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Decoding Dylan by Jim Curtis

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Decoding Dylan by Jim Curtis

In Decoding Dylan, Jim Curtis takes readers behind Dylan‘s image as the quintessential rebel of the 1960s to reveal a new Dylan—Dylan the careful craftsman, a student of the art of songwriting. Curtis is the first Dylan scholar to draw on the revelations in his memoir Chronicles as well as a variety of sources about New York culture in the 1960s. He uses this material to arrive at a radically new interpretation of Dylan’s amazing songs, which revolutionized American music and which won him the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016. Curtis shows that these songs are actually collages in which he ingeniously combined themes and images from American popular culture with themes and images from European high culture.
Readers of Decoding Dylan will come away with a new understanding, not just of Dylan, but also of his place in the history of American popular culture as a whole. .

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Aiming High: How a Prominent Sports and Celebrity Agent Hit Bottom at the Top by Darren Prince

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Aiming High: How a Prominent Sports and Celebrity Agent Hit Bottom at the Top by Darren Prince

The book “Aiming High” is the astonishing and amazing story of sports and celebrity agent Darren Prince, who battled addiction while representing some of the most iconic figures in the world. After a drug overdose, many demoralizing nights, and mornings where he couldn’t get out of bed without a prescription in hand, Darren hit rock bottom – and in the process discovered the true meaning of success. Darren learned the hard lesson that no matter who you are, addiction will not discriminate on who it will drag to rock bottom next.

Review: “There are very few books that I have read that keep my eyes glued to every page. I can’t put this book down and I want to read it again. Darren has opened up his amazing life to us. Hitting bottom at the top is the complete opposite of what we normally read about rags to riches stories. His book gives us life lessons and business lessons we can use today to make our own lives better, more productive, and understand that the human connection is more important than the money we make. Darren’s book should be part of every college business course. Real-life, real situations, real people. If you desire to be sober, Darren Prince is an example that you can make it. There are a few times in this book that I had tears in my eyes while reading his story. It is not every day people like Darren open up their lives and have the audacity to share the pitfalls of addiction just to help others.”

Well Earned 5-Stars for this one I highly recommend everyone to read.

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Dear Margaret, by Pamela Ackerson

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Dear Margaret, by Pamela Ackerson

It was Paradise–Until nightmares and horror reigned.
Dear Margaret,

The whole world had gone bonkers. Two friends try to keep each other grounded by writing letters to each other during WWII. They found a common ground, a way to keep each other sane in an insane world.

From mundane daily chores to life threatening events, these letters from two pen pals take the reader on a journey into the past, a past where nightmares came true, and when hatred reigned.

A time in history that we should never, ever forget.

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The Fields: Our Journey through Medicine, Mission, Life and Faith by Manh Dang

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The Fields: Our Journey through Medicine, Mission, Life and Faith by Manh Dang

The Fields is a Christian inspirational book written by a cancer doctor that discusses the challenges of life, especially from the medical perspective, the beauty of God’s creation and human relationships, the need to care for the least among us through volunteer works, and appreciation for the simple gifts of life. 100 percent of the proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to charitable organizations.

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Our Military Family by Suzan Johnson

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Our Military Family by Suzan Johnson

Many families miss loved ones when they are away serving in the military. Sometimes the service men and women are away from moms, dads, brothers, and sisters. In this story Dad and the kids, Harmony and Dominic, are home missing mom. Mom is in the United States Army, and during her deployment, she is sometimes gone for up to 12 months. Throughout the book, you experience what the family has to do to cope without mom, all the while missing her. I hope this book is a testament to those families who make many sacrifices at home and abroad so that we can enjoy the freedoms that we have.

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My Name Is Danny: Tales From Danny the Dog by Andrew Joyce

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My Name Is Danny: Tales From Danny the Dog by Andrew Joyce

Danny the Dog is a prolific writer. He’s written articles for bloggers around the world and has his own very popular blog where he dispenses his wisdom on a monthly basis. He’s humorous, clever, charming, delightful, and sometimes irascible. Or, as he would phrase it, “I’m a purveyor of wit, wisdom, and words.”

In My Name Is Danny, Danny writes about his real-life adventures living on a boat in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with his human, Andrew. He tells of their trials and tribulations … and the love they have for one another.

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Mayhem 337: Memoir of a Combat Advisor in Afghanistan by Chad Rickard

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Mayhem 337: Memoir of a Combat Advisor in Afghanistan by Chad Rickard

Chad Rickard was a decorated, multi-tour Iraq War veteran with hundreds of combat missions under his belt. He was a seasoned infantryman with a desire to join the fight in Afghanistan against Taliban and Al Qaeda forces bent on keeping American influence out of the region. In 2008 the opportunity arose to deploy as an infantry advisor to the Afghan Army and he seized the chance. After months of intensive training he embedded with an Afghan Army Infantry Battalion in Khost, Afghanistan. There he began a fierce and deadly nine-month fight against Haqqani Taliban along the Pakistan border of Eastern Afghanistan. His gripping memoir guides you through intense mountain warfare from an austere outpost as well as street to street fighting and hostage situations in downtown Khost City. This skillfully written, award winning memoir, is one you are sure to enjoy as Rickard shares the thrill of victory and the agony of losing men in battle.

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Building Web Apps with WordPress by Brian Messenlehner

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Building Web Apps with WordPress by Brian Messenlehner

This is a technical book about the inner-workings of the popular open source software called WordPress which powers over 30% of the websites on the internet.

Compare WordPress with traditional app development frameworks
Use themes for views and plugins for backend functionality
Get suggestions for choosing or building WordPress plugins
Register custom post types (CPTs) and taxonomies
Manage user accounts and roles, and access user data
Build asynchronous behaviors with jQuery
Use WordPress to develop mobile apps for iOS and Android
Integrate PHP libraries, external APIs, and web service plugins
Collect payments through ecommerce and membership plugins
Learn how to speed up and scale your WordPress app
Extend the WordPress REST API and create custom endpoints
Learn about WordPress Gutenberg blocks development

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The Budget-Savvy Wedding Planner & Organizer by Jessica Bishop

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The Budget-Savvy Wedding Planner & Organizer by Jessica Bishop

Is your big day price tag giving you wedding bell blues? With the skyrocketing cost of planning a wedding, a majority of newly engaged couples find themselves opting for an intimate ceremony they can plan affordably. Whether your happy day is a low-key celebration or a lavish affair, The Budget-Savvy Wedding Planner & Organizer provides everything needed to plan a dream wedding on a realistic budget.

With write-in resources and hundreds of practical tips, The Budget-Savvy Wedding Planner & Organizer provides the essential tools to plan a stress-free wedding. This fundamental wedding planner also includes sample budgets to track all of your expenses from creative inspirations to custom invitations.

The Budget-Savvy Wedding Planner & Organizer includes:

Save-the-datebook―Use organizational write-in tools to plan for everything from bridal party attire to DIY decor
Pop the question―Interview vendors, venues, and more with vital must-ask questions
Economical engagement―Calculate cost breakdowns for every part of your ceremony with sample budgets
From your first dance to your final toast, The Budget-Savvy Bride Wedding Planner & Organizer will help turn your dream day into a reality.

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The Fields: Our Journey through Medicine, Mission, Life and Faith by Manh Dang

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The Fields: Our Journey through Medicine, Mission, Life and Faith by Manh Dang

The Fields is a Christian inspirational book written by a cancer doctor that discusses the challenges of life, especially from the medical perspective, the beauty of God’s creation and human relationships, the need to care for the least among us through mission works and appreciation for the simple gifts of life. 100% OF THE PROCEEDS OF THIS BOOK WILL BE DONATED TO:

1. The Russell Hill Cancer Foundation (to aid poor and/or uninsured cancer patients in and around North Alabama).

2. Project Abundant Life (a transitional housing ministry for single moms in Madison County, Alabama).

3. Bessong Ministries (to aid poor and/or divorced, downtrodden people in North Alabama, and hospital and cancer center chaplaincy).

4. Until They Know Ministry (a ministry for poor Haitians and Dominicans in and around Puerto Plata, the Dominican Republic).

5. Desert Rose Ministries (ministries to rescue girls from forced marriages, FGM, and to reach the unreached people in Kenya, Africa).

6. Kenya Relief (a ministry to rescue, house and educate orphans, and to provide medical care for the poor people in Migori, Kenya, Africa).

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