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Untapped Talent: How Second Chance Hiring Works for Your Business and the Community
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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
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Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself
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Writing My Wrongs: Life, Death, and Redemption in an American Prison
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Beyond Bars: Rejoining Society After Prison
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Better, Not Bitter: Living on Purpose in the Pursuit of Racial Justice
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Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself
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AFTER LIFE
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Inside: Life Behind Bars in America
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Grit: How to Get a Job and Build a Career with a Criminal Record
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Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life
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Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
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The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life, Freedom, and Justice
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The Change Agent: How a Former College QB Sentenced to Life in Prison Transformed His World
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Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
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The End of Recidivism: The Ultimate Guide to Transforming the Mind of the Incarcerated
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Breaking The Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One
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