Amy Purdy, who inspired a nation on Dancing with the Stars and has been called a hero by Oprah Winfrey, reveals the intimate details of her triumphant comeback from the brink of death to making history as a Paralympic snowboarder. In this poignant and uplifting memoir, Dancing With the Stars sensation Amy Purdy reveals the story of how losing her legs led her to find a spiritual path. When the Las Vegas native was just nineteen, she contracted bacterial...

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 I was watching the fan blades go round and round, thinking I could have turned on a show by now, but what's the point anyway. My fan friends don't make me feel like I'll get everything I want in this life. #2 I am not going swimming with Drew. I want to eat disgusting takeout, fill my body with MSG, and then crawl under the covers until next year rolls around with...

Are You and Your Family Ready to Survive the Next Disaster? Do you know how to feed your family yourself? Prepping is a lifestyle choice. It is when we look at ourselves and finally say, "I am going to stand on my own two feet and live the life I choose to live." In today's modern society, we rely on others way too much. We rely on people to give us food, shelter, jobs and everything else we feel that we are entitled to. Well, the day has come for...

Lola managers her personal life the same ruthless efficiency she uses to succeed in the business world. But when she receives the news that her older sister Conny has attempted suicide, Lola's secrets begin to unravel into the workplace. As she tries to do what's best for her sister without jeopardizing all she's worked hard for, Lola slowly finds her own grip on reality slipping away.

"Comedian Zach Anner opens his frank and devilishly funny book, If at Birth You Don't Succeed, with an admission: he botched his own birth. Two months early, underweight and under-prepared for life, he entered the world with cerebral palsy and an uncertain future. So how did this hairless mole-rat of a boy blossom into a viral internet sensation who's hosted two travel shows, impressed Oprah, driven the Mars Rover, and inspired a John Mayer song?...

Join Captain Stubing, Doc, Gopher, Isaac the bartender and Julie the cruise director as they help their passengers find love aboard the Pacific Princess cruise ship.

This fascinating book, written by a world authority on animal intelligence, brings together the cumulative research on the comparative intelligence levels of nonhuman "smart" species. Sally Boysen reveals how these intelligent animals communicate, learn behavior, show feelings and emotions and, for some species, how they use tools, count and sometimes pick up a foreign language.