The town of New Eden, peopled with hereditary oddities, has arrived at its last days. As two near-centenarian citizens prepare for their annual birthday tea, a third vows to interrupt the proceedings with a bold declaration. The Remnants cartwheels rambunctiously through the lives of wood-splitters, garment-menders, and chervil farmers, while exposing an electrical undercurrent of secrets, taboos, and unfulfilled longings. With his signature wit and wordplay, Robert Hill delivers a bittersweet gut-buster of an elegy to the collective memory of a community.
There is nothing so funny as what happens to us every day. Enter the world of outdoorsman extraordinaire Bob Hill, as he unveils his magical humor in a variety of outdoor adventures. You will help him fight hunger and drowsiness as he pursues Chinook salmon on Oregon's beautiful Columbia River with his wife just "reeling and squealing"; endure his camping nightmares in "The Camper from "; observe the outdoorsman's battle between the sexes in "Too Late To Hunt, Too Cold To Fish"; contemplate what makes a man a man in "Blurring the Line of Distinction Between the Sexes"; learn how to catch crappie from a real expert in "Them Minners Are a Might Big"; and even share some heart-warming moments in "Learning New Tricks from an Old Dog". "The Magic of Opening Day" should be required reading for hunters and non-hunters alike. "Just Because I Won't Shoot a Turkey Doesn't Mean I Have Something Against Them" will have you rolling on the floor! "You just can't make up stuff this funny", Bob says, after battling a fox squirrel that fell in love with his blaze orange cap. This book is a must read for everyone who loves the outdoors and loves to laugh.
Puns Are Fun And I Ain’t Done By: Robert Hill In the whole scheme of things, we’re only here for a short time. Find things that you enjoy doing. Don’t hate! How did we learn to hate? From our parents? When we move out, we start out own values. Do we hate when people make fun of us or take our things? Move away from that situation. What makes us worry? Money and acceptance. Money — buy a small house, pay it off early. You’ll never have another mortgage payment. Acceptance — do things that make you happy; don’t try to please everybody.
A collection of sermons and speeches given by the head pastor of the Community Christian Church, Kansas City, Missouri, from 1995 through 2007 that gives an overview of how he sees the priciples of Holy Scripture and Christianity challenging church members as they interact with the current culture"--Provided by publisher.
Hill, a Black social scientist and research director of the National Urban League, discloses the weaknesses of previous biased studies on the Black family and looks at five traits which characterize thriving Black families: strong kinship bonds, strong work orientation, adaptability of family roles, strong achievement orientation, and strong religious orientation. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Practical exercises and information in a workbook complement to Positive Aging. A companion to Robert D. Hill's highly regarded Positive Aging, this practical workbook offers effective, useful strategies to promote well-being and successful aging. Filled with skill-building tips and advice based on the most recent research on the psychology of aging, Hill demonstrates how people can help themselves age productively and positively.
Why some religious congregations flourish while others straggle along is a question addressed in this remarkable book. Congregations are communities of the devout who seek to discern and do the will of the divide, yet to accomplish this, individual members must develop empowering relationships with both the Creator and the created. This book weaves together principles gained from human development theory, quality management practice and the recovery movement and produces warm and empowering guidelines to help congregations and clergy be encouraged and, ultimately, grow in vitality, effectiveness and enjoyment.
Never before has the story of Chicagoland's great southwest side been told in such a sweeping manner. This book contains the only history of the Belt railroad yards, the giant Clearing Industrial District, Midway Airport and many other subjects too numerous to mention in such a short space. More important yet are the stories of the Indians and settlers, the aviators and industrialists and the ordinary people who have made Clearing what it is today. "A Little Known Story of the Land Called Clearing" is the end product of twenty years of research by local author Robert Hill whose grandfather arrived in 1909 and opened the first hardware store in the community. Originally published in a limited quantity in 1983, this treasure trove of local Chicagoland history has been reissued and updated by permission of the Hill family. Now the generations to come will learn the history of a land called Clearing.
This assembly of lectures should appeal to anyone with an interest in the history of science and the nature of living things. Seven of the eight lectures are by eminent biochemists and describe the development of their own subject 'from the inside; the eighth is a more general one.
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