LORAL COUNTY TIMES: Return to Echo Woods is the introductory tale of people, animals, and adventures in fictional Loral County in Missouri. This rural area is a place where normal activities are not exactly as they appear because of a clever elf named Sam, who has hidden agendas and is only visible to a select population. He is especially perplexing to newcomer Audry Merryweather, a young woman who moves to Echo Woods to take ownership of her familys historical homestead. Here she unwittingly becomes an accomplice in Sams efforts to shelter and provide forever homes for animals. But, she is not alone. Sam is quite resourceful and has many allies with diverse talentseverybody from an animal control officer to a youth home coordinator and even a red-tailed hawk. Altogether, they combat bullies, overcome challenges, and provide a community where all can call home. Woven within this tale are historical and geographical Missouri references that are hyperlinked to web resources. These offer superior supplemental reading materials for students and educators alike. Subtle humanitarian messages regarding animal welfare and culture, as well as Missouri history, make this a value-added book for young readers.
Filled with the vivid imagery of the Baby Boomer era, Lucky Rimpila takes you back to a time of strife, love, war, and music. Oh! To Mend Straight! is a poetry collection bursting with the events of the 1960s through today from a man who lived them firsthand. From the Vietnam era and the draft to dating, music, marriage, and the corporate world, Rimpila recalls these moments through a rich tableau of profound emotion, compelling description, and intriguing symbolism. Whether the topic is controversial, momentous, or deeply personal, Rimpila expresses this era in a fresh, new way. Rimpila has a way of involving each reader into his verses and also turns phrases into colorful pictures. Numerous of his poems contain hidden meanings waiting for the reader to draw them out. For Baby Boomers, this compilation offers a chance to relive this often-tumultuous, yet enthralling time in American history. Journey to the past and remember the emotions of your youth with Oh! To Mend Straight!.
What Are Friends For? is the sequel to Bogie’s Rules. The story follows Zachariah T. Bogan, an itinerant surf lifeguard, who wanders from beach job to beach job in the late 1940s and ‘50s. Although a fictional character, “Bogie” represents the real men who worked East Coast beaches in the summer and Southern beaches in the winter in the “good old days.” Bogie finds himself in Florida working for the Ft. Lauderdale Beach Patrol during the winter season. His personal philosophy of life involves him in an adventure he would never have believed possible. Bogie meets and falls for a beautiful, smart, and wealthy businesswoman from Washington, D.C. When she disappears, Bogie enlists his brother and his friends, who all have military experience and are trained in subversive combat tactics. The clues lead the group to beaches that span South Florida to a remote island in the South Atlantic, and surprisingly into the world of Russian human trafficking. The group faces continual danger, only to find that all the loyalty and training in the world couldn’t prepare them for the book’s stunning conclusion.
The Business Committee of a large multinational firm based in France organizes for its staff a holiday trip to Sri Lanka, formerly Ceylon. By that time, Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher and Francois Mitterrand are in power. The author of this book takes advantage of a last-minute cancellation of a colleague and participates to the journey, accompanied by his wife . From day one, he has a crush on a young woman in the group. From the first night, he discovers himself a poet within the scope of this new passion of an intensity he had never known. Not to spoil the holidays of the young woman, he decides not to tell her right away his feelings. The presence of his wife at his side requires it to adopt a special tactic to avoid detection. It will therefore be "foraging all the flowers while pollen from only one interests him." His passion will allow him to live this journey into extraordinary wakefulness with heightened sensitivity. He tells us, at first-person singular, everything he sees, what he feels with extraordinary acuity. The slightest fact resonates in him in such a way that his story takes the reader to bottom of this wonderful island that is Ceylon and of the thoughts of its author. At the turn of the story, it sometimes emerges from the context to give a very personal opinion on topics such as Paradise, the Relationship between Men and Women, and many others. All this without any complacency and with much humor. This book can be considered in two very different ways: either it is the story of a trip to the tropics with the birth of a boundless passion, or is a declaration of love in the context of a wonderful trip to Asia.
When I think back about the history that happened while I was growing up to graduate in the class of ’68 in small-town America, I was more thinking about relationships, dating, muscle cars, movies, TV shows, drive-ins and family events. I heard of some events while they happened but didn’t realize the full extent of how our country and the world changed with the history that took place at the same time. I took a look back and now I want to share with you every day, country and world events that shaped our lives.
A handbook, a cookbook, an eggbook: this quasi-encyclopedic ovarian overview is the only tome you need to own about the indispensable egg. Eggs: star of the most important meal of the day, and, to hear billions of cooks and chefs tell it, quite possibly the world's most important food. Does that make Lucky Peach's All About Eggs the world's most important book? Probably yes. In essays, anecdotes, how-tos, and foolproof recipes, this egg-centric volume celebrates everything an egg can be and do. Whether illuminating the progress of an egg through a chicken, or teaching you how to poach the perfect egg, All About Eggs bursts with facts to deploy at your next cocktail party—then serves up a killer deviled egg recipe to serve while you’re doing it. All About Eggs is for anyone who has ever delighted in the pleasures of an omelet, marveled at the snowflake patterns on a century egg, or longed to make a sky-high soufflé.
This book investigates drivers and trends in nuclear proliferation in the Global South. Based on an in-depth analysis of South Africa’s nuclear history, it examines general causes of proliferation, such as technical capabilities and constraints; a country’s motivation to build a nuclear bomb; and particular domestic and international situations. It also highlights Britain’s role in the development of technological capability in South Africa and explains how nuclear weapons influence international relations. Finally, the study offers effective solutions to the problem of nuclear proliferation in developing countries.
Author of the widely acclaimed "Reflections" column in Spectrum magazine, Lucky provides ten-years-worth of his own humorous and nostalgic refections on typical situations engineers encounter during their careers. Spiced with some new anecdotes and personal experiences, Lucky Strikes...Again takes good-natured gibes at corporate bureaucrats.
Building a life in foster homes and rebelling a few times to be close to a brother and then a sister led to a life not finishing high school, of care-free money and eventually juvenile detention to hard-core prison. Prison, yes! Scary, yes! Yes, to a scrawny kid with no education and no direction. Luckily, while in prison he found the right friends, combining that with a strong will to succeed and the raw energy to try something new. He achieved many goals from a high school diploma to being a world-renowned weightlifter, still holding the US 630# Dead Lift Title. He won every match he attempted, set over forty-five records, and was the only inmate to be flown out of state for a meet in Colorado. While accomplishing these feats in prison, he had to cope with different personalities and temperaments.
A motivational memoir by a formerly incarcerated man who transformed from founder and leader of the Dallas Bloods to a practitioner of peace and nonviolence in the neighborhood he once helped destroy As a child of an incarcerated father, Antong Lucky grew up in an impoverished, crime-ridden neighborhood in East Dallas, Texas, born at the same time as East Dallas experienced an alarming rise in crack cocaine and heroin use. Despite his high grades and passion for learning, Antong is introduced to gang life and its consequences. Eventually, Antong forms the Dallas Bloods gang, inaugurating a period in the 1990s of escalating retaliatory gun violence buoyed by a lucrative illegal drug enterprise until he is ultimately arrested and sentenced to seven years in prison. His journey through the doors of transformation came through the pain of incarceration and introspection that caused him to question the cognitive distortions embedded in him since childhood. Once in prison, Antong denounced his gang affiliation and began working to unite rival gangs, quickly rising to become one of the most respected and sought-after mentors in prison. A spiritual transformation further inspired Antong to return to his old neighborhood after early release, seeking to align with like-minded people dedicated to challenging systemic issues in U.S. communities through collective efforts. The work of an incisive, determined mind, A Redemptive Path Forward will take its place among the broadening canon of titles championing and investigating prison reform and societal transformation.
The Illuminating the Mysteries of Light is a captivating and enlightening book that delves into the fascinating world of light, authored by a brilliant quartet of scientists and scholars: Lucky Singh, Kevin Major, William Anderson Travis, and Adam Mark Jordan. In this groundbreaking work, the authors take readers on an extraordinary journey through the intricate wonders and profound secrets of light.
Chief Executives and managers require a range of skills and knowledge to be able to function effectively in their positions. This book is a guide for holders of these positions, examining the varied facets of management and leadership along with the techniques necessary to make effective day-to-day decisions and improve the performance of their organizations.
Both personal and highly accessible, this collection of poetry covers an enormous range of topics ranging from relationships to politics to pop culture. Expounds on the idea that seemingly insignificant events can ultimately make a difference on a global level.
LUCKY IN CYPRUS is a coming-of-age story set in the Middle East during the height of the Cold War. An American teenager - son of a CIA operative - is inspired by grand events and a Greek Cypriot teacher to learn about survival and his art. He witnesses earthquakes and riots and terrorist attacks, but in the end it is his teacher's gentle lessons that keep him whole.
Blast off with Astrid and Stella in the graphic novel series from bestselling creators Hello!Lucky, perfect for fans of Narwhal and Jelly Fire up the turbo pumps and blast off with Astrid and Stella on their next adventure! Astrid and Stella are best friends and intergalactic heroes. But sometimes, even this dynamic duo needs a reset. After drifting into a dangerous force field powered by misunderstanding, it will take total teamwork to get back on track! Once they’ve recovered from that detour, a run-in with a fur-miliar villain and the rescue of an intergalactic pop star are enough to keep things interesting for Astrid, Stella, and their trusty robot sidekick, Bobo. They just need to remember what’s most important—friendship and being true to yourself! Astrid and Stella just might surprise themselves by learning a few new things along the way, too.
The beautiful model, actress, poet, and author, Lucky Ray, shares her anthology of poetry with us. She started her career four years ago and has come a long way. Lucky Ray has turned her dreams into reality as she began her journey as an author and more. Although many innocent blacks' deaths at the hands of police sparked renewed protests, their deaths were not an isolated incident. This wave of tragic injustice threw a spotlight on the deaths of Breonna Taylor, Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, and many others. "DEAR BLACK PEOPLE YOU ARE LOVED" is dedicated to all the beautiful black people in our nation. Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world. - Harriet Tubman
This book investigates the socio-economic determinants of the emergence and persistence of Boko Haram terrorism in Nigeria. Since 2009, Boko Haram continues to capture mainstream news headlines, as well as the imagination of aspiring young Salafi-jihadists around the world who support the notion of a radical Islamist socio-political system. By providing an essential overview of the literature on Boko Haram and bridging research and current events, the authors cover a broad spectrum of topics and suggest relevant policies for addressing the problem of Boko Haram terrorism. While Boko Haram’s motivations are ostensibly religious, the primary focus is on socio-economic inequality as one of the main factors that predispose the disillusioned, poverty-driven and jobless populace in the northern regions of Nigeria to take up arms against the state. The insights presented in this book will help researchers and policy-makers alike to understand the emergence of locally focused terrorist groups and insurgencies.
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