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Journey Back into the Vault: In Search of My Faded Cuban Childhood Footprints invites you to travel with me back to the land of my birth for the first time in 56 years in order to reclaim my forgotten Cuban childhood memories, original identity, and once-promised destiny. Come with me as I search for the now faded footprints I once left behind in the homes, school, and playgrounds of the first nine years of my life; help me honor the grandparents, uncles, and aunts I never saw again at their final resting place; and meet family members I never knew I had.

Tactical Boundaries will show you how to have richer relationships with others, including yourself. You will learn to invest your energy and new skills in those who are willing to reciprocate, making the relationships thrive for everyone involved.

This book is about living and working in a mobile army surgical hospital (MASH) in South Vietnam. It talks about the hospital itself, the setting, how we lived, how we coped with less-than-good circumstances, the type of patients we received, the equipment we worked with and the emotional highs and lows that were part of every day. The stories are true. Some of the dates and numbers of things may be off a little; that was a long time ago. Names have not been used to protect the wonderful, dedicated people with whom I worked and lived with.

Fifteen percent or twenty-three million persons in the United States are presently over seventy years of age. The Complexity of Aging approaches difficulties that come with oldest age. Often inevitable and seldom anticipated, these oldest-old persons encounter alterations in health and physical abilities, strengthening or impairment of personality traits, and immense losses of family and social relationships; and are prime candidates for active/passive abuse or neglect.

This is a tale of fantasy involving two silly magicians and a cunning plan by their two-faced servant.

Topsy-Turvy Boat Ride is another of Kitty and Tom’s adventures. Boat rides are serious, so with safety in mind, Betty and Al plan carefully for their curious pets’ first ride. Prone to seasickness, Betty does not go, but helps with the planning. Al is prepared and very patient. However, Kitty and Tom are curious cats that cannot sit still on the boat. Kitty and Tom learn from this adventure, even though things can get a little rocky.

Summer of 2020 presents a poetic voice unearthed by the backdrop of the mind-bending events in 2020. Devastating the sensibility of reasonable men and women. Black and white…all colors in between. Events that have stirred us from speechless to responsive. Responding in ways with the expectation to change a nation by rending its heart with truth. There are many who share this land. Yet only two, on who, the events of 2020 were planned. Enter at the beginning. Recall the days. Conclude for yourself, color or fade.

This book starts off with a young couple who are just about to finish college. The young woman finishes with her degree, and the young man gets his degree as a doctor. They both fall in love, and they have friends who also went to college with them. I will give you the main characters’ names. Lanell and Andre are the main characters and James and Carrie are the friends of Andre and Lanell. They all become successful and happy until one of the characters gets cancer and later dies. I do not want to tell all of the story; you must read it.

The life of a woman who met and married an incarcerated narcissistic man—this book will take you on a journey of lies, cheating, and mental abuse as she finds her strength and courage to let go, move forward, and heal.

Short Stuff is a compilation of both narrative and poetic forms. I have always loved writing, but it took some jolts from my life journey to lead to more introspection and more freedom to hone these writings into some publishable form.

Those who may remember Marian Anderson as simply a "great singer" are probably missing 90 percent of what this trailblazing humanitarian's contribution to our society really accomplished. I have principally drawn on to compile and condense the information presented in this book, along with additional expert creditable eyewitness sources not previously publicly disclosed.

Unlike most childhoods, mine was far from being a happy one. My siblings and I, as well as the generation before us, were born at a time when warplanes, gunfire, foreign men in uniform, constant evacuations, and locals hiding under bunkers or war tunnels were commonplace. Now, whenever I see playgrounds that are lush with trees and green grasses and filled with children on swings, who are laughing while being pushed by their parents, I cannot help but feel a tinge of envy.

When I was in elementary school, I was discouraged by my teacher. I was called upon to read in front of my class. I started to read, and after I read one sentence, I was told to sit down. I wanted to read more, but she would not allow me to read. All through school, I hated English, until I took a journalism class during my junior year. My teacher encouraged me to go beyond my limits!

When little Bella was born, she was a fluffy poof of a puppy. With big plans ahead of her, this Standard Poodle takes her first steps into the big world. Her owners, her stylists, and all those who become part of her doggie life are amazed at what she’s become. Through time, experience, and multiple trips to the dog spa, Bella’s elegance comes to life as she grows into her beautiful self. She and those around her realize that what’s hidden becomes discovered.

Waywill shares a profusion of sharp insights and examples displaying the double-edged sword of trust, so you get the answers you need for re-establishing trust with yourself.

We do not come by knowing our purpose when we first entered this world. There are no instructions or clear guidelines given to us, but there are clues. Many of us never even find our purpose and thus never live the life we were created for. My attempt in this book is to provide the clues or “Puzzle pieces” that I believe were not only put within us to find but are also discovered outside of us through life choices (good and bad).

This book was birthed out of a burning desire to share a little girl’s dream to orchestrate and compose her destiny. The evidence of being an orphan gets you to thinking fast, deeply, and methodically. I want to take you on a journey of a child very much aware that the odds of having a decent life were dim to dead and that life was not going to be a bowl of cherries if she didn’t pick those cherries herself.

This book documents and tells the history of the establishment and growth of the Coastal Surveillance Force, Task Force 71. This grew to Task Forces 115, 116 and 117. My research for this history came from veterans serving in this period and the documentation of the Commander Naval Forces Vietnam Monthly Summaries. These documents did not exist before January 1966, so the early period was dependent on veterans and the author's personal knowledge.

Thomas Jefferson: Inquiry History for Daring Delvers contains multiple questions which are reactions to presentations the author has made about The Others At Monticello. The new work reflects a continuation of extensive reading and other pertinent research. For those of us in the field of education who study the past to understand the present, this book guides the way to Thomas Jefferson's contributions to our thinking and institutions. Pertinent quotes lead the listener to explore the most fruitful research literature.

My collection of poems has anything from my personal life experiences to a little advice based on those experiences, to thoughts that I had to put down on paper, to me giving my own definition of a word then elaborating on it. In this collection of poems, I’m opening up to the world. I also discuss influential people in my life. It’s an autobiography in a way. One that explores all aspects of me inside and out of my mind.