True Girl

Yuna was just an eight-year-old girl when she experienced total devastation. Growing up in the Mongolian countryside, she wasn't ready to face the darker side of the world. And yet she had to. After she was kidnapped by an organized crime gang, Yuna had to overcome her fears at an early age and start taking care of herself. She tried to escape from slavery, but everybody that she encountered wanted to take advantage of her.

When she was 15, Jennifer Mee developed an unrelenting case of the hiccups - hiccupping as many as 50 times a minute for months. Soon the Florida teen's strange story went viral. Dubbed the "Hiccup Girl" by the media, she gained international sympathy and appeared on a slew of popular TV shows. Eventually Jennifer's hiccups went away, and so did her fame.

From Amazon Number One Best-Selling author Regina Wade comes Love TKO: a sports romance trilogy about love and friendship on the ropes. Three steamy stand-alone stories, each featuring a protective hero and the curvy woman that steals their heart.

For decades, Indigenous women and girls have gone missing or been found murdered along an isolated stretch of highway in northwestern British Columbia. The highway is known as the Highway of Tears, and it has come to symbolize a national crisis. Highway of Tears is a piercing exploration of our ongoing failure to provide justice for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, and testament to their families and communities' unwavering determination to find it.

Are you tired of feeling like an outsider in social situations? Do you struggle to connect with others and build meaningful relationships? Are you afraid to break free from fake friends and unhealthy relationships? In "Notes of Harmony" you'll discover: The truth behind the 5 myths surrounding friendship that can lead to disappointment and frustration, along with practical strategies to avoid falling victim to these misconceptions. How socializing impacts every aspect of your life, from your career to your personal relationships, and why investing in your interpersonal skills is crucial for...

My name is Hazel Lamb…Lindsey, but my momma called me Fireball. I am 84 years old. I only got one year of schooling, but I am self-taught. I worked hard all my life.

The crime stunned quiet Mineral Wells, Texas: 49-year-old Bob Dow shot execution-style in his own bed, his invalid mother locked in the next room - and a cache of homemade porn, starring the town's underage girls. The two accused killers - teen lovers Bobbi Jo Smith and Jennifer Jones - were on the run, intent on going out in a cross-country blaze of glory.

Recruited by the US Army and Navy from small towns and elite colleges, more than 10,000 women served as codebreakers during World War II. Their efforts shortened the war, saved countless lives, and gave them access to careers previously denied to them. A strict vow of secrecy nearly erased their efforts from history; now, through dazzling research and interviews with surviving code girls, best-selling author Liza Mundy brings to life this riveting and vital story of American courage, service, and scientific accomplishment.

A través de testimonios escalofriantes y conmovedores, las autoras de este libro ofrecen explicaciones contundentes para entender por qué nuestros niños y niñas se vuelven criminales ante la indiferencia social, corrupción policiaca y la intolerancia del gobierno. Más aún se detalla la incompetencia de las autoridades, los vacíos legales y la incapacidad de las instituciones para ofrecer a estos adolescentes opciones para alejarse del delito, la drogadicción, las relaciones violentas o evitar la puerte por defender -o estar en contra- algún cártel.

Become a master communicator without spending years studying psychology or social dynamics, even if you've always struggled with socializing. Tired of always being taken advantage of? Wish you could easily chat with anyone and make REAL authentic relationships? If so, then How to Read People Like a Book: 5 Books in 1 is your secret weapon to discovering the secrets of human behavior. Imagine easily reading body language, spotting lies and manipulation, and truly connecting with others. Picture yourself confidently walking into any social event, starting fun conversations, and making people ...

From the suburbs of Leeds to the streets of Sydney, from the queer clubs of London to a quiet life by the sea, through love, family, friendship and heartache, join Roxy Bourdillon on a journey to work out exactly who she is. What a Girl Wants is the perfect listen for anyone who’s searched for their place in the world, for anyone who’s ever been catcalled, anyone who's despaired about their body, fallen in love, had their heart broken and found friends who can put it back together.

An orphan girl grows up running wild in a small English village during King Richard's Crusades, scavenging what she needs to live. When she grows older, she lives in the woods outside the village. She hunts and brings food to three women who take care of other orphans. Then she meets the Duke's son by accident and discovers she is a Countess whose parents had been murdered by an evil Baron 20 years ago. She challenges the Baron and barely survives. Now she has a castle of her own, and a Prince Charming who wants to court her. But the people around her – are they really loyal friends?

In the early dawn hours of September 8, 1939, 10-year-old Dina Frydman sits at her bedroom window, watching storm clouds blacken the horizon. Nightmares have kept her awake all night. She hears a distant rumble as the tanks roll into Radom. The Nazis have conquered Poland and nothing will ever be the same. Dina and her family prepare for the worst. But they could never imagine what the worst would be.

True stories of fascinating pioneer women in Arizona. Featuring: Sarah Ashurst who tied her two year old daughter Eve to a wagon wheel so she wouldnt wander off while she gave birth, unassisted to the baby that would become Arizona's first senator. That was only the beginning of Sarah's adventures as she and her family headed to the Arizona Territory! Kate Lyall, a single mother with four children homesteaded in Southern Arizona in Doubtful Canyon, so named because early pioneers were "doubtful" they would survive. Martha Purtymun baked a saw into a cake to help her father, the very ...

Are you awaiting your husband? Are you wondering why God hasn't sent him yet? After five years of being single, not dating, not looking God sent my husband. In "He Was There All The Time" I will share with you my story. A story of growing, waiting and in the end winning. It wasn't easy but it was worth it.

On a winter morning in 1990, Senator Byron Dorgan of North Dakota picked up the Bismarck Tribune. On the front page, a small girl gazed into the distance, shedding a tear. The headline: Foster home children beaten - and nobody's helping. Dorgan, who had been working with American Indian tribes to secure resources, was distressed. He flew to the Standing Rock Indian Reservation to meet with five-year-old Tamara and her grandfather. They became friends. Then she disappeared. And he would search for her for decades until they finally found each other again.

At least that’s what twelve-year-old Eliana has grown up hearing. Imagine her surprise when one morning in the forest she finds herself eye-to-eye with a young dragon. When she learns the dragon’s father has been missing since the last full moon, she vows to help.

David Kherdian re-creates his mother's voice in telling the true story of a childhood interrupted by one of the most devastating holocausts of our century....Vernon Dumehjian Kherdian was born into a loving and prosperous family. Then, in the year 1915, the Turkish government began the systematic destruction of its Armenian population.

Defy Odds and Be Unstoppable: Real Life Inspirational Stories – Transforming Dreams into Actions Embark on an incredible journey of inspiration and resilience with "Defy Odds and Be Unstoppable." This captivating collection of real-life stories showcases the remarkable strength of the human spirit, offering invaluable lessons for entrepreneurs, individuals facing medical conditions, amazing boys and girls, and anyone seeking motivation and empowerment. Defy Odds and Be Unstoppable" is a motivational and inspirational book for all—men, women, and entrepreneurs alike. Through extensive ...

On August 17, 2014, the body of 15-year old runaway Tina Fontaine was found in Winnipeg's Red River. It was wrapped in material and weighted down with rocks. Red River Girl is a gripping account of that murder investigation and the unusual police detective who pursued the killer with every legal means at his disposal. The audiobook, like the movie Spotlight, chronicles the behind-the-scenes stages of a lengthy and meticulously planned investigation. It reveals characters and social tensions that bring vivid life to a story that made national headlines.