Pat Davis grew up in a small town in Wisconsin. Hes about to embark on a journey that would change his life forever. While his mother and sister take him to college in their familys station wagon they reminisce about the many childhood adventures of the wonderful decade of the 60s. His large family, combined with a neighborhood of boys is the perfect ingredient to conjure up stories that contain humorous, adolescent behavior along with heartfelt emotions. Although his limited travels have brought him many memories and revelations, this time he discovers something he wasnt looking for.
The year is 1969, and it'sonly a month after Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, when four teenage boysexperience an adventurethat would change their lives. They agree to challenge themselves by riding theirbicycles to a town15 miles away.The simple bicycle excursion manifests into an endeavor that hasmore twists than the road itself. Early into the trip, the boys give a hitchhiker a ride. After a few miles the hitchhiker decides to go in a different direction. Before he leaves, he gives one of the boys an object.They come to realize that the object has ahistorical past along with the man that owned it. Not until 2006 do the boys, now men, unravel the mystery of the object and the hitchhiker they met 37 years earlier.
Gabe Sanders is a man that has put work ahead of everything. It has gotten him nowhere other than promotions. He accepts his latest job in Chicago in which he will make more money than he ever imagined. His move to Chicago gives him the opportunity to visit his family, but over the years he has avoided seeing his family because of their past troubles. Reluctantly, he makes the decision to stop in his hometown to see his father. While there, his senses are awakened when he meets a little girl, Bridget. She makes him understand that there is more to life than work. Her innocence breaks down his complicated life and he begins to see what is truly important. A short time passes before he realizes they both have something very important in common; to recover a lost love.
The year is 1969, and it'sonly a month after Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, when four teenage boysexperience an adventurethat would change their lives. They agree to challenge themselves by riding theirbicycles to a town15 miles away.The simple bicycle excursion manifests into an endeavor that hasmore twists than the road itself. Early into the trip, the boys give a hitchhiker a ride. After a few miles the hitchhiker decides to go in a different direction. Before he leaves, he gives one of the boys an object.They come to realize that the object has ahistorical past along with the man that owned it. Not until 2006 do the boys, now men, unravel the mystery of the object and the hitchhiker they met 37 years earlier.
Pat Davis grew up in a small town in Wisconsin. Hes about to embark on a journey that would change his life forever. While his mother and sister take him to college in their familys station wagon they reminisce about the many childhood adventures of the wonderful decade of the 60s. His large family, combined with a neighborhood of boys is the perfect ingredient to conjure up stories that contain humorous, adolescent behavior along with heartfelt emotions. Although his limited travels have brought him many memories and revelations, this time he discovers something he wasnt looking for.
For the first time ever, one of Rock 'N' Roll Comics most acclaimed series is collected and back in print! The Elvis Presley Experience is both scholarly and dramatic in its graphic recreation of the King's remarkable life story. Though the series was among the best selling contemporary bio-graphic comics of the 1990s, the individual issues have been out of print for over ten years. This 200 page collection features art by future Marvel and DC star Aaron Sowd (Wolverine, Hawkman, Nightwing & Flamebird, etc.), with a story co-scripted by Babylon 5 TV vet McCray, Patrick (Star Wars: Sith Apprentice, Star Trek: The Continuing Mission).
Recounts in graphic novel format the life and career of actress Betty White, known for her roles as Sue Ann Nivins on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and Rose Nyland on "Golden Girls," and for continuing to work into the twenty-first century.
Revised and updated second edition of a text first published in 1992. Includes recent empirical research and a new section on management in practice. Addresses issues relating to the design and structure of governmental bodies, the utility and impact of alternative management techniques and public sector ethics and accountability. Includes references and an index. The authors have senior positions at the Centre for Australian Public Sector Management and have published extensively in their field.
Bill Gates and Steve Jobs arguably revolutionized how people work and communicate. Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey pioneered new ways to connect socially. Sergey Brin and Larry Page created a way to navigate the massive World Wide Web. Together, these men rise above the rest as icons in the world of technology, and their stories are as interesting as their work. Cover by famed artist George Amaru.
Britney Spears - the most famous superstar of the 21st century! What does it take to reach those heights in the Internet Age? What are the hidden costs when every move makes the headlines? More than an entertainment powerhouse... more than a dancer and musician... Britney Spears is a survivor!
FAME offers a broad examination of strong and influential personalities who are influencing culture. In this collected edition learn about the top pop stars of the decade. Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber & Britney Spears. This series has been featured from TIME magazine to TIGER BEAT.
From the imagination of bestselling author John Saul comes Blackstone Asylum.ÊDr. Malcolm Metcalf's sadistic legacy.Ê Madhouse.ÊTorture chamber.Ê As the town of Blackstone plans its demolition, a dark stranger is determined to keep the evils of the past alive.Ê Can writer Oliver Metcalf prevent the curse of his father's asylum before it consumes him?Ê
The story of a formidable campaign organization — "the Big Blue Machine" — that ran a string of successful Progressive Conservative Party campaigns in a several provinces over four decades. Devoted to the art of winning campaigns, it pioneered new techniques in polling, advertising, fundraising, communications, and policy development.
After spending two years in the army, Mac returns home to discover that the uncle that raised him had totally changed. It seems he has given up on caring for his property and everything that used to be important to him. He owed it to his uncle to get him back to where he once was. His obligation was to an uncle that had to drop his existing life and raise a kid that suddenly had no parents. He is also heartbroken by the fact that the girl he once loved is with someone else. Mac had hoped that his uncle could help him sort out some of his anxiety since the war left him nearly emotionless and troubled. His return home seems rather dire until he has an encounter with a policewoman that insists he adopt the stray dog she found. He resists at first, but the dog is forced on him. Reluctantly he takes the dog, but the dogs affection opens his heart and everyone it has contact with. Just when everything seems to be falling into place, the policewoman tells him something that rocks his very existence.
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