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  • Esta Es Nuestra Historia Esta Es Nuestra Historia
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    Esta Es Nuestra Historia

    "Amparo Hernández para mí era "Dee". Atesoro cada instante que compartimos los domingos por la mañana. Consultábamos las Escrituras y estudiábamos juntas durante nuestra hora de Escuela Dominical. Ella amaba la Biblia y me conmovió de tal forma que...
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  • Someday ... You'Ll Know! Someday ... You'Ll Know!
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    Someday ... You'Ll Know!

    Many World War II veterans returned to the United States of America and wrote autobiographies and memoirs about their life adventures.Gold Star children also wrote memories of their fathers, with some seeking to learn more about men who never returned...
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  • Karma's Dirty Secrets Memoir Karma's Dirty Secrets Memoir
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    Karma's Dirty Secrets Memoir

    Karma's dirty secrets are exposed when her daughter speaks out in a detailed published diary reaching millions about being an adult survivor of child abuse at the hands of her biological mother, blamed for the death of her late great-grandmother,...
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  • Ansley Ansley
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    Ansley

    Every family must deal with both good and bad, along with the surprises of life. In Ansley, a fictionalized memoir, author Philip Wigent explores these issues among the early generations of his family. Building a narrative based on old letters and...
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  • I Thought I Wouldn'T Tell It I Thought I Wouldn'T Tell It
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    I Thought I Wouldn'T Tell It

    In this memoir, Deloris Dallas recalls growing up on Jamaica, an island whose beauty often contradicted ugly moments in her childhood. From her birth in the rural island countryside to abandonment by her parents, she faced life-or-death challenges...
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  • Journeying On Journeying On
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    Journeying On

    Journeying On is a collection of essays, poems. and songs about Mills River, North Carolina, by sixth-generation natives Jere Brittain and his late brother, Jim Brittain. Jere is professor emeritus of horticulture, Clemson University; Jim was...
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  • From Darkness Into the Light From Darkness Into the Light
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    From Darkness Into the Light

    The work that you are holding in your hands now is the result of a human life full of drama, mysticism and experiences that may seem certainly contradictory for those who are far away from God. In these pages you will find a human life intertwined in the...
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  • Monastery to Matrimony Monastery to Matrimony
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    Monastery to Matrimony

    "Mary Ann Weakley's memoir has the authenticity of twenty years lived as a nun. Her stories of convent life are sometimes humorous and sometimes tragic, but always revealing. Those faced with making life-changing decisions will find inspiration." - Lisa...
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    Flower in the Snow-Helen's Story

    Leslie Thomas journals the difficult life journey of Helen, from a small child to adulthood. Helen’s compelling story can help you realize why it is important to stay positive in life and seeks to remind you to be ever grateful in your endeavors.
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    Anybody Seen Dan Lovett?

    "Dan Lovett was an important part of Eyewitness News history." -Al Primo, founder of the original Eyewitness News at WABC-TV in 1968 in New York "Dan has always had a great passion for sports, and his knowledge comes crystal clear in this book. Plus,...
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  • Overcoming My Past Overcoming My Past
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    Overcoming My Past

    I stood in the doorway yelling and crying. Stop! Stop hitting my mom! Mommy! I yelled while I was crying. Jay threw the wood down. Then he started stomping my mom with his boots on. He was beating my mom in her head, and he was stomping her so badly,...
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  • Leavening Thought Based on Learned Unity Truths Leavening Thought Based on Learned Unity Truths
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    Leavening Thought Based on Learned Unity Truths

    Unity truth is the fulcrum for the woman I have most gainfully evolved into today. I have happily come into my own. My Unity studies have been the basis for my expansion into Kabbalah, metaphysics and my experiencing the quantum leap. Ever the Worrywart,...
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  • Kokomo Kid Kokomo Kid
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    Kokomo Kid

    Kokomo Kid is about more than just growing up in a medium-sized Indiana city, where factories flourished and neighbors were actually neighborly. It’s about the human dynamic and how our past forms and sometimes even predicts our future, whether we...
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  • Visions in Poetry Visions in Poetry
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    Visions in Poetry

    Jackie's journey into the unravelling mysteries of the spiritual realm started as a casual glance into her clairvoyant skills, a cute hobby, to pass the evenings away. The Angels had other plans. This story is the unravelling of the information, about...
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  • Isabella's Journey Isabella's Journey
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    Isabella's Journey

    Isabella Marie Sammarco (Oct. 7th, 1971 - July 29th, 1986) Isabella was known by her family and friends for her tremendous zest and respect for life; with a sparkle in her eyes and a contagious smile, she taught those around her to appreciate their lives...
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  • Finding Heart Horse Finding Heart Horse
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    Finding Heart Horse

    Have you ever wanted something so badly it was all you could think of? All you could talk about, write about, dream about. Claire did. She wanted a horse. Finding Heart Horse is her journey and her search for her Heart Horse. It takes her from being "the...
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  • Heritage from Father Heritage from Father
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    Heritage from Father

    Heritage from Father is a poignant testimony on the suffering from discrimination and the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. It is also a testimony of love, compassion and healing after the author's parents, six brothers and sisters were killed...
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  • Laszlo Laszlo
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    Laszlo

    László: Th e Gentleman from Budapest is the stirring biography of author Steve Kossa's father, who was born into a well-to-do family at the beginning of the twentieth century in Budapest, Hungary. Tracing László's life, this story chronicles the ways in...
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  • Jacques Brel Jacques Brel
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    Jacques Brel

    De kwaliteit van dit boek staat boven elke kritiek. De manier waarop El-Fers de jeugd en de carrière van Brel schildert doet ademloos lezen. Goed gekozen informatie wordt telkens als een stukje van een grote puzzel gepresenteerd. Zo ontstaat langzaam een...
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  • "Το Πένθιμο Μενταγιόν" "Το Πένθιμο Μενταγιόν"
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    "Το Πένθιμο Μενταγιόν"

    Αμέσως μετά από χωρισμό, βρέθηκα σ' ένα νησί, παρέα με το πιστό μου σκυλί...Τα κείμενα του ποιητικού ημερολογίου που τιτλοδοτήθηκε "Tο Πένθιμο Μενταγιόν", γράφτηκαν σχεδόν από μόνα τους, μέσα από τις εμπειρίες που ήρθαν σαν κύματα η μια μετά την άλληκαι...
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  • Born to Annoy - Book One Born to Annoy - Book One
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    Born to Annoy - Book One

    Sometimes ordinary people are destined to achieve extraordinary things. They not only change their own circumstances, but improve the lot of their fellows.Then there are the others - those who are destined to get under the skin and annoy.This is the...
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  • Op de Kroeg... Op de Kroeg...
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    Op de Kroeg...

    Als student maak je het nodige mee en heb je zo je eigen manier van denken. Om deze wijsheden met anderen te delen probeer je als student zo nu en dan de media te halen. Bijvoorbeeld door het lenen van verkeersborden, protesteren of door columns te...
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  • CONVIVIO LETTERARIO CONVIVIO LETTERARIO
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    CONVIVIO LETTERARIO

    Convivio Letterario Premio Metauros e Premio Cognetta 2023 raccoglie biografie, sinossi ed opere degli autori e delle opere presentate ai due concorsi storico-letterari. Inoltre in calce troverete la drammatica storia dell'eccidio di Nichel T. per mano...
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  • Thinking about Nothing Thinking about Nothing
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    Thinking about Nothing

    Thinking about Nothing contains, in addition to a new translation from the Latin of Otto von Guericke's most important writings,an account of his life and a perspective on his thought. Amid the turmoil of the Thirty Years War and the pressures of life as...
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  • A Tale of Crowns and Thrones A Tale of Crowns and Thrones
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    A Tale of Crowns and Thrones

    From ancient times to modern day, the coronation ceremony has been a defining moment in the lives of monarchs, as well as a significant event in the history of nations. This book takes readers on a journey through some of the most famous coronations...
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  • Summer Diary Summer Diary
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    Summer Diary

    Introducing the perfect companion for your summer adventures - a beautifully crafted diary to capture your memories and secrets. This diary is designed to be your personal space where you can write down all your summer experiences, from the exciting...
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  • My plans for Summer My plans for Summer
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    My plans for Summer

    This journal is the perfect place to document all of your exciting plans for the upcoming summer season. With its vibrant cover featuring, this journal will be the ideal companion for all of your summer adventures.Inside, you'll find plenty of space to...
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  • LGBTQ+, Mental Health & I LGBTQ+, Mental Health & I
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    LGBTQ+, Mental Health & I

    The LGBTQIA+ community has a long history of discrimination and stigma. For many years, members of the community have been ostracized, treated as second-class citizens, and subjected to hate crimes. While things have begun to improve in recent years,...
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  • Irish Blessing Irish Blessing
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    Irish Blessing

    Introducing the Irish Blessing Notebook, a captivating collection of 80 designed pages that immerse you in the rich heritage and enchanting charm of Ireland. Every aspect of this stunning notebook, from its thoughtful construction to its captivating...
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  • WW2 Boy WW2 Boy
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    WW2 Boy

    A little boy gets lost in the turmoil of WW2 and must find his way back to safety.
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  • An American Embarrassed An American Embarrassed
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    An American Embarrassed

    An American Embarrassed chronicles writer and illustrator Ashley Holt's inspiring journey from neurotic American malcontent to neurotic American malcontent with Deutschland residency status. As culled from his notorious Substack column, "The Symptoms,"...
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  • The Diary Of A Warless Warrior The Diary Of A Warless Warrior
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    The Diary Of A Warless Warrior

    The system failed. Life as we had become accustomed to, changed. So did we. No longer content to work eighty hours a week only to be as penniless as before. Not happy with the monotony of the modern consumer lifestyle, a little family struck out, and...
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  • Cars, Paul and Me Cars, Paul and Me
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    Cars, Paul and Me

    Pete Bullock has been the recipient of some very unfortunate luck with his cars. Many people have experienced chipped windscreens and flat tyres and will sympathise with him. However, how many people can claim to have had the bonnet stolen from their...
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  • fibromialgia "conviverci per sopravvivere" fibromialgia "conviverci per sopravvivere"
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    fibromialgia "conviverci per sopravvivere"

    Autobiografia di Sara Ribaudo.L'autrice racconta la sua esperienza vissuta alla ricerca di una diagnosi durata piu' di quattro anni.Un urlo di dolore acccompagnato a tanta sofferenza e speranza.Dedicato a coloro che soffrono di dolore cronico e a coloro...
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  • EL GUETO INVISIBLE EL GUETO INVISIBLE
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    EL GUETO INVISIBLE

    "El Gueto Invisible" es un reportaje periodístico en profundidad realizado entre 2003 y 2004 para la editorial Miatzen SARL (editora de la revista KALEGORRIA).El autor vivió en los albergues de transeúntes y calles de Euskal Herria, compartiendo las...
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  • Poacher To Keeper Poacher To Keeper
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    Poacher To Keeper

    Part Three of a Trilogy covering the authors time serving as a Prison Officer in English Penal establishments
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  • The Adopted Prisoner The Adopted Prisoner
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    The Adopted Prisoner

    One of seven siblings, Les Law was born in London's East End in the months following mankind's greatest ever conflict. Twenty years later, he found himself preparing to take part in the next. Having been called up in 1939, he saw action briefly outside...
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  • Road Runner Diary Road Runner Diary
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    Road Runner Diary

    Bruce Wilson was called up for National Service into the Australian Army, serving in Vietnam from 1969 - 1970. He recorded all his day to day activities in a pocket diary during his period of active service. Together with details from letters that he...
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  • Life & Loves of a Zoo Keeper Life & Loves of a Zoo Keeper
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    Life & Loves of a Zoo Keeper

    The Life and Loves of a Zoo Keeper by Michael Moore, gives an entry into his private life but more importantly an account of his working life in the company of many of the world's magnificent creatures. The book also illustrates there can be a down side...
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  • From the Shadows of Suicide From the Shadows of Suicide
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    From the Shadows of Suicide

    In an attempt to escape the unbearable pain after losing my son Ben to suicide, I would withdraw deep within myself to seek refuge, and in this isolation my screams remained silent and expression became muted. Because the pain is ever near, sadly, this...
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  • Gracefully Damaged Gracefully Damaged
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    Gracefully Damaged

    The author delivers her descriptive, personal story of her life before and after becoming a felon. She unfolds how she continues to navigate life gracefully through damaging circumstances.
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  • For the Lack of a Penny For the Lack of a Penny
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    For the Lack of a Penny

    The Lack of a Penny is a story about Love, Compassion, and a single Penny. A Penny can represent the funds to see a movie or conquer the disease of Alzheimer's. In one case a Penny would have solved the problem but in the other case the lack of many...
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  • Esmeraldas en la imaginación literaria afroecuatoriana Esmeraldas en la imaginación literaria afroecuatoriana
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    Esmeraldas en la imaginación literaria afroecuatoriana

    Este libro interpreta aspectos de la literatura afroecuatoriana en el context de Esmeraldas, la provincial donde vive la mayoría de la población. Mi propósito es analizar desde una perspectiva post-colonial, el impacto duradero de la esclavitud, el...
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    The Baltimore Canon

    In the late 1970s, while America was in the throes of the first major fabricated oil shortage in history, Tom Archer, recent academy graduate, climbed aboard his first ship as the new third mate on the BALTIMORE CANON, an old rusting T-2 tanker engaged...
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