A collection of essays from retired U.S. Marine and Denver-based Talk Show host Bob Newman, covering his views on topics from the 9-11 Commission to MoveOn.org, the Minuteman Project to North Korea.....and everything in between.
Written by one of Americas most popular and controversial talk radio hosts, Newman looks at the "devolution" of America and sees an undisciplined society in sociopolitical freefall and politicians who are being used as puppets by Americas enemies.
This writer, Robert G. "Bob" Newman, PhD, is a native of Florida but has lived most of his life in the state of West Virginia. He was educated in the public schools and graduated from Blountstown High School in Florida in l954. He earned his BA degree from the University of Florida in 1958, his MDiv degree from Columbia Theological Seminary in 1961, and his PhD degree from Drew University in 1965. He pursued postdoctoral studies in non-Western philosophies and religions at the Divinity School of the University of Chicago. As a child, Bob Newman was introduced to the Christian faith in local Baptist and Methodist churches but ended up as a baptized member of the Presbyterian denomination. He began his teaching career at the faculty of Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, North Carolina (1964–67), and moved to Charleston, West Virginia, in l967 to join the faculty of Morris Harvey College / University of Charleston, where he served as an A. J. Humphreys professor of religion until his early retirement in 1999 in order to move to Sitka, Alaska, and join the faculty of Sheldon Jackson College (1999–2001). As a retired member of the faculty, he holds the rank of professor of religion emeritus at the University of Charleston. As a founding member of the West Virginia Humanities Council, Dr. Newman loves to support and promote programs and activities that blend both faith and intellect into lifestyles to serve God and the community. He currently serves on the staff of the First Presbyterian Church in Charleston, West Virginia, and as director of the Lay Academy of Faith and Religion, a program that seeks to encourage academic studies in the ecclesiastical environment.
NINE FROM THE NINTH Thirty years after the Vietnam War, three soldiers collaborate with three short stories each to create Nine From The Ninth. They served with the Ninth Infantry Division in the Mekong Delta. Rangers Bob Wallace and Paul A. Newman depict moments of joy, friendship, and surprise mixed with terror, anger and hate while serving with Co. E, 75th Inf. (Rangers). Jack Bick photographed and wrote stories about the Rangers and Infantrymen while serving as a Public Information Officer. His stories were published in the Stars and Stripes and The Octofoil, a monthly publication on the Ninth Infantry Division. This book will make you reevaluate Vietnam and the boys who served there. It will make you appreciate the conflict of cultures, rank, and war. A book to reread, ponder and keep.
Media competes with public schools in terms of student engagement and time. However, the two needn't be mutually exclusive. The Pedagogy of Pop: Theoretical and Practical Strategies for Success discusses a variety of strategies and approaches for using social and mass media as tools through which teachers might improve schooling. While there is a vast body of literature in this field, editors Edward A. Janak and Denise Blum have created a text which differs in two substantive ways: scope and sequence. In terms of scope, this work is unique in two facets: first, it presents both theory and practice in one volume, bridging the two worlds; and second, it includes lessons from secondary and postsecondary classrooms, allowing teachers on all levels to learn from each other. In terms of sequence, The Pedagogy of Pop draws on lessons from both historical and contemporary practice. The introductory section of Janak and Blum's collection presents a pair of papers that use somewhat different approaches to examine the historical roots of contemporary critique. Part I presents a series of chapters designed to provide guidelines and theories through which educators on all levels can think about their practice, focusing more on the "why" of their approach than the "how." Part II presents a more "hands-on" approach by sharing a variety of specific strategies for incorporating pop culture in all its forms (technology, music, television, video games, etc.) in both secondary and postsecondary classrooms. The conclusion shows the praxis of teaching with popular culture, presenting a counterpoint to current thinking as well as a case study of the best of what can happen when popular culture is applied effectively.
Aimed at anyone who spends time in a rural environment, this book is more than a how-to manual for staying alive outdoors. The author, Bob Newman, brings you along on real-life survival odysseys from all over the world, showing how to think like a survivor in each situation.
It is Christmas Eve, 2016, Jeff Winters has presents for his kids in the trunk of his car. He is just east of El Paso when he comes to a rest stop on I-10, he stops to catch some sleep. But he wakes up in a pasture with 2 cowboys staring down at him. Where is his car? The heck with the car, what happened to the highway?
Fourteen years have passed since the original version of Guerrillas in the Mist was published. In that time, the number, scope, and intensity of wars involving guerrillas and terrorists have increased dramatically. And there's no end in sight. This isn't your standard military manual. Added to the original book are 10 new chapters on the narco-insurgency on the U.S-Mexican border, Hezbollah's American homeland insurgency, the role of politics and the media in guerrilla wars, how intelligence gets exploited for political ends, legal issues involved in fighting insurgents, the scourge of modern improvised explosive devices (IEDs), maritime piracy off Somalia and beyond, and in-depth analysis of the ongoing insurgencies in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Egypt, Yemen, Somalia, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, India, and the Congo. Extensive new photography enhances the combat lessons. This expanded and updated version of Guerrillas in the Mist explores insurgency and counterinsurgency history, as well as tactics, operational art, and strategy. It contains practical detail and philosophy for the asymmetric battlefield, as well as examining what has and hasn't worked, and why, in the unconventional wars of yesterday and today.
Mona has stolen over a million dollars from the mob. She has picked Jack to help her get away. Jack is an eighteen wheeler driver. Hardly a good choice for a rapid get away. Jack and Mona run from the mob. Can they get away? What happens when they fall in love with each other? What will happen to Jack when Mona offers to turn the money in to save herself?
Kids gain confidence and have fun as they learn! Math facts are at the foundation of math skills and provide an excellent basis to begin learning math. These books will provide students with a background in math facts that they will draw upon throughout their lives. Students will enjoy a variety of fun formats like counting figures, solving riddles, and coloring shapes to solve math problems. Most of the activities feature an amusing illustration to help motivate students and maintain a high level of interest as students complete them. Activities are perfect to use as a supplement to any existing math program.
This is the first complete guide to fishing all the rich and varied waters along the coasts of both Carolinas. This outdoor writer and survival expert provides full instructions for bringing in big catches -- wherever along the coast the fisherman is. Newman describes the fish that can be caught and tells where best to catch them. He lists the bait, gear and techniques that are most apt to land them.
Professor Andrew Tripp has been conducting extensive research on the possibility of time travel. But something keeps preventing him from that goal. His assistant, Danny, through a chance conversation with the Professor, is able to determine the roadblock in the research. In a lab across town, Dr. Thelonius Tok is also stymied in his efforts to develop time travel. He decides that his assistant, Felton, should steal the Professor's research. An assignment that proves life-changing for Felton. Meanwhile, the Professor and Danny use the Time Tripper to be witnesses to Moses, the burning bush, the parting of the Red Sea, David's disposal of Goliath, and Noah's building of the Ark. But it isn't until Danny shows him the story of the birth and death of Jesus and what it means that the Professor realizes that the Bible stories are true and the story of Jesus holds a special meaning for him.
We're all in this together" is an essential handbook -- one that offers both practical methods for establishing local schools based on cooperation instead of competition and clear philosophical principles for remaking society one person at a time." -- back cover.
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