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This index was created by SLQ volunteers to provide access to photographs of soldiers published in the Queenslander newspaper when they left for the South African War (also known as the Boer War).
Welcome to the world of John McIlveen. Enter, please, but be warned... here you will find tales that blur the lines of horror, vengeance, humor, sorrow, and humanity. You will encounter broken people with dark secrets and darker desires. Meet Justice, whose art exposes your soul. Ride along as a man's search for his daughter reveals that sometimes the best way to heal old scars is to make new ones. Go on vacation with the Seths, who are forced to play a game that is every parent's nightmare. Play a Sunday game of softball with the most unusual team imaginable. You will experience the foulest parts of humanity, as well as the funniest and sweetest. Some of these stories will make you laugh, some will anger or shock you, but all of them will affect you. You will love, hate, and sympathize with the characters, possibly at the same time."
in Jerks and Other Tales from a Perfect Man, John M. McIlveen presents a collection of humorous genre tales that looks at men and their relationships with a clever, hilarious, and often shocking eye. Get ready to smile, blush, gasp, and quite possibly barf! In the novelette Jerks, Kelly learns that men are indeed beasts, first hurtfully, then shockingly, and ultimately, seductively. In Playing the Huddys (based on a true story) we encounter the dark side of a New England family during an impromptu, Saturday morning softball game. In Signs, two redneck buddies' life-long friendship is tested when they read the signs. in A Perfect Man, Jake, in his search for perfection, finds that taking the ...
Concerns McIlvain(e), McElwain(e), McIlwain(e) and McElvain(e) families who settled throughout the United States.
When Ricky Briggs wakes up unable to move, he knows something's not right. When his wife Melanie notices that his spine is missing, Ricky knows his troubles are just beginning. Medically unfeasible and physically impossible, there are no answers, only questions. Spines don't simply disappear, yet Ricky's did. In the hospital, bedridden and immobile, there is little else for Ricky to do except think and sleep. But, when a mysterious late-night visitor appears, Ricky has to face some truths about his condition, about his life forward and his life past, and the reality that all he has left is his wife and a very dark secret that would be devastating to reveal, but pure hell to keep. Got Your Ba...
Sixty is the new forty. Changing Aging, Changing Family Therapy gives family therapists a roadmap for adapting to the new realities of aging.
This book examines the international technology transfer process and the role of both multinationals and host-country governments in that process, with emphasis on the experience of the more developed countries. It explores a range of issues and presents much original thinking and research findings. It discusses in particular the strategies of the multinationals, assessing how far they are willing to accept technology transfer to external partners (as opposed to subsidiaries which they can control). It also examines how far technical transfers are successful from the viewpoint of the firm and countries involved, arguing that governments are most likely to succeed in attracting multinational transfers if they are aware of and accommodate to some degree multinationals’ preferences.
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