Self-Help
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Halftime Hustler
Ralph Sanders
About the Book
Facing 350 years to life, it seems unreal and yet it was very real for me in 1996. My life was turned upside down and my hopes and dreams of playing in the NBA were shattered because of my poor choices; choices that ultimately sent me to prison for 15 years and changed my path in life. While I am still haunted by the fact that I am a two-striker and can easily fall back in to the system according to the 3-strike law, I am a changed man who sees life differently and whose mission now is to help youth not fall into the temptations that I faced.We all face trials and challenges in our lives. My story, while perhaps more dramatic than the average person, is a testament as to how one can not only survive difficult circumstances but can also come out stronger for having lived through them. My hope is to inspire and encourage readers to live their best life and to appreciate the freedoms that we all have in this country.”
About the Author
Ralph Sanders is now currently working as a mentor at Juveniles At Risk, where he counsels youth and helps to find them employment.
He currently resides in Northern California with his wife and young daughter, where they attend church regularly. He enjoys playing and coaching basketball and hanging out with his family.
Future goals include going back in to the system as a motivational speaker to inmates and to those on parole and living in half-way houses. -
That’s My Destination
S.A.M. Safaa Mhawi
About the Book
This is my destination. Where do you turn if you have the choice? Would you seek refuge in the sempiternal space where there is no diminishing, or would you prefer this place where the ones you love?About the Author
S.A.M. Safaa A. Mhawi was born in Baghdad, Iraq, in April of 1974. He left because of the bad security conditions and religious persecution. Mhawi arrived to the United States as a refugee in 2009, and he married in 2012. He has two beautiful daughters and a wonderful wife. Since his arrival in America, he has gained a lot of positive experiences and meanings. His hobbies are traveling, driving, cooking, and helping people in bringing joy to their hearts. -
You Are a Diamond: Seeing Your Life Like a Diamond
Volume I: Scratching the Surface
Yvan Kaprielian
About the Book
Could Diamonds be more than just engagement rings, wedding bands or birthday gifts? Could there be more to Diamonds than just a symbol of financial and social status? Could a Diamond be a message, an instrument of the Divine? What if there is a correlation between the reflection of light inside the Diamond and our thought process? Could a Diamond be more than just a girl’s best friend?An introduction to the journey of a diamond from the depths of the earth all the way to your finger, paralleled to the depth of your Soul all the way into the palm of your hands. Learn what the Diamond can teach us about ourselves, our mind, our Soul, our hearts and our bodies. A fun and educational conversation packed with real life experiences and profound spiritual meaning explained in simple terms with realistic and applicable suggestions.
Learn how a Diamond can help you understand yourself and improve your life right now! Learn how a simple meditation can help quiet down the chatter of your mind and start hearing the whispers of your Soul. Start scratching the surface of this mysterious crystal called Diamond and become the master creator, the captain of your ship, and stop being a victim of the winds of circumstances.
About the Author
Yvan Kaprielian was born and raised in Paris, France with an Armenian Heritage and moved to the United States in 1988. After graduating High School in 1991, with a privilege of having a father in the business, Yvan decided to venture into the Diamond and Jewelry Industry. He grasped the opportunity to learn and capture the secrets of the trade. At the age of 17 he started selling diamonds, engagement and anniversary jewelry, colored gemstones, and fine watches. He seized every moment to examine and study every diamond that was in his sight. Reading gem books, trade publications and taking courses on diamonds became routine. In 1993, he completed his first Diamond Course from GIA, Gemological Institute of America. This was the inception of the destined relationship between Yvan and diamonds.
His desire to acquire more knowledge on diamonds increasing dramatically. In 1994, Yvan decided to leave the retail world and open a factory in the heart of the Diamond District in New York City. This lead to excelling in designing, diamond setting, all aspects of bench work, polishing and diamond/gemstone wholesaling. Whilst developing the art of jewelry manufacturing he discovered his innate talent and true passion – Diamonds. Yvan’s theory was that there is a story behind every piece of jewelry, especially with diamonds. He realized that wearing jewelry is a form of art that expresses each individual’s personality. He thrives when he matches a magnificent piece of jewelry with someone, as a new story is born.
After earring his Graduate Gemology degree from GIA, he asked himself: “Could there be more to diamonds than just a financial and social status symbol? What if there was a story before the story?”. That’s when obsession started knocking on the door of his mind. He started digging deeper and deeper in the mine of his Soul searching for answers and seeking to understand. The day he was ready and truly decided to open this door there stood a teacher. A teacher named Master Choa Kok Sui. He became his guiding light in the obscure and lonely path of self-discovery. Devotion, purification, meditation, self-study and helping others became the new routine.
As his questions were answered, new questions arose. Today, after twenty-six years in the diamond industry and sixteen years of self-discovery, self-analysis, inner reflection and meditation Yvan came to the conclusion that there definitely is an undeniable parallel between diamonds and humans. Since this discovery, fueled by his new passion, Yvan’s mission is to share this realization, this message with the world. -
Through the Valley of My Shadow
Jolainne BoRienne
About the Book
Through the Valley of My Shadow is a trilogy of stories that evolved from thirteen years of healing from childhood sexual abuse. It starts with a state of denial and numbness, represented by a symbolic mythical journey. The second level represents a more humanistic soul search until I was finally able to tell my story as it really happened in the third level. As such it honors both my psychological journey of healing and a deep spiritual healing as well.
About the Author
Jolainne BoRienne is a retired teacher after 25 years working with both regular and special education children with hearing, speech and language disabilities. She also survived many years healing from childhood sexual abuse which no longer defines her. She is married with four wonderful adult children and six beautiful grandchildren. She lives in suburban Long Island and enjoys reading, writing, painting, and playing the accordion. With her husband, she has done extensive traveling and is thankful to God for every one of these blessings.”
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If it happens to your child, it happens to you!
A Parent's Help-source on Sexual Assault
Christine A. Golder
About the Book
Finally, there is a handbook for parents who have had to face the horrendous ordeal of their child’s sexual assault. Most of the current literature focuses on prevention. This book is specifically to help parents in the aftermath of the assault as it is typical for parents to feel as victimized and powerless as their child. The crisis precipitates a disequilibrium that reverberates throughout the family and can have long-reaching effects unless the members seek help. The initial phase of discovery is the most crucial and how parents react toward their child at first hearing of the assault plays an important role in how the child is able to handle the crisis from that time forward.
After an introductory chapter which examines the scope of the problem, the second chapter discusses disclosure issues. It also explains what assault can entail; reactions and behavioral signals in child and adolescent victims. This chapter also discusses the perpetrator because parents often ask, “”What kind of person could do such a thing?”” The third chapter deals with issues around reporting and what to expect from the legal system. The fourth chapter focuses primarily on parental concerns, feelings and their important role in the recovery process. The fifth chapter suggests some ideas for moving beyond the personal crisis for those parents that want to do more.
About the Author
Although now retired, Ms. Golder’s career in the field of social work has spanned over four and a half decades of service. She first obtained her A.A.S. Degree in Community Service, then a B.S. Degree in Human Services, followed by a Master’s Degree in Social Work. She spent 25 years in the Family and Children Services Division of the Suffolk County Department of Social Services on Long Island, New York. During that time she received numerous service awards at the state and local level in recognition of her outstanding professional achievements in advocating for the needs of children and youthful victims of abuse and neglect.
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Telos, Dreams, and our Continuing Human Evolution
Marley Shen-Cecilio
About the Book
We humans are still continuing to evolve into higher beings, through the actions and nurturance of our dreams and instincts. I know this to be true because as partly described in this book, I underwent the stages of these processes in the past 34 years, and still continuing. This book differentiates the Telosmor spirit from our consciousness or mind. Describes how the incorrect teachings of intellectuals since the Age of Englightenment (past 400 years) caused our human condition to deteriorate. Gives a real life example of how our evolution actually begins and the general kinds of unusual phenomena a person will undergo. Differentiates the kundalini, chakra, and other psychic energies from the Telos or spirit. Gives examples of how it feels to be “touched” by the Telos. Gives brief biography and gist of Carl Jung’s Paradigm of Individuation.About the Author
Marley Sheng-Cecilio is a Filipina. Her father was from Macao, China; her mother was from the Philippines. Her thesis from an M.A. in Literature was published in Kinaadman (Wisdom), a journal published by a consortium of Jesuit universities in Southern Philippines. This non-fiction is her first book. Sheng-Cecilio has four children and two grandsons, and lives in Skokie, Illinois. -
The Journey of Womanhood
Cathy Ify Elebo
About the Book
The Journey of Womanhood is a non-fiction novel about a woman named Rita who left her home in Nigeria to the United States in a bid to have a better understanding of the struggle of womanhood and the fight against cultural norms and the limitations they impose on women.
Rita’s journey started in her hometown in Nigeria. While championing the cause of womanhood, she stepped on many toes and was forced to relocate to the United States of America where she continued her crusade against a culture and history that have imprisoned womanhood to personal thoughts and negativism.
The author affirms that “ the journey of womanhood” reminds all that every human being is a spirit brought into this world through a mother with infinite love, joy and passion. She maintains that the truth of our spiritual connections and what we are aware of has no “gender” attached to it. Thus, the positive speaking of every mother to a child helps generation to tap into resources yet to be unfolded.
About the Author
Dr. Cathy Ify Elebo is author of many books including; Defeating HIV/AIDS, A Woman of Integrity, and she did co-author many books for Nigerian Universities.
Elebo is a Healthcare Administrator and a humanitarian who recently resides in the state of Virginia, United States. She served in different positions in Africa, from University Lecturer, to the Clerk of the State House of Assembly and Political Advisor.
Her award-winning works in helping her country Nigeria fight for gender equality, and human rights for all earned her a rare title of a “Woman Chief” for her State and Community.
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The Moment I Should Have Bounced
Ray Brown
About the Book
This book is parts of my life I examined to further clear any misconceptions on my behalf of how things could have been. I began writing this book while thinking back on the relationships and the many times I did not recognize my moment to bounce. I’ve learned life does not fit neatly in a box. Life experiences good or bad have a way of shaping you early on it can either make you strong or break you down. My upbringing in church, family, friends, and relationships all shaped my life for the better. Everyone needs to recognize their moment to bounce it’s always there just look for it.
About the Author
Raymond Brown was born in the south Bronx section of NY.I attended CS 134 went on to St. Peter and Paul middle school. I graduated Chelsea Vocational High School and went on to graduate from The College of Mount Saint Vincent with my Bachelor of the Arts in Psychology /Biology. I currently practice Nursing as a career. My life started as bumpy one and in no way were we rich. I was always asked by adults where do I see myself in the coming years by people that cared to listen.
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My Testimony Is in the Text
Michael A. Thompson
About the Book
My testimony doesn’t just come from life experiences or the challenges with sin; it is clearly expressed through the Word of God according to what is written in the Bible. Behind every recorded book in both the Old and New Testament you will find the evidence of your story.
What is amazing about the Holy Bible is that it can tell you things about yourself and your history, if you know where to look. This book is from the intimate places within the scriptures, stories, and passages that you will find my testimony is in the text!
About the Author
Michael A. Thompson is currently studying to become a licensed minister at the First Baptist Church of Glenarden located in Upper Marlboro, MD. He is currently pursuing an undergraduate certificate in Ministry and Biblical Studies at Calvary Bible Institute in Washington,
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The Only Hope for the Black Man
Albert Thomas
About the Book
Who is this black man, with physical abilities unsurpassed by any other man? He can be the wisest king and the humblest servant. He can be the greatest architect, a builder, a military leader, and yet the most ruthless cannibal. A man feared so greatly, admired so deeply, loved so passionately, and hated so strongly. Where did he come from and where is he going? We will trace his steps and see. This book tells a story of a race of people that many have to look at with wonder and amazement. These truths will help you understand better their struggles and achievements.About the Author
Born Albert McMiller on October 9, 1960, to Lucy McMiller and James Thomas. I grew up in a little town in rural Alabama. I accepted Christ as Lord and Savior at the age of eighteen. I later married my wonderful wife, Cynthia, who bore four children, Narlease, Angelica, Keturah, and Albert Gabriel. Now called by God into the ministry, I decided to write and share some of the things God has revealed to me in these latter days.
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