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That's What Junkies Do is a brutally honest, often dark journey of one man's struggle with alcoholism and drug addiction. The story starts innocently enough in 1980's Brooklyn, NY, with a young boy, Thomas Figlioli, making a bad choice so he could gain the respect of a group of kids he looked up to and admired. Alcohol gives him the courage to be the person he always wanted to be. His fear and insecurity leaves and his lifelong struggle begins. When thoughts of ending it all become a better choice than living how he is, Thomas finally asks for help.

Stones of Temple David takes twists and turns across various places and cultures. The novel begins in pre-war Poland and then it leads the listener through the dark ages of communism, escape to the free world, love, betrayal, espionage, and the evils of bureaucracy in the US. It also includes hallucinating time-travel.

Between You and the Universe explores the expansive concept of reality by breaking it into three parts: science, symbols, and experience. You can explore what these distinct parts are and how they interweave to stitch everything around you. The goal is to present three mental models that explain how your reality emerges, from your idea of self to your understandings of the universe.

Are you suffering from emotional wounds from the past? Or struggling to let go and move forward in a positive light? Not sure of the cause that is leaving you feeling lost and disconnected? If so, then you may need some self-healing. Some emotional and physical issues you may face in life could be caused by internal wounds that have not healed yet. It may be time for you embark on a self-healing journey. This audiobook can help pursue a life that is healthy and ultimately become the happiest version of yourself.

Forty years as a 4th generation member of a conservative Presbyterian "church family" didn't count for much when this author's wife had an affair and he sought council from his church shepherds. Robinson tithed his time, his talents, and his money, and church young people ate at his table at least once a week, but when he and his teenaged daughter went to their pastor and board of elders for help, they were branded as despicable liars and turned away. Eventually, even after the truth came out, they were still shown the door.

 Getting Real is all about rediscovering who we really are, and living our life based on that reality, rather than on the one our minds often create for us. 

Every morning you wake up it feels like someone else is out there to hit you with an all-new level of stress and pressure. The teenage years shouldn’t be like this—and you have the power to change it! You have to be the best in class and in extracurricular activities. You need to be the model child for your parents and the rock for your friends. You should dress the part, have the followers, and do it all with a smile!

Most people are attracted to business ownership because it provides independence of action, freedom of decision making, and flexibility of time. Franchising paves the simplest path to business ownership. While some people easily cross the entrepreneurial bridge, others stand watching from the sidelines.

Are you ready to control your wealth? Are you excited about the freedom of financial independence? Hold on – it's not just about earning; it's about smart earning and smarter spending. Adulting is tough, but you don't need to do it alone. This book will guide you, change your perspective on money, and make personal finance easier.

Business failure is an epidemic! Too many people realize they are talented and passionate about a thing and start a business. The bad news is that while talent and passion are essential to sustaining a business, it will only succeed if you have the proper structure and system to operate it.

Washed out of another corporate job, scraping by playing drums in a wedding band, delivering roses in a tuxedo. This was Nicholas Garnett’s version of the go-go '90s. Then beautiful, worldly Rachael turns his world upside down, introducing him to her gay friends, who occupy the upper crust of the burgeoning gay circuit party scene. Nick and Rachael marry and become known as the hot straight couple that party hardy with the boys in all the right places—until their friends self-destruct, Rachael burrows into addiction, the marriage implodes, and Nick is out on the street again.