Under Lone Rock Skies, the sequel to Murder at Lone Rock, finds us once again following the life of Karla Devereaux. Karla, now part owner of the Chatterbox Cafe, and newly married is enjoying life in small town rural America. And life seems only to be getting better. Under Lone Rock Skies follows Karla's journey as she also becomes a farmwife and a trusted confidante to her patrons. But life still has its ups and downs-farm accidents, family situations, and community celebrations. Under Lone Rock Skies is small town life at its best. Gene E. Miller is a freelance author who resides in Fenton, Iowa. In addition to writing articles for a variety of newspapers and periodicals he has penned fourteen previous books. An award winning poet he has several musical compositions to his credit as well. Under Lone Rock Skies is his second novel.
Reggie Miller on the New York Knicks: I'm telling you right now, I hate the Knicks. Absolutely hate those kids....Face it: The Knicks are dirty players. Let me take the back. They're not dirty players, but when things aren't going New York's way, they're going to do whatever it takes to win. And if that means hurting someone, then they'll do it. I'm not going to say that's dirty, but sometimes they take it to the extreme. On the mental side of the game: Everybody in the NBA knows how to play basketball or else they wouldn't be there. But what separates the good players from the great players is their mental capacity, not only to overcome their opponent, but to get through the tough spots...I always feel mentally stronger than any opponent I step on the same floor with. He might have more talent than I do, but I don't think anybody is mentally stronger than me. I'll match wills with anybody. On determination: On Cheryl Miller: "Cheryl, I got 39." "Reggie, that's great." "Yeah, so how'd you do?" "Uh, I got 105." Thing was, Cheryl didn't say it to be mean, But, damn, 105 points in one game? But I got my revenge a few years later... We got out to the court and shesaid, "Your ball." I told her she could have it first. So she kind of crouched down, made her usual strong first move, got right past me and put up the shot.Cheryl paused for a moment and then said, in a real serious tone, "We're going to play Hors
Through their scientific research and clinical practice, husband and wife team Gene D. Cohen and Wendy L. Miller uncovered new clues about how the aging mind can build resilience and continue growth, even during times of grave illness, thus setting aside the traditional paradigm of aging as a time of decline. Cohen, considered one of the founding fathers of geriatric psychiatry, describes what happens to the brain as it ages and the potential that is often overlooked. Miller, an expressive arts therapist and educator, highlights stories of creative growth in the midst of illness and loss encountered through her clinical practice. Together, Cohen and Miller show that with the right tools, the uncharted territory of aging and illness can, in fact, be navigated. In this book, the reader finds the real story of not only Cohen's belief in potential, but also how he and his family creatively used it in facing his own serous health challenges. With Miller's insights and expressive psychological writing, Sky Above Clouds tells the inside story of how attitude, community, creativity, and love shape a life, with or without health, even to our dying. Cohen and Miller draw deeply on their own lessons learned as they struggle through aging, illness, and loss within their own family and eventually Cohen's own untimely death. What happens when the expert on aging begins to age? And what happens when the therapist who helps others cope with illness and loss is forced to confront her own responses to these experiences? The result is a richly informative and emotional journey of growth.
Can a person return home after being absent for most of thirty-five years? Can ahomea become ahomea again? Join the author as he attempts to answer these questions. But more importantly, what is it like to once again live in rural America? Whatas happening at the North Star Restaurant and Lounge? Whatas cooking at the Chatterbox Cafe? How are the local high school football and baseball teams faring? Will there be a white Christmas? And who won the most coveted prizes at the annual Miller Open Golf Tournament? The answers to these and a myriad of other questions lie between the covers of this delightful, charming account of life in a small Midwestern town.
This is the story of a German immigrant, Karl Gustav Ewoldt, who at the turn of the twentieth century, like so many of his fellow countrymen, left Europe for a better life in the United States of America. From Kiel to Kossuth follows the journey from his birth in the small northern village of Wisch, Germany, in Schleswig-Holstein, to his trip across the sea to his success as an Iowa farmer. Along the way we meet his family on both sides of the ocean. We meet many of his friends and neighbors and we experience the legacy he left for those who would come after him. Told by his oldest great-grandson, it is a poignant and moving memoir to not only Karl Ewoldt, but the common man, as well.
Lone Rock Memoir tells the story of what is was like to grow up in rural and small-town Iowa in the 1950s and a60s. It is told with humor, seriousness and grace. Lone Rock Memoir will make you smile, chuckle and occasionally will bring a tear to the eye. To its citizens, it was the place to be. Or they would have been someplace else. Which is why some folks stayed. Some folks left. Some folks come back for visits and some folks have never returned. But ultimately, as the author explains, aThereas no place like home. Thereas no place like home.a
It was a cold winter's evening, December 1944, in the north English countryside near RAF Camp Grafton Underwood. The newly arrived American flyboys were homesick, so the squadron captain decided to throw a party. The evening was filled with good food, good music, and good company. At the gathering that night was a tall, slender Iowan from the small northwest Iowa town of Lone Rock. His presence there would forever change the life of Jean Given Buchanan.
The Greek pre-Socratic philosophers Thales, Anaximander and Anaximenes of Miletus are generally considered the intellectual revolutionaries and founders of Western philosophy and science. They appear in the literature as "the first" in long lineages of individuals who have contributed to the advancement of ideas and knowledge. They are, however, not the only Milesians who have made their imprints on the pages of history and literature. The classical texts mention in excess of 200 historical and legendary citizens, and occasional residents, who prior to and following Thales made their marks in astronomy, geometry, mathematics, history, law, politics, cartography, town-planning, poetry, rhetoric, architecture and more. The story begins with the establishment of Minoan and Mycaenean settlements in southern Anatolia, and the legendary founders and citizens of Miletus. It moves on to a more detailed discussion of the lives and contributions of the natural philosophers Thales and his associates Anaximander and Anaximenes, and beyond them to an interesting variety of gifted citizens and residents, all of whom brought fame to the ancient city during the Ionian rebellion, the Persian and Peloponnesian wars, the conquest of Ionia by Alexander the Great, and the fragmentation of Alexander''s empire during the time of the Diadochii, or "War of the Generals". It concludes with the domination of Asia Minor by the Romans during the late Republic and Empire up to the end of the Byzantine period. It is an exciting ''Anthology'' of a city and its talented achievers as set against a background of widely different political circumstances, regional conflicts, rebellions, wars and occupations first under the Hittites, and then under the rulers of Persia, Greece, Sparta, Macedonia, Egypt, Syria, Rome, Byzantium and the Turks. The subject is of ongoing interest to historians, archaeologists and students of classical history, literature, science, religion and philosophy, as well as to amateurs and laymen who are keenly interested in Mediterranean antiquity. The purpose of the story is to stimulate interest, elicit dialogue, and provide readers with a fair measure of enjoyment.
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