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Drawn from the wisdom and insights of the world's top doctors, therapists, and experts, Trauma will show you that no matter what you have endured, how long you have carried it, or how deeply embedded it is, you can be free from pain and suffering. Your road to recovery and whole-body healing is before you, and with it the richer and more profound connections that you seek with yourself and your loved ones.

Every day, three times a day, the students march in two straight lines, singing praises to Kim Jong-il and North Korea: Without you, there is no motherland. Without you, there is no us. It is a chilling scene, but gradually Suki Kim, too, learns the tune and, without noticing, begins to hum it. It is 2011, and all universities in North Korea have been shut down for an entire year, the students sent to construction fields - except for the 270 students at the all-male Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST).

On February 14, 1989, Valentine's Day, Salman Rushdie was telephoned by a BBC journalist and told that he had been "sentenced to death" by the Ayatollah Khomeini. For the first time he heard the word fatwa. His crime? To have written a novel called The Satanic Verses, which was accused of being "against Islam, the Prophet and the Quran". So begins the extraordinary story of how a writer was forced underground, moving from house to house, with the constant presence of a police protection team.

With stark poignancy and political dispassion, Tightrope draws us deep into an "other America". The authors tell this story, in part, through the lives of some of the children with whom Kristof grew up in rural Yamhill, Oregon, an area that prospered for much of the 20th century but has been devastated in the last few decades as blue-collar jobs disappeared. About one-quarter of the children on Kristof's old school bus died in adulthood from drugs, alcohol, suicide, or reckless accidents.

Wiesbaden, 1961. Ahora que Hilde Koch ha modernizado el café familiar con mucho cariño y lo regenta con dedicación, de pronto su hermano Wilhelm pretende disputarle la dirección del negocio. Su gran sueñode labrarse una carrera en el cine ha fracasado, mientras que su mujer, Karin, goza de un gran éxito como actriz. Tampoco en el viñedo de Jean-Jacques, el marido de Hilde, van muy bien las cosas.

Are you tired of feeling trapped by the chains of life's challenges? Do you long for a breakthrough that will set you free and lead you into a life of victory? Look no further! "From Bondage to Breakthrough: Practical Strategies to Overcome Spiritual Strongholds and Walk in Victory" is your roadmap to transformation and triumph. In this compelling and empowering book, you will discover: Proven Strategies for Spiritual Freedom: Unlock the secrets to breaking free from spiritual strongholds that have held you back for far too long. Learn practical, battle-tested strategies that will lead you ...

The Dark Side is a narrative account of the decisions the U.S. made after September 11, decisions that not only violated the Constitution, but also hampered the pursuit of Al Qaeda. In gripping detail, Jane Mayer relates specific cases, shown in real time against the larger tableau of Washington, looking at the intelligence gained and the price paid. In all cases, there were incalculable losses in terms of moral standing, our country's place in the world, and its sense of itself.

The award-winning author of The Eichmann Trial and Denial: Holocaust History on Trial gives us a penetrating and provocative analysis of the hate that will not die, focusing on its current, virulent incarnations on both the political right and left: from white supremacist demonstrators in Charlottesville, Virginia, to mainstream enablers of antisemitism such as Donald Trump and Jeremy Corbyn, to a gay pride march in Chicago that expelled a group of women for carrying a Star of David banner.

Are you called to the prophetic—but secretly afraid of missing God, being misunderstood, or falling into error? You’re not alone. And the dangers are real. Countless prophetic voices have started well but ended in ruin—not because they lacked gifting, but because they didn’t recognize the traps set by the enemy. Pride. Isolation. Inaccuracy. Manipulation. Burnout. These aren’t just weaknesses—they’re spiritual landmines. And if you don’t know where they are, they’ll explode beneath your feet. In “Common Pitfalls of Prophetic Ministry and How to Avoid Them,” you’ll ...

For more than 20 years, Nicola Bird experienced anxiety and panic attacks, sometimes so severely she couldn't leave the house. She tried everything, including medication, psychiatric counselling, yoga, and NLP. Then she stumbled upon a completely different way of understanding the human mind that changed her relationship with anxiety forever. In A Little Peace of Mind, Nicola opens up about her own experiences and shares simple ideas to help you realize your own innate mental health and well-being.

Are you tired of people asking why you’ve “ended up” single? Do you just want to do your own thing—without the pressure of marriage, kids, or expectations? In a world that still idealizes traditional marriage and motherhood, Lucy Meggeson offers a powerful counter-narrative: being single and childfree is just as joyful, meaningful, and fulfilling as being in a partnership. Drawing from personal experiences, candid conversations, and the latest research, Lucy reveals the freedoms and opportunities that come along with the single life—in spite of what the world assumes.

Born a privileged child of America’s Gilded Age, Marguerite Harrison rebelled against her mother’s ambitions, married the man she loved, was widowed at thirty-seven, and set off on a life of adventure. Hired as a society reporter, when America entered World War I she applied to Military Intelligence to work as a spy. Over a decade, Harrison’s mysterious adventures took her to Europe, Baghdad, and the Far East, as a socialite, secret agent, and documentary filmmaker. Janet Wallach captures Harrison’s daring and glamour in this stranger-than-fiction history of a woman drawn to the impossible.

After a childhood marked by neglect, poverty, and periods of homelessness, with a mother who believed herself to be the reincarnation of the Virgin Mary, Carrot Quinn moved out on her own. She found a sense of belonging among straight-edge anarchists who taught her how to traverse the country by freight trains, sleep in fields under the stars, and feed herself by foraging in dumpsters. Her new life was one of thrilling adventure and freedom, but still she was haunted by the ghosts of her lonely and traumatic childhood.

This groundbreaking memoir offers a glimpse into an activist's journey to finding and cultivating community and the continued fight for disability justice, from the founder and director of the Disability Visibility Project.

When Ed Goodwin moved with his parents to the Greenwood neighborhood in Tulsa, Oklahoma, his family joined a community soon to become the center of black life in the West. But just a few years later, on May 31, 1921, the teenaged Ed hid in a bathtub as a white mob descended on his neighborhood, laying waste to thirty-five blocks and murdering as many as three hundred people in one of the worst acts of racist violence in U.S. history. The Goodwins and their neighbors soon rebuilt the district into “a Mecca,” in Ed’s words, where nightlife thrived and small businesses flourished. E

The Children is David Halberstam's brilliant and moving evocation of the early days of the civil rights movement, as seen through the story of the young people - the children - who met in the 1960s and went on to lead the revolution.

Russia expert Luke Harding lays out the most in-depth look to date at the Trump campaign's dealings with Russia. Beginning with a meeting with Christopher Steele, the man behind the shattering dossier that first brought the allegations to light, Harding probes the histories of key Russian and American players with striking clarity and insight. Harding exposes the disquieting details of the Trump-Russia story - a saga so huge it involves international espionage, offshore banks, sketchy real estate deals, mobsters, money laundering, disappeared dissidents, and more.

Most of us grew up with the idea that there is good debt and there is bad debt. Good debts are generally considered to be debts you incur to buy things that can go up in value—like a home or college education. Bad debts are things like credit card balances, where you borrowed money to buy things that depreciate or go down in value, like most consumer goods.

Nigger: it is arguably the most consequential social insult in American history, though, at the same time, a word that reminds us of “the ironies and dilemmas, tragedies and glories of the American experience.” In this tour de force, distinguished Harvard Law School professor Randall Kennedy - author of the highly acclaimed Race, Crime, and the Law - “put[s] a tracer on nigger”, to identify how it has been used and by whom, while analyzing the controversies to which it has given rise.

Are you tired of wandering in circles, praying without results, and feeling spiritually dry no matter how hard you try? You're not alone—and it’s not your fault. You may be under attack from Desert Spirits—malevolent forces that specialize in spiritual dryness, delay, stagnation, and wilderness oppression. These invisible enemies drain your joy, frustrate your purpose, and keep you trapped in an endless cycle of barrenness. "Deliverance from Desert Spirits" exposes the hidden strongholds behind spiritual dryness and stagnation. If you’ve ever felt like you’re going nowhere in life...