Download or read book A Thousand Naked Strangers written by Kevin Hazzard and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-01-05 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A former paramedic’s "thrilling, captivating" (Booklist), and mordantly funny account of a decade spent as a first responder in Atlanta saving lives and connecting with the drama and occasional beauty that lies inside catastrophe. In the aftermath of 9/11 Kevin Hazzard felt that something was missing from his life—his days were too safe, too routine. A failed salesman turned local reporter, he wanted to test himself, see how he might respond to pressure and danger. He signed up for emergency medical training and became, at age twenty-six, a newly minted EMT running calls in the worst sections of Atlanta. His life entered a different realm—one of blood, violence, and amazing grace. Thoroughly intimidated at first and frequently terrified, he experienced on a nightly basis the adrenaline rush of walking into chaos. But in his downtime, Kevin reflected on how people’s facades drop away when catastrophe strikes. As his hours on the job piled up, he realized he was beginning to see into the truth of things. There is no pretense five beats into a chest compression, or in an alley next to a crack den, or on a dimly lit highway where cars have collided. Eventually, what had at first seemed impossible happened: Kevin acquired mastery. And in the process he was able to discern the professional differences between his freewheeling peers, what marked each—as he termed them—as “a tourist,” “true believer,” or “killer.” Combining indelible scenes that remind us of life’s fragile beauty with laugh-out-loud moments that keep us smiling through the worst, A Thousand Naked Strangers is an absorbing read about one man’s journey of self-discovery—a trip that also teaches us about ourselves.

Download or read book Emergency Medical Specialist Trainee written by National Learning Corporation and published by Passbooks. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Emergency Medical Specialist Trainee Passbook(R) prepares you for your test by allowing you to take practice exams in the subjects you need to study. It provides hundreds of questions and answers in the areas that will likely be covered on your upcoming exam, including but not limited to: reasoning maps and spatial orientation; written comprehension and expression; and more.

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Download or read book Just One More Thing written by Peter Falk and published by Random House. This book was released on 2007 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In JUST ONE MORE THING, Peter Falk takes us on an acting journey that begins not in Hollywood but in Hartford, where he worked as a management analyst for the Connecticut State Budget Bureau. His time there was no more successful than an earlier attempt to find work with the Central Intelligence Agency. At loose ends, Falk turned to an old college interest: acting. He came to prominence as an actor in 1956 in the highly successful Off-Broadway revival of 'The Iceman Cometh' with Jason Robards. Although he worked continuously for the next three years, bouncing from one Off-Broadway theater to the next, a theatrical agent advised him not to expect much work in motion pictures because of his glass eye. Surgeons had removed his right eye, along with a malignant tumor, when he was three years old. But in 1958, the actor made the jump to Hollywood, where he landed his first movie, 'Murder Incorporated', and was nominated for an Oscar. Next came Frank Capra's 'A Pocketful of Miracles' starring Bette Davis, which garnered Falk his second Oscar nomination. Falk was a favorite among moviegoers during the 1960s, admired for his roles in classic comedies such as 'It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World' and 'The Great Race'. However, it was through his collaboration with filmmaker John Cassavetes that Falk entered into his most creative period in 1970. Motion pictures such as 'Husbands' and 'A Woman Under the Influence' helped launch the independent film movement. Nevertheless, Falk continued to act in light film comedies, including 'The In-Laws' and Neil Simon's 'The Cheap Detective' and 'Murder by Death', among others. Yet it was through television that Falk reached his widest audience. He has portrayed the beloved Lt. Columbo since the 1970s, winning four Emmys. The series was so successful that ten years after it's demise, 'Columbo' was re-launched, bringing Falk to a new generation of viewers. JUST ONE MORE THING also chronicles the author's more recent work, such as movie appearances in 'A Shark's Tale' and Paul Reiser's 'The Thing About My Folks', as well stories of growing up in New York, Hollywood and Broadway luminaries, and the author's accomplished passion for drawing and painting.

Download or read book The House on Infinity Loop written by Bonnie K. T. Dillabough and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-26 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jenny inherited a house, a cat and a key from an aunt she had only met twice in her life. Jenny didn't realize that the moment she entered the house on infinity loop she would find the fate of everything she held dear in her hands. Thus begins the Dimensional Alliance series where nothing is what it seems.

Download or read book Jaydium written by Deborah Wheeler and published by D A W Books, Incorporated. This book was released on 1993 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This debut SF novel tells the story of four humans from disparate cultures, trapped together in a space-time warp that catapults them to alternate pathways and ages in the life cycle of the world known as Stayman. Suspicious of one another, each person is certain that his or her own space-time is the right one.

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Download or read book The Study Havamal written by Carrie Overton and published by Huginn & Muninn LLC. This book was released on 2019-03-20 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As it's name states this book is meant for those Asafolk who are looking to understand the words of Odin on a deeper level. Not only does this book contain the original Havamal ¿Hawamal¿ from the Codex Regius, but also three English translations to compare. Each page contains 4 versions of 1 verse for easy reference. The opposing page to each verse is a journaling page to write down your thoughts and make notes. A valuable resource that has been in need for some time. Get together with your study group or work alone and dig into the wisdom of the Havamal. For anyone interested in Asatru - Odinism and Germanic Heathenry

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Download or read book Watch Out for the Idiot Behind Me written by Editors of Cider Mill Press and published by Dare You Stamp Company. This book was released on 2007-09-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ultimate collection of more than 90 edgy bumper stickers! Stick it to ‘em! There’s so much in this world to aggravate us, and this book of bumper stickers—one per page, to peel off—is the perfect way to talk back. Put them on cars, desks, lockers, dorm rooms, anywhere there’s a surface: with plenty of memorably nasty (and funny!) sayings to choose from, you’re sure to find just the right insult to express both road and off-road rage. The topics range from rotten driving to sex, with such lines as: That’s not a haircut, it’s a cry for help and Stupidity is not a crime; you are free to go. Best of all, it’s an incredible value, with 96 stickers at only $14.95!

Download or read book Infinity on Fire written by Bonnie K. T Dillabough and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-06 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jenny has the weight of the multiverse on her shoulders and the fate of everyone she cares about in her hands. Now she must organize the forces of the Dimensional Alliance to fight against an enemy who would enslave the population of every inhabited planet in the multiverse, plunging the multiverse into never-ending warfare and strife.

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Download or read book Letters for a Year of Gratitude written by Lea Redmond and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Oprah's Favorite Things Pick for 2018 Write now. Keep in touch always: Letters for a Year of Gratitude will inspire you to send thoughtful, handwritten notes of appreciation to everyone in your life - from a good friend to a great aunt. Simply tear out your letter of choice, write your message inside, seal it with the included stickers, and add a postage stamp. Begin a gratitude practice today. • Each letter is printed with a unique prompt like "What I appreciate about us.," "It was incredibly generous of you to.," "It's the little things, like when.," and "From you, I learned the importance of." • Makes a perfect gift for loved ones and close friends in your life • Created by Lea Redmond, the author of the bestselling Letters to My. book series that has sold more than 2 million copies worldwide. Fans of Letters to My Daughter, Letters to My Grandchild, and Letters for the Year will love this Oprah's Favorite Things Pick for 2018, Letters for a Year of Gratitude. Send the gift of gratitude all year long. Letters for a Year of Gratitude includes 52 tear out-and-send letters that will inspire a year's worth of notes of love, appreciation, and thanks. Keep track of the letters you've written in the correspondence log in the back. Secure each letter with the included 150+ stickers before sending a little gratitude to friends and family!

Download or read book Pass it On written by Billy Goldfeder and published by Fire Engineering Books. This book was released on 2014-03-17 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For his first book, Chief Billy Goldfeder, a 40-year fire service veteran, solicited insights and pearls of wisdom from our country's greatest firefighters, fire officers and emergency responders. The stories that make up this unprecedented collection share many perspectives of the emergency service experience and offer invaluable, often hard-won, lessons learned. Every firefighter, from probie to veteran, can find something to take away from these factual, real-life, first-hand stories, which offer a range of emotions—from wit to heartache and basic common sense. Features: • Introductions by Billy Goldfeder to each chapter • Chapters written by a very diverse group of more than 80 well-known fire service veterans • Experiences of some of the best names in the fire service that most of us would not have the opportunity to learn from directly Chief Goldfeder is donating 100% of his royalties equally to the Chief Ray Downey Scholarship and the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. Every contributor fully supported the benevolent mission of this book.