'It's hard to imagine things getting back to normal after this though. I don't suppose they do from now on, not really.'In the kitchen of an old Devon rectory, the daughter who stayed and the son who moved away make conversation with their current and former partners, the milkman, the postman, the care workers. They talk about the weather, the roads, the toaster, the bins. About anything except the simmering tensions between them, as their father lies mortally ill in the n...

With a wealth of reflections, prayers, and poems, this compilation of spiritual wisdom stimulates the mind and soul while readying the body for life's everyday challenges. Accessible and timeless, the substance offered will appeal to both the curious layman and those well versed in meditative thought with perceptive chapters such as Doing Good, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Knowing Who We Are, Love and Loving, and Peace. Written with a keen eye for practical incorporation into varied daily routi...

"More than just a well-written telling of Morton's early racing career . . . an incredible, no-holds-barred look into the goings-on at Shelby American." — Classic MotorsportsIn the late 1950s, a young John Morton was transfixed with sports car racing. His dreams of competition eventually led him to enroll, in 1962, in the Shelby School of High Performance Driving. In a bold moment after the last class, Morton asked Carroll Shelby if he might come to work fo...

Sports and Life, an Olympian's View is a collection of 133 stories, essays and commentaries covering a wide variety of topics related to sports and life. For two decades, John Morton broadcast short commentaries on Vermont Public Radio and wrote a monthly column in the regional newspaper Vermont Sports Today. Morton was an Olympic biathlete (Sapporo '72 and Innsbruck '76) and a Nordic ski coach (Dartmouth College '78-'89). His stories related to skiing were published in 2...

Security governance in the second decade of the 21st century is ill-serving the American people. Left uncorrected, civic life and national continuity will remain increasingly at risk. At stake well beyond our shores is the stability and future direction of an international political and economic system dependent on robust and continued U.S. engagement. Outdated hierarchical, industrial structures and processes configured in 1947 for the Cold War no longer provide for the security and resil...

Your personal transformation as a parent starts with observing how your child communicates and understanding the words or gestures they use to let you know their wants and needs.The road to better communication deepens as you reconnect with your own childhood... during the time you were also learning about the world, and you required patience, love, and an understanding of your uniqueness.You are far more equipped to be your child's...

The Decline of Christianity and the Rise of the Pastor/Priests in America is built on the rock solid foundation laid by E. Gibbons History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. It focuses on the historical subversion of Christianity and with that as a sledgehammer it smashes into the middle-class-on-up American evangelical leadership that serves as a lapdog to concentrations of corporate and political power. The Decline of Christianity demands first, above everything else, honesty. ...

**From the author of bestselling Invisible Man—the classic novel of African-American experience—this long-awaited second novel tells an evocative tale of a prodigal of the twentieth century. Brilliantly crafted, moving, and wise, Juneteenth is the work of an American master."Tell me what happened while there's still time," demands the dying Senator Adam Sunraider to the itinerate preacher whom he calls Daddy Hickman. As a young man, Sunraider was Bliss, a...

The third edition of the ASMBS Textbook provides a comprehensive update on the field of metabolic and bariatric surery. The updated table of contents is aligned with the American Board of Surgery’s Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Focused Practice Designation (FPD) blueprint and will serve as the definitive study guide for this certification.The third edition boasts 74 chapters covering the breadth of this field and includes sections on the disease of obesity, the physiolog...

Includes Civil War Map and Illustrations Pack - 224 battle plans, campaign maps and detailed analyses of actions spanning the entire period of hostilities.One of the shining lights of the Confederate war effort Nathan Bedford Forrest, was an iconoclast; militarily untrained at the outbreak of the Civil War he was to wield his cavalry command with innovative doctrines, effective strategies that confounded many Union commanders. Central to his success was his hard riding mounted artil...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Your personal transformation as a parent starts with observing how your child communicates and understanding the words or gestures they use to let you know their wants and needs.The road to better communication deepens as you reconnect with your own childhood… during the time you were also learning about the world, and you required patience, love, and an understanding of your uniqueness.You are far more ...

Book one in Crystal Lake Publishing's The Dream Weaver series...Where Nightmares Come From focuses on the art of storytelling in the Horror genre, taking an idea from conception to reality—whether you prefer short stories, novels, films, or comics.Featuring in-depth articles and interviews by Joe R. Lansdale (Hap & Leonard series), Clive Barker (Books of Blood), John Connolly (Charlie Parker series), Ramsey ...