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As a young man, Virgil Moody vowed he would never be like his father, he would never own slaves. When he moves from his father's plantation in Savannah to New Orleans, he takes with him Annie, a tiny woman with sharp eyes and a sharper tongue, who he is sure would not survive life on the plantation. She'll be much safer with him, away from his father's cruelty. And when he discovers Annie's pregnancy, already a few months along, he is all the more certain that he made the right decision. As the years pass, the divide between Moody's assumptions and Annie's reality widens ever further.

Shame is one of the leading emotions that stem from growing up in a dysfunctional house hold. Feelings of shame are usually experienced in the form of self-hatred. One who feels shame can see the world as a place of suffering and loneliness - but you have the ability to set these hurtful feelings free!

Bobbi Rebell taps into her exclusive network of business leaders to share with you stories of the financial lessons they learned early in their lives that helped them become successful. She then uses these stories as jumping off points to offer specific, actionable advice on how you can become a financial grownup just like them. You're guided by proven examples and given the information you need to make choices that are right for you. How to Be a Financial Grownup will especially appeal to you if you're interested in new ideas to better manage your finances.

Every facet of American life is being overtaken by big platform monopolists like Facebook, Google, and Bayer (which has merged with the former agricultural giant Monsanto), resulting in a greater concentration of wealth and power than we've seen since the Gilded Age. They are evolving into political entities that often have more influence than the actual government, bending state and federal legislatures to their will and even creating arbitration courts that circumvent the US justice system.

In the summer of 2012, Tracy O'Malley was going through the motions of her life as a hardworking single parent. To everyone who knew her, she was the pillar of strength. But underneath that mask was a hurting, broken woman, only hanging on by a thread. One Sunday afternoon, a life-changing phone call brought her life crumbling down like a house of cards. Grace, Grit, Guts is a stirring step-by-step account of self-discovery, healing, recovery, and transformation. Follow Tracy’s journey on her relentless quest to heal from her tumultuous life.

Do you wonder how people make money online? If you have tried everything imaginable, but have never been able to master the art of stock investment, then this could be one of the most important books you’ve listened to in years. Now, can you imagine being your own boss, working at your own pleasure and schedule? With just a few simple tricks, an internet connection, and a computer, you can run online businesses making money when seated at home.

As a marriage and family therapist, one of Nicole Zasowski’s greatest joys is helping her clients grow in emotional freedom. What she couldn’t see for many years is that she was living her own life outside of that freedom, clinging to behaviors like shame, performance, and control in order to feel valued and safe.