Showing results for "Sins-" in Biographies & Memoirs

Matt Rowland Hill had two great loves in his life: Jesus and heroin. The son of an evangelical minister, Hill grew up with an unwavering devotion to the tenets of his parents’ Baptist church. But by high school, he began to experience a crisis of faith. To fill the void, he turned to literature, and then to heroin and cocaine. By his twenties, Hill’s substance abuse escalated into a full-on addiction. As he grew increasingly suicidal, he knew he had to come to terms with both religion and drugs to survive.

Daniela Legarda, influenciadora colombiana, nos cuenta en este libro su apasionante historia, desde que emigró con su familia a Estados Unidos en busca de mejores oportunidades. Daniela descubrió que su pasión era ser creadora de contenido, y justo cuando su carrera empezó a despegar, su hermano Fabio murió trágicamente, lo que conmocionó a millones de personas.

La fascinante historia de cómo Vladímir Putin, un agente mediocre del KGB, llegó a la presidencia de Rusia, deshizo años de avances y convirtió a su país de nuevo en una amenaza para sus ciudadanos y para el mundo.

Almudena Cid comparte sus herramientas para avanzar con equilibrio ante los giros de la vida. En Caminar sin punteras habla de cómo, cuando el centro de tu vida se desmorona, recurrir a su experiencia como deportista de élite la salvó de quedarse esperando a que algo aliviara el dolor. Cuando tuvo que mirar atrás y encontrar el modo de hacer frente al caos, regresaron con más presencia que nunca la disciplina y la fuerza mental que desarrolló en su carrera como gimnasta.

Un podcast sencillo sobre misterios sin resolver, a lo largo de la historia, a lo largo del mundo.

A descendant of Confederate General Robert E. Lee chronicles his story of growing up with the South's most honored name, and the moments that forced him to confront the privilege, racism, and subversion of human dignity that came with it.

Ser homosexual en pleno siglo XXI no es nada fácil, y aunque ha habido algunos avances al respecto, es innegable que todavía queda mucho camino por recorrer. Por esto el actor, cantante y creador de contenido Javier Ramírez decide compartir su historia de vida en este libro, para que a través de su testimonio podamos despertar nuestra empatía, educarnos y construir un mundo más diverso y tolerante.

Carolyn V. Hamilton arrives in Las Vegas in 1973 to join a circus. When that job doesn't work out, she opens the new MGM Grand Hotel/Casino as a cocktail waitress. This turns out to be more involved than a nice Lutheran girl from Seattle would think: parties, stealing, sex, drinking, and drugs are the main entertainment for a bored crew of casino employees. Some waitresses date culinary union bosses, who have their own high drama of payoffs, fights for control, fire bombings and an 18-day culinary union strike.

I am Rick Levesque. This is my first book; it is about faith, my recovery from my alcoholism and pornography, and my experiences with the church after the revelation of my affair. I am not alone in my struggle and hope this will reach just one man to help him get honest about his sin and encourage the church to be more open to sinners. In many ways, the church is broken; years of pleasantries and hollow worship, dependent on tradition while keeping appearances up, have almost proven to be ineffective for those who struggle with sin.

In his astonishing new book, Edward Klein uncovers the real story behind Hillary's email scandals and the dirty political games that have kept her one step ahead of the law - for now. Klein reveals what the FBI's team of 150+ investigators really found on Clinton's server. How Comey originally threatened to resign over White House attempts to intervene in the investigation, and his secret plan to go around the Justice Department if needed.

The Beverly Hills Supper Club was Vegas before Vegas was cool. It was known as the "Showplace of the Nation" before it burned to the ground in 1977, killing at least 165 people - one of the worst fires in US history. But few knew that the Beverly Hills had a violent past of deadly arson beginning in 1936, when it was taken over by the Cleveland mob that ran "Sin City" in Newport, Kentucky - an open city of prostitution, extortion, gambling, and violence for decades, until new US Attorney General Bobby Kennedy went to war on the mob in 1961.

In January 2013, Regina’s 15-year-old nephew shot and killed his father (her brother), mother, and three siblings. She became her nephew’s guardian and stood by him through seven years of legal drama. In this memoir, she recounts her extremely difficult and personal story that affected her large extended family and entire community. It is a tragedy about generational trauma set in the rich cultural background of New Mexico. This is a story of courage and conviction as well as love, compassion, and hope.

Dos amigos que creamos un espacio donde podemos dialogar sobre temas en común en nuestras vidas de jovenes adultos.

Amid the shimmering lights and bustling streets of Las Vegas lies a darker, hidden narrative. "Sins & Survivors: Las Vegas True Crime" examines the city's most unsettling true crime stories, focusing on cases interwoven with the complexities of domestic violence. Each episode your hosts, Shaun & John, shed light on the gritty realities survivors face and the resilience they embody.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sins-survivors-a-las-vegas-true-crime-podcast--6173686/support.

From America’s most beloved foursome—the TikTok sensation @theoldgays—a book of unexpected aspirational advice and inspirational stories drawn from their decades of living, from pre-Stonewall to the rise of the LGBTQ+ movement to gay marriage and beyond.

En este emocionante programa, Carlos Jimenez "C4" analiza algunos de los casos más escandalosos relacionados con crímenes y violencia ocurridos en México. Entérate de los actos más escalofriantes y los incidentes más recientes de nota roja, protagonizados por personajes escabrosos que dejan a su paso a víctimas indefensas, sin ley.

En "Una vida sin principios", Thoreau critica fuertemente la sociedad y el sistema económico de su época, especialmente el capitalismo y la búsqueda desmedida de riqueza material. Thoreau aboga por una vida sencilla y basada en principios éticos en lugar de seguir una vida dedicada únicamente a la acumulación de riqueza.

Lana Shay reveals secrets of the sex industry and of gentlemen's clubs across America in this rousing memoir. Lana Shay, a Tantrika, or conscious sex worker, offers genuine presence with altruistic motives. She emerges from an arduous upbringing to bring light into the darkness of the industry and divulges all for the very first time.

This true story was the basis for the Broadway play, The Runner Stumbles, and the movie of the same name. In 1907, a Felician nun disappeared from her rural convent. When her bones were found buried in the dirt-floored basement of the remote, Gothic church she served, it caused a national sensation. Who killed her? The handsome priest? The jealous housekeeper? And, what other secret was uncovered along with her bones?

Dave Pelzer narra la inolvidable crónica de uno de los casos de maltrato infantil más grave en la historia de California. Es la historia de Dave Pelzer, quien fue brutalmente golpeado y padeció de hambre por la inestabilidad emocional de una madre alcohólica: una madre que jugaba un tortuoso e impredecible juego con su hijo, el cual tuvo que aprender los juegos de su madre para poder sobrevivir. Una madre quien no lo consideraba un hijo, sino un esclavo- no un niño, sino un objecto.