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On a warm summer's evening, while riding his bicycle with his girlfriend down a gentle slope something inexplicable happened. Suddenly, Adam flew over his handle bars, bounced on the street, and crushed the back of his head. TBI-traumatic brain injury. In that moment, Adam's...

Ruff, Ruff, I Am Uncle Jazz is a book about our favorite pet, Jazz. Jazz is the king of the house, but a new baby has been born. Will Jazz have to take a backseat to the new baby? What will Jazz do, how...

Maria Kelly was one of eleven children, born to Dutch parents in Paraguay, South America, and immigrated to the United States in 1964. She has been married 47 years, has three adult children and eight grandchildren, and currently resides with her husband, Bill, in...

A Chance to Escape is a chapter book of historical fiction suitable for grades 3-5. Imagine being a young widow from England who has been in America only one year, then is left alone to support three children under the age of twelve. This...

Life is the Cosmic Connection. I believe when we suspend the indoctrination of our culture, it becomes apparent that there is a divine design to the creation of man and woman. We are created equal in value, but we are uniquely different. Together we...

Cindy Casimir is an enchanting storyteller and an inspirational figure committed to sharing her transformative journey within the pages of her memoir. With an unwavering spirit and a resilient heart, Cindy has navigated the depths of self-discovery, emerging from a past laden with challenges...

I remember being a very terrified little girl. I had a Bogeyman in my life. Growing up in Alaska I lived in some of the most beautiful places on the earth. Growing up in Alaska I survived some of the most terrible things in...

What could a country girl possibly have in common with someone raised in a city?Actually, more than you think. When we take the time to look past our differences, finding things in common is easy.In this collection of stories, the author shares thoughts and...

One year when asked around the campfire what their favorite vacation memories were, Jim Landwehr's kids replied, "trips to the cabin." In At the Lake, stories of fishing and kayaking, a single mother and growing teenagers, and parents wanting what's best for their children...

Humans, especially creatives, need joy to thrive. What if activating deep joy could unlock your true design and intimacy with God? In 2020, we took a negativity fast with friends across the country. This book shares 22 ways to detox from negativity and shift...

What could a country girl possibly have in common with someone raised in a city?Actually, more than you think. When we take the time to look past our differences, finding things in common is easy.In this collection of stories, the author shares thoughts and...

We have all heard or read a lot of urban tails or street stories. Some are tragic, but all endings aren't disastrous. This story is about Tiffany. Contrary to other beliefs, roses do grow in the ghetto, right up through the concrete. Keep in...

Meditative, humorous, and raw, this graphic novel dares to dive into the hidden world of care-giving. It explores the beauty and heartbreak with frankness and humanity. If you live long enough, a loved one-- or even you-- will become disabled, but honest information is...

Hello fellow Baby Boomers and those who would like to read a book that may explain your parents, grandparents, and some of your great grandparents. This is the story of one of these Baby Boomers, me. My book, A Boomer's Tale, is a fun...

This is a songbook dedicated to my precious granddaughter who did not survive birth. Though this hurt our family tremendously, I have found healing by writing these cherished songs for her and about her being in the hands of the Lord.Author: Molly KeyISBN-10: 1636920861ISBN-13:...

How we communicate shapes our world. Whether it's with ourselves, our friends, our romantic partners, or with coffeeshop strangers, our lives are held within an interpersonal play-space that we barely understand...until now!Authentic Relating Games are a collection of extensively tested, masterfully facilitated experiences that...

Envision uncovering the answers to life's most profound questions: What motivates people to act as they do? What is the ultimate aim of this complex game we call life, and how can you emerge victorious? How can you genuinely comprehend your own identity, understand...

This collection of essays and poems, by Barbara Whittington, dates from the author's first essay published in The Cleveland Plain Dealer in the late 70's. Includes family photos from Hometown and beyond. Her more recent essays include "In My Mind I'm Always Going Home"...

Millions of people suffer from Alzheimer's disease, other forms of dementia, and various debilitating long-term illnesses. These ailments profoundly affect relatives and friends, and there is no manual that tells you how to be a caregiver and to cope with these illnesses. In Alzheimer's...

"What is your favorite memory connected to baseball?" is the simple question asked by author Eric Gray that launched the book Bases to Bleachers, a collection of personal memories. With over 1250 tales collected from around the world, it became evident that one volume...

"This guide is for anyone who is a step-mother or step-father to grown children. It offers insight needed to keep the peace with your spouse's children."-Elsa M, Dallas, TX"I was a helicopter mom hovering over my adult kids, but with Bea's guide, I'm learning...

Alice is a little girl who is struggling with a mean classmate and finds comfort in discovering she has an Angel called Twinkle. Read the four stories of how Twinkle helps Alice with many tricky situations and brings positivity into her life.Written especially for...

Aphorisms On The Treatment And Management Of The Insane: With Considerations On Public And Private Lunatic Asylums (1840) is a book written by John Gideon Millingen. The book is a comprehensive guide to the treatment and management of the insane, with a focus on...

What do you do when someone you love is diagnosed with a debilitating mental illness? You can ask Emeline Bates, whose favorite aunt was taken from her home in France in the 1890's. Or Clemens Bates, her son, whose brother Truman was sent to...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

Often, families and educators ask for carryover ideas or suggestions for what to do with children between their speech therapy appointments. This guide was developed to do just that. It will provide you with ideas on how to incorporate your child's speech and language...

This book is based on the principles of: 1. Own your own happiness2. Challenge your own story3.Enjoy the journey4. Make relationships count5. Balance work with play..This book will help you live a full life, based on theses principles.Which in turn will lead to a...

This story begins in 1812 with the birth of John M. Phipps, who had become a mysterious recluse in Shenandoah, Iowa, by age ninety-three. His neighbors assumed he had something to hide in his past. Because he was born in the same Virginia county...

This journal is designed to walk Mom to Be's through pregnancy. It features various topics, educational material, and affirmations that will move moms to a deeper understanding and establish an intimate bond with baby! Although this journal has a partner journal, this journal can...

Author: Kathy Giordano, Matt GiordanoISBN-10: 1105978486ISBN-13: 9781105978487Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/21/2012Pages: 206Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.68lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.47d

Nora is leaving her husband and children because she wants to discover herself.Henrik Johan Ibsen was a major Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as the father of realism and is one of the founders of Modernism in theatre....

At least 107 men from the Bridgeville and South Fayette area perished while serving our country in the military as early as the Civil War and as recently as the Vietnam War. The book documents who they were, where they lived, who their parents...

In her foundational book, Awaken Your Authentic Leadership: Lead with Inner Clarity and Purpose, Tana Heminsley, CEO and Founder of Authentic Leadership Global, Inc., has combined the experiences of more than 33 years of business and 29 years of personal development to provide insights...

Ruth Steinberg's Frame of Reference is the Holocaust. But the Holocaust is a minor character in these gripping and evocative poems. The major players are the poet and her parents as they learn to live in the aftermath of their dislocation, trauma and loss....

Jay E. Slonaker II was born November 17, 1976 in Martinsburg West Virginia and still resides in the DC Metropolitan area. Jay remains an active member of his church in Hagerstown Maryland and is a Co-founder of a non-profit organization created to assist local...

Have you ever held a brick of gold? The weight of the brick, the shimmer of its finish, its inherent valueits all intriguing. People have gone to great lengths to acquire gold, knowing it would change their lives. What if we viewed Gods Word...

It was autumn of 1986 in Columbia, SC, when a heinous crime was executed under cover of darkness onI-26. It left the people of the state outraged and an unsuspecting young family shattered. This is the rest of a powerful and inspiring story of...

Ruskin Friton (the author's father) disappears from his loving family in St. Louis, and serves in the US Army under a different name during World War I. He marries an Army nurse, Margaret Kumpman, who knows him only as Thomas Burton. Daughter Betty, who...

Each of us can make a difference in the world, starting with ourselves, our family, our neighborhood, and our community. That difference, that work of being an agent of change starts with one person - you. One person and small groups are the true...

Apocalypse on the Linoleum grapples with big stuff - religious and cultural identity, climate change, motherhood, death, history - with an unflinching eye and a paradoxical, active hope. Gutsy, raw, and bold, the poems often use a narrative frame and speak through a Jewish...

The book is a narrative of one family's entanglement with the child welfare system. As the title suggests, it was a nightmare of bureaucratic red tape, personal grudges, abuse of power and, most importantly, a powerful example of interpersonal and institutional racism. The manuscript...

Belynda's recipe for life, Beauty Queen Blues, is an intimate (at times raw) memoir told from her creative, curious, crazy point of view. From her mother she learned proper etiquette, explicit self-control, and how to sew. Her devil-may-care dad crossed more than a few...

These stories were written to tell my grandkids and great-grandkids about their grandmother's childhood but became much more a teaching tool of some of the values that are being lost in our day. They provoke questions parents should answer and often don't. But mostly...

A true story of a daughter's journey through nearly 25 years with her dad in a Federal Prison. Russell Dean Landers was sentenced way beyond the Federal Sentencing Guidelines after a standoff between the FBI and the Montana Militia. Although never violent, he was...

Appreciating the beauty of a Blue Heron is a gift to treasure, Sensing magical moments by a waterfall, standing on the rocks, or holding tight to a tree limb, the resilience of this majestic creature is impressive. These are special moments to appreciate the...

Questions of identity and abandonment haunt the linked stories that make up Janet Holloway's Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do. In writing at once intimate and sweeping, Holloway sketches the saga of a twentieth-century Appalachian family. At the book's heart lie three generations of...

The FINAL instalment in the bestselling Tobacco Girls series!It has finally happened! The war is over and Europe rejoices.May 1945 - VE DayAfter battling against the odds, the three friends are uncertain of their futures.Maisie Miles must wait on tenterhooks for Japan to surrender...

Diagnosed with ALS in 2015 and confined to a wheelchair in 2018, he wrote his first collection of essays, entitled Wanderings of a Captive Mind. A second set of essays, The Eyes Have It (Wanderings Part 2), was written entirely using his eyes. Those...

AURA is more than a memoir-- it's a spell book for survival, a powerful promise from mother to son, and an intimate examination of power, spirituality, and the abuse of both.AURA is more than a memoir-- it's a spell book for survival, a powerful...

The FINAL instalment in the bestselling Tobacco Girls series!It has finally happened! The war is over and Europe rejoices.May 1945 - VE DayAfter battling against the odds, the three friends are uncertain of their futures.Maisie Miles must wait on tenterhooks for Japan to surrender...