This is an inspirational book full of poems and songs all written by Dwayne Lake from his inspirations of religion, real life experiences and love to motivate everyone in the world.
The story of this book talks about The Most Powerful One, who speaks of the things a child of his must do and the revelation of Jesus being as the High Power Spirit, which The Most Powerful One gave to show the things, which must shortly come to pass. Jesus being as the High Power Spirit had sent a letter to the seven churches, which names are Ephesus, Smyma, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and to whomever that wants to know the truth about him and how he felt. This book is also written about a Indian girl, who was in jail for drug charges and she wanted the whole world to know her story of the horror she struggle from the effects of the drugs that she later died from.
When Dwayne Burns turned 18 during World War II, he decided that he wanted to fight alongside America's best. He joined the paratroopers and was assigned to the 508th Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division. Little did he suspect that a year later he'd be soaring in a flak-riddled C-47 over Normandy, part of the very spearhead of the Allied drive to seize back Europe. Burns landed behind German lines during the dark, early hours of D-day, and gradually found other survivors of his division. The paratroopers fought on every side in a confused, running battle through the hedgerows, finally making a stand in a surrounded farmhouse. With one room reserved for their growing piles of corpses, the paratroopers held their ground until finally relieved by infantry advancing from the beaches. After being pulled out of Normandy, the airborne troops were said to be "burning a hole in SHAEF's pocket," and thus were launched into Holland as part of Montgomery's plan to gain a bridgehead across the Rhine. This daytime jump was less confused than the nocturnal one, but there were more Germans than expected and fewer Allied forces in support. It was another maelstrom of pointblank combat in all directions, and though the 82d achieved its objectives, the campaign as a whole achieved little but casualties. The 82d had hardly refilled with replacements when the Germans broke through the U.S. front in the Ardennes. The 82nd's paratroopers were put aboard trucks and hastened to stand in the way of the panzer onslaught. Passing through Bastogne they went farther north to St. Vith, where the U.S. 7th Armored and other divisions were reeling. The 82nd held its own with quickly assembled defense perimeters, allowing other units to escape. After beating off massive attacks by German SS, the paratroopers were disgusted to hear that they, too, had been ordered to retreat. They didn't feel they needed to, but Monty was determined to "tidy up the battlefield." On January 3 they counterattacked through the freezing hills, sealing off the Bulge and pursuing the Germans back into the Reich. In this work, Dwayne Burns, assisted by his son Leland (U.S. Army, 1975-79), not only relates the chaos of combat but the intimate thinking of a young soldier thrust into the center of several of history's greatest battles. His memories provide a fascinating insight into the reality of close-quarters combat.
A containment, control and eradication program based on mechanical removal to control and prevent the spawning and recruitment of Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu), an illegally introduced non-endemic species in Miramichi Lake, New Brunswick, was initiated in 2010. A wide range of fishing methods were used including backpack electrofishing, boat electrofishing, fyke nets, gill nets, beach seining, and angling. Seventeen species, exclusive of Smallmouth Bass were identified from the catches with the most abundant species in the catches being Yellow Perch, White Sucker, White Perch and Fallfish. A total of 2,584 Smallmouth Bass, aged zero to ten years old, were captured and removed, of which 98% were young-of-the-year (YOY) from spawning in 2010"--Abstract, p. vi.
Guy W. Farmer, a longtime northern Nevada journalist, writer, and editor, first came to Carson City in January 1962 and served as Public Information Officer for the Nevada Gaming Commission and Gaming Control Board from August 1963 through 1966. Farmers principal responsibilities were to serve as press spokesman for the gaming control agencies and as liaison officer with state and national media. His recollections of the early members of the Commission and Control Board are vital memories of Nevadas once unique gaming control system, which has become the regulatory model for many of the states that have legalized casino gambling over the past forty years. One of the most talked about incidents during Guy Farmers association with the administration of Governor Grant Sawyer was the highly publicized 1963 Frank Sinatra-Sam Giancana episode. Giancana, undisputed godfather of the Chicago mafia family, was listed in Nevadas Black Book, officially prohibiting him from entering casino properties. Giancana was found to be staying at Sinatras secluded Cal-Neva Lodge on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe, and Sinatra refused to make Giancana leave his property, which resulted in the revocation of Sinatras gaming license. Farmer recounts details of the investigation and the obscene phone conversation between Frank Sinatra and Gaming Control Board Chairman Edward A. Olsen. The Sinatra case created nationwide media interest, and throughout the investigations and hearings, Farmer, as press spokesman, was largely responsible for keeping the rest of the nation informed as to the positive actions the gaming control agencies were taking to reduce the influence of organized crime in Nevada casinos. With the help of state regulators such as Guy Farmer and others, who enforced gaming regulations without fear or favor, legislation was passed that created the Nevada Gaming Commission. In 1967 Guy Farmer accepted a position as an American diplomat with the U.S. Information Agency, which operated overseas information and cultural programs. Following his retirement in 1995, Farmer moved back to Carson City, where he serves as an English/Spanish courtroom interpreter and writes a weekly political column for the Nevada Appeal.
A paratrooper’s memoir of survival and close-quarters combat in WWII: “Well worth reading” (Flight Journal). When Dwayne Burns turned eighteen, he decided he wanted to fight alongside America’s best. He joined the paratroopers and was assigned to the 508th Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division. Little did he suspect that a year later he’d be soaring in a flak-riddled C-47 over Normandy, part of the very spearhead of the Allied drive to seize back Europe. Burns landed behind German lines during the dark early hours of D-Day and gradually found other survivors of his division. The paratroopers fought on every side in a confused running battle through the hedgerows, finally making a stand in a surrounded farmhouse. With one room reserved for their growing piles of corpses, the paratroopers held their ground until finally relieved by infantry advancing from the beaches. After being pulled out of Normandy, the airborne troops were launched into Holland as part of Montgomery’s plan to gain a bridgehead across the Rhine. This daytime jump was less confused than the nocturnal one, but there were more Germans than expected and fewer Allied forces in support. It was another maelstrom of point-blank combat in all directions, and though the 82nd achieved its objectives, the campaign as a whole achieved little but casualties. The 82nd had hardly refilled with replacements when the Germans broke through the US front in the Ardennes. The 82nd’s paratroopers were put aboard trucks and hastened to stand in the way of the panzer onslaught. Passing through Bastogne, they went farther north to St. Vith, where the US 7th Armored and other divisions were reeling. The 82nd held its own with quickly assembled defense perimeters, allowing other units to escape. After beating off massive attacks by the German SS, the paratroopers were disgusted to hear that they, too, had been ordered to retreat. They didn’t feel they needed to, but Monty was determined to “tidy up the battlefield.” On January 3, they counterattacked through the freezing hills, sealing off the Bulge and pursuing the Germans back into the Reich. In this work, Dwayne Burns, assisted by his son Leland (US Army, 1975–79), not only relates the chaos of combat but the intimate thinking of a young soldier thrust into the center of several of history’s greatest battles. His memories provide a fascinating insight into the reality of close-quarters combat.
In 1981, decades before mainstream America elected Barack Obama, James Chase became the first African American mayor of Spokane, Washington, with the overwhelming support of a majority-white electorate. Chase’s win failed to capture the attention of historians—as had the century-long evolution of the black community in Spokane. In Black Spokane: The Civil Rights Struggle in the Inland Northwest, Dwayne A. Mack corrects this oversight—and recovers a crucial chapter in the history of race relations and civil rights in America. As early as the 1880s, Spokane was a destination for black settlers escaping the racial oppression in the South—settlers who over the following decades built an infrastructure of churches, businesses, and social organizations to serve the black community. Drawing on oral histories, interviews, newspapers, and a rich array of other primary sources, Mack sets the stage for the years following World War II in the Inland Northwest, when an influx of black veterans would bring about a new era of racial issues. His book traces the earliest challenges faced by the NAACP and a small but sympathetic white population as Spokane became a significant part of the national civil rights struggle. International superstars such as Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong and Hazel Scott figure in this story, along with charismatic local preachers, entrepreneurs, and lawyers who stepped forward as civic leaders. These individuals’ contributions, and the black community’s encounters with racism, offer a view of the complexity of race relations in a city and a region not recognized historically as centers of racial strife. But in matters of race—from the first migration of black settlers to Spokane, through the politics of the Cold War and the civil rights movement, to the successes of the 1970s and ’80s—Mack shows that Spokane has a story to tell, one that this book at long last incorporates into the larger history of twentieth-century America.
Jack Hudson, a History teacher, and his wife, Melissa, an English teacher, can't resist a mystery. Less than a year ago, he found his grandfather's remains in a root cellar buried in the rubble of a barn that had been bombed on D-Day. Now his challenge is to find an aunt that may or may not even exist. The adventure takes him across the Atlantic again, and into the waiting snare of unforeseen danger. Giving up is not in his vocabulary, so he must see this through to the end. In order to keep everyone safe, he must pull off the biggest bluff of his life.
Heads, You Win, Tails, You Lose! Sixteen-year-old Ellen Willis has lived a life of constant misfortune and humiliating loss, and she is sick of it. Everything she tries to do is a complete disaster: she can never measure up to her beautiful and accomplished sister; boys avoid her like the plague; and her lifelong dream—the one thing she is actually good at—is taken from her by a horrific accident. She believes that God has cursed her life to be a sad comedy of errors and puts to him the challenge that if the power of fate were in her hands, she would be the one to do what he obviously isn’t: make all things right with the world. But Ellen gets more than she bargains for when she meets a mysterious woman named Tyche, who gives her a penny from the town’s wishing well, promising that her luck will change. Ellen doesn’t believe it at first, but when a series of miraculous fortune befalls her—seemingly at the hands of the penny—she is convinced that the power of fate is finally in her hands, and whatever divine favor God may have for her is no longer needed or wanted. Yet it is at this challenge that events take a drastic and frightening turn—again seemingly at the hands of the penny, when it is now severe bad luck that comes against Ellen with a terrifying vengeance that nearly costs her her life. Ellen has no idea what is happening, and in a desperate attempt to research the penny’s origin, she learns that she has reopened a centuries-old curse, one that only she can reverse, and the shocking true identity of Tyche. Spurred on by this new revelation, Ellen fights to defeat the penny’s evil, but before she can do so, it is stolen by vindictive teen heiress Linda Levenson, who also knows of the penny’s power and plots to use it against those innocent ones who have disrupted her plans for world domination, the result of which promise deadly consequences. Ellen must get the penny back and disarm it soon, for if she fails to do so “ere midnight the Witch’s Sabbath next,” the forces of darkness will prevail, and whatever evil the penny brought forth will remain forever.
Jack and Melissa are at it again. A series of suspicious deaths lead to an investigation, but no pattern emerges. Nonetheless, They search for a commonality. When the violence crosses the Atlantic, and comes to their doorstep, Jack goes on the offensive. He travels throughout the Caribbean, finally and fatally meeting his adversary. But exactly who is it that must die? And what's this about a child prodigy?
Denzel Washington is one of Hollywood's best-known actors and personalities. His role in the 2001 film Training Day earned him an Academy Award for Best Actor. This entertaining biography explores the life and career of Denzel Washington. Chapters cover his early life, his rise to fame, and his pioneering work on the silver screen. Readers will appreciate the biography of this sensible, beloved, hardworking icon.
We are living in the last hour. The plot thickens between the forces of light and darkness. Jesus Victory is on the rise and his victory is eminent. His era has begun. Jesus Christ has cracked open the code to the Abundant Life. He hasl abolishes foes. He will obtain the kingdom the power and the glory that are rightfully his. He is a door whoever enters him will be saved.
Many people today are wanting to know, "Are we living in the end times?" What will happen before the antichrist comes into power? Will America be a key player in the end times? In this book, I start the first chapter with what I believe will soon be coming, the chip being implanted in humans. I realize the mark of the beast will not be given until the antichrist comes into power. Many believe it will be the chip. I discuss in chapter 2 why I believe it will not be the chip. Our currency as we know it today will give way to a one-world currency, and I discuss this in two chapters. The New World Order has been discussed for many years, and I want to understand where it started and where it stands now. The last two chapters deal with a real hell and a real heaven. Though we do not know everything about either of these, we know enough that we will make an eternal choice to spend forever in one or the other. How and what you do the rest of your life will determine your eternal destination. I genuinely believe this book will help you understand the end times and eternity. We all are on the road to hell, but know heaven is only one step away.
The first full-length, authoritative, and detailed story of the iconic actor's life to go beyond the Hollywood scandal-sheet reporting of earlier books, this account offers an appreciation for the man and his acting career and the classic films he starred in, painting a portrait of an individual who took great risks in his acting and career. Although Lee Marvin is best known for his icy tough guy roles—such as his chilling titular villain in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance or the paternal yet brutally realistic platoon leader in The Big Red One—very little is known of his personal life; his family background; his experiences in WWII; his relationship with his father, family, friends, wives; and his ongoing battles with alcoholism, rage, and depression, occasioned by his postwar PTSD. Now, after years of research, interviews with family members, friends and colleagues, and complete with rare photographs and illustrative material, Hollywood writer Dwayne Epstein provides a full understanding and appreciation of this acting titan’s place in the Hollywood pantheon in spite of his very real and human struggles.
Author Dwayne W. Pickett details the life of William Hilton, his exploration of the Carolina coast and the founding of an iconic island. Behind the pristine beaches and world renown of Hilton Head Island lies a history that dates back to the early exploration of the nation. In 1663, William Hilton, a mariner born in England, was hired by a group in Barbados to find new lands for them to settle. Hilton led an exploration of the Port Royal Sound area, where he named a high bluff of land Hiltons Head as a navigational marker for future sailors. The island began as a sparsely populated area on the fringe of English settlement in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, when it was called Trench's Island on some maps.
How many of us have made the decision to put ourselves at-risk in the work site? Now that we have answered that question with, I have, how many of us have ever sat around after making that decision and said, I knew that was going to happen? This book is about watching people very early on in my career who constantly took risks to benefit the companys bottom line. When I saw others do it, I decided to do it also. The results were a life time of escalating at-risk behaviour and then ultimately paying a tremendous personal price for it. In this book I share my revelations, and rationalise why I and others like me kept doing the unsafe acts. I share many heartfelt stories, some that end humourously and some that end tragically. I promise you that everything in this book is a real as it gets. Sometimes fact is indeed more terrifying than fiction. Thousands of people have attended my seminars and been moved by my lifetime of recollections. This book continues the sharing process on larger scale. For all the wrong reasons, please enjoy this book of my life.
This book is about pure vengeance, but you will really come to understand the book if you can make it to the end. You wont get lost, trust me. You will, however, stay with it and understand it all the way through. This story is about who, why, when, and where and the reason for doing so. Look and listen to what your eyes tell you. It is about the singer and her daughter as well as the spoiled, rich little boys and their father. It involves murder and rape as well as threats and curses that will be carried out. Who did what? Thats not what you will be asking yourself because you wont blame them for doing it when they did it, where they did it, and why they did what they did. It takes a hold on you and does not let go. You will answer a lot of the questions, but only if you are brave enough to be there at the end. See, if you dont agree with what happens and why it does, justice will be handed out with vengeance. Answer the question, if you dare! The murders will take place, and the rape will happen, then justice will be handed out. Who will be left standing at the end will leave you in awe.
Three married men--Mike, who has a hard time saying no to women; Max, who is having an affair with his mother-in-law; and Ahmad, who turns to his best friend's wife when his own wife refuses to sleep with him--find their friendship threatened by their infidelities. Reprint.
TJ is a good cop, a really good cop. Maybe too good, but he does have a flawed character. His investigative skills are phenomenal and they attract the attention of a serial predator. In an effort to conceal his deeds, in which TJ continues to unwittingly meddle, the predator goes to great lengths, with brilliance of his own, to weave a believable story of complicity by others. A story with more twists and turns than the 24 hours of Le Mans race, a chess game with dire consequences, brings out the best of a brilliant investigator and a worthy opponent. The ending explodes with a most unlikely conclusion!
The story of this book talks about The Most Powerful One, who speaks of the things a child of his must do and the revelation of Jesus being as the High Power Spirit, which The Most Powerful One gave to show the things, which must shortly come to pass. Jesus being as the High Power Spirit had sent a letter to the seven churches, which names are Ephesus, Smyma, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and to whomever that wants to know the truth about him and how he felt. This book is also written about a Indian girl, who was in jail for drug charges and she wanted the whole world to know her story of the horror she struggle from the effects of the drugs that she later died from.
Celebrate the 25th anniversary of Ethan and Joel Coen’s cinematic triumph The Big Lebowski with this ultimate guide to life from the founders of the Church of Latter-Day Dude. When you seek salvation from this stressed-out, uptight world, there’s only one man to go to for guidance—the Dude. With a new introduction and updated content from the Dudeism priests and founders at the Church of Latter-Day Dude, this is the perfect gift for movie lovers and mindfulness seekers. At once helpful, funny and profound (like The Big Lebowski itself), this survival guide shows how to be as Dude-like as the Dude (well, almost): Secrets of sacred Dudeist practices The Seven Spiritual Laws of Taking It Easy Great Dudes who changed the world (without really trying) New feminist philosophy for special ladies The Way of the Dude applied to politics, ethics and finances A 12-step program for personal Dudevolution The science of really tying your room together All this and a lot more what-have-you. So the next time life throws you a gutterball, just pick up this book and ask, “What would the dude do?” It’s your answer for everything.
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