In The White Shirt, a young man named Cyrus leaves a secure career and ventures out into the world to find his true calling. Along the way he learns how to create a simple strategy to succeed, why it’s important to share a career plan with the right people the right way, and most importantly, how it comes together faster with a friend by your side. The White Shirt coincides with a website packed with tools and a step-by-step guide to create a one-page personal career strategy in one week with a friend. Whether readers are graduating from college, struggling to find a job, re-entering the workforce, changing careers, or preparing for retirement, they will discover strategies to successfully navigate their transition.
1783, Providence Maryland. Two priests are called to a darkened farmhouse to perform an emergency exorcism on an eight year old boy. Arriving, they find that Hell itself has been unleashed inside the cursed homestead. Facing a darkness too terrible to imagine, the priests confront a true demon and unleash an ancient prophesy. "Nine by night they will fall, and all of God's children with them " Years later, Chase Hammersfield, the son of America's premiere weaponsmith, starts off on a fated journey to locate his true parentage, unwittingly discovering a heritage so horrific, so damning, that his sanity will be called into question. But that's only the beginning. Every step he takes to reconcile his past seems to have been predestined, fated even, and if he isn't careful, he may be responsible for unleashing Armageddon into the world of men.
A Dulcimer for Christmas is a great way to share the joy of the Christmas season on your mountain dulcimer Great care was taken to ensure that the selections in this book sound great and are easy to play. Chords are also provided for each tune and tuning with diagrams to help you jam along with friends. All tunes are written in standard music notation and dulcimer tablature. All major tunes in this book are in D-A-A tuning. Minor tunes are provided in two versions, in D-A-G and D-A-C tunings. Be sure to check out the D-A-D version of this book as well for those who prefer that tuning. Tunes include: Angels from the Realms of Glory, Angels We Have Heard on High, Away in a Manger, Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella, Deck the Halls, God Rest Ye Merry, Good Christian Men, Rejoice, Good King Wenceslas, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, Jingle Bells, Joy to the World, O Come, All Ye Faithful, O Come, O Come, Emmanuel. Once in Royal David's City, Patapan, Silent Night, The First No l, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, Wexford Carol, What Child Is This
At the apex of the Civil Rights movement in America a young man from New Jersey was deployed to fight in our nation's first fully integrated war. Assigned to the 1st Infantry Division from October 1967 to October 1968, he shared the experience of combat with young men from all ethnic and economic backgrounds. Embracing their differences, they used their diverse backgrounds to draw on strengths and combined wisdom to deal with the dangers and difficulties that is combat. Each man brought to the experience his own form of wit, humor and common sense while working together they learned what it took to survive.
Cars propelled with magnetism. Hologram images of past and present movie stars projected into the room for you to dance with and talk to. Waterless showers. All part of life in Femeron by the end of the century. This humorous scifi satire is a tale that takes the Battle of the Sexes to new heights. We are in the year 2090, the United States long ago allowed California and the other western states to secede from the Union. Inside the re-formed United States, now known as Femeron, only women may be elected to office. Men are bred in limited numbers and kept in Playgroups or in high security prisons. But the once successful Femeron cloning program has run into trouble and an increasing rate of failures has reached crisis proportions. One genetic scientist has made the controversial proposal to reintroduce male sperm back into the breeding process. In order to obtain the votes needed to have this approved and implemented, she needs to present males before the Femeron Summit Council that can convince their leaders that males have evolved out of their sociopathic predisposition towards violence. Who will she bring? A journey to a maximum-security prison might be her next step...
Paul Gebhart returned from a one year tour of duty in Vietnam with an un-diagnosed case of post-traumatic stress disorder. His solution was to self-medicate but that decision turned out to be disastrous for his marriage. His wife of ten years will no longer put up with his behavior. She forces him out of their house and begins seeing new people, in search of a new husband.As often happens, Gebhart realizes his loss but it is too late to save the marriage or even the relationship. After an acrimonious divorce he has lost his family, his home and a woman who once loved him. Knowing that he needs to start anew, he travels to Europe to visit the major art museums in England, France, Amsterdam and Italy. The people and places he experiences help him to overcome the pain of separation and allows him to go on with his life in a positive, energetic style. Ideally the reader will utilize the internet to observe the fine works of art the Gebhart is describing in his journal.
New and enthused author Michael McMillon is what the world needs more of today. As a kind and passionate individual, Michael can help others become comfortable and confident with their own life story allowing them to celebrate the power and success within themselves. Expressive creativity has always been a part of who he is. You will find him often making people smile and offering them hope from his encouraging words. He is one talented man always on a journey to equip the next person.From Cleveland, Ohio, studying the arts at both Newton D. Baker and Cleveland School of the Arts, as well as obtaining a degree in Business Administration Michael McMillon has many distinct accomplishments. You can also find Michael teaching music during his free time or recording music alongside his family in their musical group, Nu Covenant that was featured on America's Got Talent. As a multi talented individual Michael has a lot to share with you in his writings. This transparent story was written to give a perspective on how loving ourselves has an impact on how we love people. Love is nothing we should be afraid of. Finding one's self and spirituality begins with love. As you read this book, you will find ways to overcome difficult challenges or learn tactics to assist someone you know in need of encouragement. Michael inspires you to find your passion and drive within yourself. Do not give up on who you are and what you want. Michael enjoys hearing your stories and looks forward to future interaction with his readers. Learn more about him at www.michaelmcmillon.com
In this fast paced novella, Jack just wanted to have a beer and talk to his friend. What he got was four days of murder, ghosts, cops, fickle friends, and love... of a sort.
Mito, an ordinary provincial capital on the outskirts of the Tokyo commuter belt, was once the headquarters of Mito Domain, one of the most consequential places in all of Japan. As one of just three senior branches of the Tokugawa family, which ruled over Japan for 260 years, Mito enjoyed unparalleled status and exerted enormous influence throughout its history. In the seventeenth century, its scholars produced some of Tokugawa Japan’s most important historical scholarship. In the eighteenth century, it developed a robust and pragmatic program of reform to confront depopulation and foreign threats. In the nineteenth century, it became the birthplace of a revolutionary ideology that transformed Japan into a modern, imperial nation. The power of these ideas swept across Japan, inspiring activists everywhere to take up the cause of building a new nation—but they also devastated Mito, leading to a brutal civil war that scarred its people for generations. This book complements existing studies of Mito’s ideas by focusing on the history of Mito as a place, telling the stories of Mito’s politicians, reformers, and ordinary people from the beginning of the domain’s history through to its end.
This book examines early modern Mito, today an ordinary provincial capital on the outskirts of the Tokyo commuter belt, but once the headquarters of Mito Domain, one of the most consequential places in all of Japan. As one of just three senior branches of the Tokugawa family—which ruled over Japan for 260 years—Mito’s ruling family enjoyed unparalleled status and exerted enormous influence throughout its history. In the seventeenth century, its scholars produced some of early modern Japan’s most important historical scholarship. In the eighteenth century, it developed a robust and pragmatic program of reform to confront depopulation and foreign threats. In the nineteenth century, it became the birthplace of a revolutionary ideology that transformed Japan into a modern, imperial nation. The power of these ideas swept across Japan, inspiring activists everywhere to take up the cause of building a new nation—but they also devastated Mito, leading to a brutal civil war that scarred its people for generations. This book complements existing studies of Mito’s ideas by focusing on the history of Mito as a place and telling the stories of Mito’s politicians, reformers, and ordinary people from the beginning of the domain’s history to its end.
Known as the last of the Irish Bards, Turlough O'Carolan (1670 - 1738) was a blind Irish harp player who made his living rambling across 17th century Ireland writing and performing songs to honor and memorialize his patrons. His music remains today a staple of traditional Irish and Celtic music. With his beautiful and often haunting melodies, these tunes will bring you back 300 years, conjuring pastoral images of rural Ireland, with its rolling hills and lush green meadows. So come along as we ramble through life with a bit more of O'Carolan's music to make the journey all the more enjoyable. All tunes in this book are in standard tuning (EADGBE) or in drop D (DADGBE) with the low E string tuned down one whole step to a D. Similar to my Gigging Guitarist collections, I use as many open and ringing strings to simulate the melodic nature of the harp. Tunes include: Blind Mary, Bridget Cruise - 3rd Air, Captain O'Kane, Carolan's Cup, Carolan's Draught, Carolan's Ramble to Cashel, Carolan's Receipt (Dr. John Stafford), Carolan's Welcome (Carolan's Air), Eleanor Plunkett, Fanny Poer, John O'Connor, Lady St. John, Morgan Magan, Planxty George Brabazon - 2nd Air, Planxty Hewlett, Planxty Irwin (Colonel John Irwin), Princess Royal (Miss MacDermott), Si Bheag, Si Mhor, The Clergy's Lamentation
A long deep look into one family from 1920 to World War II. The comedy of a plains state farm family getting to know the changing world while war looms on the horizon. A true story of the co-pilot of the B-17 Towering Titan.
The story of a journey is not always just about the journey. Sometimes what prompts a ride is part of the story. These two journeys were responses to a black wall of stress and depression that threatened to overwhelm the author. The first ride (Northeast) became a journey that reawakened faith in humanity and restored a balanced view of the world that had been slipping away, and the second (Northwest) was a preventative measure to fend off a return to that darkness and retain the progress made by the first. This ride across the North American continent revealed the overwhelming beauty of the natural world and the goodness of people along the way. Stress may return, but the great wide world is always out there, waiting to restore and reaffirm the value of life in it for anyone who takes up the challenge of experiencing it.
On the heels of a catastrophic eye injury, multiple eye surgeries, and recovery over several years, on a dark night on the Blue Ridge Parkway, finally back in the saddle of his motorcycle, the author's return to riding grinds to a crashing halt. In an instant, there's a deer in his windscreen. Everything goes black then he wakes up on the pavement. Wrist surgery is followed by more recovery...then another setback. On the eve of his return to riding, the sight in the good remaining eye darkens at the edges--a detached retina. The next day he is in surgery again...and recovery...again. In his mid-sixties, the time left to ride to all the places he'd dreamed about now seemed limited, but he vows to himself he's not done yet. By October of 2021, doctors say he can ride again. Between then and the following October, 24,000 miles roll under the wheels of the new Tiger he'd bought to replace his wrecked Bonneville as he explores the United States. These are the stories of that year in motion.
Dulcimer on the Backroads is a great way to share the joy of the old time and Celtic fiddle tunes and ballads that you love on your mountain dulcimer Great care was taken to ensure that the selections in this book sound great and are easy to play. Chords are also provided for each tune and tuning with diagrams to help you jam along with friends. All tunes are written in standard music notation and dulcimer tablature. All major tunes in this book are in D-A-D tuning. Minor tunes are in D-A-C tuning. Be sure to check out the D-A-A version of this book as well for those who prefer that tuning. Tunes in this book were written for a Beginning to Intermediate playing level but folks of all abilities can find something in here to enjoy Tunes include: Angeline the Baker; Arkansas Traveler; Be Thou My Vision; Black Mountain Rag; Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine; Breaking Up Christmas; Bury Me Beneath the Willow; Carolan's Welcome; Charleston Girls; Cindy; Cold Frosty Morning; Coleman's March; Cornbread and Butterbeans; Cripple Creek; Danny Boy; Fanny Po'er; Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss; Hangman's Reel; Hard Times Come Again No More; How Many Biscuits Can You Eat?; John Brown's Dream; Kesh Jig; Liberty; Liza Jane; Lost Indian (Cherokee Shuffle); Mississippi Sawyer; Old Joe Clark; Over the Waterfall; Pretty Saro; Ragtime Annie; Red Wing; Road to Lisdoonvarna; Sally Ann; Sally in the garden; Sandy River Belle; Shady Grove; Shenandoah; Si Beag Si Mhor; Simple Gifts; Soldier's Joy; South Wind; Spotted Pony; St. Anne's Reel; Star of County Down; Tar Road to Sligo; The Ash Grove; The Blackest Crow; Turkey in the Straw; Wayfaring Stranger; Whiskey Before Breakfast
Dulcimer on the Backroads is a great way to share the joy of the old time and Celtic fiddle tunes and ballads that you love on your mountain dulcimer Great care was taken to ensure that the selections in this book sound great and are easy to play. Chords are also provided for each tune and tuning with diagrams to help you jam along with friends. All tunes are written in standard music notation and dulcimer tablature. All major tunes in this book are in D-A-A tuning. Minor tunes are in D-A-G tuning. Be sure to check out the D-A-D version of this book as well for those who prefer that tuning. Tunes in this book were written for a Beginning to Intermediate playing level but folks of all abilities can find something in here to enjoy Tunes include: Angeline the Baker; Arkansas Traveler; Be Thou My Vision; Black Mountain Rag; Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine; Breaking Up Christmas; Bury Me Beneath the Willow; Carolan's Welcome; Charleston Girls; Cindy; Cold Frosty Morning; Coleman's March; Cornbread and Butterbeans; Cripple Creek; Danny Boy; Fanny Po'er; Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss; Hangman's Reel; Hard Times Come Again No More; How Many Biscuits Can You Eat?; John Brown's Dream; Kesh Jig; Liberty; Liza Jane; Lost Indian (Cherokee Shuffle); Mississippi Sawyer; Old Joe Clark; Over the Waterfall; Pretty Saro; Ragtime Annie; Red Wing; Road to Lisdoonvarna; Sally Ann; Sally in the garden; Sandy River Belle; Shady Grove; Shenandoah; Si Beag Si Mhor; Simple Gifts; Soldier's Joy; South Wind; Spotted Pony; St. Anne's Reel; Star of County Down; Tar Road to Sligo; The Ash Grove; The Blackest Crow; Turkey in the Straw; Wayfaring Stranger; Whiskey Before Breakfast
So what's your story?Mine has me going to hell and back. Suffering several broken hearts, financial ruins, and losing all hope. We have all desired greatness at some point in time and yet have been left with many dreams unfulfilled.Greatness sometimes comes from the strangest places.There is a purpose for your pain and there is always hope.Now is not the time to stop dreaming What does it really take to become "The Greatest Of All"?Get ready to find out because the greatest part of your story is soon to be told.
Advanced Beginner to Intermediate Playing Level - Intended for gigging musicians, the tunes in this book were arranged with a number of special considerations in mind. First and foremost, these tunes were arranged to be played easily. They are not necessarily easy as far as difficulty goes, but these arrangements use voice leadings and motions that reduce awkward hand positions and stretches that could cause hand fatigue or hand issues down the line. All arrangements are in standard tuning (E A D G B E). These arrangements were deliberately kept to a maximum of two pages to eliminate pages turns while performing. All tunes can be repeated, at the player's discretion, any number of times. Introductions and endings are noted sparsely to both save space and allow the performer to add his or her own introductions and endings. One thing you will also notice is that there are no full barre chords in this book, as barre chords place a lot of stress on a player's hands. There are a few instances of half barre chords (top three strings only), but even these are used sparingly. These arrangements utilize drones when appropriate, and bass notes are frequently offset from strong beats (e.g. bass notes landing on the and of the beat rather than on the beat). Although this style differs from many other guitar arrangements, this method of playing emphasizes the melody and allows the long, held bass notes (often open strings when possible) to fill out the soundscape. You'll find that rhythm is utilized to create a wonderfully full texture, rather than stacked notes as found in other guitar arrangements. This again is for the ease of reading and playability for the performer. As you become more comfortable with these arrangements, you will find areas where you could easily thicken the texture with some additional notes as you see fit. This book serves as a basic guide with endless possible embellishments and additions available to the performer. There are 19 tunes in the book, including: John Brown's March, The South Wind, Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine, Down by the Sally Gardens, Cold Frosty Morning, Oh Shenandoah, Jock o' Hazeldean, Spotted Pony, St. Anne's Reel, Princess Royal, Bury Me Beneath the Willow, Childgrove, Red Is the Rose, Cripple Creek, Bill Sullivan's Polka, Danny Boy, Over the Waterfall, The Parting Glass, Eliza Tries Again
