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Did you ever wonder what goes through the mind of an alcoholic? Why wont he stop drinking? How many jobs must be lost or relationships destroyed? How many DUIs does it take for him to quit? Doesnt he know he is killing himself? If you wondered this about a family member or loved one or have asked...

Letters from Bruce County documents an English familys 1835 immigration to Ontario where they became pioneers in the unsettled bush. The parents of this family just happen to be the authors great great grandparents, Joseph and Susannah Bacon. The letters were written from Bruce County, Ontario in...

Asmus Boysen was not yet eighteen when he stepped off the ship in New York in the spring of 1886, hoping to make his fortune in the free environment of the United States. In a remarkably short time, he did just that, marrying a beautiful and wealthy woman, building a considerable estate, and making...

The last train to leave Cimarron, New Mexico The story of the last train to leave Cimarron endevors to answer two questions: Why did the railroad industry pull out of Cimarron, New Mexico and when did the last train leave? To answer these questions the author summarizes the history of the Cimarron...

The United Kingdoms just discovered enough oil to guarantee prosperity for the next 100 years. The Government sees this as the final cog in its project to make the United Kingdom the enterprise capital of the world and to restore the countrys greatness. The only problem is that most of the oil lies...

This is the story of the Lally family between 1818 and 1848. It could just as easily be your story if you have ancestors who were among over a million people who left the beautiful and tragic land of Ireland in the 1840s. This family lived in the Loughrea area, County Galway, Ireland, and their story...

Sometimes people happen into a life of crime.But for this assassin a life of crime happened upon the gun.Follow along as this gun moves from job to job while trying to maintain a decorum of humanity.Until that is the day the gun meets the one client who will change the guns life forever.

Dred Scott Vanderpool grew up in a drug-infested community in Washington State, not far from the Canadian border. He started smoking hashish during his teen years and never stopped. Dred, who was also known by the nickname Chunky, graduated from college ahead of schedule and decided to pursue drug...

This book is a collection of shorter books and other writings by the same author. Using a literary term, the book may be called a collectanea, or, using a common term, simply a potpouri of writings. The subjects of the writings are varied and mixed. The reader will find mysteries and unsolved homicides...

SINGING OPERA, SPEAKING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND SOLVING MURDERS Its all in a days work for Myra Barnett, relocated American to the Frankfurt Opera where she has started her first contract singing in the chorus. MURDER FOUL OR? A colleague is mysteriously killed in an onstage accident which she is determined...

It was 1987 when the idea of sailing away into the sunset became a lot more than just a dream. I had spent my whole career enjoying my work as a TV cameraman, lighting director, and technical coordinator with BBC. During that time, I raised a family and saw Lucy and Chris grow into two fine adults....

Text "Amsterdam Mind Scenario" concern hundreds of different thoughts, transformed into written form. Sentences were written in different places and different moments all around the Planet Earth. Every sentence is independent, but by it's own "destiny" following the previous or...

Retirement ROCKS is an insightful case study of the Golden Age that offers both great new opportunities and deep, heartbreaking challenges. Since June 2007, the author and her gringo have embarked in this stage with enthusiasm and zest: they moved to a small retirement home and experimented with activities...

The life and experiences of a white family who grew up under the system of apartheid in South Africa. It tells of their heritage, their understandings and perceptions and eventually their move to the United States of America. The story focused greatly on the Gerber familys faith in God Almighty and how through faith and endurance, they overcame difficulties.