Download or read book This Nonviolent Stuff ll Get You Killed written by Charles E Cobb Jr. and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Visiting Martin Luther King Jr. at the peak of the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott, journalist William Worthy almost sat on a loaded pistol. "Just for self defense," King assured him. It was not the only weapon King kept for such a purpose; one of his advisors remembered the reverend's Montgomery, Alabama home as "an arsenal." Like King, many ostensibly "nonviolent" civil rights activists embraced their constitutional right to selfprotection -- yet this crucial dimension of the Afro-American freedom struggle has been long ignored by history. In This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed, civil rights scholar Charles E. Cobb Jr. describes the vital role that armed self-defense played in the survival and liberation of black communities in America during the Southern Freedom Movement of the 1960s. In the Deep South, blacks often safeguarded themselves and their loved ones from white supremacist violence by bearing -- and, when necessary, using -- firearms. In much the same way, Cobb shows, nonviolent civil rights workers received critical support from black gun owners in the regions where they worked. Whether patrolling their neighborhoods, garrisoning their homes, or firing back at attackers, these courageous men and women and the weapons they carried were crucial to the movement's success. Giving voice to the World War II veterans, rural activists, volunteer security guards, and self-defense groups who took up arms to defend their lives and liberties, This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed lays bare the paradoxical relationship between the nonviolent civil rights struggle and the Second Amendment. Drawing on his firsthand experiences in the civil rights movement and interviews with fellow participants, Cobb provides a controversial examination of the crucial place of firearms in the fight for American freedom.

Download or read book Running Man written by Charlie Engle and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "After a decade-long addiction to crack cocaine and alcohol, Charlie Engle hit rock bottom after a near-fatal six-day binge ended in a hail of bullets. Then he found running, and it has helped keep him sober, focused and alive. He began to take on the most extreme endurance races, such as the 155-mile Gobi March, and developed a reputation as an inspirational speaker. However, after he made the documentary Running the Sahara, narrated by Matt Damon, which followed him on a 4500-mile crossing of the desert and helped raise $6 million, he was sent to prison after failing to complete his mortgage application properly. It was while he was in jail that he became known as 'The Running Man' as he pounded the prison yard, and soon his fellow inmates were joining him, finding new hope through running. Now, in his brilliantly written and powerful account, Engle tells the story of his life and how running has brought him so much pleasure and peace. Like such classics as Born to Runor Running with the Kenyans, this is a book that anyone who has ever found solace in the freedom of running will enjoy"--Google Books.

Download or read book Nick and Charlie written by Alice Oseman and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2023-01-03 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the mega-bestselling creator of Heartstopper, a must-have novella in which Heartstopper's lead characters, Nick and Charlie, face one of their biggest challenges yet. Absence makes the heart grow fonder... right? Everyone knows that Nick and Charlie love their nearly inseparable life together. But soon Nick will be leaving for university, and Charlie, a year younger, will be left behind. Everyone's asking if they're staying together, which is a stupid question... or at least that's what Nick and Charlie assume at first. As the time to say goodbye gets inevitably closer, both Nick and Charlie start to question whether their love is strong enough to survive being apart. Charlie is sure he's holding Nick back... and Nick can't tell what Charlie's thinking. Things spiral from there. Everyone knows that first loves rarely last forever. What will it take for Nick and Charlie to defy the odds?

Download or read book Charlee s Choices written by Liberty Parker and published by Liberty Parker . This book was released on with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CHARLEE: Have you ever had one of those ah-ha moments in your life? For me that came in the form of a boy on the verge of becoming a man—someone who would change my life indefinitely. I never thought at the age of fifteen I would find my eternal love, but he was like a rattlesnake, he jumped up out of nowhere and bit me in the ass. Before him I thought my life was perfect, but oh how wrong I was. I thought I had everything life could give me. I had the perfect folks, a wonderful loving brother, and the best friend a girl could ask for, but it all changed in an instant. A moment of time that will change the course of my life—Forever. COUNTRY: Life can change at the snap of your finger. Before I joined the DreamCatchers MC, I was just existing. After them, I was learning to live. Then I met her—Charlee… and now, I know what living is supposed to be like. I’ve learned to live in the moment and never take life for granted. She changed everything for me. She gave me a home, a family, and a love that you only hear about from the older generation. You know, where they sit in their rocking chairs and talk about how they fell in love, how they raised their children together, and how life wasn’t worth living without the other. This is us, my Charlee girl and me. Sit back and hold on tight… this is our story, it isn’t all pretty—full of roses and sunshine, but it’s ours in all its messed-up glory. Note: This book has been re-written, re-edited, re-formatted, and re-published. This book is a slow burn. WARNING: If Seventeen is too young for you to read about a young lady being intimate with her man, who is three years her senior, this book is not for you. Side note: In the state of Texas, where this book takes place, 17 is the LEGAL age of consent.

Download or read book Sold on You written by Cheyenne McCray and published by Cheyenne McCray LLC. This book was released on 2019-11-27 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charlee Burke is stuck on a deserted country road, just as a dangerous Christmas snowstorm begins to churn above her. With the storm coming, the closest person she knows she can call is the all-too-sexy-for-his-own-good Ace McBride—the last person on earth she wants to call. When Charlee’s name pops up on his phone, Ace is pleased, but surprised. As much as he teases her, and as mad as she gets at him, he figures she’s got to be pretty desperate. Sure enough, she’s in need of rescuing, and he’s happy to be her white knight. He’s always had a thing for Charlee, but he knows her history. He plans to show her he’s a man who can be trusted, and she can count on him. But her heart’s been shielded a long time. Charlee’s been afraid of relationships since a man ran a con on her to get to her inheritance. He ripped apart her life, and she doesn’t believe she’ll ever be able to fully trust her instincts after that terrible experience. With the storm coming in fast and hard, Charlee’s cabin is the closest shelter. The weather report says the blizzard will last for several days and they will be closed in together over the Christmas holiday. She’s not sure she can survive being trapped in such close quarters with Ace for that long. Alone. Ace is determined to win her heart. Charlee is determined to never go down that path again.

Download or read book Riding Tall 2 Box Set Volume Two written by Cheyenne McCray and published by Cheyenne McCray LLC. This book was released on 2022-02-23 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wild for You Dara Winters has always liked her best friend Bailey’s older brother, but it isn’t until the day Jack walks into her special needs ranch that he starts to steal her heart. Jack McBride lost his wife several years ago, and he hasn’t been ready to meet another woman until Dara. Truth is, she’s always been there. As his younger sister’s best friend, Dara has been around as long as he can remember. So how is he’s just now noticing this beautiful woman with fire, spirit, and a kind heart who attracts him like a magnet? Jack’s daughter wants no part of another woman in his life. He doesn’t know what to do with his daughter’s actions and anger. What he needs to figure out is how to bring together his daughter and the woman he loves. Sold on You Charlee Burke is stuck on a deserted country road as a winter snowstorm sweeps in. The closest person to call is the all-too-sexy-for-his-own-good Ace McBride. When Charlee’s name pops up on his phone, Ace is pleased, but surprised. As much as he teases her, and as mad as she gets at him, he figures she’s got to be pretty desperate. Charlee’s been afraid of relationships since a man ran a con on her to get to her inheritance. She doesn’t believe she’ll ever trust her instincts after that terrible experience. With the storm coming in faster and harder, Charlee’s cabin is the closest shelter. She’s not sure she can survive being trapped in such close quarters with Ace for that long. Alone. Ace is determined to win her heart. Charlee is determined to never go down that path again.

Download or read book Welcome to Whitsborough Bay Boxset written by Jessica Redland and published by Boldwood Books Ltd. This book was released on 2020-06-26 with total page 1645 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to Whitsborough Bay - a seaside town full of love, hope and friendship. This boxset contains all 4 books in the Welcome to Whitsborough Bay Series: 1. Making Wishes at Bay View 2. New Beginnings at Seaside Blooms 3. Finding Hope at Lighthouse Cove 4. Coming Home to Seashell Cottage ★ Also Bonus content included ★ - Exclusive additional chapter for each book - Whitsborough Bay Wonderings - book clubs questions for each book ----- Making Wishes at Bay View Callie Derbyshire has it all: her dream job as a carer at Bay View, finally she has found the love of her life. Everything is perfect. Well, almost. Callie’s favourite resident, Ruby, hasn’t been her usual self. But after discovering the truth about Ruby’s lost love, Callie is determined to give Ruby’s romantic story the happy ending it deserves. After all, it’s never too late to let love in again. Or is it? New Beginnings at Seaside Blooms For Sarah Peterson, it’s time for change. Coming out of a dead end relationship, she just needs to escape and have a fresh start. So when her Auntie Kay unexpectedly offers her the opportunity to take over her flower shop, Seaside Blooms, the timing could not be more perfect. But she isn't prepared for the discovery of a clairvoyant reading that's been missing for twelve years. All of the predictions have come true, except one: she's about to meet the man of her dreams. Oh, and his name is Steven... Sarah can’t help but wonder if Seaside Blooms could be a new beginning for love too? Finding Love at Lighthouse Cove Married to her childhood sweetheart for over twelve years, Elise feels like starting a family is the next natural step. However her husband, Gary, has other ideas... Suddenly single, Elise is completely heartbroken and struggling to start over on her own. But when she's enlisted to be bridesmaid to her best friend, Sarah, she has to put on a brave face, put her own feelings aside and find a way to get over Gary. Fast. Coming Home To Seashell Cottage Since the age of sixteen, Clare O'Connell has lived her life by four strict rules: 1. Don't talk about Ireland 2. Don't think about Ireland 3. Don't go to Ireland 4. Don't let anyone in And so far, it's worked well. However Clare is about to realise that you can run from the past, but you can't always hide from it... When she has to travel to Ireland for work, Clare finds herself drawn back to the village of Ballykielty – the home of her family, and the home of her secrets. The one place where vowed never to return to again...

Download or read book Midnight with You written by Cheyenne McCray and published by Cheyenne McCray LLC. This book was released on 2018-09-20 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Bailey McBride finishes grad school, her four older brothers give her the gift of a lifetime—a trip to a Hawaiian paradise. She’s looking to relax before diving into her professional plans full force. Seth Greer, a Montana rodeo cowboy, is on the island to guest star in a charity island rodeo. He’s got several possibilities for a good career and life lined up. It all depends on what fate sends his way as to which fork in the road he will take. But then he spots Bailey. Seth’s head hasn’t stopped spinning since he met gorgeous Bailey who has turned his world upside down and has made him think fate has given him the nudge that she’s the one. Although Bailey has had some bad experiences with men in rodeo, Seth isn’t like the others. He’s got plans for a life beyond competition, and that includes helping others as well as himself. Still, he isn’t part of her carefully planned future and the only thing she knows how to do anymore is run. cowboy, western, country, small town, Hawaii, rancher, rodeo, island, vacation

Download or read book Twenty Years Later written by Charlie Donlea and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2021-12-28 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Excellent…Donlea tells a propulsive tale.” – The New York Times The New York Times Best Thrillers This Season | E! NewsRecommended Books | Overdrive Biggest Books of the Month Fans of Verity by Colleen Hoover won’t want to miss this thrilling new suspense novel from the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Girl Who Was Taken! Hiding her own dark past in plain sight, a TV reporter is determined to uncover the truth behind a gruesome murder decades after the investigation was abandoned. But TWENTY YEARS LATER, to understand the present, you need to listen to the past… Avery Mason, host of American Events, knows the subjects that grab a TV audience’s attention. Her latest story—a murder mystery laced with kinky sex, tragedy, and betrayal—is guaranteed to be ratings gold. New DNA technology has allowed the New York medical examiner’s office to make its first successful identification of a 9/11 victim in years. The twist: the victim, Victoria Ford, had been accused of the gruesome murder of her married lover. In a chilling last phone call to her sister, Victoria begged her to prove her innocence. Emma Kind has waited twenty years to put her sister to rest, but closure won’t be complete until she can clear Victoria’s name. Alone she’s had no luck, but she’s convinced that Avery’s connections and fame will help. Avery, hoping to negotiate a more lucrative network contract, goes into investigative overdrive. Victoria had been having an affair with a successful novelist, found hanging from the balcony of his Catskills mansion. The rope, the bedroom, and the entire crime scene was covered in Victoria’s DNA. But the twisted puzzle of Victoria’s private life is just the beginning. And what Avery doesn't realize is that there are other players in the game who are interested in Avery’s own secret past—one she has kept hidden from both the network executives and her television audience. A secret she thought was dead and buried . . . Accused of a brutal murder, Victoria Ford made a final chilling call from the North Tower on the morning of 9/11. Twenty years ago, no one listened. Today, you will. “Breathtaking pacing and clever plot twists.” —Publishers Weekly “An entertaining thriller…surprises lurking around every corner.” —Kirkus Reviews “A superb storyteller.” —Robert Dugoni, New York Timesbestselling author

Download or read book Hollywood Sex Comedies 1953 1964 written by Hal Erickson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2024-06-27 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hollywood "sex comedy"--a feature-length film in which sex motivates the storyline and the laughs are triggered by sexual situations--came into its own with the 1953 release of the once-controversial The Moon Is Blue. That film received very positive critical and audience response despite being denied a seal of approval from the Production Code Administration and receiving a "Condemned" rating from the Legion of Decency. (These two formidable watchdog agencies would continue to be challenged--and audiences would continue to be convulsed--by the abundance of sex comedies still to come.) The present informal survey focuses on 25 selected examples of the genre, released between 1953 and 1964. Along with such familiar works as The Seven Year Itch, The Tender Trap, Pillow Talk and Kiss Me, Stupid, several lesser-known sex comedies like I Married a Woman, The Tunnel of Love, Happy Anniversary and Period of Adjustment are documented, analyzed and placed in context with their times. Some are masterpieces, others mildly amusing and a few downright awful, but all are fascinating artifacts of a bygone era in popular entertainment.

Download or read book Thief in Retreat written by Aimée Thurlo and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2006-05-02 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sister Agatha can't resist mysteriously supernatural events and returns to uncover the truth about a closed monastery complete with a wandering ghost, thefts dating back 20 years, and local legends. Martin's Press.

Download or read book Chaplin s War Trilogy written by Wes D. Gehring and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-09-17 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book examines Charlie Chaplin's evolving perspective on dark comedy in his three war films, Shoulder Arms (1918), The Great Dictator (1940), and Monsieur Verdoux (1947). In the first he uses the genre in a groundbreaking manner but yet for a pro-war cause. In Dictator dark comedy is applied in an antiwar way. In Monsieur Verdoux Chaplin embraces the genre as an individual in defense against a society out to destroy him. All three are pivotal films in the development of the genre in film, with the latter two movies being very controversial for their time.

Download or read book The Walking Dead 7 written by Robert Kirkman and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2004-04-15 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winter has come and the decision is made to move the camp to a safer area. With such harsh weather conditions, Rick and company realize the zombies all around them are the least of their worries. As a bad situation somehow gets worse, Rick and his family find themselves wondering, "What next?" What next, indeed...

Download or read book Black Knight Alfa written by Fred Steen and published by Janus Publishing Company Lim. This book was released on 2001 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A true war story based on the exploits of the Black Knight Alfa troop. Part of Steen's Vietnam series of classic military fiction.

Download or read book Charlie the Champion Pony and Other Pony Tales written by Jenny Dale and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2018-09-06 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Come and meet some lovable characters in this special bind-up of four illustrated Pony Tales by Jenny Dale. Can Charlie the Champion Pony overcome his fear of jumping – especially when his jumping skills are the only thing that can rescue another rider who is in trouble? In Sam the School Pony, Becky and her friends are thrilled when a lovely pony, Sam, comes to live in the field next door to their school. But when danger threatens, only Becky can save her new friend. Shadow the Secret Pony has a mysterious past . . . Clare has always longed for a pony of her own, and she is thrilled when she finds Shadow in her garden one day. But where does the pony come from? Willow the Wild Pony loves being ridden out on the moors and dreams of running free with the wild ponies. One day she escapes to join the herd and has a wonderful time, but soon she begins to feel homesick. She wants to go home, but is she too late? Featuring some of the best ponies around, the adventures in Charlie the Champion Pony and Other Pony Tales are sure to become firm favourites with any horse lover!

Download or read book Trouble In Paradise written by Pip Granger and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-01-18 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect for fans of Donna Douglas and Nancy Revell, a heart-warming saga set in post war London from Sunday Times bestselling author Pip Granger. "She brings the East End to life..." - Barbara Windsor "Read it straight through..." - ***** Reader review. "Love her writing." - ***** Reader review. *************************** 1945: The end of the war spreads joy through London, but for Zelda Fluck the news isn't all good. The end to hostilities will bring her violent husband Charlie home. It also sets off a chain of events that brings more strife and destruction to the people of Paradise Gardens in Hackney than did the Blitz. That's not all. Zelda's nephew, Tony, is hanging around Brian Hole, a one-boy crime wave and only child of Ma Hole, leader of the local spivs. But Tony can sing - he has, in fact, the voice of an angel - and Zelda's friend, Zinnia knows a voice coach in Soho whose lessons may be able to straighten Tony out. The people Zelda meets there change her life. Will she find a way out of Hackney and her failed marriage? Trouble in Paradise is a prequel to Pip Granger's Rosie novels...

Download or read book The Many Faces of God written by Michael Sheridan and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2024-07-08 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you wondered how God reveals His presence to you? Have you wondered how He can create and love so many millions of people without losing track of a single one? Have you ever worried that God may never appear to you in your life or that you might not recognize Him if He did? The Many Faces of God explores these questions and gives you hope that God's presence is there, in each of our lives. Through one man's difficult journey, you will see how God shaped his life, taught him valuable lessons, and made him feel loved. You will then come to recognize how God has been there for you in your life--shaping, teaching, and loving you. You will look back on the people you have met, even those you encountered for a few brief seconds, and discover that these people were not put into your life accidentally. They are the many faces of God. Each compelling story is an example of how God reveals Himself to us through the people in our lives to be a part of our spiritual journey together. Whether they are close friends or passing acquaintances, brilliant teachers who inspire us, or toxic people who frustrate us, these are the people whom God has used to help us learn and grow in Him. We share the earth with all kinds of people, and some of them leave a more lasting imprint on us than others. But will you know it when one of those people is actually God helping to shape your life?