Trafford publishing aug 2011 (14 Ergebnisse)

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Back home I looked in the mirror-white hair,Wrinkles, age spots, yes, I looked elderly .I was happy, with my gift, scrapbook, and friends. I felt very tired.And it wasn't yet ten o'clock.The golden years are often known as a time in one's life when peace, prosperity, and happiness are abundant. For some, the golden years can also be a time to heal from past hurts and to begin a quest to discover what really matters in life.In Finding Gold in the Golden Years, Ruth Reardon shares a collection of lyrical reflections as a recent retiree and her five-year-old great-grandson search for the gold in the golden years. As they unearth nuggets that represent real treasures in life, fellow travelers and family members share their own homespun philosophies on the meaning of true gold and how to find it in life. While nuggets shine in struggles, losses, hope, and fulfillment, others are encouraged to reflect on their own lives-all while remembering that each sunrise represents a new beginning-at any age.Finding Gold in the Golden Years offers an entertaining, witty, enlightening, and inspirational way to view the third act in life. …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - I'm a thirteen-year-old-half-breed, a mongrel, according to my mom's father. He's full-blooded Kootenai Indian and I am only half-Indian. My dad's heritage is a mix of Scot, Irish, French and Ger-man. So maybe the old man is right, I am a mongrel, like most Americans, a mix of nationalities. But, with him, it's not a simple fact. It was spoken with disgust and loathing ten years ago and my mother died because of it. My older brother Chris and I hate him.For ten years, no one heard from the old man and we were ¿ne with that. Then a letter shows up saying he wants me to spend the summer with him. Dad said my mother would have wanted her youngest son to know her people. I fought against it and lost in the end. I always do when it's 'what Mom would have wanted.'So I'm stuck on the Kootenai-Salish Indian Reservation in northwestern Montana. All I have to do is ¿nd his stash of booze and I'll be on my way home.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Making wishes on snow, dandelions, and shooting stars is perfectly normal for Polly's family. But when Polly decides to try a different kind of wish, everything changes. Now she is spending her entire family vacation thinking she has lost her mind.Maybe Polly should have stuck with throwing a penny into a wishing well. While visiting Thomas Jefferson's home, she uses a nickel instead, silently wishing she knew interesting facts about President Jefferson to share with everyone on the trip. What happens next is something beyond Polly's imagination. In a matter of hours, Polly suddenly realizes that no one else in her group can hear the strange voices relaying fascinating historical facts. Unfortunately, her family thinks she is crazy. Could her wish really have come true Or are the mysterious voices part of a clever practical joke The Jefferson Wish is an entertaining tale that integrates little-known facts about one of our nation's founding fathers with the adventures of a girl about to find out what happens when a wish becomes reality.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The prehistoric sky is pale blue, and it is cold enough to make frost form almost instantly around the nose and beak of the Pteranodon who has just awakened in a treeless land of ice beyond the reach of the sun. The climate at the North and South Poles is changing, leading to a puzzling consequence that mankind is unable to control or defeat.As the Pteranodon cranes its long neck and surveys the frigid, unending miles of white in search for food, others prepare to escape the ice prison that has held them in a frozen state for sixty-five million years. Now, in the seemingly endless night, they are alive again-the result of global warming. No one is more aware of the escalating environmental catastrophe than Professor Edgar Hauptman. As he wonders whether time is running out, Hauptman writes a controversial essay that reaches the desk of the President, causing immediate chaos as everyone wonders if mankind is doomed.In a desperate attempt to cool the earth, Hauptman leads an ambitious mission to the ocean floor. Success means new life, but failure means death of the world as they know it. Can he save the planet in time. …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - For most people, life is not a series of grand moments, headlines, or epiphanies. It is a day-to-day struggle, a moment-to-moment grasping for something just a bit better-something that makes you feel alive and loved. The characters in Only Lovers Wear Sunlight are such people. A young woman settles into her first apartment and tries to establish her identity. An old couple contemplates what awaits them. A traveler makes an unexpected connection with a child. You may walk past people like them on the street every day and never notice them, but like each of us, they need love and comfort and compassion too. These stories capture those small moments in time, incidents and events that should be familiar to all of us. Who knows You may recognize your neighbor or a family member or a friend in one of the stories. And because we're all looking for the same things, you may even recognize yourself.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The people of the United States get caught up fighting each other when their attention and anger should be directed at the politicians that are running the country into the ground.Just like the Boston Tea Party, there needs to be another revolution so that the people can have a say in government. Join Dale Young, a former marine, as he shares his Conservative viewpoints on fixing the Social Security system, understanding the difference between fees and taxes, holding politicians accountable for their actions, cutting back the damage that unions are inflicting on America, and curbing out-of-control spending and taking control of your money.Young's passion to steer the country in the right direction is contagious; by arming yourself with information, you can join your fellow Americans who want to change the nation for the better. Recapture the type of change that happened when Ronald Reagan was elected president, and stage an Incumbent Tea Party.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Cliff Harrington, an African American journalist and editor, grew up during a time when strong factions of proud black men were respected, admired, and loved. Even though the black men around him were not perfect, Harrington eventually grew to understand their thought processes and behaviors. In Just Tell the Truth, Harrington provides an insider's glimpse into the history of the African American men who set high standards, worked hard, and mentored a younger generation.In a time when attending church was required, lying was prohibited, and respect for others was expected, black men knew unequivocally who they were and did not care how the world-particularly white America-perceived them. As Harrington narrates the fascinating history of the men who were smart enough to know they could not change the world but were determined to teach a younger generation valuable life lessons, he shares captivating insight into the daily lives of African American males who intensely believed that all who followed them would live a better life.Just Tell the Truth shares one man's compelling observations about a time when African American men were strong and wise leaders in their homes, neighborhoods, and across the nation.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - For most of its history, the Peoples Temple existed under the radar. Most had never even heard of the church until news of the tragic deaths of more than nine hundred men, women, and children in the jungles of Guyana broke in November of 1978.Th e lives and deaths of the members of the Peoples Temple are ones that remain mostly misunderstood to this day. And for the gay and lesbian members and their families, the truth is sometimes even harder to ¿nd. Author Bellefountaine-an activist, a scholar, and proud member of the gay community-provides a new perspective of the Temple. His detailed research into the inner workings of the Peoples Temple is presented, with a special look at the lives of the gay and lesbian members of the Peoples Temple community. Their stories illustrate how their lives were in¿uenced and äcted by Jones and his 'acceptance' of their sexuality. Bellefountaine looked deep into the historical connection between Jim Jones's Peoples Temple and the city of San Francisco, as well as the connection San Francisco's ¿rst gay councilman, Harvey Milk, had with the Peoples Temple. The power that acceptance-even false acceptance-can have on people is explored through the detailed accounts of members of the temple community. He tells the very human stories of those who died in Jonestown as well as how those who survived the horror and their families were deeply äected by the tragedy of November 18, 1978-and what we can learn from this event.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - It seemed an unlikely match-a minister and a bartender. But Rev. Norman Helm and Gretchen fell in love and became man and wife in 1981. They lived a happy life together until the day Norm was hit by a car while crossing the street in Westborough, Massachusetts, on December 1, 1989. He suffered a traumatic brain injury that also left him virtually deaf. In this memoir, Gretchen tells the honest and personal story of how they have dealt with Norm's traumatic brain injury, the loss of his profession as a senior pastor, his profound deafness, and his recent diagnosis of dementia. From the sad to the lighthearted, she shares anecdotes from their life together-how they have coped with the many challenges placed in their path and how their experiences have made them stronger. A testimony of hope for a bright future, The Birds Will Sing Again demonstrates how sharing painful experiences can help ease the burden of living with disabilities and shows the power of celebrating the joys of each day.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Eighteen-year-old Cam Montclair is ready for change and adventure. In order to escape the confines of Ellington, Georgia, he plans a trip to Europe during the 2006 World Cup. Both Cam and his friend, Jackson McKinley, are no strangers to a partying lifestyle. But as they arrive in Germany, each embarks on his own unforgettable journey through cultural boundaries, European nightlife, and a search for independence that will forever change both of them. After the two men settle into an apartment in downtown Munich, they soon realize there is a great deal of freedom to be found beyond small-town life and their parents' restrictions. As they travel across Europe on a constant search for the next high from alcohol, drugs, or girls, Cam and Jackson revel in week after week of debauchery. But soon Cam starts to question his future aspirations and begins to break down the barriers of his youth, even while attempting to uphold his unconventional lifestyle. Absinthe to Abstinence is a compelling tale about two men who push the limits of exploration in order to find the freedom they so desperately need. But only time will tell if they will push too far in their quest to discover where they belong.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Jermel lost his parents at the age of one and was placed in a disfunctional family that lived strictly by the street code of honor. Quickly conforming to the environment he is submersed in, he picks up the game from his notorious uncle, 'Big John,' a 20-year veteran of the murder and mayhem that the street life brings with it. Now, with the respect of his new family on the line, Jermel has to try and live up to the rep of his new home. He's determined to prove his manhood to the streets by whatever means necessary.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Have you ever dreamed of rolling across the country on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle Many people have, but how many have the guts to really do it In Ready Ryders, six best friends set out to make a far-off dream a reality as they tour Oregon and the Midwest on the backs of rollicking hogs. However, even the best-laid plans can go wrong.In the story 'Bikers Take on the McKenzie,' the Ready Ryder gang goes white-water rafting. But there's a tiny problem: one of them can't swim. In 'The Wedding,' step inside a true redneck wedding on a side-splitting adventure to eastern Oregon. It's not all laughs on the highway, though; some parts of the trip are emotional, life-changing, and completely unexpected. Come along for the engine-revving ride with six friends whose lives change forever on one cross-country trip. Through the epic Sturgis, South Dakota, rally with over a million riders, to camping by a forest fire in Oregon, the camaraderie never stops. Although the character names have been changed, all the stories are true, as are the friendships developed, memories made, and Harley bikes broken in.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Angie and her husband, Aldo, are celebrating their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary on a small Caribbean island in the British West Indies when Aldo makes a fateful decision. With his wife's best interests in mind, Aldo commits suicide by diving off a cliff, ultimately avoiding a long and painful battle with terminal cancer. Shocked and dismayed at his spontaneous choice to end his life, Angie runs into the ocean and tears up his suicide note, realizing it is too late to stop him. Life as she knew it is suddenly over.A few hours later, Aldo's body washes up on shore. After Angie identifies his remains, she flies his body home to New York. But she is about to receive another shock when her mortician friend, George Macklin, discovers the body in the coffin is not her husband and recommends that Angie cremate the body and collect the insurance money. Angie reluctantly follows his suggestion-without knowing that George is on the verge of revealing a surprising dark and dangerous side.In this suspenseful international thriller, two friends are about to go over the edge for money-with disastrous results.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - ¿Puede un cristiano entrar en depresión intensa Esta historia real de una mujer Cristiana que lo vivió y lo sufrió por años, te demostrara no solamente como llego a depresión intensa, pero como Dios la levanto de un lugar donde ya no había esperanza humana. No te pierdas esta fuerte pero conmovedora historia de amor y de esperanza.…