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For over two decades Charles Long thrilled opera audiences, performing at some of America's and the world's most famous venues, and singing alongside some of its greatest stars. In his insightful, frank and humorous new memoir, Long recounts many of those experiences. In the process he sheds light into a world many of us respect, admire and love, but which few of us have ever encountered in such intimate detail.
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Shaman's Dream : the Modoc War is a literary non-fiction account of the 1873 standoff between besieged Modoc Indians and the United States Army on the California/Oregon border. The book – a kaleidoscope of 'vested interests' – draws together eye-witness accounts by settlers, military and governmental records, reports, diaries, letters, press releases, telegrams – in a narrative that is a multi-cultural evocation of one of the last of the 'Indian Wars.' A new, over-zealous Superintendent of Indians for Oregon precipitated the 'war' in an ill-advised attempt to corral a group of Modocs and return them to the Klamath reservation. Loss of life and the burning of the camp at Lost River was repaid by Modocs escaping to a stronghold in the lava beds, where they were besieged for months, and where they were persuaded the 'Ghost Dance' would save them. The standoff between the native Americans and the United States army eventually ended, but not until peace commissioners were wounded and murdered. The Army trial of the accused ended with hangings and the exile of the tribe, subsequently to Oklahoma. President U. S. Grant's 'Peace Policy' whereby Christian ministers were employed to oversee the reservations died in the aftermath of these events. But most deeply wounded of all – and more lastingly in this, some would say, inadvertently religious war – were the shamans.
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Ippy Ever After is a story of courage and determination against all the odds.<br><br>The story takes you from Martin's initial diagnosis with cancer and follows his life for three years. It is a rollercoaster of heartache, betrayal and an almost insurmountable battle to get the expensive drug that could save his life.<br><br>With no option but to go it alone he embarks on a public campaign to highlight his and other sufferers plight.<br><br>In a race against time, he and a handful of brave cancer patients tell their stories and force an incredible u-turn by the government in the full glare of the media spotlight.
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This second book in a series of four books; includes the success stories of business and professional women who won the title of "South Australian Executive Woman of the Year". These women are the founders of the prestigious, "Telstra Business Women's Awards".<br><br>This series of books have been used in "Career Study Classes" in High Schools, Universities and Business Colleges since the nineties.<br><br>Women wanting to start their own small businesses and those keen to climb corporate ladders or sit on company boards have all gained the valuable knowledge they needed from these pioneering women's stories.<br><br>Be sure to collect the four volumes in this set of invaluable books that were originally published for the member of the Australian Executive Women's Network.
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Set on a misty remote island in the Gulf of Alaska, a young couple struggles to establish roots on the rugged mountainous terrain of a small fishing community. From humorous fishing excursions and frightening bear encounters to snow blinding blizzards and quirky characters, they come face to face with the unpredictable Mother Nature and learn the value of friendship, survival, and solitude in a picturesque but harsh life by the sea. Packed with adventures, challenges, and true Alaskan lifestyle.
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This book is about one woman's shadow journey to find value in herself, that brought healing and forgiveness. How she changed her story from being a victim of childhood abuse into a powerful celebration of being a woman.<br><br>This is a memoire of Joyce B Boudreau's life. She lived the first 7 years of her life with a very violent father. Because of this she had many conscious and unconscious negative beliefs about life, the world around her and her value as a woman. She calls these shadow beliefs. In this book she tells her story and also shares many of the ways in which she finally found peace and forgiveness. This truly is a book for any woman who is on a journey of healing and discovery. She shares wisdom and insights that she has learned along the way that created a powerful healing. She finally loves who she sees in the mirror. Her passion is for every woman to discovery this kind of self-love and acceptance.
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From the black and white pages of a Belgian Catholic newspaper in the late 1920s to the virtual world of a 3D CGI Hollywood movie in 2011, the young adventurous reporter Tintin has come a long way.<br><br>When Georges Remi, under his nom de plume Hergé, sent the crudely drawn hero on his maiden voyage to Communist Russia, little did he know that they were both embarking on a lifelong journey – or in the case of the perpetually youthful Tintin, an eternal mythic quest.<br><br>Though regarded as mere children's comic books by some, the stories reflect the momentous changes of the twentieth century through the globe-trotting adventures of the young reporter and his companions. They also tell a larger tale – about the author's and our inner world. <br><br>This book gives an overview of the canon of Tintin adventures for new readers, giving insights into the graphic language of the stories, as well introducing the wider field of Tintinology to non-academic readers. It concludes by assessing the recent adaptation from the page to the screen by Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson.
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The purpose of this book is to provide concise biographical information about 400 notable blind persons. The people in this volume are but a small sample of many thousands of notable blind persons in history. Most of the information about their lives comes from secondary sources. Where feasible, some of the subject's own words were used.
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When in 1895 twenty-one-year old Guglielmo Marconi made his first wireless transmission over land, he became the boy wonder of the world. When subsequently, he made similar transmissions across the Atlantic Ocean, thus proving to the world that his radio-related inventions had immediate and wide-ranging applications for all of humanity, young Marconi ushered in the Age of Communication.<br><br>Today, while Marconi's inventions have become all too common in everyday use on earth, his two-way communications systems are bringing outer space into the reach of every earthly human being. Can one deny the network of cell phones that keep billions of people in touch with one another no matter where they are located?<br><br>This book, Guglielmo My Beloved , by his devoted wife, Maria, his adoring daughter, Elettra, and his respectful grandson, Guglielmo, is a sure tribute to a deserving scientist who brought good and great things to his fellow human beings.
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When someone you love is diagnosed with cancer, every second you have left with them is precious.<br><br>Richard W Hardwick wrote about his partner's breast cancer to help him cope, and then he wrote about their past because he was scared she might not be there to help him remember it for their children. Andalucia tells the story of a young couple falling in love in the Golan Heights, bathing in the Sea of Galilee, living in the cheapest hostel in Amsterdam's red-light district and becoming homeless in Greece. Past and present is skilfully woven together to form a unique and beautiful portrait of a family facing the ultimate fear.<br><br>Gripping, heart-breaking, raw and inspiring, Andalucia is an unforgettable journey, both geographically and of the soul. It is also a life-affirming celebration of the strength of human spirit, the healing power of nature and the importance of community.<br><br>'Told with courage, humour and love, Andalucia weaves past and present with great skill so the pace of the narrative never falters. There is a zest for life on every page of this book which I found both moving and inspiring' <br>– Pat Barker, winner of the Booker Prize.