Shelly is an amazing little girl who rode an alligator, drove a blimp, and refused to give up her fight against cancer. Her boundless energy and love for people endeared her to everyone who met her. Strangers had pictures taken with her, wanted to buy her ice cream, and gave her gifts. She would give hugs and draw smiles to everyone she met. You will come to love Shelly as many people have following the authors blog.
... a historic architectural and cultural review of the City of Huntington's most dynamic era of its modern movement and the extraordinary architects, individuals and families who contributed so much in embracing the modern age."--Page 1.
Since the early days or racing, Chrysler, Dodge, and Plymouth have dominated drag strips and race tracks. During 1955 alone, Chrysler 300s won 37 major stock car races and clinched both the NASCAR and AAA stock car championships. Although the impressive engine options of 1950s consistently out-performed the competition, they were a mere opening act for the extremes of performance that would be unleashed throughout the 1960s--the golden era of drag racing and factory super-performance cars.Maximum Performance: Super Stock Drag Racing 1962-1969 details Chrysler's amazing dominance in this era. Its drivers were among drag racing's first paid professional racers, and this book covers the complete story of Mopar drag racing accompanied by historical imagery as well as contemporary photos. This is the real story behind Super Stock and Factory Experimental drag racing as told the people who lived it!"--Publisher's description.
Tells the story of Cowboy Jim Gregory's 1958-1959 cross-country trip from California to New York on horseback, raising awareness for the need for better highway safety.
Possessing a landscape as diverse as its population, Durham County represents the changing face of North Carolina, a place and personality steeped in Southern traditions, yet redefined each passing year by new strides in technology and industry. Created in 1881, the county evolved over the decades from its humble roots as a rural Carolina railroad stop into an affluent, dynamic, and cosmopolitan community spurred on by the alternate successes of tobacco, textiles, and now, medical research. This volume, with 195 black-and-white photographs, celebrates, in word and image, the fascinating story of Durham County, tracing its history from before the county's creation through the remarkable years of the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. From times characterized by a slower way of life to the accelerating modern day, Durham County allows readers a rare opportunity to step back into the past and explore the county anew, viewing its early farms, its budding downtown, the influential Hayti district (a center for black commerce), the many tobacco factories, and a selection of the numerous mills yielding a variety of products. However, this book is much more than just a portrait of Durham's commercial interests, but touches upon many elements of everyday life in the county: its personal side, covering families such as the Dukes and Bennehans; its educational opportunities, such as Duke University and North Carolina Central University; and its citizens at play, including the resurgence of Durham's famed minor-league baseball team.
Oten when people are hurt, or their trust and confidence have been shattered, the only way they know to get on with life is to lock themselves into unforgiveness. Other people might feel that forgiveness in some way involves condoning or minimising a wrong, or letting the guilty party off the hook. The most surprising people sometimes display a truly puzzling inability to forgive. ..{here} look at every facet of unforgiveness - its causes, symptoms and consequences. ...... from back of book.
This is a hilarious kids story about a boy genius named Little Frankie Stein. the story starts when Frankie finds his late father's reanimation machine and decides to make it his next science project. A week later, his little sister's dog is killed in the streets, making family matters even more complicated. Frankie and his best friend Jessie decided to rescue the dead dog and make it the first subject in the reanimation machine. Miraculously, the machine works And The dog is brought back to life. A week later, Frankie's sister Crickett finds out that Mrs. Dinglemeyer, Frankie's evil teacher, Is trying to kick Frankie out of his accelerated classes by springing a pop quiz on him. Frankie, Jessie and Crickett plot to steal the test over the weekend so Frankie can ace the test. During the break in at Dinglemeyer's house, she catches them in the act and in a hand-to-hand struggle over the quiz, Dinglemeyer falls and hits her head, killing her. Oops. Frankie feels he has no choice but to try to reanimate her in his new "back to life" machine. Follow this back to life adventure and see the consequences of the reanimation machine.
Michigan's state park system is a diverse collection of virgin forests, dramatic sand dunes, and clear lakes. This updated guide offers information on camping, hiking, paddling, cycling, skiing, fishing, and swimming, plus expanded coverage of mountain biking.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jim Davidson is a Christian businessman and a native of Gould in Southeast Arkansas. His career as a public speaker, author, and motivational consultant has spanned more than forty-five years. Some of his many awards and achievements include: Arkansas Salesman of the Year, Chairman of the Little Rock Chamber of Commerce's Diamond Club sales organization, Justice of the Peace in Pulaski County, Chairman of Speakers Bureau of the Pulaski County United Way, Leadership Gavel recipient as voted by members of his Dale Carnegie Class, and honorary member of the DECA & GCE Clubs of Arkansas. He has also been presented with the "Good Neighbor Award" by the Conway Area Chamber of Commerce and is the 2010 "Distinguished Service Award" winner for Conway Public Schools. In November 2013, Jim was given a Senate Citation and the Conway Community Service Award by Senator Jason Rapert during a ceremony at the Faulkner County Library. In 1980, Jim began writing and producing a daily radio program titled "How to Plan Your Life." It has been broadcast by over 300 radio stations coast to coast and heard by thousands of people each weekday. Later, in 1995, he also began writing a weekly newspaper column for his hometown newspaper, the Log Cabin Democrat, in Conway, Arkansas. With over 375 newspapers in thirty-five states running his column since its inception, it is believed to be the most successful self-syndicated column in the history of American journalism. Jim was a staunch member of the Conway Noon Lions Club for over 20 years, holding every leadership position and winning all their awards, including twice being named a Melvin Jones Fellow, the highest award in Lionism. He also served as Chairman of the Annual Golf Tournament and the Harlem Ambassador Fundraiser Event. Publisher's website: http: //sbprabooks.com/JimDavidson
Some health screening programmes, such as that for rhesus immunisation in pregnancy, are dramatically effective. Others, including most adult programmes and those involving abortion, are of borderline overall benefit and may even do harm. Their value depends on the personal values of the participants. They are 'wants' not 'needs'. an overall cost/benefit analysis of such programmes, and the decision to offer some but not others by the state is arbitrary. Without state provision, much screening would still happen privately. unobtainable public good, corrects market failure, if the state has a duty to rescue citizens in distress when no one else can, or if it protects the poor or weak. Few adult screening programmes, and no prenatal ones that involve abortion, can be justified on any of these grounds. Such programmes should be privatised and people should pay for them. The market will decide which are cost/beneficial. Screening of children and the handicapped, and of pregnant women for the health of the baby, is justified by the state's duty to care for weaker citizens. Such programmes should continue. not justified. Daily Telegraph. are privatised and that help through charities and cheap deals offered by private health care companies would help the not so financially well off members of society to access screening provision. Pulse. and deformities in their babies, according to a senior hospital consultant. He warned that... babies could one day be aborted if they are found to ... have genes linked with anti-social behaviour or homosexuality. Daily Mail. hold the views that they do... British Medical Journal.
The first-ever collection of interviews with this well-known, prolific writer whose books include twenty-two volumes of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction published over a period of thirty-six years
Compiled from the literary estate of the singer who brought a wildly lyrical poetry of the damned to the world of rock 'n' roll. Includes unpublished poems, drawings, photos, and a candid self-interview.
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