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Variadero My Ancestral Homeland Do you remember those days when your parents loaded up the car to go on vacation to a very special place. May it be to where Mom or Dad were from or a camp out to the mountains. The anticipation...

This book offers an in-depth exploration of the life and career of a UPS driver, highlighting the daily challenges and triumphs of the profession. Through personal anecdotes and insights, it emphasizes essential safety messages designed to prevent accidents and injuries, underscoring the importance of...

This book is a captivating biography that delves into the life of Anthony E. Pratt, the ingenious inventor of the beloved detective board game, Cluedo. From his humble beginnings in Birmingham, England, to his rise as a successful game designer, Pratt's story is a...

Bianca is born and raised in the Netherlands. She has experienced the ups and downs that living a life with focus on materials can bring along. The prison was the place that God used to change her. The non-fiction story in this book is...

Author: Antara JainISBN-10: 9360834602ISBN-13: 9789360834609Publisher: Writer's PocketLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/21/2024Pages: 142Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.32lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.30d

"Sketch of the Sikhs" is a seminal paintings authored by Sir John Malcolm, a British administrator, diplomat, and historian. This pioneering text is a big supply of data about the Sikh community and their records for the duration of the early nineteenth century. John...

Historic Girl is written by E.S. Brooks and they are the tales of girls and women who bravely and boldly altered and shaped history as a companion to "Historic Boys." a compilation of tales from the 1887 issue of "Saint Nicholas" magazine. This volume...

Author: Hemilkumar P. PatelISBN-10: 9356103844ISBN-13: 9789356103849Publisher: Pencil (One Point Six Technologies Pvt Ltd)Language: EnglishPublished: 04/28/2022Pages: 174Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.43lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.40d

This book has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted,...

《我和我的新疆朋友》讲述了作者陈锐军作为援疆干部，在援疆期间亲身体验的西域风土人情，以及援疆结束后不断结交各界、各民族的新疆朋友，相互真诚交往，为了共同精神家园的社会稳定和长治久安，共同追梦的真实故事。在书中，可以看到故事性强、最能反映南疆风土人情的小故事，还可以看到作者和他所结交的新疆朋友在共同追梦的过程中结下的深厚友谊，穿插其中的还有援疆干部对于新疆相对滞后地区出人出力出谋的事迹，展现了援疆干部付出的努力和对新疆未来发展的信心。正如作家、诗人艾克拜尔-米吉提所说，这本书"有很强的思想性和艺术性，对读者更具吸引力，是当下关于新疆题材难得的优秀作品集Author: 陈锐军ISBN-10: 7510476941ISBN-13: 9787510476945Publisher: China National Publications Import & Export CLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2023Pages: 294Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.39lbsSize: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.80d

A return to France after a further three years of living and working in Senegal sees the Itinerant Ecologist (Malcolm) and his ever patient wife (Véronique) decide to take several months' sabbatical to relax and catch their breaths in the beautiful French region of...

"Let Spirit Whisper: Knock and the Door Shall Open, Seek and You Shall Find, Ask and It Will Be Given" is a profound exploration of divine guidance, faith, and the unseen forces that shape our lives. Through personal experiences, spiritual insights, and timeless wisdom,...

Gene Pantalone invites you to traverse the glittering yet shadowed pathways of history. His narratives, infused with the echoes of timeless dreams, promise a journey profound and exhilarating, where real-life Freddie Welsh and fictional Jay Gatsby-two lives seemingly disparate-find themselves enmeshed in shared experiences...

M. Ali Shah on his journey as a taxi driver in Midnight taxi madness." In this bookShah shares his wild experiences encountering extraordinary events during his time as a taxi driver as he drives through Benflee: Learn about his busy days, juggling two jobs...

Pain, Failure and Misery are the Stepping Stones to Success is a story of triumph that only pain and misery could bring. It is a story of hope that is offered for our youth, our family and friends who are suffering from chemical dependency,...

HOW TO FIND SUCCESS IN AN UNSTABLE ECONOMY Don't let the obstacles in your life discourage you from accomplishing your goals! In Success Against All Odds, you'll discover the secrets behind finding inspiration and success in your life and career. This simple, easy-to- implement...

A powerful and lyrical work by a writer of vision and imagination, Shadow Lines is the story of Jessie Argyle, born in the remote East Kimberley and taken from her Aboriginal family at the age of five, and Edward Smith, a young Englishman escaping...

Marish is the name of a mother...Marish is a life story that begins with departure, suffering, and darkness, only to transform into an adventurous journey full of light, self-discovery, and beauty. The narrator unfolds her own story through the last pages of her mother's...

This is a charming and lively collection of poems about a Minnesota life. Growing up, family, rural life and community...this is about McCarthy himself. His love for America has blessed us with political hope, and as a poet, his fine poetry provides a nourishment...

Alex Alexandrowicz spent 22 years in custody protesting his innocence. This book explains how something which began with a plea bargain in the belief that he would serve a 'short' sentence turned into a Kafkaesque nightmare. His 'Prison Chronicles' are placed in perspective by...

Hakim Wärqenäh Eshäté (Dr Charles Martin), born into a family of Ethiopian aristocrats but adopted by a British officer and raised in India, played a significant role in influencing medicine, education and economic development in Ethiopia throughout the first half of the 20th century....

This story is about the life of a mother and grandmother cut short due to the greed of her youngest daughter Hagatha. Hagatha used lies and manipulation to overtake her mother's estate and capture her freedom, until she had absolute power. The family tried...

Unique among celebrated scientists, Newton was equally gifted at theoretical physics, experimental physics and pure mathematics. He was also exceptional in another, less well-recognised sense. No one has come near to equalling his extraordinary analytical power.Analytically-derived truths are controversial because such truths can only...

A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year 2020. A Review 31 Book of the Year 2020. With The Barbarians Arrive Today, Evan Jones has produced the classic English Cavafy for our age. Expertly translated from Modern Greek, this edition presents Cavafy's finest poems,...

WHO'S THAT GIRLCONFESSIONS OF A STARGAZERA tale of an extraordinary, outrageous life ... From chasing pop stars as a teenager to contemplating the galaxy of stars in the heavens, Odyle's journey wasn't just a search for identity. It was a quest for meaning, love,...

A police commander, a parole officer, a matron, a court artist and a mounted police officer - the author found all of these key players from the seventies when she investigated the story of Veronica Knight, the first victim of the serial killers in...

United Kingdom, Secret Intelligence Service. A story based on real events. Few people are deemed smart enough to be selected and trained as a spy for Her Majesty's Government, and fewer qualify. The Author is one such man, who uniquely, was chosen at the...

The United Kingdom. A story based on real events.Few people are deemed smart enough to be selected and trained as a spy for Her Majesty's Government, fewer qualify. The Author is one such man, who uniquely, was chosen at the age of 16, the...

Patience is the word which denote the world fighting in which we think about aour situation which we felt everyday but never react.This story was based on true evens of a middle-class aged boy which fight against the government policy of and also against...

Carol Rivera had to quit her career in 2010 when her husband became ill and he could no longer help care for their disabled twin granddaughters they had raised since they were 9 months old now 18 yrs old. What a struggle, they had...

Ramón Barbuzano Morales was born in the Canary Islands on June 4, 1916. He spent his childhood in the town of San Andrés on the island of El Hierro which is the smallest of the seven islands. In January of 1936 he married Agustina...

These are the memoirs of the Melbourne born author John R. Aarons, who has spent a lifetime fulfilling his dream of travelling the world. His adventures are brought to life from the time as a child aged 3 he sneaked out the front door...

This is the story of an impoverished Greek girl, told with courage and brutal honesty. She experienced domestic violence, civil war, and lived as a refugee in a church compound where she witnessed first-hand cruelty, injustice and childhood adversity. Motivated by childhood desire and...

Why do I seem to have so many problems at this time? What is life all about? Is there any purpose to this earth? Why am I here? Why do I have certain habits, phobias, likes, or dislikes that seem to make me different...

Who better to teach "How to be Soul-Winner" than C. H. Spurgeon. Known the world over as the "Prince of Preachers", Spurgeon is the master of the evangelical sermon and perhaps the most prolific communicator of the gospel the world has ever seen. In...

These geographical essays are dedicated to Dr. Robert H. Stoddard in honor of his many years of exemplary service to the people of Nebraska, the world, and the discipline of geography. Dr Stoddard has taught at Nebraska Wesleyan University and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln,...

Popular American essayist, novelist, and journalist CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER (1829-1900) was renowned for the warmth and intimacy of his writing, which encompassed travelogue, biography and autobiography, fiction, and more, and influenced entire generations of his fellow writers. Here, the prolific writer turned editor for...

Popular American essayist, novelist, and journalist CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER (1829-1900) was renowned for the warmth and intimacy of his writing, which encompassed travelogue, biography and autobiography, fiction, and more, and influenced entire generations of his fellow writers. Here, the prolific writer turned editor for...

Originally a speech that Conwell delivered some 6,000 times in various communities across the country, Acres of Diamonds was inspired by a tale he heard from an Arab guide during a trip along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The tale, and Acres of Diamonds...

Popular American essayist, novelist, and journalist CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER (1829-1900) was renowned for the warmth and intimacy of his writing, which encompassed travelogue, biography and autobiography, fiction, and more, and influenced entire generations of his fellow writers. Here, the prolific writer turned editor for...

Popular American essayist, novelist, and journalist CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER (1829-1900) was renowned for the warmth and intimacy of his writing, which encompassed travelogue, biography and autobiography, fiction, and more, and influenced entire generations of his fellow writers. Here, the prolific writer turned editor for...

Author: Ralph Waldo EmersonISBN-10: 1602062285ISBN-13: 9781602062283Publisher: Cosimo ClassicsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/2007Pages: 240Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.58lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.55d

"Whoever wishes to understand the making of the United States must read the life of Cyrus Hall McCormick. No other one man so truly represented the dawn of the industrial era - the grapple of the pioneer with the crudities of a new country,...

This work explores the inner workings of an organizational, internationally distributed Community of Practice. It highlights the weaknesses of the traditional KM approach of capture-codify-store and asserts that communities of practice are recognized as groups where soft knowledge is sustained.Author: Paul HildrethISBN-10: 159140200XISBN-13: 9781591402008Publisher:...

Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959) was one of the most productive and frequently performed composers of the mid-twentieth century, renowned for such works as his opera Julietta; the Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras, Piano, and Timpani; and Symphony no. 6 ("Fantaisies symphoniques"). History books, however,...

A True Story of Heroism in Nazi-Occupied Greece [Some of] the most dramatic use of secret intelligence in the Western Theater resulted from covert operations against the Nazis in the cities of occupied Europe, which were implemented, to a great extent, by young men...

Sissy Crone, a coal camp kid, brings to life the faded past of her hometown, Minden, West Virginia, through a collection of stories told firsthand of heartache and loss, balanced by glorious triumphs. Sissy brings us along as a companion through her early years...

I wrote this manuscript while still a patient in a psych ward at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. During this time, I was fortunate enough for my psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, and a few clinical psychology nurses to have read my unfinished manuscript. They all wanted...

The Presidents' Escort: The Joseph Browning Corbin Story is an adventure-packed journey through time from Corbin's early life in the Shenandoah Mountains during Prohibition and into the farmlands of Culpepper County, Virginia. The true story spins the reader through a tornado that leaves the...

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.Author: Walter AllenISBN-10: 151513203XISBN-13: 9781515132035Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing...