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1946 - Diana Gilmor
20:18|Miss Gillmor graduated with honors from Parson School of Design after skipping a year and has been an interior designer in New York City and Maryland for decades. She presently lives on the Eastern Shore of Maryland where she also paints still-lifes and does children’s portraits. In the past, she also enjoyed training and showing dressage horses and fencing. While learning to fly small planes, she also owned and operated a flying school.She was born in New York City and spent her early years living in Red Spring Colony, Glen Cove, New York. At that time, her father was a navy pilot and hermother a model. The family, along with her younger brother, aunt, uncle, and their three children, lived in her grandfather’s house, Penterra. Her grandmother also lived there, but she died before Miss Gillmor was nine months old. Family life on the estate included a cook, two maids, a gardener, a chauffeur, a butler, a laundress, and a nanny—exactly as her father and his brothers had been raised. Adult social life in the house included tennis matches on the clay tennis court, swimming and sunbathing on the private beach, cruises on the family yacht, chauffeured trips to the city and elegant parties. The house was ruled by English customs with dinner at eight in the dining room, served on fine china with monogrammed linens, crystal, silver, and fresh flowers. It was always preceded by cocktails, with all the women in attendance appearing in long evening attire. These dining rituals did not apply to the children, however. They ate in the kitchen and were hurried off to bed, after a good night kiss, by the nanny at six o’clock.Eventually, her family’s Gatsby days were transformed into a normal middle-class life when they moved to a small house in nearby Cold Spring Harbor. The author never thought her early years were any different from the other children she encountered in her new neighborhood or during her years of education at public schools.
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A COMMON VISION - B. Sham Monteelall
17:43|This book titled A Common Vision, is written with the intent that it could, directlyor indirectly, benefi t many people on Planet Earth. The writing emphasizes,among other topics, mutual respect for all, regardless of origin, wealth,entitlements or status. It delves into various aspects of life with special emphasison business leadership, management, and other entities. The realization mustexist that continuous personal and leadership improvements are critical factorsfor current and future successes. Denial of such basic factors should not bean option.The suggestions offered here are the results of many years of diverse experiencesof the author during various modes of survival. It draws from experiences in athird world country to involvements in corporate business management anda host of additional scholastic and practical life experiences.Sham Moteelall was born and grew up on a family farm in ColonialBritish Guyana, now Guyana, South America. His ancestorsemigrated there from India in the 1800’s to work on Britishsugar plantations as indentured servants. He became a scienceand chemistry teacher and in 1970, with two hundred dollarshe emigrated alone to the USA to attend college.He is now an agronomist, soil scientist and businessman. He spent decadesworking for major global corporation in various capacities. Currently he liveswith his wife on their Minnesota farm, from where he manages his consultingbusiness, LIFE Consulting LLC. His focus and passion are on promoting anall-inclusive approach to sustainability and on global environmental concerns.Apart from writing, business, teaching and farming, Sham is a motivationalspeaker. His messages not only focus on business and environmental issues, theyinclude helping people at various levels to become the best they can be andto strive towards excellence for themselves, their families, their communities,and their careers.
MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU ABANDONED ME - Barbara Ann Mary Mack
19:40|Barbara Ann Mary Mack is the author ofover seventy God inspired published books.Barbara has been receiving divine messagesfrom Almighty God himself since the ageof four. BARBARA’S writings from AlmightyGod come in the form of dictation from Godhimself. There are no mediators involved asBarbara receives the heaven sent words towrite down. Barbara resides in DelawareCounty presently, but travels throughoutthe world in accordance to where God’s HolySpirit and presence guide her. Barbara hasone daughter, La Toya Ann Robinson, and onegranddaughter, Amya Penny Turpin.
COACHED BY THE CAPTAIN - Sara Jane Hope
19:09|William T. Hogg was a gruff yet driven Mississippi entrepreneur who founded over fifteen companies in his lifetime. He contributed his success to following five disciplines of management and the principles of a Captain’s Wheel, a symbol he used for the leadership development program he designed and facilitated beginning in the 1960s.While serving as an executive at one of his companies in 2007, Sara Jane Hope volunteered to assist Hogg with the revision of his former biography. In a narrative composed from their conversations over the course of nearly two years, Hope shares his essential management philosophy, techniques of the Captain’s Wheel, and snippets into his life that demonstrate how he learned, applied, and developed his disciplines and the spokes of the Wheel. Through his insights, current and future leaders will learn how to manage their image, words, and actions; a business with enthusiasm, timing, and organization; and their people into positive contributors who feel their efforts are appreciated. Additionally, his principles guide leaders through the process of developing passionate intrapreneurs and offer advice on how to become an entrepreneur. Included are contemplative questions that encourage personal reflection.Coached by the Captain shares five management disciplines and the philosophy of a seasoned entrepreneur that guide current and future leaders to succeed at business and life.Sara Jane hope is a certified trainer, human resource professional, and leadership coach who has been developing and facilitating leadership and management development training for over three decades. She is an undergraduate degree from Purdue University and a graduate degree from Murray State University. She enjoys studying business books and has been a manuscript reviewer for Berrett-Koehler Publishers for twenty-eight years. Sara lives with her husband, Larry, and dog, Buck, in Vincennes, Indiana.
MY LIFE - Norman Rubin
19:21|Norman Rubin, a native of the Bronx, New York, wasborn as World War II was just starting. He graduatedfrom the City College of New York with a degree inelectrical engineering and took graduate level coursesat New York University and Drexel University. Hetaught at Spring Garden College and spent his entireprofessional career in engineering, specializing incircuit and system design. He and his wife havethree children, six grandchildren, and two greatgrandchildren. He lives in Newtown, Pennsylvania.
RANDOM ACTS OF TRAVELING - Rebecca Holmes
18:09|This book is a collection of trips that were taken with my family and friends. It is a random sampling of some of the trips we took over many years. It is a collection of journal entries that were recorded at the time of taking the trips. The names were changed to protect the innocent and events and places have been fictionalized to suit the story. I hope that in some small way, this collection of journal entries honors a fortunate life of being able to safely travel our world.
A THEIF AMONG FRIENDS -Carol Vallerio Author
13:22|A Thief Among Friends by Carol Vallario (Author)4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (16)See all formats and editionsSet in the wild, free-spirited 1970s and 1980s, A Thief Among Friends is a fiction book about crime, drug addiction and recovery, and the deep bond of friendship tested by betrayal and reckless choices. In this gripping coming of age story, four childhood friends grow up together, but as they enter adulthood, one of them takes a darker path that threatens to tear them apart forever. The main character, with her anything-goes personality, is drawn into the allure of easy money and the thrill of risky ventures. Her life spirals into embezzlement, drug abuse, and toxic relationships. As she navigates the chaos of her decisions, her three friends are left behind, struggling to help her escape the mess she’s made. But despite their best efforts, friendship struggles to mend the broken pieces of her life. Set against the backdrop of a laid-back, rebellious time, A Thief Among Friends captures the essence of fiction books about the 1970s, where societal norms were shifting, and anything felt possible—even for someone caught up in illegal activities. This novel delves into the dangerous allure of the 70s, a time of wild freedom but also dangerous temptations. As the story unfolds, the reader is drawn into the emotional toll of drug addiction and recovery, not just on the main character but on her closest friends, who try desperately to pull her back from the brink. Their friendship struggles reflect the heart of the novel—can love and loyalty save someone who doesn't want to be saved? For readers of fiction books about crime, this novel explores the complex choices and consequences faced by women in the 1970s, making it an unforgettable redemption story. With a female protagonist at its core, A Thief Among Friends offers a raw, unflinching look at a woman battling her demons, and the friends who refuse to give up on her, even when friendship seems like it's not enough. Perfect for readers who grew up in the 1970s or for anyone looking for a powerful story about the limits of friendship, loyalty, and the hope for redemption, this novel is a must-read for anyone who loves coming of age stories, books with female protagonists, and fiction books about crime and redemption.Read less