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The legacy began 100 years ago, when Ocilla beat Fitzgerald ... in football! It was a point in time when progressives in the region had drubbed Ocilla industrially. For many reasons, Ocilla, a little-known farming town, could not compete with anyone for growth and manufacturing jobs. Then Ocilla Hi started up football, and ... wham! Nobody saw Ocilla coming. At last, she had found her equalizer. The economic impact of football in Ocilla was nil, but from 1923 to 1928, the little school's b...

Originally published in 1903, James Allen's classic "As a Man Thinketh" has been one of the most popular self-help books for over a century. Inspired by the Biblical quote "As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he", the book helps readers discover the strength in themselves to deal with anything life may bring. A short read at only an hour long, come listen to one of the most powerful books to alter one's thinking for the better.

One day after reading a book about a wilderness adventurer, David Pierce’s fifteen-year-old daughter Chera announced that she wanted to climb a mountain. What David heard behind that wish was a bold declaration: “I’m growing up, Dad–what are you going to do about it?”A few weeks later they bought matching backpacks.Over a three-year period they climbed five mountains and ran in two marathons. Together they suffered sore muscles, bitter cold, sprung knees, shin splints, and ...

'The Meditations' is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 AD, which records his private notes to himself and his ideas on Stoic philosophy. A major theme of Meditations is the importance of analyzing one's judgment of self and others and the development of a cosmic perspective.

`Is there one who understands me?'So wrote James Joyce towards the end of his final work, Finnegans Wake. The question continues to be asked about the author who claimed that he had put so many enigmas into Ulysses that it would `keep the professors busy for centuries' arguing over what he meant. For Joyce this was a way of ensuring his immortality, but it could also be claimed that the professors have served to distance Joyce from his audience, turning his writin...

In "A Voyage to Arcturus," David Lindsay embarks on an audacious exploration of metaphysical ideas through a fantastical narrative. Blending elements of science fiction with philosophical inquiry, the novel follows the protagonist, Maskull, as he journeys to the distant star Arcturus, encountering bizarre landscapes and existential dilemmas. The narrative is imbued with rich, poetic language and vivid imagery, reflecting Lindsay's interest in the interplay between reality and the dreamlike...

A lone survivor finds the dead more of a nuisance than a threat. His quest to rebuild his life is interrupted by the arrival of a small dead child who worms her way into his heart.Zombie Girl is a gentle post-apocalyptic story without a lot of blood or gore.

Presenting the hard science increasingly required by courts to back up expert opinion in cases that hinge on impression evidence comparison, this book applies the methods of physics, chemistry, and engineering to analysis and interpretation of fingerprints, footwear and tire tread impressions, and bloodstains. Using easily accessible language, it shows the scientific method behind each of these discrete disciplines. It then combines and cross-references the knowledge within each to ultimat...

In his letter to the Corinthians, the Apostle Paul bore witness of Jesus Christ, giving the Saints at Corinth a list of eyewitnesses who had seen and interacted with the risen Savior and repeating the phrase “He was seen.” Those who experienced Christ after his Resurrection include Mary Magdalene, other women, Peter, James, Stephen, Paul, other Apostles, and more than five hundred brethren. In the latter days, witnesses of the living Christ continue to bear testimony of him. This volume po...

Austin is a distinguished Bostonian with a WASP pedigree, an unbeatable squash game, and a frightening secret. After he meets up with his old flame Ruth, they begin a comic and painful voyage of self-discovery.Directed by Robert RobinsonProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergAn L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording starring:Valorie Armstrong as The Other WomenDavid Dukes as AustinJudith Ivey as RuthDavid Hyde-Pierce as The Other Men

Men need to feel alive! With the onslaught of responsibilities, it is easy to forget to experience all that life has to offer. TO KILL A ZOMBIE shows how one man was reborn by jumping in feet first.Most zombies aren't aware that they are zombies. David Pierce heard it first from his wife: "You just seem dead," she told him, "Checked out, lifeless. . . a zombie." David took this as a challenge. He had to kill the zombie to come back to life- he had to connect with people and his faith in wa...

Pierce helps you take control of the dizzying process of effecting changing procedures, processes, and attitudes in your company's safety and health program and then position your operations for continuous improvement. He reviews Total Quality and its benefits over traditional management, provides a detailed plan for implementing a six-step process for effecting change, and outlines successful strategies, challenges, and pitfalls to avoid.