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Cover of The Most Interesting People Who Live Life, Volume 2: 250 Anecdotes
by David Bruce
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2011

Some samples: 1) When Zen master Hakuin was a young Zen student, he learned that hidden virtue is rewarded. He was traveling with two older monks; all three travelers were carrying baggage. While he walked, Hakuin meditated. One of the older Zen monks pleaded that he was ill and asked Hakuin to carry...
Cover of The Funniest People in Families, Volume 6: 250 Anecdotes
by David Bruce
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2011

Some samples: 1) In 1949, journalist James Morris married Elizabeth Tuckniss. Later, Mr. Morris got a sex change and became Jan Morris. Because of the sex change, the married couple was forced to divorce, but they continued to live together. In 2008, in a civil service ceremony, Jan Morris, now a...
Cover of Sound Check

Sound Check

How Worship Teams Can Pursue Authenticity, Excellence, and Purpose

by Kurtis Parks
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016

Author Kurtis Parks understands the realities of being a worship leader. In Sound Check he offers insights about:What it means to worship with authenticityHow to cast a vision of excellence for a worship teamWays to rely on the Holy Spirit in leading worshipPractical approaches to spiritual disciplinesWhat...
Cover of The Execution of Thomas Doughty by Francis Drake
by David Wesley Hill
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2014

As of December, 2018 ... 569 readers have downloaded this essay for free. Not one person bothered to leave a review. Love it or hate it, please be kind and rate it.
Cover of A Friend in Me

A Friend in Me

How to Be a Safe Haven for Other Women

by Pamela Havey Lau
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015

Young women long for relational connection with women further ahead of them on the journey. Yet, without realizing it, many of us tend to distance ourselves from those in younger generations. Can we really have close relationships with women who have different thoughts on church, different experiences...
Cover of 250 Anecdotes About Opera
by David Bruce
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2013

This book contains 250 anecdotes about opera, including these anecdotes: 1) When Pierre Monteux started working at the Metropolitan Opera, he decided to buy a shiny Ford touring-car. He paid $300 for the car, which he was proud of at first, although it looked modest when parked beside the luxurious...
Cover of The Funniest People in Dance: 250 Anecdotes
by David Bruce
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2011

This book contains 250 anecdotes, including these: 1) As a young man, choreographer George Balanchine nearly died and so he believed in living his life each day and not holding anything back. He would tell his dancers, “Why are you stingy with yourselves? Why are you holding back? What are you saving...
Cover of Resist Psychic Death: 250 Anecdotes
by David Bruce
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2011

• In Bikini Kill’s early songs, vocalist Kathleen Hanna tends to repeat lines many times. She had a reason for doing this. The sound equipment Bikini Kill played live with was very bad, and she worried that no one would understand the words, and so she repeated them over and over so that the audience...
Cover of The Funniest People in Sports: 250 Anecdotes
by David Bruce
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2011

Some samples: 1) The Boston Celtics basketball team scored a couple of notable firsts in opening doors to talented African Americans. In 1950, Walter Brown drafted Chuck Cooper, an African-American forward who played for Duquesne University. Another owner of an NBA team tried to convince Mr. Brown...
Cover of The Funniest People in Families, Volume 5: 250 Anecdotes
by David Bruce
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2011

Some samples: 1) When major-league baseball star Barry Bonds was still attending classes and playing games at Arizona State, he visited his grandfather for a while when he had some time off. Unfortunately, when he drove back to Arizona State, his mother called him and let him know that his grandfather...
Cover of The Funniest People in Families, Volume 2: 250 Anecdotes
by David Bruce
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2011

Some samples: 1) Early in their married life, horror writer Stephen King and his wife, Tabitha, had little money. In fact, at their wedding, Mr. King walked down the aisle wearing a borrowed suit, tie, and shoes. (Since he took the morning off to get married, his pay at the Laundromat where he worked...
Cover of The Funniest People in Families: 250 Anecdotes
by David Bruce
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2011

Some samples: 1) Just after the end of World War II, while country comedian Archie Campbell was still an enlisted man in the United States Navy, he hadn’t seen his wife for a long time, so he asked Lieutenant Sam Bailey if a way could be arranged for him to see her. Therefore, Lieutenant Bailey...
Cover of The Most Interesting People in Religion: 250 Anecdotes
by David Bruce
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2011

Some samples: 1) During the Holocaust, Oskar Schindler saved the lives of more than 1,200 Jews. His good deed is known today largely because of one of the Jews he saved: Poldek Pfefferberg, who lived in the United States under the name of Leopold Page. He told Mr. Schindler, “You protect us, you...
Cover of The Most Interesting People in Sports: 250 Anecdotes
by David Bruce
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2011

A few samples: 1) The father of Boston Celtics great Bill Russell didn’t want money from his son, even though Bill was making good money as a star for the Boston Celtics. Whenever Bill wanted to give him money, he would say, “I got a job. I got my own d*mn money.” Bill would then say, “But...
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