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What My Mother Doesn't Know

By: Sonya Sones

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My name is Sophie. This book is about me. It tells the heart-stoppingly riveting story of my first love. And also of my second. And, okay, my third love, too. It's not that I'm boy crazy. It's just that even though I'm almost fifteen I've been having sort of a hard time trying to figure out the difference between love and lust. It's like my mind and my body and my heart just don't seem to be able to agree on anything.

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Simon and Schuster

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1439115184

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Stop Pretending

What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy

By: Sonya Sones

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Stop Pretending

What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy

By: Sonya Sones

It happens just like that, in the blink of an eye. An older sister has a mental breakdown and has to be hospitalized. A younger sister is left behind to cope with a family torn apart by grief and friends who turn their backs on her. But worst of all is the loss of her big sister, her confidante, her best friend, who has gone someplace no one can reach. In the tradition of The Bell Jar, I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, and Lisa, Bright and Dark comes this haunting first book told in poems, and based on the true story of the author's life. 2000 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA) and 2000 Quick Picks for Young Adults (Recomm. Books for Reluctant Young Readers)

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Harper Collins

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0064462188

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Who I've Become

Unmask...The Treasure Within

By: Sonya Visor

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Who I've Become

Unmask...The Treasure Within

By: Sonya Visor

Invisible Masks Traumatic experiences, rejection, and abuse can cause us to function as opposites of our true selves. We often say I’m fine when we’re emotionally, physically, and spiritually on edge. We don’t want the people around us to know we are hurting or struggling because exposing our weakness makes us vulnerable. In Who I’ve Become, Sonya shares her own painful experience as a victim of childhood sexual abuse—from being pursued by one family member’s perversions to being used by several others and lying to keep up the facade that everything was okay when she was hurting inside. Sonya's story shows how her abusers stole her ability to trust her parent’s love just like the enemy tricks us into thinking we can’t take our burdens to the Lord and leave them there. This book shows how we all wear masks at one time or another to cover up our frailties, and the danger that comes when we lose our purpose and ourselves. More than a testimonial, this is a resource to help you take off the mask and find the person God created you to be. Who I’ve Become is a mirror of truth. Are you ready to meet the TruU?

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Covenant House/TruUBooks, LLC

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0984354123

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9780984354122

The Body Is Not an Apology, Second Edition

The Power of Radical Self-Love

By: Sonya Renee Taylor

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The Body Is Not an Apology, Second Edition

The Power of Radical Self-Love

By: Sonya Renee Taylor

New York Times bestseller! "To build a world that works for everyone, we must first make the radical decision to love every facet of ourselves. . . . 'The body is not an apology' is the mantra we should all embrace." —Kimberlé Crenshaw, legal scholar and founder and Executive Director, African American Policy Forum Humans are a varied and divergent bunch with all manner of beliefs, morals, and bodies. Systems of oppression thrive off our inability to make peace with difference and injure the relationship we have with our own bodies. The Body Is Not an Apology offers radical self-love as the balm to heal the wounds inflicted by these violent systems. World-renowned activist and poet Sonya Renee Taylor invites us to reconnect with the radical origins of our minds and bodies and celebrate our collective, enduring strength. As we awaken to our own indoctrinated body shame, we feel inspired to awaken others and to interrupt the systems that perpetuate body shame and oppression against all bodies. When we act from this truth on a global scale, we usher in the transformative opportunity of radical self-love, which is the opportunity for a more just, equitable, and compassionate world—for us all. This second edition includes stories from Taylor's travels around the world combating body terrorism and shines a light on the path toward liberation guided by love. In a brand new final chapter, she offers specific tools, actions, and resources for confronting racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, and transphobia. And she provides a case study showing how radical self-love not only dismantles shame and self-loathing in us but has the power to dismantle entire systems of injustice. Together with the accompanying workbook, Your Body Is Not an Apology, Taylor brings the practice of radical self-love to life.

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Berrett-Koehler Publishers

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1523091010

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What the Animals Tell Me

By: Sonya Fitzpatrick

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What the Animals Tell Me

By: Sonya Fitzpatrick

If you could talk to your pet, what would it say to you? How do animals communicate with people? And what’s the best way for people to communicate with animals? In the pages of this insightful book, renowned pet psychic Sonya Fitpatrick teaches readers about the secrets of the animal world and how to learn the telepathic language of animals. Dogs, cats, reptiles, horses and wild animals of kinds have a story to tell. Animals have special ways of communicating, which is unfortunately often misunderstood by pet owners, leading to behavioral problems and a disconnect in what might otherwise be an inspiring and loving relationship between pet and pet owner. Through the discussion of her own telepathic powers and by sharing true stories form her clients, Sonya helps pet owners understand their pet’s thinking process, thereby uncovering the basis for many common problem: scratching, barking, soiling, chewing and many more. You’ll read about Sparky, the dog whose deliberate accidents pointed to a strong dislike of his owner’s new boyfriend or Zuki and Spika, two enigmatic iguanas that Sonya helped learn how to live together peacefully, Brass, a horse with an abusive past that threatens a positive relationship with his new owner and Magic, a cat with heart problems that were healed by Sonya’s advance techniques – plus many incredibly and true tales of lost pets found using Sonya’s telepathy. Sonya shares her seven simple steps to communicating with your pet, along with practical guides on care and feeding, emergency preparedness, illness, moving and how to introduce new pets to the household. Pick up a copy of What the Animals Tell Me and discover a wealth of joys in communicating and developing a truly copacetic relationship with your pet.

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1617508896

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The Body Is Not an Apology

The Power of Radical Self-Love

By: Sonya Renee Taylor

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The Body Is Not an Apology

The Power of Radical Self-Love

By: Sonya Renee Taylor

The Body Is Not an Apology The Power of Radical Self-Love Against a global backdrop of war, social upheaval, and personal despair, there is a growing sense of urgency to challenge the systems of oppression that dehumanize bodies and strip us of our shared humanity. Rather than feel helpless in the face of oppression, world-renowned activist, performance poet, and author Sonya Renee Taylor teaches us how to turn to the power of radical self-love in her new book, The Body Is Not an Apology. Radical self-love is the guiding framework that transforms the learned self-hatred of our bodies and the prejudices we have about other people's bodies into a vision of compassion, equity, and justice. In a revolutionary departure from the corporate self-help and body-positivity movement, Taylor forges the inextricable bond between radical self-love and social justice. The first step is recognizing that we have all been indoctrinated into a system of body shame that profits off of our self-hatred. When we ask ourselves, "Who benefits from our collective shame?" we can begin to make the distinction between the messages we are receiving about our bodies or other bodies and the truth. This book moves us beyond our all-too-often hidden lives, where we are easily encouraged to forget that we are whole humans having whole human experiences in our bodies alongside others. Radical self-love encourages us to embark on a personal journey of transformation with thoughtful reflection on the origins of our minds and bodies as a source of strength. In doing this, we not only learn to reject negative messages about ourselves but begin to thwart the very power structures that uphold them. Systems of oppression thrive off of our inability to make peace with bodies and difference. Radical self-love not only dismantles shame and self-loathing in us but has the power to dismantle global systems of injustice-because when we make peace with our bodies, only then do we have the capacity to truly make peace with the bodies of others

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1626569770

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Saving Red

By: Sonya Sones

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Saving Red

By: Sonya Sones

Sonya Sones, award-winning author of What My Mother Doesn’t Know, delivers a gripping, funny, and inspiring novel in verse about what happens when the person you set out to save ends up saving you. Right before winter break, fourteen-year-old Molly Rosenberg reluctantly volunteers to participate in Santa Monica’s annual homeless count, just to get her school’s community service requirement out of the way. But when she ends up meeting Red, a spirited homeless girl only a few years older than she is, Molly makes it her mission to reunite her with her family in time for Christmas. This turns out to be extremely difficult—because Red refuses to talk about her past. There are things Molly won’t talk about either. Like the awful thing that happened last winter. She may never be ready to talk about that. Not to Red, or to Cristo, the soulful boy she meets while riding the Ferris wheel one afternoon. When Molly realizes that the friends who Red keeps mentioning are nothing more than voices inside Red’s head, she becomes even more concerned about her well-being. How will Molly keep her safe until she can figure out a way to get Red home? In Sonya Sones’s inspiring novel, two girls, with much more in common than they realize, give each other a new perspective on the meaning of family, friendship, and forgiveness.

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0062370308

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The Opposite of Innocent

By: Sonya Sones

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The Opposite of Innocent

By: Sonya Sones

Poignant and chilling by turns, The Opposite of Innocent is award-winning author Sonya Sones’s most gripping novel in verse yet. It’s the story of a girl named Lily, who’s been crushing on a man named Luke, a friend of her parents, ever since she can remember. Luke has been away for two endless years, but he’s finally returning today. Lily was only twelve when he left. But now, at fourteen, she feels transformed. She can’t wait to see how Luke will react when he sees the new her. And when her mother tells her that Luke will be staying with them for a while, in the bedroom right next to hers, her heart nearly stops. Having Luke back is better than Lily could have ever dreamed. His lingering looks set Lily on fire. Is she just imagining them? But then, when they’re alone, he kisses her. Then he kisses her again. Lily’s friends think anyone his age who wants to be with a fourteen-year-old must be really messed up. Maybe even dangerous. But Luke would never do anything to hurt her...would he? In this powerful tale of a terrifying leap into young adulthood, readers will accompany Lily on her harrowing journey from hopelessness to hope.

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0062370332

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There Are No Sad Dogs in Heaven

Finding Comfort After the Loss of a Pet

By: Sonya Fitzpatrick

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There Are No Sad Dogs in Heaven

Finding Comfort After the Loss of a Pet

By: Sonya Fitzpatrick

Our pets are part of the family. For many they’re as close as children; for some they may be our only children. And while most of us can expect that our children will outlive us, sadly, our pets almost never do. Losing a pet can be as difficult as losing any other family member; we grieve, we miss them, and, mostly, we want closure, to know that our furry, feathered, or scaled friends are okay, wherever they are. For years, animal communicator Sonya Fitzpatrick has helped pet owners cope with the loss of their beloved companions. Many of them ask the same questions: Is my pet happy? Why did this happen? Is it okay to get another pet? Using her personal experiences as well as the stories of the families she’s worked with, Sonya sheds some light on the questions that every grieving pet owner has, and assures the reader that there are, in fact, no sad dogs (or cats or birds or turtles or horses or cows) in heaven.

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0425261131

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In Dreams

The Gifted Series

By: Sonya Moreno

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In Dreams

The Gifted Series

By: Sonya Moreno

“When I needed or wanted something, it would simply float toward me. That was the beginning of my talents.” Aline is a college student, born in Brazil. She is gifted, and her powers are constantly expanding. When she is very young, “they” find out about her gifts and come for her. She is sent to the United States. In addition to telekinesis, she can also hear other people’s conversations from afar—handy as a teenager when mean girls are talking about her behind her back. She can see auras, read minds, command the elements, travel astrally, and converse with the dead—except her own father.

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1796026298

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Two Eyes Are Never Enough

A minimum-wage memoir

By: Sonya Huber

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Two Eyes Are Never Enough

A minimum-wage memoir

By: Sonya Huber

Sonya Huber’s memoir takes us behind the scenes in one of the most invisible professions in the United States: direct care. Huber went into the field of direct care work in mental health hoping to make a difference in the lives of teenagers, and planning for a career in social work. What she encountered was startling and revealing—dangerous and unhealthy conditions, poverty wages, and work that took a heavy emotional toll. Melding reporting with personal experiences, she searches for possible solutions for workers and clients alike, bringing to light a profession that serves our most vulnerable population with some of the most stressed-out workers. Humane and beautifully written, this memoir will make everyone stop and think about how we care for each other in this culture.

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1940838363

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Confessions of a Chaos Whisperer

My Life as an Organizing Guru, Business Owner, and Mom

By: Sonya Weisshappel

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Confessions of a Chaos Whisperer

My Life as an Organizing Guru, Business Owner, and Mom

By: Sonya Weisshappel

In her debut memoir, Confessions of a Chaos Whisperer, New York City’s premier clutter-clearing connoisseur Sonya Weisshappel shares whimsical stories and hard-learned life lessons from three decades of moving homes, managing a business, and muddling through mistakes—all while trying to maintain her sanity. Embracing vulnerability, she bravely and candidly opens up about her early challenges, such as losing her father at a tender age and discovering her dyslexia, profoundly shaping her perspective and determination to help others. Since establishing Seriatim Inc. in 1999, Weisshappel has dedicated herself to guiding individuals through arduous and emotional life transitions. Whether it’s managing the complexities of renovation, maneuvering a cross-country move, downsizing a senior household member, or coping with the loss of a loved one and their estate, her expertise and compassion have become well-known and distinguished within the relocation community. Applying simple, practical solutions and unshakable empathy, Weisshappel helps her clients find comfort, clarity, and a sense of renewal amidst life’s most difficult and disorderly moments.

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Post Hill Press

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Cat Talk

By: Sonya Fitzpatrick

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Cat Talk

By: Sonya Fitzpatrick

Sonya Fitzpatrick’s “unique ability to communicate with all creatures great and small has brought her international attention as the premiere animal communicator” –News-Sun.In Cat Talk, America’s most beloved and trusted animal psychic helps readers to better understand their favorite feline. Sonya Fitzpatrick shares secrets of the cat world so that cat lovers all around the world can communicate better with their feline pets – from silly kittens to curmudgeonly cats.Readers will learn:• What is really important to a cat• How to deal with behavioral problems• Tips on nutrition and diet• How to find missing cats• And for those interested in learning to communicate with their pet, a step-by-step guide to learning cat talk!

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161750890X

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To Be Perfectly Honest

A Novel Based on an Untrue Story

By: Sonya Sones

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To Be Perfectly Honest

A Novel Based on an Untrue Story

By: Sonya Sones

Can honesty lead to heartbreak if the truth is subjective? A compelling novel in verse from Sonya Sones. Fifteen-year-old Colette is addicted to lying. Her shrink says this is because she’s got a very bad case of Daughter-of-a-famous-movie-star Disorder—so she lies to escape out from under her mother’s massive shadow. But Colette doesn’t see it that way. She says she lies because it’s the most fun she can have with her clothes on. Not that she’s had that much fun with her clothes off. At least not yet, anyway… When her mother drags her away from Hollywood to spend the entire summer on location in a boring little town in the middle of nowhere, Colette is less than thrilled. But then she meets a sexy biker named Connor. He’s older, gorgeous, funny, and totally into her. So what if she lies to him about her age, and about who her mother is? I mean, she has to keep her mother’s identity a secret from him. If he finds out who she really is, he’ll forget all about Colette, and start panting and drooling and asking her for her mother’s autograph. Just like everyone always does. But what Colette doesn’t know is that Connor is keeping a secret of his own…

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Simon and Schuster

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1442494778

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Your Body Is Not an Apology Workbook

Tools for Living Radical Self-Love

By: Sonya Renee Taylor

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Your Body Is Not an Apology Workbook

Tools for Living Radical Self-Love

By: Sonya Renee Taylor

Based on the New York Times bestseller The Body Is Not an Apology, this is an action guide to help readers practice the art of radical self-love both for themselves and to transform our society. Readers of The Body Is Not an Apology have been clamoring for guidance on how to do the work of radical self-love. After crowdsourcing her community, Sonya Renee Taylor found her readers wanted more concrete ideas on how to apply this work in their everyday lives. Your Body Is Not an Apology Workbook is the action guide that gives them tools and structured frameworks they can begin using immediately to deepen their radical self-love journey—such as Taylor's four pillars of practice, which help readers dismantle body shame and give them access to a lifestyle rooted in love. Taylor guides readers to move beyond theory and into doing and being radical self-love change agents in the world. “In this book, you will be asked to draw, color, doodle, talk to friends, take risks, and perhaps step outside of what feels like your natural gifts and talents,” Taylor writes. “I encourage you to release the need to be ‘good' at what you are doing and instead strive to be authentic. Perfection is the enemy of radical self-love because it is an impossible illusion. When the voice of perfectionism chimes in, take a deep breath, remember that the work is about the process, not about the product, and give yourself permission to be fabulously unapologetically imperfect.”

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1523091185

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One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies

By: Sonya Sones

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One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies

By: Sonya Sones

Fifteen-year-old Ruby Milliken leaves her best friend, her boyfriend, her aunt, and her mother's grave in Boston and reluctantly flies to Los Angeles to live with her father, a famous movie star who divorced her mother before Ruby was born.

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1442493836

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The Body Is Not an Apology

The Power of Radical Self-Love (16pt Large Print Edition)

By: Sonya Renee Taylor

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The Body Is Not an Apology

The Power of Radical Self-Love (16pt Large Print Edition)

By: Sonya Renee Taylor

A global movement guided by love Humans are a varied and divergent bunch with all manner of beliefs, morals, and bodies. Systems of oppression thrive off our inability to make peace with difference and injure the relationship we have with our own bodies. The Body Is Not an Apology offers radical self-love as the balm to heal the wounds inflicted by these violent systems. World-renowned activist and poet Sonya Renee Taylor invites us to reconnect with the radical origins of our minds and bodies and celebrate our collective, enduring strength. As we awaken to our own indoctrinated body shame, we feel inspired to awaken others and to interrupt the systems that perpetuate body shame and oppression against all bodies. When we act from this truth on a global scale, we usher in the transformative opportunity of radical self-love, which is the opportunity for a more just, equitable, and compassionate world for us all.

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0369315383

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Dying to Live

By: Sonya M. Hayes

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Dying to Live

By: Sonya M. Hayes

Dying to live is a book filled with all types of poems for everyday life. Reading this book of poems will give some incite of some situations that people have endured, while trying to regain their lives back. Dealing with these situations isn't easy when you think you are all alone and there is no one to turn to for help. This book can help people look at their lives differently and others as well before judging anyone. By publishing this great book of poems I hope to help people find another way to expressed themselves other than using violence among each other.

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The Ghost's Child

By: Sonya Hartnett

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The Ghost's Child

By: Sonya Hartnett

A one-of-a-kind love story...Those who enjoy fables or magical realism will be spellbound by this redemptive story of a search for love, love lost and love (of a sort) found again...exquisite prose." – Publishers Weekly Maddy, an old lady now, arrives home one day to find a peculiar boy waiting for her. Over tea, she tells him the story of her life long ago, when she wished for her days to be as romantic and mysterious as a fairy tale. It was then that she fell painfully in love with a free spirit named Feather, who put aside his wild ways to live with her in a little cottage, conceived with her a child never to be born, and disappeared -- leaving an inconsolable Maddy to follow after him on a fantastical journey across the sea. In a beautifully crafted tale Sonya Hartnett masterfully explores the mysteries of the heart, the sustaining power of memory, and the ultimate consolation that comes to souls who live fully and fearlessly.

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Candlewick Press

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0763688614

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9780763688615

The Wheelchair on My Face

By: Sonya Kelly

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The Wheelchair on My Face

By: Sonya Kelly

I got my first pair of glasses when I was seven. A nurse came to the school and tested everyone's eyes. And so it was discovered why I'd thrown bread to the floating crisp packets in our local pond and walked into lamp posts and said, 'excuse me'. Until that day the world was a swirl of moving coloured blobs. I thought it was the same for everyone. How wrong I was.' Part memoir, part theatre and part standup comedy this delightful story of a myopic seven year old is brought to you by actor, comedian and playwright Sonya Kelly. Sonya tells her story about growing up with poor vision that went undiagnosed until she was seven years old. Combining several forms of theatre, this delightful story shows us how we can better the world even if we cannot see the world. Winner: Scotsman Fringe First Award 2012 Critic's Pick, New York Times

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350351792

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How to Talk So People Listen

The Real Key to Job Success

By: Sonya Hamlin

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How to Talk So People Listen

The Real Key to Job Success

By: Sonya Hamlin

At a time when it's harder than ever to get and keep people's attention, we could all use some help. Enter Sonya Hamlin, author of the now classic How to Talk So People Listen (1988), and one of the country's leading communication experts. In this revised and updated edition, Sonya Hamlin, arguably America's leading communication expert, shows us how to successfully capture people's attention so that they listen, understand, and are persuaded by your message –– especially in the plugged–in, fast–paced, visually–driven atmosphere that is today's workplace. Whether making a presentation to a large audience or dealing one–on–one with a client or colleague, or communicating by E–mail, Hamlin teaches us that one of the keys to making people listen is to think about and respond to what motivates them – namely, self–interest. She then provides tools to assess others' self–interest and use it to get them to listen to your message. Hamlin also explains how to capitalize on the latest visual aids we have at our disposal today. We learn to determine what information needs or lends itself to visual presentation, and how to make visuals active, so that they serve as an extension of the speaker. In How To Talk So People Listen, you'll also find practical information on how to understand your audience, how to encourage your listeners to trust you, and how to be yourself when you're on the podium.

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0062036777

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Resisting Her Rival

By: Sonya Weiss

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Resisting Her Rival

By: Sonya Weiss

Abby Snyder finally has the opportunity to expand her diner now that the building next door is available. Unfortunately, she must compete with Nick Coleman to get it. Abby—usually über-responsible—shared one night with the playboy, and she's been trying to forget it ever since. But then he makes her a bet she can’t refuse... and the winner gets the building. With his reputation ruining his chances at gaining some big clients, Nick needs a way to prove to everyone that he's reformed. Dating Abby, the most respected girl in town—and the only one he wants—is the perfect solution. Unfortunately for Abby resisting Nick is harder than she thought. Each book in the Stealing the Heart series is a standalone, full-length story that can be enjoyed out of order. Series Order: Book #1 Stealing the Groom Book #2 Resisting Her Rival Book #3 Stealing the Bachelor

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Entangled: Bliss

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1633751082

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Revenge

By: Sonya Weiss

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Revenge

By: Sonya Weiss

Their love is a ticking time bomb. Juliet Sawyer was born to save the world. Gifted with incredible powers, she’s the only one standing in the way of The Great Extinction, the prophesied battle between Supernaturals and humans. In order to keep her sister safe and avenge her father’s murder, she’ll have to infiltrate the ranks of the Supernatural leaders who wish to destroy her. But the one thing she didn’t count on was falling in love...with someone who wants her dead. The gorgeous and dangerous son of one of the Supernatural leaders, Riley West is in charge of training the group for war—now including Juliet, whose father is responsible for killing his family. But the more they train together, the more intensely their passion for each other burns. The deeper Riley is drawn in by Juliet’s beauty, the closer he gets to the secrets she keeps: one that will challenge everything he believes in—and one that could lead to her death. Together, can their forbidden love help stop the war? Or will one of them be forced to make the ultimate sacrifice?

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Lyrical Press

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161650997X

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The Secret Past

By: Sonya Christman

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The Secret Past

By: Sonya Christman

She wanted him, he wanted her, and they both got what they wanted. Ruth Jackson just started college in Boston when she met Carter, whom she thought was a regular guy going to school. But she was wrong. Carter had a deep dark secret no one knew about.

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Sari, Not Sari

By: Sonya Singh

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Sari, Not Sari

By: Sonya Singh

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER This delightful debut rom-com follows the adventures of a woman trying to connect with her South Asian roots and introduces readers to a memorable cast of characters in a veritable feast of food, family traditions, and fun. Manny Dogra is the beautiful young CEO of Breakup, a highly successful company that helps people manage their relationship breakups. As preoccupied as she is with her business, she’s also planning her wedding to handsome architect Adam Jamieson while dealing with the loss of her beloved parents. For reasons Manny has never understood, her mother and father, who were both born in India, always wanted her to become an “All-American” girl. So that’s what she did. She knows next to nothing about her South Asian heritage, and that’s never been a problem—until her parents are no longer around, and an image of Manny that’s been Photoshopped to make her skin look more white appears on a major magazine cover. Suddenly, the woman who built an empire encouraging people to be true to themselves is having her own identity crisis. But when an irritating client named Sammy Patel approaches Manny with an odd breakup request, the perfect solution presents itself: If they both agree to certain terms, he’ll give her a crash course in being “Indian” at his brother’s wedding. What follows is days of dancing and dal, masala and mehndi as Manny meets the lovable, if endlessly interfering, aunties and uncles of the Patel family, and, along the way, discovers much more than she could ever have anticipated.

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Simon and Schuster

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1982185929

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What the Birds See

By: Sonya Hartnett

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What the Birds See

By: Sonya Hartnett

Hartnett again captures the ineffable fragility of childhood in this keenly observed tale." — Publishers Weekly (starred review) Nine-year-old Adrian watches his world closely, but there is much he cannot understand. He does not, for instance, know why three neighborhood children might set out to buy ice cream one summer’s day and never be seen again...In a suburb that is no longer safe and innocent, in a broken family of self-absorbed souls, Sonya Hartnett sets the story of a lone little boy — unwanted, unloved, and intensely curious — a story as achingly beautiful as it is shattering. A Children’s Literature Choice List Title Two starred reviews (Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews)

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Candlewick Press

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1536206652

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Jonesborough

By: Sonya A. Haskins

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Jonesborough

By: Sonya A. Haskins

Jonesborough, as the oldest town in Tennessee, was once the capital of their own state, Franklin. Although that did not last, the history of this town was impactful in many of the important events of the young country. Originally established in 1779 as the seat of Washington County, North Carolina, Jonesborough is the oldest incorporated town in Tennessee. Early pioneers were given land grants to settle west of the mountains, but by 1784, they no longer trusted their political leaders in North Carolina. They created their own local government and established the state of Franklin, naming Jonesborough the original capital of the "lost" 14th state. Never recognized by Congress, Franklin eventually fizzled out and Tennessee was formed. Although Tennessee was a slave-holding state prior to the Civil War, Jonesborough produced the earliest regularly published periodical devoted to abolishing slavery. Today, Jonesborough is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with many buildings fully restored. In this volume, readers will see the Christopher Taylor House, which was built about 1778, and the Chester Inn, which hosted many famous guests in its original days, including Presidents Andrew Jackson, Andrew Johnson, and James K. Polk.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1439612951

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Westernwear

Postwar American Fashion and Culture

By: Sonya Abrego

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Westernwear

Postwar American Fashion and Culture

By: Sonya Abrego

During the prosperous, forward-thinking era after the Second World War, a growing number of men, women, and children across the United States were wearing fashions that evoked the Old West. Westernwear: Postwar American Fashion and Culture examines why a sartorial style with origins in 19th-century agrarian traditions continued to be worn at a time when American culture sought balance between technocratic confidence in science and technology on one side, and fear and anxiety over global annihilation on the other. By analysing well-known and rarely considered western manufacturers, Westernwear revises the common perception that fashionable innovation came from the East coast and places western youth cultures squarely back in the picture. The book connects the history of American working class dress with broader fashionable trends and discusses how and why Native American designs and representations of Native American people were incorporated broadly and inconsistently into the western visual vocabulary. Setting westernwear firmly in context, Sonya Abrego addresses the incorporation of this iconic style into postwar wardrobes and popular culture, and charts the evolution of westernwear into a modern fashion phenomenon.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350147680

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Of A Boy

By: Sonya Hartnett

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Of A Boy

By: Sonya Hartnett

The year is 1977, and Adrian is nine. He lives with his gran and his uncle Rory; his best friend is Clinton Tull. He loves to draw and he wants a dog; he's afraid of quicksand and self-combustion. Adrian watches his suburban world, but there is much he cannot understand. He does not, for instance, know why three neighbourhood children might set ...

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ReadHowYouWant.com

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1459621212

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9781459621213

What My Girlfriend Doesn't Know

By: Sonya Sones

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What My Girlfriend Doesn't Know

By: Sonya Sones

A teen boy confronts the complications of love in this relatable free verse novel featuring a new cover and larger trim size. Don’t get me wrong—my girlfriend’s amazing. But the way things have been going lately, I’m starting to believe that the only thing worse than not getting what you want, is getting it. Picking up where What My Mother Doesn’t Know leaves off, this is the story of what happens next—told from the perspective of Murphy, Sophie’s new boyfriend. And even though Murphy’s thrilled to be with Sophie, the consequences of their relationship—and the temptations outside of it—force him to consider everything he knows about love. Told in free verse and brimming with authenticity, this novel provides unique insight into the mind of a young man.

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Simon and Schuster

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1442423099

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9781442423091

The Would Be Tree

By: Sonya S. Smith

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The Would Be Tree

By: Sonya S. Smith

The Would Be Tree is the story of a seed who planted herself in a place she had chosen, and there, she grew into a small plant. Her biggest concern was becoming a plant, not a weed. The green leaves she showed convinced her to make herself comfortable right where she was. But life was not what The Gardener had planned for her. Her unexpected journey includes pain, confusion, and fear, but His plan proved to be better than she could have ever imagined. “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 “We settle for what we think we are or what others tell us we are, instead of growing into who we were created to be. Sonya has captured the struggle of comparison and the joy of growing into your God-given potential. The Would Be Tree will be read to children by adults seeking the same revelation.” –Barbara Walls, Founder, Spiritual Spa Ministries

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WestBow Press

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1973621517

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The Firefighter's Perfect Plan

By: Sonya Weiss

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The Firefighter's Perfect Plan

By: Sonya Weiss

Josie Moore is in big trouble. After a few too many glasses of wine and tired of her mother’s constant disappointment, Josie tells what she thinks is a harmless lie—that she is sort of in a relationship with her childhood crush, firefighter Lincoln Bradford. The lie comes back to bite her when her mother moves back to town, and now Josie has to make the fantasy a reality. Lincoln has a perfect plan to protect his heart—and rule number one is: don’t fall in love. There’s no such thing as happily ever after, especially when it comes to love. But he didn’t factor in Josie, his sister’s quirky, gorgeous best friend. He agrees to help her, with the understanding that they’re definitely not going to be anything more. But every time they try to break up, they only end up tangled deeper together. Lincoln’s carefully laid plans are about to come crashing down... Each book in the Fire and Sparks series is STANDALONE. * Wedding Date Rescue * The Firefighter's Perfect Plan

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Entangled: Bliss

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1640634983

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9781640634985

Reckoning

By: Sonya Weiss

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Reckoning

By: Sonya Weiss

The Great Extinction, the prophesied war between the humans and the Supernaturals, has begun. Born a Supernatural, Juliet Sawyer has the ability to save the world from disaster. But after barely escaping the underground, power-sucking prison known as the Void, she finds herself on the brink of death and in the middle of a vengeful war. To survive, she’ll have to make a deal with her human captors. But the stakes are raised when she learns the government is holding her sister hostage. To rescue her, Juliet must become a weapon for humanity, fighting against her own kind—including Riley West, the boy she fell deeply in love with—and by whom she was abandoned. Forced to desert Juliet, Riley is on a mission to capture the human’s president and bring her to the Supernatural’s king. But if he fails, there will be no stopping the Night of Grief, which will unleash horrors capable of destroying humans and Supernaturals alike. With battle lines drawn, amid a flurry of secrets and betrayals, can Juliet and Riley rescue their love as well as all life on Earth? Or will someone get caught in the crossfire?

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Lyrical Press

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1601837291

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9781601837295

WELCOME to the Next Level

3 Secrets to Become Unstuck, Take Action, and Rise Higher in Your Career

By: Sonya L. Sigler

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WELCOME to the Next Level

3 Secrets to Become Unstuck, Take Action, and Rise Higher in Your Career

By: Sonya L. Sigler

WELCOME to the NEXT LEVEL helps highly motivated professionals take their career to the next level, so they don’t spend another day in a job where they are not appreciated or paid what they are worth. For over twenty years, executive leadership coach and author Sonya L. Sigler has successfully guided company founders, team leaders, and their employees on how to break through career barriers. With the right tools, they can become powerful storytellers, reframe their goals, and take action on their career. In WELCOME to the NEXT LEVEL, Sonya pulls from extensive professional experience to reveal the 3 secrets for career advancement. Throughout WELCOME to the NEXT LEVEL, highly motivated professionals learn: What’s holding them back from having the career of their dreams and what they can do about it immediately How to clarify and live their true career path How to experience their vision of success How to get recognized for excellent work and accomplishments The importance of building a successful and promotable brand

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Morgan James Publishing

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1642797642

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9781642797640

The Homeschooler's Book of Lists

More Than 250 Lists, Charts, and Facts to Make Planning Easier and Faster

By: Sonya Haskins

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The Homeschooler's Book of Lists

More Than 250 Lists, Charts, and Facts to Make Planning Easier and Faster

By: Sonya Haskins

With more than 250 lists, home educators, private school teachers, and others will find important facts and essential information in one easy-to-use resource.

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Bethany House

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0764204432

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9780764204432

The Rabbit and the Apple Tree and Two Other Tales

By: Sonya Bee

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The Rabbit and the Apple Tree and Two Other Tales

By: Sonya Bee

Once upon a time, in a wondrous land, there lived a rabbit, a bear, a squirrel, a sloth family, and a girl named Jessica. In this fun-filled forest, many lively events arise. Open these pages and find yourself munching on apples with a rabbit, plucking acorns with a squirrel, and sneaking into an empty house. Sonya’s valuable fairy tale and fables book will delight children and adults of all ages!

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