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Peter Rubalcaba began his writing career as a way of entertaining his 2 young children. His first efforts were stories told by "Old Mr. Hop" and included "Runner the Camel, Smooth Harry (The Flying Worm) and Billy the Bat." His story Seventeen Cents tells the tale of his early efforts to raise enough money to go to a Saturday matinee at the local theatre: "The Dumps." Since those early days, Peter went on to spend 4 years in the Air Force where he traveled at the government's expense in Germany, France and Italy. In later years he was able to fulfill a lifelong dream of living on a 170 acre farm in northeastern Indiana where he and his wife raised their family. He currently e ...

Este libro es la tercer edición de Latinas 100 donde puedes léer de mujeres de todo el mundo. Aprende de sus historias y comparta con nosotros las vivencias que inspiran a la próxima generación.

Research of the first printed work in Albanian Language by Gjon Buzuku "Meshari" published in 1555. The original is kept in Vatican's library under "R. G. Lithurgia, III. 194". This research paper was done in 1953 by Mehdi Bardhi (1927-1994), professor of Albanian Studies at University of Prishtina, Kosovo.

Glimpses Of My Life is a mid-life memoir by Kansas City author, Jared C. Montgomery. This coming-of-age book is full of laughs, youthful experiences, and life in and out of the local church institution. This book is one man's journey behind the multitude of masks that he wore to fit in with his surroundings. This book is a "coming out" story. It's a story about coming out of past hurts, coming out of religion, and coming out of our shells. This is a story about being true to yourself, being vulnerable with others, and learning to live a life with no more masks. This book focuses on personal stories, because every story and every person matters. When you finish readying this light-hearted ...

This book is about my life that began in 1936. My parents had lost their first born when a breach delivery went wrong and a baby boy was dead at birth. Now their second child had whooping cough and pneumonia in both lungs not expected to live. A miracle saved my life and began a total of five healthy children in my immediate family. A world at war and an enormous depression ravaged the nation, yet showing the resolution of its citizens our nation moved forward. This bare foot boy in grade school, now with a top-secret clearance was maintaining equipment that encrypted and decrypted our nations secrets in the headquarters communications center in the pentagon. This same boy, at a ...

In 1997, a young law firm assistant—Lauren Agostino—literally stumbled on a secret cache from Superman’s creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. These original documents, private correspondence, legal papers, and artwork expose the muted and maligned history of the relationships and dynamics of the early Superman family. The origin of Superman and the downfall of its creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster is a dramatic saga that underscores one of America’s most popular cultural icons. For the first time, Agostino and writer A.L. Newberg reveal the extraordinary true story of the Man of Steel’s rise from a creative concept (sold for the infamous $130) to the 1947 lawsuit that nearly den ...

Inside My Mind is the first book from my *Seasons Change* poetry novel trilogy

Este libro está dedicado a los corazones resilientes y a los espíritus indomables de la comunidad latina, a través de naciones y generaciones, quienes han sido y continúan siendo la personificación de la tenacidad, fuerza y esperanza infinita. A cada voz no escuchada, a cada historia no contada, a cada rostro no visto: esta antología es un testamento de su fortaleza, su esencia y sus invaluables contribuciones al diverso tapiz de la humanidad. ♥

Stories that inspire and uplift you, for those moments in life when you think you can't go on.