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Lee Raymond Blanchette had ambitions to be the first above-the-knee amputee to kayak the Mississippi River from its headwaters in Minnesota to its destination in New Orleans. Other things on his Bucket List were to swim with the dolphin, Winter, who has a prosthetic tail, and to work in the Antarctic in honor of Shackleton, Perry and North. Lee was a talented carpenter and artist, and loved to be outdoors in the winter, shoveling snow for friends and neighbors. He was a volunteer Emergency Medical Service responder (EMS), and took the job very seriously, going out every night to help people, especially those who had over-dosed on drugs. He struggled with residual limb pain and stump deterioration because he would work so hard several days running, and then have to rest up another three. He self-medicated with alcohol to dull the pain, but eventually put himself into a sober house and started a regimen of pain medications. Lee made friends wherever he went. Even store clerks and his doctors became fast friends with him. Lee's primary doctor would always set aside about an hour, just to shoot the bull with Lee after treatment. A saying Lee had was: "I may not be able to change the world, but I sure am gonna leave one heck of a dent in it!"

Nowhere in the span of our entire life does development move faster than the first two decades. Keeping up with the rapid changes from birth through adolescence is complex and challenging especially if one has no map of the landscape. RAISING OUR OWN gives you a layout of the land to help navigate raising children. If we do our part to raise children well, our families, communities and all of humanity become more enlightened and peace loving. It is a key element to saving humanity.

How do you choose to address the unknown? Why do you think the way you do? Why is being in control so important? Why do we judge? Duality, The Mind, The Moment, Fear and The Ego. Keeping it simple and easy to read, I Don't Know... But here is what I have so far, takes a look at these and many more basic functions of our life as it is, or appears to be. Drawing on 35 years of meditation, Buddha, The TAO and clinical research with modern perspectives we travel down many rabbit holes that may lead to a better understanding of self in the world of chaos.

Have your ever experienced the Paranormal? Doppelgänger or not? That is the question! This book explores many reported cases both old and new. Why do certain people experience them and others do not?

Richard McCombs oversaw one of the first American companies to return to Vietnam after the embargo was lifted. Keep Smiling is about his experiences living and working there while negotiating and operating a joint venture with the government of Vietnam.Richard went to Vietnam because he was the only person at American Rice (ARI) who volunteered to go. ARI was the largest rice company in the United States. ARI had been invited to form a joint venture (JV) with the largest state-owned rice company in The Socialist Republic of Vietnam. In Vietnam, rice was the most valuable and politically sensitive commodity. ARI's goal was to process rice using ARI's technology and marketing strength and export Vietnamese rice to ARI's global customers. Vietnam's goal was to improve their rice production and expand their exports. Neither entity was clear about how the values and practices of socialism would mix with the business practices of capitalism, but therein lies the story.Vietnam's communist government had almost no experience dealing with capitalism and foreign investors. There was a lot of speculation about how Americans would be received, given Vietnam's recent history. This book explains how this project was perilous, both personally and professionally, and offers an insight into the struggles Richard had living and working there as well as the struggles Vietnam had with opening the country for business with outsiders.As Ambassador Pete Peterson (first U.S. Ambassador after President Clinton lifted the embargo) stated in the Foreword to Keep Smiling "Keep Smiling is a thoughtful and informative compilation of an American businessman's personal and professional experiences in the early days of Vietnam's open-door economic policy."Readers will especially appreciate how the author cleverly weaved into the story a delightful illustration of Vietnamese culture, cuisine, and infrastructure as it was in the early 1990s. Once you pick up Keep Smiling you will not put it down until you reach its final page. "Richard's background was CEO of the second largest winery in California and CEO of MBA Polymers, the leading plastics recycling company with factories in China, Austria, and the UK. He graduated from Stanford University Graduate School of Business and Amherst College. He was a Conscientious Objector during the Vietnam war.

Just a dream, right? Moving to Charleston, South Carolina was never a hard decision, for family was important. The move would bring her closer to them and allow her to put her business degree to good use. What she didn't count on was encountering the very man who had been in her dreams since childhood. Was she losing her mind or was the dream becoming a reality?

The dramas in this collection are straightforward and honest. The plays are funny and heartbreaking and sometimes shocking. This collection of plays helps promote a kinder, gentler way of seeing marginalized, neglected, and traumatized people.

BOSQUEJO PARA MAYORISTAS¿DIOS TODAVÍA SE MUEVE EN LA IGLESIA HOY?Jesús dijo "¡Edificaré mi iglesia y las puertas del infierno no prevalecerán contra ella!"¡Vemos una imagen confusa de la iglesia en el mundo de hoy! Y sin embargo, como vemos en este libro, las promesas de Dios siguen siendo iguales y confiables. La belleza, la victoria y el poder del pueblo santo de Dios que encontramos en las Escrituras a través de su fe en Jesús, el Cristo, el Hijo del Dios viviente y su obediencia a su Palabra se han manifestado a través de los siglos y es disponible para nosotros hoy!Dios siempre ha tratado con un remanente, una dinamo de energía "adentro" de lo que el mundo puede ver como "cristianismo". ¡Esa central de potencia, de una manera muy silenciosa, es lo que realmente mueve las cosas! Lo único que ha mantenido al mundo alejado de la corrupción absoluta y la consiguiente destrucción hasta ahora es esa Iglesia Gloriosa que el mundo no ve ni comprende. Cuando esa Iglesia es arrebatada, el mundo se deteriorará muy rápidamente y se autodestruirá.Los ejemplos en este libro de lo que Dios ha hecho en diferentes épocas a través de la iglesia son; la iglesia primitiva, la iglesia durante la persecución romana, la iglesia de la Reforma, la iglesia que fue instrumental en la desintegración de la Unión Soviética, la iglesia en la China comunista que se multiplicó por diez en la persecución más severa. La iglesia en una prisión y la iglesia en una mina. (Las últimas dos son ejemplos únicos cuando la esencia de la iglesia puede aparecer en condiciones extremas y temporales.)Nuestro Señor tenía una gran carga en el sentido de transmitir a sus contemporáneos y a nosotros la urgencia de estar preparados para su venida. Especialmente en la última parte de su ministerio. Él usó muchos ejemplos diarios para enseñarnos y prepararnos. Un versículo clave que muestra lo que estaba en su corazón está en Lucas 21:36, "Por lo tanto, mírate y ora siempre que seas considerado digno de escapar de todas estas cosas que sucederán y estar en pie delante del Hijo del Hombre". Este libro está escrito para aquellos que realmente quieren ser parte de esa Iglesia Gloriosa y estar preparado para ese día tan grande en que se toca la trompeta y se suena la gran vos del Arcángel para llamar a los elegidos!

Happyland is the story of a young man coming of age in 60's America. From Catholic school right on through the millennium, this is a collection of neighborhood stories about growing up in the city that will amuse and enthrall you. When compiling all the memories, challenges, and laughter from my youth, out of nowhere came the idea to actually document them and write THIS BOOK. I hope you will enjoy the actual stories herein, and have to catch your breath from laughter. It was a CRAZY time in the country, and even crazier where I was raised. It was a time when all Americans struggled through the Civil rights movement, the Vietnam WAR, and the challenges that were born out of the times. It is an amusing and disturbing tale, born on the back of napkins, paper plates, pizza boxes, and wherever else I could scrawl down the flood of life's memories that came my way. The language is RAW, like the stories, and keep the feeling throughout the book REAL. Nuns, hippies, bums, boss, hip, cool, the fuzz, the music, the ice cream man, the junkies, drunks, hookers, whores, fire hydrants on that killer hot summer day, and the inevitable street fights that were born as the result of the social upheaval that was the day. The names have been changed to protect the guilty, and the innocent. Though the 60's were an immensely difficult time for everyone, they bore fond memories of the way we lived our young lives. If you're looking for a laugh, you just FOUND IT!! AWAY we go! Now entering HAPPYLAND.....

A HYBRID MEMOIR: THE MERGING OF WORD AND FABRIC Imagine a story quilt, consisting of twenty-five 12"x12" blocks, each symbolically depicting a seminal happening in your life. The format of Block Time simulates the fashioning of such a quilt. Whereas the narration satisfies the requisite five W's of reportage (who, what, why, when, where), the fabric's figurative designs go beyond the word. Their components - e.g., color and configuration - limn what is ineffable. Stitch together the twenty-five episodes and the twenty-five blocks and you will see the essence of a life. The accounts of hauling up drinking water in a pail from a well, of a red alert just shy of the DMZ, of narrowly losing one's virginity, of a perilous journey through America's most dangerous ghetto do interrelate. A quilt is made, the stories are told, and you have a delineation of a life.

Join this author on his quest of discovery; on the adventure to uncover some of the treasures hidden in motion pictures and the way they enhance our lives and point the path to our future.

Most people prefer a lullaby when it comes to a relationship with God. We've all behaved like babies for too long. We want someone to sing us to sleep again and tell us that they'll take care of everything for us. The most basic Biblical principles cause us to squirm a little. C.S. Lewis wrote, "A "liberal' Christianity which considers itself free to alter the Faith whenever Faith looks perplexing or repellent must be completely stagnant. Progress is made only into a resisting material." He called these topics we hesitate to discuss "repellent doctrines". Hungry for the truth? This book will help you delve into the Bible, meet with your Father, chew on His words, and discover your true identity as His offspring.Find peace - Follow Jesus into the kingdom of heaven. Today, enter into God's Sabbath rest.Overcome - Discover how carefree obedience enables you to receive His Spirit of Power.Experience healed relationships. Learn to accept and practice forgiveness.Exercise the basics of spiritual warfare. Identify the enemy and train for spiritual authority.Live your purpose- Show up for the lessons and learn to love, really love, as Jesus does.We have a job to do. It's time to grow up and learn the family business!

Harry L. Runyan served the United States as an engineering officer during World War II. Supported by award-winning historian and author John V. Quarstein, Runyan has shared his unique viewpoint of this world-changing event in Harry's War: A World War II Memoir.Perfect for anyone interested in history, Harry's War describes the 30th PRS history, from formation, through training and action, to final demobilization, as well as its "everyman" soldiers, like Runyan himself, who gave up safety, security, and loved ones to fight for what they believed in.As much a tale told in words, it is one told in compelling photographs taken by a young Runyan. Aerial closeups of destroyed cities, pre-D-Day dicing pictures showing the German defenses, high-altitude photos of the D-Day invasion, and personal snapshots of the men and the planes that carried out the war, both in action and going about their daily routines, offer glimpses into a world few have seen. - Professional historians, especially those interested in WW II and modern European history- Other individuals interested in military and aviation history, including descendants of those who served in the Army and USAAF. There are dozens of pictures of the men who served in the 30th, with the individuals identified. Also included are many photos of Nose Art of the 30th. - Current service members who are today active in this same field- Military & aviation museums, libraries- Most any pilot who has ever taken a photo from his airplane- and there are many aviation/pilot societies (most pilots are very excitable about anything to do with flying) - Those interested in the history, uses of, and growth of photographic technology - to this end I have a 10-page explanation of Photo Reconnaissance written by the men in the 30th during the war complete with actual photos and descriptions of how & why they took certain photos of specific targets - written in a nontechnical way complete with cartoon drawings aiding the text- Anyone interested in the personal stories of men at war or who wants to see how war affects the participants, even those who are seldom in the line of fire. some Many of the stories remain poignant and humorous. - Anyone who values history and understands that we must work to protect, and increase our knowledge of what took place years ago, and to learn from those experiences.

In Legends of the Californios Tata's Stories from the Family Ranchos Perez takes you back to old California's Ranchos where the Hacienda stands tall in the hills as Elena's story becomes legend. When she risks everything for love, lust, and her precious moments spent underneath the peach tree. Her tale gives inspiration to Carmen on how to settle old scores. Or step forward 5 years after the horrific incident at the Lighthouse changed Nick and Ana's life forever. They are living out their own love story when a strange name from the past comes back to haunt them and their young daughter Delmira. Where Ana learns the roots of the legend of Floriana. Reyes has become a man of wealth and prosperity in the 15 years since he inherited Concha's Rancho. His beloved head cook Senora Elena falls ill, and he seeks out an accomplished cook to fill her place on the Rancho. Reyes discovers that not all things from his past have been forgotten. That vengeance, and true evil never die. He is forced to face that someone came to settle an old score. Does he forgive, or serve justice. Has his heart turned cold, or does he accept his fate for his family's future and best interest. The three Legends pick up where the first book left off. You learn how the characters old and new intermingle, and connect in their own roles to play in the Legends of days past.

AN INSPIRATIONAL MEMOIR ABOUT SURVIVING KIDNEY CANCER My interpretation from the cherry tree and children picking cherries is that God is giving me new life and I will live to see generations of my children getting love from me. My walking through the snow, I interpret as snow being white pure and clean. Me, walking through it meant I was being cleansed of cancer.

Anne wanted a career as a college teacher when most professors were men, and a partnership marriage before she had ever seen one. Both Career and Love is a positive, sometimes humorous love story, as well as a piece of women's history.

In the Typhoon's Eye: A Story of Childhood and Leaving Home follows Bles Chavez-Bernstein's personal development, written from the perspective of the person Chavez-Bernstein was at each stage being depicted. From the author's impoverished upbringing in postwar Southeast Asia to a career as a mental health and addictions RN specialist, In the Typhoon's Eye is an immigrant story like no other, laying out how denial of self-expression, poverty, and trauma from physical and emotional abuse resulted not in dysfunction, but in strengthening of character-- the pursuit of her lifetime calling and her truest self.

When Andrew Buerger's sister was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer, her courage and strength spurred Andy to turn pain into a passion. Andy founded Jodi's Climb for Hope, which raised more than $750,000 for research by leading mountain-climbing expeditions-an apt metaphor for the struggles women affected by breast cancer endure. In 2008 tragedy struck again when Andy's wife Jen was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Jodi's Climb for Hope expanded the scope of its mission into multiple sclerosis research as well. On an expedition in Iceland, Andy discovered something that he developed into B'More Organic, a protein drink that Inc. magazine ranked as the fifth fastest-growing natural brand. With engaging mountaineering, business, and personal stories, Carrying a Flag From Pain to Passion portrays the guiding principles that have helped him navigate the peaks and valleys of his life. "I've been teaching leadership for 35 years. I know the single most important trait people use to describe leaders is forward-looking. Andy's a normal guy, dealing with the struggles of a family business and the tragedy of his sister, who casts a vision for combining adventure with curing cancer and MS. His willingness to expose himself to new and uncomfortable situations motivates others to embrace the vision." - Chris Warner Mountaineer, leadership educator, and entrepreneur "Andy is an inspiring and transformational leader. All the volunteers that work with Jodi's Climb for Hope are driven by the vision that Andy casts." - Ricky Haro Founder Rare Earth Adventures and former U.S. Air Force SERE Specialist When Andrew Buerger's sister, Jodi, was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer in 2004, her courage and strength spurred Andy to turn pain into a passion. Andy founded Jodi's Climb for Hope, which raises money for research by leading mountain-climbing expeditions-an apt metaphor for th

If you''re a Christian, you know that Jesus took the sin of all mankind upon Himself, to offer redemption and everlasting life to those who believe in Him. But did you know that in His own time, the Jews expected the Messiah to be a military leader who would liberate them from Rome? Our current understanding of Jesus and His role was very different from that of His contemporaries and the first disciples. This accessible, compulsively readable book tells the story of Jesus'' life with different twists. You''ll be enthralled by Jesus'' teachings, appreciate the significance of His power to perform miracles, and dig deeper into the meaning of some of His best-known parables. You''ll see the connections between Jesus and the prophecies of the Old Testament. You''ll walk alongside His first disciples and become entangled in the plot that led to His arrest, trial, and death. But most of all, you''ll see that although Jesus was obedient to His father in heaven, he bucked convention in his life on Earth-from the Romans and the Sanhedrin to everyday Jews and sometimes even His close friends, Jesus was perceived as a rebel who broke new ground in faith and action. Whether you are new to your faith journey or revisiting a well-loved road, this compelling guide to Jesus'' life and times is the extra insight you need to spark your soul.

In the thrilling continuation of the adventure started in the book Long Beach, The Bolivian Enigma once again pits Marc Ryder, who works for a little-known agency within the Department of Defense, against the international assassin called The Bolivian. This time their deadly cat-and-mouse game will find a crescendo-but which one will survive?Like Ryder, author Norm Olson has been an ordinary man thrust into extraordinary situations. He spent twenty-six years as an FBI special agent working in foreign counterintelligence, seven of those years undercover. With this experience, he is able to create a vulnerable, very relatable character in Ryder, all while putting him in action-packed, intriguing, and sometimes even humorous situations all around the world.

Is it an exciting novel? Is it instructional? Is it about self- improvement? Is it a great cookbook? Is it about romance and lust? Is it about horror and crime? Am I a famous selling author? Am I a celebrity? It is none of these things. What it is, is an autobiography about me. It is an expose'', it is truthful and factual. It is my life story, the good, bad and ugly. It is also very funny. Who else would lose the end of a stethoscope under a women''s pendulous breast, or fall in wet concrete head to toe? Or, chase large bullfrogs through a hotel lobby. Or, being exposed to bestiality in Mexico at the tender age of 15. Or popping a cork on my wedding night. Or taking tap dancing and ballroom dancing at the ripe old age of 13 with 12 girls? I think it is an interesting, exciting funny book. My life is now an OPEN book. I highly recommend reading it and if you enjoy it, look for my next book re-living my travels and celebrity encounters and much more. For me, this has been an enlightening experience. ~ SETH S. SCHURMAN, M.D. Physician/Author

My Body, My Soul is Vandee Crane''s riveting memoir. A survivor of child sex trafficking, Vandee was betrayed by her own mother and left vulnerable to the dark, insidious world of child sex trafficking, where she fell prey to a sadistic law enforcement officer who not only trafficked her, but also tortured her. Her memoir shares how she was able to create a life of happiness, peace, and forgiveness-despite her trauma. Today, Vandee has her own practice as a Wellness Coach in New Mexico, after having worked in the behavioral health field for over ten years. She combines her professional and personal insight in this deeply introspective account of her triumph over unimaginable obstacles, how she transformed self-hatred and self-abuse into universal love and compassion, and how this experience has led her to helping others find the same satisfaction in life. Join her as she shines light in the darkest of places and uses her own pain and suffering to break her own hardened heart wide open, allowing her to fall in love with herself, with the Creator, and with every single aspect of life.

Are you paralyzed by the fear of failure? Well, you are not alone. Unfortunately, this overwhelming fear prevents so many of us from moving forward and achieving our goals-or even just surviving.  Enough is a heartfelt memoir, a firsthand account of the author''s endless sacrifices necessitated by a perpetual cycle of bad choices and regrettable relationships. However, whether through divine intervention or just sheer resilience, there is a happy ending to her story. She not only survived, she thrived. "Despite all the heartache, abuse, and suffering, I never lost hope. Hope motivated me to keep going, despite the fact that every fiber in my fragile being screamed for me to stop, to surrender. It provided the tenacious resilience necessary to triumph over unrelenting adversity, endless failure, and perhaps more importantly, my own intense feelings of inadequacy and self-loathing." From humble beginnings in a New York City (NYC) housing project, M.A. Arnold grew up like so many other children of working-class households in the sixties. She was the oldest of five children (three boys and two girls), which was not an anomaly among typical Irish Catholic families. Several years later, in September 1968, her 38-year-old Mother tragically passed away. This was, without a doubt, the single most traumatic and life-changing event of her life. She experienced a dramatic character metamorphosis, but, in reverse, from hero to zero, high achiever to no achiever, well-adjusted to unstable and depressed, winner to loser. Up until then she was outgoing, popular, intelligent, friendly, confident, a natural leader. But after her mother, who in her opinion, was akin to the Virgin Mary, died...she died, too.  With her family''s support, she learned to adjust to living without her Mother. It wasn''t easy, growing up without a mother to guide and protect her. As a result, she was always searching for someone to fill that enormous void. (Most of her close friends were older women.) Unfortunately, she learned a lot of things the hard way. When M.A. Arnold was just 17 years old, she defiantly chose to embark upon a very different journey than the one ordained by her birthright as a family''s firstborn child. Suffice it to say, making bad decisions was a skill she practiced over and over throughout the years, until she eventually became quite proficient at it. Against her family''s wishes, she married someone she knew for merely four months. What possessed her to do this? She quickly learned the hard way that "Life does not get better by chance; it gets better by choice." (Jim Rohn) This was the beginning of the next phase in her life, that of a wife and mother. M.A. Arnold had four children in the short span of five years. What could have been, no should have been, a time filled with loving, happy memories, turned out to be an absolute insufferable nightmare for her. But, despite everything that happened to her, to her innocent children, she never lost hope. Hope that life would get better because she was enough. Just as she was. Enough. This new self-awareness was the impetus she needed to survive. "If you take anything from my story, I hope it''s the realization that no matter how many mistakes or bad decisions you make, you are absolutely worthy of love. You are enough." 

Many Americans remember growing up watching Westerns on television which always depicted a clash of two diverse cultures. There is still a curiosity of the early Native American way of life and R.A. Jantzen''s novel, ΓÇïThe Legend of Running Wolf, a historical Native American fiction story ΓÇï gives the reader a view of what life was like in a small Comanche camp. There is violence, love, heartbreak, and a future all told giving the reader a view of what life was truly like in that time period.  The Legend of Running Wolf ΓÇï is the story of one of the many Comanche camps, the Buffalo Eaters, led by their chief Two Bears. The novel opens with the Buffalo Eaters attacking a Crow village and capturing a young male child. The story follows the lives of Two Bears, old Crooked Nose, the Medicine Man, and Running Wolf, the adopted son of the chief. Readers will be transported to a different time in our history and experience what life was like as one of the true People. Each and every chapter features a new situation that unfolds to make this novel one readers won''t want to put down. ΓÇïThe Legend of Running WolfΓÇï tells the story of a people whose customs, legends and culture are meant to be shared, enjoyed and a heritage remembered. 

If you thought Tibet was water under the bridge, this book will make you think again.Tibet Brief 20/20 is a wakeup call that establishes a link between China''s current expansionism and the international community''s misguided appeasement on Tibet. The book maintains that many states are today not only acting contrary to their international legal obligations by treating Tibet as China''s internal affair, beyond their purview; they are also enabling China''s aggressive behavior and blunt display of entitlement. Our governments, the authors argue, must urgently course correct, and not only in order to do right by the Tibetans.The authors first convincingly show that, contrary to what Beijing claims and to what many people take for granted, Tibet was historically never a part of China, and Beijing does not have the right to rule Tibet and exploit its resources. They do so by thoroughly debunking China''s narrative created to justify its sovereignty over Tibet. The result of their historical and legal analysis is not only a new appreciation of Tibet, but also a new understanding of the Mongol and Manchu empires as well as China.Next the book demonstrates that both Tibet''s occupation and Beijing''s suppression of the Tibetans'' right to self-determination are serious violations of international law, and that all states have an obligation to help end the seven-decade Sino-Tibetan conflict.Tibet Brief 20/20 is a call to action. The result of ten years of collaborative research, and benefitting from the authors'' intimate understanding of the Sino-Tibetan conflict and efforts to resolve it, the book is a must read and indispensable reference for policy makers, civil society advocates and Asia specialists.