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Allyship is a journey, but it's not always easy to know where to start. See things from a different perspective with heartfelt real-life stories by writers from diverse backgrounds, abilities and circumstances. Wherever you are in your allyship journey, these stories about what it means to be an ally can empower you to help make the world a better place for everyone. Find out what you can do and take an active role with resources like self-reflective questions, journaling ideas, prompts and further learning. Be the reason someone feels seen, heard and supported.

Have you been struggling to find the true happiness you desire in life? Have you been having trouble finding a great, healthy relationship? Well, you're in luck, because this book is just right for you! This book series has the keys and advice you just might need for finding the best relationship and true happiness that you're looking for. You'll love what this book has in store for you!

At 26, Anu Singh Choudhary presumed that everything in life had become sort of perfect, and her life at that moment was really the happy fairy tale ending one had grown up striving for. A supportive family, a wonderful husband, and twins (that too a boy and a girl) - is this not what a woman ultimately wants? But what followed was a roller-coaster ride while she struggled through finding a balance between her quest for self and raising a family which demanded undivided attention.

During a travel in Romania as a social clown, in October 2006, together with my friends we visited an institute hosting orphaned. The children were more than a hundred and the service staff in total counted no more than six people. In particular, I was impressed by a child among many; although he was three years old, he wasn’t able to speak. No one spent time teaching him. Something broke and, at the same time, something was born in me. It was a new awareness that, left for years at the bottom of my heart, day after day, pulse after pulse, helped me in writing this audiobook.

While working in Washington, DC, in 1984 as the press secretary for Congressman Hamilton Fish Jr., Pari Forood gets a phone call from her father. Her 17-year-old Iranian cousin has been drafted during the Iran/Iraq war. He must flee from Iran or face an almost certain death. Joining a cast of international characters that include Pakistani black market passport dealers and members of Francois Mitterrand's inner political sanctum, Forood uses her ties in Washington to help extricate her young cousin.

A boy. A girl. A bump. Trouble. A smart, touching and funny contemporary young adult book from an extraordinary new talent. Hannah's smart and funny.... She's also 15 and pregnant. Aaron is new at school and doesn't want to attract attention. So why does he offer to be the pretend dad to Hannah's unborn baby? Growing up can be trouble, but that’s how you find out what really matters.

This is a collection of various tips and advice pertaining to basic human interaction.

Die Pornowelt im Internet ist groß. Doch was bedeutet Sex im echten Leben? Die schwedische Autorin Anderberg Strollo und neun ihrer Kollegen vermitteln ein positives Bild von Sex und und Erotik. Sie erzählen von Sex als etwas Lustvollem, Problemlosem, das glücklich macht. Herausgekommen sind zehn ganz unterschiedliche Geschichten. Und alle sind: verdammt heiß.

The world can tip at any moment... a fact that 15-year-old Pearl is all too aware of when her mom dies after giving birth to her baby sister, Rose, who looks exactly like a baby rat, all pink, wrinkled, and writhing. This little Rat has destroyed everything, even ruined the wonderful relationship that Pearl had with her stepfather, the Rat's biological father.

Utåt sett ser de ut som den perfekta familjen, men bakom fasaden döljer sig något helt annat. Jacqueline, yngst i en syskonskara av fem, föds in ett kaos av missbruk och misshandel. Här får vi följa hennes berättelse om en uppväxt som går att likna vid en krigszon, där hon ständigt pendlar mellan hopp och förtvivlan, och hur hon i tonåren ger upp och inte längre vill leva. Men så en dag händer det något som ger Jacqueline kraften att vända all sorg och elände till någonting positivt.

Marianne föddes in i Jehovas vittnen. När hon var 18 år orkade hon inte längre vara med i församlingen. Hon gjorde allt för att bli utstött, även om hon var medveten om att hon skulle förlora sina vänner och sin mamma. Så länge hon kan minnas har Jehovas vittnen och mamman varit det viktigaste i hennes liv. Mamman säger att Jehova tycker om lydiga barn som gör som Jehova och mamma vill. Dessutom är Harmagedon, världens undergång, nära. I början protesterar inte Marianne. Men så börjar hon skolan och upptäcker en annan verklighet.

Malika Kaddour föds i Algeriet men flyttar i unga år till Nederländerna. När hon är 21 år gifter hon sig med Hamid som liksom hon själv är flykting från ett muslimskt land. Malika föder två döttrar. Äktenskapet börjar knaka i fogarna och Malika beslutar sig för att lämna Hamid. Hon vill inte neka honom umgängesrätt med barnen men en dag är döttrarna borta och Malikas värsta mardröm har besannats: Hamid har kidnappat barnen och fört dem ut ur landet. Stulna döttrar handlar om en kvinnas modiga kamp för sina barn. En kamp som i det här fallet blir lyckosam.

Teresa Coopers historia är hjärtskärande från första början. Hennes mamma var psykiskt sjuk och hennes pappa var alkoholist, och Teresa omhändertogs redan som bebis. Efter att ha tillbringat sin barndom i diverse hem skickades hon till en internatskola. Det var innanför dessa fängelsemurar som hennes mardröm började. Inom tjugofyra timmar blev Teresa utsatt för den ökända inspärrningsmetoden, under vilken hon blev injicerad med farligt höga doser av sinnesförändrande droger och isolerad i kvarsittningsrummet om hon kämpade emot.

Polisen Erik anklagas för att ha misshandlat sin fru Anja - trots att allt pekar på att det faktiskt är hon som slår. Gå före sista slaget är en gripande berättelse om att dömas på förhand av både omgivningen och rättsväsendet. En berättelse om två människor i en destruktiv relation som ingen av dem förmår att bryta. En berättelse om att förlora allt och begå det värsta brottet av alla.

È l'ultima estate prima del passaggio alle superiori ed Ezra la trascorre girando per il quartiere con la sorellina Zoe, di otto anni. A casa, le cose non vanno proprio bene: da quando il loro papà è tornato dalla missione di pace, soffre di disturbo post traumatico ed Ezra, con una risolutezza da persona adulta, si è prefissata di realizzare il proprio unico desiderio: che tutto torni come prima. Un tema drammatico, ma sviluppato attraverso dialoghi umoristici e spontanei.

Time is running out. Everything was going fine in Elise's life. Still a family outcast? Check. Surviving her summer job? Double check. Leaving for her dream school in the fall? Triple check. Weird heirloom changing color the night of her birthday forcing her to hunt down the one guy who's supposed to be her one true love and finding two who fit the bill? Yeah, so not part of the plan. Or any plan for that matter! Suddenly Elise is forced to balance work, school, family, internships and finding her Prince Charming! How's a girl supposed to cope, especially with the clock ticking towards her ...

Du glaubst, Mobbing betrifft dich nicht? Schön wär's. Erfahre in diesem Ratgeber, woran du Mobbing erkennst, wie du dich als Opfer verhalten solltest und welche Möglichkeiten du hast, um zukünftig kein Mobbingopfer zu sein - kindgerecht erklärt und an zwei Beispielen anschaulich verdeutlicht.

He made a bet. She promised herself she wouldn’t fall for him. The other day, I overheard the hottest guy at school making a bet that he could convince me to kiss him. If I have anything to do with it, it’s never going to happen. They called me an ice queen. Whatever that’s supposed to mean. Here’s the thing. He has a reputation, and I’m not interested in his games. But then I found out he lives up the hill from me. And now he knows where I live. And he’s more determined to win the bet than I first realized. I have to admit, the more I get to know him, the less like a ...

Will he be able to hit the apple with his arrow? Willie isn't sure. He's not very good with bows and arrows, but his sister's life depends on it...

"The 12 Laws to Longterm Friendship" takes listeners on a transformative journey through the intricacies of developing meaningful connections. Drawing inspiration from historical friendships such as Eleanor Roosevelt and Amelia Earhart, Martin Luther King Jr. and Ralph Abernathy, and J.K. Rowling and Emma Watson, the book explores universal principles like trust, communication, and resilience. Set in the enchanting town of Harmony Grove, Mia and Ava's friendship becomes a microcosm, highlighting the trials and triumphs of human connection.