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How to Survive
(Paperback)
Nicholas Soroka; Illustrated by Antonio Brandao, Sara Chupein-Soroka
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R437
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Beyond These Eyes is the biography of one of the most inspiring,
courageous and incredible young men to be living on our planet at
this time in history. Professional surfer Derek Rabelo is fearless
in the ocean. The unique characteristic of this young man, though,
is that he is blind, having been born with congenital glaucoma. He
is famous for his big wave courage, riding life-threatening
monsters at Pipeline, Jaws and Mavericks in Northern California,
and most recently surfing 50 foot waves in Nazare, Portugal. This
is an unbelievable attempt for anyone, but a miracle if you are
blind. Beyond These Eyes takes you on an extraordinary journey of
Derek's life. From the time of his birth, the anguish and then
devotion and love of his family, to his time now as a married man
and his devotion to his wife, Madeline. His strong faith and love
for God has enabled him to achieve the miraculous. Derek tours the
world to speak to people of all ages to encourage and inspire them
to take the limitations off their thinking.
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Taken
(Paperback)
Rosie Lewis
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R333
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Experienced foster carer, Rosie Lewis, takes on the heart-breaking
case of Megan, a baby born with a drug addiction and a cleft
palate. Addicted to drugs from birth because of her mother's
substance abuse during pregnancy, new-born Megan is taken into
Rosie's loving care. Rosie is supposed to help Megan find her new
permanent home, but it turns out that Megan has already found her
'forever mummy' in Rosie. Rosie grows incredibly attached to Megan
and applies to adopt her, but the system refuses her in favour of a
young couple and Rosie is devastated. Against all her instincts,
Rosie does her job and prepares Megan for her new 'forever family',
but everything about Megan leaving feels wrong. When Rosie learns a
few months later that Megan's adoption has broken down, she is
saddened but also filled with hope - will this little girl be
allowed to return to her true 'forever home'?
Leila grew up on a farm and lived an ordinary life with her parents
and siblings in the Philippines. When her mother was diagnosed with
bone cancer and diabetes, she stopped going to school and looked
after her mother. When she was 14, she made a terrible mistake and
had to run away from home. Her mother died and she was buried
without Leila seeing her body. But her mother visited Leila in a
dream and asked her to take care of her four brothers and not to
get married until they were old enough to look after themselves.
Little did she know, after completing the task her mother gave her,
she would get married to someone from abroad and go to live in
England. Leila's book will take you on a journey of her life and
the many stormy seas she survived. Her book will open your eyes to
events you may never have seen before in your life, which may have
contributed to your sufferings. You will discover how crucial it is
to balance important life values, which Leila calls the 5 Fs. These
are: Faith; Family; Finance; Fitness; and Friends. Leila's book
demonstrates that when you have too much of one value dominating
your life and very little of the others, you will feel empty. You
will only have balance in your life and feel at peace and in a
place of love, when you live your true life purpose aligned with
these five values.
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