Bøger udgivet af Year of the Book

Following a lengthy illness, vibrant living evades Jillian. In an impulsive effort to reclaim her zest for life, she signs up for the Awakening Goddess Retreat and drags her two best friends with her. Laughter, tears, and fabulous cocktails propel them from invisible women to glittering Goddesses. Together they learn fulfillment is a rite of passage which only the trials and triumphs of life awards. A celebration of friendship, Invisible Woman teases forgotten passions and reignites possibility while suggesting a change in perspective can reveal the true vitality buried inside every woman.

Rock 'n Roll is the first music to span generations. What youth enjoyed in the '20s was ignored in the '30s. Music from the '30s was ignored in the '40s and so on - that is until Rock 'n' Roll hit the mainstream in the 1960s. Every generation wants a music they can call their own. The difference with Rock 'n' Roll is that new generations embrace what's past as well as present.This volume brings each decade of Rock to life, and additionally includes chapters on Elvis, The Beatles, Music in the Video Age, Rock Festivals, Women in Rock, and lots of urban legends... both true and mythic. Rock music reinvents itself regularly and shows no signs of slowing down.

Robert Edward Lee was an American hero who became anti-hero then hero again.Five years post-war, his last seven months were marked with ill health and poor medical care. Washington College colleagues, where Lee served as president, prevailed upon him to take a vacation trip to the warmer South. With dreams of sun and citrus, Lee and his daughter Eleanor Agnes embarked on a less than soothing railroad journey to Florida, but the homeward return was an opposite story totally! From the trip's first day in March 1870, R. E. Lee's passage was bracketed by blustery weather until the very end of his life seven months later. Perhaps aptly, the weather mirrored the torment festering in Lee's own soul. So many young lives lost. Why had he not argued more vehemently for the proposal of peace he'd so desired to present on the 4th of July, 1863, in York, Pennsylvania? Could not the epic bloodshed of Gettysburg have been prevented if his orders had been more explicit-not to fire first, not to bring battle unless attacked?"A time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance." Tears and laughter. Mourning and dancing. The book of life is never closed. Now at last, R.E. Lee was on his way to his Father's home repentant... "Sometime let gorgeous Tragedy . . . come sweeping by, where more is meant than meets the ear."

If you are fortunate, at some point someone impactful crosses your path, leaving you wondering about the reason your lives intersected. As our nation becomes increasingly technologically advanced, strong leaders and "out of the box" thinkers will have a substantial role to play in making sense of it all. Today's teachers are challenged to prepare students for careers not yet understood. How will new leaders be identified and mentored to tackle existing and future challenges? Chuck Sawicki outlines his intuitive personal mentoring style that goes beyond the old "one size fits all" model. It demonstrates the benefits of connecting people and communities. His generosity, caring, and curiosity are the hallmarks of not only his own success, but the legacies of all those he's mentored.

One humid evening in 1964, Walt Heaps the farm boy not only witnessed a murder, but held the dying man's hand, reciting a prayer, until help arrived. Unfortunately, it all fell to the coroner, who pronounced Harold Dinsmore dead at the scene-a field across from Jady's Twin Springs Drive-In where he had been stabbed during an argument.After the funeral and trial, at which Walter appeared as a witness, life went on, but it wouldn't be the last time death visited his doorstep.Walt met and married the girl of his dreams, Kathy, and they had two amazing children. A number of houses and a number of jobs later, Walt found himself working with his father as a carpenter's helper to build a new house for the President of Forest Hill State Bank.How did the farm boy wind up exchanging his overalls for a business suit?And why did two other men meet their deaths by hanging?Find it all out in... The Farmer Boy's Tail Tale.

A compelling new beach read from the authors of Mindful Writers Retreat. From new love to old love... even the love of a house plays host to generations of special events at Shell House. Beautifully situated between the Atlantic Ocean and Silver Lake, this magnificent home is the perfect setting for inner transformation and life-changing beach memories. From the Roaring '20s to modern times, the shifting sands lend a glorious backdrop to intrigue, bootlegging, a séance, an alien visit, and true love as precious as hidden treasure.Contributors include: Lorraine Donohue Bonzelet, Gloria Bostic, Deborah Hetrick Catanese, Jennifer D. Diamond, Judy England-McCarthy, Phil Giunta, Kimberly Kurth Gray, Hilary Hauck, Larry Ivkovich, Stephanie Keyes, S. M. Kraftchak, Cindy Moldovan, Amy Morley, Michael Morley, James Robinson, Jr., Larry Schardt, Carol Schoenig, Kathleen Shoop, Demi Stevens, Lisa Valli, Madhu Bazaz Wangu, Denise Weaver, and Michele Zirkle.Proceeds benefit the Marine Education, Research, and Rehabilitation Institute of Delaware (MERRinstitute.org)