A provocative new history of counterinsurgency with major implications for the history and theory of war, but also the history of social, political and international thought and social, political and international studies more generally. This book will interest scholars and advanced students in the humanities and social sciences.
...A blurb by Anna Jean Mayhew author of - The Dry Grass of August, 2011 Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Fiction - In Sy's Gift Patricia Owens takes us to a small town in coastal South Carolina, where residents are battening down the hatches in preparation for a hurricane, where everyone knows everyone else and gossip is as certain as sunrise. Cameron Patterson, widow and mother of an obstreperous 20-year-old adopted daughter, is shocked by the sudden appearance of her late husband's illegitimate son. Cameron finds in Michael a connection with her dead husband Sy that is both mystifying and comforting. Owens, who is particularly adept at creating a sense of place, gives us an unforgettable cast of characters and an intriguing plot in a setting so real one can smell the salt air and feel the inescapable heat.
For Ron & Patricia Owens, The Journey is a drink offering of adoration poured out to Jesus-the Rose of Sharon. With grateful hearts, the Owens commend to you the poetry, songs, and truths Christ has written on their hearts. May you be encouraged on your journey and drawn closer to Jesus each day. We are on a worship journey that begins with our "new birth." It's a journey that continues every day we're here on earth. It's a journey that will climax when we enter heaven's gate, There with every tongue and nation we will join in perfect praise. Ron and Patricia Owens have traveled the world for almost fifty years, gratefully serving where the Lord provides open doors. In North America and internationally, they have ministered in conferences, churches, seminaries, and colleges. Their focus includes Ron's preaching and teaching on the subjects of worship and revival as well as their joint ministry through music, composition, and authoring books. Ron writes most of the poetry for their songs, while Patricia writes and arranges the music. In addition to writing songs together, Ron has authored several biographies with additional titles in process.
Are you in search of the next upgrade in life, that perfect 4.0 version of yourself? How fantastic would it be to have a life that is highly impactful, makes you feel superbly functional and hard-wires you to dream and do what seems to be impossible! If these attributes sound like the opening announcement for the next biggest game changer for your life-well good, because that's exactly what you will experience with author Elect Lady, Dr. Patricia A. Owens' latest book entitled, Control-Alt-Delete. Dr. Owens has a passion for souls and through her writing she bears her heart for supporting believers through their life long Christian journey. About the Author As a servant of God, wife, mother and author, Dr. Owens is the epitome of grace and virtue-a true 21st Century Woman. Married to the illustrious Prophet Phillip Owens and has labored along his side for 40 years as co-pastor of Immanuel's Temple System of Church (ITSC). A church and ministry that extends the Word of God locally and around the world-with roots in Lansing, Michigan, and Las Vegas, Nevada. She has mothered three accomplished children, Minister Emanuel, Minister Rachel, and Minister Josiah, who help complete their parents' bi-coastal ministry with their exemplary service. In addition to her duties as a co-pastor, Dr. Owens can be seen and heard greatly exhorting and speaking the Word of God on the international broadcast The Word Network, as well as other media platforms where she and Prophet Owens have faithfully edified the body of Christ. Stay tuned into the dynamic work of this anointed and appointed woman of God at www.immanuelstemple.com.
In this major new assesment of Hannah Arendt's writings on International Relations Patricia Owens provides a compelling case for Arendt's continued relevance to debates about suicide bombing; genocide; the ethics of war; civilian casualties; and the dangers of lies and hypocrisy in wartime.
This book is the story of a woman, who is confronted with the realization that in America today, children can be taken from their families and adopted out to strangers, when there are biological family ready and willing to take them and raise them. She also learns that these strangers are compensated financially until these children reach the age of majority and sometimes beyond. When this happens in her own family with the brother to the grandchild she is already raising, becomes known to the family and the child welfare system continues to try and hide this child from the family, she makes a decision to make sure this practice is stopped. She is successful in not only changing her state law in Maryland, but also instrumental in passing a federal law, which now mandates that all states must notify and give preference to biological family before adopting children out to strangers. This book is about her journey to make that change happen.
The author shares memories of experiences and CHOICES made throughout the eight decades of her life, some of which were inconsequential and others very life-changing. After dropping out of college at age seventeen to get married, she became focused on raising her three sons, trying to be a supportive wife, and at the same time continuing her college education. Her story tells of both the joy and difficulties of family life, her love and enjoyment of children and grandchildren, her many teaching experiences, her struggles through three divorces, how she put God on the “back burner” for many years, her search to find her way back to God, the turning points in her healing process, and how she ultimately found her long sought-after FORGIVENESS, PEACE and JOY.
I always loved running, said Jesse Owens, who as a boy could outrun all his playmates. When he competed in the Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, people used words like "express" and "comet" to describe him. Owens won an amazing four Olympic gold medals in track and field events, and demonstrated to the world that Nazi leader Adolf Hitler's theory of racial inferiority was wrong. An athlete, humanitarian, speaker, and author, Owens dedicated his later years to helping the youth of America reach for greatness.
Our family arrives in beautiful Berks County in southern Pennsylvania on a cold but sunny January day in 1962. After a wretched farming experience in the coal mining area of northern Pennsylvania they were hoping for something better. There they take on the duties of farm hands on a dairy farm. They settle in the historical old farm house provided and make friends with the "Pennsylvania Dutch," industrious and generous people of German descent. They were well fed and prospering but unfortunately, there was a fly in the ointment that eventually bought their pleasant lifestyle to an end. The elephant in the living room proved too much to handle... Patricia was born in Jamaica, Long Island, New York in 1934, to middle class parents. Eighteen months later a sister was born. Dad worked in the Brooklyn shipyards during the war and was a plumber by trade. Mom was a stay at home mom. Pat married at an early age and had two boys when her husband decided he wanted to farm so they moved to Union Dale, Pennsylvania in the coal mining areas of the Appalachian Mountains. There two daughters were born. There were several moves after that, each with its own story. Pat considers herself an autodidact. She had a desire to write at an early age but did not have the time to pursue it except for editing monthly newsletters and covering town meetings for the local newspaper at various times and places. After the children were grown she lived in San Diego for 30 years and recently came back to Ohio to be near her children. The books she is now working on, as she had promised a long time ago, are a tribute to her mother.
Book 3 is a conclusion of a story of ordinary people in extra-ordinary times. We were not victims of war, famine or pestilence, we never experienced the holocaust, slavery, and never personal experienced any major flood, hurricane or fire. None of our ancestors were important people and none of our relatives were rich or famous; but we still have a story to tell. Our family moves to West Salem Ohio, the husband having a job with a company that sprayed weeds in industrial sites and planning to expand their territory; the wife hoping that he would tend to business and be the husband and father she always believed him to be. The children grow up and go on to their own lives, with their own stories to tell. Patricia was born in Jamaica, Long Island, New York in 1934, to middle class parents. Eighteen months later a sister was born. Dad worked in the Brooklyn shipyards during the war and was a plumber by trade. Mom was a stay at home mom. Pat married at an early age and had two boys when her husband decided he wanted to farm so they moved to Union Dale, Pennsylvania in the coal mining areas of the Appalachian Mountains. There two daughters were born. There were several moves after that, each with its own story. Pat considers herself an autodidact. She had a desire to write at an early age but did not have the time to pursue it except for editing monthly newsletters and covering town meetings for the local newspaper at various times and places. After the children were grown she lived in San Diego for 30 years and recently came back to Ohio to be near her children. This book, the last of the trilogy, depletes the box of old letters, the promise is fulfilled; the books have been written.
A box of old letters saved for 40 years was the nucleus of R.D. 1, in 3 volumes. A young wife writes letters to help with her battle to hold on to her sanity while dealing with an irresponsible, manipulative husband and four rambunctious, discordant children. Her letters were generally upbeat and she never told it like it was. Now you will know the whole story. The story takes us from the poverty of the coal mining area of Pennsylvania to the rolling hills and fertile farms of southern Pennsylvania; then on to the industrial areas of Ohio where the children spent their teenage years and lives change and go on... Patricia was born in Jamaica, Long Island, New York in 1934, to middle class parents. Eighteen months later a sister was born. Dad worked in the Brooklyn shipyards during the war and was a plumber by trade. Mom was a stay at home mom. Pat married at an early age and had two boys when her husband decided he wanted to farm so they moved to Union Dale, Pennsylvania in the coal mining areas of the Appalachian Mountains. There two daughters were born. There were several moves after that, each with its own story. Pat considers herself an autodidact. She had a desire to write at an early age but did not have the time to pursue it except for editing monthly newsletters and covering town meetings for the local newspaper at various times and places. After the children were grown she lived in San Diego for 30 years and recently came back to Ohio to be near her children. The books she is now working on, as she had promised a long time ago, are a tribute to her mother.
In this major new assessment of Hannah Arendt's writings on international relations, Patricia Owens provides a compelling case for Arendt's continued relevance to debates about suicide bombing; genocide; the ethics of war; civilian casualties; and the dangers of lies and hypocrisy in wartime.
Are you in search of the next upgrade in life, that perfect 4.0 version of yourself? How fantastic would it be to have a life that is highly impactful, makes you feel superbly functional and hard-wires you to dream and do what seems to be impossible! If these attributes sound like the opening announcement for the next biggest game changer for your life-well good, because that's exactly what you will experience with author Elect Lady, Dr. Patricia A. Owens' latest book entitled, Control-Alt-Delete. Dr. Owens has a passion for souls and through her writing she bears her heart for supporting believers through their life long Christian journey.
The Haunting of the Owens Family follows the Owenses for approximately 1 year, from 1974 to 1975. From most outside appearances, the Owenses are a normal, middle-class family who live in a big house in a nice neighborhood. Both the parents and the children have their crosses to bear, some ordinary and of this world, and some not. In spite of this, they each seem able to get up in the morning and face, if not accept, what lies ahead. But, walking a rope such as this can be done for only so long. What is truly going on in that house would cause the strongest of spirits to turn away. This novel follows a family as it tries to survive domestic abuse. It depicts the effects of screaming and throwing and yelling and the use of words meant to kill. It shows what happens when there is an ongoing war in your home. The Owenses story illustrates that what you do in front of your children, you do to your children. And the consequences are much more deleterious than those not realizing, not meaning to harm, expect. Amidst the ugliness, however, there are also dreams, magic, and hope. And the presence of ghostly activity in the Owenses house causes the reader to question the true catalyst of what has found this family. Theres Meggie, the wife and mother, who has lived most of her life the way she has been expected to, not questioning, not rising up, just following her duty, knowing somewhere inside that she has a penance to pay. There are the children: Elizabeth, whose anger is making a slow burn through her skin, who is most likely the only one in this family who actually sees what is going on. Grace, whose visions and clear eyes lend a certain magic to an otherwise oftentimes hopeless world. Danny, the only boy, whose dedication to making things right, trying to place order back into a chaotic world, almost ruins him. And Annabelle, whose tiny body and youngest mind help her to hide, but also cause her never to be seen -- not when it counts. And, finally, theres Dan, the husband and father -- a kind, funny man at times -- he finds himself in a place he never intended, where rage and a sense of injustice start the quakes in his house, in his children. This novel is intended for adults and is not appropriate for children.
Pulling Time takes the reader inside a minimum security prison for a glimpse of what few see. It's told by a tutor who has volunteered to help an inmate improve his reading skills. It's at times hilarious, bawdy, sad, and utterly forgettable.
How do you cope with these painful emotions when the sights, sounds, and smells of the holiday season are unavoidable? How do you garner happiness for others as you watch celebrations of family togetherness while your heart is breaking? Some have even asked, "How do I make the holiday season disappear?" You are not alone on this journey. While the root causes of holiday grief are many, one will find inspiration from the personal stories shared. The authors share their unmasked pain from the deepest parts of their hearts and souls. They share experiences of transcending losses related to death, relationships, health, career, divorce, faith, miscarriage, self-identify, and much more. Shawn Perry, Founder, Executive Producer, and Radio Host of The Senior Zone, increases visibility, raises awareness, and elevates the concerns of our older adult population. He shares an encouraging holiday message to our seniors, the backbone of our existence, who might feel alone and withdrawn during the holiday season. Robert Wright, Jr., Ph.D., COFT, the Stress Relief Doctor, is an Executive Stress Management Wellness Coach. Dr. Bob enlightens on existential grief, the causes, how it can affect every part of one's life, and provides valuable information on steps to identify and resolve this devastating and sometimes unrecognizable form of grief.
WOMEN OF MAGIC, INTRIGUE & MYSTIQUE: Some are motivated by the need to help their fellow beings, others by the pursuit of power, wealth, or revenge. Here are thirteen stories about women of magic, intrigue, and mystique. Compiled by the editor of the pulp fantasy and horror anthology EXTERUS, this collection will be sure to spark the imagination of anyone who prefers their fantasy to be deliciously clever, occasionally wicked, and always unconventional.FEATURING THE LITERARY TALENTS OF: Patricia S. Bowne, Corissa McClay, Dennis Mombauer, Victoria Knapp, Jude Fawley, Melody Jones, L.C. McKinnon, Saoirese Ross, G. Owen Wears, Jaap Boekestein, Sara L. Uckelman, Joshua Grosso, and Todd Sullivan
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