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As a destitute single mother at the age of 18, Peggy Larsen faced the uncertainties of providing for her son with no more than a high school education and the will to survive. Now, years later, Peggy has founded AmberCo in hopes of empowering single mothers to not only survive, but to thrive. AmberCo is named in honor of Peggy’s daughter, Amber, who passed away after a brief but beautiful 19 months of life.

I was robbed of $125,000,000 and I can prove it. This is a true-life story of how I have gone from heiress to homeless. My father created an empire, he started out in his two-car garage in 1953. Over the years, my father amassed a fortune. When my father’s health started to fail from the effects of Alzheimer’s, an unscrupulous attorney working with my three older siblings produced a doctored estate plan along with illegally recorded real estate deeds. This attorney falsified company stock certificates and stole millions of dollars in cash assets.

Mud Flower: Surviving Schizophrenia and Suicide Through Art shows the perspective of a person who has a serious mental illness, who survives extreme treatments, whose family and the health system have given up on, but who defies all expectations and common beliefs of what is possible. Along the way, the author describes the role of art in her survival, grappling with how the lifeforce can be either nurtured or destroyed by elements in our environment, such as nature, beauty, and art versus dehumanization and coercion.

As humans, one of our most desired wants in life is to be in a fulfilling and long-lasting relationship such as that of Barack and Michelle Obama, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, and many others who inspire us to be successful as they are. However, they didn't find themselves in a healthy and long-lasting relationship by a mere stroke of luck. Instead, they created their ideal fairytale relationship by developing good habits, which have helped them sustain their connection even during difficult times.

The Jewels of Warwick are two very different sisters: Topaz and Amethyst Plantagenet. They are grand-nieces of Richard III, who lost his life and kingdom to Henry Tudor, future father of Henry VIII. Amethyst is the love of Henry VIII’s life, but each time he proposes marriage, something - or someone - gets in the way. Meanwhile, Topaz wants what’s rightfully hers: the throne of England. And hers it would have been, had her father been crowned Richard III’s heir. But life holds many strange twists of fate.

This book is a prophetic vision of the end-times church. By comparing biblical accounts of Zerubbabel, Haggai, Zechariah, and Melchizedek, with recent global events, this book unlocks biblical secrets regarding these last days, preparing you to walk in the fullness of your destiny. The call is clear: If the people of God are to bring about outpouring and revival, we must learn to function in our biblical roles as priests and kings, ministering before the Lord and boldly carrying His Kingdom into society.

Back in 1994, I was three years old and my story began just like a hundreds of thousands of Rwandan children: fear and death everywhere, a mass exodus without food, the weakest die of thirst or hunger, the strongest are massacred by blood-thirsty troops.

The man who would be king is a story about a king who is not a king, yet a still made a king by those who needed a king, not knowing the man they made king would have been a king in another time and another place. It all started in a mid-sized, Midwest, slow metropolitan city known for its many different cultural festivals and events. As a child growing up in a place that seemed all inclusive from the outside and in public view for the world to see, while truly living a totally different life within the small community at large.

Enchanted Vacation: Annabelle’s Visit is the third and last of my Annabelle Series. It is funny and heartwarming and includes old friends from several of my other books, you just might recognize an old friend.

In this compilation of short stories and other miscellaneous musings, we will traverse the shadows that a young girl once walked through while dealing with the traumas of her childhood and early adult years.

A tragic near-death accident turns triumphant and even joy-filled as the God of Grace pours his lavish love on Sheila Preston Fitzgerald, a Southern belle who brings her tenacious, can-do spirit to the fight for her life. Join Sheila as she recounts her heartfelt - at times horrific, at times hilarious - journey.

This audio study guide for Looking for Alaska by John Green includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and in-depth exploration of the book’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes such as guilt and forgiveness, friendship and loyalty, and religion and philosophy. Featured content also includes commentary on major characters, important quotes, essay questions, and discussion topics. Looking for Alaska, the debut by best-selling author John Green, tells the story of a 16-year-old boy's experiences at a boarding school and his search for "a Great Perhaps".

This audio study guide for The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the book’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes such as sin, punishment, and forgiveness; the self in society and in private; gender norms and relationships between men and women; and the weight of the past. Featured content also includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay questions, and discussion topics.

CBD, THC, hemp, marijuana, cannabis. Did you know that you can reap the immense health benefits of cannabis in an easy to make edible form? In my book, Sweet Cannabutter Desserts – How to Use Weed Butter, Cannabis Oil, and Tinctures in Sweet Treats, I will teach all about the wonderful world of weed edibles through the ease of cannabis butter (aka cannabutter).

Happy 200th Birthday, USA! The Spirit of 1976 is sweeping Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Glosser Bros. Department Store plans a giant fireworks show to mark the national Bicentennial. But teenage Amy Lindsey isn't in the mood to celebrate. Not since her parents split up and half the family left town. Amy's nightmare started during the recent filming of Slap Shot, and she blames a movie star for the breakup. But none of that matters when a terrible accident blows what's left of her life to smithereens. Can a fourth of July miracle help her put the pieces back together?

This audio study guide for The Unredeemed Captive by John Putnam Demos includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the book’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes such as boundary crossing and racial conflict in American history, and limitations on the study of history. Featured content also includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay questions, and discussion topics.

Annabelle has always been able to fix things with a click of her fingers and a few choice words, but this Christmas, something is different. This Christmas, she realizes that the girl she has raised from birth, Jane, has grown and has a life of her own now, which includes her ultra-rich biological mother, the former bag lady Dennie Bin. It also includes the son of Annabelle’s worse foe.

A little summary of cancer and this water sign's traits, tendencies, potential, gifts, and more. Learning about astrological influences may help uncover more revelation and achieve peace in all areas of life.

This audio study guide for Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the book’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes, such as finding one's place in the world and the consequences of belief and doubt. Featured content also includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay questions, and discussion topics.

Wanting a break from the normal, Canton discovers a nearly empty carnival. By the time she discovers the truth, she no longer wants to leave.