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Author by Oprah Winfrey
Genre : Body, Mind & Spirit
Editor : Flatiron Books
ISBN : 9781250054074
Type Books : PDF & Epub
File Pages : 240
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As a creative force, student of the human heart and soul, and champion of living the life you want, Oprah Winfrey stands alone. Over the years, she has made history with a legendary talk show - the highest-rated program of its kind, launched her own television network, become the nation's only African-American billionaire, and been awarded both an honorary degree by Harvard University and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. From all her experiences, she has gleaned life lessons—which, for fourteen years, she's shared in O, The Oprah Magazine's widely popular "What I Know For Sure" column, a monthly source of inspiration and revelation. Now, for the first time, these thoughtful gems have been revised, updated, and collected in What I Know For Sure, a beautiful cloth bound book with a ribbon marker, packed with insight and revelation from Oprah Winfrey. Organized by theme—joy, resilience, connection, gratitude, possibility, awe, clarity, and power—these essays offer a rare, powerful and intimate glimpse into the heart and mind of one of the world's most extraordinary women—while providing readers a guide to becoming their best selves. Candid, moving, exhilarating, uplifting, and frequently humorous, the words Oprah shares in What I Know For Sure shimmer with the sort of truth that readers will turn to again and again.

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Author by Dorothy Allison
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Editor : Penguin
ISBN : 9781101127988
Type Books : PDF & Epub
File Pages : 112
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Bastard Out of Carolina, nominated for the 1992 National Book Award for fiction, introduced Dorothy Allison as one of the most passionate and gifted writers of her generation. Now, in Two or Three Things I Know for Sure, she takes a probing look at her family's history to give us a lyrical, complex memoir that explores how the gossip of one generation can become legends for the next. Illustrated with photographs from the author's personal collection, Two or Three Things I Know for Sure tells the story of the Gibson women -- sisters, cousins, daughters, and aunts -- and the men who loved them, often abused them, and, nonetheless, shared their destinies. With luminous clarity, Allison explores how desire surprises and what power feels like to a young girl as she confronts abuse. As always, Dorothy Allison is provocative, confrontational, and brutally honest. Two or Three Things I Know for Sure, steeped in the hard-won wisdom of experience, expresses the strength of her unique vision with beauty and eloquence.

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Author by Tavis Smiley
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Editor : Anchor
ISBN : 9780385721721
Type Books : PDF & Epub
File Pages : 274
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From the man who catapulted the Covenant with Black America to number one on the New York Times bestseller list comes a searing memoir of poverty, ambition, pain and atonment. Tavis Smiley grew up in a family of thirteen in rural Indian, where money was scarce and the sight of other black faces even scarcer. Always an outsider because of his race, economic background, and Pentecostal religious beliefs, he was sustained by his family’s love. But one day his world was shattered when his father brutally beat him, sending him to the hospital and then into foster care for a period of time. In What I Know for Sure, Smiley recounts how he overcame his painful history and became one of America’s most popular media figures.

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Author by Lia Ocampo
Genre : Young Adult Nonfiction
Editor : eBookIt.com
ISBN : 9781456635329
Type Books : PDF & Epub
File Pages : 127
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This book is the result of what I saw and heard during the many years in the Philippines as I prepared to immigrate and the years since I came to America. It is a compilation of stories from myself and others who came to the United States and the lessons we learned along the way. My mission is to give hope, comfort, and support for future immigrant families as they face the challenges of immigrating. What We Know For Sure features Filipino U.S. Embassy employees who provided long, faithful, and valuable service to the United States Government. In this book, they share the process of coming to America and the truth behind the hard work and sacrifices it takes to stay. It was written for potential immigrants and immigrants, no matter what stage of the process they are in. These stories are here to comfort, inspire, educate, and guide any immigrant throughout his or her journey to the land of the free. I recently fulfilled my "Mission Africa" and was inspired to create another mission called "Mission Philippines" which was eventually the impetus for this first book.

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Author by Martin N. Seif
Genre : Self-Help
Editor : New Harbinger Publications
ISBN : 9781684033720
Type Books : PDF & Epub
File Pages : 214
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Powerful skills based in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help you break free from the fear of uncertainty and put a stop to compulsive checking and reassurance seeking. “How do I know I made the right decision?” “What if I’m wrong?” “I need to know for sure.” Do you have thoughts like these—thoughts that cause you to second-guess yourself, and lead to anxiety, stress, and worry? Do you find yourself repeatedly checking your email for no reason, asking others for their opinions about something again and again, or lying awake at night overanalyzing and planning ahead in an attempt to feel less anxious? If so, you probably have a problem with compulsive reassurance seeking. The good news is that you can break free from this “reassurance trap”—this book will show you how. In this unique guide, you’ll find proven-effective tips and tools using CBT to help you tolerate uncertainty, face specific worrying scenarios, and gradually reduce the compulsion to incessantly seek reassurance. Most importantly, you’ll learn to deal with those pesky “doubt attacks” and trust your own judgment. Asking for reassurance is a self-reinforcing behavior—if you do it, you’re less likely to handle stressful situations without needing further reassurance. And so the cycle continues. The CBT skills in this book will help you break this exhausting and painful pattern, so you can build self-confidence and improve your life.

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Author by J. D. Greear
Genre : Religion
Editor : B&H Publishing Group
ISBN : 9781433679186
Type Books : PDF & Epub
File Pages : 128
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“If there were a Guinness Book of World Records entry for ‘amount of times having prayed the sinner’s prayer,’ I’m pretty sure I’d be a top contender,” says pastor and author J. D. Greear. He struggled for many years to gain an assurance of salvation and eventually learned he was not alone. “Lack of assurance” is epidemic among evangelical Christians. In Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart, J. D. shows that faulty ways of present- ing the gospel are a leading source of the confusion. Our presentations may not be heretical, but they are sometimes misleading. The idea of “asking Jesus into your heart” or “giving your life to Jesus” often gives false assurance to those who are not saved—and keeps those who genuinely are saved from fully embracing that reality. Greear unpacks the doctrine of assurance, showing that salvation is a posture we take to the promise of God in Christ, a posture that begins at a certain point and is maintained for the rest of our lives. He also answers the tough questions about assurance: What exactly is faith? What is repentance? Why are there so many warnings that seem to imply we can lose our salvation? Such issues are handled with respect to the theological rigors they require, but Greear never loses his pastoral sensitivity or a communication technique that makes this message teachable to a wide audience from teens to adults.

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Author by University Press
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ISBN : 9798741310373
Type Books : PDF & Epub
File Pages : 60
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University Press returns with another short and captivating biography of one of history's most compelling figures, Oprah Winfrey. Oprah Winfrey has been ranked the most influential woman in the world. As a world-renowned talk show host, television producer, movie actress, best-selling author, celebrity interviewer, and generous philanthropist, she has used her empathy, authenticity, and wit to completely revolutionize American media. Born in Kosciusko, Mississippi in 1954 to an unmarried teenage mother, Oprah Gail Winfrey was raised in extreme poverty, wore dresses made of potato sacks, suffered abuse, became pregnant, lost her son to a premature birth, became an honors student, was voted "Most Popular Girl" in her high school, won a full college scholarship, became the youngest - and first black female - television news anchor in Nashville, took the lowest-rated show in Chicago and turned it into the number-one daytime talk show in America, and became America's first black multi-billionaire. This short book tells the intensely human story of a woman who is changing the world in a way that no one else can.

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Author by Shirley MacLaine
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Editor : Simon and Schuster
ISBN : 9781476728629
Type Books : PDF & Epub
File Pages : 272
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From Academy Award–winning actress and bestselling author Shirley MacLaine, a collection of imaginative ruminations: “Fun and thoughtful by turns and told in MacLaine’s feisty, funny voice, this should appeal to fans and doubters alike” (Booklist). Beloved actress and bestselling author Shirley MacLaine contemplates everything from the everyday to the esoteric in this collection of ideas and observations, each of which begins with two simple, powerful words: What if? Taking this as her starting point, Shirley explores a wide range of matters—spiritual and secular, humorous and profound, earthbound and intergalactic, personal and universal. Along the way, she also reflects on joining the cast of Downton Abbey, receiving the prestigious American Film Institute Lifetime Achievement Award, and introducing a new puppy into her formerly one-dog home. From Shirley’s questions emerges a striking portrait of a constantly curious woman who thrills to new ideas and discoveries—all while enjoying one of the most extraordinary and enduring careers in Hollywood. What if . . . captures the one and only Shirley MacLaine at her witty, acerbic, imaginative, and irresistible best.

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Author by Babbie Mason
Genre : Religion
Editor : This I Know for Sure
ISBN : 1426740816
Type Books : PDF & Epub
File Pages : 0
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Learn to live a life of unshakable faith and leave a spiritual legacy for those who follow you.

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Author by Genius Reads
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ISBN : 9798502665544
Type Books : PDF & Epub
File Pages : 64
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This is an unofficial Workbook for "What Happened to You?" by Dr. Bruce Perry and Oprah Winfrey designed to enrich your reading experience Genius Reads is wholly responsible for this content and isn't associated with the author in any way. Text Copyright © Genius Reads Workbook for What Happened to You? by Dr. Bruce Perry and Oprah Winfrey Renowned child psychiatrist Dr. Bruce Perry and much loved talk show host, journalist and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey discuss the question:How do we identify and address the issues of childhood trauma and combat its impact? What Happened to You? is a book length discussion between this well-known activists for mental health and children's well-being on how trauma and its aftermath can be readdressed. In this Workbook for What Happened to You?, we've distilled some of the ideas and debates raised by Oprah and Dr. Perry regarding how we view trauma and how we might reframe the discussion on mental health. We've utilized multiple learning styles with detailed summaries, lessons, and goals, plus bulleted checklists and action plans to help readers digest and comprehend the ideas expanded on in the book. Throughout the book you will find: Summaries These summaries are concise overviews of each chapter, drawing key themes and learning outcomes. Within them you'll discover: The key issues that have faced Oprah and Dr. Perry and the field of PTSD treatment Insights suggested by Oprah and Perry into how trauma develops. Personal anecdotes from Oprah's own troubled upbringing and Dr. Perry's dealings with high profile cases of traumatic events. Lessons Activities based on some of the key ideas and approaches put forward by Oprah and Dr. Perry that zone in on personal attitudes towards trauma. Stocktaking lessons that allow the reader to look at their own beliefs and ideas about trauma Points of reflection that offer the reader the opportunity to better understand their own experiences. Opportunities for discussion on how they might interact with and support those who have suffered with PTSD and Adverse Childhood Experiences. Goals A brief dissection of the main idea of each chapter: A concise overview of the main ideas Oprah and Dr. Perry are keen to get across. Important features and context for the chapters. Breakdown of the arguments observed by Dr. Perry and Oprah and the ideas that have affected how we have come to define childhood trauma. Checklists These bullet-pointed lists include: Distilled concepts on how Dr. Perry has approached his work with children Breakdowns of what the current scientific thinking is on how trauma affects the brain. Plans and strategies for the wider public when considering the issue of traumatic memory Action Plan This is a chance for the reader to build their own personal ideas to engage with as they navigate the realms of memory and abuse. Ideas include: Suggestions and ideas for how the reader might respond to those who have experienced abuse. Long-term plans for the individual on how they can address post-traumatic behavior in their own lives. Questions one should ask when grappling with seemingly unresolvable personal issues. If you want to have an informed understanding of childhood trauma and how treatments have evolved, along with personal insights and revelations from America's favorite talk show host, then click buy now and find out how you might help children and adults overcome childhood trauma as a caregiver, parent or member of the community.

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