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Beyond This Present Darkness: A Dawning Time More Detail
Beyond This Present Darkness: A Dawning Time By Mark Wells
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On April 28th 2010 a former King of Narnia took a large sacramental dose of the Copelandia Cyanescens mushroom, one of the most powerful psilocybin mushrooms in the world. He embarked upon a profound... More > voyage that lead to a life-changing experience of astral divinity and unity with the One Being of the cosmos. Psychedelic mushrooms unify the hemispheres of the mind, open the inner eye to cosmic perception and allow spiritual flight into the myriad dimensions of fractal reality. They initiate journeys to the vortex Core of Creation within the infinite moment of the Eternal Now. Spanning a three-year odyssey, this is the true story of one man’s ascent into the blazing epiphany of spiritual enlightenment, far beyond the realms of dimensional space and time. This awe-inspiring opus of astonishing self-discovery is a cannon blast, heralding a New Renaissance in both scientific and artistic self-comprehension. A preview of the Foreword is available from the www.BrynstoneBooks.com main page.< Less
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Army Life More Detail
Army Life By Norm Wallace
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Army Life is a personal memoir of a draftee's service days in Japan during the post-Korean War army.
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2012-2013 Willits Charter YearBook (Paperback) More Detail
2012-2013 Willits Charter YearBook (Paperback) By Yearbook Staff Willits Charter School
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This the 2012-13 Willits Charter School yearbook, paperback version.
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Nodis More Detail
Nodis By AP Lang
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An anthology of exemplary writings from Kirkwood High School AP Lang students 2012-2013.
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Stories From Riverwood More Detail
Stories From Riverwood By Gary Crask
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Travel back to a more simple time to Post-World War II, small town America through the humorous stories of the author about the first ten years of his life in the small river community of Riverwood,... More > Indiana. These stories of adventure, fear and love offer hope to all who are willing to dream and to approach life with determination and a smile.< Less
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NTID Performing Arts Program 2012-2013 More Detail
NTID Performing Arts Program 2012-2013 By Luane Haggerty
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This is a collected and curated scrapbook for the NTID Performing Arts Program 2012-2013. It includes program information and photos for many of the projects produced during this academic year.
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The Tranquilizer 2012-2013 More Detail
The Tranquilizer 2012-2013 By Alpha Gamma Chapter Phi Delta Chi
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The Tranquilizer is a yearly publication produced by the Alpha Gamma Chapter of Phi Delta Chi.
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Running Home More Detail
Running Home By Norma Bastidas Calderon
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In April 2012 I set out from my house in Vancouver, BC Canada to the place i was born, Mazatlan, Sin Mexico. over 2600 miles on my own with nothing but a backpack. I have been called brave because I... More > have climbed dangerous mountains and run inhospitable places. By going back to my roots, I was hoping to face my biggest fear, standing up tall and say " I am a rape survivor"< Less
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Headshots: (Writing from Memory) More Detail
Headshots: (Writing from Memory) By Michael Sokoloff
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Gifted author, playwright and director Michael Sokoloff hits readers with an unexpected and refreshing dose of realism in this eclectic collection of essays. Sokoloff propels us down the rough and... More > tumble path of his life illuminated by young love, shadowed by loss and enlightened by raw and honest reflection.< Less
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My Life & Work In America & Around the World More Detail
My Life & Work In America & Around the World By Richard Madison
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This book is a richly textured story of how Richard Madison, born to poor sharecropper parents in central Alabama during the Great Depression, did far more than make "something of himself."... More > With charm, humor and candor, he details the struggles he experienced at various points in is life, including getting admitted to the Wharton School of Finance in Philadelphia at a time when all the elite Eastern college had a quota system for blacks. He also discusses his years abroad with CARE, the international aid agency, in Asia, Africa and Central America, his work with the National Urban League and his academic life at several universities in Washington, Pittsburgh and Atlanta.< Less
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Beckman's Life--Public More Detail
Beckman's Life--Public By Kenneth & Martha Beckman
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Kenneth and Martha Beckman moved to the First Church of Christ at 18th and Eastman in Boise, Idaho, in 1949. Kenneth served as the minister of the church and head of Boise Bible College that had... More > been begun a few years earlier. This book tells the story line of what it took to grow a Bible College from the grass roots. Not only is this a story of the Church and the Bible College but a story of their lives, their children, their world travels, their joys and their sorrows. It is a story of faithfully service God through the good times and hard times and being ever grateful for His saving grace and patience. If you are familiar with Boise Bible College then you will know Kenneth and Martha Beckman, well loved servants of the most high God. Their life motto has been "Whatever it takes--we will serve God throughout our lives."< Less
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My Friend Parkinson. An Experience More Detail
My Friend Parkinson. An Experience By Wigand Lange
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A few months before his fiftieth birthday the author Wigand Lange noticed a growing stiffness in his right arm. The diagnosis was devastating: Parkinson's. Four million people are suffering from this... More > disease worldwide, among them Muhammad Ali and Michael J. Fox. But who cares about celebraties when you are afflicted with this disease yourself? Lange has to go through hell, but eventually manages to reorganize his life in a positiv way. He accepts the disease and develops his own individual therapeutic approach to dealing with his new way of life. As a new-found friend Parkinson also shows him, where there are new possibilities in life. "Thank you for your book! I read it in one sitting and couldn't put it down. It is a book that can speak to all kinds of people. A masterpiece!" [a reader]< Less
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Tell me a story ... More Detail
Tell me a story ... By Wendy Pruitt
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A Grandparents' Journal! Questions prompt storytelling that can be cherished and shared. Over 50 questions; more than enough to fill out a page a week for a year. Cover has space for personalization.
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My Blessed Demons More Detail
My Blessed Demons By Tony Gin
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Meet Tony Gin. Tony finds his way onto Los Angeles' inner city streets of drug and gang infested danger. Literally free to roam at seven years of age while living in an abusive household, Tony gets... More > lost in the heart of the "American Dream," losing his sense of purpose. The alluring temptations of street life have Tony falling into the temptation of the "dark side" which lands him in prison for ten years without any direction in this true life thriller. Chased by the police, Tony's life of adventure is one that even the best Hollywood screen writers couldn't imagine. Every parent, drug counselor, teacher, inmate, movie producer, executive, celebrity, and student in America should read this gripping story of how selfish human behavior "conditions us as products of our environment." Take the journey of hope, tragedy, and triumph with Tony as he discovers his sense of purpose by fate after stumbling upon one man, a college professor who brings Tony back to NY with him to tell his story.< Less
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A Boy Named Jan More Detail
A Boy Named Jan By John Van Belle, Jr
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Born in Holland, but "One less Dutchman."I'm an American through and through. My history and memoir are interesting, at least to me and my family
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Givens Hall 1960-1993 More Detail
Givens Hall 1960-1993 By Constantine E. Michaelides
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Givens Hall 1960-1993: A Personal Journey is an assembly of vignettes sketching personalities, events, and initiatives. Together, they underscore the leading role that both Givens Hall and Washington... More > University played in architectural education in the United States during the author’s daily presence in the building.< Less
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The Outrider: Collected Columns 2000-2006 More Detail
The Outrider: Collected Columns 2000-2006 By Paul Montgomery
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For Montana lovers only. Paul Montgomery examined the Montana political scene in the early to mid-2000's starting with the campaign web sites of statewide political candidates and moving on to... More > reviews of bills before the Montana legislature. Along the way he began to examine some of the aspects of his own life that he found fascinating. Here you may find: explorations of the Montana Power Company demise, Marc Racicot's ascent/descent in the political realm, Conrad Burns' differing explanations of his relationship with Jack Abramoff, and much more. Paul Montgomery says of future governor Brian Schweitzer, "If the only crime of the information age is being boring, we may all end calling Mr. Schweitzer to post bail." Along the way he finds time to write about his brushes with the Columbine massacre, Jesse Jackson, Susan Egan, Amanda Davis, and many other lesser lights. For those looking to encounter Montana politics and electronic communications in the early part of the 21st century.< Less
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Hazel's Little Bud More Detail
Hazel's Little Bud By Zach Cooley
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Born with cerebral palsy, Zach Cooley tells the story of his life with bits of historical information on the town of Austinville, Virginia intermingled throughout his work, which was also home to... More > Hazel Stoots, his great-great aunt who served as the family matriarch despite having no children of her own, thanks to her undying sense of family. Hazel was also well-known as a worker for the local recreation center for more than 25 years, making her a popular citizen of the community. Later, to Zach, she was the center of his world. Her passing nearly led him down a destructive path. It would be years before he would find his purpose in life through a young woman named Emily, who would become the love of his life. In HAZEL'S LITTLE BUD, an autobiographical account with historical flavor, discover his story, which pays tribute to these two women and the community, which holds a history he is driven to protect.< Less
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My Three Lives More Detail
My Three Lives By Jerry Consul, Michael Morganstern
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A foster child and Catholic altar boy in Trieste Italy during the Fascist era finds his parents have disappeared. After the War, he learns that his mother was Jewish and chooses to emigrate to... More > Israel, then to the United States. These three lives are remarkably different from each other, and delineate the quest for survival, then for acceptance, and finally to self-actualization.< Less
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From a Carolina Bird Hunter to Africa’s Call With Stops along the Way More Detail
From a Carolina Bird Hunter to Africa’s Call With Stops along the Way By William M. McQueen Jr.
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From a Carolina Bird Hunter to Africa's Call With Stops Along the Way is Mackie's personal account of his early years in rural Marlboro County, deer and elk hunts off the coast of California,... More > sharing his love and committed responsibility of the outdoors with his three children, and the fulfillment of his African dream, not once but four times.< Less
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The Coach's Coach More Detail
The Coach's Coach By Lewis Joseph D'Antoni
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The Coach's Coach
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Russian Memoirs 1942-1945 More Detail
Russian Memoirs 1942-1945 By Gerda Noack-Hottum
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The memoir of a young Red Cross nurse working near the Russian front during World War II.
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Rabbit Butter and Chicken Feathers More Detail
Rabbit Butter and Chicken Feathers By Anna Margaret Pierich
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The autobiography of Anna Margaret Dorris Pierich, born in Kentucky.
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The Other Rodeo More Detail
The Other Rodeo By M. E. (Jr.) Gomez
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"The object of this book is to share my upbringing and experiences in this little town of Rodeo (NM), and the surrounding areas, mostly in the Bootheel of our state and the Portal (AZ)... More > area."< Less
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In My Mind's Eye More Detail
In My Mind's Eye By Pauline Triplett Beckman
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In My Mind’s Eye spans nearly a century of Pauline Beckman’s memories: From watching her mother sweep a dirt-floored kitchen to kicking up her heels during the Roaring ‘20s. From... More > mastering the art of “flour-sack frugal” during the Depression to discovering a natural affinity for storytelling late in her eighth decade. But this collection of stories is more than just a colorful personal memoir. It’s a rich historical record of American life as it was lived in an earlier era. In the words of J.M Barrie, “God gave us memory that we might have roses in December.” So come on in. Share in these snapshots of days past—stop and smell the roses.< Less