Café de Sophia

     

Café de Sophia

While in a café, sixteen-year-old Nate comes across a man who engages him in an intellectual conversation. Fascinated by the discussion, Nate befriends the man along with his other companions of philosophers in order to better understand his purpose and direction in life. Every encounter with the philosophers explores a different topic that shapes the stepping stones of Nate's journey. This journey toward the beauty of speech, logic, and wisdom is told in the Socratic dialogue fashion through Nate's perspective.

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Suck It Up Cupcake:

Stop Screwing Yourself and Get the Life You Want 

A better life awaits…

…if you could only get out of your own way.

Are you your own worst enemy?

This is a book about fear, determination, self-defeating mindsets, and how to overcome every obstacle that life puts in your way.

Dennis was not an overachiever. Finishing high school eighth from the bottom of his class, he went to Vietnam to fight for his country. When he returned, at age 24, he sold hot dogs and donuts. Broke and depressed wasn’t how he wanted to spend his life.

He had two things going for him.

Dennis wasn’t afraid to work hard and learn (and teach himself) what he needed.

In twelve years, he built several (real estate and other) businesses and was worth over (1) one million dollars.

Designing the life you want is about learning to problem solve in ways most people never consider. This book will give you insights into yourself and what you need to succeed.

You’ll learn how to:

• Stop waiting and start

• Pay Attention, learn to know yourself

• The Compound Effect will move you forward step by step- will show you that every action moves you (Powerful concept)

• The potential of the Law of Association

• Master the power of Deliberate Practice

• And much more

This book is about solutions.

You’ll love this personal development book because Dennis speaks from the heart, isn’t afraid of the truth, and shows you the path.

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Sun, Moon and Threes Less Stars

 

Sun, Moon and Three Less Stars 

The SUN is a beacon of light, the source of happiness, the symbol of hope. The MOON is also a beacon of light, a guide in darkness, the symbol of change. Stars are a dime a dozen. There are just under eight billion people on Earth, and even with just that we don’t seem to care when a life is lost, or a story overlooked. It’s just an everyday occurrence that can easily go under the radar if it doesn’t directly affect us personally. Out of sight, out of mind. Just imagine what that means for an estimated one hundred billion stars in our Milky Way. One could explode. One could die out. One could fall, and as long as it doesn’t affect our planet, we couldn’t care less. In reality, stars are representative of people, stories and dreams. They hold the secrets and talents that don’t get recognized unless they shine brighter than others. Some only due to their positioning in space. You could almost say that by unpacking one of these stories you would have “one less star” to absorb, recognize or understand. These are Three Less Stars…

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Loved Just As I Am

We don't get to pick the traumatic events that happen in our lives, but we do get to choose how we let them write our stories. In her debut release, Loved Just As I Am, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, Melissa McDaniel, recounts how her idyllic life in the south was changed forever when she was sexually assaulted at age eleven.

In Loved Just As I Am, McDaniel purposefully and painfully examines her past traumas and shares her realization of how she used denial or avoidance as a means of emotional protection until well into her thirties. She shares her raw journey of not only processing her childhood wounds but her struggles as a young woman dealing with a violent ex-boyfriend, racism within her family and community, motherhood, addiction, and infidelity.

Using her deep faith, love of family, and firm belief that we are all enough, McDaniel skillfully owns her "crapola" while laying bare her feelings and actions, both good and bad. Her fresh perspective and vulnerability create a roadmap of healing for others like her to rise above pain, shame, and doubt. The result is a life guided by wisdom, freedom, and healing.

As a therapist in the mental health field, she has worked with clients of all ages who are struggling with everything from addiction to sexual abuse. Using her steadfast belief in God and the ability to evaluate and celebrate the paradoxes of life experiences, good and bad, she hopes to help others heal rather than remain in the vicious cycle of shame and doubt.

"I believe we must choose to see the light and have hope, even when it is as small as a mustard seed," McDaniel shared. "When people are in deep emotional pain, they will do anything to stop that pain even when the choices add even more layers of shame. Unresolved traumas allow our emotions to rule our life. These unconfronted traumas keep us all confined to a smaller version of ourselves. It's only when we get tired of hurting ourselves and others and begin to be proactive about finding the root of our distress that the darkness recedes. Refuse to live in despair. Instead, seek love, understanding, and forgiveness."

Loved Just As I Am, shares her thirty-year journey of learning from her own pain and shame, choosing to let go of judgment and control, and never losing sight of the knowledge that God loved her unconditionally. McDaniel now uses her complete understanding of compassion to help alleviate the suffering of another.

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GANGSTER IDOL

Jimmy Angel aka (Jimmy Colombo) was the toast of Brooklyn: a former Yankee baseball player turned teen idol whose talent presented him with Gold Records and a membership by New York's reigning mob family. Then he loses it all in the blink of an eye, when his father, crime boss Joseph Colombo, is shot three times and left for dead just inches from where he stands. Colombo's assailants from the rival Gallo family go after Jimmy and nearly finish the job. The FBI hounds him

as it tries to contain the growing war between New York's two most powerful mob families. But with a little help from his friends (including a big assist from his friend Pat Boone), Jimmy stays one step ahead of his pursuers...even when that step leads all the way to Japan. This is the rollicking story of one man's incredible luck and bad fortune, and the remarkable ways Jimmy Angel reinvented himself at every turn.

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Plant-Based Lifestyle:

An Overview of the Most Sustainable Way of Living | Discover How to Save the Planet While Taking Good Care of Your Health

Have you heard about the plant-based diet and wondered how to get started?

You have come to the right place!

Leading experts, including academics from the Department of Nutrition at Harvard Medical School of Boston, agree that the plant-based diet is the healthiest lifestyle for our body and has the lowest impact on our environment.

This diet makes it easy for you to choose a nutritional meal made up of foods produced in their natural, unprocessed, and clean states. Making your choices ethical and sustainable for our planet and your health.

In this guide, you will find:

• An overview of the plant-based lifestyle, including its benefits and everything you must know before starting,
• Practical meal planning for the plant-based diet with an explanation of what you should and should not eat,
• How the 6 biggest myths about weight loss were debunked and the truth exposed!
• How those with chronic diseases such as diabetes, PCOS, cancer, and rheumatoid arthritis can benefit from this lifestyle and say goodbye to fatigue, pain, and daily ailments,
• The reason why world-class athletes follow a plant-based lifestyle — Proof that an ethical lifestyle is also good for your health,
• A comprehensive FAQ section to help you understand how this way of living can give you energy-filled days with tips and tricks to make your transition effortless,

And much more!

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The MC Books 1-4

 

The MC Books 1-4

Knight: Steve Knight is autistic. The government taught him a singular focus and he uses all he learned to protect the only family that ever accepted him. When he meets Jess, he learns how to love. With no conditions to that love he accepts and fights the disease that threatens to take her mobility away.

Wars are not only with gangs in Steve's world. He shows his Brothers what Badass means.

LaPonte: Danny is a player, it’s that simple. He comes back to the Club and loses himself in Club chicks and whores. When Kate realizes he's not all in she walks leaving Danny scrambling to get her back. As domestic violence takes center stage, Kate is seen in a new light and shows the MC that Badass is not

LaPonte-Karr: Rich is back and Patches can't be happier. He's thrown when Rich brings a slave home. The MC bought her freedom but Rich and Patches are tasked with keeping her and her visions safe. The Brothers teach Tess about life, love and family and Tess teaches Patches what strong really is.

Pres: Ben James lives for his Club and community with a vision for a better world but he does it alone. His life derails when Danny asks him to become a partner with him and Kate. Danny has to teach Ben what all in means before Kate's deadline. Pres has never been on shakier ground.

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