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For the first time, rock music icon Gregg Allman, one of the founding members of The Allman Brothers Band, tells the full story of his life and career in My Cross to Bear. No subject is taboo, as one of the true giants of rock 'n' roll opens up about his Georgia youth, his long struggle with substance abuse, his string of bad marriages (including his brief union with superstar Cher), the tragic death of brother Duane Allman, and life on the road...
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He's a savage.
Damien Cross treats New York City as if it's his personal playground.
He sees.
He touches.
He conquers.
He holds the fate of my family in his hands
And makes a deal with me I can't refuse.
He'll forgive my father's debt if he can have something in exchange: me.
I promised myself I wouldn't get addicted, but nothing is guaranteed when you make a deal with a savage.
Now this debt is my cross to bear.
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Creating Your World Through Your Words
"No one commits to divorce just like that. No one becomes an alcoholic just like that. No one kills someone just like that. No one commits suicide just like that. They've been set up throughout the course of their life to act in error by what they said.
"They started early on by saying, 'Boy, life is the pits. This is hell. I guess that's my cross to bear.' Some people talk about the cross more than the resurrection....
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And I did as I was told. I closed my eyes and felt Hollis take my hand and raise it to his lips. He placed a chaste kiss there that spoke so much to me that I didn't know I was crying until the warm tears slipped down my cheeks. I would not ever see either one of them again. And that was my cross to bear.
Determined to get back to normal, Ivy throws herself back into her work. But Hollis nor Winslow will allow her to forget the heat of their passionate...
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I've learned through the school of hard knocks that life's journey is planned by God and not our own.
My nuclear family, friends, and Christian exposure influenced the person that I became. I've learned that God's plans are not thwarted by our self-determination and direction. Eventually, I saw life through God's lens and gained a spiritual perspective over time. Through my life's journey of free will, undesirable outcomes emerged. In retrospect,...
6) Smoke
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Three lovers. A second chance. One little white lie.
Anna
I cut loose for one night and they fell asleep before we sealed the deal. It's for the best-I'll never see Ben again but James and I have to work together…
Until the restaurant closes and we go our separate ways.
Months later, what are the odds that they'll turn up right when I'm meeting a blind date?
Ben
Anna rocked my world that night. And James… my best friend doesn't know it changed...
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Born into poverty in Hammond, Indiana, not much was expected from Irvin Acie Cross. But with much hard work and dedication, he put together one of the most incredible life stories imaginable.
After being drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1961 out of Northwestern University, Cross went on to have a nine-year career in the NFL, appearing in two Pro Bowls. After retiring, he joined the Eagles as a coach, and did so until 1971 when a rare opportunity...
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"What happens when you swap the nine-to-five for two wheels and a journey of a lifetime? Terrified of the prospect of a life spent behind a desk, without challenge or excitement, Leon takes off to cross America on an overloaded bicycle packed with everything but common sense. Over five months and 6000 miles, he cycled from New York to Seattle and then on to the Mexican border, facing tornados, swollen river crossings, wild roaming buffalo and one...
19) Walt Whitman
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IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 1
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An illustrated collection of twenty-six poems and excerpts from longer poems by the renowned nineteenth-century poet.
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University of California Press
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[2019]
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"The life of Leland Stanford reads like a tall tale of the Old West. Born in a country tavern in upstate New York, Stanford followed the Gold Rush to California, became a successful businessman, and invested in railroads. He then made headway into politics, becoming governor of California and later a US senator. As president of the Central Pacific Railroad, Stanford brought the locomotive Jupiter to preside over the completion of the first transcontinental...