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Reverend James Flynn has worked tirelessly on behalf of immigrants and other dispossessed people for almost the entirety of his Roman Catholic priesthood. Along the way, he's been a harbinger of hope and touched many lives. This is his story. About the AuthorAn avid...

With unguarded humor and honesty, Morgan J. Bolt balances his experiences as a cancer patient with the mind-set, faith, and theology that helped him both to endure his prognosis and treatments and to relish the opportunities that came along the way.Just a few months...

Unlike any other book of its kind, this volume celebrates published works from a broad range of American ethnic groups not often featured in the typical canon of literature. This culturally rich encyclopedia contains 160 alphabetically arranged entries on African American, Asian American, Latino/a,...

'The Last Enemy' tells the moving story of a WWII fighter-pilot's epic recovery after being shot down.Author: Richard HillaryISBN-10: 1610010698ISBN-13: 9781610010696Publisher: Red and Black PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/18/2014Pages: 180Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d

Lord Ferdinando Stanley was the fifth earl of Derby, a leading claimant to the throne. Considered a man who had everything, he was also the patron of the company of players which was fortunate enough to include William Shakespeare. One April Fool's Day, 1594,...

As a young adult, Judy Williams de Chantal left her job in the Pacific Northwest to spend a year traveling throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Asia with a close friend from Canada. But being arrested in Turkey was not on her original itinerary-neither...

This publication provides the tombstone inscriptions of those buried in Copp's Hill Burial Ground, copied exactly as they were engraved in the stones. The epitaphs give details of birth and death dates, age, and in some cases accomplishments of the deceased. Inscriptions of several...

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a recognizable, yet misunderstood, condition. Thousands of Soldiers return from the War on Terror suffering from PTSD. PTSD demands understanding. How can the public support our Soldiers when so many suffer from an injury of the mind? How can...

Author: Ryan RamseyISBN-10: 1514463830ISBN-13: 9781514463833Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/31/2016Pages: 254Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.83lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d

Author: Bruce HoldtISBN-10: 1483683737ISBN-13: 9781483683737Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/14/2013Pages: 250Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.82lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.57d

Author: Michael StapletonISBN-10: 1483634116ISBN-13: 9781483634111Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/22/2013Pages: 158Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.86lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d

In 1946, while Rosy the Riveter was taking her shop apron off and setting down her wrench for the last time, Millie Uher got into a U.S. Army surplus Jeep and drove up into the hills southwest of Maracaibo, Venezuela. In this biography written...

As a loving mom, author Viola Mock writes this book describing a parent relationship as father and son. It is a story of sharing a life with family members and helping others in need. Mock grew up in a loving family, which is why...

Waterwitch was once a a 'Thirty-Square-Metre' racing yacht built in 1937 by Uffa Fox to a design by Knud Reimers. Two brothers are determined to sail her to Ibiza for the summer despite losing her engine. Fox used his experience in Waterwitch to develop...

Avon, Connecticut, has had a long history of people who challenged conventions and persevered through tragedy. There was the clock peddler's encounter with Abraham Lincoln, a suffragist's political showdown with her cousin Eleanor Roosevelt and a man who betrayed his brother-in-law, Thomas Edison. Before...

This is the story of my life from my birth in rural Alabama to my life today at the opposite end of the United States: the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Along the way, I stumble, fall and am raised up again. In some ways,...

Author: Dennis M. BensonISBN-10: 1465386602ISBN-13: 9781465386601Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/28/2011Pages: 144Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.81lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d

Author: Claude FredericksISBN-10: 1465340149ISBN-13: 9781465340146Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1900Pages: 726Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.00lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.59d

On February 14, 1835, the first members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were named. In the General Conference of April 2018, the 101st and 102nd members of that quorum were called. This complete...

Author: Nadrina Clichee (Seraphim)ISBN-10: 1456833979ISBN-13: 9781456833978Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/10/2011Pages: 90Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.32lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.22d

Author: Ralph Crump, Marjorie CrumpISBN-10: 1449026982ISBN-13: 9781449026981Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/22/2009Pages: 344Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.11lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.77d

Author: Sonya KnezovichISBN-10: 1438927428ISBN-13: 9781438927428Publisher: Authorhouse UKLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/29/2011Pages: 236Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.77lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54d

Freshman author Daniel Chamberlayne discuss his 16 years experiences growing up as a Jehovah Witness and attending the Kingdom Hall in Hollis, Queens, New York Daniel discusses all his activities in the kingdom hall and what led up to getting baptized with no choice...

The exhausted Union cavalry company under the command of Col. Philip Creighton arrives at Howard Hill plantation where they find five frightened women living alone. Philip informs Caroline Howard, the widowed mistress of the plantation, that they are confiscating her home for a few...

Memories become more precious as we grow older. Events that happen now and people we come into contact with remind us of something in our past, some humorous, some sad, some life changing. Written from the viewpoint of a gentler time from one who...

One Voice articulates the devastating and dehumanizing affect child abuse and poverty conditions have on a youth's development. It's a heartfelt, emotional and humanizing story.Author: Ervin Jr. HendrixISBN-10: 1426900317ISBN-13: 9781426900310Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/17/2009Pages: 200Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.52lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.42d

Author: Joseph K. NewmanISBN-10: 1425743412ISBN-13: 9781425743413Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/29/2007Pages: 140Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.47lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.33d

Author: Norman L. WendthISBN-10: 1420895583ISBN-13: 9781420895582Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/29/2005Pages: 124Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d

Author: James E. WoolamISBN-10: 1420848232ISBN-13: 9781420848236Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/27/2005Pages: 304Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.32lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d

""John Gilley: Maine Farmer and Fisherman"" is a biographical book written by Charles W. Eliot. The book tells the story of John Gilley, a Maine farmer and fisherman who lived in the 19th century. The author explores Gilley's life and his experiences living and...

Modern Irish Autobiography provides the first comprehensive critical analysis of the Irish autobiographical tradition from the early nineteenth century to the present day. This pioneering collection offers readers a stimulating and provocative introduction to the principal themes, modes and narrative strategies of Irish autobiographers.Author:...

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Go deep inside a controlling cult and follow Lorri's struggles to be free spiritually from their rules and doctrines. These years included a verbally abusive marriage encouraged by the cult. Her life was nearly claimed by obeying the cult's rules and refusing a blood...

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This new addition to the Author Chronologies series details the tumultuous and tragic life of Katherine Mansfield (she died from tuberculosis aged only thirty-four) and sheds new light on her approach and attitudes to writing.Author: R. NorburnISBN-10: 1349357820ISBN-13: 9781349357826Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2008Pages: 146Format:...

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Title: Biographical sketches of graduates of Harvard University, in Cambridge, Massachusetts / by John Langdon Sibley.Author: John Langdon SibleyPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works...

Title: Life and correspondence of the Rev. William Smith, D.D. ... first president of Washington College, Maryland ...: with copious extracts from his writings.Author: Horace Wemyss SmithPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a...

This is a new release of the original 1949 edition.Author: Andre Gide, Bernard FrechtmanISBN-10: 1258899760ISBN-13: 9781258899769Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2013Pages: 62Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.56lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.25d

""Speaking of Man"" is a book written by Abraham Myerson that explores the intricacies of human nature and behavior. The book delves into various aspects of human life, including the mind, emotions, and social interactions. Myerson draws on his extensive knowledge of psychology and...

The Making of the Modern Law: Legal Treatises, 1800-1926 includes over 20,000 analytical, theoretical and practical works on American and British Law. It includes the writings of major legal theorists, including Sir Edward Coke, Sir William Blackstone, James Fitzjames Stephen, Frederic William Maitland, John...