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In today's mobile world, we often live at great distances from our childhood homes. Even if we still live where we grew up, the location has often changed significantly from the days of our youth. Years later, it can be difficult to find ways...

In today's mobile world, we often live at great distances from our childhood homes. Even if we still live where we grew up, the location has often changed significantly from the days of our youth. Years later, it can be difficult to find ways...

An astonishingly free and frank eyewitness account of corruption, scandal, inefficiency, conspiracy, dishonesty, favouritism, misgovernance, and lack of transparency at the higher echelons of decision-making in the government. Written in a humorous style, the book contains stories of the kind of games played on...

A true story of life in Africa under extreme conditions where there's nothing to depend on other than your wits and an ability to improvise. A man, his dog Major, and a small group of helpers trucked across seemingly insurmountable mountainous terrain laden with...

This book tells the story of her life in Johannesburg and Durban, her return to acting and writing and her subsequent marriage, another child and a short - lived third marriage. She finally returned to the UK in 1999 and wrote her first Memoirs...

I hope to help people who went through what I went through and also I'd like to thank those who bought my book and read it. I'm now writing another book in the near future which I hope you will enjoy reading them and...

Author: J. L. FiolISBN-10: 1481789929ISBN-13: 9781481789929Publisher: Authorhouse UKLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/18/2013Pages: 214Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.08lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.25w x 0.45d

An extraordinary story about a very ordinary woman. Born and bred in a small community in the south-west of Ireland, this is a tale that starts plainly, moves into equestrian adventure, climaxes with three horrific relationships, and, like all good stories, has a happy...

This book is a story about me and my faith and how I got closer to God. I have been through a lot and in every trial I've been through; he has always been with me.Author: Gillian MossISBN-10: 1481788639ISBN-13: 9781481788632Publisher: Authorhouse UKLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/17/2013Pages:...

The story is the cross section of the life and realities of Kerala State, South India, during the hoary and obfuscated years of internal emergency. The protagonists in the story are generally sad, and the sadness they are charged with makes them philosophical in...

This is the true story of an epic family expedition across Africa. To cross the Sahara in the early seventies presented many problems in connection with the supply of fuel and water, apart from some security issues; to do so alone without joining a...

My book is a memoir based on my life experiences and how I have overcome life's challenges as a single mother, as a student, and living with my daughter in a single-parent home with my five brothers. The aim of the book is to...

It was Celtic missionaries from Ireland who converted the heathen English in the AD sixth century and at the time Ireland was known as center of learning. Well after AD 700, if a monk in Europe could read and write both Latin and Greek,...

Loved and loving, indulged, even downright spoilt and at the heart of a migrant family whose forebears had sought a haven and livelihood in South Africa in the late 19th century, Edward Joffe's memoir of his Johannesburg up-bringing is not only a happy romp...

The essence of this book is to show how the town that William lives in, got him sectioned in 1989, simply for writing a couple of harmless letters. He asserts that when a female Muslim constituent stabbed her political representative in London, she was...

Women should be respected and treated in a special way because they are special. We have created everything in this world - countries, borders, religions, laws, cultures, nationalities, money - and we are fighting over them and confused about them. These things never existed...

In August 2009, Sheela Jon came to Nepal and met a 3 year old blind girl in the main government orphanage. Her niece picked the little girl up, and the workers told her not to pick her up as she has 'bad karma' as...

Black White describes a young man's pursuit of higher education overseas. A journey that leads him from his homestead in Western Nigeria to the United Kingdom. It chronicles culture conflicts, internal dialogues and personal discoveries. As the title may suggest, Black White is not...

b. 1936 to d. 2012 For thirty years Mr. Farley thrived in radio broadcasting as producer and announcer for NPR. His enthusiasm for all things Noel Coward guided him on a twenty year expedition to gather these interviews - a unique achievement that brings...

A he and she, in the full flush of middle age, meet and spend one day together. It becomes a lifetime. In a tiny terrace house in the heart of London, they create together their very own rural idyll. They breed chickens, ducks, cockatiels,...

This story tells of the author's experience as a teaching volunteer in Ghana, Africa, and how this experience affected her as a person and her outlook on relationships between black and white people. It looks at the education system in Africa, the process of...

America has a history of being courageous, conquerors and brave. However, there are issues in its backyard that has either been ignored or over looked; that is the issue of the convicted felon. There are barriers that prohibit felons from obtaining employment, gaining occupational...

How does a mother and son heal from the most horrid human experience, an American Holocaust that everyone is convinced never existed. My mother faced the greatest fears of having to surrender her son to an American campaign to "Kill the Indian save the...

I've had the most fabulous life, I've made it exactly what I planned to make it, and I've been one happy person living it up through thick and thin, and creating for myself and family quite a few wonderful and great memories! Since 1966...

The practice of Medicine and hospital care has changed drastically in the sixty three years since doctor Irwin began his career. Things we know now were impossible at that time. Hospitals were run quite differently. We are all aware of Medicare and the proposed...

In Secession and the U. S. Mail: The Postal Service, The South, and Sectional Controversy, Conrad Kalmbacher tells the little known story of over fifty years of dissension between the Post Office Department and the South, culminating in the department's role in the events...

As I look back on some of the things I did to keep from going to church, I have to laugh. I would take my twin brother's and sister's only pair of shoes and hide them. Back in those days my parents could only...

Dr. Najeeb Hanoudi, is a retired Iraqi ophthalmologist, a graduate of Baghdad University's college of medicine in 1957, this was followed in 1963 after two years of post-graduate work in Britain by a diploma in ophthalmology from the University of London. After returning to...

Barbara never thought twice about the horrible conditions that exist in this country's prisons until she got sent there. Lucky to get out alive--many of her friends didn't--she has written a gripping account of this terrifying experience.Author: Barbara Price CastelloneISBN-10: 1481714546ISBN-13: 9781481714549Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

Please note: this book was originally published as Effervescence: A True-Life Tale of Autism and of Courage Please visit Simone's website to view more information, as well as TV and radio appearances: autismembrace.com or effervescentclarity.com An excerpt from Autism: Hot Pink and Zebra-Striped: Imagine...

From California, to Michigan, and Mississippi, Patsy Giddings book, 'Sandy's Miracle', delves into some of mankind's darkest depravities - regarding physical, mental, and sexual child abuse. She personally experienced extraordinary incidents of cruelty and rape from those in her own family, in social entities,...

This is a seafaring story with multiple aspects. Information gleamed by the author is from 20+ years of sea-logs, is a narrative or comments by the captain of an off coming watch on an ocean vessel whereas the author was a member. By multiple...

Voir Dire is an oath that potential jurors are asked to take during jury selection. It's an oath to tell and seek out the truth during the selection process and throughout the trial. This oath takes on a strong meaning for Vincent Paul Candelaria...

The story Sundays with Sister ssj shines a light on a nun who left an indelible impression on everyone she touched especially a second grade student who 47 years later, at 54 years old met her every Sunday for an hour without a miss...

This book testifies to one aspect of existence, namely the reality of a so-called "Inner life".It is about creating, establishing, and evolving an inner life as a basis of hope. It is about nurturing and maintaining a healthy relationship with yourself and your spirit.A...

Long before becoming a museum curator, author Jan Krulick-Belin curated memories, photographs, and mementos of her father who died when she was just six. Her mother rarely spoke about him again, until a year before her own death, when she gave Jan a box...

Despite growing up amid the horrors of World War II as a boy in the Republic of San Marino, Olimpio Guidi considers himself lucky. He grew up with great parents, great siblings, and great friends and neighbors. Although everyone he knew was poor, they...

It's inspired by on a true story about a young girl moving from big city life to a small farming community on the prairies. Adjusting to a new community is just what this girl needs to learn about life's funny and sometimes disheartening little...

It was 1956 when Michael and Karen first met as teens in the streets of New York City. They were both determined to escape their dysfunctional families, buoyed up by dreams of success. Their four years as soulmates would have been forever except Michael...

John Makilya reveals an in-depth look of Kenya, its people, and its traditions in this memoir about growing up there and starting a family before immigrating to the United States of America. He traces his roots, including how his father became a pioneer educator...

John Makilya reveals an in-depth look of Kenya, its people, and its traditions in this memoir about growing up there and starting a family before immigrating to the United States of America. He traces his roots, including how his father became a pioneer educator...

Rusty Hix first developed a love of travel and adventure when he accompanied his family across the United States as a young boy. As he matured into a young man, Rusty began traveling internationally to feed his curiosity for understanding the world's greatest mysteries....

Wm. Carr Lane was a man of great courage and intelligence who combined action, vision, and leadership to solve problems during the decades leading up to the Civil War. Elected to mayor of St. Louis in 1823 at just thirty-four, Lane was greatly involved...

No one has lived a life like Roxie Powell--and if you don't believe it, all you need to do is read his memoir: Tumbleweed of Contradictions. Born in Kansas toward the end of the Dust Bowl period on the high plains, he was raised...

When she was just a child, Mojdeh's life changed. The daughter of a private bodyguard of the last king of Iran, her five-year-old sense of the world couldn't comprehend what was happening. Her father's ties to Mohammed Reza Shah meant that her entire family...

Tina was just eleven years old that day in 1980 when she returned home from school to find an empty house, her mother and siblings gone with no forwarding address. It was the day she lost her childhood. Tina was now alone, alone on...

Though her beginnings were no more glamorous than most, author D'Orsay Logan accomplished some amazing things throughout her life-from raising seven accomplished children to seeing the world. In D'Orsay's Story, she tells about the events that shaped who she has become. Filled with intimate...

Nineteen-year-old Amanda Andruzzi had never forged a strong connection with any man before she met twenty-three-year-old Jim. But when he walked toward her on the night of their first date, Amanda's reluctance slipped away. As she became lost in his dimpled smile and green...

CONTENTS DEDICATION INTRODUCTORY NOTE MAPS AND PLANS CHAPTER I. STEAMING SOUTH R.M.S. 'Dunottar Castle, ' October 26 and October 29, 1899 CHAPTER II. THE STATE OF THE GAME Capetown; November 1, 1899 CHAPTER III. ALONG THE SOUTHERN FRONTIER East London: November 5, 1899 CHAPTER...

Author: Neilse SadlerISBN-10: 1479797731ISBN-13: 9781479797738Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/22/2013Pages: 112Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.39lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.27d