Knoxville, Tennessee: A Mountain City in the New South is much more than an update to the 1983 edition; it is virtually a complete rethinking of its predecessor as well as an updating of Knoxville’s story from the 1982 World’s Fair to the death of the nearly legendary Cas Walker.In this new edition, Wheeler argues that, like Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby (1925), Knoxvillians have fabricated for themselves a false history, portraying themselves and their city as t...

For the first time, a book exists that compiles all the information candidates need to apply for their first Payroll analysts job, or to apply for a better job.What you'll find especially helpful are the worksheets. It is so much easier to write about a work experience using these outlines. It ensures that the narrative will follow a logical structure and reminds you not to leave out the most important points. With this book, you'll be able to revise your application into a much st...

Within the folds of the Church of England, a scandal is brewing – and hypocrisy stands proud as charity dwindles.Gay love has no respect for narrow theological boundaries, a gay man decides to be true to himself despite the furious demands of a Bishop to end what he sees as a burgeoning same sex love affair involving a church employee, Yes the future of families, careers and the reputation of the church itself are all placed in jeopardy.To be both gay and Christian is a cha...

This chronology was originally written in 2011 as the author was turning 65 and dealing with troubling health and personal relationship challenges. It was created partly in response to more than 100 acquaintances asking how he had lost 70 pounds in six months. The book traces how he made progress with both his personal relationship and his fitness journey.

Have you ever wondered, "I don't know exactly how to repair what's broken in our society, but I know SOMETHING is wrong, and I'd like to know if a repair is possible?" The rare quality of thought nurtured in a small Connecticut private school more than half a century ago, as chronicled in this memoir by an award- winning journalist who returned to Wall Street thirty years before retiring, offers some profound, sometimes humorous, but also poignant and thought-provoking answers. This is a m...

Cosmic City has had evil creeping over it for some time. Mike Davison (aka Gunslinger 3000) and Alisha McClintock found each other on the battlefield with killer robots; there, they would fall in love. From there, they would join forces in going after anything that goes bump in the night. Their tracking and hunting skills are the best there are. They are hard-hitting and fast-moving field agents who take care of everything in their path. They leave nothing to chance, and if you are for dar...

Born out of wedlock to a bitter and vindictive mother, Laura Ashleigh is a brilliant student with a gift for languages. Denied the opportunity to attend Yale College due to its men-only policy, she accepts a newly created position at the local library. The sudden death of her mother frees Laura from a life of servitude and daily criticisms, leaving her struggling to find purpose in her life. An advertisement in a mid-west newspaper catches her attention: a horse rancher in Colorado named B...

For the first time, a book exists that compiles all the information candidates need to apply for their first Industrial machinery mechanics and maintenance workers job, or to apply for a better job.What you'll find especially helpful are the worksheets. It is so much easier to write about a work experience using these outlines. It ensures that the narrative will follow a logical structure and reminds you not to leave out the most important points. With this book, you'll be able to ...

Lincoln’s First Crisis concerns five of the most consequential months in American history: December 1860 through April 1861. When Abraham Lincoln swore his oath as president, the United States was disintegrating. Seven states had seceded, and as many as eight seemed poised to join them, depending upon how the new president handled the secession crisis and its flashpoint: Fort Sumter in South Carolina, the heart of the rebellion. The fate of the republic hung in the balance. The Sumter cris...

Throughout 2020’s COVID-19 pandemic, many major US states have begun experiencing surges in domestic violence rates, as residents facing increasing pressures of financial and health worries. Unfortunately, domestic violence is a problem that affects all types of demographics, transcending race, class, age, educational level, and even, gender.

This is a fascinating new account of how diplomacy and politics gave way to military strategy and warfare in the Pacific.Presenting previously unpublished photographs, interviews with veterans, newly commissioned maps and new translations of Japanese sources, this book freshly examines the key events in the fight for the Pacific.Detailing the background to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor it shows how the decision-makers in Washington, following consultation with the lea...

Miracles and Sacrilege is the story of the epochal conflict between censorship and freedom in film, recounted through an in-depth analysis of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision striking down a government ban on Roberto Rossellini’s film The Miracle (1950). In this extraordinary case, the Court ultimately chose to abandon its own longstanding determination that film comprised a mere ‘business’ unworthy of free-speech rights, declaring for the first time that the First Amendment barr...