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Carson City cousins Beth Fox and Jo Shannon had been causing trouble from an early age. Now, in their declining years, their friends hoped they would begin to mellow out. No such luck. They had been like sisters since they were kids. Their younger brothers had long since moved away from the small Nevada town but the girls felt it was their duty to run family affairs, keeping everyone connected. One such responsibility was the family cabin in Lake Tahoe, twenty minutes west of Carson City. When the cousins went to the cabin in the fall to clean it, remove trash, and secure it for winter, they had no idea they would encounter a dead body. When the local police began to look suspiciously at the cousins' family, the loyalty gene kicked in. Not about to have the family's good name dragged through the mud, the ladies began their own investigation. After all, who on the police force was as smart, creative, and cunning as Beth and Joe? One comical adventure leads to another in this lighthearted romp through the trials and tribulations of two zany ladies chasing and being chased by bad guys.

For 10,000 years before any European immigrants arrived on the North American Continent, Native American Indians engaged in a communal lifestyle. From 1600 to 1791, American Colonists established a thriving home production economy, and having ownership of their tools, or means of production, they produced everything they needed to survive. They were self-reliant, and the American Colonists sold their excess goods to merchants, who resold them for a profit. By 1791, the merchants were able to start the first textile factories as a result, which brought an abrupt end to the home production economy, and the beginning of American Capitalism. Former independent colonists were now forced into the textile factory, and the first wage contract appeared in America. The wage contract also set in motion a contradiction between the capitalist owners of the means of production and the new American Working Class. The wage contract allowed the owners of working class labor, and the instruments of production, to evolve into an American Ruling Class, and the producers of all commodities and wealth became the American Working Class People wage-workers class. Because of their divergent interests, the two classes formed a class contradiction, and the latter became known as the capitalist American Ruling Class Opposite and the American Working Class Opposite (People) wage-workers. This development occurred mainly in the northern factory economy, while in the South, uncompensated African Slave Labor was dominant, which was owned by an American Slaveholding Class. By 1860, the contradiction between the capitalist American Ruling Class Opposite owner of the wage labor system came into a head-on contradiction with uncompensated African Slave Labor, and a bloody Civil War was fought to determine which type of means of production would prevail and dominate during the 20th Century? The South was defeated, and the wage contract system became nationalized. Therefore, throughout the twentieth Century, including the beginning of the new Millennium, the capitalist American Ruling Class Opposite expropriated the labor's product of the American Working Class Opposite (People) wage-workers, which resulted in this class accumulation of multiple-billions of dollars of Surplus-Value, and simultaneously this loss translated into the American Working Class Opposite (People) wage-workers' increasing alienation, estrangement, loss self-identity, self-expression, and freedom.

My grandfather, William C. Hull, a retired Staff Sergeant with the United States Army during World War II. His lengthy military journey certainly was not lacking adventure nor turmoil after first being drafted in 1943 when he was only eighteen years old. From Normandy to Vietnam, from Kitchen Duty to Paratrooper, and from the brig to a Bronze Star, he experienced it all, to include the brutal humiliation of being captured as a Prisoner of War and placed in a German stalag, escaping briefly for three days, only to be recaptured and finally set free by the Russian troops. Despite the turmoil and through several reenlistments, he only wanted to serve his country more, even after returning home. The Army life was all he seemed to know. He loved recounting his stories, and I loved hearing them. My grandfather. My hero.

As the child of a single mother growing up during the Great Depression and Second World War, it appeared that Ray Holbrook needed to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles to attain success in life. Yet despite the odds stacked against him, Ray found a way to make a name for himself in Texas. Ray begins by chronicling his family history and childhood in California, sharing fascinating and sometimes humorous insight into the personal experiences and challenges that eventually led him into political life in the early 1960s when he ran for a position on the Texas State Board of Education. As he whetted his appetite for politics, Ray details his career path as he eventually became a Galveston County judge who instigated rare, historical, and progressive changes that included eliminating Social Security for county employees and creating an alternative program that provided employees with a tripled payout. Throughout his narrative, Ray reminds others that a life led by purpose is the best life of all. An Aggie Takes On Galveston County is the true story of the life and political experiences of a renowned Galveston, Texas, county judge.

As the child of a single mother growing up during the Great Depression and Second World War, it appeared that Ray Holbrook needed to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles to attain success in life. Yet despite the odds stacked against him, Ray found a way to make a name for himself in Texas. Ray begins by chronicling his family history and childhood in California, sharing fascinating and sometimes humorous insight into the personal experiences and challenges that eventually led him into political life in the early 1960s when he ran for a position on the Texas State Board of Education. As he whetted his appetite for politics, Ray details his career path as he eventually became a Galveston County judge who instigated rare, historical, and progressive changes that included eliminating Social Security for county employees and creating an alternative program that provided employees with a tripled payout. Throughout his narrative, Ray reminds others that a life led by purpose is the best life of all. An Aggie Takes On Galveston County is the true story of the life and political experiences of a renowned Galveston, Texas, county judge.

After playing in the last basketball game of the tournament in downtown Seattle, Thomas Williamson and Deshawn Spielman plan to get something to eat before heading back to the hotel to meet curfew. However, they become sidetracked when they meet a young woman walking to a party. That decision becomes deadly when police shoot the two young men, believing they are robbery suspects. Thomas's and Deshawn's family are left to deal with the aftermath. They're committed to uncovering the truth about the murders. They discover everyone has secrets, often ones they want to take to the grave with them. The first in a trilogy, Everybody Has Secrets, offers a mirror reflection of society's flaws and the fight to correct the flaws. The desire to protect our inner circle and to bury our secrets can lead to deadly consequences.

I contribute a lot of money, time, and effort to this research for the Elixir. Even though I preferred another way that the first initiator, in old India used to search for an approach to this thesis. It was a very hard time for me, but I managed to stick it out. Thus, the meaning of Elixir of life, in this context, differs from what was previously written about it. Foremost, the elixir of life is not a potion; it is a set of elements that make a sense of life. In my inspiration, I made an effort to look for other resources: physical, spiritual, social, communicative, and whatever makes it out of material consideration. It was a weird journey.

Over twenty years have passed since the body of Ms Emmalee Coley was discovered. Now a letter and several pictures have surface from Lilianne Dedeaux, an old friend of Bea Winslow and her Aunt Jewels. Like Emmalee, Lilianne has been murdered, but by who?

A passionate story of an injured worker, who's family, employer and his own lawyer all conspired together to ruin me financially, mentally and physically over the eight years in court. Using fake judges, stenographers and even fake court hearings.

Raptured Grace is the fifth novel in the Grace series. It will keep you on the edge of your seats while you follow V, a woman that is in search of her lost lover after Jesus has come back and taken all purity and innocence from the earth. She is accompanied by Willie, a pastor that is embarrassed that he too was left while most of his members and his family was taken. They are accompanied by a fallen angel who is stripped of his wings and assigned to protecting V and Willie. He is disgruntled for having the disgraceful job of guiding and protecting such feeble humans. Not fully knowing it or fully understanding it, but they were headed to the mouth of a devouring dragon- Armorgeddon..

In 1910, women could not vote. The romance of the western frontier still lured many people to adventure and the quest for wealth in the prairies. Homesteaders were enticed to settle the lands with the goal of civilizing the west. Miss Ruby Taylor, school teacher joined this flood of new settlers to the South Dakota plains. She took her chances in a land lottery. Money was a constant worry for her with her modest teacher's income. Living in the family of one of her students was a challenge as some families resented "boarding the teacher". Women were sought after for wives by the men who made up the majority of the homesteaders. Marriage meant giving up control over a woman's income as well as unavailability of birth-control which meant repeated pregnancies with high infant and mother mortality. When men begin to pursue Ruby, she was forced to consider all these factors. She is absorbed by overcoming the day-by-day barriers and problems in the life of a settler, a rural one-room schoolteacher and in being a single woman in a male dominated frontier. Successfully she fends off unwanted attention until one surprising attack.

Martín Anderson, author of 'My Neighbor Mr. Lerner, ' takes us into the world of Sonia Concepción. Sonia is a fiercely independent single mother of two, who still believes in the tradition and values with which she was raised in Puerto Rico. She works hard to raise her son Miguel Angel and daughter Marisol. And she will do anything to defend them from the sometimes harsh realities of living in the Puerto Rican Diaspora of Chicago in the late 70s, even if this means sacrificing her life or taking the life of one who presents a danger to her children.

Dre Anderson realizes his life has slipped away from him because he's devoted so much of it to working and climbing the career ladder. He longs for more fulfilling relationships and experiences. Anderson falls into a deep sleep at his desk and can't wake until he completes a journey of self-reflection and finds meaning in his life. Eight women hold the keys to his happiness and emotional maturation in the future. To grow, he must look backward to reclaim his current reality and come away with a new perspective on life. He realizes dancing is a metaphor for life. In Reflections on Dating Great Women, author Dr. Marcal Graham offers a fictional story of Dre Anderson to help individuals see relationships as learning and growing experiences rather than as wins and losses on a scoreboard. In addition, it provides a level of urgency and understanding to those who feel dating is random or has no long-term implications. This self-help book offers an opportunity to create a personalized reflective journal, a workbook to capture thoughts that allow you to understand how the past impacts your future. The guiding questions provide the foundation for assessing your choices in life and opening new chapters so you can intentionally live each moment to the fullest.

A satirical often controversial viewpoint on one individual and his daily post on social media for 10years lifespan.

Before you were created or conceived in your mother's womb, the heavenly father knew the plans he had for your life. There's a process you must follow before you realize your purpose here in the land of the living. It doesn't matter what your racial or social background is, whether black, white, Caucasian, Hispanic, rich or poor, we're all born with a purpose. In My Pathway to Purpose, author Dr. Barbara Butterfield-Jervis narrates her story about finding her purpose and offers ways to help you discover yours. She believes that when we face difficult and trying times, God prepares us to help someone else going through what we experienced. Or, as incredible as it seems, what we're presently going through. He prepares and strengthens us daily. In this memoir, Butterfield-Jervis shares that though she still faces difficulties and trials, God helps her through them all. This life isn't easy, especially for those who are called. You're let down by people who are supposed to be looking out for you; you're so often used and abused; and life throws curve balls you miss every time they're thrown. But with perseverance and faith, you finally make it home to your purpose.

This highly original work breathes life into each of the seven chakras and creatively transforms them into living entities with whom we can engage in conversation. Each chakra is a specific energy center and represents a state of awareness and a level of personal development. The chakra system is a map of personal transformation that can be used to discover how and where we get stuck in our development, and how we can liberate ourselves from these places so that our spiritual journey continues to evolve. Through dialogue with each of the chakras, you will learn how to befriend every part of yourself, even the shadowy parts, and cultivate your creativity, intuition, and deepen your awareness. The chakra system provides an ideal framework for doing this, as it addresses both our issues and our gifts. Such an integrated process can reconnect us with our lives as a whole. This book invites you into a new and expanded perspective for how to understand and creatively work with your body, heart, and mind in order to become all that you can be.

In this volume - part one of a three-part series - author Arlindo Fernandes presents a comprehensive theoretical analysis of human being sexually. He shares ways that can help you, - understand, explore, and discover your sexual treasures. - become confident in bed and relationship. - become well equipped to capitalize on pleasure and all other benefits of sex. - reach your utmost sexual enjoyment, with or without a partner. It's important to digest the principles of Sex - The masterpiece of happiness with particular attention to your sexuality, philosophical principles, and beliefs to honor sex. You should not let either the curses of time nor the circumstances of life make you a loser. Use your wisdom and enjoy pleasure more than you ever thought was possible by staying connected to this most powerful human emotion - sex - at any age.

Once again Shani Stein Ratzker takes on a humorous voyage, detailing her adventures this time as a parent of four vivacious boys. It is a book filled with personal anecdotes, funny stories, advice and encouragement on getting through the parenting years with joy and positivity. Momtales will allow you to let go of some of the stress of motherhood as you find yourself relating to the stories in this book and connecting with the author's struggles. From the craziness of carpools to vacationing with kids, from pushing through exhaustion to reclaiming yourself along the way, you will enjoy this timeless ride through the parenting journey.

A Guest of Mr. Lincoln: The Wartime Service of Sergeant Joseph W. Wheeless, Company K, 32nd NC Infantry Regiment, Confederate States Army is a must-read story of four years of America's colorful history. It is also the story of how the Wheeless family came from England to America in the late 1600's and spread out across the new Republic to participate in its growth from infancy during the American Revolution to the Internet Age and beyond. This book is a story about the legacy of the Wheeless family and how Joseph survived four years of the bloodiest war ever fought in North America. The book also provides snapshots of Joseph's life and experiences before, during, and after the war, most based on available documents, letters, and newspapers of the day, and some based on suppositions. This book is not a political statement about the war or its aftermath; it simply adds another chapter to the story of the Wheeless' long history that helps educate current and future generations.

Jimmy James is still classified homeless when he returns back to the shelter that first housed him, but this time as a case manager. James is determined to help the homeless people sleeping on the floor as new management is hired at the shelter and they start to harass James for everything he does on the job and off the job. James doesn't know if it's because of his, homelessness, criminal record or because they're jealous of James memoirs are finally being edited and published.

RED ALERT FOR ROMANIA is a seductive adventure novel set during the Cold War. It is built according to all the rules of the genre: seismologists involved in the series of events caused by the collapse of a Soviet military satellite, secret services engaged in tough operations to recover the module containing the military codes of the satellite, double agents... But the adventure, although exciting, is only a pretext that motivates the foray into a sick world - Romania before the Revolution of December 1989. The epilogue of the novel brings us to Romania after 1989 whose continuities suffocate changes, revealing their fragility. Professor Dr. Silviu ANGELESCU University of Bucharest

What is presented in this is not a topic-by-topic review of what is already known but rather; it pulls together what is already known and combines this information with fresh new insights with a singular focus. The book establishes the common thread leading to a new way to establish 2-way Extraterrestrial Communication. This presentation is unique and has never before been conceived or put to the test. For the past decade, the author has been conducting research and studying the science of extraterrestrial existence and extraterrestrial communication means and methods. The result of all of the research in combination with the dream-like vision of an extraterrestrial communication code has culminated into the publication of two books on the subject. This book is the second. The vision came to the author is very much the same sort of vision several Nobel Prize winning scientist experienced leading to their discoveries (cited herein). This book takes the reader on a journey that leads directly to a scientifically based hypothesis about establishing ET communication. It further presents the foundation of an experiment designed to put that hypothesis to the test consistent with the universally accepted standard scientific method. The next step is to execute the experiment proposed and get ready to communicate with our brothers out there in the universe beyond earth.

I heard these words from a charming and wise brilliant actress Viola Davis whom I admire immensely; "Let us exhume the bones of the dead and tell their stories...." that touched my heart, so I decided to heed her words and penned this story for young children to read or read to them in hopes it would kindle a spark of fire in their quest to learn about the dehumanizing tragedy of slavery as free labor in Southern States and to compare enslaved humans with animals enjoying their freedom in Africa. Knowing truths according to biblical scripture, St. John 8:32, "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free" knowing truths should be the first step in gaining knowledge and aligning oneself with facts. It was my challenge in this children's book not only to cultivate awareness about slavery being unjust but prompt readers' journey to seek the truth about slavery and be able to formulate their narrative. Paraphrasing the scripture Philippians 4:8, true freedom comes from knowing things that are true, honest, just, pure, lovely, and of excellent report only if a mind is morally sound and can honor a living God. There is no shame in knowing truths. Only to accept the knowledge and, with a grateful heart, right the wrong thru deeds of love and kindness. The Declaration of Independence declares, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal." This is the uniform standard ideal our forefathers put in place for Americans to adopt and should live. The practice of slavery was in place before the adoption of the Constitution and was a part of the social wealth system that made it almost impossible to change. Today let us all stand to right the wrong thru our deeds of love and kindness and know that any form of denying a person true liberty is wrong.

Surviving Reproductive Loss: Stories of Creativity and Positive Transformation in Women's Lives tells the fascinating stories of the lives and creative accomplishments of nearly fifty women who experienced infertility, pregnancy loss or stillbirth. Robert J. Dinkin, PhD, historian, and Roxane Head Dinkin, PhD, clinical psychologist, have teamed up again to write a follow-up to their previous volume, Infertility and the Creative Spirit, published by iUniverse in 2010. The Dinkins tell the stories of women innovators in writing, entertaining, sports, politics, and social reform. When Julia Child was living in Paris with her husband Paul and unable to become pregnant, she turned to learning the art of French cooking, ultimately producing her famous cookbooks and TV shows. When she showed up with a hot plate and an omelet pan on an educational television program, the first cooking show was born. Read about her and the many other women who made major contributions in their own fields and who also changed the larger society by contributing to the well-being of women and children.

Detective Ida Mae Rollins searches for the identity of a homicide victim who was dismembered and dumped along a road in southeastern Wisconsin. Her subsequent search for the killer leads the diminutive, spiky-haired blonde investigator on a body strewn trail that stretches from Wisconsin into Iowa and ultimately into southern Illinois, Arkansas and Missouri. Ida, as she prefers to be called, gets a lucky break while grocery shopping during a visit to her mother's farm. She spots a man she had believed to be murdered and follows him across the state line. What follows is a fast-paced discovery of drug dealing involving the man and his partner, a strikingly pretty pathological liar of a woman who detests men and her own mother. But is there anything linking the woman to men who were murdered in Wisconsin, Iowa and Missouri? Ida digs deep for physical evidence even as her own boss, Sheriff Peter Clark, wants action taken against the man who reported what he believed to be mere littering.

"Dream Season is a well-written historical novel that makes Los Angeles County's past come alive I strongly recommend this book. Stories of nineteenth-century baseball, family lore, and the history of Merriken's hometown of Norwalk, California, are beautifully told in this heartwarming tale that is based on the life of a pitcher and local celebrity, Walter Settle."-Barbara Field, President, Norwalk Historical Heritage Commission In 1890, a tall and robust fourteen-year-old named Walter Settle played baseball for a small community just north of his hometown in Los Angeles County. An exceptionally talented and motivated athlete with an incredible pitching arm, young Walter dreamed of playing baseball professionally. When news of his talent eventually caught the attention of Baltimore Orioles Manager Ned Hanlon, Walter's aspirations of playing in the big leagues seemed destined to become reality. But Walter had to choose between his dream and his responsibility to his family and community. Inspired by the life of a true baseball hero and the history of Norwalk, California, this heartwarming novel tells the story of a young man's ambition to play professional baseball despite his family's disdain for the sport, his unrelenting push for perfection, and his disappointments and triumphs along the way.

Written and remembered by one of the children, based on what she remembers and what the family endured.

Life has changed significantly in the past few months for Yvanya McKenzie. She has gone from living in suburbia to a compound in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by constant talks of rebellion and ammunition supplies. Now that she has learned her parents' true identities, Yvanya knows life will never again be the same. The Militia is expanding and outgrowing the compound where they've been hiding and training while the Empire ramps up its anti-rebellion attacks. After the Militia's leaders plan an expedition to an abandoned ghost city to survey its potential, Yvanya and her friends join the excursion, hoping for an adventure. But a trip that was supposed to be fun and exciting turns into a nightmare when she is captured by the Empire and taken to a maximum-security fortress where the most dangerous criminals are said to be held. Will Yvanya ever see the light of day again or will she rot in a dark dirty cell for the rest of her life? In this action-packed sequel, a girl with a thirst for adventure learns that no one is truly who they claim to be as she is tested to her limits in her will to survive.

We all know the song about Little Bunny Foo Foo (LB) and how he bopped mice on the head. Why did he do that though? Did you ever stop to wonder? LB's life wasn't as happy and carefree as it seemed. He had secrets, and he had a hard life. He did get turned into a Goon for the choices he made, but what happened after that? What did he do and where did he go after that? Did anyone help him or did LB end up staying a Goon forever?