Download or read book One Hammer Of A Heartbeat written by Colin Putzier and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He was a Thoroughbred racehorse, proud and noble, with the blood of champions coursing through his veins. Though he was a beautiful specimen to me, that noble blood coursed through the veins of a racehorse who was offered for sale at a thousand dollars and was purchased for eight hundred. He was not, and would never be a champion to anyone but me. When he strolled casually into my life in the early spring of 1987, I gave him a once-over and followed him to the barn. He had been to the backstretch before, already a veteran of a dozen races, already a winner. He plied his trade on the bottom rung of the claiming ladder at Playfair Race Course, a small racetrack in the Pacific Northwest. But he was one up on me; I had visited the backstretch previously but knew nothing about the life of a groom at the racetrack. This journal takes us from the day we met, Officer's Citation and I, through the spring and summer, and well into the crisp days of autumn; unforgettable moments spent on the backstretch. You'll meet my mentors, a cowboy named Marv and his brother Baldy, a pair of individuals with a pair of unique perspectives. They were great horsemen, and both knew how to tell a story. It was serious business, yet it seemed like the fun would never end. But the racetrack taught me the truth, and my horse taught me the truth; the story doesn't always end with a laugh, and it isn't always easy to accept the lessons learned. The events of this journal are remembered and told through the fading lens of history more than thirty years after the fact. Some of it feels like it happened yesterday. I was introduced to the sport of kings at the evil oval, and it is there I discovered everything can change in one hammer of a heartbeat. I entered the starting gate with the story of a little brown Thoroughbred horse; I will let you decide whether or not the race was won. Some recent days, when I dare to imagine what heaven might be, I can see a little brown Thoroughbred standing somewhere close to me, his ears pricked forward, tense, alert, and listening for a distant bugle beckoning him to the post once more. Conversely, on an overcast and gloomy day, I might find myself staring into the abyss only to see a little brown Thoroughbred staring back at me. I believe I have written a thought-provoking book; I tried to keep it entertaining enough to read, and interesting enough to keep you turning the pages. I think you will laugh, I know you will cry, and I hope you enjoy.
Download or read book Beyond The Invisible Flying From Fear to Freedom written by and published by Eternity Press. This book was released on with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book In Every Heartbeat written by Kim Vogel Sawyer and published by Bethany House. This book was released on 2010-09 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heartwarming historical fiction from a bestselling favorite set in the heartland just before WWI; friends who grew up in an orphanage long for home and find love.
Download or read book The Complete Hammer s Slammers Volume 1 written by David Drake and published by Baen Publishing Enterprises. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 661 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a veteran's eye for the harsh and gritty details of war, David Drake depicts a futuristic analog of tank combat in his Hammer's Slammers fiction. The Slammers are neither cartoon heroes nor propaganda villains; rather they are competent professionals engaged in a deadly business. The inevitable conflicts between policy, necessity, and human nature make Drake's Slammers fiction instantly identifiable and utterly compelling. This is the first of a three volume set presenting for the first time the entire genre-defining Slammers series in a uniform trade paperback set, with new introductions by major SF figures and new afterwords by David Drake. Each volume will also include a Slammers story not collected in previous Slammer's books. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). "Fans of Drake's edgy stories of a mercenary tank regiment in a future not all that different from our present will rejoice [at the publication of] the entire series in three volumes. Drake, a Vietnam vet who served in the Blackhorse Regiment, uses prose as cold and hard as the metal alloy of a tank to portray the men and women of Hammer's Regiment. . . . In his depiction of combat, Drake rivals Crane and Remarque." ¾Publishers Weekly, reviewing the Night Shade hardcover edition
Download or read book Simplexity written by Jeffrey Kluger and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2008-06-03 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why are the instruction manuals for cell phones incomprehensible? Why is a truck driver's job as hard as a CEO's? How can 10 percent of every medical dollar cure 90 percent of the world's disease? Why do bad teams win so many games? Complexity, as any scientist will tell you, is a slippery idea. Things that seem complicated can be astoundingly simple; things that seem simple can be dizzyingly complex. A houseplant may be more intricate than a manufacturing plant. A colony of garden ants may be more complicated than a community of people. A sentence may be richer than a book, a couplet more complicated than a song. These and other paradoxes are driving a whole new science--simplexity -- that is redefining how we look at the world and using that new view to improve our lives in fields as diverse as economics, biology, cosmology, chemistry, psychology, politics, child development, the arts, and more. Seen through the lens of this surprising new science, the world becomes a delicate place filled with predictable patterns--patterns we often fail to see as we're time and again fooled by our instincts, by our fear, by the size of things, and even by their beauty. In Simplexity, Time senior writer Jeffrey Kluger shows how a drinking straw can save thousands of lives; how a million cars can be on the streets but just a few hundred of them can lead to gridlock; how investors behave like atoms; how arithmetic governs abstract art and physics drives jazz; why swatting a TV indeed makes it work better. As simplexity moves from the research lab into popular consciousness it will challenge our models for modern living. Jeffrey Kluger adeptly translates newly evolving theory into a delightful theory of everything that will have you rethinking the rules of business, family, art -- your world.
Download or read book What You Must Know About Your Heart Before It s Too Late written by Jay A. Levine M.D. and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2021-10-06 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume, Dr. Jay Levine takes the reader on a guided tour of the mysteries of the cardiovascular system, how it functions in health and in sickness, and what the reader must be aware of to improve his or her chances of ongoing good health. Problems are identified, and treatment options are discussed simply and easily without resorting to medically complex jargon in order to alert the reader to what could go wrong and what can be done to correct the problems. In the current era of internet medicine and television and cell phone medical examinations, it has never been more important for the patient to learn what could possibly go wrong with the body. Using easily understood lay terminology, this book describes how the anatomy, normal function, disease abnormalities, and therapeutic approaches are all interrelated in this magnificent machine called the heart. The volume reads like a novel with one chapter gliding smoothly into the next so that the reader gains a deep understanding of a process that has fascinated and confounded physicians for ages. Welcome aboard your trip through the cardiovascular system.
Download or read book American Machinist written by and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 940 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Gilded Rune written by Lisa Smedman and published by Wizards of the Coast. This book was released on 2012-07-03 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A plague has ravaged the population of gold dwarves of the Great Rift. It starts slowly, but the progression is devastating. One dwarf has eyes that have become hard and glassy like marbles; a second dwarf has skin that flakes off in sharp, hardened scales; the skeleton of a third is petrified and fused in place; a fourth wastes away with blood that has turned dark and muddy. Clerical magic doesn't help. Neither do herbal remedies, nor spells meant to break curses. And in all cases, death is always the same--the heart blackens, hardens, and eventually stops beating, killing each victim with a heart attack and turning the bodies to stone. It's called the Stoneplague. It's terrifying. And it's spreading.
Download or read book Heart Shock written by Ross Rosen and published by Singing Dragon. This book was released on 2018-06-29 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes in detail the effects and ongoing impacts of trauma on the body and mind and provides the 'missing piece' in the treatment of these stubborn conditions that every practitioner confronts. Heart Shock refers to the systemic impact that emotional and/or physical trauma has on one's physiology and psychology, interfering with one's ability to heal, and also directly attributable to a host of progressive pathology. Synthesizing the teachings of Jeffrey Yuen and the Shen-Hammer lineage and focusing heavily on psychology, Ross Rosen addresses how to identify, diagnose, and treat Heart Shock from multiple perspectives, providing a multi-faceted approach to treatment, including all the acupuncture channel systems, herbal medicine and the use of essential oils. The approach presented can also be expanded to treat any condition or disease process.
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Download or read book Heartbeat Morta Fox 1 written by D. N. Hoxa and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-16 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost twenty years ago, earth shook from explosions that killed billions, and wiped away civilization. Only a small part of the city of Boston remained intact.To Morta Fox, a twenty-year-old girl living all alone outside the Wall of Protection, waking up with a craving for blood is something she never imagined could happen. To make matters even worse, a vampire who calls himself Hammer takes away her last attempt at self-destruction.Hammer has been chasing Everard - the vampire last seen with his missing mate - for a year. Right before he finds him, he witnesses a girl jump off the tenth floor of a building. Though her bones break, she heals just as fast. When she stands up, she runs as fast as only vampires can. But she can't possibly be one, because...she has a beating heart.When Hammer saves Morta against her will, she's furious. Until he proposes a deal.If Morta agrees to help him find her Lord Everard, Hammer will, in return, kill her. It's a simple deal. They even make a promise, and in the vampire world, promises cannot be broken.Nothing goes as planned. Morta soon discovers that her beating heart is not the only thing that makes her unusual, and Hammer is the only one who is willing to protect her. Being equally stubborn, it takes a long time for them to admit that constantly saving each other from harm has nothing to do with their deal, and everything to do with how they feel.By the time that happens, Morta's part of the deal is completed, and Hammer has only seven days left to fulfill his. What happens to a vampire when he doesn't keep his promise?
Download or read book W S Graham written by David Nowell Smith and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022-06-02 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the peripheries of UK poetry culture during his lifetime, W. S. Graham is now recognized one of the great poets of the twentieth century. In the first concerted study of Graham's poetics in a generation, David Nowell Smith argues that Graham is exemplary for the poetics of the mid-century: his extension of modernist explorations of rhythm and diction; his interweaving of linguistic and geographic places; his dialogue with the plastic arts; and the tensions that run through his work, between philosophical seriousness and play, solitude and sociality, regionalism and cosmopolitanism, the heft and evanescence of poetry's medium. Drawing on newly unearthed archival materials, Nowell Smith orients Graham's poetics around the question of the 'art object'. Graham sought to craft his poems into honed, finished 'objects'; yet he was also aware that the poem's 'finished object' is never wholly finished. Graham's work thus facilitates a broader reflection on language as a medium for art-making.
Download or read book The Jake Collins Band and The Fading Silence written by Rob Krabbe and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-10-09 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join Jake Collins, singer-songwriter, rock and roll star, and all around sexy guy; Ray, an old crazy librarian; Sa'li, a female Cherokee retro-warrior with a bad attitude; Drummer Dave, a optimistic drummer bordering on total madness; Mara, gorgeous young thief, with a talent for scavenging and making conversation; Big T, a bear of a mountain man bent on revenge and some great barbeque; Bradley, a seven foot tall, 450 pound government created experimental killing machine with a childlike sense of humor, and Garcia Garcia, an East LA want-to-be, urbane refugee and ticket scalper, who was also a drag queen on alternate Thursday nights, as one world ends and another begins, in this thrilling adventure story that brought them all together to survive, make a new life, and try to figure out who they are becoming if they live through the day to find out.
Download or read book Taber s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary written by Donald Venes and published by F.A. Davis. This book was released on 2021-02-16 with total page 4390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taber’s brings meanings to life. In hand, online or mobile…the all-in-one, go-to source for classroom, clinic, and beyond. Put the language of nursing, medicine, and the healthcare professions at your fingertips. In hand, online, or on your mobile device—anywhere and everywhere, Taber’s 24 is the all-in-one, go-to source in the classroom, clinical, and beyond. Under the editorial direction of Donald Venes, MD, MSJ, a team of expert consulting editors and consultants representing nearly every health care profession ensures that the content reflects today’s most current and relevant information. An access code inside new, print texts unlocks a FREE, 1-year subscription to Taber’s Online, powered by Unbound Medicine, the complete Taber’s database for quick reference when and where you need it. See what students and practitioners are saying about the previous edition… Five Stars “What every medical student, student nurse, paramedic student, and medical professional should have.”—Kelly, Online Reviewer EVERYTHING A NURSING STUDENT NEEDS. “My school did not recommend this book, but I remembered this book from LPN school and how much it helped with care planning. It’s much easier to carry than all the textbooks to clinicals too! LOVE this newest version too!!”—Melissa A. B., Online Reviewer Nursing school life saver. “This book has been a great for my clinical experience databases. I love how it's broken into sections for easy access and understanding. My school offers an electronic edition for free to us, but I like hard copy books.”—P.M., Online Reviewer Gotta Have It! “I have thoroughly used this dictionary already in my schooling! I am sure it will help me in many days to come.”—Christina M., Online Reviewer Very Informative! “Love that I have access to the online version that makes it quicker to find terms needed for class.”—Kelly V., Online Reviewer Great book. “I use it for nursing school during my clinicals and it is perfect.”—Online Reviewer
Download or read book The Eva Series Box Set Books 1 3 written by J. M. Wilde and published by J. M. Wilde. This book was released on with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HALLOWEEN SPECIAL! ****Get all three Eva stories in one box set, with special bonus interviews with the main character and the author!**** J.M. Wilde's Eva Series reached over 3 million reads online and, after much anticipation, is newly revised and available now! A kick-ass teenage girl, a nation swarming with zombies, and a sweet romance that grows amongst the ruins. You'll find all that and more in this exciting and action-packed, post-apocalyptic young adult trilogy. Set in Australia, horror, friendship and true love collide to make this tale of survival stand out from the rest. Readers have said it's had them on the edge of their seats, reading all through the night and still craving more. The Eva Series will make you smile, scream, cry and fist-pump the air as you go on a wild and dangerous ride with Eva and her friends. BOOK ONE: AS THEY RISE Eva was just an everyday girl, working as a waitress, hanging out with her friends, and falling in love. But her world changed overnight when a powerful virus spread throughout the country, transforming it into a wasteland of deadly disease and crazed zombies. With Australia cut off from the rest of the world and rampant with terror and chaos, Eva and her friends must do whatever they can to survive. BOOK TWO: WHILE WE FALL After a powerful virus spread like wildfire, Australia became a zombie infested island with no escape. The only way for Eva and her friends to survive is to drive across the country to find refuge with Wyatt's brother, Elliot, in his rainforest hideaway. But with the road ahead filled with unknown obstacles and dangers, will they make it across the country alive? Join Eva as she fights for her life and learns that in her terrifying new world, it's not just zombies she has to fear. BOOK THREE: BEFORE IT FADES Eva and her friends are on a race against time. A team of rescuers are on their way to Sydney to evacuate survivors of the outbreak, and if Eva, Wyatt, Jo and Ben don't make it there in time, they will be trapped in Australia forever. But with rage-filled zombies and unexpected obstacles threatening their lives, friendships and true love, will they make it to safety before it's too late? WHAT READERS ARE SAYING: “As They Rise by J. M. Wilde is not the typical YA zombie book, but that is because J. M. Wilde is not the average independent author. The narrative voice she utilizes for Eva, the main character and decided heroine of the series, is flawless. The flow of the work was excellent. This series is off to an excellent start! 5/5.” – Fox Emm, ZombieApocalypse.net “Wilde skillfully combines fun, quirky characters and a terrifying world.” – Rainey, Goodreads review “This was a delight to read… Eva kicks ass and you can’t help but root for her all the way.” – Rouelle, Goodreads review “The way the author describes the events in the story really get me excited and even makes me feel like I’m actually in the situation the characters are in themselves.” – A. Claudio, Goodreads review
Download or read book The End of Eddy written by Édouard Louis and published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux. This book was released on 2017-05-02 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most talked-about European novel since My Struggle—a sexually frank, brutally honest coming-of-age story
