Located in the exact geographical center of Los Angeles County's South Bay district, Lawndale was originally barley fields, then chicken ranches and small farms, growing vegetables for sale in nearby Inglewood and Redondo Beach. Retaining some of its rural character even after World War II, Lawndale gradually transformed into suburbia along with nearby communities, fighting all the while to retain its own identity and staving off aggressive annexation bids by surrounding cities. Finally in 1959, Lawndale incorporated, ending civic contentiousness. Despite the bustle of the high-end Galleria at South Bay, as well as Lawndale's close proximity to some of the most tourism-friendly beach cities in California and its bisection by L.A.'s busiest freeway, the I-405, the city's neighborhoods on the outskirts of Los Angeles International Airport retain the quiet ambiance evinced by its bedroom-community name.
Touring south to north, from San Diego through Santa Barbara County, this unique compendium takes the reader through the Southern California Mission System as portrayed on vintage postcards. The book elaborates on the missions myriad functions along the coastal El Camino Real through several centuries as not only isolated centers of civilization in the wilderness and altars of Catholic faith, but also as incursions of empire and politics and the means to convert Native American tribespeople to Christianity. While the Missions San Gabriel and San Juan Capistrano fittingly receive ample coverage herein, this book covers the regions nine major missions as well as outlying chapels, or asistencias.
An Incredible Journey of Recovery James H. Osborne suffered a tragic spinal cord injury from a road cycling accident that rendered him quadriplegic. Though doctors said he would likely never walk again, James has been fighting for nine years to recover his body. Will Your Way Back chronicles his journey, an exercise of will, to walk again and live independently. James has struggled professionally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually to overcome his disability and persevere in pursuit of a new normal. His story is unique and compelling, and if you have ever suffered loss, or have a loved one who is suffering this way, you will draw hope from his inspiring story. Sometimes you must let go and find a new path, a new way to success: Define your terms, take a stand, and choose to win.
Driving Your Company's Value: Strategic Benchmarking for Value is astep-by-step book presenting a valuation-oriented methodology thathelps companies maximize shareholder value. It offers clear,concise, and concrete methods for management to create and preservevalue, complete with case study applications. In an easy-to-readformat, it brings together the aspects of the Financial AccountingStandards Boards' new performance measurements, the balancedscorecard, and the new guidelines on fraud detection and ExtensibleBusiness Reporting Language (XBRL). * Identifies the critical decisions that most effectuate growth andvalue. * Covers the easy and reliable ways to monitor value of anentity. * Demonstrates how management can apportion and allocate resourcesto achieve the highest value.
1. Dragonflies and The Great Blue Heron You decide... Before his wife died of cancer she made him promise to find another. And when he did finally fulfill that promise, could it be this newfound love was championed from the other side? They think so. 2. Boat Rides and Bearskins Two novice sailors set out on an idyllic weekend cruise in their big new boat. Before it was over, they were confronted by a gun-toting wild man... and fought a raging thunderstorm that threatened their boat and their lives. 3. The Deer Finder A boy faces an unexpected coming of age when he is forced to choose between killing for food and honoring his respect for Nature. 4. The Igloo Any miscalculation in the High Arctic wilderness can be fatal. Two city-raised men are caught unexpectedly and unprepared at 30 below zero in a raging Arctic snowstorm. 5. Making Lemonade All that four-year-old Denise wanted to do was help her grandpa make his famous lemonade. Turns out, he would have liked it much better if she'd not helped him quite so much. 6. Perilous Waters When living in the wilderness, water comes in all forms... most of these friendly and nurturing... but sometimes water has the power to be deadly and to produce some very, very funny experiences. 7. Terry's Story Like Romeo and Juliette, two teenaged lovers were forced apart by their parents. They lived parallel lives, married others, raised separate families and pursued careers... and then fate prescribed a course of action neither was expecting. 8. Comin' Down The Mountain Two adventurous seniors set off to explore new cycling experiences. What they come up with takes then down a totally unexpected path and into an unnerving adventure. 9. Grandpas are Antique Boys Many grandpas don't give up easily on memories of having been mischievous boys once upon a time. One grandpa took that memory to heart when he decided to mix it up over lunch with his grandsons... with entertaining results. 10. How to Shrink Wrap A Cottage Practical jokes come in all shapes and sizes. But when a group conspires to pull a really big practical joke on their friend, the acknowledged King of Practical Jokes... well, sometimes things can go wrong! And other stories.
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A book filled with stories of compassion flowing not just from humans, but from some of our furred and feathered friends as well. For among all living creatures, we see evidence of an emotional connection, and often a response, to others in time of need. Although these stories contain feelings of warmth, tenderness, sensitivity or concern for the plight of another, compassion needs to extend beyond simply feelings, to acting on those feelings in some positive way. And herein lies the powerful gift of each inspiring story in this book - stories of compassion fulfilled, actions taken and results achieved to satisfy the bestthat lies within us.
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