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  The Royal Butler - My Remarkable...

  Grant Harrold

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  An unforgettable portrait of the royal household, told by the former butler to King Charles III. 
  Grant Harrold had been obsessed with the royaly family since childhood. In this unforgettable memoir, we journey along with Grant as he finds his way to the heart of the royal household. 
  The unique relationship between the monarch and their staff has always been shrouded in mystery but The Royal Butler artfully reveals never before heard stories about his time in royal service. 
  Today, Grant Harrold is a leading expert on etiquette, and in The Royal Butler he draws on his time as a member of the royal household of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla. Based at their country Highgrove House in the Cotswolds, his duties included being butler for the king and queen, the Prince and Princess of Wales, and the Duke of Sussex. On occasions, Grant also had the honor to Butler for the Late Queen Elizabeth II and her Husband The Late Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh. 
  The Royal Butler brings to life the extraordinary world of the Windsors as never before.

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  Hands - The Power from up on High

  A Nyembo, D McKendi

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  It started when Joy's hands were small and his were large and mature. A touch here and a touch there, a hand here and a hand there. A life here, and a life that almost ended.  
  Some people say everything happens for a reason. But what could justify this? Joy decides she must share her story, her truth: Truth, Expressed, Dawn, Dusk, Incessantly Endures. That's TEDDIE! She hugs it tightly, the bear of her salvation.  
  In the most-high places, Joy's cry for help is heard. An invisible hand empties out the glass of misery and begins filling it with a new life. From then on, this invisible hand touches every part of her. Soon her life is about answering one question: Now my own hands, what will I do with them? 
  This is a story of victory against the odds, carried in the hand of love which reaches down from up high.

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  The Awakening of HK Derryberry -...

  Jim Bradford, Andy Hardin

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  2017 Audie Winner: Inspirational/Faith-Based Non-Fiction Audiobook and Earphones Award from Audiofile Magazine 
  The Awakening of HK Derryberry is the inspiring story of the amazing relationship between a successful business executive and a young, disabled boy with a dismal future. Little did Jim Bradford know the transformational potential of that friendship—for HK and himself. 
  HK Derryberry came into the world with the odds stacked heavily against him. He was taken from his unmarried mother’s womb three months prematurely when she was killed in a car wreck. After ninety-six days of seesawing between life and death, HK’s grandmother took him home. 
  One Saturday morning, Jim Bradford, a successful businessman in his mid-fifties, walked into Mrs. Winner’s Chicken and Biscuits and saw a nine-year-old’s head pressed against a broken plastic boom box with a crooked antenna. He couldn’t help but notice the long, white plastic braces on each of the child’s legs. Mr. Bradford learned that HK’s grandmother had been forced to bring him to the fast-food restaurant where she worked, leaving him to sit alone all day at a small table with only his boom box for company. Every Saturday Jim felt drawn back to the restaurant to meet with HK and began spending every weekend with him. 
  Eventually it became apparent that buried beneath HK’s severe disabilities was a spectacular ability. He was diagnosed with Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory (HSAM), which enabled him to remember everything that happened to him since the age of three. Less than one hundred people have been diagnosed with HSAM, but none of them have the physical disabilities of HK Derryberry. 
  In this moving true story, you will:Explore Jim and HK’s enduring sixteen-year friendship and the discovery of HK’s remarkable gift of memoryBe inspired to look deeper into the way you see othersSee how God works in the lives of His children, despite their circumstances 
  This incredible story shines a light on the struggles and the courage people with physical, emotional, and mental limitations have. Be prepared to see how God works through it all to bring joy into the lives of those who trust Him.

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  On Bette Midler - An Opinionated...

  Kevin Winkler

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  For more than fifty years, Bette Midler has been at the center of the entertainment world as a uniquely talented singer, actress, and comedienne. Starting in the unlikely venue of a gay bathhouse in New York City--where she developed her Divine Miss M persona--this book takes a deep dive into her successes, from movies to million-selling records, from sell-out concert tours to her memorable farewell to Johnny Carson as his last guest on The Tonight Show. 
   
  On Bette Midler features performance analysis and deeply researched background information, all of it supporting informed--and divinely opinionated--consideration of Midler the artist. It judges her work by the highest standards: those she established for herself.

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  The Unforgiving Hours - The Grit...

  Shannon Hogan

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  From the frozen wilds of Alaska's treacherous trails and the rugged majesty of Colorado's peaks to the unyielding currents of Puget Sound and Canada's Inside Passage, The Unforgiving Hours offers us an intimate window into the toughest contests in sports. Whether it's a blistering race across the furnace trails of gold country in the Sierra Nevadas, a grueling swim in frigid water to break the Ice Mile Distance record, or a competition on the biggest triathlon stage with a determination beyond perceived limitations, each journey reveals the resilience and humor it takes to face the unknown and achieve endurance sports greatness. These stories of ordinary women and men who kept going even when things went wrong, especially when the weather and tides did not cooperate, attest to the drive, grit, and patience that exists in all of us. Pushing through exhaustion, setbacks, and moments of darkness and doubt, these athletes prove that greatness isn't about perfection—it's about perseverance. Their triumphs, large and small, are a testament to the power of adaptability, passion, and the sheer will to keep going, one breath, one step, one stroke, and one mile at a time.The Unforgiving Hours is an indelible chronicle of odysseys that showcase the determination, creativity, joy, strength, and inspiration at the heart of endurance sports.

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  Smelly Kid

  Andy Lee, Dave Taylor

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  FROM THE GRIM REALITIES OF A POVERTY-STRICKEN CHILDHOOD in Dublin's inner city to an unexpected rise to fame, Smelly Kid is the raw and gripping memoir of Andy Lee. Abandoned by his father, orphaned by twelve, and left to navigate a world that seemed determined to cast him aside, Andy's early years were a relentless struggle for survival. Homeless and hungry, he battled against the odds, finding solace in the rare kindness of strangers and the rebellious spirit that refused to let him sink. 
  But Andy's story is not just one of hardship - it's a tale of resilience, transformation, and unexpected success. With humour and unflinching honesty, he takes readers on a journey from the streets of Dublin to the bright lights of the adult entertainment industry, proving that no matter where you come from, you can carve out your own destiny. 
  GRITTY, HEARTBREAKING, AND ULTIMATELY INSPIRING, SMELLY KID IS A STORY YOU WON'T FORGET.

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