Author: Jim Crowgey
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 142696806X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
In 1958, a dark cloud passed over Stony Ford, Virginia, and it just wouldnt leave. First, the big furniture factory closed down, putting most of the townsfolk out of work. Then, after a tragic car wreck, the Stony Ford High School Eagles wrestling team disbanded. The county, in its navet, cast more gloom on the town when it shut down the high school. What else could possibly go wrong? The people of Stony Ford have everything to lose, which is why they band together to save their sleepy town from folding up shop. With the lack of jobs and lack of money, it is time to be neighborly. With the remnant of death and lost youth floating over the rolling hills, its time to share compassion and hope. But is it possible to bring spirit back to Stony Ford, when everything seems so lost? Its been said that the Promised Land lies on the other side of a wilderness. Stony Ford has wandered in the wilderness long enough. The townspeople now seek their Promised Land in order to bring life back to the town they love. Will the Stony Ford High School Eagles ever fly again? Its up to the townsfolk and their ingenuity, heart, and faith that dark clouds will eventually give way to sun.
Forever Eagles
Author: Jim Crowgey
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 142696806X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
In 1958, a dark cloud passed over Stony Ford, Virginia, and it just wouldnt leave. First, the big furniture factory closed down, putting most of the townsfolk out of work. Then, after a tragic car wreck, the Stony Ford High School Eagles wrestling team disbanded. The county, in its navet, cast more gloom on the town when it shut down the high school. What else could possibly go wrong? The people of Stony Ford have everything to lose, which is why they band together to save their sleepy town from folding up shop. With the lack of jobs and lack of money, it is time to be neighborly. With the remnant of death and lost youth floating over the rolling hills, its time to share compassion and hope. But is it possible to bring spirit back to Stony Ford, when everything seems so lost? Its been said that the Promised Land lies on the other side of a wilderness. Stony Ford has wandered in the wilderness long enough. The townspeople now seek their Promised Land in order to bring life back to the town they love. Will the Stony Ford High School Eagles ever fly again? Its up to the townsfolk and their ingenuity, heart, and faith that dark clouds will eventually give way to sun.
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 142696806X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
In 1958, a dark cloud passed over Stony Ford, Virginia, and it just wouldnt leave. First, the big furniture factory closed down, putting most of the townsfolk out of work. Then, after a tragic car wreck, the Stony Ford High School Eagles wrestling team disbanded. The county, in its navet, cast more gloom on the town when it shut down the high school. What else could possibly go wrong? The people of Stony Ford have everything to lose, which is why they band together to save their sleepy town from folding up shop. With the lack of jobs and lack of money, it is time to be neighborly. With the remnant of death and lost youth floating over the rolling hills, its time to share compassion and hope. But is it possible to bring spirit back to Stony Ford, when everything seems so lost? Its been said that the Promised Land lies on the other side of a wilderness. Stony Ford has wandered in the wilderness long enough. The townspeople now seek their Promised Land in order to bring life back to the town they love. Will the Stony Ford High School Eagles ever fly again? Its up to the townsfolk and their ingenuity, heart, and faith that dark clouds will eventually give way to sun.
Eagle Down
Author: Jessica Donati
Publisher: PublicAffairs
ISBN: 1541762576
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
A Wall Street Journal national security reporter takes readers into the lives of frontline U.S. special operations troops fighting to keep the Taliban and Islamic State from overthrowing the U.S.-backed government in the final years of the war in Afghanistan. A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR “Powerful, important, and searing." —General David Petraeus, U.S. Army (ret.), former commander, U.S. Central Command, former CIA director In 2015, the White House claimed triumphantly that “the longest war in American history” was over. But for some, it was just the beginning of a new war, fought by Special Operations Forces, with limited resources, little governmental oversight, and contradictory orders. With big picture insight and on-the-ground grit, Jessica Donati shares the stories of the impossible choices these soldiers must make. After the fall of a major city to the Taliban that year, Hutch, a battle-worn Green Beret on his fifth combat tour was ordered on a secret mission to recapture it and inadvertently called in an airstrike on a Doctors Without Borders hospital, killing dozens. Caleb stepped on a bomb during a mission in notorious Sangin. Andy was trapped with his team during a raid with a crashed Black Hawk and no air support. Through successive policy directives under the Obama and Trump administrations, America came to rely almost entirely on US Special Forces, and without a long-term plan, failed to stabilize Afghanistan, undermining US interests both at home and abroad. Eagle Down is a riveting account of the heroism, sacrifice, and tragedy experienced by those that fought America’s longest war.
Publisher: PublicAffairs
ISBN: 1541762576
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
A Wall Street Journal national security reporter takes readers into the lives of frontline U.S. special operations troops fighting to keep the Taliban and Islamic State from overthrowing the U.S.-backed government in the final years of the war in Afghanistan. A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR “Powerful, important, and searing." —General David Petraeus, U.S. Army (ret.), former commander, U.S. Central Command, former CIA director In 2015, the White House claimed triumphantly that “the longest war in American history” was over. But for some, it was just the beginning of a new war, fought by Special Operations Forces, with limited resources, little governmental oversight, and contradictory orders. With big picture insight and on-the-ground grit, Jessica Donati shares the stories of the impossible choices these soldiers must make. After the fall of a major city to the Taliban that year, Hutch, a battle-worn Green Beret on his fifth combat tour was ordered on a secret mission to recapture it and inadvertently called in an airstrike on a Doctors Without Borders hospital, killing dozens. Caleb stepped on a bomb during a mission in notorious Sangin. Andy was trapped with his team during a raid with a crashed Black Hawk and no air support. Through successive policy directives under the Obama and Trump administrations, America came to rely almost entirely on US Special Forces, and without a long-term plan, failed to stabilize Afghanistan, undermining US interests both at home and abroad. Eagle Down is a riveting account of the heroism, sacrifice, and tragedy experienced by those that fought America’s longest war.
This Time Forever
Author: Kathleen Eagle
Publisher: Avon
ISBN: 9780380766888
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Hoping to heal her wounded heart, a beautiful nurse journeys to a Lakota Sioux reservation to nurse the sick and falls for a half-Indian rodeo rider charged with a crime he did not commit.
Publisher: Avon
ISBN: 9780380766888
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Hoping to heal her wounded heart, a beautiful nurse journeys to a Lakota Sioux reservation to nurse the sick and falls for a half-Indian rodeo rider charged with a crime he did not commit.
Forever L.A.
Author: Douglas Keister
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
ISBN: 1423616537
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Stunning photographs, fascinating text, and easy GPS directions for finding gracious architecture, fabulous artwork, and memorable gravesites of famous Los Angeles “residents.” Award-winning photographer/writer Douglas Keister has authored thirty-six critically acclaimed books on residential architecture as well as those on cemetery exploration. He lives in Chico, California. A simple guide for cemetery lovers.
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
ISBN: 1423616537
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Stunning photographs, fascinating text, and easy GPS directions for finding gracious architecture, fabulous artwork, and memorable gravesites of famous Los Angeles “residents.” Award-winning photographer/writer Douglas Keister has authored thirty-six critically acclaimed books on residential architecture as well as those on cemetery exploration. He lives in Chico, California. A simple guide for cemetery lovers.
The Eagles of Heart Mountain
Author: Bradford Pearson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982107057
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
“One of Ten Best History Books of 2021.” —Smithsonian Magazine For fans of The Boys in the Boat and The Storm on Our Shores, this impeccably researched, deeply moving, never-before-told “tale that ultimately stands as a testament to the resilience of the human spirit” (Garrett M. Graff, New York Times bestselling author) about a World War II incarceration camp in Wyoming and its extraordinary high school football team. In the spring of 1942, the United States government forced 120,000 Japanese Americans from their homes in California, Oregon, Washington, and Arizona and sent them to incarceration camps across the West. Nearly 14,000 of them landed on the outskirts of Cody, Wyoming, at the base of Heart Mountain. Behind barbed wire fences, they faced racism, cruelty, and frozen winters. Trying to recreate comforts from home, they established Buddhist temples and sumo wrestling pits. Kabuki performances drew hundreds of spectators—yet there was little hope. That is, until the fall of 1943, when the camp’s high school football team, the Eagles, started its first season and finished it undefeated, crushing the competition from nearby, predominantly white high schools. Amid all this excitement, American politics continued to disrupt their lives as the federal government drafted men from the camps for the front lines—including some of the Eagles. As the team’s second season kicked off, the young men faced a choice to either join the Army or resist the draft. Teammates were divided, and some were jailed for their decisions. The Eagles of Heart Mountain honors the resilience of extraordinary heroes and the power of sports in a “timely and utterly absorbing account of a country losing its moral way, and a group of its young citizens who never did” (Evan Ratliff, author of The Mastermind).
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982107057
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
“One of Ten Best History Books of 2021.” —Smithsonian Magazine For fans of The Boys in the Boat and The Storm on Our Shores, this impeccably researched, deeply moving, never-before-told “tale that ultimately stands as a testament to the resilience of the human spirit” (Garrett M. Graff, New York Times bestselling author) about a World War II incarceration camp in Wyoming and its extraordinary high school football team. In the spring of 1942, the United States government forced 120,000 Japanese Americans from their homes in California, Oregon, Washington, and Arizona and sent them to incarceration camps across the West. Nearly 14,000 of them landed on the outskirts of Cody, Wyoming, at the base of Heart Mountain. Behind barbed wire fences, they faced racism, cruelty, and frozen winters. Trying to recreate comforts from home, they established Buddhist temples and sumo wrestling pits. Kabuki performances drew hundreds of spectators—yet there was little hope. That is, until the fall of 1943, when the camp’s high school football team, the Eagles, started its first season and finished it undefeated, crushing the competition from nearby, predominantly white high schools. Amid all this excitement, American politics continued to disrupt their lives as the federal government drafted men from the camps for the front lines—including some of the Eagles. As the team’s second season kicked off, the young men faced a choice to either join the Army or resist the draft. Teammates were divided, and some were jailed for their decisions. The Eagles of Heart Mountain honors the resilience of extraordinary heroes and the power of sports in a “timely and utterly absorbing account of a country losing its moral way, and a group of its young citizens who never did” (Evan Ratliff, author of The Mastermind).
Forever Alpha
Author: Andrew Caruthers
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1365751813
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
"Andrew Caruthers' Forever Alpha is a masterpiece of fictional writing. Not only has his series about Moonbase Alpha been met with great enthusiasm among fans of Space 1999, but the stories contained in this book were also subject to a scholarly Online Alpha discussion that lasted for almost a year. Something that was repeated in the discussion was how Caruthers' love for the series provided him with a psychological understanding of characters and relationships that has made him into one of the leading chroniclers of the new adventures of Moonbase Alpha. This book is a must-have for all those who enjoyed Space 1999 on television and wanted the series never to end."--Publisher's description.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1365751813
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
"Andrew Caruthers' Forever Alpha is a masterpiece of fictional writing. Not only has his series about Moonbase Alpha been met with great enthusiasm among fans of Space 1999, but the stories contained in this book were also subject to a scholarly Online Alpha discussion that lasted for almost a year. Something that was repeated in the discussion was how Caruthers' love for the series provided him with a psychological understanding of characters and relationships that has made him into one of the leading chroniclers of the new adventures of Moonbase Alpha. This book is a must-have for all those who enjoyed Space 1999 on television and wanted the series never to end."--Publisher's description.
Brothers Forever
Author: Tom Sileo
Publisher: Da Capo Press, Incorporated
ISBN: 0306822377
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
After the attacks of September 11, 2001, two Naval Academy roommates made a solemn pledge to defend America.
Publisher: Da Capo Press, Incorporated
ISBN: 0306822377
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
After the attacks of September 11, 2001, two Naval Academy roommates made a solemn pledge to defend America.
Strudel's Forever Home
Author: Martha Freeman
Publisher: Holiday House
ISBN: 0823435288
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Strudel, a homeless dachshund, loves listening to Jake read from Chief, Dog of the Old West at the animal shelter. When Jake decides to adopt him, Strudel vows to be as brave and loyal as Chief. Only trying to fend off danger in his new home leads to trouble when Strudel makes some errors in judgment. But despite Strudel's humorous miscalculations, his instincts are mostly correct. He knows who is really a member of his pack, and that Mom's boyfriend Arnie can't be trusted. Readers can get a dog's-eye view as an irrepressible dachshund narrates this touching story of a dog who needed a family, and a struggling family who needed a dog.
Publisher: Holiday House
ISBN: 0823435288
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Strudel, a homeless dachshund, loves listening to Jake read from Chief, Dog of the Old West at the animal shelter. When Jake decides to adopt him, Strudel vows to be as brave and loyal as Chief. Only trying to fend off danger in his new home leads to trouble when Strudel makes some errors in judgment. But despite Strudel's humorous miscalculations, his instincts are mostly correct. He knows who is really a member of his pack, and that Mom's boyfriend Arnie can't be trusted. Readers can get a dog's-eye view as an irrepressible dachshund narrates this touching story of a dog who needed a family, and a struggling family who needed a dog.
It's Forever Happening
Author: Darrah J. Perez
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1365367010
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
In her Life Happens The Way It Happens Trilogy, Darrah J. Perez tells her story through short stories and poetry. In her first book, It Never Happened, she gives us a taste of who she is. In her second book, It Always Happens, she takes us on a journey to where she has been, and in her third book, It's Forever Happening, the Author gives us a glimpse into where it is she is going. Darrah J. Perez is an inspirational Native Poet and Author who writes through her Native American Ancestry. Her work touches many, known to bring chills and inspiration to all those who either read her books, hear her poetry, or attend one of her presentations. A poet of our time with a gift for everyone.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1365367010
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
In her Life Happens The Way It Happens Trilogy, Darrah J. Perez tells her story through short stories and poetry. In her first book, It Never Happened, she gives us a taste of who she is. In her second book, It Always Happens, she takes us on a journey to where she has been, and in her third book, It's Forever Happening, the Author gives us a glimpse into where it is she is going. Darrah J. Perez is an inspirational Native Poet and Author who writes through her Native American Ancestry. Her work touches many, known to bring chills and inspiration to all those who either read her books, hear her poetry, or attend one of her presentations. A poet of our time with a gift for everyone.
Heaven and Hell
Author: Don Felder
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470289066
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
The Eagles are the bestselling, and arguably the tightest-lipped, American group ever. Now band member and guitarist Don Felder finally breaks the Eagles’ years of public silence to take fans behind the scenes. He shares every part of the band’s wild ride, from the pressure-packed recording studios and trashed hotel rooms to the tension-filled courtrooms, and from the joy of writing powerful new songs to the magic of performing in huge arenas packed with roaring fans.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470289066
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
The Eagles are the bestselling, and arguably the tightest-lipped, American group ever. Now band member and guitarist Don Felder finally breaks the Eagles’ years of public silence to take fans behind the scenes. He shares every part of the band’s wild ride, from the pressure-packed recording studios and trashed hotel rooms to the tension-filled courtrooms, and from the joy of writing powerful new songs to the magic of performing in huge arenas packed with roaring fans.