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Three years ago, when I put a collection of newspaper articles I had written into a book called 87 and Still Wandering About, the thought that I would add a sequel when I hit 90 never entered my mind. But longevity, vanity, and the compulsion to scribble have won out. These pieces, most of which appeared in the Los Angeles Times online or its baby, La Canada's Vally Sun, were meant to be read separately, like morsels, with time in between to t...

The Grand National is a race that enthralls the nation every spring, a race steeped in over 160 years of heritage peppered with unforgettable names and memories. This book recounts the stories of achievement and courage that have occurred since Lottery won the first race back in 1839.

Questa è una storia di compostezza, dignità e di come una famiglia abbia trasformato una tragedia senza senso in un gesto che enfatizza il lato positivo della vita."- Robert Kiener, Reader's Digest"Non riesco a pensare a nessun altro libro che superi Il Dono di Nicholas nell'aprire in tutto il mondo i cuori e nel cambiare l'atteggiamento verso il bene comune."- Bud Gardner, Editore, Chicken Soup for the Writer's Soul"In questo libro scritto da...

Reg Green is a pitch-perfect writer and these highly-entertaining essays allow us to accompany him as he hikes along mountain trails, braves raging rapids and makes his way through a remarkably rewarding life." -Robert Kiener, senior writer, Reader's Digest "For nearly 50 years, I have reveled in the friendship of Reg Green. He is adventurous, funny and mischievous -- sometimes all at once. Reg is irrepressible. A transplanted Fleet Stre...

The Nicholas Effect" is the story of the shooting of seven-year-old Nicholas Green. It tells how the Greens' decision to donate their son's organs saved the lives of five Italians and restored the sight of two others. It covers the murder trial, the making of "Nicholas' Gift, " the Jamie Lee Curtis made-for-tv movie, the bell sent by Pope John Paul II to the Greens for their memorial tower and their unceasing campaign to bring attention to the...

The stories in this book are about life coming out of death. A police officer, left for dead in a hail of bullets, can golf and fish again, a woman, whose lungs were at one time so diseased that she was dependent on oxygen, has since climbed 5, 000 feet to the summit of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park carrying a 25-pound backpack, a man who was fighting for his life went on to become an Olympic champion. On one side, they tell of transplan...

The stories in this book are about life coming out of death. A police officer, left for dead in a hail of bullets, can golf and fish again, a woman, whose lungs were at one time so diseased that she was dependent on oxygen, has since climbed 5, 000 feet to the summit of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park carrying a 25-pound backpack, a man who was fighting for his life went on to become an Olympic champion. On one side, they tell of transplan...

Il Dono che Guarisce è pubblicato congiuntamente dallo United Network for Organ Sharing (www.unos.org) e dalla Nicholas Green Foundation (www.nicholasgreen.org). E' stato scritto da Reg Green, il papà di Nicholas, il bambino Californiano che fu ucciso durante una tentata rapina mentre era in vacanza con la famiglia in Italia. La storia catturò l'attenzione del mondo intero quando Reg e sua moglie Maggie donarono gli organi e le cornee del figl...

Although most people can remember the names of horses which win the Grand National, the identity of the men who rode them are so often forgotten. This volume is a collection of the trials, tribulations and triumphs that have made up the history of the Grand National.