Download or read book Confessions of a Weekend Warrior written by Brig. Gen. Paul “Greg” Smith, US Army (retired) and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2024-05-28 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's National Guard was once considered a ragtag gaggle of pretend soldiers. Beginning in the 1980s the National Guard gradually transformed into today's highly flexible operational force that answers our nation's call for overseas combat deployments as well as domestic emergencies that run the gamut from lifesaving disaster responses to staffing Covid clinics. Brigadier General Paul "Greg" Smith describes his personal journey during these years, from a callow cadet to a committed commander leading military forces in response to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. Smith gives a humorous, gritty, and sometimes touching glimpse into the inner workings of this unique military organization while offering portraits of the men and women who serve as the minutemen of our age. His reflections on service, duty, and the complexities of command will enlighten anyone who seeks to better understand the challenges of leadership.
Download or read book Confessions of a Weekend Warrior Road Trip Stories written by Matt Artz and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-06-23 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From kayaking in Death Valley to rock climbing in the Eastern Sierra, Matt Artz's short collection of road trip stories illustrates the value of life's "little adventures"-weekend and other relatively short trips here and there designed to quench your desire for wildness. Because even the shortest outing can leave a lasting imprint and remind us all that it's not the size of the adventure that counts-it's how you enjoy it.
Download or read book Confessions of a Weekend Warrior National Park Stories written by Matt Artz and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-06-23 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Death Valley to Joshua Tree; from Yellowstone to Victoria Falls, Matt Artz's short collection of outdoor stories illustrates how outings in national parks can quench our thirst for wildness and leave lifelong impressions.
Download or read book Confessions of a Weekend Warrior Sierra Stories written by Matt Artz and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-05-23 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From mountaineering to kayaking to rock climbing and more, this short collection of outdoor adventure stories from the Sierra Nevada Mountains illustrates life's "little adventures"-weekend and other relatively short trips here and there designed to quench your desire for wildness. Because even the shortest outing can leave a lasting imprint and remind us all that it's not the size of the adventure that counts-it's how you enjoy it.
Download or read book Confessions of a Weekend Warrior Hiking Stories written by Matt Artz and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-05-22 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Southern California to Botswana, the Sierra Nevada Mountains to South Africa, and Greece to the Mojave Desert, this short collection of hiking stories illustrates life's "little adventures"-weekend and other relatively short trips here and there designed to quench your desire for wildness. Because even the shortest outing can leave a lasting imprint and remind us all that it's not the size of the adventure that counts-it's how you enjoy it.
Download or read book Confessions of a Weekend Warrior Rock Climbing Stories 2 written by Matt Artz and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-08-24 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From interviews with rock climbing royalty to tales of mere amateurs floundering up boulders, this short collection of climbing stories illustrates life's "little adventures"-weekend and other relatively short trips here and there designed to quench your desire for wildness. Because even the shortest outing can leave a lasting imprint and remind us all that it's not the size of the adventure that counts-it's how you enjoy it. Oh, and beer. Don't forget the beer.
Download or read book Confessions of a Weekend Warrior Rock Climbing Stories written by Matt Artz and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-05-23 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From scaling tall mountains to tiny boulders and everything in between, this short collection of rock climbing stories illustrates life's "little adventures"--weekend and other relatively short trips here and there designed to quench your desire for wildness. Because even the shortest outing can leave a lasting imprint and remind us all that it's not the size of the adventure that counts--it's how you enjoy it.
Download or read book Confessions of a Weekend Warrior Mountain Biking Stories written by Matt Artz and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-06-15 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the High Sierra to his own backyard, Matt Artz's short collection of mountain biking stories illustrate life's "little adventures"-weekend and other relatively short trips here and there designed to quench your desire for wildness. Because even the shortest outing can leave a lasting imprint and remind us all that it's not the size of the adventure that counts-it's how you enjoy it.
Download or read book Dirt Like Blood Stories from Southern Africa written by Matt Artz and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-06-08 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An American teenager moves to southern Africa in the 1970s during a time of great change, and comes back changed himself. After a 35 year absence, he returns to southern Africa to volunteer for a conservation and research program in the Tuli Wilderness of Botswana. Despite close encounters with lions, hyenas, and elephants, it's the people of southern Africa that once again left the biggest impression on him.
Download or read book Road Ends Ahead Reflections on Aging and the Outdoor Lifestyle written by Matt Artz and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-08-24 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I'm getting older. I'm slowing down. I can't do everything that I used to. And as the steamroller of old age continues its relentless advance, there's not much I can do about it. Except complain. And write. Many of the outdoor stories I've been writing over the last three or so years share a common theme: reflections on aging, and how it's changing my perspective on life and my relationship with the outdoors. And thus this little compilation was born. The road may end ahead, but there is still quite a distance left to travel...
Download or read book A Life Outside 4 More Stories from the Outdoors written by Matt Artz and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-08-24 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the wilds of Africa to local trails and boulders, the fourth installment in the A Life Outside series is the perfect companion for those unfortunate times when you can't do what you really want to do: get outside and enjoy the natural world. An American myth perpetuated in the Botswana wilderness. Wildlife in the wild, and even wilder wildlife in wild dreams. Interviews with rock climbing royalty. Bouldering. Bikes. Beer. Injuries. More Bouldering. More bikes. And more beer. Compassion. Love. Death. It's all here. In the end, A Life Outside 4 is about finding your place in the outdoors-the place that defines you, the place where you could spend your life, and the place where you could die.
Download or read book The BogeyMan written by Ilee Coleman, Sr. and published by . This book was released on 2012-03-15 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The humorous journey of a weekend warrior whose reluctant introduction to the game of golf morphs into an uncontrollable addiction. Follow this humourous but sensitive timeline and see how the gift of laughter is sometimes just as important to our existence as air.
Download or read book The Home Book written by Elizabeth Hax and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Confessions of a Mormon Boy written by Steven Fales and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “What a rare and skillful thing isConfessions of a Mormon Boy,Steven Fales’ engrossing, funny and often quite harrowing tale. A fine writer and actor.”—Chicago Sun-Times A hit at New York’s Fringe Festival, Steven Fales’ true-life story has become a smash across the country. Now playing off-Broadway, it continues to dazzle audiences with its honesty and wit as the author recounts his story of being excommunicated from the Mormon church for being gay, leaving his wife and children, and his subsequent descent into the dangers of sex and drugs.
Download or read book Confessions of an Ex Secret Service Agent written by George Rush and published by . This book was released on 1991-11 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over a decade, Marty Venker went wherever the President went, his eyes moving all the time, his body bristling with lethal energy and alertness. In this funny, candid behind-the-scenes look at life with some of the world's most powerful men and women--Nixon, Ford, Carter, Imelda Marcos, and others--Venker reveals how the Secret Service scopes out a crowd, and more. Fine.
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Download or read book Kiss or Kill written by Mark Twight and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2002-09-01 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * Mark Twight's collected works, some never before published in North America * Includes dramatic black and white mountaineering photos * Features brand new epilogues to all of the stories They call him Dr. Doom. Raving and kicking against mediocrity, his anger and pain simmer close to the surface. He speaks and writes the language of the punk music that defined him. He is extreme alpinist Mark Twight, and he doesn't back down from the truth. He's a one-man literary punk band. If you have any doubt, here comes his knockout punch: the only collection of writing Twight swears he'll ever publish. Kiss or Kill: Confessions of a Serial Climber is raw, unfiltered Twight. These author's cut are the real deal, not the homogenized fluff offered up by magazine editors who are often unwilling to offend. Twight's words make it clear that climbing is only distantly about the summit. Several of these pieces are new to U.S. readers. Twight edited all of the selections and appended each with a current author's note; confessing his inspiration, events that followed, and lessons learned (or not learned, some might say). It adds up to a frightfully lucid look into Twight's personal life as both man and hardcore alpine climber. The dissection scares me sometimes... Whether railing against the spinelessness of American siege-style mountaineering, admitting addiction to pushing the bounds of the possible, or reveling in his ability to cut away anything in life that holds him back, Twight never blinks. Along the way, there is the drama of new and epic routes, unbreakable bonds between climbing partners, and Twight's evolution as a climber and a man. He tells every story in a unique, in-your-face style. Kiss or Kill is not an easy read. It may scare some readers-but that's the point. "I want this book to help you recognize your own anger, which will help you understand mine", says Twight. "Somewhere out there somebody understands these words and knows they matter. They were written in blood, learned by heart."
