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But now I come to a new scene of my life. It happened one day, about noon, going towards my boat, I was exceedingly surprised with the print of a man's naked foot on the shore, which was very plain to be seen on the sand. I stood like one thunderstruck, or as if I had seen an apparition." - excerpt from Robinson Crusoe

This is a humorous manuscript on the subject of Australian slangs, cultural diversity, and societal make-up. It is an attempt to capture what makes us unique as a nation. The work is well-researched, properly referenced, engaging and humorous. It is also somewhat autobiographical chronicling the author's journey to become an Aussie. This work is unique in that it presents the material as follows: 1. Four sets of 50 multiple choice questions (2...

Do I have carpal tunnel syndrome? Is knuckle cracking dangerous? Which is better for a sprain, heat or ice? The reader will find answers to these and hundreds of other questions in "The Hand Owner's Manual." Dr. Meals shares his 30-year experience of preventing and treating hand conditions that commonly include pinched nerves, broken bones, and arthritic joints. Practical information abounds for athletes and musicians as well as for all who us...

Why would Lauren Worthington, reporter for the Cedar Creek Chronicle, trade romance, a good job and a bright future for controversy and peril? The year is 1983, and the western South Carolina village of Cedar Creek with its racially embittered past and depressed economy has begun to change, but far too slowly for Lauren. Her father, whose mansion was built more than a century before on the backs of slaves, plans to construct a shopping mall ju...

February 1989. Captain Brian Halloran and his Special Forces team deploy to a remote jungle valley in Peru to establish a base for training elite Peruvian counter-narcotics police. Not only are they threatened by violent narco-traffickers, but they face possible attack by the ruthless Shining Path insurgents operating in the valley. Making matters worse, they quickly realize that powerful political forces may be conspiring to ensure their miss...

Prince Alley Em is Mary Ann Powell's second book published. It's a sequel to her first book, Emerson. The story takes you comfortably back into life at the Spencer family's Loafing Hills Horse Farm, located at the foothills of Sugarloaf Mountain, in Maryland. The farm maintains horses used for breaking, schooling, showing and trail riding. Along with showing jumpers and hunters, Carol and her friend Gloria try new adventures - riding in Combin...

Why a book about a man who weighed in the neighborhood of 400 pounds, stuttered, and died before the age of 60? If you were one of a legion of Norman Swanner's friends, you know why. For those in his orbit, Norman became a modern-day folk hero. He was truly a bigger-than-life character. He could hold court with anyone. To Norman, there was no such thing as a stranger. From the moment you met him, you felt like you had known the Big Boy for yea...

February 1989. Captain Brian Halloran and his Special Forces team deploy to a remote jungle valley in Peru to establish a base for training elite Peruvian counter-narcotics police. Not only are they threatened by violent narco-traffickers, but they face possible attack by the ruthless Shining Path insurgents operating in the valley. Making matters worse, they quickly realize that powerful political forces may be conspiring to ensure their miss...

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Saitia faaifo calls it Seven Letters to live by: RESEPCT. You'll call it the most significant and inspirational book you ever read. If you ever dreamed of a book that demonstrates the true essence of Respect and how to achieve the extraordinary quality of life you desire and deserve, while mastering your personal and professional life. Then this Book is for you! Saitia Faaifo has proved to thousands over and over through his Books, CD's and se...

From a nursery school dictatorship in the Congo, to a farcical wedding to an NHS hospital in Surrey, via a seething nest of snakes and hounds, deserts and parties, my life swept me along without me ever having to take charge. Things happened TO me not because I made them happen. Then at 40 that all had to change... Unlike the plethora of memoirs available now about traumatic childhoods, dysfunctional parents and about overcoming unbearable har...

Marriage made in heaven is more about what you do, than what you say, many have vowed much but vouched for little" Pastor Dan E. Jones III Today's thought of marriage is antiquated, out dated, old school, and believed not necessary or convenient. Television watching has bombarded our minds with images of cheating, broken, uncommitted, selfish, and shacked up relationships. Also in this 21st century, television programming with its images have ...

Foreward Over the last 30 years I have personally seen how drugs have affected individuals, families, and communities.Working the streets as an undercover Maryland State Police Narcotics Offi cer and then as a Carroll County Drug Investigator, I have worked closely with the school system, juvenile services, drug treatment court, diversion programs, such as Choices, Community Conference, Heroin Action Coalition and other support groups. This is...

Tigger, along with his tabby friend, Teazle, are among the thirteen assorted feline characters who have shared our home at different times and whose stories you can read here. Another is Tommy Primrose - he kept both his first name and his previous owner's surname when he came to us, as both suit him - he is our diabetic cat. He has a very loud demanding miaow, meant to get his human servants moving fast, and then gives a delightful gruff one ...

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In the not so distant future, after a time of political upheaval, the United State of America has seen the value of religion. However, the state also has seen the need to control that religion. Political correctness has become not just the norm, but has taken on aspects of the extreme. However, in the midst of persecution, even in America, a small band of courageous believers decide they have had enough. As part of a government sponsored reloc...

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In the not so distant future, after a time of political upheaval, the United State of America has seen the value of religion. However, the state also has seen the need to control that religion. Political correctness has become not just the norm, but has taken on aspects of the extreme. However, in the midst of persecution, even in America, a small band of courageous believers decide they have had enough. As part of a government sponsored reloc...

This book is a very detailed experience of what it was like within a certain cult. The author reveals many incidents and situations that he experienced or witnessed while being a member of it for several years. He gives descriptive details on the child abuse, the cult's practices, their beliefs, and how marriages like his own, get destroyed by their ministry. His purpose for writing this book is to inform, protect, and prevent the reader of th...