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My Journey Through War and Peace

Explorations of a Young Filmmaker, Feminist and Spiritual Seeker


2016

EN

MEMOIR 2017 SILVER WINNER OF IBPA BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AWARD • 2016 SILVER Foreword INDIES AWARD WINNER •For readers of Cheryl Strayed, Martha Beck, and Elizabeth GilbertIn this adventurous spiritual memoir, Melissa Burch discovers that by facing her near death, living outside her comfort zone and trusting her intuition, she could find herself and set a new course for her life."My Journey Through War and Peace: Explora...

The Criminal Record Complex

Risk, Race, and the Struggle for Work in America

Unabridged

7 hours 42 min

2025

EN

Most employers in the United States routinely conduct criminal background checks on job applicants, weeding out those with criminal convictions. In this powerful analysis, Melissa Burch sheds light on one of the most significant forces of social and economic marginalization of our time—discrimination on the basis of criminal records. Chronicling the daily interactions of hiring managers, workforce development professionals, and job-seekers with felony convictions in Southern California, Bu...

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The Criminal Record Complex

Risk, Race, and the Struggle for Work in America

2025

EN

How a convergence of policy, law, and profit drives the use of criminal background checks in hiringMost employers in the United States routinely conduct criminal background checks on job applicants, weeding out those with criminal convictions—and thus denying opportunities to those who need them most. In this powerful analysis**,** Melissa Burch sheds light on one of the most significant forces of social and economic marginalization of our time—discrimination on th...

Price24,48 €

Unabridged

15 min

2021

EN

An old fashioned fairy tale.

Unabridged

7 hours 31 min

2009

EN

My Journey Through War and Peace: Explorations of a Young Filmmaker, Feminist and Spiritual Seeker is based on Melissa Burch’s experiences as a war journalist for BBC, CBS, and other networks. Her team was one of the first documentary crews allowed in the Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War, and she was featured in a New York Times story about her time in Afghanistan. She was just in her twenties when she traveled with the mujahedeen, filmed an attack on a Soviet convoy, slept with ...

Price10,48 €or Free with Kobo Plus

2015

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Would you like to learn how to discover yourself through journal writing? Have you thought about writing a memoir, but don’t know where to begin? Do you have memorable life stories that you’d like to share with others? If so, you’ll benefit form the valuable journaling tools, writing advice and inspiration in this helpful guide. Using the ideas in The Four Methods of Journal Writing: Finding Yourself Through Memoir will reveal amazing insights from your wise inner self that will s...

Price2,78 €

Yearning for Magic

Spiritual Journeys of a Mother, Healer, and Lover

2020

EN

She Risked Everything to Become a Mother, Lover and Healer"....a brave adventurer who discovered her own life.”— Kirkus ReviewsIn her debut memoir*, My Journey through War and Peace*, Melissa Burch told the compelling story of how she braved a war zone as a young woman and found her voice as a filmmaker and feminist.Yearning for Magic continues Melissa’s adventures as she explores new horizons as a mother, lover and healer. She learn...

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When hotshot lawyer Elizabeth Brice turns up to collect her daughter Grace from football practice, the coach tells her she needn't have bothered, as Grace's uncle has already picked her up.The only problem is - Grace has no uncles.And so begins a furious race against time to save Grace from unknown kidnappers. Grace's internet geek father John leads the search, forced to unite with his terrifying wife and even more terrifying father Ben, a battle-hardened Vietnam veteran. So...

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Tools Of Titans

The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers

2016

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The latest groundbreaking tome from Tim Ferriss, the #1 New York Times best-selling author of The 4-Hour Workweek.From the author:"For the last two years, I’ve interviewed more than 200 world-class performers for my podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, to deconstruct their success habits. The guests range from super celebs (Jamie Foxx, Arnold Schwarzenegger, etc.) and athletes (icons of powerlifting, gymnastics, surfing...

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Tribe Of Mentors

Short Life Advice from the Best in the World

2017

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Tim Ferriss, the #1 New York Times best-selling author of The 4-Hour Workweek, shares the ultimate choose-your-own-adventure book—a compilation of tools, tactics, and habits from 130+ of the world's top performers. From iconic entrepreneurs to elite athletes, from artists to billionaire investors, their short profiles can help you answer life's most challenging questions, achieve extraordinary results, and transform your life.From the auth...

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**From the author of the beloved New York Times best-selling The End of Your Life Book Club, an inspiring and magical exploration of the power of books to shape our lives in an era of constant connectivity."[A] gift, and one that keeps giving.” —USA Today**For Will Schwalbe, reading is a way to entertain himself but also to make sense of the world, and to find the answers to life’s questions big and small. In each chapter, he discusses a particula...

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