Pete the Red Bull was off like a shot out of a cannon, and before the tip of his tail had crossed the starting line, he had already gone around the world once and had caught up with his own tail.
The guitar-based music known as bachata was born in the Dominican Republic in the early 1960s. Brought to the U.S. by Dominican migrants, it has continually developed to reflect the changing tastes of fans and musicians. Bachata became increasingly popular among younger Dominican Americans in the 1990s and 2000s. This generation of artists reshaped the music, blending multiple genres with Spanish and English lyrics to reflect their multicultural reality. In this book, 27 artists share their personal and collective insights into how modern bachata provides an intimate representation of what it means to be Dominican, Latino, multicultural, and bilingual in a transnational setting.
It has been 50 years since the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and yet, mysteries still remain. Contrast to what history leads us to believe, Lee Harvey Oswald was only a patsy in a multi-layered plan. So what do Charles Nicoletti, James Earl Files, and the infamous mobster, John Gotti, have to do with this dastardly plot? As a 13-year-old boy recollects witnessing the assassination of President Kennedy, he paints a clearer picture of what actually unfolded that fateful day in Dallas.
Understanding Space provides an excellent in-depth explanation of astronautic principles making it a must-have for undergrad aerospace students. This is an introductory text in astronautics designed for managers and young engineers new to the space field. The study of astronautics and space missions can appear difficult at times, but our goal is to bring space down to Earth and de-mystify it, so each reader understands the big picture with confidence. It contains historical background and a discussion of space missions, space environment, orbits, atmospheric entry, spacecraft design, spacecraft subsystems, and space operations. This is a truly user-friendly, full-color text focused on understanding concepts and practical applications but written in a down-to-earth, engaging manner that painlessly helps you understand complex topics. It is laid out with multi-color highlights for key terms and ideas, reinforced with detailed example problems, and supported by detailed section reviews summarizing key concepts, terms, and equations.
The purpose of this book is to give the reader an idea of what cruises are available from the US ports. It shows the duration of different cruises and the cruise lines that sail from each of the US ports.
In Running Through a Koga Field, Stroud McCray, a 28 year-old certified public accountant in Atlanta, Georgia, who moonlights as a singer-songwriter, uncovers the suspicious and possibly illegal activities of one of his employer's most important clients, Raines Beverage, a beverage distributor and one of Georgia's largest privately owned corporations. At the same time as Stroud is contending with the repercussions of questioning the potential wrongdoings of the client, he is experiencing dreams and visions of a terrified and sought after teenage Cherokee Indian boy who lives near a koga field in Blue Mountain, Georgia, a scantily inhabited, passive, and fictional Georgia town with a multitude of rich, peculiar residents.
Set at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, Woodcutter?s Revival is an intriguing and thought-provoking story about life, love and leadership. You will come to admire some characters and despise others. In just a few pages, you will find yourself caught up in this delightful tale.
Two much-loved nursery tales have found a new home in a miniature version of the popular CarryAlong format. Each new version of the classic tales is filled with abridged text and charming illustrations. The small handle is just right for little hands to carry. Full color.
Walkin' Slow" is not about plumed hats, elegant, graceful generals and gentlemen with extensive education, bowing and curtseying to each other. It is not about great ballroom waltzes, fabulous gowns and elaborate dinning halls with all manners of wonderful foods. It is not about "Glory and Excellence". It is about real, down to earth, hard fighting and hard working people with common sense no theatrics. They enjoyed square dancing, fiddles, banjos, and seldom had enough food to keep that old demon called, "Hunger" away from their tables. They didn't apologize for their dirty work clothes, brogans, and their small dirt farms. They took pride in their freedom, beliefs, rights, and honor always honor! Their desire for state rights and freedom drove young Moses A. Haralson and his cousin, Rufus Haralson, of Atkins, Arkansas, into the War Between the States. Their state was being invaded from the north and they felt sure they would have to fight or surrender all they held dear to the Union. Any genuine person who had any honor, or guts at all would fight never surrender, and fight they did! Moses and Rufus volunteered together to fight for the Confederate States. Providing their own horses and rifles they were assigned to the Second Arkansas Mounted Rifles, Co. B. Under Colonel James McIntosh. Their first taste of battle was near Springfield, Missouri. Thereafter, they fought through Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, and Georgia. Moses was seriously wounded in the Battle of Chickamauga. He was later captured in Mississippi and sent to a POW camp. Rufus continued in battle through Georgia, South and North Carolina. Moses was released from prison in Alabama two months after Lee surrendered. He made his was home desperate, destroyed and starved. He found the homefolks safe but, desperate and starving. Ten years of reconstruction was no better than the war had been: destruction, theft, and battles. Moses participated wholeheartedly!
This book holds a compelling story regarding the general expulsion of German citizens from war-torn Eastern Europe in 1945, as seen through the journal of a 12-year-old, her thoughts and impressions.
The Devil's Dictionary of Corporate Lingo: From Corporate Angel to Corporate Zombie is a satire and humorous social commentary on the contemporary corporation presented through the conceit of a dictionary of "corporate-speak." It also introduces stereotypical corporate characters with all their peculiar characteristics and behaviours in situations commonly encountered at work, in a satirical and witty and humorous way. As indicated in the introduction, "corporation" chiefly means the large multi-national, as only this type of corporation contains the entire human zoo and all its keepers. Around one third of the definitions have been illustrated by a celebrated professional cartoonist who has published more than 30 other books so far. The cartoons are some of the highest quality business cartoons yet drawn; they may be expected to garner plenty of attention in their own right. Few if any other publications can boast of so many cartoons on the subject of business gathered together under one cover. The objective is to make readers think as well as laugh.
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