Download or read book The Brotherhood of the Wheel written by R. S. Belcher and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-03 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: R.S. Belcher, the acclaimed author of The Six-Gun Tarot and The Shotgun Arcana launches a gritty new urban fantasy series about the mysterious society of truckers known only as, The Brotherhood of The Wheel. In 1119 A.D., a group of nine crusaders became known as the Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon--a militant monastic order charged with protecting pilgrims and caravans traveling on the roads to and from the Holy Land. In time, the Knights Templar would grow in power and, ultimately, be laid low. But a small offshoot of the Templars endure and have returned to the order's original mission: to defend the roads of the world and guard those who travel on them. Theirs is a secret line of knights: truckers, bikers, taxi hacks, state troopers, bus drivers, RV gypsies--any of the folks who live and work on the asphalt arteries of America. They call themselves the Brotherhood of the Wheel. Jimmy Aussapile is one such knight. He's driving a big rig down South when a promise to a ghostly hitchhiker sets him on a quest to find out the terrible truth behind a string of children gone missing all across the country. The road leads him to Lovina Hewitt, a skeptical Louisiana State Police investigator working the same case and, eventually, to a forgotten town that's not on any map--and to the secret behind the eerie Black-Eyed Kids said to prowl the highways.

Download or read book Figuring Shit Out written by Amy Biancolli and published by Behler Publications, LLC. This book was released on 2014-09-29 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Your life isn't over." My dad says this. "I mean, YOUR life isn't over. Beyond the kids. You'll go on living, doing things. This isn't it." I know, I assure him. I have the kids. They need me. They're my life now. "OK," he replies, then grunts—more of a brief hum. He only hums when he thinks I'm full of shit. Shockingly single. Amy Biancolli's life went off script more dramatically than most after her husband of twenty years jumped off the roof of a parking garage. Left with three children, a three-story house, and a pile of knotty psychological complications, Amy realizes the flooding dishwasher, dead car battery, rapidly growing lawn, basement sump pump, and broken doorknob aren't going to fix themselves. She also realizes that "figuring shit out" means accepting the horrors that came her way, rolling with them, slogging through them, helping others through theirs, and working her way through life with love and laughter. Amy Biancolli is an author and journalist whose column appears in the Albany Times Union. Before that, Amy served as film critic for the Houston Chronicle where her reviews, published around the country, won her the 2007 Comment and Criticism Award from the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors Association. Biancolli is the author of House of Holy Fools: A Family Portrait in Six Cracked Parts, which earned her Albany Author of the Year. Amy lives in Albany, New York, with her three children.

Download or read book My New Roots written by Sarah Britton and published by Clarkson Potter. This book was released on 2015-03-31 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At long last, Sarah Britton, called the “queen bee of the health blogs” by Bon Appétit, reveals 100 gorgeous, all-new plant-based recipes in her debut cookbook, inspired by her wildly popular blog. Every month, half a million readers—vegetarians, vegans, paleo followers, and gluten-free gourmets alike—flock to Sarah’s adaptable and accessible recipes that make powerfully healthy ingredients simply irresistible. My New Roots is the ultimate guide to revitalizing one’s health and palate, one delicious recipe at a time: no fad diets or gimmicks here. Whether readers are newcomers to natural foods or are already devotees, they will discover how easy it is to eat healthfully and happily when whole foods and plants are at the center of every plate.

Download or read book Chess Game of the Gods written by Antonio David Hart and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-08-05 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You wake up every morning, and you are the same person you were when you went to sleep, but in David Guy’s case, you’re a two-time loser trying to change the way the world perceives you. There are not a lot of opportunities for a man to make a change in today’s society but when he is fatality wounded during a robbery, his life changes with the help of the gods. The different domains of the worlds are being threatened by those who were once favored among the gods as they look to free themselves from their place of exile. David Guy and the Commander have been charged with the task of denying them access to the innocent people of the worlds. They will face enemies from two totally different realms who search for power where there is only destruction. They will get to know one another as if they’d lived their lives as one and learn that once paired together, they will never be the same again. This is the Chess Game of the Gods, and their godly fingerprints are all over every life-changing event. See who has the best strategy and can position their pieces for the ultimate checkmate.

Download or read book Making Friends With Black People written by Nick Adams and published by Kensington Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2012-07-11 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: White people of America, we know you've got it rough. Sure, black men and women have been through four hundred years of slavery, oppression, murder, and watching white college students try to dance. But now that it's hip to have black friends, white people aren't sure how to go about it. And that is a real American tragedy. Thank God Nick Adams is here to help you avoid potential racial pitfalls and successfully make the transition from white to "aiight." Now, you'll know not to start a conversation with, "So, that new Jay-Z album is pretty great, right?" Or tell a co-worker he looks just like (fill in blank with name of dark-skinned person who works in the other building.) You'll know that a lot of black people you meet at parties or work functions don't care who played Thelma's husband on "Good Times", don't want to discuss the Malcolm X biography you just read and definitely don't want to listen to country music. Ever. Yes, it's a good thing Nick is here to explain. Because if we're going to live together in peace and harmony, you people are going to need help. Black People, Briefly Explained. A Q&A with Nick Adams Q: Nick, what is the correct term to use when addressing my new friends: Black or African-American? A: Personally, I always liked Afro-American. I liked being named after a 1970's hairdo. But then I wondered why we didn't become the Jheri-curled Americans or High Top Fade Americans. Q: Nick, if black people can use the "N" word as a term of endearment, can I, a white person, do so? A: No. I don't care if you have your hair in cornrows while wearing a Phat Farm t-shirt at an R. Kelly concert. Black people don't get to be president, and white people don't get to use the word nigger. Can we just call it even now? Q: Nick, I'd like to try slang. Is that okay? A: When you guys start using our words, that's when we know it's time for us to stop using them. Every time a white, middle-aged math teacher calls a student, "dog," black people all over the country are notified via email. Believe it. Q: Nick, surely you have to agree that Eminem is a hip-hop visionary? A: Let's try this one more time: Kurtis Blow, RUN-DMC, LL Cool J, Rakim, Chuck D, KRS-One, Tupac, Notorious B.I.G., Nas, Common, Mos Def, Bitch!

Download or read book The 48 Laws of Power written by Robert Greene and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2023-10-31 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this multi-million-copy New York Times bestseller is the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control – from the author of The Laws of Human Nature. In the book that People magazine proclaimed “beguiling” and “fascinating,” Robert Greene and Joost Elffers have distilled three thousand years of the history of power into 48 essential laws by drawing from the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, and Carl Von Clausewitz and also from the lives of figures ranging from Henry Kissinger to P.T. Barnum. Some laws teach the need for prudence (“Law 1: Never Outshine the Master”), others teach the value of confidence (“Law 28: Enter Action with Boldness”), and many recommend absolute self-preservation (“Law 15: Crush Your Enemy Totally”). Every law, though, has one thing in common: an interest in total domination. In a bold and arresting two-color package, The 48 Laws of Power is ideal whether your aim is conquest, self-defense, or simply to understand the rules of the game.

Download or read book Remembered Prisoners of a Forgotten War written by Lewis H. Carlson and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2003-03-01 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Remembered Prisoners of a Forgotten War presents a devastating oral history of Korean War POWs. The Korean War POW remains the most maligned victim of all American wars. For nearly half a century, the media, general public, and even scholars have described hundreds of these prisoners as "brainwashed" victims who uncharacteristically caved in to their Communist captors or, even worse, as turncoats who betrayed their fellow soldiers. In either case, these boys apparently lacked the "right stuff" required of our brave sons. Here, at long last, is a chance to hear the true story of these courageous men in their own words-- a story that, until now, has gone largely untold. Dr. Carlson debunks many of the popular myths of Korean War POWs in this devastating oral history that's as compelling and moving as it is informative. From the Tiger Death March to the paranoia here at home, Korean POWs suffered injustices on a scale few can comprehend. More than 40 percent of the 7,140 Americans taken prisoner died in captivity, and as haunting tales of the survivors unfold, it becomes clear that the goal of these men was simply to survive under the most terrible conditions. Each survivor's story is a unique and personal experience, from missionary teacher Larry Zeller's imprisonment in the death cells of P'yongyang and his first encounter with the infamous killer known as The Tiger, to Rubin Townsend's daring escape from a death march by jumping off a bridge in a blinding snowstorm. From capture to forced marches, isolation, permanent camps, and torture, Remembered Prisoners of a Forgotten War is one of the most fascinating and disturbing books on the Korean War in years-- and a brutally honest account of the Korean POW experience, in the survivors' own words.

Download or read book Crime and Networks written by Carlo Morselli and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This innovative collection of original essays showcases the use of social networks in the analysis and understanding of various forms of crime. More than any other past research endeavor, the seventeen chapters in this book apply to criminology the many conceptual and methodological options from social network analysis. Crime and Networks is the only book of its kind that looks at the use of networks in understanding crime, and can be used for advanced undergraduate and beginner’s graduate level courses in criminal justice and criminology.

Download or read book A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles written by Bradley and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 826 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Stray Bullets 38 written by David Lapham and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2005-05-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poppycock!' The legendary noir series returns.

Download or read book Paper Soldiers The War Writers written by KELLY CHANCE BECKMAN and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-07-30 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FOUR HEROES TAKE ON THE WORLD FOR TRUTH! KELLY CHANCE IS THE WAR HERO! JULIET ROSE IS THE PEACE ACTIVIST.JIMMY SHAKESPEARE IS THE NEWSPAPER MAN COVERING THE WAR AND PEACE PROCESS. KATHERINE ""KAT"" THOMPSON IS A LEADING AMERICAN NEWSPAPER WOMAN COVERING THE WARS AT HOME AND OVERSEAS. THEY ARE THE PAPER SOLDIERS-THE WAR WRITERS WHO WRITE SO WE MIGHT UNDERSTAND WAR AND PEACE. THE TRUTH IS A PRISONER OF WAR.THE TRUTH WAS EDITED, DELETED OR REDACTED. LATER AS THE FOREIGN PRESS RELEASED DIFFERENT STORIES AND AS SOLDIERS WROTE HOME THE TRUTH ESCAPED. THE TRIAL FOR TREASON BROUGHT EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING TO A MAJOR CLIMAX. THE VILLAINS COME OUT FOR A FINAL SHOWDOWN. SOME QUESTIONS REMAIN: HOW DO HIDE 58,000 CASKETS COMING HOME AND WILL THEY SHOOT OUR HERO AS A TRAITOR. THIS IS A WAR STORY, A LOVE STORY, AND A NEWS STORY.

Download or read book Think Like a White Man written by Dr Boulé Whytelaw III and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2019-05-16 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'This book rewarded me with dark, dry chuckles on every page' Reni Eddo-Lodge 'Hilarious . . . This original approach to discussing race is funny, intellectual and timely' Independent 'The work of a true mastermind' Benjamin Zephaniah I learned early on that, for me as a black professional, to rise through the ranks and really attain power, I needed to adopt the most ruthless of mindsets possible: the mindset of the White Man who would tear your cheek from your face before he even considered turning his one first.

Download or read book A Little Life written by Hanya Yanagihara and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 833 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s latest bestselling novel, To Paradise.

Download or read book SPIN Greatest Hits written by Spin Magazine and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The official book celebrating the 25th anniversary of SPIN magazine From its first issue in 1985, SPIN has cultivated a reputation for brilliant writing and broad musical coverage, including genres and artists long abandoned by its competitors. From punk to electronica, goth to gangsta rap, emo to garage rock, and hip-hop to indie rock, SPIN has covered it all and featured interviews with leading artists through every musical wave of the last 25 years. SPIN: Greatest Hits brings together some of the classic stories that have appeared in the magazine, each with a new introduction by the author offering historical perspective on the article. Compiles the best articles from well-known writers such as Chuck Klosterman, Jonathan Ames, Elizabeth Gilbert, and David Hajdu Features the best SPIN interviews with Lou Reed, Noel Gallagher, Chuck D, and other influential musicians Includes hilarious sidebars such as "Six Extreme Metal Bands That Could Be Mistaken for Flavors of Herbal Tea," "Six Misguided Attempts to Falsify Rock History," and more Packed with great writing and information spanning a quarter-century of iconic music and musicians, SPIN: Greatest Hits is an essential keepsake for music fans and lovers of pop culture.

Download or read book Serpents in Eden written by Richard Forgy and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2003-06-13 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Warwork is about war work; A Knight Came Riding is about a young married woman when reality impinges on her dreams; The Hunt Club is about some deer hunters and a girl gone wrong...or someplace; The Magic Elephant is about a guy who likes elephants; The Sign is about a hopeless romantic and his near collision with reality; Whorehouse Phil is about an ex-Marine's adjustment to civilian life; A Gathering of Horsemen is about two guys who go in the bar business; The Man Who Played With Dolls is about how a character gets lucky; A Plagimus on Sunday is about an evil bird...or maybe just a bird; Travel, Adventure, and Pay is about a rifle platoon in combat; Friday, Xanadu is about an old man telling a tale of two mercenaries in Asia, which may or may not be true. Or maybe it's about a Veterans Hospital. Read em and weep! If these stories have a common theme, it is that the principal characters have been touched in some way by the experience of war.

Download or read book The Nemesis File The True Story of an SAS Execution Squad written by Paul Bruce and published by Kings Road Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'I salute Paul Bruce. His decision to reveal the brutal truth is the act of a truly brave man.' - Captain Fred J. Holyrod, former MI6 Officer, Northern IrelandPaul Bruce was a tough, idealistic young trooper in the SAS when he was dispatched to Northern Ireland. His top-secret mission: to execute IRA suspects in cold blood.Bruce and three SAS comrades shot down one terrified victim after another, leaving the bodies to be buried in deep, unmarked woodland graves.The soldiers grew their hair long and drove ordinary looking cars. But they always carried pistols and sub-machine guns.In this historic book the author produces maps to show where his victims lie secretly buried.He also chronicles the mental breakdown of crack SAS troops, ordered to carry out the dirtiest job in a secret war.'A tale of mass murder and random street assassinations that would strain credibility in a South American dictatorship!' - Sunday Times'A fascinating, hugely readable story!' - Daily Mirror'A startling confession!' - Daily MailShow Less

Download or read book The Art of Making Sh t Up written by Norm Laviolette and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Work together to up your chances of business success The Art of Making Sh!t Up combines the lessons learned from a personal journey with the teachings derived from years of honing valuable skills through performing and presenting to thousands of people to demonstrate how working together has helped others found and grow several multimillion-dollar companies. By focusing on topics that serve as pain points and detailing the tools and techniques of improv, this book helps people and organizations utilize new skill sets to be more productive, more accepting, and more "all in" to create a stronger teammate and team. Remove the fear of failure Recognize when and how to trust your instincts Celebrate and embrace the ideas of others Listen effectively—to both people and your environment Thinking is hard. Listening is easy—and is most often the springboard to huge ideas. Find out how it can work for you with The Art of Making Sh!t Up.