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  A Legacy to Remember -...

  Pamela K Orgeron

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  A Legacy to Remember: Recollections of a Common Man is the story of a man who rose above all odds stacked against him. The Great Depression, divorced parents, living in poverty, World War II, the death of a child, divorce, etc.—commonly known occurrences many individuals in American history have faced. Many people would have been bitter having lived through such tragedies. But not Duard Vinson Gillum! He not only survived but he thrived through his faith in God to become a wonderful family man with a successful career in the aeronautics industry, even working on the Apollo moon landing project and the space shuttle project.This biography follows Tiny’s autobiography, Recollections of a Common Man (Xlibris, 2011), self-published before his death with a final chapter and additional photos documenting Mr. Gillum’s life.Reared in Ashland, KY, during the Great Depression, Mr. Gillum's extended family of 11 occupied a three-room shack located next to the city dump. After the Depression, his family experienced the Great Flood of 1937, where many locales along the Ohio River, including Ashland, faced much devastation. When WWII started he had only completed a ninth-grade education before joining the navy, lying about his age.Following his honorable discharge from the navy after WWII ended, with only his ninth-grade education, Mr. Gillum became a well-accomplished career man in the aeronautics field while also volunteering in his community as a baseball coach for 18 years; that also included coaching his son.Referring to Mr. Gillum as a mere survivor is an understatement, to say the least. He thrived in the midst of adversity to overcome much tragedy while maintaining an optimistic attitude that reflected to others around him. No doubt Mr. Gillum touched a lot of lives. He also left a lot of life lessons that many individuals in today's society will glean from listening to A Legacy to Remember: Recollections of a Common Man.

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  Between Then And Now

  Patrick Anderson McQuoid

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  Patrick was born in Dublin, Ireland. As an infant he spent time in multiple Mother and Baby homes and was illegally moved to Northern Ireland where he was adopted. Patrick was one of the founding activists in getting the Mother and Baby home commission of enquiry founded by the Irish Government. Follow his self-narrated story as he tells of his life growing up in Northern Ireland and then moving to England at an early age where he became a self thought artist and poet.

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  Andersonville Diary

  John L. Ransom

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  Madison & Adams Press presents the Civil War Memories Series. This meticulous selection of the firsthand accounts, memoirs and diaries is specially comprised for Civil War enthusiasts and all people curious about the personal accounts and true life stories of the unknown soldiers, the well known commanders, politicians, nurses and civilians amidst the war. 
  John L. Ransom joined the Union Army during the American Civil War in November 1862 and served as Quartermaster of Company A, 9th Michigan Volunteer Cavalry. In 1863 he was captured in Tennessee and taken to the notorious Andersonville prison. During his imprisonment he kept a diary of his experiences.Andersonville Diary brings Ransom's story of his day-to-day struggle in the worst of Confederate prisons, where hundreds of prisoners died daily.

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  The Promised Land

  Mary Antin

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  "The Promised Land" is an autobiography written by Mary Antin, a Russian-Jewish immigrant, and published in 1912. The book details her family's experiences as they emigrated from Russia to the United States in the late 19th century and settled in Boston. 
  Antin recounts the challenges that her family faced as they adjusted to life in a new country, including poverty, language barriers, and cultural differences. She also describes her own struggles with assimilation, as she tried to reconcile her Jewish heritage with the American way of life. 
  Moreover, "The Promised Land" is a coming-of-age story that follows Antin's journey from a young girl struggling to fit in to a confident and successful woman. Through her experiences, Antin illustrates the transformative power of education and the importance of cultural diversity and tolerance. 
  Overall, "The Promised Land" is a powerful memoir that offers a unique perspective on the immigrant experience in America and highlights the resilience and determination of individuals and families striving for a better life

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  Victorious - A book about faith...

  Rob Chifokoyo

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  This book is full of my own life experiences that have shown me time and time again that God's hand is upon us even when it may be scary, dark and hopeless. He is in the midst of our circumstances, walking us through, and revealing the victory we have in His Son Jesus. This is a book about love, failure, pain, trouble, fear, healing and ultimately about victory before there is ever any hope of receiving it.

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  Trust Yourself Anyway -...

  Sally Miller

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  You are not broken. You are not late. You are right on time. 
  Trusting yourself in a noisy world can feel like standing in a fitting room under bad lighting, trying on versions of yourself that never quite feel like you. 
  Trust Yourself Anyway is your permission to stop squeezing into lives that aren’t made for you and start listening to the quiet inner voice that already knows what fits. 
  Sally Miller has spent more than three decades designing clothes for girls and women. She knows what it means to watch someone light up when they finally see themselves clearly. And in this book, she brings that same magic to the inner world. 
  Through story, humor, and lived experience, Sally shares the moments that reshaped her life.  
  The risks and the reinventions.  
  The surprising clarity that comes from paying attention and letting go.  
  Woven through these stories is a simple framework rooted in the four pillars that have supported her own evolution. Trust, Awareness, Curiosity, and Letting Go. Together, they offer a way of growing peace, creativity, and the confidence to take more risks. 
  This isn’t a “fix yourself” book. 
  It’s a “remember who you are” book. 
  And it will remind you of what’s been true all along: 
  You’re not lost. You just stopped trusting yourself.

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