Jack Miller’s Born to Be Free examines the beauty and power of the American principles that our founding fathers gave us and the lack of knowledge about them in today’s society. With a preface by distinguished professor and author James Ceaser (University of Virginia), Miller goes on to advocate for communicating these values by introducing them back into higher education. Miller examines the overarching benefits of teaching our country’s founding principles and how that could impact America’s future. Miller founded the Jack Miller Center for Teaching America’s Founding Principles and History 14 years ago, launching a project to get these teachings back onto college campuses. The work has also allowed him to expand his own knowledge by discussing and debating our country’s founding ideas with professors and scholars from the Center’s network of over 900 academics across the country. In the book’s second section, Miller discusses the programs and growth of the Jack Miller Center along with its ongoing success in partnering with and supporting educators. Building on its success in higher education, the project has expanded to include graduate courses and seminars for high school teachers to enrich their knowledge of America’s founding principles and history and help them introduce these principles into their classrooms. The final chapters of the book dive into the personal life of Miller, exploring his past from a modest beginning, on through his college years, and eventually to becoming a prominent Chicago-area entrepreneur and philanthropist. All the while, he underscores the great need for education in our country’s founding principles, and why he has devoted so much time, effort, and so many millions of dollars into this project.
Jim Morris was a country boy whose father was out of work for a time due to a union strike. The hardship his family experienced as a result left a lasting enmity against all unions. After school, Jim became restless and decided to hitchhike around the country and explore what he had studied while in school. It didn't take long to get into some interesting situations that would change his life forever. Cold, broke, and hungry, Jim tried to enlist in the Navy and Air Force only to be turned down because their quotas were full. He reluctantly jointed the Marines, a move he never regretted. While in the Marines he partnered up with a Jewish fellow who remained his lifelong friend right up to the White House. After the Marines he married a preacher's daughter, going against all odds. After several years and nearly losing his wife, he gave his heart to the Lord. He didn't like what the public schools were teaching his children which led him into minor politics, then to the state house and finally the White House. While campaigning, he discovered a sinister plot of the government which cemented his election as the Tea Party candidate.
The Vision brings the story of America’s wonderful Founding Principles to a much younger audience. Dear Reader, I have written this book because I would like my grandchildren and their children to understand what a great country America is and why it is so. I hope this helps you also. Sincerely, Jack Miller
The title Muir’s Montage is derived from the fact that when he read his poetry in coffee houses in the 60’s (especially @ the Thirsty Ear in Morristown NJ) he used the nom de plume Alexander Muir because Jack Miller seemed so commonplace. The early poems were heavily influence by his drug & alcohol abuse. The later poems deal with the intricacies of relationships & lost & unrequited love. Although an agnostic he believes there is a power for good in the universe. When you try to do good you get help. Where that help comes from is open for debate. Words are the “Arcanum Arcanum.” He believes there is a hidden dimension to words and word meanings and derivations hold many mysteries and in that occult dimension lies a mystical significance. Before the accelerating expansion of the universe was known it was believed that at some point the expansion would end and gravity (Sidera mordax) would cause the Cosmos to contract to its starting point in a “Big Crunch.” Although the poetry is quite dark the author strives to remain optimistic. The central theme in the poetry is that of survival. You can only escape thepain of living by deadening the senses with drugs & alcohol and this only works for a relatively short time. Then you must face everything. There is no escape from yourself.
In Simply Success, the former chairman and founder of Quill Corporation presents key lessons of entrepreneurship, including how to get started, set a vision, finance the business, and build a successful corporate culture. Based on his own experience, Miller shares his most hard-earned lessons, so you can avoid learning the same lessons the painful way. For entrepreneurs young and old, or even if only dream of starting a business one day, this book is a guiding light to a successful enterprise.
A young man finds that he must choose jail or the military and opts for the latter. He finds that he might have made a mistake. Then he has an awakening in which he realizes he is responsible for his own foolishness and becomes a model soldier. He only wants one medal, the good conduct medal because it was the medal his favorite uncle showed him the night before he was killed. Now in pursuit of the Good Conduct Medal he finds that often in pursuit of something it often becomes elusive.
A military man, in this case an airman, is targeted for recruitment by the Soviets to be a spy. Before being fully vetted he receives orders for transfer to a base in Nevada where he will have access to a super secret area. He is recruited by the Soviets early, furnished money and equipment. Unbeknownst to the Soviets, the man has reported the contact to the Air Force Office of Special Investigations which has authorized him to be a double agent, furnishing information to the Soviets while under USAF control. As well as being entertained, you will understand how espionage works, how agents are handled and some of the controls used to keep them honest.
In The Chorister: Evolution of Voice Jack Miller conducts for us twenty-nine of his curious, full color art images and the stories they caused to come into being, including: a turtle man who finds his place between the species; five siblings who share one large garment and dazzle crowds with their odd work ethic; a bereaved kid brother who finds a way to sleep well despite his own pressing mortality; a variant of rabbit who, though outcast, takes his place at a very important table; and more. The prose poems and short stories tell us of imperfect characters who start in predicaments of everyday living and respond with tenacious striving to live better. From starting an undersea utopia to dramatizing a long overdue apology, we see characters who will never be celebrities, but cannot help but be the heroes of their circumstances. The author's family has many scientists and intensely creative people. It makes sense that he studied art and science together since early childhood, and that in The Chorister he is avid like an artist for the beautiful and the offbeat, yet diligent as a scientist who wants to be clear and forge ahead. The images are engaging and quirky, the storytelling flows, yet the intensity of writing suggests this book be read a few pieces at a time rather than straight through. A book for the nightstand rather than a day at the beach. While a few of Jack Miller's characters contend with mature subject matter, no high schooler would be shocked. Perhaps like certain beloved stories "for children of all ages," avid younger readers should be able to understand and enjoy at least the surfaces of some stories now, and their greater depths later on. (Ages 12 to adult.)
Jews in Soviet Culture is the first authoritative book on Jewish contributions to Soviet culture, covering the fields of literature, painting, sculpture, music, philosophy, and Oriental studies. Unlike other works on Jews in the Soviet Union that deal mainly with political history--especially with discrimination and repression--this book focusses on the creative role of Jews in various aspects of Soviet culture and civilization. This is a substantial contribution to modern Jewish studies, Soviet studies, and European cultural history. The contributors, several of whom have recently emigrated to the West, are experts from a variety of cultural fields. The volume is a painful but useful reminder that the cultural life of a people and a nation continues--sometimes in harmony, other times at odds--but it continues.
Although the Collins clan is steeped in Appalachian magic, Henry has never paid it much attention. But when his younger sister dies mysteriously Henry can't shake the feeling that the decades-old feud between his family and another is to blame. Strange things are happening at the edge of reality, deep in the forests and mountains of West Virginia. Let Jason Jack Miller take you to a place where love is forever even when death isn't, where magic doesn't have to be seen to be believed, where a song might be the only thing that saves your soul. Jason Jack Miller's Murder Ballads and Whiskey series is a unique blend of dark fiction, urban fantasy and horror. It's Appalachian Gothic, Alt.Magical.Realism, Hillbilly Horror. It's American Gods meets Justified. True Blood with witches. It's Johnny Cash with a fistful of copperheads singing the devil right back to hell.
Verdicts is a collection of 40 real court cases for students to argue and resolve as if they were on a jury. Photocopiable worksheets prepare students with vocabulary for each case. This engaging no-prep text promotes critical thinking and discussion.
Almighty God, we pray these things and ask your blessings from this kingdom as we await your eternal kingdom on earth. Amen." Chaplain Jack Miller delivered this devotional to a mixed group of celebrants both Christians and Muslims. This balancing act between politics and faith was only a small part of Miller's duties as the sole chaplain in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In Kingdom Collision, West Virginian pastor and doctor of divinity Jack Miller presents an engaging account of his five-month deployment as chaplain of the 64th Air Expeditionary Group, part of Operation Enduring Freedom. Chaplain Miller vividly charts his path from first realizing the danger he was in to forming strong, meaningful relationships with his staff, the personnel who came to him for worship and advice, and his community. Along the way, Miller helped soldiers cope with devastating news from home, worked with an underground Christian church to bring aid to those in need, and lived under threat from the Muslim secret police in Saudi Arabia, propagating Christianity is punishable by death. Miller began his deployment daunted by the spiritual weight of his mission as chaplain. He ended his duty having performed the most baptisms of any chaplain in the history of Eskan Village Base, where he was stationed. Kingdom Collision is full of the lessons Miller knows it is his responsibility to share: "Liberty is not a privilege given by a government to its subjects; liberty is a human right, a gift given by the hand of Almighty God. Lest we forget.
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