Marcus Hunter is a young adult who is trying to get his life back on track for the sake of his parents, only for tragedy to strike. Marcus winds up with abilities in the wake of this, along with CEO of Draxel Industries, Drake William, who has plans of his own for Chicago. Guided by his friends, Marcus uses his powers to help others and to make the city better. But is Marcus up to the task? Can he rise to the occasion and be the symbol the people, or will he crash and burn?
Read and feel the raw intensity as Blacks aka Dante Reynolds. A small time hood in search of the American Dream. Enters a world of mayhem in Harlem's underground drug world. Feel the hate as Blacks, and his boys, Speedy and Suzy, try to establish themselves in the drug game. In a city that never sleeps, the drug dealers use violence and death to get their points across. Death, trust, hate, love, and betrayal takes the reader on a trip into the belly of the beast for control of the drug trade.
The most outspoken and combative coach in NBA history—and one of the most successful, amassing more than 1,175 victories, the sixth best winning record ever—reflects on his life, his career, and his battles on and off the basketball court in this no-holds-barred memoir A man of deep passion and intensity, George Karl earned his bad boy reputation while playing at the University of North Carolina, a rap that continued through the five years he spent with the San Antonio Spurs—and long after he stopped playing. Karl’s beery nights, fistfights, and barking followed him into a thirty-five-year coaching career. In a game defined by big stakes and bigger egos, rabid fans and an unforgiving media, Karl was hired and fired a dozen times. After leading a team beset by injuries and with no superstar to its best season of all time—an achievement that earned Karl the title NBA Coach of the Year—he was dumped by the Denver Nuggets in 2013. Less than a year and a half later, Karl was at the helm of the Sacramento Kings, snarling and bellowing on the sidelines before being cut loose in May 2016. Intense, obstinate, and loud, Karl has never backed down from a confrontation, whether with management, officials, or star players, as NBA legends from Allan Iverson to Gary Payton to Carmelo Anthony to Demarcus Cousins can attest. Telling his story, Karl holds nothing back as he speaks out about the game that has defined his life, including the greed, selfishness, and ass-covering he believes are characteristic of the modern NBA player, and the rampant corruption that leads all the way to the office of the NBA commissioner, David Stern. Karl also reveals how he’s learned to deal with the personalities, the pressure, and the setbacks with a resilience he acquired from his three bouts with cancer. Raw, hard-hitting, and brutally honest, Furious George is as thrilling, unpredictable, and entertaining as the game that has defined Karl’s life.
Governments in the US, the UK and other nations around the world routinely consider and, in some cases, experiment with reforms of their income support systems. The basic income guarantee, a universal unconditional income grant, has received increasing attention from scholars as an alternative to the kinds of reforms that have been implemented. This book explores the political, sociological, economic, and philosophical issues of the basic income guarantee. Tracing the history of the idea, from its origins in the late eighteenth century through its political vogue in the 1970s, when the Family Assistance Plan narrowly missed passage in the US Congress, it also examines the philosophical debate over the issue. The book is designed to foster a climate of ideas amongst those specifically interested in the income support policies and more widely for those concerned with public, welfare and labour economics. Its coverage will enable readers to obtain an in depth grounding in the topic, regardless of their position in the debate.
This is the first book of the Ambulance Diaries series. I am currently working on the second book. Liam Tyler has been a paramedic for 18 years when he runs a routine call for a patient that he knows well. An unexpected tragedy occurs that places Liam in the hospital in a coma. During the Coma Liam relives many of his calls as well as other memories that have helped shape the paramedic he has become. This story is written in first person so come and relive those stories with Liam. PAIN!!! OH MY GOD!!! AAAGGGGHHHH... I open my eyes and try to scream but not sure if I am screaming. I am blinded by bright white lights and a loud, wailing screaming noise. I think I may have heard this noise before. I feel like I am falling and bumping into something constantly with my back. It may have a meaning, but I can't think about that at the moment because of the pain. It feels like someone is shoving something large and burning hot into my right chest and twisting it. I think I can hear voices. I've died and gone to Hell. I blink to try and see if I am in Hell. I see a young lady with blonde hair in a ponytail looking down at me. She reminds me of someone. Alex, it's Alex, and her face and hair appear splattered with large amounts of blood. She is talking, but I can't understand her. OH GOD, there is the pain again. I follow her arms down to my chest. OH SWEET JESUS, she is putting her index finger into my chest and pressing and twisting it. I am in hell, and they are trying to tear my heart out. I am in hell. I hear another voice and look to my left. Red hair, ponytail, green eyes, and tears are running down her face. Emmy is here to help me if I can just hear her. Wait, Emmy is grown up; what the hell is going on. Emmy bends down and talks close to my ear. "Liam, you are not in Hell. Don't you dare die. Fight brother, fight and don't give in. And try to be still so you don't bleed to death." Emmy looks up at Alex, "Damn it. He's bradying down. I've lost a radial pulse. Keep pressure on that artery. They have blood waiting. We are a minute out. Hold that artery." I knew that last bit meant something; however, I couldn't figure it out. The pain was fading and it was going to be alright. Emmy and Alex were both with me, everything was going to be ok and the blackness was coming again.
Modern study of the Hospitallers, of other military-religious orders, and of their activities both in the Mediterranean and in Europe has been deeply influenced by the work of Anthony Luttrell. To mark his 75th birthday in October 2007 twenty-three colleagues from ten different countries have contributed to this volume. The first section focuses on the crusading period in the Holy Land, considering the Hospital in Jerusalem, relations with the Assassins, finances, indulgences, transportation and the careers of the brothers and knights. The second and third sections move to the later Middle Ages, when the Hospitallers had their centre on Rhodes, and military and charitable activities in the East had to be supported with men and money from the West. The papers in the second section consider the Hospitallers on Rhodes, relations between Rhodes and the West and plans for crusades, while the third section includes papers on the Hospitallers in the Iberian Peninsula and in Hungary, the territorial administration of the Order of Montesa in Valencia, a plan to transfer the headquarters of the Teutonic Order from Prussia to Frisia, and a Hospitaller reconsideration of warfare and learning on the eve of the council of Trent. The final paper proposes new definitions and guidelines for future work on the military-religious orders. The authors include both well-known experts and younger scholars who promise to follow in the footsteps of Anthony Luttrell and to continue research into the Hospitallers and their fellow orders, these peculiar European communities avant la lettre.
Memoir of a child raised in a Father Hudson's home, unexpectedly reunited with his family at 17. He struggles with a second rejection, with dyslexia, and with various forms of therapy. Like many of those raised in children's homes, he suffers unemployment, homelessness, prison. His attempts to understand and re-integrate his past eventually lead him to travel through Europe and to gain a diploma in Sociology before writing this autobiography
If you're young, educated, and owe more than it feels like you can earn or save, Debt-Free by 30offers a practical, step-by-step plan to help get you out from under that staggering mountain of debt. Written by two 20-somethings who found their way back from the horrors of double-digit debt, this authoritative guide reveals the secrets of debt-free living- * The Seven DebtlySins - and how to avoid them at all costs * Where Does All the Money Go? - taking your financial inventory * Think Twice Before Investing in Gold and Platinum - conquering credit card addictions * Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Banking but Feared Being Bored out of Your Skull Featuring financial IQ quizzes, savings aptitude tests, and daily diagrams and charts, Debt-Free by 30will put you back in control of your finances - and your life.
Praise for The Power of We "In The Power of We, Jonathan Tisch reminds us again that working together still yields the best results. Jon has spent a lifetime mobilizing people and organizations to get a job done in business and in civic service. His experience, optimism, intelligence, and common sense are reflected in this fresh look at the rewards of partnerships." -President Bill Clinton "The Power of We offers a clear and compelling lesson in how today's business leaders can create new synergies and gain competitive advantage by learning how to partner successfully." -Kenneth I. Chenault, Chairman and CEO, American Express Company "Jon Tisch has lived the strategy he describes in The Power of We, and now this extraordinary man and successful leader shares his strategy with us. Building partnerships at all levels-social, intellectual, and political, as well as entrepreneurial-will be one of the keys to progress in the coming decades. Jon Tisch provides a road map for those who grasp that reality." -John Sexton, President, New York University "Being a leader requires vision, focus, and influence. Jonathan Tisch has exhibited all three in this great body of work about what it takes to be a partner and something bigger than yourself. The Power of We is a must read." -Pat Riley, President, the Miami HEAT
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