When you no longer believe in eternity, every moment counts -- A memoir of breaking free and reinventionFrom the outside, Tom Tilley's childhood seemed ordinary. The first son of a pastor, he grew up in a beautiful country town where life revolved around football, his loving family and their Pentecostal faith. But behind church doors, a strictly enforced set of rules included a looming ultimatum: if Tom didn't speak in tongues, he'd go to hell and be outcast from h...

From the outside, Tom Tilley's childhood seemed ordinary. The first son of a pastor, he grew up in a beautiful country town where life revolved around football, his loving family and their Pentecostal faith. But behind church doors, a strictly enforced set of rules included a looming ultimatum – if Tom didn't speak in tongues, he'd go to hell and be outcast from his close-knit, devout community. The older Tom became, the more he questioned the teachings of the church, especially around spe...

In this corporate history of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Nannie M. Tilley recounts the story of Richard Joshua Reynolds and the vast R. J. Reynolds tobacco complex with precision and drama.Reynolds’s rise in the tobacco industry began in 1891 when he introduced saccharin as an ingredient in chewing tobacco. Forced into James B. Duke’s American Tobacco Company in 1899, the Reynolds company became the agency for consolidating the flat plug industry. In 1907, as the government...

In this dramatic debut novel about relationships, six individuals' complicated lives are intertwined after a chance reunion.A successful environmental lawyer is forced to take himself to task when he realizes that everything about his work has betrayed his core beliefs. A high school English teacher asks her former high school love to take up her environmental cause. A transgender adolescent male raised by his grandparents struggles to excel in a world hostile to hi...

In Lessons from Summer Camp, Jim Tilley takes a fifty-year retrospective look at a ten-year period during his childhood and adolescence to discover what summer camp was really about. In both a wistful and an appreciative look back on the days of our youth, the poems reminisce on the memorable events of those summers, from fire-lighting contests at Council Ring, to races in war canoes during Tribal Games, learning to swim, and writing letters home—to the inevitable sadness of depar...

Discusses latest research on sorghum structure, chemistry and physiologyReviews varied uses of sorghum as a feed and food grain, forage and energy cropIncludes case studies of key challenges facing sorghum cultivation in regions such as Asia, Africa and South America

Tropical Africa was one of the last regions of the world to experience formal European colonialism, a process that coincided with the advent of a range of new scientific specialties and research methods. Africa as a Living Laboratory is a far-reaching study of the thorny relationship between imperialism and the role of scientific expertise—environmental, medical, racial, and anthropological—in the colonization of British Africa.A key source for Helen Tilley's analysis is th...

Once each year, Marty Tilley was haunted by vivid dreams of destruction visions so intense they left her shaken long after she woke. After one especially disturbing dream involving chaos surrounding the Statue of Liberty, she turned to her professor for guidance. His response was simple: "Stay out of New York." In that moment, Marty realized she had gone to the wrong person for answers what she truly needed was the wisdom and healing of the Great Physician.From surreal images of fl...

The Importance of Financial LiteracyFinancial literacy is essential for navigating the complexities of modern life. Understanding how to manage money, save for the future, and make informed financial decisions can significantly impact your overall well-being. This book aims to provide a comprehensive guide to financial literacy, equipping you with the knowledge and tools needed to take control of your financial future.

Mindfulness, a practice rooted in ancient traditions, has gained significant attention in contemporary psychology and medicine. By cultivating mindfulness, we can improve our ability to manage stress, enhance our emotional regulation, and develop a deeper connection with ourselves and others. This book will guide you through various mindfulness practices and techniques, helping you build a solid foundation for mental well-being.

A baby, destined to die, lives. Marty's story begins in a small rural hospital, where there is no hope-yet hope and miracles surround her as she enters the world. Follow her journey as she struggles to overcome every obstacle that crosses her path while raising a family and maintaining a professional career she has come to love.Relive her fears as she learns of a mysterious illness for which there is no cure, forcing her to face the loss of nearly everything she holds dear. Walk be...

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