What does it mean to grow up? To be someone's child, sibling, or parent - to carry a family with you wherever life takes you?Growing Up and Family Life brings together poets from Australia, Canada, Congo, Cyprus, Greece, India, Mauritius, Nigeria, the Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Qatar, the United Kingdom, and the United States into one moving anthology about the bonds that shape us. Inside you'll find grandmothers' kitchens and childhood bedrooms, the ache of losing a p...

A routine lawsuit was supposed to end in a settlement. It ended in blood.When Houston attorney Ryan Wolfe takes on a tech theft case, he expects courtroom battles and corporate coverups. Instead, his investigation uncovers something far darker - stolen software weaponized by a Mexican cartel to run untraceable auctions for human trafficking and organ harvesting on the dark web.The case becomes devastatingly personal when someone close to Ryan is kidnapped a...

Ernest Hemingway casts a long shadow in literature—reaching beyond his status as a giant of 20th-century fiction and a Nobel Prize winner—extending even into comic books. Appearing variously with Superman, Mickey Mouse, Captain Marvel, and Cerebus, he has even battled fascists alongside Wolverine in Spain and teamed up with Shade to battle adversaries in the Area of Madness.Robert K. Elder’s research into Hemingway’s comic presence demonstrates the truly international reach of Hemi...

In this forty-fifth anniversary edition, a humble, one-armed Swiss farmer named Billy Meier documents his date with destiny with hundreds of photos, videos, and written conversations with extraterrestrial visitors from the Pleiades star cluster. UFO…Contact from the Pleiades offers the inside story of one of the most remarkable and convincing extraterrestrial encounters ever reported.For the first time—forty-five years after their original publication—the ...

Ellie's Song was written by the author and her mother, many years apart. The first verse was written in 1971 by the author's mother for her first born child. The author adapted the song that was originally written for her oldest sibling, Steve, and made it into a personalized lullaby for her youngest child, Elliott. The author wanted this book to resemble a baby scrapbook with a lot of color and personal touches to keep young readers entertained.

Thinking of Ernest Hemingway often brings to mind his travels around the world, documenting war and engaging in thrilling ad- ventures. However, fully understanding this outsized international author means returning to his place of birth. Hidden Hemingway presents highlights from the extraordinary collection of the Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park. Thoroughly researched, and illustrated with more than 300 color images, this impressive volume includes never-before-published ...

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Picking Up the Flute sets to music a former professor's musings on retirement, marriage, literature, and the natural world. From his home in historic Bristol, Vermont to Ireland's Connemara coast, travel through John Elder's exquisite topography and relish his explorations of nature, poetry, and geology.John Elder's memoir through music is permeated by his unique combination of prose and learning how to play the Irish flute. Elder revisits his time teaching at Middlebury Co...

Theres nothing unusual about Edward Noble; his wife, Sandy; or their twin daughters, Patricia and Beverly. Theyre a typical, middle-income family living in the Knolls, a subdivision of new cookie-cutter stucco homes in Peoria, Arizona. The Nobles are a happy, well-adjusted familythat is, until six numbers change everything.Ed wins $88 million after taxes in a lottery. The family decides theyll use the money sensibly and not blow it all as so many winners have; in fact, they set up ...

How to become a professional blackjack card counter. The good news is you don't have to be a mathematical genius to learn how to count cards, the bad news is many of the Hollywood movies depicting the life of a card counter as fast cash and penthouse suites make it all seem a little too easy.This book will give you a realistic look at what it takes to be a professional card counter. I will take you step by step through the entire process. As a former educator, I came up with a simp...

Stephen Elder’s first collection of short stories was entitled Ye Gods! because it had several stories involving deities. Ye Gods!2 has only one such tale. Instead, this second collection offers penetrating analyses of ancient and modern history (“Stone Age Tax Time” and “Lewis Books a Trip), plus pioneering essays on zoology (“The Ant Olympics” and “Interview with I’ll Have Another”). The author offers further enlightenment by explaining how appliances are sometimes possessed by unfriendl...

Untold stories of New Zealanders shaping China's destiny during a turbulent era.Interesting Times unveils the remarkable experiences of New Zealanders in Republican China (1912-1949). From missionaries and humanitarians to entrepreneurs and adventurers, their lives intertwine with a nation grappling with warlords, war, and revolution. Discover their motivations, challenges, and lasting impact on a society in transition.This book is for history buff...