Download or read book Bums No More written by Brian M. Endsley and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-11-21 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of the 1959 Dodgers, a team that rose above its disastrous first season on the West Coast for an out-of-nowhere World Series title. One of baseball's greatest underdog champions, the '59 Dodgers were a rag-tag team made of long shots salvaged from the minor leagues and over-the-hill ballplayers who reached back for one final triumph. After surviving a thrilling three team pennant race, they met fellow long shots the Chicago White Sox in an underdog World Series. Here, the team's story is recounted in detail, with game-by-game highlights, and set against the cultural backdrop of the civil rights movement, the Cold War, and the rock and roll cultural revolution.
Download or read book Managing Difficult People written by Marilyn Pincus and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2004-10-08 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don't Let Negaholics Rule Your Workplace! As a manager, you're sandwiched between the pressure of senior executives and the demands of your own staff memebers. The last thing you need is an unruly employee whose chronic "negaholic" attitude upsets your office applecart and affects the morale of your entire staff. Managing Difficult People gives you the tools you need to cope with all kinds of difficult employees. From sneaky slackers to resident office tormentors, this handy guide cuts to the chase, helping you identify and deal with specific personality types such as The Bully, The Complainer or Whiner, The Procrastinator, The Know-It-All, The Silent Type, The Social Butterfly, The "No People Skills" Person, The Rookie, The Overly Sensitive Person, and The Manipulator.
Download or read book Dale Earnhardt written by and published by Sports Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2001 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography which focuses on the racing career of Dale Earnhardt.
Download or read book Bronx written by Tess Oliver and published by Sugartree Press. This book was released on 2021-10-19 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They'd called it betrayal. He was gone, and he hadn't deserved her yet I was labeled a traitor. I had loved her long before I should have but this thing between us was fragile. She was everything that was right in my world—but maybe we just weren't meant to be. Jack 'Bronx' Devlin is the toughest of the tough. He grew up breaking colts and parachutes into wildfires as a smokejumper for a living, but Layla Rafferty, the elusive woman he loves but can't have, might be the one to finally break him. Book 1 of Tess Oliver’s hot new Western Smokejumpers series. Book 2: KING Book 3: ANGUS
Download or read book Mission written by Thomas Wyckoff LTC, US Army (Ret.) and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2018-11-03 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mission A Cold War Remembrance By: Thomas Wyckoff LTC, US Army (Ret.) For fifty years following World War II, the US Military Liaison Mission (USMLM) to the Soviet Forces in East Germany was one of the premier intelligence collection organizations in the Cold War struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union. Operating “behind the lines” with excellent access to front line Soviet Forces in East Germany, the officers and non-commissioned officers of the allied Military Liaison Missions conducted continuous, close-up monitoring of the most powerful ground and air forces of the Soviet Union: those directly confronting NATO forces along the inter-German border. The author was a USMLM liaison officer for four years (1982-1986). He conducted 165 missions into East Germany, performing close surveillance of the nineteen Soviet divisions located there. Mission is a personal recollection of those surveillance activities. It is a close-up view of an organization that, for fifty years, stood on the cutting edge of the struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union
Download or read book Forbes To The Limits written by James M. Clash and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003-05-27 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following modern executives as they push themselves to thelimits in life and in business In To the Limits, adventure writer Jim Clash examines thephenomenon of corporate leaders and millionaires who test theirlimits through high-end, risky adventure-and links the life andbusiness lessons they have learned along the way. Based on hispopular column in Forbes, Clash details his own exotic adventuresand includes anecdotes from high-profile, daredevil executives whoshare his passion for adventure-from flying to the edge of space84,000 feet up (Dennis Tito, Chief Executive of WilshireAssociates), to climbing 20,000-foot mountain peaks (TimothyForbes, Chief Operating Officer of Forbes, Inc.), to racingopen-wheel cars (Mark Patterson, Vice Chairman of Credit SuisseFirst Boston), to swimming at the North Pole (Geoffrey Kent, ChiefExecutive of Abercrombie & Kent). Clash's dramatic narrativealso explores the powerful connection between extreme success inbusiness and in life, and covers topics such as risk-taking,testing personal limits, and dealing with decision-makingresponsibilities. James M. Clash (New York, NY) covers mutual funds forForbes magazine and writes a popular column called "The Adventurer"for Forbes Global. An avid wilderness enthusiast, he is a Fellow inthe Explorers Club who has undertaken a number of unforgettablechallenges-he has climbed the Matterhorn, ridden in a MiG jetfighter at two-and-a-half-times the speed of sound, driven Indycars at upwards of 180 mph, climbed virgin mountains in Antarctica,and has visited the North Pole twice. Clash has also interviewedlegendary adventurers such as Buzz Aldrin, Sir Roger Bannister, SirEdmund Hillary, and four-time Indy 500 winner Rick Mears-all ofwhom are included in this book.
Download or read book Mickey Mantle written by Ronald A. Reis and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing up in small-town, Depression-era Oklahoma, Mickey Mantle heard the same plea day in and day out from his parents: Get out of the house and play some baseball Sooner than anyone expected, Mantle was a New York Yankee in 1951. Five years later, the switch-hitting phenomenon was on his way to stardom, completing the season with a Triple Crown for the highest batting average and most home runs and RBIs. Hailed as the successor to the great Joe DiMaggio, Mantle felt the pressure of success, and faced difficulties stemming from physical infirmity and, later, alcohol abuse. In Mickey Mantle, discover how this baseball great came to grips with his addiction, becoming a role model for the clean and sober life, and is now remembered as an American baseball hero.
Download or read book Chasing Eden written by Sharon Linnea and published by Arundel Publishing. This book was released on 2011-06-13 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: April 8, 2003. U.S. Army Chaplain Jaime Richards is stunned when her civilian friend Adara Dunbar staggers, mortally wounded, out of the Iraqi night, with an urgent “package” for Jaime to drop at ruins of the ancient city of Ur, now inside a U.S. military base. Jaime is soon pulled into a web of five-thousand-year-old secrets as she joins forces with Adara’s mysterious brother on a quest through Ur, Babylon, Baghdad, and Iraq’s southern swamps to save a hidden treasure that powerful men are willing to steal and kill—and start a war—to find. Smart and suspenseful, a hold-on-to-your-seat race to find the site of the original Garden of Eden.
Download or read book The Voyage of Cultivation written by Derrick E. Sumral and published by Abbott Press. This book was released on 2011-09-26 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Voyage of Cultivation presents a collection of Derrick Sumrals writings, dating as far back as a poetry assignment in the sixth grade. He took his love for words and for life and expressed it through poetry. Derricks writing became the stage upon which his mind was free to express itself without the fear of being ridiculed or misunderstood. Wearing his heart in his pen, Derrick openly expresses his emotions and feelings regarding a wide variety of everyday experiences as they affect him. With vivid descriptions, colorful imagery, and witty wordplay, he matures and cultivates his true feelings as he faces lifes challenges. He embraces his accomplishments such as graduations and being a loving father, and confronts the challenges presented by divorce, abortion, adultery, abandonment, and loneliness. The Voyage of Cultivation explores a young mans life, taking him on an endless journey of emotional reevaluation. Love? Does love make beauty appear better than it seems? Or does love bring you more pleasure from your reality than it does from your dreams? Honestly, there is no true explanation of love, but at any given moment that I hear the word, youre the only person that I am thinking of.
Download or read book Roy Halladay written by Tammy Gagne and published by Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-09-30 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many Major League Baseball players have inspiring success stories. Some players were discovered at a young age. Others beat great odds to become a professional athlete. A few even have careers that have lasted decades. Roy Halladay’s story is different in one important way. His career has included both success and failure. Fortunately, Roy’s failures have never kept him down for long. One of the Phillies Four Aces, Halladay is a star athlete in his own right—and an inspiration both on and off the field.
Download or read book Untangled written by Lisa Damour, Ph.D. and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2017-04-04 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An award-winning guide to the sometimes erratic and confusing behavior of teenage girls that explains what’s going on, prepares parents for what’s to come, and lets them know when it’s time to worry. Look for Under Pressure, the companion guide to coping with stress and anxiety among girls, available now. In this sane, highly engaging, and informed guide for parents of daughters, Dr. Damour draws on decades of experience and the latest research to reveal the seven distinct—and absolutely normal—developmental transitions that turn girls into grown-ups, including Parting with Childhood, Contending with Adult Authority, Entering the Romantic World, and Caring for Herself. Providing realistic scenarios and welcome advice on how to engage daughters in smart, constructive ways, Untangled gives parents a broad framework for understanding their daughters while addressing their most common questions, including • My thirteen-year-old rolls her eyes when I try to talk to her, and only does it more when I get angry with her about it. How should I respond? • Do I tell my teen daughter that I’m checking her phone? • My daughter suffers from test anxiety. What can I do to help her? • Where’s the line between healthy eating and having an eating disorder? • My teenage daughter wants to know why I’m against pot when it’s legal in some states. What should I say? • My daughter’s friend is cutting herself. Do I call the girl’s mother to let her know? Perhaps most important, Untangled helps mothers and fathers understand, connect, and grow with their daughters. When parents know what makes their daughter tick, they can embrace and enjoy the challenge of raising a healthy, happy young woman. BOOKS FOR A BETTER LIFE AWARD WINNER “Finally, there’s some good news for puzzled parents of adolescent girls, and psychologist Lisa Damour is the bearer of that happy news. [Untangled] is the most down-to-earth, readable parenting book I’ve come across in a long time.”—The Washington Post “Anna Freud wrote in 1958, ‘There are few situations in life which are more difficult to cope with than an adolescent son or daughter during the attempt to liberate themselves.’ In the intervening decades, the transition doesn’t appear to have gotten any easier which makes Untangled such a welcome new resource.”—The Boston Globe
Download or read book Santa Fe Bones written by Gloria H. Giroux and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2020-12-10 with total page 757 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tumultuous 1960s have passed and given way to the turbulent 1970s where chaos is the word for world politics, war, protest, and vast changes in social reforms, music, art, and virtually all aspects of global civilization. Santa Fe, New Mexico is no exception to these experiences. The family and friends comprising the Warrior Spirit Investigations firm and its alliances have found rich lives with new opportunities, children, and personal and professional growth and challenges. The group and their city have moved past the terror of the infamous “Vampire Killer” that stalked young women in Santa Fe and across the country over decades. But a new killer has emerged from the shadows and his presence is becoming clearer as innocent men and women vanish and fall prey to a misguided search for personal justice and a cleansing of old grievances. During this growing threat, a young woman has appeared on the scene and presents the Grayhawks with a surprising request—find her true identity. An amnesiac with no history past the last five years has come to them as a last resort to reclaim her past and determine her future. Using their talents and undaunted fortitude Memphis, Tucson, Sand, Swan, Percy, Nick, and their devoted and determined associates forge ahead to uncover the ruthless killer and the elusive past. But will their pursuits achieve the desired results or will the unknown pull them into a psychological quagmire that will change their futures?
Download or read book Happy Kanako s Killer Life Vol 3 written by Toshiya Wakabayashi and published by Seven Seas Entertainment. This book was released on 2022-01-25 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nishino Kanako used to be an ordinary office worker, but somehow she wound up with a dangerous new gig: working as a hitman! Turns out she's got an enormous amount of talent for all things death and destruction, and the notorious contract killer known only as "K" is making big waves in the underworld. Maybe too many waves, as a matter of fact. With the police taking an interest in her work, Kanako is under new orders to lay low back in her hometown, but her cold-blooded coworker Sakurai somehow winds up tagging along.
Download or read book Pecking Order written by Omar Tyree and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-09-23 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Omar Tyree returns with the thrilling story of an ambitious young accountant who jumps into the high-stakes business of celebrity party promotions in Southern California. One of the most beloved storytellers, Omar Tyree has published a book a year since he exploded onto the scene in 1993, five of them New York Times bestsellers. Omar Tyree leads the pack of a new generation of African American male writers.' - E. Lynn Harris'
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Download or read book 4Th Down and Forever written by D. Eric Horner and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2019-02-15 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 4th Down and Forever is a fictional novel that follows the Columbus Capitals football team through their regular season in the current time. The Capitals are torn between playing their veteran QB Adam St. John and the new Phenom first-round pick Ricky Crane. The story centers on their competition for the job of starting quarterback but something happens that gives them a chance to be much than a leader on the field but also in life. Take the journey with them as they discover what it means to be a teammate in a much more important game which lasts forever.
