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The Boer War from an able writers pen Although the title of this book reflects some of its subject matter, in fact, the relief of Mafeking is the objective-the concluding triumph-towards which many of the events recorded within its pages are concerned and directed....

Readers will be regaled by stories about the self-centering effects of living within nature, written by one who knows. Fifty years as a guide to the worlds of hunting, fishing, and outfitting have allowed the author to observe just how participants in this lifestyle...

Author: Tristan RimbaudISBN-10: 0759690022ISBN-13: 9780759690028Publisher: 1st Book LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/18/2002Pages: 132Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 9.44h x 6.40w x 0.59d

The "TALES OF THE BEARTOOTH" books describe the author's daunting efforts to carve a recreation ranch from Montana's rugged Beartooth Mountains near Yellowstone Park. The first covered his "Critter Encounters" and this second describes his adventures with "Cowboys and Dudes."Author: John C. MouatISBN-10: 0759663017ISBN-13:...

Author: Bruce M. BaileyISBN-10: 0759655154ISBN-13: 9780759655157Publisher: 1st Book LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2001Pages: 204Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.67lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.47d

Author: David Womack WillsISBN-10: 0759652775ISBN-13: 9780759652774Publisher: 1st Book LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2001Pages: 176Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.64lbsSize: 9.02h x 6.00w x 0.51d

Author: Richard C. JacksonISBN-10: 0759643598ISBN-13: 9780759643598Publisher: 1st Book LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2001Pages: 232Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.84lbsSize: 8.88h x 6.00w x 0.64d

Western living in Wyoming is more than a large, log house in a picturesque, mountain canyon. It is associating with particularly socially conservative people. It is knowing that there is a sturggle for control of the land and its resources, and knowing that there...

"Appleseed Hollow" is a book describing the author's experience of living on a small farm at the eastern end of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, from 1958 to 1974.Author: Jack LindemanISBN-10: 0759634483ISBN-13: 9780759634480Publisher: 1st Book LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2001Pages: 300Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.07lbsSize: 9.12h x 6.00w x 0.77d

Diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiance disorder, and pervasive developmental disorder in the early 1990s, Robert Stevens was an exceptionally intelligent child who could not function in a mainstream environment. Being the "problem child" of every play group, sports league, and extracurricular...

In the 1890s, when a woman's role was seen as marrying well and raising a family, Daisy Bates reinvented herself from humble governess to heiress-traveller and 'woman of science'. She would become one of the best-known and most controversial ethnologists in history, and one...

7 Ways to Make the Grade - A Living Guide to Your Community's Success is a motivational inspirational self-help book written to advise and guide young people in their quest to make the grade and become successful in their journey through life. You will...

This book grips you from the first pages as you take a journey through Tracy's life from; escaping secrets in the house, trusting God in the midst of 15- year prison sentence, and the realization that life with Bishop was not the fairytale ending....

The Swimmer is the fifth installment of the Stories of Life series. In it, people from around the world share their extraordinary stories of faith and life. Some tales are humorous, others are entertaining and upbeat. But not all are happy stories. Many writers...

Robin Jelliffe grew up in wartime England fascinated with aircraft, going on to complete medical training in the years following the end of WW2. His accounts of life and medical training capture the essence of life at that time, with some humour. After marrying...

Irene Emily Louise Morris was born in Southwark, London, on 8 October 1920, the youngest of five children born to Arthur and Florence. Her early life is largely a mystery as she rarely spoke of her childhood, nor of her experiences during the Second...

Journey To Me is the third book in the We Inspire Now Anthology Series, created by Antoinette Pellegrini.The authors share their personal, inspiring stories of overcoming challenges and difficulties as they explore questions such as Who Am I? What does it mean to say,...

Guest Speaker Success" is a pioneering book, born from over three decades of experience in the vibrant world of live events and webinars. More than just a collection of expert insights, this transformative resource is designed to elevate your events into enthralling, impactful, and...

Erwin Biener had a comfortable middle-class life as a child in Hungary until the Nazis arrived. He and his mother had to go through terrible times, first under the Nazis and then under the Soviets before they were able to escape and reach Canada....

THE BEATLES JUDY GARLAND JEAN SHRIMPTONDUDLEY MOORE JOHNNY O'KEEFE SPIKE MILLIGANJust some of the many celebrities John Williams met and worked with over an extraordinary career Filled with humour, honesty and interesting tales, A Fortunate Life, provides a revealing look at Australia in the...

What shape is your soul?Who or what is shaping you now?Once upon a time there was a young girl living with a mentally ill grandmother, with no self-esteem, no confidence, no purpose, and with a fierce dislike of psychiatric wards. Through it all she...

The autobiography of Douglas K Parrington and his life journey from infancy to missionary with Wycliffe Bible Translators in Papua New Guinea, where he (with his wife and six children) translated the New Testament into the Ewage-Notu language. In mid life, teacher Douglas left...

A migrant/ morality tale set largely in 1980s Kings Cross. Sex, drugs, history, morality, violence and politics. Part autobiographical, part fiction. An immigrant tale. A morality tale. Seen through the eyes of the street. Spoke through the mouth of a jaded thug. A witness...

Under A Different Star is a story of real people facing questions of perverse political ideology, unspeakable cruelty, fractured families and cultural dislocation. Germany, 1940, and Anita Gallo is trapped by the Third Reich and her influential family. With his Jewish family decimated and...

"Changing Perceptions, One Guided Step at a Time" is more than just a book; it is a rallying cry against injustice and discrimination faced by Guide Dog users. The book offers a personal perspective that provides a raw and unfiltered look at the challenges...

Whispers of Resilience: Our MS Stories brings together 26 poignant tales from Australia, each sharing a unique journey with Multiple Sclerosis. Through personal accounts, the book unravels the intricate realities of MS, giving a human touch to the condition. Each story becomes a beacon...

Warren Fahey takes readers on a wild ride through the music business, including his legendary Folkways Music store, fiercely independent Larrikin Record label, and behind-the-scenes of some of Sydney's most outrageous social events. Then, in the wink of an eye, he goes bush recording...

'A Currawong Somersault' provides a snapshot of busy inner-city living in Melbourne, highlighting over the course of one year what makes the cultural capital iconic - football, coffee, food and the arts and entertainment scene.We journey through Heather's country childhood experiences and the move...

This book is an introspective reflection on the life of the author, Heather Thorne.She invites the reader into her life and shares some of the most difficult challenges she has faced. The book follows her life journey from early childhood in Western Australia to...

An unexpected chronicle of heart failure. Prose. Memoir. Essay. Other. This book is a thickness. A lure. Its pages an attempt to reach a body at the moment of invasion. Reduction. Accrual.Heart failure is a compression that folds in many durations. Perhaps for this...

Percy Rogers could never ignore an injustice. This book is a political, medical and environmental history of Melbourne.It charts Percy's early life as a working-class boy from the bush of Western Australia. He faced many hurdles to becoming a doctor and was sometimes persecuted...

An enthralling exploration of roots, ancestry and the search for belonging, this memoir in triptych form begins with Carl's early life in Flanders, the conflict with his father and his departure, leading to years of travel, his attempts at growing roots as a hippy...

The story of CY O'Connor is brought to life in this historical ballad that describes the amazing engineering accomplishment he achieved in providing a water supply to the Goldfields in Kalgoorlie from the City of Perth 600 km's away. CY O'Connor showed courage and...

In these memoirs, Peter Schmidt reveals an adventurous spirit both in his travels and in his career. That spirit took him to North America in the early days of computer use in business (the 1960s).This experience led to a unique opportunity as one of...

Two world wars, the Russian Revolution, Civil War, multiple migrations - No Way Back is the true story of some of last century's most turbulent events, as told through eyewitness accounts of three generations of the author's family. Their story spans three continents and...

This book, Midhurst WW2 Memoirs: 4. Hard Ending (1944-1950) is the final work of a tetralogy written over a decade. Its aim is to leave an account of the life and times of a small town experiencing the development of WW2. It uses the...

In 1938, land between the current Thomas Tallis school and Kidbrooke railway station was the location of the RAF No. 1 Balloon Centre. During WW2 it flew barrage balloons to defend targets from German bombing. RAF Balloon Command had twenty Centres that flew thousands...

The river is within me. It is the life force that sustains me. For years...my grief, my rage, and other demons, kept the flow of my life force stagnant. It led me to some very dark and terrifying places. I didn't think I'd ever...

An Ivy League education, six-figure income, condo on Central Park West, what more could a girl want? Discouraged after years of preparing for a career as a dancer, Chelsea Cramer re-evaluates her life and decides to turn her attention from Broadway to Wall Street....

In Dancing the Deep Hum, Connie Pwll examines the sometimes delightful and sometimes painful lessons she has learned in her sixty-five years of life, and humbly presents some ideas about how to live life joyfully. Weaving in and out between the personal and the...

This is the life story of Maj. Euell T. White, Army, RetiredAuthor: Euell WhiteISBN-10: 0615261469ISBN-13: 9780615261461Publisher: Euell WhiteLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/17/2011Pages: 422Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.36lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d

Frank Kelly has lived an extraordinary life that covers most of the 20th century. His spirit of optimism has touched the lives of countless people. He has been a science fiction writer, a reporter, a citizen soldier, a speech writer for President Truman, an...

Frank Kelly has lived an extraordinary life that covers most of the 20th century. His spirit of optimism has touched the lives of countless people. He has been a science fiction writer, a reporter, a citizen soldier, a speech writer for President Truman, an...

The Landscape of My Memory is a uniquely designed book that recounts my experiences as a lowly infantry grunt in The First Battalion 5th Mechanized Infantry from October 13,1966 to October 12,1967 in the jungles of Vietnam. The book contains U.S. Army Daily After...

This vivid memoir provides a detailed account of the author's experiences in traveling to and staying in France as a student and teacher from 1987 to 1989. Several color photographs are included. https: //www.entreetoblackparis.com/blog/two-stays-in-france-a-reviewAuthor: Walter III JamesISBN-10: 0615244122ISBN-13: 9780615244129Publisher: Walter James IIILanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/10/2008Pages:...

John Edward McCarville, is from an Irish farming family of eight born in Moorland, Iowa in 1926. Stricken with asthma he traveled to Arizona alone at the age of 17 years. After a draft and discharge from the Army, he graduated in medicine from...

Life hasn't been easy at times for Barb. She was in a physically and mentally abusive relationship, and had to deal with the devastation of losing her second child. Although, she has had these struggles in her life, this book isn't only about the...

The My Life Book is just that, a book that allows you to tell your life in your own words. The My Life Book allows you to leave your thoughts, ideas and beliefs to those that will not know you if they are born...

Author Marjorie Morrison Moylan capitalizes on the insights gained from her place of birth and rich assortment of relatives to reflect uncommon attitudes of American Southerners. Stories told and retold molded the author's open and unconventional views on race, politics and religion, disproving the...

In early November 2006, 6-year-old Ryan had a headache that lasted for several days. His mother took him to the doctor and Ryan was treated for a sinus infection. After the antibiotics were all taken, Ryan's symptoms persisted. A return trip to the doctor's...