Download or read book Why Grandpa Rides a Harley written by David Strange and published by . This book was released on 2005-12-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Grandpa Rides a Harley written by Mike Diamond and published by Trafford. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abbie said her grandpa was coming to pick her up after school on his motorcycle. A grandpa on a motorcycle? Her friends didn't believe it!!!
Download or read book Harley Davidson and Philosophy written by Bernard E. Rollin and published by Open Court. This book was released on 2012-03-30 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s no wonder descriptions of riding often resemble the words of Asian mystics and Jedi knights: The ride causes your senses to open completely. You experience only the present, the now. Readers who prefer revving a Harley to meditating in a Zen garden know that biking is just as contemplative as chanting in the lotus position. Here, philosopher-bikers explore this seeming dichotomy, expounding on intriguing questions such as: Why are the motorcycles the real stars of Easy Rider? What would Marx and Foucault say about Harley riders’ tight leather garb? What’s it like to live a dual life as a philosophy professor who wrenches his own 1965 Electra Glide? Would Jesus hang out in a biker bar or a coffeehouse? And more importantly, would He ride a Harley or a Honda? These witty, provocative essays give readers and riders a new appreciation of what it means to become one with the road.
Download or read book Grandpa s Courteous Obligation written by Cool Papa Ike and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-01-25 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The saga of Grandpa Sam and his grandson Professor's initiation into a society of gifted and talented gentlemen resumes. The big step is now to be taken by the young man who shall become aware of his singular wiring. This contingency introduces new anomalous characters that commingle with the old gang in that quintessential unparalleled fashion. Mystical, peculiar, wacky, the atypical unique experiences and personalities are all part of this enticing odyssey. Sam maneuvers through his obligations with courtesy and a style which is always copacetic. This allegory will inspirit your imagination, making you laugh and smile while you savor this incredible yarn. Give it a go, have some fun. That's the way Grandpa would want it.
Download or read book My Grandma Rides a Harley written by Jean Davidson and published by Guest Cottage. This book was released on 2007-06-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A child relates all of the ways Grandma uses her Harley-Davidson motorcycle, from grocery shopping to riding to Sturgis, South Dakota, with friends, and all of the "cool" things she does, from participating in the annual Toy Run for charity to making a quilt from her old Harley shirts.
Download or read book My Teacher Rides a Harley written by Gary Dulabaum and published by Maupin House Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2003 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this memoir about kids, creativity, and the power of songwriting, Gary Dulabaum inspires and entertains. Whether recounting his early days as a struggling reader and writer or outlining the songwriting process he uses in student workshops around the country, Gary's belief in creativity as a learning tool is empowering. This book includes the tools and processes teachers need to begin writing songs in their classrooms, a CD of songs students can sing along with, and classroom activities to enhance the educational value of the songs. Throughout, Gary shows concern for children and their ability to communicate. A great way for teachers to expose their students to the writing process and encourage their personal creativity. Book jacket.
Download or read book Grandma Loves Her Harley Too written by Nancy Vogl and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chelsea's grandmother teaches her to take care of herself and do the things she loves, so that she will have energy to give to everyone else in her life and manage all her other responsibilities.
Download or read book God Grace and Grandpa written by Charles J. Grams and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2022-02-03 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the true story of a boy who grows up with a great and wonderful man, the love of Christ, and the harsh journey he takes to understanding grace. The desire to follow in his grandfather's footsteps is so overpowering that nothing else matters. The older the boy becomes, the harder to enjoy life outside of his grandfather's presence becomes. The turmoil of his parents and schoolmates causes great distress and pain throughout the rest of his life. The desire to be a friend to everyone and receive the love of others is tragically destroyed by the harshness of children and adults that don't know the love of Christ or care for other's emotions. The daily grind of mean children as well as schoolteachers causes this child to question who he is and if anyone can love him other than his grandfather. A true desire to understand God and understand those around him becomes too heavy, and the emotional distress that this causes nearly puts an end to this young life. Only the love of Jesus and his grandfather keeps him on the correct path of life. Fighting through the harder years of teenage life, trying to prove his worth to his father, dealing with a religious mother and the hatred of others--this story is how a young man becomes an exceptional athlete as well as a cocky womanizer. He hardens himself to those that have hurt him through the years, including his own family. The desire for his father to accept him becomes a lost cause, and he separates himself from his religious mother to go his own way. He never loses his love for his grandfather and the faith he has in God. There are harsh and emotional situations in this book. It may be hard to understand how people can be so cruel to those who want nothing more than to love and be a part of their life. This book will show you that even though you may not realize it, the Lord is with you even in times of distress. We all look for the answers in life and why we go through the things we do. This shows us that no matter what you go through there is one who is always with you and will help you get through anything. I truly believe you will enjoy this book and believe and pray the message is loud and clear. May the Lord bless you and keep you.
Download or read book Riding Back in Time written by Jean Davidson and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the history of motorcycles.
Download or read book Harley Davidson Motorcycles written by Jack David and published by Bellwether Media. This book was released on 2006-08-01 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harley-Davidson might be the most popular brand of motorcycle in the world. Readers will learn about the history of Harley-Davidson, the features of Harley-Davidson bikes, and the riding experience these famous bikes can provide.
Download or read book Harley Has Great Grands written by Lucas Frey and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-12-22 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book came the night after my last grandparent’s life was celebrated; Grandma GG was one hundred plus. Sitting alone in the Hampton Inn Hotel, I jotted down things learned from all four of my grandparents. I was fortunate enough to know all of mine into adulthood; the men didn’t teach us as long as the grandmas did here on earth. This “book” is meant simply for the generations of family after us to know our grandparents through my eyes. Each teaching moment can be a separate short bedtime book or bound together and divided into chapters. Each chapter has the wonderful values my grandparents left for us. There are many other aspects of life impacted by our grandparents that could be written, but this is a good place to start for others to know just how much we all learned from, admired, respected, and loved our grandparents. Harley is the main character of the stories. She is a Xolo (Mexican hairless) puppy my wife and I adopted on October 5, 2020. The other characters are fluid but fun. This is a list of some of the things our grandparents taught us whether on purpose or not: hard work, love, patience, serenity, have fun/live in the moment, pray, go out with a bang, protect and help others, be strong, love God, tough love, respect self and others, healthy living, fishing, woodworking, golf.
Download or read book Donny s Unauthorized Technical Guide to Harley Davidson 1936 to Present written by Donny Petersen and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-03-01 with total page 741 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Donny is the Winner of the 2012 International Book Awards. Donny Petersen has been educating motorcycle enthusiasts about Harley-Davidson bikes for years. Now, he has combined all his knowledge into a twelve-volume series masterpiece and this third book is one that every rider will treasure. Petersen, who has studied privately with Harley-Davidson engineers and has spent thirty-six years working on motorcycles, is sharing all of his secrets! As the founder of Toronto’s Heavy Duty Cycles in 1974, North America’s premier motorcycle shop, the dean of motorcycle technology teaches about the theory, design, and mechanical aspects of Harleys. In this third volume, discover: 1. How to identify the Evolution models. 2. Why the Evolution models are better. 3. Everything you need to know about engines. 4. Troubleshooting every facet of the Evolution. And so much more! The Harley-Davidson Evolution The Japanese had more than quality. Their arsenal included acceleration and speed combining with good braking and handling. They could design, tool-up and build a new motorcycle in a mere eighteen months. The flavor of the day could easily be accomplished with this organizational skill and dexterity. On top of this they had lower prices. The Gang of 13 took over a failing company or did they? By 1982, Harley-Davidson sales went into a tailspin with plunging production. The USA was in a deep recession. Adding to the perfect storm was the flood of Asian imports that many believe were being sold in the U.S. below their manufactured costs. Whether this was true or not, how did a small country a half-world away manufacture a quality product that was faster, handled better, and was less expensive? Furthermore, these import motorcycles were more functional. Well, of course they did because USA motorcycle manufacturing offered old clunker styling that was slower, did not handle well, and broke down all the time! And for all of this, Harley-Davidson’s cost more. Insulting if one thinks about it. It is not that the Evolution was that good relative to their competitors because in my opinion it was not. However, the Evolution was stellar relative to what went before. I was a loyal Shovelhead rider, necessarily becoming a mechanic along the way. I like the rest of my ilk would never consider riding any other product. I did not care that a Honda might be functionally better, less expensive, and not require my newfound mechanical skills. Honda simply did not give what my psyche craved. Importantly, H-D dropped its lackadaisical attitude towards copyright infringement, particularly with knock-off products. Harley-Davidson became extremely aggressive against the counterfeiting of their trademarks. It licensed use of its logos with all manner merchandise that was embraced by mainstream America followed by the world including the Japanese. H-D then saw the birth of HOG, the most successful marketing and loyalty campaign in the annals of corporate sustenance. The world embraced this pasteurized version of the outlaw subculture. You might meet the nicest people on a Honda but Harley riders are all about cool. They adapt a pseudo-outlaw lifestyle that emulates freedom and individualism. They spend much of their time adopting one charity or another to prove they really aren’t bad. Many charities benefitted greatly during the Harley boom. Can these riders be contesting the Honda mantra of niceness? The previous owners AMF deserve much credit for the success of Harley-Davidson. They gave the Gang of 13 a platform from, which to launch. These new guys were brighter than bright. They put a management team together that knew no bounds in success. I am sure that Marketing 101 in every business school teaches and will continue to teach their brilliant story. Harley-Davidson became the epitome of American manufacturing and marketing, the darling of capitalism at its finest. Think about it! How could a rusty old manufacturer whose time had drifted by reach such pinnacles of success? Well, H-D had a little help along the way with two main sociological factors: 1. The post World War II baby boom, the aging bulge in American demographics looking for adventure and whatever (safely) came their way. 2. A generation that worked hard; raised families and then looked back at what they had missed in their youth. Harley-Davidson embodied the freedom and adventure they lacked. Harley-Davidson was granted two decades, in which to plan a lasting and viable future. It sought to be the motorcycle of mainstream America. The world would follow. This venerable company almost pulled it off. The Motor Company updated technology both in their manufacturing venue and in the product itself. H-D balanced on a near-impossible fulcrum, maintaining tradition on one side and complying with environmental dictates on the other. The Evolution’s successor, the air-cooled Twin Cam introduced in 1999 with great success. H-D continued to grow and prosper. I have always viewed the Twin Cam as a transitional model embracing the past but leading into a future of overhead cams and water jackets. The new H-D V-Rod’s technological marvels are a wonderful attempt but as much as the Factory hoped, mainstream Harley riders did not take the bait en masse. After all they had their psychological needs. These attempts did not prevent dark clouds from appearing on the horizon: 1. Inexorably, the post World War II baby boom’s bulge has grown older, losing interest in reclaiming youth with interests shifting elsewhere. Who is to take over this downsizing market? Who will be left to support the Motor Company in the style it has become accustomed? 2. In my humble opinion, the masters of marketing did not fill the coming void of consumers. I think H-D is good at pretty much everything except lowering prices for the incoming generations. Nor have they developed affordable and desirable product lines for the youth. Certainly, the Factory began to enjoy economies of scale in manufacturing. I for one do not think they have used their profits wisely for continued prosperity. Will I continue to ride a Harley at age 62? Sure I will but I was riding them before they became cool. I am not a dentist looking for a safe walk on the wild side or a movie star acquiring the in-bauble of the day. The Evolution motorcycle saved the Hog’s bacon but a new savior is now required.
Download or read book Am I a Color Too written by Heidi Cole and published by Illumination Arts Pub. Co.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young boy whose father is called Black and whose mother is called White wonders if he is a color, too, even as he observes that people around him dream, feel, sing, smile, and dance in every color.
Download or read book The Woman Who Would Be King written by Debrah Miceli and published by ECW Press. This book was released on 2023-03-28 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through four decades of entertaining, in the wrestling ring and on the monster truck circuit, Debrah “Madusa” Miceli never could sit still. But her desire to learn, grow, and inspire legions of followers masked deep secrets … Her upbringing was a lie from the start, and the dark truths of her childhood, revealed here for the first time, are the earliest examples of Debrah’s determination to persevere. Professional wrestling may have been an odd choice for a nursing student, but Madusa went all-in, toughening up in Japan before conquering WWE as Alundra Blayze. She held the WWE Women’s belt … until being fired. In the rival WCW, Madusa infamously tossed the WWE belt in the garbage on live TV. Then, in 1999, Madusa changed lanes and revolutionized the monster truck world. At meet-and-greets, girls in pink “Queen of Carnage” t-shirts would wait alongside ogling fanboys. By 2004, she was the world champion in a sport dominated by men. Only one thing has eluded her: motherhood. This is the spellbinding story of how one woman survived child abuse, financial disaster, death-defying injuries, heartbreak, and chaos to emerge triumphant.
Download or read book All I Have Is Me written by K.L. Smith and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-03-08 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All I Have Is Me is a fictional novel that tells the story of how the Logan family grieves and suffers after their lives are broken and shattered by the loss of their teenaged daughter in an automobile accident. The parents blame the death on their younger daughter, Theresa, who is driving the car. The story is told from Theresa’s viewpoint. Life as Theresa has known it changes forever in a matter of seconds. With the death of her older sister, there is no longer any warmth, happiness, or love in the family’s life. Theresa is heavily burdened watching her parents’ endless grief. She becomes tired of being the recipient of the accusatory looks of disappointment and hurt from her parents. She feels that no one cares if she lives or dies. After a failed suicide attempt, Theresa decides to do her best to stay out of her parents’ way and bide her time until she can graduate from high school and leave home. Upon high school graduation, she joins the army because she has nowhere else to go. The army provides all her basic needs for survival. The army becomes her life for twenty years. Theresa learns to exist and function without allowing herself to get emotionally involved in life. After retirement from the military, Theresa feels a need to put down roots. She stumbles upon an old dilapidated farm cottage in a small community. She feels a connection to the empty cottage that no one cares for or loves. Theresa finds that as she repairs the flaws and cracks in the old cottage and brings it back to life, she is also repairing the flaws and cracks in her own life. She renews her faith in God. By accepting love from others, the story tells how Theresa is able to find joy and beauty in living as she allows herself to love, forgive herself, and learn to live again.
Download or read book 7 Steps to an Unbreakable Mindset written by Mike Diamond and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2018-08-20 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 7 Steps to an Unbreakable Mindset, reality TV star, professional athlete, and life coach Mike Diamond leads his readers on a journey to understand whats holding them back in life and how to break past barriers in order to succeed. In this book, he shares relevant, poignant personal stories from his own struggles with addiction, life-threatening health problems, battling dyslexia, and being diagnosed with a chronic illness. All this adversity was the key to helping him break his fear and unlock the path to massive success. He shares the stories of several world-renowned people, whose success was dependent on willpower rather than talent, and gives you the secret on how to replicate their success in your own life.
Download or read book Tara and the Talking Kitten Meet Angels and Fairies written by Diana Cooper and published by Findhorn Press. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second book in an endearing new series, this story follows Tara and her talking cat, Ash-ting, as they meet fairies, elves, pixies, imps, and angels. Tara and her brother and sister depend on guidance from Ash-ting and the angels when Uncle Steve comes to visit and invades their privacy. And when Tara’s sister almost drowns, Ash-ting helps Tara call on healing angels to save her. Tara and Ash-ting then work with all the nature spirits to save an old oak tree from being cut down. Both an empowering lesson for children and an entertaining adventure, this story teaches young readers the importance of protecting the environment and how to cope with difficult situations.
