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  Incurable Optimist - Living with...

  Jennifer Cramer-Miller

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  Perfect for readers moved by Between Two Kingdoms, this life-affirming memoir of a young woman's sudden autoimmune kidney failure reveals a resilient journey of chronic illness, unfailing love, and moving forward with joy. 
  JENNIFER CRAMER-MILLER was a twenty-two-year-old with a promising job, charming boyfriend, and cozy Seattle apartment. Then she was diagnosed with an incurable autoimmune disease, and suddenly, rather than planning for a bright future, she found herself soaking a hospital pillow with tears. 
  THAT DAY, Cramer-Miller crossed over from wellness to chronic illness: from thriving to kidney failure. Her chances of survival hinged upon expert doctors, selfless strangers, and benevolent loved ones. But what kind of life would that be? 
  SPANNING TWO-PLUS DECADES and four kidney transplants, this family love story explores the tightrope of uncertainty, the will to survive, and the determination to find joy. Cramer-Miller shines a bright light on the power of people helping people with a story that will inspire you to hug the humans you love. Because sometimes, it's the sorrows that threaten to pull us apart that ultimately unite us with hope. 
  Glowing Reviews 
  “…a knockout memoir on living with a life-threatening kidney disease…. openhearted…. There’s plenty of wisdom in these pages.” 
  —Publishers Weekly, starred review 
  “. . . energetic, well-observed prose . . . Her account of her journey through illness and healing is unfailingly entertaining . . .” 
  —Kirkus Reviews 
  "This book is an inspiration. Read it to find your own bravery or salute the bravery of Jennifer Cramer-Miller." 
  —Delia Ephron, author of Left on Tenth: A Second Chance of Life and screenwriter of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants  
    
   

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  Breaking Out: The unbelievable...

  Janice Nix

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  ’We’re going to change all this. We’re going to make you a new life.’ 
  From petty shoplifter to gangland empress. 
  From frightened runaway to proud mother. 
  From drug dealer to probation worker. 
  Janice Nix lived a life of crime. Groomed to work as a shoplifter in London’s West End, she entered a glamorous underworld of beautiful possessions – and drugs. As she rose to the top of her criminal empire, Janice achieved the money and status her family had never had. But one day, it had to come tumbling down. 
  Several prison stretches later, Janice was reformed – and inspired to join the probation service. Using everything she learned in her years on the streets, she’s devoted her life to ensure girls like her don’t make the same mistakes. 
  This is her story. 
  In Breaking Out, Janice Nix's autobiography, she takes us on a journey through her life, from her days as a criminal in an organised underworld to her transformation into a law enforcement officer. Her story is not just a biography, but a motivational and inspirational self-help guide that shows us that it's never too late to change. 
  For fans of Ruth Kelly (My Fight to the Top), Joe Cusack (Please Don't Leave Me), Ann Cusack (Under Their Roof), Kim Chown (Who Will Believe You?), and Chris Atkins (A Bit of a Stretch).

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  The Next Day - Transitions...

  Melinda French Gates

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  In a rare window into some of her life’s pivotal moments, Melinda French Gates draws from previously untold stories to offer a new perspective on encountering transitions.This program is read by the author.      “You don’t get to be my age without navigating all kinds of transitions. Some you embraced and some you never expected. Some you hoped for and some you fought as hard as you could.”   – Melinda French Gates  Transitions are moments in which we step out of our familiar surroundings and into a new  landscape—a space that, for many people, is shadowed by confusion, fear, and indecision. The Next Day accompanies readers as they cross that space, offering guidance on how to make the most of the time between an ending and a new beginning and how to move forward into the next day when the ground beneath you is shifting.  In this book, Melinda will reflect, for the first time in print, on some of the most significant transitions in her own life, including becoming a parent, the death of a dear friend, and her departure from the Gates Foundation. The stories she tells illuminate universal lessons about loosening the bonds of perfectionism, helping friends navigate times of crisis, embracing uncertainty, and more. Each one of us, no matter who we are or where we are in life, is headed toward transitions of our own. With her signature warmth and grace, Melinda candidly shares stories of times when she was in need of wisdom and shines a path through the open space stretching out before us all.A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books.

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  The Buddhist Catechism

  H. S. Olcott

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  The simple aim of this little book is to give so succinct and yet comprehensive a digest of Buddhistic history, ethics and philosophy as to enable beginners to understand and appreciate the noble ideal taught by the Buddha, and thus make it easier for them to follow out the Dharma in its details. In this book, information is presented in a catechism format: question and answer.  The matter has been grouped within five categories, viz.: (1) The Life of the Buddha; (2) the Doctrine; (3) the Sangha, or monastic order; (4) a brief history of Buddhism, its Councils and propaganda; (5) some reconciliation of Buddhism with science. and there is a most enlightening appendix which give 14 fundamental Buddhist beliefs that were universally accepted at the time.  - Summary by Phil Chenevert

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  The Road to Westminster

  Den Dover

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  Nothing in life is impossible provided you never lose sight of your goal and are willing to be flexible at all times and totally dedicated to achieving your aims. Setbacks crop up at the most inconvenient times, but they give you the opportunity to make changes, accept new challenges and achieve your targets in ways you could never have thought possible. 
  Never give up, never lose sight of your objectives. Be ruthless when assessing your progress. Take chances when you need to. Everyone needs to speculate to accumulate. Go for it at all times.

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  3 Stories About - Moving On - A...

  Edgar Allan Poe, Katherine...

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  There is something about the number 3.    
   
  The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.   
   
  Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois.  It seems good things usually come in threes. 
   
  Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating. 
   
  From their pens to your your ears. 
   
  01 - 3 Stories - Moving On 
  02 - The Voyage by Katherine Mansfield 
  03 - His Smile by Susan Glaspell 
  04 - Elenora by Edgar Allan Poe

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