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Brilliance can come from education or in combination with life experience. With my grandmother, it came from neither. Her brilliance came from gumption. Throughout her life, she chose to explore the world through words. Whether it was the newspaper, a novel, or her daily crossword, she uncovered new...

There are unique spaces in each of our hearts for passion, romance, and true love. These spaces are exclusive and usually only made available to those we find ourselves uniquely attracted to for one reason or another; even if the reason seems to be without reason. Love is many times without logic....

Throughout my life I never understood why I had to experience the things that I have, but it was because of my affl ictions I wanted to get stronger in every way possible. He gives power to the faint and weary, and to him who has no might he increases strength causing it to multiply and making it...

I had always thought of writing a book since I came to the United States. I always had my journal with me and jotted down whatever came to my mind when I thought about it. Tomorrow comes, tomorrow goes, and nothing much had been written in my journal. As time went by, I forgot all about my journal....

Ive often wondered, and Im sure others have too, what goes through a persons mind when trials and tribulations arise in their life. Im not just talking about the difficult times but the joyful ones too. We ask ourselves questions like, What makes a person stay in an abusive relationship when its so...

Delve into the land of the Dineh, the Navajo, in the turbulent 1860s, in this Season of the Enemies as the Dineh, the People, are attacked and harassed on every sideby the Spaniards of New Mexico, the United States Army, and surrounding tribes.Watch themfight for their very survival, for their homeland,...

What do you say to someone in an elevator? This book could have been titled: Uncomfortable, Embarrassing Moments, or Awkward Occasions, or A Guide for the Unbelievable Shy, or You Can Choose To Be Painfully Politically Correct and Shallow In All Social Situations. It is not just about what to say...

So I conclude that, first, there is nothing better for a man than to be happy and to enjoy himself as long as he can; and second, that he should eat and drink and enjoy the fruits of his labors, for these are the gifts of God. - Ecclesiastes 2:12 So I saw that they should be happy in their work, for...

This book is in honor of a group of university students who lived in Munich during WWII. They wrote pamphlets and papers denouncing Nazism and the continuation of the war and the premise that all citizens should rise up for their rights and freedoms against this nightmare. They were caught,tried,...

Paul and Lydia are on an adventure to learn their colors. They do not have to travel far, for they soon find out that their relatives are eager and ready to teach the twins their colors in a very interesting unforgettable way. Come and join them on their adventure as you reminisce of adventures and activities with your relatives.

I adopted Patches, a young Border Collie Mix, on July 2nd, 1993. Intelligent, fun-loving and very energetic, daily runs, walks and long squirrel chases, became our daily routine. When it came time to find Patches a companion, we found an advertisement for Australian Shepherd Rescue. Since Aussies...

Joanne, Russel, Jade, and Jake are just the typical miners you would expect on a mining expedition, but not this mission. The four miners goals are to go to Peru to discover the rare ruby diamond, a gem discovered in ancient times by mountain men and has never been found since. When the foursome reaches...

Gods limited free will allows us, as human beings, to make many decisions and choices during our lifetime while here on earth. Once you reach your age of accountability, you begin to choose your friends, clothes to wear, food to eat, and places to visit. Later on, we can choose careers to pursue,...

An intriguing coming of age storyfor the ages! Sojourn sleepy Savannah in the stormy Sixties, a city too dignified to hate. A storytelling delight, meet a Greek mentor, teaching and coaching a group of boys with varying heritage. Transforming moments, transforming livesoccasionally changing the world...