ROBERT W. SWANSON is an internationally recognized producer of documentary films and videos, spanning fifty nations. His professional scripting and directorial accomplishments have been recognized in the New York Film Festival and bestowed with such distinguished awards as the Golden Camera, Gold Medal Berlin, George Washington Freedom Medal, and multiple Golden Eagles. DR. PATRICIA BURKETT is a clinical psychologist with twenty year experience working with patients and families who are challenged by medical and /or¬¬ health problems. With special training and expertise in Medical Psychology, her work focuses on the impact of cancer or chronic illness on the emotional functioning of the patient and their family, as well as on grief and loss adjustment.
Poems from the Road is a collection of passionate and whimsical expressions of one persons outlook on life. The poems are from the writers heart and mind. They are not contrived or produced. Rather, they have written themselves, flowing from deep within the writer without constraint. These poems were not written to impress but to express, help, and share with other human beings.
Each year 250,000 American males involuntarily join the ranks of widowers. Unfortunately, I lost my beloved wife after 41 years of marriage. Because of this personal tragedy I wrote Lost & Found, a Widowers Survival Guide! LOST pertaining to vanishing. Love/companionship/and special order. And FOUND pertaining to finding pragmatic solutions for a widowers daily life challenges. LOST AND FOUND is not a clinical analysis of grief prepared by well meaning psychologists. On the contrary, each chapter is the result of my personal experiences coping with unfamiliar demands of life without my mate. Regardless of where widowers come from economically, ethnically, or spiritually the destination they arrive at is sadly the same. They are all LOST! Unfamiliar and freighting challenges appear to stay or sell their home, altered finances, house keeping, cooking, health concerns, the mystery of dating, vacationing solo, single grand parenting, sexuality, remarriage, cohabitation.. New widowers desperately need pragmatic answers to these critical issues. Analysts and psychologists will probe a widowers inter self, but they dont wash dishes, change bedding, prepare meals, and select female companionship! In my straight-forward book I have detailed my experiences struggling with the personal melt down emanating from the loss of my beloved wife. With candor (and some wit) my travels in LOST & FOUND are rubber meets the road, widower tested tips for daily survival. Thus this work becomes a very practical guide with easy-to-follow support for the suffering widower, and others wishing to help such a soul rebuild a life. It is currently the book on the market that addresses these delicate and demanding issues. Chapters include such topics as on-line dating understanding contemporary women to sell or stay in your home re-marriage cohabitation disposing of wifes wardrobe single grand parenting traveling alone help from consolers childrens attitudes altered finances maintaining health keeping house meal preparation and dozens more. The topics covered in my book LOST & FOUND have been endorsed by Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, and have become the basis for an in-depth series of seminars created to help widowers beyond grief. Currently hundreds of widowers are enrolled in the program entitled LOST & FOUND, a Widowers Survival Course. My personal background is that of an award winning, non-theatrical film producer,having written hundreds of scripts for international clients; working on high value projects spanning over 50 nations. Scripts covered a wide variety of subjects from German and French Wines, the menace of communism, to showcasing the major hotels of the world. Awards include the coveted Golden Camera, New York Film Festival, Gold Medal Berlin, and the George Washington Freedom Foundation Medal. My background in creative writing is adroitly reflected in LOST & FOUND. I urge all widowers (and those wishing to help a man in such circumstances) to check out LOST & FOUND. The book that tells it like it is! Robert W. Swanson 10427 Longwood Dr. Largo, Fl. 33777 Email: cinerobert@yahoo.com Tele 7273930770
Diminished Capacity is a fictional courtroom drama based on a real-life event. It is an honest and detailed examination of a 2010 Minnesota criminal case of first-degree sexual assault - not from victim's standpoint, but from the perpetrator's. In frank terms, the author walks us through this extended and highly controversial story. We witness an emotional trial by jury in the same town the rape occurred, with the prosecuting and defense attorneys thoroughly exposing every event that happened before, during, and after the crime. This carefully crafted and engrossing novel builds dramatic tension as the case unfolds inside and outside of the courtroom, until the moment it is placed in the hands of the jurors to render a verdict. And the reader is along for the thought-provoking ride.
Although the title suggests this is a guide to plants in a limited geographic range, the plants here are found in many areas of eastern North America, and the book can therefore be used as a guide for this larger area. But for naturalists visiting the beautiful area of the Southern Appalachians, it is a detailed and useful guide to the amazing variety of trees, shrubs, and woody vines growing there. "For naturalists visiting the beautiful area of the Southern Appalachians, it is a detailed and useful guide to the amazing variety of trees, shrubs, and woody vines growing there."-American Reference Books Annual
Examines the ecological and historical significance of the harbor and what it can bring to future residents. Stony Brook Harbor, or Three Sisters Harbor as it was known historically, is perhaps the most pristine of the Long Island north shore pocket bays. Untouched by major commercialization, it has been designated a Significant Coastal Fish and Wildlife Habitat by the New York State Department of State and a Significant Coastal Habitat by the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Despite these designations, however, there is constant pressure to increase development of and around the harbor. Between Stony Brook Harbor Tides interweaves scientific understandings of the harbor with a consideration of its colorful history to inform and educate a general audience about its unique and delicate state. Data is used to illustrate the harbors tides and currents and to show how they influence geological processes and pollution susceptibility. Storm surge measurements going back to the early 1990s document some of the extreme high waters experienced, and descriptions of some of the more interesting or important marine species of plants and animals found in the harbor are also included. The book discusses the century-long conflicts that local residents have fought in order to preserve this beautiful place, and it documents the tools that currently exist to help manage the harbor well into the twenty-first century. An excellent supplement to any high school or undergraduate environmental course, Between Stony Brook Harbor Tides provides readers with a basis for embracing the significance of the harbor and what it can bring to future residents. This book is a small gem, an intimate look at a small local place thatlike many small local placesis very special indeed. Many people have such places, often overlooked as too familiar, undervalued as too ordinary. The reader can take a hint from the authors and seek deeper acquaintance with ones own special places, wherever they are. Carl Safina, author of The View from Lazy Point: A Natural Year in an Unnatural World I was impressed by Between Stony Brook Harbor Tides well-written and comprehensive overview of the rich history of Stony Brook Harbor. The research in this was thorough and well documented using both current and historical studies of Stony Brook Harbor. It is vital when looking forward to future planning of our waterways to examine the historical background, as this book does, in order to move forward without harming the natural ecosystems that have developed over many thousands of years. Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn, 5th District This book, by two eminent coastal oceanographers, is a must read for those interested or concerned with coastal community planning, management, or marine environmental processes. Lee E. Koppelman, Executive Director Emeritus, Long Island Regional Planning Board It was at Cordwood Beach at the southern end of Stony Brook Harbor, where, at the age of six, I saw my first horseshoe crab. Dont step on its tail; its poisonous and will sting you, I remember imploring my friend, and, in so doing, perpetuating a persistent myth about the animal. As Larry Swanson and Malcolm Bowman indicate, in this interesting and informative book, while horseshoe crab tails are sharp, and were used for spear tips by Native Americans, they are not poisonous. This and a good many more fascinating facts about the harbors cultural and natural history await the reader. It is a must read for anyone who loves this charming and special part of Long Island. John Turner, author of Exploring the Other Island: A Seasonal Guide to Nature on Long Island
Each year 250,000 American males involuntarily join the ranks of "widowers". Unfortunately, I lost my beloved wife after 41 years of marriage. Because of this personal tragedy I wrote "Lost & Found", a Widower's Survival Guide! LOST pertaining to vanishing. Love/companionship/and special order. And FOUND pertaining to finding pragmatic solutions for a widower's daily life challenges. LOST AND FOUND is not a clinical analysis of grief prepared by well meaning psychologists. On the contrary, each chapter is the result of my personal experiences coping with unfamiliar demands of life without my mate. Regardless of where widowers come from ... economically, ethnically, or spiritually ... the destination they arrive at is sadly the same. They are all LOST! Unfamiliar and freighting challenges appear ... to stay or sell their home, altered finances, house keeping, cooking, health concerns, the mystery of dating, vacationing solo, single grand parenting, sexuality, remarriage, cohabitation.. New widowers desperately need pragmatic answers to these critical issues. Analysts and psychologists will probe a widower's inter self, but they don't wash dishes, change bedding, prepare meals, and select female companionship! In my straight-forward book I have detailed my experiences struggling with the personal melt down emanating from the loss of my beloved wife. With candor (and some wit) my travels in LOST & FOUND are "rubber meets the road", widower tested tips for daily survival. Thus this work becomes a very practical guide with easy-to-follow support for the suffering widower, and others wishing to help such a soul rebuild a life. It is currently the book on the market that addresses these delicate and demanding issues. Chapters include such topics as ... on-line dating ... understanding contemporary women ... to sell or stay in your home ... re-marriage ... cohabitation ... disposing of wife's wardrobe ... single grand parenting ... traveling alone ... help from consolers ... children's attitudes ... altered finances ... maintaining health ... keeping house ... meal preparation ... and dozens more. The topics covered in my book LOST & FOUND have been endorsed by Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, and have become the basis for an in-depth series of seminars created to help widowers "beyond grief." Currently hundreds of widowers are enrolled in the program entitled "LOST & FOUND, a Widower's Survival Course". My personal background is that of an award winning, non-theatrical film producer,having written hundreds of scripts for international clients; working on high value projects spanning over 50 nations. Scripts covered a wide variety of subjects from German and French Wines, the menace of communism, to showcasing the major hotels of the world. Awards include the coveted Golden Camera, New York Film Festival, Gold Medal Berlin, and the George Washington Freedom Foundation Medal. My background in creative writing is adroitly reflected in LOST & FOUND. I urge all widowers (and those wishing to help a man in such circumstances) to check out LOST & FOUND. The book that tells it like it is! Robert W. Swanson 10427 Longwood Dr. Largo, Fl. 33777 Email: cinerobert@yahoo.com Tele 7273930770
The time is the USSR in late September of 1963....one year after the Soviets brought the world to the edge of a nuclear catastrophe by placing long range rockets in Cuba. The Russians and Americans are on razor’s edge, engaged in a deadly arms race that history records as the Cold War. This one of a kind book is based on the true-to-life experiences of an American film maker, Robert Williams, visiting the Soviet Union in the autumn of 1963 posing as a tourist...while he actually gathers background scenes for an anti-communist documentary film. Williams narrowly escapes incarceration in a Soviet glug as his trip becomes a harrowing nightmare of murder, mystery and mayhem. The Russian Shoot takes readers behind the mysterious walls of the Kremlin, revealing a paranoid ruling society fraught with internal power struggles, political murders, sex, and dangerous international intrigues. As Williams films in Leningrad and Moscow the shortcomings of communism is graphically portrayed as never before. Devotes of espionage and the deadly turns and twists of the Cold War will find this book a must read! The fascinating events portrayed in The Russian Shoot became the basis of full length motion picture documentary entitled Freedom Mightier than Missiles. The outstanding production was personally awarded the coveted George Washington Freedom Foundation Medal by the late President Eisenhower. Inscribed on the prestigious award are the words “For Outstanding Achievement in Bringing about a Better Understanding of the American Way of Life.”
For decades, the Louisiana political scene has been a source of interest and intrigue for scholars and casual observers alike. In recent years, the state’s political, economic, and environmental challenges have drawn sustained attention from regional and national media. Observers have typically focused on Louisiana’s distinctive political culture, including jungle primaries, colorful candidates, and tolerance for scandal. However, recent shifts have eroded the state’s unique political character, aligning it with national political trends of partisan realignment, political polarization, and outside influence in state and local elections. The Party Is Over brings together top scholars, journalists, and policy analysts to investigate these recent shifts in institutions, politics, and policy and situate them in the context of national politics. Both accessible and thorough, the volume offers an informed and reliable foundation for those new to Louisiana’s political culture and for long-time observers seeking new insights into recent developments. Contributors recognize the challenges posed by the new politics and point toward opportunities to leverage the state’s cultural and economic strengths to build a better Louisiana.
Utah Art, Utah Artists surveys 150 years of the extraordinary talent and achievements of Utah artists. This overview ranges from the sublime paintings of a resourceful ranching woman to the polished work of artists trained in Paris, Rome, and New York. It highlights the rural and the cosmopolitan, the traditional and the modern, the concrete and the transcendent that encompass Utah art. This sweeping exhibition showcases 300 works of art by 220 artists painstakingly compiled from a list of 10,000 Utah artists. Selection was made in light of five considerations: quality of the work; critical acclaim and professional success of the artist; belated but deserved recognition of the artist; young emerging artists who are the future of art in Utah; and a representative sampling of periods, styles, mediums and geographic regions of the state. One hundred twenty of the artworks are reproduced in rich color, most illustrated for the first time. Selected works and biographical material on the artists are presented chronologically, providing a perspective on Utah art that will make this volume an essential reference for collectors, scholars, and enthusiasts of Utah art. Vern G. Swanson, Ph.D., has been the director of the Springville Museum of Art since 1980. He has written numerous books and articles and he is coauthor with Drs. R. S. Olpin and W. C. Seifrit of Utah Art, Utah Painting and Sculpture, and Utah Arts. Robert S. Olpin, Ph.D., a University of Utah Professor of Art History, has become a familiar face on his eighteen-part television course on the Art Life in Utah series. He has acted as a consultant to such organizations as the National Gallery and Vose Galleries. Donna L. Poulton, Ph.D., is the Assistant Curator of Exhibitions at the Springville Museum if Art. For the past three years she has been documenting and chronicling, on film, the lives and works of Utah artists. Janie L. Rogers, M.A., wrote her master's thesis on Utah architecture. Rogers is a founding member of the Associated Art Historians, Inc., Salt Lake City.
You can become a millionaire learn this simple method of dowsing that I will teach you. 12 years learning this mythical practice of dowsing in the Philippines. I was able to locate Saddam Hussein the 666 in 6 minutes. Millionaires learn this method and find one of the playing cards. Diving rods locate, treasure, ww2 landmines, lost people and water. Create this ability and read my book. Map dowsing explained in a simple way to locate one of the most wanted terrorist in history. Dows some of the 300,000 tons of gold bars still in the Philippines. Map Dowsing WWII landmines, car bombs, guns and treasure. Every year 15,000 to 20,000 landmine victims help save their lives. Learn to Dows in a field locate a reflection of an underground river and a new source of life water. Feed the millions that lack water even today. The key to success take communion a guiding light will guide you to financial freedom. Look to the heavens with the divine power of the dowsing rod find alien life in our solar system today. Learn the secret of how to find the black flag of a pirate's treasure.
These tales from the golden age of logging in BC star all the legends of the woods. Not the founders of corporate dynasties, but the hookers, fallers, bull cooks, whistle punks and locie engineers who became real-life Paul Bunyans of the West Coast. "From sheer force of personality," writes Ken Drushka in his introduction, "these men rose above their workaday callings and became the subject of interminable bunkhouse bull sessions and barroom storytelling." Whistle Punks and Widow-Makers features twenty-six unforgettable stories about these near-mythical characters. They had names like Bull Sling Bill, Eight-Day Wilson, Daddy Lamb and Broomhandle Charlie, and their stories are told by Robert Swanson, who was an inveterate collector of bunkhouse ballads for more than half a century. With over 120 photos from the glory days of logging, many of them published here for the first time. Robert Swanson (1905-1994) worked for years as a logger, then as a forestry safety inspector for the government. A special horn Swanson invented for trains was adapted for use all over the world, and he also pioneered the development of air brakes on logging trucks. His expertise on steam trains and their whistles was central to the restoration of BC's popular Royal Hudson excursion train, and visitors to Vancouver will recognize his handiwork in Gastown's steam clock. However, to his legions of fans Swanson will always be known as the "Bard of the Woods." During his forestry career he went to every logging camp and mill operation on the coast and spent long evenings bull slinging with the legends of logging. He started writing down their stories and ballads in the 1930s, and in the process he became one of BC's bestselling poets. A new edition of his collected bunkhouse ballads, Rhymes of a Western Logger, was published in 1992.
This book attempts to list every place in the United States and Territories where soldiers, sailors, or marines might have been stationed during the First World War. The reason for such a list is to provide source locations and checklists for postal history (letters and cards) from these military men. The book lists all fixed, land-based United States military camps and facilities that operated during the War period. There has long been a need for such a listing, as it was not known where military mail could have originated within the US.
Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery (VATS) presents step-by-step instructions on procedures that yield better patient outcomes and recoveries. Dr. Robert J. McKenna covers major developments in video-assisted thorascopic surgery (VATS)—including lung-volume reduction surgery. Access the fully searchable contents of the book online at www.expertconsult.com, along with videos demonstrating key minimally invasive thoracic procedures. Get the latest on video-assisted thorascopic surgery (VATS), including lung-volume reduction surgery. Hone your skills in each procedure through step-by-step instructions, along with tips and discussions of complications. Grasp the visual nuances of surgery from nearly 400 intraoperative photographs depicting procedures. Master the full range of minimally invasive procedure through comprehensive coverage that highlights even lesser known techniques. Watch procedures performed by the experts who helped pioneer them on the website.
Poetry. Swanson's poetry comes to us here in four line stanzas that also appear to be complete sentences as part of a cohesive chapter structure, revealing the story of a man unable to cope with the insecurities of the real world. The man withdraws into his mind where he creates his own universe and plays his own God. He attempts to create the perfect order of good in the world within this private space, but is foiled when at the crowning point of his universe, it is destroyed-partly by what he created from his own repressed fears. Unable to effect change, he is forced to watch his universe destroyed, and must return to the reality he had fled from.
This book is one photographers interpretation of the visual highlights, in and around the community-- ... of a beautiful town on little traverse bay in northern michigan"--Book front flap.
ROBERT W. SWANSON is an internationally recognized producer of documentary films and videos, spanning fifty nations. His professional scripting and directorial accomplishments have been recognized in the New York Film Festival and bestowed with such distinguished awards as the Golden Camera, Gold Medal Berlin, George Washington Freedom Medal, and multiple Golden Eagles. DR. PATRICIA BURKETT is a clinical psychologist with twenty year experience working with patients and families who are challenged by medical and /or¬¬ health problems. With special training and expertise in Medical Psychology, her work focuses on the impact of cancer or chronic illness on the emotional functioning of the patient and their family, as well as on grief and loss adjustment.
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