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The Fix Out WestA Sam Connor Mystery – Book TwoBaseball was supposed to be America's clean escape.Sam Connor knows better.Two years after exposing a gambling scandal that nearly destroyed the Elmwood Eagles, sportswriter Sam Connor receives a troubling phone call from Arizona. A rising rookie outfielder is falling apart overnight. Betting money is moving before games are played. And sitting quietly in the stands, taking notes, is Gina—the wo...

The Advocate: How Pain Awakens the Power God Already Put Inside You is a raw and deeply personal memoir of survival, addiction, spiritual awakening, forgiveness, and transformation. In this powerful book, David T. Morrison shares his journey from childhood trauma, violence, broken relationships, and years of substance abuse to healing, purpose, and a renewed understanding of God, identity, and inner freedom. The manuscript presents a two-part journey, moving from pain and bondage ...

The book that answers the most fundamental question in business: Where Will I Make a Profit Tomorrow?Why do some companies create sustained, superior profits year after year? Why are they always far ahead of their competitors in discovering the ever-changing profit zones of their industry? Why do others languish as their traditional way of doing business turns into a no-profit zone? The Profit Zone provides the answers. It is a brilliant, original, and practical ex...

The small Scottish town of Auchenmullan is dead, and has been for years. It sits in the shadow of a mountain, forgotten and atrophying in the perpetual gloom.Forty-seven residents are all that remain.There's nothing to do there, nothing to see, except for a solitary grave near the top of the mountain.MAGGIE WALL BURIED HERE AS A WITCH reads the faded inscription.But sometimes the dead don't stay buried. Especially when they have unfinished business.C...

The Long Island Rail Road is the oldest railroad in the country still operating under its original name. It is the busiest railroad in North America, with 90 million annual riders on 735 trains covering 11 different branches. The Babylon Branch, which serves 15 stations from Valley Stream to Babylon, carries 18 million annual riders over its 20-mile right-of-way. The branch has been totally electrified since 1925 and has not had any street crossings at grade since 1979. There are three sig...

David E. Morrison is professor of communications research,Matthew Kieran is a senior lecturer,Michael Svennevig is a senior research fellow,Sarah Ventress is a research officer, all at the University of Leeds, United Kingdom.

"Voyage to Jupiter" by David Morrison and Jane Samz is an exhilarating exploration of the mysteries of our solar system, focusing on the gas giant Jupiter. The authors take readers on a thrilling journey, blending scientific facts with imaginative storytelling. Through vivid descriptions and engaging narratives, they delve into Jupiter's atmosphere, its many moons, and the potential for life beyond Earth. The book serves as both an educational resource and a captivating adventure, appealin...

Opened in 1913, Grand Central Terminal is a world-famous landmark building with a magnificent 48-foot-high, 1,500-ton statuary group on top of the main facade. Designed by sculptor Jules-Felix Coutan, a 13-foot-wide Tiffany clock serves as the centerpiece. The figure above the clock is Mercury, with Hercules to the left and Minerva to the right. In the late 1990s, a historic restoration was performed on the terminal after which two cast-iron eagle statues were placed over entrances at Lexi...

In a city where every game has a price, one reporter risks everything to expose the truth.Elmwood, 1939. Baseball is king, and the Elmwood Eagles are the heartbeat of the city. But beneath the roar of the crowd and the crack of the bat, something darker is taking hold.When veteran reporter Sam Connor uncovers suspicious betting patterns tied to the team, what begins as a routine story quickly spirals into something far more dangerous. Players are making qui...

David D. Morrison, retired Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) branch line manager and railroad historian, has compiled rare photographs to showcase the shops that power the LIRR, the busiest railroad in North America. The LIRR provides passenger rail service from Midtown Manhattan to to the far ends of Long Island at Greenport and Montauk. A vast operation such as this requires a huge fleet of locomotives and cars. The reliability of the fleet rests mainly upon the shop maintenance facility. The...

Chartered in 1834 to provide a route between New York City and Boston, the Long Island Rail Road ran from the Brooklyn waterfront through the center of Long Island to Greenport. The railroad served the agricultural market on Long Island until branches and competing lines eventually developed on the north and south shores of the island and several hundred passenger stations were built. After Penn Station was opened in 1910, the number of passengers commuting between Manhattan and Long Islan...

Bacterial Endotoxic Lipopolysaccharides provides an up-to-date, two-volume review of the latest information regarding bacterial lipopolysaccharide structure and activities. These volumes cover the biochemistry, pharmacology, and pathophysiologic properties of endotoxins. The volumes also thoroughly discuss the strengths and weaknesses of new therapies for septic shock that are based on an immunological attack on endotoxins and the cytokines induced by endotoxins. All scientists involved in...