Discover the incredible true story of the legends that built an American empireThe will to succeed defines the greatness of men.Great men are forged through a combination of social, economic, and political conditions favoring both the individual and the greater good. When the conditions are just right, everybody wins. Yet when one interest trumps another, somebody must lose. It is this juxtaposition that defines history; either man can better his own situat...

This is the first known biography of Sir Charles Bullen Hugh Mitchell G C M G, former Governor of the Straits Settlements and District Grand Master of the freemasons in the Eastern Archipelago.The book traces his early life as an officer in the Royal Marines, where he served for 15 years, ending up with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, as well as his long, distinguished career in the Colonial Service, serving Queen Victoria in many countries including Natal in Southern Africa during...

Larry Whitton is a depressed social worker, trapped in a miserable job at a nursing home and failing as a husband and father. His life is defined by childhood trauma: his brother drowned, and his father abandoned the family.His breaking point comes when his cruel boss denies him a promotion and his wife, Julie, leaves with their son, giving him an ultimatum to change. Simultaneously, a chaotic opportunity arises: to take over the counseling practice of Dr. Bill Foster, a therapist ...

"When I was two years old, I drowned."From this haunting opening, The Flying Caterpillar unfolds as a deeply reflective meditation on life, time, memory, and transformation. Moving fluidly between past, present, and possibility, Michael Gray explores how identity is shaped not by linear moments, but by the way we revisit them-again and again-through reflection and awareness.The image of the caterpillar learning to fly becomes a powerful metaphor for becoming: for survival, ...

A failed computer programmer, Patrick Murphy, is saved from drowning in the North Atlantic by a dolphin. He awakens from a three-day coma with the mind of a Titanian-an intelligent, warm-blooded being from the subsurface ocean of Saturn's moon, Titan. They see through the eyes of whales. They know a comet is 90 days from impact.His brother, John, is the astronomer who accidentally intercepted their radio transmission-a signal so powerful the FBI confiscated it as a national securit...

A failed computer programmer, Patrick Murphy, is saved from drowning in the North Atlantic by a dolphin. He awakens from a three-day coma with the mind of a Titanian-an intelligent, warm-blooded being from the subsurface ocean of Saturn's moon, Titan. They see through the eyes of whales. They know a comet is 90 days from impact.His brother, John, is the astronomer who accidentally intercepted their radio transmission-a signal so powerful the FBI confiscated it as a national securit...

Clifford Beers would not be a man of business and commerce that, as a turn of the century Yale graduate, he once imagined himself. Instead he would become a crusader for the muted patients shut away in public and private institutions with names like Hospital for the Insane, Asylum for Feeble-Minded, Village for Epileptics, The School for Idiots and Feeble-Minded Youth, the State Lunatic Asylum, The Insane Pavilion; names that make us cringe today. Through the publication of his book, A Min...

Abstract of A GUIDE FOR CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING IN ADULT PRISON EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS by Michael Gray Brief Review of Literature Increasingly, prison education programs are multicultural environments where teachers must relate their content to inmates of varying cultures, and backgrounds. In contrast, engagement in learning is the visible outcome of motivation, and redirecting energy in the pursuit of a goal (Feistritzer & Haar, 2008). Teachers that do not understand culturally respo...

Shirley and Winston are back on the case when a pair of coydogs show up at the Surrey home. Full of intrigue and adventure, The Bear of Fox Mountain returns The Mystery Hounds to what they do best... smelling adventure!Who is Smiling Jack and his pack of clever foxes? Why has an ancient bear lumbered over the mountain, forcing local canine families to abandon their homes? The Bear of Fox Mountain introduces a new cast of characters as The Mystery Hounds once more take up the chase....

Teaching the Holocaust is an important but often challenging task for those involved in modern Holocaust education. What content should be included and what should be left out? How can film and literature be integrated into the curriculum? What is the best way to respond to students who resist the idea of learning about it?This book, drawing upon the latest research in the field, offers practical help and advice on delivering inclusive and engaging lessons along with guidance on ho...

"When I was two years old, I drowned."From this haunting opening, The Flying Caterpillar unfolds as a deeply reflective meditation on life, time, memory, and transformation. Moving fluidly between past, present, and possibility, Michael Gray explores how identity is shaped not by linear moments, but by the way we revisit them—again and again—through reflection and awareness.The image of the caterpillar learning to fly becomes a powerful metaphor for becoming: for survival, ...

Christian Jamieson sits in the long grass on Cannington Ridge, his favourite hilltop near his home. He watches the evening sky darken and sparkle with countless stars. His wish, as far back as he can remember, has been to travel to one of those stars to meet the people who he firmly believes live on the planets around them.A new star appears and changes his life and that of all mankind. His wish becomes a reality that he could have never imagined.