During the twilight evening, Theodore London walks his college campus with suicidal thoughts brought on by his present life, remembering the simple memories of his youth. He realizes that he misses the innocence of days gone by. Theodore is thinking about how he will kill himself- and he has thirteen pills in his pocket to accomplish the deadly task- when he sees a young girl who appears as a ghostly figure in the distance. When he meets Celeste, an eccentric, young college student, a supernatural relationship grows between the two. They enjoy time together discussing classic literature, and they spend hours talking, laughing, and sharing little secrets from their pasts. Even though Celeste senses that her time on earth is rapidly running out, she teaches Theodore how to live in a sometimes-confusing world by trusting in God's plan. For the first time, he begins to understand faith. With Celeste and his best friend Silas at his side, Theodore faces some of life's most challenging hardships as he fully transitions to adulthood. He learns to trust God and to take comfort in heartfelt truth.
A diverse group of high school students come together to share their open hearts with the world through writing short, personal narratives. These teens discuss a wide range of lifes important issues, such as young love, surviving a new country, losing a family member, and many more. Consisting of mostly minority students, this group battles through and conquers some of lifes more challenging obstacles hidden in the everyday living of Californias valley of Kern County. Writing from the classroom of their English teacher, Mr. Tripp, these Golden Valley High School students truly represent their school through their honest and sincere golden writing.
One class of advanced English students and another class of English learners come together to put their thoughts and secrets of life into an anthology through the use of short, personal narratives. These undiscovered teen writers discuss a wide range of life's important issues, such as young love, surviving in a new country, learning a new language, losing a family member, and many more. Consisting of mostly minority students, this group battles through and conquers some of life's more challenging obstacles hidden in the everyday living of California's valley of Kern County. Writing from the classroom of their English teacher, Mr. Tripp, these Golden Valley High School students truly represent their school through their honest and sincere golden writing.
Crossing the bridge between poetry and the human experience, Terry Tripp presents an imaginative collection of poetry that resonates with the youthful heart by sharing bits and pieces of life's inevitable pain and wondrous joys. My Cold Autumn Sky is poetry for the courageous thinker--one who approaches the mysteries of life without fear and who finds the beauty that is often hidden in a sometimes-confusing world. Tripp writes about heartfelt topics, such as love, faith, truth, mortality, and reconciliation in his poems, challenging his readers to find their own childlike innocence.
In this sequel to the novel The Red Fairy's Tale, Hannah Thompson accepts her wicked fate of becoming the sensual Red Fairy, a rich celebrity porn star. The man who walks her into fame is the infamous billionaire Mr. Smiley. After failing all of her late father's pure ambitions for her life, Hannah has to decide if there is still hope and forgiveness after the acceptance of such a depraved identity.
Exinere is a land of wild adventure where recluse elves, mysterious satyrs, industrious dwarves, and men pursuing commerce and wealth dwell in relative harmony. Perhaps the fairest region of Exinere is the secluded plateau of Sliva Campestri. Fenced to the north and south by the dwarven mountains, the rolling plateau between them is the home to many prosperous towns and villages. But with every light, there is a shadow, an ever-present darkness lurking behind the beauty. An evil, known only to a few, has hunted the land. Few who find themselves among these shadows escape to the light . . . except for William Tarkington. When William was young, an attack on his family's farm destroyed his home and left him an orphan. Such was the beginning of William's long road to his role in the mighty guild of Johnstown where he will encounter the shadow once more. The long trend of violence around Johnstown--Campestri's most prominent city--has increased of late; and William will be put on the adventure of his life to find the cause. He will need every bit of his training and nerve to restore peace in the resource rich region of Campestri. He will be part of a select group of guildsmen assigned to find the menace behind all the bloodshed. However, they are blind to who they truly work for and to the real enemy behind it all. This quest will open their eyes to a greater conflict, but such knowledge comes at a grievous cost.
A political strategist for the Clinton administration shares insider information on how key Democratic initiatives unfolded behind the scenes, from the Carter-Kennedy primary contest in 1980 to Clinton's health-care reform plan of 1993.
One class of advanced English students and another class of English learners come together to put their thoughts and secrets of life into an anthology through the use of short, personal narratives. These undiscovered teen writers discuss a wide range of life’s important issues, such as young love, surviving in a new country, learning a new language, losing a family member, and many more. Consisting of mostly minority students, this group battles through and conquers some of life’s more challenging obstacles hidden in the everyday living of California’s valley of Kern County. Writing from the classroom of their English teacher, Mr. Tripp, these Golden Valley High School students truly represent their school through their honest and sincere golden writing.
Did an American president really sleep with film star Marilyn Monroe? What were the real facts of Watergate? How was the former FIFA president involved in bribery allegations? This book lifts the lid on scandals that have rocked the world. From the sexual peccadillos of America's Founding Fathers to the illegal data harvesting of Cambridge Analytica, The World's Worst Scandals examines shocking events from across history. Find out about the politicians, Hollywood celebrities, and corporate moguls who abused their power and didn't get away with it.
As an autobiography, The Distant Glow traces the story of my life to the rough and rigorous way of life in Corella, Bohol my birthplace. Descending from generations of very poor and illiterate ancestors, I exceeded my parents grade three education by finishing grade six and graduating as elementary school valedictorian. Because my parents could not afford to send me to high school in the city, I stayed out of school for six years, helping my father on the farm and my mother in household chores. One of several backbreaking works I used to do was climbing several coconut trees, about 50 feet in height, to tap the trees (sanggutan) for tuba, a coconut juice that yields mildly alcoholic drink. I used to climb 20 coconut trees every morning, noon and evening, mount over top, sit on one of the palms and tap the juice. One evening after sunset, while atop the sanggutan, I saw a glow, a distant glow. I muttered to myself: Someday, Ill find out what causes that glow. I equated that statement to my goals in life. I did find out what caused the distant glow. Other distant glows appeared and I reached most of them with hard work and having a dream. When the owners of a private school offered me an opportunity to go to their school free of tuition, provided that I maintained the first place standing in the class honor roll, I went to high school, starting at age 20. To help shoulder the other costs of going to high school in the city, I paid my room and board with service: scrubbing and polishing the floor, fetching water from an artesian well and gathering firewood every weekend for the landlord family. With all the hardship, I maintained the tuition-free deal and graduated from high school as class valedictorian.
Set in London, Wiltshire and Orkney There Came A Big Spider sees the young Marcus Moon attempting to climb the ladder of success at his new company. Bitterly resented by a ruthlessly ambitious rival, they are thrown together to design a big government project near the small market town of Kingscastle. This town was site of the Saxon camp of Alfred the Great, and his treasure was lost when the Danes invaded WIltshire. Marucs is asked to minimize the ecological effects of the project on the beautiful countryside around the town. Local feelings run high both for and against the project and throw up a whole gamut of local politics, sexual deviance, office intrigue, protest groups and romance. A sometimes zany, always enjoyable plot full of humour and energy, this is the eagerly awaited prequel to the popular Marcus Moon series. Light entertainment at its very best!
The Los Angeles Times once called investigative lawyer Terry Lenzner “one of the most powerful and dreaded private investigators in the world.” In his fifty-year career, Lenzner has worked with politicians, celebrities, governments, and corporations worldwide; with a steadfast commitment to the truth, he has uncovered facts that have shaped policy and influenced major legal battles. In this captivating memoir, Lenzner speaks about his varied career and high-profile cases for the first time. At the Justice Department in 1964, he investigated the murder of three civil rights workers—an infamous event that inspired the film Mississippi Burning. He led the national Legal Services Program for the poor, prosecuted organized crime in New York, defended peace activist Philip Berrigan, and represented CIA operative Sid Gottlieb. As a counsel to the Senate Watergate Committee, Lenzner investigated Nixon’s dirty tricks and followed the money trail that led to the Watergate burglary and cover-up. He was the first person to deliver a congressional subpoena to a sitting U.S. president. He uncovered cost overruns of the Alaska oil pipeline, helped identify the Unabomber, investigated the circumstances of Princess Diana’s death, and cleared Hugo Chavez of false corruption charges. Lenzner also worked with President Clinton’s defense team during the impeachment hearings. The Investigator is a riveting personal account: Lenzner astounds with anecdotes of scandal and intrigue, offers lessons in investigative methods, and provides an eye-opening look behind some of the most talked-about media stories and world events of our time.
During the twilight evening, Theodore London walks his college campus with suicidal thoughts brought on by his present life, remembering the simple memories of his youth. He realizes that he misses the innocence of days gone by. Theodore is thinking about how he will kill himself- and he has thirteen pills in his pocket to accomplish the deadly task- when he sees a young girl who appears as a ghostly figure in the distance. When he meets Celeste, an eccentric, young college student, a supernatural relationship grows between the two. They enjoy time together discussing classic literature, and they spend hours talking, laughing, and sharing little secrets from their pasts. Even though Celeste senses that her time on earth is rapidly running out, she teaches Theodore how to live in a sometimes-confusing world by trusting in God's plan. For the first time, he begins to understand faith. With Celeste and his best friend Silas at his side, Theodore faces some of life's most challenging hardships as he fully transitions to adulthood. He learns to trust God and to take comfort in heartfelt truth.
Exinere is a land of wild adventure where recluse elves, mysterious satyrs, industrious dwarves, and men pursuing commerce and wealth dwell in relative harmony. Perhaps the fairest region of Exinere is the secluded plateau of Sliva Campestri. Fenced to the north and south by the dwarven mountains, the rolling plateau between them is the home to many prosperous towns and villages. But with every light, there is a shadow, an ever-present darkness lurking behind the beauty. An evil, known only to a few, has hunted the land. Few who find themselves among these shadows escape to the light . . . except for William Tarkington. When William was young, an attack on his family's farm destroyed his home and left him an orphan. Such was the beginning of William's long road to his role in the mighty guild of Johnstown where he will encounter the shadow once more. The long trend of violence around Johnstown""Campestri's most prominent city""has increased of late; and William will be put on the adventure of his life to find the cause. He will need every bit of his training and nerve to restore peace in the resource rich region of Campestri. He will be part of a select group of guildsmen assigned to find the menace behind all the bloodshed. However, they are blind to who they truly work for and to the real enemy behind it all. This quest will open their eyes to a greater conflict, but such knowledge comes at a grievous cost.
Why the Nineties Matter offers an incisive yet broad-ranging history of America in that decade. Terry Anderson focuses on key trends that either began or gained steam then and which have had lasting effects until this day: the spread of right-wing extremism, transformations in class voting preferences and party realignment, the expansion of neoliberal economic policy, the emergence of social media, and US foreign policy choices in the Middle East.
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