Download or read book If You Re Gonna Be Stupid You Ve Gotta Be Tough written by Bob Cole and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-12-05 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cleburne County Search and Rescue Team recently found and saved a man lost on Mt. Cheaha in Alabama. The man had set out with his wife and kids on the difficult Pinhoti Trail, but once the wife and kids headed back, the man continued on. When he didnt return, his wife panicked and called in the search squadwho eventually found a man in his fifties, weighing about three hundred pounds, wearing leg braces, and using crutches. This story just goes to show that if youre gonna be stupid, youve gotta be tough. Author Bob Cole knows all about it. He grew up on a farm in rural Georgia and used to have to chase cows before getting on the bus for school. Smelling like manure in front of the other kids certainly added a bit of toughness. Since those days, he has worked, married, and seen the world, but through it all, the old adage about toughness and stupidity still holds true. This collection of true short stories follows Bob as he travels along the bumpy road of life. Follow him through a midlife crisis, family hijinks, meeting a new son-in-law, and on a mission trip to foreign lands (after all, stupidity is worldwide). Despite some hard timesand some tough decisionsBob Cole has never lost his sense of humor, and its apparent in this collection that will keep readers laughing, crying, and actin tough!
Download or read book Peace in the Red Rock Valley written by James E. Gilmer and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-04-29 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SURVIVAL It's true!There are no great people. There are only great challenges that some ordinary people must rise to meet. Much has been written about those individuals who have risen to meet such challenges. Their stories fascinate us because we love a winner, a survivor, a hero. PEACE IN THE RED ROCK VALLEY is an alcoholic's own gripping yet hilariously heartwarming story of survival. It is a story of the tragedy and heartbreak and of the humor and mirth of an unexpected diversion into, the journey through and finally, recovery from an incessant, merciless, yet subtle and almost fatal addiction to a drug that happens to be called alcohol. It is an entertaining expos of the bizarre workings and ravaging power of the alcoholic mind left unchecked and of the surprising simplicity of recovery from such a demoralized state. It'll have you laughing and then it will invade your heart. Because of the stigma attached, not many of our stories have been told but with today's open-mindedness toward addiction, those of us who have survived it might just also be heroes. There is one thing for certain; our stories are definitely fascinating.
Download or read book The Great Mental Models Volume 1 written by Shane Parrish and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2024-10-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the essential thinking tools you’ve been missing with The Great Mental Models series by Shane Parrish, New York Times bestselling author and the mind behind the acclaimed Farnam Street blog and “The Knowledge Project” podcast. This first book in the series is your guide to learning the crucial thinking tools nobody ever taught you. Time and time again, great thinkers such as Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett have credited their success to mental models–representations of how something works that can scale onto other fields. Mastering a small number of mental models enables you to rapidly grasp new information, identify patterns others miss, and avoid the common mistakes that hold people back. The Great Mental Models: Volume 1, General Thinking Concepts shows you how making a few tiny changes in the way you think can deliver big results. Drawing on examples from history, business, art, and science, this book details nine of the most versatile, all-purpose mental models you can use right away to improve your decision making and productivity. This book will teach you how to: Avoid blind spots when looking at problems. Find non-obvious solutions. Anticipate and achieve desired outcomes. Play to your strengths, avoid your weaknesses, … and more. The Great Mental Models series demystifies once elusive concepts and illuminates rich knowledge that traditional education overlooks. This series is the most comprehensive and accessible guide on using mental models to better understand our world, solve problems, and gain an advantage.
Download or read book The Great Ark written by T.C. Driver and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-07-18 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book was written in jail the old fashion way with pens and paper. I usually write simple gospel songs, but I had six months to serve so why not write a book. The Great Ark is political fiction with a little prophecy thrown in for spice. The story is not about my own case and is not a story taken from real life. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead is unintended and unwanted. I live in Roanoke, Virginia, with my lovely wife of 40 years and our adult son Shawn. Most of my time is spent at a small public charity called the Gospel Caf where I serve as director. We have open mic gospel sings on Friday and Saturday nights and work in cooperation with local food pantries. Dinner is at six and singing starts at seven so you have been officially invited. This book in dedicated to the liberty of free men, the rule of law and the changing of Virginias new Civil Commitment laws. Thank you for reading The Great Ark, may God bless you and yours. T.C. Driver
Download or read book Whatever It Takes written by Mike Ryan and published by Ryan Publishing. This book was released on 2023-07-14 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A photographer and his girlfriend hire Thrower for protection after a few questionable incidents. But it doesn’t take Thrower long to get knee-deep into things, as he gets involved before he even really knows what’s happening. As The Bodyguard protects his clients, he starts to unravel what the attackers really want. It’s assumed the photographer took pictures of something he wasn’t supposed to, but it goes much deeper than that. For Thrower, he’ll do whatever it takes to protect them, and find out what the truth really is.
Download or read book Fixin to Git written by Jim Wright and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2003-07-02 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author shares his fascination with NASCAR racing, capturing all aspects of this popular sport, from the race tracks to the campgrounds where fans congregate.
Download or read book Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout written by Rick Rigsby and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2006-08-06 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * USA Today and Wall Street Journal best seller* Be inspired by the book behind the graduation speech by Dr. Rick Rigsby’s– now with 100+ million views on Facebook and YouTube. After his wife died, Rick Rigsby was ready to give up. The bare minimum was good enough. Rigsby was content to go through the motions, living out his life as a shell of himself. But then he remembered the lessons his father taught him years before - something insanely simple, yet incredibly profound. These lessons weren’t in advanced mathematics or the secrets of the stock market. They were quite straightforward, in fact, for Rigsby’s father never made it through third grade. But if this uneducated man’s instructions were powerful enough to produce a Ph.D. and a judge – imagine what they can do for you. Join Rigsby as he dusts off time-tested beliefs and finds brilliantly simple answers to modern society’s questions. In a magnificent testament to the “Greatest Generation” which gave so much and asked so little in return, Lessons from a Third Grade Dropout will challenge you while reigniting your passion to lead a truly fulfilling life. After all, it’s never too late to learn a little bit more about life – just ask the third-grade dropout.
Download or read book Any Twenty written by Gary L Brown and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2022-06-29 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Any Twenty By: Gary L Brown Six months ago, Nadia Wolf, as the Creative Director of American Reality Networks, walked into her boss’ office to be fired. Now she was the final, featured speaker in the packed banquet hall at the celebration of the award-winning reality show "Any Twenty" that has broken all viewership records. She would let the audience know that the real credit for the show goes to a wonderful, elderly Virginia horse trainer, affectionately known by everyone as Nana Lisa. “Nadia, pick any twenty real, regular, every day working people --- like those people in my back yard right now, a teacher, a truck driver, a cashier, a doctor, a housewife, a farmer, a retired person --- honey, any twenty you want... any race, religion, color, or creed you want...give 'em a problem, let 'em argue about it, and then tell 'em, okay guys we'll pay you to fix it! Are they smarter than the U.S. Congress? YEP! It won't matter what the problem is, unemployment, climate change, even abortion...no matter how big the problem they'll find a way to fix it. They live in the real world...they always fix things...they have to.” Checking her phone after the speech, “Oh, Dear God...NO!!! It was a text message from David: “Emergency – barn fire, Nana Lisa badly burned, dogs missing, maybe stolen. Taking red eye flight back to Virginia. Sorry, love, I missed your speech. Will call you in morning. So sorry, Nadia. Twenty people may be able to fix things, but it only takes one to destroy them.”
Download or read book The Samurai Conspiracy written by Harlan Wygant and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2003-05-08 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This sequel to "The Junkyard Dog" takes place five years later. Brad Logan is now a homicide captain and must stop a gang of terrorists who have killed several prominent citizens. When Brad's wife is kidnapped by the gang, the hunt becomes more personal. When he becomes reckless in his investigation, he is suspended and must continue on his own. When he finally locates the terrorists he is involved in a life or death struggle with the man who thinks of himself as a Samurai.
Download or read book Nightclub written by George Rigakos and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2014-06-22 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People go to nightclubs to see and be seen - to view others as aesthetic objects and to present themselves as objects of desire. Rigakos argues that this activity fuses surveillance and aesthetic consumption - it fetishizes bodies and amplifies social capital, producing violence and crises fuelled by alcohol. At closing time, patrons flow out of the insular haze of the nightclub and onto city streets, moving from private spectacle to public nuisance. Bouncers are thus both policing agents in the nighttime economy and the gatekeepers of an urban risk market - a site of circumscribed transgression and consumption that begins at the nightclub door.
Download or read book Chiefs written by Stuart Woods and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2006 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The compelling thriller that launched the career of best-selling novelist Stuart Woods in an anniversary hardcover edition.
Download or read book Prescription for Life written by Richard MD Furman, FACS and published by Revell. This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During his more than thirty years as a vascular surgeon, Richard Furman literally held clogged arteries and diseased hearts in his hands and wondered why the person lying on the table hadn't been more careful. Heart disease is the number one killer of men and women in America, and in most cases it is completely preventable. So why are we slowly destroying our bodies and killing ourselves? And what can we do to turn it around? The good news is, simple, sustainable lifestyle changes can mean the difference between health and infirmity, between life and death. Putting his three decades of experience and education to work, Dr. Furman gives readers the strategies they need to live not just longer, but younger. This essential resource to health helps readers -achieve and maintain their ideal weight -reduce their risk for life-threatening diseases -make exercise a natural part of their lives -learn what foods to eat and what foods to avoid It even shows how following the plan can not only eliminate heart disease, but also keep people safe from various cancers, dementia, diabetes, stroke, erectile dysfunction, and other age- and obesity-related problems. Dr. Furman wants readers to realize that poor health during one's "golden years" is not inevitable. It can and should be avoided at all cost. And with his expert advice, readers can live long, healthy, vibrant lives, enjoying time with friends and family instead of wasting it in doctors' offices and hospitals.
Download or read book Under Jackie s Shadow written by Mitchell Nathanson and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dear Mom Dad Ethel written by Mark Stuart Ellison and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2004 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I enjoyed Dear Mom, Dad & Ethel so much I could hardly put it down. It ought to be widely read as an excellent way of recalling World War II." -Hans L. Trefousse Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History Brooklyn College and Graduate Center of the City University of New York "Dear Mom, Dad & Ethel paints an absorbing picture of the daily life of America's greatest generation. Vets will find themselves reliving their own experiences-the boredom, the loneliness, the fear, and the role of fate in life and death. For the rest of us, Dear Mom, Dad & Ethel is social history at its best." -Dr. Stanley J. Michalak Senior Associate, Foreign Policy Research Institute, Philadelphia Professor Emeritus of Government, Franklin and Marshall College "A vivid story brought to realistic life." -Midwest Book Review "Dear Mom, Dad & Ethel delicately mixes fiction and history to tell the story of an American air corpsman during World War II. His precious letters enhance a grand book deserving warm appreciation. People from my hometown will be as moved and fascinated as many Americans who will, no doubt, eagerly read it." -Jacques Wynants, Belgian Historian Author of Verviers 1940 and Verviers Libéré PLOT SUMMARY On October 7, l942, Don Quix enlists in the Air Corps. He's slated to be an aerial gunner, but his flying dreams are shattered when he's caught AWOL with buddy Ken Jackson. Don manages to become a radio truck supervisor in a fighter control squadron while Ken goes to a demolition unit. As an army engineer, Ken barely survives D-Day on Normandy's "Bloody Omaha." During a baseball game in a French forest, Don moves his head slightly, saving himself from a sniper's bullet. Arriving in Verviers, Belgium in September 1944, Don and his fellow radio men endure frequent buzz bomb attacks. Due to a miscalculation in army strategy, they find themselves on the front lines during the Battle of the Bulge. Don's reunion with Ken, now a tech sergeant with a bomb disposal outfit, is marred by tragedy, dampening Don's torrid love affair with beautiful seamstress Denise Vervier. Denise's husband, sent to a forced labor camp in 1940, is presumed dead. When he unexpectedly returns, Don and Denise face a heartbreaking choice.
Download or read book Riding Out The Storm written by Kat Bourne and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007-06-30 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marissa Martin is 12. Her life has changed as a result of her parents' recent separation. Out of nowhere she begins hearing a strange silent voice in her head that provides her with words of wisdom and reveals to her that the world and the people in it are more than what is visible to the eye.
Download or read book The Book of Bald Going Bald Like a Man written by Kyle Weber and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book April Brooker written by John Dutch and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-08-28 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: April Brooker is now 17 years old. She is persuaded to join her family for a Christmas get-together in Newton, a small town in New Zealand’s far north, where she will play in her first open tennis tournament. Supported by the ever loyal Anderson Woodbury, and her family, April has to dig deeper than ever before as she battles stress, self-doubt, her emotions, fatigue, the holiday atmosphere, and the elements in order to take another step closer to her dream of becoming a professional. Other titles in this series are: April Brooker April Brooker: The Tournament April Brooker and Emily McLean. Other books by John Dutch include When I Need a Hand.
