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Broken Wing
The Power of Belief Shawn Withers of Scarborough, Maine Author Shawn Withers suffered a massive stroke when he was just twenty years old. Broken Wing tells the story of how he survived through the long recovery, from his perspective as well as his friends’ and family’s. It relates how he fought to gain back control of his life and the profound effect martial arts has on his life. Paperback, 6" x 9", 129 pages with b/w photographs ISBN 978-1-63381-232-1 $14.95 Shawn Withers holds a fourth-degree black belt in Broken Wing Kenpo and a second-degree black belt in Shaolin Kenpo. He also has a black belt in O-KiTao and holds the rank of Canemaster. He is a 2005 inductee into the USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame and a 2007 inductee into the Universal Martial Arts Hall of Fame.
A Long Journey
And some things learned along the road Mavis J. Longfellow of Manchester, Maine This book is a collection of stories, letters, poems, and essays written by a Maine woman now ninety years of age. It records the huge changes in our lives, through her life experiences, beginning with the Great Depression, through World War II, postwar Maine, and until the present, with glimpses into Maine farm life and family ties. Paperback, 6" x 9", 334 pages ISBN 978-1-63381-242-0 $20.95 Mavis J. Longfellow and her late husband were the original owners of Longfellow’s Greenhouses in Manchester, Maine. She has lived all of her long life in Maine. She writes about the huge changes this time has brought and the lessons learned throughout it. She has six children, fourteen grandchildren, and seven greatgrandchildren. Family is everything to her.
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Maine Authors Publishing | fall/winter 2020/2021 trade catalog
