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Le parole di un padre che ha scelto di non restare in silenzio. Un appello potente alle famiglie, alle scuole e alle istituzioni. Il libro è parte di un progetto più ampio a sostegno delle vittime di violenza di genere. Dal giorno dei funerali della figlia Giulia, Gino Cecchettin ha scelto di condividere il proprio dolore cercando di affrontarlo e renderlo costruttivo perché possa essere di aiuto alle giovani e ai giovani del nostro Paese. In questo libro, attraverso la storia di Giulia, si interroga sulle radici profonde della cultura patriarcale della nostra società.

Lorsqu’on lui diagnostique un cancer du sein à l’âge de 24 ans, Anaïs Quemener accuse le coup mais s’obstine : malgré les lourds traitements qu’elle doit subir, elle veut continuer de courir. Pour elle, le sport est une histoire de famille, une passion dévorante et partagée avec son père, qui l’a toujours soutenue et entraînée. Alors, pour combattre la maladie, elle fait de la course à pied sa thérapie. Son arme pour survivre. À tel point qu’à peine sortie d’affaire la Francilienne remporte en 2016 les championnats de France de marathon. Un sacre en guise de revanche sur la vie.

Jane Boulware was never meant to succeed yet did so while no one was looking. No one would have expected the scrappy girl working the corn fields of rural lowa, who paid for college selling her dad's used carpeting and mom's prayers, to become a leader of billion-dollar businesses and a top Microsoft executive.

When journalist Annabelle Tometich picks up the phone one June morning, she isn’t expecting a collect call from an inmate at the Lee County Jail. And when she accepts, she certainly isn’t prepared to hear her mother’s voice on the other end of the line. However, explaining the situation to her younger siblings afterwards was easy; all she had to say was, “Mom shot at some guy. He was messing with her mangoes.” They immediately understood.

From the moment she burst onto the MMA scene, Ronda Rousey was unbeatable. She repeatedly strung together back-to-back flawless victories, racking up a collection of records and forever changing the face of sports as the UFC’s first female champion. A superstar in her sport, she transcended athletics, appearing in blockbuster films and becoming a role model for women everywhere. Then, on November 15, 2015, it all came crashing down. In OUR FIGHT, Rousey explores the greatest challenge of her life and, ultimately, how she rebuilt her life into something better in the aftermath.

In 2015, the Irish government commissioned an investigation into the state’s network of Mother and Baby Homes after the discovery of a mass grave containing the remains of up to eight hundred children prompted international outrage. The homes, which operated from the 1920s to the 1990s, were responsible for nearly nine thousand child deaths and countless other abuses. Yet in the face of overwhelming evidence, everyone seemed to forget what had actually occurred. No one remembered who the babies were, how they died, or where they were buried.

After college getting her dream job in New York City, Kristen Van Nest thought she had everything a modern millennial was supposed to want: a sexy zip code, a boyfriend, and a corporate job. But instead of feeling content, she soon realized she had no idea who she was and what made her happy. Naturally, she did what any sane person would do: hopped on a plane and spent the rest of her twenties living abroad and traveling the world in search of love, adventure, and new and exciting places to eat bread.

In this bestselling and award-winning candid memoir, Jodi Orgill Brown recounts how her life was transformed when, as a thirty-three-year-old wife and mother, she was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. Unwilling to accept her new fate, Jodi's family searches for a doctor who will join their fight against the odds. But when the surgery that could save her life thrusts her into battle with a devastating spinal fluid leak and facial paralysis, even her own children fear her new appearance and physical failings. Jodi perseveres, even with an injured body and spirit.

Destruction of a Soul-The 1993 World Trade Center Bombing and its impact on a life, is a biography of the victim of this horrific attack on the WTC and on the United States. Written by the victim's sister, it describes how the '93 attack was swept under the rug by the Clinton Administration, how the victims of the '93 attack did not receive the attention that they deserved. This story shows the destruction of a person who did nothing more than go to work that day and ended up in a crater from hell devised my the most evil of militant jihadists, the Blind Sheik Abdul Rahman

In 1991, Peggy Adler, author of Trilogy: Three True Stories of Scoundrels and Schemers, was retained by self-proclaimed CIA agent, arms dealer and money launderer, Richard Brenneke, to co-author his autobiography. She soon discovered evidence in his files contradicting claims regarding his presence at October Surprise conspiracy meetings and went on to out Brenneke as a con artist in a February 1992 article in the Village Voice.

Andrea Petković ist einem breiten Publikum nicht nur als Weltklasse-Tennisspielerin bekannt, mit ihrem Debüt "Zwischen Ruhm und Ehre liegt die Nacht" hat sie sich auch als neue Stimme in der Literaturszene etabliert. In ihrem aktuellen Buch verarbeitet sie den großen Bruch in ihrem Leben: den Ausstieg aus dem Profisport. Und geht dabei existenziellen Fragen auf den Grund, die sich uns allen angesichts großer Veränderungen im Leben stellen.

Understanding your personal health journey can be a perilous and exciting journey! Learn about one woman's struggle, as a single, self-employed artist to navigate her self-health through the challenges of chronic illness, spiritual questions and life altering surgery. Learn about coping mechanisms and resources in this transparent storytelling, and participate in your own path to healing.

Enjoy the entire trilogy in one book! Growing up in the 60s, Bridget starts life taking care of her family, but she’s adored at school for her occult knowledge and giving good advice. Sure she can do telekinesis, but her real gift is listening and helping friends answer the most important questions. High school ends a little early for Bridget when she finds out she’s pregnant, but she gets to love her daughter and eventually go to college. In the meantime, her esoteric skills keep coming into play. Despite her bumpy, yet fairly normal outer life, her underground life is more exciting. ...

Jools and Lynda Topp aka The Topp Twins tell this story in their own words, describing their adventurous lives through laugh-out-loud anecdotes and heartwarming tales. As well as their long careers as country music stars and comedians, with characters like Camp Mother & Camp Leader and Ken & Ken, the twins have always stood up for their political beliefs and have been embraced by New Zealanders from all walks of life.

As Anne Lamott knows, the world is a dangerous place. Terrorism and war have become the new normal. Environmental devastation looms even closer. And there are personal demands on her faith as well – getting older; her mother's Alzheimer's; her son's adolescence and the passing of friends and time. Fortunately for those of us who are anxious about the state of the world, whose parents are also aging and dying, whose children are growing harder to recognise as they become teenagers, Plan B offers hope that we're not alone in the midst of despair.

Open Mic For Animals: Evidential Fairy Tails details the bewitching escapades of Shannon Spring, a professional Animal Communicator and Psychic Medium. Fearless, funny, and feral, Shannon hands an ethereal microphone to animals worldwide and invites them to share their wisdom, wit, and what they need people to know. After hitting rock bottom, Shannon cleaned up her life’s litter box and became unstoppable in her mission to help “Any Species, Any Challenge, Anywhere!”

Few books tell the story from a caregiver’s or loved one’s perspective. Lori’s experience, prayers, and lessons learned remind people that they don’t need to have all the answers. The patient is not alone in the process, and open communication among the whole care team is vital for the healthy recovery of the entire family unit.

Growing up in the 1970s and 1980s, Kari O’Driscoll was taught that strength and stoicism were one and the same. She was also taught that a girl’s job was to take care of everyone else. For decades, she believed these ideas, doing everything she could to try and keep the remaining parts of her family together, systematically anticipating disaster and fixing catastrophes one by one. Truth Has a Different Shape is one woman’s meditation on how societal and familial expectations of mothering influenced her sense of self and purpose, as well as her ideas about caretaking.

Diagnosed with cancer at age twenty-six threw all the life plans Emily had made out the window. In between attempting to fight Hodgkin's lymphoma and working, full-time Emily discovered she was in a deep state of grief. She realized in the middle of it all she had lost herself and would need to not only fight the cancer, but her mind in order to survive.