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Free-spirited Jolette can't abide by the rigid conformities of traditional society. As a young Midwestern teen, she defies her parents and teachers, runs away from home, and becomes pregnant at sixteen, forcing her to make difficult decisions. As a young woman in 1980s Seattle,...

My goal now is to write a book about my life, from the distant past to the present, for my loved ones and anyone I meet. I reflect on the beauty of life despite its challenges and different phases. This journey includes various periods...

May the pages within these covers be a source of knowledge, helping you discover the roots of your heritage, your strength, and your identity. As you turn each page, remember that you have the power to shape your own narrative and find the path...

Offers a penetrating, contextual interpretation of German philosopher and social thinker Georg Simmel's ideas on modernity and modern civilisation.Author: Efraim PodoksikISBN-10: 1108964974ISBN-13: 9781108964975Publisher: Cambridge University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/02/2023Pages: 344Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.02lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.72d

It has been said that life is an unending journey. This is the telling of one man's life journey, not yet ended. The serendipity at times and the divinity through it all, which brought him to the various monuments and places of his life....

Amid the Second World War, two people from opposing cultures meet and fall in love, to the disgust of all those surrounding them. David, a young Chinese man, falls in love with Laura, a beautiful blonde woman whom he thought he had no chance...

In the early part of the twentieth century the Lyne family of Eskadour, County Kerry: encounters several challenges that threaten their survival. Though most of the children in the family are young, they bravely man a farm and battle members of the British forces....

In the 1920s and 30s, a handful of men spread across the globe connecting communities to the worldwide wireless telegraphy network. They worked from ships, fog-shrouded islands, and remote huts on mountaintops. Some faced more danger than others. Navigate the rough seas of the...

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What begins as a quest to unravel the mystery surrounding the death of an infant becomes a gripping odyssey. Immersing himself in faded photos, newspaper articles, dusty basements and fragments of his own memory, Charles Hale summons the voices from the past and seeks...

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,...

My mother's collection of favorite poetry, quotations, and articles. Categories include: Trust God's ProvisionGuidelines for Wholesome LivingCarpe Diem (sieze the day)CelebrateEnjoy NatureFamily and FriendsWhen we were smallAging and Facing DeatAuthor: C. V. KirkstadtISBN-10: 0998208825ISBN-13: 9780998208824Publisher: CvkpressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/08/2017Pages: 116Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.32lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w...

This long-awaited book is a photographic memoir by the only man to have won World Championships on motorcycles and in cars. Containing nearly 300 photographs from Surtees' own collection as well as from the world's finest motorsport picture libraries, this major book presents a...

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,...

A vibrant, growing, and highly visible set of female identities has emerged in Thailand known as tom and dee. A "tom" (from "tomboy") refers to a masculine woman who is sexually involved with a feminine partner, or "dee" (from "lady"). The patterning of female...

This is the true story of Joe Parker who grew up as a foster child. From birth to adulthood, Joe's life is challenged by circumstances beyond his control. His perseverance and desire to survive the 'system' as a child, and later to succeed as...

Steve Haydock joined the British Army in 1972 aged 15, joining the lnfantry Junior Leaders Battalion, based in Oswestry, Shropshire. On his 18th birthday he arrived in Northern lreland to begin the first of his three tours of duty in the province, with the...

In 1992 Dennis and Kevin have been together for 10 years as a gay couple. They are shocked at the suggestion of three people in one week that they should be parents. It inspires them to follow a dream and embark on the journey...

A very funny look at life on planet earth, from the 1950's to the present. The author reflects on zombies (They walk with arms outstretched, and they use strangulation as a form of greeting); golf (People call them "sand traps." I like to think...

Julie Scott and the rest of the Scott family report on their experiences in Western Washington while sharing the forest surrounding their home with a group of Bigfoot, which Scott calls Forest People. The reports include several sightings and other evidence, interactions between the...

Beyond Loyalty is the powerful and inspiring story of a young man whose life and education were rudely disrupted by the U.S. government's imprisonment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Few Japanese Americans have written so frankly about the humiliation they felt during...

This inspiring chronicle of one woman's experience with breast cancer will speak to anyone who is faced with a serious health challenge. Arleen Lorrance has devoted her life to living and teaching six love principles she originated in 1970 and which transformed the school...

The history of baseball is filled with players whose careers were defined by one bad play. Mike Torrez is remembered as the pitcher who gave up the infamous three-run homer to Bucky "Bleeping" Dent in the 1978 playoffs tie-breaker between the Red Sox and...

Charlie Chaplin the actor is universally synonymous with his beloved Tramp character. Chaplin the director is considered one of the great auteurs and innovators of cinema history. Less well known is Chaplin the composer, whose instrumental theme for Modern Times (1936) later became the...

Throughout history, Christians have been called by God to active engagement in society on behalf of the poor and oppressed. Christian leaders have been instrumental in caring for people who are poor, fighting injustice and advocating for social change. But they have never done...

The practice of big business promoting war to profit materially was firmly in place by the time Major General Smedley D. Butler wrote about it in his anti-corporate pamphlets. This historical biography explores the life of Butler, a little-known American Marine who exposed an...

One of the Confederacy's most loyal adherents and articulate advocates was Lieutenant Grant James Longstreet's aide-de-camp, Thomas Jewett Goree. Present at Longstreet's headquarters and party to the counsels of Robert E. Lee and his lieutenants, Goree wrote incisively on matters of strategy and politics...

The Protean personality and career of Ford Madox Ford as poet, novelist, editor, critic, and ''miscellaneous writer" have made: him one of the most elusive of modern authors. In this bibliography, which includes extensive excerpts of writings by and about Ford as well as...

Gretchen was raised in a charming Catholic family and environment. As a child, she was taught to desire a life of religious devotion. At age seventeen, she joined a convent to become a nun. But she soon found out that the loving arms of...

Born in Austin, Texas, in 1899, Bibb August Falk was the classic stereotype of a Texan, standing six feet. He brimmed with confidence and played the game of baseball with swagger. He played three years of varsity football and baseball at the University of...

"Verily, you shall conquer Constantinople. What a wonderful leader will her leader be, and a wonderful army will that army be!"For eight centuries, Muslims made countless attempts to fulfill this prophecy made by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). In 1453, Sultan Mehmed II's...

This is the story of the L.A. Dodgers' volatile fortunes during Sandy Koufax's transformation from a wild left-hander with a losing record on the verge of quitting the game, to an artist with exquisite control of the baseball--a veritable Mozart on the mound. From...

There have been many famous inventors over the years, such as Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Edison. Then there is that other guy... People often wonder who invented the famous REESE's Peanut Butter Cups. This book is written by the Grandson of H.B. Reese, founder...

In 1932, Mordecai Varsano was born in Sofia, Bulgaria. His childhood began with peace and tranquility, but ended with war and subjugation. His early adulthood started in Israel during the pioneering days of the new country and ended as an immigrant family man in...

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Recollections Of A Busy Life is a memoir written by Horace Greeley, an American newspaper editor, politician, and social reformer. In this book, Greeley shares his personal experiences and reflections on his life and career, from his childhood in rural New Hampshire to his...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

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"Powerful Female Immigrants is Destinedto Become A Movement"Dr. Dalal A Akoury- Be Inspired By Their Stories- Learn the Secrets of Their Strength- Find Wisdom and Courage to Chart Your Course and Create a New LifePowerful women from Albania, Argentina, Brazil, Cameroon, China, Costa Rica,...

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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

In West Africa, especially among Yoruba people, masquerades have the power to kill enemies, appoint kings, and grant fertility. John Thabiti Willis takes a close look at masquerade traditions in the Yoruba town of Otta, exploring transformations in performers, performances, and the institutional structures...

Random falls, loss of bladder control, sudden episodes of mental confusion. I never knew what each day might hold until I finally got an answer to this and many other mysterious symptoms that was plaguing me. This is my story of physical and cognitive...

Satyajit Ray, one of the greatest auteurs of twentieth century cinema, was a Bengali motion-picture director, writer, and illustrator who set a new standard for Indian cinema with his Apu Trilogy: Pather Panchali (Song of the Little Road) (1955), Aparajito (The Unvanquished) (1956), and...

A striking first-person account of the Cultural Revolution in Inner Mongolia, embedded in a close examination of the historical evidence on China's minority nationality policies to the present. During the Great Leap Forward, as hundreds of thousands of Chinese famine refugees headed to Inner...

This is an account of some of the events and people that impacted the life and development of an individual born in rural South Carolina shortly after the stock market crash of 1929 and the beginning of the Great Depression. It relates how this...

The Emperor John II Komnenos (1118-1143) has been overshadowed by both his father Alexios I and his son Manuel I. Written sources have not left us much evidence regarding his reign, although authors agree that he was an excellent emperor. However, the period witnessed...

Salem Oregon is where I grew up as the oldest daughter of a printer and a homemaker. I had two younger sisters and a mom who always had a job for me. After high school I attended Maryhurst College, a Catholic Women's College located...

"No one can read the Gospels without feeling the actual presence of Jesus. His personality pulsates in every word.Albert Einstein (1879-1955)". . . not much has changed since Jesus gathered dust in the soles of his sandals on Palestinian soil. He is still the...

This is a critical thematic study of classic horror and science-fiction films and the literature upon which much of it was based, looked at from the angle of cultural mythologies of the late 19th to early 20thcenturies. It is also in part a memoir...

Over 670 color photos present Kenneth Jay Lane's wide-ranging and innovative costume jewelry, featuring designs inspired by world cultures, ranging from Ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome to China, India, Byzantium, and Arabia, to Pre-Columbian and Native Southwest America, and Tribal Africa. Explore the natural...