Download or read book Dos Encinos Legacy written by Charles Clark and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-03 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sarah Cisneros believes her sixteen-year-old twin sons, Adam and Benji, are far too young and far too innocent to participate in the ranch's upcoming cattle drive. But the boys are insistent and are eager to build the legacy of Dos Encinos. This will be one last adventure before they head off to college. Adam sustains serious injuries during a stampede while on the ride. As he recuperates in the small central Texas village of Comanche, he becomes enamored with the innkeeper's daughter, Martha Taylor. Adam and Martha pledge to wait for each other as Adam enters medical school in Fort Worth, Texas. Meanwhile, Benji pursues his dreams of becoming an architect. After graduation from medical school, in spite of more enticing and lucrative opportunities to settle in an urban community, Adam returns to Comanche, re-unites with Martha, and starts his medical practice. He doesn't realize the hostilities and personal threats he would face in bringing new concepts of medical treatment to a community served only by charlatans and untrained doctors. Adam must rely on his heritage of strength from the pioneer cattlemen of south Texas his Dos Encinos legacy to guide him through the strife he faces.
Download or read book Beach to Nowhere written by Charles Clark and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-10-11 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dallas Police Lieutenant, Vince Palter, accused of theft, misconduct, and suspected of murder, is determined to right the wrong that ruined his law-enforcement career. As a Deputy Sheriff in Corpus Christi, Texas, two years later, he is placed in a position of having to investigate a washed-ashore murder victim and finds that it is linked to the very scam responsible for the two year-old wrongful accusation. The FBIs involvement in the case leads to Vinces affiliation with an FBI Organized Crime Task Force Team assigned to investigate an international scheme involving nuclear missile solid-fuel that could jeopardize the security of the country and world peace. Compelled to perform in accordance with family tradition, after going undercover, he fights to preserve his relationship with his eighteen year-old son, with aspirations to follow in his fathers footsteps in law-enforcement.
Download or read book Trails to Dos Encinos written by Charles Clark and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2003-07 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does everything happen for a reason? Sixteen-year-old SARAH LEVIN finds that particular idea hard to believe when she and her family are forced to flee their home in mid-19th century Germany for America. Tragedy strikes when a hurricane capsizes the ship, sending Sarah into a raging sea. Washed ashore, starving and alone, she staggers into a settlement in Mexico and collapses in the village's church. The priest and his custodian nurse her to health. Sarah's encounter with murderous bandits brings Charro Cisneros, a young rancher, to her rescue. Charro then volunteers to escort Sarah to America. In the course of the trip, Charro becomes enchanted by Sarah's beauty, resourcefulness, and courage. Meanwhile, she grows enamored by his rugged good looks and quiet competence, as well as his mischievous nature that matches her own. Charro and Sarah are drawn to each other by their unprofessed love but held apart by insurmountable barriers. On the verge of a breakdown and severe depression, Sarah undertakes a perilous journey back to Mexico and seeks closure on the loss of her parents. When Charro learns that Sarah has set off across the wild rangelands alone, he races after her. But, is he too late?
Download or read book A Texas Legacy the Old San Antonio Road and the Caminois sic Reales written by A. Joachim McGraw and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Southwest Gulf Railroad Company Construction and Operation Exemption Medina County Texas written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The New High Protein Diet written by Charles Clark and published by Random House. This book was released on 2007 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features a diet which enables you to: control your appetite; eliminate cravings; eat delicious foods; help protect against heart disease and diabetes. This book contains easy-to-prepare recipes and is intended for those who love good food, but crave a slimmer waistline.
Download or read book The Healthy Low GI Low Carb Diet written by Charles Clark and published by Vermillion. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite negative speculation in the media regarding the future of the low-carb diet, this revolutionary dietary phenomenon continues to attract an enormous following. The lure of the rapid weight loss causes converts to radically adjust their dietary habits in order to meet the demands of the lifestyle. Yet for many, this is simply not an option. Particularly ardent critics of the diet include vegetarians who are offered no alternatives to the high meat content; and what of those of us with a sweet tooth or those who need natural fibre in their diet? that caters for all types of dietary requirement. It's vegetarian-friendly and nutritionally-balanced, allowing for previously sinful foods including pasta, pulses, fruit and puddings. What's more, he has set out to counter the criticisms of those who argue that low-carb lifestyles can be detrimental to health. A series of medical case studies proves how adopting a low-carbohydrate diet can in fact be of benefit in certain key areas of health. So, if you feared you could never be part of the low-carb crowd, look no further...this is the diet for becoming slim and healthy the low-carb way, without cutting out the foods you love!
Download or read book I Would Rather Sleep in Texas written by Mary Amberson and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2014-02-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This superb work of history tells the story of the Lower Rio Grande Valley and the people who struggled to make this daunting land their home. Spanish conquistadors and Mexican revolutionaries, cowboys and ranchers, Texas Rangers and Civil War generals, entrepreneurs and empire builders are all a part of this centuries-long saga, thoroughly researched and skillfully presented here. Steamboats used the inland waterway as a major transport route, and fortunes were made when the river served as the Confederacy’s only outlet for money and munitions. Mexican presidents and revolutionaries, European empires and investors, American cattle kings and entrepreneurs all considered this river frontier crucial. Men, women, and beasts braved the unforgiving climate of this land, and its cattle and cowboys gave rise to the great cattle drives up the Chisholm Trail to Kansas. It was and remains a crossroads of international cultures. In this moving account of the history of the families of the Santa Anita land grant, almost two hundred years of the history of the lower Rio Grande Valley (1748–1940) are revealed. An important addition to any collection of Texas history, I Would Rather Sleep in Texas is one of the most complete studies of the lower Rio Grande, abundantly illustrated with maps and photographs, many never before published. In 1790 the Santa Anita, a Spanish land grant, was awarded to merchant José Manuel Gómez. After the land passed to Gómez’s widow, part of the grant was acquired by María Salomé Ballí, the daughter of a powerful Spanish clan. Salomé Ballí married Scotsman John Young, and her family connections combined with his business acumen helped to further assemble the Santa Anita under one owner. In 1859, after Young’s death, Salomé struggled to hold onto her properties amid bandit raids and the siege of violence waged in the region by borderland caudillo Juan Nepomuceno Cortina. Soon after the beginning of the Civil War, she married Scotch- Irish immigrant John McAllen. They participated in the rapid wartime cotton trade through Matamoros and had business associations with a group of men—Mifflin Kenedy, Richard King, Charles Stillman, and Francisco Yturria—who made fortunes that influenced businesses nationwide. Rare firsthand accounts by Salomé Ballí Young de McAllen, John McAllen, and their son, James Ballí McAllen, add to a deeper understanding of the blending of the region’s frontier cultures, rowdy politics, and periodic violence. All the while, the Santa Anita remained the cornerstone of the business and stability of this family. As the lower Rio Grande Valley moved into the modern era, land speculation led economic activity from 1890 through 1910. The construction of railroads brought improved means for transportation and new towns, including McAllen, Texas, in 1905. The book’s ending reveals how, in 1915, Mexican warfare again spilled over the banks of the Rio Grande with deadly results, tragically affecting this family for the next twenty-five years. I Would Rather Sleep in Texas tells a remarkable story that covers a broad sweep of Texas and borderlands history.
Download or read book Large scale Forest Restoration written by David Lamb and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-09-19 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Landscapes are being degraded and simplified across the globe. This book explores how forest restoration might be carried out to increase landscape heterogeneity, improve ecological functioning and restore ecosystem services in such landscapes. It focuses on large, landscape-scale reforestation because that is the scale at which restoration is needed if many of the problems that have now developed are to be addressed. It also shows how large-scale forest restoration might improve human livelihoods as well as improve conservation outcomes. A number of governments have undertaken national reforestation programs in recent years; some have been more successful than others. The author reviews these to explore what type of reforestation should be used, where this should be carried out and how much should be done. For example, are the traditional industrial forms of reforestation necessarily the best to use in all situations? How can forest restoration be reconciled with the need for food security? And, are there spatial thresholds that must be exceeded to generate economic and environmental benefits? The book also examines the policy and institutional settings needed to encourage large-scale reforestation. This includes a discussion of the place for incentives to encourage landholders to undertake particular types of reforestation and to reforest particular locations. It also considers forms of governance that are likely to lead to an equitable sharing of the costs and benefits of forest restoration.
Download or read book Time Commences in Xibalb written by Luis de Lión and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Time Commences in Xibalbá tells the story of a violent village crisis in Guatemala sparked by the return of a prodigal son, Pascual. He had been raised tough by a poor, single mother in the village before going off with the military. When Pascual comes back, he is changed—both scarred and “enlightened” by his experiences. To his eyes, the village has remained frozen in time. After experiencing alternative cultures in the wider world, he finds that he is both comforted and disgusted by the village’s lingering “indigenous” characteristics.
Download or read book Suit Up in Scrubs written by Charles Clark and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2004-04 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Josh Lehman and Luke Sanders enter Texas Northwestern University on football scholarships and excel as winning players, Josh as a quarterback and Luke as a wide receiver. Luke's disabling knee injury terminates his football career but lucrative offers from professional teams tempt Josh away from his ambition to go to medical school. After soul-searching decisions, Josh turns his back on the offers so he and Luke can attend medical school together. Josh becomes a cardiovascular surgeon and Luke an anesthesiologist. They face every conflict they encounter in the medical field with the resolve: "It's just another game." Luke settles into the happiness of married life with a child but Josh's marriage is marred by infidelity and drug abuse. His wife's lover, Donnie Bradford, needs a life-saving operation that only Josh can perform. Josh's first reaction is to refuse. When Josh takes a position as consultant for Salzman Electronics, a producer of high-tech medical equipment, his knowledge of Salzman's new research project places him in personal jeopardy. With Donnie's untimely death, Josh is charged with murder. A surprise ending reveals more than just the perpetrator of the crime.
Download or read book Lightly on the Land written by Robert Birkby and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 1996 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the leading conservation organization--the trail building and maintenance bible, now updated and expanded to meet new techniques and new realities of the 21st century. New chapters on arid lands restoration and involving conservation volunteers. The latest in effective management of work crews of all ages.
Download or read book The Gi Bikini Diet written by Charles Clark and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010-08-31 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Worried about how you will look in your bikini on holiday? The GI Bikini Diet is an easy, straightforward plan if you want to get your body back into tiptop shape for the beach - the safe way. Many people find that during the winter months they cover their bodies with layers of clothing and forget about how their bodies look underneath. With a simple, easy to follow weight loss plan that promises quick, but safe, weight loss, this book will help you to give your body a pre-holiday boost. Includes: - Diet plans - Low GI recipes - Cellulite-busting tips - Quick and easy exercises - Tips for eating out
Download or read book San Fernando Rey written by Zephyrin Engelhardt and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dark Side Hospital written by Charles Clark and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2004-12 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Dr. Noah Spencer retires from private practice to accept a job offer from his longtime friend and protégé, Steve Nesbitt, Noah can't begin to imagine what's ahead. In his new position as medical director of Salyer Medical Center, Noah discovers shocking irregularities in the hospital's quality-management reporting. And he finds Steve's indifferent attitude toward below-standard performance to be unusual and disturbing. Unbeknownst to Noah, Steve has been fighting a losing battle with addiction. Steve becomes deeply indebted to a Mafia-owned casino and attempts to climb out of his cash-shortage quandary by accepting kickbacks. The fact that he is blatantly betraying his hospital weighs heavily on Steve's mind. When he is pressured by the Mafia to participate in a money-laundering scheme, he decides to break his ties with them. Now privy to the illicit operation of the Mafia, Steve becomes a target for silencing. Although he cannot unravel the details, Noah has a strong suspicion that a link exists between Steve's gambling problems and the quality issues at the hospital. Eager to help, Noah and his wife become embroiled in a sequence of events with Steve and his wife that threatens to entangle them in the FBI's testosterone-driven investigation of a corrupt underworld organization.
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Download or read book A Mexican Trilogy written by Evelina Fernández and published by Samuel French, Incorporated. This book was released on 2015 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Faith, Hope and Charity comprise Evelina Fernandez's series, A Mexican Trilogy. The plays center around the Moraleses, a Mexican-American family. The trilogy deals in part with the impact that inspirational historical figures have upon the lives of the Morales family. Those figures specifically are Franklin Delano Roosevelt, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, and Pope John Paul II. Faith is the first play in the trilogy. Set a couple decades after the Mexican Revolution, F
