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Des Rubens was a well known and greatly admired Scottish climber.
He graduated from Edinburgh University in 1973 and was a teacher of
Outdoor Education in Craigroyston School Edinburgh from 1979 until
retirement in 2011. Des kept diaries of his walks and climbs all
over Scotland and wrote accounts of his climbs in the Himalaya, the
Caucasus and the United States. This collection of his writings and
those of his companions conveys, with a dry wit, his great
enthusiasm for the Scottish hills and for all aspects of
mountaineering in the greater ranges. Geoff Cohen, who has edited
the collection, was one of Des' closest climbing partners for over
40 years. Together they shared many of the adventures recounted
here, in Scotland and overseas.
Roy lost his first leg at six years of age and his second leg at
twenty-one. He had little schooling and walked with artificial
legs, refusing to use a wheelchair until he was forty-six. As told
through conversations with Richard Dunn, the reader gets to know
Roy's fulfilled and incredible life-story and how he has, over the
years, helped those less fortunate than himself.
The shocking true story of Allison Moore, a cop in Hawaii who
became addicted to meth, deceived her entire police department, and
endured prison, prostitution, and torture--until finally seeking
redemption.
As a beautiful, ambitious, and fearless young woman, Allison Moore
had everything going for her: She had been the star student of her
recruit class, was quickly promoted to vice cop at the Maui Police
Department, and gained the respect of her colleagues and a stellar
reputation. Her future couldn't have been brighter. But when a
doomed love affair with another cop led Allison to seek escape in
crystal meth, she suddenly found her whole life turned around.
Using her position of authority and skill of manipulation, Allison
hid her addiction to methamphetamines from her lover and her
department for as long as possible. She fabricated an elaborate
story that she had ovarian cancer and needed to seek treatment on
the mainland, while actually escaping to get a steady supply of
meth through a brutal Seattle drug dealer. Allison's friends and
colleagues donated their sick leave to her and organized
fundraisers for her fictitious cancer treatment. Meanwhile,
Allison's dependence on meth put her at the mercy of a ruthless
drug lord, who made her a virtual prisoner in his house, beating,
raping, and torturing her repeatedly.
Allison was able to escape with the help of her mother, but just as
the nightmare seemed to be fading and she got sober in rehab, she
was extradited to Maui to face twenty-five felony charges filed by
her own department. After a trial, she was sentenced to and served
one year in the Federal Detention Center in Honolulu.
Astounding, gripping, and told firsthand in a deeply sympathetic
voice, "Shards" spares no detail of Allison's horrific experiences
and the web of addiction and betrayal that cost her everything--a
career she loved, the colleagues who adored her, and the island
that was once her paradise.
Is he Jumpin' Jack Flash? A Street Fighting Man? A Man of Wealth
and Taste? All this, it turns out, and far more. By any definition,
Mick Jagger is a force of nature, a complete original--and
undeniably one of the dominant cultural figures of our time.
Swaggering, strutting, sometimes elusive, always spellbinding, he
grabbed us by our collective throat a half-century ago and--unlike
so many of his gifted peers--never let go. For decades, Mick has
jealously guarded his many shocking secrets--until now. As the
Rolling Stones mark their 50th anniversary, #1 New York Times
bestselling author Christopher Andersen tears the mask from rock's
most complex and enigmatic icon in a no-holds-barred biography as
impossible to ignore as Jagger himself.
Seasons come and go, but Wynter seemed to leave too soon. When
Jonathan Pitts took his wife of 15 years into his arms for their
anniversary dance, he had no idea that within a month he would be
on a completely different journey, navigating life after Wynter's
sudden death at the age of 38. One moment he was married to a
successful author and magazine publisher, and putting the finishing
touches on their book about marriage. The next he was a widower and
a single father of four grieving daughters. Without warning, the
future his family had planned together dissolved, leaving Jonathan
trying to answer the question that echoed through his daughters'
hearts and his own: How could a loving God allow this unspeakable
loss? My Wynter Season is Jonathan's story of losing the most
wonderful gift he had ever been given and his journey toward
understanding life without her. Yet in the wilderness of his grief,
Jonathan found himself surrounded by God's extravagant love, and
came to truly understand Christ's life-giving promise that death is
not the end.
Priscilla: The Hidden Life of an Englishwoman in Wartime France
by Nicholas Shakespeare is a transcendent work of narrative
nonfiction in the vein of The Hare with Amber Eyes.
When Nicholas Shakespeare stumbled across a trunk full of his
late aunt's personal belongings, he was unaware of where this
discovery would take him and what he would learn about her hidden
past. The glamorous, mysterious figure he remembered from his
childhood was very different from the morally ambiguous young woman
who emerged from the trove of love letters, journals and
photographs, surrounded by suitors and living the precarious
existence of a British citizen in a country controlled by the enemy
during World War II.
As a young boy, Shakespeare had always believed that his aunt
was a member of the Resistance and had been tortured by the
Germans. The truth turned out to be far more complicated.
Piecing together fragments of his aunt's remarkable and tragic
story, Priscilla is at once a stunning story of detection, a loving
portrait of a flawed woman trying to survive in terrible times, and
a spellbinding slice of history.
Scratching the Surface: Adventures in Storytelling is a deeply
personal and intimate memoir told through the lens of Harvey
Ovshinsky's lifetime of adventures as an urban enthusiast. He was
only seventeen when he started The Fifth Estate, one of the
country's oldest underground newspapers. Five years later, he
became one of the country's youngest news directors in commercial
radio at WABX-FM, Detroit's notorious progressive rock station.
Both jobs placed Ovshinsky directly in the bullseye of the nation's
tumultuous counterculture of the 1960s and 70s. When he became a
documentary director, Ovshinsky's dispatches from his hometown were
awarded broadcasting's highest honors, including a national Emmy, a
Peabody, and the American Film Institute's Robert M. Bennett Award
for Excellence. But this memoir is more than a boastful trip down
memory lane. It also doubles as a survival guide and an instruction
manual that speaks not only to the nature of and need for
storytelling but also and equally important, the pivotal role the
twin powers of endurance and resilience play in the creative
process. You don't have to be a writer, an artist, or even
especially creative to take the plunge, Ovshinsky reminds his
readers. ""You just have to feel strongly about something or have
something you need to get off your chest. And then find the courage
to scratch your own surface and share your good stuff with
others."" Above all, Ovshinsky is an educator, known for his
passionate support of and commitment to mentoring the next
generation of urban storytellers. When he wasn't teaching
screenwriting and documentary production in his popular workshops
and support groups, he taught undergraduate and graduate students
at Detroit's College for Creative Studies, Wayne State University,
Madonna University, and Washtenaw Community College. ""The thing
about Harvey,"" a colleague recalls in Scratching the Surface, ""is
that he treats his students like professionals and not like newbies
at all. His approach is to, in a very supportive and
non-threatening way, combine both introductory and advanced
storytelling in one fell swoop.
In "The Hard Way on Purpose," David Giffels takes us on an
insider's journey through the wreckage and resurgence of America's
Rust Belt. A native who never knew the good times, yet never
abandoned his hometown of Akron, Giffels plumbs the touchstones and
idiosyncrasies of a region where industry has fallen, bowling is a
legitimate profession, bizarre weather is the norm, rock 'n' roll
is desperate, thrift store culture thrives, and sports is
heartbreak. Intelligent, humorous, and warm, Giffels's linked
essays are about coming of age in the Midwest and about the
stubborn, optimistic, and resourceful people who prevail there.
Written in the late nineteenth century and first published in
Harper's Round Table magazine in 1896, this collection of articles
details turn-of-the-century America's rugged wilderness. Good
Hunting is an engaging read for those whose interests lie in
hunting sports, and nature. Roosevelt, being the first president to
begin many of the national park conservation programs in
twentieth-century America, was a lover of the outdoors, and his
writings are filled with notations and observations of the lands
that he explored. From hunting elks, wolves, and bucks, Roosevelt
provides stunning insight into some of northwestern America's most
well-known inhabitants. Good Hunting is a fascinating historical
portal through which we can view a celebrated sportsman, president,
and keen observer of the outdoors. The seven chapters in this book
range from classic hunting articles, memorable anecdotes from other
outdoorsmen, and even a detailed piece on the specifics of ranching
a topic of much interest at the turn of the century. This is a
classic read for anyone wanting to learn more about a man who was
so loved by a country, and to escape to the America of yesteryear.
Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for
hunters and firearms enthusiasts. We publish books about shotguns,
rifles, handguns, target shooting, gun collecting, self-defense,
archery, ammunition, knives, gunsmithing, gun repair, and
wilderness survival. We publish books on deer hunting, big game
hunting, small game hunting, wing shooting, turkey hunting, deer
stands, duck blinds, bowhunting, wing shooting, hunting dogs, and
more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times
bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing
books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers
and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
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With this singular book Nataniël tells the story of a childhood in three small towns and one large suburb, in an era during which rules were seldom questioned and of a young boy’s overwhelming fear of the ordinary. Look At Me is Nataniël's first full-length memoir.
Charmé word met pre-eklampsia gediagnoseer toe sy 27 weke swanger is met Lisa. Klein Lisatjie word met ’n noodkeisersnee gebore en Charmé se lewe verander heeltemal. Lisa weeg 850 gram, en sy veg elke dag om haar lewe. Charmé se reis tot ma-word was nie maklik nie. Maar Charmé vertel haar storie met humor en deernis: ‘n universiële storie van oorlewing van elke modern ma. Charmé se storie help ons om te weet dat ons nie alleen is nie, die ma langs jou het dieselfde pyne, vreugde, angs en vrae.
The true story of a young lady's escape to better things. Of love,
marriage and children. A tale of death and despair in a foreign
land. Of fate taking a hand and joining two people in a deep and
lasting love. The author has used letters and anecdotal evidence
from family members who are the lead players in this story. He
hopes he has done justice to the tale of their lives.
This book is about my lifetime of adventure and inside I explain
how I overcame a hand disability from birth to become a British and
Scottish Rally Champion, but my story is not just about motor
sport: I have also worked for a top Hollywood film producer and
shared breakfast with one of the world's top female film stars. I
have also interacted with two US presidents, and met many other
wonderful people. My book also delves into the realms of working
with top world rally constructor as well as major motor
manufacturer. The many and varied characters I have met during my
lifetime has also made my life so much more colourful, and you can
meet many of these characters within the pages of this book. Yes, I
have met all of life's challenges to date.
Ming-Cheau Lin’s family emigrated to South Africa from Tainan, Taiwan when she was just three years old and stayed in Bloemfontein with a small East Asian community. Seen as an outsider, she struggled to understand her identity as a minority and immigrant and faced harsh realities of being ‘yellow’ in the western world in addition to the legacy of South Africa’s history.
After assimilating to the surrounding society, she is deemed ‘not Asian enough’ when she is unable to conform to the rules of first-generation Asian elders, yet too Asian for everyone else. Taiwanese or South African, teenager or rebel, creative or disappointment.. she shares her story and journeys to uncover the reasons why yellow people are treated the way they are in a space that doesn’t recognise them as part of the population
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