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The Mackadoodle story came to mind when Virginia’s dog, Mack, nicknamed Mackadoodle, woke up one morning and couldn’t walk. He wasn’t in any pain. The vet used laser treatments and injections to get him moving again. After two months, he was walking and running just fine.

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. 

Twenty-five-year-old Kristine Anderson leads a very busy life of working a full-time job as a nurse and caring for her terminally ill mother. She doesn't have the time for or need any more complications in her life. When she unexpectedly becomes involved with one of her elderly patients, she makes a promise to the dying woman that invites troubling implications into her life.

The Biblical History of the Liberal, and of Conservatism came about through some discussion of the 2016 campaigns and the ways and means of the various parties in their attempt to be the winner in 2016. There was a noted difference in the way of those leaning to the leftward end of the political spectrum and of those leaning to the right side. There was quite a bit said regarding these two main ways, and the idea came across to make note of those observations. How far back did we go in our discussions? A ways, and in a general way, we went back to biblical times. 

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.

Some believe that spirits still wander between the headstones, lamenting about the life and secrets they left behind. Others believe the spirits can’t rest until injustices are righted. Whatever you believe, this book might make you second guess yourself. Are cemeteries truly haunted? What lurks among the graves of those who’ve passed on? These tales of haunted cemeteries of all ages and origins and from around the world will leave you shaking and wondering if you should chase answers…or stay far away.

The purpose of this book is to show how to use biblical truths to uncover the true cause of a curse and spiritual bondage in our own lives and the lives of others to help them find emotional healing and spiritual freedom. Thus, the book explains the causes of a curse and spiritual bondage and offers biblical solutions to how to break them.

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....

The Book of Ruth is about two sisters, Ruth Matilda Clarkson and Cora Undine Lasciter, who survive the trials of a challenging childhood and a demanding father in 1940s America and then find themselves swept up in the powerful currents of the men who come into their lives. It’s an uplifting survival story of two very different women connected by the unbreakable bond of sisterly love, unending faith, and the innocent truth and unfiltered love of a child who brings them back together, and represents the possibility of love, forgiveness, and ultimate redemption.

If You Build It, They Will Excel is written to guide and coach today's hospitality services managers on how to become effective and accomplished leaders, and how to build a great culture of excellence at their workplace. It teaches how to focus on people first; to treat them with respect, compassion, sincerity, fairness, and appreciation. It provides guidance on how to carry a leader's mindset and build great teams. It explains how to communicate effectively, and to celebrate both employees' and the organization's successes on a regular basis.

This story takes place in the Mile High City of Denver, Colorado, in the early fifties. Elaine was a happy, playful five-year-old living with her single mom and four older sisters. Then tragedy suddenly struck home. A short time later, her mother was diagnosed with schizophrenia and chronic depression. As a result of her mother’s illness, Elaine and her sisters were separated and placed in foster homes. After several temporary stays with her grandparents and other relatives, she became the property of the state of Colorado, placed permanently into the foster care system.

In this book, we explore the power of prioritizing what truly matters and making time for it in our lives. Whether it's spending time with loved ones, pursuing a passion, or simply taking a moment to reflect and recharge, we'll show you how to identify what matters most to you and create space for it in your daily routine.

Even Now is a book about faith and holding onto hope that things all work out for good. The road of faith is indeed a tough road to walk, and some people have no faith at all. Others have it, but somehow lose it along the way. This book encourages those who feel all hope is lost, giving them a fresh new start on life and all of its possibilities through the power of believing it can be done.

Whether you are a wife, mother, partner to your spouse, sole breadwinner, or even a career woman, most Christian women have a heart for serving the Lord. However, women often do not know where to start even though they may have a deep longing to serve God and others or to bring Christ's message to those who don't know him.