Author: Frank Morsani
Publisher: Blackwood Books
ISBN: 9780692525135
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Languages : en
Pages : 222
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TO BE FRANK, the life story of philanthropist and businessman Frank Morsani, explores his inspiring journey of hard work, perseverance and integrity--delving into detail about the winning management style that has defined his entire career. Frank has truly lived the American Dream--and his message to young people is that they can live it, too. This is a uniquely American portrait of a down-to-earth man from humble roots. Coming of age in Oklahoma during the Great Depression, Frank took on the responsibility of running his family's farm as a young teen, while his father traveled as a pipeline welder. His immigrant Italian grandparents' steadfast work ethic formed a legacy that Frank brought to his Korean War service on a naval aircraft carrier, his career as a nationally successful automobile dealer, as a champion of small business who aided three U.S. Presidential administrations, and as Chairman of the Board of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Frank and his wife Carol's lifelong commitment to giving back to their community has supported and sustained diverse areas in their adopted home of Tampa Bay, from education and medicine to culture and sports.Their unstinting efforts have strengthened the University of South Florida, the University of Tampa and their alma mater of Oklahoma State in significant and lasting ways. Frank's remarkably successful management and leadership approach, forged through hands-on experience in both business and the Navy, are detailed in a special chapter. Unfailingly straightforward and engaging, Frank and Carol have lived their values--touching and improving the lives of others through far-reaching commitments to their community and the wider world. Theirs is a story that embodies key lessons--benefits for us all, no matter our walk of life.
Author: Michael Farris Smith
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316432334
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 217
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Now a major motion picture and titled for the screen as RUMBLE THROUGH THE DARK; a blistering tale of violence and deliverance set against the mythic backdrop of the Mississippi Delta. The acres and acres of fertile soil, the two-hundred-year-old antebellum house, all gone. And so is the woman who gave it to Jack, the foster mother only days away from dying, her mind eroded by dementia, the family legacy she entrusted to Jack now owned by banks and strangers. And Jack's mind has begun to fail, too. The decades of bare-knuckle fighting are now taking their toll, as concussion after concussion forces him to carry around a stash of illegal painkillers and a notebook of names that separates friend from foe. But in a single twisted night, Jack loses his chance to win it all back. Hijacked by a sleazy gambler out to settle a score, Jack is robbed of the money that will clear his debt with Big Momma Sweet -- the queen of Delta vice, whose deep backwoods playground offers sin to all those willing to pay -- and open a path that could lead him back home. Yet this sudden reversal of fortunes introduces an unlikely savior in the form of a sultry, tattooed carnival worker. Guided by what she calls her "church of coincidence," Annette pushes Jack toward redemption, only to discover that the world of Big Momma Sweet is filled with savage danger. Damaged by regret, crippled by twenty-five years of fists and elbows, heartbroken by his own betrayals, Jack is forced to step into the fighting pit one last time, the stakes nothing less than life or death. With the raw power and poetry of a young Larry Brown and the mysticism of Cormac McCarthy, Michael Farris Smith cements his place as one of the finest writers in the American literary landscape.
Author: Celia Aaron
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781540704887
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 258
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I dig. It's what I do. I'll literally use a shovel to answer a question. Some answers, though, have been buried too deep for too long. But I'll find those, too. And I know where to dig-the Blackwood Estate on the edge of the Mississippi Delta. Garrett Blackwood is the only thing standing between me and the truth. A broken man-one with desires that dance in the darkest part of my soul-he's either my savior or my enemy. I'll dig until I find all his secrets. Then I'll run so he never finds mine. The only problem? He likes it when I run. Author's Note: This is a mystery/suspense romance with violence and explicit/intense sex. If you need a trigger warning, then this isn't the book for you.
Author: Sarah Blackwood
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781469652610
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages :
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"Between the invention of photography in 1839 and the end of the nineteenth century, portraiture became one of the most popular and common art forms in the United States. ... images of human surfaces became understood as expressions of human depth during this era. Combining visual theory, literary close reading, and in-depth archival research, Blackwood examines portraiture's changing symbolic and aesthetic practices, from daguerreotype to X-ray. Considering painting, photography, illustration, and other visual forms alongside literary and cultural representations of portrait making and viewing, Blackwood argues that portraiture was a provocative art form used by writers, artists, and early psychologists to imagine selfhood as hidden, deep, and in need of revelation, ideas that were then taken up by the developing discipline of psychology"--
Author: Lauren Blackwood
Publisher: Wednesday Books
ISBN: 1250787114
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 307
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"An intricate magic system, a grimly humorous Black heroine, AND a heart-thumping romance? This book leaves nothing wanting." - Jordan Ifueko, New York Times bestselling author of Raybearer Andromeda is a debtera—an exorcist hired to cleanse households of the Evil Eye. She would be hired, that is, if her mentor hadn’t thrown her out before she could earn her license. Now her only hope of steady work is to find a Patron—a rich, well-connected individual who will vouch for her abilities. When a handsome young heir named Magnus Rorschach reaches out to hire her, she takes the job without question. Never mind that he’s rude and demanding and eccentric, that the contract comes with a number of outlandish rules... and that almost a dozen debtera had quit before her. If Andromeda wants to earn a living, she has no choice. But she quickly realizes this is a job like no other, with horrifying manifestations at every turn, and that Magnus is hiding far more than she has been trained for. Death is the most likely outcome if she stays, the reason every debtera before her quit. But leaving Magnus to live out his curse alone isn’t an option because—heaven help her—she’s fallen for him. Stunningly romantic, Lauren Blackwood's heartstopping debut, Within These Wicked Walls, ushers in an exciting new fantasy voice. "Fierce, eerie and heartfelt... a romantic and spine-chilling reimagining of a classic. I loved every creepy, swoon-worthy moment of it." - Laura E. Weymouth, author of The Light Between Worlds
Author: Gwenda Bond
Publisher: Angry Robot, Limited
ISBN: 9781908844064
Category : Alchemists
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Teenagers Miranda and Phillips may be the only hope of discovering what happened to 114 people who went missing on Roanoke Island in a mysterious repeat of the disappearance of the islands lost colony hundreds of years before.
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Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 900
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Author: Khaiah Thomson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780645084405
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Special Collector's Edition Hardcover. Freya has spent her life on the run-trying to blend in amongst Mundanes. Like her father, she is a Syphon with the ability to draw energy from others, including their powers. When Freya accidentally draws energy from a friend, she and her family are on the run again and return to her mum's hometown of Blackwood, where Freya's abilities remain a secret. Freya's mum and brother are wolf shifters-genetics that skipped Freya. Freya has to decide by eighteen whether she joins their pack or remains independent. Freya discovers Blackwood is a secretive community comprised mostly of Supernaturals like herself. Supers exist outside of mundane laws. With many communities like Blackwood competing for power, strict rules protect the Blackwood community. Freya meets Beau, rumoured to be a lone wolf, although loosely attached to the Northern Blackwood wolves, her family's rival pack. He is hostile towards Freya due to the power he senses in her, but when he rescues her from a risky situation, they become more than friends, creating tension with her family and rival packs. What happens next in the town where nothing is normal could cost Freya her freedom?
Author: Algernon Blackwood
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1820
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The First Algernon Blackwood MEGAPACK® collects 36 classic tales of the supernatural by one of the greatest ghost story writers of all time. More than just ghosts, however, this collection includes tales of vampires and other creatures of the night...and much, much more. Hours of great reading await! Included are: THE WILLOWS THE WENDIGO THE SINGULAR DEATH OF MORTON THE OLIVE ANCIENT LIGHTS THE KIT-BAG THE OCCUPANT OF THE ROOM A HAUNTED ISLAND THE CENTAUR THE DAMNED THE WOLVES OF GOD CHINESE MAGIC RUNNING WOLF FIRST HATE THE TARN OF SACRIFICE THE VALLEY OF THE BEASTS THE CALL EGYPTIAN SORCERY THE DECOY THE MAN WHO FOUND OUT (A NIGHTMARE) THE EMPTY SLEEVE WIRELESS CONFUSION CONFESSION THE LANE THAT RAN EAST AND WEST “VENGEANCE IS MINE” JOHN SILENCE, CASE 1: A PSYCHICAL INVASION JOHN SILENCE, CASE II: ANCIENT SORCERIES JOHN SILENCE, CASE III: THE NEMESIS OF FIRE JOHN SILENCE, CASE IV: SECRET WORSHIP JOHN SILENCE, CASE V: THE CAMP OF THE DOG JOHN SILENCE, CASE VI: A VICTIM OF HIGHER SPACE THE REGENERATION OF LORD ERNIE THE SACRIFICE A DESCENT INTO EGYPT WAYFARERS ACCESSORY BEFORE THE FACT If you enjoy this ebook, search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press MEGAPACK" to see hundreds more—covering science fiction, fantasy, mysteries, horror, westerns, and most other genres.
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Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 898
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