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Forgiveness

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by Nadya Kirkova

Genre: SELF-HELP/ General
Nadya is based in Footscray

About the Book:

To err is human. However, forgiving is divine. Forgiving takes you closer to God. It purges your soul.

It helps you get over pain. It helps you get over hurtful words, acts, and people. Moreover, authors often explore why we forgive and how it heals.

It is an end of a process of liberating yourself. Most importantly, it breaks the chains of victimhood. Forgiving is healing.

We usually associate forgiving with people who did something to hurt us. But forgiving is also about us – we have to forgive ourselves for being victimized. And, of course, we have to try to forgive ourselves when we were the ones to hurt other people. Or, have you ever thought to forgive yourself for your personal flaws and imperfections? Or, how about forgiving your fate and the way your life has evolved? Forgiving – so much needed and yet so much avoided. But once you get there, it is like a spring sun after a long and cold winter. It fills you with joy and hope for the future.

Paperback ISBN: 9781037124105
eBook ISBN: 9781037124112

Breaking Free…

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A Teenager’s and Young Adult’s Guide to Identifying Their Addictions and Overcoming Them

by Nathan Francis

Genre: SELF-HELP/ General
Nathan is based in Strathfieldsaye

About the Book:

Are you lost, broken, angry, frustrated, sad, lonely and addicted? You’re unsure of your place in this world and the people in it? This book covers a wide range of issues I dealt with and, moreover, we as human beings struggle with. There are tools to dig ourselves out of that dark place. We all feel the struggles of life, but we do not have to feel like this day in and day out. There is always a light at the end of the tunnel; this book will help you allow the light back in. Once that light is in you, you will feel amazing and wonderful in your own skin. The tools provided in this book work if you put the time and effort into yourself. Good luck, and I hope this book inspires you!

Paperback ISBN: 9781035810390
eBook ISBN: 9781035810413

Codename: Bravo

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by Gavin Catt

Genre: FICTION/ Thrillers / Espionage
Gavin is based in Hallam

About the Book:

Recovering in a Paris hospital after a car bomb detonates outside the Paris Opera House is internationally famous French orchestra conductor Pierre Sharitine, who has a secret career as head of operations of the multinational intelligence agency C8. He reflects on his four-decade career as a top assassin and an operative. Boris Karloff has been Pierre’s nemesis for decades in the KGB and, more recently, the FSB.
Who will survive the inevitable final confrontation?

Paperback ISBN: 9781037112676
eBook ISBN: 9781037112683

The Australian Alien

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by Douglas Watterson

Genre: JUVENILE FICTION/ Science Fiction / General
Douglas is based in Melbourne

About the Book:

SHE CAME IN PEACE—BUT EARTH WASN’T READY.
From the far reaches of the galaxy, a mischievous alien crash-lands in Australia on a mission of cosmic importance. With her incredible speed and mysterious powers, she’s unlike anything the world has seen. But the stunned nation quickly turns against her. Will she ignore the consequences of her actions and cause chaos as she pleases? Or will she discover a deeper purpose, take responsibility for her mistakes, and unlock the true power within her?

One thing’s for sure—the Australian Alien is a character like no other… out of this world!

Paperback ISBN: 9781037112997
eBook ISBN: 9781037113000

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