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This autobiography is told through the eyes of a child growing into a teen from the last gasping thousand-year empire of Hitler into the equally evil government of East Germany, a life that had no normal childhood, tears, and fears of no future. Only being allowed to migrate to the US at age 21 changed the author's life.

These are not your average chance happenings or synchronicities. When I realized what was placed in my hands, I was in utter shock! I had prayed for words and woke up in a real-life Bruce Almighty and Evan Almighty movie. Words kept appearing mostly in the form of license plates pulling in front of me with the answers to my thoughts just after the thoughts occurred. I had heard the universe communicates. However, I never expected to understand that statement to this extent.

A man returns to work following a heart attack; he's encouraged to join a peer support group at his church as part of his recovery. He is strongly drawn to one of its members, and is surprised to learn how much they have in common. They do the same work, in the same area, and soon begin to meet. In the meantime, he's selected to church leadership, much to his surprise. Things get increasingly complex — spiritually and emotionally. Both are married, but their mates are successful, and not overly concerned with the relationship.

Cyprus gained independence in 1960 without a strong national identity. Citizens considered themselves Greeks or Turks, not Cypriots. Ethnic pride, reinforced by proximity to both countries, inflamed the majority of the population, and was encouraged by the historic rivalry between the two homelands. While examining the nation-state as an institution, I discovered a mechanism I now call transnational nationalism. Analysis of the Cypriot crisis of 1974 gives further insight into cultural politics in lands such as Northern Ireland, Lebanon, Palestine, and Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Everything chronicles the real-life narrative of Stephanie Ehmke, a woman who dared to take God at his word, believing if she surrendered everything to him (her heart, broken past, marriage, career, pride, children, security, and aspirations) she would find his faithfulness. Ultimately what she found was so much more; a hope that would endure the worst, and in turn, she could hold out to others.

Barely Surviving is a compelling story, showcasing a mother’s grief and survivors guilt. It’s fiction but based on some true events. Callie Palet is lost, she survives day to day alone and lonely. She feels she deserves to be miserable after living, her children dying and then her husband a mere 4 years after the accident. That accident took her life and shattered it into pieces. She wanted to save them, couldn’t, and lost herself along the way. She merely drank her life away for the first year, leaving her husband Jake to grieve alone.

Roger Hope is one of Canada's foremost artists. His current situation has been brought to the attention of the Senior Guardian Angel Council. He requires assistance in the form of an intervention that will allow him to resume the use of his God-given talent. Angel Angie is best for this type of assignment. She is given a dossier of information about the man which will enable her to aide his recovery. The council informs her that ultimately they want him back in front of his easel and wielding a paint brush.

Stella and Alden Westman have been in each other's lives since preschool. They started out as friends but eventually became more. Stella and Alden married right out of high school. They have six children, two one-eyed cats, and a dog named BUD NO. He has a sidekick named Ernie. Ernie looks like a miniature bloodhound, but he is covered in wrinkles. When he sits down, all his wrinkles slide to his butt.

Elouise, or Lou as her friends call her, has had anything but a boring life. From childhood tragedies to extraordinary love, Lou has recorded all of her adventures in diary after diary. When met with her "final chapter," Lou is determined to go out with a bang, resulting in jaw-dropping experiences that will leave you laughing and begging for more. Alley is Lou's daughter and best friend. They have been through a lot together, but little has prepared them for the battle ahead. Will Alley be able to step into the role of nurturer and care for her mother as she has always cared for her?

Peggy shares short stories that give the listener insights into the adventures of life. The essence of those experiences added with the listener's imagination produces Images of Mindfulness that is a guiding source accentuating stronger faith, mediation practices, prayer, and a closer walk with the Creative Force, God.

J. Marie invites you into her journey dealing with her son's drug addiction and her inability to control the chaos. It starts with two priests and three therapists and ends in a Target parking lot, but the efforts in between are too often useless and frequently comical.

Considering a submission to the guided directions of God, here stands his affirmation that is transmitted on behalf of the Holy Spirit. Remain vigilant in belief, faith, and being obedient to listening and hearing the voice of God as a chosen vessel. God describes his architectural structure as one willing to listen while being thoroughly engaged with the spiritual ups and downs in the process without deflecting. He oversees the love, endurance, integrity, and leadership fulfilled within the designation enlighten with free will.

The fire gained momentum as howling winds and sheets of red-hot embers barreled up the vertical canyon. Noah's heart thumped wildly. His mind raced as he scanned for any open space to deploy his fire shelter. Finding a slight depression on the forest floor, he yanked his shelter out of the pack and wrestled inside...waiting.

The proposal: discover why leading lady Alice Voss has gone cold on costar Elliot Demick, and in return, enjoy a night of passion with starlet Cora Gordon....

This book will appeal to every member of the family. It's based on a girl and a horse that was love at first sight. It talks about her parents, friends, uncle, and memories of Grandpa. The girl receives a very special present from her parents on Christmas day. A very special friendship is formed between a horse and a girl. It also speaks of Uncle Mal's horse farm, which inspired this book.

Grandma was born in 1885. Louise's life includes her and her sister, Lillie, working their way west as Harvey House girls. Louise was a maid for 60 years, working from 10 years old until she retired at 70 years old in 1955. Louise was the sole support of her family, which included raising two children and taking care of a sick and unemployed husband. She came through World War I, the Great Depression, and World War II and never lost her faith. Louise's and Lillie's story is a biography with a religious theme. It also includes historical facts, human relationships, and romance.

A mixed interpretation of Tarot, blending the old with the modern day. It is a concise tool to equip you as you journey through life, knowing yourself better and understanding everyone in your life by knowing their character make up, helping assist in forming great alliances with the people you need for your goals in life to help you attain them, and avoiding those who do not. Arm yourself and future generations for this ongoing spiritual battle.

Being a teenager is tough. Having to live in a world as a 17-year-old girl is even harder. Beth Davis and Marjorie Williams were best friends who began high school as teenagers, but only one would survive to be a woman. Beth was a Christian; Marjorie was not. When Beth succumbed to spinal meningitis, leaving behind a full and promising life, Marjorie began to learn that being popular and physically beautiful were all illusions that pass in time and end in death. As the spider devours the butterfly, so does spinal meningitis leave a fallen little girl. Marjorie learned she needed Jesus.

Set in Pittsburgh in the 1980s, Christina's Gift begins with the death of Christina Martin Andrews, a minister serving an established congregation in the city. As her friends and family try to make sense of how her life ended, they realize that her friendship was an invitation to become friends with Jesus and, in doing so, to discover their true selves, their true purpose.

Nisey often wondered why she had to endure years of physical and mental abuse while being just a little girl who needed to be cared for by her mama. She had to take care of her little brother and sister while her mama worked her many factory jobs. Her mama seemed lost and didn’t know how to take care of her kids. When her mama died on May 23, 2019, she realized that 50 years of her life were entangled in her mama’s life of mental illness. It was at that moment that she realized that this book was about her mama, who was like a caterpillar that evolved into this beautiful butterfly.