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The Life of Robert Noble Burgess is about a Canadian immigrant who came to California in 1884 at six years of age. An autodidact with an eighth-grade education he became a successful land investor, builder, shipbuilder, and financier during the early decades of the twentieth century. His life was a life in two arcs; one characterized by great financial and commercial success, with attendant wealth and social standing, all lost in a financial collapse, and effective banishment from his peer group, in his early forties. The second half of his life saw his considerable energies and talents devoted to a decades-long, mostly unsuccessful, attempt at reconstituting what he had lost. It is a story of a young man’s ambition, energy, talent, pride, hubris, overconfidence, and collapse in the geopolitical, social, and financial contagion surrounding World War I, and a study of both America and California. Burgess’ story is relevant today because he was a precursor of a type, an early twentieth century example of what came to be a hyper-driven, young financier who used his native understanding of economics and finance to give him a leg up on his competitors. Unfortunately, a combination of his own flaws and economic and social events far beyond his ability to control, resulted in his losing almost everything he had worked to achieve in his professional life. 

This sea story isn’t another high-stakes thriller, the likes of which flood the magazine aisle at the local supermarket. It is instead, that side of the fleet seen only by the men who man the grey ghosts of the US Navy—the story of the long, hot, sometimes dangerous, and always critical watches in a ship’s engine room; the hole snipes, in particular, and the lifer corps in general, regardless of their rating. This is a story of that lifer corps that makes the navy work and about the culture that it breeds and the rare breed that rules that culture. Not all career navy men resemble some of the characters in this story, but there is not one fleet sailor, career or not, that does not remember one. This story is for them.

Retire to a life of joy or simply stop working? Without a plan, many of us retirees see the days, months and years slip away while our bodies age, reducing the choices we can make.Retirement Savvy provides a roadmap to design a life filled with all the adventures, activities and relationships you dreamed of in the long years of work, and helps you answer questions such as: Should I move and how? How can I maintain my health and my brain? Do I want to work or volunteer? How do I want to travel? How do I get in sync with my partner? How do I manage my life as a caretaker?This book also includes an Introduction to Medicare and Managing Internet Security. Make your retirement great - plan it!

In Trains in My Heart, we enter not only the world of travel by rail, but the entertaining world of Connie Luna, a comedic hard-working, highly-regarded, private railroad car chef who created lifelong memories for countless rail travelers. Connie's first-hand account of her most memorable experiences on legendary railcars that include the Native Son, the Plaza Santa Fe, the Royal Gorge, and the Tamalpais, will delight train lovers everywhere and entice even those readers who have never enjoyed the experience of traveling by train to heed the call: "All aboard!"

The Moon Has Phases is a delightful and ethereal book about Earth's satellite, the Moon! This book is sure to entertain readers of every age; and especially readers who love observing the Moon as it journeys across the night sky. Sanders has written an interactive book that incorporates science activities. This free-verse poetic book displays beautiful artistic illustrations that draws you into the story and is most certain to be a bedtime favorite.

The Everything Binder Book has been designed to help you keep all your personal information safe and organized in one place-primary contacts, medical history, insurance information, private access information, estate planning, retirement details, final wishes, letters to loved ones and much more. There's even a section for your four-legged friends. Protect yourself, your family, and keep everything in one easy to access place, just in case. The Everything Binder Book was designed and created by Michelle Perry Higgins, whose work has been recognized numerous times over the last 20 years. Among her many achievements, Ms. Higgins was named to Investopedia's Top 100 Most Influential Financial Advisors list in 2017. Previously, WealthManagement.com ranked her on their Top 25 Women-Owned RIAs list in 2012, 2014, and 2015, on the Top 50 Women-Owned RIAs in 2013, as well as the "Top 40 Under 40".She has appeared on CNBC, CBS, and Fox, and has been quoted in Oprah.com, Forbes, USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, and many more publications. Ms. Higgins is a contributor on The Wall Street Journal Expert Panel.

Gholson Brothers in The Thick of It: True Stories of Early Texas as Told by Two Who Lived It is Donna Gholson Cook's fourth book. Donna is a sixth-Generation Texan and Great-Granddaughter of Benjamin Franklin Gholson. Sam and Frank Gholson were born in the Republic of Texas and were two of the first Texas Rangers in their teens. Their stories range from gut wrenching to heartwarming, and every account in this book is from participants or eyewitnesses. Albert and his sons were involved in Indian fights and were major early Texas cattlemen. Albert died young, leaving three young children, but his two older sons lived to a ripe old age-Sam in New Mexico and Frank in his rock home in central Texas, which has been beautifully restored. The home is a monument to the Texas frontier and their stories are a treasure trove of Texas history.

This, the official autobiography of Elayne Jones, is the story of one woman's remarkable life and career in her own words; a journey from meager beginnings as a self-described "skinny little girl from Harlem," to the highest echelons of classical music. With a musical talent and personal drive that enabled her to transcend racial and gender barriers, Jones became the first African American woman in the New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra. A world renown tympanist, Elayne Jones is a graduate of the Arts and Music High School in New York. She then attended Julliard, being among the first winners of the Ellington Julliard Scholarship. Jones' professional career began in 1949 with the New York City Opera. Over the course of five decades, Elayne Jones played with the American Ballet Theatre, Arthur Fiedler and the World Symphony Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski and the American Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa and the San Francisco Symphony, and the San Francisco Opera. In 1965 she won the LaGuardia Memorial Award in recognition of her outstanding achievements in music. She has presented over 375 solo lecture demonstrations nationally and internationally of percussion instruments in schools and colleges, and in 1975, National Educational Television produced and aired a TV special on PBS featuring Jones entitled, "A Day in the Life of a Musician." Countless performances by Jones include television, recordings, musicals, and ballets. Elayne Jones is universally recognized as one the most prominent African Americans of the 20th Century.Alongside music, Jones was also an accomplished amateur tennis player for some 43 years, until an injury forced her to give up the game. Some of the high points in playing included tennis matches with tenor Luciano Pavarotti and conductor Seiji Ozawa. Jones retired from her career in music in 1998. A mother of three, she currently resides in the San Francisco East Bay Area, in Walnut Creek, California.

Landed at Muritala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos Nigeria after he was deported from the United States, Danny Adeyinka, a privileged military brat had been an undocumented immigrant, living a riotous life in the underworld. Arrested by the FBI and the U.S. Secret Service, Danny must rely on his faith and go on the offensive to eliminate the threats leading to the governor's mansion in Annapolis. He must find the designated assassin before it's too late.

The spiritual model formulated in this book could describe the inner workings of the spirit world, as spirituality is revisited in a manner never done before. A measure of engineering logic is used instead of relying strictly on faith, which is the case for spiritual models that exist up to now. The new spiritual model describes the inner workings of the spirit world, defines our spirit and our soul, and describes the role of our spirit and soul in enabling our physical body to exist in our physical world. Thus, it shows how we are carrying out our lives simultaneously in the spirit world and our physical world. For example, our spirit resides in the spirit world while our body resides in our physical world. We form our thoughts and decisions in the spirit world, and we put them into action in our physical world. The model can plausibly spiritually explain common everyday observations and experiences. Examples are; why we need sleep, why dreams tend to be surrealistic, why evolution is spiritual first and physical second, how missing links can happen, how identical twins can communicate telepathically, how pets could understand their owners'' thoughts telepathically, how some individuals can see and read auras, why our universe was brought into being, and how quantum superposition and entanglement can happen. Many other examples are also presented. Such extensive correlation with reality means the model is valid to a large degree. No other spiritual model that exists up to now could do similarly and do it in the technical sense this model could. Thus, the model offers a new and very different perspective regarding spirituality. Ultimately, the model is capable of indicating why we are here and the purposes we are to fulfill.

This light-hearted mystery will be enjoyable for anyone who has watched Antiques Roadshow or been to a garage or estate sale. Malcolm McMaster buys a Picasso print, Les Demoiselles D''Avignon, at a neighborhood estate sale. Little did he realize what devious schemes lay in store for him: zany impostors, intrigue and deceptions by his four children and their conspirators. His former classmates are also scheming against him.What truths will Malcolm discover amidst all these schemes?

Travel with Kristin as she shares her heartfelt struggle with an unexpected and incurable disease. From medical interventions, to the inevitable body-altering surgery that saved her life, Kristin is able to reveal her experience with the truth of her despair, and the humor that helped save her sanity.Unwilling to allow her circumstances to rob her of the life she wants to live, Kristin forges on with her traveling, scuba diving, and many other activities.Her story is inspiring for anyone struggling with disease or who loves someone who may be struggling. This is a story of hope, acceptance, and the unexpected joy that comes from a second chance at life.

Notes on Key by Lawrence E. Anderson, Ph.D., is a masterwork of music education in a single volume. The breadth and depth of Dr. Anderson's knowledge about music is beyond impressive, and his passion for encouraging readers to explore and expand their own connection with the many dimensions of music is apparent in every chapter. From obscure African instruments to seemingly esoteric definitions of operatic nomenclature, Dr. Lawrence Anderson's direct style yet easy manner of sharing make learning about music an effortless, enriching experience. Said another way: Dr. Anderson is to music what Walt Disney is to film and fantasy. His book belongs in every music classroom and every home where there even the slightest appreciation of music.

Gholson Brothers in The Thick of It: True Stories of Early Texas as Told by Two Who Lived It is Donna Gholson Cook's fourth book. Donna is a sixth-Generation Texan and Great-Granddaughter of Benjamin Franklin Gholson. Sam and Frank Gholson were born in the Republic of Texas and were two of the first Texas Rangers in their teens. Their stories range from gut wrenching to heartwarming, and every account in this book is from participants or eyewitnesses. Albert and his sons were involved in Indian fights and were major early Texas cattlemen. Albert died young, leaving three young children, but his two older sons lived to a ripe old age-Sam in New Mexico and Frank in his rock home in central Texas, which has been beautifully restored. The home is a monument to the Texas frontier and their stories are a treasure trove of Texas history.

Professor G.G. Peggotty, of the Horsefeathers School for Gifted Humans, is a flying, joking, wisecracking horse whose mission it is to bring redemption to four lost souls, even if they don't want it. Ernest Bodkins, a man so afraid of emotions that he has become a slave to logic, is catapulted out of his logical retreat from life when his wife leaves him and a bulldozer destroys his house. Gerta Twilight, who escapes life by being "not me" seeks the dark side until, almost too late, she discovers she doesn't always like the dark side. Willy Williams who lives on hate, blame, and anger until he discovers it is just an excuse to avoid taking responsibility for his actions. Daisy Maidstone seeks redemption in hard work. Through her kindness and generosity she eventually comes to know that thinking doesn't always end in tears.

Let's face it, DEBT is an epidemic. Revolving debt hit an all-time high of $1.023 trillion and student loan debt is in excess of $1.5 trillion. Numbers do not lie, it is apparent individuals of all ages are buried in credit card and student loan debt. In this easy to follow, no nonsense, practical, step-by-step guide, financial coach and national speaker, Jodee Brydges, will help guide you through all of the necessary steps needed to: Gather your financial documents and create an organized filing system Track, trim, budget your monthly expenses and train your mind to alter your thinking about spending Face your debt and develop an easy to follow step-by-step plan to start "Digging Out" - one credit card or student loan at a time Savvy tips to stay on track when the spending urge strikes Tips on how to set financial goals that align with the new and improved financial you!Jodee's approachable and easy to follow writing style takes the heavy burden of "Digging Out" to a lighthearted read by providing all of the steps and worksheets needed to dig out one shovel full at a time.By the end of Digging Out, you will have a solid understanding about how to fully manage your money monthly. This is the foundation you need to grow your financial tree and pave your path to a secure financial future.

Do you feel useless? Do you feel insignificant? Do you feel like if you weren't on the Earth, no one would miss you? "e;You Can't God Can"e; will help you realize that one of the most fulfilling things in life is to be used by God to influence the spiritual life of another person. You will find out what God is looking for to make that a reality in your life. "e;You Can't God Can"e; is written to encourage those who are followers of Jesus to start thinking a little bigger and ask the question, "e;God, what could you do through me if I could get my priorities and values lined up with your priorities and values?"e;

All children love Halloween. As the night approaches, their excitement grows. Dressing up as a super-hero or a spooky ghost, lighting a Jack-o-lantern, and roaming the neighborhood after dark, ringing doorbells with the challenge, "Trick or Treat," delivers the perfect reward-candy! In this, Jacque Hall's 7th book, Boo!, delivers the excitement and smiles of Halloween every night at story-time.