Author: Thomas J. Van Kula
Publisher: Gatekeeper Press
ISBN: 1662913818
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Located within the boundaries of one of the East Side of Detroit's "bluest" of blue collar neighborhoods, 9074 St. Cyril Avenue served a dual purpose - funeral home and family residence. Occupying the first floor of the impressive yellow bricked structure from 1942 until 1978 was the Van Kula Funeral Home - the second floor I called home. For over four decades I was associated with death and dying on an almost daily occurrence. Residing over a funeral home with five siblings added to the plenitude of memories - poignant, humorous and enduring. As an observer and eventual practitioner of one of the world's oldest professions, I have borne witness to human nature under the most demanding of emotional circumstances. In "DAD, CAN I BORROW THE HEARSE?" I have attempted to present a summary of events as they related to me - "The Funeral Director's Kid".
DAD, CAN I BORROW THE HEARSE?
Author: Thomas J. Van Kula
Publisher: Gatekeeper Press
ISBN: 1662913818
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Located within the boundaries of one of the East Side of Detroit's "bluest" of blue collar neighborhoods, 9074 St. Cyril Avenue served a dual purpose - funeral home and family residence. Occupying the first floor of the impressive yellow bricked structure from 1942 until 1978 was the Van Kula Funeral Home - the second floor I called home. For over four decades I was associated with death and dying on an almost daily occurrence. Residing over a funeral home with five siblings added to the plenitude of memories - poignant, humorous and enduring. As an observer and eventual practitioner of one of the world's oldest professions, I have borne witness to human nature under the most demanding of emotional circumstances. In "DAD, CAN I BORROW THE HEARSE?" I have attempted to present a summary of events as they related to me - "The Funeral Director's Kid".
Publisher: Gatekeeper Press
ISBN: 1662913818
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Located within the boundaries of one of the East Side of Detroit's "bluest" of blue collar neighborhoods, 9074 St. Cyril Avenue served a dual purpose - funeral home and family residence. Occupying the first floor of the impressive yellow bricked structure from 1942 until 1978 was the Van Kula Funeral Home - the second floor I called home. For over four decades I was associated with death and dying on an almost daily occurrence. Residing over a funeral home with five siblings added to the plenitude of memories - poignant, humorous and enduring. As an observer and eventual practitioner of one of the world's oldest professions, I have borne witness to human nature under the most demanding of emotional circumstances. In "DAD, CAN I BORROW THE HEARSE?" I have attempted to present a summary of events as they related to me - "The Funeral Director's Kid".
Grave Mistakes
Author: Kitty Curran
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
ISBN: 1368097170
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Middle school is hard—add a deadly embarrassing family and a huge secret, and it's nearly impossible. An Addams-esque family faces a perilous plot in this energetic, spooky middle grade mystery. Molly Dade has big problems. She's got an important violin audition coming up, she's been paired with her nemesis for a group project, and she's struggling to hide a life-or-death secret from...well, from everyone. It wasn't long ago that the Dades were just a regular Maine family living in their reportedly haunted house in the local cemetery. But then Molly's mom and twin brother Marty were killed in a freak accident. And Molly, her older brother Timothy, and her father became the town's newest bereaved family. Except Mom and Marty are still very much present. No one knows why, but Mom is now a ghost and Marty is a poltergeist. Oh, and there's also Molly's younger sister Dyandra, who is a zombie. Keeping all this supernatural stuff a secret from everyone is hard work, especially when the dead (undead?) members of the family still want to participate in things like the Parent Teacher Association meetings or come to the (very public, very potentially embarrassing) school concert. When Dad's new cemetery assistant seems to know the Dade family secret, Molly and Marty worry about the future of their family. And when Marty begins to regain his memories of the explosion that killed him and Mom, the twins realize that the situation might be even more grave than they thought. Someone might be after the Dade family—but who? And why?
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
ISBN: 1368097170
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Middle school is hard—add a deadly embarrassing family and a huge secret, and it's nearly impossible. An Addams-esque family faces a perilous plot in this energetic, spooky middle grade mystery. Molly Dade has big problems. She's got an important violin audition coming up, she's been paired with her nemesis for a group project, and she's struggling to hide a life-or-death secret from...well, from everyone. It wasn't long ago that the Dades were just a regular Maine family living in their reportedly haunted house in the local cemetery. But then Molly's mom and twin brother Marty were killed in a freak accident. And Molly, her older brother Timothy, and her father became the town's newest bereaved family. Except Mom and Marty are still very much present. No one knows why, but Mom is now a ghost and Marty is a poltergeist. Oh, and there's also Molly's younger sister Dyandra, who is a zombie. Keeping all this supernatural stuff a secret from everyone is hard work, especially when the dead (undead?) members of the family still want to participate in things like the Parent Teacher Association meetings or come to the (very public, very potentially embarrassing) school concert. When Dad's new cemetery assistant seems to know the Dade family secret, Molly and Marty worry about the future of their family. And when Marty begins to regain his memories of the explosion that killed him and Mom, the twins realize that the situation might be even more grave than they thought. Someone might be after the Dade family—but who? And why?
Dad, Can I Borrow the Hearse?: Growing Up in a Detroit Funeral Home
Author: Thomas van Kula
Publisher: Gatekeeper Press
ISBN: 9781662913808
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Located within the boundaries of one of the East Side of Detroit's "bluest" of blue collar neighborhoods, 9074 St. Cyril Avenue served a dual purpose - funeral home and family residence. Occupying the first floor of the impressive yellow bricked structure from 1942 until 1978 was the Van Kula Funeral Home - the second floor I called home. For over four decades I was associated with death and dying on an almost daily occurrence. Residing over a funeral home with five siblings added to the plenitude of memories - poignant, humorous and enduring. As an observer and eventual practitioner of one of the world's oldest professions, I have borne witness to human nature under the most demanding of emotional circumstances. In "DAD, CAN I BORROW THE HEARSE?" I have attempted to present a summary of events as they related to me - "The Funeral Director's Kid".
Publisher: Gatekeeper Press
ISBN: 9781662913808
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Located within the boundaries of one of the East Side of Detroit's "bluest" of blue collar neighborhoods, 9074 St. Cyril Avenue served a dual purpose - funeral home and family residence. Occupying the first floor of the impressive yellow bricked structure from 1942 until 1978 was the Van Kula Funeral Home - the second floor I called home. For over four decades I was associated with death and dying on an almost daily occurrence. Residing over a funeral home with five siblings added to the plenitude of memories - poignant, humorous and enduring. As an observer and eventual practitioner of one of the world's oldest professions, I have borne witness to human nature under the most demanding of emotional circumstances. In "DAD, CAN I BORROW THE HEARSE?" I have attempted to present a summary of events as they related to me - "The Funeral Director's Kid".
Illustrated Weekly of Pakistan
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pakistan
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pakistan
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Pretty Good Joke Book
Author:
Publisher: HighBridge Audio
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
The Pretty Good Joke Book includes all of the jokes from the first nine Prairie Home Companion Joke Shows'hundreds of jokes about every subject from blondes to lawyers to chickens to relationships. From one-liners and puns to jokes about the headlines, this book covers the field. Guys walk into bars, light bulbs get changed, doors are knocked on, and insults fly in this treasury of hilarity from one of America's favorite radio shows, audience-tested and certified Pretty Good.
Publisher: HighBridge Audio
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
The Pretty Good Joke Book includes all of the jokes from the first nine Prairie Home Companion Joke Shows'hundreds of jokes about every subject from blondes to lawyers to chickens to relationships. From one-liners and puns to jokes about the headlines, this book covers the field. Guys walk into bars, light bulbs get changed, doors are knocked on, and insults fly in this treasury of hilarity from one of America's favorite radio shows, audience-tested and certified Pretty Good.
Win from the Back: Memoirs of a Racecar Mechanic
Author: Carla
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1463452497
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 541
Book Description
This is a mechanics story. Lew has worked on a variety or cars and racecars though out his career. This is also the story of a little boy who used to listen to the Indianapolis 500 on the radio in his little hometown in Pennsylvania and dream about going there. This is the story of a man whos dream came true when he walked through the gates of the Indianapolis Speedway for the first time in 1970. It is also the story of a family, their friends and a lifestyle. Lews wife Joan always said, Life with Lew has been interesting, I never knew what to expect. That is the truth.
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1463452497
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 541
Book Description
This is a mechanics story. Lew has worked on a variety or cars and racecars though out his career. This is also the story of a little boy who used to listen to the Indianapolis 500 on the radio in his little hometown in Pennsylvania and dream about going there. This is the story of a man whos dream came true when he walked through the gates of the Indianapolis Speedway for the first time in 1970. It is also the story of a family, their friends and a lifestyle. Lews wife Joan always said, Life with Lew has been interesting, I never knew what to expect. That is the truth.
Forgiving the Unforgivable
Author: Craig Stone
Publisher: Charisma Media
ISBN: 1621369862
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
"Forty-five minutes earlier we had been eating, laughing, andenjoying one another's company. And now, in a moment'stime, OUR LIVES WERE FOREVER CHANGED." WHAT BEGAN AS A DELIGHTFUL THREE-DAY FAMILY GATHERING ended intragedy when a car accident left three of Craig Stone's family members deadand one in a vegetative state. Adding to the pain of loss, corruption seemedto overshadow justice in the courtroom trial that followed. As a result, thefamily was thrust into months and even years of unimaginable grief, rage, and unforgiveness. In Forgiving the Unforgivable Stone shares candidly of the emotional turmoiland grief that he experienced in light of these tragic events and how theynearly destroyed his life...until he discovered true forgiveness. Covering themany stages of grief, he shows you why it is important to go through thegrieving process, and he explains what the Bible says about forgiveness andwhy you cannot uncover healing and a prosperous future without it. You may find yourself in a similar situation, with a life struck by deep woundsthat were inflicted by other people. You've hurt long enough. IT'S TIME TO END THE PAIN AND ANGER ANDEMBRACE FREEDOM THROUGH FORGIVENESS.
Publisher: Charisma Media
ISBN: 1621369862
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
"Forty-five minutes earlier we had been eating, laughing, andenjoying one another's company. And now, in a moment'stime, OUR LIVES WERE FOREVER CHANGED." WHAT BEGAN AS A DELIGHTFUL THREE-DAY FAMILY GATHERING ended intragedy when a car accident left three of Craig Stone's family members deadand one in a vegetative state. Adding to the pain of loss, corruption seemedto overshadow justice in the courtroom trial that followed. As a result, thefamily was thrust into months and even years of unimaginable grief, rage, and unforgiveness. In Forgiving the Unforgivable Stone shares candidly of the emotional turmoiland grief that he experienced in light of these tragic events and how theynearly destroyed his life...until he discovered true forgiveness. Covering themany stages of grief, he shows you why it is important to go through thegrieving process, and he explains what the Bible says about forgiveness andwhy you cannot uncover healing and a prosperous future without it. You may find yourself in a similar situation, with a life struck by deep woundsthat were inflicted by other people. You've hurt long enough. IT'S TIME TO END THE PAIN AND ANGER ANDEMBRACE FREEDOM THROUGH FORGIVENESS.
Everybody's Magazine
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1242
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1242
Book Description
The Willington Secret
Author: John Kone
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 0738807311
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
"The Willington Secret" is about the perfect crime. People are being murdered and the "bad guys" have discovered how to dispose of the evidence without a trace. The story, set in the mid 1960's takes place in a small college town of Willington, Georgia, but this story could happen anywhere......even in your home town. What makes this story unique is that people committing the horrible crimes, blend perfectly into the Willington community fabric. The town citizens pass them on the streets, eat at the same restaurants, and belong to the same civic organizations, but suspect nothing. The good people of Willington don't realize that, these highly respected, pillars of the community have perfected a foolproof way to commit the ultimate crime and get away with it! The hero is Josh Novack, a student/athelete, whose only goal in life is to make it through college on an athletic scholarship. As a result of an incredible chain of events, Josh becomes committed and involved in the Willington Secret. Now he faces a deadly dilemma: expose the criminals before he becomes their next victim. The villians, however, are thoroughly entrenched in the town hierarchy. They are model citizens, people of power and and position, thus making Josh Novack's task of revealing their secret insurmountable. Although the story is fiction, the recipe used to erase all evidence that a crime had been committed is not. Take certain circumstances common to any community add some unscrupulous, greedy people, who just happen to be engaged in professions that provide the necessary cover, and the result is the formula for the perfect crime. The scariest part is that it could really happen!
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 0738807311
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
"The Willington Secret" is about the perfect crime. People are being murdered and the "bad guys" have discovered how to dispose of the evidence without a trace. The story, set in the mid 1960's takes place in a small college town of Willington, Georgia, but this story could happen anywhere......even in your home town. What makes this story unique is that people committing the horrible crimes, blend perfectly into the Willington community fabric. The town citizens pass them on the streets, eat at the same restaurants, and belong to the same civic organizations, but suspect nothing. The good people of Willington don't realize that, these highly respected, pillars of the community have perfected a foolproof way to commit the ultimate crime and get away with it! The hero is Josh Novack, a student/athelete, whose only goal in life is to make it through college on an athletic scholarship. As a result of an incredible chain of events, Josh becomes committed and involved in the Willington Secret. Now he faces a deadly dilemma: expose the criminals before he becomes their next victim. The villians, however, are thoroughly entrenched in the town hierarchy. They are model citizens, people of power and and position, thus making Josh Novack's task of revealing their secret insurmountable. Although the story is fiction, the recipe used to erase all evidence that a crime had been committed is not. Take certain circumstances common to any community add some unscrupulous, greedy people, who just happen to be engaged in professions that provide the necessary cover, and the result is the formula for the perfect crime. The scariest part is that it could really happen!
The Setup
Author: Lizzy Dent
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593422066
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
From the author of The Summer Job comes a laugh-out-loud, heartwarming story about one woman’s impulsive fib that jump starts a summer of reinvention and learning about love, life, and what it means to accept yourself. She has a plan. Fate has other ideas. The last place very average thirty-one-year-old Mara Williams thought she’d be is on a solo vacation impersonating her fortune teller when she finally meets the one. Josef, a gorgeous Austrian cellist, sits down for a reading and before she knows it, she’s telling him his destiny will be sitting in a pub in the English seaside town of Broadgate on the last Friday of August. And her name is Mara. Enter Project Mara: three months to turn herself into the stylish, confident woman she’s always hoped to be. Meanwhile, the crumbling, formerly glamorous beachside pool club where she works is under threat and her eccentric colleagues enlist her help to save it, just as a handsome new housemate casts doubts on her ideas about “the one.” Can Mara pull off the transformation of a lifetime? And by summer’s end, will she know who is her destiny?
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593422066
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
From the author of The Summer Job comes a laugh-out-loud, heartwarming story about one woman’s impulsive fib that jump starts a summer of reinvention and learning about love, life, and what it means to accept yourself. She has a plan. Fate has other ideas. The last place very average thirty-one-year-old Mara Williams thought she’d be is on a solo vacation impersonating her fortune teller when she finally meets the one. Josef, a gorgeous Austrian cellist, sits down for a reading and before she knows it, she’s telling him his destiny will be sitting in a pub in the English seaside town of Broadgate on the last Friday of August. And her name is Mara. Enter Project Mara: three months to turn herself into the stylish, confident woman she’s always hoped to be. Meanwhile, the crumbling, formerly glamorous beachside pool club where she works is under threat and her eccentric colleagues enlist her help to save it, just as a handsome new housemate casts doubts on her ideas about “the one.” Can Mara pull off the transformation of a lifetime? And by summer’s end, will she know who is her destiny?