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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...

How do you find the woman of your dreams when you're nearly forty, living in the middle of nowhere and spectacularly ungifted in the art of seduction?Three years into his solo adventure in rural France, Michael Wright has everything he ever wanted: a ramshackle house, several manly power tools, a cat, a grand piano and a vintage aircraft. Yet the lovelier his life becomes, the lonelier he feels. Three unfulfilled wishes return to haunt him: to grow a perfect potato, to fly...

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...

One day in late summer, Michael Wright gave up his comfortable South London existence and, with only his long-suffering cat for company, set out to begin a new life. His destination was 'La Folie', a dilapidated 15th century farmhouse in need of love and renovation in the heart of rural France...Inspired by the success of his column in the Daily Telegraph about La Folie, this book is his winningly honest account of his struggle to fulfil a childhood dream and become a Real...

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...

Who is John Seal?He’s a rookie CIA agent.His job is to protect America against cyber attacks from enemy organizations and terrorists whose tactic is to disrupt lives as a means to leverage their agenda.John finds himself in the middle of Barcelona during the Saint Joan Festival where he meets his handler for the first time. During his high stakes first mission, he is faced with hard decisions and is forced to go against his moral compass to complete hi...

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...

Tears in Riverfalls Alabama is the raw and unflinching life story of Michael Wright-a man born into hardship, raised in abuse, scarred by rejection, but redeemed by the grace of God.From a broken childhood in rural Alabama, marked by hunger, abandonment, and violence, Michael's story is one of survival against all odds. Beaten by a father who was an alcoholic, rejected by a mother who could not care for him, and betrayed by those who should have protected him, his ...

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...

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...

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...