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Widow's Tears of Sorrow

by Paula Baysinger Morhardt

This book is a companion volume to Widow's Walk. It contains all the poems from the first day, when I found my husband of 42 years in his chair, gone, to three years later. There are 42 poems to celebrate our 42 years of marriage, and three poems for my mother, who passed away the next day. They are not happy poems, they are gritty, they are painful, and they are real. My hope is that these poems touch your heart, and let you know that are not alone, that at some point we all go through this in... more

Tears of Pain, Tears of Joy: One Mother's Story

by Paula Baysinger Morhardt

when you start married life at 17, problems are everywhere you look. First baby, second baby, husband out late, children getting sick. Problems, problems, and more problems. But there are bright moments, too- the first daughter-in- law, the first grandbaby. Tears of Pain and Tears of joy were shed during the first 25 years of this marriage. Learn what being a mother meant to this woman, and how she handled it.

Through the Garden Window: A Year of Celebration

by Paula Baysinger Morhardt

The fourth in the series, A Year of Celebrations shares 12 memories of the authors life during special occasions- the ones that celebrate food! Contains 24 recipes from the authors grandmothers' and great grandmother's recipe boxes.

Through the Garden Window: Season of Harvest 2

by Paula Baysinger Morhardt

Third in a series, Season of Harvest 2 shares 12 more essays on gardening, harvesting and cooking for a year, in the authors gardens. Contains recipes from the authors grandmothers' and great grandmother's recipe boxes.

Through the Garden Window: Family Memories

by Paula Baysinger Morhardt

Second in a series, Family Memories highlights the importance of making lasting memories with family by growing, cooking and eating food together. The book contains 12 essays from the author reminiscing about growing up and how food brings the family together. Complete with 12 recipes from the authors grandmothers' and great grandmother's recipe boxes.

Through the Garden Window: Season of Harvest

by Paula Baysinger Morhardt

The first in a planned series, Harvest Season gives you a glimpse of growing your own food and what to do with it when you do. This book contains twelve essays about the authors gardening adventures, from planning in the winter to putting the garden back to bed in the fall. Complete with 12 recipes from the authors grandmothers' and great grandmother's recipe boxes.

Searching for Ganesha

by Paul Spencer Sochaczewski

Across Asia, an elephant-headed god flexes his muscles… Ganesha, the Hindu elephant-headed god, is among the most-appreciated of all deities. In this innovative book, Paul Spencer Sochaczewski explores why he collects Ganesha images, examines the psychology of collecting, and recounts personal adventures in his 40-year quest for just one more (but it’s gotta be special) Ganesha statue. He provides enough iconography to give the reader a grounding in Ganesha’s obstacle-removing prowess, but th... more

Can It Be Just Me?

by Elliot Stanton

Adventure in Zanskar

by Amy Edelstein

In 1983, twenty-one year old Amy Edelstein set out on a solitary 500 kilometer journey in the highest valley in the world. Zanskar, India, the westernmost corner of the Tibetan plateau had only recently opened to travelers. She would spend two months walking by foot, crossing passes above 16,000 feet, sleeping in caves, meeting high lamas and monastics, and exploring a culture that had remained virtually the same for thousands of years. It was a culture that would change dramatically and irrevoc... more

Running All Over The World, Our Race Against Early Onset Alzheimer"s

by Anthony Copeland-Parker

When my partner Catherine and I were in our 50s, we found out in short order that I needed a heart valve replacement, and she had early-onset Alzheimer's. We both have a history as endurance athletes, so our reaction to this news was to sell our home, retire from our jobs, and become nomads, running marathons and half-marathons all over the world. My book Running All over the World, adapted from a blog I wrote during our travels, is a nonfiction account of our five-plus years of flying, runni... more

everything in between

by Caitlin Elizabeth

EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN is a brilliant, daringly honest memoir, taking the reader around the world and back again, the story of a woman letting go of the past and society’s conditioning to find her freedom. This book of essays, with loads of sarcasm and a very obvious feminist bent, is best described as eclectic, chaotic in a good way, refreshing, and a permission slip to be imperfect. As a twenty something, Caitlin decides to quit her soul-sucking job to live in South America, a decision th... more

A Woman's Guide to Survival

by Ashley Cain

This book is a self help guide for women who struggle to get through their daily routines. This book speaks to women who often find themselves at a crossroads in life and don't know which path or direction to choose. When reading this book it will empower women to take back their strength and show the world who's boss.

Oregon Loves New York: A Story of American Unity After 9/11

by Sally Ruth Bourrie

Three weeks after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, when the world was afraid to get on an airplane, much less a plane to New York City, 1,000 Oregonians took 62 flights to show the terrorists they didn't win and to boost the tanking New York economy. What they found were fellow Americans who needed more than their money, they needed their hearts. The Flight for Freedom is a little-known story of Americans at their best, showing up for their fellow Americans in a time of tragedy.

Farm Girl, a Memoir

by Megan Baxter

Farm Girl is a memoir of urgent grace that crosses boundaries of genre and time. In her second year of college, Megan finds herself bonded to a lover spiraling into addiction and two thousand miles away from her heart’s home—a stretch of forty certified-organic acres along the banks of the Connecticut River separating Vermont and New Hampshire. In the crucible of a rainy Portland winter, Megan is forced to decide whether to embrace her future as a farm girl or to continue growing into the woman ... more

My Letters to Heaven, Love You Forever Jeri. Second Edition

by Michael Boyajian

The author's wife of 34 years, Jeri, fights 9-11 Stage 4 Metastatic Breast Cancer and fights it for a year and beats it only to contract Covid and the cancer came back and she was gone in two weeks. The author called her the bravest person he ever knew. This is the story of how contact is made across the rainbow bridge and is supported by his doctors and a book he is sent that tells of similar contacts that are reported to scientists by other people. His doctor suggested the author write ... more

The Tao of Hoop: On the Transformational Practice of Hula-Hooping (Seriously, Though)

by Ann Humphreys

The Tao of Hoop is a philosophical memoir about how the humble hula-hoop transformed one woman’s life…but, seriously, though! Ann Humphreys was not aware that she didn’t understand how to feel--something we don’t learn about in school--until she very randomly (through crushing on a hot dude) found the hula-hoop at age 35. Having endured a life-altering loss as a teenager, Ann had learned to handle grief and pain through the time-honored Southern traditions of denial and repression. The hula-h... more

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