As Elizabeth Johnston walked among the convicts in an Alabama prison mining camp, she was stunned to see teenage boys working alongside hardened criminals. As a result of that disturbing experience, she vowed to remove youngsters from such wretched conditions by establishing a home for wayward boys. With the support of women across the state, she persuaded the Alabama legislature to establish the Alabama Boys’ Industrial School in 1900. After several difficult years, Johnston and her all-female board made a once-in-a-lifetime decision by hiring a young couple from Tennessee, David and Katherine Weakley, as superintendent and matron. United by their Christian faith, their love for the boys, and some basic principles on how the boys should be molded into men, Johnston and the Weakleys labored together for decades to make the school one of the nation’s premier institutions of its kind. A Home for Wayward Boys is the inspiring story of the school, its leaders, and the youngsters who lived there. The book’s audience is not limited to those professionally interested in the social sciences and cultural history, but also to social workers, youth leaders, teachers, and parents—in fact, to anyone interested in the transforming power of love.
After you read this book, ignorance will no longer be an excuse for being unaware of the evil beings which plague your life. This is your roadmap to spiritual freedom. Power to defeat the devil has been given to each believer; it's up to you to use that miraculous power. Nothing in the universe can stop you when you have the correct information and the right weapons. Learn to identify and conquer the enemy. Reclaim your rightful freedom. Uncover your divine destiny. Live your life to the fullest, without evil hindrances. If we live according to the Word, God will deliver us from any adverse circumstance. Life will never be the same when you use the spiritual power which has been provided to you. It's up to you. You can be the victor or the victim. Which will you choose? You can choose to let evil take control. Or, you can choose to follow our Lord and Savior to reap peace, joy, and all of His great benefits.
Spinning out of the pages of “Reign of the Supermen,” witness the rise of John Henry Irons from humble engineer to soaring superhero in this 30-year retrospective collecting tales from The Adventures of Superman #500; Superman: The Man of Steel #22, #100, #122; Steel (vol. 1) #1, #34; JLA #17; Justice League Unlimited #35; Steel (vol. 2) #1; Suicide Squad #24; Action Comics #4; Convergence: Superman: Man of Steel #1-2; and The Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Special #1.
A ground-breaking anthology celebrating Marvel’s beloved Black Panther and his home of Wakanda. Eighteen short stories penned by an all-star cast of authors such as Sheree Renée Thomas and Nikki Giovanni. T’Challa faces the gods of his parents. Vampires stalk Shuri and a Dora Milaje in voodoo-laced New Orleans. Erik Killmonger grapples with racism, Russian spies, and his own origins. Eighteen brand-new tales of Wakanda, its people, and its legacy. The first mainstream superhero of African descent, the Black Panther has attracted readers of all races and colors who see in the King of Wakanda reflections of themselves. Storytellers from across the African Diaspora—some already literary legends, others who are rising stars—have created for this collection original works inspired by the world of the Panther and its inhabitants. With guest stars including Storm, Monica Rambeau, Namor, and Jericho Drumm, these are stories of yesterday and today, of science and magic, of faith and love. These are the tales of a king and his country. These are the legends whispered in the jungle, myths of the unconquered men and women and the land they love. These are the Tales of Wakanda. Featuring stories by Linda D. Addison, Maurice Broaddus, Christopher Chambers, Milton J. Davis, Tananarive Due, Nikki Giovanni, Harlan James, Danian Jerry, Kyoko M., L.L. McKinney, Temi Oh, Suyi Davies Okungbowa, Glenn Parris, Alex Simmons, Sheree Renée Thomas, Cadwell Turnbull and Troy L. Wiggins.
The Battle of the Bulge lives in history as the U.S. Army's largest and bloodiest battle of World War II. This innovative study of American military leadership in action during the battle examines the performance of six generals in the days and weeks after the German attack in December 1944.
Set in the world of Larry Niven's popular The Magic Goes Away, The Burning City transports readers to an enchanted ancient city bearing a provocative resemblance to our own modern society. Here Yagen-Atep, the volatile and voracious god of fire, alternately protects and destroys the city's denizens. In Tep's Town, nothing can burn indoors and no fire can start -- except when the Burning comes upon the city. Then the people, possessed by Yagen-Atep, set their own town ablaze in a riotous orgy of destruction that often comes without warning. Whandall Placehold has lived with the Burning all his life. Fighting his way to adulthood in the mean-but-magical streets of the city's most blighted neighborhoods, Whandall dreams of escaping the god's wrath to find a new and better life. But his best hope for freedom may lie with Morth of Atlantis, the enigmatic sorcerer who killed his father!
A comprehensive history of the first three decades of underwater exploration in antebellum America. Beginning in 1837, some of the most brilliant engineers of Americas Industrial Revolution turned their attention to undersea technology. Inventors developed practical hard-helmet diving suits, as well as new designs of submarines, diving bells, floating cranes, and undersea explosives. These innovations were used to clear shipping lanes, harvest pearls, mine gold, and wage war. All of these underwater technologies were brought together by entrepreneurs, treasure-hunters, and daring divers in the 1850s to salvage three infamous shipwrecks on Lake Erie, each of which had involved the loss of hundreds of lives, as well as the worldly goods of the passengers. The prospect of treasure, combined with the national notoriety of these disasters, soon attracted the attention of local adventurers and the countrys leading divers and marine engineers. In The Heroic Age of Diving, Jerry Kuntz shares the fascinating stories of the pioneers of underwater invention and the brave divers who employed the new technologies as they raced withand againstmarine engineers to salvage the tragic wrecks of Lake Erie. Jerry Kuntz has filled in a previously blank page in the story of divingand done it well. The Heroic Age of Diving tells the story not only of the development of salvage technology but also the human side of this always-dangerous and often-deadly career. This is not a tale for the faint of heart (helmet squeeze is a gruesome fate), but one well worth reading for those interested in early technology and the men brave (or foolish) enough to gamble their lives using it. This book is a window on an unexplored (and unexpected) world, and the author deserves great credit for bringing it back into the light. Chuck Veit, author of Raising Missouri: John Gowen and the Salvage of the U.S. Steam Frigate Missouri, 18431852 The Heroic Age of Diving is both very interesting and very important. Having spent over twenty years researching and publishing general diving history, I am confident that this book will fill an important gap in the nations diving history. Leslie Leaney, Cofounder, Historical Diving Society
THE LONG-AWAITED CONCLUSION OF THE HEOROT SERIES FROM GENRE LEGENDS LARRY NIVEN, JERRY POURNELLE, AND STEVEN BARNES Avalon was thriving. The cold sleep colonists from Earth had settled on a verdant, livable world. The fast and cunning predators humans named grendels were under control, and the mainland outposts well established. Avalon's new mainland hydroelectric power station was nearly complete, and when on-line would compensate for the nuclear power systems lost in the Grendel Wars. Humans would have power, and with power came the ability to make all the necessities for life. They would survive. They would not survive as a spacefaring people. What they were losing faster than they knew was the ability to get to space. But unbeknownst to the planet-bound humans, something was moving out there in the stars, decelerating at a rate impossible for a natural object. And its destination was Avalon. The most probable origin was Earth's Solar System. This is a novel of first contact—between the human Starborn and the self-named Godsons who followed on, between the first generation of Avalon born humans and their descendants, and between humans and the almost ineffably alien species native to their new world . . . . At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). About prequel The Legacy of Heorot: "Page-turning action and suspense, good characterization and convincing setting . . . may be the best thing any of those authors has written.”—The Denver Post “Outstanding! …The best ever, by the best in the field . . . the ultimate combination of imagination and realism.”—Tom Clancy “Well written, action-packed, and tension filled … makes Aliens look like a Disney nature film."—The Washington Post “Spine-tingling ecological tale of terror.”—Locus About prequel Beowulf's Children: "Few writers have a finer pedigree than those here . . . As one might suspect, Beowulf's Children is seamless . . . absorbing, substantial . . . masterful novel."—Los Angeles Times "Panoramic SF adventure at its best."—Library Journal
I have fought the torments of combat and of being a Christian. I always questioned myself with God and war many times and felt that I might have something to say that could help someone else going through the life experiences and having the similar questions. I have learned that we must work together in Christ to make a difference in life. Being a soldier in the United States Army was the life that I knew and wanted. I don t regret things of the past in service, however I wish peace could happen. God does not hold you accountable for doing what you have to do while on the battle field as long as you do it with integrity and a humble heart. Through this book I have come to terms with what I once could not face. I have been put at ease with many things that once haunted me. My prayer is that, if you too are in the same situation I was, through this book you will find solace. This has drawn my family together even more closely, because God is good all the time, and all the time God is good!
Everett has just purchased a virtual reality product called EyeShine: a visor that reflects images onto the cornea, overriding all senses. Everett also has telekinesis, given to him by unseen spirits that he quickly forgets about. The spirits do not forget him. While inside a Virtual Reality game, Everett is threatened by a virtual figure never to use his ability for personal, monetary gain. Scared, Everett vows never to make money from his ability. Everett and Val quickly become bored with the available VR games and Everett decides to create his own. Val invites some of her friends to play. Once in the game, Everett learns that Christy has talked to game manufacturers about his previous virtual reality game. Everett is angered, knowing they are all in danger. At first, the spirits keep Everett’s friends as captives. The spirits then start killing them, one by one.
Howard Kinkeid, the newest CEO of the Falcon Corporation has his work cut out for him. Not only does he need to build the trust of his corporation, but he also must rebuild the trust that the North American Alliance had once placed in Falcon before the previous CEO nearly severed the ties to their host nation. He needs a team of specialized agents that he can trust. He got just what he needed with the Wrecking Crew. Bushman: The leader of the crew and their long range expert. He is a career soldier and one of Kinkeid's best friends. Grifter: A wasteland gunslinger who turned to the life of a bounty hunter. He is recruited to be the group's tracker. Ling Fa: This little fireball is the group's resident computer and technology expert. Cheyanne Ryder: She is the Wrecking Crew's hotshot pilot and resident troublemaker. Sabrina Knight- The heavy weapons expert who puts the Wreck into the Wrecking Crew. She is also the bearer of a secret that will soon affect all mankind. The Wrecking Crew embarks on an adventure that takes them from the skyscrapers of Angel City, to the wastelands of North America, to the mines of Mars and beyond. As Kinkeid works to redeem his beloved corporation, his actions are being watched from beyond the boundaries of our solar system.
Sooner or later, all civilizations age and decline, grow senile and die¾either by conquest from without, or from internal rot. The final days of Western Civilization are signaled by the joining of the USA and the USSR into a ruthless and imperial state that spans first the Earth and then the Solar System. But, because it fails to hold the loyalty of its soldiers, it falters at the stars. As well as carrying the CoDominium Future History into the galactic period, West of Honor introduces Jerry Pournelle's most important and influential character, John Christian Falkenberg. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
After you read this book, ignorance will no longer be an excuse for being unaware of the evil beings which plague your life. This is your roadmap to spiritual freedom. Power to defeat the devil has been given to each believer; it's up to you to use that miraculous power. Nothing in the universe can stop you when you have the correct information and the right weapons. Learn to identify and conquer the enemy. Reclaim your rightful freedom. Uncover your divine destiny. Live your life to the fullest, without evil hindrances. If we live according to the Word, God will deliver us from any adverse circumstance. Life will never be the same when you use the spiritual power which has been provided to you. It's up to you. You can be the victor or the victim. Which will you choose? You can choose to let evil take control. Or, you can choose to follow our Lord and Savior to reap peace, joy, and all of His great benefits.
As the sun comes up every morning to give light to a dark world, we are reminded that God's mercies and compassions are new every morning (Lam. 3:22, 23). The sunrise also assures us that we can look to God's Word each day and find light for a world in spiritual darkness. This collection of daily devotions is intended to give hope and help with assurance that God has the answers to every situation and season of life. I want to acknowledge everyone who helped make this book a reality. I am especially thankful for the original typing, manuscript preparation, and assistance by WestBow staff, and the prayer and financial support of my church, Cornelius Chapel. I also thank all who encouraged me in this project. I want to acknowledge everyone who helped make this book a reality. I am especially thankful for the original typing, manuscript preparation, and assistance by WestBow staff, and the prayer and financial support of my church, Cornelius Chapel. I also thank all who encouraged me in this project.
Return to the "vivid and unusual" (Kirkus Reviews) world of Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle's The Burning City, where the fire god has retreated into myth, leaving the residents of Tep's Town unprotected for the first time in their history. Unfortunately, a fiery fate isn't the only danger the town is facing. From out of the desert come monsters -- great birds with blades instead of wings, driven by some unknown force. Although they can be killed, the threat these terror birds pose is worse than death. Danger on the roads means no trade. No trade means that Tep's Town will be no more. Sent by the Lords of Lordshills to discover the source of the terror birds, Lord Sandry and his beloved, Burning Tower, must travel into a world where magic is still strong -- and where someone or something waits to destroy them! Filled with the sweeping adventure, memorable characters, and imaginative world-building that have defined the novels of Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, Burning Tower is another triumph.
What you are about to read, in short, is a book that will shed the light of truth on things kept in the dark by the silly beliefs, stubbornness of man, and the deceptions of Satan. You will be brought into the light, and you will see things as to the way they truly are. This book will expose the truth that has been covered up for centuries by the many inconsistent ramblings of organized religion. The author of this book was taught by no man! The truth is simple when led by the Holy Spirit. You will see conformation of the Almighty God leading the author. Anyone can write a book and say anything they wish, and anyone can claim that the Almighty God led them. But this book has something they don’t have! In this book you will read of “divine extraordinary synchronization” from the Almighty God leading the author. The truth has now been exposed. Come on in and receive it!
This book is an inspirational book about Jesus Christ. God gave me this assignment and with help from the Holy Spirit we pressed forward to complete this book. In this book you will learn about Jesus and the importance he can play in your life. You will learn of God’s plan for salvation and the forgiveness of sins by his Son, Jesus Christ. This book will take you through the steps of becoming a Christian. You will learn of the commandments of Jesus Christ. This book enlightens the assignments Jesus was given by God the Father. You will also learn about the names of Jesus that reveal his character, authority, and power. This book includes healing and salvation scriptures, and the effects of sin in your life and the antidote for sin. You will also learn of God’s great love for you and who you are in Christ Jesus.
Visualization has not been a common word in most classroom reading programs. In recent years, however, the impact of visualization on student comprehension has gained greater awareness among reading educators. This compact, easy-to-use book helps teachers understand visualization and how to apply the strategies in their classrooms. Includes 57 lessons arranged within 13 goals, assessments for the goals, and rubrics to score the assessments. Also contains links to literature questions and cues to use with students. Visualization, by Linda L. Zeigler and Jerry L. Johns, is intended to help classroom teachers, reading specialists, and other professionals who are involved in creating and delivering high-quality reading instruction to students. The book can be used for staff development programs and as a supplemental in a wide variety of reading courses at colleges and universities.
Whether it is finding a taxi at a sprawling Asian airport, hunting for last second souvenirs in the Middle East, or unearthing treasures in seat back pockets; Jerry Dollar treats you to a hilarious insight into frequent air travel. Spanning six continents and well over one million miles, Announcing a Flight Delay is a hilarious romp through the life of the career road warrior. Whether you are a seasoned business traveler or a recreational wanderer, you are sure to relate to the predicaments the author finds himself in!
THE FINAL NOVEL BY LEGENDARY AUTHOR JERRY POURNELLE, WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR DAVID WEBER AND AUTHOR'S SON PHILLIP POURNELLE NO REST FOR THE WEARY Rick Galloway's still not sure what inspired him to volunteer to fight Cubans in Angola, and he certainly never expected to end his African adventure shanghaied by a flying saucer when his CIA superiors cut him and his men adrift as the Cubans overran their final position. He didn't expect to end up on the planet Tran, God only knew how many light-years from Earth, raising drugs for an alien cartel under the auspices—more or less—of a galactic civilization administered and run by a slave class of humans for their alien masters, either. But he did. And since then, he's survived mutinies, civil wars, battles against Byzantine Romans, medieval knights, and Mongol raiders on a world where catastrophic climate change races unchecked through a 600-year cycle. Along the way he's found love, lost it, found it again, and become a great noble . . . all the while knowing his alien employers will probably nuke his people back into the Stone Age when they're done. He's managed his impossible balancing act for 13 years. He's lost people he cared about, been forced to do things he's hated, and tried along the way to make life better for the people trapped on Tran with him, and he's tired. So tired. But now, everything has changed . . . again. New Starmen have arrived on Tran, with dangerous gifts and star weapons of their own. Everything Rick Galloway thought he knew about his mission on Tran is about to be turned on its head. And everyone expects him to fix it. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). About Jerry Pournelle: “Possibly the greatest science fiction novel I have ever read.”—Robert A. Heinlein on The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle “Jerry Pournelle is one of science fiction's greatest storytellers.”—Poul Anderson “Jerry Pournelle's trademark is first-rate action against well-realized backgrounds of hard science and hardball politics.”—David Drake “Rousing. . . . The best of the genre.”—The New York Times “On the cover . . . is the claim 'No. 1 Adventure Novel of the Year.' And well it might be.”—Milwaukee Journal on Janissaries
The CoDominion is dying on Sparta. John Christian Falkenberg and his legion have come to train the Spartians. Their enemy is the Grand Senator Bronson's techno-ninja.
This book is the result of collaboration by Jerry Ravino and Jack Carty, veterans of the Korean War with the Flame Platoon, Headquarters Company, First Tank Battalion, First Marine Division, who did not meet until almost 50 years after what went down in history as the Forgotten War. Although the two former tankers served with the Flame Platoon in different places and different times in that conflict, it is a testament to their determination to research and record a part of the war that heretofore had not been chronicled in detail. Though it has been some 50 years past the fact, this is their story -- as memory best serves them and others who helped them tell it. Learn more about the FLAME DRAGONS @ www.flamedragons.com.
I have fought the torments of combat and of being a Christian. I always questioned myself with God and war many times and felt that I might have something to say that could help someone else going through the life experiences and having the similar questions. I have learned that we must work together in Christ to make a difference in life. Being a soldier in the United States Army was the life that I knew and wanted. I don t regret things of the past in service, however I wish peace could happen. God does not hold you accountable for doing what you have to do while on the battle field as long as you do it with integrity and a humble heart. Through this book I have come to terms with what I once could not face. I have been put at ease with many things that once haunted me. My prayer is that, if you too are in the same situation I was, through this book you will find solace. This has drawn my family together even more closely, because God is good all the time, and all the time God is good!
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