Biography & Autobiography

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    God Shall Wipe Away All Tears: A Mother’s Journal of Caregiving, Tragedy, and Hope

    Price range: $3.99 through $27.99

    God Shall Wipe Away All Tears is a fascinating look into the life of a courageous woman who suffered unimaginable personal tragedies. Readers will find insight, inspiration and strength from Colleen’s faith-based perspective on confronting difficult life problems. To those who have a loved one with an immunodeficiency, her story will show that you are not alone. Her non-sense chronology sheds light on very rare medical condition.”

    Ulrike Ziegner, M.D., PhD., Allergist/Immunologist

    “Thank you for your wonderful book! Your insight into life and death, and your terrible experiences from which you have learned patience and understanding, will help us all to become better people.”

    Paula Bjornn, Registered Nurse

     

    It was dusk as my husband and I entered the small cemetery to place flowers on the three graves-Jonathan, our firstborn son who died at eight months from a rare pneumonia; Michael, our violinist son who left us at age sixteen due to pancreatic cancer; and Seb, a loving son who trained hawks and suffered blindness and neurodegeneration after thirty years of immunodeficiency. As the sun set with crimson colors. I placed bright summer flowers on each grave. ‘Help me to do what I should do with my life,’ I said to my sons. It was clear what my path should be. I could not let their lives be lost in vain! I should write stories of struggle, love, and faith. “They are doing work now in heavenly spheres, and I must do mine while I still have time!” I said to myself. It all seemed so clear.

     

    This powerful memoir describing Colleen Openshaw’s frequent encounters with illness and death will convey important insights when we experience these unwanted sorrows in our own lives. Losing her parents to cancer and old age, a sister in a car accident, her husband to organ failure and Alzheimer’s, as well as her three precious sons to hyper-IgM Syndrome-has given Colleen unusual understanding in facing end-of-life issues. Relying on her faith in God as well as her own grit and determination, her experience can give us a unique comprehension of how to confront these inevitable trials common to all mankind.

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    My Version of Being A Boss Lady

    Price range: $3.99 through $15.99

    My version of being A Boss Lady is based on true events that happened in my life. When you read through the pages of my experiences, please know that I am strong, one of a kind and the most outspoken person you will probably ever meet. When you pick up a copy of this book, you are not going to put it down through the book you will have traveled with me to Myrtle Beach, S.C. Virginia Beach, VA Ocean City, Maryland. Brooklyn, N.Y. Danbury, Connecticut and Miami, Florida. Never was able to leave the country yet. Going from the East Coast to the South. Meeting and greeting became my story.

    To all my readers you will learn after reading this book the definition of being A Boss Lady!

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    Decisions Matter: Ninety-Three Years of Experiences, Surprises, and Joys Beginning in Poverty on a Primitive Pioneer Farm: Ninety-Three Years of Experiences, Surprises, and Joys Beginning in Poverty on a Primitive Pioneer Farm

    Price range: $3.99 through $19.99

    THE FIRST NINETY-THREE YEARS!

    This is a true and inspiring story of one woman’s quest not only to survive against the formidable odds of her pioneer beginnings but to rise to relative prosperity and is looking forward to the day when she will meet her Savior! She shares her life learnings and adventures, including:

    • How she rose from great poverty as a pioneer as an orphan at a young age in extreme backward condition during the great depression in Northern Saskatchewan to relative prosperity and very comfortable retirement years.
    • How a child of Canadian immigrants became a successful citizen of both Canada and the United States.
    • Why she switched from being a Roman Catholic to becoming a Protestant.
    • How she struggled, having married a devout Christian who became an ardent agnostic believing principally in reason; and finally, after fifteen years, returning to his faith.

    ENDROSEMENTS OF BOOK REVIEWERS

    “You story shows what can be accomplished in spite of great odds when a clear goal is pursued with determination and sincerity and with unwavering commitment to a clear and specific standards.”

    “This is fascinating! I love how it’s history, an autobiography, and a testimony all at once.”

    “All future generations should read this si they understand how difficult life can be and how one may overcome those difficulties. I can’t wait to read the finished book. I am so proud of you, especially having written this at age ninety-three.”

    “I thank you for writing this slice of North American history. Quite thrilling.”

    “You story and writing are amazing!”

    “My summation of your book: “An inspiring story of faith, struggle, and determination to never give up.”

    “Your story is captivating! What you’ve achieved in writing your story is quite an accomplishments! Congratulations.”

    “We wonder what will be the next for her.”

    “IT’S A PAGE-TURNER. I JUST LOVE IT.”

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    No Fear, No Doubt, No Regret: Investing in Life’s Challenges Like a Warrior

    Price range: $3.99 through $18.99

    How many parents can say that they have no fears, doubts, or regrets after having raised a child? We always doubt ourselves and regret some of the mistakes we made. This father looks back on his job of parenting his oldest son with the conviction that he did the best he could do. He believes he learned more from his son than he taught, and he wants to share the nine insights that he realized he’d attained after raising his son. This is a compelling story that leads us to want to be a warrior parent, too!

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    Overcoming Adversity: Resetting Goals

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    Overcoming Adversity is an interesting, intriguing, and inspiring story of hope, courage, and determination. The book emphasizes the spirit of tenacity.

    As an African American in the United States, Fowlkes endured generational poverty and economic disadvantages that were frustrating and painful. He remained focused on his goals and alleviated the pain through faith, self-reliance, and perseverance.

    Take a stroll with Fowlkes and observe the insightful and dynamic strategies he employed to achieve his goals and dreams despite rejections and ever-changing setbacks and barriers.

    The reader will observe his astonishing and remarkable rise from a splintered childhood and poverty to faithfully serving twenty-year in the United States Army and achieving the grade of Lt. Colonel. He also earned two postgraduate degrees and two professional certificates.

    How will you achieve your goals and dreams when experiencing setbacks and rejections?

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    Balkymor: The “Talipes” Effect

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    In 1997, a baby girl named Kelly was born in Sarnia, Ontario with two club feet. While still a baby, she went to the Montreal Shriner’s Hospital for twenty-three visits in eight months to surgically correct her condition. By the time she was six, she was running around freely.

    Her Scottish grandfather had been born in 1938 with a left club foot. Knowing what his granddaughter faced through many medical procedures at a very young age, he collected together his writings about his life from early childhood through to a long and successful career and many international travels.

    Told with love and humour, Balkymor follows the author through his childhood in Scotland during World War II, his youth, falling in love, marrying and moving them to Canada with no job prospects, little money and as much optimism as they could muster.

    Balkymor is a heart-warming memoir of humour, strength, courage and faith in the face of pain, and a rapidly-changing world. It is about overcoming adversity with determination and resolve. It is also a story of love, family and adventure that will have you cheering for the Currie family.

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    Annabelle’s Baby

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    Seventeen-year-old Annabelle is going to have a baby by a boy who wants no part of it, or her. Unwed and pregnant – the worst catastrophe to befall a middle class, Catholic girl in the 1960’s. Desperate to hide their daughter’s condition from friends and neighbors, her parents send her to live with strangers. When Annabelle gives birth to a boy, her father, a man who has sired three girls but yearns for a son, decides that he and his wife will raise the child as their own. He forces Annabelle to pretend to be the baby’s sister.

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    The Paths of My Life: A Christian’s Journey

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    Martin Dorman was born at Mercy Hospital on the south side of Chicago. His parents sent him and his older siblings to church, never attending themselves, except that his Mom started attending in her late 60’s. He attended Chicago’s Ashland Christian Church in his younger years, taking a break from church during his teen years, attending sporadically until late in his nine-year military career where his older bother introduced him to Mr. Herbert Armstrong and the Worldwide Church of God. He remained a member of this church over 30 years, most of that during extreme legalism, and through the time it had a major doctrinal change to Christ-centered worship. He’s now been a member of Mesa First Church of the Nazarene for two years. Pastor Ira Brown and the congregation are very warm and loving. It’s Martin’s second home. His two favorite hymns are, “Oh, How I Love Jesus,” and “To God be the Glory” He presently lives in Mesa, Arizona, and his daily goal is to live according to God’s will and follow His path.

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    Confessions of A Gynecologist

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    Dr. Dresden leaves no stone unturned as he navigates through the exciting world of the development and practice of an obstetrician and gynecologist. From start to finish, his story is wrought with startling revelations and shocking exposes. His journey uncovers the needs, hopes, anticipations and expectations of men who choose to become physicians and, later on, obstetricians and gynecologists. He deals, without evasion, with the compromises that must be made in a physician’s personal life in order to first learn and then practice his chosen profession. He explores, in stark detail, the life experiences that motivate men to strive to serve women’s medical needs. He uncovers the self-serving and abusive nature of medical training and the resultant waste, inefficiency and danger. He confronts the flaws and dangers in the medical delivery system that threaten our expectation of quality medical care. He exposes the rot, self-interest and hypocrisy that pervade the political power structure of hospitals and medical societies. Lastly, he uncovers the power that drug companies can exert to control the pricing and delivery of pharmaceuticals and concomitantly keep physicians in line. The task is monumental and the author has met the challenge.

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    Angels I Have Seen

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    Marcia begins the book “Angels I Have Seen” by explaining, first, how her mystical gift of prophecy, seeing and hearing the things of the spirit, developed. She spent 25 years listening to the Spirit and automaticallywriting what she heard. The gift strengthened as she prayed and listened to the Spirit for people in staff meetings and at healing prayer services.

    The second part of the book includes paintings of some of the angels she saw and painted and what the paintings mean.

    Enjoy the angel paintings and see what they mean to you. Notice how strong and vibrant the angels are. Close your eyes to imagine what your angels may appear to be.

    Marcia has been married to her husband, Ken, for over 41 years and lives in Leawood, Kansas. Ken and Marcia have two grown daughters and three grandchildren.

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    THE WORK OF MENTAL ILLNESS IS GOD’S +: A Journey with Mental Illness: A True Story by Rev. Dr. Holistic Life Coach Tyrone Waters

    Price range: $3.99 through $9.99

    THIS BOOK IS ABOUT SOME PEOPLE WHO CALLED ME CRAZY, SURVIVING THE CRUELTIES OF THE MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM, AND BECOMING A LIFE-LONG LEARNER, AND TO THOSE WHO READ THIS BOOK SALVATION THROUGH THE LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST +

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    Going Postal: 2nd Edition

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    Willie Roy Hargis worked for the Postal Service for 32 years. He began his Postal career as a City Letter Carrier in 1967. In January 1973, while carrying mail he enrolled at Tarrant County Junior College, attending night classes. After receiving a promotion in 1975 to Building Services Supervisor, he began working nights and enrolled at Texas Wesleyan College. He graduated from Texas Wesleyans College in December 1978, with a degree in Business Administration.

    Mr. Hargis worked as a City Letter Carrier, a Carrier Technician, Building Service Supervisor, as an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Counselor, a Labor Relations Assistant, Injury Compensation Supervisor, Delivery Service Supervisor, Station Superintendent, Station Manager, Ad Hoc EEO Investigator, and Labor Relations Representative.

    In 1988, the Fort Worth office became a District Office, and the Labor Relations Representative position was upgraded to Manager. Mr. Hargis remained in that position until retirement in 1999. In addition, to his Postal career, Mr. Hargis graduated from Special Warfare School at Fort Bragg, NC in 1966, and served his country as an Army Special Forces, Green Beret, Paratrooper.

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    Driven By The Spirit

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    When we think of ourselves as children of God, we tend to imagine ourselves as small children, dependent and trusting. A better analogy would be to think of ourselves as adolescents. Anyone who has raised a child to adulthood can understand the dilemma of wanting our children to become independent, successful members of society, but realizing as they make their way in the world they will make mistakes. They will get hurt. God did not create us as robots programmed for total obedience. He knows that we will make poor choices as we grow. We will face trials and we will, at times, question His love for us. Just as the parent of an adolescent, God wants us to come to Him for advice, consolation and love. He wants us to remember all He has taught us, all He has done for us, and how much He loves us. He wants our love and devotion in spite of the hardships we face or successes we achieve. When I think about those who don’t believe they need God in their lives, it brings to mind the lonely widow who sits in her home day after day, hoping for the moment when her child will call or come to see her. Some never will. How sad is that!

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    Tesoros De La Oscuridad

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    Para aquellos que buscan encontrar respuestas a las preguntas profundas de la vida, este libro tiene como objetivo animarlos e iluminarlos en su viaje para encontrar la paz con su pasado, consigo mismos y con Dios. Descubrirá las configuraciones predeterminadas de la humanidad que todos tenemos que superar, y descubrirá algunas verdades esenciales acerca de Dios que rara vez escuchará en ninguna iglesia. Descubrirás formas saludables de afrontar tus miedos, tu vergüenza y gran parte de los engaños a los que estamos expuestos en nuestras vidas. Descubrirás la verdadera definición de justicia a los ojos de Dios y serás testigo de las formas milagrosas en que Dios se acerca a quienes le piden ayuda.

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    In The Chaotic Murmur of an Unclear Destiny

    Price range: $3.99 through $15.99

    This is a book of deep love, devotion, and respect for the author’s late wife of the author, and it can also be seen as a guide and practice for overcoming difficult situations in life. Exploring his inner self, especially the unconscious part, the author talks about emotional reactions in the modern, alienated world. Improvising his imagination, he talks about a microcosm, which can be anywhere, in which there are long-standing injustices that need to be dealt with. How?

    Please read it, and protect yourself with knowledge, it will certainly not lead you astray and accept everything that life puts in front of you, be ready, and understand all sorrows, difficulties, and injustices as a game that you solve, so that you, not others, set limits for yourself. – Marina Denadic

    Željko Vujovic seems to be moving in a silent sailing ship not far along the mainland and observes everything on the shore… He looks precisely at the long past time and presents it to the reader as if it happened now. Sometimes that coolheaded composure gives way to a slightly emotional subjective assessment. Then the character of the Anemic Director appeared who was “appointed to that position by the Hepatobiliary Surgeon who applies the knowledge of hepatobiliary surgery in the politics of the Microcosm, and the Hepatobiliary Surgeon was appointed to the position by the Tall Man Who Sees High Above the Microcosm.” That emotional assessment is contained in a mild edge of irony which only reinforces the image of society that we survived a long time ago…

    Željko is the treasure of many generations before him… Sometimes he breaks into a biting caricature: The Running Pissing Man, but, that is a testimony of the times we lived in, maybe we forgot and it comes back to us again and again: bad students raise respectable professors. And those respectable “beat the stone” on Naked Island. “Why? For nothing.” Answers a stout old woman, carrying on her mare a full “carload” of grapes and figs, which she picked with her own hands and laboriously and intended for her son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren, pointing with her head to the house of Blažo Jovanovic, who, at that time, was cheering and dressing in Montenegro. – Dragan Perišic

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    Allon Ti Biag: Walo A Dekada A Panagdaliasat

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    Tubo ti San Juan (Lapog), Ilocos Sur, Philippines, impatarus ni LGT Ti Libro ni Mormon, Ti Doktrina ken Katulagan, Ti Perlas a Kapatgan ken dadduma pay a pagbasaan ti The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Isu pay ti nagipatarus iti Iluko kadagiti mensahe dagiti General Authorities iti uneg ti 1998-2020, ken maysa kadagiti agin-interpret kadagiti mensahe dagiti dadaulo ti nasao a simbaan iti mamindua iti makatawen a Sapasap a Komperensiada. Adu ti nagsasaadanna iti nasao a simbaan, a pakaibilangan ti Stake President ti Marikina Philippines Stake, Sealer iti Manila Philippines Temple ken Jordan River Utah Temple. Sangapulo-ket-lima ti nasuratna a nobela, adu a sarita, daniw, ken salaysay ti naipablaak iti Bannawag, Rimat, TMI Journal, Asia Philippines Leader, Philippines Inquirer ti California; immawat iti nadumaduma a gunggona a pakairamanan ti UMPIL Award a kangatuan a maited iti mannurat a Filipino, Pedro Bucaneg Award a kangatuan a maited iti mannurat nga Ilokano, Palanca, ETTI, GRAAFIL, RFAAFIL, ken dadduma pay. Naipaayan iti Lifetime membership ti GUMIL Metro Manila gapu iti panagpresidentena iti gunglo. Binukelda kada Aurelio Solver Agcaoili, PHD, ken dagidi Sinamar A. Robianes Tabin, T. Gabriel Tugade, ken Cristino I. Inay, Sr. ti TMI Global (Guild of Ilocano Writers Global). Nagturpos iti AB Journalism idiay Manuel L. Quezon University ken MA Literature idiay University of the Philippines Diliman. Immuna a librona ti Pakpakawan, Berde! ken 21 a Sarita. Nagbuliganda iti daydi kaingungotna a Sinamar dagiti libroda a Woven Strands of Roses/Naabel a Linabag ti Rosas, a nakaurnongan dagiti suransuratda, ken Wellspring of Foresight/Ubbog ti Sirmata, a nakaurnongan dagiti 32 a napili a saritada. Insarunona nga inlibro ti Behold, I Am, Jesus Crisostomo: Playwright/Adtoy, Siak, ni Jesus Crisostomo: Dramaturgo, a nangabak iti pasalip ti ETTI iti nobela. Naaddaanda iti pito a bunga: Lorimar*, Loumarie Linglingay, Arvin Salaknib*, Lorenzo II, Naomi, Sinamar II, ken Marlo Bagnos. Agindeg iti 4491 West 3500 South Apt. C-4 West Valley City, Utah 84120 USA