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Author: Richard Verlander Publisher: Dementi Milestone Publishing ISBN: 9780985037505 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 0
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Perspectives on the journey of a Baseball Parent - From Little League, to the World Series, and everything in-between. From the start in 1989 as parents of then 6 year old Justin Verlander and later his younger brother Ben, and with little background or experience in any type of organised sports ourselves, we had no idea about the turn our lives were about to take when a neighbour from across the street suggested that our son Justin should sign up for Little League Baseball. In our wildest dreams we never would have imagined that 20 years later we would be receiving the Little League Parents of the Year Award in Willamsport, Pennsylvania. This is an honour bestowed annually on the parents of major league stars that played Little League Baseball. After over two decades spent raising two sons who have experienced great success both on and off the field, the term Baseball is Life has become much more than a cliche for the Verlander family. We have been touched by many life changing events that we were fortunate to experience, but often unprepared to handle.Looking back we were often blessed to be surrounded by many people who helped us by providing valuable insight in making decisions and dealing with situations that enabled us to put our boys in the best possible atmosphere to grow and develop their potential; both as athletes and young men. Other times we were just lucky. It was not always clear, that's for sure. This book was written in hopes that other parents raising young athletes can gain something from our experience and look back as we have, knowing that Baseball is a great metaphor for life and that lessons learned last a lifetime.
Author: Richard Verlander Publisher: Dementi Milestone Publishing ISBN: 9780985037505 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 0
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Perspectives on the journey of a Baseball Parent - From Little League, to the World Series, and everything in-between. From the start in 1989 as parents of then 6 year old Justin Verlander and later his younger brother Ben, and with little background or experience in any type of organised sports ourselves, we had no idea about the turn our lives were about to take when a neighbour from across the street suggested that our son Justin should sign up for Little League Baseball. In our wildest dreams we never would have imagined that 20 years later we would be receiving the Little League Parents of the Year Award in Willamsport, Pennsylvania. This is an honour bestowed annually on the parents of major league stars that played Little League Baseball. After over two decades spent raising two sons who have experienced great success both on and off the field, the term Baseball is Life has become much more than a cliche for the Verlander family. We have been touched by many life changing events that we were fortunate to experience, but often unprepared to handle.Looking back we were often blessed to be surrounded by many people who helped us by providing valuable insight in making decisions and dealing with situations that enabled us to put our boys in the best possible atmosphere to grow and develop their potential; both as athletes and young men. Other times we were just lucky. It was not always clear, that's for sure. This book was written in hopes that other parents raising young athletes can gain something from our experience and look back as we have, knowing that Baseball is a great metaphor for life and that lessons learned last a lifetime.
Author: R.W. Graykowski Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 1440186340 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 290
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In the midst of a turbulent storm, world-renowned heart specialist and inventor Dr. Rick Stevens questions his existence. Estranged from his wife and children, and with his life and career falling apart, he wonders where his life is going and where its been. With a storm pounding both outside and within him, Rick finds himself mysteriously transported back in time to when hes twelve years old and attending Camp Silverheart. This special campopen by invitation only teaches campers to live in balance with nature and works to awaken each childs natural gifts and brilliance. In one eventful week, Rick and his fellow campm8s face life and death and discover the power to choose their ultimate path in life. By exploring the struggle between faith and fear and the choices that shape our lives, Rick is better prepared to re-enter his life in the present. Will his mysterious journey back to his innocence impact the world now and in the future?
Author: Avery Blake Publisher: Sterling & Stone LLC ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 438
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SciFi aficionado, Avery Blake, and sorceress of suspense, Ninie Hammon, team up to bring you the first book in The Taken Saga, a terrifying tale of alien invasion told from the perspective of three very special young people. Although they’ve never met, Star, Noah, and Paco have been dreaming about each other for years, each never sure that the others exist — until all three children start sharing dreams of invading aliens. When the alien ships are spotted, six days from Earth, society quickly descends into brutal chaos. Star, in New Mexico, is blamed for summoning the aliens to exact revenge for the Roswell crash. Noah, in Kentucky, discovers that a terror-stricken scientist intends to kill Noah and his classmates, to save them from the atrocities of a war with the aliens. And Paco, in California, is forced to play a deadly game of hide-and-seek in a maximum-security prison when the alien invasion interrupts Scared Straight Day. When these three children are taken, will their strange psychic bond help them survive what happens next? ★★★★★ "Just when I think she can’t get any better, Ninie writes an incredible novel that just blows me away. The most exciting thing about this book is that it’s the first in a series of four. I can’t wait to read the rest." -- Bonsterblack ★★★★★ "When you find an author/genre you like, can you imagine finding a TREASURE TROVE of books by them? That's what The Taken is. So charge up your Kindle and get ready to dive into the PILE of great fiction this will bring you. Incredible characters, delicious tension, and a countdown that you can't STOP reading!" -- K. Koch ★★★★★ "I am very happy with the book. Like all of her books A very intriguing story." -- Beverly. Bridges ★★★★★ "This is not your normal Ninie Hammon book but I thought it just as thrilling as her others and I have fallen in love with the characters once again and can’t wait to find out more about them so glad this is a 4 book series cannot wait to read more. It will keep you on the edge of your seat and crying out for more ! The language is a lot different than Ninie’s normal books. Ninie Hammon Rocks!!!" -- Cora A. Myers The Taken is the first book in the new alien invasion series, The Taken Saga, by Avery Blake and Ninie Hammon. Get The Taken and discover your new favorite science fiction series today!
Author: Avery Blake Publisher: Sterling & Stone LLC ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 416
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SciFi aficionado, Avery Blake, and sorceress of suspense, Ninie Hammon, team up to bring you The Changed. This is the second book in The Taken Saga, a terrifying tale of alien invasion told from the perspective of three very special young people. In the last moment of their captivity on board the alien ship, Star, Noah, and Paco are made separate offers: they will be returned to earth, but they each must abandon the other two. Star and Noah refuse outright, but Paco … Does he believe the other two have already betrayed and abandoned him? When the three are returned to the places they were abducted from, their ability to read minds begins to fade, but Paco struggles to hold on, trying to use his newfound mental power to dominate the prison inmates and get revenge on Spade. But is he damaging his own brain every time he wields his power? Star and her grandfather attempt a perilous journey from New Mexico to Kentucky to find Noah because Star can’t stand being separated from him— but they are kidnapped and turned into slave labor for a warlord. There’s something special about Star now and when she is threatened, the other captives rise up to defend her. Are they strong enough to beat the kidnappers? A few days after Noah is returned to Kentucky, an alien shuttle crashes near his hometown. The Astrals are injured and then attacked by a truck full of drunk humans. The Astrals retaliate, destroy the town and the survivors regroup in a monastery. A gang of outlaws attacks the monastery to steal their supplies. They have taken Noah hostage — will they actually hang him from the archway out front unless the survivors surrender? Noah cries out to Star telepathically for help. She’s coming, trying to get there with an army … but will she get there in time? The Changed is the second book in the new alien invasion series, The Taken Saga, by Avery Blake and Ninie Hammon. Get The Changed and continue your new favorite science fiction series today!
Author: Jan Walters Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 1475997752 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 349
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“The author’s writing propels the reader forward in a gripping tale from start to finish. Although, Ann and Patrick’s story is at the forefront, other characters such as Malcolm, are equally interesting. Readers who are not bothered by the sexual explicitness of modern romance writing and who enjoy a historical setting combined with a touch of fantasy should find Walters’ book well worth reading.” —Reviewed by John E. Roper, US Review of Books “Traveling back in time to find everlasting love is a fairly well-used plot device in the romance genre. Several things stand out in Believe that make it different from other time travel romance books including the manner in which Ann travels back.” —Review by San Francisco Book Review “The element of a sociopathic stalker adds a level of mystery and suspense, as well as provides a catalyst to advance the romance between Ann and Patrick. Believe is a good historical romance with a bit of fantasy and suspense thrown in, and will appeal to traditionalists of the romance genre.” — San Francisco Book Review The moment Ann Roberts —a divorced mother of two grown children—spots the decrepit-looking bookstore, her life is turned upside down. Having a kinship with the past and unable to deny the allure of an antique bookstore, Ann ventures inside. She feels compelled to purchase an old album—titled Lady O’Neil’s Memoirs—that coincidentally carries her great-grandmother’s surname and chronicles the history of a prominent English family in the nineteenth century. Soon, her nights become haunted with dreams of the handsome man, Patrick O’Neil, pictured in the book. Their love is tested as they attempt to outwit fate that threatens to return Ann to the twentieth-first century.
Author: Kathy B. Steele Publisher: ISBN: 9780895874900 Category : FICTION Languages : en Pages :
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Winner of the 2006 IPPY Award for General Fiction When geologist Jimmy Steverson buys a tiny mill house on Dillehay Pond, his real-estate agent is disgusted, his father says he's reliving summer camp, and his coworkers think it's a weekend fishing cabin. Jimmy likes walking out his back door to his own dock and bass boat, but out his front door lies Randleman Road. The nine houses left on the block are the remnants of a nineteenth-century Carolina mill village, and the people living in them are remnants, too. An arrest leaves one house vacant, and its unlikely new owner is Karen, a college professor. As Karen rebuilds her house and her life, she anchors Jimmy to the block. But the world he's moved into has its own rules, its own language. Across the pond, Totch runs a barbecue place, which is legally a gift shop because he can't get a restaurant license; buying a postcard translates to ordering a beer. Next door to Jimmy lives Mayme Boulineaux, who has no health-department permit to sell her popular breakfast breads, known locally and phonetically as bolenos, so they're sold in shoeboxes for cash that never enters a register. The county sheriff drops by Jimmy's to explain his mission of protecting people--including marijuana-smoking geologists--from the law. Just as Jimmy becomes comfortable in the web of neighbor helping neighbor, he's asked to breach his own personal code. He waits to see what rules Karen lives by.
Author: Rose La Rose Publisher: Dorrance Publishing ISBN: 1649131097 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 158
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Embrace: The Child Within By: Rose La Rose Embrace the Child Within tells the story of four-year-old Graci, a lively, precocious child who witnesses a crime that causes her to “leave herself” and dissociate. The book opens with events that throw her into a lengthy tailspin of dissociation and keep her in a constant state of survival mode, not knowing who she is for over three decades. The secret of the crime is the driving force in the story that explores how this trauma silenced her and took her identity away. Then, disowned and abandoned by her family at age nineteen, Graci embarks on a long, arduous journey, unaware of her dissociation. Fueled with tenacity, resilience, and the ever-burgeoning self, she takes on the battle to discover herself all alone in the world. As a result of her trauma, Graci faces many struggles that she must overcome even when she goes through life not knowing who she really is. Eventually the truth in its entirety unfolds for Graci, except for one missing piece that proves key for helping to resolve her dissociation. No matter how old a crime is, it's never too late to tell the truth.
Author: Alejandro Benavides Ph.D. Publisher: Balboa Press ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 571
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Olivia was born in Mexico where she lived with her family until 1927. She then immigrated to a Mexican boxcar camp in Aurora Illinois, where the Hispanic population was gradually rising. Olivia’s life is interwoven with stories of other people from Mexico who settled in Aurora, along with the stories of Mexican Americans who come later. Despite their growing community, they still must deal with racism and cross-cultural conflicts. Olivia begins a transformation after experiencing visions. With the aid of her Mexican religious resilience, spiritual shaman experience, and education, Olivia’s vision crystalizes as la Hispanidad: a community that embraces the Spanish language and its diverse Hispanic cultures. A vision of her former railroad city transforms into a revenue-generating Hispanic tourist attraction known as Aurora: The City of La Hispanidad. Follow Olivia as she experiences life and death, love and hate, but learns to never abandon a dream.