Download or read book The Luckiest Guy in the World written by Robert Abrams and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-03-16 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Remarkable True Story of Robert Abrams, the man who changed the New York Attorney General's Office for Good. At the heart of this political memoir is the story of how the office of state attorney general, an historically sleepy backwater post, has evolved into a front line major protector of the rights of citizens across the country. New York State Attorney General Robert Abrams exercised leadership in organizing attorneys general throughout the nation to take collective action against the Reagan administration’s punishing laissez-faire anti-regulatory policies. Abrams and his fellow attorneys general set the precedent for the successful challenges mounted by today’s attorneys general against the Trump administration’s immigration policies and rollback of consumer and civil rights protections. Through lively anecdotes, Abrams captures the Bronx of his childhood, his early insurgent grassroots campaigns taking on the powerful Democratic Party machine, the urban challenges of being Bronx Borough President, the turbulent Vietnam anti-war years, and the beginnings of the environmental justice movement. He revisits the explosive Tawana Brawley case where an African American teenage girl alleged rape and brutality by a group of white men that included law enforcement officials. Abrams provides behind-the-scenes interactions with important figures ranging from Golda Meir, George McGovern, Mario Cuomo, Robert Moses, and Cesar Chavez to Shirley Chisholm. The book demonstrates how ordinary people battling unequal odds against corporate and other powerful forces can prevail when laws are enforced to protect their rights. A chapter about the infamous Love Canal case details the shocking revelation that buried beneath the seemingly placid upstate New York working class community lay tons of toxic waste spawning chronic health problems for residents. Abrams in a landmark lawsuit took on Occidental Petroleum for its callous actions, paved the way for the passage of the Superfund Act and a victory for the emerging environmental justice movement. He describes dramatic confrontations with the radical anti-abortion group, Operation Rescue, and its increasingly violent efforts to deny a woman’s right to choose. His courageous, path-breaking support of LGBT rights, seeking to end the prevailing bigotry with legal victories that ultimately led to marriage equality is also revisited. In The Luckiest Guy in the World, Robert Abrams wears his progressive values on his sleeve, providing an optimistic view about our nation’s return to its fundamental values. Visit luckiestguyintheworldbobabrams.com for more information.

Download or read book The Luckiest One written by Harkiné Hagopian and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harkiné Pilibosian Hagopian told her life's story in anecdotes over many decades, a story that sparkled like a fictional fantasy: Arab sheiks with harems, Turkish baths, murderous marauders in the desert, a mountain pass on a donkey, salvation by the sacrifice of a beautiful sister and the will of a clever husband, a stranger from another social class. Most astonishing of all was an experience so shockingly brutal it didn't have a name until almost three decades after the event: Armenian Genocide. To survive such times required far more than good fortune - it required unfathomable mental and physical fortitude. She came to face the unrelenting eye of incarnate evil. Her legacy is a testament to the ultimate failure of Ottoman Turkey to extinguish the Armenian people. Facing incomprehensible evil, Harkiné proved that good does sometimes prevail.

Download or read book Luckiest Man written by Jonathan Eig and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive account of the life and tragic death of baseball legend Lou Gehrig. Lou Gehrig was a baseball legend—the Iron Horse, the stoic New York Yankee who was the greatest first baseman in history, a man whose consecutive-games streak was ended by a horrible disease that now bears his name. But as this definitive new biography makes clear, Gehrig’s life was more complicated—and, perhaps, even more heroic—than anyone really knew. Drawing on new interviews and more than two hundred pages of previously unpublished letters to and from Gehrig, Luckiest Man gives us an intimate portrait of the man who became an American hero: his life as a shy and awkward youth growing up in New York City, his unlikely friendship with Babe Ruth (a friendship that allegedly ended over rumors that Ruth had had an affair with Gehrig’s wife), and his stellar career with the Yankees, where his consecutive-games streak stood for more than half a century. What was not previously known, however, is that symptoms of Gehrig’s affliction began appearing in 1938, earlier than is commonly acknowledged. Later, aware that he was dying, Gehrig exhibited a perseverance that was truly inspiring; he lived the last two years of his short life with the same grace and dignity with which he gave his now-famous “luckiest man” speech. Meticulously researched and elegantly written, Jonathan Eig’s Luckiest Man shows us one of the greatest baseball players of all time as we’ve never seen him before.

Download or read book In a Twisted Mind 3 written by Larry R. Liberty and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-02-06 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1. Weather or Not: Finally, the government passes the Weather Forecasters Accountability Act. Meteorologists giving inaccurate forecasts will be punished on national TV. Accurate forecasts are soon normal except for one meteorologist. 2. Diner: New diners start popping up all over the East Coast. The service is so quick an investigative reporter wants answers as to how they can do this. He surprisingly finds out how and why to his demise. 3. The Blue Light: A National Security agent is accidentally given a top-secret document on the blue-light effect of flat-screen devices. After reading the report, he is left in a serious dilemma. 4. Drunken Ball: Bored with conventional ball games, a visionary and his brewery friends start new ball leagues with drunken players only. The games are hilarious and become popular with the spectators until his real agenda is exposed. 5. Behind Closed Doors: A high-tech private detective records secret meetings between major manufacturers and documents unbelievable secrets. He has to sequester himself in a remote South American country to avoid getting assassinated. 6. Hot Teeth: A mouth-borne disease is killing dentists, and soon they are almost extinct. Automobile mechanics start moonlighting repairing broken dentures, and the profit is so good criminals are stealing dentures right out of victims' mouths. 7. Camp Tawacko: Parents send the children to a camp in the Pocono's for a two-week vacation. Everything is great until they drive to the camp to pick up the children and find it doesn't exist. 8. Satan's Warning to You: Satan comes out of the furnace and boasts all his dirty deeds. 9. Tuco Tango: A Mexican federalist is diagnosed with a tapeworm. He finds the tapeworm is intelligent and starts telling him what to do. 10. Poly Wants a Cracker: A pet parrot has an extensive vocabulary and an agenda of his own. His owner is not playing with a full deck. 11. Bus to Paradise: A senior-citizen bus trip to a resort in Southern California is too good to be true, especially those tasty pork potpies. The bus driver gets suspicious when some of the seniors aren't returning from the round trip. 12. The Fat Veterinarian: When the economy tanks in a rural Southern state, food becomes scarce. A local veterinarian is forced to travel north to find work and food. After being hired at a vet hospital, he starts taking home some sample pets. 13. The Arboretum: A scientist is experimenting with advanced theories in life energy. He proves that trees have feelings and intelligence just like humans. He also finds that trees are plotting to destroy the human race.

Download or read book The Luckiest Orphans written by Hyman Bogen and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Founded in 1860, the Hebrew Orphan Asylum of New York was the oldest, largest, and best-known Jewish orphanage in the United States until its closing in 1941. This book, the first history of an orphanage ever published, tells the story of the HOA's development from a nineteenth-century institution into a model twentieth-century child-care facility. Because of the humane and benevolent attitude of the New York Jewish community toward its orphans, the harsh authoritarianism and Dickensian conditions typical of contemporary orphanages were gradually replaced there by a nurturing approach that looked after the religious, social, and personal needs of the children. Though primarily an instrument of social control, the HOA was also an expression of Jewish ethnicity. Its history is set in a larger context that includes the life and character of the New York Jewish community, the city's immigrant population, the social and economic conditions of the time, the child-saving efforts of other groups, and the debate over institutional versus foster care. Drawing from HOA archives, published sources, and his personal experience as a resident from 1932 to 1941, Hyman Bogen brings a unique perspective to child-saving efforts in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. His compelling tale portrays daily life for those who lived and worked in such institutions. He illustrates how an enlightened orphanage, rather than crushing the spirit of its young residents, can help children to gain self-esteem and become secure adults. Bogen's tale will be of particular interest to urban and social historians, to city and government officials, and to social workers, as well as to anyone concerned with thegrowing crisis in child-care options.

Download or read book An Innocent Millionaire written by Stephen Vizinczey and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1990-11-15 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Brilliantly inventive, written with great flair and shows a deliciously comic and ironic sense of American realities."—Alfred Kazin "The virtues of [Vizinczey's] style are those he finds in Hungarian poetry: the moody ferocity of a locked-up beast, and also a classic clarity and complete lack of self-indulgence."—Thomas D'Evelyn, Christian Science Monitor "Shows where the true values lie—not in wealth or the rule of law but in that as yet inviolate sector where a man and woman make love. . . . I was entertained but also deeply moved: here is a novel set bang in the middle of our decadent, polluted, corrupt world that, in some curious way, breathes a kind of desperate hope."—Anthony Burgess, Punch (London) "Bravo!"—Graham Greene

Download or read book Nothin Personal Doc But I Hate Dentists written by McHenry Lee and published by IHD Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everybody says they hate going to the dentist. But today's dentist knows how to make your dental visit a walk in the park. Using leading technology and 21st century materials, dedicated dentists are accomplishing life-changing dental restorations.

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Download or read book Touching the Dragon written by James Hatch and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2019-04-09 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Jimmy Hatch is a personal hero of mine.” —Anderson Cooper “Irresistible. . . . A wounded SEAL’s shame becomes a salvation.” —J. Ford Huffman, Military Times James Hatch is a former special ops Navy SEAL senior chief, master naval parachutist, and expert military dog trainer and handler. On his fateful final mission in Afghanistan, his SEAL team was sent to recover Bowe Bergdahl—the soldier who deserted his post and fell into the hands of Al-Qaida and the Taliban. The mission went south, and Hatch was left with a shattered femur from an AK-47 round and the SEAL dog who fought alongside him was dead. As a result of his horrific leg wound, his twenty-four-year military career came to an end—and with it the only life he’d ever known. In Touching the Dragon, we witness his long road to recovery. Getting well physically required eighteen surgeries, twelve months of recovery, and learning to walk again. But getting well mentally would prove to be much tougher, as he fought through the depths of despair, alcoholism, and the pull to end his own life. What emerges is a different kind of hero’s journey, one in which Hatch shows the courage it takes to confess, confront, and overcome his own brokenness. Through the love of family, friends, and his military dogs, Hatch learned remarkable tools and found his purpose, and now he wants to share this wisdom with the rest of us because we all have wounds.

Download or read book Periodontal Instrumentation written by Anna Matsuishi Pattison and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1991 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peridontal Instrumentation, Second Edition, is the perfect "how-to" manual for the dental hygiene student, dental student, and the practitioner seeking an instrumentation manual which covers both basic and advanced periodontal techniques. The authors have maintained the excellent coverage of basic instruments and skills, while adding state-of-the-art techniques that guarantee the most up-to-date coverage of periodontal instrumentation available. Each module consists of numerous lessons, each of which includes a convenient performance check list. Over 850 photographs illustrate step-by-step procedures, enhancing comprehension and providing a quick, reliable reference. 15 Principles of Scaling Exploring the Periodontal Patient Advanced Root Instrumentation, which describes treatment of furcations, line angles and deep narrow pockets Instruments Modified for Periodontal Patients including After Five curets, Mini Five curets, and Gracey Curvettes Use of Ultrasonic Scaling Devices

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Download or read book Citizen in Space written by Robert Sheckley and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-05-13 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marvin Goodman thinks he has discovered an unknown paradise and buys “A Ticket to Tranai.” What starts as Utopia ends up becoming a death trap. The eleven other stories included in this collection are “The Mountain Without a Name,” “The Accountant,” “Hunting Problem,” “A Thief in Time,” “The Luckiest Man in the World,” “Hands Off,” “Something for Nothing,” “The Battle,” “Skulking Permit,” “Citizen in Space,” and “Ask a Foolish Question.” From the very beginning of his career, Robert Sheckley was recognized by fans, reviewers, and fellow authors as a master storyteller and the wittiest satirist working in the science fiction field. Open Road is proud to republish his acclaimed body of work, with nearly thirty volumes of full-length fiction and short story collections. Rediscover, or discover for the first time, a master of science fiction who, according to the New York Times, was “a precursor to Douglas Adams.”

Download or read book Handbook of Local Anesthesia and Malamed s Local Anesthesia Administration written by Stanley F. Malamed and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An invaluable text and a one-of-a-kind "how-to" DVD. This unique text and DVD package brings the latest advances in the science, technology, and techniques of local anesthesia to life like nothing you've ever seen before

Download or read book Finding Famous written by Candice Jalili and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2024-07-30 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Princess Diaries meets reality television in a story about fame (the kind you definitely didn’t ask for), first love (the kind you didn’t even know you wanted), and most importantly, family (the kind you can’t live without). Ever since her mom died, Josie Lawrence has been content with her safe, predictable life. She hangs out with exactly two people: her best (and only) friend, Louise, and her stepdad, Matt. She has exactly one (unrequited) crush on resident high school himbo, Isaac. And she’s fully prepared to spend the end senior year preparing for Stanford and actively avoiding anything that reminds her of her mother. But when Josie discovers that her biological father is the recently deceased Ali Mashad—patriarch of America’s original reality TV family, dripping with wealth, fame, and Vogue magazine covers—Josie’s “predictable” life is gone quicker than you can say “you’re doing amazing, sweetie.” Being a Mashad means that the entire world is now at Josie’s feet—desperate to dress her, to photograph her, to know her—opening a door to a world that Josie never expected to find: one with a cute guy who just might be her soulmate, three ridiculous but wonderful sisters, and answers to all the questions she wishes she could ask her mom. But the biggest question of all is: If being a Mashad is the chance of a lifetime, will Josie be brave enough to take it?

Download or read book Transactions of the New Jersey State Dental Society written by and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Swords of the Revealer written by Tony Cordero and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2008-04 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The great hurt of losing his father at a young age still haunts Antonio and he vows not to have anything to do with the God that let his father die. When he is given a chance, Antonio chooses to leave behind this world and his old identity. He is now Too and he travels to a different realm in search of fame and glory, armed with a pair of extraordinary swords. Within days of his arrival, his blades are being tried in fatal combat and are baptized in the blood of battle. He comes to the rescue of a beautiful young maiden who is the first of many in the realm that will need his help. He also learns that his greatest sword is not made of steel but of Gods Word. Swords of the Revealer is a testimony that ones destiny isnt always what he expects, nor can any of us run from the presence of God.