Higher Life

New York City native and gifted pianist George Gershwin blossomed as an accompanist before his talent as a songwriter opened the way to Broadway, where he fashioned his own brand of American music. He composed a long run of musical comedies, many with his brother Ira as lyricist, but his aspirations reached beyond commercial success.

In 1914, a young man from Minnesota ventures out to eastern Montana to file a land claim under the Homesteading Act. He steps off the train in the tiny town of Glasgow, his rifle in a scabbard over his shoulder, his only luggage a carpenter’s tool box and a case holding some clothes. The author, that homesteader’s granddaughter, has woven together Prairie Dust: The Life and Times of Fremont Gideon from family stories about his many adventures. Fremont expanded his original 320-acre claim into a 4,000-acre cattle ranch. Then one day all of it was threatened by a life-changing event.

Are you looking for a Mr. Right for your life but failed? Stop now, it is not the right way. Choosing your life to find and attract a high-quality man will not change the person you are. It is impossible for anyone to be changed into a better person by just solely external forces. So first, you should start working on becoming Ms. Right to control your love life because a great man will not let go of a woman he deems as high value; then you will have secrets to keep the relationship fresh and to give your marriage long life.

The Hunters - Adam, Kate, and their children Hal and Charlotte - are a typical family, with typical concerns: work, money, love, the trials of adolescence. What sets them apart is Prince, their black Labrador.

Seventeen-year-old Riggle is living in rural Indiana with his uncle and uncle's girlfriend after the death of both of his parents. Now his uncle has gone missing, probably on a drug binge. It's Monday, and $800 in rent is due Friday. Riggle, who's been suspended from school, has to either find his uncle or get the money together himself. His mission exposes him to a motley group of Opioid locals - encounters by turns perplexing, harrowing, and heartening. Meanwhile, Riggle marks each day by remembering the mythology his late mother invented for him about how the days got their names.

LIVING SUPERFOOD LONGEVITY: Master the Possibilities of High Quality Life Extension - Why do we age? What are the primary controllable factors that can allow us to not only live much longer, but to also enjoy healthy and vital maturation during our senior years? These and so many other questions are answered within this book. This represents a lifetime commitment of not only accessing cutting edge research science on health, nutrition, detoxification and other longevity strategies, but this also shows how our longevity is the most natural state of human evolution. Yet, not all people are ...

Against All Odds: A Memoir of Grit, Resilience, and an Unconventional Life Journey By Dr. Len Fellez, Ed.D. From the gritty sugar plantations of Waialua, Hawaii, to the administrative halls of Seattle's top schools, Dr. Len Fellez’s memoir, Against All Odds, tells the compelling story of a man who defied expectations at every turn. Born in the Kalakaua Housing projects and facing personal and societal challenges, Fellez's life journey is a testament to the power of resilience, grit, and the will to succeed. Growing up in the racial tensions of 1950s Hawaii, young Len experienced prejudice...

Another "Backwards Glance" story with a look at the Chambers Academy Graduation class of 1972 who are celebrating their 50th year after high school this summer. We take a look at the beginning days of Chambers Academy in a local motel with sixteen students and four teachers, to where we are today. We remember staff and faculty from our beginning and look at how our class grew up together and became life long friends. Finally, we celebrate where we are today individually and as an educational institution.

Are you tired of working long hours and feeling burned out? Do you feel like there's never enough time in the day to get everything done? If so, you're not alone. Many professionals today are working longer hours than ever before, leaving them feeling stressed, exhausted, and overwhelmed. But it doesn't have to be that way. In "Surviving the 80-Hour Work Week," the author and career expert offers practical strategies and tools for managing stress, maintaining work-life balance, and achieving success in high-demand jobs. Whether you're a medical professional, lawyer, investment banker, ...

At night, in Huda's fragrant garden, a breeze sweeps in from the desert encircling Baghdad, rustling the leaves of her apricot trees and carrying warning of visitors at her gate. Huda, a secretary at the Australian embassy, lives in fear of the Mukhabarat - the secret police who watch and listen for any scrap of information that can be used against America and its allies. They have ordered her to befriend Ally Wilson, the deputy ambassador's wife. Huda has no wish to be an informant, but fears for her teenage son, who may be forced to join a deadly militia.

Life is full of good times and bad times. It is not enough to live, one needs to truly appreciate all the different aspects of life before passing judgment. When you are young, you ruminate about assorted elements which come your way. Experience is built via relationships and obstacles and challenges. Each life has its own assortment, and the variety often shapes the character, morals, values, thoughts, ideas, and feelings of the individual living it. This book holds a variety of lessons and contributes to sharing, from one soul to the next. It is deep, it is intriguing, and it is a ...

Dave Kindred has covered dozens of Super Bowls and written about stars like Muhammad Ali, Tiger Woods, and Michael Jordan. But a high-school girls basketball team—the Lady Potters of Morton, Illinois—stands apart from the rest.

Let’s face it. Who doesn’t find the daily 21st century reality challenging? A reality that requires us to excel in everything we do, until sometimes we forget our basic needs. Our emotional, physical, spiritual, social and intelligence needs. This book seeks to provide its readers with everlasting notions about well-being and self-fulfillment, out of love, compassion, and self awareness. It seeks to empower the readers, while giving voice to their unique personalities and their authentic voices. Dr. Orna Markus Ben Zvi developed the book's content over twenty years, during which she ...

On this inspirational program, best-selling author and lecturer Dr. Wayne W. Dyer brings you a wealth of knowledge, motivational thoughts, and personal observations about life that will take you to a whole new level on your spiritual path.

Melody Thomas Scott admits she is nothing like her Young and the Restless role, who has seen it all in her 40-year tenure on America's highest-rated daytime serial. But the high drama, angst, and catastrophes aren't confined to her character's plotlines. In this captivating memoir, Melody reveals behind-the-scenes tales of her own riveting journey to stardom.

Arthur Briggs's life was Homeric in scope. Born on the the tiny island of Grenada, he set sail for Harlem during the Renaissance, then to Europe in the aftermath of World War I, where he was among the first pioneers to introduce jazz music to the world. During the legendary Jazz Age in Paris, Briggs's trumpet provided the soundtrack while Hemingway, Fitzgerald, and the rest of the Lost Generation got drunk. By the 1930s, Briggs was considered "the Louis Armstrong of Paris," and was the peer of the greatest names of his time, from Josephine Baker to Django Reinhardt.

Sensitive, big-hearted, and achingly self-conscious, 40-year-old Aaron Englund long ago escaped the confines of his Midwestern hometown, but he still feels like an outcast. After 20 years under the Pygmalion-like direction of his older partner, Walter, Aaron at last decides it is time to stop letting life happen to him and to take control of his own fate.

Many academics attack the very idea of a Western canon as chauvinistic, while the general public increasingly doubts the value of the humanities. In Rescuing Socrates, Dominican-born American academic Roosevelt Montás tells the story of how a liberal education transformed his life, and offers an intimate account of the relevance of the Great Books today, especially to members of historically marginalized communities.

On the verge of divorce, Megan Hannigan needs a distraction. So, she turns to the sunny tract of farmland left in her mother's will. It's the perfect locale for a budding business, but locals disagree. Only a third party can help navigate this pesky small-town grudge or else Megan's career plan is dead in the water. Meanwhile, Megan's oldest sister, Kate, hosts a grand opening for her newly renovated Heirloom Inn. Everything is going smoothly until her high school sweetheart reveals a disastrous confession.

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