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This true story is about a man and his dogs that, in the middle of the night, decided to leave their old life behind. They gathered up everything they would need to leave Utah and headed out to live in the wilds of Alaska. During their adventure, they searched for things that give us all a sense of freedom. After living in their truck for 317 days, including a whole Alaskan winter, they found many forms of freedom from not only humans but all living creatures and things.

I began part 1 of this book with a condensed version of my autobiography, to give the reader an understanding of my life experience. These experiences brought about many questions as to why, as an African American, I was so restricted in many ways. I've spent my entire life trying to find the answer. As a child. I would ask adults "Why are we so disliked by White people", and they would just say "It's because you are Colored". To me, that was not a legitimate answer. So, I had to search for legitimate answers for myself, that prioritized the rest of my life. I discovered that it is impossible to understand your current status until you can learn your real history. This valet history will never be taught by your oppressor. We have to take it upon ourselves to conduct our own individual studies and research. Our history is so rich and profound that it must be hiddin from us. For, if and when we discover our true and unique history, can we finally be liberated. This liberation will allow us to look within ourselves to bring out our divine and enate abilities to create, innovate, and produce better than any people, in the history of mankind. Not just for the benefit of African descendants, but for the progression of mankind.

A Healing Journey, From 9/11 Beyond the Pandemic is a personal memoir of a transformational quest!Soon after the Twin Towers come crashing down, Gilda Morina Syverson sets out on another journey, a spiritual one. She longs to return to Italy and Sicily with her parents. But after the unbearable tragedy of 9/11, Gilda's parents decide they will no longer fly overseas. She is forced to give up the dream of traveling with her parents, especially her mother, to her family's matriarchal town.Instead, to help her make sense of the world she is now living in, Gilda not only finds a Spiritual Director but also an energy therapy called Healing Touch. Throughout the story, Gilda navigates the ever-changing times using astrology, Jungian archetypes, chakras, meditation, and her own sacred contracts. She is impacted by events that catapult her through time and space into the rollercoaster ride of the Pandemic. Along the way, she leads us down challenging paths of a fragmented world through mystical experiences and healing light that guides her and the reader toward hope. This is Gilda Morina Syverson's most intimate work following her bestseller, My Father's Daughter, From Rome to Sicily.

The reason I wrote Union Man is to give you a better understanding of labor union and the racial situation in America. Every union person in America should read this book. Becoming the first black president of Service Employees International Union (SEIU}, I Local 29 in Pittsburgh is what inspired me to write this book, Union Man. It really gave me a greater insight on how serious the race problem is in America, and how little people in the union understand the concept of unionism. First, I see what I call black on black racism. Blacks have a negative image toward their own people because they perceive themselves with the same perception as white people have about them. White people still view black people as being inferior to them. I felt the need to write this book to wake up white and black people, because if we do not wake up and address this problem of racism, we will self-destruct in this country.

The Shelburne Shipyard has been an important part of Lake Champlain and American maritime history from shortly after the War of 1812, through the steamboat era, WWII, and the Korean War. The building of wooden subchasers during WWII is one of the great untold chapters of that legacy, now preserved in in this memoir and history of the Shelburne Shipyard. Author Jerry Aske came to Vermont as a child when his father assumed management of the Shelburne Shipyard in order to build ships for the Navy during WWII and in From Steamboats to Subchasers Aske has crafted an intimate account of Lake Champlain's local maritime history and the pivotal role Shelburne Shipyard has had in forging it.

Kelly's story begins when she is just 3-years-old, imagining what would happen if she ran away from home. What follows is a harrowing journey of many dips and turns, lost relationships, new friendships, strained family bonds, and a huge number of moves and then finally a multiple sclerosis diagnosis before her entire world changes. Through a difficult upbringing and a number of life-altering events in her home, Kelly started coaching herself without even realising it - lifting herself up and pushing forward through tragedy after tragedy. She was always spiralling, but somehow found her way through.Despite feeling abandoned by her entire family, Kelly was able to build a new life for herself with the help of caring friendships that led her to successfully complete a coaching course to keep herself busy during her retirement. She now helps others navigate the road of disability and find their way to a new normal.Her life became exactly what she dreamed of as a little child, helping others to find their sparkle has also allowed her to see the light she has within and give herself the love she has always deserved.

Vivre les premières années de sa vie dans les majestueux paysages quasiment vierges du Haut-Var a profondément marqué Didier Chevalaz. De cette enfance passée sur les terres d'une ferme plus que centenaire, il conserve le goût des plaisirs simples et de la convivialité, tant étaient rares les contacts avec le reste du monde, par-delà l'horizon borné par les sommets environnants.Auprès de ses parents, il acquiert l'amour du pastoralisme pour tout ce qu'il comporte : la vie de tous les jours avec les animaux, la transhumance et les estives. L'une de ses fiertés réside dans la transmission de cette passion au sein de la famille où l'on compte toujours des bergers.Quand le destin contraint la famille à quitter cette ferme de Sant-Maïmé, la déchirure est douloureuse et la plaie ne se refermera jamais. Protégé par sa mère, délaissé par son père, l'auteur se réfugie dans l'amour maternel tout en empoignant son avenir avec détermination.Quelques décennies plus tard, à l'heure de la retraite, un nouveau coup du sort provoque en lui le besoin de transmettre le récit de cette vie si dense et empreinte de nostalgie. Un autre combat s'est déclaré et il compte bien le gagner.

From one of Canada’s most original musical icons comes a new memoir about life, love, loss, and triumphBif Naked was born in secret to a teenager living in India, the product of a Canadian girl and a British boy. She was rejected by both families, hidden away in a mental hospital, until being adopted by missionaries and moved to North America. Targeted by girl gangs and facing other abusive situations, she escaped by joining a punk rock band, but entered a downward spiral that found her on the floor of a Vancouver drug den.Through it all, her creative personality and unstoppable humour were her weapons. She found her voice as a solo singer, started her own record company, and at twenty-three became an international recording artist. Throughout her remarkable career, Bif would captivate the imagination of audiences and media alike. Diagnosed with breast cancer, Bif would discover her passion for advocacy, as a triumphant survivor and someone who helps others first. Unabashedly honest, real, and in her own words. This is Bif Naked’s story so far . . .

Shortlisted for the 2024 Queensland Literary Awards Premier's Award for a Work of State SignificancePart provocateur, part seducer, this young gay man's account of life offers one of the freshest takes on Australia and the world today.Honouring poets of the past - Jean Genet, Veronica Franco, Euripides, Hunter S. Thompson, Oscar Wilde - and joining in their task of finding meaning in existence and the modern world, Tolcher has produced a brazenly honest debut without precedent.Through his writing he subverts his own shame, weaponises it, and positions himself as an anti-hero of our time right when we need him the most.Following his humble beginnings as an outcast in the dreary outer suburbs of Brisbane and escalating into a Dionysian, poetic and pornographic international climax, Poof follows Tolcher's search for love and purpose as he is drawn to the beds of powerful, sadistic men. If he can endure just a little longer, a little more... will they love him?In an age of victimhood, Tolcher offers us a roadmap to empowerment and integrity as he pulls back the curtain on both our pride and our shame, and shines a spotlight on a hidden history that has been erased time and again.

In Their Presence is Dale Napolin Bratter's remarkable memoir in which she sensitively and skillfully reveals in-depth stories of the lives of marginalized African American women and children in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, during the height of the AIDS epidemic. As a new social worker, Dale found herself swept up in the turbulence created by the virus, a disease unlike any other because everything about it was cloaked in secrecy and fraught with stigma, misinformation, misogyny, and the overwhelming public fear of AIDS. Embedded in these deeply moving chapters, are never-before-told stories of intimacies, heroic acts, joys and failures-her clients' as well as her own. These women and children received the same terrifying diagnosis as gay men but had no powerful advocates fighting for them, little media recognition, and no celebrity attention. Their lives, their deaths, and their stories of survival deserve to be recognized as missing chapters in the early history of the AIDS epidemic in America. Dale Bratter has spent four decades working in a variety of capacities with vulnerable and marginalized women and children. Her commentaries on social issues have appeared in Hearst publications. This witness memoir speaks to the depth of her compassion, fearlessness, and advocacy. Dale is retired and lives in Connecticut with her husband. She has a son living in Great Britain, and she enjoys the company of her close-by daughter, her eight grandchildren, forty-one koi, and the nearby birds, wildlife, and hiking trails.

EVEN WHEN YOU DO NOT KNOW THE OUTCOME, CHOOSING TO TRUST THE LORD CHANGES EVERYTHING BEYOND WHAT YOU EVER THOUGHT POSSIBLE. This is an unbelievable story. It's my story... wait a minute, it can't be my story... there is no possible way it can be mine... It's God's story. Do you live within the concrete walls built to survive past choices and hurts? Have you tried to make your own path, only to find that something was missing? God cares about your heart, and He loves you very much. Following His lead is the only way forward.

La Parte 1 del libro aborda los matices y detalles de convertirse en esquiador, ya sea en las estaciones de esquí o en las montañas. La mayoría de los esquiadores probablemente necesitarán la parte 2 del libro, si esquían lo suficientemente duro y durante el tiempo suficiente. El autor comparte una miríada de errores cometidos, así como desventuras esquiando en las estaciones y en las montañas, lecciones ganadas con esfuerzo y de un valor incalculable para cualquier aspirante a esquiador. La Parte 2 resume los conocimientos adquiridos a lo largo de 4 décadas de práctica privada sobre cómo se lesionan las rodillas, qué les duele y cómo curarlas, qué tener cuidado y cómo disfrutar de una vida de piernas y rodillas fuertes.

Life is a journey. Make the most of it.You don't get to choose the family you are born into, but you can evolve into an accomplished and experience citizen of the world. Diana Calvo Slater's inspiring memoir shares her journey from a childhood laced with abuse to a life filled with positive accomplishments. As an adult, she found the drive and determination that had been dormant for years, and went on to earn a national bodybuilding title, become a police officer, and attain a position as a federal court officer. Her compelling memoir comes from a compassionate heart that enjoys practicing kindness.

Every milestone we hit is punctuated by cake. Baby Showers: Cake. Birthdays: Cake. Graduations: Cake. Weddings: Cake. Retirements: Cake. You get the picture. The major moments in our lives revolve around cake. When I turned 30 But when I turned 30 amidst a global pandemic, there was no cake in sight.As I reflected on this cakeless occasion, it dawned on me-I've consumed countless slices of cake in my thirty years. POUNDS of icing. I can't even quantify just how much cake I've enjoyed throughout my life... but, did I try? You bet I did.You won't find recipes in this book, but instead, slices of my life. Lessons in love, grief, friendship, and celebration. All of which surround cake: that spongy-sweet dessert that brings us together. One such lesson is found in the completion of the book itself; If anyone ever tries to withhold celebration from you, you can always ... let them eat Cake.

"This memoir about the experiences of German occupation during the siege of Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) was written by Moscow-born Evdokiia Vasil'evna Baskakova-Bogacheva (1888-1976), an âemigrâe in Australia, at the age of eighty-one. The text had been forgotten in the Museum of Russian Culture in San Francisco since 1970 until the editors of this volume discovered it. ... After accounting her youth spent against the background of the First World War and of the two Russian revolutions of 1917, Evdokiia describes the inferno of the Nazi occupation as experienced in a suburb of Leningrad in 1941-43. She survived for nearly two years almost on the front line, within a few kilometers of the blockade ring. As a medical practitioner, she became useful for the occupational authorities and the ever-shrinking town population, until her family was evacuated to the west in October 1943. Besides hunger, discord, disease, [and] the hunt for food and firewood, along with violence and death, Evdokiia's account deals with various forms of cooperation between Soviet citizens and the new authorities"--Provided by publisher.