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He had become an Australian, indistinguishable from the real thing, returning to England and his Cornish boyhood world before discovering the truth of his existence.I recall the exact moment. The birth certificate extract showed my unique quartet of Christian names. Strangely, the names next to MOTHER were a replica of the trio I recollected for my elder sister, 25 years my senior. Birthplace correct. Against FATHER was scrawled a single word: unknown. There, at the age of 26, I came to know I was a bastard!From these beginnings Gregory charts the story of a life that roams across four continents, encompasses three careers, and spans five decades. At times hes deep in thought, searching for the meaning of existence; at others, cartwheeling across Australia or India with a sometimes ragtag bunch of best friends and associates.Its an exhilarating, quite unique piece of writing: an enthralling story which embodies a dry sense of humour stemming from the authors British and Australian roots. But then at times its the reverse, with first-hand accounts from the poorest areas of Kenya, alongside thoughts of protective spiritual auras that might govern our existence.But considering our miniscule place in a mega-universe, are any of our stories worth telling anyway? This is the question that Gregory deliberates within the final chapter... and one that the reader may fathom their answer to from reading this rather remarkable and informative book.

On August 6, 1914, Able Seaman Timothy McCarthy departs Plymouth onboard Endurance, worried that he is missing the great adventure of war. By the following January, Tim is embroiled in his own adventure, trapped in ice, facing the crushing loss of his ship, forced to live for months on an ever-shrinking ice floe, and undertaking two desperate attempts to reach safety onboard the unseaworthy James Caird. Tim endures all of this and more, all while being pitted against the most extreme weather conditions, with dwindling food supplies, inadequate clothing and protection, and no means of communication with the rest of the world.Within three weeks of his return to Britain, Tim is belatedly given his opportunity to join the war effort. Onboard the SS Narragansett, Tim again faces many of the ordeals he has so recently survived, this time with the added threat of his fellow mariners turned enemy. This is Tims story as a Live Donkey, Dead Lion.

Lokpanta is compilation of short stories inspired by true events all set in the unique little town of Lokpanta located in the middle of three Southeastern states of Nigeria. Readers will be left with the nostalgic feeling of childhood memories, and the intrigues of village life. The stories are told in a way that makes it relatable to the reader. Be prepared to binge on the book till the very last page.

In 1971, Al Weller, 25, married with a young daughter, is content with his blue-collar life. Though skilled in commercial art, he prefers manual labour and truck driving, enjoying pints with mates after work.A chance suggestion from his friend Lawse leads Al to moonlight as an ad face (advertising model). For nine months, he juggles an odd double life - delivering dairy products to posh hotels while posing for knitting patterns and romance magazines.Als world turns upside down when his face suddenly appears on deodorant posters plastered across Londons buses and Underground. This unexpected fame catapults him into a new reality, challenging his comfortable working-class existence.

LEAN ON NO ONE is a journey through the achievements and legacy of Elizabeth Garver Jordan, a woman who defined female ambition, creativity, empowerment and above all, lived life on her own terms. As the influence of public media via newspapers and magazines rapidly grew in the late 1800s and early 1900s, Jordans innovative approaches raised public awareness of the challenges of social and gender inequality. In her positions at Pulitzers New York World and Harpers Bazar, she significantly boosted journalistic and literary opportunities for women and inspired a new generation through her own articles and serialised short stories.Jordan recognized how both work and literary collaborations could promote positive change as well as entertaining reading, especially concerning female empowerment. The themes and experimentation in her short stories, novels of intrigue, crime and romance, a play and film productions still resonate with readers today. Her work stands alongside those of her contemporaries with whom she had close personal and professional associations such as Frances Hodgson Burnett and Henry James.Jordans independence, determination and active collaboration in the media, political, literary and personal aspects of her life not only benefitted herself but also many others. Her underestimated contribution needs to be fully revealed and acknowledged.

A Journey of Struggles, Faith, and Divine Intervention is a deeply personal and powerful account of one womans transformation through sorrow, faith, and an extraordinary encounter with the divine. In this inspiring autobiography, Krishna Kanta Dass opens her heart to share her journey from Hinduism to Christianity, revealing the trials, grief, and unshakeable faith that led her to accept Jesus Christ as her Lord and Saviour.After 22 years of reflection, Krishna shares the life-changing moment that altered her destiny-a heavenly visitation that brought with it a divine message and a mission she could no longer ignore. Through vivid recollections, she recounts the angelic encounter that filled her room with blinding light and the scent of gardenias and the voice that called her to share Gods message with the world.This book is not just a testimony-it is a call to faith, obedience, and spiritual awakening. With unwavering honesty and a heart full of gratitude, Krishna invites readers to walk with her through pain, healing, and divine purpose. A Journey of Struggles, Faith, and Divine Intervention will stir your spirit and inspire you to reflect on your own path, reminding you that no matter how dark life gets, Gods light can find you.

’Víctor Ricardo Alfaro Ubaqui nos invita a un viaje íntimo y extraordinario a través de casi un siglo de vida. Desde su niñez en el ande peruano de Apurímac hasta su ejemplar trayectoria como educado

Maria has spent over forty years as a dedicated nurse, helping children and adults with learning disabilities reach their full potential. Her career in psychiatry was not just about caring for others, but also about learning to extend that care to herself.Marias journey took her from Ireland to Australia and Saudi Arabia. She lovingly cared for premature babies, unaware that she would later have a premature baby of her own in her forties.At its core, this book is about Marias quest to be seen and loved, ultimately discovering that she needed to see and love herself first. Despite confronting bullying, loss, divorce, illness, and grief through countless nursing courses, Maria lived and worked in an unconscious environment.Her journey towards consciousness was transformative, awakening her to the power and authenticity of understanding her own story. Embracing her true self without judgment became her path forward.This is Marias story - a truly inspirational account of navigating from a large family to living her one true life, overcoming emotional struggles along the way.

It is absolutely remarkable that a person should think, act, love, and reflect the likeness of God so naturally. This very exclamation said it all: I was living with an angel, and I did not know it! How can a seemingly mere mortal display so perfectly so many divine attributes? In fact, the humanity of Wendy Boussougou, nee Jackson, is a very rare phenomenon. It was a privilege to bear witness to the fact that she was in the world, yet not from this world, and thus to live to tell Wendys life story, which transcends all cultural barriers in a breathtaking ride from infancy to adulthood. This book rightly ascribes the characteristics of deity to Wendy.

Doctors have a unique view of the human body. Centuries of observing the sick and decades of testing these observations against science. A diagnosis starts with interrogation followed by observation, clinched by the appropriate test.Clinical skills are focused on patients, but friends and family are not exempt. The real test comes when the physician himself becomes acutely unwell without warning.This is a story of the continuing importance of clinical signs in the age of artificial intelligence. The story of a doctor who for decades used his diagnostic skills with and without the aid of technology and who suddenly becomes dependent on the healthcare system in which he has spent his whole working life.The author was a clinician in the National Health Service for over 40 years, specialising in diabetes and endocrinology. He has worked in teaching hospitals around the UK, Japan and New Zealand, as well as a mission hospital in Tanzania and a refugee camp in Zaire. This memoir documents the way clinical skills are acquired and applied in the care of the sick. However, when illness descended out of the blue, he was forced to apply those skills to himself whilst simultaneously adopting the role of the patient.

Welcome to the nightmare that any mother would not wish to go through. This story concerns my life and circumstances that nearly ended my life. The details in this story may upset certain people just as it upset me. The dramatic true events that I have expressed in this story are traumas that were reported on television and in tabloid newspapers in the late eighties.It has taken me over thirty years to build up the courage to express my feelings and get over the trauma of the horrific turmoil that I was put through in the prime of my life due to the negligence of people out of my control. Writing this book has eventually helped me get some relief after the pain and suffering I and my family were put through at the time and has also helped me to close this chapter in my life. I think anyone who reads this book would identify with my long-term sorrow.

There was no general opportunity for adolescent boys and girls to get to know each other in our closed and traditional society in the years between 1959 and 1963, when these events were in process.Families were not expected to be all open-minded and give their sons and daughters the freedom to choose their own love. They tried to marry off their daughter as soon as possible to a boy from their family, such as a cousin, or to the son of their business partner, to prevent her from spoiling and fooling around. Beautiful girls were courted and taken away at a very young age. Most of the time, the partner had to be approved by the parents in the first place. The girls decision came second. At the same time, in Europe, in order for young people to get to know each other, classical and modern dance classes and competitions, weekend gatherings, and group picnics were arranged. Then, the opening of various discotheques followed.One of these possibilities for boys and girls to get to know each other, outside of family restrictions, was on the way to school, which is the main topic of this book.

During the Depression and World War II, conditions were very tough.In the suburbs, it was quite common for two families to live in one house.The barter system existed. If you had fruit, you swapped it for eggs or vice versa.People helped each other out.Nothing was wasted.One example was butter wrapped in greaseproof paper. The paper was used to grease the inside of a cake tin and then used to light the fire in the stove.

Der Autor wurde in Sudafrika geboren und wuchs dort auf. Er absolvierte seine medizinische Ausbildung und erwarb sein Diplom an der University of Witwatersrand (Wits). Anschlieend praktizierte er 45 Jahre lang in den USA als Internist, leitete eine Mukoviszidose-Klinik, eine Tuberkulose-Klinik und eine Klinik fur Bergarbeiter und fuhrte zudem eine Privatpraxis.Sein ehrenamtliches Engagement fuhrte ihn unter anderem an das Kibogora-Krankenhaus in Ruanda.Zu seinen personlichen Interessen zahlen Wildtierfotografie, Ornithologie sowie Tennisunterricht fur seine Kinder und Enkelkinder.Vor dem Hintergrund des Apartheid-Zeitalters in Sudafrika bietet diese eindrucksvolle Memoirenliteratur eine zutiefst personliche Reise durch eine Kindheit, die von Privilegien gepragt und zugleich vom Schatten der Ungerechtigkeit uberschattet war.Norman Nathan teilt intime und oft erschutternde Erinnerungen an seine Kindheit in Johannesburg der 1950er- und 1960er-Jahre - von idyllischen Szenen in den Vororten und Abenteuern auf dem Schulhof bis hin zum Zeugewerden brutaler Akte rassistischer Gewalt und dem Leben in einer durch Gesetze und Vorurteile geteilten Gesellschaft.Durch lebendiges Erzahlen stellt Nathan die Menschen vor, die seine fruhe Lebenszeit pragten - afrikanische Betreuungspersonen, Familienmitglieder und Schulkameraden - und schildert zugleich die harten Realitaten des Militardienstes, das politische Erwachen und den langsamen Verlust der Unschuld.Mit Momenten voller Humor, Trauer und Hoffnung ist Apartheid - Sudafrikanische Erinnerungen sowohl eine personliche Coming-of-Age-Geschichte als auch ein einzigartiges historisches Dokument.Perfekt fur Leserinnen und Leser von Memoiren, Geschichtswerken und sozialkritischer Literatur beleuchtet dieses Buch die menschlichen Kosten der Apartheid und den stillen Mut jener, die sie uberlebten.

Fragmentos de mi voz en off es un viaje poético por la más amplia y vertiginosa escala emocional humana. Cada verso arranca pedazos esenciales del alma, como horrocruxes gélidos de una magia oscura, y los dispersa en un rompecabezas inconexo que el lector intentara recomponer.Entre imagenes surrealistas, realismo magico y versos libres, el libro explora las fisuras mas intimas del ser. Sus paginas, impregnadas de fragilidad y belleza cruda, dejan entrever una luz tenue una lamparilla persistente como unica salida en medio del caos. Interludios cuidadosamente dispuestos actuan como estantes infinitos en una biblioteca imaginaria, marcando pausas y transiciones en este recorrido emocional.Sin adscribirse a la filosofia, la obra interpela la condicion humana, retratando la rutina existencial y el eterno peregrinar del alma. Algunos pasajes, con la tinta como arma, logran desvelar y quiza justificar la obstinacion de los sentimientos frente a la razon.En un juego intertextual, el autor rinde homenaje a grandes poetas y escritores clasicos, invitandolos a protagonizar su universo. Asi, metaforas, abstracciones y fabulaciones se entrelazan para construir un testimonio poetico tan intimo como universal.

Why are we all expected to do something to make money?Why must we work?There must be a better way.This book is a tale of a less-than-ordinary life that some choose to lead.This is an everyman struggle set in the 1980s. Mrs T is in number 10, it is grim up north, and there is not a full job to be found. Simon therefore sets off on the temp trail. This is a true tale of trying to find some worthwhile work and something more than a meagre payslip.These are the jobs no one wants, and you are the misfit no one wants. If there is a positive, it is that the time spent in each is mercifully short.Will the sun come out along the way? Who knows?

In late 1922, Judge Emil Fuchs purchased the woebegone Boston Braves--primarily to bring his ailing friend, Christy Mathewson, back into the game he loved so much. A true fan, Judge Fuchs poured his fortune into the team, intent on giving Bostons long-suffering National League fans a winner. He introduced Ladies Days, contracted to have Braves games broadcast on radio, and successfully campaigned to allow Sunday baseball in Boston. Moreover, he gave the fans a competitive team, climaxed by the Braves dramatic pennant race with the New York Giants in 1933. The Depression, however, weakened his financial position to the point where in 1935 Fuchs was forced to give up the team. Using Judge Fuchs unfinished autobiography, the memories of his son who worked in the organization, and extensive additional research, this story of an owner and an era is complete.

This first in-depth Ryan work has two parts: The biographical provides behind-the-scenes information and never-before-published interviews with Ryans children. The reference part contains a filmography (70+ films: plot lines, themes, technical aspects, casts, credits, criticism), and a listing of stage appearances, television performances, narrations, guest appearances, recordings and videocassettes.

This collection of biographies describes twelve women conservationists who helped change the ways Americans interact with the natural environment. Their writings led Americans to think differently about their land--deserts are not wastelands, swamps have value, and harmful insects dont have to be controlled chemically. These women not only wrote on behalf of conservation of the American landscape but also described strategies for living exemplary, environmentally sound lives during the past century. From a bird lover to a back to the land activist, these women gave early warning of the detrimental effects of neglecting conservation. The main part of this work covers six historical figures who pioneered in their thinking and writing about the environment: Mary Austin, Florence Merriam Bailey, Rosalie Edge, Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Helen Nearing, and Rachel Carson. A later chapter gives portraits of six post-World War II conservationists: Faith McNulty, Ann Zwinger, Sue Hubbell, Anne LaBastille, Mollie Beattie, and Terry Tempest Williams. The work covers a broad range of conservationist concerns, including preservation of deserts and old growth forests, wildlife protection, wetlands maintenance, self-sufficient sustainable ways of producing food, and pollution control. A conclusion examines where conservationists have picked up after Rachel Carsons Silent Spring (1962) and gives conservation ideas for our time. An appendix lists the published writings of the twelve conservationists.

Rube Marquards life was touched by success and scandal at nearly every turn. In 1906, the teenage pitcher defied his father and became a ballplayer. Two years later, the Giants purchased his contract for the then record $11,000. He soon became the best left-handed pitcher in the game; over the course of his career he won 201 games, threw a no-hitter and pitched in five World Series. Off the field, Marquard was a master at marketing himself, recreating his story as it suited him. He wrote his own newspaper column, starred in movies, delighted crowds by catching balls thrown off high buildings, and even appeared as a female impersonator. But it was his affair and brief marriage with vaudeville sensation Blossom Seeley that caused the most uproar. Along with Seeley, Marquard became the toast of Broadway to the chagrin of his baseball fans. Throughout his life, the pitcher re-created his story as it suited him; his largely fanciful account of his career in Lawrence Ritters Glory of Their Times (1966) was largely responsible for his election to the Hall of Fame in 1971. This book gives for the first time the true story of one of the most colorful and controversial baseball players of the century.