Download or read book Cibolo Creek written by Fran Gilliland and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-04-25 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Texas, June 1875...the life-and-death struggle on the frontier continues with raids by Indians, rustlers, and bandits alike...supplied by gunrunners whose greed knows no bounds, who ply their trade wherever their vile efforts take them. Lieutenant Jared Andrews is meeting Lilly in San Antonio to marry near Cibolo Creek. Instead, he ́s sent to patrol the Frio River area Indians attacked. He returns to find he ́s lost a bride, has been transferred to Santa Fe where his troops are mauled by repeating rifles, issued ́orders from the top ́, chases gunrunners to a bloody showdown at the Pecos River.

Download or read book The Magic of Dreams written by Eleanor Lopes Akahloun and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-11-22 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Magic of Dreams: An American Diplomat's Journey relays the story of a retired American diplomat who served in the U.S. Foreign Service for forty-three years. Eleanor L. Akahloun shares a remarkable personal and professional journey from humble, yet inspiring beginnings in her tightly knit Cape Verdean American community in Massachusetts. Her firsthand account of working with the U.S. State Department provides a peek into her colorful adventures and valuable lessons learned from her travels across all seven continents. This book is an affirmation that dreams are magical, that there is beauty amidst challenges in chasing them. The memoir is written in a question-and-answer format, with a perfect blend of wit, intrigue, and light humor. The Magic of Dreams: An American Diplomats Journey is a fascinating read that will leave the readers inspired. Fascinating Story about a Remarkable Woman, September 13, 2015 By M. E. Norris I thoroughly enjoyed reading Eleanor (Penny) Lopes Akahloun's memoir. It is a fascinating story about a remarkable woman. Ms. Akahloun, a Cape Verdean American, devoted 43 years of her life to serve as a career diplomat in the U.S. Foreign Service. She joined the Foreign Service at a time when the institution lacked diversity among its diplomatic corp. She overcame tremendous odds through perseverance, hard work, and a positive outlook-- characteristics which would help her tackle challenges throughout her life. Ms. Akahloun is someone who believes that we all have the capacity to enjoy life to the fullest. Her story is inspiring without being corny or unreal. Anyone who reads her book will take heart, no matter what their race, creed, gender, or age. The format of the book is akin to a long interview. The author begins by relating her family background, including the astounding story of how her grandfather journeyed to America from Cape Verde. She also tells us about her parents, remarkable individuals who worked and loved hard, providing the author with a nurturing and disciplined environment. Most of the rest of her book is about her life and adventures in the various countries in which she lived and served. These included Morocco (where she met her husband), Uruguay, Kenya, and China. The author intersperses the story of her life with interesting information on the political and economic situation of the country in which she was posted as well as the U.S. foreign policy goals in the country. This makes for an enriching history lesson without bogging readers down in too much detail. I hope that many people will read Ms. Akahloun's story and will be as strengthened and nourished as I was in reading it.

Download or read book Knights of Labor written by ,VCP and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2022-06-20 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The battle against the Tailores is on the verge of ending. The Knights of Labor have worked four long years to put an end to their greatest adversaries, but one person stands in their way. One of their members has a dark secret which shows her as an ally to the Tailores, and she has to wipe away all the evidence of her ties with the gang. Little does she know someone knows her secret and will bring it to the light. Her obsession with finding this person will lead her to going against some of her closest friends, but she must do what it takes to have her name in the clear. At the same time, the Knights of Labor realize there’s a traitor in their midst, and they desire to know who. They are also working hard to find this traitor. With them in pursuit of the truth, and she working hard to destroy the truth, who will be the last man standing?

Download or read book Fiend Curls written by Ishrat Parveen and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2022-11-12 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of poems and quotes inspired by the poet’s entangled thoughts and emotions when things came apart at the seams.

Download or read book Homeland Security in the UK written by Paul Wilkinson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-06-18 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a detailed examination of whether domestic security measures are striking an appropriate balance between homeland security and civil liberties in the post-9/11 era. Professor Paul Wilkinson and the other contributors assess the nature of UK responses to terrorism by key public and private-sector bodies, highlighting how these organizations can prevent, pre-empt, counter and manage terrorist attacks by using a matrix of factors such as types of terrorist networks, tactics and targets. The volume also compares and contrasts the UK's response with cognate states elsewhere in the EU and with the USA. While improved intelligence has helped prevent a major Al Qaeda attack, the authors conclude that there is still a ‘major question mark’ over whether the country is adequately resourced to deal with an emergency situation, particularly in major cities other than London. The book also confirms that while the UK faces a ‘real and serious’ threat of terrorist attack by Al Qaeda, it is better prepared for an attack than other EU member states. Homeland Security in the UK will be essential reading for all students of terrorism studies, security studies and politics, as well as by professional practitioners and well-informed general readers.

Download or read book Religion and Global Culture written by Jennifer I. M. Reid and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2004-01-28 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation "Religion and Global Culture draws together the work of a group of historians of religion whose concern is situating the contemporary study of religion within the cultural complexity of the modern world. Each of the volume's contributors has independently explored the implications of the work of leading historian of religion, Charles H. Long, who has located religion in the contacts and exchanges of the colonial and post-colonial periods. Together with Long, these scholars consider phenomena ranging from hierophanies of water in Tokyp and the civil and ritual activities of African Immigrant communities in the United States to the philosophy of Sankara and the regional reprecussions of multinational business. They invite a reconfiguration of the study of religion by localizing religion itself in the conflicted and cooperative relationships of the colonial and post-colonial periods."

Download or read book Ghostworkers and Greens written by Adam Tompkins and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2016-03-24 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Ghostworkers and Greens, Adam Tompkins reveals a history of unexpected cooperation between farmworker groups and environmental organizations. Tompkins shows that the separate movements shared a common concern about the effects of pesticides on human health.

Download or read book written by Anthony Jobe and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you catch yourself day dreaming about what it would be like to live a better life and chase your dreams for success? Are you tired of just living your life simply going through the motions? If so, you can break free from the pack of average and experience a new level of success. This book was written with one main goals in mind; to encourage the readers to chase their passions in life and live their dreams. Are you ready for change? If so, fasten your seat belt and get ready for a journey to the stars! Never just exsist, LIVE!!

Download or read book Cursed Ones written by Kylie Powell and Elizabeth Schulze and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2014-02 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It lives, it breathes, and it's hungry. A curse will consume your mind until there's nothing left. It is the drop that causes the ripples; it is the root of all problems. It hunts, it stalks, and it's on the move. The curse wants you, fight or give in. Three teenagers are roped into the fight of their lives when the curse becomes a reality. A princess is missing. The leader of all humankind has been eaten up with his curse and thirsts for revenge on his homeland of the elves. An ancient weapon will react, and its keepers will be called. What can a prince, a cyborg, and a politician-in-training do to stop a living parasite? A world war is on the horizon-which side will you be on?

Download or read book Collected Works 1985 2020 written by Jonathan Elliott and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2020-03-08 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the collected works of Jonathan Elliott. Cities of travel include Berkeley, Los Angeles, Florida, Normandy France, New York City and others.

Download or read book The Family on the Threshold of the 21st Century written by Solly Dreman and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is there life for the family in the 21st century? Pessimists view the traditional two-parent nuclear family as a relic of the past, attributing their gloomy outlook to increased demands from the workplace, rampant technological advancement, and the pursuit of personal achievement at the expense of interpersonal needs and values. Optimists, on the other hand, claim that increasing alienation and emphasis on the occupational sphere necessitate a sense of family, community, and belonging as a haven from work-related stress. This volume addresses these and related issues such as the interplay of personal versus interpersonal factors in family development, the role of the extended family, and the interface between work, community and family. The contents of this book--scholarly contributions from a unique interdisciplinary rostrum of behavioral scientists in such diverse fields as psychology, sociology, anthropology, social work, industrial management, and demography--represent the latest developments in research, theory, and practice in family studies. The reader is presented with theoretical formulations, empirical findings, and applied interventions regarding family life in different parts of the world. A systems perspective is adopted as the family is examined at its interface with individuals, community, society, and culture, with the interdependence of these different levels emphasized. In addition, an attempt is made to integrate the work of theoreticians, researchers, and practitioners in understanding the evolving family. Dreman provides a survey of family life in the international arena and finds a surprising consensus between the different disciplinary perspectives and the respective geographical arenas. He discusses life-span issues in relation to all levels of family life including the impact of increased longevity and decreased fertility in relation to topics such as individual development, parent-child and couple relationships, the workplace, and the community. This book also highlights the interplay of biological and interpersonal dynamics as in the case of spousal depression.

Download or read book The Vampire written by Donald Peacock and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-04-08 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Dean is saved by the mysterious vampire Athena only to be betrayed by her at the next turn, he must draw on every ounce of humanity to prepare himself for revenge against the undead bloodsuckers that once sought to take his life. Is it possible to stand alone against the forces of darkness whilst trying to be a good father to his young son? The Vampire will pull you in immediately and keep you hooked to the very end only to leave you wanting more!

Download or read book The Revenge of Moriarty written by John Gardner and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2012-12-04 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this Victorian-set crime thriller, Professor Moriarty sets out to kill Europe’s underworld leaders—and his arch-enemy, Sherlock Holmes: “Superb” (St. Louis Post-Dispatch). Now back in print after forty years: the second novel in John Gardner’s bestselling series of Victorian crime thrillers. With riches accumulated from an American crime spree, Professor Moriarty proceeds to annihilate his enemies. He murders the leaders of Europe’s underworld one by one, then prepares his most hideous revenge for his arch-enemy, Sherlock Holmes. Will he succeed in this most terrible plan? In this vivid, suspenseful novel of London underworld crime, John Gardner has created another brilliant novel in his acclaimed series pitting the Napoleon of Crime, James Moriarty, against mystery fiction’s Great Detective, Sherlock Holmes.

Download or read book Reversal written by Terald D. Blakey Sr. and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2022-11-03 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The famous author Harper Lee, who wrote To Kill a Mocking Bird, also was credited for coining the phase "You never really know a man until you understand things from his point of view, until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." This book is dedicated to those who are black and have fanA!tasies concerning being the dominant cultural power. This book is dedicated to those who are not black but seek to understand from an innate perspective the black experience. This book is a mixture of some truth and embellishment, fact and fiction. Reversal is the story of the power of truth overcoming racial divide and deception empowered by hateful tradition. And yet Reversal is also the story of the power of forgiveness and brotherly love rechanneled down the pathway of humanity. This book was written in the hope and spirit that one day we can all cast aside our differences and be one. Terald D. Blakey Sr., author of Reversal: What If? We have made enormous progress in teaching everyone that racism is bad. Where we seem to dropaEUR"theaEUR"ball is in teaching people what racism actually is. Jon Stewart

Download or read book Morning Star written by LeRoy Miller and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2008-11-30 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two college professors of a reputable California institute of higher learning are drawn together in a series of inexplicable mysteries involving a timeless woman. Two law enforcement officials put their polished skills to the test in some effort to solve an unbreakable chain of dark enigmas that center around Santa Monica, California. Two Britishers are pulled into a web of amicable intrigue that is shielded in a dark secret.

Download or read book The African American Male School Adaptability Crisis Amsac written by Joe L. Rempson and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2016-03-12 with total page 638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The African American Male School Adaptability Crisis (AMSAC) cannot be solved by the school alone. It is a race problem which can only be solved if we black males provide the leadership in tackling our three major demons which now mainly account for the problem: IQ lag-fatherless families-crime. AMSAC had its origin about 100 years ago when, after the death of Washington, DuBois gained ascendancy in our African American Garden of Eden and replaced Washingtons brains, property, and character gospel with a civil rights agenda. That agenda has led to a civil-rights fixation and our second bondage, Victimology, wherein being the victim has become part of our core identity and made us psychological slaves. Rather than being proud and self-reliant, disproportionately, we have come to see ourselves as victims who are entitled to system help and special treatment. This bondage and it is a bondage -- vitiates our manhood and the energy and drive required to pursue the adaptation pathway paved by Washington, but demonized by DuBois. Return to that pathway and we can confront and conquer AMSAC and our three major demons. Guided by history and the research evidence, this book details how. Its 20 chapters make for long reading, but, just by reading the first and last chapters, you can get the message. The motto of the proposed evidence-based experimental program, the African American Male Career Pathway Program (AMCAP). A special appeal is made to black athletes and entertainers to help propagate this motto and support the proposed high school student clubs (Student AMCAPs) in its implementation.

Download or read book Exchange Traded Funds Sovereign Wealth Funds Transfer Pricing Cyber Crimes written by John E. Baiden and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-07-12 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is intended to fill the void in topics not typically or fully captured by most business degree programs, but yet needed by business graduates to make their enlightenment complete or near complete. Up and Coming Business Students, Policy Makers and Informed Readers can also find this book very useful.