A Fight for the American Dream Did you know that American steelworkers went from brutal 12-hour, seven-day-a-week shifts, where safety was nonexistent and wages were barely subsistence, to becoming the highest-paid industrial workers in the world within fifty years?The Epicenters of Union PowerWhen Steelworkers Defined Chicago tells the dynamic, popular-style history of the United Steelworkers (USW) in the vital Ch...

Jack was 18 years old, his best girl went off to college and all his buddies were getting married. His life was loosing it’s appeal and he had to find something that would reignite his zest for life. Piggly Wiggly wasn’t doing the job. Jack’s Dad suggested the USAF, so the following day Jack went to see the recruiter. A month later was April first and Jacks first day of training. The wonderful Possibilities made by the recruiter would never materialize but, he had made it through ROTC, how...

Nine teenage guys leave Chicago for Las Vegas in May for adventure and warmer weather. We tried to travel as much of old rout 66 as possible. The trip there was a blast with a different adventure at every turn in the road, Vegas robbed us blind and what little we had left the Girls tried to take.The trip home was horrible, The late spring storm through Vale Pass Co. was grueling and the molitaf cocktail I was riding threatened to light me up at any minute.

"D" Day through The Eyes of a man in love. He had won the prise and nothing could pry her from his thoughts.

Everyone has seen firemen. Not as many know them. They are brave, trained professionals dedicated to keeping life and property safe. Throughout history, they showed compassion and kindness to every living creature they encountered, and they often risked life and limb for the sake of a puppy as much as for a child.But laughter followed them as well as danger. They showed a rough, boisterous humor to one another on a daily basis, and the situations they encountered and engineered cou...

After getting out of the Air Force, Jack went to work as an engineer. It was what he was trained as but it wasn’t fulfilling. Not until he purchased his own Cessna and began flying. Mostly on weekends but occasionally someone would need his services as a pilot. That’s when his life took no meaning. He secretly longed for the day he could make a living doing what he lover.

A Vietnam veteran and career veterans counselor who struggles with post-traumatic stress (PTS) tells how to recognize the symptoms of PTS and how to begin the healing process. The veteran and those who care about him/her must understand that:- he/she is not alone in this struggle- and that he/she is not crazy.Post-traumatic stress is a sane persons reaction to intense or protracted violence. We learn to control the anxiety, hypervigilance and behaviors that tend to int...

The ladies of the book club are excited to be cruising the Rhine River this coming Fall. Little did they know things would go so terribly wrong. Many of the ladies would never be the same. All of them would never forget the experience.

Horatio Nelson can be seen as one of the most courageous, strategic, valiant British generals in history. His tactics in the navy have led their empire to glorious victories in the 18th and beginning of the 19th century. During the wars against Napoleon, the Scandinavians, and in the West Indies, he was an exemplary leader, strategists, and combatant. The British Empire stretched all the way from the Caribbean to Egypt and beyond. Needless to say, much help was needed in various areas in t...

Finance expert Doug Lynam offers a groundbreaking exploration of our complex relationship with money, budgeting, and finances through the transformative lens of the Enneagram. Confront financial fears, engage with money habits and behaviors, and develop a personal understanding of how the mind and personality affect money decisions. With compassion, wisdom, and humor, Lynam will guide readers on a journey to financial health and personal growth.Drawing from his div...

"Transfer of Development Rights" (TDR) programs allow local governments to put economic principles to work in encouraging good land use planning. TDR programs most often permit landowners to forfeit development rights in areas targeted for preservation and then sell those development rights to buyers who want to increase the density of development in areas designated as growth areas by local authorities.Although TDR programs must conform to zoning laws, they provide market incentiv...

365 Ways to Put Jesus FirstAthletes and actors, models and musicians, pastors and politicians à many have stepped forward, looked in the camera, and proclaimed, ôI am second.ö But most in the I Am Second movement are not celebrities. They are ordinary peopleùand theyÆve come to the simple realization that when God comes first in their lives, everything makes sense.But living second is not easy. It takes grit and humility, submission to GodÆs will, a willingness to listen and serve, an open...