Download or read book Grandpa s Backstory written by Larry Taliaferro and published by Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency. This book was released on 2015-05-18 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After facing the realization I was going to become a grandfather to a great little boy, it seemed important to tell him something about his family history that occurred before he was born. With as busy as he is now in college, it may be awhile before he slows down long enough to inquire.I simply started at the beginning with the first memory I ever had, and chronicled many of the meaningful things in my life as I remembered them. I documented grade school, high school, and college experiences. I then moved on to my time in the military and in the working world, all the while starting a family with a special woman, Trudy, my wife of nearly forty-seven years. The highlights in my life get a treatment, including my travels and the events that affected me deeply enough to shape my thinking, because I also share my many opinions. Here then is Grandpa’s Backstory: Because Somebody Might Need to Know!

Download or read book Grandpa s Stories written by Janet McNulty and published by Janet McNulty. This book was released on 2014-06-10 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My grandfather grew up in Arizona in the 1920s and 1930s. One weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor he joined the Navy. During the summer of 2012, my mother visited him and recorded his stories about growing up, World War II, and his time as an employee at the Pacific Bell Telephone Company. This is the history of the 20th century as he lived it. These are his words.

Download or read book Grandpa s Book written by Raymond Fuller and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-11-29 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally, Grandpa's Book was written as an attempt to leave a legacy for his children and grandchildren. The stories were just to good to keep inside the family unit and the book(s) were soon passed around to friends. Shortly, strangers were calling for copies, many demanding that the book be published, so that they too might own a copy. Comments from some delighted readers "I couldn't put the book down. My wife couldn't understand why I wouldn't come to bed. She read the book and said that she absolutely understands why. She remarked that she laughed at the punch lines and eagerly anticipated the next scrape that Grandpa Ray might get into." "Grandpa Ray is a master storyteller!" "Pacing and cadence are effectively employed to make readers laugh at the punch lines." "Well-written, fun and easy-to-read, Grandp's memoir brims with love, humor and warmth. He masterfully employs the techniques of anecdotes to create an invaluable legacy for his children." "Grandpa Ray fill his personal memoir with amusing, instructive, and loving anecdotes as a legacy for his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren."

Download or read book Air Force Gator written by Dan Ryckert and published by Dan Ryckert. This book was released on 2012-11-13 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a storied military pedigree and unmatched war record, Air Force Gator achieved worldwide fame and legendary status among his peers. After falling into a years-long depression fueled by booze and pills, the alligator pilot is inspired to clean up his act and return to action after the tragic events of September 11th. When a former partner goes off the grid and threatens to shake the foundations of the United States, Air Force Gator is forced to return from the Middle East to face him head-on. Can Air Force Gator stop his old partner Gustav, or will the dastardly crocodile's plan for a reptilian revolution succeed?

Download or read book Grandpa s War written by J.M. Miller and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2022-11-03 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wars are remembered as dramas, either of stirring victory or shameful defeat. "The Forgotten War" in Korea, depending on who is remembering, has been branded as both. Win-or-lose, Korea sometimes vanishes within the larger narrative of the Cold War, a memo somewhere near the front of the tale. It also hides behind larger personalities such as General MacArthur, President Truman, or Television. That moment in Korea was the first occasion when Americans were too busy for world events. Grandpa's War offers a nuanced perspective of the Korean War. The author is a student of war diaries from the First Cavalry, and a friend and relative to their combat engineers. This telling of Korea is not another by-product of great colliding superpowers but, rather, the familiarity of farm-kids and city-boys who were translating strange orders into gutsy actions. Their instructions, communists, the third-world were as foreign to them as the people. These boys are aging now, and some of them are already gone. On June 25, 2020, the Forgotten War will be seventy years old. The peninsula, today, would seem greatly different to these boys. South Korea, with its burgeoning economy, world-class health care, prestigious education, and Olympics, has escaped its past as a third-world nation. The North, on the other hand, has never flourished. These boys may not have known too much about what they were doing at the time, but for the last seventy years, they've had so many confirmations of stirring victory. This novel chooses to never forget these farm-kids and city-boys even after their war becomes a footnote of history.

Download or read book Grandpa s Book written by Frank Beck and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-05-23 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book was written for my Grandchildren, but may be of general interest. It describes the experiences of a child refugee and his education and subsequent integration in society as a husband and father with a career.

Download or read book Grandpa What If written by Sandra Miller Linhart and published by . This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Will Momma remember me? Will I remember her? Homecomings are wonderful reunions, but they can also be stressful at times. Being deployed is a fact of life for soldiers of all military branches. Humanitarian efforts, Operations Other than War (OOW), peaceful or wartime missions - a soldier's duty is to be there. And, when it's time to come home, sometimes the unknown can be a bit scary. Grandpa, What If? is a loving description of the subtle insecurities a child of a returning female soldier may have.

Download or read book My Grandpa Has Parkinson s written by Margot Grant Evans and published by Vantage Press, Inc. This book was released on 2006-06 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gospel of Jesus is a single edition of the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, combined into one complete story of the life of Jesus. Many details are found to be omitted from one gospel version to the next, and some events are not mentioned at all. By combining details from each gospel and presenting the events as one version, a greater understanding can be obtained. For instance, only in Luke does it reveal that Jesus turned and looked at Peter when he denied knowing Him the third time. Again, only in John is it recorded that when Jesus was about to be arrested and He told them He was the one they sought, they fell backward to the ground! Many such details are easily forgotten, yet are essential in order to fully grasp an understanding of the events that occurred during this time.The Gospel of Jesus is for the seasoned reader of the Bible as well as the new student or young adult. It is formatted as any normal book with updated pronouns and verb usage. Chapter and verse references are found at the end of each event which allows a more consistent flow of thought without interruption.The Gospel of Jesus is the first volume in the Book by Book series. The first two chapters of the book of Acts was included because it pertains to the immediate events that occurred after the resurrection and appearances prior to the ascension of Jesus into Heaven. The remaining chapters of Acts are found in Volume III, along with the book of Revelation. Volume II consists of the Letters of the New Testament, which have been arranged chronologically according to the general acceptance of the year in which they were written. This is purely for historical accuracy.

Download or read book Twenty Chickens For A Saddle written by Robyn Scott and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-02-04 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Robyn Scott was six years old her parents abruptly exchanged the tranquil pastures of New Zealand for a converted cowshed in the wilds of Botswana. Once there, Robyn and her siblings, mostly left to amuse themselves, grew up collecting snakes, canoeing with crocodiles and breaking in horses in the veld. In the shadow of one of Africa's worst AIDS crises, this moving, enchanting memoir is an extraordinary portrait of an unforgettable childhood.

Download or read book Where Grandpa s Been written by Dr. Donald Huard and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2015-04-15 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a 115 lb. teenager drafted into the United States Army during the Korean conflict, Donald Huard was laughed at, taunted and bullied by other recruits. He met his military responsibilities effectively, however, facing the potential for a military court martial during one tour of duty before his honorable discharge in 1954. His is an interesting soldier's story. Determined to get a college education, Don used his G I Bill to get his associate's and bachelor's degrees. Then, with the firm support of his wife and four children over a very long period of seventeen years he managed to meet the requirements for his master's and Ph.D. degrees in psychology with minors in criminology and business. His is a very successful story of constructive determination. How does one recover at the age of 50 as the loving father of four teenagers grieving the loss of their mother? How does he rebuild his own life following such sadness? Eventually, Don met and married Margie, the wonderful lady who enabled him to live again. Theirs is an interesting story of true love. In his early eighties now, Dr. Huard tells his story in this, his own personal autobiography, written slowly over the last 25 years.

Download or read book Intergenerational Solidarity in Children s Literature and Film written by Justyna Deszcz-Tryhubczak and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2021-02-15 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributions by Aneesh Barai, Clémentine Beauvais, Justyna Deszcz-Tryhubczak, Terri Doughty, Aneta Dybska, Blanka Grzegorczyk, Zoe Jaques, Vanessa Joosen, Maria Nikolajeva, Marek Oziewicz, Ashley N. Reese, Malini Roy, Sabine Steels, Lucy Stone, Björn Sundmark, Michelle Superle, Nozomi Uematsu, Anastasia Ulanowicz, Helma van Lierop-Debrauwer, and Jean Webb Intergenerational solidarity is a vital element of societal relationships that ensures survival of humanity. It connects generations, fostering transfer of common values, cumulative knowledge, experience, and culture essential to human development. In the face of global aging, changing family structures, family separations, economic insecurity, and political trends pitting young and old against each other, intergenerational solidarity is now, more than ever, a pressing need. Intergenerational Solidarity in Children’s Literature and Film argues that productions for young audiences can stimulate intellectual and emotional connections between generations by representing intergenerational solidarity. For example, one essayist focuses on Disney films, which have shown a long-time commitment to variously highlighting, and then conservatively healing, fissures between generations. However, Disney-Pixar’s Up and Coco instead portray intergenerational alliances—young collaborating with old, the living working alongside the dead—as necessary to achieving goals. The collection also testifies to the cultural, social, and political significance of children’s culture in the development of generational intelligence and empathy towards age-others and positions the field of children’s literature studies as a site of intergenerational solidarity, opening possibilities for a new socially consequential inquiry into the culture of childhood.

Download or read book Triple C Adventures Books I II written by Kathleen Iris and published by Mirror Publishing. This book was released on 2008-04 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Book One) Mystery, suspense and adventure await you between the covers of this book! The Carlson triplets: Carrie, Candace and Casey, are ready for action! While hiking in their family's one hundred and forty acre woods, the girls hear a man's voice calling the name Helen. As they investigate deeper into the woods they think they see a little girl with long dark hair. Is she real, or is she a ghost? Someone left boot prints along the bank of the stream. In the midst of trying to catch a ghost, the girls also discover someone is burying metal barrels on their property. Will they get caught while trying to catch the criminals in the act? Join Carrie, Candace and Casey as they use old-fashioned common sense and the Internet to solve, 'The Mystery in the Woods'. (Book Two) Mystery, suspense and adventure await you! Once again, the Carlson triplets: Carrie, Candace and Casey have vowed to solve another case. While working on an assignment for school, the girls discover mysteries within their own family's history. Why doesn't their grandmother have photographs of her own sister displayed? Will a meeting with a long lost relative ruin everything they have worked for? In the midst of tracking down lost family members, the girls also have an adventure in the woods. Just who or what is moaning and crashing through the trees? Join Carrie, Candace and Casey as they use old-fashioned common sense and the Internet to solve, The Case of the Missing Aunt.

Download or read book A Ray of Hope written by Ebony Aiken and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2015-01-15 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifteen-year-old Essence Imani Harris cant believe it. Her parents have both been called to a fifteen-month military deployment to fight the war in Afghanistan. She, her older brother, and younger sister must leave their home and friends in San Antonio, Texas to live with their aunt and uncle in Mississippi. Essence, nicknamed CeCe, wrestles with this change and the physical separation from both parents. After moving in with their aunt and uncle, the siblings begin to build lives for themselves in Mississippi. CeCe learns her aunt may be infertile, and the couple desperately want children of their own. This situation creates stress for all in household. CeCe holds things together, overcoming the stress and tension through her faith and examples from her mother and her aunt. Recognizing where she is, and not knowing what lies ahead CeCe re-commits her life to Christ, and she is tested by lifes trials. Seemingly, the gates of hell open and CeCe deals with death, loss, and some of her deepest fears. During this trying period, she bonds with her aunts parents who become surrogate grandparents to CeCe and her siblings. An answer to prayer, CeCes new grandparents help keep the family rooted in Christ and give them needed reality checks. With all that life throws at CeCe,will she find a ray of hope?

Download or read book Expecting the Good written by Brigitte Cutshall and published by Gemini Media, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-07-31 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We tend to take those in the military for granted. This book describes what Jean-Luc Nash did on behalf of our country, and he had the courage to always do what was right at any given moment. He could also embrace the chaos of the moment and bring out the best in others.

Download or read book The Riley Covington Collection Monday Night Jihad Blown Coverage Blackout Inside Threat written by Jason Elam and published by NavPress. This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 1470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection bundles all four titles from the thrilling Riley Covington series by Jason Elam and Steve Yohn into one volume for a great value! #1 Monday Night Jihad He thought his deadliest enemy knelt across the line of scrimmage. He was wrong! After a tour of duty in Afghanistan, Riley Covington is living his dream as a professional linebacker when he comes face to face with a radical terrorist group on his own home turf. Drawn into the nightmare around him, Riley returns to his former life as a member of a special ops team that crosses oceans in an attempt to stop the escalating attacks. But time is running out, and it soon becomes apparent that the terrorists are on the verge of achieving their goal—to strike at the very heart of America. This softcover edition also includes a teaser chapter of the next Riley Covington thriller. Written by a member of the NFL; gives readers an insider look at the world of professional athletes and military intelligence. Examines the challenges of homeland security in large-venue events. Explores the tension between the desire for revenge and the constraints of the Christian faith, especially as it relates to Islam. Jason Elam has recently returned from Iraq, where he visited and supported the troops. You can read his journal at mondaynightjihad.blogspot.com #2 Blown Coverage Linebacker Riley Covington returns to another season of mini-camp for the Colorado Mustangs just as a wave of terrorist attacks begin to occur across the country. Sleeper cells are being awakened—likely by the leader of the Cause, who has recently escaped from captivity and is coordinating attacks not only on America but also on Riley and his loved ones. As Jim Hicks, Scott Ross, and the rest of the Counterterrorism Division follow leads in Europe, Riley goes on the offensive to draw out his attackers. But can the Cause be stopped before they’re able to reach their ultimate goal? #3 Blackout Riley Covington is still reeling from his father’s brutal murder when he learns he’s been traded. Meanwhile, the counterterrorism division has detected a plot to detonate electromagnetic pulse bombs that could leave the U.S. without power, communications, and transportation—right down to dropping planes out of the sky. CTD scrambles to stop the attacks, but they run out of time. Amid the fallout, Riley, Scott, Skeeter, and CTD must regroup to make sure the second bomb doesn’t reach its destination. #4 Inside Threat After taking two football seasons off, Riley Covington is attempting to make a comeback in the league while trying to forget Khadi Faroughi, now on security detail for a prominent senator. But a new attack turns both of their lives upside down yet again. During a state funeral, terrorists overrun the National Cathedral and take senators, congressmen, and their entourages hostage, including Khadi. This new generation of The Cause is made up of homegrown terrorists—an inside threat to the security of the nation. They release most of the hostages, but Khadi and several others are kept behind as significant bargaining chips. The Cause pledges to behead one member of Congress each day throughout the month of Ramadan as a punishment for their own country’s rejection of Islam. Despite the protests of Counter-Terrorism Division director Scott Ross, Riley races to CTD armed with a plan and a fierce determination to rescue Khadi at all costs.

Download or read book Grandpa s War written by Ken Lewis and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Regenerative American Fabric written by Dean Helmick and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This story is written for all those who believe America's best days still lie ahead. Follow the Walbert family as successive generations of Americans navigate through triumphs and challenges—from the Great Depression through the modern-day global war on terror. As members of the World War II generation, John and Margaret Walbert used the advantages of life in a small Montana town to raise their children and prepare them for the future. Despite John's best efforts, the relationship with his son Billy crumbled. To salvage the deteriorating father-son relationship, the family's minster, Father Alex, used Montana's great outdoors as a leverage point to reconnect father and son. Many of the things Billy learned with his dad and Father Alex served him well as he connected with his own son Luke during America's fight against global terror. This is an uplifting story about how one family successfully passed America's torch of freedom from one generation to the next. It illustrates how the American fabric is truly unique in its ability to continually regenerate.