Download or read book The Threat from Within written by Charles F. Lee and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-08-15 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Eastern European research institute has developed the power to attack and destroy the mental capacity of American teenagers through the insidious use of cell towers popping up all over the United States like mushrooms. Seven teenaged high school classmates with extraordinary powers ultimately put an end to that threat . . . for now.

Download or read book Football Fields and Battlefields written by Miller Jeff and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-10-09 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2003 Army football team achieved futility in major college play that might never be equaled, losing all 13 of its games. The squad that took the field on a frigid December 2003 day in Philadelphia for the celebrated Army-Navy game featured only eight fourth-year seniors, just a slice of the fifty energetic freshmen—“plebes” in academy vernacular—who reported to West Point amid the heat and humidity of the summer of 2000, hoping to land spots on the football team. For most of the fifty, West Point represented their best—or only—opportunity to play major college football. They were bypassed by the big-time football schools that award athletic scholarships, which aren’t available at the nation’s military academies. Making a five-year active-duty military commitment following graduation was a small price to pay during peacetime. But peacetime in America ended only days into their second year at the academy, on September 11, 2001. Those eight seniors, like virtually all of their cadet peers, maintained their commitments to the US Army in the wake of 9/11. They worked their way up from West Point’s JV football team as freshmen, earned positions on the Black Knights’ varsity team as others left the program—voluntarily or otherwise—and walked to the center of the field for the coin toss before that final opportunity for victory, against the arch-rival Midshipmen. The football field then gave way to the battlefield. Most of the eight were deployed overseas, serving at least one tour in either Iraq or Afghanistan. One won the Bronze Star, another the Purple Heart. One qualified for an elite Rangers battalion, another for the 160th special operations aviation Night Stalkers. They took on enemy fire. They grieved at the loss of brothers in arms. They hugged their loved ones tightly upon returning home. There was no more talk of football losses. They were winners.

Download or read book Phi Gamma Delta Quarterly written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 904 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Mammoth Book of One Liners written by Geoff Tibballs and published by Robinson. This book was released on 2012-06-07 with total page 607 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of 10,000 side-splitting one-line jokes arranged in categories from bestselling humour editor Geoff Tibballs. 'Is my wife dissatisfied with my body? A small part of me says yes.' 'Letting the cat out of the bag is a whole lot easier than putting it back in.' 'I read somewhere that 26 is too old to still live with your parents. It was on a note, in my room.'

Download or read book Voice of the Wildcats written by Alan Sullivan and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2014-09-04 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the Civil War, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad took the lead among southern railroads in developing rail systems and organizing transcontinental travel. Through two world wars, federal government control, internal crises, external dissension, the Depression, and the great Ohio River flood of 1937, the L&N Railroad remained one of the country's most efficient lines. It is a southern institution and a railroad buff's dream. When eminent railroad historian Maury Klein's definitive History of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad was first published in 1972, it quickly became one of the most sought after books on railroad history. This new edition both restores a hard-to-find classic to print and provides a new introduction by Klein detailing the L&N's history in the thirty years since the book was first published.

Download or read book The Sacred Acre written by Mark Tabb and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2011-08-30 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a Sunday in May 2008, an F-5 tornado struck the town of Parkersburg, Iowa, killing eight people and destroying 250 homes and businesses within 34 seconds. The next day, Parkersburg’s beloved football coach, Ed Thomas, made a stunning prediction: “God willing, we will play our first home game here on this field this season.” One hundred days later, the home team scored a victory on the field they dubbed “The Sacred Acre,” serving as a galvanizing point for the town to band together and rebuild. But just as Parkersburg was recovering, another devastating tragedy struck. While working with a group of football and volleyball players early one morning, one of Ed’s former students walked in and gunned him down point blank. Ed Thomas was 58. The murder of this hometown hero spread across national news headlines. Ed’s community and family reeled from shock. Yet the story doesn’t end here. What happened next proves that even a double tragedy is no match for faith, love ... and the power of forgiveness.

Download or read book Ohio State University 2012 written by Gilburt Chiang and published by College Prowler. This book was released on 2011-03-15 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Spartan Sports Encyclopedia written by Jack Seibold and published by Sports Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2003 with total page 1104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete history of Michigan State's men's athletics program is detailed for the first time, with vignettes about seasons and celebrities and a complete review of scores and statistics.

Download or read book Sports Fields written by Jim Puhalla and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1999-08-27 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A definitive how-to book for every practitoner of sports turf -- from football to baseball to soccer and everything in between. Sports Fields covers every important aspect of planning, design, construction, and turfgrass maintenance with hundreds of illustrations and step-by-step procedures to help you get the job done right -- first time, every time. No other book provides such intricate detail, combined with easy-to-understand guidance.

Download or read book Angels in Combat Boots written by LTC Chuck Hunsaker USA Ret. and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2020-12-09 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ANGELS IN COMBAT BOOTS – A SYNOPSIS In 1802 Thomas Jefferson signed the legislation that established the United States Military Academy at West Point. It was an all-male institution to train and educate officers for the United States Army. That all changed in 1973 when the 93rd Congress passed legislation that would ensure that admission to the service academies would be made without regard to a candidate’s sex, race, color, or religious beliefs.” Women were coming to West Point! They may be able to handle the academics, but they will never be able to handle the physical requirements echoed across the plain. Part of Day 1 processing is a pull-up test. Many of the women struggled, and “I told you so” became the thought of the day. However, when all new cadets were awakened the following morning and reported to physical training, upper-class cadets and tactical officers were shocked when a few of the women could run in the “fast” group. That simply couldn’t be...but it was. Running was the one area where both men and women participated shoulder to shoulder on a daily basis, and women with cross country experience could not only run with the average men, they could run with many of the better men. They were instrumental in breaking down those barriers and helping to fully integrate women into the Corps of Cadets. Women did belong...women could handle the physical requirements. In this book you will get to know that first women’s cross-country team. You will follow their athletic recruitment, their summer training at Corps Squad Screening, understand the challenges of being among the first women at the academy and see how they handled their first varsity meet. You will understand how they became known as “Charlie’s Angels”, watch them develop as runners who could initially only handle minimal mileage to the team that became Eastern Champions, finished in the nation’s top 10 twice, and even became the first Army women’s team to BEAT NAVY...a special stealth competition but a win none-the-less. They were special women and were truly...ANGELS IN COMBAT BOOTS!

Download or read book Bridging the Generation Gap through Sports written by Micheal J. Darby and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Childhood memories of Joe Louis, Willie Mays, Lenny Moore, Johnny Unitas and several other sports icons are recalled in the idolizing mind of Freddie, a lifelong sports fan, who grew up in Western, North Carolina during the 1950s and 60s. The early careers of Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson and O.J. Simpson, are written as personal narratives. The timeline spans five decades. Fanatical eyewitness accounts of sitting in the stands watching teenagers David Thompson, James Worthy, Eric Sleepy Floyd, and Michael Jordan are recalled and shared from the perspective of a tenacious sports fan. The early careers of Larry Bird and Earvin Magic Johnson are also recalled. Several associate Gastonia, NC Highland Junior-Senior High scholar athletes are highlighted. Florida State basketball coach Leonard Hamilton is one of the athletes. Leonard was a teammate of Sam Lowery a great Highland basketball players. Sam helped lay the foundation for James Worthy, Sleepy Floyd, Bubba Wilson, Daryl Armstrong and other NBA players. Sam died much too young. The closing chapter highlights wisdom and knowledge that should have been shared with the Sam Lowerys of the world.

Download or read book Lakeside High School 1963 1964 written by Bob Walkotten and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2022-12-12 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As I progressed through my decades of teaching, coaching and counseling, I remembered many successes and many failures on the part of myself, my colleagues. Many days we would drive home thinking that we should have done something differently to turn around a child, stop a fight, follow up with a conference with counselors, parents, or administrators. Those are learning experiences that help even the best of us.These are children. They are not plants. We just don't walk up to them with a watering can, give them a little water, and expect a well-behaved, motivated individual to grow and develop in that chair. They are human. Their intellectual levels are different. They may come from broken homes. They may be hungry and have all the other influences on their lives. We can't forget that. Yet as I pass two other high schools on the way to work, everything on the outside appears orderly. Students file through the doors and get to their classes. I wonder if these schools have the same knuckleheads, drug dealers, troublemakers that my school does--and I know that they do. I want to take you to a year in my teaching past that was particularly unique. Mind you, a vast majority of the students followed the rules, got to class on time, did their homework, etc. Most teachers also did the right things.But from time to time, the wrong mix of students and the wrong mix of teachers have educators questioning their career choice. There are students that economically have more than others. Drugs from one group to another is increasing. Drinking is rampant, and some teachers need to brush up on their professionalism. Parents too have found the need for improvement.

Download or read book Knees Lifted High and Toes Pointed written by David Dalke and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2022-01-28 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How does precise marching with captivating music change the lives of a “down and out” community? Knees Lifted High and Toes Pointed is the story of a small Kansas town being reborn amidst the Great Depression. It all happened through the sounds of a high school band, under the tutelage of Jake Dalke, a young professor of music. The band grew from zero members in 1934 to one hundred talented high school musicians in 1941. What was the secret of Jake’s approach that was so compelling for families and students? This book explores numerous aspects of the positive impact of his decency and leadership. The momentum builds, chapter after chapter: as the students honed their skills, the townsfolk became more excited and hopeful. It is an entertaining and captivating read.

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Download or read book Second Chances written by Teal MacNeil and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2024-04-17 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This delightful book will take you back to the 1950s, when family and church were everything, to a simpler time in life when family celebrated the good times and worked through the trials together, through two generations. You will laugh. You will cry. You will become involved in the triumphs and challenges that life brings through our choices and the twists and turns that life takes us on. Barbie carries a life-changing event with her to her senior years. The twins, Kara and Tara, navigate love, family, and even the heartache of not being able to have a family. Angelica dreams of becoming a nurse from the age of five, to the challenge of raising a child on her own. After an hour on the trails in the gardens, Tessa suggested they take a rest on the benches ahead. It sounded like a great idea to Angelica. As they approached the benches, a man stood up, facing them. The sun was in her eyes a bit, so Angelica put her hand up to shade them. She smiled at the man politely and walked past him. She was about to sit down, when suddenly she stopped. Quickly, she turned around to take a second look at the man. He was turned, facing her in this direction now. Her mouth dropped open, and she would have fainted if he hadn't caught her. He guided her to the bench, fanning her with his trail map. He retrieved her water bottle, opened it, and handed it to her. She stared at him the whole time she took a drink. Recovering somewhat, Angelica looked at him. "Mark...is that you?" she asked tentatively.

Download or read book Becoming a Randal written by Lauri Robinson and published by Fire & Ice Young Adult Books. This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When fourteen-year-old Samantha West and her younger brother, Tommy, are placed in a foster home, Sam feels as if she’s been thrown into a Hallmark movie, full of perfect looking people—actors. The only person not acting, is Spencer Randal, her sixteen-year-old foster brother who hates her. By way of a broken leg, getting hauled home by the cops, and a haunted house, Sam and Spencer each learn what it truly means to be a Randal—Do your best, don’t give up, set goals and work towards them, be a good person, and make things right whenever you can. However, just when Sam’s life has become as perfect as a Hallmark movie, she and Tommy are returned to their mother, where nothing has changed. As the cycle of living on the streets returns, Sam decides it’s time to make things right.

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