Imagine a country in which strikes by public-sector unions occupied the public square; where foreign policy wandered aimlessly as America disentangled itself from wars abroad and a potential civil war on its southern border; where racial and ethnic groups jostled for political influence; where a war on illicit substances led to violence in its cities; where technology was dramatically changing how mankind communicated and moved aboutand where the educated harbored increasing contempt for the philosophic underpinnings of our republic.
In 1822 a young French missionary priest arrived in America, where he would devote the rest of his life to the mission field on behalf of the Catholic Church.
According to experts in the field of psychology, more than half of parents experience some sort of separation anxiety when their child leaves for college.
This memoir follows the publication of three previous books, each of which has hadmore to do with my professional life as a practicing psychologist and university professor.
This book demonstrates the healing proofs and evidence by the grace of God, followed by the author's attendance at the eleventh Church of Christ, Scientist, London, UK, since the author's early admission into Sunday school as a teenager.
Chased by the Memory is a story about the ongoing search for family and love, and the inner arguments about the human desire to connect to something, even to the land.
História de um grupo de mulheres que fizeram a diferença na Era Medieval na Europa e no Oriente Médio governando, sendo pioneiras na luta pelos direitos das mulheres num mundo dominado por homens.
My birth was surrounded by controversy, from the negation of my father's name on the birth certificate, to the missing information concerning my racial make-up.
Here is a fascinating novel of the World of vaudeville and the world of Hollywood by a woman who was born into one and became a major star in the other.
Gail Black is an agri-tourism pioneer who realizes that the asses and angels who have peppered her existence throughout her business and personal journeys, have provided her with opportunities to learn, become stronger, overcome obstacles and embrace life to the fullest.
Covers excepts from the early life, both at sea and on land, in North Sea, Libya,Nigeria, Taiwan, Indonesia,(Sumatra, Borneo, Taracan, Aceh & Bunju), and the Canadian ArcticThere is also a motorcycle ride starting from Singapore, through Australia to New Zealand, doneduring this period 1973-74 when free of work committments.
Ce récit est le témoignage vécu d'un enfant puis d'un adolescent, vivant dans un microcosme franco-malgache, où les destins individuels rencontrent l'Histoire.
À travers le journal fictif de François, un psychiatre, l'auteur revient sur les années où les « enfants de la DDASS » étaient encore souvent « placés » loin de leurs vraies familles.
The Book entitle, No Man is An Island is inspired by a true story based on a young man that grew up in a very hostile environment in the island of Nassau, Bahamas; he suffered verbal and physical abuse during childhood years and sorted to become a failure in life, but he somehow persevered through the situations; in what we call the Impossible and he turned his trials and tribulations to a triumphant story.
The bestselling, heartfelt memoir from Sophie Cachia, whoreveals never-before-shared details of her marriage breakdown, and how delving into her feminine intuition and falling in love with a woman transformed her.
The low country of South Carolina is that wide area along the Savannah River and the coast, now made more famous by the development of Hilton Head and the quaint homes in the city of Beaufort.
Jaleo en Disney Springs es un restaurante que desde que abrió sus puertas al mundo esconde una gran historia para contar e inolvidables experiencias vividas dentro del interior de su edificio.
Après les frasques et les aventures de libres enfants de Favières, on retrouve dans ce deuxième tome cette fratrie d'enfants farouches, fiers et turbulents, au sein de son école.
