• What story are you dying to tell? • How would revealing your biggest secret transform and free you? • Can you help a loved one release a hidden story—to be heard, felt, and understood? After a long and successful career as a singer, Kris Landry became a hospice chaplain. In working with dying patients, she realized one thing: they all held stories they were dying to tell. By helping patients release their stories, she witnessed their magnificent connections with family—and their ultimate freedom. Later, Kris realized that she had been hiding her own story. Through peeling back the layers of her deepest secret, she was struck by painful discoveries—and redemptive healing. Native Americans traditionally entered a tipi as often as necessary to share their stories and heal. One day, they would enter “the last tipi” to share their stories one last time, releasing what no longer served them and becoming finally free. Join her in The Last Tipi as Kris reveals her riveting, transformative secret. Her loving guidance will show you how to explore your own stories—or those of your loved ones—bringing a new and beautiful freedom.

The Last Tipi: A Journey to Healing Through Storytelling

Biographies & Memoirs

Landry, M Kris

Memoirs

Spiritus Communications

When Sarah, a retired school social worker, signed up for her first wilderness horseback ride deep within the Minnesota woods, she didn't expect a surprise and mysterious encounter that would challenge everything she knew.Sarah had spent her career fostering change for at-risk youth in the public school system. As she worked to unravel a complex ring of abuse before retirement, Sarah sought refuge in the rural life she began building on her farm-with her horses and family. Sarah's first gift of retirement came when one of her own students mentored her in becoming a better equestrian and partner to her Arabian horse. As student became teacher, and new bonds were formed, Sarah realized the fruits of her life's work were extending beyond the school's walls.Sarah's second gift came while lost, as she uncovered a connectedness and humanity deep within the forest through a community thought only to exist in legends. Venture with Sarah as she discovers the gifts of the forest-and learn how simple, timeless acts of kindness and connection can transform and heal.

Gifts of the Forest: Finding Connectedness While Lost

Literature & Fiction

Scheet, Linda Stutrud

Genre Fiction

Addiction and heroin abuse didn't make Tim Ryan a better person, but recovery has redeemed his years. Substance abuse of heroin and alcohol stole more than half his life. But he has dedicated every waking minute since walking out of prison to dealing hope to addicts and their families. As a recovering addict, Tim is now known as The Hope Dealer. He's also a successful entrepreneur, a nationally ranked barefoot water skier—and a truth-talking, convicted felon. Tim has been a featured thought-leader in numerous national media, including USA Today, Newsweek, and on "The Steve Harvey Show." He was an invited guest to the 2016 State of the Union Address. • As a business leader in a high-tech industry, Tim made and lost millions. • As a father and husband, Tim paved the way for his own son to use deadly drugs. • As a heroin addict, Tim is a walking miracle. He has overdosed eight times, was pronounced clinically dead three times, and suffered two minor heart attacks. He has been arrested more than ten times and served prison time alongside known gang leaders—many of whom became his closest confidants in recovery. • As the founder of A Man in Recovery Foundation and motivational speaker, Tim's mission is to help one addict at a time transform their lives from dope to hope. This story chronicles Tim's grueling journey into addiction, loss, and recovery. Sit with Tim in his prison cell. Walk with him as loved ones are torn from his reach. Rejoice with him as lives are miraculously recovered. "This is the addict's journey: how it happens, how it progresses, and how it ends. Fortunately, this is also the journey of recovery: how it happens, and how it blossoms. There is always hope." —"Dr. Drew" Pinsky, M.D.

From Dope to Hope: A Man in Recovery

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Ryan, Tim

Addiction & Recovery

Review\n"If there's someone you love struggling with addiction, Off Center is a must-read. Randy takes you behind the scenes to the dark side of being a professional athlete, through the trenches of addiction, and shows how chronic pain is so often the gateway to the hell of prescription drug addiction, regardless of your profession. Weaving in his own personal struggles with addiction and path to recovery, Randy also shares an intimate look into the process of an intervention and the rewards of recovery. I see why Randy is one of the most sought-after interventionists. Fast-paced while filled with warmth, humility, and candor, Off Center delivers hope for anyone struggling with addiction and everyone who loves them." 
—Michael Sprintz, DO, DFASAM, (triple-board certified) chronic pain and addiction expert with twenty-plus years of personal recovery\n"I saw something very special in Randy Grimes, while recruiting him from high school to Baylor University. I saw a leader, a warrior, someone who would battle through any obstacle to reach his goals. The pages of this book just reaffirm what I already knew. Nothing, not even addiction, could ever keep Randy Grimes down. A great comeback story!" 
—Grant Teaff; head coach, Baylor University 1972-1992; executive director, American Football Coaches Association; College Football Hall of Fame\n"Those in the limelight often suffer when the lights go out. Randy's addiction may have started in professional football, but it's not unlike the story of any of us who have struggled to find our identity and rudder outside of our careers. This book is a true and riveting account of redemption from someone who barely made it out alive from his addiction—yet is now one of the strongest advocates and fellow interventionists. Thank you for your honesty, Randy. Your story will help many." 
—Jennifer Gimenez; American supermodel, actress, reality television personality, and addiction recovery advocate 
"Randy told me once that he would have liked to have played for me. And I, of course, would have liked to have coached him. By reading this book, it's obvious why: he never gives up! It's okay to get knocked down, but you must rise again. Life after football knocked Randy down, but he didn't stay there. And when he got up, he used his experience to help others. What more could a coach ask for?" 
—Jackie Sherrill; head coach, Texas A&M 1982-1988; head coach, Mississippi State 1991-1903\n"I've seen athletes over the years who wanted to be great but were unwilling to do the necessary hard work. Recovery is similar. Some want to be sober—but are unwilling to do what it takes. Not only did Randy do the work, but his story is the perfect example of the fruits of recovery. This book is one of those fruits!" 
—"Sudden" Sam McDowell; MLB pitcher, Cleveland Indians 1961-1975; six times MLB All-Star; author, The Saga of Sudden Sam\n"I played during the same time as Randy and shared his conference, and in fact faced his team twice a year. I know firsthand the pressures he faced to stay on the field. I also know the play-at-all-costs mentality that existed then. Randy accurately describes the dark side of the NFL, and what many were and still are willing to do to be the best. Great job, my NFL brother!" 
—Eric Hipple; NFL QB, Detroit Lions 1980-1989; mental health advocate; author, Real Men Do Cry\n"As a former Olympic swimmer with three Gold Medals, I know what it takes to be the best. I also know what it's like when we are no longer that athlete who we worked so hard to become. When the cheering stops, life gets confusing, and sometimes we struggle with finding who we are in this new role. Randy reinvented himself by using his experience to help others. I applaud him and countless others who have found a way to stay clean and sober one day at a time. I'm one of them! A great read." 
—Carrie Bates; three-time Gold Medalist swimmer, 1984 Olympics\n"I've studied and written about teams that consistently perform at the highest

Off Center: A Memoir of Addiction, Recovery, and Redemption in Professional Football

Sports & Outdoors

Grimes, Randy

Biographies

Cuando la bala de un cazador, dirigida a un venado, alcanzó a Wilmer, entonces un niño de nueve años, y lo dejó paralizado del pecho para abajo, nadie pudo imaginar el impacto que tendría esta tragedia, con repercusiones, no solo en su propia vida y la de su familia, sino en la comunidad global que lo adoptó como uno más de los suyos. En una zona rural y empobrecida del norte de Guatemala, Wilmer tenía pocas opciones para su cuidado y pasó la mayor parte de su adolescencia en un hogar de niños; enojado, confundido, y resentido, hasta que ocurrió algo que cambió su vida. A veces para estar a la altura de las circunstancias, debes elevar tu consciencia, es un adagio que Wilmer acabaría adoptando como propio. Gracias a su obsesión por aprender y escuchar la sabiduría de los demás, Wilmer rápidamente, alcanzo la paz interior. Sin embargo, una complicación persistente a causa del accidente sucedido durante su niñez afectaría la vida de Wilmer, dejando a los médicos sin respuestas. La operación que requería nunca había sido realizada en la historia de la medicina. Pero Wilmer a pesar de todo, rehusándose a abandonar la lucha, comenzó a manifestar un futuro esperanzador a pesar de las adversidades. Conozca la vida de Wilmer, y los principios que definen su legado, por medio de su historia relatada en sus propias palabras. Descubra la actitud que le permitió prosperar en medio de circunstancias que parecían destinadas a destruirlo. Más que nada, permita que la historia de Wilmer le demuestre que quizá la mayor tragedia de nuestra existencia es que muchas veces olvidamos que tenemos el control absoluto de escoger cómo reaccionamos a las experiencias, sacando lo peor o lo mejor de ellas. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION When a hunter's bullet intended for a deer struck nine-year-old Wilmer, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down, no one could anticipate the impact of this tragedy-with effects rippling to himself and his family, and to the global community that adopted him as their own. In a rural and impoverished area of Northern Guatemala, Wilmer was left with few options for care and spent the majority of his adolescent life living in a home for vulnerable children-angry, confused, and resentful-until a shift occurred that would change his life. "Sometimes to elevate your circumstances, you have to elevate your consciousness," is an adage that Wilmer would ultimately come to embrace as his own. Through an obsession with learning and listening to the wisdom of others, Wilmer began making giant strides, creating tranquility in his internal environment. Yet a lingering complication from his childhood accident eventually circled back into Wilmer's life, leaving doctors without answers. The operation he required had never been attempted in medical history. Refusing to give up the fight, he began to manifest a new future despite his most recent complication. Learn about Wilmer's life-and the principles that define his legacy-through his story, told in his own words. Discover the mindset that allowed Wilmer to thrive amidst circumstances that seemed set to destroy him. Most of all, allow Wilmer's story to demonstrate that perhaps the greatest tragedy of our existence is that we often forget we have complete control over whether we will make the best of our experience, or the worst of it. Note: This book is in Spanish. An English edition is also available.

Wilmer: La verdadera historia de la travesía de un joven de la tragedia al triunfo por medio del poder de la mente [SPANISH EDITION]

Callans, Matthew

Religion & Spirituality

When a hunter’s bullet intended for a deer struck nine-year-old Wilmer, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down, no one could anticipate the impact of this tragedy—with effects rippling to himself and his family, and to the global community that adopted him as their own. 
In a rural and impoverished area of Northern Guatemala, Wilmer was left with few options for care and spent the majority of his adolescent life living in a home for vulnerable children—angry, confused, and resentful—until a shift occurred that would change his life. “Sometimes to elevate your circumstances, you have to elevate your consciousness,” is an adage that Wilmer would ultimately come to embrace as his own. Through an obsession with learning and listening to the wisdom of others, Wilmer began making giant strides, creating tranquility in his internal environment. 
Yet a lingering complication from his childhood accident eventually circled back into Wilmer’s life, leaving doctors without answers. The operation he required had never been attempted in medical history. Refusing to give up the fight, he began to manifest a new future despite his most recent complication. 
Learn about Wilmer’s life—and the principles that define his legacy—through his story, told in his own words. Discover the mindset that allowed Wilmer to thrive amidst circumstances that seemed set to destroy him. 
Most of all, allow Wilmer’s story to demonstrate that perhaps the greatest tragedy of our existence is that we often forget we have complete control over whether we will make the best of our experience, or the worst of it.

Wilmer: The True Story of a Young Man’s Journey from Tragedy to Triumph through the Power of the Mind

When a hunter's bullet intended for a deer struck nine-year-old Wilmer, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down, no one could anticipate the impact of this tragedy-with effects rippling to himself and his family, and to the global community that adopted him as their own. In a rural and impoverished area of Northern Guatemala, Wilmer was left with few options for care and spent the majority of his adolescent life living in a home for vulnerable children--angry, confused, and resentful--until a shift occurred that would change his life. "Sometimes to elevate your circumstances, you have to elevate your consciousness," is an adage that Wilmer would ultimately come to embrace as his own. Through an obsession with learning and listening to the wisdom of others, Wilmer began making giant strides, creating tranquility in his internal environment. Yet a lingering complication from his childhood accident eventually circled back into Wilmer's life, leaving doctors without answers. The operation he required had never been attempted in medical history. Refusing to give up the fight, he began to manifest a new future despite his most recent complication. Learn about Wilmer's life-and the principles that define his legacy-through his story, told in his own words. Discover the mindset that allowed Wilmer to thrive amidst circumstances that seemed set to destroy him. Most of all, allow Wilmer's story to demonstrate that perhaps the greatest tragedy of our existence is that we often forget we have complete control over whether we will make the best of our experience, or the worst of it.

Wilmer: The True Story of a Young Man's Journey from Tragedy to Triumph through the Power of the Mind

No Fit: My 1,700-Mile Walk from Apartheid

Business & Money

De Klerk, Nico

Economics

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