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When I told my neighbor and friend Marjan that I was going to America the next day, he answered: “Sure, with a finger on the map!” "No, really, by boat..." I replied, "...that will sail in a bathtub!" he insisted. But in 1962 we really did travel from Trieste to New York, on the historic Italian Line 24,500-ton Vulcania. Since in socialism trips abroad were severely restricted, among other ways by making it impossible to buy foreign currency, we had to borrow significant dollars and marks from my uncle, who was in diplomatic service at the time. Another limitation was that the whole family was not allowed to leave the country. Thus my mother and brother stayed home while my father and I ...

This memoir, written with and edited by Jacqueline Grace Hayward, is a bounty of stories told, in seven distinct sections, about the author’s life, from her birth in 1944 into a family with a raging father and troubled brothers, her lonely childhood, her search for freedom and friendship, the pain of dysfunctional love affairs, and the challenges and joys of her relationship with her husband. Along the way, she discovers her gift for writing and music. Two sections are devoted to the author’s travels: the diary entries that record her year living in Hawaii facing loneliness while attempting to succeed as a professional writer, and stories that share some of her favorite experiences from ...

Traveling for plastic surgery and cosmetic dentistry has increased in volume year after year for over a decade. We see the trend and we think it’s going in the wrong direction. Modern medicine has improved the safety of surgical procedures and improved the beauty of the finished product. Unfortunately, most countries don’t offer the same level of infrastructure and basic standards to offer equivalent quality surgical care. There are a few exceptions, but it is nearly impossible to know where it is safe and where it isn’t unless you are an expert in the field. This book was designed to educate potential patients and guide them through the process of selecting a surgeon that will increase ...

A haibun based on a month spent riding city buses in Wichita, Kansas.

Bria Rasmussen a young, professional, woman will take you on a journey of self-discovery, through the travel destinations she encounters with fellow travelers who also seek the thrill of conquering new territories. Her second travel escape, scheduled for the California Coast promises to become the most eye-opening journey yet. She is so ready to make changes in her life and overcome her fears of accomplishing something bigger than family pressures, personal disappointments, and career in- opportunities. Her plate is full, but she finds solace in traveling. All her troubles seem to disappear when she travels, it has truly become her “saving grace.” She is proud of all she has accomplished ...

Nona Freeman has written many books telling the forty-one years share husband spent in Africa. She has tried to show her readers that the incomparable grace of Jesus is sufficient for every situation, no matter how ugly or how desperate. He is forever able! During the late 1980s, E.L. Freeman returned alone to the States to attend a board meeting in St. Louis, Missouri. While there, the Lord gave him the same vision He gave to his wife on the other side of the world. In part, he told them: "The churches in America are in trouble. The affluence of America has robbed them of their trust in me… I am sending you back… Accept every invitation you get to visit the churches and tell them ...

Fresh from the completion of his seminal work, The Garden State Parkway of Emunah, the author places the reader in the window seat for his first ever visit to the Holy Land. A read enjoyed by all ages and backgrounds.

Raw, human experience. Vignettes of trainhopping through the Sun Belt.

Can it really be possible in this modern day and age to serve and follow Jesus and yet remain unplugged from the worldly system? In Living an Extraordinary Life, Anna Ranta and her husband Andrew prove that it is, and relate real-life accounts from their front-line ministry for Jesus over 44 years across 5 continents. They prove that when you walk in the presence and authority of God, you can live like Jesus and His disciples lived, and do what they did! Jesus called His disciples to “Follow Me!" He did not recommend they first attend Bible college or seminary, or be sure to raise enough support from their home church before setting out. When they worried about how they would survi ...