Storms destroy things and leave their marks forever. Captain Steamer Causey — a charter boat captain on one of the finest boats in all the Bahamas — thought he had his life all arranged and had put his past far behind him. He did not look for, and did not see, the signs of the storms building all about him. The storms that would tear him from his complacency, hurl him back into his past, threaten to tear apart everything and everyone he loved, and possibly even end his very existence. A mariner, tugboat pilot, and former juvenile officer, Captain Buddy Ward (pen name for Leon B. Ward, III) is also the author of novels and short stories about the sea and life on the Charleston, South Carolina coast, as well as stories of horses and Christmas.
Storms destroy things and leave their marks forever. Captain Steamer Causey — a charter boat captain on one of the finest boats in all the Bahamas — thought he had his life all arranged and had put his past far behind him. He did not look for, and did not see, the signs of the storms building all about him. The storms that would tear him from his complacency, hurl him back into his past, threaten to tear apart everything and everyone he loved, and possibly even end his very existence. A mariner, tugboat pilot, and former juvenile officer, Captain Buddy Ward (pen name for Leon B. Ward, III) is also the author of novels and short stories about the sea and life on the Charleston, South Carolina coast, as well as stories of horses and Christmas.
Atop the Unaka Mountain overlooking the many ridges and valleys, looking out across the vast expanse from east to west, I became aware of distant mountains that my father could name without a moments hesitation and point out the lay of the old trace of the old Wagon Road. Years upon years ago, many events occurred, and some of them were formed into stories that were told to children around the campfire when they camped along the old trails. As time changed the children into old men, a few stories were told over and over until they became woven into the fabric of folklore. Now I cannot name but a few of the mountains, and my father is gone . . . No doubt most of the Indian tales are gone too, lost in the pages of time. Aided with folklore and imagination, maybe we can unweave one or two stories that otherwise might have been lost. When I was but a lad, many were the old stories I heard. One of those was most fascinating, the story of a lost mine, Lost Treasure of Long Ago, and another was one called Bear Wallow, a little flat at the head of a long valley where bears were seen that were eerie looking because of the yellow mudholes that they wallowed in. Perhaps the story of Yellow Bear and his horse that wore silver shoes is one of those tales that has been uncovered from the lost pages of time.
On the Oregon Trail in the spring of 1883, Jenny Supples, a lonely and scared little girl, had no choice but to trust her life with a man she didn't know. Jeremiah "Jerry" Bowles had joined her wagon train just two days before an Indian attack. Only Jenny and Jerry survived. Jenny suddenly had to make a major decision to either return to her home state of West Virginia or to continue westward with a twenty-two year old stranger. Jerry was drifting with the wind and volunteered to escort her in either direction. Her pioneer spirit and adventurous heart outvoted the safer return back east. Along the way, Jenny quickly matured as she faced responsibilities not intended for a young girl. The journey was difficult but the excitement of what was around the next bend and over the next hill compensated for each dusty mile. When she first saw the treeless prairie, stretching to an arched sky ablaze with a glorious sunset, she forgot to breathe. Travel with young Jenny as she survives the dangers and hardships of the Oregon Trail. Rejoice with her when she finds love during the pioneering days of the Old West.
Demographics show that baby boomers will be generally dominating the real estate market for the next 20 years. Working with older consumers, however, can require specialised knowledge regarding housing opportunities, family involvement, state and local agency assistance, and much more. Real estate professionals looking for a niche market can succeed with the over 55 client if they understand their special needs and how to meet them. This book shows them how in a clear and to-the-point way. Sales Points: Gives real estate professionals the edge in a lucrative niche market
A book of classic photography and text documenting the lifestyles of off-the-grid Westerners during the 1970s and early 1980s, Cowboys, Indians, & Hermits should be a must read for anyone who enjoys history, photography, and the American West.
A popular portrait of the legendary figure from the American Old West draws on the newspapers and folklore of his lifetime to reveal how he used his humble origins to win three elections as a congressman, in an account that also describes his meager education, presidential nomination, and death at the Alamo. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.
According to Eric Clapton, John Mayer, and the late Stevie Ray Vaughn, Buddy Guy is the greatest blues guitarist of all time. An enormous influence on these musicians as well as Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, and Jeff Beck, he is the living embodiment of Chicago blues. Guy's epic story stands at the absolute nexus of modern blues. He came to Chicago from rural Louisiana in the fifties—the very moment when urban blues were electrifying our culture. He was a regular session player at Chess Records. Willie Dixon was his mentor. He was a sideman in the bands of Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf. He and Junior Wells formed a band of their own. In the sixties, he became a recording star in his own right. When I Left Home tells Guy's picaresque story in his own unique voice, that of a storyteller who remembers everything, including blues masters in their prime and the exploding, evolving culture of music that happened all around him.
Kin to the Wind is the memoir of Moro, a gifted virtuoso guitarist and composer, who first played (and wrote his first composition) when he was six and performed his first of many concerts when he was twelve. The book recounts his journeys as he traveled the world as a troubadour, using only his guitar performances as currency. This talented former member of the world-famous New Christy Minstrels played in over 50 countries—in royal palaces, African casbahs, and even on a British warship in trade for his passage across the Indian Ocean. Bedouin smugglers took him across the Arabian Desert in their camel caravan, listening to his music beneath desert stars. While he was in Bangkok giving a command performance for Their Majesties King Bhumibol and Queen Sirikit of Thailand, the U.S. military invited him to play for the troops at their jungle camps. And he became the first entertainer to perform for American forces in the Vietnam conflict. He was also the first entertainer to appear at Paul Newman's famous 1960s exclusive Hollywood discotheque, THE FACTORY, where he played nightly. He followed that with an engagement at Howard Hughes' CABARET ROOM in Las Vegas where Mr. Hughes personally came to hear him. An Italian duchess who found him performing with a street-dancing flamenco troupe of gypsies in 1961 assisted him in obtaining a visa for Algeria where he then toured—during the violent Seven Years' War—and S.A.O. terrorists captured and held him. He played for them, literally for his life, whereupon they gave him money and let him go. Moro's memoir is an account of life's magic, suffused with an almost childlike innocence in his pursuit of dreams and his belief in the goodness of people the world over.
In this book, we convert the elemental energies of the universe into numbers and colors, making it easier for us to manipulate them to bring about balance and harmony in our living and working environments. Identifying the activation of magnetic energy fields that interact at different times and in different locations is the simple theory of Feng Shui. We believe that different magnetic energy fields, which generate electricity continuously, surround our environment. They affect the development of our physical structure. The strength of the signals transmitted by these different elemental energies will vary, just like the strength of the wifi signal that we receive will also vary from place to place. This book enables us to determine the Body Source Code of a building, so that we can match its suitability with ours. It also uses the creation, complement, and trade-off relationship cycles of the Five Elements to interpret “Feng Shui”.
Let Cousin Eerie lead you through the shadows into total darkness in Eerie Archives Volume 6, now in a value-priced paperback edition. Feel the fear of the frightening fables from creators Tom Sutton, Ken Kelly, Richard Corben, Doug Moench, Basil Gogos, Carlos Garzon, Nicola Cuti, and more. Also includes an in-depth interview with longtime Warren Publishing scribe Doug Moench. Collects Eerie magazine issues #28–#31.
An overview of the ... history of Apache chief Geronimo, with a look at the timeless strategies we can learn from his life, from ... football coach Mike Leach"--
Body Source Code Plugin allows you to make constructive choices in your life’s direction. Combining the theories of Zi Wei Dou Shu, the Five Elements and Yin & Yang, this book helps you to chart out the blueprint of your life. With regards to health, career, education, wealth, children, parents, relatives as well as suitable love and business partners, this complex study provides you with a broad sense of direction. However, it does not foretell the future. It allows you to identify your natural configuration and the regular timing of natural energy in the environment around you. Ancient Chinese philosophers understood that there are special relationships between the Sun, Moon and Earth. The Sun and Moon are reflections of one another. The position of the Sun, Moon and Earth at your moment of birth determines your destiny. For an accurate analysis of your personal element, you have to know your exact hour, day, month, year, and place of birth. Moreover, it is important to identify the longitude of your place of birth, and to adjust the day light saving time to coincide with the Chinese time. This book encompasses five mobile apps: Lucky Color and Living Style, Color and Emotion, Health Indicator, Elevate Your Energy Level, and Body Source Code Plugin. It uses simple approaches to explain the theories of Yin & Yang and the Five Elements. Readers can benefit from the detailed explanation of the book, as well as its use in conjunction with the mobile apps to easily access to the information of their Body Source Code and the Five Elements.
Unlike traditional forms of Numerology, which add or reduce larger sets of numbers, Zeus Sensor Numerology correlates the 10 singular numbers of 0-9 to the Five Elements of Earth, Metal, Water, Wood, and Fire. Adding a Yin and Yang polarity to each element creates a matching ten-components. Users of our books and mobile apps can identify the innate energy that comprises our Body and Soul, as well as recognizing the natural, cyclical energy in our environment. Using the traditional Eastern theory of Bazi or Body Source Code, Zeus Sensor reveals the distinctive energy in the universe at our birth time and birthplace that comprises our configuration. This innate psychological and physiological energy can be manipulated through the use of numbers and colors to create personal balance and harmony. Using the traditional Eastern theory of timekeeping based on the 10 Heavenly Stems and 12 Earthly Branches, Zeus Sensor applies a singular number and color to each of the 60 components of a clock or calendar. This external energy is not ongoing and irregular; instead it is cyclical and predictable. Zeus Sensor Numerology removes all arithmetic, matching a singular number to the natural components of our birth time and place using Body Source Code. With the use of numbers and colors based on the Five Elements, we can easily manipulate our innate energy, as well as the energy in our environment to match our unique structure.
At an early age, Linda Smith considered ‘living’ a voyage on a ship sailing life’s ever-changing sea. When she accepted God’s love – certified on Calvary’s Cross, her vision was re-set. She received a new compass with a Majestic needle always pointing to a Peaceful Harbor of Still Water. She prayed for the Lord to guide and direct her life and would always include a ‘post script’ asking Him to send her a good husband. When Linda was ten, her mother died leaving a young girl with responsibilities and decisions not intended for a child. More turbulence than tranquility accompanied her headings through high school. Just after high school, she was living in a dangerous neighborhood and was facing the worse storm of her young life when she met Bennett Wellington. Earlier, her lower-case dad arranged for her to work for a grimy old man. The old man’s equally grimy son had vowed to marry her. She believed God sent Bennett to help her find a safe place to live. He was a schedule-driven person who did not share her conviction and did not want interruptions. After knowing how desperately she needed to leave Logan, WV, he decided to help her. Later, Linda often encountered rough waters that would have capsized dreams of many. Three times, however, the tempest was so overwhelming that her helm was totally in the hands of an Able Mate. Each time Linda’s next trapeze bar was out of sight, sails were unfurled and filled with assurance that the bar would appear. Linda’s ‘post script’ prayer swirled in the wind until answered In GOD’S Time. Keywords: Inspirational, Wholesome, Discipline, Revealing, Assurance, Innocence, Surprising, Obedience, Caring, Faithfulness
This book is not about theology. It's about life. Specifically, it's about facing life as it comes to ordinary people day by day, using the power of God to meet the challenges as they arise. As the author, i've had the experience of seeing God at work in lots of situations all over the world. These 43 stories are just a few examples of what I've seen him do.
David Crockett was an adventurer, a pioneer, and a media-savvy national celebrity. In his short-but-distinguished lifetime, this charismatic frontiersman won three terms as a U.S. congressman and a presidential nomination. His 1834 memoir enjoyed frenzied sales and prompted the first-ever “official” book tour for its enormously popular author. Down-to-earth, heroic and independent to a fault, the real Crockett became lost in his own hype, and he’s been overshadowed by a larger-than-life, pop-culture character in a coonskin cap. Now, American Legend debunks the tall tales to reveal the fascinating truth of Crockett’s hardscrabble childhood, his near-death experiences, his unlikely rise to Congress, and the controversial last stand at the Alamo that mythologized him beyond recognition. In this beautifully written narrative, Crockett emerges as never before: a rugged individual, a true American original, and an enduring symbol of the Western frontier. “A great myth-busting story [that] presents Davy Crockett as a man of genius and folly, which has the unlikely effect of making him all the more heroic.”—Martin Dugard, author of The Last Voyage of Columbus and Into Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley and Livingstone “As spellbinding and dramatic as any novel and as compelling as any reportage.”—Peter Hoffer, Distinguished Research Professor of History, The University of Georgia
Once you turn the page of life, you cannot turn it back. The Pain from the Death of a Spouse revisits life with the living and documents the death, pain, and sorrow that will eventually come to every marriage. This book introduces a door that every married couple will walk through, usually not together. A door that we don't like to acknowledge or even admit exists. It is the door of reality. One spouse will die before the other in almost every marriage. My spouse walked through the door and left me on the opposite side. This is my story after the door closed behind her. It is a story that speaks to the soul of mankind about life, love, marriage, death, and sorrow. You might ask, ?What gives the author the insight, the expertise, the knowledge, and the experience to write about the pain that one suffers from the death of a family member Perhaps it's the pain he suffered from the death of his nineteen-year-old sister, and perhaps it's the pain he suffered from the death of his father, and perhaps it's the pain he suffered from the death of his mother, and perhaps it's the pain he suffered from the death of his brother, and perhaps it's the pain he suffered from the death of his spouse of fifty-five years, or maybe it's the love, support, and comfort God gave him during each of these deaths.
Sapelo, a state-protected barrier island off the Georgia coast, is one of the state’s greatest treasures. Presently owned almost exclusively by the state and managed by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Sapelo features unique nature characteristics that have made it a locus for scientific research and ecological conservation. Beginning in 1949, when then Sapelo owner R. J. Reynolds Jr. founded the Sapelo Island Research Foundation and funded the research of biologist Eugene Odum, UGA’s study of the island’s fragile wetlands helped foster the modern ecology movement. With this book, Buddy Sullivan covers the full range of the island’s history, including Native American inhabitants; Spanish missions; the antebellum plantation of the innovative Thomas Spalding; the African American settlement of the island after the Civil War; Sapelo’s two twentieth-century millionaire owners, Howard E. Coffin and R. J. Reynolds Jr., and the development of the University of Georgia Marine Institute; the state of Georgia acquisition; and the transition of Sapelo’s multiple African American communities into one. Sapelo Island’s history also offers insights into the unique cultural circumstances of the residents of the community of Hog Hammock. Sullivan provides in-depth examination of the important correlation between Sapelo’s culturally significant Geechee communities and the succession of private and state owners of the island. The book’s thematic approach is one of “people and place”: how prevailing environmental conditions influenced the way white and black owners used the land over generations, from agriculture in the past to island management in the present. Enhanced by a large selection of contemporary color photographs of the island as well as a selection of archival images and maps, Sapelo documents a unique island history.
Packed with stunning photographs, easy-to-use maps, and all the information you really need to get the most from your visit! In this compact guide, our writers help you plan itineraries for short and longer stays. Complete with must-see sights on and off the beaten track as well as current hotel and restaurant recommendations. And the convenient size of the guide allows you to take it along in your pocket or handbag. Take the world in your pocket next time and travel with this handy Berlitz guide.
The Four Corners region of the southwestern United States extends into portions of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. Over time, it has been home to many different peoples. Contents in Seven Chapters: Clues to the Past, How Old Is It, Setting the Stage, The Anasazi, The Hohokam, The Mogollon, and Other Prehistoric Peoples. Includes Glossary, Introduction, Afterword, and National Parks and Monuments.
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