look at my life and the accomplishments made, the sadness I endured, the love of my wife, the love of my children, and the love of my entire family. The had work to establish a career, the disappointments that made you try harder, the mistakes you promised to never do over again and the mistakes you made by doing them over again.
Imagine this book as an improbable cocktail party. All the people who populate this collection of journalistic works by Jerry Miller, living and dead, are there, holding martinis or grape Nehis (a lot of them are from Middle America after all), telling their stories, showing their human sides, keeping their lives in motion for the writer of descriptive narrative journalism to depict in his work and, thereby, evoke deeper and more unexpected responses than the more expository, facts-only approach of traditional reportage. Quite the party, this one. People you know because they are celebrities or because they live just down the street, because they made headlines or because they tried and didn't get their allotted fifteen minutes of fame. So, walk into the party, mingle, see the characters up close and personal, again thanks to a brand of literary journalism that believes its subjects are far more human and complex than just the bare facts that appear on their driver's licenses, which probably aren't accurate, anyway. Look, over there in one corner is the country music contingent. Loretta Lynn holding court with Skeeter Davis and Tom T. Hall, who is quite a storyteller in his own right. And all three came through Indiana to perform at one time or another. So did many others, like Crystal Gayle, Carl Perkins, Ray Price, and Ernest Tubb, but they couldn't make the party (or the book). Tiny Tim is trying to break into that claque, or any other for that matter, but they won't let him in. Over by the window are the songwriters, living and dead. The Indiana boy who made "Stardust" a word in all our vocabularies, and the sickly humorous author of such classics as "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park" and "The Old Dope Peddler." Nearby, too, are the Hollywood types. Quite a range of them, from Spanky McFarland to Wolfman Jack, the Lone Ranger to Martin Sheen. They won't let Tiny Tim into their conversations, either. The biggest group of all probably is the one over by the beer cooler. The auto racing crowd Jeff Gordon, A. J. Foyt, Jan Opperman, Andy Granatelli, and a young stock car driver hoping to make the same kind of headlines the others have. There are the Indy 500's most legendary losers, too, from Ralph DePalma to Andy Granatelli (before he finally won the big race). The author has spent a lot of time at race tracks in his lifetime, so these are the people he invited first. After all, he did once write a whole book about those guys (and a girl or two) with grease on their uniforms and blinding speed in their blood. Other sparkles of fame are scattered around the room. Jesse Jackson is here. So is Dick the Bruiser. And Dave Barry and The Great Imposter. All of them, except maybe the Imposter, will talk your leg off. The Bruiser will also rip it off if you give him reason (like suggesting that pro wrestling is fake). Oh, hey, there's the pope, John Paul II, sipping a small class of communion wine, imagine that. Tiny Tim keeps asking him to forgive him for calling Satan a beautiful angel. The Holy Father just keeps sipping. And there's ex-senator Birch Bayh, proudly talking up his son, the senator and perennial Mr. Congeniality of the vice presidential nominating contest. Vernon Jordan is here, as well, fully recovered from his assassination attempt in Indiana (not the state's proudest moment). And Bobby Garwood, whoever he was once upon a time. The entire population of Economy, Indiana, is here, too, all bemoaning how the American economy for which it was named continues to pass it by over on a highway in eastern Indiana. Another small town has squeezed in, too, the one that beat some of the biggest schools in the state to get to the state high school basketball tournament's finals down in the big city (Indianapolis). It just gets more and more diverse, this odd menagerie of imaginary cocktail partiers. Hobart Freeman, the faith-healing pastor of the old Faith Assembly, hanging a
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Stereotypes are prevalent throughout our society. Using content analytical and experimental data in conjunction with case studies, When Stereotypes Collide explores the influence of gender and ethnic/racial minority stereotypes in the production of campaign messages created during congressional elections. Filling a void in political campaign research, this book draws specific attention to the uses and consequences of political advertisement videostyle strategies on the electoral fortunes of women and minority candidates.
At the time of my retirement on March 31, 2006, I challenged myself with a handful of goals. With this publication, all have now been accomplished. Initially, I did not plan to publish. I did plan to write a manuscript or a story . . . or just write something about the universe. I felt compelled to give my fascination with the universe some sort of order, something that would punctuate my life. Upon completion, I wondered if it might have some merit to others and scoped out the thought of publication. I found the manuscript very readable and relatively elementary. It should prove interesting to science students of all levels as well as all people interested in the universe.
Hot Horse Harry lived up to his name, mad at the world, especially at flies. Then one day, he overreacted and ended up with his hooves stuck in a cloud. Of course, when he finally got unstuck, the cloud leaked like crazy, and Hot Horse Harry nearly drowned. After getting into a position where thinking was inevitable, he became a changed horse, and Hot Horse was no longer an adequate name for him. He spent the rest of his life teaching other horses that it was not worth it to become angry at the world.
Written from the perspective of a shepherd, Whose House Is This? deals with God’s plan for his people versus the ideologies of twenty-first-century man. The thoughts contained within are a result of prayerfully studying God’s Word for over forty-five years. Casting aside denominational as well as personal beliefs and views, Whose House Is This? is a straightforward approach to get the people of God to return to the biblical teachings entrusted to us through those chosen by God to give us his Word. The prophet Isaiah reminds us that the Word is timeless—never becoming old or irrelevant. Isaiah 40:8 says, “The grass withered, the flower faded: but the Word of God shall stand forever.”
Super Agent. Maverick. Reformer. Iconoclast. Dealmaker. Dentist? Jerry Argovitz has worn many hats in his remarkable life, both inside and outside of the world of sports. As a player agent representing and advising some of the biggest names in the game, Argovitz challenged the NFL both at the negotiating table and in the courtroom, earning a reputation as one of the most powerful men in professional sports. He successfully negotiated the first milliondollar guaranteed contract in NFL history, wrote the language for career-ending insurance policy underwriting for Lloyds of London, and brokered the deal that brought Heisman Trophy–winner Herschel Walker to the upstart USFL as a junior, which opened the floodgates for all underclassmen to follow. As the owner of the Houston Gamblers of the USFL, Argovitz helped to implement several rules which were subsequently adopted by the NFL, and served as a principal figure in a lawsuit against the NFL that proved the league was guilty of Sherman Antitrust violations. Now, Argovitz has a plan to reform the corrupt world of college sports, a plan he will share in this eye-opening book. Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Arcade, Good Books, Sports Publishing, and Yucca imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. Our list includes biographies on well-known historical figures like Benjamin Franklin, Nelson Mandela, and Alexander Graham Bell, as well as villains from history, such as Heinrich Himmler, John Wayne Gacy, and O. J. Simpson. We have also published survivor stories of World War II, memoirs about overcoming adversity, first-hand tales of adventure, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Even among iconic frontiersmen like John C. Frémont, Kit Carson, and Jedediah Smith, Jim Bridger stands out. A mountain man of the American West, straddling the fur trade era and the age of exploration, he lived the life legends are made of. His adventures are fit for remaking into the tall tales Bridger himself liked to tell. Here, in a biography that finally gives this outsize character his due, Jerry Enzler takes this frontiersman’s full measure for the first time—and tells a story that would do Jim Bridger proud. Born in 1804 and orphaned at thirteen, Bridger made his first western foray in 1822, traveling up the Missouri River with Mike Fink and a hundred enterprising young men to trap beaver. At twenty he “discovered” the Great Salt Lake. At twenty-one he was the first to paddle the Bighorn River’s Bad Pass. At twenty-two he explored the wonders of Yellowstone. In the following years, he led trapping brigades into Blackfeet territory; guided expeditions of Smithsonian scientists, topographical engineers, and army leaders; and, though he could neither read nor write, mapped the tribal boundaries for the Great Indian Treaty of 1851. Enzler charts Bridger’s path from the fort he built on the Oregon Trail to the route he blazed for Montana gold miners to avert war with Red Cloud and his Lakota coalition. Along the way he married into the Flathead, Ute, and Shoshone tribes and produced seven children. Tapping sources uncovered in the six decades since the last documented Bridger biography, Enzler’s book fully conveys the drama and details of the larger-than-life history of the “King of the Mountain Men.” This is the definitive story of an extraordinary life.
Most of us want a simpler life, and there's no better example of the simple life than found among the Amish. But what is it really like to be Amish? In this delightful compilation of stories by more than 30 Amish men and women, you'll get the inside story on the daily life of Amish families. With humor, grace, and charm, these "plain" people tell their stories; bringing tears, laughter, and an occasional dose of Amish wisdom to your heart. You'll learn... how the Amish love their animals the joys of a community-wide barn-raising the ways the Amish handle great tragedy how the Amish find happiness in giving more than receiving This unforgettable book is compiled by two men who know the Amish. Author Jerry S. Eicher was raised as an Amish boy and Nathan Miller is a member of the Old Order Amish.
Unlike most Los Angeles County beach communities, the City of Hermosa Beach owns its own beach. But perhaps more than most coastal Southern California destination cities, Hermosa Beach represents shared experience, detailed on thousands of postcards over the decades. This greater square mile of sand, surf, and sun has conjured cherished memories for fishermen, surfers, and volleyball players as well as jazz fans, diners and tavern celebrants, and simply lovers of the beach who found lifelong or short-term happiness in Hermosa. These postcards recall many bygone landmarks and changing lifestyles and celebrate the Hermosa Beach century (1907-2007).
In truth, there are no little stars. Some just shone brighter and longer than others. But they all were up there in the endless galaxy of singers and musicians whose grasp for the dream equaled their reach, if only for a passing moment. They were roman candles that lighted up the night skies full of larger, longer-lasting stars, but their music helped show us the way through the ‘50s and ‘60s, too. The afterglow is still there even now if you keep looking long enough. They are only called little stars in this book because one of the earliest of the rock ‘n’ roll classics by a non-black, non-Southern-roots act was “Little Star,” sung by a New York City doo-wop group that never made the Billboard charts a second time. The Elegants and their contemporaries provided the inspiration for countless others to chase the American Rock ‘n’ Roll Dream until they caught it by its tail and, on reflection, inspired the title for Jerry Miller’s book. The stories of a dozen or so of those music dreamers, the ones who were awakened much earlier than they had scheduled their wake-up calls, are at the heart of the book. So, in their way, are the millions who followed their paths across the sky with homemade telescopes. Inside this book’s pages, you won’t need your telescope. It focuses right in on these selected dreamers and where their dreams took them, followed by the often hard realities of where their meteors crash-landed at the end of their sudden descents back to earth. From the Introduction, where you meet the author on his way to the outskirts of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Dream, to the final chapter, where the loyal followers of the dreamers gather to soak up the nostalgia they can only find at post-natal concerts by lingering stars like Gary Lewis or the Four Tops. In between, you get to go backstage, literally and figuratively, into the lives and the visions of the one-time stars who streaked across your lives if you were living them in America thirty or forty years ago. You will be dropping in on them at various points during the past fifteen years or so, at places where their fates are still finding their ways home. At the close of each of your stops, the author updates the individual sagas to the year 2000, for better or worse, in redemption or death or something in between. The first stop on this journey through the aftermath of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Dream is at Doo-Wop Heaven, where you hear first-hand how the dream lives forever in the minds of unbreakable stars like Vito Picone of the Elegants, Nick Santos of the Capris, Jimmy Beaumont of the Skyliners, Charlie Thomas of the Drifters, as well as two long-time managers of our so-called “little stars,” Joe Rock and Arnie Kay, who not only have helped shape the constant comebacks of the dreams but have informed views on how and why the old music has outlived its actuarial probabilities in America. From Doo-Wop Heaven it is on to long, nostalgic stops to visit one-time R ´n´ R luminaries Bobby Helms, The McCoys, Carl Dobkins Jr., Joe Dowell, the Lemon Pipers, Question Mark (of the Mysterians), Jinx Dawson (of Coven), and The Rivieras before heading back to the concerts where the Dream ages but stays alive. Though some of the personal lives turned nightmarish and even deadly, the dream and music continue to play in the background of their stories like secret voices. Put your ear to the book and listen closely. You can hear them still.
Saint Thomas More’s Utopia is one of the most important works of European humanism and serves as a key text in survey courses on Western intellectual history, the Renaissance, political theory, and many other subjects. Preeminent More scholar Clarence H. Miller does justice to the full range of More’s rhetoric in this masterful translation. In a new afterword to this edition, Jerry Harp contextualizes More’s life and Utopia within the wider frames of European humanism and the Renaissance. “Clarence H. Miller’s fine translation tracks the supple variations of More’s Latin with unmatched precision, and his Introduction and notes are masterly. Jerry Harp’s new Afterword adroitly places More’s wonderful little book into its broader contexts in intellectual history.”—George M. Logan, author of The Meaning of More’s “Utopia” “Sir Thomas More's Utopia is not merely one of the foundational texts of western culture, but also a book whose most fundamental concerns are as urgent now as they were in 1516 when it was written. Clarence H. Miller's wonderful translation of More's classic is now happily once again available to readers. This is the English edition that best captures the tone and texture of More's original Latin, and its notes and introduction, along with the lively afterward by Jerry Harp, graciously supply exactly the kinds of help a modern reader might desire.”—David Scott Kastan, Yale University
This book provides an introductory understanding of fluvial geomorphic principles and how these principles can be integrated with geochemical data to cost-effectively characterize, assess and remediate contaminated rivers. The book stresses the importance of needing to understand both geomorphic and geochemical processes. Thus, the overall presentation is first an analysis of physical and chemical processes and, second, a discussion of how an understanding of these processes can be applied to specific aspects of site assessment and remediation. Such analyses provide the basis for a realistic prediction of the kinds of environmental responses that might be expected, for example, during future changes in climate or land-use.
The power of pi is not immedately evident from a glance at this small Greek letter. Yet the existence of pi has confounded mathematicians and engineers for centuries. What does it mean to have a real number that cannot be stated exactly? What is a number that does not appear to have any recurring pattern? And why does it crop up in unexpected places that have no apparent connection with the circumference of a circle? These questions are not answered in this book, but you do get a glimpse of the phenomenon-real numbers to grapple with. A bit of the history of pi. And a program designed to generate as many digits as you'd like.
look at my life and the accomplishments made, the sadness I endured, the love of my wife, the love of my children, and the love of my entire family. The had work to establish a career, the disappointments that made you try harder, the mistakes you promised to never do over again and the mistakes you made by doing them over again.
The Indiana Jewish Historical Society (IJHS) was founded in 1972 to collect, preserve, and publish material dealing with the two centuries of Jewish life in Indiana. Whatever illuminated the Jewish experience in Indiana is of interest, concern, and value. It is our aim to gather and preserve the records of synagogues, temples, and societies, as well as personal papers, diaries, memories, governmental documents, newspapers and magazine articles, photographs, and even burial and cemetery records. We provide information and insight about the role played by individual Jews and Jewish communities in the creation of the diverse religious climate of Indiana. In August of 1999, the archive collection of the IJHS was permanently gifted to the Indiana Historical Society. The Indiana Jewish Historical Society Archive Collection at the Indiana Historical Society in Indianapolis, contains over seven thousand items. In addition to past records, the society is also interested in obtaining current records, for such records will be history for coming generations.
This is Jerry's life-story of finding God and growing with Him until He became a personal all powerful loving Father. Jerry grew up in the slums unable to speak because of stuttering. He encountered many struggles with challenging problems but still earned two University degrees in engineering. Life was an adventure as he expanded his knowledge and understanding of God. Hateful and lying people tried to disrupt his life. God's Devine intervention helped him to understand life's major truths. These experiences helped Jerry walk in happiness daily with God. Extensive Bible and engineering education prepared him to develop a scientific theory. His theory in summary states: "There is a loving and personal God, His Son and Spirit exist and guide us daily." Jerry's proof used the same method Einstein used to prove his "Theory of Relativity." If you desire to have a joy and peace that passes all human understanding, this book will help you to arrive there. Your excitement here on Earth is only the beginning. A more exciting and fantastic eternity is coming.
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