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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...

The most prejudiced will not deny that Paris is beautiful; or that there is about her streets and broad, tree-lined avenues a graciousness at once dignified and gay. Stand, as the ordinary tourist does on his first day, in the flowering square before the...

As Shakespere is by far the greatest of all writers, ancient or modern, so he has been the subject of commentorial folly to an extent, which dwarfs the expense of that folly on any other single subject... [T]here is always the danger either that...

Lot Smith: Mormon Pioneer and American Frontiersman is the comprehensive biography of Utah's 1857 war hero and one of Arizona's early settlement leaders. With over fifty years of combined research, mother and daughter co-authors Carmen R. Smith and Talana S. Hooper take on many...

Author: Robert Loring AllenISBN-10: 1557863059ISBN-13: 9781557863058Publisher: Wiley-BlackwellLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/20/1993Pages: 344Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.55lbsSize: 9.52h x 6.14w x 1.07d

Many hospitality companies have begun to recognise the benefits of having a diverse group of decision-makers. When it comes to drafting strategies to increase revenue and better penetrate and service target markets in different communities, it helps to have fresh sets of eyes. This...

This book is a story about growing up on a farm very poor and sometimes going to bed hungry. It is also about how to work hard and try to make something of yourself without resorting to a life of crime. I believe you...

Author: Mary Ellen ConnellyISBN-10: 1514485001ISBN-13: 9781514485002Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/11/2016Pages: 122Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.42lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.29d

Author: Mary y. NakamuraISBN-10: 1503592146ISBN-13: 9781503592148Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/18/2015Pages: 244Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.13lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d

Author: Elizabeth M. ForbesISBN-10: 1503567133ISBN-13: 9781503567139Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/08/2015Pages: 238Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.78lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54d

Author: Sean Martin McQuadeISBN-10: 1503505901ISBN-13: 9781503505902Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/24/2015Pages: 286Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.93lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.64d

Author: Billroy PowellISBN-10: 1499041888ISBN-13: 9781499041880Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/25/2014Pages: 284Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.26lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d

Author: Harley Murray HarmonISBN-10: 1499040156ISBN-13: 9781499040159Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/16/2014Pages: 94Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.53lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.24d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1912 Edition.Author: Edward Raymond TurnerISBN-10: 1498199194ISBN-13: 9781498199193Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/07/2014Pages: 326Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.96lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.68d

Author: Laura LarkISBN-10: 1493126040ISBN-13: 9781493126040Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/22/2013Pages: 110Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.38lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.26d

While the First Arc covered ages 21-33, during his search for answers to life, the Second Arc of the Great Circle is about "Letting go" and letting God. This book brings us up to the present, with yacht deliveries out of Fort Lauderdale to...

"I will always have great memories of Jack Campbell. The first song we ever recorded of his was titled 'Jesus.' It became the Rambos first number-one radio song. We enjoyed recording many others, such as 'Oh What a Happy Day' and 'March Around The...

Imagine yourself as a normal, healthy seven-year-old child. One day you begin to feel sick, showing signs of a fever, and thinking you just have the flu, your parents tuck you into bed and tell you to rest. But as you awake some time...

This is a physician's true story encompassing a myriad of authentic patient histories. Readers will find themselves intimately connected to the patient, the doctor and the too often dramatic medical issues which they are bound to resolve together. Each episode vividly depicts an individual...

Chuck Anderson takes you on a fascinating journey through his life in music. Never having a "day" job, he managed to develop a successful, full time career in music without being a "star" in the traditional sense. From his work with celebrity singers to...

On this journey called life, you will experience moments of joy, pain, happiness, trials, and tribulations. Some of them you will revel in while others you will be happy that they are over. As you read stories of people who got through "it" just...

Marjorie Ferrell was always a bit precocious. She could count to a hundred before she was three, and when she showed up for the first grade it only took the authorities a day or two to recognize that she belonged in the second. She...

Author: S. MISBN-10: 147978656XISBN-13: 9781479786565Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/19/2013Pages: 152Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.51lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.35d

Author: Sharron JamisonISBN-10: 1479725927ISBN-13: 9781479725922Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/26/2012Pages: 114Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.39lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.27d

I've lived eighty years and experienced much of what is written in this book. Some really happened and some are the figments of my very fertile imagination. It's about love, life, and death. It's also about living in and around Charleston, South Carolina, during...

Former gang leader, high school dropout and fallen victim of his past. Dymonique reveals his drastic lifestyle after learning the disturbing news of his fathers death. At the age of seven, Burton found himself at the edge of the cliff of life when he...

A spiritual and knowledgeable woman once told me that I was a Sacred Prostitute. She explained that a Sacred Prostitute is someone who soothes, nurtures and heals another and then sends them on their way to find their true destiny, a better, more emotionally...

I Can't Hide It" is a heartfelt journey of resilience, faith, and triumph. Follow one woman's powerful testimony as she overcomes life's struggles, raises her children alone, and discovers strength she didn't know she had. Her story is a reminder that even in the...

Pliny the Younger who lived c. 100 AD, left a large collection of letters, thanks to which we know him better than almost any other Roman. He is best known as witness to the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 that destroyed Pompeii, and for...

This volume continues the acclaimed annotated edition of the papers of Chief Justice John Marshall, the great statesman and jurist. The constitutional nationalism of the Marshall Court reached its peak in 1824 with Gibbons v. Ogden, in which Marshall broadly expounded the commerce clause...

For half a century, Horace Williams was denounced as an atheist and acclaimed as an exponent of truth, goodness, and beauty. In the early 1890s he came to Chapel Hill to teach modern philosophy and to revolutionize the thought of the South. With Socrates...

Toussaint L'Ouverture (1743-1803) won international renown in the Haitian fight for independence. He led thousands of former slaves into battle against French, Spanish, and English forces, routing the Europeans and seizing control of the entire island of Hispaniola. L'Ouverture became governor and commander-in-chief of...

The book is about the life and death of SPC Richard Thomas Davis. The author documents the story about his military family. She articulates his tormented life in the barracks and the gruesome murder by four of his own comrades upon their arrival from...

HOLLY CLAYTON is a business major, and has a B.S. degree in Teaching. She taught children and adults for many years. She is a widow, and has two children, one son and one daughter, and five grandchildren. She wrote a book on Mary's life...

This is a funny and poignant account of the life of a rogue of sorts. The crazy escapades and sad moments of a life lived on the brink and a character that never held back. It is ultimately the search for a love lost...

Embracing Change is the first of a three-book series about my journey to change my life, my thought process, and my conditions. Embracing Change will give you a closer look at the transition I had to make to find the path to a healthier...

Author: Paige WalkerISBN-10: 1465396381ISBN-13: 9781465396389Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/20/2012Pages: 140Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.47lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.33d

It was the recession of the 60's. Cass and his best friend Mario were struggling for work and their families were living in poverty. They were under employed in the construction industry where work in the San Diego County area was scarce. They needed...

Author: Wes HarveyISBN-10: 1462890253ISBN-13: 9781462890255Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/31/2011Pages: 300Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.97lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67d

I had only acted on camera in a couple of TV shows and commercials, so all of this-the process of making movies-was totally new and absolutely fascinating. JACK ANGEL, son of a Greek immigrant, reinvented himself many times-from a poor student to a college...

This book is a "must read" for anyone even CONSIDERING facial cosmetic surgery. It is the true story of the Author's journey through the process of a neck and lower face lift. Written in real time, it addresses everything from choosing a plastic surgeon,...

Born right at the beginning of the 'swinging' 1960's in London, England. His family strive to make ends meet, but for a variety of reasons a few short years later they move back to Catholic Ireland with his two Irish parents and one sister....

Author: Martin L. Sr. DornanISBN-10: 1450058604ISBN-13: 9781450058605Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/12/2010Pages: 82Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.29lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.20d

Author: Joe ReganISBN-10: 1450029620ISBN-13: 9781450029629Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/21/2010Pages: 208Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.69lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d

I believe this book is a MIRACLE. Therefore, I call it a MIRACLE BOOK. It is not a book of fiction. It is my life story and a true story. It is from my heart. It is a book to HUMANITY. If one reader...

The book is a collection of essays designed by the author to present an autobiographical sketch of his development as a person. The conceptual underpinning of the book as project is that the rich, varied life experiences of the author, as seen through the...

This is a no spin story of how I endured and survived sixteen successive attacks by four enemy aircraft in WWII.Author: Paul A. ContosISBN-10: 1449023746ISBN-13: 9781449023744Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/18/2009Pages: 132Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31dReview Citation(s): BlueInk Review 11/04/2011

In his book "Bulls-eye" - Journal of a Black Hawk pilot, Deeter takes his readers on a trip to the middle east, and gives them a first hand look at the life of an Army Helicopter Pilot in the war in Iraq. From the...

Author: Floyd L. Jr. GriffinISBN-10: 144159096XISBN-13: 9781441590961Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/06/2009Pages: 258Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.18lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d