Book of Beginnings

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Book of Beginnings is a fond and nostalgic look back at the author's childhood. Included among the many brief stories in the book are anecdotes about the author's family, his first loves, his disappointments, his travels, and his many friends. Stuckey's good nature and joie de vivre are apparent throughout, and the book is both accessible and entertaining.... More >>

Book of Beginnings

Bombs and Lambs

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Fifty years ago thousands of children, luggage labels attached to blouses or blazers, were packed into trains and shipped out of London. Neither they nor their parents or teachers knew where they were headed. Clearly, war was coming, though it had not yet begun; it was just as clear that Hitler would launch an air attack the minute it did. Bombs and Lambs is a memoir of World War II--with a twist. Instead of relating the events she remembers--covering the time from ... More >>

Bombs and Lambs

Bless the Children, A Mother's Journal

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"Bless the Children, A Mother's Journal" is a collection of short rhyming stories extracted from the author's childhood memoirs and her journal as the young mother of exceptionally bright and very energetic children. Astutely and lightheartedly, these stories capture childhood as it flutters by ever so swiftly in its many phases and moods - the joys, the disappointments, and all the wonders of discovery. "Bless the Children" will spark your own memories of days l... More >>

Bless the Children, A Mother's Journal

Bending the Twig: A Memoir

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The story of a boy growing up on the Dakota Prairie during the Depression and World War II, a tale of poverty and hunger ?... More >>

Bending the Twig: A Memoir

Jesus Sound Explosion

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Mention the record album Jesus Sound Explosion to a typical child of the 1970s and that person is likely to picture one of those collections that used to be shown on TV (Call now! Not available in stores!). When Mark Curtis Anderson spied a copy in a junk store a few years ago, he knew just what he'd found, and the memories of growing up in a Baptist minister's family came flooding forth.
The title of Anderson's memoir is a nod to the live concert album from Expl... More >>

Jesus Sound Explosion

Awful Green Stuff and the Nakedness of Trees

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Harriette Lerrigo-Leidich literally grew up with printer's ink on her hands. The daughter of a Nebraska newspaperman, she began her career as a columnist when she was fourteen, nearly seventy-five years ago. She continues to engage readers with a marvelously evocative, distinctive voice that combines the warm friendliness of your favorite neighbor with the keen perception of a seasoned journalist. Awful Green Stuff and the Nakedness of Trees is a collection of a... More >>

Awful Green Stuff and the Nakedness of Trees

An American Christmas Patchwork

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Those of us, who believe in magic, believe in the Spirit of Christmas and anticipate that moment during the holiday season when it finds you. Fanciful plans, wishes, hopes and dreams for a magical Christmas, one that is filled with special holiday traditions, suddenly materialize into a glowing, tingling feeling that you feel from the tip of your nose to the tip of your toes. You may be singing carols, baking or decorating or buying or making gifts for all the speci... More >>

An American Christmas Patchwork

Allegheny Angels

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Forget interstates, fast cars, big rigs, and road rage. Instead, read about a forgotten place from the 1920s and 1930s called Irontown, famous for making products regarding steel. Bob Ripley of Ripley's Believe it or Not once called Dunbar one of the busiest little places in the world. Only those who chose remained in this little abandoned town. to know what happened after that, turn this book over and learn about the dramatic adventures of four young boys and ho... More >>

Allegheny Angels

The Adventures of Childhood

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While growing up in North Philadelphia (North Philly), a trip in the summertime to North Carolina was a refreshing experience. Many adventures waited whenever my family made the trip. Open fields a fresh country air seems to spell adventure for any kid who loves nature and enjoy taking hikes. What you'll discover in "The Adventures of Childhood" will make you aware of how similar each of our lives was while growing up. You may even say, "That happened to me when I w... More >>

The Adventures of Childhood

Willie

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Medicine man, then horse race caller, now Nashville songwriter-recording artist, author Willie Kell pens true story- If anyone should write a book it should be Willie Kell. From bathing in the creek with the frogs back on "Grandmaw's farm" as a child, growing up to sell home-cooked medicine and then becoming a horse race caller at the tracks, on TV and radio, Willie's done it all. In fact after his children taught him to play guitar, he became a Nashville songwri... More >>

Willie

Why God Has Gray Hair

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Those were the days! Pre Vatican II, Sister Hedwig, and Father Thaddeus. Step back in time to the elementary days of the 1930's in parochial school. Sophia Zufa offers an insightful, and more times than not, humorous retelling of her youthful days. Meet neighbors, friends, and family, in the sharp-witted and emotionally inspiring collection of tales born of experience. Sophia Zufa will make you laugh and bring a lump to your throat with her stories and anec... More >>

Why God Has Gray Hair

Icon of the Heart: A True Love Story

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Icon of the Heart is a true story of two lovers who defy all odds to be together. This book will capture your heart and give new meaning to the word ‘Love.’... More >>

Icon of the Heart: A True Love Story

Who Am I?

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A child's adolescent years suppose to be of joy and happiness growing up and having nothing to worry about but going to school and playing with your friends. Sometimes only if it was true, my life growing up brought on many different troubles, even till today. Do you know what it is like growing up and having people persecuting you for no reason at all? Let reading my book be a lesson to all. I grew up in Trinidad, WI, I had many problems in school, where everyday w... More >>

Who Am I?

Where the Twenties Weren't Roaring

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Where The Twenties Weren't Roaring describes life from 1926 to 1929, away from the "boom times" taking place in the cities. It reflects memories of the author, written through her eyes as an interested, observant child participating in the daily business of life, but too young and inexperienced to bear any responsibility. She relates how it felt to ride across the country in a touring car before the national highway system was developed. She depicts the eating, s... More >>

Where the Twenties Weren't Roaring

What's My Secret?

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There are deep layers of snow in my heart. Lesley-Madeleine's fascinating story reveals a life insecure and thwarted from its earliest years. Details of her search for records of her past are dexterously interwoven with reminiscences from her childhood as she and her mother move from place to place in pursuit of a settled existence. These tales are sometimes funny, often poignant, and at all times told with a matter-of-fact style which is sometimes heart-breaking in... More >>

What's My Secret?

The Wee Wild One: Stories of Belfast and Beyond

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Born in Ballycoan, Northern Ireland, Ruth C. Schwertfeger represents history and memory in an impressionistic memoir of her childhood on a farm and attending a girls' school in Belfast. Through the author's girlhood and discovery of her own national and religious identity, this humorous memoir is shaped significantly by images of Schwertfeger's father--"The Wee Wild One"--who spent his childhood on the same farm in Ballycoan. Schwertfeger provides her own int... More >>

The Wee Wild One: Stories of Belfast and Beyond

A House in Flanders

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A Englishman recalls the summer he spent with some titular ""aunts"" in Flanders, describing life there in the aftermath of the war and prior to the onslaught of modernity. 15,000 first printing.... More >>

A House in Flanders

The Horrors of War from the Eyes of a Child

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The Horrors of War From the Eyes Of A Child is a book that describes the horrific experiences the chief character in the book encountered as a refuge during the war. The gruesome carnage of 9-11-01 caused the author to remember his experiences of war and provoked the writing of this book. This book depicts how war affects children emotionally, socially, educationally and psychologically. The goal of the book is to portray the devastation of war on children anywh... More >>

The Horrors of War from the Eyes of a Child