Author: Steve Bunce
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1907195831
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
Ray Lester is a fixer in the boxing business. He makes fights happen. He builds a bridge and guides boxers across to the negotiating table. Ray Lester is good at his job. One morning, a girl arrives at Ray's door and asks him for help finding her father, an old-school Vegas crooner called Eddie Lights. Ray travels with his questions to Sin City, along with 30,000 other Brits with their Union Jacks on the way to watch Hatton take on Mayweather. But the boys in leather jackets from back east are on his tail and Ray finds himself embroiled in a murderous plot. So begins a journey into the murky world of deals, fights and fighters. A world beyond the glitz, glamour and glory. A world where the fixer is king.
The Fixer
Author: Steve Bunce
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1907195831
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
Ray Lester is a fixer in the boxing business. He makes fights happen. He builds a bridge and guides boxers across to the negotiating table. Ray Lester is good at his job. One morning, a girl arrives at Ray's door and asks him for help finding her father, an old-school Vegas crooner called Eddie Lights. Ray travels with his questions to Sin City, along with 30,000 other Brits with their Union Jacks on the way to watch Hatton take on Mayweather. But the boys in leather jackets from back east are on his tail and Ray finds himself embroiled in a murderous plot. So begins a journey into the murky world of deals, fights and fighters. A world beyond the glitz, glamour and glory. A world where the fixer is king.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1907195831
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
Ray Lester is a fixer in the boxing business. He makes fights happen. He builds a bridge and guides boxers across to the negotiating table. Ray Lester is good at his job. One morning, a girl arrives at Ray's door and asks him for help finding her father, an old-school Vegas crooner called Eddie Lights. Ray travels with his questions to Sin City, along with 30,000 other Brits with their Union Jacks on the way to watch Hatton take on Mayweather. But the boys in leather jackets from back east are on his tail and Ray finds himself embroiled in a murderous plot. So begins a journey into the murky world of deals, fights and fighters. A world beyond the glitz, glamour and glory. A world where the fixer is king.
Marriage Minerals I
Author: David Kelly
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 1600346944
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Nuggets within based from the word of God to strengthen marriage and family relationships.
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 1600346944
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Nuggets within based from the word of God to strengthen marriage and family relationships.
Fixing Stories
Author: Noah Amir Arjomand
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316518000
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
Examines the role and influence of news 'fixers' in Turkey and Syria who assist foreign journalists with local sources and shape the news.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316518000
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
Examines the role and influence of news 'fixers' in Turkey and Syria who assist foreign journalists with local sources and shape the news.
Balkan Fighters in the Syrian War
Author: Tanja Dramac Jiries
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000436497
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 111
Book Description
This book analyses the process of the recruitment of foreign fighters from the Western Balkans, specifically Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo, to Syria and Iraq from 2012 to 2015. Utilizing in-depth, semi-structured interviews with foreign fighters and their families, as well as a number of relevant stakeholders it answers the question of what were the processes and circumstances leading up to the departure of foreign fighters from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo and what informed their agency? The author draws on the theories of social movement approaches, more specifically, contentious politics literature and utilizes the specific concepts of triggering mechanisms, which refer to the enabling circumstances that make the radicalization and departure possible, and pleasure in agency, to elaborate on individual motivation. The book also shows how a wider state- fragility within the context of the post-Yugoslav wars and the transitional period that never ended, aided radicalization and how an incomplete process of post-war transition can fuel the process of political and religious radicalization creating a wider enabling web for recruitment. It will be of interest to students and scholars of Southeast European politics and foreign policy, post-war democratic transition, security policy and radicalization more broadly.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000436497
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 111
Book Description
This book analyses the process of the recruitment of foreign fighters from the Western Balkans, specifically Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo, to Syria and Iraq from 2012 to 2015. Utilizing in-depth, semi-structured interviews with foreign fighters and their families, as well as a number of relevant stakeholders it answers the question of what were the processes and circumstances leading up to the departure of foreign fighters from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo and what informed their agency? The author draws on the theories of social movement approaches, more specifically, contentious politics literature and utilizes the specific concepts of triggering mechanisms, which refer to the enabling circumstances that make the radicalization and departure possible, and pleasure in agency, to elaborate on individual motivation. The book also shows how a wider state- fragility within the context of the post-Yugoslav wars and the transitional period that never ended, aided radicalization and how an incomplete process of post-war transition can fuel the process of political and religious radicalization creating a wider enabling web for recruitment. It will be of interest to students and scholars of Southeast European politics and foreign policy, post-war democratic transition, security policy and radicalization more broadly.
The Fixer's Enforcer
Author: Charlie Richards
Publisher: eXtasy Books
ISBN: 1487434472
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Salem Galdesque was busy doing a favor for one of Master Krispin’s allies when the news of several beloveds in his home coven reaches his ears. He’s happy for them even as he snickers at the shackles it places upon them. As his coven’s fixer, he could only imagine the trouble such a bond would cause to his own life. Salem loves being able to solve a problem by any means necessary—whether it be by a payoff, seduction, or a good, old-fashioned beat-down…and maybe even more—and answering to a beloved would be nothing but a headache. His tactics makes his job easy, not to mention fun. When Salem is called home to the Maven coven, he meets the gargoyle Keefe and realizes Fate has bestowed upon him a rather dubious gift—Keefe is his beloved. After just a couple of encounters, Salem knows that between Keefe’s serious need to color inside the lines and Salem’s own prevalence toward shades of gray, their different outlooks will cause nothing but problems. Still, Keefe is Salem’s beloved, and he knows he only gets one, so they come to an agreement—no talking shop with each other. When they both uncover leads regarding the hunters troubling the Maven coven, can they figure out how to work together, or will their issues tear not only them apart, but the coven as well?
Publisher: eXtasy Books
ISBN: 1487434472
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Salem Galdesque was busy doing a favor for one of Master Krispin’s allies when the news of several beloveds in his home coven reaches his ears. He’s happy for them even as he snickers at the shackles it places upon them. As his coven’s fixer, he could only imagine the trouble such a bond would cause to his own life. Salem loves being able to solve a problem by any means necessary—whether it be by a payoff, seduction, or a good, old-fashioned beat-down…and maybe even more—and answering to a beloved would be nothing but a headache. His tactics makes his job easy, not to mention fun. When Salem is called home to the Maven coven, he meets the gargoyle Keefe and realizes Fate has bestowed upon him a rather dubious gift—Keefe is his beloved. After just a couple of encounters, Salem knows that between Keefe’s serious need to color inside the lines and Salem’s own prevalence toward shades of gray, their different outlooks will cause nothing but problems. Still, Keefe is Salem’s beloved, and he knows he only gets one, so they come to an agreement—no talking shop with each other. When they both uncover leads regarding the hunters troubling the Maven coven, can they figure out how to work together, or will their issues tear not only them apart, but the coven as well?
Air Force Journal of Logistics
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Languages : en
Pages : 132
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Book Description
Finding God in Your World
Author: David M. Durst Ph.D.
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1512772542
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
You are beautifully and wonderfully made—unique in countless ways—but not alone. There are people who hurt and hope, doubt and dream, think and feel, in ways very similar to your experience. Finding God in Your World introduces you to five profound ways people experience life. Our perceptions of ourselves and the world around us vary to such a degree that they can be understood as distinct spiritual worlds. Chapter by chapter, you will come to understand yourself and others better. You might also begin to hear the music of God’s love in melodies and harmonies that catch your attention and inspire you to dance. ________________________________________________________ If you have questions about God, where God fits in your world, and how you might live out a more confident faith in a world of uncertainty, Finding God in Your World is a great book for you. Dr. Durst helps you wrestle with the big questions of your spiritual life and faith in an honest manner that will quickly grab your heart as well as your mind. He writes with depth and insight, yet provides an engaging and enjoyable read! -Dan Reiland, Executive Pastor, 12Stone Church, Lawrenceville, GA This is a book that compels readers to think at multiple levels and move out of old clichés. I was captured with this phrase “Wholeness (salvation) is offered at the intersection of our spiritual world and our spiritual source.” I highly recommend this as a discipleship tool – not a quick fix... but a lifelong journey. -Jo Anne Lyon, General Superintendent Emerita, The Wesleyan Church
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1512772542
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
You are beautifully and wonderfully made—unique in countless ways—but not alone. There are people who hurt and hope, doubt and dream, think and feel, in ways very similar to your experience. Finding God in Your World introduces you to five profound ways people experience life. Our perceptions of ourselves and the world around us vary to such a degree that they can be understood as distinct spiritual worlds. Chapter by chapter, you will come to understand yourself and others better. You might also begin to hear the music of God’s love in melodies and harmonies that catch your attention and inspire you to dance. ________________________________________________________ If you have questions about God, where God fits in your world, and how you might live out a more confident faith in a world of uncertainty, Finding God in Your World is a great book for you. Dr. Durst helps you wrestle with the big questions of your spiritual life and faith in an honest manner that will quickly grab your heart as well as your mind. He writes with depth and insight, yet provides an engaging and enjoyable read! -Dan Reiland, Executive Pastor, 12Stone Church, Lawrenceville, GA This is a book that compels readers to think at multiple levels and move out of old clichés. I was captured with this phrase “Wholeness (salvation) is offered at the intersection of our spiritual world and our spiritual source.” I highly recommend this as a discipleship tool – not a quick fix... but a lifelong journey. -Jo Anne Lyon, General Superintendent Emerita, The Wesleyan Church
Fighter Group
Author: Lt Col Jay A. Stout
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811748677
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Jay Stout breaks new ground in World War II aviation history with this gripping account of one of the war's most highly decorated American fighter groups.
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811748677
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Jay Stout breaks new ground in World War II aviation history with this gripping account of one of the war's most highly decorated American fighter groups.
The Fixers
Author: Lindsay Palmer
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190680830
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
News "fixers" are locally-based media employees who serve as translators, coordinators, and guides to foreign journalists in unfamiliar terrain. Operating in the shadows, fixers' contributions to journalism are largely hidden from us, yet they underpin the entire international news industry: almost every international news story we read today could not be produced without a fixer. Indeed, without fixers' on-the-ground skill and intimate knowledge of a territory, journalists would struggle to document stories unfolding in countries outside their own. Despite this, however, fixers remain one of the most under-protected and undervalued groups contributing to the production of news. Targeted by militant groups and governments, even by their neighbors, they must often engage in a precarious balancing act, bridging the divides between foreign journalists and the people who live and work in fixers' own communities. In this book, Lindsay Palmer reveals the lives and struggle of those performing some of the most important work in international news. Drawing on interviews with 75 fixers around the world, Palmer is the first researcher to illuminate fixers' own rich narratives, offering a glimpse of how difficult it is to play the role of cultural mediator, both in and out of conflict zones. A news fixers' is not simply administrative; rather, the fixer's engagement with the story is editorial and, more importantly, cultural. Each task that a fixer takes on is a creative effort at mediating between different lived experiences of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religion, politics, community, and nation. Ultimately, The Fixers offers a different picture of international reporting than most people are accustomed to seeing: one that is more collaborative, more contested, and more fluid in its understanding of "truth" in a global, cross-cultural context.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190680830
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
News "fixers" are locally-based media employees who serve as translators, coordinators, and guides to foreign journalists in unfamiliar terrain. Operating in the shadows, fixers' contributions to journalism are largely hidden from us, yet they underpin the entire international news industry: almost every international news story we read today could not be produced without a fixer. Indeed, without fixers' on-the-ground skill and intimate knowledge of a territory, journalists would struggle to document stories unfolding in countries outside their own. Despite this, however, fixers remain one of the most under-protected and undervalued groups contributing to the production of news. Targeted by militant groups and governments, even by their neighbors, they must often engage in a precarious balancing act, bridging the divides between foreign journalists and the people who live and work in fixers' own communities. In this book, Lindsay Palmer reveals the lives and struggle of those performing some of the most important work in international news. Drawing on interviews with 75 fixers around the world, Palmer is the first researcher to illuminate fixers' own rich narratives, offering a glimpse of how difficult it is to play the role of cultural mediator, both in and out of conflict zones. A news fixers' is not simply administrative; rather, the fixer's engagement with the story is editorial and, more importantly, cultural. Each task that a fixer takes on is a creative effort at mediating between different lived experiences of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religion, politics, community, and nation. Ultimately, The Fixers offers a different picture of international reporting than most people are accustomed to seeing: one that is more collaborative, more contested, and more fluid in its understanding of "truth" in a global, cross-cultural context.
Exploring the Military History of Fort MacArthur and Palos Verdes
Author: James Shneer
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1387976338
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
This history traces the evolution of the armaments and fortifications that came under the command of Fort MacArthur, with a focus on those that dotted the coastal hillsides of the Palos Verdes Peninsula and San Pedro, California. It also provides precise locations of the remnants of these fortifications to help readers explore for themselves. This 4th edition corrects minor errors, provides additional information on many of the weapons described, especially the Nike Hercules missile, and includes new photographs and drawings throughout. The Absaroka incident material has been expanded and the Battle of Los Angeles has been added. There are now short biographies of the Army officers after whom many of the batteries were named.Finally, there is a journal article describing the journey of one of Fort MacArthur's railway guns across country prepared by the captain responsible for the shipment. Book format is 8.5" x 11", B&W interior.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1387976338
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
This history traces the evolution of the armaments and fortifications that came under the command of Fort MacArthur, with a focus on those that dotted the coastal hillsides of the Palos Verdes Peninsula and San Pedro, California. It also provides precise locations of the remnants of these fortifications to help readers explore for themselves. This 4th edition corrects minor errors, provides additional information on many of the weapons described, especially the Nike Hercules missile, and includes new photographs and drawings throughout. The Absaroka incident material has been expanded and the Battle of Los Angeles has been added. There are now short biographies of the Army officers after whom many of the batteries were named.Finally, there is a journal article describing the journey of one of Fort MacArthur's railway guns across country prepared by the captain responsible for the shipment. Book format is 8.5" x 11", B&W interior.