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Based on the life and tragic death of a veteran from our country's twenty-five-year involvement in Southeast Asia, this novella explores friendship, sailing, and the Vietnam War. It's a work concerned with the American and global landscape and our nation's late twentieth-century historical & cultural identity. A Catholic from coastal Connecticut, Robert Fitzgerald is at first indifferent towards--but finally a spiritual mentor to a young man from the rural South who arrives on his construction site thinking he understands life much better than he actually does. A combatant in the horrific siege at Dak To, Fitzgerald helps the young narrator find alternatives to various temptations of the ear...
The storms had been pounding Alterson city for weeks. With the panic and confusion the death toll was rising. If the flooding of a city hadn't claimed enough lives an evil presence continued the onslaught. In an alley a single soul descended from above, awoke his memory gone, only a symbol to remind him of who stole his life. He remembered the gang that claimed his life however his new life could be the key. In a city filled with fear and anger can justice prevail? With the help of a troubled spirit, a grieving girl, a beaten policeman and a worn down reverend The descending soul must fight for more than revenge. He must fight for Alterson cities future.
This story begins and ends in Tanzania, when a Deer named Tony befriends a bear named Surry, the animals in the jungle are happy! Than a Hyena named Hayden entered that section of the jungle, and stirs up trouble between Surry the Hippo and Tony the deer! This story helps your child understand how their behavior affects others, how to handle anger, and how to treat other people, as you wish to be treated. This is an exciting story, with morals and colorful African animals, and great information about friendship, trust, how to treat others, and dealing with feelings. This book is easy to read, understandable and inviting for children. It helps children learn that it is not nice to be mean to others.
An innocent girl with a mysterious father… … finds herself a fugitive on the galaxy’s most wanted list. Considered too fragile, Kal is forbidden to join the raising of the Et’Tal’s home and feels as if she has shamed her family. Her lithe stature links her to her absent father. He left the village to fight in the Teristaque Wars and never returned. She meets Sarge, a strange star species called Human, who seems to know the secret of the patch from her father’s uniform. Before she can get clarity, a fierce Teristaque death squad descends on her village, murders everyone in it, and takes Kal prisoner. Kal wants more than just answers. She wants revenge.
American Woodworker magazine, A New Track Media publication, has been the premier publication for woodworkers all across America for 25 years. We are committed to providing woodworkers like you with the most accurate and up-to-date plans and information -- including new ideas, product and tool reviews, workshop tips and much, much more.
These tales of passion are full of peril, a recurrent awareness of mortality, the gaps that separate all people and threaten to separate them further from those they love.".
A work of enduring love and self-reflection, this autobiography follows a troubled Irishman and his lifelong battle with inner demons. After a life of violence--including a warring family in his youth, enrollment in the Irish Republican Army, stints in prison, and spousal abuse--the author is finally forced to recognize these patterns of aggression and reevaluate his life. Aided by his loyal and loving wife, the author tells the story of his recovery and redemption through the discovery of the roots of his violence and provocation.
Anger, Theft, Murder and Other Niceties is a collection of 5 different screenplays. These screenplays contain a heist script, a thriller, a couple of who-dunnit's and one very esoteric script. Guaranteed to grab your attention and keep you wanting more, these stories are a sure-fire way to satisfy you entertainment jones.
This book gives a behind-the-scenes look at the award-winning movie, Bella, with stories from both those who participated in its production and those in its audiences, who were impacted by its message.
NEVER LIE TO A LADY follows the life of Xanthia Neville, a twenty-nine year old spinster, who was Martinique's aunt in the School for Heiresses short story. Xanthia was an impoverished orphan who grew up, along with her two brothers, in Barbados, where they inherited a run-down sugar plantation from their abusive, alcoholic uncle. They later started a shipping company which made them extremely rich. Years ago, the eldest brother died, leaving Xanthia to run the shipping company. For political reasons, they eventually lease out the plantations to the African slaves who work them, and decide to relocate Neville Shipping to London so the business can expand.