Rob Norman has been an Amateur Radio Operator for 50 years. His struggles with severe mental illness have been tempered by his affection and enjoyment of the hobby. This book describes his determination to let nothing in the way of the realizing of his dreams. Without this constant driving source, his life could have been very much different.
My Worldwide Amateur Radio Friends' is an interactive picture book created for Children. By using a pretend Amateur Radio station and speaking into a pretend microphone, they are able to chat to other young Amateur Radio operators around the World. eg. 'Ava' in France. 'Elke' in England. Pictures are shown of the young Amateur Radio operators and their locations around the Globe. The picture book is meant to encourage and inspire Children towards this very rewarding and exciting hobby.
Can you Imagine this? Do you remember the last time, if you ever had a minor burn, you watched as a small part of your skin peeled off? Picture what it would be like if your whole skin peeled off. How would you feel about yourself? Stories about the skin are fascinating and compelling. The skin is the largest organ in the body and is vital for life support, but how much do we know about it and what can happen to it? This book is an inspirational collection of tales from Dr Robert Norman's 18 Years as a dermatologist in Tampa, Florida. Based on real-life experience Dr Norman explains ailments of the skin, including melanoma, warts, albinism and toxic epidermal necrolsis, exploring the condition's history and etiology, and talks us through diagnosis with his patient stories. He also discusses topical issues in dermatology such as the importance of cancer prevention and the 'mad science' of cosmetic surgery. The Women Who Lost Her Skin is invaluable reading for practicing and aspiring dermatologists and practitioners in primary care. It is also a jolly good read for anyone who has ever wondered about the mysterious stretchy covering of our bodies.
1 'Oscar's Amateur Radio Adventure' Synopsis. 'A young teenager discovers an old wireless type radio in his Grandparents' basement, beneath their kitchen. The old radio sparks his interest in radio communications which then leads he and his friend on an Adventure into the Worldwide Hobby of Amateur Radio.
Danny Weeks is a disillusioned IT consultant with one of the most prestigious consulting firms in the world. On the surface he has everything going for him: a great job, a loving wife, and a solid future with the firm. His distant dreams of one day becoming a partner with the firm, however, are quickly sidetracked when he meets the notorious, but 'reformed' computer hacker, Grady Bartow. What starts as a casual friendship turns into a reluctant partnership resulting in a twisting adventure of computer crime targeting some of the firm's biggest clients. As their money-making scheme begins to flourish, Danny's relationship with Grady quickly breaks down as Grady risks everything by flashing his new cash around to impress the girl who jilted him. As the walls of paranoia close in around Danny, he is forced to make life or death decisions in order to stay a step ahead of federal investigators and to protect his wife, at any cost, from the truth about their new found wealth.
A young teenager discovers an old wireless type radio in his grandparents' basement beneath their kitchen. The old radio sparks his interest in radio communications which then leads he and his friend on an Adventure into the Worldwide hobby of Amateur Radio.
*TO BE CLEAR THIS IS THE COLORING BOOK VERSION* (A Special edition will be released later*) Inspired by my wife, Brittany Ross (13 year childhood cancer survivor), this book tells the story of a young boy. This boy faces many challenges in a world of fantasy, with wizards, dragons, fairies, elves, kings and princesses. People familiar with the challenges of cancer will notice familiar themes. This book brings insight into the things childhood cancer survivors struggle with in a fun way. This book is a coloring book as well as a fantasy story. I hope others will enjoy coloring this book in their own unique way. 50% of the proceeds of this book will be donated to childhood cancer research. (The Special Edition is a full color edition of the story with all the pictures colored by those affected by childhood cancer.)
*TO BE CLEAR THIS IS THE SPECIAL EDITION* (A Coloring Book is also available) Inspired by my wife, Brittany Ross (13 year childhood cancer survivor), this book tells the story of a young boy. This boy faces many challenges in a world of fantasy, with wizards, dragons, fairies, elves, kings and princesses. People familiar with the challenges of cancer will notice familiar themes. This book brings insight into the things childhood cancer survivors struggle with in a fun way. This book is a fantasy story colored by children who are fighting cancer or survivors. 50% of the proceeds of this book will be donated to childhood cancer research.
Norman Babbit never thought seventh grade would be like this! When Norman skipped a grade and entered junior high a year early he thought his life would be great. But the school bully forces Norman to do his homework, his younger sister is a brat, his English teacher hates him, his older brother is trying to fill in for his deceased father, and his mother thinks all Norman's problems are dietary. If it weren't for his best friend Chris and his pet owl Luigi, Norman would go crazy. With the deadline for his science project approaching as fast as a showdown with the bully, Norman simply has too many problems and no solutions.
What happens when a promising young New York chef, Charles Mitello, loses his job because he suddenly develops food allergies? He writes about it. In Charles' case, however, it is not as a cookbook author but as a promoter, in the frenzied world of cookbook public relations. Bombastic chef and author Victor Buzzone, his company’s biggest client—literally and figuratively—is seeking national media attention, but Charles is simply not coming through for him. Seemingly stuck, Charles discovers that a major network is planning to air their own over-the-top version of cooking competition: Gladiator Chef. Charles eventually manages to wrangle an interview for Buzzone to be one of the chefs on the show, no mean feat since the chef previously offended one of the network's producers. After Charles secures the interview, the less-than-joyous Buzzone sheepishly informs Charles that as a restaurateur, he has had only minimal cooking experience in the last decade. With the interview set for a week away, Charles scrambles to find the best teachers in New York to retrain him. A madcap five-day cooking spree ensues with Charles' choice “chefs”: a pork butcher on Ninth, a pasta maker from Astoria, a retired firefighter and his grandmother. Can this motley group turn a novice into a pro? Or, when the show finally airs, will it be a chaotic, culinary free-for-all? Onward Kitchen Soldiers is a hilarious look inside the world of competitive cooking and TV chefs. Fans of Gordon Ramsay and Anthony Bourdain are sure to appreciate this no-holds-barred look behind the scenes of what really happens in the world of cooking.
Government under Robertson's control would regress to a point where freedom for gays, women, and even those Christians who do not espouse Robertson's own brand of fundamentalism would be virtually nonexistent. And with the Christian Coalition's current hold over the Republican party, Robertson himself would not have to be in the White House to have control.
The English Studies Book is uniquely designed to support students and teachers working across the full range of language, literature and culture. Combining the functions of study guide, critical dictionary and text anthology, it has rapidly established itself as a core text on a wide variety of degree programmes nationally and internationally. Revised and updated throughout, features of the second edition include: * a new prologue addressing changes and challenges in English Studies * substantial entries on over 100 key critical and theoretical terms, from 'absence' and 'author' to 'text' and 'versification' - with new entries on 'creative writing', 'travel writing' and 'translation' * practical introductions to all the major theoretical approaches, with new sections on aesthetics, ethics, ecology and sexuality * a rich anthology of literary and related texts from Anglo-Saxon to Afro-Caribbean, with fresh selections representing the sonnet, haiku, slave narratives and science fiction, and with additional texts by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Charles Darwin, Ian McEwan, Margaret Atwood, Amy Tan and others * handy frameworks and checklists for close reading, research, essay writing and other textual activities, including use of the Internet.
Calvin Cassowary is ready to do whatever it takes to keep Cassowary Farm in the family for one more generation. Hatching a scheme to specialize in chickens, soon he’s got a million hens laying eggs for Gallinipper Foods, but he still finds himself deeper and deeper into debt. To make matters worse, his chicken-loving daughter Rhea is spending far too much time with the chickens and is starting to act very strange. Filled with as many tears as chuckles, Rob Levandoski’s Fresh Eggs is a provocative father-daughter tale guaranteed to make you ponder the realities of modern farming and think twice the next time someone asks, “white or dark meat?”
Norman Whiteside is more than a cult hero to Manchester United fans. In his eight years with the club he came to embody their aspirations to such an extent that he was embraced as their on-field representative, the supporter on the pitch. In this fascinating autobiography, Whiteside reveals the workings of Old Trafford during th 1980s - the good, the bad, the booze and the arrival of Fergie. His stories of growing up in the sectarian violence of Belfast will shock many, wheras the determination he showed when rebuilding his life when his footballing career was destroyed by injury will act as an inspiration. His career is littered with unforgetable moments, among them the astonishing performance of the seventeen-year-old usurper of Pele's 'youngest ever' World Cup record as Northern Ireland beat Spain in Valencia in 1982.
A Rational Story of How All Things Began and the Main Events that Have Shaped Our World: A Resolution of Creationist and Evolutionist Theories of the Creation of the Universe
A Rational Story of How All Things Began and the Main Events that Have Shaped Our World: A Resolution of Creationist and Evolutionist Theories of the Creation of the Universe
Genesis Too: A Rational Story of How All Things Began and the Main Events that Have Shaped Our World: A Resolution of Creationist and Evolutionist Theories of the Creation of the Universe By: Rob Ransone Genesis Too addresses such sensitive issues as: Where did that first particle come from that resulted in the Big Bang and what was it? Why are creationist and evolutionist theories of the Universe both right? Why is there Free Will? Why is there evil in the world? Is God really omnipotent? Was Jesus God’s only son? Is there a heaven or a hell? Why are Islamic terrorists not following the teachings of Muhammad? Why does the US Government only back scoundrels in other countries? Why is Johannes Gutenberg the most important individual who ever lived? Of the American, French, and Russian revolutions, why is the French Revolution the most important? What were the three worst decisions made during World War II? What were the two worst decisions made by US presidents? Why did all 22 US intelligence agencies fail to prevent 9/11, even though the preparations were in plain sight? If we meet aliens from other worlds, will we be the colonists or the Indians? What are the ethics of changing the human genome?
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