You will find in this book twenty-two stories. Each story is numbered. The easiest way to enjoy them is to begin with number one and proceed through the others in numerical sequence. Although some were written years ago, all have a contemporary feeling. Accurate details are designed to help the reader profit from many hours of painstaking research. If you are familiar with Chicago or Ireland, for example, the details tell you the scenes located there have been presented correctly. The same is true throughout this collection. Some topics are treated briefly, others at considerable length. If there is a common characteristic, it is the attempt at humor that flows throughout the book and hopefully adds to your enjoyment.
The teacher begins with young Brian Desmond teaching math at Newtown High School in Queens, New York, despite a learning disability--he cannot write legibly ... A new principal comes to Newtown High with a wife, a lovely daughter and problems which threaten Brian's teaching career"--Page 4 of cover.
Young J.V. Sullivan, the son of an American Army officer and a Russian pianist, has grown up on Army posts around the world. His prosperous Aunt Nora has welcomed him to her home on Cape Cod each summer, allowing him to contrast the American way of life with his overseas experiences. Despite a gift for languages, Sullivan is unsure of his future. He persists in studying marketing. He completes an MBA program at NYU during his father's second tour of duty in Manhattan and wonders about his future. Aunt Nora discovers young Sullivan may also be a gifted artist. She challenges him to complete a dozen portraits for her. If he accepts the challenge she agrees to pay him $1,000,000. "Why?" he asks. "Paint the portraits and you'll know if an art career is for you. If so, I salute you. If not, I'll have a dozen fine paintings and you'll have a million dollars." He accepts the challenge.
THE THIRD SON, a family novel, features Lieutenant Barry Kernahans promise to care for Sarah, the 6-year-old daughter of his commanding officer, Charlie Abercrombie, who is killed in a night raid in Afghanistan. Wounded in the same raid and discharged as a hero, 23-year-old Barry goes to Abercrombies home in Raleigh, N.C. to check his options as Abercrombies beneficiary, only to find the situation complicated and frustrating. Middle son in a family of five children, Barry left home in Queens, New York at the age of 18 to enlist in the Army. Due to service in Japan and Afghanistan he has not been home since enlisting. Now, he must live in Raleigh, find a nanny to care for Sarah, and marry in haste to adopt the young girl. Aware he knows nothing about women, and because his proposed bride is targeted by an obsessed killer, Barry asks each member of his Bayside family for their advice before he takes action. Everyones perspective is different. The final choice is his alone.
When the U.S. Army discharges young Paul Dolan Kilcoyle in 1980 he is a decorated veteran of six years’ service in Afghanistan. He sets his civilian sights on big money and accepts a convenient job in the huge Cosmopolis Life Insurance company on East 20th Street in New York City. Cosmopolis Life, once an industry leader, has stumbled badly and is headed for disaster. A lucky break helps multitalented Kilcoyle start a conglomerate. He decides to gamble all his holdings on a one-year plan to achieve wealth through leverage. Meanwhile, Cosmopolis Life gets a new president determined to succeed. Board chairman Jacob Von Seewagen supports the new president, Harmon Gordon Elkins. At a much lower level Paul Kilcoyle is assisted by unorthodox Sylvia Turkowitz and regal Ernestine Hawkins, while veteran manager Mark Sitlo and senior vice president Richard Sheridan focus on Paul’s downfall, with help from Von Seewagen’s nephew, Barry Waltham. Glamorous Loretta Lace, the company’s only woman officer, relies on competence, while Clare Jacobsen and Kathryn Ryan are young women shifting into jobs at Cosmopolis Life after difficult starts elsewhere. Ryan, convinced Kilcoyle is corrupt, exerts every effort to bring about his downfall.
Donovan’s Dilemma begins with the all-star quarterback of The New York Giants coping with a serious head injury which threatens to end his career. Pain and memory loss raise the questions “Will he ever play football again?” and “If not, what should he do with the rest of his life?” David Donovan moves from New York to Raleigh, North Carolina, to sort out his options. In Raleigh, he impulsively opens The Mozart Cafe, a temporary business he hopes will distract him. Instead, he is challenged by a desperate man demanding possession of The Cafe, a man willing to murder to get what he wants. At the same time, a mother and gifted girl hiding from the girl’s jailed father learn he has escaped from prison. The frightened mother enlists Donovan’s protection, a move which adds powerful emotional currents to the quarterback’s impending decision.
This book is about the important role family members play in the growth and development of a young man named Tony. The autobiographical treatise is set in Nigeria, West Africa. The country gained independence in 1960 and was eager to train young professionals for the country's rapid development. Thus, it became clear that a high quality education was the way to go. Yet there were only a limited number of places at the top secondary and postsecondary institutions. Many ambitious young men including Tony, encouraged by their families worked very hard to acquire higher education that will enable them to become part of the middle class. But each time Tony and people of his generation were reminded that they had to join the system in order to be very successful. Even after traveling to Canada to obtain a Master's degree in his chosen profession, he was still constantly reminded about his place in Nigeria. His friend reminds him of what the system is all about. Tony enjoyed his service to the nation as a member of the National Youth Service Corps. All the optimism generated by the service for clean and uncorrupted middle class, Tony's disappointment comes in the many military coups that changed many of the initial goals set at independence in 1960. But Tony is resolved to succeed and shifts to where the potential is greatest for achieving his goals and making his parents happy.
An easy-to-use source of quick and reliable information, Its My State! helps young readers identify what is common to and unique about individual states across America.
In a condemned forest, life has only one chance. One man will choose to ignore it... One woman will decide to take it... One family will inspire her. Life in Oak Branch Woods has never been easy for the animals living there, their home ravaged by deforestation, hunters, and trappers year after year. When another development project threatens to take away what little is left, life seems to be over. However, for Marissa, a young rabbit, and her longtime friend, Bobbin, life is just beginning. Their friendship has turned to love and they plan to raise a family, despite imminent dangers. But as Marissa settles into her role of expectant mother, a construction accident rips her away from Bobbin. The only one who can ensure the safety of Marissa and her family could also, possibly, save their home. But ecologist Laura Holling has difficulty doing so, working with game warden Jack Roderick...leading to more than just disagreements about traditional versus contemporary beliefs on conservation and preservation. Marissa and Bobbin must accept their losses in a struggle to rebuild and understand life. Hope lies only with a mysterious plant, faith in Laura, and a mother's determination to keep her family together. Visit the official Oak Branch Woods website @ http://www.kimsites.net/obw for character bios, press releases, personality quiz and more!
New York State has long been the first stop for immigrants from Europe and other parts of the world. Many choose to stay, giving New York one of the largest and most diverse populations in the nation. Readers will explore New York's diverse geography; the history of immigration, manufacturing, and finance; and the combination of people, art, and ingenuity that makes the Empire State one of the most iconic places in the world.
When two painted-faced nobles take a guided raft trip on a muddy river, they expect to rough it for a few weeks before returning to their life of sheltered ease, but when mysterious swirls start appearing in the water even their seasoned guides get rattled. The mystery of the swirls lures them on to seek the mythical wetlands known as the Living Waters. They discover a world beyond their imagining, but stranger still are the worlds they find inside their own minds as they are drawn deep into the troubles of this hidden place. The Living Waters is a Sword-Free Fantasy novel featuring an ethereal love story, meditation magic, and an ancient book with cryptic marginalia.
Save the World" is a 2019 Scars Publications cc&d magazine (v288, the January-February 2019 issue) poetry and short story book by assorted writers and artists. "Children, Churches and Daddies" (AKA cc&d, subtitle "the UN-religious, NON-family oriented literary and art magazine) has been printed in many forms since it's inception in 1993, but since 2014 cc&d has been released every other month (with bonus issues) as a 6"x9" perfect-bound paperback book, with not only it's usual ISSN# (print ISSN# 1068-5154, Internet ISSN# 1555-1555), but also an ISBN#. With ISBN#s for issue/book releases, all issues now carry a title to accompany the new format, reflecting the writing inside the book and the cover design. Writers and artists in this book include Adam Roberts, ayaz daryl nielsen, Christina M. Jackson, Dan Fitzgerald, Dr. (Ms.) Michael S. Whitt, Erren Kelly, Greg G. Zaino, Hope Ruiz, I.B. Ra, Ian Sims, J.T. Siemens, James McGregor, Janet Kuypers, Linda M. Crate, Marc Livanos, Michael Ceraolo, Thom Woodruff, Sonia Stiles, Steve Kedrowski, William L Kuechler, Xanadu, Aaron Wilder, David M Jackson, Edward Michael O'Durr Supranowicz, Eric Bonholtzer, Uzeyir Cayci, and Westley Heine.
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