I Almost Died Last Wednesday

“Would you like to see what a piece of fried chicken looks like after I remove it from your heart?” These startling words came from a surgeon as 360-pound Sellers lay on an operating table experiencing a catastrophic and life-threatening cardiac event. It was enough to get his attention—and transform his life. That day, he came to a sobering realization: change or die. In I Almost Died Last Wednesday, Steven Sellers shares with uproarious humor and startling candor the event and the process that helped him shed a hundred pounds (and counting). Readers will learn from his experience: I Almost DIED Last Wednesday Steven Sellers • a simple strategy for losing weight (no gimmicks or high-cost program needed) • four easy changes to your lifestyle that will make a BIG difference in your health • tips for communicating more effectively with your health-care providers It’s a quick read with high impact. Read it, apply it, and change the trajectory of your health—and maybe your life.

“Would you like to see what a piece of fried chicken looks like after I remove it from your heart?” These startling words came from a surgeon as 360-pound Sellers lay on an operating table experiencing a catastrophic and life-threatening cardiac event. It was enough to get his attention—and transform his life. That day, he came to a sobering realization: change or die. In I Almost Died Last Wednesday, Steven Sellers shares with uproarious humor and startling candor the event and the process that helped him shed a hundred pounds (and counting). Readers will learn from his experience: I Almost DIED Last Wednesday Steven Sellers • a simple strategy for losing weight (no gimmicks or high-cost program needed) • four easy changes to your lifestyle that will make a BIG difference in your health • tips for communicating more effectively with your health-care providers It’s a quick read with high impact. Read it, apply it, and change the trajectory of your health—and maybe your life.

In I Almost Died Last Wednesday, Steve Sellers shares with uproarious humor and startling candor the event and the process that helped him shed a hundred pounds (and counting). Readers will learn from his experience:¿a simple strategy for losing weight (no gimmicks or high-cost program needed)¿four easy changes to your lifestyle that will make a BIG difference in your health¿tips for communicating more effectively with your health-care providers¿symptoms of a heart attack and what to do if you experience them

Tired of trying to measure up? Trade your anxiety and frustration for rest and relaxation. Many of us believe that in order to please God, we have to be perfect. It’s an easy lie to buy into. In a culture that emphasizes accomplishment and ever-higher goals, we feel driven to do more, achieve more, be more. And we get caught up in the unforgiving treadmill of self-imposed rules, believing that we should, we need to, we must. The result? Anger, frustration, and anxiety that keep us far away from the life of peace that Jesus promised. For years, Sandra McCollom lived in this trap. Finally worn out from striving for perfection but constantly feeling like a failure, one day she prayed in desperation, begging God for help. God answered Sandra by setting her on a life-changing journey to discover the riches of His grace. In I Tried Until I Almost Died, Sandra shares how she left behind her burden of anxiety and fear and shows you how to experience for yourself the freedom of trusting solely in the perfecting power of God’s grace.

Revised edition of the best-selling memoir that has been read by over a million people worldwide with translations in 29 languages. After too many years of unfulfilling work, Bronnie Ware began searching for a job with heart. Despite having no formal qualifications or previous experience in the field, she found herself working in palliative care. During the time she spent tending to those who were dying, Bronnie's life was transformed. Later, she wrote an Internet blog post, outlining the most common regrets that the people she had cared for had expressed. The post gained so much momentum that it was viewed by more than three million readers worldwide in its first year. At the request of many, Bronnie subsequently wrote a book, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, to share her story. Bronnie has had a colourful and diverse life. By applying the lessons of those nearing their death to her own life, she developed an understanding that it is possible for everyone, if we make the right choices, to die with peace of mind. In this revised edition of the best-selling memoir that has been read by over a million people worldwide, with translations in 29 languages, Bronnie expresses how significant these regrets are and how we can positively address these issues while we still have the time. The Top Five Regrets of the Dying gives hope for a better world. It is a courageous, life-changing book that will leave you feeling more compassionate and inspired to live the life you are truly here to live.

"Book: An American Daughter’s Story is a collection of linked stories written chronologically from 1980–2015. They create a multifaceted narrative of how the public and the private, the past and present, the local and global, intersect. With earnest reflection, modesty and humor, Laurel Richardson introduces the reader to her Ohio neighborhoods, friends, family, writers and therapy dogs. She ages, retires and frets over her droopy eyebrow. Her town’s local stores close; police bust heroin dealers; September 11th happens; universities corporatize; poetry venues transform. All this and much more as Richardson honors the complexity and vibrancy of America, and her life within it. Richardson’s renowned book, Fields of Play (1997) is about constructing a life inside the academy; Seven Minutes from Home is about constructing a life outside the academy. This extraordinary example of literary sociology can be read for pleasure, adopted in book clubs, or used in courses in American Studies, communication, creative writing, narrative, qualitative research, sociology, cultural studies and women’s studies. An appendix offers discussion questions, research projects and creative writing exercises. “A tour de force, the penultimate statement from gifted writer Laurel Richardson. Here an American daughter’s story comes home.” – Norman Denzin, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign “The stories are riveting; you will not be able to stop reading.” – Carolyn Ellis, University of South Florida “An exemplar for how good social science should be written.” – Jessica Smartt Gullion, Texas Woman’s University “A love letter to a culture and a life well-lived.” – Anne Harris, Monash University “Highly recommended for courses in sociology, women’s studies and creative writing.” – Mary Margaret Fonow, Arizona State University Laurel Richardson, Professor Emeritus at The Ohio State University, has received a Life-Time Achievement Award in Qualitative Research, a Cooley Book Award, and two Affirmative-Action awards. She writes daily. She is most proud of her therapy dogs’ work with special-needs children. "

What do you learn when your brain goes pop? Chris Licht had always been ambitious. When he was only nine years old, he tracked down an NBC correspondent while on vacation to solicit advice for a career in television. At eleven, he began filming himself as he delivered the news. And by the time he was thirty-five, he landed his dream job: a fast-paced, demanding spot at the helm of MSNBC’s Morning Joe—one of the most popular shows on cable TV. He had become a real-life Jerry Maguire: hard-charging, obsessively competitive, and willing to sacrifice anything to get it done. He felt invincible. Then one day Chris heard a pop in his head, followed by a whoosh of blood and crippling pain. Doctors at the ER said he had suffered a near-deadly brain hemorrhage. Chris’s life had almost been cut short, and he had eight long days in a hospital bed to think about it. What I Learned When I Almost Died tells the story of what happened next.