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	Bits and Pieces - Autobiography 1 - Martha Curtis-Dougherty Autobiography - 84 pages - soft cover As a young house-wife and mother of three, Martha Curtis hit upon a project to chronicle a year in her family s life. She began New Year s Eve, 1969, and continued through the year 1970. What resulted was a unique time capsule of the era. Often we speak of or hear how different it used to be. Was it really? Martha s book offers the answers simply by following the day to day routines, the plans and the hopes of her family. What we find as we read along is a testament that life really was much simpler, that communities really were more connected, and that faith was more abounding. Originally released in 1974, Bits and Pieces quietly ran its course of much excitement to barely remembered until late 2005. At that time it was picked up for re-release by Double Edge Press along with a request for Martha to do a follow-up in the same autobiographical journal style for the year 2006. The resulting effort was Thirty-Six Years Later. . . Price: $8.25

	Ceilidh's Quest - Gail MacMillan DWAA MAXWELL AWARD WINNING TITLE Biography - 124 pages - soft cover Three Time Maxwell Award Winning Author Gail MacMillan invites you on a very special journey in this true Maxwell Award winning story of Ceilidh's Quest. Loved by her new owner, always searching for her previous owner, Ceilidh represents the epitome in devotion, bravery, and torn loyalties. After spending three happy years with her first owner's family, circumstances force the unthinkable, and Ceilidh is sent away. Luckily, Ceilidh is placed with Gail MacMillan, a truly devoted animal lover. There, she finds an understanding heart even as she begins her restless quest for her past life. Ceilidh goes on to be a well-known show dog and is featured in one of her new mistress's books on Duck Tolling Retrievers, but will this courageous little dog ever find peace and accept the love of her new owner? Price: $7.46

	Dynamite Mike McGee - Lona Smith Soft Cover - 8.5" x 5.5" - 170 pages An iconic racing figure in the 1970¿s, Dynamite Mike McGee was beloved by many. Few of those seeing him standing in the winner¿s circle knew of the challenges he had overcome. No one knew of the challenges he would face in his future. Born with dwarfism and a myriad of birth defects, Mike was not expected to live out his first week. He was never expected to live past his twenties. Despite all odds, Mike went on to live life to the fullest. He built and raced cars. He married and fathered a child. At forty-one years of age, Mike had achieved as much as any man. After years of danger and accidents on the race-track, it was a simple mishap resulting in brain damage that changed his life forever. Divorced, custody of his child lost, confined to a wheelchair, his speech diminished, his hearing and balance impaired and ultra-sensitive to light, Mike¿s life had gone from the winner¿s circle to again facing incredible odds against him. This is the story of how Mike McGee, now a well-known artist, faced daunting challenges to build a life for himself, not just once, but twice. Price: $8.22 Retail: $14.95 You Save: $6.73

	Thirty-Six Years Later. . . - Autobiography 2 - Martha Dougherty Biography - 136 pages - soft cover Thirty-Six Years Later. . . is the sequel to Martha Curtis' first book, Bits and Pieces, when as a young house-wife and mother of three, she hit upon a project to chronicle a year in her family s life. The year was 1970. In 2006, Double Edge Press asked her to do a follow-up in the same auto-biographical journal style. She was now Martha Dougherty, had grand-children, and her children were now middle-aged and facing many of the same challenges she herself went through. What words of wisdom would she have to share with them and a whole new generation? Price: $9.35

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