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"Imagine a voice that combines hear-of-American brooding like James Wright?s with a shaded elegance like Elizabeth Bishop?s. Imagine Whitman?s spirit somewhere in the vicinity. Imagine a love of small towns ringed by mountains, a shrewd ear for lonely folks? dialogue, and a music that seems to pour out of your own life as you read these poems."--Amazon.com.
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This is insider crime history — my account of politicians, government officials, developers, contractors, and cannabis kings who operate a criminal machine that streams through my small county, bankrolled by public funds, campaign donations, and pallet loads of cash generated by the most valuable crop in the nation. As the mayor of a friendly little beach town, my story should be a happy memoir. Instead, it evolved into a sinister citizens-turned-spy...
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"Chapter one suggests that all we see (Matter) is God's Word-energy slowed down. The Creator's voiceprint lives in the particles and waves within all matter. Chapter two explains that God, being eternal, therefore always had a place to live, pre-existing the creation story we read in Genesis 1, and that the Bible tells about recent events. Chapter three suggests reasons to question that Earth spins at 1,000 miles per hour, suggesting that instead...
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Legend of Oescienne volume 3
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Growing up is never easy, but for Jahrra, seventeen years has brought its own unique share of hardships. She's made both friends and enemies; has felt both joy and sorrow. Yet she has persevered through it all and has finally learned to know and accept who she is. Unfortunately, her trials and tribulations are only just beginning . . . An inconceivable tragedy and the revelation of a secret kept from her since birth has turned her perfect world on...
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Legend of Oescienne volume 5
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A young woman warrior, destined to save the world, a devoted dragon guardian, refusing to leave her side, and a final epic battle against the greatest evil Ethöes has ever known . . .
Ever since leaving Oescienne, Jahrra has known she would one day confront the dreaded Crimson King. She just didn't expect that day to arrive so soon.
As another safe haven fades in the distance, she and Jaax travel east to make ready for battle. But there are many...
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Legend of Oescienne volume 4
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A year has passed since the Tanaan dragon Jaax and his human ward, Jahrra, came to live within the protected boundaries of Lidien, the great City of Light. But even the safest places in Ethöes can harbor enemies, and one cannot hide from one's fate forever.At the onset of yet another departure, Jahrra realizes there is more to this next step in her journey than she previously thought. With Lidien fading in the distance, she understands she is finally...
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Have you an adventurous spirit? Do you remember
when the earth seemed so large, beautiful and
mysterious? Now travel back in time to an actual
epoch, the Miocene, when the whole world was lush
and rife with life. Roaring waterfalls, and bellowing
elephants. Clear blue skies and clear, clean water.
Rolling hills of green alive with delightful bird song.
Take a hike down the magnificent, and sometimes
dangerous, coast of prehistoric California with...
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"Watch out Southern California! There's a new entertainment attorney in town and she's got game. Only problem is, it?s not the one she should be playing. Corrie Locke belongs behind a desk, not behind a Glock. She should be taking VIP calls, not nosing around a questionable suicide. Instead, she's hot on the trail of a murderer. Luckily, she's the daughter of a late, great private eye and she's inherited his love of sleuthing?and illegal weaponry....
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"Have you ever wondered why you dream what you dream? Do you want to deepen your relationship with your dreams and receive guidance from them? Dreaming At the Gates presents dozens of powerful stories demonstrating how dreams guide us from childhood through death. See how dreams can prepare us for marriage, help resolve personal or professional problems, and help us deal with the death of a loved one. The opening chapters delve into the dreams and...
10) The beginning
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Legend of Oescienne volume 2
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Twelve years have passed since Jahrra arrived in Oescienne and became the responsibility of the old Korli dragon Hroombra; yet much can happen in twelve years. So far, Jahrra's life has been filled with adventure, danger, friendship and even loss. Despite what she has learned in school and what she has learned from life, she has no idea that she is in fact human, a child of the race that has been absent from the world of Eth?es for five long centuries...
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"From all the sands that dance along the ocean floor to all the lightning of a million stormy nights, this poetically woven tale explores the height and depth of this universal, maternal bond. Perfect for beginning and young readers or as a picture book read to infants and toddlers, this book will be a welcomed treasure to your collection."--Amazon.com.
12) Grover Beach
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The city of Grover Beach is nestled in the dunes of the California coastline in San Luis Obispo County. In 1842, Jose Ortego received a Mexican land grant and made the first claim on the area. Ortego sold his 8,838 acres to Isaac Sparks in 1867, and Sparks later sold half to John Price. Price sold his share to Dwight William Grover for $22,982.20 in gold. By 1887, Grover had filed with the county and founded the Town of Grover. Developers John F....
13) The finding
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Legend of Oescienne volume 1
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"When the dragon Jaax receives word that a human infant has been found in the province of Oescienne, he doesn't dare believe it. Humans have been extinct for centuries, trapped by a terrible curse and left to live out their existence in the form of dragons. Despite his doubts, however, Jaax assumes responsibility for the baby girl only to discover that what he has been seeking for so many years has finally been found . . . Jahrra knows all about the...
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The Reward of Not Knowing is for anyone who feels that the life they're currently living isn't the one that has been waiting for them. Learn how to transform doubt and fear into courage and certainty by recognizing the heroic sequence of events in your own life. By sharing some of the most tragic and often wondrous events of my past, I intend to inspire anyone who truly desires positive change now.
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"In 1876, sixteen-year-old mail-order bride Ellen O'Hara sets off westward from Salina, Kansas to meet her husband-to-be, a cavalry officer stationed at Fort Walla Walla in Washington Territory. But en route, her party is attacked by Indians near Elko, Nevada. Badly wounded, she wanders off into the wilderness and disappears. She will emerge two years later, older than her age and wiser than her years, shaped and burnished in one of the great tragedies...
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"At the age of forty-five, Deborah Tobola returns to her birthplace, San Luis Obispo, to work in the very prison her father worked in when he was a student at Cal Poly. But she's not wearing a uniform as he did; she's there to teach creative writing and manage the prison's arts program-a dream job. As she creates a theatre program for prisoners, Tobola finds plenty of drama off the stage as well. Inside the razor wire she finds a world frozen in the...
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During World War II, thousands of volunteer combat aviators trained at places like Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo and Hancock Field in Santa Maria. Some air cadets and WASPs--young women pilots--lost their lives in training accidents. The graduates would go on to fight in both the Pacific and European theaters. They faced flak bursts and collisions that resulted in horrifying explosions and were sent on strafing runs that made them targets in a lethal...
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For thousands of years, Point Piedras Blancas, located along the central coast of California, has attracted people to its rocky, windswept shores. In ancient times, it was used by Native American cultures. Since 1875, it has been the site of a First Order Lighthouse, warning ships to steer clear of its rocky shoals, a duty it continues to fulfill. Although the years have not been kind to this stunning area nor to the lighthouse, new life is being...
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"California was a wild and lawless place in the 1850s, and San Luis Obispo County was no exception. Outlaws and bandits passed along the El Camino Real, now Highway 101, leaving a trail of victims. Despite attempts to stem the tide of crime with a vigilante committee and a string of executions, notorious men continued to be drawn to the central coast well into the next century. The James brothers, the Daltons and even Al Capone made their mark here,...
20) Santa Margarita
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"Santa Margarita de Cortona was founded in 1775 as part of the original Spanish mission system. Its asistencia, in fact, has been considered a lost mission. Santa Margarita Ranch was later founded from a Mexican land grant. In 1889, the arrival of the Southern Pacific Railroad, with its terminus in Santa Margarita, created a boomtown with dance halls, blacksmiths, hotels, pool halls, saloons, and a jail. And with the popularity of auto travel half...
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