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Join the Miller family and their two sons as they reclaim their ancestors farm land in southeastern Kansas and the immigrants from Afghanistan as they settle in America. The Miller ranch/farm was previously converted to a Titan Missile Silo Instillation during the cold war period between Russian and United States. Sites were constructed and built by the Army Corps of Engineers in the late 1950s similar to what exists on the Miller property. They were operated by the U.S. Air Force from 1961 until 1965, when it was decommissioned and abandoned by the military in favor of newer rocket technology. Thus making it possible for the Millers to acquire the property once again. So, today the Miller family is converting the instillation to a more peaceful use as a ranch, factory and a theme park. With the influx of the Afghan population, the family is further using it as an educational center and a place where dreams can come true. Unfortunately, in the final chapters of the novel the Millers discover Sam's story is but a day dream and their journey to Cherryvale takes a sudden and surprise ending. But fortunately as with most stories by this author, they live happily ever after.

"In a Nut's Hell" by Jim Wood is a collection of satirical, humorous, and literary shorter-than-short stories geared for the waning attention span and aimed at providing the laughs we all so desperately need these days. Perfect for the coffee table or bathroom, Wood's serious silliness covers the topics we all must live with, from information overload to identity theft to hypocrisy to cancer to surprise parties to home invasion to religion to dung beetles taking over Washington DC. Wood hopes his book will make you laugh and think, ideally at the same time.

Children with incarcerated loved ones have a lot of questions and concerns about what is happening in their world. "I'm Scared", is devoted to helping answer some of those questions and encourage conversation with their support system. This is a sensative topic to discuss with children. "I'm Scared", teaches children how to cope with the trauma of having a loved one incarcerated as well as what to expect during the entire process of being "taken away" by the police to court proceedings, and visitation. It encourages friendship and strength, courage and faith. "I'm Scared", is a great way to start the conversation when a loved one is involved in the justice system.

Otherwise Occupied is a love story set in Trinidad and Tobago during World War II. Change was brewing before the war, and with its end, the dual-island nation was on its way to independence from British colonialism and American occupation. It is a story that continues to unfold today, and it involves the acceptance of people regardless of race, creed, or color.

This is the story of Jason, a gifted young man, who through a freak accident develops unique gifts, added onto his already genius mind. We follow his life, as he tries to be as normal as he can be in this world, balancing life, his gifts and his friendships. We will see how Jason deals with life as a different kind of human. We learn how jealousy can make us do stupid things to be like our friends and ultimately, we end this story with the choices Jason will have to make to save the life and humanity of his friend. This story will take you on a journey that follows not only Jason's life but also the lives of his friends who ultimately become his family. This book is full of adventure and emotions that will take you on a roller coaster ride of life, love and everything in between.

We know that romance among students is typical in high schools. Their teachers are not immune to the love bug, either. Ditto the secretaries and janitors and the other adults. It is a wonder any work gets done! Does the overnight crew find love? How about the daytime regulars? Even a guidance counselor? Katie, a young school secretary, is about to learn the answer in this cozy novel centered on Riverview Vocational High School. Two men become quite interested in her. Romance is complicated by medical developments and the reunion of Katie and a special friend. Yes, a dog will play an important role. So will a mysterious caller, a person who has caused trouble at the school before. The dog, Rusty, is a drop-out from the highly competitive profession of Seeing-Eye Dog, but he finds his niche at the high school as an informal Therapy Dog. Subsequently, a new development leads to a new canine calling for this popular pooch. Katie's life takes a dramatic turn as she recovers from her injuries. Helen Bemis has enjoyed working with dogs all her life, and they have often played important parts in her novels. She grew up on a dairy farm in Upper New York State; after graduating high school, she attended Albany Medical Center School of Nursing. She is married and has three children. She obtained a college degree at SUNY Adirondack, earned the Certified Professional Dog Trainer international certification, and has a successful business, K-9 Karing. She has been a Therapy Dog evaluator and is an A. K. C. award evaluator. She has judged fun dog matches, often speaks to many organizations and teaches dog safety and other dog-related topics to schools as well as at her local college. This is her sixteenth Riverview book. She loves to hear people say, "Helen has gone to the dogs."

Discourse. Whatever that has become, there is no disagreement regarding its present state. PES, through short stories, essays, and poetry, attempts to reset the parameters of conversation. Not by dictating new rules, nor by pushing an agenda, much in the way "alternative facts and theories" have brought a "dis" to today's discourse, creating interactions that are little more than "group speak" which will invariably illicit "group response". PES proports to create a lane through the mountain of confefe, bogus theory, and "secondary reality", a lane that offers clarity, if not absolute truth. PES should be in every bathroom in America, a place where the mind can be free from all the distraction and madness we all live with today. Though there will be some who think of PES as the paper that is on the roll, for others, my hope is that PES may open the hearts of some to revisit the understandings they accept as real, and possibly, just maybe, even put some of the madness in the place where it belongs, followed by a good flush.

In the backwater flatlands of a small southern Indiana town on a storied, old nine-hole golf course hard on the banks of the Ohio River a 15-year-old boy enjoys the summer of 1961 playing golf and learning about life. For this young man, the summer starts in June as a contestant in an adult 36-hole tournament in southern Illinois, a tournament that he leads after the first hole. The summer ends in August in Louisville, Kentucky, on the 18th hole of his first match in his first men's match play tournament. It tells of the events that made up his summer and the last summer of the grand old golf course and its culture.

Howard was a yellow-bellied marmot who lived in Colorado. He had a BIG problem, a problem as huge as the Rocky Mountains. He was terrified of spider webs. Chipmunks teased him about spider webs. He had nightmares about spider webs. After yet another nightmare one night, Howard crawled out of his burrow to think about his dreams. What did they mean? Could his nightmares help him overcome his fears? What will happen the next day?

God has given us rules to live by, passed to Moses and given to us. Gods' commandments given to the Hebrews have shaped human history into the societies that we live in today, but it seems that the world that we live in have forgotten about these ancient commandments that if followed will give you a life blessed by God, a life lived for God that leads to paradise. The Ten Commandments is a modern day guide to today's culture and the sins that society may see as normal. You may be surprised to find that there are some things that you may be doing that are breaking God's commands without knowing it. Wouldn't you want to know that you are in Gods' good graces so that your life will be blessed and so that you may enter Heaven upon your death? Learn Gods' commandments and write them in your heart, keep them on your mind, obey them and God will help you in every aspect of your life and he shall take you into his kingdom at the hour of your death.

Jon M. Lewis is living a good retirement. Herein are roads for others to do the same. There are many ways to achieve a great retirement. The fastest way is to have wealthy parents. Unfortunately, few of us fit that category. The author lays out several ways for the rest of us to make it happen to them. Each person has their own situation. When looking at options, you will likely find the road for you. Hopefully, the information herein will make the successes increase and the failures decrease so the end result is a great retirement.

With the challenges that every college student faces in getting their degree, there is an ever increasing need to help students pass their college-level math courses and provide each student with successful learning strategies to achieve their college degree. As you reflect on this critical topic whether you are a student, instructor, education Administrator, or parent, consider these questions: What are the most effective learning strategies to pass a college math course? What are the best learning strategies for achieving a college degree? As a student, what learning strategies position you for success in your college education? Dr. Valenzuela's background in teaching and research at the college and university level form the basis for this critical topic. In this book, the reader will begin a journey with Dr. Valenzuela on discovering effective college learning strategies for all students. These strategies will assist them in passing their college math courses and help them succeed in their college classes. With the rising costs of a college education, this topic is of the utmost importance in our society.

This a commentary about the last book of the Bible and how it is being wrought on mankind now. Very revealing, that the time we live in now 2022 and next 8 years are the culminating of Rev. chapter 1 to Chapter 21.

The adventurous journey of related families from England to Maryland, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Texas History and Genealogy are blended into the story of the immigrant Matthew Turner, who arrived in Annapolis, Maryland, in 1733, and all of his descendants who participated in and experienced the formation of the new nation of the United States of America. The Turner Family descendants were involved in all of our nation's conflicts from the Revolutionary War, the Indian Wars, the War of 1812, the Civil War, and the World Wars I and II. Their experiences were common to all Immigrant Families.

Open this time capsule and discover Key West through the memoirs of two "Military Brats" who landed in paradise quite by chance. These whimsical coming of age stories turn back time to the Key West, Florida they knew while growing up as teenagers in the latter half of the 1950s and the first half of the 1960s. It was after Ernest Hemmingway was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for "The Old Man and the Sea" (1953), but before Jimmy Buffet lost his shaker of salt somewhere on Duval Street (1977). It was during Fidel Castro's 26 de Julio Revolution (1959), The Cuban Missile Crisis (1962), President Kennedy's assassination (1963), the Vietnam War (1964), but definitely before Key West was a major tourist destination. Mike & Diane are connected by their shared experience as "Dandelions", the designated flower for military children. Their stories provide a unique perspective and celebrate the resilience of the Dandelion, as well as its ability to thrive and blossom wherever planted. As "Navy Brats", the children of reassigned career Navy parents, they endured many family moves throughout their gypsy-like childhoods before they were suddenly transplanted into a pristine tropical paradise.These short stories recreate the Key West the authors knew, allowing you to experience what it was like to land in the Keys when the ocean was crystal clear, shrimpers and sailors populated Duval Street and something uniquely spectacular happened almost every day. It was in this setting they fell in love with the Keys and were welcomed into the charming and protective Conch community. They lived their adolescent years on Cayo Hueso (Bone Key) that was brimming with colorful characters, delightful fragrances, and long-lasting friendships. They each fell in and out of teenage love, tested the limits of their youthful energy and became hopelessly addicted to the alluring adventures of snorkeling and exploring the outer Keys where pirates once roamed. Their tales flash back into early childhood and forward into adulthood so you can better understand the scope and impact of their Key West experience. Life in the Keys was slow-paced back then, but those who were fortunate enough to visit or call Key West home were placed under an almost magical spell cast by the vast surrounding ocean, azure blue skies and unforgettable sunsets that reached out and pointed the way to endless adventures.

FROM TORTURED TO ALMOST FREE: A PSYCHIATRIC THERAPIST'S LIFE WITH OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER is the story of the author's horrific struggle with severe OCD at a time when little to nothing was known about this macabre, debilitating mental illness. Honest, unwavering, and raw, the author takes the reader along as she struggles to make it through a day, a day in which ordinary things such as cigarette butts, classroom closets, and the starting of an automobile engine create terror. Twenty years later, this same author, now a therapist to others with this horrible disorder, is armed with knowledge and techniques and the realization that how OCD behaves has everything to do with the underlying beliefs one holds of oneself. Changing these beliefs is essential for getting well. Essential reading for those who struggle with OCD and for all who are determined to help them.

Mal was only six when he found that he was not welcome to join his friends in their white school. He was shocked. No school meant that he could not read the books he felt held answers for him. The rustic Shenandoah valley where he grew up had been a quiet paradise with friendly, helpful neighbors and black and white children playing together. Sad and confused, Malachi looked for answers and questioned his grandfather about the meaning in his name. Life had become hostile and he needed to understand why. He found there can be power and magic in a name. Malachi became a leader in his Oakland community. He encouraged others to plant flowers, clean up trash, and teach their children how to be good citizens. As Malachi's story unfolds, we come to know the honest, loving family who had given him his strength, his confidence, energy, good humor, and his thirst for knowledge. Through the years flowers were Malachi's passion. He loved to recreate the gardens of his charmed childhood. On one Saturday, while planting pansies, he looked up to see Julie, a very serious little blonde six year old. They both agreed that the flowers looked like kitten faces. And there began his friendship of many years with her whole family..... the one which gave birth to this book.

This book contains everything that I have wrote down from my freshman year of High school to current. Most of the writings are what i was feeling at the current moment and for the most part whatever just happened to pop into my head at that time. Some of the writings are dark and some of them are light. Most are pain felt writings but also at the same time helpful saying its ok to struggle in life we all do but the most important message is not to give up. If I can reach just one person with that message that its ok to struggle and feel deeply but not give up, then my goal is half met.

Question for you. Are you from the south? Perhaps an immigrant from another country? Have you heard stories about your homeland from parents, grandparents, or your ancestors? If so, then Myles to Go, Book Two - Beginnings like its predecessor, ...Myles to Go was written with you in mind. Between 1916 and 1970, approximately six million African-Americans left the south for the northeast, Midwest, and the west coast. ...Myles to Go tells the story of a fictional family that leaves Georgia in 1962 for a better life on the south side of Chicago. The novel focuses on the Myles clan, an African-American family who, as part of the Great Migration pulls up stakes for the Windy City. With father Jacob and mother Dottie at the helm, the Myleses head north with their five children to start a new life in Chicago. ...Myles to Go, Book Two - Beginnings continues the story of L''il Daddy, Molly Beth and their forbidden love. The reader also gets a glimpse into the origins of Matthews Groceries, and the bourgeoning relationship between teens from different sides of the tracks, Robert ''Bobby'' Matthews and Brittany ''Cookie'' Abernathy. Book Two - Beginnings also introduces new characters: a neighbor of the Myleses who may or may not be starving their only child; an old friend of Jacob''s whose daughter is a cause of anguish for Jacob Myles, Jr.; and pre-teen Frankie Myles gets in over his head regarding sexual matters when making a discovery in the family attic. Book Two also answers questions from Book One regarding the relationship between despicable Fredrick Dupree and his shy and lovable young son, Fredrick Dupree, the fourth. ...Myles to Go and ...Myles to Go, Book Two - Beginnings provide a stepping stone to a myriad of topics. Both novels speak on the Great Migration, sharecropping, the Jim Crow era, segregated facilities, lack of diversity in early television, interracial relationships, self-hatred and so much more. Both novels show how issues of the past a

Differentiate yourself in a world where buyers can buy anything without ever meeting another person. At this highly competitive time in sales history, you must recognize and project customer-centric value to foster that long-term relationship with your customer. You are not simply providing a solution. You are providing a valued partnership that will support your customer''s success and differentiate you from the competition which is primarily the Internet. This book lays out a simple path to that success. And you are the right salesperson to read it! Ask yourself this - if your personal success is at all connected to selling 1. How do you make yourself so valuable that your customer can''t live without you?2. How do you tell your story, so it resonates with your customer even when you are not with them?3. How can you elevate the conversation and sell on value? Salespeople who are truly success-driven will align their approach to this methodology and achieve immediate success.

In the beautiful green waters in Charlotte Amalie harbor sits a little island that was the scene of a horrible murder. The actual case was never solved, but for this story the only surviving member of the family was a little girl. Over two hundred years later the great granddaughter, a stressed-out FBI agent looking to regroup her life and decide on her future ends up on St. Thomas. She wears a locket that has its'' own powers and brings her back to Charlotte Amalie and the descendent of the murderer of her family. The link between all the ancestry is the locket, which was passed on with a promise. It binds each generation. The locket''s power forges the links with each generation. You will travel through time with the families until the final confrontation occurs. The families that helped along the way are interlaced and provide the support and caring, when each individual needed it.

No matter who you are or where you come from, God can use you if you just open the door (your heart) when he knocks. Trust in God''s word and believe! Faith is the key! A Living Epistle of a Servant of Christ is guaranteed to make an indelible impression on you as you read this simple and genuinely uplifting book which provides a message about hope and reconciliation in this true inspirational story. This deeply personal account of a woman''s painful struggles will help you connect emotionally to the God of salvation who can forever alter your life.Author Latesha Gilchrist wrote this book for those who feel that they don''t have anyone to believe in them but God. This includes the imperfect person, the street people, the people that most others consider to be lowlifes-the sinners. She can relate because she has been there. She shares her personal experiences, which may be like yours. She drives home the message that God has a purpose for your life, which may be why the enemy attacks. But God''s grace is sufficient, and God will never leave us or forsake us. By his wonderful grace and healing love, he will use you for his glory regardless of your circumstances. 

Although I waited until of was 58 to start to oil paint, I had always had a desire to try my hand at oil painting but life always got in the way. At 58, I certainly qualified as an adult senior student and wrote this book as a "How To" guide for all the other "Want To Be" painters who are searching for a beginning path to oil painting. The book documents my experiences from my very first art class and my very first painting to my development as an experienced painter. I have included a pictorial history of my artistic development with photos of many of my finished paintings. This purpose of this book is to help people who have had no previous art training successful transition into the world of painting get into oil painting. Oil painting is creative, stress reducing and life enriching but most of all, it''s fun!

The author of the stunning memoir, Moments in Flight [2021], returns with Wolf Woman & Other Poems, a curated collection of 50 poems written over 50 years that span the seasons of a woman''s life. Jo-Ann Vega''s perspective is fresh, provocative, inspirational, and captivating. Each word portrait draws readers into a powerful connection between the author''s thoughts, feelings, and words.The collection''s distinctive organization groups poems by life stage and includes a brief preview of each section. Influenced by Sylvia Plath and the confessional prose-style of expression, Vega writes about the light and the dark sides of life, of being a woman of substance in a world still largely hostile to women''s talents and ambitions. "What was I to do? I wasn''t like the women I knew or worked with, nor was I like my female family members... caregiving was not a natural strength or primary source of identity...No matter which way I turned, if I was to be true to my core being, I had to venture beyond traditional boundaries of gender and culture. It is always going to be a challenging journey for an independent woman with perspective who happens to be gay...I hope my musings provide some nourishment to you on your continuing journey toward wholeness and integrity... Awake to the life-affirming possibilities within waiting to be discovered."Savor the musings of a long time explorer of the depths in search of meaning, identity, understanding and connection.Special features: Wolf Woman & Other Poems is a companion book to Moments in Flight, A Memoir*. Wolf Woman presents fifty poems, none repeated from Moments in Flight. They were written over a half century, from 1970-2020, and are divided into three sections. The three sections represent the stages of a woman''s life, from young maiden to crone, and illustrate Vega''s awareness of self and movement through issues, challenges, and phases of the life cycle. Part 1:becoming/discovery1970-1980 rites of passage  Part 2:unfurling my wings1980-2000 taking risks  Part 3: awakenings2000-2020cronehood  

Often times it is in that moment of silence when we tend to hear the noise we suppressed. Silent River is a journey in which pain and heartache can be difficult to communicate. Waves of emotions pass through people daily with nowhere for those feelings to flow freely. This is my journey through raging waters and how it became a silent river.

In this grief journal, Valenzuela uses her own candid and vulnerable excerpts from her personal journey of grief. Having suffered the loss of her own child, Valenzuela found healing and truth through the process of writing. Darkness, fears and tragedy are shared with cutting honesty, as Valenzuela takes the reader through the chasm of grief. Valenzuela''s need to connect with her son after death was what took her from a surreal and sorrowful state of suspended animation through a metamorphosis that led into a whole new perspective on loss and life. The reader is tenderly guided and prompted to begin their own personal story of loss. The attached pages allow for the reader to express openly their feelings, memories, thoughts and hopes. The message of healing is provided by Valenzuela throughout the book with the hope that the reader will find acceptance of their loss and the ability to both mourn their loved one and live their own life to the fullest once more.