The story of Ray Pettit is the story of America. a country of decent and generous people, a country with a heritage and system of government based on liberty and the rights of individuals, a country where opportunity has no bounds. Encouraged by his mill-worker parents, who were lacking in formal education but not in intelligence, character, and love for their children, he used his natural ability in mathematics and high-level academic achievement as a springboard to great accomplishments in engineering, some of which contributed to the development of today's modem cellphone technology .Mill-Village Boy begins with the story of a barefoot boy in overalls, in the small town of Canton, Georgia, during the depression years of the 1930s. Unconditionally loved by his parents, Ray Pettit went from Class Valedictorian to graduation from Georgia Tech with a degree in Electrical Engineering. This was followed by Masters and Doctor of Philosophy degrees, and outstanding achievements in industry and academia. Mill-Village Boy has elements of intrigue and danger, love and adventure, comedy and sadness, loyalty and betrayal. . . a fascinating description of an exciting and rewarding life!
This collection (Vol. 4) covers the years 1954-1964 and includes such fascinating stories as "Service Call", "Stand By", "The Days of Perky Pat", and many others.
This omnibus contains three stories from Dick Francis in one combined edition, involving the world of racing with plenty of action, suspense, greed and secrets.
Sans Dick Rivers, le paysage musical ne serait pas ce qu’il est. Pièce maîtresse de la « sainte trilogie du rock français », il est au rock’n’roll ce que Jimi Hendrix est à la guitare : indispensable ! Dans Very Dick, trente-cinq ans d’une carrière de légende sont passés à la moulinette des souvenirs. On y trouve des hauts, des bas, des filles, des radio-crochets, deux Beatles, un King, Coluche, quelques Chats Sauvages, Cabrel, une baie des Anges, un coin de Texas, des disques d’or, des tournées de folie, d’autres de galères, bref une vie d’artiste. Mais surtout la vie d’un homme intègre, arrivé sans compromission au sommet de la gloire. Authentiquement rock’n’roll par l’attitude, Dick Rivers est un homme de cœur qui a su faire de ses espoirs et de ses passions une réalité !
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