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This is Valery's collection of poetry over the years. These are heartwarming narrations of experiences and emotions with a constantly changing rhythm. These poems reflects love, gratefulness and strength. Valery's words are buoyant, often thoughtful and caring.Sit back, put your feet up and read through these pages, and get to know the fascinating personality of the woman behind these words.

Civics 102: Stories About America's Cities was written by a career City Manager that worked in and managed some of the largest Council-Manager Form of Government cities on both coasts of America. He reflects insights into his relationships and experience with mayors, city council members, other elected officials, as well as department managers. Most importantly he reflects his experience in dealing with the citizens that were served by the local government that he worked in. The major headings in his book include: America's Cities, Elected Officials, Appointed Officials, Politics of City Government, Finance and Budgeting Services, Police and Fire Services, Other City Services, Other City Topics, and The Future.

"From Here" - those are poems written in Israel, poems that touch the loss of the author's mother and a good friend. "From Other Countries" - Poems from Italy present her vivid experience near Lago Maggiore and while traveling in Italy. Poems in Japanese I wrote while working in Japan and they appear in Japanese and Hebrew, page opposite page. Other countries poems include poems written in New Zealand, Ethiopia and more. Sketches I drew very fast in pen or watercolors.

"بطن الحوت" وأحلام الخلاص العبثي فراس حج محمد/ فلسطين بحساسية النقد بدأت بقراءة رواية الكاتبة اللبنانية صونيا عامر "بطن الحوت"، ولكن جماليّة النص سرقتني من ذلك الإحساس إلى إحساس بالمتعة والتذوق الفني الخالص، وكلما حاولت السيطرة على القراءة بوعي النقد تفلت مني إلى السريان مع أعصاب الرواية والجريان في دهاليزها ومحاولة السير على الأسلاك الشائكة وفي حقل ملغم دون أن أفقد شيئا من رؤيتي النقدية، حاولت ذلك مرارا وفي كل مرة يتهرب مني النقد لصالح المعمار الفني الجميل والطريف لهذه الرواية المكثفة. صفحات قليلة ولكنها لا تؤخذ بسهلة الحكاية، فيها حيوات كثيرة، وأفكار متعددة سياسة واجتماعية وفلسفية ووجودية، وتركت الكاتبة في الرواية بؤر تثوير لغوي، لتشاركها أيها القارئ صنع روايتك أنت، فلعلك تجد نفسك متجسدا في إحدى شخصياتها، تلك الشخصيات التي أضنتها فكرة الوجود، وربما بحث عن خلاصها بغير وسيلة، حتى وإن كانت بالموت نفسه، كأن الرواية تقول أعالج موتتي بالموت حبا لعلى قد أموت على مزاجي رواية "بطن الحوت" رواية بنَفَس مختلف وطعم مختلف، فيها من المرارة ما يدعوك لمجابهة النفس، وفيها من الأفكار ما يجعلك تحاسب ذاتك وما صنعت يمينك في هذه الحياة، فإما أن تكون واحدا من هؤلاء الألف الموهومين الباحثين عن سعادة موهومة، وإما أن تصنع حياتك بفكرة صلبة متوهجة نحو النور والعلا، لتكون مصباح نفسك ودليل روحك لخلاص بشري كامل بعيد عن الكارثة وموت كارثيّ إن بقيتَ تدور مع الدائر في دوائر الحياة المفرغة دون نتيجة، فلا نقول بأن الحياة عبث ومجون ولكنها قرار نصنعه أنا وأنت.

An honest autobiography of a courageous woman and social worker, who took an interest in the unpopular cause of helping incarcerated Jewish men re-enter society and made it her life's passion. From that passion was born Beit T'Shuvah, a once tiny halfway house that has grown exponentially into a renowned treatment organization. Her voyage is remarkable and an inspiration to all people. This is the personal story of the obstacles she surmounted and the successes she encountered. This book also tells the unconventional love story of Harriet Rossetto and her husband, Rabbi Mark Borovitz.

ATM was raised in the notorious Murphy Homes High rise in Baltimore, Maryland. His family tree consisted of uncles that were extremely known by the Baltimore Police Department for being associated in the drug game and weapon charges. He was expected to received the nine numbers that will be assigned to him for life as a person being incarcerated. These numbers were consider a badge of honor. A honor he wasn't interested in obtaining while J-Lo was raised in the middle class environment of Gwynn Oaks with two functioning parents. Trees lined her street and seeing five-o three times a week was the norm. No liquor stores dominated the corners of her community and sitting out on her front porch or playing in the streets riding her bike was safe from stray bullets. ATM and J-Lo was as different as the sun and moon.

Inspired by the Holy Spirit, this book is dedicated to the suffering people of Ukraine especially the children who are the most helpless victims of the Russian invasion. One day while the author was tending to her zoo, an image of the Holy Wound of Jesus flashed vividly upon her mind which guided her in writing of the hostilities of the war and how steadfast and burning faith serves to help people overcome life's ordeals on a daily basis of routine in the backdrop of a global pandemic and raging war. This book is a must read as it is the fruit of an encounter with God in the simple everyday life of a widow who has been called to write of heaven's caveats for today's world.

One fine day, a parrot crushed on the front of the car of Mr. Funny Man. This incident changed his course and went into a very adventurous day with the parrot. This is a perfect story for children.

The perfect book for reassuring and inspiring courage in your soon-to-be kindergartener. Quinn has some worries about the first day of school. She is worried about her mom, definitely not herself. Quinn is 5 years old; she can't be scared of anything! What is her mom going to do without her all day long?Walk through Quinn's first day of school as she confronts each of her worried, about her mom, of course. You might just find that she didn't have much to worry about in the first place.