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Andrew Bertaina is going through a mid-life crisis: failed marriage, child-rearing, self-doubt, ennui, the works. Naturally, Bertaina does what any of us would do; he draws inspiration from the poster boy of mid-life crisis chroniclers, the 16th-century essayist Michele de Montaigne, channeling misgivings into...

Is it possible for a wealthy man to do the right thing, trust in the Lord unconditionally, and walk with Him? I say yes - I know because I did. I gave back all of my wealth, trusted in Jesus Christ our Lord and...

In Our Hearts is a 30-day devotional that helps you build a steady walk with God through honest reflection, daily Scripture, and simple faith steps you can apply right away.You get short readings that focus on trusting God, finding peace, building a strong home,...

Raised in Chicago and its suburbs, Yasmina Kishanov Blackburn grew up in a household influenced by the aftershocks of World War II in the Balkans. Her mother was born an orphan in a refugee camp; her father escaped an oppressive regime by crossing the...

I Am Patrice is a powerful and deeply honest memoir of survival, faith, and becoming.In these pages, Patrice Richardson shares her true-life journey of leaving home, facing homelessness, navigating shelters, surviving illness, enduring loss, and rebuilding her life again and again, often from nothing...

When conventional medicine fails, reservations about alternative healing methods tend to disappear. This led to a young Armenian-Persian faith healer being invited to the United States in 1947. His mission was to heal a paralyzed California millionaire's son. Thus begins the fascinating story of...

This book is the story of my life and those special people who made a tremendous difference. It is dedicated to my grandmother Marie, who was indeed my hero. My dad, Robert, moved to California when I was about 6 years old. We talked...

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, devastation stretched across New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, leaving countless families searching for hope amid the wreckage. Little Miracles of Katrina is the deeply personal memoir of M.V. Despenza, who, along with her family, discovered extraordinary moments...

Beyond the Tetons: Poems From a Life Well-Wandered is a collection of poetry that captures the essence of a life deeply connected to nature, history, and the quiet beauty of everyday moments.Through vivid imagery and heartfelt reflection, Lynn Smith weaves together experiences of love,...

Vivacious, unconventional, candid, and straight, Helen Branson operated a gay bar in Los Angeles in the 1950s--America's most anti-gay decade. After years of fending off drunken passes as an entertainer in cocktail bars, this divorced grandmother preferred the wit, variety, and fun she found...

From the killing fields of Cambodia to the corridors of Washington, DC, this memoir traces an extraordinary life shaped by war, survival, and truth.After the war, Khemara entered Cambodia's emerging free press and became one of the country's most persistent truth seekers. His reporting...

Something was wrong. Author Finn Dualmann could feel it. Ever since childhood, he was different from others, but he had no idea why. His moods quickly swung from happy to sad, from compassionate to aggressive, alienating people along the way. He spent most of...

Slave Narratives, Volume IV: Georgia Narratives, Part 4 is part of the renowned WPA Federal Writers' Project collection documenting the firsthand memories of formerly enslaved people. This volume continues the Georgia series, presenting deeply personal, often emotional interviews that reveal the lived realities of...

Slave Narratives, Volume II: Arkansas Narratives, Part 2 continues the invaluable WPA Federal Writers' Project effort to preserve firsthand accounts from formerly enslaved men and women. These personal testimonies, recorded in the 1930s, offer a direct, unfiltered connection to America's past-capturing powerful memories of...

Slave Narratives, Volume II: Arkansas Narratives, Part 4 is a vital installment in the Federal Writers' Project's landmark effort to preserve the memories of formerly enslaved African Americans. These interviews, conducted during the 1930s, document the personal experiences of men and women who lived...

Slave Narratives, Volume II: Arkansas Narratives, Part 3 continues the Federal Writers' Project's remarkable effort to document the lives and voices of formerly enslaved individuals in Arkansas. Collected during the 1930s, these interviews preserve authentic memories of daily life under slavery, highlighting the resilience,...

Slave Narratives, Volume XIV: South Carolina Narratives, Part 3 continues the Federal Writers' Project's invaluable documentation of formerly enslaved individuals in South Carolina. Collected during the 1930s, these interviews preserve authentic voices recounting daily life under slavery, including labor, family separation, oppression, spiritual practices,...

Slave Narratives, Volume IV: Georgia Narratives, Part 1 is a foundational installment of the WPA Federal Writers' Project, preserving the firsthand voices of formerly enslaved men and women from Georgia. Recorded in the 1930s, these narratives provide intimate accounts of daily life under slavery,...

Slave Narratives, Volume II: Arkansas Narratives, Part 7 is part of the monumental WPA Federal Writers' Project collection capturing the first-person testimonies of formerly enslaved African Americans. Gathered during the 1930s, these interviews preserve the authentic voices, memories, and dialects of individuals who lived...

Slave Narratives, Volume II: Arkansas Narratives, Part 1 is a vital installment of the WPA Federal Writers' Project series, preserving firsthand accounts of formerly enslaved African Americans from Arkansas. Recorded during the 1930s, these narratives provide an unfiltered window into the lived realities of...

lave Narratives, Volume II: Arkansas Narratives, Part 2 continues the invaluable WPA Federal Writers' Project effort to preserve firsthand accounts from formerly enslaved men and women. These personal testimonies, recorded in the 1930s, offer a direct, unfiltered connection to America's past-capturing powerful memories of...

Slave Narratives, Volume XVI: Texas Narratives, Part 2 continues the remarkable WPA Federal Writers' Project collection documenting the recollections of formerly enslaved individuals living in Texas during the 1930s. These interviews-preserved exactly as spoken-offer unparalleled insight into the lived realities of slavery in Texas,...

Slave Narratives, Volume XIV: South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 presents another compelling set of firsthand interviews collected by the Federal Writers' Project during the 1930s. This volume preserves the words of formerly enslaved men and women from South Carolina who share their memories of...

Slave Narratives, Volume XIV: South Carolina Narratives, Part 2 continues the invaluable series of firsthand accounts gathered by the Federal Writers' Project during the 1930s. This volume records the voices of formerly enslaved individuals from South Carolina who recount their lives under slavery, their...

Slave Narratives, Volume IV: Georgia Narratives, Part 3 continues the extraordinary archival work of the WPA Federal Writers' Project, offering firsthand accounts from formerly enslaved people who lived in Georgia prior to the Civil War. These interviews-preserved with their original speech patterns and cultural...

Slave Narratives, Volume II: Arkansas Narratives, Part 5 continues the WPA Federal Writers' Project's extensive documentation of formerly enslaved African Americans in Arkansas. Collected in the 1930s, these firsthand accounts preserve the authentic voices, dialects, and personal experiences of individuals who lived through slavery,...

lave Narratives, Volume IV: Georgia Narratives, Part 2 continues the powerful collection of firsthand testimonies recorded during the 1930s as part of the Federal Writers' Project. This volume preserves the voices of formerly enslaved men and women who lived in Georgia, capturing their memories...

Slave Narratives, Volume XI: North Carolina Narratives, Part 2 continues the Federal Writers' Project's invaluable preservation of firsthand testimony from formerly enslaved individuals. Compiled during the 1930s, this volume gathers personal recollections from men and women who lived through the era of slavery in...

Slave Narratives - Volume II: Arkansas Narratives, Part 6 is part of the historic WPA Federal Writers' Project collection, preserving firsthand interviews with formerly enslaved individuals living in Arkansas during the 1930s. These narratives capture the memories, emotions, and life stories of men and...

Slave Narratives, Volume XIV: South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 presents a powerful collection of firsthand accounts recorded by the Federal Writers' Project in the 1930s. Compiled from interviews with formerly enslaved men and women, this volume documents the lived realities of slavery in South...

Slave Narratives, Volume XI: North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 is part of the landmark WPA Slave Narratives collection, preserving firsthand testimonies from formerly enslaved African Americans living in North Carolina during the 1930s. Compiled by the Federal Writers' Project, these interviews provide vivid, deeply...

Embark on a mesmerizing journey with Wanda Trotter as she bravely shares her heart-wrenching story in the book 'FROM WOUNDED TO WINNING'. Prepare to be fascinated by the hardships she faced from an early age, when racism loomed large in her school days. Wanda's...

Slave Narratives, Volume XVI: Texas Narratives, Part 3 is part of the monumental collection of firsthand recollections gathered by the Federal Writers' Project during the 1930s. This volume preserves the memories of formerly enslaved men and women from Texas, offering vivid, personal accounts of...

Further adventures of The Boy in the Yellow Dress. After being caught wearing his mother's yellow dress, young Victor Marsh had to hide any tendency towards the non-masculine. But the facade had to collapse at some point. Emerging sexuality and the sense of not...

This book is a tribute to two proud White Mountain Apache veterans - Mr. Ernest Murphy and Mr. Homer Beatty - whose lives and legacies continue to inspire strength, humility, and devotion to family, community, and country. Though their paths are different, their spirits...

This volume provides an in-depth introduction to Latinx life writing, taking a historical approach to the study of a variety of key Latinx life writers, genres, and thematic concerns.Author: Maria Joaquina VillaseñorISBN-10: 1032225769ISBN-13: 9781032225760Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/26/2025Pages: 406Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.62lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.00w x...

Pat's Journey from her first memory to presentAuthor: Willetta Pat SteinerISBN-13: 9798486848520Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/21/2021Pages: 162Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.37lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.35d

This is the autobiography of George Eltom, told in his own words and transcribed and arranged after his death. It includes his memories, beliefs, and reflections, alongside words from his wife and the many people whose lives he touched. Here, his words are immortalised,...

Burning Crown of Glory; Chronicle 25. The continuation of my Memoirs.I found myself in a position of questioning the motives of certain individuals. I was put in a situation, that had me forced to override, run hide, and return when needed. The clock was...

"Patrick Henry is, in more than in one particular, among the most remarkable characters of the revolutionary period of our history. He is declared by Jefferson to have been 'the greatest orator that ever lived, ' and 'the person who, beyond all question, gave...

In this powerful memoir, Robert Nelson takes readers on a raw, emotional journey through his turbulent childhood and the scars that shaped his adult life. Born into a household where violence, fear, and silence were the norm, Robert's early years were filled with trauma...

Author: Donald WalterISBN-10: 1291398929ISBN-13: 9781291398922Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/28/2013Pages: 190Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.03lbsSize: 11.69h x 8.27w x 0.40d

Over the years, Helen and Dr. Gordon Brown have been regularly dedicated to a long and arduous process that attempted to evolve their beloved profession of chiropractic in a direction that was congruent with their shared vision of subluxation-centered care. Most personal and professional...

This engaging and informative memoir has a higher purpose than to anecdotally relate the narrator's life: just as the game of golf "has contributed to the quality of life" (p. 272) for over twenty million Americans, so could an affordable golf course improve the...

Megan Carr entered the male-dominated world of business and advertising in the late sixties and seventies when women were actively discouraged from having business or professional careers.In 1972, Megan divorced her husband (taboo at the time) and was granted custody of their four children....

A highly-illustrated monograph on the life and work of Arthur Singer, an American wildlife artist specializing in birds. His work in reference books and U.S. stamps is internationally acclaimed.Author: Alan Singer,Paul SingerISBN-10: 1939125391ISBN-13: 9781939125392Publisher: RIT Cary Graphic Arts PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/21/2017Pages: 198Format: HardcoverWeight: 3.90lbsSize:...

Book Description'Yes You May' is John Tucker's fifth poetry collection with Chipmunka. Although it is an eclectic mixture, it is bound together by a permissive, open and liberal aesthetic philosophy, where the poet contemplates things like coming out and Rimbaud in the Modern Age,...

"The documentary literature ""Zhong Nanshan: The Rise of the People"" narrates the touching story of the physician Zhong Nanshan and his valuable backbone spirit.纪实文学《钟南山：苍生在上》记述了医者钟南山的感人故事，以及其身上可贵的脊梁精神。Zhong Nanshan is the most typical representative of Lingnan intellectuals, who take benevolence as their core and dare to speak out....

Ann Arbor Michigan is more than meets the eyes. It is a town filled with the Occult World, Witches and Satanist. "More unbelievable stories from Frank" is a continuation of "Another unbelievable story from Frank" in which Frank chronicles eyewitness events that took place...

The inspiration for this book comes from the Lord as a calling. It is my belief that we are put on this earth for the purpose of worshiping the Lord, and that the Lord does not rule our lives, but, rather allows us to...