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If you've ever golfed or know a golfer or just love a story with a happy ending, A Really Good Day will capture and hold your attention from start to finish. It follows amateur golfer Scott Hanover as he has the most amazing day of his life. Along the way he manages to enlighten a golf-hating sportscaster, provide salvation to a washed up sports agent, and humble and educate a pretentious amateur golfer, Andrew Patterson, who finds his chance to turn pro in serious jeopardy.Interspersed with the humorous, touching, and sometimes unbelievable scenes, are bits of golf philosophy that can be applied to all aspects of life. Set on the beautiful George Dunne National Golf Course in Oak Forest, IL, you will follow a rich mix of characters along eighteen holes of laughter, tears and suspense and find yourself rooting for the biggest underdog in history. When it almost comes to an end after an unexpected incident on the 17th hole you will be biting your nails waiting to see what happens.
Moving the critical debate about photography away from its current Euro-American center of gravity, Photography’s Other Histories breaks with the notion that photographic history is best seen as the explosion of a Western technology advanced by the work of singular individuals. This collection presents a radically different account, describing photography as a globally disseminated and locally appropriated medium. Essays firmly grounded in photographic practice—in the actual making of pictures—suggest the extraordinary diversity of nonwestern photography. Richly illustrated with over 100 images, Photography’s Other Histories explores from a variety of regional, cultural, and historic...
A captivating work of cultural blending unlike anything created prior, Andrew Archer's Edo Ball must be seen to be believed. This series of paintings seamlessly fuses contemporary basketball imagery with Edo-period Japanese art and culture, with captivating results. Often front and centre, an NBA personality is dramatically reimagined and yet recognizable, surrounded by the myriad trappings of the 'floating' world. Brief accompanying texts describe the thematic connections between each painting's converging themes and explore the roles that culture, community, celebrity, and games play in our daily lives.
He Took Her By Surprise When a naked earl climbs through the window into her bedchamber, Lady Elizabeth Runyon does the proper thing: She screams. Loudly. And then. . .well, Lizzie has had enough of being proper. She wishes to be bold. Wanton, even. She won't be commanded to put on her nightgown. Just this once, she will be absolutely daring. . . She Returned The Favor Robert Hamilton, Earl of Westbrooke, has no intention of being tricked into marriage by a detestable female, and if he has to flee naked across a rooftop, he will. Jolly good there's an open window waiting--as well as an undressed, slightly drunk, and alluringly beautiful Lady Elizabeth. Oh dear. If they are caught together, he might have to marry her. The idea is delicious. . .and the temptation is irresistible. . . Praise for the novels of Sally MacKenzie: "The Naked Marquis is the romance equivalent of chocolate cake. . .every page is an irresistible delight!" --Lisa Kleypas,New York Times bestselling author
Who is Andrew Elric, and whats he doing here? Says hes here with answers. As Andrew would explain it, We live our lives shrouded with mysteries. Were compelled to show faith in explanations that we really dont believe inthe origins of our being, the nature and existence of God, are we alone in the universe? Less weighty issues as well as stuff wed just like to knowwho really shot Kennedy? What happened to Jimmy Hoffa? You think about it and know there really are answers to all of it, but you dont have access to them. Ive got those answers and, more importantly, proof for all of it. Some of it you can hold in your hand. You follow the news, you know this place is going to blow. Im here to try and stop it. Religion, race, nationalism . . . We all come from the same place. But the world has suffered through too many charlatans and false prophets. Im going to use these proofs to get you savages to settle down. Andrew has recruited renowned attorney, author, and sports agent Aron Samuelson to help him get the word out. Aron, in the throes of a midlife crisis, is looking for the next big thing in his life. As they say, be careful what you wish for.
This work is a compilation of articles written by teachers during the 1920s and 1930s. In addition to histories of early schools and community origins, the book contains a wealth of other information—from stories of Indians, hunting, and the Civil War, to life and customs of the pioneers in general. The names of many of Dickenson’s early residents also found their way into the book, either as early settlers in one of the communities or as teacher, student, or patron of one of the many one- and two-room schools.
Designed for use in engineering design courses, and as a reference for industry professionals learning sustainable design concepts and practical methods, Sustainability in Engineering Design focuses on designers as the driving force behind sustainable products. This book introduces sustainability concepts and explains the application of sustainable methods to the engineering design process. The book also covers important design topics such as project and team management, client management, performance prediction, and the social and environmental effects of sustainable engineering design. These concepts and methods are supported with a wealth of worked examples, discussion questions, and prim...
An Englishman dies in a car bomb explosion in Holland. A professional assassination with no chance that the killers will be caught. The Dutch investigators cannot fi nd a motive for the killing of Simon Craig and pass the files to the British police. Newly promoted Chief Inspector Randall is given the task of investigating Simon Craig's background, family, and friends. He quickly discovers that Craig was a conceited and ruthless womanizer living a multidimensional life and making himself very rich at the expense of his employers. Randall deduces that Craig was also blackmailing his bosses. The evidence Craig was threatening them with showed the workings of The Club--an illegal cartel. Craig had sent the proof to his solicitor in Penzance for safekeeping. When Randall visited Susan Robson, she claimed it had been destroyed in a fire. Randall suspends the investigation just as Robson and a friend decide to publish Craig's documents and expose widespread corruption in business and an EU department responsible for competition law compliance. Two more people die before Robson and her friend can be stopped. No one in authority wants the story to break.
Stephen Powell was enjoying the drama and cruelty of what he was doing and the mental torture he knew he was causing others. He was a bitter, disturbed, and dangerous man who had found a novel way of extorting money from the families of missing teenagers. Semiretired MI6 officer Andrew Ball gets involved when Mandy Gray introduces him to the parents of a missing boy whose body has just been found in a grave near Southampton. Ball discovers identical killings have happened in France and Holland. The search for a serial killer begins as he tries to find the connection between the victims families. But wealthy Andrew Ball has other problems as he discovers Mandy is not quite what she had seemed when he fell in love with her in Greece.