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'Consequences were inconsequential' - Zac This brutally honest true story of an everyday Aussie kid and his mother is a wakeup call. Co-authored by mother and son, this cautionary tale shares how and why an educated, intelligent teenager from a loving family with the world at his feet, ended up falling so badly he found himself in prison. This honest, raw account of a young man's life spiralling so terribly out of control, the reality of the consequences, and the retrospect now in play, sheds a glaring light on how lives can be forever changed, or worse still lost, through binge-drinking, drug abuse and driving under the influence. Despite the sometimes fractured relationship and the reality...
This brutally honest true story of an everyday Aussie kidand his mother is a wakeup call. Co-authored by mother and son, this cautionary tale shares how and why an educated, intelligent teenager from a loving family with the world athis feet, ended up falling so badly he found himself in prison. This honest, raw account of a young man's life spiralling so terribly out of control, the reality of the consequences, and the retrospect now in play, sheds a glaring light on how lives can be forever changed, or worse still lost, through binge-drinking, drug abuse and driving under the influence. Despite the sometimes fractured relationship and the reality of the circumstances they found themselves ...
The military heritage of Conwy from Iron Age times to the present day. Will be of interest to all those who would like to know more about Conwy’s remarkable military history.
Pelham Cottage - with its infamous unlocked back gate - was where Annabel Goldsmith kept an open house for some of the most sophisticated and iconic people of the 1960s and 1970s. Lady Annabel Goldsmith - society hostess and eponym for an exclusive Mayfair nightclub - recounts life in her Kensington home during the 60s and 70s, where she operated an open door policy and entertained some of the most extraordinary figures of her inner circle and icons of the era. But Pelham Cottage was not just a dazzling party scene - it was also a treasured family home that provided longed-for stability and happiness, and where Lady Annabel raised her family. A time of huge personal change, Lady Annabel shares her most intimate memories of those cherished days, offering fascinating insight into her own character as well as the swirl of London's hedonistic decades.
Henry Clay Jones (b.1909) is the son of Columbus Lafayette Jones (1868- 1960) and Nettie Alice Anderson of Marshall Co., Kentucky. He married Treva Jewel Jones (b.1913) at Paris, Henry Co., Tennessee in 1929. She is the daughter of Lloyd Bolen Jones (b.1875) and Ettie Puckett of Marshall Co., Kentucky. Includes Jones families who were/or are located in Calloway and Marshall counties. Several generations of Jones are given.
Faith is joy is love is hope in this novel of exquisite power and everyday miracles, reminiscent of Barbara Kingsolver's THE POISONWOOD BIBLE.Thomas can see things no one else can see. Tropical fish swimming in the canals. The magic of Mrs. Van Amersfoort, the Beethoven-loving witch next door. The fierce beauty of Eliza with her artificial leg. And the Lord Jesus, who tells him, "Just call me Jesus." Thomas records these visions in his "Book of Everything." They comfort him when his father beats him, when the angels weep for his mother's black eyes. And they give him the strength to finally confront his father and become what he wants to be when he grows up: "Happy."
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While spending Christmas in 1939 with a well-meaning aunt, a young boy who does not believe in Santa Claus has an unusual experience that changes his thinking.