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The jews-harp is a distinctive musical instrument of international importance, yet it remains one of those musical instruments, like the ocarina, kazoo or even the art of whistling, that travels beneath the established musical radar. The story of the jews-harp is also part of our musical culture, though it has attracted relatively little academic study. Britain and Ireland played a significant role in the instrument‘s manufacture and world distribution, particularly during the nineteenth a...

Peace is not the absence of storms.It is learning to live with the man you used to be.In The Peace, Dr. Michael Wright reflects on the quiet, disciplined work of acceptance — the kind that begins after rebuilding, after endurance, after striving no longer produces clarity.This is not a story about escaping the past.It is a story about integrating it.Through honest and measured reflection, Wright explores the loneliness of strength, the cost of...

Storms shape every life. Some pass quickly. Others change the direction of everything we thought we understood about identity, faith, and purpose.In The Storm: When Life's Instability Shapes Identity, Faith, and Resilience, Dr. Michael Wright offers a deeply honest memoir that explores how adversity becomes one of life's greatest teachers. Through personal experiences of family instability, military service, identity disruption, broken relationships, betrayal, and profound...

George and Kirby are unhappy dorm dwellers at CU-Boulder's Baker Hall. Both have received poor midterm grades, and both are sick of the weather after being hit by a series of snowstorms. George suggests a road trip in his Pontiac Catalina. Kirby likes the idea, and the duo sets out for parts unknown in the west. They encounter challenges in rough and tumble Grand Junction and greasy spoons that harken back to the Wild West, on their way to Las Vegas. From there, the journey becomes a cross...

What if the people the world discarded were the very ones God was preparing to raise up?For more than thirty-five years, former United States Marine and missionary Michael W. Wright, alongside his wife, Pat, has walked through the orphanages, children's homes, and underserved communities of Kenya—places many people visit, but few truly see.In 1991, Michael and Pat did something that made little sense on paper. They sold everything they owne...

Life does not always break all at once.Sometimes it shifts slowly.Through distance.Through responsibility.Through seasons where you realize you have been carrying more than you admitted.Still Walking is a reflection on what happens after the storm has passed but the emotions remain. It explores growth shaped not only by adversity, but by self-awareness, restraint, and the quiet work of becoming whole.This is not a story about dramatic arrival.

Life is rarely simple. We carry memories, relationships, and experiences that shape us—some with joy, others with pain. Forgiveness is one of the most powerful gifts we can give, yet it is often one of the hardest. Resentment, its constant companion, can linger quietly, shaping our hearts, decisions, and relationships.Michael Wright has lived in this tension. In Somewhere in the Middle: A Journey Through Forgiveness, Resentment, and Peace, he invites us to witness his story with hon...

The Failure of Religion: It Has Hurt the African Peoples is a bold and uncompromising truth-telling book. It speaks to the deep wounds left upon the African peoples by systems of religion that came not to uplift, but to control, divide, and deceive. What was called "faith" became a weapon; what was claimed as "salvation" became submission. Through centuries of spiritual manipulation, religion failed to give freedom to the African peoples-it enslaved the mind and stripped a...

You were not born empty. You were born assigned.Before you took your first breath, before your name was ever spoken on earth, God had already approved you, equipped you, and prepared a destiny that only you can fulfill. Yet many people walk through life confused, distracted, discouraged, or disconnected from the purpose placed within them.This book is your awakening.Walk in Your Destiny is a powerful, spirit-shaping guide for anyon...

Universities and Colleges with a Christian affiliation have in recent years sought to renew and redefine their identities and almost all have rearticulated their mission for the modern age after a long and serious process of reappraisal. This process has been accompanied by an ongoing discussion of the nature and identity of higher education itself. This discussion has required leadership that is different from most secular leadership.This book provides a range of experienced voices, inclu...

After a tough childhood growing up in a small Michigan town, Mark Welch decides to join the US Army. Its the 1970s, in the midst of the Cold War, but Mark is ready to experience more of the world. He finds himself stationed in Germany, where he makes friends with a variety of peoplesome who are good, and some who may take him down a dangerous path.Fellow soldier Jacob Multer is a strong Christian, while Marks new roommate, Kurt Talagan, has been around the block more than once. Kur...

Every thought you think shapes the world you live in. Mind Power is more than a book-it is a journey into the infinite potential that resides within you. When you believe in yourself and align your inner energy with the divine, miracles cease to be coincidences; they become a way of life.In these pages, you will uncover the timeless truth that the universe responds to the vibration of your mind. Every dream,every success, every breakthrough begins as a seed planted...