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Having been born and raised as a Christian, and in my adult life converting and marrying my ex-husband of whom is a Muslim. I had the privilege of learning the fundamental teachings, practices and experiences of both worlds. This gave me the exposure to...

This book is an extraordinary true story about the life of a very special woman of our time. It covers the years of her life from 1940 to 1978, we learn of resilience during World War II, of tenacity during the early years after...

An autobiography detailing the memories of Ian von HEINTZE. Born in London, of Polish descent, he divides his story between the exploits of his immediate Polish relatives during the Second World War commenting on his own experiences of life in England and later in...

Sir George Dowty (1901-1975) was a noted inventor and businessman, who pioneered many components used in the aviation industry before, during, and after the Second World War, and founded a string of companies which bore his name. He was a major employer in the...

James Stephens' "American Diary" is one of the most important documents of early Fenianism. It uncovers the difficulties facing the movement's founders, and offers an insight into mid nineteenth-century American life and the Irish-American community. It also provides a unique first-hand impression of James...

In 2002, just when the kids had finally left home and life was getting a bit easier, Jackie's husband came back from a conference and told her that he wanted to learn to ride a motorbike before he got too old. Jackie was first...

Reflections is a truly unique collection of wisdom, insights and "lessons-learned along the way," highlighting almost 50 years of the robust ministry of Cal Bombay. Recounting his diverse ministries, extensive travels and life experiences, Reflections is sometimes an anthology and other times a collection...

PETER REDGROVE: HERE COMES THE FLOOD A Study of His Poetry by Jeremy Mark Robinson Poems of honey, wasps and bees; orchards and apples; rivers, seas and tides; storms, rain, weather and clouds; waterworks; labyrinths; amazing perfumes; wet shirts and 'wonder-awakening dresses'; the Cornish...

Description In 1987, a few months before I left home to hobo around Europe, Guns N' Roses released Appetite for Destruction. The band and album seemed a complete fit with my mind, beliefs, personality, life and ambitions: the songs told a tale of travelling...

Not Much to Say Really is an account of extended conversations with four elderly patients in hospital. Standing on the edge of their time they look back over their lives with good humour, tenderness and remarkable candour. At every turn these conversations show the...

Description Garth Brooks had a song a few years back- "The Dance" even now when I hear it, I cry. "I could have missed the pain, but I'd have had to miss the Dance" But lots of things still make me cry. I know...

Description Rebecca describes her struggle with the depths of depression and the confusion of psychotic episodes vividly and honestly. This story has been written using diaries, which Rebecca has written every day since she was thirteen. This account is accompanied by evocative poetry, including...

The agony of Napoleon's family as Empire ends This is a riveting book. Those interested in-and to some degree knowledgeable about-the Napoleonic age know of the Emperor's inspired military prowess as he fought, with ever diminishing resources, to avert defeat at the hands of...

This story is about a boy's life, his learning years, his fascination with motorcycles and his dreams. Finally obtaining his first motorcycle with a self-starter he crosses the English Channel. This was achieved on a shoestring budget, This first adventure set him on a...

Sri Lanka, the "Pearl of the Indian Ocean" was not well known at that time and Point Pedro is a town in the northern part of Jaffna in this Island. A little girl from this small town tells her childhood memories. The life of...

For seven idyllic years, Santina lived with her family on the sun-bathed coast of North Africa in the Italian Colony of Lybia. Until the Fascist fanaticism of Mussolini's Regime reached out with a subterfuge beyond belief. On the pretext of a three month holiday...

The memoir of a PE teacher, elite football coach and national handball staff coach - throughout his long career, Nenad 'Pop' Popovic has influenced the lives of many people and has any number of inspirational stories and humorous anecdotes to tell of the (sometimes)...

Many of the stars of stage, screen and television that we have come to love over the years in one form or another did their bit for King and country during the Second World War either serving in the Armed Forces, Home Guard, or...

The Blanket Thief is Infused with deep emotion, capturing the exhausting and heart wrenching journey of bringing Tammi, a beautiful but terrified dog to the UK, from Northern Cyprus. From the very beginning the challenges faced by Julie and Mark are vividly portrayed, making...

Guardianship is golden, in more ways than one. It is more supreme than a power of attorney. A power of attorney seems to be the correct way to assure your end of life accountings are in order. Majority of people complete the preparation for...

The author has chosen to show the plight of ordinary men, women and children caught in the turmoil of human madness. One by one, the main characters tell their harrowing stories to a listening priest. Then follows explanation of the psychological effects on emotionally...

These are the stories told in the Cooper family, handed down over time and recounted to the young Vivien Cooper, who has retold these stories of Romany life for a wider public.Author: Vivien CooperISBN-10: 1794768734ISBN-13: 9781794768734Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/12/2019Pages: 62Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.37lbsSize: 11.00h x...

This social, artistic, and cultural history examines three generations of the Lushington family and their relationships with prominent British figures and family members' roles in larger trends such as abolitionism, the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, and positivist philosophy.Author: David TaylorISBN-10: 1793617155ISBN-13: 9781793617156Publisher: Lexington BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/15/2020Pages:...

David Clark has been on a bit of journey; in essence he has gone from the heights of success to the depths of depression, insanity and back into depression. He was a highly successful, career-oriented individual with a brain that enabled him to travel...

Marie Simmons' wise words have influenced several generations of her family, friends, students, clients, children, and foster children. She was also known to "Walk the walk, as well as talk the talk," living her remarkable life based on the principles or Qualities she believed...

Boy 2 Man A Waha Story is based on a true story, about a kid born in Ocklawaha Fl. Growing up with less really takes a toll on your life. Young James experienced it firsthand. He seen the struggle of his mom and grandmother,...

This is a father's tribute to a remarkable daughter who stood up against all odds.Author: Joe SestakISBN-10: 166987334XISBN-13: 9781669873341Publisher: Xlibris UsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/02/2023Pages: 250Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.82lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.57d

The Capture and Escape of Sarah Larimer: A Harrowing True Story of Frontier Survival and CourageSarah L. Larimer was a 19th-century American pioneer and memoirist whose brief but powerful account of captivity and survival on the western frontier stands as a rare firsthand narrative...

This is an account of my experience of my planning and eventual rescue from a near lethal suicide attempt and the factors that facilitated my recovery.Author: Amanda NairnISBN-10: 1664100148ISBN-13: 9781664100145Publisher: Xlibris AuLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/26/2020Pages: 42Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.11d

A young boy who moves to Cali and because he comes from a single mother family, he hates with a passion asking his mother for money. Therefore, he finds an alternative way to make his own money. The Hard Way. Before you know it,...

My Life with the Unbelievably Awesome GodBy: Theodore M. Adam My Life with the Unbelievably Awesome God is the account of how God took a sinner who was lost and gave him the will and the strength to create a life that had value...

Sarah Knowles Bolton (September 15, 1841 - February 21, 1916) was an American writer. She was born in Farmington, Connecticut. In 1866, she married Charles E. Bolton, a merchant and philanthropist. She wrote extensively for the press, was one of the first corresponding secretaries...

Every dark cloud has a silver lining so they say. For author Guy S. LaGrotta, the silver lining of the current Coronavirus lockdown is that he had the time and inclination to write about an even worse period in his life back in 2011,...

The Tech man balances multiple universes, eras, and personalities, all the while building a life within the present. His multidimensional mind presents new opportunities and experiences that aren't limited to just one lifetime, and he has contributed the world over many decades. His relationship...

What shall wash away my sins? Nothing but the blood of Jesus. What shall make me whole again? Nothing but the blood of Jesus. How precious is that flow that makes me white as snow. No other fount I know nothing but the blood...

Empowering. Inspiring. Resetting.Dhomonique Murphy has delivered again, this time with her first book! For the first time ever, she opens up about her personal journey to living her best life. And now, she is sharing that story with YOU. Murphy hopes that in sharing...

Experiences that enlighten people and inspire them to push onwards despite life's biggest challenges are stories that are always worth telling. By listening to these stories, people find the strength and the courage to rise up and fight another day. Such is the story...

Loving Relationships in our lives go through many different stages over the years and Intimacy between the partners is an essential quality every step of the way. Viola's book is filled with a treasure of clarifying insights and detailed knowledge about the contribution of...

Memories from the Cloud of Life is the life story of Rose Elda Cotnoir's family and her struggles during the post-depression years and beyond, told through the eyes of her son, Ray. She overcomes her advanced loss of eyesight and loss of her husband,...

Book 3 forms the denouement for SEEDS IN THE WIND. In Part Four, THE PLAN, Jahthra and Sprout put together bits and pieces and are gradually drawn into an unexpected adventure. "A Field Guide to Inner Peace for Dummies" serves as the ultimate addendum...

A story beginning with a child's dream of flight taking the reader through his flight training and eventually to a fun-filled career as a pilot.Author: Edward HollandISBN-10: 1634430190ISBN-13: 9781634430197Publisher: Edward L. HollandLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/17/2014Pages: 184Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.61lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d

A collection of over 150 letters to home from WWI soldier Robert Newcomb Marling, a volunteer to the American Expeditionary Forces, a formation of the United States Army on the Western Front of World War I. The AEF was established on July 5, 1917,...

This volume contains both friends' and the Spain family's collected memories of Jackie Burton Spain. It includes collected writings both by and aout Jackie, and the limited first edition also includes DVDs.Author: Trina Spain FlynnISBN-10: 1628801166ISBN-13: 9781628801163Publisher: Ideas Into Books WestviewLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/25/2016Pages: 162Format:...

What are the paradoxes of the writing life, especially for a writer who represents the work of other writers? Philip Brady, poet at Youngstown State University and publisher at Etruscan Press, begins Phantom Signs pondering this question from his dual perspective as a professional...

Pathways tells the story of Edward Reaugh Smith's multifaceted life, from his youth as a student and athlete to becoming a a husband and father, attorney, musician, entrepreneur, and author. The intimate narrative of his life is both surprising and inspiring, allowing the reader...

This book is a warts and all autobiography of Johnny Stokes, who has lived and worked all his life around Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire. He talks about growing up just after the war, the journey to adulthood, life as a farmer and building lorries...

Winged History: The Life and Times of Kenneth L. Chastain, Aviator, Updated Edition is a must read for anyone interested in 20th century American aviation history. The visually documented chronicle, written by Chastain's only son, Ken Jr., traces the life of an American pilot...

Xenophon (430 - 354 BC), was a soldier, mercenary, and a contemporary and admirer of Socrates. He is known for his writings on the history of his own times, the 4th century BC, preserving the sayings of Socrates, and the life of ancient Greece.Author:...

Thomas Wentworth Higginson was an American Unitarian minister, author, abolitionist, and soldier. He was active in the American Abolitionism movement during the 1840s and 1850s, identifying himself with disunion and militant abolitionism. During the Civil War, he served as colonel of the 1st South...

Bottle Tree A bottle tree is a pillar of beautySo simple in its utility All shapes and colors Giving tranquility for every fellow Each bottle has a story if they could only speak to us As we go through life without a fuss A...