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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - African American Women Warrant Officers - The New Trailblazers pays tribute to African American Women who are serving or have served in the military as Warrant Officers. These unique women have made tremendous contributions to our country and continue to achieve excellence in their careers.The first African American Woman Warrant Officer was appointed in 1950 and since that time these 'New Trailblazers' have increased their numbers and made an impact with their performance and dedication to service.This book highlights their contributions and shares HerStories and accomplishments. Whether in the Army, Navy, Marines, or Coast Guard, each biography reflects the outstanding careers and leadership exhibited by these trailblazing women.There is an ancient African proverb that says, 'Until the Lions have their own historians, then the hunt will always glorify the hunter'. African American Women Warrant Officers are ensuring that history includes them by telling HerStories.These African American Women Warrant Officers did not hesitate to provide their biographies. Thus, this book is the first chapter of many more books to come.Until HerStory is told, history is incomplete.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The trilogy Letters from my Soul is a remarkable, true story of healing and spiritual growth. It explores the transformation of a woman who has been suffering from chronic fatigue since she was a college student. It not only recounts her struggle to heal the pain hidden underneath the surface, but reveals the fundamental process of change in all aspects of her life. The journey starts in her late twenties when Chantal van den Brink, a graduate from a prestigious business school and a corporate executive in ICT, receives the proverbial 'knock on the door'. During a job interview an executive searcher tells her that she does not seem to know who she is. He compares her to a chameleon, taking on the form that is expected of her, her true self being absent. Rattled, she consults a psychic reader who teaches her to 'go within'. A vision leads her to Findhorn, a spiritual community in Scotland, where she has several mystical experiences. Her illness turns out to be a call from her soul to change course. Determined to regain her health, she turns her life upside down; she divorces her husband, quits her well paid job and sells her up-market house. Together with her new love, she enrolls in the Barbara Brennan School of Healing and starts a consultancy for personal development. As she explores the energetic dimensions behind our earthly existence, an astonishing new world opens up, changing her consciousness about life and the cosmos. Gradually, she comes to realize that the key to health and well-being lies within herself. But, old patterns prove to be persistent and the healing for which she so yearns, does not yet come as easily as she had hoped.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is the autobiography of Jim Warvell. Jim, together with his wife Jan, 2010 Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame Inductees and gold card members of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, performed specialty acts all over the world and have been recognized for their work and achievements. He tells this story of two kids (Jan and Jim) growing up in the 1930's in rural Indiana and Ohio in his own way, his own words and his own cowboy lingo. It is a fascinating story of 'how the west was entertained' by one man, one woman and their family. They raised the 'entertainment' value of rodeos to an entirely new level. If you have ever been to a rodeo and have seen the horse and novelty acts entertaining the crowds while the stadium gets ready for the next event, then you have an idea of what Jim, Jan and the Warvell family accomplished. Jim started on a farm in Darke County, Ohio. He went from riding horses on a farm to riding wild horses in rodeos and Wild West Shows. Jan started on a farm in Indiana. She left the farm and became a well-known Roman rider and trick rider all across the United States. Having settled in Texas in the early 60's, they expanded to developing horse riding specialty acts. They improved on those acts and were soon entertaining fans across America. The specialty acts included Roman Riding, Trick Riding, and Jan, jumping a white horse over a convertible with no bridle or saddle! Their showmanship did not go unnoticed and they began entertaining people in Europe, Asia and South America. The family (Jim, Jan and their two daughters Toni and Sonna) performed at Madison Square Garden, the World's Fair in Montreal, a presidential performance and most every major rodeo in the United States to name a few highlights. They owned and trained the horses they used in their specialty acts. Jim and Jan later went on to successfully own and train race horses. For the first time ever, Jim shares some of his secrets on showmanship and training horses. The story is not only a period piece but also a love story. It reflects the early days of entertainment (50's, 60's and early 70's) in the circus, on the professional rodeo circuit, fairs and Wild West Shows when specialty acts were at the height of their popularity. Jim and Jan Warvell, based in Weatherford Texas since the early 60's (where Jim still resides), were married 55 years, lived and worked together sharing their passion and special talents for horsemanship and entertainment, before Jan succumbed to Alzheimer's disease. IT'S BEEN A WILD RIDE is an original story that takes us back to a special time in American history.…