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The life and times of Syrian immigrant Joe Solomon at the beginning of the 20th century. His multiple brushes with the law. The long and successful lives of his 12 children and their immersion in the culture of those days. An historic memoire that all nationalities in this great "melting pot" can relate to.
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Adolescence marks a special and uniquestage in human growth and development, but it can be an extremely challenging time for bothparents and teenagers. In The Parents and Educators Manual of Teenage Rebirth, author Bruce G. Bentley provides an understanding of how teenagers think, feel, and experience themselves in relation to others andthe world with the goal of assisting them in their battle to master adolescence.To help those caring for teens gain...
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A riveting and devastating memoir, Time After Time reveals the slow and inexorable damage done to a child by an emotionally abusive parent. It's the 1950's, the age of modern conveniences and upward mobility. In a middle class Boston suburb, where mothers stay home to raise children and fathers take trains to the city, life is peaceful. But inside what appears to be a typical nuclear family, one child is living a nightmare. Susans mother is systematically...
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In a captivating tale, we follow the life of Jessica, a young girl who, born out of wedlock, was raised by her grandmother with little knowledge of her father and a distant relationship with her mother. Nurturing a deep-seated resentment toward men, she resolves to become a feminist lawyer, determined to see men like her father held accountable for their actions. However, a pivotal moment unfolds during her grade-school years when she encounters a...
45) Too Many Stones
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Too Many Stones is the story of Evelyn Toraason. It begins in 1930 when Evelyn is a bright, promising eleven-year-old girl with the potential to go far beyond the poor, rural, but beautiful and almost spiritual Wisconsin coulee farm where she lives. The bond between Evelyn and her father, Olav, cannot quite fill the void created by her failing mother who continues to retreat within herself over several years. Evelyn's teacher and mentor, Miss Johnson,...
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The Nonsagacious Saga of the Fourth Monkey President Reagan was reportedly born in 1911. He had plenty of time to read about the outrages committed against black people during his lifetime and afterward. Either he didnt read the papers between then and now or he chose to ignore what he read. Virtually all the outrages committed, as outlined in this book to me personally and millions of other black citizens during that lifetime, including the lynching,...
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Single lady, who are you? Have you discovered yourself? Where does your happiness lie? Should you allow marital status to define you? Are you happy being single, or are you depressed and frustrated? This book will lift the frustrations, depressions, and pressures of being single. It encourages the single lady to live and not wait with folded hands, understanding that where she is now ought to be maximized and not wasted. The focus of Single and Complete:...
48) When I Was Small
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Seeing the world through the eyes of children is a great experience. When I was small takes you on a journey with a big sister and her observations of the world as she learns to share life with a new baby sister.
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Growing Up under the Palm Trees is about a young Haitian American's journey advancing through the rough streets of Little Haiti, Miami, Florida during the late 80s to the early parts of the 21st Century. His account starts with his exit out of Haiti amidst a brutal revolution in which he and his family barely escaped with their lives. Upon arriving in Miami, they found another group of challenges in which each member had to acquire skills that would...
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The Patchwork of Our Lives is a Christian fiction book reveal-ing the story of Katies love for her grandparents house, her dreams of falling in love with a Christian prince charming,and raising their family in the old home place.Nick, a charming man, leads Katie to believe he may becomeher dream fulfi ller, but at times proves to be diffi cult to un-derstand and very secretive, causing Katie much distress.As Katie tenderly sews the pieces of her grandmothers...
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This Bible-study material is the product of much time and seeking spent in quietness before God, reading the Word, and listening to the Holy Spirit. It can offer a life-changing exercise for anyone who is hungry for the truth and willing to partner with the Almighty in faith and obedience. Why have these women been included in the Bible? Surely it is for our good, so that we can learn from their lives. And the author finds great peace in being egalitarian...
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THROUGH THIS BOOK, YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO: * PROTECT YOUR FAMILY CIRCLE. *TAKE LITERALLY THE WARNING FOUND IN ST. MATTHEW 7:15; BEWARE OF FALSE PROPHETS IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING, BUT INWARDLY THEY ARE RAVENING WOLVES. *TRUST GOD AND FAMILY IMPLICITLY. *TREAT OTHERS AS YOU WANT TO BE TREATED. *"BE WISE AS SERPENTS AND HARMLESS AS DOVES. "
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AS A CHILD As a child I remember the sermon; It was on hell. As a child I remember the sermon; It was on Jesus As He said, I am the way. As a child I remember the sermon; It was about Jesus As He said, I am the truth. As a child I remember the sermon; It was about Jesus As He said, I am the life. As a child I remember the sermon; It was about Jesus As He said, No man cometh unto the Father But by me.
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AS A CHILD As a child I remember the sermon; It was on hell. As a child I remember the sermon; It was on Jesus As He said, I am the way. As a child I remember the sermon; It was about Jesus As He said, I am the truth. As a child I remember the sermon; It was about Jesus As He said, I am the life. As a child I remember the sermon; It was about Jesus As He said, No man cometh unto the Father But by me.
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My mother is the closest thing to God I know. Her God concept, whether she knows it or not, is that she cannot be fully known by just one name or one single entity. Not Dahlia, Zalia, Zat, Dale, Mrs. Testa, Gale, Ma, Grammy, Mimi but someone other. Someone who serves as many beings to many people, revealing herself to each of us in ways that we can best appreciate and understand. After decades of indifference, self-indulgence, rebelliousness, embarrassment,...
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If you found a book that would make you laugh, cry, think, experience personal introspection, evoke emotions–good and disconcerting at times; however, ultimately evolve as a human being–would you be interested in reading it? If so, then "A Spiritual Journey through Life and Self" is just such a book. This book addresses subjects in life, from the womb to death, in a deep and profound way through meaningful, easy to understand verse. It serves...
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Emptying a family home of all its contents is an experience that most people want to get away from as quickly as they can. But Linda Hetzer and Janet Hulstrand, authors of Moving On: A Practical Guide to Downsizing the Family Home, decided to write a book about it instead. "We decided to write the book we wish we could have had when we were going through the process of emptying our parents' homes," says Hetzer. Moving On provides a simple but very...
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Failure can displace one into a terrible state. Although it can be very difficult to bear the associated pain, it is unwise to accept or remain in a failed state. The pain enables a lesson to be learned which invariably provokes the mind to enhance the goodness in one's career, health, business, relationship with God, and social and family life.
Most successful people have failed, and it is not, unreasonable to think that their accomplishment was...
60) Mama Knew Best
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For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future (Jeremiah 29:11 NIV). As a young child, Edie, raised by a single mother struggling with epilepsy, was placed in a girls group home. Sad, confused, scared, and not understanding why her mother left her at the Simpson Home to live with complete strangers, Edie begins her new life not knowing if she will ever see her family...
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