Paint it red. So begins Lydia’s wild idea to invigorate her Rust Belt town. But when a whip-smart entrepreneur co-opts her scheme, a precarious rivalry is born. A battle for the town’s soul ensues, causing its obsessive mayor, its defiant matriarch, and the rest of its residents to question who they are and where they’re headed.
When Caitlin takes a year off from high school to sequester herself in her bedroom to write a requiem, it inspires her father and alarms her mother. As their idyllic Vermont home transforms into an asylum for dark souls, Caitlin’s creation threatens to undo her family.
In this new novel in the terrorist crime-fighting series, featuring F.B.I. agent Karen Raney, our heroine lies in hospital, near death, victim of gunshot wounds incurred in a firefight with Al Qaeda terrorists. Her prognosis is of great concern to many. Al Qaeda plots against her as they pray for her demise. An American law enforcement leader prays for her speedy recovery and early return to the fray. The leader of a secret American paramilitary patriot group prays for her life and recovery of unique bonds they have forged. Together, these two have allied in not only terrorist crime-fighting focused on rooting out and destroying Al Qaeda terrorists embedded on American soil, but also in an intense personal friendship and romantic liaison. The terrorists are intent on importing deadly weapons of mass destruction onto American soil. Highly productive terror fighting contacts between patriots and formal law enforcement must be reestablished, even expanded, in order to successfully address the new Al Qaeda menace. Ultimately, the fight is carried into the deepest bowers of the enemy's foreign stronghold-a country hiding a long-running secret nuclear weapons program. American leaders are in denial and would prefer to ignore a program about to become the target of an unlikely coalition of Americans who want not only to confirm the nuclear weapons program's existence and location but who want to bring about its total destruction. The patriots have an additional secret agenda. Utilizing fascinating cutting edge technology to ferret out embedded terrorists, the feisty patriot organization also takes aim at a breed of American capitalists and political leaders who believe their destiny can soar to new heights on the backs of the American people and they owe no special allegiance to America or to their fellow citizens. The patriots think otherwise and they make their contempt for these individuals manifest, in daring ways and in the most forceful and emphatic terms.
At once a detective story, an account of a disintegrating marriage, and an excavation of buried secrets from World War II, this surreal mystery follows an unassuming “everyman,” Toru, as he searches for his wife, who’s inexplicably disappeared. Toru soon encounters a cast of strange characters, each with their own intriguing stories, who begin showing up in his dreams, opening doors to a hallucinatory world charged with sexuality and violence. As the lines between dreams and reality dissolve, Toru must confront the dark forces that exist inside him as part of his human nature.
Presents a comprehensive introduction to the selection,operation, and testing of infrared devices, including adescription of modern detector assemblies and theiroperation This book discusses how to use and test infrared and visibledetectors. The book provides a convenient reference for thoseentering the field of IR detector design, test or use, those whowork in the peripheral areas, and those who teach and train othersin the field. Chapter 1 contains introductory material. Radiometry is coveredin Chapter 2. The author examines Thermal detectors in Chapter 3;the “Classical” photon detectors – simplephotoconductors and photovoltaics in Chapter 4; and “ModernPhoton Detectors” in Chapter 5. Chapters 6 through 8consider respectively individual elements and small arrays ofelements the “readouts” (ROICs) used with large imagingarrays; and Electronics for FPA Operation and Testing. The Test Setand The Testing Process are analyzed in Chapters 9 and 10, withemphasis on uncertainty and trouble shooting. Chapters 11 through15 discuss related skills, such as Uncertainty, Cryogenics, Vacuum,Optics, and the use of Fourier Transforms in the detector business.Some highlights of this new edition are that it Discusses radiometric nomenclature and calculations, detectormechanisms, the associated electronics, how these devices aretested, and real-life effects and problems Examines new tools in Infrared detector operations,specifically: selection and use of ROICs, electronics for FPAoperation, operation of single element and very small FPAs,microbolometers, and multi-color FPAs Contains five chapters with frequently sought-after informationon related subjects, such as uncertainty, optics, cryogenics,vacuum, and the use of Fourier mathematics for detectoranalyses Fundamentals of Infrared and Visible Detector Operation andTesting, Second Edition, provides the background and vocabularynecessary to help readers understand the selection, operation, andtesting of modern infrared devices.
This is a step-by-step workbook on how to publish using POD - Publish On Demand. It uses Createspace.com exclusively as an example, and MS Word as the writing program. The author uses an easy unorthodox method of building chapters first, then going back and filling in the text of each. He suggests that the manuscript be written as one continuous document and formatted after the finish.Dr. Greg Pierce is a qualified expert on the subject, having published 27 books using Createspace's POD system.
Could a data-driven, problem-solving approach yield new interventions to disrupt local, illegal gun markets serving criminals, gang members, and juveniles in Los Angeles? Law enforcement can analyze patterns in crime-gun data to trace illicit firearm acquisition, use community-based interventions to stem the illegal flow, and use retail ammunition-purchase records in identifying prohibited firearm possessors.
This book is written from the view point of a man in the pew. It offers 24 basic and practical points on how a preacher can capture and hold the attention of their listeners so that they retain what they hear and want to return to hear more. The author has not only had great exposure in preaching but more so in listening to other men in hundreds of churches across the country and around the world. He says that Christ ought to be every preachers pattern of how to preach simply, briefly and using supportive illustrations.
God only knows how many tens of thousands of combat soldiers, like my father, sit at a table with their families pretending that the war is all behind them and that the past is forgotten. Yet their souls are haunted by atrocities committed against man and God. This is an amazing true story of how the Lord God reunited an American soldier from WWII with his two sons left behind in war torn Germany after almost 60 years by God's divine providence. They met at the Charlotte, NC airport with hugs and tears just 2 years before the old veteran died. Over 230 pages complete with pictures.
This is a layman's guide to preaching. Instructions on how he can help his church in a pastor's absence or other churches in the area. Where does a man start? Does lay-preaching require a college or seminary degree? How does a man prepare and deliver a sermon. Many of these questions are answered by the author in a plain and practical style.
This book is written by an associational missionary who has worked with over 100 pastors both in America and foreign countries. It tells of their discouragement and frustrations and how the congregation can help keep them encouraged.
This study will introduce you to the coming world dictator the Bible calls "the antichrist".Chapters include: The Person of the AntichristThe Names of the AntichristThe Characteristics of the AntichristThe Anti-Ministry of the AntichristThe Deception of the AntichristThe Domination of the AntichristThe End of the Antichrist
In this new novel in the terrorist crime-fighting series, featuring F.B.I. agent Karen Raney, our heroine lies in hospital, near death, victim of gunshot wounds incurred in a firefight with Al Qaeda terrorists. Her prognosis is of great concern to many. Al Qaeda plots against her as they pray for her demise. An American law enforcement leader prays for her speedy recovery and early return to the fray. The leader of a secret American paramilitary patriot group prays for her life and recovery of unique bonds they have forged. Together, these two have allied in not only terrorist crime-fighting focused on rooting out and destroying Al Qaeda terrorists embedded on American soil, but also in an intense personal friendship and romantic liaison. The terrorists are intent on importing deadly weapons of mass destruction onto American soil. Highly productive terror fighting contacts between patriots and formal law enforcement must be reestablished, even expanded, in order to successfully address the new Al Qaeda menace. Ultimately, the fight is carried into the deepest bowers of the enemy's foreign stronghold-a country hiding a long-running secret nuclear weapons program. American leaders are in denial and would prefer to ignore a program about to become the target of an unlikely coalition of Americans who want not only to confirm the nuclear weapons program's existence and location but who want to bring about its total destruction. The patriots have an additional secret agenda. Utilizing fascinating cutting edge technology to ferret out embedded terrorists, the feisty patriot organization also takes aim at a breed of American capitalists and political leaders who believe their destiny can soar to new heights on the backs of the American people and they owe no special allegiance to America or to their fellow citizens. The patriots think otherwise and they make their contempt for these individuals manifest, in daring ways and in the most forceful and emphatic terms.
These love letters are the story of God's divine providence. They tell of how God's Spirit took two hearts that were completely opposite and joined them together in a convergence that covered thousands of miles, for His purpose.
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