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My name’s Danny Baker, and for four years, I suffered from life-threatening bouts of depression that led to alcoholism, drug abuse, medicine-induced psychosis and multiple hospitalisations. But over time, I managed to recover, and these days, I’m happy, healthy, and absolutely love my life. This is a memoir that recounts my struggle and eventual triumph over depression.

There is no better time than now to enhance your physique to the standard that you desire. This book will help guide you on your endeavors to a more healthy and fit lifestyle while highlighting some of the intricacies that you may have to maneuver to achieve your set goals. Gaining a deeper comprehension is just the beginning steps of starting your journey to a more enriched lifestyle.

Dante in a Year is dedicated to sharing Dante’s Divine Comedy with a new generation of readers and listeners in honor of the 700th anniversary of Dante’s death. We will be using my new translation of the Comedy, beautifully illustrated by sculptor Timothy Schmalz. Along the way we will periodically hear from artists and scholars on why Dante remains relevant today.To support the podcast as a sustaining member of our community, see below!https://www.buzzsprout.com/1741491/support

Warriors of Wisdom: Lion – The Love Cry of Healthy Masculinity “Not all warriors wear armor—some wear truth, compassion, and courage.” In a world that often distorts what it means to be a man, Warriors of Wisdom offers a raw and powerful redefinition. This gripping anthology unites the voices of ten courageous individuals; fathers, husbands, sons, and leaders, who have dared to walk the path of purpose, self-reflection, and emotional evolution. Guided by visionary author Bec Bucci, this book dives deep into what it means to embody healthy masculinity. Through stories of trauma and ...

I was on top of the world. In a very short time, I’d gone from nothing to being the most powerful super the city had ever seen. But not everyone is happy about it. Turns out, there’s more than one form of power, and some of the corporate "heroes" see me as a threat.

We are in the midst of an attention crisis - caused in large part by our smartphones. There's a constant stream of information that we are powerless to withstand because it shows up in our notifications. More and more of us are finding it harder and harder to concentrate. The good news, attention expert Stefan Van der Stigchel reports, is that we now know more about brain and behavior than ever before, and he draws on the latest scientific findings in his account of concentration.

THE ONLY SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY WORKBOOK THAT’S EXCLUSIVELY DESIGNED FOR ICE HOCKEY PLAYERS TO BUILD MENTAL TOUGHNESS AND BOOST THEIR ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE Players hear it all the time… "Hockey is 90% Mental, and 10% Physical” "It's All in Your Head" "The Only One that Can Stop You is You" "You have to be Mentally Tough!" But what exactly do those sayings mean??? Without something concrete, it's difficult for players to understand what it specifically takes to have a mental approach primed for success. And rather than have a debate with someone who knows nothing about mental training or ...

Why do so many deals that look good on paper end up in tatters? Deal makers often treat the handshake or signed contract - getting to "yes" - as the final destination in their bargaining journey rather than the start of a cooperative venture. Even worse, most companies reward negotiators on the basis of the number and size of the deals they're signing, giving them no incentive to negotiate deals that actually work.

While she laid on what she thought was her deathbed, my hilarious, Colombian-American Grandma finally shared the tragedy of her life. I learned that her dad abandoned her at birth, her mom sold her to be an indentured servant at 8 years old, her sisters outcasted her, and much to my surprise, I learned that my Grandpa beat the sh$t out of her, cheated on her, and verbally abused her for their entire marriage.

After a morning’s betting at the races, bookmaker George Price is found in his car, barely alive with a bullet in his head. As he’s rushed to hospital, Detective Inspector Jack Frost and the Denton police force start their hunt for the would-be murderer. But with a long list of enemies who might want the bookie dead, the team have got their work cut out for them. And with a slew of other crimes hitting the area, from counterfeit goods to violent drugs gangs swamping Denton with cheap heroin, the stakes have never been higher.

"What if you could" was the question that changed my life forever. I was a depressed and frustrated carpenter who was out of work. Little did I know that I was unconsciously sabotaging my life at every turn, and losing what matters in the process. I was waiting for destiny, but destiny never came. Come with me on a journey from the streets of Mexico to the invisible world all around you. In my first-ever book, I bring you on a wild, inspirational ride into the inner work required to break through what seems to be your lot in life.

Dottie Ponedel knows how to amuse with rouge. Her autobiography, the story of a pioneering woman makeup artist, whose career spanned the entire length of Hollywood's Golden Era from silent movies to the great films of the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, puts a new foundation on the stars.

Brooklyn-based aspiring writer Lucy Minninger has no trouble putting the comedy in her rom-coms. It's the romance part of the equation that's the problem. Former child star Rudy Riziero made his mark on some of the most popular kids' shows of the '90s. But that early success has pigeonholed him into a stand-up routine riffing on his past work, while the slick single life he envisioned was clearly a fantasy. He's actually ready for a relationship, if he could just find someone uninterested in who he used to be.

From the stars of the Netflix documentary Life in the Doghouse and founders of one of the most recognized rescue organizations in the world, the poignant story of how Danny and Ron found each other during a time they each needed rescuing, and how they transformed their home into a haven for dogs...

Dead prostitutes can seem like part of the landscape in South Los Angeles. What, then, could render two veteran homicide detectives speechless as they stand over their latest victim? Tightly-wound Dickie Jones and his smart and cocky partner, Matt “Pretty Boy Floyd” Tyler, find themselves entangled with gang members and a sexy drug dealer as they uncover a nefarious plot rife with greed, sex, and betrayal. Can law enforcement’s “odd couple” survive fights, shoot-outs, and a sniper who wants them dead?

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Tilly and the Time Machine written and read by Adrian Edmondson. Tilly is seven and a half - and about to make history. When Tilly's dad builds a time machine in the shed there's only one place she really wants to go: back to her sixth birthday party...

Danny Gallagher leads listeners up to that infamous day in October 1981 when Rick Monday of the Los Angeles Dodgers hit a home run off of Montreal Expos pitcher Steve Rogers in the ninth inning, giving the Dodgers a berth in the World Series. Listeners will be taken back to 1976 when a five-year plan for winning the National League championship was set in place by the Expos with the hiring of experienced manager Dick Williams.

It started out just like any other job, stealing an artifact of unknown origin for a beautiful client. Turns out, that client was literally not of this world, and the artifact was the key to the kind of life I'd only seen on the screen.

A young girl, abused, traumatized, and diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder struggles to survive while life-long antagonists seek to destroy her. The personalities stemming from her disorder divide her authentic self into Dirty Mary (the seductress), Savage Mary (the fighter), and Sweet Mary, the innocent personality she had before the traumatic experiences that still torment her. This story is inspired by true events.

On December 14, 1997, Marine Corps Captain Danny White thought he had it all. He had married his high school sweetheart and they had three children and another on the way, when an accident on an Arizona highway shattered his life and left him and two of his children stranded in a desert of the soul. Through his faith in God, Danny eventually found his life and a new love to lead him to his destiny.