Resultados Editorial "Audiobook Network" en Biografías y memorias

"Walt has been far more than a dissertation director, but a genuine friend who has given me untold hours of attention, advice, support, and encouragement. He has made me feel like a genuine partner in exploring the biological foundations of social life."-Charles Wilmoth

In this raw and unflinching memoir, a son reveals the devastating cost of seeking validation from a father who offered only criticism. From childhood memories of constant belittlement to the catastrophic financial decisions of adulthood, this deeply personal account exposes how parental words shape not just our self-perception but our life choices. When the author invests his life savings in a pharmacy business partly to impress his emotionally distant father, he embarks on a journey that will cost him over a million dollars, his retirement fund, and nearly his marriage.

Northwestern Mexico is comprised of the Baja California Peninsula, the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), and the states of Sonora, Sinaloa, Chihuahua, and Nayarit. The Sierra Madre Occidental, a major mountain range system of the North American Cordillera, runs northwest-southeast through northwestern and western Mexico, and along the Gulf of California. Summits mostly exceed elevations of six thousand feet (1,048 meters), and some peaks rise above ten thousand feet (three thousand meters).

Race relations in America continue to trend in a downward trajectory, sometimes spiraling out of control as if in free fall. That is a concern for me, as it should be for all men of goodwill. Attempts to mediate differences between warring factions appear futile and, in some cases, have exacerbated tensions. Weeds in the Garden of the Soul addresses the disconnect that occurs when man removes himself from God and charts his own course. The Bible tells us that Satan is the prince of this world.

From the perspective of a five-time combat veteran and US Army Special Forces officer, Lieutenant Colonel Michael Roth, comes an in-depth account of the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq during the Global War on Terrorism. The author's career, spanning over thirty-five years in the US military, provides the listener with a unique and exciting direct experience from one of the most combat-experienced Green Beret commanders of the current age.

Admiral Dennis Blair, USN: "The Vietnam War literature and cinema are dominated by the angry and the anguished. Bud Cole's book speaks for those who did their duty with dedication and courage, but without illusion. It also should remind leaders who send to war their young men, and now their young women, of its human cost, even for those who are willing to pay it."General John Allen, USMC: "About the time you think there's no space remaining for another work on the VietNam war, along comes Goin' to Nam a rich and thoroughly engaging historical novel by Captain Bernard "Bud" Cole.

Law enforcement is a dangerous, all-consuming life. It's more than a job. The good news is that it provides you with the most hilarious adventures you can imagine. This book contains some of the more memorable and enjoyable events of a twenty-year career. Most cops call these war stories, and we tend to just share them among other officers. However, this book is your peek behind the curtain; and hopefully, it will brighten your day and your understanding of the job. Trust me—you'll enjoy it.

Toufiq A. Siddiqi was born in Hyderabad, India, and studied mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge University, England. He received his Ph. D. in Nuclear Physics from the Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität, Frankfurt, Germany. In 1967 he and his wife Ulrike emigrated to the United States where he continued his research at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. During this time, he began to shift his focus from physics to environmental sciences, driven by the developing public environmental awareness at that time.

Hell Street was located on an inner-city street in Houston, Texas. For over twenty years while being the Pastor of the Church, conducting a Christian school, and conducting a skid-row mission, we were able to tell many fallen and lifeless addicted men and women that sweet old story that Jesus Christ saves sinners. It is and was such a thrilling experience to see hope come back into their lives and see their joy because their sins and their old life had been forgiven forever.

Into the Light is a raw and deeply personal memoir, based on a true story of survival, faith, and the unspoken words that shape a life. Dawn P. Darby takes listeners on a journey through a childhood marked by neglect, abuse, and rejection, and into the challenges of motherhood, broken marriages, special needs parenting, and devastating loss. With courage and honesty, she reveals how grief, betrayal, and hardship pushed her toward self-discovery and how faith, resilience, and unconditional love brought her healing.

Linda knew one day she would tell the story of how she overcame what she went through-and it would be someone else's survival guide. She didn't trust too many people until she became close to them as she grew older. Linda takes you on a journey through the ups, the downs, and the topsy-turvy ride being bipolar takes you on. Along this journey, life sometimes gets messy. You'll learn about the "voices" as well as mental illness. Linda recommends attaching yourself to a vision, calling, or purpose only-that's how you keep your power and your peace.

Step inside the walls of America's most dangerous federal prisons-ADX Florence, MDC Brooklyn, USP Big Sandy, FCI Dublin, and FCI Englewood-through the eyes of a man who lived it for more than twenty-five years. This is a raw, riveting true-life account of what it means to be a federal correctional officer, lieutenant, and captain in places most people wouldn't survive a single day. Experience the chaos, the violence, and the daily battles that push the limits of the human mind, body, and soul. From supermax to Big Sandy, from lockdowns to riots, every shift could be the last.

Nahomie and Me, is a true story about a Christian woman in Haiti who is called by God to rescue and care for abused and unwanted children. This story describes the miracles that transpired within Nahomie's life, even before she was born. Miracles that divinely led her to a ministry of true love and compassion for impoverished children within Haiti. A story of how Nahomie faithfully prevailed through enormous trials and tribulations within her poverty ridden nation, while enduring an abusive father and then a rogue husband that she was forced to marry and then divorce.

Air Force Once tells of the highs and lows of a military career. It's a detailed journey from basic military training to a celebrated conclusion, highlighting events that occur along any pathway that soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines can and will endure. The book reveals the inside scope of supporting the president of the United States during three White House administrations and one secretary of state. Performing work on Air Force One is not your typical aircraft technician's assignment. Security is a different way of life, working on the commander in chief's mode of transportation.

This extraordinary true story is about an ordinary man who defied death through unshakeable faith, the power of prayer, and first-class medical care. Bill is a retiree who survives a major heart attack just a few months after his retirement. After twelve days in the hospital, four stents, and several serious complications, he is released and, for six years, works hard to regain most of his former heart function. However, after a long bout with the RSV virus, he begins to suffer congestive heart failure.

Inspired by the back-to-the-land movement of the 1960s and 1970s, Kat and Adam Kramer and their two young children left a conventional life in Minnesota to experience a simpler way of living, close to nature in the peaceful Northwoods of Wisconsin. They built a five-hundred-square-foot one-room house with limited plumbing, grew most of their food, raised chickens and rabbits, and learned to forage and prepare wild edible plants. Living in beautiful but isolated surroundings, Kat finds that the lack of a social life and Adam's growing moodiness are becoming almost unbearable.

Dennis was a happy child who loved music and sports. Dennis followed his older brother, Duke, everywhere. He had no idea that when his brother would leave for the Marines, evil would soon come into their lives. Duke and Sonia, Duke's Filipino wife, moved to California. They had dual citizenship so they could travel back and forth. At age fourteen, Dennis was walking home from his guitar lessons when he heard a loud bang and felt a sharp pain in his leg. He knew he was shot and took off running.

"The universe holds all parts of us and our lives even when we have forgotten therefore feeling, observing, listening, accepting, sensing and visualizing are not attributed to guessing, doubting, disbelief, or self-degradation. It's an invite for revelation, wisdom and empowerment enabling our limitless transformation to happen to see ourselves in the mirror to smile to say hello and be heard and cherished. We must give ourselves and each other a chance to experience it."

Patty Hooper, a farmwife, has participated in many agriculture activities. Patty and her husband, as young adults just out of college, decided to fulfill their intentionof owning a family farm. In 1968 they were able to put a down payment on a farm and secure a bank loan. With visions of possibilities a new beginning for a farm couple was under way. With all of their dreams and a whole lot of young ignorance they started a family farm adventure. Many typical farm activities have taken place in order to achieve success.

As a young Philadelphian, Anne's wit and heart warmed others, while she quietly suffered alone inside. But as a Marylander, working at the Finan Center, she began thinking suffering was meant to be. Finan was a low-security hospital ordered to take violent patients from the worst asylum in Maryland. Over-crowding made Anne a canary in the coal mine when the Cumberland Times-News cried: Finan Patient Faces Murder Charge. Eventually, all units got max-security, with census caps. Anne only got surgery, nursing care, rehab, and seizures.