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  Love & Common Sense - Short...

  Dr. James W. Jackson

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  "Love and Common Sense" is the the award-winning collection of seventy intriguing short stories. These stories are a blend of business, economics and extravagant compassion that give lucid and dramatic insights into the selfless activities and adventures of Dr. James W. Jackson.Dr. Jackson is a gifted storyteller who draws his unique insights from his millions of miles of travel and his personal visits to over 150 countries. He is trained in business and economics, yet his true wisdom comes from lessons learned while observing and interacting with real people in nearly every corner of the world. Dr. Jackson not only observes and processes anecdotes but has the ability to repaint with poignant words the mental pictures he has collected.                                                                                                                                    Dr. Jackson was working as an international economic consultant in developing nations around the globe when his work led him face-to-face with the needs of the sick and dying. During a trip to Brazil, Dr. Jackson visited a small clinic near Rio de Janeiro. Once inside, he learned that patients were often turned away due to the lack of basic medical supplies and equipment. Jackson was moved to action. He made a promise that he would help provide relief to those people. Dr. Jackson returned to his home in Evergreen, Colorado, and with the assistance of friends in the medical industry he collected approximately $250,000 worth of medical supplies in his garage in about 30 days time. By personally paying the shipping expenses, Dr. Jackson was able to send an ocean-going cargo container to Brazil. Soon after, he and his wife, Dr. AnnaMarie Jackson, founded the non-profit, humanitarian relief organization, Project C.U.R.E.From its humble beginnings in the mountains of Colorado, Project C.U.R.E. expanded to other cities across the United States. Currently, the organization maintains large distribution warehouses in Arizona, Colorado, Texas and Tennessee. In addition, Project C.U.R.E. has established many smaller collection centers in other cities around the U.S. where donated items are gathered and then delivered to the distribution warehouses.

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  Shanghai - Life Love and...

  Stephen Grace

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  Shanghai is the most modern and dynamic city in China. In preparation for hosting the World Expo 2010, a World's Fair in the grand tradition of international fairs and expositions, the megalopolis embarked on an overhaul to transform itself from the "Pearl of the Orient" into the "City of the Future." Here, the world's tallest buildings soar, the planet's longest bridges span toxic waterways, and the fastest train on earth rockets the city from its storied past toward a future that seems, by turns, either as bright or as hideous as the lights that set the hazy sky aglow each night. At a time when interest in China has seen a sharp increase that shows no signs of abating, Shanghai places China's development and its effects on the world into context by explaining how the country arrived where it is today and why it is building massive infrastructure projects with tremendous social and environmental impact. Shanghai provides an intimate look inside a mega-city heaving with change and offers essential insight into the challenges of remaining human in an increasingly urbanized world.

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  Camp Six - The 1933 Everest...

  Frank Smyth

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  Frank Smythe's Camp Six is one of the greatest Everest accounts ever written. It is the story of the 1933 Everest Expedition, in which Smythe, climbing alone after his partner Eric Shipton had turned back ill, reached a point perhaps higher than any man had done before - and some twenty years before the eventual first ascent. Rope-less, oxygen free and in terrible snow conditions, his climb was one of the greatest endeavours in the history of Everest.
  Camp Six is a compelling read: a gripping adventure on the highest mountain in the world and a fascinating window into early mountaineering and Himalayan exploration - including an illuminating colonial view of early travels in Tibet. It is essential reading for all those interested in Everest and in the danger and drama of those early expeditions.
  Frank Smythe was one of the leading mountaineers of the twentieth century, an outstanding climber who, in his short life - he died aged forty-nine – was at the centre of high-altitude mountaineering development in its early years. Author of twenty-seven immensely popular books, he was an early example of the climber as celebrity.

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  From Cubicle Slave to the Next...

  Jaime Luchuck

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  Jaime Luchuck was a cubicle slave for years before finally drumming up the courage to get out and live her dream. And her dream wasn't working like a dog to make money for somebody else. It wasn't being someplace she had to beg for days off. It wasn't working in an environment that made her dread Mondays. Yes she was a finalist on The Next Internet Millionaire reality show, but that didn't make her an instant millionaire. Being on the show gave her the tools to put together her own winning business that she used to lift her out of 9 to 5 hell. From Cubicle Slave To The Next Internet Millionaire shares those tools with you. Inside you will learn 20 life lessons that are crucial in your ultimate success. Insider secrets and gossip from the Next Internet Millionaire reality show. In depth ways to discover exactly what you want to do with your life. How to wean yourself out of the 9 to 5 job. Key tips from 12 unbelievably successful internet gurus like Mark Joyner & Armand Morin.

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  RV - Mobile Solar Power for Full...

  Bob Cliff

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  RV living full time is fun! But costs can, and will, accumulate fast on the road. That's why you need a reliable and cost-effective way to power up your RV lifestyle, and this book will tell you how!    
  Solar power is one of the best ways to get the energy that you need, no matter where you are, while also being good for the environment. There are a lot of times when you are traveling in your RV, and you just can't find a place to hook in and get the electricity that is needed to keep the appliances in the RV going. 
  This guidebook will teach you how to set up your own solar panel array so that you have electricity no matter where you are. It has all the tips that you need to set up your own solar power in your RV. 
  We will start with some basics, such as how to figure out the electricity requirements that are needed in the rv and how to pick the right parts to use for the solar power. We will then move on to how to set up each part, how to connect them all together so they work properly, and so much more. And when this is all done, we are going to show you how to hook up your different appliances to the batteries so that they can receive the power that they need.

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  The Moon in the Banyan Tree

  Gael Harrison

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  I have walked through these streets at night, when all is silent and only the moonlight casts shadows over the clean and deserted pavements. The architecture retakes centre stage, and the classic French style of the building designs once again becomes apparent. As you walk, your eyes are drawn to the beautiful carved doorways and ornate shutters. Above, the ghostly modern additions to the already complicated rooftops mingle with the silhouettes of mature trees and vibrant bougainvillaea that have taken on the black hues of midnight. It could all be a pen and ink sketch for, here in the heart of the city by moonlight, the streets take on a beauty they do not possess in the afternoon sun. Gael Harrison's life has almost come full circle, from her birth and schooling as a British rubber planter's daughter in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to her newly found life in Vietnam. In 2001 Volunteer Services Overseas assigned Gael to a Save the Children Fund project in the remote Vietnamese highlands where only ethnic dialects were spoken. The daunting task of existing and working in these areas, in spite of speaking neither Vietnamese nor the local dialects, reveals the qualities that allow Gael to tell her story of the seldom-seen world of the volunteer in a difficult and alien environment through very human eyes. Gael is now remarried and continues to live and work in Hanoi.

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