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The Lost Musicians by Donald Kitain

Mindstir Media Publishing — Sun, 06 Jan 2019 21:03:09 +0000

Here is the sometimes heartbreaking and often humorous true story of four intensely musically gifted brothers who lived and performed around the world for nearly eight decades. This reader friendly book follows their perilous lives and inspiring loves, their bright successes and deadly disappointments. Their history as Jews serves as a reminder of the terrible risks they took just to survive. This is essential reading for anyone interested in music and life during the twentieth century and the history of the time as it unfolded. Amazingly, much of their music is still available and rivals anything heard today. Their harrowing escapes and misfortunes during the Russian Revolution, World War I, the Holocaust and World War II, and their emotional lives after the wars provide an unparalleled testament to the power of life, love and hope.

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Thomas Jefferson: Lessons from a Secret Buddha

admin — Wed, 02 Jan 2019 04:48:10 +0000

Thomas Jefferson. Few in world history could claim such an astonishing array of talents and achievements. A true American legend, he played a pivotal role in the founding of a new nation. But one mysterious facet of his life has remained secret up till now, only recently uncovered from the archives thanks to a trusted friend. Timeless life and well-being lessons to treasure. An amazing story that intertwines the best of ancient Eastern philosophy with the spirit of the American Revolution....

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Unforgettable Faces & Stories: Dedications: Dads and Daughters

admin — Sat, 29 Dec 2018 22:14:28 +0000

Were you "Daddy's Little Girl"? Did you share that special relationship with your Dad? Did your Dad serve in the military and not talk much about it, or perhaps not at all? You need to read these personal stories from women who grew up sometimes never hearing or knowing about their dad's service in the military/war. Never hearing names of their buddies or even knowing where they fought til after they have died. Perhaps they saw their buddy die by their side or fought in bloody battles that they wanted to forget. These are all very special stories of ordinary Dads that served and were extraordinary Dads and Soldiers. Share these women's photographs, read their own words, their own versions, no structure, just words from their own hearts and memories.

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Unforgettable Faces & Stories: Keepsakes

admin — Sat, 29 Dec 2018 21:45:07 +0000

We all have something that reminds us of someone we loved and lost. Our lives are so busy today and we are running around and always in a hurry. Sometimes we stop quickly...we never know when we will see it...and then we spot it, we stop in our tracks. It may be a vase that we have in our home and walk by it every day, a picture on the wall, an old wine bottle, a medal, a piece of jewelry, an old tea pot, a chair, or a chandelier hanging from the ceiling, something that reminds us or brings us back to a memory of a friend, a parent, a brother or sister, or husband or wife. That special someone who you thought would be around forever to share in your life, and then they were gone...We have little treasures at home - "keepsakes" that we hold, smell, look at, or even hug sometimes. The feelings we get of presence and love, we cannot describe, only feel. For these keepsakes help keep memories of our lost ones alive in our hearts, and knowing that they are very close to us in our everyday lives. Read these stories from these amazing people that share their most intimate feelings and memories of people that have died, and then pull out some of your keepsakes and know that your loved one is there very close to you. Shed a tear or bear a smile...and think and feel the memories of your "Keepsake"...

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Unforgettable Faces & Stories: Pet Tales: Unconditional Love

admin — Sat, 29 Dec 2018 21:20:41 +0000

Your heart will be captured by these beautiful stories in "Pet Tales". From two to four legged and feather and fur, our pets have always had a special place in our lives and hearts. They are with us in good times and in bad times, and they always know how we feel. They give us attention and love when they sense that we need it most. We tell them everything and they sit there and listen! It is unconditional love. We always know when they want a walk, need to go outside, want a treat or just to be petted. We spell words because they know what certain words mean! They even have a Christmas Stocking hanging from the fireplace mantle! We give them baths. They come back all clean and sometimes with sweet ribbons. They take the first opportunity to roll in dirt. They ignore us sometimes pretending not to care, but they know the sound of our tires when we drive in and then greet us. We see their faces getting white hairs and sometimes they have a challenge in getting up.... Then there are special service dogs that are priceless! They give hearing, sight, confidence, and motion to those in need. They are companions to all. When the time comes that we lose them for whatever reason, our heart aches due to the fact that we just lost a family member. We believe in Rainbow Bridge...enjoy these special stories from the heart that are near and dear to us. Enjoy these Unforgettable Faces and Stories!

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Out of Time (a Ray Lafayette Novel)

admin — Sat, 29 Dec 2018 18:52:19 +0000

Well, here I go again. All alone except for this suitcase of mine. I’m headed for a new place with new people. Not so bad considering it’s 1944. Lots of guys are in my shoes. We’re in the middle of World War II. Still not so bad. I’m a fireman in the Army Air Corps whatever they’re calling themselves these days. Once again, not bad at all. But I was born in 1963. There’s the bad part.

I was not born with the name Ray Lafayette, but that’s what they call me. I didn’t have kids or smoke a pipe. Hell, I didn’t even like coffee. I do now.

I was born into a different life than this, one with a lot of attachments. Now I carry my life in one bag. One really important bag.

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He Was (a Ray Lafayette Novel)

admin — Sat, 29 Dec 2018 18:51:16 +0000

Ever had one of those days, how about one of those weeks? If you haven't, you are missing out. I spent years priding myself in the fact that I was always with it, I always had my wits about me, until that day. My life changed and not just a little. I became someone else, someone who was far stronger than I am, someone who I could only hope to be. Ray Lafayette was a man who was neither rich nor famous yet I lived every day to see what he would do next. The fear I experienced in that time only made the happiness that much more exiting. I have heard the statement "Don't judge a man until you walk a mile in his shoes." I walked many miles in his and can say with pride that he and all others from his time were the greatest, all colors, all nationalities, young and old, men and women alike. It may sound great to know the future but there is a dark side to it, an almost unbearable side. Your eyes will be opened to things your mind may not handle.This event has changed me. I no longer wish for things, I live for them.

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From the Halls of Cuba

Mindstir Media Publishing — Wed, 07 Nov 2018 15:54:01 +0000

This is the story of an American family becoming part of the Cuban fabric before and after the Spanish-American War 1898 with all its exhilaration, corruption, and exploitation. It is a story with fictional characters set in real events and the failed attempts to regain a lost life...all leading its American characters to participate in Indochina during WW II, the Bay of Pigs and into the Vietnam War.

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