About Featured Book: Journeys From There to Here by Susan Cohen

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In this eye-opening collection of immigrant trials, triumphs, and contributions, leading immigration lawyer Susan Cohen invites you to walk with her clients as they share their incredible journeys coming to America while overcoming unimaginable dangers and often heartbreaking obstacles abroad. Cohen masterfully uplifts marginalized voices, laying bare the remarkable realities of staggering hardships and inspiring resilience.

Sprinkled with amusing anecdotes, tense junctures, and heartwarming segments, you will sit front and center at the courtroom learning about US immigration policies and systems—which often become an immigrant’s greatest hurdle—while also discovering the ways unscrupulous American citizens take advantage of those not born in the States. As you ride the ups and downs and follow the zig-zagging twists and turns of their travails, you will discover the many ways immigrants from all over the world give back to their local communities and enrich the fabric of the nation. Finding yourself enmeshed in their stories, you will gain insight, grow in empathy, and come to understand what it truly takes to become an American citizen.

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Love on Trial: A Chicago Family Saga Romance (Rivals in Love Book 1) by PC Zick

Two lawyers on opposite sides of the aisle despise one another…at first.

When Jude Crandall fights for justice, she is a formidable opponent. Malik Moore may hate his job as an attorney for a prestigious Chicago law firm, but he stands up to the force of district attorney Jude in the battle of opposites.

They disagree on most everything, except the love they both feel for their dogs, a Boston terrier and a Jack Russell terrier. When Jude’s Italian mother and Malik’s Iranian mother decide they are a great match, Jude and Malik are thrown together out of the courtroom. Meddling mothers, along with two dogs, turn enemies to lovers in this courtroom romance.

But his Persian heritage and her father’s political aspirations throw the biggest barrier of all between them. Their dogs, Clyde and Suzanne, show them how to love. It’s up to the two lawyers to overcome culture, religion, and their families to find happiness. When Malik decides to leave the law to become a veterinarian, he must stand up to his family. And Jude, a dedicated career woman, must do the same despite her father’s political aspirations.

Love on Trial is the first book in the Rivals in Love contemporary Chicago family saga romance series. The six Crandall siblings find success in their careers, but sustaining a relationship eludes all six of them. Their father, a U.S. senator, demands perfection, and their mother, heiress to a Chicago meat-packing conglomerate, only wants grandchildren to fill her empty nest. A lawyer, a pilot, an actress, a race car driver, a cable news anchor, and a chef—over-achievers all—discover there is more to life than a career.

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P.C. Zick describes herself as a storyteller no matter what she writes. And she writes in a variety of genres, including romance, contemporary fiction, and creative nonfiction. She’s won various awards for her essays, columns, editorials, articles, and novels.

The three novels in her Florida Fiction Series contain stories of Florida and its people and environment, which she credits as giving her a rich base for her storytelling. She says, “Florida’s quirky and abundant wildlife—both human and animal—supply my fiction with tales almost too weird to be believable.”

P.C. writes both sweet and steamy romances. The sweet contemporary romances in her Smoky Mountain Romances, are set in southwest North Carolina. Another sweet romance series, Rivals in Love, contains seven stories about finding and keeping love alive. The novels follow the Crandall family of Chicago as the siblings find love despite their focus on successful careers.

Her steamy romances go from Florida to Long Island. The Behind the Love series, set in a small fictional town in Florida, feature a community of people who form bonds as they learn to overcome the challenges of their youth. Her Montauk Romances are set in and around Long Island and feature simple, yet sophisticated beach houses designed with romance in mind. The two books in this set are filled with steamy scenes as love grows and thrives.

Zick offers a variety of nonfiction books, which include a book on vegetable gardening, a compilation of her essays and short stories from her decades-long career as a writer, and a primer for writers on taking an idea and turning it into a published book. She has also published and annotated the journal of her great-grandfather based on his experiences as a Union soldier during the Civil War.

Her novels contain elements of romance with strong female characters, handsome heroes, and descriptive settings. And all of her works express her philosophy of living lightly upon this earth with love, laughter, and passion.

She and her husband split their time between Tallahassee, Florida, and the Smoky Mountains where they enjoy gardening, kayaking, golfing, and hiking.

Permission to Spend: Maximize Your Retirement with the Best-Kept Secret in Personal Finance by Tom Wall

Eliminate fear from your retirement, minimize taxes, take control and gain Permission to Spend.

You will be afraid to spend. Millions of Americans are under-enjoying their retirement because they’re afraid of the “what-ifs” that could derail their best-laid plans. They’re afraid of what happens if they live too long, markets crash or they require expensive ongoing care that their plans cannot support. They’re afraid of running out of money at a time when doing so would be catastrophic. These people are victims of an industry that has been seduced by the sexiness of accumulating investments, with no regard for how to use them later in life. With a modern twist on a centuries-old strategy, this book will help you understand how to begin with the end in mind and set up your finances to maximize income during your lifetime, while ensuring your goals are protected.

In this guide to planning for retirement, Tom Wall provides the exact method to unlock your savings and maximize the fruits of your labor.

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I am an expert in the field of permanent life insurance, annuities, and retirement income planning. I intend to distill two decades of experience and studies into an easily approachable conversation for clients with an accompanying seminar experience.

BEGINNERS COURSE ON MACHINE LEARNING: Fundamentals and Practices With Python by Emenwa Global

If you are looking for a machine learning tutorial with Python and Jupyter notebook, it’s your lucky day. You’ll learn how to solve a real-world problem using machine learning and python.
In the US, a machine learning programmer makes an average salary of $166,000! When you have finished this book and implemented the skills you have learned, you will have had enough skills to tackle Machine Learning projects that will either help you obtain your dream job or provide you with the tools you need to use machine learning algorithms to address problems in your business, career, or personal life.
This book uses a project-based learning method to deliver this engaging tutorial with Python.
Create Effective Machine Learning Models to Address Any Issue
By keeping all the boring stuff like math and statistics at the end like a prologue, I ensure that this book will not be boring to those with basic knowledge of Python and statistics or data science. These are very crucial to machine learning on all levels.
The course will teach you how to:
Obtain complete toolkits for machine learning to address the majority of real-world issues.
Recognize the many performance indicators for Regression, classification, and other ML algorithms, including accuracy, and know when to apply them.
Utilize unsupervised Machine Learning (ML) algorithms to comprehend your data, such as hierarchical clustering and k-means clustering.
Develop models using Jupyter (IPython) notebook, and other IDE
Visually and successfully communicate using Matplotlib
Create fresh features to enhance algorithmic forecasts
Decision trees can be used to forecast staff attrition.
And a whole lot more!

Who is this book for?
Anyone who is eager to understand Python’s machine learning algorithms and has a keen interest in how machine learning may be used to solve problems in the real world.
Anyone who wants to learn more than the fundamentals and gain a comprehensive understanding of machine learning algorithms should do so.
Any intermediate to experienced EXCEL users incapable of handling big files
Anyone wishing to begin or advance in a career as a data scientist Anyone wishing to apply machine learning to their field Anyone wishing to communicate their findings in a professional and compelling manner
We’re going to start off with a brief introduction to machine learning, then we’re going to talk about the tools you need, and after that, we’re going to jump straight into the problem we’re going to solve you’ll learn how to build a model that can learn and predict the kind of music people like right in the second chapter.

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Emenwa Global instructors are industry experts with years of practical, real-world experience building software at industry-leading companies. They are sharing everything they know to teach thousands of students around the world, just like you, the most in-demand technical and non-technical skills (which are commonly overlooked) in the most efficient way so that you can take control of your life and unlock endless exciting new career opportunities in the world of technology, no matter your background or experience.

Another important philosophy is that our courses are taught by real professionals, software developers with real and substantial experience in the industry, who are also great teachers. All our instructors are experienced, software developers.

Whether you are a beginner, looking to learn how to program for the first time, brush up on your existing skills, or learn new languages and frameworks, the Academy has you covered.

Ending the Eczema Epidemic: Surprising Solutions to Transforming Your Skin from Within by Ana-Maria Temple

The byproduct of years of practice in the medical field, Ending the Eczema Epidemic was written by Ana-Maria Temple, MD, and John Temple, MD, to expose the factors involved in treating eczema, allergies, and chronic diseases. Contrary to what one might expect, their solutions focus on gut healing through nutrition, removing environmental toxins, and restoring gut and skin microbiomes. In fact, their anti-inflammatory diet and lifestyle recommendations would likely improve the lives of anyone willing to try them.

While practicing traditional Western medicine, Ana-Maria and John found themselves facing a troubling diagnosis for their children. Ana-Maria faced the problem head-on. Through relentless resolve, she changed her family’s trajectory for the better. Though there were conflicts and challenges in transitioning to a holistic approach to healthy habits and eating, the resultant wellness was well worth it.

In Ending the Eczema Epidemic, the Temples share insights from their personal journey, and from the times they’ve treated others using their hard-earned wisdom. Everyone knows it’s important to watch what you eat, but for many, this practice is only skin-deep. It’s time to face the truth and work our way toward a holistic future.

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I am a holistic functional pediatrician practicing in Charlotte, NC & mother of 3 children. My family and I immigrated from Romania in 1984. Through the immigration process and the steps needed to adjust to a whole new culture and a new way of life, I have been taught that change happens, change can be great, though hard, change can lead to amazing things. This mentality is prevalent everyday in my Integrative Pediatric Practice. I am not satisfied with just medications to address a problem. The cause of illness is intriguing and disease prevention is paramount to a healthy and long life. Through the basics of nutrition, sleep, and exercise, I plan to reach The Children and prepare them to help us change for the better. I have teamed up with my husband, John Temple, an orthopaedic surgeon, turned entrepreneur, to change the lives of a million children!

About A Brush With Cancer; 10 Years of Sharing, Connecting and Healing

When Jenna Benn Shersher was diagnosed with Grey Zone Lymphoma at the age of 29, she was not sure if she would live to see another birthday. As a young adult facing a rare type of cancer, she started writing about her journey in a brutally honest and vulnerable way in hopes to connect with others also undergoing similar experiences. Midway through treatment, Jenna put out a call to action asking for people to join her on the virtual dance floor doing Chubby Checker’s dance, ‘The Twist.’ Within a few days, thousands of people submitted videos of themselves ‘twisting out cancer.’

Jenna was determined to give back to the community that kept her afloat during her treatment. Twist Out Cancer was born: a space for individuals touched by cancer to share, connect, and heal together. Over 200,000 people have participated in Twist Out Cancer’s community-wide programs that use creative arts as a way of healing, including Brushes With Cancer. This program pairs cancer previvors, survivors, and caregivers with artists to help share their stories.

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Jenna Benn Shersher is a 40-year-old cancer survivor, civil rights advocate, world traveler, and tiny twister who dreams big. In December 2010, Jenna was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder called Grey Zone Lymphoma, which at the time, affected fewer than 200 people.

Instead of surrendering to cancer, she was determined to find meaning in her suffering. In the course of her fight, Jenna figured out creative ways to leverage social media to process her experience, and in turn create a community that became invested in her fight. Within a year, Jenna battled cancer and founded the nonprofit organization, Twist Out Cancer.

Today, Jenna is the CEO of Twist Out Cancer, which is an international non-profit charitable organization that provides psychosocial support to individuals touched by cancer through creative arts programming. The organization was founded on the principle that when you share, the world opens up. What started in 2012 as a small art exhibition in Chicago for 20 Inspirations and Artists has now become an international program that has touched over 146,000 people around the world.

Jenna’s story was selected as a top ten best read by Mashable and has been featured in Forbes, CNN, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Lancet Haematology, and the Wall Street Journal. Jenna is a mentor angel with Imerman Angels, and was an Honored Hero and advocate for Team in Training and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. She was recognized as a Health Hero by Philadelphia Magazine and a Social Innovations finalist in entrepreneurship by the Social Innovations Journal. She is an ROI fellow with the Schusterman Foundation and serves on the board of the Anti-Defamation League.

Jenna received her Bachelor’s degree from McGill University in Montreal, Canada and her Masters in Social Enterprise and Administration from Columbia University. She resides in Bryn Mawr, Pa. with her husband Dr. David Shersher and their daughters Noa Pearl and Lilou Ruth, who are both miracles.

About Your English is Better Than My French: Adventures in France and Hack for a Great Vacation

Does the prospect of navigating a French vacation seem daunting? Have past trips failed to live up to expectations? Do you value culture, history, sumptuous food and authentic experiences? If so, this is the book for you! Part travel guide, part adventure narrative, it is a joyous romp through the flavors of Paris and the French countryside. Author and psychiatrist, Eric Kirchmann, offers his unique perspectives on the French and shares his recipe for a truly extraordinary trip. Learning from past mistakes, Eric created the crème de la crème of vacations with extensive pre-planning, an understanding of cultural norms, and “un peu de français” (a little bit of language). After sharing his hacks for a great vacation (with additional resources linked at the author’s website), he takes you along on an enchanting escapade…

Forty years after meeting in junior high French class, Eric and his lovely wife Courtney finally fulfill their dream of visiting Paris. From there, they crisscross France in search of off-the-beaten-path, “hidden gem” encounters. Adventures like cycling with the Sun King, meeting the 16,000-year-old woman, and sipping Armagnac directly from the barrel with French royalty only begin to scratch the surface of this enthralling trip. Challenging widely held stereotypes of the French, the book concludes that the real joy of travel, especially in France, comes not in tourist attractions but in the people you meet along the journey.

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Eric Kirchmann, M.D. is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University with a passion for travel. He married his high school sweetheart, Courtney, whom he met in junior high French class. After raising their children, they now aim to explore the world with deep dives into the culture, history, food and people of the places they visit. With expertise in communication and human interaction, Eric brings fresh and unique observations to the world of travel writing. Author of (the yet to be published books) Écoutez et Répétez and All I Got Was Cheese…, Eric finally decided to dip his toes into self-publishing with his third book. Eric and Courtney live in Raleigh, NC near their three grown children and precious granddaughter.

About It Only Hurts at First

Alice Matthews used to be one of those girls. Pretty, popular, perfect. Now, she’s that girl. Armed with oversized sweatshirts to cover the scars on her wrists, Alice has two objectives in high school. First, avoid Scott Henderson at all costs. Second, avoid everyone else.

By now, Scott’s unwanted advances shouldn’t come as a surprise. But when he steps up his harassment in gym class, the last person Alice expects to intervene is the school’s social pariah, Hunter Thomas.

Hunter doesn’t care about much. Not his classmates. Not the vacant seats at his lunch table. And certainly not his golden boy stepbrother, Scott. Alice Matthews, on the other hand, is an entirely different story.

Drawn together, Alice and Hunter find fragile solace in each other. But despite their affinity, Alice worries that their growing feelings will lead nowhere good. Not when Hunter lives down the hall from the one person she has sworn to avoid, someone who could easily reveal everything she’s been trying to hide.

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Allison Rogers began creating stories at a young age. She and her brother would sit cross-legged for hours, immersed in their made-up worlds and multidimensional characters. Since then, Allison has always been a sucker for tragic outsiders, a sardonic sense of humor, and absorbing portrayals of growing up. Now, as an adult, she has moved on from daydreaming to writing YA novels. Allison lives in New England with her husband. They share an allergy to cats and dogs, which most people find heartbreaking, but also kind of romantic.