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This story is about a girl named Chloe. Chloe loves to play outdoors. She enjoys the changes of the passing seasons. Chloe's favorite season of all is winter. Chloe eagerly stares out of her bedroom window, watching and waiting for a glimpse of what she desires most of all to see. When her wait is finally over, she has a wonderful time playing with the animals in her yard. However, she soon finds herself alone again. Despite her feelings of loneliness,...
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Marissa Lorenzana Wallace sacrificed her career as a teacher to help her son, Ethan. Ethan was a premature baby of twenty-eight weeks and weighed two pounds and was fourteen inches long at birth. He had many sensory and speech problems, which resulted in many, many years of therapy. This book is about the many challenges of autism he had encountered over his life, coping with everyday issues. Wallace has written little episodes of day-to-day struggles:...
4) Kept Secrets
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Kept Secrets is about two Christian families who came together because of the secrets each family had. Ben and Minnie Stout lived in Denver, Colorado, a very loving couple who had only one son named John. Jim and Leona Carter lived in Phoenix, Arizona, another loving couple who had two children, Katie and Jacob. Unbeknownst to each family, the secrets they kept will bring their family together. There will be secrets that will destroy some family members,...
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Esta humilde obra intenta, a través de un hombre que encuentra la felicidad, convencerte de que, cuando hay voluntad de encumbrar a una familia, el límite es el cielo.
Y tus sueños, ¿cuándo?, es una excelente propuesta para los padres de que, si dirigimos a los hijos con sabiduría, basada en el amor, efectivamente tendremos una mejor generación.
Es muy fácil decir que los niños son unos maleducados, mal agradecidos y más revolucionados...
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San Quentin State Prison Death Row Art Book gives an inside view through art and images by prisoners awaiting execution at San Quentin State Prison (death row). The body of work was generated by three death row prisoners and will show the general public art and images that are rarely seen before now. These prisoners who are awaiting execution open their minds, and you'll see how some of these prisoners express some of their innermost thoughts through...
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There are roads out there that many of us cross daily without ever truly taking in that which surrounds us. This is the story of a young dope dealer that one day happened to take notice and felt a compassion to give back. And while he encountered mob bosses, crooked cops, rival gangs, and against all odds, he pushed backed. This story will make you laugh at loud and perhaps even share a tear. Perhaps you'll discover the pillows of love, or even learn...
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This is a story about three sisters who were sexually assaulted by a parent. It details some of the trials and challenges they faced on their journey from this evil toward healing and forgiveness. It details how a daughter attempted to help her parent forgive himself, despite his refusal to admit what he had done and despite his unwillingness to ask for her forgiveness. Furthermore, it's about using writing and art as a way to release, express,...
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This book contains a collage of rhymes, sprinkled, and interjected with the author's own viewpoint and idealism, although some readers may find a few of them to be a bit provocative or at least dubitable.
It is penned with simplicity and clearness by an immigrant, whose parents, seeking a better life for themselves and their children, were finally allowed to set foot on this free and noble land. It was September 2, 1958.
This volume also includes...
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A través de la historia, el conocimiento y el entendimiento del hombre ha venido evolucionando, tanto en ciencia como en tecnología. Quedando una variedad de preguntas sin respuestas acerca de nuestros orígenes, por cuanto no entendemos nuestro proceder. En este libro: "Los tres orígenes de la Humanidad" damos a conocer el verdadero "GEN" o, ADN de cada raza humana y angelical. Donde tú comprenderás cómo y por qué se dieron los diferentes...
13) Amor y Esperanza
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Estimados lectores, les mando un saludo en donde quiera que estén, y también les hago saber que mi libro no habla de aventuras, ni tampoco de cosas extravagantes. Mi libro está basado en una historia verdadera que es la historia de mi vida, y que, además, tiene dos puntos muy importantes que son Amor y esperanza. No solo habla del amor, ni tampoco solo habla de la esperanza; sino que mi libro comienza en donde relata el lugar de mi origen, el...
14) The Art of Leadership and Command: A Study of McClellan and Lee and Their Contemporaries (1861-1865)
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They say he was slow-yet McClellan assumed command and in two weeks combined two different forces into one, marched on Lee, and defeated him at Antietam.
They say he was not a fighter. Antietam is the bloodiest day in American History.
History has not treated General George McClellan kindly, but there is another side to the story-the soldiers' side. No US general of the Civil War was adored more by his troops than McClellan, and with good reason....
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This tries to provide an account of Napoleon's, Charles XII's, and Hitler's invasions of Russia. It compares the three efforts, indicates why the author thinks they all failed, evaluates whether anyone could have succeeded and if they made any sense from the point of view of the aggressor.
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This book relates Hannibal's campaign against the Roman Republic beginning in 218 BC in which he crossed the Alps with a big force including elephants. The book also covers Scipio Africanus's campaigns in Spain and North Africa and the ultimate confrontation between Carthage and Rome at Zama in 201 BC. There are also descriptions of the history and characteristics of Carthage and Rome and the reasons that Rome emerged as the dominant power in the...
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Despite the unpopularity of the war in Nicaragua, the Marines experience a wide variety of activities and learn many lessons in a small wars environment, which will serve them well into the next century. Fighting insurgents, forming a host-nation's police force and army, ensuring safe elections, providing medical assistance for the rural population, building roads, constructing airfields, and organizing earthquake disaster relief will occupy the years...
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Born and raised in Houston, Texas, in the 1950s, I was raised during a time of political and racial unrest in America. However, I never witnessed a firsthand account of racism. I was exposed to the civil unrest in America, the unveiling of a truly dedicated, amazing, and remarkable man, Reverend Martin L. King Jr. (who in my opinion was the greatest black man in my lifetime). Also I believe that since the untimely death of Reverend King, the black...
19) Right Foot Down!
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I have never witnessed any coverage that accurately reflects what life is like for those employed in the industry. There is a lot of media hype, but that does not reflect the actual team members daily routine or what they give up in life to provide this entertainment to the world. There is a lot of stress, and some danger, which is managed, but it takes a personal toll. The stress has to be relieved in some way. You dont just work with your coworkers;...
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I have written the first in a collection of short stories about the adventures of a group of people out to protect others against the evil criminal empire of Spectra. The main character is BJ. He is introduced slowly. Qerry also has been trained by the same agency that trained BJ. A detective and his captain joins BJ to fight against the crime lord Mr. G. Jen Jacobs is a computer whiz who becomes BJ's love interest. Then there is Mildred, BJ's mom....
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