Cry, laugh, and celebrate with Anna Sweeney, as she struggles to overcome hardships that would destroy other women. With the help of a Catholic Priest, her husbands former boss, friends from church, and even total strangers, she endures the murder of her husband, the death of a son, and other rigors imposed on her by the Civil War. Live with her as she watches her sons mature and overcome tueir own adversities and develop into successful adults, and live their own exciting lives.

By comparing scriptural information with historical records, this book exposes how the most populous nations of the world evolved from the multiracial families of the five sons of Shem. These multiracial families of the five sons of Shem include the Chinese and Dravidan Indians of East Asia, the Jews and Arabian Monarchies of Western Asia, the Turko-Mongol races of Central Asia and the Red Indians that first occupied the American continent. This book also reveals how the nations formed by these multiracial families of the first son of Noah began to evolve from the times of the ancient civilization of the Sumerians and Akkadians, Elamites, Assyrians, Chaldeans and the Arameans.

It was not easy raising a family-especially five sons. These memoirs of my contribution to the American Baby Boom celebrate the highs and lows of creating and being a family. From meeting the man of my dreams to achieving the American dream of raising a family, to welcoming my eighteen Grandchildren, and six Great Grandchildren, my story proves that the true joys of living come with love, faith, hard work, imagination-and plenty of patience!

"The real life story of Kharika Devkota, a Nepal woman who was married at the age of five, abused for initially having only daughters, and at the age of 90 years, is relatively wealthy, owning rice fields and micro lending to villagers in her rural area"--Publisher information.

John Sonego and his partner, Michael, had always wanted to start a family. Little did they know they would become the fathers of not one, not two, but three precious boys. My Three Sons shares the heartwarming true story of this incredible family. Born to a drug-addicted mother and taken from her after a string of arrests, the three biological brothers come to their new home to begin a new life. With John and Michaels unconditional love and acceptance, the five became an instant family, learning to lean on each other for the support and devotion only a family can give. Poignant and funny, heartbreaking and inspiring, My Three Sons recounts one familys life and reaffirms the transformative power of love in childrens lives. This is the story of five very lucky people, three brothers and the two men who raise them. The story of how this family came to be is inspirational but its more than that. It reminds us of one simple and powerful truth that in raising children, it is often difficult to determine who is the teacher and who is the student. Johns journey is proof that in parenting you get as much as you give. Joan Garry, former executive director of GLAAD, activist, and parent