Marilyn Hartness 
Brave the Day [EPUB ebook] 

Louisa Catherine Adams was daughter-in-law and wife of presidents, assisted diplomat J. Q. Adams at three European capitals, and served as a D.C. hostess for three decades. Yet she is barely remember …

Memoir of renowned actress Siân Phillips by Hywel Gwynfryn. Siân Phillips is one of Wales»s most iconic actresses ever. As she celebrates her 90th birthday, this volume records her interesting and e …

Constantin von Tischendorf was a pioneer. He existed in an age when biblical studies as we know it was being formed, when the quest for forgotten manuscripts and lost treasures was being undertaken w …

Stage fright is one of the human psyche»s deepest fears. Over half of British adults name public speaking as their greatest fear, even greater than heights and snakes. Laurence Olivier learned to ad …

In 1950, Myra Yarborough, age six, finds herself transported from rural North Carolina to the NC State School for the Blind in the state’s capitol of Raleigh. The family she loves seem far away as th …

How did a big-game fishing trip rudely interrupted by sharks inspire one of the key scenes in Hemingway»s The Old Man and the Sea? How did Robert Louis Stevenson»s cruise to the cannibal-infested S …

Misadventures is a unique ensemble of mishaps and anecdotes revealing the ups and downs of one woman»s life in twentieth-century London. Sylvia Smith»s deadpan patter belies the startling complexit …

As he was carried off on a stretcher at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Welsh swimmer David Davies was celebrating his success. His exhausting performance in the first ever 10 km open water race earned …

Although the author has contributed letters to a number of newspapers, these letters provide a flow of thoughts sent to one newspaper over a little more than a decade. A variety of viewpoints are pre …