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Hunting For--(Why not me?)A Poem With Commentary

Note: Sometimes a deficit can be the stepping stone to success.My daughter was told, she'd never be able to read, mentally retarded; my son, Shawn who got 93 percent in a countrywide intelligence test, way above average, became a bum, and my daughter became a learner.

The Paleo Cookbooks - What Are They?

The Paleo Cookbooks are the definitive set of downloadable books containing recipes and instructions to help you when undertaking the Diet. These recipe books contain recipes for all occasions from quick and easy snacks to set meals designed for your whole family or more and are designed to make the

"It's the End of the World As We Know" it by Jim Fletcher

Sensitive to questions and needs of today's new generation of spiritually hungry, questioning young adults, Jim Fletcher uses humor with a combination of pop culture to introduce the reader to Old Testament Biblical prophecies fulfilled in New Testament days, in recent history and even today. &

Demons and Devils (Finger Jabbing)

Note:it seems we too often give the demons and the devils too much credit for the evil we do; for the finger jabbing that they dont do, for the whispers in the ears they never made; yes we have to take a little responsibility for our venial sins, and not let the ghost worldclaim such influence over

Quick Tips On How To Buy Golden Age Comic Books

Whenever one thinks about items like collectible comics, old rare comics or valuable comics, this normally refers to Golden Age Comics books. Beginning with Action Comics #1 during 1938 and moving forward to the ending of World War II, Golden Age Comics establishes the standard for collecting comic

Are You a Student Who is Learning How to Write - A Book Review

"Writers Inc. - a student handbook for writing and learning" by Patrick Sebranek, David Kemper and Werner Meyer. This book has chapters on; how to get started with your writing, how to draft an outline for a work, why writing is an art, and the personal issues you have to deal with such as

The Blond-Titans, From the Rhineland (The Green Knight Poetic Adventure)

Preface and Background - When I think of Rome, I think of the whole world in those far off days, the Roman Republic, Trojan's Column, built in 114 AD. The Great Coliseum (75-79AD, built), which holds 100,000 spectators. And Adrian's Tomb, Nero, and Cicero, and the wars with Carthage - Syll

Exercises For The Aging And Elderly

As you get older, and on in your years, exercising becomes a vital aspect of staying healthy and doing right by your body. Here are some books that can help.

An Open Apology

I apologize for being very rude. That was my initial attitude.

What Would it Be Like to Be a Test Pilot?

We all know who Chuck Yeager is and what a test pilot does for a living, but there is a lot more to the life of a great test pilot than most ever know about. Take Richard G. Thomas for instance, 'Dick' was one of the best pilots to ever fly out of Edwards AFB and yet, I bet you didn't

The Power and the Glory (Graham Greene)

This is an interesting novel about the role of faith and religion in life that is represented by two main heroes in the story. The priest and the lieutenant, or the hunted and the hunter, because the lieutenant is hunting the priest as the catholic faith and practice is forbidden at the time in Mexi

How To Read The Bible - Techniques/Tools for Biblical Word Study

Training in Bible history for some people would include an accurate review of chronological timelines, worldwide events, and Bible manners and customs in order to increase their perspective of God's Word. The above tools are also used by some people to get Bible Questions Answered and to expand

Wench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez: A Book Review

I was all set to give Wench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez a half nod when I remembered a survey type of conversation I participated in a few years back. The questions we [a bunch of writers loosely connected through an online writing board] were asked was this: if we lived as slaves in America, what type

Mother Goose Investigations - Goosey Goosey Gander and Anti-Gravity

The full version of the nursery rhyme "Goosey Goosey Gander" seems to contain an example of anti-gravity, throwing an old man up a flight of stairs. The reasoning behind this is that it is a combination of many old rhymes, also referring to a race of ginger and cup of sack.

Project Governance by Ralf Muller

A night to read and some real practical solutions to implementing governance in your organisation - either at portfolio, programme or project level. "Project Governance" from Ralf Muller is a little misleading as it doesn't just cover project level governance. Starting at the corporat

The Lighthouse by Alison Moore

Futh is born of a broken marriage. His mother was bored by his father and ran away, leaving a lighthouse that once contained a present of perfume. Futh grows up to treasure this remnant of his mother's presence, and he learns to fondle it in his trouser pocket. All continues to go quite badly u