive in the compound, leaves her with an unusual family and more mysteries to solve.

In GIVE & TAKE, Judy O Haselhoef brings you on a journey-from her first trip to Haiti, through the founding of her non-profit organization in a male-dominated country, to the close of the organization after six years and over 40 projects. Punctuated with anecdotes about the locals and those giving charity from the United States, GIVE & TAKE offers humorous, thoughtful, and honest insights on both cultures. Was the local hat maker paid enough? Why should a charity start with an exit strategy? What is the real function of giving? Haselhoef offers readers an opportunity to participate in overseas charitable work before they ever step onto the plane.

In this page-turning true life story, the author recounts his days in the Emergency Medical Services. With real, believable characters entwined in real-life stories that have more grit and realism than any action/adventure book, you won't be able to put down Still of Darkness until the last page has been turned.

The Final Destination is a novel that invites readers to reflect on death, judgement, Heaven and Hell. Through the experiences of the characters in the book, the reader explores the meaning of human life and the destiny of every human person. "The Final Destination is both engaging and thought-provoking. Sister Diane's approach to the Four Last Things (death, judgment, heaven, and hell), seen through the eyes of her characters, makes an urgent case for deep spiritual conversion; at the same time, the book is a fast-paced and enjoyable read."' -Lynne O'Brien

"Meditation is essential for our inner and outer joy and well-being on every level-it's as simple as that! Becca Pronchick has named her "meditation handbook" well, for truly, no matter what is going on in your life right now, establishing a daily meditation practice will help you more than you can possibly imagine. This inspiring book, authored by a long-time meditator and successful meditation teacher explains the practice of meditation in a very clear and "do-able" way, not only for beginners, for those who have tried and not yet succeeded in establishing a daily meditation practice, as well as for those who already meditate, but could use a bit of inspiration and up-grading. Do take time to read it and then do it now, today, or at the very latest, tomorrow morning, and the next day, and the next and so on for the rest of your life." Nayaswami Savitri Simpson-Minister/Lightbearer from Ananda Sangha Worldwide, 40-years of meditation practice, founder and former Director of the Ananda Meditation Teacher Training Program and Ananda Yoga Teacher Training Program, author of Chakras for Starters, The Chakras Workbook, The Meaning of Dreaming, and Through Many Lives.

Growing up in Manhattan, Zack McCrady did not have an easy life. First, his father died in a skiing accident. Then his mother was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Eventually Zack was left orphaned, and his big sister Jenny took over parenting and provided him with the unconditional love he craves. But after Jenny's death during the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York, Zack begins spending his days pondering his rage toward Al-Qaeda, his dark feelings toward his own government, and his enduring pain and inner turmoil. On the other side of the world, Afghanistan is rotting from within. The Soviets have withdrawn and, technically, the Mujaheddin have won. Hakeem Rashid, raised by a surrogate father since infancy, is bright and gifted and knows the lessons of the Koran in depth. Despite growing up in war torn Herat, Hakeem has managed to remain civilized and with a sense of purpose, but when Hakeem's real father returns, everything is subject to change. Zack is involved in a violent crime. Hakeem has become his father's minion. As two men on opposite sides of the world battle intense psychological tumult, one of them is about to uncover a truth that will change him forever.

Real Women Change the World: Letting The Good Girl Die So The Real Woman Can Live addresses an outdated belief and mindset that impacts women at all levels of success. As young girls move into womanhood they are called to make a choice to remain that Good Girl who never makes waves, makes people uncomfortable, or has too strong a voice or to become a Real Woman who has no desire to make waves or make people uncomfortable either but instead is focusing on creating a world that supports her best self. It requires making waves, and the only ones whose feelings get hurt are those who have no room for the Real Woman to exist. Dr. Dorothy takes us through the mindset, communication styles, emotional intelligence, leadership styles and so much more that separate the Good Girl from the Real Woman. Calling each of us to find that Real Woman within through the metamorphous needed to allow the Good Girl to come alive in such a way that she has claimed her voice and can readily create the impact needed for change. Whether working with CEOs on Wall Street or entrepreneurs from Maine, as an Executive Leadership Coach, Dorothy sees the same style of self-betrayal and fear show up for women. This book is written to support those women come alive, find their purpose, passion, and power, and let the changes begin.

The Days of Not So Long Ago is an insightful collection of short, life stories from some of the oldest residents on Daniel Island, South Carolina. They are moving, poignant stories about their childhoods, their families, and the many experiences that shaped their lives from those who are part of our nation's 'greatest generation'. They lived during a simpler time when people had very little, yet appreciated everything, a time when families stayed and worked together, and during an era of hope for an easier life for the next generations. The Days of Not So Long Ago was a project supported by the Daniel Island Historical Society, of Daniel Island, South Carolina, and is filled with fascinating tales of war, tragedy, life, and love.

It is a desperate time for America. The fighting and division had not been this great since the Civil War. At a time when many pulled their curtains closed, this is the true story of one woman who threw them open. This is not only her journey, but every American's forgotten journey toward American Greatness. Through the diary of a modern-day freedom fighter, rediscover the heroes and role models that made America. Fall in love again with the country that has transformed and touched the world, changing countless lives and empowering millions of people to search for their own best selves. This wise and rapturous book is a unique look into a grassroots movement, a world that many do not know exists: the fight to save our children from indoctrination and allow them to know what is slowly becoming a secret, that America is a place worth falling in love with again and-most importantly-fighting for.

Small businesses have much different growth patterns than large corporations. Small business owners who look to large corporations for insight and guidance on how to grow their own businesses often feel overwhelmed and demotivated. The Small Business Life Cycle lays out the five stages of small business growth and explains how you can navigate each stage in your business. To be successful, you have to take the right steps at the right time. Each stage has different challenges, strengths, inconvenient truths, and ways forward. This guide shows you where to focus your resources in each stage so you can grow your business efficiently. Whether you're thinking about starting a small business or you've been in business for a while, The Small Business Life Cycle will give you a better gauge to evaluate where you are and what you need to do next. If you're growing fast and want to keep growing, this book will show you how to do it strategically. And if you're stuck and don't know what to do, you can determine what stage your business is in now and figure out what you need to do next to get unstuck. This guide will specifically help you work through: Questions to ask before you start your own small business How to get a foothold in the market and why you should be marketing fewer things to fewer audiences Why some "successful" products and services will cause you to get stuck and lose momentum What four things must be in place to grow your business How not to break a successful, scalable small business once you've got it there This no-fluff guide will lay out the foundation upon which you can grow your small business. The only question left to answer is: what's your next action?

John Mason is a rebel in the American insurance industry. He had every reason to fail: no education, not born with a silver spoon in his mouth, and comes from a poor ramshackle town in the middle of upstate New York. Over the last thirty years, this street-smart entrepreneur has used unique marketing and management ideas to march into New York City and buy five brokerages, expand his brokerage network into 20 states, while relaxing at his home in the Caribbean. This book is a must-read for anyone desiring to get rich in the insurance business today.

Small businesses have their own unique growth patterns. Each of the five stages of the small business life cycle has its own strengths, challenges, inconvenient truths, ways forward, and catalytic moments.

Daring to start a business is a challenge in and of itself. It requires an interesting mix of dreams, talents, motivation, discipline and faith. It's not easy, but it is fascinating!The Voyage: The Power of Entrepreneurship 2.0 is a valuable and practical guide for those with an entrepreneurial spirit, regardless if you're in the process of starting your own business or you've been on this journey of risks and satisfactions for many years.If you're a dreamer with an idea to change the world, then this book was written is for you!

This is a novel in which the main character is writing a book while developing a relationship with a woman and her family who on a mystical level somehow influence the storyline. It is a multi-faceted book with other narratives and remembrances of the protagonist's spiritual journey as a seeker with the Indian guru named Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, aka Osho. Experiences of personal and spiritual growth are artfully integrated into the plots and impact the story he is writing as his alternative narrative of fiction, his relationship with the woman and his spiritual seeking intersect and influence each other with the elements of revelation and synchronicity. The manuscript eventually becomes the main story in the book, which is both an adventurous fantasy with a disclosure of importance for the world at large. In the plot, something treasured is lost and the family seeks to rediscover it while an elite world-controlling organization is determined for them not to fulfill their quest. The saga visits many countries and terrains in pursuit of the lost knowledge. A significant aspect of the book reveals the destinies of the characters intertwining, confronting, and connecting with their own personal essence as a metaphor of who they are as they get closer to their ultimate goal. This book has many variables presented to the reader with unusual insights and a thought-provoking conclusion.