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  Cage Eleven

  Gerry Adams

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  Long before he became President of Sinn Fein, Gerry Adams was a civil-rights activist who led sit-ins, marches and protests in Northern Ireland. Along with hundreds of other men, Adams was interned on the Maidstone prison ship and in Long Kesh prison - without charge or trial - during the 1970s for his political activities. Cage Eleven is his own account - sometimes passionate, often humorous - of life in Long Kesh. Written while Adams was a prisoner, the pieces were smuggled out for publication.
  'This book is important, not only because it comes from a key player in the Irish political scene, but also because it offers a unique insight into the experience that shaped the consciousness and attitudes of the present generation of Irish republicans - the experience of internment. It offers, too, an unrivalled representation of the resilience and humour that were as much a part of the life of the political prisoner as the adherence to a set of political ideals.' Irish Herald

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  George Müller of Bristol

  Arthur T. Pierson

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  George Muller was a great hero of faith. His greatest aim was to demonstrate that God answers prayer and can be trusted for every minute detail of life. Spending countless hours asking God to provide his needs, he only relied upon God. God called him to care for orphans and he conducted his orphanage in the same way, on faith alone. When a certain need was apparent, they would immediately go to God in prayer. In this dynamic dependance on God, He always proved faithful. He also established over a hundred schools, educating over a hundred thousand people! His example of absolute dependence on God stands in the gap of history to declare that God is enough, and He is faithful! (Summary by Kimberly Krause)Dedicated proof-listeners: Larry Wilson, Fiddlesticks, & Kimberly Krause

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  I'm Not Going Anywhere

  Kelly Lang

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  Kelly Lang, a 17-year breast cancer survivor, shares her story of healing and her musical journey that brought her through life’s ups and downs. Within the chapters of this book, you will learn life lessons, find a way to smile in adversity, and watch a love story unfold between Kelly and her Country Music Legend husband, T.G. Sheppard. You will get a front-row seat to her own career in the spotlight, raising her daughters as a single mother, and learn how she handled this terrible diagnosis with a positive attitude. Kelly attributes humor, good friends/family, and an unwavering belief in God that helped her rise from the ashes. 
  “I’m Not Going Anywhere,” the title of Kelly’s song that is currently in the national commercial for Ascension Hospitals, has given hope to listeners going through trials of their own.  
  Kelly’s story of beating the odds with grace is not only powerful and dynamic, but it is sure to help ease the soul of the reader. Although Kelly is an award-winning songwriter and a member of the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame, her life experiences within these pages allow audiences of all ages to come and witness the museum of prolific charm that is Kelly Lang; featuring “I’m Not Going Anywhere,” as her latest exhibit."

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  Twice a Daughter - A Search For...

  Julie McGue

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  “Twice A Daughter is not just another tale of an adoptee's search for truth. This is a story about the discoveries that searching for the truth reveals, how it sets you free and offers the gift of love.” ~Linda Joy Myers, founder of the National Association of Memoir Writers 
  What does it mean to grow up without a sense of who you are and where you come from? 
  Julie is adopted. She’s also a twin. Because their adoption was closed, she and her sister lack both a health history and their birth parents’ names—which becomes an issue for Julie when, at forty-eight years old, she finds herself facing several serious health issues.  
  Julie’s search for her birth relatives spans five years and involves a search agency, a PI, a confidential intermediary, a judge, an adoption agency, a social worker, and a genealogist. By journey’s end, what began as a simple desire for a family medical history has evolved into a complicated quest—one that unearths secrets, lies, and family members that are literally right next door.

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  Napoleon's Downfall - Madame...

  Geri Walton

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  An account of the wealthy socialite who opposed the French emperor and found herself exiled from Paris—from the author of Marie Antoinette’s Confidante. 
   
  Napoleon Bonaparte and Juliette Récamier were both highly influential and well-known in France, yet they were often at odds with each other. Their story played out on the European stage during a period of political upheaval and new political ideas. Napoleon gained power in the aftermath of the French Revolution, and he would go from spectacular victories to dismal failure. His defeat in the early nineteenth century would result in Europe acquiring new national borders and with that Britain, Russia, and the United States would gain greater international influence. 
   
  Juliette, on the other hand, wielded her own power. Because of the tumultuous French Revolution, noble and aristocratic landowners were being replaced by a new wealthy class in the private sector. Juliette and her husband were among the beneficiaries of this growing affluence and influence, and her power came from her newfound position in society. 
   
  Juliette also viewed life differently than Napoleon. She saw life from the standpoint of a wealthy socialite whereas Napoleon’s desires were always shaded by his military experiences and his meteoric rise to power. 
   
  Along the way, Juliette would have to face the testy Emperor, and she would find that his own brother would fall for her. Even some of Napoleon’s greatest enemies would woo her.  
   
  “A fascinating look at two of the French Revolution’s most amazing and engaging characters, Napoleon Bonaparte and Juliette Récamier, both of whom wielded enormous power in a most turbulent time.” —Books Monthly

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  Roughing It in the Bush - Or...

  Susanna Moodie, J.W.D. Moodie

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  Originally published in 1852, Roughing It in the Bush by Susanna Moodie, with contributions from her husband John Wedderburn Dunbar Moodie, is a vibrant, humorous, and wry description of their arrival and life in the young country of Canada after their immigration in 1832, and settlement in the rugged backwoods of what is now Ontario-unimaginably difficult, but also breathtakingly beautiful by turns. 
    
  It is filled with hope and passion for the future that Canada may grow to fulfill, a song of hope for what may be built out of multi-cultural immigration. 
    
  This edition is the complete text of the original publication, including poems by Susanna, her brother, and her husband (J.W.D.M); and four chapters contributed by John W. D. Moodie.

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