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How In The World...? - A behind the scenes look at what it takes to create the MAGIC of Walt Disney World

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Report copyright infringementby David Schroeder (Author)How In The World... can you buy forty-three square miles of land without anyone knowing? That is just the beginning of this fascinating journey through the first twenty-five years of development, construction, and daily operations of Walt Disney World -- Disney's largest resort complex. No other Walt Disney World book offers such an all-encompassing perspective as "How in the World...?" as it delves into everything from how Walt Disney W...

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Report copyright infringementby Larry Drawdy (Author)When on the journey of writing my first book, Train of Thought: Stories from On and Off the Rails, I communicated with several people on the Internet: authors, editors, and others in the business. I eventually met with a couple published authors for advice, and one gave me advice that I will never forget: "If you're afraid to write it? Write it." At times, some of my family, friends, past coworkers, and many others (including myself) wish I...

East Winds: A Global Quest to Reckon with Marriage

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Report copyright infringementby Rachel Rueckert (Author)Rachel panicked as she lay awake on the first night of her year-long honeymoon-a backpacking trip around the world. Though young and in love, she wasn't sure she actually believed in marriage, let alone the lofty Mormon ideal of eternal marriage. This unconventional honeymoon felt like a brief reprieve from the crushing expectations for a Mormon bride. But this trip also offered opportunities: the chance to study wedding traditions in ot...

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Report copyright infringementby Joe Fahey (Author)In Global Entries: Anecdotes From My Travels Abroad, Joe Fahey invites readers on an unforgettable ride through decades of global adventures. This engaging and lighthearted collection of short stories combines humor, history and cultural insights as it relates his experiences from far-off places. The anecdotal stories capture the essence of travel -- the thrill of discovery, the wonder of diverse cultures as well as the emotions associated wi...

JayBangs: How Jay Stein, MCA, & Universal Invented the Modern Theme Park and Beat Disney at Its Own Game

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Report copyright infringementby Sam Gennawey (Author)Jay Stein Builds a Better MousetrapAfter years of sitting fat and happy atop the theme park totem pole, Mickey Mouse discovered a big cat in his backyard named Jay Stein. Against stiff odds, corporate politics, and fierce opposition from Michael Eisner's Disney, Jay Stein founded Universal Studios Florida. This is how he did it.Starting in the mailroom of MCA (now NBCUniversal), where his duties included delivering messages to stars like Al...

The Little Book of New York: Celebrating the City That Never Sleeps

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Report copyright infringementby Oh (Author), Oh (Editor)A little book about the Big AppleNew York City is one of the most visited cities in the world, attracting about 65 million visitors every year. On first impression, it is loud, busy, and expensive, with New Yorkers fighting against the crowds to get to the other side of 42nd Street and yellow cabs speeding down Broadway. Many residents are squeezed into tenement buildings and skyscrapers where rents are sky-high and apartments are small,...

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Report copyright infringementby Eula Woodyard McKown (Author)A Girls' Road Trip: From Texas (U.S.) to Prince Edward Island (Canada) recounts the travels of four women from Texas who drove to Prince Edward Island enjoying various spots along the way. The women also enjoyed visiting and sightseeing with friends as they traveled.Included in the book are descriptions of their activities in Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Maine as they travel...

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Report copyright infringementby Barber (Author)The Parthenon Paradox: Rivers of RedemptionParadise wasn't supposed to come with a flood warning.Peter and Alex had carved out their dream life in a small Greek village-basking in the sun, embraced by a close-knit community, and enjoying the simple joys of Mediterranean living. But when a relentless storm unleashes a devastating flood, their idyllic world is swept away overnight, leaving behind a home filled with mud, debris, and uncertainty.As t...

The Old South: Essays Social and Political

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Report copyright infringementby Thomas Nelson Page (Author)American author THOMAS NELSON PAGE (1853-1922), of the Nelson and Page "First Families" of Virginia, popularized the "plantation tradition" of Southern literature, idealizing the slavery-era South in such short story collections as In Ole Virginia (1887) and The Burial of the Guns (1894). But he also wrote nonfiction of the same tenor, such as this 1892 collection of essays, which he hoped might "serve to help awaken inquiry into the ...

Ten Stories from the Killing Fields: Taken from the Award-Winning Killing Fields, Living Fields

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Report copyright infringementby Don Cormack (Author), Julia Cameron (Foreword by)In the 1970s, Pol Pot and his Khmer Rouge army transformed Cambodia into a nationwide death camp in one of the most brutal periods of mass killing in modern history.Cormack's fluency in the Khmer language, and his pastoral heart, meant people could talk with him openly, and recount their pain, struggle, hope as they survived these cruel years. The ten short stories in this book are 'powerful, riveting, compelling...

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Report copyright infringementby Samuel D. Bogan (Author)""Let The Coyotes Howl: A Story Of Philmont Scout Ranch"" is a captivating book written by Samuel D. Bogan about his experiences at the Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico. The book is a memoir that takes readers on a journey through the author's time spent at the ranch as a Boy Scout. The author shares his personal experiences and adventures, including hiking through the rugged terrain, encountering wildlife, and developing lifelong frie...

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Report copyright infringementby Dave Norman (Author)From Beijing's hutongs to the "always undefeated" city of Warsaw, follow Josh along with author Dave Norman as they explore the Far East and Eastern Europe by rail. Whether drinking with nomads in Mongolia, dining with locals in Seoul, or exploring Russian paintball combat with a "retired" Soviet arms dealer, Norman's blend of humor and history makes the adventure come alive. At its core, "Following Josh" is the story of two friends reunitin...

Seldom Seen: A Journey Into the Great Plains

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Report copyright infringementby Patrick Dobson (Author)In May 1995, with nothing but a backpack and a vague sense of disquiet, Patrick Dobson left his home and a steady if deadening job in Kansas City, Missouri. Over the next two and a half months he made his way to Helena, Montana, letting chance encounters guide him to a deeper sense of who he was and where he was going. His chronicle of this journey charts his experiences with the seldom-seen people of the small towns, the far-flung outpos...

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Report copyright infringementby Andrew Terrill (Author)On Sacred Ground continues the epic journey begun in The Earth Beneath My Feet. Not everyone would consider a 7,000-mile walk a particularly sensible idea. Especially if it involved living outside for eighteen months, and travelling alone through high mountains and wild forests. But to a young Londoner, the idea made perfect sense...In May 1997, Andrew Terrill set out on an extraordinary journey: a walk from Calabria in southern Italy to ...

The Negro Trail Blazers of California: A Compilation of Records From the California Archives in the Bancroft Library at the University of California,

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Report copyright infringementby Delilah Leontium Beasley (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is...

Portraits from Paris: School and Travel Remembered from the City of Light

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Report copyright infringementby Gavin Cologne-Brookes (Author)Written between 2019 and 2024, Portraits from Paris is a novelized memoir of a boarding-school childhood in 1970s England, interspersed with journalistic sketches of cities as diverse as Montevideo, Kolkata, and Moscow that draw from the travel-studded years between school and the author's move to France. Along the way, Gavin Cologne-Brookes reflects on historic events ranging from Brexit, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Russian inv...

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Report copyright infringementby Michael D. Burke (Author)What is it like to train as a whitewater guide? What special skills do you need to forage for fiddlehead ferns? What do a handful of Maine auction houses have in common? Why did a village suddenly form on a frozen lake? What is it like to devote a summer to attending county fairs?The Art of the Myth answers questions like these, and others, about life in Maine. A collection of essays on topics from sea kayaking to maple sugaring, from r...

And the Beat Goes On: My E-Ticket Ride Writing about, Working for, and Running through Disney's World

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Report copyright infringementby Chuck Schmidt (Author), Leslie A. Sklar (Foreword by)Magic in That BeatFor nearly four decades, journalist Chuck Schmidt has taken readers on an in-depth look into the expansive world of the Walt Disney Company. Not only does he continue to write about Disney in his Still Goofy About Disney blog, but he's written or co-authored seven books for Theme Park Press on his favorite topic.In The Beat Goes On, a sequel to his On the Disney Beat book, Chuck takes us on ...

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Report copyright infringementby Larry P. Buckingham (Author)Captain Nathan Roth is given an ultimatum, sail now or never sail again. This forces Roth to take his daughter on a dangerous voyage. During the voyage, Roth and his crew encounter a vicious storm that brings much havoc damage to his ship and a great personal loss. Roth then embarks on a mission with relentless fury to bring about the total ruin of the one man he holds responsible. During this mission, Roth will make a discovery that...

Finding Place: A Holy Journey of Chinese Adoption

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Report copyright infringementby Lars Eric Stromberg (Author), Katie Stromberg (Author)In 2012, two stories of brokenness, on opposites ends of the world, began to come together. Finding Place is the story of Lars & Katie Stromberg's journey of international adoption. The stories within will educate you on Chinese adoption, inspire you to action, and encourage you to see God at work in the most surprising ways. Number of Pages: 136 Dimensions: 0.29 x 8.5 x 5.51 I...

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Report copyright infringementby Bizzie Frost (Author)Forbidden but Allowed is an intimate memoir of a British expatriate navigating life in Saudi Arabia from 1984 to 1998, an era when the Kingdom was a strict and closed society.At thirty, Bizzie Frost moved from Kenya to Jeddah with her two children to join her airline pilot husband, Richard. Struggling initially with depression because of the restrictions on women, she soon discovered unexpected opportunities. Making the most of each one, Bi...

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Report copyright infringementby Kathi Ann Brown (Author)As one of Marriott's first franchisees, Bruce White built a highly successful and widely respected hospitality company. From roadside hotels to some of the largest and most experiential urban hotels in the United States, White's visionary leadership led to the development of over 200 hotels and 60 independently branded restaurants across the country.For four decades, he inspired hospitality entrepreneurs, introducing groundbreaking conce...

Seen Through My Eyes: A Journey Through Camino Frances

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Report copyright infringementby Gordana Murgovska (Author)Walking the Camino Francés felt like a journey that never ends. Each step revealed new challenges and insights, turning the path into a continuous exploration of self and spirit. The road stretched endlessly, both physically and metaphorically, becoming a lifelong pilgrimage that left an indelible mark on my soul. Reflecting on the past, especially childhood, proved deeply emotional and rewarding. Delving into memories and experiences ...

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Report copyright infringementby Isaac Amend (Author)"Hurt Capital" explores the life of the narrator, Isaac, as he prowls the streets of New Delhi as a child and learns how to drink in Moscow, Russia as a teenager. Written in the format of a first person letter to his mother, "Hurt Capital" speaks of Isaac's ravaging bipolar disorder. "Hurt Capital", indeed, denotes a place of hurt: one that is a "curated kind of hell...a dungeon in Berlin where hipsters get raped and benzoed to death...sword...

Ride With Us! 15,642 Miles, Seventy Nights Camping: Mastered by Bucket List Couple in Their Late 80's.

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Report copyright infringementby Sportyman (Author)My intent when chronicling this adventure is to inform readers, who may aspire to make the journey; either by perusal or planning.Preparations commenced four months prior to departure on Saturday, June 8, 2024 and required 80 hours to complete.Recreational vehicle campgrounds availability has become exceedingly more difficult since the COVID pandemic.When making phone calls in February, I discovered that many Canadian and Alaskan facilities ar...

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Report copyright infringementby Inga Aksamit (Author)What happens when a child grows up between worlds, never fully belonging anywhere? In this compelling memoir, Inga Aksamit takes readers on a journey across four continents as she navigates life as the daughter of an international engineer during the turbulent 1960s and '70s.From age four, when she nearly loses her mother on a Tokyo train platform, through harrowing military evacuations from Pakistan and Bangladesh, Inga's childhood is mark...

Misfits Abroad: Adventures in Love, Language, and Foreign Lands

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Report copyright infringementby Martine Robinson Beachboard (Author)Experiences are unique. Responses are universal.This collection of vignettes introduces colorful people and places encountered in Europe. The stories center on a time spent living and working with military communities in Germany and traveling further abroad. A new environment in the Old World broadened the author's perspectives.The author balances the appeal of an unusual circumstance with the resonance of universal human exp...

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Report copyright infringementby Roger Jerome (Author)Unveiling Dickens's Overlooked Ohio Sojourn: Revealing the Intersection of Nineteenth Century USA's Microcosm and the World's Most Renowned Novelist This compelling narrative sheds light on a scarcely studied chapter in the life of Charles Dickens, the esteemed author who held the world's rapt attention in the 19th century. The book, Dickens in Ohio, meticulously explores Dickens's brief yet insightful visit to Ohio in April 1842, a journey...

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Report copyright infringementby Peter H. Sust (Author)Around the World in 274 DaysHave you ever dreamed of exploring the world, experiencing countless cultures, and seeing the breathtaking wonders each corner of the Earth holds? For one man, this dream became a reality when he embarked on a 274-day global adventure aboard Royal Caribbean's Serenade of the Seas.From the white sand beaches in the Caribbean to the historic ruins of Europe, from the colorful marketplaces of Asia to the natural gr...

Things Become Other Things: A Walking Memoir

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Report copyright infringementby Craig Mod (Author)A transformative 300-mile walk along Japan's ancient pilgrimage routes and through depopulating villages inspires a heartrending remembrance of a long-lost friend, documented in poignant, imaginative prose and remarkable photography. "An epic, exquisitely detailed journey, on foot, through a rural Japan few of us are likely to experience. Uniquely unforgettable."--William Gibson, New York Times bestselling author of Neuromancer A BEST BOOK OF ...

Tiger in a Lifeboat: Discovering India, Deconstructing Faith, and Deciding to Trust Again

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Report copyright infringementby Lauren Cibene (Author)When her certainties crumbled, she found a fierce new truth far from home.After a shattering betrayal tore through her faith and identity, writer Lauren Cibene clung to the fragments of a life once totally defined by evangelicalism. In the wake of her betrayal, she wrestled with anxiety, borderline agoraphobia, and depression while her faith community tried to rush through her grief. That's when Cibene spontaneously abandoned the familiar ...