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Long before LGBTQ advocacy, the lives of Ruth, Duke and Gisela entwine as Ruth embarks on a journey of self-discovery, struggling with 1930's deep-rooted societal dogma fraught with dangerous repercussions. Each faces a test of fortitude as they come to grips with redemption, forgiveness, the meaning of family and how to live their authentic truth

For a rugged outdoor man and his family, life in northern Minnesota is a wild experience involving wolves, deer, and the sled dogs that make their way of life possible. Includes an account of the author's first Iditarod, a dogsled race across Alaska.

What do you do when you love your farm ... but it doesn't love you? After fifteen years of farming, Catherine Friend is tired. After all, while shepherding is one of the oldest professions, it's not getting any easier. The number of sheep in America has fallen by 90 percent in the last ninety years. But just as Catherine thinks it's time to hang up her shepherd's crook, she discovers that sheep might be too valuable to give up. What ensues is a funny,...