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While Sylvia Plath’s life was short-lived, her accomplishments were immense, and two college archives now house her writings and valued possessions. Raised in an era when women were taught and expected to be subservient to men, Sylvia wanted more. She seemed to have all that anyone would need to succeed...

In the beginning, in 1973, when a young couple met at a seminary in the city of Boston, during a time of great racial tension over an issue called bussing, they dared to share a dream and the dream was about faith, progress, unity, love and sustainable development in Africa. She trained in education,...

From the time Sam Carter picked up her sister Frankie from Frankie’s problem ridden home, the sisters cross country adventure began. The trip was filled with romantic and family problems. The sisters faced each and every situation TOGETHER.

This novel is an epic real-life adventure/bromance about a gay street activist from San Francisco (Ezekiel Krahlin), who falls in love with (and becomes a sidekick to) a remarkable and incredibly handsome gay male (Arwyn Miles) who the author eventually concludes is a detective out of Orange County,...

When retired sales executive Robert Loyst finds himself with nothing much to do, his wife suggests he apply for a position with a likely-sounding organization: Seniors Helping Seniors. There is just one job opening, as an aide to an elderly woman…and Robert is warned that it’s only available because...

German philosopher, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche once said, “What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger.” Never Say Never is not only a testimony of fortitude, but pure survival. Life is a journey and maturity a process, but a tragic childhood could have destroyed her future. Instead, Celeste Roth,...

Heart of Love Evolution is a powerful, emotional journey through depression and suicidal thoughts. Depression is born out of life experiences. It is the giving up of hope, the belief that no one cares for you and the thought that suicide is the only way out. But this darkness is also a manifestation...

Many people have experienced a great trauma or sadness at some point in their lives, while others struggle continually with low self-esteem or addiction. These traumas and struggles lead people to waste a lot of their time each day focusing on negative thoughts or even just cluttering their minds...

1001 DOORS is a book of thoughts, feelings, ideas and anecdotes, with some practical instruction. It is an exploration of the deeper human spirit, and the current challenges that spirit faces. According to the author, there is a new paradigm afoot in the world and it will influence every aspect...

I have always liked to walk a little on the wild side of life when it comes to adventure travel. I purposely looked for the unique thing to do. I have chose four of my adventures that I feel represent my goals. It is my desire to take the reader with me to enjoy the adventure as completely as I did.

The world turned upside down and inside out with no regard to the sanctity of history, people, places and things! Life should be this ridiculous so we can all just scratch our heads and smile!

In 1954, Catharina and Joseph Lodewijks and their five sons took a train to Rotterdam and boarded a ship bound for Canada. Nestled safely in Catharina’s womb, three months before his birth, was Augustinus, who would be the sixth son of seven. As the turbulent seas heaved the ship for ten harrowing...

For years, the trail of his life led through dense marshes, high mountain forests and steamy jungles. Then it stopped with just one word. Cancer. For the next seven years, Pat Herzog was pursued by chronic leukemia until undergoing life-threatening experimental treatment. Thereafter, he was relentlessly...

We all dream, but what if your dreams were different? What if your dreams were full of clarity and messages, and you immediately knew their meaning in your life? What if some of those dreams were premonitions to prepare you for a terrible event to come, such as death? And what if some of those dreams...