How front porch campaigns transformed candidate interaction with the publicIn 1880, James Garfield decided to try something new: rather than run the typical passive campaign for president, he would welcome voters to his farm. By the end of the campaign, thousands of people—including naturalized voters, African Americans, women, men from various occupations, and young voters—traveled to Garfield’s home, listened to him speak, shook hands, met his family, and were in...

Your chosen family can include anyone who loves and supports you for who you are!A chosen family is exactly what it sounds like: family who you choose! At its core, a chosen family is made up of people who love, see, and support you for being your truest self. There are lots of people who can be a part of your chosen family, and you get to pick who makes you feel the safest and bravest.

Something of Constancy presents an episodic insight into Carter Millers attempt to create his own fiction. The book also features, as its second part, Carters reading of Eliza Beths An Accidental Evacuation, a story about youth, love, decay, and death. Set in Kemah, Texas, Something of Constancy wanders through multiple stories, discussions on process, environment, and experience, which by and by illustrates how Carters multiple modes of interpretation reveal a soft, if not tragic, confusi...

We all have the power to improve, filling us with love, peace, and happiness. We are no less of a person due to any illness. Our personal goals can be achieved with coping tools described and demonstrated in Journey. Suggestions, thoughts, advice, and encouragement toward recovery are given through my life expertise. I will guide you to your potential power and recovery. This easy-to-read true story is not geared toward just the mentally ill but also any ailing soul and for health care pro...

A chosen family is exactly what it sounds like: family who you choose! At its core, a chosen family is made up of people who love, see, and support you for being your truest self. There are lots of people who can be a part of your chosen family, and you get to pick who makes you feel the safest and bravest.Core themes in this book:Love, Acceptance, Choice, Belongi...

Thomas is a very smart student at his school. He excels in Math and French, but because of this he is called "teacher's pet" and "Genius" by the basketball team captain, Victor, and his friends. After school one day, coincidentally on his birthday, he runs into Victor and his friends and gets bullied verbally and physically. He does not tell his parents or grandparents when he gets home, but instead chooses to enjoy the birthday celebration they all planned for him. After all, he c...

These are informative and entertaining lessons that teach the ways and etiquette of camping that will lead to a more relaxed and enjoyable vacation for everyone. Learn to organize, plan, and prepare with eagerness and excitement. Camping is fun for everyone especially if you know how to do it right! Let me guide you to your greatest adventures.

Sami, the magical teddy bear comes to the aid of children who feel alone and who are facing troubling events that occur in the course of their lives. Today, Sami intervenes in the life of Jeremy and offers him support and helps him to get through these difficult times.

This reproduction of the original 1910 publication has been restored with enhanced scans, plus a section on Bourdon Wilson and the original publisher Sunset Homeseekers' Bureau, a letter from the governor of Sonora, and one of Bourdon Wilson's short stories, first published in 1899.In the Region of Hermosillo, Mexico is one of the many informational booklets published by Sunset Homeseekers' Bureau at the turn of the 20th century. It highlights the beauty and benefits of visiting an...

2017 READERS' FAVORITE International Children's Book Award Finalist-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Awards and Reviews: BLUEINK : handles a complex subject professionally and gracefully, Any child facing an illness might appreciate but particularly any child struck by leukemia.______________________________________________________...

Have you ever imagined dining with the Devil, finding Paradise in your town or even turning into a hat?Bourdon takes the reader to a world of dreams, hidden desires, vulnerability and discomfort in these grotesque and, at times, absurd stories. Their sinister atmosphere provides theatrical settings where reality and imagination meet and merge taking or pushing ordinary characters into extraordinary, unbelievable and sometimes fatal situations involving supernatural creatures and su...

If something inside keeps whispering this matters-do something, this book is for you.It Lit a Fire is a companion for anyone who feels a call to do more-whether your flame is already blazing or just beginning to flicker. Through story-rich chapters, honest reflection, and practical prompts, it helps you nurture that spark, align your values with purpose, and create transformative change that lasts.At the heart of the book is the Fi...