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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 I was burned out from competitive powerlifting. I was tired of bench shirts, box squats, bands, and being fat. I wanted to change, but I didn't know how or what I wanted to change into. I wanted to be able to walk down the street without losing my breath. #2 I wanted to be strong again, but I didn't want to have to spend all my time thinking about it. I wanted a simple...

Get the Summary of Jill Duggar's Counting the Cost in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Counting the Cost" is Jill Duggar's memoir detailing her life within the Duggar family, known for their strict Christian values and reality TV show. Jill describes growing up in a household with regulated music and dance, homeschooling, and a focus on modesty and sexual purity. She recounts her father's influence after attending...

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 I was forty-six, and I was in a relationship with a man who was extremely well suited to me in various ways. But I began to notice a change: I was losing sensation inside my body, and my postcoital rush of good emotional and physical feelings was no longer following the physical pleasure I had certainly experienced. #2 I was so panicked about the loss of the emotional...

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 Simpson, a member of the Priesthood, was known as an aggressive reporter skilled at uncovering corruption in politics, business, and government. He was invited to speak at a prestigious conference in 2009 alongside some of his profession's biggest names. #2 By the 1990s, online news organizations were appearing and readers and advertisers began flocking to them. The...

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:#1 The first step toward achieving your goals is acknowledging that it is your responsibility alone to achieve them. You cannot blame others or complain about the situation. You can only improve yourself and work harder. #2 The way of the Navy SEAL is to take full responsibility for everything. You alone are responsible for your actions and their consequences, and you...

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 We met a man named Longfellow, who was begging for money to give to homeless children. We gave him a dime, but he requested more pennies. We gave him six cents, and he began to sing: These be gray days and a sweet singer in Israel is to be highly honored. #2 We were not really hungry, but we went to Odds and Ends anyway. The food was delicious, but atmosphere was...

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 Louise would become a symbol of resistance because the struggle for freedom pulsed through her veins. The blood of her ancestors carried with it messages of liberation, while the land that held her whispered tales of revolutions it had witnessed over the years. #2 Louise heard stories of resistance to colonial rule from her grandparents, who had been Liberated...

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 I am a feminist, but I refuse to preface any discussion of Islam with the usual fake niceties about radical extremists. I prefer to discuss facts directly, and I use exaggeration and bombast. #2 The Left has always been good at turning social classes against one another, and this has never been more evident than during the Obama years, when the Left turned...

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 Eugenia's mother, Devi, was a Russian aristocrat who was constantly on the move. She was never tied to a place or a religion, and she taught Eugenia the importance of independence and pursuing your passion. #2 When Eugenia's mother disappeared, that was agonizing. Sasha had always dreamed of becoming an actress, but her father found the idea of his daughter...

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The area where we lived was between the glitzy Hamptons estates and New York City's gritty, disco party culture. We rarely traveled the main roads like the Southern State or Sunrise Highway. #2 I was always the one who opened the car doors for my mother, since the interior car-door handle was missing. I was always the one who stepped out and pulled the exterior driver's-side...