The Distance Between Us

The Distance Between Us

Author: Reyna Grande

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2012-08-28

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 1451661800

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In this inspirational and unflinchingly honest memoir, acclaimed author Reyna Grande describes her childhood torn between the United States and Mexico, and shines a light on the experiences, fears, and hopes of those who choose to make the harrowing journey across the border. Reyna Grande vividly brings to life her tumultuous early years in this “compelling...unvarnished, resonant” (BookPage) story of a childhood spent torn between two parents and two countries. As her parents make the dangerous trek across the Mexican border to “El Otro Lado” (The Other Side) in pursuit of the American dream, Reyna and her siblings are forced into the already overburdened household of their stern grandmother. When their mother at last returns, Reyna prepares for her own journey to “El Otro Lado” to live with the man who has haunted her imagination for years, her long-absent father. Funny, heartbreaking, and lyrical, The Distance Between Us poignantly captures the confusion and contradictions of childhood, reminding us that the joys and sorrows we experience are imprinted on the heart forever, calling out to us of those places we first called home. Also available in Spanish as La distancia entre nosotros.


The Most Powerful Woman in the Room Is You

The Most Powerful Woman in the Room Is You

Author: Lydia Fenet

Publisher: Gallery Books

Published: 2019-04-09

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 198210113X

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In The Most Powerful Woman in the Room Is You, Lydia Fenet takes you on her twenty-year journey from intern to managing director and global head of strategic partnerships at Christie’s Auction House. Lydia shares the revolutionary sales approach she has crafted over the years that has not only shaped her career, but helped her raise more than half a billion dollars for nonprofits around the world. This is an approach that will empower you to sell your way to success in business and in life. For example, you’ll learn how to create your own “Strike Method” or signature move to help you feel confident entering any situation. Combining case studies and personal stories, Lydia also shares tips from some of the most powerful and successful women in business, fashion, journalism, sports, and the arts. This book will show you how to take your career to the next level, whether it’s overcoming your fear of asking for something or bridging a wage gap. Lydia has been there and come back more powerful than ever. Inspiring and encouraging, Lydia’s hard-won advice will help you walk into any room with the confidence of a leader and motivate others to find their voice as well. Get ready to embrace your natural strengths, map your career, and take ownership of your life.


You Are a Badass®

You Are a Badass®

Author: Jen Sincero

Publisher: Running Press Adult

Published: 2013-04-23

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 0762448318

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • MORE THAN 5 MILLION COPIES SOLD The first ever self-development book to help millions of people around the globe transform their lives using humor, irreverence, and the occasional curse word—now updated and expanded for its 10th anniversary with a brand-new foreword, reader's guide, and more! In this refreshingly entertaining guide to reshaping your mindset and your life, mega-bestselling author and world-traveling success coach Jen Sincero serves up 27 bite-sized chapters full of hilarious and inspiring stories, sage advice, loving yet firm kicks in the rear, and easy-to-implement exercises to help you: Identify and change the self-sabotaging beliefs and behaviors that stop you from getting what you want. Shift your energy and attract what you desire. Create a life you totally love. And start creating it NOW. Make some damn money already. The kind you've never made before. By the end of You Are a Badass, you’ll understand how to blast past what’s holding you back, make some serious changes, and start living the kind of life that once seemed impossible.


Black Sheep Sweet Dreams: Adoption Journal

Black Sheep Sweet Dreams: Adoption Journal

Author: Black Sheep

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2016-10-20

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 148345858X

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This is an honest, funny, and poignant portrayal of an adoption journey. It's eye-opening and enlightening. Read an invaluable resource for anyone considering tracing their birth parents, specifically a birth mother. Follow Black Sheep as she navigates the twists, turns, and bumps in the road to achieve her goal-to reunite with her birth mother after over forty years. Enjoy a good belly laugh and possibly a cry with the promise that you will not regret reading this book. Friends admit to crying and laughing out loud in equal measure despite already knowing the tale. Live it with her. Be drawn into her world as she guides you step by step toward success. All adopted people have a missing piece of the jigsaw to find and every right in the world to find it too! Buckle up, grab your tissues, and settle in for what will prove to be a pretty bumpy ride.


Ain't I A Woman?

Ain't I A Woman?

Author: Sojourner Truth

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2020-09-24

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13: 0241472377

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'I am a woman's rights. I have plowed and reaped and husked and chopped and mowed, and can any man do more than that? I am as strong as any man that is now' A former slave and one of the most powerful orators of her time, Sojourner Truth fought for the equal rights of Black women throughout her life. This selection of her impassioned speeches is accompanied by the words of other inspiring African-American female campaigners from the nineteenth century. One of twenty new books in the bestselling Penguin Great Ideas series. This new selection showcases a diverse list of thinkers who have helped shape our world today, from anarchists to stoics, feminists to prophets, satirists to Zen Buddhists.


Healthy at 100

Healthy at 100

Author: John Robbins

Publisher: Random House Incorporated

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13: 1400065216

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Introduces a new paradigm of aging that examines four native cultures distinguished by their longevity and good health to determine those factors--including diet, exercise, and emotional well-being--that can add years to one's life.