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"From the beloved and wildly popular podcast WTF with Marc Maron comes a book of intimate, hilarious, and life changing conversations with some of the funniest, and most important people in the world like you've never heard them before. [Waiting for the Punch features stories and thoughts of such luminaries as Amy Schumer, Mel Brooks, Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler, Sir Ian McKellen, Lorne Michaels, Judd Apatow, Lena Dunham, Jimmy Fallon, RuPaul, Louis...
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A collection of essays spanning politics, criticism, and feminism from one of the most-watched young cultural observers of her generation, Roxane Gay. "Pink is my favorite color. I used to say my favorite color was black to be cool, but it is pink, all shades of pink. If I have an accessory, it is probably pink. I read Vogue, and I'm not doing it ironically, though it might seem that way. I once live-tweeted the September issue." In these funny and...
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"Step into the inspiring journey of resilience, faith, and triumph as Joni Lamb unveils her untold story in Through the Storm. As the visionary cofounder of the groundbreaking Daystar Television Network, Joni has navigated uncharted territories, overcome countless trials, and emerged stronger than ever before. In this candid account, Joni Lamb opens up about the tumultuous storms she faced while propelling Daystar to become the world's largest Christian...
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Steve Chapman, avid hunter and bestselling author of A Look at Life from a Deer Stand (more than 300,000 copies sold), has a gift for gleaning faith lessons from the glories of creation. This pocket-sized gathering of devotions, handsomely bound in a soft, suede-like cover, invites readers to join in the thrill of the pursuit, the celebration of nature, and the enjoyment of God's presence.
Each devotion begins with the inspiration of a Scripture verse...
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"“Many have tried, and many will try, to capture the sweet, innocent insanity of life as a young girl during the ’90s and 2000s. None have come close to the comedic perfection Lillian Stone nails again and again in Everybody’s Favorite.” —Glamour, Best Nonfiction Books of 2023
From one of the Internet’s favorite self-deprecating commentators comes Everybody’s Favorite, a laugh-out-loud essay collection that tackles the relentless pursuit...
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Howard Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
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[2016]
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First Howard books edition.
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xli, 232 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"From the #1 New York Times and international bestselling authors of An Invisible Thread comes a heartwarming and inspiring book about the incredible impact that acts of kindness from strangers can have on the world around us. One day in 1986, Laura Schroff, a busy ad sales executive, passed an eleven-year-old boy panhandling on the street. She stopped and offered to take him to McDonald's for lunch. Twenty years later, at Laura's fiftieth birthday...
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Crown Archetype
Pub. Date
[2019]
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First edition.
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xvi, 348 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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"Carefully selected by the creative minds at The Moth, and adapted to the page to preserve the raw energy of live storytelling, OCCASIONAL MAGIC features voices familiar and new. Alongside Adam Gopnik, Krista Tippett, Andrew Solomon, Rosanne Cash, Ophira Eisenberg, and Wang Ping, storytellers from around the world share times when, in the face of challenging situations, they found moments of beauty, wonder, and clarity, shedding light on their lives...
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Grijalbo
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2018.
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Primera edici?n.
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349 pages ; 23 cm
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Español
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"«El machismo es la idealizaci?n de la violencia como medio, como fin, como instrumento educativo coercitivo; es una trampa que normaliza lo inaceptable.» Con estas palabras Lydia Cacho define el punto de partida de este libro imprescindible. #EllosHablan son testimonios de diversos hombres que hablan de su infancia y ponen en evidencia la violencia que vivieron en su entorno. Ellos nos dejan ver c?mo en el ambiente hogare?o y hostil, los ni?os...
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"A follow-up to the popular Real Kids, Real Stories, Real Change, this inspiring sequel spans the globe again with true accounts of ordinary kids showing extraordinary character. Thirty short inspirational stories are divided into six character traits (courage, creativity, kindness, persistence, resilience, and responsibility), and feature kids facing adversity from bullying in an American middle school to surviving persecution in the war-torn streets...
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Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2020.
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Large print edition.
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viii, 258 pages (large print) : illustrations (some color) 23 cm
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English
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Jenna Bush Hager, the former first daughter and granddaughter, #1 New York Times bestselling author, and coanchor of the Today show, shares moving, funny stories about her beloved grandparents and the wisdom they passed on that has shaped her life.
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Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
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First edition.
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xix, 220 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
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English
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Ranging from justice, courage, faith, mentorship, and forgiveness, to the protests and the pandemic, this book collects the thoughts of late Congressman John Lewis.
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To the world, George and Barbara Bush were America's president and first lady. To Hager, they were her beloved Gampy and Ganny, who taught her about respect, humility, kindness, and living a life of passion and meaning-- timeless lessons that continue to guide her. In Midland, Texas, her maternal grandparents, Harold and Jenna Welch-- Pa and Grammee-- lived a quieter life, yet their influence was no less indelible to their granddaughter. Now the mother...
15) My body
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Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
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237 pages ; 20 cm
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English
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A deeply honest investigation of what it means to be a woman and a commodity from Emily Ratajkowski, the archetypal, multi-hyphenate celebrity of our time
Emily Ratajkowski is an acclaimed model and actress, an engaged political progressive, a formidable entrepreneur, a global social media phenomenon, and now, a writer. Rocketing to world fame at age twenty-one, Ratajkowski sparked both praise and furor with the provocative display of her body as...
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Health Communications
Pub. Date
c1997
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xvii, 354 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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English
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A collection of essays that offer inspiration to teens, providing lessons on relationships, friendship, family, love and kindness, learning, death, success, courage, and determination.
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Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
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viii, 243 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm
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English
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"A compilation of personal, revealing stories about preteens' real-life experiences that provides a roadmap for preteens to be the very best they can be. Values such as friendship, gratitude, honesty, self-respect, family bonding, open-mindedness, persistence, and trying new things are illustrated by the stories. Some stories are followed by quizzes or inspirational quotes that reinforce the lessons learned in the stories."--Provided by publisher....
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Health Communications
Pub. Date
1997
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xvii, 354 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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English
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This batch of Chicken soup contains important lessons on the nature of friendship & love, the importance of belief in the future, the value of respect for oneself & others, & much more. An inspirational collection of writings, about one-third by teenagers, that discuss the problems of growing up & how others have faced them. Stories of compassion and heroism celebrate those who are making a difference. Most American heroes aren't in our history books,...
19) Character is destiny: true stories every young person should know and every adult should remember
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Random House
Pub. Date
[2005]
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xviii, 311 pages : portraits ; 25 cm
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English
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