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Grief is...
Thoughts on loss, struggle and new beginnings
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Once upon a time, Heike was one of those capable and organized people who envisioned her own happily ever after. But when her brother and husband died eighteen months apart, both far too young, it hit her hard. On good days, she would find...
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My Life
From Bermuda To Vancouver Island
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Hi friends and strangers. I hope you will enjoy reading this book which I have written about my life. You may identify with some of it yourself. Have you been to Bermuda or Vancouver Island? If not dream along with me friends as this story of...
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Transience of Life
A Memoir
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Ghaus Mohiuddin Ansari was born in Lucknow, India. He was educated at Lucknow University, University of London, and University of Vienna where he earned his Ph.D. in anthropology in 1957. He served in research and teaching positions at...
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All About a Man Who Says Nothing and Does Nothing
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Born to an Ontario farm family in the post-war baby boom, Wayne Baker was an original from the get-go. Already a fluent reader of Treasure Island and many other books by the time he started school, he was soon bored in his one-room classroom,...
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Fullness of an Empty Life
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Fullness of an Empty Life is the autobiography of Ivars S. Oberfelds, in which he chronicles his multiple sexual exploits, a string of failed relationships and discarded families, as he searches for an exclusive answer to the question, "Who am...
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Pearls in the Grass
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There are truly pearls in this memoir, treasuries of generosity in spirit, courage and humor. I have known Cinder Warren for many years and in many circumstances. I am filled with wonder and astonishment by the way she faces life's challenges and...
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The Family Album (in Russian: Семейный Альбом)
Reminiscing About the Past (in Russian: Воспоминание о прошлом)
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Захватывающие, эмоциональные и вдохновляющие мемуары, Семейный Альбом: Воспоминания о Прошлом, рассказывают о неунывающей семье, проживавшей в России и Советском Союзе в одни из самых смутных и трудных периодов страны. Декорированная фотографиями...
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A PAX Adventure 1954 - 1956
Looking Back
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BEFORE THE INCEPTION of charitable organizations for impoverished people globally, the Mennonite Central Committee was an early innovator for overseas development. Pax (Latin meaning peace) was one of its programs designed specifically for...
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One Cornishman's Children
Travels of a Camborne mining family
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These are just two children out of the thousands descended from the Cornish mining men who worked around the world, beginning in the 19th century.
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Canadian Canoe Expedition
5200 Miles from British Columbia to Quebec
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To celebrate Canada’s Centennial, ten men paddled a canoe from British Columbia to Quebec. They relived the challenges of “Les Vrais Voyageurs”, fishing, hunting and sleeping under the stars. They survived treacherous rapids, waterfalls and...
