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Author: D. D. Rocca Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers ISBN: 1035802376 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 281
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I stood in front of the headstone which read ‘Rita Rocca Nee Tomlin (15/6/1942 - 21/10/2020)’ and thought, ‘Is this all there is? Her name on a headstone with mine to follow.’ I remembered a warm May Day in 1948, when we both kneeled at the same altar waiting for a priest to give us our first taste of Jesus. She, in her white dress, was wondering if the day would yield enough for a new doll and pram, while I wondered if mine would yield enough for roller skates and maybe a new football. I recalled the honeymoon in Jersey in 1963, Miss World at the Royal Albert Hall in 1980, and the ball that followed at the Savoy Hotel. I said, “Sorry girl, I can’t give you a Taj Mahal, but I will write a book, which will hopefully make us more than just names on a tombstone.”
Author: D. D. Rocca Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers ISBN: 1035802376 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 281
Book Description
I stood in front of the headstone which read ‘Rita Rocca Nee Tomlin (15/6/1942 - 21/10/2020)’ and thought, ‘Is this all there is? Her name on a headstone with mine to follow.’ I remembered a warm May Day in 1948, when we both kneeled at the same altar waiting for a priest to give us our first taste of Jesus. She, in her white dress, was wondering if the day would yield enough for a new doll and pram, while I wondered if mine would yield enough for roller skates and maybe a new football. I recalled the honeymoon in Jersey in 1963, Miss World at the Royal Albert Hall in 1980, and the ball that followed at the Savoy Hotel. I said, “Sorry girl, I can’t give you a Taj Mahal, but I will write a book, which will hopefully make us more than just names on a tombstone.”
Author: Ron La Point Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing ISBN: 1608443116 Category : Oshkosh (Wis.) Languages : en Pages : 262
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This is a book of collected works compiled and written by community members who chose to share their remembrances of the past. The stories take place in Oshkosh, Wisconsin in the 1940s and '50s, although a few stories go before and a few beyond. They are stories of corner taverns, grocery stores, churches and self-contained neighborhoods; of sports and sport heroes, and icons of the past; of movie theatres, a dank basement, and a chance encounter with Gene Autry; of polio epidemics, iron lungs, and stories from two who were afflicted; of hoboes, fearful mothers, and orphan train drops; of the beginning of aviation, steam-driven trains, and motorcycle clubs; of walleye and white bass runs, ice shanties, and spearing sturgeons; of breweries no longer there and barbershop songfests that are; of boating, yacht clubs, and Friday night fish frys; of "regular folks" and community leaders, and others of note; of pin setting and caddying, and other teenage staples; of war rationing, blackouts, and savings bonds; of old-fashion ice houses, traveling circuses, and freshwater quarries; of YMCA's, library expansions, and civic events; of an American war hero, a diary kept, and a fallen president; and of an Oshkosh that in its "heyday" was known throughout the country as "Sawdust City." The stories you are about to read are first-hand accounts; images of another time. Ron La Point, a retired high school history teacher, has authored two previous books: A Family History, and Oshkosh: A South Sider Remembers. He and his wife, Carol, winter in Sun City West, Arizona and summer in his hometown of Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Author: Paul Burrell Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0062046314 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 257
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Paul Burrell served Diana, Princess of Wales, as her faithful butler from 1987 until her death in 1997. He was much more than an employee: he was her right-hand man, confidant, and friend whom Diana herself described as "the only man she ever trusted." Featuring previously unseen interior photographs and remarkably intimate details, The Way We Were flings open the doors to Kensington Palace, leading readers deep inside the private world of Princess Diana—room by room, memory by memory. Marking the tenth anniversary of the princess’s death, Burrell has penned a faithful and poignant tribute to "the boss"—capturing as never before her vivacity and love of life, her style, her fashion, and her heart. Some images that appeared in the print edition of this book are unavailable in the electronic edition due to rights reasons.
Author: Robert Paul Gwynne Publisher: Balboa Press ISBN: 1504315359 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 132
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If you’re feeling lost, unappreciated, or like you should have accomplished more in life, take a step back and appreciate yourself for the way you are. That’s the overriding message in this book by Robert Paul Gwynne, who was a certified public accountant for many years, an occult student for some fewer years, a Reiki practitioner, friend to others, a father to three, and stepfather to another three. While he’s navigated many turns and curves throughout life, he’s lived an impossible dream—one made possible by being comfortable with who he is. He emphasizes that there is no need to make changes in your life for the sake of change. People associate with and love you as you are—and even when you don’t think it is—life often works out exactly as you’ve designed it. Gain a greater appreciation for your potential, abilities, knowledge, and will to suceed with the insights and life lessons in The Way We Are.
Author: Dick Curtis Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 1420888455 Category : Indiana Languages : en Pages : 229
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The story of Ray Pettit is the story of America. a country of decent and generous people, a country with a heritage and system of government based on liberty and the rights of individuals, a country where opportunity has no bounds. Encouraged by his mill-worker parents, who were lacking in formal education but not in intelligence, character, and love for their children, he used his natural ability in mathematics and high-level academic achievement as a springboard to great accomplishments in engineering, some of which contributed to the development of today's modem cellphone technology .Mill-Village Boy begins with the story of a barefoot boy in overalls, in the small town of Canton, Georgia, during the depression years of the 1930s. Unconditionally loved by his parents, Ray Pettit went from Class Valedictorian to graduation from Georgia Tech with a degree in Electrical Engineering. This was followed by Masters and Doctor of Philosophy degrees, and outstanding achievements in industry and academia. Mill-Village Boy has elements of intrigue and danger, love and adventure, comedy and sadness, loyalty and betrayal. . . a fascinating description of an exciting and rewarding life!
Author: Shashi Kumar Publisher: Notion Press ISBN: 1946714208 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 65
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The narrative poetry takes you on a nostalgic ride of childhood innocence with When Kids fall in Love and walks you through teenage love with Be with me, stay with me. You try to walk a little further but you can’t Escape the Silent Story and the Guilt that reminds you of your past. Chances that you failed to take and a question that always prevailed in your head - What if I had? Every day struggles with your inner-self and the reality of being stuck as a Corporate Slave. But what if that is not what you want, not something you planned and one final day you decide to change your path? It is a journey of listening to your heart, finding yourself an inspiration and how important it is to keep fighting a little longer every time.
Author: Fisher Humphreys Publisher: Smyth & Helwys Publishing, Inc. ISBN: 9781573123761 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 164
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The Way We Were is a book about the theological dimensions of the controversy that shook the foundations of the Southern Baptist Convention during the decades of the 80s and 90s. That controversy began at the national level, far from most Baptist laypeople, trickled down to the state Baptist conventions, where it included a much broader audience, and now has moved into local churches. --from forward
Author: D. D. Rocca
Author: D. D. Rocca
Author: Barbra Streisand
Author: Ron La Point
Author: Paul Burrell
Author: Robert Paul Gwynne
Author: POETRY PLANET Individual Poets
Author: Dick Curtis
Author: Margaret Deefholts
Author: Shashi Kumar
Author: Fisher Humphreys