Tony Johnson's childhood was spent moving between Elmwood Park, St. Louis, Missouri and Los Angeles, California. After graduating from Beaumont High School in St. Louis, he earned a B.S. in Education from Southern Illinois University in East St. Louis and then went on to teach in the East St. Louis public schools, beginning in 1967. He began working a night shift at a St. Louis radio station, which eventually led to a full time career as a disc jockey at KWKI radio, Kansas City, Missouri, in 1970.
Go behind the scenes with the world's most successful sports team. This is a complete history of rugby's most famous yet enigmatic team, the New Zealand All Blacks, told by the men who have had the honour of wearing the iconic black jersey. From the legendary 1905 'Originals' all the way through to Richie McCaw's record-breaking back-to-back World Cup champions of 2015, this is a history of the All Blacks like you have never experienced it before. Thanks to exhaustive archival research and exclusive new material garnered from a vast array of interviews with players and coachesfrom across the decades, Behind the All Blacks unveils the compelling truth of what it means to play for the team that has dominated Test match rugby for over a century - all the trials and tribulations behind the scenes, the glory, the drama and the honour on the field, and the passionate friendships and bonds of a brotherhood off it. Absorbing and illuminating, this is the ultimate history of New Zealand rugby - told, definitively, by the men who have been there and done it.
About the Book: Make It With Yuvi: Buy or Start a Small Business, The Best Investment discusses how you can become a small business owner. We walk you through the process from start to finish and everything in between, and why small business makes sense. We also reveal invaluable tips for and mistakes by small business owners. As our book illustrates, you can become a successful small business owner. We discuss different types of small business investment-not all small businesses are the same. We explain the skills and characteristics you need to succeed in small business including capital resources, work-related experience and background. We also walk you through evaluating a small business, the important due diligence process. Make It With Yuvi is not a textbook with boring, long definitions and hard to understand concepts. It is written for the beginners as well as experienced small business buyers. In short, this book provides you all the tools you need to purchase or start a small business and succeed. Quotes about Make It With Yuvi: "This book is full of the kind of no-nonsense straightforward information that will prove itself to be an invaluable resource for anyone looking into buying or starting a business. I find myself turning to it over and over again as I evaluate businesses." --Arvin Lynes, franchise broker and business owner "Having the ability to maximize your profits when you buy or start yoursmall business can make you rich and Make It With Yuvi showsyou better than any book you''ll ever read." -- Doris Dobkins, Speaker and Author of "Get Out of Debt Now, Secrets to Financial Security" "I was a person that was sick of the everyday grind at a dead end job. This book gave me the insight and motivation to accomplish my lifelong goal, which was to own a small business. I owe a lot of it to Yuvi''s book." --Jason Hosko, President, Web Solutions of North America, Inc.
Johnson was shot down in his bomber on his third operational mission, and captured. Here, he describes the harsh conditions he and his fellow kriegies endured, including the infamous Long March of the winter of 1945. He also tells of his successful escape.
A love triangle of three teenagers turns into tragedy. Eighteen-year-old Bridget Morgan, a lovely girl who was top of the cheerleaders in a popular school, is living life to its fullest. Despite all her success, she feels that something is missing in her life. Then she runs into Alvin Blake, a wealthy young football bachelor, but she is diverted by Randy Anderson, a violent young man with an ambiguous temper. Bridget is reported missing, and the only last person seen with her on the night of the prom is Alvin Blake. Two days later, her body is found buried in a shallow grave with a gay classmate. The investigative officer, Robertson, turns to her boyfriend, believing he is the culprit due to some evidence on the crime scene. Alvin Blake is arrested and sentenced for a crime he didn’t commit.
Deadest Rapper Alive" makes an eye-opening examination and social diagnosis of the Rap Music icon, Dwayne Carter a.k.a. Lil' Wayne. By studying his image, content, persona, and lyrics, Pastor Johnson makes a dire plea of warning. He proposes that the music of Wayne is actually much more than beats and lyrics, but it is a philosophy that when followed will lead to extremely dangerous consequences in the lives of Urban Youth.
Experience is the key differentiator in today's marketplace and this proven framework will help you set yourself apart from your competition. This is not just concept and strategy - but HOW to build a service culture within your organization. Tony has spent decades doing just that - building teams, delighting guests, and growing sales - and he wants to share the foundational elements that made him successful. Whether you are building a business, growing a company, or leading an organization, this blend of strategy and tactics will set you apart as a leader and service star."In today's competitive economy you need a plan to engage and retain your customers. Tony's principles are impactful anywhere you serve guests - I've been using them for years and seen amazing sales growth. You need to read this book - it's an investment in success."-Mario Toussaint Chief Experience Officer, Healthcare"Tony Johnson is a brilliant speaker and Customer service guru! The tools he has to set benchmarks for every day customer service helped me establish a successful action plan for my customers."-Shaun Slade Owner, Lakeland Aircraft"Working in healthcare requires a sincere focus on the patients in addition to providing high quality medical care. Tony's message can benefit every business (including the competitive and heavily scrutinized medical profession) and his book reminds us that the customers matter the most. I would recommend his book to anyone operating in any competitive profession that has in-depth interactions with customers."-Angela Pannuti Health Care Provider
Zitkala-Ša (Gertrude Bonnin) was one of the early Indian writers to record tribal legends and tales from oral tradition.Impressions of an Indian Childhooddescribes her first eight yeas on the Yankton Reservation, where she was born in 1876. Her schooling in Indiana revealed a gift for writing that led in 1901 to the publication ofOld Indian Legends, also a Bison Book. For the rest of her rife, this Sioux was in the poignant but creative position of trying to bridge the gap between her own culture and the dominant white one, unable to return fully to the former or to enter fully into the latter. These pieces, largely autobiographical, were first collected and published in 1921. With their reissue, Zitkala-Ša takes her rightful place among such native interpreters of Sioux culture as Charles A. Eastman and Luther Standing Bear .
A tragedy leaves two orphaned twins, with no recollection of the terrible events that unfolded early on, to fend for themselves in one of Jackson, Mississippi's most violent neighborhoods. The Holland Family Saga continues with Part Five: Ghost Town.
The Fourth Edition has full-color photos and drawings throughout. Known as the "Bible of Clowning" by professional clowns, this fun-filled book goes beyond merely explaining how to perform the physical skills, it teaches the reader how to use these skills creatively to become funny and entertaining. Drawing from the combined experience and talents of eight professional entertainers and respected authors, this book provides step-by-step instructions on everything from juggling to makeup, and being funny, to setting up and operating a home-based entertainment business.Includes information on comedy magic, stiltwalking and unicycling, balloon sculpting, funny juggling, fun with puppets, silly music, balancing buffoonery, mine and physical comedy, makeup and wardrobe, developing a lovable character, controlling an audience, creative use of props, how to create funny routines and gags, how to be a good comedian, and how to make a successful living as a children's entertainer."More than balloon tying and makeup tips, this tutorial teaches the practical and business aspects of the clowning profession...The eight authors, all experts in the field, explain the how-to's of juggling, puppetry, slapstick, magic, joke telling and stiltwalking. Even for those not aspiring to clown stardom or planning to set up their own entertainment business, this volume can be useful as a source for planning a party or special school event."-Booklist, American Library Association"The strengths of the book lie in the detailed, comprehensive coverage of the topic, the inclusion of many ideas and examples, and the emphasis on in-depth understanding of the process involved in creation of character and comic routine."-School Library Journal"It's an excellent book, for both beginner and advanced clown. I have recommended it to my local clown groups and my beginning class at Purdue."-Janet Tucker, President, World Clown Association"An excellent reference...outstanding book and I would rate it as a five red clown nose book."-Lee Mullally, Education Director, World Clown Association"Creative Clowning-the name says it! And the book shows the creativeness of its authors, and the ability to insert that same creativeness in its readers. Sit back, enjoy, learn, and truly become a creative clown."-Aye Jaye, world famous clown and magician"I would recommend the 223 page book to any clown, beginner or professional. It is the most complete book on clowning to date...it is factual, informative and will become the reference book on clowning for the foreseeable future...the best on the market." -Jim Russell, Clowning Around magazine"An excellent book...If you're not funnier after reading this book, you're hopeless."-The Book Reader "Magicians have the Tarbell Course of Magic and now, at last, clowns have a source in the same caliber. It doesn't matter if you have been a clown for an hour or for years, you can learn and benefit from this book. I cannot say enough about this book but "Thanks" and my future audiences would definitely say "Thanks" for your contribution to the future development of laughter!"-Charles G. Martin, professional clown and magician"Provides oodles of information on everything from funny juggling and performing miracles to handling troublemakers and putting on clown makeup...It could definitely be used as a textbook in clown school, but it could just as well be read by anyone who is interested in comedy in general...the writing in this book is clear and simple and hence, very entertaining...For those who are considering a career in clowndom, this book is a must For those who just want to have a good time reading about this most happy of careers, this book is also a must."-Nashua Telegraph
Tony has been teaching Self Defense and Martial Arts professionally for more than a decade. He has studied several different disciplines of the Martial Arts for more than 20 years. He and his school have been awarded a Proclamation for Service to the City of Rohnert Park where his school is located. He is a proud Rotarian, an organization devoted to "Service Above Self." As a Rotarian, Tony is proud to serve his community and the world with his knowledge of and love for Self Defense and Martial Arts and their many benefits. Not everyone has the time, interest, and devotion necessary for Martial Arts study, but Tony feels that EVERYONE needs to know Self Defense, and if you truly understood how this knowledge could change the lives of yourself and your loved ones, you would learn IMMEDIATELY. With this book, he has shared his years of experience and unique concepts that have helped so many students to gain real confidence, and know that they are safe, and protect their loved ones. Learn more about Tony's organizations by visiting their websites: www.theselfdefensebook.com, www.immediateselfdefense.com, www.martialartsacademy.online, www.leaderprinciples.com
During their two-and-a-half-year circumnavigation aboard the sloop Maverick, Tony Johnson and Terry Shrode survived a number of harrowing engagements with the forces of nature. In Tahiti, a midnight gale caused Maverick to fetch up on a dangerous coral reef. In Indonesia, faulty navigational charts, heavy winds and high seas led the crew to run the boat aground. And thirty miles from a safe landfall after a twenty-one day Atlantic crossing, water in the bilge triggered the discovery that the hull had begun to tear itself apart. Only a heroic effort by the skipper and first mate kept them from sinking within sight of land. Along with tales of adventure, the Captain's chronicle contains accounts of natural wonders including orangutans in the wild, observed on a dreamlike jungle excursion up the Kumai River in Borneo, and the nighttime Arabian Sea glowing ghostly white from horizon to horizon, the result of a rare bloom of phosphorescent plankton. Woven through the journal are revealing and sometimes surreal encounters with a host of fascinating characters including native guides, fellow cruisers, and would-be pirates. These cross-cultural experiences assume added poignancy in the period following the World Trade Center attack, when, despite the warnings of family and friends, Tony and Terry decide to carry on with their voyage through the heart of the Islamic world and fly the American flag. Sections on Odysseus, Drake, Columbus, Plato, Socrates, bullfighting in Spain, Mediterranean geology, and Junior Walker and the All-Stars ensure that the book will satisfy the reader's wanderlust for cultural and intellectual, as well as nautical, adventure.
Written from a practical standpoint, this new edition of the Stamp Duty Land Tax Handbook details how the updated legislation works in common practice. The book's examples and case studies will be highly useful to surveyors, valuers and anyone needs to be kept up to date with the application of tax duty on Land. Unlike most other books in this area, the Handbook is based on practical experience of the work of surveyors applying the latest legislation in making valuations. The authors explain the potential pitfalls and use examples of calculations of the amounts on which tax is payable. Complex areas like administration and enforcement are clarified and explained. The Handbook will help surveyors and property professionals provide crucial support to their invididual and corporate clients.
For centuries, parents have learned how to tell fairy tales to youngsters. How Bobo Became King is an introductory book of riddles for young readers, age six to fifteen. The book will help sharpen the critical mind of students engaging them in the challenging skill of problem solving. It will be cherished by readers and collectors for the excitement in finding the correct answer.
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