Biography & Memoirs on page 2

Stories of teaching in a medium security state prison.

This book is a compilation of short stories of life, as seen through the eyes of a rural police officer. There are incidents from his younger life, which carry into how he became what he is, what he believed, and things he worked through. The majority of his career was served in a large county. He often patrolled alone and had to get himself out of whatever he got himself into. No day was the same, and no person responded the same. There were times of fear, anger, disappointment, and sickening tragedies. He believes law enforcement is a calling, and as a field training officer tried to inspire interns to become good public servants, because they are certainly needed. He wrote about ...

Visceral and moving poetry written by the author during times of psychosis, using the metaphor of the mythology of lycanthropy (the study of werewolves). Written in four parts (Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, and The Forgiven Insanity) it documents through poetry the cycles of psychosis. Reader's Favorite: 5 Stars

This diary was written so that self-awareness and positive reinforcement would become effective tools of living and moving forward. It was written so influential and powerful African Americans who have made it in this society would be inclined to reach out to those young black minds screaming for help.

Curt Krüger was born the same year Adolph Hitler became chancellor of Germany. Along with all boys in his country, he was trained with the Hitler Youth, and at 10 years of age was drafted to travel with the Nazi Army to the Russian Front. During the peak of World War II, he was captured by Russian soldiers in Poland. He escaped and walked all the way to Hamburg, only to find his hometown still in the throes of war. This is a story of faith, survival, and the strength of a family in crisis.

Wanderlust... that's why the author took off for adventures in Africa. She spent four years in Botswana and one year in Eritrea-- then war broke out and they were evacuated. Live the life of an ex-pat without leaving home... sit back, enjoy... and just go!

Most of what we know of the life of Jesus comes to us from four Gospels in the New Testament, specifically, the Synoptic Gospels of Mark, Matthew, and Luke. These books present a more human, historical view of Jesus. The Gospel of John, much different, provides the view of a divine Jesus. These four Gospels are unique endeavors regarding Jesus' social situations, his loved ones, and his reactions to stress. In this study I looked at Jesus' behavior through the Synoptic Gospels, and analyzed Jesus' behavior against the field of criminology. My hope is that we derive more of Jesus' motivation and social situation than what one typically accepts. This is but one view, under a small ...

A Cross Bearer's Deliverance is a memoir of my life beginning in poverty stricken 1950’s Danville,Virginia and chronicles my experiences as I was moved up and along the east coast growing up in Boston,Massachusetts.While constructing my story it brought forth memories I suppressed of love, betrayal, devotion and revelation shown through those closest to me. It demonstrates that even though everything in my surroundings suggest I go on a self deprecating journey........I choose one of enlightenment. Join me on that journey!

Book 2 (Color Version) of Harold Sinclair Thompson's collection of stories of growing up in Mississippi. Harold, now 101, has moved to Colorado and is enjoying life in a new place. He is a model of living happily with diversity and being a friend to all. His forward reads: "Notice: Don’t use this book to learn how to spell. ... I really can’t waste any more time trying to find how to spell a word – I know what it means, so why bother? So, from now on, I’m writing my own dictionary. Come to think about it, what did they know about what a word means? Anyway, you need to guessoligy sometimes. Look it up in Webster’s and see what you get. ... That’s enough time, give it your ow ...

The real story of Cheese, a young, black male from an inner-city in America who became a product of his environment after making choices with his life with limited options. A Dopeboy’s Resume details his upbringing from the baby crib to the corner crack sales to the blood that eventually stained the concrete.