My father was an immigrant from Italy. He came to America and had a hard beginning. However, he was a proud man and would never take any kind of abuse, either verbal or physical from anyone. As an Italian, he was treated poorly on job places and usually quit the same day after attacking his supervisor. I was the only person in our Italian family who was intrigued by some of my father's stories, and it was therefore the reason why I began interviewing him as often as I could to gather infor...

And so begin the travels of the time traveling, first-century Christian storyteller who appears in print for the first time in Ephus and the Praying Bushel. Journey through time to the early days of the formation of the Christian Church, and, walk with Ephus Bar Isaiah as he travels the by ways of first-century Jerusalem. Meet Ephus' friends, Halakah bar Solomon, Ebenezer the Wealthy, and, of course, Yellow Dog. Follow them through their often-humorous adventures as they learn to walk with...

Adventures in the Land of Canaan is a classic religious essay that comes out of our heart. It is intended to go to the hearts of others. Some of the things written here were learned by long and bitter experiences. Our "Adventures" were very real, and it is our hope that some of them our readers will never have. The real battles are fought within, and the struggle for mastery goes on in the soul, hidden in the mysterious depths of the spirit.

This small volume was first published in the year of 1925, but it has been out of print for many years. The present reprint edition is in response to requests for it to be in print again. The main characters in this true-to-life narrative are led to Bible salvation, and then step by step into the various Bible doctrines, and finally to establish a congregation of the Church of God after the New Testament pattern. In the meantime, the snares of false doctrines which surrounded them were exp...

This book comes out of our heart. It is intended to go to the hearts of others. Some of the things written here were learned by long and bitter experiences. Our "Adventures" were very real, and it is our hope that some of them our readers will never have. The real battles are fought within, and the struggle for mastery goes on in the soul, hidden in the mysterious depths of the spirit. Usually these battles are fought out alone, many times when others are not aware that anything of moment ...

You can save money, time and memories by using Mexico's bus system, the largest in the world.Mexico has almost 800 bus companies that can get you into every nook and cranny of that fascinating country.But information on the bus system is hard to find. Only a handfull of the bus companies have internet web sites, and most of them are in Spanish.Where are the bus stations located? What are the differences between the 5 clazzes of bus service? Where can I store my lugg...

Uncle Will of Wildwood is a warm and humorous memoir of the nineteenth-century Bluegrass that recalls a defining period of Kentucky's past. It was a time of self-sufficient country estates when, as Thomas D. Clark writes in his introduction, "every Bluegrass farm gate was the entryway into a ruggedly independent domain." Wildwood was such a place, ruled by the affable Uncle Will of this classic book.Everything at Wildwood revolved around Will Goddard, who was "a cross betw...

The Great War is finished: England is once more at peace. What can have caused such a War, except stupidity? What, if not intelligence, can prevent another? This view gives rise to a new ministry: the Ministry of Brains, under whose regulation foolish marriage is discouraged, and stupid children taxed. But will the public put up with this kind of regulation? Can the will to disorganised love be suppressed - in the townships of England, or, indeed, within the Ministry's own walls?

Jarvis Hilton of Terra, the youngest man yet to be assigned to direct any such tremendous deep–space undertaking as Project Theta Orionis, sat in conference with his two seconds–in–command. Assistant Director Sandra Cummings, analyst–synthesist and semantician, was tall, blonde and svelte. Planetographer William Karns—a black–haired, black–browed, black–eyed man of thirty—was third in rank of the scientific group

In A Coil, a Coin, and a Pipe, Tony and Juanita think they are better off playing together on their own. But they soon learn that excluding other people is not as productive and beneficial as it is to include them.

In The Cat, the Rat, and the Bat, Ben loved his toy rat, toy bat, and cap and was bereft when his cat ruined them. His empathetic father suggested that the cat would not be able to ruin Ben's things if they were put away. Ben discovered that following his father's advice could bring about positive results for everyone.

In ***Fig Jam,***Darren's and Lisa's steadfast belief that kids cannot cook is demonstrated by their incredulous reaction to the discovery that Finian, their good friend, fancies himself as a cook. Their disdain at the thought of Finian being a cook only increases when he claims to cook things as exotic as Fig Jam. An intriguing invitation results in Darren and Lisa reevaluating their prejudices about kids, cooks, and food.