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Beckett's Children - A Literary Memoir

Fri, 05/10/2024 - 15:54
Beckett's Children - A Literary Memoir

To the gorge - running, grief, resilience & 460 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail

Thu, 05/09/2024 - 13:41
To the gorge - running, grief, resilience & 460 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail

"When Emily Halnon lost her beloved mother to a rare uterine cancer at just sixty-six years old, she wanted to do something monumental to honor the person her mother had been: adventurous, courageous, inspiring. Emily's mom had taken up running in her late forties; she ran her first marathon at fifty. She learned to swim at sixty so she could do triathlons, and she lived through a grim diagnosis with extraordinary joy and strength, still going for long bike rides and walks up until the final wee

For love of country - leave the Democrat Party behind

Fri, 05/03/2024 - 15:14
For love of country - leave the Democrat Party behind

Tulsi Gabbard was the rising star of the Democrat Party. But the growing wokeness, fomenting racism, and intolerance were more than she could stomach, and she left. This is her story and a call to action to Americans who love our country and cherish peace and freedom.

They Were Good Germans Once - A Memoir

Thu, 05/02/2024 - 15:01
They Were Good Germans Once - A Memoir

No bullet got me yet - the relentless faith of Father Kapaun

Thu, 05/02/2024 - 15:01
No bullet got me yet - the relentless faith of Father Kapaun

"Father Emil Kapaun, a humble priest, went far beyond the call of duty during World War II and the Korean War. Often found with the combat medics on the front lines, unarmed, ministering to the wounded, and known for his intense devotion to the soldiers whom he called "my boys," Kapaun became the most decorated chaplain in US military history, awarded a Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross and the Legion of Merit. But Father Kapaun's leadership, bravery and selflessness don't end ther

Bird Milk & Mosquito Bones

Thu, 05/02/2024 - 15:01
Bird Milk & Mosquito Bones

First Job

Thu, 05/02/2024 - 15:01
First Job

Ashoka - portrait of a philosopher king

Thu, 05/02/2024 - 14:44
Ashoka - portrait of a philosopher king

Lovers in Auschwitz - a true story

Fri, 04/26/2024 - 15:42
Lovers in Auschwitz - a true story

"Zippi Spitzer and David Wisnia were captivated by each other from the moment they first exchanged glances across the work floor. It was the beginning of a love story that could have happened anywhere. Except for one difference: this romance was unfolding in history's most notorious death camp, between two young prisoners whose budding intimacy risked dooming them if they were caught. Incredibly, David and Zippi survived for years beneath the ash-choked skies of Auschwitz. Under the protection o

No cloak, no dagger - a professor's secret life inside the CIA

Thu, 04/25/2024 - 15:58
No cloak, no dagger - a professor's secret life inside the CIA

"No Cloak, No Dagger gives an inside look at the double life of Lester Paldy, a university professor who was recruited by the CIA and brought into the secret world of espionage"--

Final rounds - a father, a son, the golf journey of a lifetime

Thu, 04/25/2024 - 14:54
Final rounds - a father, a son, the golf journey of a lifetime

Advanced form of cancer, the trip took on an added urgency. For Braxton Dodson had been given only a month or two to live. But like golf itself, Final Rounds is about much more than just a game: it is about a journey of discovery between a father and a son, about long-held secrets finally shared, and about the valuable lessons a middle-aged man could still learn from his father on the importance of life, love, and family.

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