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Year 1 - Fur Babies in France: From Wage Slaves to Living the Dream
by Jacqueline LambertThe true story of how one couple made the transition from Wage Slaves to Living the Dream. Made redundant in their early fifties, Jackie and Mark Lambert accidentally bought their first caravan. They named her ‘Kismet’, which means ‘Fate’. Celebrating their caravan purchase, they got a little tipsy and hatched a plan to rent out their house, sell most of their possessions and tour full-time with their four dogs.. Unlike most people, however, once they were sober, that is exactly what the... more
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by Ravish kumarHave you heard of ENGRAVED LOCKET PHOTO NECKLACE ? They ordinarily are filled with modest flat charms to symbolize the factors you enjoy but I wanted to attempt a thing diverse.The necklace can put your pictures in it and preserve it forever , probably the most significant is u also can engrave words on necklace.Specific present ideal ,right ? The packaging the locked arrived in was sweet. U7 Brand Means -LOVE U 7 Days A Week. I've generally been fond of ENGRAVED LOCKET PHOTO NECKLACE a little... more
Walking Point: A Vietnam Memoir
by Robert KunkelRobert "Bob" Kunkel entered the U.S. Army as a young farm boy from Minnesota. He spent a year in Vietnam with the 5th/7th Cavalry, 1st Infantry (AirMobile). He emerged a very different and much older man. This memoir is his story, one of many thousands that could be told of that tumultuous time. It is a compelling read, and it likely will change your perceptions of the Vietnam War, and of soldiering.-
Thunderclap: A Defining Silence
by Juliane Corn LeeJuliane Corn Lee’s memoir defies easy classification. The book follows the author through a privileged childhood on Guam, her love affair with the city of San Francisco, and a romance that bloomed there. The focus then shifts to the loss of her family’s wealth and the illness that changed her life. "Thunderclap" tells the story of a naive girl who transforms into a strong woman during a time of catastrophic loss. When her world falls apart following a paralyzing stroke and leukemia diagnosis, Le... more 
The ABCs of Law School: Diary of a First Year Student
by Teresa PowerThe ABCs of Law School: Diary of a First Year Student is the newest book by bestselling, award-winning author, Teresa Power, JD. It offers exclusive access into the inner workings of law school, as told by an actual student. By using the ABCs to de-mystify law school, potential law students, as well as those already in law school, will feel calmer, more confident, and ready to conquer their studies. This book includes a section on how to use yoga for stress reduction, as the author is not only a... more
Hundred Percent Chance: A Memoir
by Robert K. BrownHundred Percent Chance follows the story of a twenty-year old college student who was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of leukemia while studying overseas in Lancaster, England. He notices - and then ignores - obvious early symptoms, as you might expect from someone at that age so far from home.
This memoir is funny and angry and hopeful and sad and realistic. A coming-of-age story with cancer, it does not pretend that the path to lasting health comes easily,... more
Standing at the Edge of the Pool
by Cathy FiorelloCathy Fiorello takes us back in time, telling her story in the framework of historic events. Her characters live valiantly in threatening times: the hardship of life in Brooklyn during the Great Depression; the shock of the attack on Pearl Harbor and the stress of the war that followed it; the aftermath of 9/11, which ushered in an America that would never again be the safe world she grew up in. Along the way, we celebrate her successes as she reaches for a life beyond the boundaries for a... more
Where to Next?: A Memoir Beyond Borders
by Solene AnglaretWhere to Next? is a memoir about travelling and living abroad. This book will take you on a journey from childhood to adulthood through France, Norway, the United States, the United Kingdom, China and Australia. It is filled with challenging experiences, fundamental lessons and unforgettable encounters. Witness how such a lifestyle beyond borders changes one’s character as well as perception of where and what home actually is.
Farmer's Son, Military Career
by Clarence VoldThe book is done, it is published and now it is ready for you to read and enjoy my story. I am happy to share my experience growing up on the plains of South Dakota, completing grade school in a one-room school, surviving blizzards, including getting lost in our yard. I have virtually all positive memories, for example I remember being in severe pain, but I don't remember the pain. I can look back and see points where a different decision by me would have changed my life, but not necessarily bet... more-
Breathing Money: China • Crazy • Life
by Lynn Fitzpatrick NewmanBreathing Money is the story of one woman’s attempt to live with, make peace with and appreciate today’s China, the world’s second largest economy. There were a few tiny issues. How to almost daily survive in a dense canopy of smog… to reside in a 13-million-person city when you like the country…to mingle with the wealthy when they didn’t want any part of it? To maintain your sanity when you have a bit of mental illness? Would you live in China? All her relatives thought she was so lucky. ... more 
Business Cards and Shoe Leather
by Larry Vaughn with Ruby PeruLarry Vaughn, a dyslexic, helped found two premier, international business cooperatives: DSCOOP and thINK. In this memoir, Business Cards and Shoe Leather, Vaughn reveals how his small-town upbringing emphasized personal ethics, relationship building, and mentoring. He built his career in the commercial print business on the principle that business thrives on cooperation, not competition, and instills that mindset in his many young mentees.-
Business Cards and Shoe Leather
by Larry Vaughn with Ruby PeruLarry Vaughn, a dyslexic, helped found two premier, international business cooperatives: DSCOOP and thINK. In his memoir, Business Cards and Shoe Leather, co-authored by Ruby Peru, Vaughn reveals how his small-town upbringing emphasized personal ethics, relationship building, and mentoring. He built his career in the commercial print business on the principle that business thrives on cooperation, not competition, and instills that mindset in his many young mentees. 
How to Become Unintentionally Published in Harper's
by Gloria SquitiroA taste of the story behind the C’mon Funk Series In 2008, I achieved a rare distinction. I became the only “First Lady” in America to be legally banned from the City Hall office where her husband, the mayor, worked. Suddenly, a little nobody like me could be seen on Good Morning America and Fox and Friends, heard on NPR, and read about in the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today, The Washington Post and The Guardian in the United Kingdom. Even Rush Limbaugh did a lengthy piece ... more
May Cause Drowsiness and Blurred Vision: The Side Effects of Bravery
by Gloria SquitiroThey can throw her out, but they can’t shut her up! In 2008, Gloria Squitiro was legally banned from the Kansas City, MO City Hall, where her husband, Mark Funkhouser (“Funk”), was mayor. Good Morning America, Fox and Friends, NPR, The Wall Street Journal, NY Times, USA Today, The Washington Post—even Great Britain’s left-wing The Guardian and America’s right-wing Rush Limbaugh—did stories about her. Funk calls her “a skydiver afraid of heights”—someone who figures out how to spend a cost... more
Fritz Von Erich (Revised Edition)
by Ron MullinaxFritz Von Erich: Master of the Iron Claw is the story about the life and times of Jack Adkisson, also known as pro wrestling legend Fritz Von Erich, and the famous Von Erich wrestling dynasty. "Not since the Kennedys of Massachusetts has an American family publicly suffered personal tragedy after personal tragedy like the Von Erichs of Denton County, Texas." While the Kennedy family became famous worldwide for their political accomplishments and the tragedies of their sons, the Von Erich fami... more
