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From Becoming to Being is both memoir and manifesto-a story of contradictions transformed into a call for justice, survival, and love in turbulent times. Stephen Reichard grew up in an activist household fractured by the Vietnam era, carrying its wounds and contradictions into hisown...

From a fourteen-year-old kid in the Bronx holding clippers for the first time to a seasoned barber of thirty years, Freezy the Barber has lived the grind, paid his dues, and carved out a legacy behind the chair. What began as a teenage hustle...

Discover the timeless verses of Scotland's beloved bard in "The Poetry Of Robert Burns." This comprehensive collection showcases Burns' lyrical genius, featuring his celebrated songs and a selection of unauthorized poems, all enriched with a detailed glossary and indexes for deeper understanding. Accompanying the...

Painting with Words is a heartfelt and vibrant collection of poetry that captures the essence of life's journey through the eyes of a man who wears many hats: a devoted son, a loving father, a dedicated barber, a passionate advocate, and a soulful artist....

Title: The Complete Works of Lord Byron. With a biographical and critical notice by J. W. Lake. [With a portrait.]Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries...

In short stories and personal moments, author Cheryol Johnson shares how she put her trust in God to lead her through some of the toughest moments of her life. She offers advice to those of us in terrible predicaments-which happens to be just about...

In this heartfelt and inspiring memoir, Lou Anne Smoot recounts what it was like to be a gay woman living a life of pretense in the conservative South. Her story is a personal journey through history, spanning the decades from 1953 to 2015, when...

There is no about the book information provided by this time.Author: Gary W. GarrettISBN-13: 9798823052450Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/08/2025Pages: 182Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.39d

"Michigan Poets and Poetry: With Portraits and Biographies" is a celebration of the literary talent blossoming in the Great Lakes State at the turn of the 20th century. This anthology showcases a diverse collection of poets, each contributing their unique voice and perspective to...

This book is about a life well lived, a legacy for the Ardron family. It is a story of the shaping of a young man into a man with a father's heart of compassion and concern for the broken lives in our world today....

Set in the coldest, most inaccessible landscape on the planet, this is the story of a female scientist navigating Antarctica's extreme wilderness, revealing how nature can heal the human soul. Where the Earth Meets the Sky is a chronicle of Louise's time working in...

“The Lives Of The Poets Of Great Britain And Ireland, And A Criticism On Their Works” is a seminal work of biographical and critical literature by Samuel Johnson. This collection offers insightful portrayals of numerous significant poets, combining biographical detail with astute literary analysis....

This book is about surviving the genocide against tutsi at a very young age. It exposes the loss of innocence, vulnerability and hatred. The book's main theme is Genocide, childhood and trauma.Author: Tete LoeperISBN-10: 3384604466ISBN-13: 9783384604460Publisher: Inzozi PublisherLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/10/2025Pages: 144Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.33lbsSize: 8.00h...

2002: A World Cup Odyssey is a non-stop sleep-deprived month in the life of Anthony Jucha, an educated and normally sensible man who decided to get to know the world game during the 2002 FIFA World Cup. In one of the most manic months...

The name of the book, Stripped, was chosen because drugs and alcohol stripped anything good I ever had in my life.This is a story about a troubled youth that comes from a broken home who experiences tough struggles from a young age to adulthood....

About the BookIn From Sail To Steam, this internationally recognized author presents a true accounting of the sailing career of her Dutch grandfather, Gerard Koper, as he transitions from serving on glorious full-rigged sailing vessels to the more sleek and efficient steam engines. This...

In the vein of works by Gary Janetti and Danny Pellegrino, an honest, funny, and heartfelt memoir-in-essays about chasing your dreams, making big messes, and finding yourself along the way.In in his debut book for adults, Jeffery Self invites readers into his world, taking...

Come with me on an adventure of a lifetime as I push my way into the heart of the American dream to see what it's all about and to see if there is even such a thing.Author: Patrick McAulayISBN-10: 9655779653ISBN-13: 9789655779653Publisher: SpinesLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/04/2022Pages:...

P. A. Schilpp's 'Library of Living Philosophers' is the series which introduced to the philosophical community the format of a volume of essays on the work of a distinguished philosopher, combined with replies to the essays by the philosopher targeted. The format proved attracti...

"James Madison" by Sydney Howard Gay is a definitive biography that delves into the life and legacy of the esteemed Founding Father. Gay meticulously explores Madison's pivotal role in shaping the American Revolution, drafting the Constitution, and championing the Bill of Rights. As the...

The book "Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1819-20-21-22, Volume 2", 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...

In this volume we present some o the papers that were delivered at FUR-82 - the First International Con erence on Foundations o Utility and Risk Theory in Oslo, June 1982. The purpose o the con erence was to provide a orum within which...

Internationally acclaimed biographies are almost always written by British or American biographers. But what is the state of the art of biography in other parts of the world? Introduced by Richard Holmes, the volume Different Lives offers a global perspective: seventeen scholars vividly describe...

"Suddenly it struck him: the windows had not fogged up as they usually did in the winter when his wife hung up the laundry inside. There was a sour smell and the house was unusually quiet."Where are the children?" he asked, receiving no answer.On...

This is a vivid portrayal of the life and achievements of Georges Köhler, who at age 38 shared a 1984 Nobel Prize with N.K. Jerne and C. Milstein for inventing the technique that generates monoclonal antibodies. That same year, Köhler became a co-director of...

In this book I will take you on a very emotional and sometimes dark journey. I will share what my life was like before I drank and used drugs. What I became like when I was using and more importantly the road to my...

High and unequivocal praise for Mike Mountain Horse, an inspiring and courageous Canadian who was buried for four days and wounded three times in World War I. After his service, he was elected a minor chief of his tribe and elected a president of...

In the fall of 2000, my son began attending Stanford on a golf scholarship. It was a long and challenging road to achieve this goal. When he learned about the college, he went around the house with his Stanford sweatshirt and seldom took it...

This is a story of my life. I hit on the fact that my family was the generation that came to California during the migration of Oakies fleeing the trama of the dust bowl. The hardships they endured. A lot of what is told...

Once upon a time, Herbert Hapgood and Lewis Van Duyne stood atop a ridge in northern New Jersey, looked across an expanse of undeveloped wilderness, and brokered a deal to turn 1,000 acres of land into Mountain Lakes Residential Park. Hapgood and company designed...

The untold recounting of the life of a turn of the 20th century pioneering African American scholar and educator who made significant contributions to mathematics, sociology, and racial discourse in the United States while working tirelessly to strengthen the African American community and ensure...

From award-winning writer Joanne de Simone, her nonfiction narrative story, Songs from Under the El, is a love letter to her family-a nostalgic look at her heritage that began at Ellis Island, spanning almost a century. Her memoir is filled with anecdotes about who...

"A family's compelling racial truth has been unearthed for future generations with Al Allison eloquently redefining justice and healing." -Joyce F. King, Author of Hate Crime: The Story of a Dragging in Jasper, Texas It is 11 PM, July 8, 1932 in Austin, Texas....

Father Michael H. Custer, O.S.B. (1910-2006) lived as a monk of Saint Anselm Abbey for more than seventy years and taught chemistry at Saint Anselm College for more than forty years. In that time, he befriended thousands of students, families, and faculty members. He...

An Outlaw Makes It Home is an odyssey, a journey out and a return home. A candid, compelling and raucous spiritual adventure story, with an element of danger when Eli goes underground as a federal fugitive during the Vietnam War. From underground revolutionary to...

In the early 1960s, Mac Tschanz helped establish a Department of Geology in Bolivia, high in the South American Andes. Unfazed by political intrigues, his next assignment was in Colombia where he trained geologists while mapping in the lawless Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta....

Explores a life intertwined with the story of a people-from the Israelite Exodus from Egypt and the birth of a new nation, to the Divine revelation at Mount Sinai.Author: Levi MeierISBN-10: 1683362012ISBN-13: 9781683362012Publisher: Jewish Lights PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/1998Pages: 212Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w...

Author: Samuel WilberforceISBN-10: 1666705608ISBN-13: 9781666705607Publisher: Wipf & Stock PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/09/2021Pages: 330Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.17lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d

Captures life from day "1" to the present of Pete's life through unique situations. Life that captured through times of love, sexual encounter, sorrow, and happiness, during his life happenings that will excite your imagination. Fond memories that will stay with you for a...

Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse KBE (15 October 1881 - 14 February 1975) was an English author and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. Born in Guildford, the third son of a British magistrate based in Hong Kong, Wodehouse spent...

THE ALMIGHTY - Brahma, the creator; Vishnu, the keeper of balance; and Shiva, the destructor. One offers prayers to them as prescribed in religious books in different names -Narayan, Allah, God, Guru Grantha Sahib, Mahavir & Buddha. One makes Prayatna continuously by using its...

Author: Bhargav RamISBN-10: 1638064164ISBN-13: 9781638064169Publisher: Notion PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/29/2021Pages: 54Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.15lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.13d

Son of Barbados: A Canadian Journey is a biography of the late Eric Murray, a celebrated journalist who was born on the small West Indian island of Barbados and later emigrated to Canada. The book, authored by his widow Jessima Murray, chronicles the journey...

Well-known author of Love Is a Wild Assault and The Divine Average, Elithe Hamilton Kirkland reveals her childhood memories of Christmas. Here are the magical holiday recollections of a five-year-old girl, wide-eyed in the presence of the grandmother's bountiful kitchen, her grandfather's Sacred Harp...

Midge on Her Own continues the saga of Mildred Thompson, who somewhat matures from her infamous title as a Katzenjammer Kid into a mischievous, energetic young lady. After Midge ventures from her secluded farm community into the great unknown of Washington, DC and beyond,...

What do you do when you're flabbergasted and don't know what to do? Well, I eat and write. Although I'm better at eating than writing, both help me understand and accept the experiences in my life. This book, in three parts, has served as...

Kazakhstan - a country of extremes, of both culture and weather. This is an account of one person's experience, coping with living and working in a strange environment where normal, day to day activities can turn out to be monumental in their execution and...

Many people ask me the question, "If there's a God and He is good, why does He allow bad things to happen to good people?" Psalm 14:3 (NKJV) says, "They have all turned aside, they have together become corrupt; There is none who does...

Author: Oren HallISBN-10: 1493175300ISBN-13: 9781493175307Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/18/2014Pages: 298Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.97lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67d

Who hasn't daydreamed about chucking it all and sailing away on a boat to warmer climes, "far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife." John and Jane did just that. This true sailing adventure is told in the first person. It began as an idea...