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An Affair of State

By: Pat Frank

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The insightful political thriller first published at the dawn of the Cold War, from the author of the postapocalyptic classic, Alas, Babylon In Pat Frank’s riveting, insightful, and thought-provoking novel, young, outspoken Jeff Baker comes out of World War II determined to work for the State Department. When he lands his assignment in 1949, he becomes the third secretary of the US embassy in Budapest, an observation post behind the Iron Curtain. Jeff’s experiences as a soldier fighting on a hill in Italy left him scarred and instilled in him a hatred for war in all forms—including the emerging Cold War. But when he is assigned to the "Atlantis Project," a top-secret mission for organizing an underground resistance in Hungary, he grapples with his beliefs and his loyalty to his superiors. And when he meets Rikki, a dancer in Budapest, he also finds himself torn between this new love and Susan Pickett—the love he left back home in Washington. As he becomes more immersed in the Atlantis Project, Jeff must decide what he is willing to risk for a chance to strike a blow for peace. Part cloak-and-dagger adventure, part high-voltage romance, and part biting satire, Pat Frank's writing and sense of detail takes readers back to a time of intrigue and uncertainty.

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0062421808

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9780062421807

Hold Back the Night

By: Pat Frank

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Hold Back the Night

By: Pat Frank

From the author of the classic Alas Babylon comes this riveting story of a Marine captain and his soldiers and their arduous, difficult retreat from Changjin Reservoir to Hungnam during the Korean War—a stirring portrait of courage and sacrifice. “These are not stragglers, sir. This is Dog Company…” In Pat Frank’s classic 1951 war novel, one-hundred-twenty-six soldiers commence their long, harrowing journey at Changjin Reservoir during the height of the Korean War, but few will survive the grueling fight and eventually reach Hungnam. Vividly bringing to life the bravery, daring, and turmoil a unit of soldiers endures, Hold Back the Night reveals their gripping stories. Captain Mackenzie, commander of Dog Company, not only bears the responsibility for victory or defeat, but also feels the full weight of the emotional toll that the war inevitably takes on him and his troops. His one consolation to inspire his band of soldiers to keep on going is an unopened bottle of Scotch that holds bittersweet memories of his wife who gave it to him as a gift. Sergeant Ekland, a cocky, determined communications sergeant, is due for a battlefield promotion and longs for the day his tour is over so he can be reunited with his fiancée—that is if he makes it out of Korea alive. Private Couzens, finds himself in a precarious situation with the enemy due to circumstances out of his control—a situation that causes his loyalties to come into question with his superiors. As readers follow the lives of these men and the other unforgettable soldiers, Pat Frank’s epic novel of war, loss, and survival recounts a crucial chapter in American history.

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0062421824

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9780062421821

Forbidden Area

By: Pat Frank

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Forbidden Area

By: Pat Frank

From the author of the post-apocalyptic classic Alas Babylon, comes an eerie, cold war thriller A young teenage couple having a rendezvous one night on a beach in Florida suddenly sees a submarine emerge from the ocean. Armed soldiers disembark the vessel and a Buick drives off its landing ramp. For Henry Hazen, who is scheduled to ship out to an army training camp the next day, the sight leaves him uneasy, but he tells no one what he has witnessed. Katherine Hume is the only woman working for the Pentagon’s Atomic Energy Commission. From intelligence they have gathered, she and her team are convinced the Russians are poised to conduct a nuclear attack on the U.S. on or shortly before Christmas. But convincing their superiors an attack is imminent is proving far more difficult than she could have imagined—even after several stealth fighter planes and their pilots go missing over the Gulf. Banker Robert Gumol sees all the signs that the big attack is finally coming. As a reluctant spy for the Russians, Gumol’s loyalties lie more with his adopted country than his motherland. Deciding to take the next flight to Havana, he risks being executed by the Russians if his betrayal is discovered—but he’s willing to put it all on the line for a chance at freedom. With the clock ticking, the fate of America hangs by a very thin thread. A classic of science fiction that is a cautionary tale of the dangers of nuclear power, Forbidden Area is as timely today as it was when it was first published in 1958.

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0062421859

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9780062421852

Mr. Adam

By: Pat Frank

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Mr. Adam

By: Pat Frank

After a nuclear power plant in Mississippi explodes, it was soon realized that a previously unknown form of radiation was released. The radiation caused all men on Earth to become sterile, even boys who were still inside the mother's womb. However, ten months after the explosion in Mississippi, a doctor delivers a perfectly healthy baby girl. It's soon discovered that the child's father, who has the surname Adam was more than a mile under the surface of Earth inside an old silver and lead mine during the explosion. It would appear that Mr. Adam is humanity's only hope to stave off extinction!

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1456636731

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9781456636739

Alas, Babylon

By: Pat Frank

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Alas, Babylon

By: Pat Frank

The classic apocalyptic novel that stunned the world.

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0060741872

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Acts of Love

A Memoir

By: Pat Krause

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Acts of Love

A Memoir

By: Pat Krause

An award-winning personal memoir of enduring love and painful loss throughout an eventful life, told in a series of vignettes by an exceptional journalist. Using writing that ensnares one with its lively candor and its unrestrained intimacy, veteran writer and broadcast journalist Pat Krause draws her readers into a journey that few would choose but even fewer will escape - the experience of living through the illness and eventual death of her lifelong partner. Like the pages of a cherished photo album, the 19 stories in Acts of Love present snapshots of these interwoven lives. Around the details of their common front in the daily battle with disease, Pat arranges her recollections of their life together - their family, their travels, their many friends, and the love that endured through it all. One such memory is of the life and death of her famous father, Dr. Allan Blair, a pioneer in cancer research. The result of it all is a powerful love story which reveals a great sense of loss for which readers will feel empathy. The manuscript of Acts of Love was the winner of the John V. Hicks Long Manuscript Award, while several of its individual pieces were also award winners

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Coteau Books

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1550503685

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9781550503685

Bad Grrlz' Guide to Reality

Wild Angel and Adventures in Time and Space with Max Merriwell: The Complete Novels

By: Pat Murphy

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Bad Grrlz' Guide to Reality

Wild Angel and Adventures in Time and Space with Max Merriwell: The Complete Novels

By: Pat Murphy

Two novels of adventure: One set in the hills of the Old West, the other across the Bermuda Triangle In Wild Angel, Sarah sits by the river with her mother, watching her father pan for gold. The calm of the California hills is broken by a rifle shot, the start of an ambush that leaves Sarah’s parents murdered and scalped and forces the three-year-old to flee into the woods. Hungry, cold, and terribly lost, she is rescued by a she-wolf named Wauna, who feeds Sarah as if she were one of her own pups. As Sarah grows up among the wolves, she will tame the wilderness, and her adventures—chronicled by a writer named Max Merriwell—will make her a legend of the frontier. Unlike the hero of Wild Angel, the women of Adventures in Time and Space with Max Merriwell do not expect danger when they set off on their journey. But when Pat and Susan’s cruise ship sails into the Bermuda Triangle, reality begins to twist. As supernatural creatures menace the ship, these two would-be vacationers will have no choice but to hang on for the ride.

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1480483206

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Where’S Dad? I Thought We Were Supposed to Talk!

A Common-Sense Approach to Winning Life’S Battles and Restoring Our Culture.

By: Pat Combs

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Where’S Dad? I Thought We Were Supposed to Talk!

A Common-Sense Approach to Winning Life’S Battles and Restoring Our Culture.

By: Pat Combs

In this fast-moving modern world, an overwhelming number of fathers are missing from their families. Many of those who remain either do not understand their responsibilities or they simply ignore them. This is no small matter. Sons and daughters rely on dads to be the character-builders of the familythe ones who anchor the family and teach how to be individuals of integrity. Geared for youth, young adults, and parents, this guidebook provides practical knowledge that will help the reader confront the challenges of relationships and work while remaining devoted to Biblical principles. This guidebook helps young men and women discover family values. It also helps parents who want to share these values with their children. God gave mothers inherent abilities to nurture their babies. These abilities, combined with their wonderful gift of life, create mother and child relationships that exceed normal understanding. Girls, you have this very special gift; learn how to protect it and not abuse or diminish it. Worthy insights deliver valuable lessons about life, work, and faith. You will gain a positive perspective on how to confront important issues such as developing a character for success, understanding Biblical principles, re-establishing moral values, building family and other important relationships, preparing for and landing a good job, establishing a career, starting a business, understanding the free enterprise system, and securing financial freedom.

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WestBow Press

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1512748722

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The Pat Conroy Cookbook

Recipes and Stories of My Life

By: Pat Conroy,Suzanne Williamson Pollak

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The Pat Conroy Cookbook

Recipes and Stories of My Life

By: Pat Conroy,Suzanne Williamson Pollak

America’s favorite storyteller, Pat Conroy, is back with a unique cookbook that only he could conceive. Delighting us with tales of his passion for cooking and good food and the people, places, and great meals he has experienced, Conroy mixes them together with mouthwatering recipes from the Deep South and the world beyond. It all started thirty years ago with a chance purchase of The Escoffier Cookbook, an unlikely and daunting introduction for the beginner. But Conroy was more than up to the task. He set out with unwavering determination to learn the basics of French cooking—stocks and dough—and moved swiftly on to veal demi-glace and pâte brisée. With the help of his culinary accomplice, Suzanne Williamson Pollak, Conroy mastered the dishes of his beloved South as well as the cuisine he has savored in places as far away from home as Paris, Rome, and San Francisco. Each chapter opens with a story told with the inimitable brio of the author. We see Conroy in New Orleans celebrating his triumphant novel The Prince of Tides at a new restaurant where there is a contretemps with its hardworking young owner/chef—years later he discovered the earnest young chef was none other than Emeril Lagasse; we accompany Pat and his wife on their honeymoon in Italy and wander with him, wonderstruck, through the markets of Umbria and Rome; we learn how a dinner with his fighter-pilot father was preceded by the Great Santini himself acting out a perilous night flight that would become the last chapters of one of his son’s most beloved novels. These tales and more are followed by corresponding recipes—from Breakfast Shrimp and Grits and Sweet Potato Rolls to Pappardelle with Prosciutto and Chestnuts and Beefsteak Florentine to Peppered Peaches and Creme Brulee. A master storyteller and passionate cook, Conroy believes that “A recipe is a story that ends with a good meal.” “This book is the story of my life as it relates to the subject of food. It is my autobiography in food and meals and restaurants and countries far and near. Let me take you to a restaurant on the Left Bank of Paris that I found when writing The Lords of Discipline. There are meals I ate in Rome while writing The Prince of Tides that ache in my memory when I resurrect them. There is a shrimp dish I ate in an elegant English restaurant, where Cuban cigars were passed out to all the gentlemen in the room after dinner, that I can taste on my palate as I write this. There is barbecue and its variations in the South, and the subject is a holy one to me. I write of truffles in the Dordogne Valley in France, cilantro in Bangkok, catfish in Alabama, scuppernong in South Carolina, Chinese food from my years in San Francisco, and white asparagus from the first meal my agent took me to in New York City. Let me tell you about the fabulous things I have eaten in my life, the story of the food I have encountered along the way. . . ”

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Nan A. Talese

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0385532857

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9780385532853

The Best Sports Writing of Pat Jordan

By: Pat Jordan

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The Best Sports Writing of Pat Jordan

By: Pat Jordan

The acclaimed author of A False Spring profiles athletes famous and obscure in this captivating and incisive anthology Once a young pitching prospect with the Milwaukee Braves, Pat Jordan went on to become one of America’s most revered sports journalists, writing for Sports Illustrated, Esquire, the New York Times Magazine, and a host of other major league publications. The Best Sports Writing of Pat Jordan showcases his finest journalism, with twenty-six extraordinary articles covering virtually the entire range of professional sports in America—from baseball, football, and basketball to boxing, tennis, and Formula One racing. Jordan offers indelible portraits of some of the most legendary sports figures of our time, exposing the imperfections often obscured by the bright lights of fame. He explores the miracle of the Williams sisters and their brash, charismatic father, Richard, and turns his unflinching gaze on such controversial sports personalities as Roger Clemens and O. J. Simpson. Other highlights include a poignant account of Duke basketball legend Bobby Hurley’s rehabilitation after a devastating car accident, a profile of transsexual tennis star Renée Richards, and fascinating side-trips to the Professional Poker Tour, the child beauty pageant circuit, and a depressed, blue collar town in Pennsylvania where high school football offers the only solace.

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Open Road Media

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1504033663

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9781504033664

Liza's England

By: Pat Barker

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Liza's England

By: Pat Barker

The story of a woman who survives a divorce, bringing up children by herself, and a war, only to see the community disintegrate in the name of "progress." She now fights her last battle.

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Macmillan

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0312253044

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9780312253042

A Journey of Choice

By: Pat Laster

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A Journey of Choice

By: Pat Laster

Written with elegance, imagination, and historical savvy, Pat Laster's A Journey of Choice grabbed me from the beginning and drew me into the life and travails of Liddy Underhill Sandy Raschke, Fiction Editor, Calliope, A Writer's Workshop by Mail In 1932, young Liddy Underhill, just graduated from high school, lands a reporters job in an adjacent town and hitches a ride with a peddler who lives there. From the first night of her journey throughout the next decade, Liddy is beset with challenges. She marries and begins a life with her husband, Heth. When tragedy changes the course of her life, though, Liddy must find a way to reclaim her life and find happiness, Along the way, she becomes the victim of a womanizer, a controlling doctor, and an arsonist. She suffers abandonment and an emotional breakdown. Set in the Missouri Ozarks of the 1930s, A Journey of Choice tells the riveting tale of an enterprising young woman dealing with events beyond her control and the message of hope that emerges from her story.

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1450254187

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9781450254182

Adventures in Time and Space with Max Merriwell

By: Pat Murphy

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Adventures in Time and Space with Max Merriwell

By: Pat Murphy

Susan Galina and her friend Pat have escaped their normal lives into the elegant, isolated world of the Odyssey, a luxury cruise ship heading from New York to Europe via Bermuda. Pat is working on he rdoctoral thesis in quantum physics, and Susan is recovering from a recent and unhappy divorce."--Jacket.

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0312866437

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9780312866433

The Water Is Wide

A Memoir

By: Pat Conroy

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The Water Is Wide

A Memoir

By: Pat Conroy

A “miraculous” (Newsweek) human drama, based on a true story, from the renowned author of The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini The island is nearly deserted, haunting, beautiful. Across a slip of ocean lies South Carolina. But for the handful of families on Yamacraw Island, America is a world away. For years the people here lived proudly from the sea, but now its waters are not safe. Waste from industry threatens their very existence unless, somehow, they can learn a new way. But they will learn nothing without someone to teach them, and their school has no teacher—until one man gives a year of his life to the island and its people. Praise for The Water Is Wide “Miraculous . . . an experience of joy.”—Newsweek “A powerfully moving book . . . You will laugh, you will weep, you will be proud and you will rail . . . and you will learn to love the man.”—Charleston News and Courier “A hell of a good story.”—The New York Times “Few novelists write as well, and none as beautifully.”—Lexington Herald-Leader “[Pat] Conroy cuts through his experiences with a sharp edge of irony. . . . He brings emotion, writing talent and anger to his story.”—Baltimore Sun

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Dial Press Trade Paperback

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0553381571

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9780553381573

Before the Lights Dim

By: Pat Tito,Pat Bellavia

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Before the Lights Dim

By: Pat Tito,Pat Bellavia

The Lamon Nursing Home is owned by Adele Lamon, a woman in her late thirties. After being jilted by her lover, Adele devotes her life to the elderly. No more than twelve residents are allowed at any given time but Adele makes an exception when handsome Paul Landis charms her into accepting his father. Harry Landis is in good health but incapacitated with two broken legs. Adele has no inkling Harry has faked the injury, never dreams Harry and Paul are not father and son but a con artist and his accomplice. The residents of the home include Simcha Godensky, an Israeli who escaped Poland and later joined Israel’s intelligence force. Clare Kohler, consort to Nazis, grew up in wartime Berlin. Rose Reilly has spent her entire adult life running from the worst sins she can imagine. Charlie Capoli only remembers the good old days when he was part of the Chicago mob. Mila Orsova is a retired psychic. Harry’s sole reason for getting into the nursing home is to meet Roger San Hamel, their mark. Roger’s passion was collecting precious gems. A surprise awaits Harry and Paul after they steal Roger’s jewels.

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iUniverse

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0595174051

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9780595174058

Irish Immigrants in Michigan: A History in Stories

By: Pat Commins & Elizabeth Rice

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Irish Immigrants in Michigan: A History in Stories

By: Pat Commins & Elizabeth Rice

To leave or stay was the question for the Irish in the nineteenth century. In Ireland, people suffered persecution, poverty and famine. America offered freedom and opportunity. For those who left and came to Michigan, the land's abundant natural resources encouraged them to become loggers, miners, fishermen, traders and farmers. Others became rail workers, merchants, lawyers, soldiers, doctors and teachers. Governor Frank Murphy advocated for civil rights. Sister Agnes Gonzaga Ryan administered schools and hospitals. Charlie O'Malley provided generously to suffering Irish people. Lighthouse keeper James Donohue never let physical disability deter him. Prospector Richard Langford discovered iron ore and then left others to mine its wealth. Authors Pat Commins and Elizabeth Rice share one story from each Michigan county about Irish immigrants or their descendants.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1467146315

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Faces on the Ceiling

By: Pat Elizabeth Watkins

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Faces on the Ceiling

By: Pat Elizabeth Watkins

Since the beginning of human life on Earth, God has assigned guardian angels to a meaningful, universal task-to assist couples with conception, and then provide protection, guidance, and direction to the prevailing children. Herbert is a good-hearted soul who was once considered the premier guardian angel. In recent years, Herbert has become somewhat forgetful and has been placed on inactive duty. Despite the objections of Eleanor, Director of Guardian Angel Relations, a miserable Herbert is overjoyed when God awards him a challenging new assignment-to help Samantha and Peter, an infertile married couple, conceive a child. Across town, fifteen-year-old Gwen is twenty-three weeks pregnant and, until now, has refused to recognize her pregnancy. As the baby grows inside her, Gwen faces a monumental decision. Herbert finds himself thrust in the middle of a conception mishap, and must find a way to get the baby to the right home or lose his wings forever. In Faces on the Ceiling, no one ever abandons the idea of a family, and we soon discover that when chance fails, choice prevails.

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iUniverse

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0595786316

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9780595786312

A New Song

The Last Years of Chris's Life

By: Pat Montesano

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A New Song

The Last Years of Chris's Life

By: Pat Montesano

Was Chris's life valuable? In the early years we were told society was changing towards those diagnosed with mental retardation, developmental disadvantages, and special needs. Encouraged to educate and train him to be socially acceptable, we believed he would become a contributing member of society. We spent large amounts of money, made great sacrifices, and gave 100% of ourselves so he would become a useful citizen. We were excited about his accomplishments and his eagerness to be accepted as a valuable participant in the world community. As Chris's family we believed he would be welcomed as a neighbor, parishioner, guest, passenger, employee, and friend. There have been kind and generous people throughout Chris's life. Many accepted him. However, we did not find a welcoming world. We experienced deceit, exploitation, hypocracy and pain. Unfortunately, we live in a society that promotes eradication of unborn babies who might be born with similar handicaps. During the last years of Chris's life he was happier and more independent. Hopefully, our story will help to generate increased acceptance of these special individuals and to discover the incredible value of their lives. Chris accepted and loved others unconditionally, living in a spirit of forgiveness and gratitude.

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AuthorHouse

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1463411642

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9781463411640

Here and Now!

The Autobiography of Pat Martino

By: Pat Martino

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The Autobiography of Pat Martino

By: Pat Martino

(Book). By age 16, Pat Martino was already working as a member of R&B star Lloyd Price's touring musical revue. By age 18, Martino moved to Harlem, where he quickly earned a reputation as a hard-bopping six-stringer with formidable chops through a series of apprenticeships with the likes of honking tenor saxophonist Willis "Gaitor Tail" Jackson and Hammond B-3 organ master Jack McDuff. Martino made his auspicious debut as a leader at age 22 with 1967's El Hombre on Prestige and followed with a string of potent recordings for the label that further established him as one of the most distinctive guitar voices on the jazz scene. Then, at the peak of his powers, the bottom fell out. In 1980, he underwent surgery as the result of a nearly fatal brain aneurysm. The surgery left him without any memory of the guitar or his musical career. From that point, Martino undertook the long process of recovery, eventually learning how to play the guitar again; but more important, learning to transcend the instrument itself and live his life completely in the moment. More than just the remarkable story of one of the most original and profoundly influential guitarists in jazz history, this extraordinarily revealing autobiography is also a survival manual, of sorts, in overcoming incredible adversity and learning to live in the here and now.

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Backbeat Books

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1617130796

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9781617130793

The City, Not Long After

By: Pat Murphy

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The City, Not Long After

By: Pat Murphy

A chilling postapocalyptic novel of hope, despair, art, and war from the Nebula and Philip K. Dick Award–winning author of The Falling Woman. A plague wiped out most of the population, but some have been spared. In San Francisco, those who were left—painters, writers, dreamers—began rebuilding the city in their image: a society based on art, community, and peace. But not everyone has the same pacifist ideals. When a mysterious young woman, Jax, appears in San Francisco, she brings disturbing news. There’s a power-hungry man, a general, moving across California, annexing cities and rebuilding his own version of America, willing to destroy anyone who stands in his way. His sights are set on the Golden Gate Bridge, and his army will soon descend, bringing guns, determination, and violence. If Jax and her allies are to survive, they’ll have to defend themselves with nothing more than their creativity—and the soul of a city that refuses to be dominated. Drawing comparisons to the mind-bending work of Gabriel García Márquez, this lush and thought-provoking dystopian novel is an examination of human spirit, for better or worse, and a magical journey into what it means to survive.

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Open Road Media

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1480483184

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9781480483187

Fire from Ashes

By: Pat Tito,Pat Bellavia

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Fire from Ashes

By: Pat Tito,Pat Bellavia

Two seemingly unrelated incidents occur in widely separated cities. Marlene Spencer is injected with a mysterious drug and erroneously pronounced dead. Joel Kramer, a Nazi war criminal hunter based in Los Angeles, learns an ex-Nazi officer has been murdered by mutilation in Switzerland. The alleged killer is Pelagia Espinosa, widow of a Buenos Aires millionaire.Joel leaves for South America to learn more. Severely beaten during his stay, he can only conclude Pelagia was responsible. However, she arrives at the hospital during the night to spirit him away to her home where she relives the tortuous years she spent in Auschwitz as a Polish dissident.Joel tells her of his futile search for a man known as the Courier. To his surprise, Pelagia remembers a courier who visited Auschwitz frequently, meeting only with Dr. Karl Risch who conducted experiments at the dreaded camp. It was reported he committed suicide as the Russians arrived at the gates. The Courier was Marlene Spencer's father, Kurt Trager.Karl Risch is alive, working with billionaire Regnier Aust to rid the world of genetically defective humans and Pelagia must complete the love/hate circle that began in a concentration camp in Poland.

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iUniverse

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0595162479

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9780595162475

Trauma and the Body: A Sensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology)

By: Pat Ogden,Kekuni Minton,Clare Pain

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Trauma and the Body: A Sensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology)

By: Pat Ogden,Kekuni Minton,Clare Pain

Psychological trauma profoundly affects the body, often disrupting normal physical functioning when left unresolved. This work provides a review of research in neuroscience, trauma dissociation and attachment theory that points to the need for an integrative mind-body approach to trauma.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393704572

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9780393704570

The Profiler

My Life Hunting Serial Killers and Psychopaths

By: Pat Brown,Bob Andelman

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The Profiler

My Life Hunting Serial Killers and Psychopaths

By: Pat Brown,Bob Andelman

In 1990, a young woman was strangled on a jogging path near the home of Pat Brown and her family. Brown suspected the young man who was renting a room in her house, and quickly uncovered strong evidence that pointed to him -- but the police dismissed her as merely a housewife with an overactive imagination. It would be six years before her former boarder would be brought in for questioning, but the night Brown took action to solve the murder was the beginning of her life's work. Pat Brown is now one of the nation's few female criminal profilers -- a sleuth who assists police departments and victims' families by analyzing both physical and behavioral evidence to make the most scientific determination possible about who committed a crime. Brown has analyzed many dozens of seemingly hopeless cases and brought new investigative avenues to light. In The Profiler, Brown opens her case files to take readers behind the scenes of bizarre sex crimes, domestic murders, and mysterious deaths, going face-to-face with killers, rapists, and brutalized victims. It's a rare, up-close, first-person look at the real world of police and profilers as they investigate crimes -- the good and bad, the cover-ups and the successes.

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Rachael's Legacy

By: Pat Mattaini Mestern

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Rachael's Legacy

By: Pat Mattaini Mestern

Pat Mestern's fictional works are among the most rewarding and most pleasing published today. Her historical novels conjure up a time long gone and characters long dead. They never fail to embrace the sorts of scandals, dreams and secrets that can haunt nearly every family in every walk of life for many tomorrows." --J. Marshall Craig, screen writer and film director Based on a true story. From the sophistication and glamour of upper-class New York City life during the roaring twenties, Erie Carliss travels to the rural Mennonite country in Wellington County, Ontario to discover her secret past. In the search for answers, Erie finds herself in the middle of a power struggle among whiskey runners and gangsters. The new friendships and rekindled interests of old acquaintances blossom. This is an exciting and moving story of a young woman coming to terms with her heritage and making a choice between the life she was raised in and a life she was born into. Pat Mestern has once again delivered a masterpiece of genuine, relatable characters whose journeys unveil more than they could have ever imagined. In this sequel to Anna: Child of the Poor House, Rachael's Legacy takes the reader through the intertwined lives of Erie and Anna Carliss and the Mennonite community. Author of seven fiction books prior, Pat's storytelling ability shines through and wraps you up in an exhilarating experience of mystery, family, history, and love.

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0988189712

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The Life and Times of a Hollywood Bad Boy

By: Pat Mulligan

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The Life and Times of a Hollywood Bad Boy

By: Pat Mulligan

The true story and raw exposition of a Baby Boomer's life growing up in a decadent sub culture of society. It's an autobiographical account of a child-man growing up as an impoverished elder son of seven. With his father in prison and his mother fighting alcoholism, he discovers that humor is the panacea for pain. The Life and Times of a Hollywood Bad Boy has some very funny anecdotes about the New York night life in the 70's, the Hollywood scene of the 80's and the Vegas explosion during the 90's. There are great stories about celebrities such as Robert DeNiro, Andy Garcia, Robin Williams and other comics who have been in the limelight for over 20 years. " an entertaining and funny read." Tress Wright, Producer/Writer/Director. "It's an honest, unabashed and candid account of a life lived in the fast lane of the Autobahn!" Ron Stevens, CEO of All Star Radio Networks.

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1425950086

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Granite

a novel

By: Pat Mestern

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Granite

a novel

By: Pat Mestern

Lish MacPherson believes she is running from something - a job working for a corrupt firm that bilks seniors out of their estates. But she doesn’t realize that her arrival in the small town of Seven Springs may be a matter of destiny. Lish discovers that a new acquaintance - Noah - shares with her not only a common ancestry but also a common recurring dream about riding a stag to some unknown destination. Their dream is echoed by a legend that haunts the town and is retold to all comers by Lish’s new employer, Thalia Russo. With developers trying to take over land in Seven Springs, and Lish and Noah fighting to protect Thalia and her home, could it be more than a coincidence that the three were brought together at this critical time? Perhaps that is why all three can hear the distant yowling of a cat during the night.

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Dundurn

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1770703519

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They Call Her Kiddy

By: Pat Manley

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They Call Her Kiddy

By: Pat Manley

Join me in the quest and discover the many adventures of finding Kiddy and then meet her for yourself. You will no doubt make an association with one of the characters and form your own bond the same as I did. Follow me through a lifetime adventure as you join in the trials and tribulations of the matriarch, of the Hluzek Valley Ranch in the small town of House Springs Missouri, who they call Kiddy. She still maintains the aura of elegance. That is, in spite of her callused hands and her pride at still being able to shoot a squirrel pilfering the birdseed from the wooden erected birdhouses scattered around the main farmhouse. Her selected shot would ensure enough of the squirrel would be left for the skinning and ultimate feast that would follow.

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Brilliant NLP ePub eBook

Manage your emotions, think clearly and enjoy life

By: David Molden,Pat Hutchinson

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Manage your emotions, think clearly and enjoy life

By: David Molden,Pat Hutchinson

Master the tools of NLP and become more effective, more efficient, more powerful and more successful. NLP can provide powerful tools and techniques to help you make positive changes in your life. This book clearly explains how NLP works and includes plenty of exercises to help you put the theory intro practice. This new edition gives you everything you need to know about NLP and how to do it – with more tips, examples, techniques and insights to show how NLP can work for you. Brilliant outcomes: - Understand and master NLP step by step - Discover how to apply NLP to your life, right now - Change your thinking; change your life.

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Pearson UK

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0273778781

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Historic Aircraft Wrecks of Los Angeles County

By: G. Pat Macha

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Historic Aircraft Wrecks of Los Angeles County

By: G. Pat Macha

A century of aviation research and military flights over Los Angeles County has left the San Gabriel Mountains, Mojave Desert and the near-shore Pacific Ocean strewn with more than 1,500 aircraft crash sites. Barnstormers and test pilots too often made unexpected final landings. Accidents occurred on a nearly daily basis during World War II training maneuvers. Private planes, a sign of 1950s prosperity, also met tragic ends. These epic incidents include the 1971 tragedy of Flight 706 in which an airliner collided with a marine fighter jet above Mount Bliss, killing fifty people. Renowned aircraft crash search specialist G. Pat Macha recounts dozens of sorrowful, triumphant and surprising true stories of those who lived through these ordeals while offering touching tributes to those who did not.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1625851138

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9781625851130

Best Way Out

By: Pat Garwood

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Best Way Out

By: Pat Garwood

Best Way Out imagines a future where assisted death is a legal right for anyone over seventy-five.ÊÊIn South West London, Dr Alan Fordyke welcomes six guests who have chosen to end their days in style and comfort at Leeway Lodge, the clinic he has worked so hard to establish. Childhood memories, past loves and losses, triumphs and challenges, are interwoven into the events of their last evening. The tension is electric, as we approach the inevitable moment of truth, with anticipation, relief and even a sense of excitement. This refreshing new take on the right to choose when we die, is uplifting and optimistic. ÊWill they all have the courage to go through with it when the crunch comes?

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Lulu.com

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132670608X

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9781326706081

Trailblazing Mars

NASA's Next Giant Leap

By: Pat Duggins

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Trailblazing Mars

NASA's Next Giant Leap

By: Pat Duggins

Travel to and from Mars has long been a staple of science fiction. And yet the hurdles--both technological and financial--have kept human exploration of the red planet from becoming a reality. Trailblazing Mars offers an inside look at the current efforts to fulfill this dream. Award-winning journalist Pat Duggins examines the extreme new challenges that will be faced by astronauts on the journey there and back. They'll have to grow their own food, find their own water, and solve their own problems and emergencies without hope of rescue or re-supply. Mars travel will be more challenging and hazardous than settling the Old West--but we were not witness to the fate of the Donner Party on CNN. Can the technological hurdles be cleared? Will the public accept the very real possibility of astronaut death? Should a mission be publicly or privately funded? Is the science worth the cost? These and many other questions are answered in Duggins's exciting new book.

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University Press of Florida

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0813037492

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9780813037493

Of Irish Blood

By: Mary Pat Kelly

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Of Irish Blood

By: Mary Pat Kelly

Fleeing a crushing affair, Nora Kelly enters the Left Bank society of early twentieth-century Paris, where she joins the struggle to free Ireland.

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Macmillan

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0765329131

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Anna

Child of the Poorhouse

By: Pat Mattaini Mestern

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Anna

Child of the Poorhouse

By: Pat Mattaini Mestern

Anna Ellington was born in the Wellington County House of Industry and Refuge, known as the "Poor House" near Fergus, Ontario, Canada. Later she was bound out to a wealthy family in Toronto. In 1904, Anna returns to Fergus as a beautiful young woman in search of her family. She hopes to learn why her mother ended up in the County Poor House. During her visit to the area she encounters several local characters and finds romance, mystery, wealth, intrigue and answers to many questions. Readers will never forget Anna and the folks that enter her life.

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1945401206

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9781945401206

Green Travel Guide to Southern Wisconsin

Environmentally and Socially Responsible Travel

By: Pat Dillon,Lynne Diebel

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Green Travel Guide to Southern Wisconsin

Environmentally and Socially Responsible Travel

By: Pat Dillon,Lynne Diebel

Green Travel Guide to Southern Wisconsin surveys the best green restaurants, lodgings, shops, and activities southern Wisconsin has to offer. Dine at independent, locally owned eateries that serve up delicious fare grown and raised by farmers right down the road. Overnight at peaceful inns that sponsor workshops on topics ranging from cheesemaking to sustainability. Scour markets that sell locally foraged mushrooms, berries, and syrups as well as arts and crafts created by local artisans. Bicycle through southern Wisconsin, stopping at small-scale farms where travelers are not only welcome but encouraged to visit. Honorable Mention, Foreword Magazine’s Travel Guidebook of the Year

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0299235432

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9780299235437

Has Anyone Seen My Reading Glasses?

The Humorous and Slightly Informative Chronicles of a Retired Baby Boomer

By: Pat Paciello

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Has Anyone Seen My Reading Glasses?

The Humorous and Slightly Informative Chronicles of a Retired Baby Boomer

By: Pat Paciello

Has Anyone Seen My Reading Glasses? offers a unique and fresh approach to the subject of Baby Boomer retirement. First, it's written by a Baby Boomer who is actually retired. Second, the book is long on humor and personal anecdotes, and short on statistical analysis. In the book, Pat covers topics that are not normally seen in the table of contents of most retirement books, such as Timesharing, Cruising, and the Women's perspective of Baby Boomer retirement. No matter how serious the subject matter, like Financial Strategy, or Long Term Care Insurance, Pat's goal is to simultaneously educate and entertain his audience.

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patpaciello.com

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1419623176

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9781419623172

Little Kerber Creek

A Novel

By: Pat Chamberlain Murray

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Little Kerber Creek

A Novel

By: Pat Chamberlain Murray

The telegraph he had gotten from his niece Kathryn left Rick Barnett, a miner-turned-rancher, with an unsettled feeling. He agrees to let her to come to Colorado, and the events centering around the towns of Villa Grove and Bonanza, prior to the gold and silver mining boom, feature elements of surprise, humor, laughter, and tears, all leading to how tragic events can changes the lives of those involved.

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Sunstone Press

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0865348790

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Brilliant NLP

Manage your emotions, think clearly and enjoy life

By: David Molden,Pat Hutchinson

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Manage your emotions, think clearly and enjoy life

By: David Molden,Pat Hutchinson

Have you ever wondered how it is that two people faced with the same set of circumstances can produce opposite results? How some people seem to be able to achieve more whilst still remaining cool, calm and collected? There are people who just seem to have life sorted out the way they want it. We may refer to the more successful people as lucky but in fact Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) shows it's nothing to do with luck and everything to do with how we think. NLP is a powerful set of tools for making things happen for you at work and in life. Now Brilliant NLP makes mastering the techniques of NLP easy – how it works, and more importantly how to use it to become more effective, efficient, powerful and successful. The potential is already there, inside you. This book shows you how to unleash it on the world! New to the edition: Revisions through-out and more examples, research and statistics Two new chapters: 1. ‘Why you buy stuff you don’t need’ reveals how the big brands such as Coca Cola and Nike use NLP techniques to sell you their products. 2. ‘You and your personal reality tunnel’ helps the reader consider how their ‘personal reality tunnel’. i.e. what we consider right and proper and what we accept from society, acts as a limitation on their life.

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0273746820

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9780273746829

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