Joseph Conrad is widely recognized as one of the greatest writers of the early twentieth century. Robert Hampson traces Conrad's life from his childhood in a Russian penal colony, through his early...
In 1801, the Canadian government set up a lifesaving establishment on Sable Island.Somebody had to be in charge. That's how the role of Superintenden...
Shane and Brinny had everything they could have wished for when they unexpectedly fell pregnant for the third time.They were thrust into a world of disability as Joshua was bor...
A Journal of a Voyage to AustraliaIn 1855, my great, great grandfather, Henry Morrison began writing a detailed account of his voyage to Australia. This diary would encompass ...
Depicted by the man himself, The Journals of James Cook is an intimate first-hand account, providing an uncensored and reliable narrative of adventures spanning across the globe. The...
The inspiring story of two people who finally found what they had spent a lifetime searching for--and the family who never gave up on them.Erik Salna is currently Associate Dir...
What happens when a young girl is marked by trauma and abuse? Can a life ever recover from horrific images of the past? Can God take a broken journey and not only bring healing, but use the past...
At the age of twenty-three, Deanne Burch accompanied her husband, Ernest "Tiger" Burch to the Inuit village of Kivalina, Alaska, a barrier island 23 ...
Based upon work and materials compiled for the acclaimed and now much sought after 2007 Cramps biography 'A Short History of Rock'n'Roll Psychosis', Journey to the Centre of the Cramps<...
Many dream of a new life Down Under. After all, who wouldn't want to exchange a life of grey skies and the ready meals for one of spontaneous barbies laden with fresh seafood under a never-ending b...
JUMP IN AND START SWIMMING was written as a result of a request from an Adjunct Professor at the University of Rhode Island to speak to his junior and senior students, who were beginning to...
June Stonebridge belonged to the Women's Institute in the village of Helpringham in Lincolnshire, England, during the 1960s, and it was here that she was asked to lead one evening's entertainment w...
I have read through this book and am really inspired by all the works that Dr. Mueller has done for the Karen hill tribe. The works and experiences that he had with the Karen people in the Ka...
Junk to Gold is about one man's journey from humble beginnings to unimaginable success. Willis Johnson, the founder of Copart [CPRT], offers up a personal and inspirational account of this journey ...
Teaching at all levels and at all institutions should be fun and rewarding. Teaching in a federal prison brings its own challenges and at the same time, its own rewards. Building trust between the ...
All of this is based on the day I got hit by a car. The things I'd personally witnessed as each one literally fell into play around me. All that'd both, ...
This is the story of a young girl growing up in the 1960s and 1970s in small-town suburban Connecticut. Come along with her as you experience the trials and tribulations of her sometimes-quiet, ...
In the nineteenth century Hawaii achieved a widely recognized status as an independent state but it was unable to retain its independence. The loss of Hawaii's independence followed changes...