In 1966, everyone who was anyone wanted an invitation to Truman Capote's ""Black and White Dance"" in New York, and guests included Frank Sinatra, Norman Mailer, C. Z. Guest, Kennedys, Rockefe...więcej »
Racoons are not the only bandits wearing masks in the wilderness. Growing up, author Kennie Prince spent most of his time in the woods and creeks near his home in Rankin County, Mississippi. A high...więcej »
At the age of 29 years Rebecca was leading a normal life. Dream job as a police officer, working in the Public Protection Unit, stable relationship and loving family and friends. She couldn't ha...więcej »
Pope Benedict XVI grew up under war reparations from World War I, as the Nazi regime was gaining power. He was briefly a member of the Hitler Youth in his early teens after membership became man...więcej »
In 1890, Rose Cleveland, sister of President Grover Cleveland, began writing to Evangeline Simpson, a wealthy widow who would become the second wife of Henry Whipple, Minnesota's Episcopal b...więcej »
Prince Henry of Wales, also known as Prince Harry, is the second son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Princess Diana. After enduring the death of his mot...więcej »
The John Lovejoy Murray collection of letters contains insights into the experiences of an African American soldier and his regiment during the Civil War. John Lovejoy Murray, a private in Compa...więcej »
If you're a waterman, surfer, or beach enthusiast, then this is a must-read for you on the father of modern surfing and lifeguarding as we know it today. If you like a great true story set stra...więcej »
We're the ones who walk into your house, into your emergency, into your life that will never be the same. When we walk out, we're never quite the same either....więcej »
Steve Klem was a legend in the Florida Keys. Given the nickname "The Pied Piper of Pennekamp Park" by Skin Diver Magazine, he trained and hand-fed the park's underwater inhabitants, which included ...więcej »
"RADIANT: Fifty Remarkable Women in Church History"
RADIANT records the triumph of the gospel as Christian women faced kings and governors, soldiers and wild beasts, Japanese guards and Muslim rai...więcej »
In this graphic and yet surprisingly funny account of her and others’ extraordinary careers, Lankford unveils a world in which park rangers struggle to maintain their idealism in ...więcej »
Dean Stott made a mistake that he was certain was going to cost him his life. As a former Special Operations soldier, this was not his first mission in Yemen. Yet although he wa...więcej »
Remembering Rosie is about Block's childhood on a Wisconsin dairy farm in the mid-twentieth century. Growing up on the homestead with her parents and siblings was often idyllic. Still, it never ...więcej »
The son of Spanish immigrants born in Canberra, Andy Bernal's incredible life journey has spanned three continents - Australia, Europe and South America - and some of the wo...więcej »
On June 28, 2015, retired California State University, Chico librarian Jim Dwyer was found unconscious on the floor of the men's room in a mini-mart outside Sacramento, apparently on his way hom...więcej »
This book provides entirely new source material for the Gurdjieff Work. It is an authentic transcription of talks given by Madame Ouspensky to her group ...więcej »
As a single teenage mother, Danna Diaz wasn't thinking about her career. While she dreamed of becoming a teacher, she'd taken that option off the table when she dropped out of high school t...więcej »
Fourteen years of drug abuse. Twenty years of alcohol. Ultra-violence. Stabbings. Shootings. This was the life of Peter Rahme, a Lebanese South African who, in contrast, had been raised in a goo...więcej »
The greatest war that you will ever fight against is who? Yup! You! Mind Vs. Heart. Flesh Vs. Spirit. Past Vs. Future. In my case, it was SHE VS. ME. Listen! Life became different when...więcej »