"...it's impossible to deny [P.H. Mountain's] magnetic storytelling, his vibrant spirit, and the reckless abandon with which he presents this raucous memoir." - Indies TodayAt eighteen, Paul Mountain pissed away an academic scholarship to the University of Minnesota and fled to Boulder, Colorado - broke, reckless, and dangerously free of oversight. In a cramped one-bedroom apartment shared with two other derelicts, his life became unbridled and chaotic, li...

'Living to Tell the Horrid Tales: True Life Stories of Former Slaves, Historical Documents & Novels' is a profound anthology that embodies a spectrum of narratives ranging from heart-wrenching slave narratives to poignant memoirs and reflective novels. This collection encapsulates the horrific experiences and the resilient spirit of those bound by chains, alongside the connected literary pursuits that aim to expose and abolish the brutal injustices of their times. The diversity of literary...

In her previous books, Oriah Mountain Dreamer has challenged readers to live with passion and honesty, to embrace the true, fallible, human self. What We Ache For is a moving and eloquent call to delve deeply into our creative selves, to do our creative work, and offer it to the world.The creative process is essential to human nature. It is as essential as spirituality and sexuality, and in fact all three are deeply intertwined. What We Ache For is a prac...

A survivor's tale of Everest and cancer. Jules Mountain recounts his journey to Everest, battling cancer and surviving the 2015 Nepal earthquake. This is more than a mountaineering story; it's about resilience in the face of life-threatening challenges. Is it for you? If you seek inspiration and adventure, this is your story.Mountain explores how logic, compassion, and risk assessment shift under extreme stress. From cancer diagnosis to scaling Everest, he faces ea...

This carefully crafted ebook: "Slavery: Not Forgiven, Never Forgotten" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Memoirs Narrative of Frederick Douglass 12 Years a Slave The Underground Railroad Up From Slavery Willie Lynch Letter Confessions of Nat Turner Narrative of Sojourner Truth Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl History of Mary Prince Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom Thirty Years a Slave Narrative of the Life of J. D. Green The Life of Ol...

Discover how easy cooking over a campfire can beCamping in the great outdoors doesn't mean cookouts have to be limited to hot dogs on a stick. With the help of four simple tools—a cast iron skillet, a Dutch oven, skewers, or foil—this beginner-friendly cookbook shows you how to serve up hot and delicious meals fresh off your campfire.What sets this campfire cookbook apart:Campfire cooking basics—Learn how to build a cookout-re...

High in the serene peaks of the Outeniqua mountains lives Glück — a soft, handmade doll with a pink cap, tiny blue sneakers, and a tag on his wrist that proudly reads: PERFECTLY imperfect.Glück's world is one of gentle joys: playing sweet melodies on his recorder, solving landscape puzzles beside a crackling stove on rainy afternoons, and watching dragonflies dance over blooming magnolias from his wooden porch. He doesn't mind a crooked seam or a dusty trail, because he knows that ...

A woman wonders if she can trust her heart to mysterious newcomer who settles in her small western frontier town in this inspirational historical romance.Traveling through the Wyoming wilderness, all Bridger Jamison wants is a job and a safe haven for his brother. Finding work with the lovely Lola Martin solves at least one of his problems. And the charming town of Quiver Creek seems like the perfect place to start a new life.A string of mysterious deaths has...

This book is a celebration of life. Its astonishing view is from the perspective of someone living a simple, isolated life in the Rocky Mountains as a mountain man. Sylvan Ambrose Hart was born in the Oklahoma Territory in 1906. In the 1930's, while still a young man, he walked into the Rocky Mountains and designed a unique life for himself in the wilds - hunting, fishing, trapping, panning gold, crafting his own tools, weapons, shelter, and clothes. For almost fifty years he lived the lif...

The book suggests that music research is suffering from too many experts with their own jargon, while practitioners wander off in dismay. Therefore, a new category is proposed - the Conversational Musicologist - who can serve as both spy and interpreter. The associated idea of accepting more casual forms of discussion while working in Big Picture mode is illustrated by the author's musings on various topics in music which could benefit from interdisciplinary discourse. These range from aes...

'Never Forgotten, Never Could Be' is a profound anthology that captures the essences of struggles, resilience, and emancipation through the voices of eminent historical figures and activists. Ranging from poignant narratives to riveting personal accounts, the collection presents a formidable array of styles — from introspective diaries to powerful speeches and heartfelt letters. As readers journey through the timeline from slavery to emancipation, each piece serves as a canvas depicting th...

Gathering slave narratives, memoirs, depositions, travel accounts, and abolitionist documentation, *100$ REWARD ON MY HEAD* charts the lived realities and afterlives of Atlantic-world slavery. Its texts move between harrowing scenes of sale, labor, flight, family separation, literacy, resistance, and self-emancipation, while adopting forms as varied as spiritual testimony, legal witness, adventure narrative, and political indictment. Accounts of escape by ingenious means, public witnessing...