Survival: The Saga of My Ancestors

Survival: The Saga of My Ancestors
Author: Lynne Gross
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2017-06-11
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1387032577

Summary: Survival: The Saga of My Ancestors describes five generations that emanated from Germany and Italy. It is based on research through ancestry.com and other internet sources as well as interviews with relatives and discoveries in long-forgotten closets and scrapbooks. It includes tales of immigration, settling, and dealing with successes and failures. The people depicted are hard-working, most of them in the steel related industries of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In addition to chapters on each of the four branches of the author's heritage, there are chapters that deal with the research process.

The Forbidden

The Forbidden
Author: Lori Holmes
Publisher:
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2020-04-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781838029821

As the blood settles into the snow, Rebaa's life will never be the same again. Lost, alone and damingly burdened with her murdered lover's Forbidden offspring, Rebaa must learn to survive in a freezing and hostile world. Hunted by a murderous chieftain, a man hell-bent on possessing her mysterious powers for his own, Rebaa calls upon all of her cunning and extraordinary gifts to evade capture. Facing relentless danger, Rebaa must attempt to reach the one place that surely promises salvation; she can only hope that her ancestral home is the haven she needs it to be... But can any haven truly exist for one who bears...The Forbidden?

Enemy Tribe

Enemy Tribe
Author: Lori Holmes
Publisher:
Total Pages: 450
Release: 2021-04-29
Genre:
ISBN: 9781838029876

The breathtaking story that has enthralled readers from around the world, The Ancestors Saga continues with Book 3, Enemy Tribe... Betrayed. Captured. Terrified. The forests of home lie far behind. Nyriaana is now the captive of Khalvir, the Wove raider she mistakenly trusted with her life. Gripped by the agony of betrayal and the dire consequences her naïvety wrought, the thirst for revenge alone keeps Nyriaana breathing. Surrounded by predators, both human and animal alike, not everything is as it seems in this vast and perilous world beyond her homeland. Nyriaana must learn who to trust and learn fast if she is to survive the journey through enemy territory. One misstep and she will fall into the clutches of the mysterious chief who awaits her arrival...

A SAGA OF SMITHS: AN EPIC FAMILY HISTORY

A SAGA OF SMITHS: AN EPIC FAMILY HISTORY
Author: Richard Smith
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 742
Release: 2018
Genre: History
ISBN: 1910871060

A family history, tracing the varied fortunes of the Smiths of West Yorkshire and their relationship to other families, i.e. The Absaloms of Hampshire and London ; The Cardens of Brighton ; The Cloughs of Sutton and Crosshills ; The Fareys of Skipton ; The Fosters of Birmingham and Waterford in Ireland ; The Gillinsons of Leeeds ; The Hastings of Holderness ; The Myersons of London and Europe ; The Stamfords of East Yorkshire and The Wilsons of Colne, Sutton and Crosshills.

The Frank Family that Survived

The Frank Family that Survived
Author: Gordon F. Sander
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2007
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780801473722

In 1945, after many adventures and appalling vicissitudes, they finally emerged to face the uncertainties of postwar Holland and the promise of the New World. Both a history and a memoir, [the book gives an] account of the war in Holland, the occupation, and the resistance (including the Jewish resistance) to be published for several years. Despite that resistance, and the help of the Dutch citizens who sheltered their Jewish neighbors, most of Dutch Jewry was destroyed.-Back cover.

Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors

Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Author: Carl Sagan
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Total Pages: 528
Release: 2011-07-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0307801039

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “Exciting and provocative . . . A tour de force of a book that begs to be seen as well as to be read.”—The Washington Post Book World World renowned scientist Carl Sagan and acclaimed author Ann Druyan have written a Roots for the human species, a lucid and riveting account of how humans got to be the way we are. Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors is a thrilling saga that starts with the origin of the Earth. It shows with humor and drama that many of our key traits—self-awareness, technology, family ties, submission to authority, hatred for those a little different from ourselves, reason, and ethics—are rooted in the deep past, and illuminated by our kinship with other animals. Sagan and Druyan conduct a breathtaking journey through space and time, zeroing in on critical turning points in evolutionary history, and tracing the origins of sex, altruism, violence, rape, and dominance. Their book culminates in a stunningly original examination of the connection between primate and human traits. Astonishing in its scope, brilliant in its insights, and an absolutely compelling read, Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors is a triumph of popular science.

The Laney Saga

The Laney Saga
Author: Don W. Laney
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2011-04
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1452018987

"The Laney Saga" is an historical fiction about the ancestry and lives of Titus and Hannah Laney. The book is actually three books, depicting the ancestry of Titus, the ancestry of Hannah and finally, their life together. The book begins in the year 69 AD with the Roman army. Over the course of the next 300 pages we see how Laney ancestors dealt with hunger, marauders, the elements, the Black Death, religion, and persecution. You will be enthralled with Hannah's ancestors: characters such as Dei, Carlin, Teige, Liam, Sophie and Carrie. You will be equally impressed with the ancestors of Titus: Derry, Boruck, Harold, Joseph and Olaf. Some of the characters actually existed such as Hugh Slaini, Teigena Lann, Dubslane, Finn, O'Dubhshlaine and Johann Lennich. This book is a walk through history as we see what molded our ancestors and made them the men and women that still influences their descendants to this day. There is romance, anger, religious persecution, witchcraft, plague, war and even a fight in the coliseum at Rome. The Roman Empire, Druids, Feudalism, the Thirty Years' War, sailing the Atlantic, wagon trains, Indians and the Revolutionary War are all mentioned. The book begins with Titus and Hannah's ancestors caught up in 69 AD in a war with Rome. It concludes with one of their ancestors serving in the military in Iraq. And in between, there are many wonderful adventures and surprises. Read and enjoy.

A Biker Saga

A Biker Saga
Author: Pamela Murdaugh-Smith
Publisher: Stax of Books Publishing
Total Pages: 391
Release: 2021-08-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

An epic adventure of extraordinary proportion. Surviving off the grid, a unique family of bikers spend decades building a safe haven. When their peaceful lives are shattered by the death of their beloved founder, the family soon finds themselves being dragged into the epicenter of a vicious war against bikers. Under attack by an unknown enemy, battle weary outlaws join forces with the outcast club as strange occurrences begin to manifest inside their fortress. Dark secrets are revealed, relationships are questioned, and division sets in as war rages all around them. Someone must solve the mystery of who is behind the attacks and save the tortured hostages... but first, they have to find a way to save themselves.

The Wisdom of Solomon

The Wisdom of Solomon
Author: Ronald Dunn
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2010-12
Genre:
ISBN: 1456720031

While on vacation, Rob discovers an alien space ship that had been entombed in a mountain cavern for centuries. They exit the cavern together and their future becomes inexorably intertwined, both mentally and spiritually. The ship, named Solomon, and Rob discover time travel with the help of an alien woman, Torena. Rob becomes obsessed with returning to his boyhood days as Torena becomes his mentor in his quest. The Wisdom of Solomon is a compelling story of how we influence each other as we speed down the rocky roads of life. Many decisions will affect the future, but some may even affect the past!

Holy Sister

Holy Sister
Author: Mark Lawrence
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2019-04-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101988924

The searing conclusion of the thrilling epic fantasy trilogy that saw a young girl trained by an arcane order of nuns grow into the fiercest of warriors... They came against her as a child. Now they face the woman. The ice is advancing, the Corridor narrowing, and the empire is under siege from the Scithrowl in the east and the Durns in the west. Everywhere, the emperor’s armies are in retreat. Nona Grey faces the final challenges that must be overcome if she is to become a full sister in the order of her choice. But it seems unlikely that she and her friends will have time to earn a nun’s habit before war is on their doorstep. Even a warrior like Nona cannot hope to turn the tide of war. The shiphearts offer strength that she might use to protect those she loves, but it’s a power that corrupts. A final battle is coming in which she will be torn between friends, unable to save them all. A battle in which her own demons will try to unmake her. A battle in which hearts will be broken, lovers lost, thrones burned.