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This is an account of a rural childhood in North Devon at the end of the Second World War. It is recounted with humour, irony and a little pathos. Though the family was poor by today's standards, they were rich in humour and the pleasures of a truly rural, simplistic way of life. An overcrowded thatched cottage (that nearly caught fire one Guy Fawkes night) didn't deter the Plymouth relatives from periodically descending upon them. You will ge...

This is an account of a rural childhood in North Devon at the end of the Second World War. It is recounted with humour, irony and a little pathos. Though the family was poor by today's standards, they were rich in humour and the pleasures of a truly rural, simplistic way of life. An overcrowded thatched cottage (that nearly caught fire one Guy Fawkes night) didn't deter the Plymouth relatives from periodically descending upon them. You will ge...

The book is written in three parts, with Appendices, Maps, References and Photos. The first is a story of myself and immediate family, and the role we played in Chinese history. The second covers my extended family, and friends who have lived equally interesting lives. The third delves into all the major aspects of China's economy, resources, industry and infrastructure, etc, present and future. This section should interest most readers in bus...

In this third book in the Mockingbird Hill saga, the North and the South come together in battle again, although on a nominal scale. Anthony Parish, war weary Confederate soldier, returns home, his mind and heart set to rebuild his life on his beloved Low-Country plantation, Tally's Nook, only to find it totally destroyed by fire. In Charleston, the Perry sisters, Yankee haters both, chose to flee their confiscated home rather than share a r...

Perhaps you have never considered checking out the supernatural realm because you have been raised in a Christian environment and have accepted Jesus Christ as your Savior. Yet, what would happen if one day your world began to fall apart and you found yourself in an all-embracing state of desperation? Suddenly, your faith is not as strong as your fear. A friend suggests an alternative to prayer... a psychic! Would you be tempted? "Soul Survi...

Without grandmothers or grandfathers, too many children from eighteen years old and younger would not receive the emotional support or have their basic needs met, which could contribute to them becoming healthy adult people. Letters To My Granddaughter focuses on the life of one family's journey from St. Louis, Misouri, to the housing projects of San Francisco, California. Eight years later, they moved to the suburbs of San Mateo County, Calif...

September 1962. School is out, the weather is perfect, and Leo Stevenson just got a new washer and dryer. For young Mil Silver and his friends, this can only mean one thing: an exciting afternoon of box-carting! "Beneath him, Mil could feel the warm, squirming bodies of the other boys, their hot breath making the inside of the box even more stuffy and unpleasant.but before he could think of an excuse to bail out, he heard Sherry yell 'Bombs aw...

Texas Ranger Lieutenant Jim Blawcyzk is on the trail of the men responsible for the killing of a fellow Ranger and the disappearance of another. Jim's search will draw him into a web of deception, greed, and murder, where even a lawman's best friend may well be his deadly enemy. As Jim inserted the knife into a chink in the rocks, a bullet smacked into the wall just alongside his head, followed by the sharp crack of a rifle. Jim dove to his be...

Even more than we might realize, the Garden of Eden story has supplied the foundation for Western civilization ever since the Roman Emperor Theodosius the Great granted the orthodox version of Christianity imperial support in the fourth century AD. Faced with the scientific and economic challenges of the 21st century, however, it's time to revisit our traditional understanding of our Christian heritage. St. Augustine's monumental work, "The Ci...

The rapid change in consumer preferences pertaining to tourism brings an increase in demand elasticity together. Besides, the fact that security gradually gains importance in tourism has become an important factor that affects demand. Global terror, which gains impetus with the globalization across the world, has been affecting tourism where the effects of globalization are felt the most. Seasonality of tourism and frequent occurrence of crise...

WHEN YOU COME TO THE END OF "MAKE IT RIGHT" YOU WILL WANT TO READ IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN, BECAUSE IT IS THE TRUE STORY OF A FASCINATING, A ROMANTIC, AND AN EXCITING CHARACTER WHICH WAS ROOTED IN THE BLACK COMBAT ZONE OF BLACK AMERICA.

So you want to decorate every nook and cranny in every room of your home with foliage or flowers. Maybe you just want to take care of the dish garden, African violet, or green, leafy thing that used to have flowers. You got a plant for your anniversary, for Mother's Day or from the funeral and don't know what to do with it. I can help. Can you think of any other activity you can do, in any weather, twelve months a year, at any age, regardless ...

A simple step by step guide on creating a home budget.

This study explores how masculinity is presented in the works of such leading male playwrights as Sam Shepard, Arthur Miller, Eugene O'Neill, David Mamet and August Wilson.

Based in large part on primary sources, this work examines the many groups involved in the passage of the Pure Food and Drink Law and how their work affected American society. Part One examines the origins of the movement and why women became so involved. Part Two focuses on the primary groups involved in the law's passage, such as the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union and the General Federation of Women's Clubs. How it was that such...

This book -- the first in the English language to contain an exhaustive collection of Japanese baseball data -- presents basic statistical information and listings for every Japanese professional baseball season from 1936 through 1997.

Magic Words is a potpourri of old sayings and new sayings with a twist. The book is not age or gender specific. It can be used in many ways-as a teaching and/or counseling tool or simply an icebreaker. Additionally, special need students may find it particularly inviting as it puts a positive spin on some disabilities. This, coupled with its easy vocabulary, high interest and fun concepts, makes it an excellent gift for those who recognize and...

In May 2005 the Labour Party led by Tony Blair won an unprecedented third term in power. After eight years in government its achievements were many. But there was controversy too, not least the decision to support the United States in the invasion of Iraq. The Blair government promised to be different both at home and abroad. New Labour would move social democratic politics on in the face of a rapidly changing world. It would also take British...

Jugendliche haben geforscht, gelesen und sich begeistern lassen. Sie haben sich in deutschsprachige Literatur vom Barock bis ins 20. Jahrhundert reichend vertieft, sind auf Tuchfühlung mit unserer Muttersprache gegangen, haben Wörter gesammelt, sie aus der Vergessenheit gehoben - fremd anmutende, schöne, plastische, gelenkige Worte, kraftvolle, vermögende, bergende Worte ¿, haben den Reichtum der deutschen Sprache lebendig erfahren. Sechsunddr...