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My story begins in my home state of Maryland, where I was the youngest of three children. From my earliest memories, I was the victim of severe abuse at the hands of my birth father, which I endured throughout my adolescent years. During this time I was visited by two angels who have accompanied me my entire life. They told me that I would suffer many things and be hated by all men, but if I kept my faith in God, I would have a special place in heaven. Once my mother left my birth father, she moved us to her mother's house in Washington, D.C. Then my mother married my second father, who was from Germany. We moved back to Maryland, but he had a serious drinking problem and he committed suicid...
In Tumbleweed, The Boy, author Ann Edmead, born a male, recounts the painful but ultimately triumphant story of her life. It all begins when two brothers are put into a children's home as babies after their mother dies and their father gives up custody. The boys' lives are riddled with sexual abuse by older boys. When the brothers leave the home at fifteen, one of them, who is very effeminate, falls victim to sexual manipulation, playing on the only skill he knows. Suicidal and in despair, he is helped by medical professionals and transitions to female, becoming Ann. While Ann's brother's fate is not a happy one, Ann ultimately finds love with a wonderful partner. But she is left asking important questions. Why were Ann and her brother not protected by the system that was supposed to take care of the children? How could the damage to Ann and her brother been avoided? Tumbleweed the Boy is written with gripping honesty, profiling an unforgettable and fascinating life.
Imagine everything you once knew crumbled before your eyes … a world where even reality began to fall and things you once recognised shattered like a broken mirror. Time may not necessarily be against you, but “she” surely holds the key to your demise. Such is the case with a young Robert Peters. From an abnormal bird to incoincidental meetings, this young lad finds himself on an adventure that unveils secrets, as well as new worlds. This may be the beginning of Robert’s story, and its end, but it’s only the beginning of an even greater, more tragic story about a young girl soon to be known as the Arcane Messenger … a story about reality itself. Who is the Arcane Messenger? And what is the message she is destined to deliver?
Mango Shrub: And Other Narrations contains 23 stories of love, romance, beauty, eagerness, happiness, sadness, pain, condolence, defeats and victories, history, joy and all kinds of emotions and feelings. The story Mango Shrub tells of a child and his father living through a revolution, with its accompanying pain and defeat. In other stories, the child experiences prison, defeat, and victory. This journey of love, sadness and purity also touches on the lives of a doctor, lemon vendor, princess, shepherd, and a king. As different from each other as possible, the characters still possess common goals in life. Author Abdulkader Almujahed relates the smallest and most delicate details of the hum...
Once upon a time, Delaney Walker’s life was filled with warmth and love and family and friends, expectations and desires and happiness. Then a disastrous lifelessness set in. Living became painful to him, too painful to endure until the end of time. Delaney, retired after teaching for over thirty years at university level, had become filled with despair and was trying to understand why. On the morning of February 25, 2004, Delaney was afflicted with enough serious mental derangement to warrant a psychiatrist’s enrolling him into what Delaney facetiously came to call “The Depressing Society of the Deeply Depressed.” Unlike many societies, this one has no proud members. It is a very large community containing millions of associates and is quite exclusive, because nobody – absolutely nobody – gets in without proper credentials.
Among other subjects, Addenda is composed of commentaries about the Bible, distinctions between deism, theism and atheism, speculation about the invention of religion, and evidence for the existence of Yahweh, the Christian God. H. G. Hastings-Duffield’s controversial book provides a miscellany of insightful observations and commentaries about poor Mary and her rape by a fornicating God; about the disingenuous Jesus, her bastard son; and about the know-it-all Paul, self-appointed designer of Christianity and an unconscionable misogynist.
Toby Potts, fresh from bar school and clutching his graduation diploma, is a young, aspiring barrister, full of hopes and dreams and intent on becoming the leading criminal advocate of his time. He can hardly wait to impress a jury with his incisive cross-examination, his mastery of all things legal, and his spellbinding final speeches. Sadly, reality kicks in, and Toby finds the path to fame and fortune far from smooth and uneventful. His “trials” and tribulations take Toby from his calling to join the bar to his first brief when he represents the wrong client, through to his great tour de force at the Old Bailey, when he goes head to head with the Honourable Mr. Justice Boniface, known in the legal profession as Old Sourpuss. Chambers politics, solicitors who come and go on a whim, strange clients, and even stranger and eccentric judges all play their part in Toby’s climb up the greasy pole of justice. Moments of courtroom drama and more moments of high fiasco mark Toby’s initiation into the heady world of the criminal bar. So much to learn, so little time.
In the thriller Hush, Mama Baby!, the daughter of a British church founder turns to child trafficking when the church’s funds cease providing her a lavish enough income. Rose Morton acquires the help of a Chinese gangster in her nefarious scheme. Under the close proximity of the chief of police investigating child trafficking – her husband – they net huge sums of money. Then a private investigator steps in to thwart their illegal activities. “Rose Morton had elevated herself from a self-styled pastor of the New Epistical Ministry of Christ, the church founded by her preacher father, to crime goddess and the head of a huge criminal organisation commanding millions of pounds in child traf-ficking. The demand was unlimited, and she made the market superfluous and ade-quate enough to enhance their bank balance. The supply was diverse, reflecting bor-ders of accessibility covering two continents. The operations were spearheaded from her home underneath the very nose of her husband, Chief Inspector John Morton, who led Operation Sand Pearl’s investigation into child trafficking.” Will Rose be caught?
A Well-Dressed Lie: Following the Breadcrumbs to an Uncomfortable Truth By: S. Jernard Parker A book full of history, philosophy, and spirituality, S. Jernard Parker provides a corrective historical account on human development that shaped cultural norms, beliefs, and ideologies. Parker’s theories will have you wondering about what you THINK you know. These revelations will lead you on a personal journey of discovery. ______________________________________________________________________________ This book is not for a novice to read. It covers deep well thought out topics, and also addresses several controversial subjects for more mature readers. This book requires a process; read a chapte...
Join Chilly and his family on an action packed adventure in Peru! They learn all about the fascinating Inca Empire and spot amazing animals such as anacondas, botos, and piranhas. But, before long, Chilly and his family are separated and he is taken by the spectacled bears. How will he escape the rainforest and find them again?