Free: Immigrant Bride

Can unconventional marriage lead to love?
In the early 1900’s, destitute, Sophia’s parents had no choice but to force their beloved sixteen-year-old daughter, Sophia, to marry a stranger. She must leave her sheltered life in Italy and become an immigrant bride in New York City.
Can she overcome her fears and learn to love?
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Free: Roads to Meaning and Resilience with Cancer: Forty Stories of Coping, Finding Meaning, and Building Resilience While Living with Incurable Lung Cancer

Roads to Meaning and Resilience with CancerL Forty Stories of Coping, Finding Meaning, and Building Resilience While Living with Incurable Lung Cancer
Pursuing a more Purposeful Life? Assimilate stories from 39 patients with incurable Lung Cancer as they share their experiences, hopes, and strengths to find meaning in your life.

Life is an unfinished project, and similarly, finding meaning is an uncompleted task. But how exactly do we find meaning? How do people find strength? The diagnosis of cancer or other terminal cases create significant adversity. So how do people develop resilience? How do they keep going? These questions had been tackled for centuries by philosophy and religion. So what is there to add?

While there is no such thing as a School of Life Professor, you now have a viable alternative. Morhaf Al Achkar obtained his Ph.D in education and is currently a practicing family physician at the University of Washington. He was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. Since then, his research has focused on the experiences of patients living with cancer. This book is based on interviews he did with 39 patients who live, like him, with advanced illness. He explored how these patients find meaning, cope, and build resilience. Using his own experiences and deep knowledge of philosophical concepts, Morhaf shares his understanding of a meaningful life from the perspective of someone aware of his own finitude.

Inside Roads to Meaning and Resilience with Cancer™, you will:

Confront questions about life, meaning, and your legacy before it is too late
Gain a new perspective on the meaning of living that transcends culture and social status
Learn countless coping strategies across various disciplines to build your individual Resilience
Acquire a positive and realistic perspective on your life that promotes hope and healing for your body, mind and spirit.
And much, much more!

This is a compelling book by an author who is wearing multiple hats — as a doctor, an academic, a lung cancer advocate, and ultimately, a patient himself. Free on Kindle.

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Free: Being Authentic: A Memoir

Being Authentic: A Memoir
Desire to find your Authentic Voice? Learn the process to participate more authentically in the project we call humanity•••

Rare are the spaces in which we can look inwardly at who we are. There is no horizon to do so more intimately than reading one’s biography. Reflect on what and who you are. What constitutes your core self? What should that be?

While there is no such thing as an “Authenticity Expert,” you now have a viable alternative. Morhaf Al Achkar obtained his Ph.D in education and is currently a practicing family physician at the University of Washington. He was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. Since then, his research has focused on the experiences of patients living with cancer. His first book is based on interviews he did with 39 patients who live, like him, with advanced illness. He explored how these patients find meaning, cope, and build resilience. Using his own experiences and deep knowledge of philosophical concepts, Morhaf shares his understanding of authenticity from the perspective of someone aware of his own finitude.

By following along with his fascinating life story, Morhaf invites you on a journey of dialogue and reflection to live a more authentic and purposeful life with integrity.

By engaging with the author’s story in Being Authentic™, you will:

Garner the bravery to look at your own and be more authentic
Strive to connect with the poet, artist, writer, dancer, and actor in You
Learn how to heal, forgive, and let go of resentment to live a more positive life
Develop better-coping skills and become more resilient in the face of pandemic-like events
And much, much more!

Being Authentic: A Memoir™ is the second book in Dr. Alachkar’s self-help series. The first was on resilience and meaning. Free on Kindle.
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Pave Your Own Way: 13 Skills to Create Your Professional Success

Infusing life lessons, childhood anecdotes, and her journey as an immigrant to the United States, Carolina Aponte sheds light on the thirteen skills needed for success

From her early years in Venezuela to her formative years living on a small island in the Caribbean, Carolina was able to explore and independently discover her inner strength. Soon after her journey to America, she arrived at a point that required her to rise to the challenge. (Spoiler alert: she did.) Her candor and life experiences help you visualize the inner strength that you also hold within yourself. Carolina’s heartwarming enthusiasm and down?to?earth wisdom help you see that the recipe for success doesn’t start with comparisons. It begins with seeing that you have everything you need to succeed. Taking into account all of your personal challenges, struggles, and wins helps you advance your career.

In Paving Your Own Way, Carolina’s thirteen skills offer practical applications for your professional growth. You will see that your journey is uniquely designed for you. Embrace it! See price on Kindle

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My Father’s Truth

My Father’s Truth
The man that raised me was as self-driven, self-disciplined, strong-minded and proud as they come. He believed in self-reliance and personal responsibility. His life was a series of stories and lessons. An immigrant from the hills of Calabria, Italy to the stage at Madison Square Garden. His death destroyed the world as I experienced it. This is our story.  $0.99 on Kindle.
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