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  Learning America - One Woman's...

  Luma Mufleh

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  “[From] an influential educational leader and activist…an impassioned, penetrating critique and inspiring model for progress.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review 
  It was a wrong turn that changed everything. When Luma Mufleh—a Muslim, gay, refugee woman from hyper-conservative Jordan—stumbled upon a pick-up game of soccer in Clarkston, Georgia, something compelled her to join.  The players, 11- and 12-year-olds from Liberia, Afghanistan, and Sudan, soon welcomed her as coach of their ragtag but fiercely competitive group. Drawn into their lives, Mufleh learned that few of her players, all local public school students, could read a single word. She asks, “Where was the America that took me in? That protected me? How can I get these kids to that America?” 
  Learning America traces the story of how Mufleh grew a group of kids into a soccer team and then into a nationally acclaimed network of schools for refugee children. The journey is inspiring and hard-won: Fugees schools accept only those most in need; no student passes a grade without earning it; the failure of any student is the responsibility of all. Soccer as a part of every school day is a powerful catalyst to heal trauma, create belonging, and accelerate learning. Finally, this gifted storyteller delivers provocative, indelible portraits of student after student making leaps in learning that aren’t supposed to be possible for children born into trauma--stories that shine powerful light on the path to educational justice for all of America’s most left-behind. 
  Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

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  POWER OF THE MIND THE - 19...

  Kai L. Wood

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  Be inspired by extraordinary tales of characters who conquered adversity! 
  Immerse yourself in a captivating journey, where these short but powerful stories, full of lessons and motivation, will guide your way to discover the skills that make you unbreakable and learn about the amazing human capacity to overcome challenges, transform obstacles into opportunities and achieve success. Nineteen very interesting stories that will reveal the most intimate side of these characters. 
  From well-known figures such as Beethoven, Frida Kahlo, Nelson Mandela or Stephen Hawkins to lesser-known figures such as Rosa Parks, Desmond Doss or Randy Pausch, each story offers a unique vision of resilience and the transforming power of the mind. 
  A must-have book for those who want to know what amazing human capacity is capable of. 
  READ THIS BOOK NOW AND GET TO KNOW THEIR STORIES!

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  The Sound of SCH: A Mental...

  Danielle Lim

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  Can a life weave along through the same notes and yet come to play forth different sounds? 
   
   
  The Sound of SCH (pronounced S-C-H) is the true story of a journey with mental illness, beautifully told by Danielle Lim from a time when she grew up witnessing her uncle's untold struggle with a crippling mental and social disease, and her mother's difficult role as caregiver. The story takes place between 1961 and 1994, backdropped by a fast-globalising Singapore where stigmatisation of persons afflicted with mental illness nevertheless remains deep-seated. Unflinchingly raw and honest in its portrayal of living with schizophrenia, The Sound of Sch is a moving account of human resiliency and sacrifice in the face of brokenness. 
   
  Winner of the Singapore Literature Prize (Non-Fiction 2016)

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  Six Women In A Cell

  Diana Tokaji

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  1Night. 6 Women. 1 Jail cell. In this lyrical masterpiece by 2020 Sonia Sanchez-Langston Hughes award- winner Diana Tokaji, we hear the intimate stories of strangers, locked together for one long night. Meet: Baby, Alexa, Richmond, The Social Worker, Mudd - a teen, a divorcee, a sex worker, a social worker, a pregnant mom - and our grey-haired narrator who was just assaulted by the police.  This book is about a harsh reality Americans should know: "Up the hall wall for pat down, handcuffed through the succession of locking doors, and now this: I am told to sit... my left handcuff is clicked with the spin of a key into a tight iron ring on the metal desk. I'm not going anywhere unless I haul the table too." This book is about love: "The eyes of each woman remain in my mind like the nurse whose eyes I bored through to stay sane in my last child-birthing, whose name I never learned, whose actual face I never took in, only the eyes, not even their color, just the saving connection of them." 
  "Breathtaking. Raw, Brilliant. And beautifully crafted." - Deborah King, creator of regrowing our wings: Yoga for healing trauma 
  "Not just words on pages - this is a taste of what life is for many." - Debra Bennett, Executive Director, Change comes now 
  "I couldn't put it down." - Maria Washington, founder, mothers for justice united 
  "I laughed, cried, and truly connected with this story of injustice and humanity." - Nadia Salazar, community and labor organizer 
  "Tokaji has produced a mirror- everyone should read this necessary work." - Devi S. Laskar, Author, The Atlas Of Reds And Blues

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  My Memoir - Living for God

  Dr. John Tay

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  Here's an amazing story that will shock and inspire you...starting in Burma. 
  "This amazing testimony of a young boy growing up in Burma in the midst of civil war, poverty, and persecution of Christians. Miraculously, he became an MD and had his life protected and even spared from Government troops and rebels. God brought his family to America, miraculously, and gave Dr. Tay a testimony that will inspire and impact you. Get ready for suspense, danger, trials, and amazing deliverances that will encourage you to live for Christ." 
  -Dr. Larry Keefauver, Bestselling author and International Teacher, www.doctorlarry.org 
  Dr. John Tay is a retired, Christian MD who grew up in dangerous, war-torn Burma. His godly medical practice has inspired and helped thousands of people in Asia and America. He and his wife live in Ft. Myers Beach, FL.

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  Supergay! - A Memoir

  Frankie Grande

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  Not all heroes wear capes. Some wear glitter. 
  Frankie Grande always knew he was different. He just didn't know it was his superpower. Growing up glittery in a grayscale world, he found refuge in the fantasy realms of rainbow belts, telepathic mutants, and intergalactic girlbosses. (Looking at you, Rainbow Brite.) But behind the show tunes and sparkles was a lonely little boy fighting big, scary feelings―about identity, addiction, abandonment, and belonging. 
  In Supergay!, Frankie turns his hot mess history into comic-book canon, reframing every heartbreak and hard moment as part of a campy, chaotic, deeply human hero's journey. With outrageous honesty and unapologetic humor, he tells the story of how a fabulous queer nerd learned to stop hiding, start healing, and fully embrace the power of being too much. 
  This isn't just a memoir. It's a technicolor call to arms for anyone who's ever felt weird, othered, or alone. Because in a world that wants you to tone it down, the bravest thing you can do is turn the volume all the way up.

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