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  Play It Forward - How Women Are...

  TOGETHXR, Sue Bird, Alex Morgan

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  New from TOGETHXR—the sports media company that set the sports world on fire with their defining statement “EVERYONE WATCHES WOMEN’S SPORTS”—this inspiring collection of stories shines a light on the grit, smarts, and determination of record-setting and boundary-breaking female athletes around the world and across sports. 
    
  Play It Forward features twenty‑five inspirational stories of badass women from all corners of the sports universe, curated by TOGETHXR, a sports media company founded by legends Sue Bird, Alex Morgan, Simone Manuel, and Chloe Kim. From profiles of professional athletes and Olympians at the top of their game to everyday women putting in the work without a crowd, these are true tales of fierce competitors, dedicated teammates, and passionate advocates who are all too accustomed to hearing the word “no.” Each story highlights an inspiring athlete or team who is defying expectations and rebelling against inequality in big and small ways, including: 
    
  • Indigenous women forming a softball team in Mexico 
  • Older women finding friendship and purpose through competitive swimming 
  • A woman mountain-climbing her way out of oppression in Afghanistan 
  • WNBA players developing a voice for social justice and influencing a pivotal election 
  • Incarcerated women playing soccer to prepare for life after release 
    
  For sports fans of all ages, Play It Forward celebrates and elevates the gutsy true stories of activists and dreamers who are changing the game, and the world of sports, for the better. 
    
  WORLD’S GREATEST ATHLETES: A foreword and afterword by world-class athletes and Olympians Alex Morgan and Sue Bird set the stage and offer key context for this inspirational collection of stories of women who are defying the odds and breaking the rules. 
    
  STORIES FROM ACROSS WOMEN'S SPORTS: TOGETHXR created the viral sensation "Everyone Watches Women Sports" that caught fire during the record-breaking NCAA 2024 Women's Basketball Tournament. Their ongoing mission is to elevate women's sports coverage in a space where culture, activism, lifestyle, and sports converge. In this powerhouse book, TOGETHXR gathers celebrity and everyday stories to create a breadth of inspiration from powerful women across a range of sports, from basketball, soccer, and hockey to swimming, gymnastics, rowing, and professional bowling. 
    
  ENGAGING JOURNALISM: The stories are contemporary and underreported features covering athletes and teams that will be new to many readers. The essays are all written by acclaimed female and nonbinary journalists from around the world.

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  Faithful Then Faithful Now -...

  Zondervan

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  Encouragement for extraordinary faith in an ordinary world 
  Faithful Then, Faithful Now explores timeless stories of faith from the Bible and their relevance for your life today. With forty profiles, from grieving mothers to bold leaders, this devotional reveals the wide array of people who placed their faith in God and found confidence, purpose, and grace. 
  Each reading offers inspiration for your own journey of faith, demonstrating how these ancient accounts and principles apply in today's world. Find encouragement to navigate life's highs and lows and discover hope in the stories of forty individuals—including Eve, Moses, Daniel, Ruth, Paul, Lydia, and Mary Magdalene—whose God still meets you here today. 
  Based on the bestselling NIV Application Commentary series, NIV Application Commentary Resources devotionals offer encouragement for today from the timeless truth of the Bible.

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  No More Secrets - From Hurt...

  Adam Volant

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  Considering my suicide, I stared out a window in Maryland and saw that rain blurred colors in a parking lot. The shame of being sexually abused caused recurring nightmares, and a life that became a complex facade of covers, military titles and secrets never told. In this book, published poet and author Adam Volant shares his own testimony of brokenness and success, rising from childhood abuse to flag officer in the military’s most specialized cyber operations. Centered on a poem written in the depth of his darkness, this honest portrayal illuminates a hurt that many harbor inside. After years of attempting to cover, reconcile, and cope with years of abuse, frail lies tied to alcohol and drugs pointed to his death. Reading No More Secrets will help unravel how horrible things can be used to draw us nearer to a more important truth.

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  Beyond the Horizon - How...

  Davis Truman

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  Beyond the Horizon: How Intelligence Limits Led to the Pearl Harbor Failure offers a compelling analysis of one of history's most infamous intelligence failures — the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. Drawing on historical evidence and cognitive science, this thesis explores the systemic issues in U.S. intelligence operations leading up to the attack, including shortcomings in collection, analysis, and management. 
  These failures were not solely the result of institutional flaws but were deeply rooted in human decision-making's inherent cognitive and behavioral limitations. The book highlights how intelligence professionals can learn from the past to anticipate and mitigate future threats by uncovering these constraints. 
  Packed with insightful lessons and actionable recommendations, Beyond the Horizon is a vital resource for intelligence officers, policymakers, and historians. It emphasizes the importance of adapting to human limitations to protect against potential surprises.

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  Long Going

  Sophie Calon

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  "A moving and thought-provoking account of an impossible situation."  Louis de Bernières, author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin
  At 50, Sophie Calon's father was a high-flying lawyer. At 55, he was found dead in Cardiff city centre at Christmas. Meanwhile he had pinballed between tents, homeless shelters, and prison cells. His story is a lesson in how alcoholism can consume a person – and a family.
  Long Going is a powerful, unflinching memoir that sings with Calon's love for her eccentric, witty father while recounting his drink-fuelled disintegration. In telling his story, Calon explores her family's instability and pain as well as her own survival.
  "This portrait pulls no punches… profoundly life-affirming. Everyone who has an alcoholic in the family should read this book for its compassionate awareness of the damage and chaos caused by addiction, while never forgetting the humanity of the person caught in that trap. A wonderful book." Gwyneth Lewis, author of Nightshade Mother
  "Hugely impacting and searingly honest, Sophie Calon's work is a powerful piece of memoir: bold, bruising and yet beautiful." James Canton, author of Grounded
  "Sophie Calon's writing is deeply real and moving – she is a talent to watch." Jessica Andrews, author of Milk Teeth
  "Searing and poetic, Sophie Calon's prose sparkles in this elegiac, gripping memoir. Draws you in and takes you on a journey. Calon is an immensely readable writer to watch." Maeve McClenaghan, author of No Fixed Abode

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  My MS Story

  Valerie Moffat

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  This is the autobiography of one woman’s life, beginning with her difficult childhood, the later devastating diagnosis of multiple sclerosis and the early effect it had on her, through to her discovery of a lifestyle that has had positive repercussions on her condition.She meets all obstacles with determination not to let them defeat her and regards these with a cheerful attitude seeing a positive side to them.

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