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"Gloria Steinem had an itinerant childhood. Every fall, her father would pack the family into the car and they would drive across the country, in search of their next adventure. The seeds were planted: Steinem would spend much of her life on the road, as a journalist, organizer, activist, and speaker. In vivid stories that span an entire career, Steinem writes about her time on the campaign trail, from Bobby Kennedy to Hillary Clinton; her early exposure...
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"As an adult, I worked in finance. Amazingly, it proved to be an experience I never imagined someone like me would have. The people I worked with influenced me and opened my eyes to a world of possibilities despite my hindrances. I learned how to navigate a path to relative financial freedom from a place of meager living. But more importantly, I think I am beginning to finally understand what I was really meant for.
I believe that anyone can...
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 I have spent half my life on the road. I have never tried to write about this way of life, not even when I was reporting on people and events along the way. It just seemed to have no category. I was a journalist following stories, then a worker in political campaigns and movements, and most consistently an itinerant feminist organizer.
#2 The first reason I wrote...
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A natural storyteller and former comedy writer, Bill enchants audiences with a medium of different sort in "Driving Across America." In contrast to his new book, Bill most frequently tells the tale of life on the road on his daily radio report "Rediscover America," his award-winning podcast "Bill on the Road" and his website billontheroad.com.
Long before it became a trend, Bill has been highlighting the positives in the U.S. for nearly 20 years....
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"Patiently forthcoming with lessons your parents redacted, this necessary conversation stresses consent, sex positivity, and the right to be curious about your body. The dialogue focuses on the dynamics of sex, rather than the mechanics, as Grandma reminds readers that sex is not marriage or reproduction, and doesn't look the same for everyone. Instead, each person's sexuality is their very own to discover, explore, and share if they choose. Anastasia...
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"My story is something I like to share with others, to show people that with enough belief in yourself and what you can accomplish, anything is possible."-Justin Bieber
From Tel Aviv to Tokyo, over the past few years I've traveled around the world and back again. It's been amazing, but it's also hard to believe that not so long ago I was singing on the streets of Stratford, Ontario. I can honestly say that anything is possible, anyone can live the...
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The I Know This to Be True series is a collection of extraordinary figures from diverse backgrounds answering the same questions, as well as sharing their compelling stories, guiding ideals, and insightful wisdom.
In this remarkable interview, feminist icon and social justice activist Gloria Steinem shares stories from her more than fifty years working as a tireless advocate and award-winning journalist.
Steinem looks back on the formative lessons...
8) Surf Break
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She's a librarian who loves steamy romances. He's a surfer who likes it wet and wild. Will these two finally get it on when their long-held desires bubble to the surface?CHLOEI'm a bookworm, which sees me working at the local library to feed my addiction. Little did I know my life as a librarian was about to be interrupted by something hotter than any of the steamy novels to hand.But it's true. Blake Mitchell, my dream guy, is back in town and apparently...
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The Lastest Chapter Book... NashI was still adjusting to Cat's little gift and I knew I had to accept her for the sake of the club. I might not like it but I had to live with it. I took a walk to get my head on straight and ended up caught in the woods after dark. That's when I met Bear face to face. I knew if I wanted to get out of there, I had to do something. So I apologized to Bear for how I'd treated Cat.Then of course, someone caught me doing...
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A tell-all biography of the epic in-fighting of the Grateful Dead in the years following band leader Jerry Garcia's death in 1995. The Grateful Dead rose to greatness under the inspired leadership of guitarist Jerry Garcia, but the band very nearly died along with him. When Garcia passed away suddenly in August of 1995, the remaining band members experienced full crises of confidence and identity. So long defined by Garcia's vision for the group,...
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"Whether you're downsizing or thrill-seeking--or anything in between--find out if the RV lifestyle is right for you, and learn how to transition from a life of traditional home-ownership to one on the road. Do you love traveling? Meeting new people and seeing new places? Are you craving a life that feels meaningful and new? The RV lifestyle could be the answer. Both aspirational and practical, Living the RV Life is your ultimate guide to living life...
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Roll On, the first book from author Fred Afflerbach, takes readers on an interstate journey with a long-haul trucker. Ubi Sunt is addicted to his life on the road and, if he had his way, he would continue driving until he no longer could. However, forces in his life are threatening to take away Ubi's driving life. To begin with, Ubi's daughter has offered him an ultimatum to have a role in his grandchildren's lives; he must settle down and drive local....
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This book is a history of My Life on the Navajo. I was assigned to travel to the Navajo Nation at Window Rock Arizona to help a group of seven Professors create an Indian school of medicine. After that I came to the Navajo for a week each month for the next eight years. I helped the Controller, Dino, with their accounting and their silver business. We became good friends and had a number of great experiences. I made other friends on the Navajo including...
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"John Clay, Jr., was one of the more colorful and influential figures of the great Wild West." -Livestock Industry Hall of Fame, Saddle & Sirloin Portrait Foundation, June 11, 2019
"They say of John Clay that he knows every steer in the United States by its first name. It is probably true that he knows every cattle shipper in the United States, and that they all know him. What is more, he knows cattle...sold $125,000,000 worth of livestock on commission."...
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What is it like to live out of a tiny cargo van while traveling across the USA? Wonderful, challenging, delightful, annoying, messy, breathtaking, and so much more.
#VanChurch is the true story of one couple's adventures camping across the country in a tiny van. In this wry, thoughtful travel memoir, Anna and Jim Hall chronicle the adventures and challenges of living for weeks and months out of a 40 square foot van. Facing down middle age and needing...
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Candice DeLong has been called a real-life Clarice Starling and a female Donnie Brasco. She has been on the front lines of some of the FBIs most gripping and memorable cases, including being chosen as one of the three agents to carry out the manhunt for the Unabomber in Lincoln, Montana. She has tailed terrorists, gone undercover as a gangster's moll, and posed as the madam for a call-girl ring. Now, in this updated edition of her bestselling book,...