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Writing a "fact filled" book takes away some of the warmth and affection the author feels about his days as Executive Director of the Minnesota Indian Economic Development Fund. Coming relatively late in his life, he has described his travels to the Minnesota reservations as some of the best days of his life. His frequent car trips to the eleven Minnesota reservations were always long, but equally rewarding as he gained the trust of clients of the Fund. He did this by sitting down with them (generally at their kitchen tables) to discuss their entrepreneurial aspirations, often followed by more trips to offer technical assistance and, ultimately, funding, to allow the development of their dreams. Contemporaries of the author will appreciate the accuracy of his depictions, and brief descriptions of Indian life in this book. Given the opportunity, he would like to spend more time describing what life is like on the reservation from an outsider's viewpoint, but uses this book to challenge his readers to learn more on their own and formulate their own thoughts. Younger generations, including students, can use this book as a tool or springboard to contemplate and learn more about Indian life, culture, and heritage on the reservations -- with the full understanding that increased knowledge is the key to better understanding of any culture that is not their own.

Casimir the GreatThis is the story of a man and his people. In an age when persecution over religious differences was the norm in Western Europe, he gave the Jews of Europe safe haven and freedom to practice their religion. In an age when cruelty rather than kindness was common practice, he instituted laws for the protection of women and serfs. In a country where law itself was what the local strongman decreed, he brought the light of learning and hope.Warning: This book is more than just a time machine. Not only will it take you back seven centuries; while there, you will learn honor, valor, loyalty, despair and enduring love. You will learn to respect the past. You may also find hope for the future.

Sherry and Lee are the experts in the area of single parent adoption. They have studied the issue intensely, listened to both adoptees and parents, and most importantly they have lived it. This is an important book for all those impacted by single parent adoption. --Betsy Burch, Founder & Former Dir. of S.P.A.C.E. (Single Parent Adoption of Children Everywhere)"Whether you are a single parent who has adopted or is contemplating adopting, Single Adoptive Parents: Our Stories, is a wonderful resource. Single parents, in their own words, discuss their decision to adopt, and share the joys and the challenges of parenting."--Jane Mattes, LCSW. Director, Single Mothers by Choice"Single Adoptive Parents: Our Stories, is compelling and insightful. It fills a niche and a need for the people whom the title describes (as well as anyone connected to them), to be sure, but I also recommend this important book to anyone who cares about family issues - or simply wants to better understand the changing world around them."--Adam Pertman, Executive Director, Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute"Lee Varon and Sherry Fine have been helping the world of adoption for years with their books and videotapes about the joys and challenges of single parenthood in adoption. "Most of the two-parent families that we see have enough challenges and require a repertoire of skills in order to parent children who have suffered loss, trauma and neglect, but for a single parent the need for multitasking and a strong support network is even more of a requirement. "Sherry and Lee are part of that support network, and I rarely see a single parent adoptive family that I don't recommend their books and tapes to! This newest book is another major resource."--Dr. Joyce Maguire Pavao, CEO and Founder, Center For Family Connections

In today's volatile world, many Americans struggle to just survive, much less achieve something as lofty as the American Dream. After all, financial, family, and emotional challenges have created a sense of doubt, despair, and destruction in the life we all once chased. This isn't the life we dreamed of and worked so hard to achieve, is it?In Bushels and Barrels, author Lee Ray takes us on a thought provoking journey through some of middle-class America's most significant challenges. He infuses his own experiences into the discussion and shares how he survived and emerged even stronger. Throughout the book, Bushels and Barrels answers each of life's struggles with a chapter immediately following presenting the reader with some of life's richest rewards and blessings. In this way, Lee encourages the reader to alter their way of thinking and gain a different perspective on life. The American Dream can be achieved by everyone. All it takes is adjusting our mind-set and appreciating the many blessings in our lives. Are you ready to learn how? Your American Dream awaits you!

Silent film historian Anthony Slide (Nitrate Won't Wait, Silent Players) hails the work of Les Hammer in F.W. Murnau: For the Record - the book that shatters the myth surrounding the accidental death of the silent film director Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau in 1931. In his book, the author refutes the twice-told tale of sex and death in Kenneth Anger's notorious expose 'Hollywood Babylon', reveals the identity of the valet who was involved in the fatal accident and restores the illustrious name and reputation of the man whom director Werner Herzog praises as "the greatest filmmaker in Germany" - Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau.

It's Over is a book written through inspirational wisdom and guidance from God in order to show you how to be free from the yoke of sin and aid you in reconciling your relationship with God. This book will help you:Identify the identity thief.Recognize negative strongholds in your life.Develop mental tools and physical strategies to break down your stronghold(s). Create a support circle to hold you accountable & strengthen you in this journey.Live a life of freedom, praise, and purpose for God.Don't take the detour to sin, the road to freedom awaits. Stronghold = a habitual negative cycle that becomes a part of your lifestyle. God knows your strongholds and is ready to guide you out of them. STart Relying ON God and HOLD on!

This book analyses in a compelling and detailed manner, the role of colonialism in African culture with respect to staunch African cultural preservationists, and those Africans who have unreasonably traded their cultural traditions for westernization. In carrying out this analytical assessment per se, the concept of Afrophobia, or the fear of being an African, was developed and utilized to thoroughly describe and examine both scenarios, so as to provide a very solid empirical understanding of the deleterious effects of colonialism on the entire African continent-as well as on the global community.