Download or read book North Dallas Forty written by Peter Gent and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2011-06-28 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Bestseller: The “powerful novel” about the hidden side of pro football, written by a former NFL player (Newsweek). On the field, the men who play football are gladiators, titans, and every other kind of cliché. But when they leave the locker room they are only men. Peter Gent’s classic novel looks at the seedy underbelly of the pro game, chronicling eight days in the life of Phil Elliott, an aging receiver for the Texas team. Running on a mixture of painkillers and cortisone as he tries to keep his fading legs strong, Elliott tries to get every ounce of pleasure out of his last days of glory, living the life of sex, drugs, and football. Adapted for the screen in 1979, this novel, written by ex-Dallas Cowboy Peter Gent, is widely considered the best football novel of all time.
Download or read book The Forty Parables of Jesus written by Gerhard Lohfink and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2021-07-15 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2022 Catholic Media Association first place award in scripture: academic studies In this book, which covers all of Jesus’ parables, award-winning author Gerhard Lohfink takes a closer look at the origins of each one—its shape, its realistic details, but most of all its original message and the situation into which it was once spoken. Jesus’ parables speak in bold images of the kingdom of God, making it present to us as they reveal something of the mystery of his own person. Lohfink also offers a review of some of the scholarship in this area—as this topic has sustained research on Jesus since the first telling of these stories—but not for the purposes of debate. His reflections interpret the forty parables and show how they speak of the coming of the reign of God, lead us to Jesus, and reveal the mystery of Jesus himself.
Download or read book The Forty Deuce written by Hilton Ariel Ruiz and published by powerHouse Books. This book was released on 2012-06-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1970s and 80s New York was internationally renowned for its seedy underbelly; the world capital of leisure, luxury, and sin. And the epicenter of New York vice, hands down, was 42nd Street-Times Square-a.k.a. the Forty-Deuce. On any given night on the Forty-Deuce you could take in the latest blockbuster, B-movie, or skin flick; cop drugs or cop a feel. A playground for the perverse, as well as a destination for thrill-seekers and partiers from every borough of New York City and beyond, Times Square was the electric heart of the city that refused to sleep. The Forty-Deuce: The Times Square Photographs of Bill Butterworth, 1983-1984 is a series of photographs capturing a gritty, glamorous, and authentic old-school New York, well before Mickey Mouse took over Times Square and scrubbed it clean. Curators and editors Beatriz and Hilton Arial Ruiz have collected and preserved the work of local street photographer Bill Butterworth, and have drawn from his work to create a revealing portrait of the Forty-Deuce, inside and out-capturing the unique street life and street style of the era, but also drawing us deeper in, to the peep shows, sex shops, backroom brothels, dimly lit arcades, and low-budget theatres where the action happened. In the tradition of Jamel Shabazz's classic, Back in the Days, The Forty-Deuce showcases the early-80s style of New York's first b-boys, out on the town and dressed to impress, but it adds some sin to the mix, with the Deuce's own slick pimps, strung out hustlers, and the spandex and leather clad prostitutes, strippers, and trannies that worked 42nd Street nightly, and defined it for years.
Download or read book Forty Autumns written by Nina Willner and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this illuminating and deeply moving memoir, a former American military intelligence officer goes beyond traditional Cold War espionage tales to tell the true story of her family—of five women separated by the Iron Curtain for more than forty years, and their miraculous reunion after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Forty Autumns makes visceral the pain and longing of one family forced to live apart in a world divided by two. At twenty, Hanna escaped from East to West Germany. But the price of freedom—leaving behind her parents, eight siblings, and family home—was heartbreaking. Uprooted, Hanna eventually moved to America, where she settled down with her husband and had children of her own. Growing up near Washington, D.C., Hanna’s daughter, Nina Willner became the first female Army Intelligence Officer to lead sensitive intelligence operations in East Berlin at the height of the Cold War. Though only a few miles separated American Nina and her German relatives—grandmother Oma, Aunt Heidi, and cousin, Cordula, a member of the East German Olympic training team—a bitter political war kept them apart. In Forty Autumns, Nina recounts her family’s story—five ordinary lives buffeted by circumstances beyond their control. She takes us deep into the tumultuous and terrifying world of East Germany under Communist rule, revealing both the cruel reality her relatives endured and her own experiences as an intelligence officer, running secret operations behind the Berlin Wall that put her life at risk. A personal look at a tenuous era that divided a city and a nation, and continues to haunt us, Forty Autumns is an intimate and beautifully written story of courage, resilience, and love—of five women whose spirits could not be broken, and who fought to preserve what matters most: family. Forty Autumns is illustrated with dozens of black-and-white and color photographs.
Download or read book Wrong Side of Forty written by Jana DeLeon and published by Jana DeLeon. This book was released on 2020-02-28 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling author Jana DeLeon brings a humorous, paranormal women’s fiction tale. For many, midlife is only the beginning. It was a day like any other day for Marina Trahan…until she caught her husband in bed with another woman. Before that eye-opening wake-up call, Marina would have described her life as average or uneventful, maybe even boring. But now, chaos and confusion reign supreme. She’d expected to slide through midlife with her unwanted extra pounds, chin hair, and hot flashes and move somewhat gracefully into elastic waist pants and having no verbal filter. But with a wayward husband, a high-maintenance daughter, a lackluster career, and a crazy mother all weighing her down, Marina is ready to wave the white flag of surrender. Then an intriguing stranger named Alexios shows up out of nowhere and insists she is descended from a goddess and is the only person who can save the world from certain destruction. She has roughly a week to do it. Solving a centuries-old mystery seems like a more interesting proposition than the other situations Marina is facing, so she accepts his challenge. But her search for a magical item of power reveals far more about Marina than she ever knew. Maybe enough to save the world. And even herself.
Download or read book Flirting with Forty written by Jane Porter and published by 5 Spot. This book was released on 2008-05-07 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now a Lifetime movie, Jane Porter's beloved novel follows a divorced single mom who finds an unexpected, forbidden romance with a much younger man while on vacation in Hawaii. He got the second home and the Porsche. She got the kids and a broken heart. Now Jackie, post-divorce and heading toward the big four-oh, is on vacation in sunny and staring down her upcoming birthday-alone. But not for long. She's soon falling for Kai, her gorgeous, much younger surf instructor, and the wild passionate fling they have becomes the biggest surprise of Jackie's life. Back home in Seattle, Jackie has to struggle with single parenthood...and memories of Kai. He hasn't forgotten her. Yet thousands of miles of ocean-not to mention an age difference that feels even wider-separate them. And, of course, her friends disapprove. When a choice must be made, can she, will she risk everything for her chance at happiness?
Download or read book Forty Rooms written by Olga Grushin and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-02-16 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The internationally acclaimed author of The Dream Life of Sukhanov now returns to gift us with Forty Rooms, which outshines even that prizewinning novel. Totally original in conception and magnificently executed, Forty Rooms is mysterious, withholding, and ultimately emotionally devastating. Olga Grushin is dealing with issues of women’s identity, of women’s choices, that no modern novel has explored so deeply. “Forty rooms” is a conceit: it proposes that a modern woman will inhabit forty rooms in her lifetime. They form her biography, from childhood to death. For our protagonist, the much-loved child of a late marriage, the first rooms she is aware of as she nears the age of five are those that make up her family’s Moscow apartment. We follow this child as she reaches adolescence, leaves home to study in America, and slowly discovers sexual happiness and love. But her hunger for adventure and her longing to be a great poet conspire to kill the affair. She seems to have made her choice. But one day she runs into a college classmate. He is sure of his path through life, and he is protective of her. (He is also a great cook.) They drift into an affair and marriage. What follows are the decades of births and deaths, the celebrations, material accumulations, and home comforts—until one day, her children grown and gone, her husband absent, she finds herself alone except for the ghosts of her youth, who have come back to haunt and even taunt her. Compelling and complex, Forty Rooms is also profoundly affecting, its ending shattering but true. We know that Mrs. Caldwell (for that is the only name by which we know her) has died. Was it a life well lived? Quite likely. Was it a life complete? Does such a life ever really exist? Life is, after all, full of trade-offs and choices. Who is to say her path was not well taken? It is this ambiguity that is at the heart of this provocative novel.
Download or read book Forty Days on Being a Nine written by Marlena Graves and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2021-02-23 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is it like to be an Enneagram Nine? These forty daily readings from Marlena Graves draw wisdom from the deep wells of both counseling and spirituality using illustrations from Scripture and life. Each reading concludes with an opportunity for further engagement such as a journaling prompt, a written prayer, or a spiritual practice.
Download or read book Forty Nine Truths and the Pentecost written by John D. Richie and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2000-08-21 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work results from years of studying God's Word and observation of the current trends in Christianity. The problem with Christianity today is that it has forgotten that the battle is not with those without, but with the foolishness, sin, and unbelief in the believer. The forty-nine truths contained herein appear to be the most neglected in this age. Considering that God's Word is not open to personal interpretation, each Scripture quotation is left to individual understanding through the visitation of the Holy Spirit. Although some explanation is given, my intent is to guide the reader toward understanding; and not to impose upon them my own understanding. It is perhaps ironic that many Christians professing Jesus to be their Lord and Master may spend eternity in a place they would not desire. God's Word states that a follower of Jesus that does not keep his sayings will not inherit the kingdom of heaven. The truths discussed herein are the sayings of Jesus, not mine. The Pentecost follows these forty-nine truths. It is a day that is in the future. It will be a happy day for many, but the road thereto is troubled with much tribulation.
Download or read book Forty Favours The Brave written by Lise Carlaw & Sarah Wills and published by Echo. This book was released on 2022-03-29 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the creators of the hit podcast FORTY come musings, advice and real-life stories on the highs, lows and unexpected delight of life in your forties. How can I be nearing middle age when twenty-six feels like yesterday? After the craziness of my twenties and hard work of my thirties, what's next? Who am I now that youth is behind me? These were the questions Lise Carlaw and Sarah Wills (aka 'Those Two Girls') asked themselves as they entered a milestone decade - their forties. And they're not alone. The second phase of life can seem daunting. But it's so much more than declining collagen, hormonal upheavals, and a supposed descent into invisibility. There is power in knowing who you are, ditching 'nice' for what's important, and arriving at the stage in your life when you decide rather than 'slide'. In Forty Favours the Brave, Lise and Sarah, along with women from all walks of life, share insightful tales about entering their forties and beyond: the lessons learned, heartbreaks survived, things they wish they'd known, relationship changes, confidence gained ... and the surprising, wondrous joy of life in its second act. Brimming with wit, honesty and relatable 'aha!' moments, Forty Favours the Brave is the ultimate coming-of-age reading for any woman approaching (or in) her forties.
Download or read book Forty Lessons In Leadership written by James I. Owens, Jr. and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-06-18 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forty Lessons in Leadership is a practical tool to answer the question "Can you teach me how to lead?" Written in a casual style, the book includes specific questions For Thought and Action designed to connect the reader's specific circumstances to concepts presented in the book. It is meant for the reader who wants more than a text book or a biographical study. It is meant for the individual actively engaged in his own self development as a leader. It addresses such topics a Vision, Sales Management, Team Building, Leading Change, Conflict Management, and Employee Engagement.
Download or read book The Forty Hadith of Imam An Nawawi written by Souad Mhani and published by Strategic Book Publishing. This book was released on 2024-07-15 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book features The Forty Hadith of Imam An-Nawawi. Each spread includes significant Islamic texts in both Arabic and English, along with questions, exercises, ample space, snippets, and cut-out excerpts. Teachers can utilize this workbook for drafting lesson plans, notes, and ideas, while students can take class notes and hone their translation skills. The collection of Forty Hadith compiled by Imam Yahya bin Sharaf An-Nawawi has been extensively studied in traditional Arabic learning circles, and remains a fundamental subject in Islamic courses worldwide. According to the author, “The Forty Hadith are regarded as the most comprehensive and holistic collection of the Prophet’s (peace be upon him) Hadith. They encapsulate the essence of Islam, with each Hadith grounded in a fundamental Islamic principle. These Hadiths teach many virtues, good character, and moral qualities, as the Quranic verses command or encourage kindness to both people and animals, forgiveness, anger management, and respect for parents and elders.”
Download or read book Republican Record of the Forty seventh Congress written by Anonymous and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-05-29 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.
Download or read book The Conquerors of Palestine Through Forty Centuries written by H. O. Lock and published by Cosimo, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written from a soldier's point of view, The Conquerors of Palestine is one cohesive account, collected from the stories and research of many sources, of the history of invasions in Palestine over forty centuries. It includes an Introduction by both General Sir Edmund Allenby and author M.O. Lock, chapters for each conqueror, including the Egyptians, the Jews, the Greeks, the Romans, and the British, as well as appendices and a detailed map. Written for those who fought in, traveled through, or had general interest in the "Holy Land," The Conquerors of Palestine condenses and brings to life the weighty past of one of the most famous countries in the world. MAJOR H.O. LOCK was a major in the British Army, Dorsetshire Regiment, who served in Palestine from 1917-1918. He wrote The Conquerors of Palestine, a comprehensive account of the history of the invasions of Palestine, and With the British Army in the Holy Land, a book about his experiences during the British invasions of Sinai and Palestine.
Download or read book A Forty Day Study of John s Gospel written by Rick Jory and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 573 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did Jesus claim to be God? Without question. And he did so repeatedly. That’s why John, a member of the “inner circle” of the disciples, wrote his own account of Jesus’ time on earth. A Forty-Day Study of John’s Gospel answers the question, “Who exactly is Jesus?” and shows how the works and words of Jesus validate his claim that he is God the Son. Other books in this series include A Forty-Day Study of the Biblical Story, volumes one and two; A Forty-Day Study of the Book of Hebrews; and A Forty-Day Study on Sin, Salvation, and Sanctification.
Download or read book About Forty Weeks written by Gina Melnyk and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2014-04 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her second collection, poet GINA MELNYK explores experiences unique to pregnancy and motherhood. After having her first child in 2007, she was compelled to record her reflections on forty weeks of pregnancy, and how life changes with a new member of the family.
Download or read book Forty Years of Arun C Mehta at NIEPA written by Arun C Mehta and published by ARUN C MEHTA. This book was released on 2021-10-31 with total page 647 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prof. Arun C Mehta worked at the premier National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA), New Delhi for almost four decades (1980 to 2019) and authored numerous books, published articles in journals of repute, and written research reports based on one of the largest databases of the World, namely the Unified District Information System for Education (U-DISE) which he nurtured about two decades. He had written extensively in the areas of educational planning, education for all, demographic & enrolment projections, indicators of educational development, and data analysis. In the present book, Prof. Mehta presents a select 27 articles which are grouped into five broad headings, such as (i) Educational Statistics & EMIS (ii) Indicators of Educational Development (iii) Demographic & Enrolment Projections (iv) Educational Data Analysis & (v) Education for All. Apart, a complete list of his contribution has also been annexed. Renowned social scientist and former Director of NIEPA, New Delhi Prof. Kuldeep Mathur has written the foreword of the book. Prof. R Govinda, Prof. Marmar Mukhopadhyay, Prof. G. D Sharma, Dr. Geeta Gandhi Kingdon, Shri Baldev Mahajan, Late Shri B. P. Khandelwal, Mr, Simon Ellis of UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Montreal, Prof. Pradeep Kumar Joshi, Former Director NIEPA and presently Chairman of Union Public Service Commission and Prof. Najma Akhtar, Vice-Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi has commented on the research of Prof. Mehta.
