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12 Days of Crazy: Holiday Stories and Kitchen Adventures

In “12 Days of Crazy: Holiday Stories and Kitchen Adventures,” author Tammy Haurilick weaves a mesmerizing patchwork of seasonal magic steeped in art, history, and the aromatic delights of global cuisine. Born into a military family in West Germany, Tammy's life has been an odyssey. Her experiences ignited a passion for exploring the world's diverse cultures. This book is a testament to Tammy's remarkable journey and insatiable curiosity. It seamlessly weaves together history, art, and culinary traditions, connecting the dots from the ancient Babylonians to contemporary America, all through the lens of holiday celebrations. Tammy unravels some fascinating historical anecdotes and connections that unite us all during winter. But “12 Days of Crazy: Holiday Stories and Kitchen Adventures” isn't just an exploration of traditions; it's an invitation to creativity. Tammy's artistic prowess shines as she guides readers through crafting projects that infuse the holiday season with a personal touch. Whether you're sketching, stitching, or crafting, these DIY ideas will ignite your imagination. As your senses are treated to a symphony of flavors, from savory feasts to sweet indulgences, the book's culinary journey will transport you to far-off lands with every bite. Yet at its core, this book is about the people who breathe life into these traditions. Through heartfelt stories and personal narratives, Tammy introduces you to the individuals who've made these holidays their own. This book is your passport to a festive world filled with wonder, creativity, and unity. As you turn the pages, may you find inspiration, connection, and the true essence of the holiday season. With “12 Days of Crazy: Holiday Stories and Kitchen Adventures,” go on an engaging, heartwarming, and delectable journey through the festive season of Christmas celebrated around the world.

T. L. Haurilick (Author), Lori Loomis (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - La poesía de mi corazón: Un relato inspirador de amor y perseverancia

En 'La poesía de mi corazón: Un relato inspirador de amor y perseverancia', te sumergirás en un mar de emociones y reflexiones profundas. Descubrirás cómo es posible encontrar la fuerza interior necesaria para superar el dolor de una relación no correspondida y cómo construir un camino hacia la auto aceptación y el amor propio. A través de poemas y reflexiones inspiradoras, te guiaré en un viaje hacia la recuperación de la confianza en ti mismo y el amor propio. Este libro no solo te ayudará a superar las adversidades en el amor, sino que también te inspirará a seguir adelante en la búsqueda de tus sueños y metas personales. Te mostraré cómo enfocarte en tus fortalezas y cómo superar las barreras mentales que a menudo nos impiden alcanzar nuestros objetivos. 'La poesía de mi corazón: Un relato inspirador de amor y perseverancia” es más que un libro, es una experiencia transformadora que te llevará a descubrir el poder interior que todos poseemos para crear la vida que deseamos.

Juan Jose Ruiz (Author), Sebastian Padula (Narrator)

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The Ultimate Guide to Flying with Kids: Tips and Tricks for Every Age

'Effortless Journeys: Mastering Air Travel with Kids and Babies' Navigating airports and flying can be a daunting task for any parent. How do you keep your toddler entertained on a long flight? What are the essentials to pack for your infant? 'Effortless Journeys' is your go-to guide for stress-free air travel with your little ones. This comprehensive eBook is packed with practical advice, from pre-flight preparations to in-flight strategies, ensuring your family's trip is as smooth as possible. Written with input from child development experts, seasoned parent travelers, and airline professionals, this guide provides: Insider Tips: Learn how to choose the best flights and seats for family travel. Packing Lists: Detailed checklists for every age group, so you never forget a thing. Entertainment Ideas: Creative ways to keep your child engaged and quiet throughout the flight. Health and Safety Protocols: Expert advice on managing health, hygiene, and safety in the air. Real Parent Stories: Relatable anecdotes and experiences for practical insights. Whether you're a first-time parent anxious about your maiden voyage with a baby or a seasoned pro looking for new tricks, 'Effortless Journeys' will transform your travel experience. Say goodbye to the stress of flying with kids and hello to enjoyable family trips filled with lasting memories. Grab your copy now and embark on family adventures with confidence!

Hugh Knight Robinson (Author), Farah D (Narrator)

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I Didn't Know I Needed This: The New Rules for Flirting, Feeling, and Finding Yourself

From TikTok star Eli Rallo, an irreverent, laugh-out-loud funny, and searingly honest take on modern dating and romance with tips, tricks, and survival-guide style rules. I Didn’t Know I Needed This is the dose of confidence every girl needs to live their life on their own terms. Eli Rallo is a social media superstar, a Carrie Bradshaw for the TikTok age, a true romantic at heart, and the best friend every young woman wishes she had. As someone who prides herself in feeling fully and deeply, Eli is on the ride with you, kissing the frogs, sending (and deleting) the risky DMs, climbing down frat house gutters, making the friends you’ll have for life, all while finding love and falling in love with yourself and learning that everything will be alright. In this earnest and vulnerable look at what it’s really like to date as a young woman in the modern world of dating apps, rotating rosters, and social media snafus, Eli gives her rules for each stage of the game—tried and true tricks of the trade. I Didn't Know I Needed This follows the natural lifecycle of dating, starting with being single, flirting, and navigating the apps to going on dates, having sex, falling in love, and managing relationships, to finally dealing with heartbreak, finding closure, prioritizing your friends, and honoring your life. Discover the rules that have worked for her, and garnered her more than a half million TikTok followers: prep for a first date like an athlete before a big game try a person out in different settings before committing to them plan the second date while you’re out on the first find your perfect “eff me sweater” flirt with your partner, no matter how long you’ve been together give yourself a set mourning period to wallow after a breakup, and then stick to it always (always!) communicate your needs, wants, desires, and boundaries find little ways to love your life and treat yourself With touching stories of her own adventures and mishaps, Eli helps you navigate dating in a way that’s frank, honest, funny, and relatable, giving the advice that you didn’t even know you needed.

Eli Rallo (Author), Eli Rallo (Narrator)

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Setting Boundaries That Stick: How Neurobiology Can Help You Rewire Your Brain to Feel Safe, Connect

Do you struggle to set boundaries with others in your life? Has your past conditioned you to expect pushback when setting boundaries, or caused you to give up on trying to set boundaries altogether? The prospect of setting boundaries can be scary and intimidating and can put you in a very vulnerable place where your mental health and wellbeing may even be at risk. There is a science to creating boundaries-one that will empower you, deepen your connection with others, and improve your self-esteem. Setting Boundaries That Stick offers a scientific, neurobiological approach to boundary work. This unique guide will teach you to set healthy boundaries from the inside out by cultivating an 'integrated brain,' which allows you to respond to others with intention, rather than simply reacting based on instinct. Also included are exercises and activities to help you understand and create both physical and psychological boundaries, thereby building a solid, holistic framework for a more authentic sense of connection with others. It's time to set boundaries in a way that empowers you to protect yourself, while also improving your relationships. By working from the inside out, this book will help you set healthy boundaries that actually stick.

Juliane Taylor Shore Lmft, Juliane Taylor Shore, Lmft (Author), Daniela Acitelli (Narrator)

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Loyal to a Fault: How to Establish New Patterns When Loving Others Has Left You Hurting

Read by the author. Do you find yourself living as the people pleaser or peacekeeper? Do you avoid conflict? Learn how to overcome your fears about setting boundaries and step into a life that's overflowing with love, respect, and healthy relationships. We are people who love patterns, even if returning to these patterns continues to hurt us or those we love. Some of the most harmful patterns of behavior are passed down through generations and inherited, often without our permission or awareness. The conflict arises when these behaviors are so deeply woven into early family systems that they later become part of our identities, clashing with who God has created and called us to be. As a child, Courtney Burg quickly learned that remaining loyal to others meant keeping secrets, even if these secrets were keeping those she cared for most sick. Her efforts to sustain the peace followed her into adulthood and slowly left her depleted, discouraged, and drowning in the chaos-until Courtney discovered that not only did God grant her permission to engage in relationships differently, but that he gave her specific instruction on how to do so. In Loyal to a Fault, Courtney Burg unpacks the various ways we cope with, enable, and participate in unhealthy relationships or generational trauma. Using personal examples and providing practical wisdom, Courtney helps you break free from codependent patterns by: - Identifying the role you are playing in keeping the dysfunctional patterns going. - Reframing what it means to love and remain loyal to those who matter most. - Reminding you that boundary work is a biblical practice. It is possible to learn how to love others well without losing yourself along the way. People pleasing, complaining, and exhaustion may be today's norm, but at any moment you can choose to do things differently. Begin setting boundaries and start enjoying relationships in all the ways God designed you to. Reflection questions and charts can be found in the audiobook companion PDF download.

Courtney J. Burg (Author), Courtney J. Burg (Narrator)

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The Great School Rethink

In The Great School Rethink, education policy sentinel Frederick M. Hess offers a pithy and perceptive appraisal of American schooling and finds, in the uncertain period following pandemic disruption, an ideal moment to reimagine US education. Now is the time, he asserts, to ask hard questions about how schools use time and talent, how they work with parents, what they do with digital tools, and how they meet the needs of their communities. As Hess explains, to rethink is to acknowledge the realities of the education system while opening one's mind to possibility. With characteristic verve and wit, Hess guides listeners through his rethink process, a versatile and easily implemented approach to identifying issues and brainstorming possible responses. He encourages listeners to explore what improvements might alleviate current pressures and frustrations, such as teacher shortages and burnout, declining student performance, and compromised learning time. Whether their goal is to achieve better student engagement, increase parent involvement, or implement personalized learning, listeners will develop the mindset to ask the right questions, to fully understand the problem that's being solved, and to evaluate the probable effectiveness of proposed solutions.

Frederick M. Hess (Author), Danny Campbell (Narrator)

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F MY DAD: Overcoming the Anger, Rage, and Rage of being Fatherless

Growing up without a relationship with your biological father can be more than devastating, it can be deadly. Millions of people around the world have been affected by the epidemic of fatherlessness. Walk through the journey of someone that has faced this problem and the impact it has had over his life. In the end, you will see similarities and hopefully, a newfound perspective of how valuable you are, and that the loss of not having a relationship with your father, isn’t your loss, it’s his.

Q. Moore (Author), Q. Moore (Narrator)

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Kissing Asphalt: The Courageous True Story of One Child's Unbreakable Spirit—From Kidnapping & Abuse

Resilience isn’t inherited. It’s a hard-fought skill forged by our ability to pick up the broken pieces of our past and remake them into something new. Meet four-year-old Delicia, a poor but carefree child who is about to have her world shattered. Along with her seven-year-old brother Nile, she is kidnapped from her Los Angeles home by her estranged father and taken to Iraq, a foreign world she has never known. This is just the beginning of a string of traumas, hardships, and assaults Delicia will endure throughout her tumultuous childhood. Now an adult living back in California, Delicia Niami bravely recounts how she survived the unimaginable in her debut memoir. Kissing Asphalt, the first in her memoir trilogy, ResilientAF, grapples with the power of resilience, acceptance, and self-love. She revisits her terrifying past with vulnerability, compassion, and the honesty of a true survivor. Hold hands with Delicia as she faces her childhood scars and learns how to confront her fears, accept her true value and identity, and embrace her unique gifts. It’s a multi-decade roller coaster ride that is the beginning of her liberation, propelling her to live an inspired life and embrace her full human potential—a human potential she knows lives inside everyone, no matter what life has thrown at us. For anyone who has struggled with childhood trauma, Delicia’s unflinching journey through darkness and back to light will resonate. She has decided to share her story publicly in hopes that it will serve as a guide to the many who have suffered in silence and continue to struggle against the daunting weight imposed by childhood trauma.

Delicia Niami (Author), Delicia Niami (Narrator)

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How to Manage Conflicts: 7 Easy Steps to Master Conflict Management, Conflict Resolution, Mediation

Are you struggling to get those involved in conflicts to sit down and listen? Do you feel like every time you try to resolve a conflict; it just makes it worse? “How to Manage Conflicts” is a great guide to help you make a move from putting band-aids on problems to finding real resolutions. Resolving conflicts can be challenging. However, you can arm yourself with these 7 easy steps that will help you craft communication skills and learn the process to do more than just manage conflicts, but also to help to prevent them. As a person who is distressed by communicating a message or tasks, you have to gain the buy-in of the other party and get both parties to listen to each other. As a person who is resolving conflict, you have to be able to assess the situation and not form a judgment in one way or another. YOU WILL LEARN: - Why it is important to manage conflicts. - Why respect is important in conflict management. - How to recognize potential conflicts. - Why it is important to change the atmosphere. - Understanding different points of view. - Tips for recognizing different perspectives. - Skills for developing solutions. - How to implement actions plans. - Why following up is necessary. - And much more. To help you in becoming an effective manager of conflicts, this guide goes through many actionable examples and strategies. As you press yourself to grow, you will find that there are so many experiences you have already had that will help formulate your ability to be successful as a communicator. It’s time to take the plunge and grow!

Caden Burke (Author), Gavin Burns (Narrator)

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Lost Seeds

A novel chronicling the strained relationship between two brothers born into the remnants of their parents’ former enslavement. One brother seems to overcome, while the other descends further into adversity. What happens when they are forced to face each other? Lost Seeds is the story of two brothers, Dublin and Timothy Brisco, born into poverty at the turn of the twentieth century to formerly enslaved parents. From birth, they witness firsthand the atrocities their parents had to endure and themselves experience the continued struggles of being Black in the South. Encounters with physical abuse, mental illness, and racism define the brothers’ lives, and despite their best efforts to survive, the seeds of slavery’s wickedness inevitably spawn and lead the two down separate paths. Dublin attempts to overcome his tragic past and hopes to elevate his place in life by escaping oppression and adapting to segregated societal life, while Timothy openly displays his wounds, attempts to reject his Black identity, and descends into a fog of mental illness. The two brothers never discuss their journeys, nor the lifetime of insecurity and violence they experienced, ultimately creating an impassable chasm in their relationship. Eventually, at the request of their mother, Dublin reluctantly permits Timothy to live on his family’s land in a one-room windowless shack. Although they are once again united on the same property, their feelings of indifference and the distance between the two persist. Will their relationship forever be lost to the traumas of their past, or will they be able to come together and be each other’s strength in the face of the cruelties of their world? Because no matter how much time or distance passes, the seeds of brotherhood never die.

Teresa Mosley Sebastian (Author), Jamal West (Narrator)

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[German] - »Was wollt ihr denn noch alles?!«: Zahlen, Fakten und Absurditäten über unsere ach-so-tol

Bestsellerautorin Alexandra Zykunov trägt in ihrem neuen Hörbuch unbekannte, absurde, aber leider sehr reale Zahlen, Studien und Unmöglichkeiten zusammen, die schmerzvoll aufzeigen, wo Frauen benachteiligt werden und wodurch ihr Leben anstrengender, ärmer und im Zweifelsfall lebensgefährlicher wird. Auch heute noch. Oder wussten Sie, dass Algorithmen Frauen automatisch kleinere Kredite gewähren? Dass die Energiekrise die Preise für weibliche Produkte höher steigen ließ als für männliche? Und war Ihnen klar, dass deutsche Gesetze Väter daran hindern, Kindkranktage zu nehmen? Nein? Dann sollten Sie dieses Hörbuch hören. In ihrem unnachahmlich wütend-witzigen Ton schreibt Alexandra Zykunov das Anti-Male-Gaze-Buch, das uns allen gefehlt hat. Das Patriarchat ist wohl noch nicht ganz am Ende – aber der Kampf ist eröffnet!

Alexandra Zykunov (Author), Alexandra Zykunov (Narrator)

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