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In the U.S.A, the land of immigrants, “Where do you come from?” is often asked. When Tani Maher couldn’t answer questions about her father, she posed her own. With its South American twist, told with puns and witty tales, Anatole Maher’s Memoirs takes the reader on his personal voyage through life where he witnesses many of the major historical events of the 20th century. During the high-flying, war-torn epoch of Old Shanghai, into a cocktail of languages, culture and people, Anatole Maher was born. While the British toasted the Queen at the exclusive Shanghai Club, the French held soirées at the Cércle Sportif Français, and other foreigners sashayed through Shanghai’s numerous ballrooms, the Chinese were often treated like third-class citizens. The Japanese wanted to conquer all of Asia, but the Americans intervened until Mao’s revolution overran China, putting a stop to everything. In Memoirs: From Old Shanghai to the New World, Anatole Maher relates his early years in the “Pearl of the Orient,” a city where strong racial and social lines separated people, the pure bloods from the locals and mixed races, the rich and powerful from the lower, poorer classes. The youngest of seven children whose parents were of Macanese-Japanese descent, Anatole grows up in the culturally diverse International Settlement under the over-protective watch of his eldest sister. Despite the humble, lower-middle class origins of the Mahers, the family had two Amahs and a Cook who lived with them. Anatole attends the St. Francis Xavier College, becomes an active member of the Foreign YMCA, and graduates with First-Class honors from the Henry Lester Technical Institute. From early on, various battles and wars disrupt his life. His neighborhood in Hongkew is bombarded several times, but Anatole survives the Japanese Occupation and World War II unscathed. After WWII, he works on a Danish freighter ship to see the world. When he returns to China, the Communists are not yet in Shanghai but are winning one battle after another. Anatole finds a job and waits out the situation until the Communists finally kick him out. Japan is the closest country to take in him and his family. After a short stay in Tokyo, Anatole finds a job, but under the American Occupation all the privileges he once enjoyed in his native Shanghai vanish. In search of a better existence, he decides to join many of his Shanghai buddies who have immigrated to the country of the future, Brazil. In Rio de Janeiro, he marries a Brazilian girl in 1955 and starts a family. His record of quitting jobs is no asset. When the Brazilian military dictatorship becomes increasingly oppressive, he runs into bad luck and gets fired. Under a politically repressive regime, with unstable personal finances, Anatole decides to abandon Brazil in 1967 for the Vietnam-War-fatigued United States. He settles in Jacksonville, Florida, a city with many geographical and climatic similarities to his birthplace Shanghai. As if to compensate for changing jobs and residences so often in the past, he remains at his first place of U.S. employment, Maxwell House Coffee, for 20 years until his retirement and never again moves from Jacksonville. With 16 grandchildren and two great grandchildren, Anatole and his wife Nair are still enjoying their retirement in the Sunshine State. submitted by - Tani Maher
A Compelling Memoir About Stroke submitted by - jules
A Father's struggle against a biased and dysfunctional legal system, family court. submitted by - Anthony Gallo
This is an astounding story of a missionary to lepers and orphans in Thailand and Mongolia. His name is Tommy Tillman and he has saved the lives of thousands of leper victims and homeless children who would otherwise have no hope and no allies. submitted by - Steve Fortosis
The Man In The Moon is about my life and a man who married my mother. After 20 years my mother and I would find out this man was a bigamist. This man claimed to work for NASA and the government to explain his time away from the family. One day I came across information that would change me and my mother's life forever. We find he is still married to his first wife. Not only married but has several children after the marriage to my mother. We find he is involved with another woman as well. We try and convince the authorities that he is bigamist and run out of resources. My mother at this point has no other choice but to divorce this man. Even after the divorce we find he has stolen money from women. He is a con artist. He even marries his divorce attorney. Eventually this man would end up arrested on bigamy but what unfolds during this time is amazing. His lies are revealed. In this story you will see what he did to my family and other family's. submitted by - valerie gaines
Hard cover 1st edition (July 1927) of "WE" by Charles A. Linbergh..Good condition, Book is all blue with yellow writing. There is a yellow olane in the middle. submitted by - Linda Dadey
After several suicide attempts, five marriages, four children, and constant bouts with alcoholism and drug abuse, Rena came to the life-changing realization that she actually longed for life, real life, and not the unfulfilled one she had endured all these years. Rena knew she needed help; she needed something more powerful than man could offer, something powerful, like her grandmother’s Bible stories and prayers told to her as a child. Finally Broken addresses the age-old question, “Are we a product of our environment?” If you enjoy roller coasters, you will see the similarities between the “ride” and the life-defining choices made by a young girl who was a casualty of living in a dysfunctional family. Rena’s story shows how she reached her “bottom,” which is different for each individual, before she finally broke the generational mold of self-destruction and learned to become a functional part of a family and society. Having always felt alone and scared, Rena never realized that God had continued to place people in her life to guide and comfort her should she ever decide to call on them. We all have heard the saying, “Out of the mouths of babes.” Rena was eventually led to the arms of the Lord by her daughter, Jenny, who refused to give up on her mother. Although very strained at times, Rena and Jenny have always had a very close relationship. Rena has tried to keep true to her promise to her children that they would never go through the pain and agony she did as a child, and no matter the life paths these children decided to take, they would know the feeling of a mother’s love. submitted by - Rena Reagin Montford
Dr. Rudolph Alvarado’s compelling biography captures the story of Joe Hernandez, a Mexican-American, who despite his ethnic background became thoroughbred horse racing’s greatest race caller at a time when most Mexicans and Mexican-Americans were being repatriated to Mexico due to America’s Great Depression. Alvarado’s biography uncovers the extent to which Hernandez went to fit into this Anglo-American dominated world, and reveals that Hernandez’s impact on the sport of thoroughbred horse racing went far beyond that of being a race caller. This is the first biography ever written about a Mexican-American involved in the sport of horse racing and the first to capture the social impact that sports have played in the lives of Mexican-Americans. submitted by - Rudolph Alvarado
I built a fortress to hide from the world. I built a prison to lock up my heart and soul. But life has a way of tearing down walls. Institutionalized at thirteen, diagnosed schizophrenic at 24, losing a son at 45, this is the story of how my walls shattered, my defenses collapsed and I was given the gift of confronting my deepest fears. It is also the story of the people in my life, those who wounded me, those I wounded, those who inspired me and those who loved me and taught me to love. It is a story about a boy filled with rage who dreamed of becoming a man capable of love. submitted by - Bruce Morse
France. Germany. Italy. Russia. Poland. Czech Republic. Romania. Mexico. Japan. Iran. All over the world -- everywhere except in the U.S. -- the legendary Jean Gabin continues to be considered one of the greatest movie stars of all time. In the U.S., Gabin is definitely considered to be a cult figure (in 2002, twin Gabin festivals were presented at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and at the Walter Reade Theatres in New York), but for the vast moviegoing public, and just like a lot of the greats, he's fallen off of the radar. That's about to change, however, because in 2008, Allenwood Press presents the very first English-language (and two-volume) book about Jean Gabin, ever. (There's not even an old, out-of-print book about Gabin in English, if you can believe that!) It's WORLD'S COOLEST MOVIE STAR: THE COMPLETE 95 FILMS (AND LEGEND) OF JEAN GABIN by CHARLES ZIGMAN submitted by - Charles Zigman
First Edition signed copies of this remarkable uplifting story will be made available by the Author for the first 20 individuals that place an order. A view of the story can be done through Amazon. submitted by - Franco Antonetti
Tom Baker’s new book, Get Involved! Making the Most of Your 20s and 30s contains stories, ideas, and strategies that will empower college students, graduate students, and young professionals to join and lead groups, improve their professional and social lives, and start making more of an impact. There is something for everyone in this unique and powerful book. The book also motivates readers to determine how they can make a difference in positively impacting their communities, schools, companies, and organizations. If you are interested in enhancing your leadership potential, expanding your professional network, or extending your volunteer experiences Get Involved! will be a great fit for you. For more details please visit www.bakerleadership.com. submitted by - Tom Baker
This is a biography and a ghost story set in various parts of the world including the slums of post war Dublin and the plush life of UDI Rhodesia. From his arrival in Ireland from Hungary as a Radio Officer on board the ship Vicia in 1941, Steve Remenyi was faced with what might have been for others, insurmountable problems. His ship was trapped in Dublin. He did speak English and he didn’t know anyone in Ireland. But Steve was an optimist and made the most of the opportunities facing him. So he started a business. Then marrying, seeing his business go broke and having a child in war time Dublin were just a few of the adventures he faced. After the war ended he returned to the sea with Irish Shipping and became involved in the Irish Hospitals Sweepstakes operation. This changed his life considerably. But for various reasons this comfortable life in Mount Merion in Dublin’s comfortable South Side did not last long. He moved with his family to South Africa and then Rhodesia. This was during the heydays of apartheid in South Africa and the rule of the Settler Government in Rhodesia. Nonetheless his struggle to find a suitable job lasted most of his life. He died early when 65 years old. But his death was not the end of the story. Steve’s memory did not rest in peace. It transpired that he was a highly secretive man and from beyond the grave he touched his three children which led to a number of adventures in Hungary and which eventually took me to Auschwitz itself. submitted by - Sue Nugus
The True Life of famed mountain man and Indian fighter, Liver-Eating Johnston (aka Jeremiah Johnson) is uncovered in a new exciting biography. All the myths that surrounded him are gone, and have been replaced by the truth. submitted by - DENNIS MCLELLAND
The book consists of memories and reflections of the author about Iraq and its people. It tells about Iraqis through everyday life stories without embellishing them or trying to make them sound profound. The author has lived in America for almost fifty years and bridging and understanding both cultures has enabled him to write a book about Iraq that Americans may find easy to read. The book attempts to bridge between two cultures that know little of each other and are now fatefully involved. submitted by - Basil Balian
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