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Away from My Mother's Watchful Eye

...A Coming of Age Story

By: Jesse A. Mayfield

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Away from My Mother's Watchful Eye

...A Coming of Age Story

By: Jesse A. Mayfield

This is a coming of age story that chronicles my early years growing up in inner-city, Brooklyn, New York amidst the turbulent, racially and socially explosive 1960s. The Civil Rights Movement was in full swing and while many older Negroes supported Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his calls for peaceful protests, many young Negroes gravitated to a more militant and confrontational approach to winning freedom and equal treatment under the law for all Negroes. Young people were constantly being called upon to be down with the revolution and encouraged to hate Whitey and to fear the Police in particular who were looked upon as an occupying force within the Negro community. All of this was swirling around me as I struggled to just be a kid. I certainly didn't hate anyone and my being bussed to a White school only served to complicate things as I found myself eventually feeling trapped in my own community and walking a tightrope between two diverse cultures. Surprisingly, I found peace, friendship and acceptance in the most unlikely of places. My years in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn were both character building and life changing and laid the foundation for my becoming the man that I am today. This story is told through the eyes of a precocious and intelligent little boy and it's told with humor and love. It is my hope that while you're reading this book you will get a strong sense of the love I had for my family, my community and the new world of friendships that embraced me. Being away from my mother's watchful eye offered me a newfound freedom but it also demanded that I grow up quickly, keep my wits about me and utilize everything I'd ever learned.

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1449060366

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9781449060367

Pigskin Nation

How the NFL Remade American Politics

By: Jesse Berrett

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Pigskin Nation

How the NFL Remade American Politics

By: Jesse Berrett

Cast as the ultimate hardhats, football players of the 1960s seemed to personify a crewcut traditional manhood that channeled the Puritan work ethic. Yet, despite a social upheaval against such virtues, the National Football League won over all of America—and became a cultural force that recast politics in its own smashmouth image. Jesse Berrett explores pro football's new place in the zeitgeist of the 1960s and 1970s. The NFL's brilliant harnessing of the sports-media complex, combined with a nimble curation of its official line, brought different visions of the same game to both Main Street and the ivory tower. Politicians, meanwhile, spouted gridiron jargon as their handlers co-opted the NFL's gift for spectacle and mythmaking to shape a potent new politics that in essence became pro football. Governing, entertainment, news, elections, celebrity--all put aside old loyalties to pursue the mass audience captured by the NFL's alchemy of presentation, television, and high-stepping style. An invigorating appraisal of a dynamic era, Pigskin Nation reveals how pro football created the template for a future that became our present.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252050371

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9780252050374

Railroads of Hillsboro

By: D.C. Jesse Burkhardt

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Railroads of Hillsboro

By: D.C. Jesse Burkhardt

Hillsboro, Oregon, always seemed destined to be an important railroad town. When the first trains arrived in Hillsboro in 1871 under the banner of the Oregon & California Railroad, the town began to develop into a key railroad junction point. Hillsboro was strategically located just 20 miles from the booming Portland metropolis, a regional center of manufacturing and trade, and by 1911, Hillsboro was where several rail lines branched off. One line headed west toward Tillamook, where the railroad tapped rich timber resources along the Oregon coast. Another line cut south into the fertile Willamette Valley, accessing prime agricultural lands that produced a bounty of wheat and other commodities. A third route carried passengers and goods to and from Portland and the neighboring communities of Cornelius and Forest Grove. As these routes developed, heavy volumes of freight began rolling into Hillsboro. At the same time, travelers moved through Hillsboro on passenger trains, including the Southern Pacific Railroad's famed "Red Electrics" and the Oregon Electric Railway's interurbans, which advertised passenger service with "no soot and no cinders.

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128

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Arcadia Publishing

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1467132365

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9781467132367

Try Not to Suck

The Exceptional, Extraordinary Baseball Life of Joe Maddon

By: Bill Chastain,Jesse Rogers,Ben Zobrist

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Try Not to Suck

The Exceptional, Extraordinary Baseball Life of Joe Maddon

By: Bill Chastain,Jesse Rogers,Ben Zobrist

With his irreverant personality, laid-back approach, and penchant for the unexpected, Joe Maddon is a singular presence among Major League Baseball managers. Whether he's bringing clowns and live bear cubs to spring training or leading the Chicago Cubs to their first World Series victory in 108 years, Maddon is always one to watch. In Try Not to Suck, ESPN's Jesse Rogers and MLB.com's Bill Chastain fully explore Maddon's life and career, delving behind the scenes and dissecting that mystique which makes Maddon so popular with players and analysts alike. Packed with insight, anecdotes, and little-known facts, this is the definitive account of the curse-breaker and trailblazer at the helm of the Cubs' new era.

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Triumph Books

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163319857X

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9781633198579

Asian Security to the Year 2000

By: William Jesse Taylor

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Asian Security to the Year 2000

By: William Jesse Taylor

In January 1996, the U.S. Army War College's Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted a conference on "Asian Security to the Year 2000." No region of the world has greater potential for expanded influence on American interests. This compendium of papers from the conference examines the security policies being pursued by many of the key Asian actors--China, the Koreas, Pakistan, and the nations of Southeast Asia, particularly those in ASEAN. The contributors to this volume paint the picture of a dynamic and diverse Asia on the verge of the new century. Each author identifies the critical issues which frame both challenges and opportunities for U.S. foreign, economic, and security pol

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DIANE Publishing

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1428913688

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9781428913684

Meetings of Stockholders

By: R. Franklin Balotti,Jesse A. Finkelstein,Gregory P. Williams

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Meetings of Stockholders

By: R. Franklin Balotti,Jesse A. Finkelstein,Gregory P. Williams

Annotation In one comprehensive volume, you get all the information & guidance necessary to advise, plan, & run corporate shareholder meetings efficiently & effectively including up-to-date coverage of the latest SEC rules & regulations, recent DOL interpretations concerning institutional investors, case law developments, & emerging trends in shareholder actions. Comprehensive, authoritative, & practical, MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS covers every key topic relating to stockholder meetings, from the laws & regulations to the mechanics of running the meeting, including: Selection of the meeting location Preparation of the chair & officers Creating an agenda Meeting notice requirements The right to inspect the shareholder list Statutory criteria for eligibility Preparing proxy materials Proxy eligible securities Disclosure requirements Institutional investor issues Handling shareholder proposals Personal claims & grievances Exceptions to Rule 14a-8, rules governing meeting conduct Dealing with the disorderly stockholder Voting rights of shares & stockholders Quorum, counting & reporting the vote Tabulation of proxies Action by written consent Defensive strategies to defeat shareholder consent solicitations Director removal problems And more.

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1010

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Wolters Kluwer

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1567062768

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9781567062762

Rockhole

By: Jesse Skiles

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Rockhole

By: Jesse Skiles

Two bloodlines. Forbidden marriages. Children's deaths. For the Conners and Clark families, it's one tragic disaster after another. Two lineages so intertwined by love and marriage and...the Curse! The demon who haunted their ancestors for several years has resurfaced to continue the tradition with this youngest generation. A young couple who didn't know about their past or their present circumstances have awakened the demon with their immoral relationship. As a result, they lost three infant children to the Curse, and now she's pregnant with a fourth, but the demon wants to possess the unborn child for its own. Who will finally win the battle for the unborn baby, a product of the Curse? Will it be the young couple who need this child to carry on their family name? Or will the darkest side of evil win and end this bloodline forever? Follow the Conners and Clark families through one hundred years of tragedy and desperate choices.

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Page Publishing Inc

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1645449513

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9781645449515

Memories of Mountain Home School

By: Jesse Carl Stepp

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Memories of Mountain Home School

By: Jesse Carl Stepp

This book MEMORIES OF MOUNTAIN HOME SCHOOL is a personal journey by a former student, a labor of love. Part 1 traces the evolution of the school from a one-room, one-teacher school teaching grades one through eight to become a rural consolidated school teaching a fully accredited high school curriculum, to its sad decline and closure brought about by dramatic socio-economic changes that took place following WWII. The author draws from original sources to capture the role of the school in the lives of early settlers prior to Oklahoma statehood and during the years of rapid settlement and political turmoil following Oklahoma statehood through WWI. It describes dedicated work to continue upgrading the school during the economically static years of the 1920s and the years of brutal economic decline during the Great Depression, to form a fully accredited rural high school. After becoming fully accredited in 1941 Mountain Home School enjoyed its years of greatest achievements during the 1940s. Then decline brought about by rapidly declining population set in in the early 1950s leading to closure of the school in 1958. Part 2 is the personal memories contributed by 56 former Mountain Home School students. Their span the period from the early 1930s to the closure of the school in 1958. These wonderful personal memories convey the spirit and achievements of the school and the spirit and shared values of those who learned there.

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1463420129

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9781463420123

Perpetuities Law in Action

Kentucky Case Law and the 1960 Reform Act

By: Jesse DukeminierJr.

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Perpetuities Law in Action

Kentucky Case Law and the 1960 Reform Act

By: Jesse DukeminierJr.

Few rules of law can so quickly strike terror into the hearts of lawyers as the Rule against Perpetuities. This rule, two centuries in development, is designed to prevent tying up property for too long a time. It can be stated in one sentence, but the great nineteenth-century master of the Rule, John Chipman Gray, required more than 400 scrupulously detailed pages to explain it. For deceptive subtleties and unexpected traps it has no equal. This book views the Rule in the microcosm of Kentucky cases. It shows that perpetuities law in action differs from perpetuities law in the books. It is more chaotic than any writer has ever suggested. While the words of doctrine remain the same, the meaning shifts from case to case. Seemingly the law is working slowly and tortuously to a new and sounder policy base. The book also is designed to provide the practicing lawyer with a simplified statement of the Rule and comprehensive analysis of Kentucky cases. Lastly, the book deals with an analysis of reform, particularly the 1960 Kentucky legislature reform act, based upon a draft by the author.

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University Press of Kentucky

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0813194512

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9780813194516

Columbia River Gorge Railroads

By: D.C. Jesse Burkhardt

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Columbia River Gorge Railroads

By: D.C. Jesse Burkhardt

The Columbia River Gorge is a land of scenic wonder, revered by tourists for its beauty and by recreationalists for its fishing, windsurfing, hiking, and rafting. The region is also a major transportation corridor, home to two vital east-west railroad routes: Burlington Northern Santa Fe on the Washington side of the Columbia River and Union Pacific on the Oregon side. Every day, dozens of freight trains--as well as Amtrak passenger trains--snake along on opposite banks of the wide river, and rail operations have become an integral part of the heartbeat of the gorge. The colorful images in this work celebrate the art and magic of the trains that move goods and passengers through this striking, rugged landscape.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1439655049

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9781439655047

DemoCRIPS and ReBLOODlicans

No More Gangs in Government

By: Jesse Ventura

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DemoCRIPS and ReBLOODlicans

No More Gangs in Government

By: Jesse Ventura

DemoCRIPS and ReBLOODlicans uncovers the truth about how corporations have bought the American electoral and legislative process through the power of lobbyists, campaign contributions and political action committees. Covering historical details such as the development of the two-party system and the advent of third-party candidates throughout US history, DemoCRIPS and ReBLOODlicans exposes how the two-major parties, acting like a gang-land cabal, have allowed corporations, businesses and politically-motivated wealthy individuals to manipulate elections, bribe elected officials and, in short, silence the average American voter. Exposing the ineptitude of both parties at insuring the integrity and vitality of American democracy, Jesse Ventura advocates the replacement of the two-party system for a no party system based on the ideals of our Founding Fathers. As election time rolls around, this is most certainly the book that should be looked at for reforming our electorate system. The knowledge and research that have gone into DemoCRIPS and ReBLOODlicans is unmatched, and if there was to be change, this is most certainly where it should start!

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Simon and Schuster

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1626363757

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9781626363755

The Legacy of Celia Adams

By: Dr. Jesse J. Hargrove

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The Legacy of Celia Adams

By: Dr. Jesse J. Hargrove

Biographical and genealogical information about the author's great-grandmother and her descendants.

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1496949862

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9781496949868

The Most Absolute Abolition

Runaways, Vigilance Committees, and the Rise of Revolutionary Abolitionism, 1835–1861

By: Jesse Olsavsky

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The Most Absolute Abolition

Runaways, Vigilance Committees, and the Rise of Revolutionary Abolitionism, 1835–1861

By: Jesse Olsavsky

Jesse Olsavsky’s The Most Absolute Abolition tells the dramatic story of how vigilance committees organized the Underground Railroad and revolutionized the abolitionist movement. These groups, based primarily in northeastern cities, defended Black neighborhoods from police and slave catchers. As the urban wing of the Underground Railroad, they helped as many as ten thousand refugees, building an elaborate network of like-minded sympathizers across boundaries of nation, gender, race, and class. Olsavsky reveals how the committees cultivated a movement of ideas animated by a motley assortment of agitators and intellectuals, including famous figures such as Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and Henry David Thoreau, who shared critical information with one another. Formerly enslaved runaways—who grasped the economy of slavery, developed their own political imaginations, and communicated strategies of resistance to abolitionists—serve as the book’s central focus. The dialogues between fugitives and abolitionists further radicalized the latter’s tactics and inspired novel forms of feminism, prison reform, and utopian constructs. These notions transformed abolitionism into a revolutionary movement, one at the heart of the crises that culminated in the Civil War.

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LSU Press

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0807178357

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9780807178355

Book's by Jesse Curtis

Away from My Mother's Watchful Eye

Away from My Mother's Watchful Eye

Pigskin Nation

Pigskin Nation

Railroads of Hillsboro

Railroads of Hillsboro

Try Not to Suck

Try Not to Suck

Asian Security to the Year 2000

Asian Security to the Year 2000

Meetings of Stockholders

Meetings of Stockholders

Rockhole

Rockhole

Memories of Mountain Home School

Memories of Mountain Home School

Perpetuities Law in Action

Perpetuities Law in Action

Columbia River Gorge Railroads

Columbia River Gorge Railroads

DemoCRIPS and ReBLOODlicans

DemoCRIPS and ReBLOODlicans

The Legacy of Celia Adams

The Legacy of Celia Adams

The Most Absolute Abolition

The Most Absolute Abolition

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