Used with a personal journal or sketchbook, the COMPASS Playbook Companion has 52 creative process Plays that help clarify, develop and focus on the reader's deepest aspirations. The magic of COMPASS is ignited by the reader as they draw, write, storyboard, mind map, visualize and get inspired around the ideas that are most important to them. The journey toward goals, aspirations and dreams becomes a joyful, exciting one filled with inspiration previously absent. COMPASS is a fun, playful and rewarding exploration into the creative process, the way we think, and the way we enjoy life to its fullest. People who have used the COMPASS framework have experienced: - New clarity around what's important - Breakthroughs in achieving their aspirations - More joy and inner peace - A more satisfying journey to their aspiration - Pleasant, unexpected insights - Improved relationships and deeper compassion - Increased trust in life and the natural process of creativity
14 Days--Loving Life with the Love of my Life, a memoir, is a love story based on the author's relationship with her husband, Chuck. How they managed through six years battling cancer after only being married three, and together what they learned about the ultimate fear.The story weaves through the early days of their relationship and includes Chuck's inspiring journal entries. 14 Days will leave you with a greater understanding and appreciation of how precious life, and true love, is.
The Elite team is created to remove personnel who want to create terror, espionage, war from their position of power, and put on trail in world court or removed from existence.
Phantom in the Sky is the story of a Radar Intercept Officer (RIO) in the back seat of the supersonic Phantom jet during the Vietnam War—a unique, tactical perspective of the “guy in back,” or GIB, absent from other published aviation accounts. During the time of Terry L. Thorsen’s service from 1966 to 1970, the RIO played an integral part in enemy aircraft interception and ordnance delivery. In Navy and Marine F-4 Phantom jets, the RIO was a second pair of eyes for the pilot, in charge of communications and navigation, and great to have during emergencies. Thorsen endured the tough Platoon Leaders Course at Quantico and barely earned a commission. He underwent aviation and intercept training while suffering airsickness issues—and still earned his wings. Thorsen joined the oldest and most decorated squadron in the Marine Corps, the VMFA-232 Red Devils in southern California, as it prepared for deployment to Vietnam. In combat, Thorsen felt angst when he saw the sky darken around him from anti-aircraft artillery explosions high above the Ho Chi Minh Trail. On his first close air support mission in support of ground troops (the majority of his Marine aviation missions), he witnessed tracers whiz by his canopy. On one harrowing sortie, he and his pilot purposely became the target to save an Army unit battling an enemy just a hundred feet away. On secret missions with secret weapons, they dove at anti-aircraft artillery muzzle flashes and flew as a low as fifty feet off the deck during close air support sorties, "scraping" the napalm off their plane. For one mission a friend survived a crash landing, but a training instructor vanished without a trace.
It is my desire in the pages of this memoir to express my deep and sincere gratitude to so many people who have reached out to me with caring, encouragement, and kindness in the various chapters of my life. Many of these individuals are highlighted in this book; they are indelibly engrained in my memory. Above all, I reserve the most resounding shouts of praise and thanksgiving to the loving and almighty God, my Creator and Sustainer, who has stayed by my side each moment of my life, whether I have realized it or not, not allowing me to drift too far from Him, always lifting me up when I have fallen or become discouraged, charting a wonderful course for me to follow, and giving my life meaning and purpose ... and my Savior Jesus Christ, who has forgiven my sins and given me the promise of abundant life in this world and eternal life in the next.
Crack in the Sky continues the development of the young Titus Bass as he gradually learns the lore of the mountain man. From a raucous rendezvous of trappers to a searing fight with Comanche, from a frigid winter's chill to the angry heat of a chase with horse thieves, Titus Bass's West comes alive in the pages of this remarkable novel--and in its final scene, Titus Bass will meet young Josiah Paddock and form the deep friendship explored in the pagers of Carry the Wind.
Time Marches On is the story of the coming together of two families. The Hall Family, from a rural south central Kentucky community, and the Cochran Family, from the mountains of western North Carolina. This is the author’s attempt to gain a larger perspective of life by recording events from the past passed down through folklore. Further, it is the author’s desire that accounts of the past will not only give the personal strength necessary to sustain the present and to provide hope for the future, but in some small way, will help all who read this book. James Terry Hall received his doctorate in educational administration from the University of North Carolina. He has been a teacher, principal, director/supervisor, minister, emergency medical technician, firefighter, drag racer, and pilot. He said that of all things he has experienced, being a part of a family is by far the most important. He lives with his wife, Patricia, in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Seven years ago the housekeeper, Maudelle Perkins, found Horace Fletcher, Director of Shady Rest Funeral Home, dead at his desk. Cyrus Dedeaux, one of three morticians hired by Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher, was declared guilty. However, new DNA evidence, presented by his lawyer, had proven Mr. Dedeaux innocent and he has been set free Three days after Cyrus returned, there has been an alleged attempted murder on Rose Fletcher, Horace's widow, and a body has washed up on the beach. Before attending the gala benefit honoring environmentalist, Dr. Horatio Banks, in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, Mrs. Julia McKenna and her boyfriend, Captain Eric VonBoatner, are supposed to pick up a 1927 Model T. Ford, which she won two months earlier in a drawing. During an impromptu shopping spree, Aunt Jewels and a dog named Maggie May are kidnapped and dog napped respectively. Upon inspection of the floorboards inside of the antique car, her niece, Private Investigator Bea Winslow, discovers small specks of dried blood. Mystery, mayhem and merriment, follow these two sleuths as they weave their humor, crime solving tactics and hilarious antics, through a host of unsavory characters, the funeral parlor, saving the environment, Christmas festivities in the Bay and finding Aunt Jewels and Maggie May.
Draws aside the curtain of mythology and shows the AVG members--pilots, mechanics, nurses, and Chennault himself--as recognizable humans with a full spectrum of virtues and faults. Yet, the glory remains undiminished . . . A Flying Tiger's Diary is highly readable and is wholeheartedly recommended."--Military Review The Flying Tigers, under the leadership of Claire Chennault, fought legendary air battles in the skies over Burma and China. This journal of ace pilot Charles Bond, now in its fifth printing, vividly preserves his experiences in aerial combat against the Japanese, all recorded within twenty-four hours of the action. It also documents the training and living conditions of the men whom Gen. Bruce K. Holloway has called "the most colorful group of warriors in modern times." A limited, specially bound edition of A Flying Tiger's Diary, signed and with a laid-in print by Terry Pyles, is available while supply lasts.
A young man on the run from his past happens upon an old mountain man, and together they survive the Blackfeet and the Crow, bible-spouting pioneers, and sensuous women.
A Complete Film Guide to motion pictures and television shows that pertain to WWII. Facts and stories about Hollywood personal that served in the Armed Forces, War Bond drives, USO shows, Hollywood Canteen and those who were ruled 4 F during the war. Complete history of world cinema during the years of the war. As well as other interesting facts are also included in the first volume. Featurine shorts, cartoons, documentaries, and feature films. Don't forget to get the second volume L-Z.
I's me...I's a person. Cain't nobody own me. Twelve-year-old Albert counts himself among the lucky, For he is recently freed from the shackles of slavery. Together with his friends Sam and Will, he must face the chaos, desperation, and bitter backlash of a people divided. As the war ends and citizens attempt to return To The normal, The three boys begin their journey, a path that will lead them to self-discovery. Armed with their freedom and each other, The boys must face the violence of the Ku Klux Klan. It is only then that they will realize how Costly Freedom truly is. Terry Webb has penned a timeless account of the struggle felt during the time of our country's Reconstruction Period, a reminder to generations past of the meaning of freedom.
A complete film guide to all of your films and television shows that pertain to WWII. Included are every WWII film produced throughout the world. Historical and informative. Stories behind the Hollywood Canteen, USO shows, War Bond drives, those who served or were classified as 4F during the war. Many interested stories!
“Set primarily on the high plains during the 1860s, this novel has the epic sweep of the frontier built into it.”—Publishers Weekly Jonah Hook fought for the Confederacy at Pea Ridge and Corinth, where he was wounded, captured, and sent to the prison hellhole they called Rock Island. The only way out for the young Reb was to don a blue uniform and serve on the western frontier as a “galvanized Yankee.” Along the North Platte, Tongue, and Powder rivers, Jonah Hook fights side by side with a buckskinned scout named Shadrach Sweete. When he returns to his Missouri farm, he finds an empty house and overgrown land. Now it will take all the knowledge and hard cunning he acquired on the frontier to rescue his family from the brutal men who kidnapped them. Finding them will be the journey of a lifetime.
Ezekiel, Yuma's Native Son" will allow you to open the window of life through the eyes of a centenarian, retracing the steps of a barefoot island boy, Herman Ezekiel Dean. Experience the authors' vivid account of Zeke's boyhood adventures in Yuma, the original name given to Long Island, Bahamas by the Arawak Indians, to his migration to Miami, formerly called Mayaimis by Native American Indians, meaning "Big Lake." Feel Herman's passion as the authors take you on a moving journey of heart-throbbing love stories, encounters with Christ, years on the Contract, a near-fatal accident, and his seventy-plus years of ministry and service to God.
Twenty-five years have passed since our protagonist, Bea Winslow, Private Investigator had her doomed engagement to Lieutenant Colonel Jerry McConnell, and the events which followed. She moved on. Content with her retirement from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, she now lives in the quiet township of Lafouchefeye (La-fooch-fay) County, Mississippi. Her present fiancé, Jim Travis, Sheriff of Lafouchfeye County, and her Aunt Julia McKenna, (whom she fondly calls Aunt Jewels), give her a pleasant mix of excitement and enjoyment. However, in the early hours of June 28th, Deputy Andy Tucker has discovered Ms Johanna Clement DuBois, owner of the new “Seaside and Sunset Art Galleria in Lafouchfeye County, lying dead in her partially charred showroom. Bea’s uncomplicated world begins to unravel. Secret’s and skeleton’s locked in the deep crevices of Bea’s life emerge, causing our heroes and heroines to examine old loyalties, test friendships, and discover the murder of Johanna has its roots in jealousy, vengeance, intrigue, and espionage. Bea, Jim, and Aunt Jewels find themselves defending their very lives, reputations, and the safety of the entire country!
As part of the "Keep It Simple Series", this title shows how to master the basics of guitar playing, discover different musical styles, and learn how to make your own recordings. Written by an expert in the field, the book includes full-color photos and illustrations throughout.
Truman Taylor, sociopath and terrorist, is dishonourably discharged from the army. He decides to avenge childhood injuries done to him, his sister, and his alcoholic mother by his father, Bo. But Bo is dead and the Taylor family becomes Truman's prey. Contains coarse language, violence, and some descriptions of sex.
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