Don Melbourne began writing short stories when he retired from social work. Much of his work is inspired by real life observations, experiences and events; the stories therefore are wide ranging. You can expect an intriguing mix of humour, fantasy, bloody murder, betrayal, ghostly goings on, insanity, mystery and the downright bizarre. And, oh yes, definitely the unexpected. Don lives in an apartment overlooking a busy canal in the Black Country, England. With partner Jan, he enjoys exploring the fascinating canal network, discovering windmills and participating in that hectic adventure called life.

Helping, inspiring, and encouraging others are all goals that this book wants to instill in others. Tony blogs almost daily words to help fire the drive in people, let all know that life can be great, and ordinary is not dull, but memorable. He relates his childhood, business life, and lessons he learned into stepping stones for everyone to relate to themselves. If there are words that cannot be understood, this could only be a result of either a typographical error or the editor decided upgrade the language. The author is just a normal human being with a basic education trying to reach out to anyone who might benefit from his thoughts. He is not a psychologist, psychiatrist, social worker, or clinical specialist. He is just someone who talks about life as he sees it. Enjoy a relaxing and, hopefully, entertaining read.

I compiled this book as a tribute to grandmothers both new and 'experienced.' Families just wouldn't be complete without them." --Mary Engelbreit Lauded by the Wall Street Journal for creating a "vast empire of cuteness" and dubbed "a Norman Rockwell for our times" by People magazine, Mary Engelbreit offers the perfect gift for grandmothers by pairing her signature art with quotes, poems, and short narratives honoring grandmothers of all ages. A sampling of passages includes: * "A grandmother pretends she doesn't know who you are on Halloween." -Erma Bombeck * "When grandparents enter the door, discipline flies out the window." --Ogden Nash

There are books that make you laugh. There are books that make you cry. There are books that teach you how to live day by day in a fallen world. The Best Life Ainâ⿬⿢t Easy is all of them! This is what Virelle has to say: â⿬Å“â⿬¦This is the story of my life before [and after] Christ, growing up in the average American dysfunctional family. My father, whom I loved dearly, suffered from an untreated mental illness and alcoholism, eventually leaving my mother, brother, and me when I was seven. He died when I was twelve. My mother sought normalcy; I sought the brass ring. â⿬¦ Almost instantly at age 25, I met Christ, and He spoiled everything.â⿬Â' Life is better caught than taught. As a woman of any age, you will identify with life, in some manner, as Virelle knew it. And by the end of the story, you will hopefully identify with Jesus!

A compelling story of Bilal's journey to finding his destiny. Growing up Muslim Bilal experiences many trials throughout his youth with his father leading him down an arduous path. As he fights and claws his way out of every obstacle he relies on his faith to pull him through. Bilal shows his willingness to never give up on finding his true purpose. As he goes through failed marriages, criminal proceedings, the shelter system, and lost jobs; Bilal refuses to believe that this is the life he was meant to live. He challenges his reality and what he believes by stating, "This Ain't My Life."

Popular music artists, as performers in the public eye, offer a privileged site for the witnessing and analysis of ageing and its mediation. The Late Voice will undertake such an analysis by considering issues of time, memory, innocence and experience in modern Anglophone popular song and the use by singers and songwriters of a 'late voice'. Lateness here refers to five primary issues: chronology (the stage in an artist's career); the vocal act (the ability to convincingly portray experience); afterlife (posthumous careers made possible by recorded sound); retrospection (how voices 'look back' or anticipate looking back); and the writing of age, experience, lateness and loss into song texts. There has been recent growth in research on ageing and the experience of later stages of life, focussing on physical health, lifestyle and psychology, with work in the latter field intersecting with the field of memory studies. The Late Voice seeks to connect age, experience and lateness with particular performers and performance traditions via the identification and analysis of a late voice in singers and songwriters of mid-late twentieth century popular music.