Author: Kenneth D. Vos
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1491809604
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 275
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In this work spanning eight decades, the author portrays in concrete detail the joys and rigors of his boyhood on a midwest farm in a bygone era, followed by ten professional years as a pastor which begin with enthusiasm and end in disillusionment. He gets a second chance at life when he and his family move to a Vermont hill farm and he becomes a professor of philosophy at Lyndon State College. A significant part of this renewal is the resolution of a midlife crisis, which the author casts into a Jungian framework replete with numerous dreams and climaxing in a kind of psychological and spiritual redemption. No narrow scholar, Dr. Vos shares his personal philosophy and interest in the history of ideas as well as his passion for activities which include maple sugaring, hunting, softball and collecting early American antiques.
Author: KENNETH D. VOS
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1491809612
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 277
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In this work spanning eight decades, the author portrays in concrete detail the joys and rigors of his boyhood on a midwest farm in a byegone era, followed by ten professional years as a pastor which begin with enthusiasm and end in disillusionment. He gets a second chance at life when he and his family move to a Vermont hill farm and he becomes a professor of philosophy at Lyndon State College. A significant part of this renewal is the resolution of a midlife crisis, which the author casts into a Jungian framework replete with numerous dreams and climaxing in a kind of psychological and spiritual redemption. No narrow scholar, Dr. Vos shares his personal philosophy and interest in the history of ideas as well as his passion for activities which include maple sugaring, hunting, softball and collecting early American antiques.
Author: Galen Conrardy
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1411685334
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 241
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What was it like growing up in rural America in the '40s and '50s? Life was simple then, but there were many ways for two little boys to get into trouble, and many lessons to be learned. From bullfighting, to outhouses, to Catholic nuns, Galen recounts humorous and heart-warming anecdotes of life on the farm -- and life with his brother Roy.
Author: Rita Mae Brown
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0345530519
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY SUSPENSE MAGAZINE Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown return with a mystery starring Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen, intrepid kitty sleuths Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, and Tee Tucker, the ever-faithful crime-solving corgi. This time around, Harry and her animal friends track a killer whose trail has gone as cold as the weather in December. NINE LIVES TO DIE Winter has come to Crozet, Virginia, bringing with it a fresh blanket of snow. Harry and her husband, Fair, are hip deep in their usual end-of-the-year activities: distributing food to needy residents, and shopping for outfits for the Silver Linings youth organization’s annual fundraising gala. But buried beneath the white stuff are dark secrets from Crozet’s past—and Harry and her posse of pet detectives are determined to sniff them out. Two Silver Linings mentors have been found dead in suspicious circumstances. If that weren’t enough to chill the bones of the locals, a pair of severed human fingers has turned up in a pencil jar in the bookkeeper’s office at St. Cyril’s church. What does this grisly display have to do with the mysterious disappearance of Harry’s voluptuous high school Latin teacher, a quarter of a century ago? Maybe nothing. But when the animals make another gruesome discovery in the woods behind Harry’s farm, it becomes clear that terrible crimes have been committed in Crozet—and somebody’s gone to great lengths to cover them up. It’s time to stop shoveling snow and start digging for clues. The truth will be revealed. A cold case will be solved. And a twenty-five-year-old love triangle is about to get untangled. The weather outside may be frightful, but Harry and her four-legged friends refuse to be spooked off the case. Praise for Nine Lives to Die “Witty and entertaining . . . a recipe for continued success and an engaging read.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch “The unabashed loves of [Rita Mae Brown’s] life . . . are infectious. Perhaps because they are so clearly heartfelt, it’s easy to be swept up in the glory of her passions.”—New York Journal of Books “Murder and mayhem are the order of the day in bestseller [Rita Mae] Brown’s well-plotted twenty-second Mrs. Murphy mystery. . . . Brown’s idyllic world, with its Christian values, talking animals, and sympathetic middle-aged pet owners, has understandably struck a chord with many readers.”—Publishers Weekly “Rita Mae Brown, along with . . . Sneaky Pie, have made Harry Harristeen and her feline companion, Mrs. Murphy, household names.”—Library Journal Praise for the Mrs. Murphy mysteries “As feline collaborators go, you couldn’t ask for better than Sneaky Pie Brown.”—The New York Times Book Review
Author: Mary Ann Kinsinger
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1441240640
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272
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Lily Lapp is moving with her family to Pennsylvania to join a new Amish community. In this small town where changes--and newcomers--are greeted with suspicion, Lily must adjust to a new school, new friends, and Aaron Yoder, an annoying boy who teases her relentlessly. Still, there are exciting new developments, including an attic full of adventure and a new baby brother. But why, Lily wonders, can't God bring her just one sister? The second novel in the charming Adventures of Lily Lapp series, A New Home for Lily gives children ages 8-12 a fascinating glimpse into the life of the Amish--and lots of fun and laughter along the way. It combines the real-life stories of growing up Amish from Mary Ann Kinsinger and the bestselling writing of Amish fiction and nonfiction author Suzanne Woods Fisher. With line illustrations throughout, this series is sure to capture the hearts of readers young and old.
Author: Phyllis Amoth Dirks
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 145204001X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 589
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Only in this generation had Albert and his family been Mennonites. Sometimes they struggled with the tenets of this new faith, far more restrictive than the Lutheranism of their early years. Along with the stresses of adhering to this new way of life, one that effectively cut them off from communication even with close relatives who lived nearby, was the added struggle of living through the years of the Dustbowl, when for all who lived on farms through those times, the ‘wolf’ of poverty was always at the door. Ultimately, the decision of the family to leave the land of the beloved family homestead, was made both harder and easier by the economic realties of that historic time.
Author: E. G. Carter
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1462055281
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 342
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Eddie Caskitt is filled with relief. The worries of moving into a new neighborhood, making friends, and starting a new school have been weighing him down. But after spending just a few minutes with the kids of Drayton Woods, Eddie realizes that the adventurous summer he was hoping for might just happen after all. Eddie hopes all the fun he anticipates will ease the pain of knowing his grandfather is dying. With his last bit of strength before he passes away, Eddie's grandfather whispers that he has left something for Eddie in his barn and that the tall tales he has been telling Eddie for years are true. With the help of a magic bracelet he finds inside a secret hole in the barn, Eddie and his two new friends, Dan and Scotty, enter a portal where they are suddenly thrust into roles guarding the world of Carlousia. Now the boys must conquer fear, outwit predators, unfold betrayal, and overthrow evil all while pretending everything is normal at home. In this extraordinary adventure, three boys take a wild, coming-of-age journey that intertwines risk, honor, loyalty, and the kind of danger that unfortunately may lead to unimaginable loss.
Author: E. Casson
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1662472781
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
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Jason doesn’t punch me, or even shove me. Instead, he keeps looking at me. “It isn’t that simple, Danny. Life’s not as simple as right or wrong, or black-and-white. Sometimes you can’t be right or wrong, and you just end up in a gray area.” For Danny Macall, life in the 1960s has always seemed simple, black-and-white. There are good people that you can always count on, like his older brother Jason, and Jason’s gang, FireBirds. And there are bad people, such as the Firebirds’ rival gang, the Cobras, whose deep hatred for each other has led to irreversible mistakes with devastating consequences. It seems like everything is the way it should be until Danny finds himself thrown into a situation that turns his life practically inside out. Suddenly, everything Danny has ever known, or thought he knew, is changing, and there are new people, places, and challenges that test friendships, tear people apart, and bring them back together. As he tries to make sense of everything that seems to be changing and unraveling all around him, Danny is forced to view life in a way that makes him realize life isn’t always as simple or black-and-white as it always seemed.
Author: Tom McGlone
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1418435406
Category : Berea Room Materials
Languages : en
Pages : 201
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This groundbreaking book is a sequel to Celebrate Life that illustrated how to Realize, Renew, Release your trapped energy. In Living Right Side UP in an UP-Side-Down World, the reader was invited to a deeper plunge into the Great Lake of your lived experience where you feast in present-moment awareness. The third book in this trilogy especially after Sept. 11, 2002 prepares the reader to make a different passage into 21st century's ecological age and in the process to experience homecoming to Earth. The simple proposal to the reader, including the author, is to wake up. To wake-up with wide-eyed wonder! That electrifying wonder activates a stream of energy and insights for loving and cherishing this Earth. May we become in the process fully human and fully alive as an Earth-being. What does it mean to become an Earth-being? It means that we reenter the Great Conversation of the human and the natural world. In embracing the Great Conversation, we once again bring inside us the voices of the natural world like the wind in the trees, the wonder of moonlight, the sighing of prairie grasses to sing inside us in resounding chorus. Now we have the beginning of a different human. Out of such a conversion experience over more than twenty years this book has been written. In that spirit of Earth-wonder and Great Work may you see new possibilities in the bonding of human-being and Earth-being for living on this garden planet with a soaring sense of mutual well-being.
Author: Kenneth D. Swan
Publisher: Tate Publishing
ISBN: 1620242516
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 195
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Welcome to the story of the capture, growth, and development of a small boy who changes from pig-like tendencies to human ways. It is the study of child development, how it happens, and how it is nurtured. A marvel and frustration to his adopted parents, Pigboy always presents unusual challenges but makes remarkable progress with their love, support, and Christian guidance.
