What constitutes a good parent, and when do they go too far? We often hear stereotypes associated with strict Asian parenting, and yet, although the accreditations on paper are known to many, still we find ourselves wondering, But at what costs? Secrets of a Fortune Cookie: A Memoir describes the harrowing journey of author Vanessa Yang, a young woman of Chinese descent, who was born in Singapore and educated in schools across the globe. She experienced a traditional Asian-style upbringing, with no consideration to social development. As a strictly raised Chinese Singaporean expatriate student in international schools, she was also influenced by her friends and peersand their Western ideals. Her mothers relentless Eastern upbringing, dominated by an isolated focus on academics alone, was not a productive fit to a teenagers growing desires to fit in and find encouragement and love. These disparate experiences and lifestyles were the seeds of her vicious teen rebellion against everything her parents honored, and it was these acts of defiance that ultimately climaxed her insecurities. Satirically funny and heartrending by turns, her story of independent self-discovery brings to light, the aptly pondered detriments of the causes and consequences of stereotypical Asian-style parenting. In the end, the clash of cultures she and her sisters faced drove her to resort to drastic measures in order to find the love and confidence she never received at home. A remarkable memoir with valuable life lessons, Secrets of a Fortune Cookie offers an inspiring look at a young womans turbulent past.

The Girls' Book of Secrets is the indispensable secret guide to keeping cool and confident and coping with the mysteries of modern life.

The first book in the Glenbrooke Series, Jessica ran from her past...but can she hide from love? Jessica Morgan wants desperately to forget the past and begin a new life. She chooses a small, peaceful town tucked away in Oregon’s Willamette Valley as the place to start over—Glenbrooke. Once there, Jessica conceals her identity from the intriguing personalities she meets—including the compassionate paramedic who desires to protect her and the jealous woman who wants nothing more than to destroy her. Will Jessica’s deceit ruin all hope for the future? Or will she find a deeper peace that allows her to stop hiding the truth from those who love her most of all? This heartwarming bestseller--book one in the Glenbrooke series--introduces the fascinating people of Glenbrooke in a compelling tale of romance and spiritual truth.

"Prosperity is not only money in your pocket, in the bank, in your stock portfolio or under your mattress. True prosperity is the sense of abundance, the sense that you have the right to live an abundant life. It is health, wealth, happiness, joy, peace, faith, hope, wisdom, being in tune with the flow of the universe and able to accept the abundance of God. This comprehensive guide explores spiritual and practical keys to prosperity. You will learn about the importance of gratitude, faith and nonattachment, how to work with blocks to abundance such as fear, anxiety and procrastination, and how to cultivate a consciousness of abundance. You will also learn how to use visualization and imagery, how to create “treasure maps” to help focus and give birth to your highest dreams, and how to effectively use meditations, affirmations and mantras to create and sustain the abundance that is your birthright. "

Four very different girls meet at Moonlight Ranch camp and decide to remain friends all year by exchanging letters and home-made cookies, using recipes their counselor's grandfather passed along.

In 1917, three impoverished children from a small town in Portugal are visited by a beautiful angelic being they called the Virgin Mother. Lucia and her cousins gather at her feet as the Lady reveals three secret prophecies to the three children. The first is a vision of the dark realm some call hell. The second is a frightening vision of the future, if humanity doesnt amend its corrupted ways. The third and most important is a prophetic code that is to remain secret until the time is right. Almost one hundred years later, in present-day Toronto, three adults come face to face with the final secret described by the prophecy. James Christopher has lost everythinghis home, his job, and his wife and unborn sonto tragic circumstances. Sarah Green is a teenage runaway, fleeing a home where her parents are seemingly uninterested in her life. Lumar Hirk Tenting Jr. is a gang member trying to find the way to a better life. They have little in common, but they have been unknowingly selected not only to uncover the truth behind Fatimas legendary third secret, but also to reveal a hidden truth that may change the course of mankind forever.

You probably don’t wake up in the morning, look in the mirror, and say to yourself, “I want to be an ordinary investor today. I plan to invest emotionally, ignore risks and opportunities unique to me, and end up with much less than I had hoped for.” While no investor consciously does this, most investors are regularly taking action that is likely to get them ordinary results. The 7 Secrets of Extraordinary Investors provides common sense and in-depth research that will start you (and keep you) on the path to financial success.