This autobiographical journey details the evolution of a ghetto-child who struggles to transcend the ghetto, physically and mentally, on his path to manhood. William, born and raised in the slums of Atlanta, Georgia, awakens to a life that seems to offer obstacles and tragedies behind every twist and turn. In a quest to fulfill his purpose and destiny to live through his God-given talents and passions, he stumbles again and again through tragedy after tragedy, nearly ending up as just anot...

An overabundance of fruits and vegetables from a bountiful garden or bulk shopping spree at the farmers' market can leave cooks in the kitchen wondering how to stretch out their stash. By learning how to safely preserve foods at home, you can reap the rewards of a bumper crop of fruit or even a big pot of chili when you’re shuffling through your pantry or freezer for a last-minute meal.These preservation methods that I will be teaching in this book will help you build your food sto...

Bad credit car loans give you a chance to improve your credit ratings. Do not go for car loans that are beyond your budget. Such a situation may again worsen your credit record. To obtain bad credit car loans, you need to have a steady income source to pay off your loan including the interest part. A steady income source or a job could help you get the bad credit car loans. Lenders look at your current job or the income source, your credit ratings and on that basis approve bad credit car l...

Ten years ago, Bill Lansing decided to commemorate his memories of growing up on a small ranch in northern California. Like most baby boomers, not much was ever relayed about their parents history. So he decided to remedy that for his future descendants. The book starts out with his parents courtship in 1920s and connects the narrative memories from 1946 with personal photos in a chronological manner until 1969. Many of the stories are funny, as Bill writes with passion and humor. The titl...

Speedy: The Beaver That Couldn't Swim is an animal children's picture book featuring a remarkable beaver named Little Willie. He is a young beaver whose fear of water leads him on quite an adventure. After being told by his parents that he is going to learn how to swim, Little Willie decides to run away from home and ends up lost deep in the forest. Luckily, he is befriended by a boy named Dwayne. Before he knows it, Little Willie gets a new name and experiences his greatest adventures.

Unleashing her trademark irreverence and humor, Whoopi Goldberg takes a funny and excruciatingly honest look at how a loss of civility is messing with the quality of life for us all.Have you noticed that things aren't as civil as they once were? Or that rudeness is no longer an exception but a lifestyle? Sure you have. All you need to do is set foot outside your door to see that bad manners are taking over everywhere. People are yakking on cell phones in restaurant...

Gardening can be an easy and fun experience. You do not have to be a genius to grow your own delicious vegetables.The basics of ardening are quite simple. This Simple Gardening Guide will help you to grow and enjoy the delicious flavors of some of the most popular food crops.You do not need acres of land to grow vegetables. Many can be grown in containers place on a sunny windowsill or in the sunny part of your patio or balcony.

A 2017 EDGAR® AWARD FINALIST! Amanda Baron died in a boating accident on the Ohio River in 1953. Or, did she? While it was generally accepted that she had died when a coal barge rammed the pleasure boat she was sharing with her lover, her body was never found. Travis Baron was an infant when his mother disappeared. After the accident and the subsequent publicity, Travis’s father scoured the house of all evidence that Amanda Baron had ever lived, and her name was never to be uttered around ...

Veteran comedian Artie Lange turns an unflinching eye and his signature wit on his perilous descent into drug addiction, life-threatening depression, and ultimately, his recovery, in the follow-up to his hilariously raw debut, the #1 New York Times bestseller Too Fat to Fish.At a high point in his career, Artie Lange played a sold-out show in Carnegie Hall and totally killed—yet during his standing ovation, all he could think of were the two bags ...

Make rich, natural soap using only milk and simple ingredients!This concise, beginner-friendly guide shows you how to craft gentle, creamy soap from scratch using milk and natural ingredients. With clear instructions and helpful tips, you'll gain the confidence to create your own bars at home—safely and successfully.Inside you’ll learn:How to make soap step-by-stepSafe handling and use of lyeRecipes featuring different kind...

You can learn quite a bit about project management and not feel so overwhelmed simply by reading this book. This book teaches you how to take a project from start to finish and, using your own techniques and management style, complete the project. Whether you work as a project manager or have a bunch of unfinished projects on your plate, Project Management Made Easy! will help you.

THE INSPIRATION FOR THE FILM SOUL ON FIREIn the bestselling tradition of Brene Brown’s Daring Greatly and Nick Vujicic’s Life Without Limit, this powerful motivational memoir and guide shares a seven-step framework for living with purpose, resilience, and hope after unimaginable adversity.When John O’Leary was just nine years old, he survived a devastating house fire that left him with burns over ...