Bookstore: Memoir
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Side-Yard Superhero Audiobook Edition
By Rick D. Niece, Ph.D.
"Bernie, you're the reason. You're the reason I came back home." Although life's journey took him far from his childhood home, Rick D. Niece, Ph.D., never forgot the people he met and the lessons he learned as a young man growing up in picturesque DeGraff, Ohio, population 900. A small-town newspaper boy who became a lifelong educator himself, Dr. Niece was deeply touched by the endearing residents of DeGraff who shaped his youth-especially Bernie Jones. Confined to a wheelchair with severe cerebral palsy, Bernie became Rickie's friend, inspiration and superhero, opening a world of compassion, trust and adventure to them both.
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14 Days With Alzheimer's: A Film by Lisa Cerasoli
By Lisa Cerasoli
14 DAYS with Alzheimer's is a humorous, heartbreaking, intimate and inspirational account of what it truly means to be a family caregiver and a person with Alzheimer's disease.
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The Band Plays On:
By Rick D. Niece, Ph.D.
Celebrating the soul of America's heartland, The Band Plays On is Rick Niece's heartfelt tribute to friendship, community, and, most importantly, his father, Lewis Niece. When DeGraff, Ohio's beloved band director is invited to conduct an encore performance, "Lewie's Alumni Band" gathers to celebrate with gusto. As the band practices for its final parade, Rick, his baritone in tow, reflects on treasured memories, relationships, and the legacy of a small town with indomitable spirit. The second volume in the delightful Fanfare for a Hometown series, The Band Plays On provides an entertaining, inspirational glimpse into lives richly lived�and shared.
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Side-Yard Superhero
By Rick D. Niece, Ph.D.
"Bernie, you're the reason. You're the reason I came back home." Although life's journey took him far from his childhood home, Rick D. Niece, Ph.D., never forgot the people he met and the lessons he learned as a young man growing up in picturesque DeGraff, Ohio, population 900. A small-town newspaper boy who became a lifelong educator himself, Dr. Niece was deeply touched by the endearing residents of DeGraff who shaped his youth-especially Bernie Jones. Confined to a wheelchair with severe cerebral palsy, Bernie became Rickie's friend, inspiration and superhero, opening a world of compassion, trust and adventure to them both.
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Tasting Rain
By Kim Malchuk
Kim Malchuk’s husband, Mel, was taken by cancer during the height of their endearing romance. Devastated by the loss, she made the courageous choice to keep Tasting Rain despite her heartbreak. As a motivational coach/speaker, Kim shares her wisdom and wit in an inspirational memoir designed to help others live a life of self-awareness, authenticity and joy. Written in a free-flowing, embracing style, Tasting Rain provides a personal perspective on loss, healing and love. Having welcomed the power of positive thinking into her own life, Kim has become a master teacher of how changing our thoughts can change our lives.
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Tractors, Planes, Golf and Dames
By Don W. Volk
With honesty, humor, and humility, Don W. Volk—in his memoir Tractors, Planes, Golf and Dames—shares stories from the more than eight decades of his life (so far) that saw him grow up to serve as a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps and the U.S. Air Force through three wars and pursue a career in the PGA of America.
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As Nora Jo Fades Away
By Lisa Cerasoli
As Nora Jo Fades Away will make your heart and mind wrestle, as Cerasoli's does, with concepts like love vs. logic and Heaven & Hell. Dementia, Alzheimer's and related mental illnesses are not something a person can really "prepare" for. This story redefines the price a family is willing to pay for one of its members to hold onto dignity.
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Lady Lost
By Marge Graziano
Imagery, wisdom and humor punctuate Marge Graziano’s personal account of an elaborate home restoration project she undertook unexpectedly but accomplished with pure heart and soul. When she was introduced to the “Lady” of the Honeymoon Cottage, Marge never expected where this fantastic journey in historic Jerome, Arizona would lead.
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Campingly Yours
By Thomas C. Adler
A tribute to family, friendship and forty-five years at summer camp, Campingly Yours paints a poignant picture of character, charisma and courage, lovingly nestled in America’s heartland. Punctuated with vivid imagery and laugh-out-loud humor, Thomas C. Adler’s moving memoir is a joyful, tender journey that is well worth the ride.
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Dave Pratt, Behind the Mic:
By Dave Pratt
Dave Pratt, Behind the Mic: 30 Years in Radio is the life story of a small town boy who beat the odds to become the most prolific name in the history of Arizona radio. Over three decades, The Morning Mayor has been honored with over 100 awards, sold out arena and stadium concerts, topped ratings in three different formats, become one of the highest paid radio personalities in the nation, defeated cancer, and has raised millions of dollars for charity. More importantly, Dave has never forfeited his personal beliefs and has never sacrificed his personal character. The loyalty of his listeners and the love of his family have continued to be his driving force.
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When Life Throws You a Curve
By Elizabeth Golden
Diagnosed with Scoliosis at 13 and suddenly facing major surgery, Elizabeth Golden knew others facing similar challenges could benefit from her ordeal, so she recorded it from diagnosis to victory, giving birth to When Life Throws You A Curve: One Girl’s Triumph Over Scoliosis and helping readers maneuver the unexpected curves of a road unplanned.
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The Misadventures of a Roving Cartoonist
By Tom Gill
For nearly four decades, cartoonist Tom Gill brought to life the daring adventures of the Lone Ranger and his faithful sidekick Tonto. In his own words, Gill describes his remarkable life as a self-taught cartoonist who went on to draw some of the most famous comic books in American history.
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The Secret Life of a Snowbird
By Len Schritter
The Secret Life of a Snowbird provides a window into the life of snowbirds, those refugees from the frozen north who escape winter at home by migrating southward each year. With a keen eye for the absurd as well as the meaningful, author Len Schritter (a potato farmer from Idaho) shares his observations of his annual trek to Mesa, Arizona.
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Tic Talk-Living with Tourette Syndrome
By Dylan Peters
In Tic Talk - Living with Tourette Syndrome, Dylan Peters shares what he has learned of tolerance and acceptance during the five years he’s had Tourette Syndrome. In a style that is often humorous and always insightful, Dylan helps others, young and old understand TS and the enormous pressures this little-understood affliction places on those who have it and on those who love them.
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Henry's Daughter
By Mildred Norman
Nearly all cultures except ours, it seems, value the knowledge and wisdom of their elders. They recognize that the information gleaned through life experiences, when blended with an awareness and understanding of what preceded them, enhances all of existence. With Henry's Daughter, readers are given an extraordinary opportunity to learn of the day-to-day, headline-to-headline world that in many ways laid the groundwork for the 21st century.
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Don't Throw Away Your Stick Till You Cross the River
By Vincent Beach
In his storied autobiography-Don't Throw Away Your Stick Till You Cross the River-written with the help of his wife Anni, Vincent Beach shares the intimate details of his inspiring life. An ordinary man by his own description, Vincent says he wrote it because he believes life stories provide an opportunity to better understand the complexities of human beings and the realities of every day living.
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I Just Am
By Bryan Lambke and Tom Lambke
Bryan Lambke was born in 1981 with Down syndrome, a disability that affects children in one of every 800-1,000 births. Bryan, with the help of his father Tom, has just authored I Just Am, a book that is both charming and disarming, one that offers an insight into his world.
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My Life As a Gay Man in a Straight Woman's Body: An Autobiography
By Carol Sherman-Jones
There is little about Carol Sherman-Jones' life that one could characterize as normal. How many other sixth graders do you know who would hire the playground bully to break her arm just so she could get some attention? How many people do you know who have wrestled a midget in lime Jell-O to earn some
rent money? How many people do you know who have purchased a rundown bar for one dollar and then, with no business experience whatsoever, turned it into wildly successful gay bar?
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SHOAH:
Journey from the Ashes
By Paul M. Howey
Shoah: Journey from the Ashes includes an historical prologue which chronicles the 2000 years of anti-Semitism
which led inexorably to Hitler's "Final Solution" and the creation of death camps whose
names still reek of the horrors that occurred in them � Chelmno, Belzec, Sobibor,
Treblinka, Majdanek, and Auschwitz. It was in Auschwitz that Cantor Fettman lost nearly
every member of his immediate family.
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