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Lynne Breen delivers an important work that details the often overlooked role that German-Americans played in ending slavery in the United States. In Freedom at Niagara, she concisely shows how the efforts of German-Americans, both politically and on the battlefield, helped end this egregious institution. The book is an engaging account of this staunchly antislavery immigrant group, set in the framework of American history. It is extensively s...

The purpose of this book is to help you accurately assess your situation and guide you safely along the path to both physical and mental freedom and onto a new and wonderful life.A well-researched, comprehensive roadmap to freedom, this book is a must-read for anyone seeking the way out of an abusive relationship. I wish it had been available when I needed it. It is spot on. -Rose Booth, abuse survivor and strong, independent womanA fantastic ...

Following a bitter and bruising divorce, Jill Warneford moves with her two children into a Pennine cottage. She has recently returned from her uncle's funeral with a number of letters and photographs. She remembers her aunt and uncle with great affection, having visited them as a student, but she and the rest of her family know little of their early life together.Between caring for people's dogs and teaching Ballroom dancing, Jill begins unrav...

In this sequel to Unknown Warrior, Eileen Dewhirst, now enlisted in the WRNS, is serving on Orkney, where she meets pilot Reg Underwood in unusual circumstances. They meet twice and it is immediately apparent that a special attraction exists between them.All too soon, he is posted away, initially to an escort carrier on the North Russian Convoy route, but they promise to keep in touch. After a brief time together in London, he is posted, first...

International travel has the potential to expand our horizons, inspire our imaginations, and rejuvenate our souls. But to be done well, it takes detailed planning and expert guidance. Before You Go Overseas offers a one-stop shop for everyone's travel needs, distilling decades of travel experience into one comprehensive book. Whereas most travel books emphasize one component of travel, Before You Go Overseas divides every aspect of it into cle...

To see something as false which one accepted as true, natural, or human is one of the most important happenings in a life. It can destroy dreams of goodness, of any value that matters, leaving one no longer capable of either enthusiasm or fear. Enjoyment of life might seem dependent on delusion, with disillusionment a foretaste of death. But we are essentially individuals and our situations endless in variety. Our reactions will therefore also...

This is a story about the challenging and treacherous journey of a young man of 17 who tried to defend his mother's honor against a trio of bullies, possibly killing one and barely escaping with his own life. Then he had to flee under the cover of darkness, along with another young man in a similar situation, and cross 4 state borders in order to save his life. His father gave him his best hunting knife...his mother gave him a few provisions, ...

Jeffrey Mortimer, aka 'Jeff Mort' is an ex-baker turned rock idol, whose band Tantum Somnium has just split up. However, far from being disappointed at the turn of events, he is relieved, because he can now escape from everything he dislikes and resents about the music industry - whatever his girlfriend says.Now minus his band and his girlfriend, he sets out to find a new way of life, although he has no idea what kind of life it will be.His ...

This is a story about the challenging and treacherous journey of a young man of 17 who tried to defend his mother's honor against a trio of bullies, possibly killing one and barely escaping with his own life. Then he had to flee under the cover of darkness, along with another young man in a similar situation, and cross 4 state borders in order to save his life. His father gave him his best hunting knife...his mother gave him a few provisions, ...

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This new collection of 2 years of poetry follows "Sights, Sounds and Spirit" from 2016, much older poems in 2017, "Emotions, Images and Spirit", and "Sunlight, Shadows and Echoes" in 2019, covering years 2016-2018 and then "Afloat in the Continuum" covering 2019-2020.There are poems of social history.Travel Poems to the Philippines, to Bali, and to Bruges.Poems about music - "Music in Our Midst", "Raga and Tala".Elegies on the deaths of my bro...

Inspired by the prosaic descriptions of the couples in the Times this book is comprised of 35 outrageous wedding announcements that one is not likely to find in the New York Times or, for that matter, any other newspaper. Each of the announcements begins with a fanciful illustration of the bride and groom followed by biographical information on the couple and their parents. The latter employs an irreverent brand of humor that aspires to depict...

Being Grace: Baba and the Great Trike Race is a story of a loving relationship between a father and his daughter, Grace, who always sees the extraordinary in the ordinary. In Baba and the Great Trike Race, Grace's participation in a trike-a-thon for "Rescue Puppies" takes some unexpected turns..

The Humming Birds is a thriller Spy story which takes place in German occupied France during the Second World War (circa 1944).It is based on a true story which was told to me by the principle character of the adventure, Sultan Batirov. This took place during a visit to Casablanca, Morocco with the iconic actor Anthony Quinn 1976. I had received a proposition from Quinn to develop a screenplay from a novel he had acquired the rights to, for ma...

Recently demobbed after serving in the WAAF, Dorothy Needham learns of the disappearance of Sarah, her favourite Aunt since early childhood. As she is seemingly the only family member who is concerned for Sarah's wellbeing, she sets out to discover her whereabouts.Initial inquiries take her to Orléans and Paris, where she finds herself at a dead end.Back in England, she enjoys the support and encouragement of her old friends Kate and Jack Fart...

Recently discharged after twelve years with their regiment in India, Sergeants Seth Campion and Henry Fowler journey to the Dakota Territory of North America with the intention of pursuing their ideal, by joining the celebrated Colonel Custer and the Seventh Cavalry. However, they arrive in Bismarck, only to learn of the massacre at the Little Bighorn.They take the stagecoach to the town of Pentecost to seek employment in their former calling,...

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The sassiest Latina beauty queen, Arie Casiano, comes at you with unexpectedly hilarious and absurd antics. Standing at a petite 5'2 with a larger-than-life personality, watch her charm society and sexual suitors. Only 20 years old, she is crowned as a state pageant beauty queen. Having been a socially awkward high school valedictorian prior to this, she struggles to fit into her new world. Adjusting to her new fast-paced life becomes a provin...