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More decorated but less well-known than his legendary counterpart, Alvin C. York, Charles Staffelbach Barger had every reason to go bad. Born into a family of serial killers, used for farm labor by an elderly couple who adopted and orphaned him, poverty-stricken and homeless in his early teens, Charlie's future looked only bleak. War changed that. Drafted into the Army in April 1918, Charlie could prove himself, regardless of his past. He went to France as a gunner, distinguishing himself repeatedly in combat and earning a fearless reputation. In October 1918, he and his assistant gunner performed a harrowing rescue for which both men received the American Medal of Honor, as well as decorations from multiple Allied governments.Barger returned home a hero, but like so many of his fellow soldiers, also haunted. What should have been the beginning of a bright upward arc proved instead to be a peak. With a government bureaucracy failing to provide for its veterans, the inevitable pressures of life mounted. Charlie held it in as long as he could, but an eruption was inevitable.Quietly Exploding: The Life of Medal of Honor Hero Charles Barger is meticulously researched and objectively conveyed by his paternal cousin, MSgt (Ret.) Joseph P. Bowman, with the editorial assistance of Charlie's maternal cousin, Chris Kraft. This compelling biography takes the reader through Charlie's tumultuous childhood, where murder was commonplace, deciphering fact from fiction regarding his infamous kinfolk. The war years provide unique insight into Charlie's heroic feats, but also include a comprehensive perspective of the war in general, and the routine of the common doughboy specifically. Finally, Charlie's difficult postwar years are detailed, culminating in his tragic end, the details of which have never been disclosed. Charlie Barger's ascent and fall are potent testimony to the human ability to rise above one's past, no matter how bleak, as well as to how much our fighting men need support after the fight as before and during.

Long troubled by the diminishing importance society places on fathers, author Hayes addresses his concerns using pictures of five generations of kids, dads and granddads from his family photo albums. Whether taken by an old Kodak Brownie Hawkeye, or by a modern digital, all the pictures show the real value of Dad in a child's life. Accompanied by "quotes," as though the child in that photo were answering the title question, and made more thoughtful with quotes from a variety of sources, "What Good Are Dads, Anyway?" shows Dad just how important he is with humor and insight.

Teaching Peace introduces restorative justice with the story of how one community embraced this ancient practice and used it to transform their approach to justice - and found a framework for living rich and meaningful lives. By using restorative principles in daily life, we can learn to prevent most conflicts and resolve those that do occur in a way that honors the dignity of all parties. The 5 R's are a gateway to enhance relationships with family, friends, neighbors and coworkers.

Gain renewed hope as you follow one man's journey from the worst evil imaginable to the most divine love unimaginable. Journey with Albert Cheng through hell in Khmer Rouge-controlled Cambodia, witnessing the murder of his family and friends. Experience the mortal fear of his escape, on barefoot, surviving on snakes and rats, sleeping in trees to avoid detection. The struggle of his torment after he reaches safety, haunted by demons while seeking a loving God who can free him from them. The relief and release of God's amazing grace, which allows him ultimately to face his former brutal enemies-not with an AK-47, but with the love of God.Part history, part narrative, part testimony, Grace Will Lead Me Home expertly places Albert Cheng's incredible story within the context of the atheist, communist takeover of Cambodia, making the nature of his escape and religious journey all the more remarkable and affecting. A gripping, inspirational biography and testimony to the power and grace of God in our lives.

Happily Ever After: A Tribute to Marriage From a Fifty-Year Veteran promotes marriage as the most rewarding and beneficial decision a couple can make for themselves. More a Why-to book than a How-to book, the author uses personal experiences from his fifty-plus year marriage to illustrate both the prerequisites to a good marriage, as well as its rewards.

For All The Wrong Reasons is the moving story of the life of a Latino man struggling to make it in a white man's world. With humor and candor, Dan Benavidez takes the reader on a journey rich in Mexican culture and fraught with discrimination and hardship, to become a mover and shaker in a predominately white man's world.

The worldwide movement of restorative justice is here to stay. Many schools around the world are reducing discipline problems by as much as 60%, even in the most high-risk, dangerous schools. Find out how you can complement your current school discipline practices with this simple, step-by-step guide to help reach youth at a core level at a critical time in their young lives when it's possible to turn around negative behaviors.

Just Roll with It; Recipes for Easy Embossed Cookies is a simple guide and playful companion for successfully using your engraved rolling pins. Stacy Krems, owner of the Colorado home-based business Sweet Rolling Pins, shares a wealth of recipes and essential tips for making the perfect rolling pin cookies from scratch. Stacy loves sharing her secrets for producing perfect embossed cookies and provides many surprising innovations to make cookies fun and exciting. In Just Roll with It, however, Stacy points out that more important than perfect cookies is simply the time we spend together in the kitchen with those we love. "I love baking," Stacy says, "because it reminds me of endless summer days spent in the kitchen with my grandmother. Her hair in curlers, Crisco in hand, and we'd bake for hours. It wasn't the baking itself that was so special, it was simply the time spent with her. It's those precious moments I would love to have back now that she is gone. I feel like our rolling pins are a conduit for that, getting in the kitchen and making memories with someone you love. Even if the cookies burn, that doesn't matter. What matters is the time spent together, creating special memories. That is my wish for everyone who uses one of our Sweet Rolling Pins, and who reads this book!"

In Jack Knox: Learning Life's Lessons with Stock Dogs famed herding dog trainer Jack Knox retraces his steps from learning to use Border Collies to tend sheep as a lad in the border region of Scotland to becoming one of the foremost characters in the stock dog world in America today. Jack's many notable accomplishments, like being inducted into the American Border Collie Association Hall of Fame, are overshadowed in this memoir...rather, it is his love for the dogs he has known and a genuine appreciation for what they have taught him in life that Jack humbly shares. Above all, Jack's unique approach to training herding dogs is revealed in this book-a special way with dogs seldom seen in practice that stresses freedom for a dog over the tight control tactics so frequently practiced with herding dogs today, especially the freedom for a dog to make mistakes and thereby learn to become a willing partner with a person when working stock. Join Jack as he journeys through a life with dogs that has brought him profound insights, great joy, and a distinctive approach to training that allows herding dogs to bloom to their best abilities.