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This is a true story about a poor, honest, broken heart and brave woman which lost her husband which love so much. Her family left her, nowhere to go to rise her two children at age of 17. After two years of hard work...

When author Ruth Valor was just three years old, a male and female babysitter, friends of the family, sexually abused her. Shortly thereafter, a family member did as well. The aftermath of abuse led her down a road of pain and she experienced a...

When author Ruth Valor was just three years old, a male and female babysitter, friends of the family, sexually abused her. Shortly thereafter, a family member did as well. The aftermath of abuse led her down a road of pain and she experienced a...

Philippa Peters, the second child of four, was just six years old when her mother dropped her off at her godmother's home. In the twinkling of an eye, Peters' life changed drastically, as her circumstances meant she had to grow up very quickly, missing...

From meeting some of the greatest rock and jazz musicians of the 20th century and designing hats that circled the globe worn by notables such as Elton John, Ben Vereen, and Michael Jackson, this book is a colorful romp through an unforgettable era in...

From meeting some of the greatest rock and jazz musicians of the 20th century and designing hats that circled the globe worn by notables such as Elton John, Ben Vereen, and Michael Jackson, this book is a colorful romp through an unforgettable era in...

One would never think that someone in a war zone would be bitten by the travel bug, but that's exactly what happened to Gary Loupassakis's father while serving his country overseas during the Second World War. When he returned home, he began taking his...

One would never think that someone in a war zone would be bitten by the travel bug, but that's exactly what happened to Gary Loupassakis's father while serving his country overseas during the Second World War. When he returned home, he began taking his...

The 13 Steps to Riches - Volume 7: DECISION with Erik Swanson and Dan Clark Are you a student of Napoleon Hill's classic from 1937 Think and Grow Rich? Has your life or business benefited from the timeless truths of this global classic? Experience...

This informative book guides young readers through the early life, presidency, and legacy of George Washington. The book also includes an "Issue Spotlight" special feature, several "Did You Know" facts, a table of contents, quiz questions, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. This...

This informative book guides young readers through the early life, presidency, and legacy of George Washington. The book also includes an "Issue Spotlight" special feature, several "Did You Know" facts, a table of contents, quiz questions, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. This...

This informative book guides young readers through the early life, presidency, and legacy of Thomas Jefferson. The book also includes an "Issue Spotlight" special feature, several "Did You Know" facts, a table of contents, quiz questions, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. This...

Gregory Lantz Smith. M.D., alias "TARZAN," is a former Board Certified General Surgeon And a Board Certified Aesthetic & Reconstructive Surgeon. His life has been filled with eclectic discovery & winsome adventure.What has been written is true.Author: Gregory Lantz Tarzan SmithISBN-10: 1636611451ISBN-13: 9781636611457Publisher: Dorrance...

Steve Basford is the play-by-play voice of multiple sports for Ohio Wesleyan University and is on the official statistics crew for Ohio State football. He got his start on February 8, 1975, by working the stats and providing some color commentary for a high...

Home is never too far away - in your thoughts or when you are beckoned back to a place you thought you left long ago. In this retrospective narrative Paul Weber recalls his years growing up in Brighton from the 1940's through the sixties....

Collecting material from five different manuscript sources, Matthew N. Payne and J. Stephen Yuille present sermon material from William Perkins that helps us understand how his original listeners heard the grand preacher. Viewing the transcribed sermons enlightens us to the editorial process that eventually...

Life is forever changing consequently, individuals must be able to adapt to change not only in their personal life but also to people and society as a whole to meet one's full actualisation. Throughout the course of the book the author traces events, battles...

Focusing on the recovery of chess in Spain and Europe after World War II, this book traces the development of the International Chess Tournaments in Gijon from 1944 to 1965. The authors cover the decline of world champion Alekhine and the rise of the...

The history of Italian cinema includes, in addition to the renowned auteurs, a number of peculiar and lesser-known filmmakers. While their artistry was often plagued with production setbacks, their works--influenced by poetry, playwriting, advertising, literature, comics and a nonconformist, sometimes antagonistic attitude--were original and...

"The curtains of lesbian history from the 1950s to the present day are opened by celebrated cartoonist Kate Charlesworth, with a little help from Gilbert and Sullivan and a side of Nancy Spain. Sensible Footwear is a glorious political and personal history that gives...

Author: Colleen AdamsISBN-10: 0823963993ISBN-13: 9780823963997Publisher: Rosen Publishing GroupLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2003Pages: 24Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.05lbsSize: 8.50h x 6.20w x 1.00dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 4.5Point Value: 0.5Interest Level: Lower GradeQuiz #/Name: 62333 / Courage of Helen Keller

This collection of 20 essays pays homage to a filmmaker who had a reputation for delivering the most movie for the least money. Edgar G. Ulmer, nicknamed "The King of the Bs" and "The King of Poverty Row," gave us classics like The Black...

Fighter Aces of the U.S.A. is the most complete, full-spectrum book ever published on American fighter aces, and includes dozens of aces' combat accounts, plus capsule biographies. Evolution of aircraft, tactics and armament is seen through the eyes of the 1400 elite Americans who...

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed...

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed...

Over the past four decades, French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu produced one of the most imaginative and subtle bodies of social theory of the postwar era. When he died in 2002, he was considered to be the most influential sociologist in the world and a...

Dimitry's autobiography is based on ten years of his life, and it's primarily focused on the years between 2015 and 2019. In those years, Dimitry talks about how he prevailed over countless obstacles. You will witness how his routine life turns into a nightmare....

Stories from the life of Boyd Lyons, who spent over 50 years as a missionary church planter in Manila, Philippines. An inspiring biography that relates the early days of Boyd's childhood in Iowa, his calling into ministry, and his extremely fruitful ministry in the...

"I handed my $125K watch, $60K chain and my $7K earrings to the girls to take back to Virginia to a friend. It all didn't mean nothing without my freedom. I couldn't take it with me." How could a man who had the world...

In December 2014, a chocolate-colored dog with golden eyes is found wandering in Arizona's Yuma Desert. A kind-hearted man brings the lost dog to a rescue facility. Sadly, no one chooses to adopt the stray, whose desperate wish is for a family to love...

This is the true story of an unimaginable diagnosis that would draw the lines of battle between life and death, forever changing those close. How losing hope and finding it again in unlikely places became a family understanding, while rejecting seizures that were invisible...

My Coorg Chronicles traces the journalistic journey of P.T. Bopanna, his foray into writing books, his activism, and importantly his efforts to chronicle various facets of Kodagu (Coorg) district in Karnataka. Bopanna has been covering and chronicling Kodagu for nearly four decades. His long...

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,...

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,...

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,...

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,...

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,...

Running Out of Time: Chasing Red, White, and BlueBy: Robert Prah, Jr.Originally created for his daughter to detail his run for public office, Running Out of Time: Chasing Red, White, and Blue chronicles this pursuit by Robert Prah, Jr. during a very challenging time...

The Humbugs of the World is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1865. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher...

Anyone reading this book will soon realise that I didn't pay much attention in my English lessons at school, but it is written in my way and as I recall things. Everyone, everything and every occurence are true and the overall timeline is correct,...

Wilda Mae Schooley, at age seventy, almost fell with a hot Crock-Pot. Since she lived alone, she started wearing a medical alert necklace. In a short time, she experienced very strange and painful sensations. After about three months, she took the necklace off and...

"Been There, Done That: My Eventful Continental Lifetime Journey" is a potent discussion of family values and determination. "Been There, Done That: My Eventful Continental Lifetime Journey" is the creation of author Rachi Ngaine, MSPA, CPA, CGMA, a former native of Kenya who survived...

Inspired by the real-life event, Reflections A Struggling Mother's Walk With God is a testimony of life inside the addiction of a child from a mother's perspective, and how the process opened doors to a relationship with God. A parent's worst nightmare began when,...

Inspired by the real-life event, Reflections A Struggling Mother's Walk With God is a testimony of life inside the addiction of a child from a mother's perspective, and how the process opened doors to a relationship with God. A parent's worst nightmare began when,...

12 1/2 years starts out as a beautiful friendship between a man and a woman. As time progresses, everything changes, small shoves and pushes at first, it all came down to being tossed around held down with a screw driver to her throat and...

If we sat down with Chesterton in a tavern today, he would say very much the same things he said one hundred years ago.At a time when intellectuals and politicians were all telling the world that science had advanced us beyond Christianity, an enormously...

THE GENERAL A book that brings to the English reader, another unknown world. Simultaneously with a prominent military figure, even this one is unknown. So much for a small country like Albania. A place that few or no readers have heard. The book is...

This book is my testimony; it was written to honor all the people who had helped me through all my life struggles. I have been blessed beyond measure. I didn't realize how far I had come in life until I started writing and documenting...

In 1977, I was twenty-nine years old. In 2007, thirty years had passed since I became involved in the five murders in my hometown of Cape Girardeau. These five murders affected me profoundly and changed the way I lived my life enormously. I reason...

John Armstrong was destined to be a humble farmer on the Pennsylvania frontier until the American Revolution changed his life. Rising from private soldier to an officer in the Continental Army, he later served in the First American Regiment, foreruner of the U.S. Army,...