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Time is the Great Depression.1930’s.Unmarried teen-ager chooses life for her unborn son despite many difficulties. .Cross-eyed and pudgy, he is teased a lot (hence book’s title) .Mother must give him up, elderly grandparents are only choice. They proceed to raise him through trials and errors, some serious, some humorous. Conservative farm folks from the Ozarks, they apply old fashioned rules of character which shape his life, while others in the little Ozark town keep him on the proper path. At the end of the story he is on his way to college, first person in his family to do so and is reunited with his mother in the night of her death.
Contains excerpts from the Klondike nugget.
More than 25 muscians who first came to prominence during the 1950s are the subject of this collection of interviews. The author's purpose has been to help preserve the oral history of a great American artform, and this book reveals that jazz musicians who can 'tell a story' with their horn when improvising can be just as articulate in conversation.
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Allen Atkins, a NASA scientist stung by lies and false accusations during his divorce trial, has developed an almost foolproof lie detector. His tranquil life is suddenly turned upside down when he is asked by a friend to use it to help solve a high-profile murder case. The defense team immediately becomes under surveillance and the target of several murder attempts by seemingly unrelated criminal elements. Even as the case is resolved, and the lie detector system helps identify the true murderer, a top-secret branch of the CIA virtually kidnaps Allen to enlist his aid in several matters of "national security". He quickly enters the realm of "black ops" espionage, defectors, mercenaries, "safe houses" and terrorism...and somehow survives.
Make God your business partner. When it comes to making big decisions in both our personal and professional lives, many of us experience anxiety, fear, and confusion. But there is only one way to forge ahead with courage and confidence: God’s guidance. In Taking Care of Business, Dr. Gene Allen shares his story of astonishing success and demonstrates how leaps of faith can change your life and livelihood. Featuring practical applications and indispensable insight, Taking Care of Business will empower you to · tackle business ventures and career changes with boldness, · cultivate resilience, · transform failures into triumphs, · recognize signs of God’s intervention, and · produce earthly and eternal fruits beyond your wildest dreams. You can face any detour or fork in the road with peace when you trust God’s perfect plans. Ignite your ambitious heart and experience all the blessings he has for you.
This is a book of spiritual writings from Native Americans. It contains Native American prayers, poems, and tribal legends. I have compiled and edited these selections from a vast collection of American Indian writings. I hope this special edition gives you insights into the spirit and culture of Native America.
Welcome to the world of noir musical films, where tormented antiheroes and hard-boiled musicians battle obsession and struggle with their music and ill-fated love triangles. Sultry divas dance and sing the blues in shrouded nightclubs. Romantic intrigue clashes with backstage careers. This book explores musical films that use film noir style and bluesy strains of jazz to inhabit a disturbing underworld and reveal the dark side of fame and the American Dream. While noir musical films like A Star Is Born include musical performances, their bleak tone and expressionistic aesthetic more closely resemble the visual style of film noir. Their narratives unfold behind a stark noir lens: distorted, e...