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Ariana’s bitter childhood battles with the outside world and her narcissistic mother threaten to consume her soul.As a Christian minority growing up in Tehran, Iran, Ariana faces harsh physical and emotional abuse from her mother and witnesses the same pain inflicted on her siblings. Her daily awakenings leave her unguarded against her mother’s wrath. Despite this, Ariana’s only true safe haven comes fleetingly in the presence of her loving papa, Jacob. However, he is often away for weeks on end as a truck driver, leaving her constantly yearning for his return.“You know your mother loves you very much. If she punishes you, it’s not because she’s mean. It’s not her fault. She is a nervous woman who cannot control her anger.”As she grows up, her search for hope is what she holds onto as she struggles to not only survive her mother’s tirades but the loss of friends and family in terror attacks and political involvement during the revolution, the drastic regime change to an Islamic government, and a city embattled with Iraq.
A harrowing, poignant memoir of the author's childhood and coming of age as a Christian in Tehran, set against the backdrop of revolution and the rise of Khomeini.
Shane begins a violent life of revenge for his father's death and as a Texas Ranges in the Civil War. The battles leave him wounded and emotionally scarred, while his inner demons cry for vengeance. Quest for Vengeance is the first in an action/adventure series detailing Shane's lifelong pursuit to punish the men who made him a widow's son.
Non-fiction story of a woman's struggle with eating disorders and addictions.
"I want to have energy and I want to grow.I really want to be healthy from head to toe." Bestselling author, Bracha Goetz, paints an exciting picture of how children (and adults ?) can easily make healthy choices in many areas of their lives - including food, sleep, and exercise! Now your children will clearly understand how to take good care of the body their neshama gets to wear.With this treasure in your home to read over and over again, every family can choose to enjoy a healthier lifestyle!
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Hakob Melik Hakobian, better known by his pen name Raffi, is a renowned Armenian author born in 1835 in Payajouk, an Armenian village situated in the Salmas province (presently in the north of Iran, near Urmia Lake) in Persia. He died in 1888 in Tiflis (present-day Tbilisi). Raffi is a prominent figure of Armenian literature.
Torn is an anthology of essays that captures the voices of a generation of women caught in the crossfire of kids, career, and family life. In a series of 48 heartfelt and often laugh-out-loud essays, the book exposes the dirty truths of motherhood and the inevitable crises of that life brings: battles with cancer, lost jobs, broken marriages, unplanned pregnancies, the heartbreak of infertility, and lots of “bad mommy” moments. As these stories illustrate, there is no perfect mother, nor is there a perfect balance when it comes to kids and a successful career.
WWII hero Samuel Gable has weeks to live. Eighty-eight years old, his body ravaged by cancer, he's full of unrest for reasons that have nothing to do with the horrid disease. He has secrets to divulge, and local writer Pete Swift agrees to document what he assumes are a few tales of war. As Samuel recalls perilous days spent in the jungles of the South Pacific, however, Pete begins to live vicariously through Samuel's stories. A kinship grows as the saga moves from the deadly battlefield to one of the great love stories of all time, as Samuel recalls his love affair with Callie, the dark-haired beauty he fell in love with before being shipped off to war. Samuel's stories weave the past and t...