Download or read book David at Thirty written by Ed Ifkovic and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Tomjanovich is Turning 30 David at Thirty tells the story of a young man who likes his life in order-a man not comfortable with surprises or the mercurial twists of fate. But one September, as he begins his thirtieth year, his life is set to undergo drastic change. Divorced, the father of a ten-year-old boy with congenital heart disease, he suddenly has to deal with a past he thought comfortably behind him. His ex-wife, a capricious woman given to periods of madness, cannot deal with the fact that their son Paul is going to die, so David is forced to care for a young boy he scarcely knows. At the Connecticut community college where he teaches English, David becomes involved with three haunted lives: a back-to-school older woman who becomes infatuated with him, a bright, engaging Latino man hell-bent on self-destruction, and the pretty young music teacher Lois, a mysterious woman David doggedly pursues, hoping for an affair. Each of these characters pushes David to question the placid, uneventful life he has created for himself. As the year moves on-and his son begins to die-David finds himself shaken to the core of his being as he watches his careful world spiral out of control.

Download or read book Department Thirty written by David Kent and published by Pocket Star. This book was released on 2003 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this well-plotted debut thriller, a letter written by Ryan Elder's mother just before her death reveals Ryan's parents were not what they appeared to be, and drops Ryan in an intricate web of domestic terrorism as a plan conceived before he was born is put in motion. Original.

Download or read book Building a Second Brain written by Tiago Forte and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-06-14 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Building a second brain is getting things done for the digital age. It's a ... productivity method for consuming, synthesizing, and remembering the vast amount of information we take in, allowing us to become more effective and creative and harness the unprecedented amount of technology we have at our disposal"--

Download or read book The Triangle Conspiracy written by David Kent and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2006-10-31 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Faith Kelly has what it takes to extort what she needs from the country's Most Wanted—but when her new case takes its toll in intimate ways, it becomes the most dangerous one of her career. It's case officer Faith Kelly's job to protect criminals in exchange for information. But Daryn McDermott is another story—one that's challenging her professional and personal responsibility. The activist daughter of a powerful conservative senator, Daryn's not only linked to a terrorist bombing, but also to Faith's brother Sean, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent hired to bring her home. It's too late for that. When Daryn is found murdered near the Oklahoma City National Memorial, Sean runs—and Faith follows. He leads her into a web of private secrets and lies, a far-reaching conspiracy...and murder. Faith's past has returned with a vengeance, casting a shadow of doubt on everyone she trusts—and cutting into the very heart of everyone she loves.

Download or read book The Thirty Two Keys written by David Chaim Smith and published by Lightning Flash of Alef. This book was released on 2020-07-05 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Thirty-Two Keys" is a system of 32 symbolic images printed as a set of separate contemplation cards and a highly detailed explanatory book. The material offers a structural overview of the path of contemplative mysticism based on the non-emanationist interpretation of the Kabbalah. It provides a rare opportunity to put the material to work through a set of daily exercises configured for a 288-day training period. The system is a true amalgam of sources that span eight centuries, unified as a single vision. The depth of its view and methodology make "The Thirty-two Keys" a truly powerful tool for study and practice that is unique in the Western Esoteric Tradition.

Download or read book Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo written by Ted W. Lawson and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2011 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Publisher: Ted W. Lawson's classic Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo appears in an enhanced reprint edition for the sixtieth anniversary of the legendary Doolittle Raid on Japan. "One of the worst feelings about that time," Ted W. Lawson writes, "was that there was no tangible enemy. It was like being slugged with a single punch in a dark room, and having no way of knowing where to slug back." He added, "And, too, there was a helpless, filled-up, want-to-do-something feeling that [the Japanese] weren't coming -- that we'd have to go all the way over there to punch back and get even." Which is what "the Tokyo Raiders" did. Lawson gives a vivid eyewitness account of the unorthodox assignment that eighty-five intrepid volunteer airmen under the command of celebrated flier James H. Doolittle executed in April 1942. The plan called for sixteen B-25 twin-engine medium bombers of the Army Air Forces to take off from the aircraft carrier Hornet, bomb industrial targets in Japan, and land at airfields in China. While the raid came off flawlessly, completely surprising the enemy, bad weather, darkness, and a shortage of fuel caused by an early departure took a heavy toll on the raiders. For many, the escape from China proved a greater ordeal. This anniversary edition features a foreword by noted aviation writer Peter B. Mersky and an introduction by Mrs. Ellen R. Lawson, Ted Lawson's widow, as well as twice as many photographs as the original book, several published here for the first time.

Download or read book Thirty Days to Natural Blood Pressure Control written by David DeRose MD MPH and published by Compasshealth Consulting, Incorporated. This book was released on 2017-02-07 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One third of American adults have high blood pressure, increasing their risk of heart attack, stroke and blindness. In this comprehensive book, practicing health professionals offer practical, natural blood pressure control strategies, giving you a 30-day road map to decreasing your risk of complications without medication side-effects.

Download or read book Thirty Days With King David written by Larry Buxton and published by Read the Spirit Books. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In turbulent times, King David united a nation—and his hard-earned wisdom can bring us together today. This new 30 Days With book offers a month of readings plus ideas for small-group discussion. David ranks among the world’s greatest heroes for defeating Goliath and best-selling authors for writing Psalms. He is honored by Jews, Christians and Muslims. In this book, pastor, educator and leadership coach Larry Buxton shows us how David embodies 14 crucial values shared by effective leaders to this day. Just as the first volume in this series invites readers to spend 30 Days With Abraham Lincoln, one of the greatest unifying figures in American history, Buxton’s book is a call for all of us to remember values that unite us. Buxton dedicates “this book to everyone who believes that the character of any leader is of critical importance to our nation, our institutions, our congregations and our homes; and to all those who seek to let God shape their character as more virtuous human beings, that their influence may spread to heal our world.” Answering that call in the opening pages are two nationally known political leaders—one a Democrat and one a Republican, who came together in these pages to urge all of us to read these 30 short stories drawn from David’s often tragically learned lessons about life. In his Foreword, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine writes: “From the blockbuster arc of David’s life, Larry Buxton assembles 30 short chapters on key leadership traits—patience, vision, humility, integrity, openness, tenderness, forgiveness, courage, gratitude, self-control, surrender, perseverance, calmness, justice. Buxton helps us see how David either exhibited these values or catastrophically failed to achieve them. The chapters are probing and conversational—with references from the worlds of literature, sports, politics and entertainment to illustrate how to apply these lessons to our everyday challenges.” In his Preface, Andrew H. Card, who served in Washington D.C. during two Bush administrations, writes: “No matter what your faith or tradition of worship—and, no matter your role in business, management, philanthropy, sports, politics, government or family—you will find the adventures in these 30 daily readings extremely relevant and highly motivating. We need to meet David again through Larry Buxton's wise retelling of these stories—so that we all can lift up the best values in leadership in our institutions, our nation and our world.”

Download or read book Imogene Comes Back written by David Small and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 35 years after Imogene woke up with antlers, she's back! The follow up to the classic, Imogene's Antlers by Caldecott Award winning David Small. One day, Imogene woke up to discover that she had sprouted antlers overnight. Her family was confused, her mother was distraught and there was no explanation. Then she woke up the next day and they were gone, but were replaced by something just as curious. Now Imogene has found she has a new curious feature every day. Some are helpful, some are sweet, some are downright strange. But all of them upset her poor mother who just can't handle how improper it all is. Yet even as Imogene discovers something new every day, she always remains Imogene at heart. David Small returns to one of his most beloved characters in this charming tale.

Download or read book The Best Pet of All written by David LaRochelle and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-06-03 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A little boy's mother won't let him have a dog. Dogs are too messy and too loud. But she says he can have a dragon for a pet - if he can find one. Enter the coolest - but naughtiest - pet ever. The dragon is messier and louder than any dog. And he will not leave. How will the boy ever get a dog now?

Download or read book So Quietly the Earth written by David Lee and published by Copper Canyon Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "One can only wish for more poets like David Lee."--Chowder Review Set in the American Southwest, So Quietly the Earth is a book of landscape meditations on philosophical, theological and environmental issues. Radically departing from his justly famous narratives of rural life, David Lee weaves the archetypal elements of earth, fire, water, and air throughout his poems as he explores spiritual connections to the natural world. David Lee, author of 15 books of poems, was named Utah's first Poet Laureate and in 2001 was a finalist for the United States Poet Laureate. A former seminary candidate, semi-pro baseball player and hog farmer, he recently retired as the head of the languages and literature department at Southern Utah University.

Download or read book Small Ceremonies written by Carol Shields and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 1995-08-29 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The superb first novel from the author of The Stone Diaries, winner of the Governor General's Award, a National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Judith Gill is a well-respected biographer who desperately wants to write fiction. When she joins her academic husband on sabbatical in Birmingham, she finds on the shelves of their rented flat the notes of a failed novelist. With considerable guilt, Judith decides to plagiarize one of the ideas and brings it home to Canada to work on. Frustrated by the creative process but determined to be more imaginative, Judith attends writing classes and later discovers that her tutor, suffering from writer's block, has ripped off 'her' idea. Once again, Shields focuses her sharp gaze on the small ceremonies of life in this novel of rare intelligence and wit.

Download or read book The Twilight War written by David Crist and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-07-02 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An important and timely book that should be required reading for anyone interested in understanding how the United States and Iran went from close allies to enduring enemies." -The Washington Post "Deserves a spot on the short list of must-read books on United States-Iran relations." -The New York Times The dramatic secret history of the undeclared, ongoing war between the U.S. and Iran. The United States and Iran have been engaged in an unacknowledged secret war since the 1970s. This conflict has frustrated multiple American presidents, divided administrations, and repeatedly threatened to bring the two nations to the brink of open warfare. Drawing upon unparalleled access to senior officials and key documents of several U.S. administrations, David Crist, a senior historian in the federal government, breaks new ground on virtually every page of The Twilight War. From the Iranian Revolution to secret negotiations between Iran and the United States after 9/11, from Iran’s nuclear program to the secretive and deadly role of Qasem Soleimani, Crist brings vital new depth to our understanding of “the Iran problem”—and what the future of this tense relationship may bring.

Download or read book Uh Oh David written by David Shannon and published by Cartwheel Books. This book was released on 2013-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young David faces many blunders throughout his day.

Download or read book Satires of Circumstance Lyrics and Reveries with Miscellaneous Pieces written by Thomas Hardy and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Department Thirty written by David Kent and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2003-07-01 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ryan Elder was an ordinary college kid when his life was torn apart by his parents' shattering double suicide. Years later, still haunted by his loss, he's tried to bury the past and live a normal life. But "normal" is about to get a whole new meaning....Out of the blue, Ryan receives a battered letter containing only a phone number and the words "Department Thirty" -- written in his mother's hand. Lured back to his boyhood home in Oklahoma City, he begins to unravel his parents' connections to a mysterious government agency...a web of assassination and betrayal...and a menacing, shadowy figure who knows Ryan's past -- and will determine his destiny. Now, to prevent an ultimate act of domestic terror, Ryan must find out why he has become the next puppet in a legacy of deception -- and who is pulling the strings.... David Kent builds suspense and paranoia to a fever pitch in this heart-pounding conspiracy thriller, his debut novel. Twist by electrifying twist, a secret government agenda comes to light -- and one man fights to survive.

Download or read book David Finley written by David A. Doheny and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout his long and remarkable lifetime, David E. Finley (1890-1977) made brilliant contributions to the cultural life of this country. Yet less than thirty years after his death, his name is barely known. In David Finley: Quiet Force for America's Arts, biographer David Doheny revitalizes Finley's legacy, presenting the compelling story of his life and incorporating fascinating excerpts from recently discovered private journals, published here for the first time. As the first director of the National Gallery of Art, founding chairman of the board of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and a key player in creating the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., Finley used his matchless contacts and legendary powers of persuasion to establish institutions that today preserve and display masterpieces of western European and American art, a rich heritage of architectural properties across the United States, and an exceptional visual record of notable figures in American history. In addition, Finley's distinguished leadership of the Roberts Commission, which protected the art and architectural monuments during World War II, stands as a landmark in America's cultural maturity. Providing compelling insights into the events and personalities that shaped our nation during the transformative years between the 1920s and 1960s, this book will appeal to scholars and students of history and art.