Reality Memoirs

Recycled Human is a continuation of my first book, Damaged Goods, but Recycled Human is aimed more at the re-entry into the general public. A big part of that shift involves various "transitional services" which are in fact not helping people. In fact, the services meant to help a person like me develop can be yet another oppressive system. When a person wants to change and truly is ready to face change, it can be challenging to find genuine resources. So here it is...this is my testimony of what I saw in myself and the system that needed changing.

Tyra Banks’s America’s Next Top Model was a cultural phenomenon with over six million weekly viewers at its peak. Over its fifteen-year run, the show captured the glitz of the early aughts as well as its most toxic attitudes—from the glamorous but often questionable photo shoots to the cutting feedback from its highly respected if out-of-touch judges. Watching ANTM now, it feels impossible to imagine a show like this airing today, and as its fans have grown up, they’ve also begun to reckon with the enduring ways that the show has affected their body image and self-esteem.

In Romania, times were tough back in 1919. As Cecilia and her husband, a preacher, went through many unwanted and unexpected trials and tribulations, Cecilia ended up having to drop out of seminary school, which devastated her. Cecilia, being a mother to many children, also had plenty of dreams. Those dreams helped and showed her how to cope and what to expect in the future. Patricia, one of their daughters, had her own problems. Patricia was blessed with dreams that not only came true, but also encouraged her to live and to not give up.

The book encourages the young to work for realizing their objectives and withstand the difficulties they may face, while at the same time lets the grown-up enjoy the success of a young girl who moves from one continent to another and establishes stability and enjoys happiness to overcome all difficulties.

With raw grit and vulnerability, Scott recounts his life growing up in small-town USA and details the ways in which addiction and mental illness resulted in losses that no father, son, or brother should even have to endure. Alongside his youngest son, Wes, a medical professional in psychiatry, they take a closer look into the world of addiction and the epidemic we find ourselves to be in - revealing the causes, variables, and paths to consider moving forward.

The world was not the least bit surprised when Branden James became a finalist on season eight of America's Got Talent, receiving high praise from the judges for his emotional, operatic vocals. Coming out and sharing intimate details of his broken ties with his religious family on the show, he received countless messages from fans who could relate to his personal struggles.

American Dream Political Reality details important events that occurred in the United States, Europe, and Russia from 1988 to 2023. We participated in the opening of the Berlin Wall in Germany that had separated Communist East and West Berlin for nearly 30 years. It only takes a moment to change your life, and my son Elliot and I witnessed that in the aftermath of 9/11, when the Twin Towers in New York City collapsed from a terrorist attack.

Against a global backdrop of wartime suffering and postwar hope, Borrowing Life gathers the personal histories of the men and women behind the team that enabled and performed the modern medical miracle of the world's first successful organ transplant.

This book helps you see, think, and feel back together those parts of yourself the Western mind reduced to rubble. If you feel integration to be unnatural, that’s your problem at a glance. I apologize that the day is dawning and there’s work we need to do, but hello. It’s time to wake up.

For listeners looking for inspiration in times of uncertainty, Journey to the West provides a blueprint for sticking to a seemingly impossible ambition and getting past the winning post. With a focus on ‘lessons learnt’, Wang draws conclusions from the formative events in his life, which gradually emerge as a useful guide to avoiding life’s pitfalls and maximising the chances of success. His story demonstrates how, with a strong sense of direction and friends by your side, barriers to success can be overcome.

Breaking away from the shackles of family-run Bombay Oils Industries Ltd, Harsh Mariwala founded Marico in 1987. Today, the homegrown Marico is a leading international FMCG giant which recorded an annual turnover of over Rs 8000 crore last year. Their products, like Parachute, Nihar Naturals, Saffola, Set Wet, Livon and Mediker, are market leaders in their categories.

Take hold of your own personal journey. Make peace with it. Peace is truth. If you suffer from bipolar disorder (also called manic-depression), or if you love someone who does, then you already know how frustrating and baffling this mental illness can be. This book assures you that there is great hope—through all of life's circumstances. Even though bipolar disorder may put us through extreme challenges each and every day, if we are rigorous about taking the right medications and keeping an appropriate lifestyle, we can effectively stabilize the disease and choose a good life.

Gennem 20 år har det ene mere underholdende reality-koncept end det andet begejstret, fascineret eller forarget danskerne. Reality-tv er kommet for at blive. I 2014 fik denne underholdende genre endelig sit eget prisuddelingsshow - Reality Awards - der lige siden har budt på fest og farver, buttplugs i numsen, nye pardannelser, sex og snav, intriger, kaos og stress, fantastiske scenarier, vilde efterfester og underholdende optrædener.

Beyond Reality and Back Again: Lessons from a Lifetime is Kathy Anderson’s follow-up to her harrowing autobiography, Lilies in the Field, which details her battle with schizoaffective disorder. Drawing from her many life experiences and covering topics from religion to work to therapy and the military, Anderson shares some of the many life lessons she learned throughout her career as an Air Force captain—all while engaged in a decades-long struggle with mental illness.

This book does not contain instructions on how to achieve your spiritual goals, nor does it provide "how to" guidelines for your personal growth. This book was born in my heart on 12/31/2017, while driving to a New Year's Eve ceremony at my local Mindfulness Center. My heart opened up as I became clear that I am beginning my personal journey of awakening to the reality of life as it is in front of me.

Oliver Sanne - "Mister Germany" und "RTL-Bachelor", so wurde aus dem studierten Fitnessökonom und Unternehmer der (wie es heißt) "schönste Mann und begehrteste Junggeselle Deutschlands" in der Scheinwelt der Medien, irgendwo zwischen sichtlichem Erfolg und lauernden Abgründen.

The Tomb of the Mili Mongga tells the story of Samuel Turvey's expeditions to the island of Sumba in eastern Indonesia. While there, he discovers an entire recently extinct mammal fauna from the island’s fossil record, revealing how islands support some of the world’s most remarkable biodiversity, and why many of these unique endemic species are threatened with extinction or have already been lost. But as the story unfolds, an unexpected narrative emerges – Sumba’s Indigenous communities tell of a mysterious wildman called the 'mili mongga', a giant yeti-like beast.

Sexual Reality marks Susie Bright's return to politics and passion, jealousy and risk - in an intimate look at the human sexual condition. Chapters include: "The Story of O Birthday Party", "Strip Tea: A Most Unusual Tea Party", "Undressing Camille Paglia", "Egg Sex: Pregnancy and a Mother's Sex Life", "Blindsexual: What Every Bisexual Needs to Know", and "When 'No' Means 'I Didn't Know It Would Be Like This'".

Why don’t people want to stay free? Well, I believe that most people do, and it is a republic if we can keep it. But I did not know this as a child, or even as a grown man, until the last few years. Each chapter of this book is a revealing report on politics in the United States of America, through the study of someone who was never literate in the world of politics. I Used to Be a Democrat shows that knowledge is power.

Aisha made this book to educate single women of the trials faced on the other side of motherhood. She wants single women to understand why it's important to take care of yourself, guard your sanity, and enjoy your life...while yours is the only one you're responsible for. This book is her compilation of stories told from various viewpoints, with the intention of painting a picture for listeners of what some mothers go through.