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Oma and Opa

Author : Mary 'Kick' Carlsen
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595397409
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book Oma and Opa written by Mary 'Kick' Carlsen and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2006-05 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When we Heytvelts and Kinerks and Carlsens look back to where we came from we find a bit of history. Our grandparents, Lou and Nell Heytvelt, were part of that immigrant throng that crossed the ocean to make a new home in a new world in the early years of the last century. Oma & Opa tells, in part, of their struggles. Lou, an ironworker, and Nell, a seamstress, were newlyweds from Haarlem, Holland, when they reached Kansas City, Kansas, in 1913. Both put their skills to work, first in Kansas and then in Seattle, Washington, building a new life for themselves and their children.The first part of Oma & Opa is a memoir written by their daughter, Mary 'Kick' Carlsen, who is the driving force behind this book; additional material is added by their son, Louis Heytvelt. These memoirs tell of the joys and sorrows of Oma and Opa's early life together. The second part skips ahead to when Lou and Nell were grandparents to a brood of sixteen. Those sixteen grandchildren pool their memories and bring to life a fondly remembered world, one where the boys raced to meet their grandfather when he got off the trolley from work, where grandmother's wringer washer churning on the porch fascinated wide-eyed youngsters, where fish got caught, cookies got baked, and foul balls got collected at games played by the old Seattle Rainiers.The material and photographs were gathered, arranged and organized by grandson, Robert Kinerk, who had the help of his wife, Anne Warner, in getting it ready for the publisher.

Shattered Family

Author : Savannah Rain
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1479758604
Total Pages : 806 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (797 download)

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Download or read book Shattered Family written by Savannah Rain and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-02-07 with total page 806 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shattered Family Shattered Family is the true story of both a direct and extended family and others impacted by a number of real-life sociopath and/or sociopath type predators/abusers. This book describes such predators thought patterns (what is known of them), behaviors, scams, plots and various abuses in detailed form as well as the typical personality traits of both the predators and their victims. Some of this book is presented in journal or memoir form while other portions are in essay and list form. This book is a great asset for victims, support persons for victims, family members and others. This is particularly true since Shattered Family describes forms of abuse most would not be able to comprehend exist, such as the sociopaths predators ability to successfully use law enforcement and others in authority to abuse his victims and exercise complete control over his victim(s) life/lives. This book additionally offers a long real-life movie list as visual aid support. A must read for victims and those who wish to help victims of the sociopath and/or sociopath type abuser. Some Reviews: This is a rare book of raw scalding material regarding an unknown reality of abuse and the abuse cycle that occurs within what Savannah Rain refers to as the Inner-circle. This honestly IS a must read book. G.Y. An imperfect person, as we all are, writes the truth as it truly is. The unheard of yet very real behaviors of sociopaths and what they do behind the scenes. Victims check out this book and see that you are not alone. T.J. Finally! Someone has the guts to tell it like it is! I previewed this book and recommend it for all adults in societies all over the world. The get a clue wake up call is finally here. J.M. A raw book with no sugar coating for the victims of sociopaths. An unusually intuitive directly honest author setting the record straight for many victims of predators who heartlessly commit similar abuses every day. K.R. Its really not the Twilight Zone. These predators do this stuff. Wake up America and smell the garbage so many ignorant and uncaring minions are supporting. Savannah Rain spells it out in graphic detail that is sometimes hard to read and Im sure impossible to believe unless youve lived it and some of us have. So we know it is horrifyingly real. I recommend this book to victims and professionals who come into contact with victims in the worst ongoing moments of those victims lives. What I may have been spared if Id read this book many years ago. Survivor, no name for the public. I have previewed Rains book and found it to be enlightening and scary. I will be keeping my eyes and ears open for the signs and evaluating my life a little more carefully now. Some things have happened to me, in my relationship that never happened before in my 35 years in this world. I thought may have him manipulating things because of what I was told by others. Now I am more sure. No rash moves, but I am thinking about what I have been through, seen and heard. By J.M. This book is a double fisted sucker punch-out that never stops hitting and hitting home with every page. The harsh reality of the life of a sociopaths victim profoundly described. C.H. yay! Kudos to you for reaching out with the truth! if EVERYONE knew about narcissism and sociopaths they would avoid them and maybe the world would be rid of them! By Kat

The Boy with Four Names

Author : Doris Rubenstein
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1663223394
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (632 download)

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Download or read book The Boy with Four Names written by Doris Rubenstein and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2021-06-21 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1933 and the end of World War II, over 3,000 Jews from countries all across Europe fled what was an almost certain death there to find freedom and safety in a small country in South America. Most of them had never heard of it before there was nowhere else to run: Ecuador. Some left for the U.S. or Israel after five or ten years. Others decided to make it their permanent home. Today, there are less than 1,000 Jews still living in Ecuador. Why did they decide to stay? Each family’s story is different. Every single person has their own, unique memories of their early days in Ecuador. The Boy with Four Names is the story of one family, and one boy who ended up with four names. You will enjoy this book whether you’re thirteen or sixty-three!

Char, Charred

Author : Celia Crotteau
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1664197613
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (641 download)

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Download or read book Char, Charred written by Celia Crotteau and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2021-11-10 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1970s recent college grad Char flees to the idyllic Pennsylvania-Dutch countryside to consider her future. Staying with a Mennonite great-aunt, she meets Amish bad boy Uri Stoltzfus, who agrees to serve as her guide to the Plain culture. Both Char and Uri have hard choices to make about the values they will embrace in this coming-of-age novel set against the backdrop of a turbulent decade. Feminism, racism, the Vietnam War, more permissive attitudes toward sex and drugs, and new types of music collide with a way of life unchanged for centuries. Char also meets another great-aunt whose very existence proves an affair between Char's great-grandmother and an unidentified lover. Who was he and why did he not assume responsibility for his daughter? Char hopes that finding an answer to this family mystery will help her solve her own dark secret.

The Four Keys to Everlasting Love

Author : Manuel P. Santos
Publisher : Ave Maria Press
ISBN 13 : 1594716048
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (947 download)

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Download or read book The Four Keys to Everlasting Love written by Manuel P. Santos and published by Ave Maria Press. This book was released on 2016-04-08 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pope Francis, in his recent exhortation Amoris Laetitia (“Joy of Love”), praises marriage as a unique “friendship marked by passion” and “a free, faithful, and exclusive love.” We live in a culture that doesn’t cherish the permanence of marriage, according to Karee and Manuel Santos. Even Catholics aren’t immune from the epidemic of divorce. But how can you make the ideals of being forever, faithful, fruitful, and free a reality? How can you maintain a healthy Catholic marriage when society is pushing against it? In The Four Keys to Everlasting Love, the Santoses draw on real-life stories, scriptural principles, and the timeless wisdom of St. John Paul II to help you celebrate the sacrament of Marriage without downplaying the difficulties of married life. In doing so, they will inspire you to stay in love with each other, Christ, and the wisdom of the Church. The Santoses tell their own story as well: how they learned not to cling to personality, culture, or religious differences; how they learned to put family first; how they overcame health crises that exacted a physical, emotional, and spiritual toll; and how they navigated stressful holiday get-togethers with extended family. They let God transform them and make their marriage stronger. Each chapter provides discussion questions, action prompts, quotes from the Catechism of the Catholic Church and various popes, and additional online and print resources to stimulate the couple’s conversation, mutual understanding, and positive change. Free worksheets and other supplemental resources are available on the authors’ website, canwecana.blogspot.com.

Opa

Author : Oma
Publisher : Author House
ISBN 13 : 1477201793
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (772 download)

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Download or read book Opa written by Oma and published by Author House. This book was released on 2012-06-21 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Opa and Oma on their 45th wedding anniversary Opa and Oma met at a Missouri State Society Dance in October 1956 and married in August of the following year. We both have a very strong faith in God, and believe that faith with a lot of prayer has carried us both through out our life time. Opa and his family were able to make it safely through WW11, and afterward. Many families died even after the war, of starvation. His story tells you just how many times they were so close to death. Each member of Opas family survived without injury of any kind and we both believe that God was with them, keeping them safe.

What About Me?

Author : Barbara Baker
Publisher : BWL Publishing Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0228622824
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (286 download)

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Download or read book What About Me? written by Barbara Baker and published by BWL Publishing Inc. . This book was released on 2022-09-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jillian has to start grade 10 a month after the semester begins in a new school where everyone knows everyone’s business. And it totally sucks. She loves her Opa, but moving from Toronto to Banff to help Aunt Steph take care of him was not Jillian’s idea. As she navigates unfamiliar hallways, bear attacks, and strangers she makes choices which impact relationships and a potential boyfriend. Will the last choice Jillian makes be the right one?

Margot's Memoir--Surviving Hitler and Stalin

Author : Margot Richens
Publisher : FriesenPress
ISBN 13 : 1460235533
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book Margot's Memoir--Surviving Hitler and Stalin written by Margot Richens and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2014-03-31 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Margot Richens grew up in Nazi Germany. In school she learned obedience and self-repression. Her table grace: “Fold your hands, bow your head, and thank the Fuehrer for your bread.” She belonged to the Hitler Youth, and she sold blue advent candles for Hitler. During the war, she survived the bombing and escaped the raping of two million females as Germany collapsed. Then Margot speaks of infestations of lice and scabies, of no heat and stealing coal, of root canals without anesthesia, of eating dogs, even of cannibalism. She speaks of refugee camps and deportations to Russia. Every male seemed a predator, and Communist oppression replaced Nazi oppression as the Soviets “liberated everything dear to us.” Then came her harrowing escape westward. Through all the terror, the love for her mother runs through her memoir like a golden thread—the saving uplift to the benumbing cruelties of the Nazis and Soviets, the belittling unkindness of her father, and the uncaring thoughtlessness of the alcoholic, Canadian soldier she married. In 1955 the newly-weds arrived in Canada where Margot, bearing the weight of past and present, began her search for self-expression and her own light...

On the Edge of Incredible

Author : Sam Rowland
Publisher : Word Alive Press
ISBN 13 : 148662054X
Total Pages : 95 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (866 download)

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Download or read book On the Edge of Incredible written by Sam Rowland and published by Word Alive Press. This book was released on 2020-10-30 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I've got some great news for you! You are much closer than you think to living a life that deeply satisfies your heart and soul, even if it feels like that's not true for you right now. In fact, for many people it feels impossible. It might even look impossible. Despite our feelings and perspectives, though, it is still absolutely, undeniably true: you are living on the edge of incredible. You're receiving an invitation with these very words-an invitation to more freedom than you've ever thought possible. It's an invitation to revel in unconditional acceptance, to make a positive impact in the lives of those around you, and to move past the edge of incredible right to the very centre of it.

Tiny Lights for Travellers

Author : Naomi K. Lewis
Publisher : University of Alberta
ISBN 13 : 1772124753
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (721 download)

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Download or read book Tiny Lights for Travellers written by Naomi K. Lewis and published by University of Alberta. This book was released on 2019-06-27 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Governor General’s Award Finalist: A “wry, moving” memoir of a woman retracing her grandfather’s escape from Amsterdam during the Holocaust (Alison Pick, Booker-nominated author of Between Gods). Why couldn’t I occupy the world as those model-looking women did, with their flowing hair, pulling their tiny bright suitcases as if to say, I just arrived from elsewhere, and I already belong here, and this sidewalk belongs to me? When her marriage suddenly ends, and a diary documenting her beloved Opa’s escape from the Nazi-occupied Netherlands in the summer of 1942 is discovered, Naomi Lewis decides to retrace his route to freedom. Travelling alone from Amsterdam to Lyon, she discovers family secrets and her own narrative as a second-generation Jewish Canadian. With vulnerability, humour, and wisdom, Lewis’s memoir of her journey, interspersed with excerpts from her grandfather’s diary, asks tough questions about her identity as a secular Jew, the accuracy of family stories, and the impact of the Holocaust on subsequent generations.

The Majesties

Author : Tiffany Tsao
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982115521
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book The Majesties written by Tiffany Tsao and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-01-21 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this “bold and dramatic portrayal of characters on the cusp of an impossible choice” (Publishers Weekly), two sisters from a wealthy Chinese-Indonesian family grapple with secrets and betrayal after one of them poisons their entire family. Gwendolyn and Estella have always been as close as sisters can be. Growing up in a wealthy, eminent, and sometimes deceitful family, they’ve relied on each other for support and confidence. But now Gwendolyn is lying in a coma, the sole survivor of Estella’s poisoning of their whole clan. As Gwendolyn struggles to regain consciousness, she desperately retraces her memories, trying to uncover the moment that led to this shocking act. Was it their aunt’s mysterious death at sea? Estella’s unhappy marriage to a dangerously brutish man? Or were the shifting loyalties and unspoken resentments at the heart of their opulent world too much to bear? Can Gwendolyn, at last, confront the carefully buried mysteries in their family’s past and the truth about who she and her sister really are? Traveling from the luxurious world of the rich and powerful in Indonesia to the most spectacular shows at Paris Fashion Week, from the sunny coasts of California to the melting pot of Melbourne’s university scene, The Majesties “is a thrilling, tender page-turner” (Krys Lee, author of Drifting House) as well as “a sobering look at the dark side of extreme wealth” (Kirkus Reviews).

La Plume de Ma Tante

Author : Joe Frey
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1553695445
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (536 download)

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Download or read book La Plume de Ma Tante written by Joe Frey and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a rollicking good story that takes place in mid-century 1950. Europe is still recovering from the Great War and it will be more than a decade before the start of the jet age and the ubiquitous McDonald's. The story is penned by a witty, naive American who blithely travels to Switzerland to attend the University, expecting the same academic life. The first of many surprises is that sex in the old world, or new world is liberated. He is beset with language problems, people problems, an abortion, the suicide of a girl he knew far too well. Experience the ruins of Germany while a bond is being cemented between the relation of two very different worlds. Suffer through the 10,000 kilometer motorcycle trip one summer. And of course our knight-errant falls in love in a fairy tale romance with an unbelievable ending. It's quite a ride. When it's over and time to depart, we find a melancholy man no longer a college kid.

The Girl from

Author : Vanessa Voth
Publisher : FriesenPress
ISBN 13 : 1525519026
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book The Girl from written by Vanessa Voth and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2018-02-15 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the late 1920s, Stalin was determined to turn Russia into a “Soviet Paradise”. For thousands of Russian Mennonites that meant exorbitant taxes, arrest, forced labour, losing their farms and businesses, and even losing their lives. With their faith in God and little else, Nikolai and Kaethe Penner fled for their lives with their toddler Maria, praying to find a way to leave Russia alive. Later joined by Kaethe’s parents and her brother, the two families set off on a journey that ultimately took them half way around the world. Their faith in God and their love for each other sustained them through the difficult years as they built a community, and a life, from nothing. Years later, young Maria falls in love with Jacob, a persistent young Mennonite boy, despite his lack of faith in God. Together they raise their four children before deciding to immigrate to Canada where a whole new life awaits them. Based on true events as told by the author’s grandmother, The Girl from No. 6 shows us the resilience of families that have lost everything and must start over. It also speaks to the support of an unwavering faith that everything happens for a reason, even when it seems the world is crumbling away around you.

German Boy

Author : Wolfgang Samuel
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0767908244
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (679 download)

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Download or read book German Boy written by Wolfgang Samuel and published by Crown. This book was released on 2001-10-16 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I think German Boy has all the qualities of greatness. I love the book.” -- from the Foreword by Stephen Ambrose As the Third Reich crumbled in 1945, scores of Germans scrambled to flee the advancing Russian troops. Among them was a little boy named Wolfgang Samuel, who left his home with his mother and sister and ended up in war-torn Strasbourg before being forced farther west into a disease-ridden refugee camp. German Boy is the vivid, true story of their fight for survival as the tables of power turned and, for reasons Wolfgang was too young to understand, his broken family suffered arbitrary arrest, rape, hunger, and constant fear. Because his father was off fighting the war as a Luftwaffe officer, young Wolfgang was forced to become the head of his household, scavenging for provisions and scraps with which to feed his family. Despite his best efforts, his mother still found herself forced to do the unthinkable to survive, and her sacrifices became Wolfgang’s worst nightmares. Somehow, with the resilience only children can muster, he maintained his youth and innocence in little ways–making friends with other young refugees, playing games with shrapnel, delighting in the planes flown by the Americans and the candies the GIs brought. In the end, the Samuels begin life anew in America, and Wolfgang eventually goes on to a thirty-year career in the U.S. Air Force. Bringing fresh insight to the dark history of Nazi Germany and the horror left in its wake, German Boy records the valuable recollections of an innocent’s incredible journey.

Forced Adoption

Author : Alison Willoughby
Publisher : Balboa Press
ISBN 13 : 1982298383
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (822 download)

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Download or read book Forced Adoption written by Alison Willoughby and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2023-11-29 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Riveting story about an ordinary person with an extraordinary life " - Bruce Sims, Australian Editor and Publisher Forced adoption practices in Australia during the mid-1900’s impacted the lives of countless relinquishing mothers and adoptees. For a long time, the secrecy surrounding these adoptions resulted in thousands of displaced children growing up without knowing their identity, biological parents, or what circumstances surrounded their adoption. This secrecy, fueled with guilt and shame, led to the disruption and trauma of so many lives. Based on actual events, the author shares her compelling story, as she is reunited with her birth mother, revealing the truth behind her very existence, and why she was placed for adoption, while exposing the challenges and traumas she has faced throughout her life. As this heart-warming story of bravery and resilience explores the long-term impacts of adoption, the author offers insights, and hopes to assist others in navigating their own emotional struggles, while striving to increase awareness in a world where forced adoption has been suppressed, shining light into a dark period of history, creating space for a nation to continue the journey of healing.

Lone Star Trail

Author : Darlene Franklin
Publisher : Moody Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0802478735
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book Lone Star Trail written by Darlene Franklin and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The six-book series about four generations of the Morgan family living, fighting, and thriving amidst a turbulent Texas history spanning from 1845 to 1896 begins with Lone Star Trail. Judson (Jud) Morgan’s father died for Texas’ freedom during the war for independence. So when the Society for the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas (the Verein) attempts to colonize a New Germany in his country, he takes a stand against them. After Wande Fleischers’ fiancée marries someone else, the young fraulein determines to make new life for herself in Texas. With the help of Jud’s sister Marion, Wande learns English and becomes a trusted friend to the entire Morgan family. As much as Jud dislikes the German invasion, he can’t help admiring Wande. She is sweet and cheerful as she serves the Lord and all those around her. Can the rancher put aside his prejudice to forge a new future? Through Jud and Wande, we learn the powerful lessons of forgiveness and reconciliation among a diverse community of believers.

Fire on the Hillside

Author : Melinda Rice
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1461708842
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (617 download)

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Download or read book Fire on the Hillside written by Melinda Rice and published by Taylor Trade Publishing. This book was released on 2001-02-26 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The spring of 1847 is approaching and Katherine Haufmann has just moved to Fredericksburg, Texas with her family from Germany. As she struggles to get used to her new home, 13-year-old Katherine becomes intrigued by the mysterious fires that start appearing in the nearby hills. While the rest of the town focuses on peace talks with the Comanche, Katherine decides to discover the cause of those fires. The Lone Star Heroines series brings to life real events in Texas history and shows young readers how girls living during those exciting times experienced and even contributed to those dramatic events. Each book in the series includes a chapter of background stories and pictures of the actual people who lived them. Look for other stories of The Lone Star Heroines Series, and the Lone Star Heroes series for boys, too.