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 In this captivating memoir, the author embarks on a deeply personal journey to uncover her family's hidden history during the Holocaust while pursuing Austrian citizenship. As Austria opens the door to reparation citizenship for descendants of those victimized by the Nazi and Austrofascist regimes, Anne digs through fragments of family stories and documents to trace her Austrian and Czechosl...

Set in the harsh, windswept beauty of Newberry Springs, California in 1964, Mrs. Orcutt’s Driveway tells the remarkable true story of an independent, retired woman living alone with her goats, tortoises, and a homemade lake—on a quiet, forgotten stretch of Route 66. But when the state tried to force her off her land in the name of "progress," she dug in her heels—and made national headli...

 Dr. Marianne Pinkston is a graduate of the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, and of the CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Family Practice Residency Program. Graduating in 1997 and starting her clinical solo practice in 2000 with her husband, Dr. Pinkston provided South Texas with the best general care in family practice until 2007, when she developed Rheumatoid arthritis, where Dr. Pinkst...

She CAN’T WAIT to take you on this journey with her. Because you DESERVE to experience the true adventure called life, the way you are MEANT to. Achieving one’s dreams has a TRANSFORMATIONAL effect that will make your life EXCEPTIONAL, she says. She wants to teach you the SECRET FORMULA. She wants you to allow her to help you STOP doubting your dreams and START doubting your limitations. But DON’T...

 She has designed her website to provide an affordable way for consumers to learn the realities of consumer credit, avoiding the myths that many companies falsely claim they can accomplish. The goal is for YOU to understand how the credit system works and improve your own credit. Developing this life skill will help YOU qualify for credit by utilizing what you have learned and saving money on inte...

 What happens when you refuse to walk on a flag—and get caught listening to music? In the Shadows of the IRGC is the harrowing true story of Sherman Jason Niamehr, born in Florence, Italy, to a Muslim mother and a Jewish father. Raised between two cultures, Sherman’s life changed forever the day he refused to step on a painted American and Israeli flag during his mandatory military service in Iran...

 The frame house, known as the Mark Twain Boyhood Home, was constructed about 1843 or 1844. The Clemens family lived here until leaving town in 1853. Following their departure, this became a rental property. In 1911 it was scheduled for demolition to make way for a larger building. The Hannibal Commercial Club (forerunner to the Chamber of Commerce) started a fund drive to save the house. Mr. Geor...

 She is a versatile American actress, author, comedienne, and television personality with a diverse range of credits to her name. Born and raised in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, April discovered her passion for entertainment at an early age. She honed her skills in acting and comedy over the years, eventually making a name for herself in the competitive worlds of New York City and Las Vegas. In New...

She is a board-certified physician in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, trained in Functional, Integrative, and Environmental Medicine with 25 years’ experience. She has a brick-and-mortar practice in Costa Mesa, CA where she helps patients with mystery illnesses, with autoimmune issues, mold illness, chronic infections, mast cell activation syndrome, which is a hypersensitivity condition, and oth...

 John Isaac Jones's new biographical novel on Samuel Langhorne Clemens, A/K/A Mark Twain, brings the fascinating life of America's most famous humorist to you in vivid, captivating detail. His time - 1840s-1910 America. Wagon trains moving west; California gold rush; telegraph invented; War between the States; Lincoln assassinated; the golden spike; Custer massacred; the trail of tears;...

 The killing of Cecil the lion by Walter Palmer in 2015 showed there are a handful of people who occasionally kill an animal for kicks, right? Wrong! 20,000 endangered animals were shot by trophy hunters last year. The total figure is closer to 100,000 animals if you include unprotected species. And this number does not count animals shot by people in their own country. Safari Club International (...

He aims to replace economic frustration with a practical understanding of our economy and empower us to identify and advocate for a better approach to the problems we face. Howard Yaruss breaks down our economic system in a straightforward, nonpartisan way, avoiding jargon, formulas, graphs, and other technical material so common in books on this subject. Instead, he uses accessible analogies, rea...

Do you feel like your life is just too busy and you do not have enough time for all you need to do? He will show you how to make every moment count, just like the most successful people in the world do. The truth is—you have no less and no more time in your day than Elon Musk, Warren Buffet, The President of the United States, Taylor Swift, and Simon Cowell. How do they get so much done in their d...

His personal journey started as a retail pharmacist just trying to help diabetic patients. What he learned over the last decade is that teaching patients about the impact of diet, medications and lifestyle is the most valuable tool for improving health outcomes. He wanted to use his background as a pharmacist to fill that need for patient education. Unlike pharmacy school, he now has evidence-base...

Everybody loves dogs, right? Kathleen Troy is a dog lover who has been involved with dog training for 20+ years, and she is ready to share her knowledge. When she is not writing, traveling, or classroom lecturing, Kathleen enjoys visiting local schools and groups to share her stories and teach about dog responsibility. As a college writing professor and dog trainer, Kathleen loves to talk to peopl...

 Everyone looks back on their youth and thinks, “I wish I knew then what I know now.…” This is a book for young adults who want to know right now what so many wish they had known back then. What is happy, anyway? Where do you find it? Finding Happy is for young adults starting their adult journey, and for those well into theirs who have not yet sighted land. It is written by a master storyteller w...

This is a story about the Seabrooks and the frozen vegetable empire they created in Southern New Jersey, Seabrook Farms. It chronicles the ingenuity and ambition that built the industrial farm and its brand, as well as the brutality and graft required to keep it going, and the tragic way that the family business ended. “Having left this material for his writer son, my father must have wanted the s...

Over a span of 39 years, twenty-three aliases, twenty-eight arrests in twenty cities, and a dozen imprisonments, Robert Spears had lived a con artists' life of unparalleled adventure and intrigue. This is his story. Shortly before Thanksgiving Day in 1959, a plane exploded in mid-air, killing all forty-two passengers and crew and leaving scattered debris and bodies across the otherwise tranqu...

By the time Maryanne was 16 years old, she had been arrested for murder. In and out of foster and adoptive homes since age 10, she had run away, been trafficked and assaulted, and finally pointed a gun at the latest man to take her into his car. She pulled the trigger and fled. But with no family to turn to and few dependable friends, it did not take long for the police to catch up with her. In co...

Understanding the reason behind a child’s developmental and mental health difficulties can be challenging for parents. Every child is unique and may not fit into the typical profile which is described in literature. Delay in understanding the child’s profile and reaching the right diagnosis can delay the child accessing the right interventions. Children with Developmental Challenges are present al...

When he was eight years old his father, Allen, disappeared. Allen left behind more than his children; he left a legacy of loss and family secrets. He was soon replaced by another man, one with his own four children, whose strict rules and explosive temper made home a place of fear rather than refuge. Though working just miles away as a veterinarian, Allen never saw Steven or his siblings until a g...

He says, “I know I should not feel guilty. But here I am, (I will be 90 in September 2025), happy, healthy, quite sure I will not wake up on the wrong side of the grass tomorrow. And every day is a miracle, another opportunity to produce, create, learn, and hopefully do something good for myself and others. On top of that, I have no regrets, no sad memories that did not spring from great happiness...

 Did you know Congress passed the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) in 1977 with the objective of ending redlining, the decades-old practice of neighborhood discrimination by banks against African Americans and others based on race and income? The race-based rejection of loans to creditworthy residents of redlined neighborhoods delayed the American dream of homeownership and small business ownershi...

Americans are cutting more coupons and changing their buying habits because of high food prices but there is one costly food habit they are not changing, even though it could save them a lot of money. They are not wasting less. Ohio State economist Brian Roe says the average four-person U.S. household throws away a third of the food it buys. Ohio State researchers recently tracked consumers who cl...

His story began in Cuba, where his family left as refugees when he was three. Arriving in the U.S. with little but hope, he faced the challenges of a new life and the resilience they required. Education became his focus, and by twenty-three, he completed the University of Michigan’s rigorous medical program. Founding the Arizona Eye Institute at 27, he combined his expertise with a commitment to p...