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In "Amish Renegade: The Anthropology of an Amish Girl Turned CEO," journey into the extraordinary life of a woman who defied the confines of tradition and forged her own path to success. From her humble beginnings in an Amish community to becoming a serial entrepreneur with global influence and the co-founder of a non-toxic beauty brand, the author shares her captivating story of transformation and resilience. Discover the challenges she faced, the decisions that shaped her destiny, and the lessons learned along the way.

What could a country girl possibly have in common with someone raised in a city? Actually, more than you think. When we take the time to look past our differences, finding things in common is easy. In this collection of stories, the author shares thoughts and insights gained through her observations of life. Kellie was raised in the country and still lives on a farm today. But the experiences she writes about are helpful no matter where one lives. Everyday encounters are turned into inspirational messages.

Walking Towards Gold tells the story of the author's pioneer colonist forebears who arrived in newly formed Adelaide, South Australia from Portsmouth, in June 1838 and how thirteen years later three of them walked 580 miles from Adelaide to the Victorian goldfields pushing a wheelbarrow.. There are intrepid accounts and interesting descriptions of early Adelaide and life on the Victorian goldfields. This is part of the Downer family's story.

Mary Merrill is not an ordinary woman. Don’t be surprised if she is sweeping at your front porch one morning. She is a great entertainer who values bonds and “En”. That’s who Mary J. Merrill is. My family and I are honored to be in a small part of her extraordinary life.

A história de vida que impacta e inspira, muito mais que uma biografia, mais que superação pessoal. Este livro é uma ferramenta para que você encontre seus caminhos, seu verdadeiro eu, sua identidade. Uma luz para que você consiga uma forma de vencer seus medos e se libertar dos sentimentos ruins que dele se originam como insegurança, rejeição, vícios e outros males. Aqui não há um exame de consciência, mas um encontro.

Иерусалим – взгляд изнутри. Смешные и грустные, реальные и невероятные истории о великом городе, в котором автор живет уже "третий десяток лет". "...А сейчас мне бы хотелось – как в фильме – навести резкость на тот же кадр, наехать камерой в самую гущу Храмовой горы и, включив слепящий прожектор полуденного солнца, повести объективный глаз вокруг и по границам Старого города – Старгорода.

Türkçemizin günümüze kadar ulaşmasında muhafızlık eden pek çok kişi oldu. Türkçenin Muhafızları’yla bu kişileri yakından tanımaya ne dersiniz? Adil, Zahit, Mehmet ve Yusuf aynı okula giden dört arkadaştır. Yaşadıkları şehir Balasagun’u düşmanlardan korumak için bir gece Burana Kulesi’ne çıkarlar. Kuleye çıkma maceraları istedikleri gibi sonuçlanmaz ama Yusuf’un bir karar almasına vesile olur: Bir yıldız gibi insanlığı aydınlatmak... Yusuf, gerçek mutluluğun ve ilmin yolunu insanlara göstermek için çok çalışması gerektiğinin farkındadır.

In "The Hustle Code," Detroit King Tape unveils a comprehensive guide that transcends traditional self-help books, drawing from his profound experiences on the streets of Detroit. The book begins with a powerful introduction, emphasizing the necessity of both health and hustle to navigate life effectively. Without these, you're like a car without wheels or a plane without wings—stuck and grounded, unable to reach your full potential.

In 1938 sculptor Karl Duldig, his wife Slawa Horowitz-Duldig—inventor of the modern foldable umbrella—and their baby daughter Eva, left their home in Vienna for an uncertain future. They found a brief refuge in Singapore before arriving in Sydney on 25 September 1940. Australia was at war: they were classified as enemy aliens and interned in an isolated camp in northern Victoria.

Growing up as a member of a ranching family in Branson, a small town in southeastern Colorado, provided author Larada Horner-Miller a treasure-trove of stories, characters, and emotional moments that make up her touching memoir, This Tumbleweed Landed. This collection of poems and prose transports listeners back to rural America during the fifties and sixties, to one idyllic, tight-knit community in particular.

Live life forwards but understand it by looking backwards. In the book, the author’s 21st-century daily experiences are mirrored in his village days. From the comfort of a ZOOM class, jog around the estate and make rare encounters. Walk with him through libraries, hit golf balls, visit the beach and learn a thing or two about hyenas, lions and leopards.

This story is about an independent woman in her mid-thirties who traveled halfway around the globe to trace her ancestry and how it was connected to World War II. She started out believing she had a plan on how to find evidence of her family’s ancestry only to discover that she had reached an impasse and was completely lost. About to give up, she encountered new information that kept her going.

Florence Bramford was a ladies' maid to the ladies-in-waiting of two Queen Elizabeths from 1939 to 1974. Think real-life The Queen, Downton Abbey, or Upstairs Downstairs...inside the British Royal Family from the servant's perspective half a century ago. Margaret Bramford presents the life of her aunt, told in her own words. Florence had a Victorian childhood and Edwardian adolescence. She was privileged to reside in many royal residences with her ladies-in-waiting and joined many royal tours around the world.

Dad was many things. He was a business owner, a brick mason, a husband, and a father. He was also illiterate. My dad grew up biracial in the Jim Crow South during the early 1930s, where he struggled to find his identity in a world where he was too Black to be White and too White to be Black. In Mixed Bloodlines, Octavia Yvonne Webb picks up the mantle of her father’s story, exploring the seemingly insurmountable injustices he suffered as a child of mixed race growing up in a racially separated world.

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A long time ago, when Japan had the feudal system, my family was a landlord of the area. It has come to a complete downfall over the years, but my family still clings to its past glory. For them, to succeed the family is critical. I’m firstborn and have no brother which meant that I was a successor and destined to spend the whole life in my hometown. But, music changed everything. To pursue a career in music, my hometown was too rural, and I had to move out. Back then, I was a college student, and moving to a city meant dropping out of school.

Catania, seconda metà del Novecento... La Sicilia, vista dagli occhi di una bambina, prima, e di una donna, poi. Ancor più della storia di una famiglia catanese, è un viaggio attraverso gli anni del boom economico fino ai nostri giorni. "Ripercorrere a ritroso i giorni della mia vita è stato ritrovare i "bei sogni ridenti" di un passato, fatto di luoghi, leggende, filastrocche, canzoni, dolci, feste, il "Corriere dei Piccoli", "Il Monello", i fotoromanzi... la magia della radio e della televisione, la contestazione studentesca"

Аудиокнига позволит заглянуть чуть глубже в произведения художников и приоткроет завесу тайны самых загадочных работ в мире.Искусство — слишком обширная область человеческой деятельности, чтобы можно было представить в рамках одной книги все его направления или даже всех наиболее известных художников и наиболее примечательные произведения по этой теме. Не говоря уж о том, что некие мистические элементы при желании можно найти во многих и очень многих объектах искусства.

From bats in the hallway to a diploma on the wall, this is Michael Ewing’s story, and how he went from the projects to university. From growing up in broken-up tenements, bats in the halls, dope fiends in the stairwell to eluding jail, going to war, psychological breakdown, and death. Michael Ewing reflects on the potential hardships he had bypassed in his book, One That Got Away: Unchained by Destiny. Ewing shares his life in this autobiography to be an example and inspiration for people trying to make it in life.

История импрессионизма, раз и навсегда повлиявшего на все последующее искусство, охватывает всего 12 лет: с первой выставки в 1874 году, где было представлено знаменитое «Впечатление», по последнюю, восьмую, в 1886 году.