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Pre-Owned The Golden Road: Notes on My Gentrification (Hardcover) 1594201099 9781594201097

The true story of a remarkable young woman s struggle to find a home in the world Caille Millner is a rising star on the literary scene. A graduate of Harvard University she was first published at age sixteen and was recently named one of Columbia... more

Pre-Owned Twice Chosen: One /Womans Story of Healing Paperback Betsy Schenck Kylstra

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Unbowed : One Woman s Story 9780307263483 Used / Pre-owned

In this inspiring memoir Wangari Maathai the winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize recounts her life as a political activist feminist and environmentalist in Kenya. Includes 16 pages of photos. CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better... more

Women of Hope: Remember Me When : A Women of Hope Novel (Series #2) (Paperback)

Inspired by the biblical story of Abigail in 1 Samuel a Christian woman stands up for what is right despite life-threatening consequences. When Faith married her husband Roger Nolan he seemed to be an upstanding businessman owner of a remote... more

I ll Stand by You: One Woman s Mission to Heal the Children of the World (Paperback)

This may be the book that changes your life. --Siobhan Fallon author of You Know When the Men Are Gone The saint of Staten Island (People magazine) shares the inspirational story of how she s changing the world one child at a time. Over a decade ago... more

Pre-Owned Facing the Extreme: One Woman s Story of True Courage Death-Defying Survival and Her Quest for the Summit (Mass Market Paperback) 0312969856 9780312969851

The author recounts how her team reached the summit of Mt. McKinley in Alaska after the worst storm on record took the lives of eleven people. more

Life s Letter: One woman s journey retracing the steps of her grandmother s love letters 67 years later. (Paperback)

A transatlantic love story revealed through 110 long-lost love letters from 1946 piques a granddaughter s curiosity into her lineage. The letters penned from her British war bride grandmother to her Canadian soldier grandfather inspires Carly to... more

Surviving Myself : One Woman s Journey from Fear and Hate to Love and Empowerment (Hardcover)

Surviving Myself is a descriptive autobiography of one woman s journey through disgracing portal of terror. Her determination to stay open to survival is inspiring. She discovers the will to choose a healthy spiritual way of seeing life; which has... more

Out of Darkness Into the Light: One Woman s Story of Abuse Addiction and Redemption (Paperback)

I wasn t even fifteen yet and every man in my life had hurt me. All I wanted was to be loved Life for Peggy Meatchem was never a bed of roses. An abusive childhood led to abusive relationships which ultimately led to a life of crime and addiction.... more

Good Catholic Girls : How Women Are Leading the Fight to Change the Church 9780060570637 Used / Pre-owned

Good Catholic Girls is the story of educated principled and brave Catholic women who are challenging one of the world s last and most impenetrable bastions of male authority. CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good... more

A Match to the Heart : One Woman s Story of Being Struck by Lightning 9780679425502 Used / Pre-owned

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Living Water : A Story of Love Hope and Transformation (Paperback)

This is a story about hope; Samantha s hopes Jesus hopes and our hopes. It s a story about love; Jesus love for her his love for us our love for God and one another. And it is a story of transformation of how a lonely empty woman of shame met Christ... more

Pre-Owned Mother and Me: Escape from Warsaw 1939 (Paperback) 0897335708 9780897335706

In 1939 Julian Padowicz says I was a Polish Jew-hater. Under different circumstances my story might have been one of denouncing Jews to the Gestapo. As it happened I was a Jew myself and I was seven years old. Julian s mother was a Warsaw socialite... more

Pre-Owned A Place to Land: Lost and Found in an Unlikely Friendship (Hardcover) 0345450558 9780345450555

Filled with humor and heartbreak this is the inspirational true story of an unlikely friendship between two women--one black one white--from the acclaimed author of Undercurrents: A Life Beneath the Surface. more

Three Lives (Paperback)

Gertrude Stein s first published work Three Lives is divided into three different stories each one a psychological portrait of a different women. The Good Anna describes an exacting German house servant; Melanctha explores the love affair of an... more

Pre-Owned Left at the Altar: My Story of Hope and Healing for Every Woman Who Has Felt the Heartbreak of Rejection (Paperback) 0785228780 9780785228783

Fascinatingly insightful and hopeful page-turning account of one woman s encounter with ultimate rejection. TV journalist Kimberley Kennedy went from having it all to complete devastation rejection and public humiliation when like a Lifetime movie... more

A Handful of Purple Sky - My Second Chance at Life [Paperback]

Product Description When Faced With Adversity Human Beings Can Either Break Or Rise From The Ashes. A Handful Of Purple Sky Is The Story Of A Resilient Woman Who Despite Waking Up One Morning To The Terrible News That She Had Breast Cancer Not Only... more

Recovery from Cancer : The Remarkable Story of One Woman s Struggle with Cancer and What She Did to Beat the Odds 9780757001376 Used / Pre-owned

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Pre-Owned Talking Story: One Womans Quest to Preserve Ancient Spiritual and Healing Traditions Paperback Marie-Rose Phan-Le

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Nordie s at Noon : The Personal Stories of Four Women Too Young for Breast Cancer 9780738210865 Used / Pre-owned

In this book the authors share their experiences of being diagnosed with breast cancer at young ages. It is also a work that encourages women everywhere to be proactive with their health--and realize that no one is too young for breast cancer.... more

Pre-Owned Cry Rape : The True Story of One Woman s Harrowing Quest for Justice 9780299219604

Cry Rape dramatically exposes the criminal justice system s capacity for error as it recounts one woman s courageous battle in the face of adversity. In September 1997 a visually impaired woman named Patty was raped by an intruder in her home in... more

Overcoming: The remarkable story of one woman s triumph over trauma. How the unconventional approaches by her psychologist and their bond helped her reclaim her life and flourish (Paperback)

Have you ever wondered if people can really change? Have you been curious about what happens in a psychotherapist s office? Have you ever felt emotional despair and looked to find meaningful answers? This is the remarkable true story of Emma a... more

Pound for Pound : A Story of One Woman s Recovery and the Shelter Dogs Who Loved Her Back to Life 9780062370235 Used / Pre-owned

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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Written By Herself (Paperback)

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl which was first published in 1861 was one of the first slave narratives penned by a woman. The book tells the story of Harriet Jacobs (1813-1897) a slave from North Carolina who suffered greatly (along with her... more

Merry-Go-Round : The story of one woman s life (Paperback)

Merry-Go-Round: The Story of One Woman s Life encompasses seven decades of learning under the basalt rims of Eastern Oregon and across the United States. Crandell takes us into memory to share the joys of a rural childhood a small school education... more

The Ride of Her Life: The True Story of a Woman Her Horse and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America (Paperback)

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - The triumphant true story of a woman who rode her horse across America in the 1950s fulfilling her dying wish to see the Pacific Ocean from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Perfect Horse and The Eighty-Dollar... more

Pre-Owned Transitions of the Soul: True Stories from Ordinary People (Paperback) 1571742522 9781571742520

Death is not an ending but a transition of the soul. Here are true-life stories of ordinary men women and children who no longer fear death or grieve for deceased loved ones. Why? Because they know the human spirit survives death--and lives on. But... more

Mothering the Crescent Moons: Our Journey with Sickle Cell Anemia (Hardcover)

Mothering the Crescent Moons is a testament to one woman s unyielding resilience. A heart-warming story it details the author s challenges and triumphs of being a mother and a caregiver to a child with sickle cell anemia. Along the journey Tyrene... more

Fractured Lives (Paperback)

Fractured Lives is a memoir of one woman s experiences as a documentary filmmaker covering the wars in southern Africa during the 1980s and 1990s. Part autobiography part history part social commentary and part war story it offers a female... more

Pre-Owned Finding Grace: A True Story about Losing Your Way in Life...and Finding It Again (Paperback) 0312380542 9780312380540

Finding Grace is the powerful often humorous and deeply moving story of one woman s journey of broken dreams. It is the story of how a painful legacy of the past is confronted and met with peace. This book is for anyone who has struggled to... more

Escaping Nazi Germany: One Woman s Emigration from Heilbronn to England (Hardcover)

Carefully piecing together the personal letters of Alice Liesel Schwab Escaping Nazi Germany tells the important story of one woman s emigration from Heilbronn to England. From the decision to leave her family and emigrate alone to gaining her... more

Volume 1: Beautiful Ashes : How I Overcame Generational Curses: Based on a True Life Story (Paperback)

Leading lady Sabrina Marica Smith overcomes some amazing circumstances in her life which she shares with her audience in this powerful wisdom-filled autobiography. Hope and faith is the main message she seeks to share throughout this book. If you... more

You Meet Such Interesting People (Hardcover - Used) 0890964041 9780890964040

It wasn t easy in those days for a woman to get her foot in the city room door. Bess made it because she understood one of the basic principles of the newspaper business--everyone has a story. You have only to discover it and tell it well. She will... more

DK Life Stories: DK Life Stories Marie Curie (Paperback)

Explore the inspirational tale of this Nobel prize laureate Marie Curie. Learn about the fascinating life of Marie Curie one of the world s most celebrated women scientists who changed the course of the world through her scientific discoveries in... more

Pre-Owned Like a Tree by Running Water: The Story of Mary Baptist Russell California s First Sister of Mercy (Paperback) 1577331494 9781577331490

The story of the remarkable woman who is the pioneer founder of the Sisters of Mercy in California is one that speaks of courage in the face of opposition and hardship of dedication to those society has forgotten of ingenuity and creativity in... more

Pre-Owned We Have Your Husband : One Woman s Terrifying Story of a Kidnapping in Mexico 9780425241783

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Condi : The Condoleezza Rice Story 9780310269687 Used / Pre-owned

As secretary of state and a close confidant of President George W. Bush Condoleezza Rice is the most influential woman in the history of the United States government and perhaps one of the most famous black women in the world. Her latest stint in... more

Pre-Owned My Prison My Home: One Woman s Story of Captivity in Iran (Paperback) 0061583286 9780061583285

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