They tried to kill hope on a summer evening in Pennsylvania. Hope stood up with blood on its face and would not die.On July 13, 2024, a shot rang out across a quiet Pennsylvania field - and a nation held its breath. In the seconds that followed, an ordinary fire chief named Corey Comperatore threw his body over his family and gave his life as a shield. And a wounded man, against every instinct of survival, rose to his feet, raised his fist, and roared thre...

The renovation of the Jesuits after the Second Vatican Council has been a sign of hope and a cause for consternation. Especially during the turbulence right after the Council, the Jesuits were in the eye of the storm. In this historical memoir, Patrick Howell gives personal insight into how the Council impacted the Society of Jesus and precipitated a radical rethinking of the mission of the Jesuits today. The Council mandated a return of religious orders to the vision of their founders. Th...

A bold new exploration of Fenian revolutionary activity across the AmericasIn the aftermath of the American Civil War, the Fenian movement stood at a crossroads. Thousands of demobilized Irish soldiers held the power to reshape history. Inspired by a popular desire to expel monarchical and aristocratic influence from the New World, many American Fenians began to align their efforts to establish an independent Irish Republic with the wider aims of American republica...

If you're like millions of Americans, you hardly know what to do regarding investments, so you hand over that responsibility to a professional adviser. But is that the right approach? Is that how you can make your family rich, or is it how you make the adviser rich?This groundbreaking book suggests another way. It isn't only about strategic investing in specific instruments; it's about creating a financial legacy that willcarry forward from generation to g...

The Gymnast might have been an “everyman” memoir: Patrick grew up hard and fast in the New York of the 1950s and ’60s. He found a sport and then a career he was passionate about. Found love, raised a family.Except The Gymnast isn’t any old coming-of-age tale. Patrick contracted polio, and one of his legs atrophied because of it. He became the boy with the “repulsive leg,” as he called it, and for a long time, he didn’t believe he’d have a normal life.With ...

"Maximum Living" may seem impossible to you. You may be so weary from stress and so discouraged by your defeats that you can't imagine being an overachiever. You may have failed so many times that you're ready to give up on yourself, God, and everybody else. You may have become so used to barely subsisting spiritually and psychologically that maximizing your potential seems too good to be true. If so, this book is for you! Its purpose is to show you how you can move from your current life ...

Designed with both beginners and professionals in mind, the book is meticulously structured to cover a broad spectrum of concepts, applications, and hands-on practices that form the core of the TensorFlow Developer Certificate exam. Starting with foundational concepts, the book guides you through the fundamental aspects of TensorFlow, Machine Learning algorithms, and Deep Learning models.The initial chapters focus on data preprocessing, exploratory analysis, and es...

Divorce can be a challenging and scary undertaking, especially if you're a high-net-worth woman worried about your ongoing financial security. Move Forward Confidently can guide you, step-by-step, through the process. It is intended to help you take control of your financial future during and after the divorce, so you can have a positive outcome. This invaluable guide covers highly important topics, including: • Choosing an appropriate lawyer and financial planning team • Securing advantag...

This is the story of my family disease of alcoholism and how it affected us.

The Golden Isles are home to a long and proud African American and Gullah Geechee heritage.Ibo Landing was the site of a mass suicide in protest of slavery, the slave ship Wanderer landed on Jekyll Island and, thanks to preservation efforts, the Historic Harrington School still stands on St. Simons Island. From the Selden Normal and Industrial Institute to the tabby cabins of Hamilton Plantation, authors Amy Roberts and Patrick Holladay explore the rich history of ...

Please enjoy this book of poetry and art from Patrick J. Leach. A sample is presented here:Eleventh SkySunburnedSkin red and peelingA boy just before he turns into a manPrayers by the river right before it winds aroundAnticipating the drop over NiagaraGrowing up there were good and bad timesLayers upon layers mixing with me trying to make sense of my lifeSo much was lived under so many different skiesThat night near dus...

Defoliation of SelfI sleep with the window open and the furnace offIt rests my mindI love being alone after days out with people, orWithout them working outside defoliating weedsAnd blackberries, truth be told I lost my trust in peopleLong ago, Diagnosis: not very socialI work alone, talk to myselfMeditate with my eyes open pushing andPulling machines on wheelsDescribed myself as extroverted, the tests I took said int...