You hear the term "melting pot" applied to the American Experience over and over again, but it seldom hits home until you put a face on those that are "melting". Esta Freeland Cox is one of those faces. Her grandmother was an emigrant from Wales and her father from English ancestry. Racy stories of early family members serving at the King's court in London can be found on one side of the family, as well as knights fighting Moors. Interspersed among the famous are lists of those common folk: farmers, small business owners, men and woman, miners, and entrepreneurs. Among them all is found this wonderful woman, 91 years old at the time of the publication of this book. She was one of a family of 12 kids, going through the depression years, numerous wars, marriage, and the deaths of siblings and two husbands and two sons. Yet this 91-year-old still shovels her own snow and walks two miles a day. I am sure you will find these writings an inspiration for your life as you see the mind of this saint in print.

The personal journal, turned hit blog, now book, with an intimate feel that cannot be emulated, is an eloquent, inspiring, angry, unreliable, sweet, modest, profound book that reveals the dark side of dealing with insurmountable loss and the bright side of winning it all back. Plus, some. Although its an autobiography, M. Holiss Better Than This is really a story of humility, devastation, trials, tribulations, and the beauty that comes with figuring it all out. His journey will reveal a person still closely in touch with who they are while remaining deeply humble to their situation and the future of it. From homeless to hero his journey is a story that everyone can relate to. Get a firsthand experience of what fans of the hit blog have called, Powerful and addictive. While its not an easy read (you might want to keep a box of tissues nearby) it is an important one. The newly updated edition now includes, Seven steps to getting out of any situation fast no matter what your circumstance is.

While trying to save the family business, Samantha Sterling faces her archenemy and bank manager, Blake Preston.

Open Secrets of Warren Buffet: Lessons for Business and Personal Success Warren Buffet is an icon among the most successful investors and he is the third wealthiest person in the world. Buffet (born in August 30, 1930) is the master brain behind Berkshire Hathaway which is the third largest public company and ninth largest conglomerate by revenue. Warren Buffet is called the ‘Wizard’, ‘Oracle’ or ‘Sage’ of Omaha by the world media and he is considered to be a pronounced philanthropist who gave away almost all of his revenue to philanthropic purposes. From the influence of the 1949 book “The Intelligent Investor”, by his mentor Benjamin Graham, Buffet vend securities for Buffet Falk &Company and then joined with Graham as analyst at Graham-Newman Corp. Many investors have followed Buffet as a polestar in their business career and he is even considered as a great story teller. Warren’s generous mind and life philosophy has made him different and unique from other millionaires. He leads a simple life which all the people can look in to and follow. Buffet donates most of his assets for charity causes and proved to be an owner of a kind and generous heart. Former President Obama has also admired Buffet and adopted is idea of “Buffet Rule” into his tax plan. Above all Warren Edward Buffet is an intelligent, generous and unique personality, whom the world will ever admire.

The year was 1864. The freezing winds off Lake Michigan swept across the snow laden grounds and through the cracks of a building that held Southern prisoners in Camp Douglas, Illinois. Huddled with the other prisoners, John mulled over the reasons he had enlisted, even after his father had forbidden it. He knew the only real reason was to protect his best friend Frankie, who had enlisted first but never even bothered to show up at the station when the recruits left for war. Shivering, he wondered if he would ever see his family again or especially the girl he had loved since childhood. John realized that nothing but an act of God could deliver him from this hell on earth. Includes Readers Guide.

‘Hunter S. Thompson is to drug-addled, stream-of-consciousness, psycho-political black humor what Forrest Gump is to idiot savants’ Philadelphia Inquirer Since his blazing 1972 opus, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail, Hunter S. Thompson has reported the election story in his truly inimitable, just-short-of-libel style. In Better than Sex, Thompson hits the dusty trail again – without leaving home – yet manages to deliver a mind-bending view of the 1992 presidential campaign, in all of its horror, sacrifice, lust, and dubious glory. Complete with faxes sent to and received by candidate Clinton’s top aides, and 100 per cent pure gonzo screeds on Richard Nixon, George Bush, and Oliver North, here is the most true-blue campaign tell-all ever penned by man or beast. ‘[Thompson] delivers yet another of his trademark cocktail mixes of unbelievable tales and dark observations . . . Packed with egocentric anecdotes, musings and reprints of memos, faxes and scrawled handwritten notes’ Los Angeles Daily News

These engaging and forthright interviews bring together the life stories of thirteen black athletes who have risen to the top rank of their sport. In revealing and fascinating detail, these athletes describe how they succeeded in the face of often daunting odds, often the result of economic barriers and racist attitudes and practices.

Just as he encountered murder while off duty in Blood upon the Snow, detective Mark East once again finds his vacation interrupted by a mystery. Perhaps it was a mistake to return to the same small town. On his last visit, the streets of Crestwood lay buried in snow. This time, blazing heat overwhelms the sleepy resort community. In the cool of evening, locals and summer visitors gather for a church supper. Afterward, one guest fails to return to the hotel, but East refuses to take an interest, reasoning that an attractive young woman might have any number of more interesting prospects. But everyone insists that it's not like Mary Cassidy to suddenly disappear, citing her pleasant ladylike behavior and her kindness to a motherless child. As East's host, Sheriff Perley Wilcox, uncovers further details about the missing woman, the detective gradually becomes more and more drawn into the case until his concern is captured by a grotesque discovery in the town's well. The suspense builds as East investigates Mary's background and learns that the retiring gentlewoman wasn't at all what she seemed to be — and that time is running out for the next victim!

Allison Briscoe is your average fifteen-year-old-until someone tries to kill her. Shot in the head, her doctors and family think she is in a coma, but in fact, though she cannot move, she can think, she can hear, and she can dream. Each night, Allison lives vicariously through her pioneer ancestors, experiencing their adventures through their eyes. First, she enters the world of Rebecca Haun, a fifteen-year-old rebel who lived in Pennsylvania during the Revolutionary War. To prove a friend innocent of murder, Rebecca betrays her Mennonite beliefs and joins the Women's Brigade with George Washington's rag-tag army at Valley Forge. And each day, Allison struggles to find a way to show her family that she is awake—a goal that becomes increasingly desperate when she realizes that whoever shot her has come back to finish the job.