Books from Stansbury Publishing
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Hops and Dreams: The Story of Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
By Rob BurtonHis sentiments were echoed and amplified by Charles McCabe in a San Francisco Chronicle column published on September 13, 1979: “The rebellious young seem to feel that our beer, like practically everything else in our society, ...
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"No Screaming Jelly Beans": Trying To Pursue A Career While Raising A Son With Autism
By Denise E. Minor, PhDMax takes The Mitten by Jan Brett and places it under my left ankle. Dinosaur Roar by Paul and Henrietta Strickland goes under my left thigh. “Secondly,” Nathan continues. “I like chinchillas.” “Chinchillas?” I respond.
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Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu: A twenty-first century English interpretation by Jerome
By Jerry A. DirnbergerYIN-YANG. CIRCLE. AND. TIME. The Chinese have a symbol which has enchanted me ever since I read about it in The Faith of Other Men (W. C. Smith). It is the Yin-Yang Circle. “Take a circle, and divide it in two equal and congruent parts ...
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Chasing the Rising Moon
By Jo Wasleras i walked towards the hole i started trying to remember how many times the name of Jackson Mountain had been changed. First, Jackson's Mountain became Jackson's Peak when Mom used a new type of blasting powder that was too heavy a few ...
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Joe and Me: A Love Story of a Guitar and Her Boy
By Carolyn V. AyresWithin seconds of the feeling, Roy swaggered through the door. Behind him was a person who looked more like a gorilla than a man. Roy pushed his way through until he was standing in the middle of the room, where he yelled, ...
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California Standoff: Miners, Indians, and Farmers at War 1850-1865
By Michele Shoverchildren had been killed by Mill Creeks in 1862. Despite having been briefed by the men ... died from arrow wounds. In the flurry of fighting, a Mill Creek dropped booty from a previous raid—a book of poetry by Oliver Wendell Holmes.877 ...
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Finding the Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island: A Novel Based on a True Story
By R. C. NideverR.C. Nidever's novel is based on the true story of Juana Maria, a California native American left alone on the remote San Nicolas Island of California's Channel Islands and the man who finally found her in 1835: Captain George Nidever.
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Aviation in Northern California 1910-1939: Vol. I, San Francisco Bay Area
By Allen HerrThe Dole Race – The good, the bad, and the ungainly – Kingsford-Smith, first across the Pacific to Australia ... Congress had passed the Air Commerce Act in May 1926, and President Calvin Coolidge signed the act into law on May 20, ...
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Between Rock and Hard Places: A Mike McMahon Mystery
By Stephen MetzgerMust be hard,” I said. “Not seeing your ... son.” He took a deep breath, ... Remember I told you about how our manager freaked out when Johnny said he was taking my place on the flight back to Raleigh?” “Right.” “Which was weird.
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The Gospel of Thomas: The Original Sayings of Jesus
By Jerry A. DirnbergerThis book lists 114 “secret sayings” by Jesus preserved by his twin brother Judas (Jude) “Thomas” and discovered in 1945 near the Egyptian town of Nag Hammadi. Author Jerome rewrites the words into twenty-first century English.
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Aviation in Northern California 1910-1939: Volume II: Yuba, Sutter, and Butte Counties
By H. Allen Herr... Around The World In 175 Days. Washington D. C: Smithsonian Institute Press, 2001. Glines, Carroll V, and Stan Cohen. The First Flight Around The World. Missoula, MA: Pictorial History Publishing, 2000. Gordon, Marjorie. Changes in ...