Unmerited Valor is the third book of three I decided to write. There has been so much controversy over the Vietnam War. I decided to write my own stories. Within these pages I hope you will smile as I did and cry when I did. These are the last of my tales of Vietnam, a place I stayed for sixteen months and twenty days. And that's how these books came about. These stories are presented in true form. The people are real just like you and I. I am sure that I could turn out another book or so, but I still suffer from PTSD and I think that three books are enough. I really hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoyed writing them.
This book contains my life of growing up in a small town in southwest Alabama, a peaceful town where crime was low and everyone knew and watched out for each other. Growing up in a town like mine was probably like any other town. You had fun at the skating rink and the local swimming hole. I remember cutting grass in the summer and hauling hay or watermelons to earn a little change to impress your girl. Then the time would come for all guys eighteen years old to register for the draft. Something families didnat want to see, their son going off to war, which, at this time, happened to be the Vietnam War. Instead of waiting to be drafted, I volunteered for the U.S. Marine Corps. And this is how this book came about.
For the first time, Norris gives readers not only his favorite "facts about himself, but also the stories behind the facts and the code by which he lives his life.
When one asks me if I believe in angels, I always answer yes! I cannot prove there are any otherworldly/spiritual beings “out there”; the angels in which I believe are those who have graced my life—some for long periods of time, others for but moments. Whichever, at the time, each was crucial to my emotional survival. Most of these I list in categories, as to name them individually would fill another book. First, I list my parents, Herman and Bertha McCullough, and siblings (Lee, Al, Eileen, Paul, and Doyle) who, though at times mystified by my struggles for faith, have loved me no less. Next, I mention the members of the church congregations I served (all United Methodists): Camp Creek Emmanuel and Manhattan College Avenue in Kansas and Rivera, Mission First, Oxford, and Helotes Hills in Texas. Others who hold a special place in my soul, listed from my youth forward, are Bob and Marie Gaither, Bill Gaither, J. T. Truax, Uncle Floyd Goins, cousin Howard Goins, Leo Slagg, Walter and Naomi Larsen, A. Bond Woodruff, Elmore E. Vail, Dick Neiderhiser, Jim Mitchell, Wendy Parsons, Delbert Gish, Joe Grider, Cecil Findley, Larry Guillot, Clyde Miller, Bob Winkler, Byron Hollinger, Muriel Hunkins, John Lewis, Mel Witmer, Bryce Kramer, Martin Pike, Jay Brown, Patty Johnson, Don Carper, Jerry J. Smith, Homer Bain, and my canasta-playing friends, who have endured twelve years of listening to my angry complaints against what I consider to be the madness of the status quo. My daughters, Kira and Dana, somehow survived despite my, at times, being adrift in near mental illness. Thus I am deeply indebted to their patience and love. And finally, I make tribute to my wife, Jean, who, though not religious, is the most nurturing—and, thus, spiritual—person I have ever known. - Xlibris Podcast Part 1: http://www.xlibrispodcasts.com/gaithers-corner-1/ - Xlibris Podcast Part 2: http://www.xlibrispodcasts.com/gaithers-corner-2/ - Xlibris Podcast Part 3: http://www.xlibrispodcasts.com/gaithers-corner-3/ - Xlibris Podcast Part 4: http://www.xlibrispodcasts.com/gaithers-corner-4/ - Xlibris Podcast Part 5: http://www.xlibrispodcasts.com/gaithers-corner-5/
This is the astonishingly candid autobiography of Chuck Berry, the man who created rock'n'roll. It includes a discography and filmography, and details of all of his recording sessions.
Chuck Klosterman has become the pop culture commentator of his time. Now, our favourite popular phenomenon offers new introductions, outros, segues, and footnotes around a collection sure to enlarge his following. Chuck Klosterman IV is divided into three parts: Part I: Things That Are True showcases Chuck's best profiles and trend stories from the past decade. Billy Joel, Metallica, Val Kilmer, U2, Radiohead, Wilco, The White Stripes, Steve Nash, 50 cent - they're all here, complete with behind-the-scenes details and ingenious analysis. Part II: Things That Might Be True assembles the best of opinion pieces that brim with a characteristic candor - always interesting, often infuriating, occasionally insane. Now fortified with twenty new hypothetical questions. Part III: Things That Are Not True At All offers an unpublished short story. While semi-autobiographical, it features a woman who falls out of the sky and lands on a man's car.
Assemble a composite portrait of the Texas plains through these historic tales. Many thousands of years ago, Clovis Man hunted huge mammoths here. More recently, Waylon Jennings drew his musical inspiration here. In the intervening time, the Texas prairie has been the backdrop for the wildest of Wild West shootouts, landmark legal battles and epic achievements in sports, music and medicine. Familiar icons like Roy Orbison and Dan Blocker, as well as forgotten characters like Charlie "Squirrel-Eye" Emory and John "the Catfish Kid" Gough all helped shape the colorful history of the Texas Plains. Who shot the sheriff? Who was the earliest American? Who invented the slam dunk? Author Chuck Lanehart answers these questions and many more in a wide-ranging collection of stories.
The early Deadball Era featured landmark achievements, great performances by several of baseball’s immortals, and a delightful array of characters. John McGraw won his first pennant as a manager and repeated the feat the following year with the team he later called his greatest. His Giants were praised for their playing ability and criticized for their rowdy behavior. Meanwhile the Cubs were putting together the greatest team in franchise history, emphasizing speed on the bases, solid defense and outstanding pitching. Jack Chesbro won 41 games in 1904 by employing a new pitch—the spitball. Other pitchers began using it, accelerating the trend toward lower batting averages. The White Sox entered baseball lore as the “Hitless Wonders,” winning the 1906 pennant through adroit use of “scientific baseball” tactics.
The most successful investment in the United States is not stocks, bonds, mutual funds, commodities, annuities or any related products. The best investment is Real Estate and The Incredible Investment Book outlines the best way to invest in income property. There isn't a better investment in America today and you will learn why by reading this informative book. The interest in real estate investment has never been higher. More seminars, books, tapes and promotions on radio, T.V. and newspapers, validates the public's realization that real estate is the number one way to build wealth in America and there isn't a close second. However, many books, tapes and seminars are a rehash of old ideas that create great copy and promise riches but most are out of touch with today's market. People following these old useless ideas will not enjoy the positive experience and growth available by knowing what to do today and why.
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