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1000 tulosta hakusanalla William D. Howells
This collection of poetry comes from the inspiration of nine muses and twelve zodiac signs. Taken from abstract thoughts to painful moments to just random occurrences, there's not always a clear reason why something happens, but the universe has its way of deciding for us.
Falling Up is a glimpse into a language heard loudly between the ears but rarely spoken aloud. Beautifully muted as it travels from the heart to the mind. Leaving a slight whistle that's usually hushed as insignificant. The words penned by William Hawkins are collections from his journal. Pieces of the voice written on his heart that has helped him maneuver during the best and worst times of his life. Now sharing with the world, he hopes Falling Up will encourage others to listen to the voice of their hearts as well.
Texas in 1858 was a land in dispute. The white settlers were encroaching further westward yearly causing the Comanche homelands to shrink to the edge of the Staked Plains of West Texas. The future of the Red Nation rested in the ability of the tribes to stop the encroachment of the land- hungry white men. The battle between the Texicans and Comanche had been ongoing for thirty years and had resulted in the steady loss of the red man's homelands in eastern central Texas. The Comanches were led by Horse Walking, an embittered Quahidi war chief, who understood that the westward march of the settlers must be stopped or slowed if only for a few years. His plan called for the death of his arch enemy of many years Josh Mckeeg. Mckeeg was a Captain of a Texas Ranging Company who had established a ranch and home for he and his family on the disputed eastern border of the Comanche homeland. The ranger had built not only a home but a strong fort-like structure that would furnish protection and security for the neighboring settlers on the sparsely populated frontier. Mackeeg had hunted Horse Walking for many years and hated the Indian not because the Comanche fought the Texicans, but because the red man enjoyed the killing and torture. The recent events of this long struggle had brought them both to the point of decision. The time for the culmination of this conflict was at hand. This is the story of their final confrontation. This is not just a story of a brave man but also the story of his wife and children. Without his family he would not have survived.
How to "SURVIVE" an MS150 Ride!: A rider's view of how to complete an MS 150 ride.
William D. Littrell
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2018
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A rider's perspective of how to complete an MS150 ride.
'Simon Says' by William D Watkins is a book that will delight both children and parents alike. This picture book of a mother and son's day at the inner city petting farm will evoke memories of warm summer days for years to come. The delicately drawn illustrations will hold your child's interest for hours and is sure to be a firm favourite on the reading list.William Watkins was inspired to write, "Simon Says," after a family day out at an inner-city petting farm when William noticed another family going around with a crying child. The mother of the child seemed convinced that the child was afraid of the larger animals. 'Simon Says, ' shows what William imagined was actually going on. William also hopes that this book will introduce young children to all sorts of farm animals.
Wild Wastes: Compilation: Yosemite's Founding (Books 1-3)
William D. Arand; Randi Darren
Independently Published
2019
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(Spoiler for the faint hearted at the bottom of the blurb. Please read all the way through.)(This is the Wild Wastes trilogy in one book)Before world war two could reach its conclusion, the world suffered what could only be defined as a cataclysm.Legend has it that an experiment failed. Catastrophically so. And when it failed, the center of the United States, from the Sierra Nevada to the Mississippi river became "The Waste", where everything changed.In The Waste, every fantasy creature, fairy tale demon, or mythological monster exists. From Orcs, to Neriads, Ogres, Trolls, Wratihs, Elves, Harpies, and even Beastmen. They all exist, and all despise humankind.In the ruins of the west and east coasts new governments have arisen. With new jobs.Vince is a Ranger, a profession whose sole job duty is surviving in the waste, and taking missions from the Ranger Guild. Be it courier services, escorts, or simply exploring tombs and cities.Taking up an escort mission, Vince encounters a situation that will shape his life forever onward.As well as the lives of everyone in North America.Warning: This novel contains adult themes and moral ambiguities. The main character is written as a real person in an apocalypse, and will not make choices that line up with society and cultural norms.This story contains a harem and is an Adult Fantasy novel.(Product Page for Book 1: https: //www.amazon.com/Wild-Wastes-Randi-Darren-ebook/dp/B06XF4TGHD)(Product Page for Book 2: https: //www.amazon.com/Wild-Wastes-Expansion-Randi-Darren-ebook/dp/B074XV3Y19)(Product Page for Book 3: https: //www.amazon.com/Wild-Wastes-Southern-Randi-Darren-ebook/dp/B07DK65BFD)
Dueling Dragons: The Struggle for Ireland 1849 - 1875
William D. Harshaw; Marjorie Harshaw Robie
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2018
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Marjorie Harshaw Robie's Dueling Dragons picks up where her Dwelling Place of Dragons ended, continuing an historical account of the critical years in 19th century Irish history that set the stage for turmoil in Ireland that lasted for more than one hundred years. In Dueling Dragons, famine and emigration decimate the Irish population; religious conflicts divide Protestants from Catholics; and friendships and families are torn apart. This history is recounted from the front-lines, the headlines, and through the writings of three connected Irishmen. James Harshaw, an ordinary Irish farmer, respected for his good works and his community commitment, kept a daily journal that disappeared years after his death, only to reappear miraculously one hundred years later, and several thousand miles away. Harshaw's nephew John Martin left his own farm to become an internationally known and respected political leader, devoting much of his life to achieving Irish independence from England. Martin's ideas and adventures were contained in letters, public speeches and newspaper articles. Martin's schoolmate and friend George Henderson, editor of an important and influential newspaper in Counties Down and Armagh, covered the major news of the day and wrote powerful editorials supporting the union of Ireland and England. Save for their writings, these men might have faded into oblivion. Ms. Robie spent years searching for the Harshaw diaries (which she found in Keokuk Iowa after a series of mind-boggling coincidences). She researched hundreds of historical documents including Martin's personal letters and decades' worth of Henderson's Newry Commercial Telegraph to piece together this startlingly personal and exquisitely detailed account of rebellion, religion and politics. In Dueling Dragons, Ms. Robie helps three important, unsung voices to emerge from the shadows. She has written a seminal story for history buffs, followers of religious and political history, and every Irish person on earth who imagines what his or her ancestors' lives were like.
We Did It Together: One Man's Improbable Journey of Becoming a Father Figure to Gang Members in the Mississippi Delta
William D. Currie; Matthew Connors
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2018
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Brother Matthew Connors was a baker, a butcher, a bus driver, and a grounds maintenance guy since joining the Society of the Divine Word Missionaries at the age of nineteen. At the age of fifty he was assigned to a black church in a poor part of Greenville, Mississippi that suffers the crime, drug, and gang problems that are prevalent in poor inner cities across America. He thought he was going to maintain the property. Instead, he found himself in the improbable role of becoming a father figure and mentor to scores of boys and young men on the likely path to two destinations; death or prison. How these boys and young men responded to this short, Irish, white guy from Massachusetts is a testament that gang members will pursue a different path in life given the chance and a dedicated guide. This is as much a story about all the boys and men who chose to walk away from gang violence and crime as it is the story about Brother Matt. God put Brother Matt in their midst to provide a spark to these boys. They turned that spark into a fire for life; their words an inspirational light to others coming behind them."Brother Matt taught me how to coexist...because before I met him I was a Vice Lord and before I knew Brother Matt I couldn't see a gangster and it not be an issue, you know what I'm saying? We banged and we banged hard. The streets are a cold place. And the streets will take the warmth and joy out of anybody. Because if we're going to be honest here, as blacks in the South, there's certain roles that we get pretty much forced on us because there are not a lot of options. You know, Brother Matt gave you the other option. The option that nobody else would even think about giving you. You know what I'm saying? The option to think about things, the option to hope, the option to believe in your damn self..".".the Bible says, "Be not deceived for some have entertained angels unknowingly." And I did. I entertained an angel." -Ken Baker
Johnny Cook is eight-years-old. It's 1933. His father's death leaves Johnny with his siblings and mother to survive on a small farm four years into the Great Depression. Grandpa Eddie asks a black man to help the white family. But Johnny does not want anything to do with black people, already entrenched strongly in his prejudice, a product of his environment. The young boy's sense of justice and fairness grows with him into manhood as Shorty teaches him through life lessons. Johnny tells the story in his words as a transformation takes place in his life. Retold from true accounts, the stories of Johnny and Shorty center around the racial divide in 1930s rural Mississippi to capture how a single black man's difficult life journey changes a poor white family's view of discrimination forever. Humorous, uplifting and brutally realistic, Shorty will create in the reader a desire to reflect on their own approach to fellow human beings.
Scissortail Spring: Book 2 of the McKeeg Saga
William D. Berry
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2018
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Post Civil War Texas was in the hands of carpet-baggers and scalawags. The taxes imposed on rancher Josh McKeeg were exorbitant, and if he cannot not pay, he will lose his ranch. He must come up with a way to pay the taxes and help his neighbors as well. The solution lies in a cattle drive that reaches from the Brazos River in Texas to the mountains of Denver, Colorado. This is the second book in the saga of the McKeeg family.
William D Watkins book 'She's Not' will delight both children and parents alike. This Halloween inspired picture book written in verse follows the sibling rivalry between a brother and his sister. The skillfully drawn colour illustrations will hold your child's imagination for hours and is sure to be a firm favourite on their reading list.
Felix would like nothing more than to take a vacation. A long one.One where he didn't have to wake up every morning and worry over casualty lists for the day.Ever since he and the Legion had been forced to flee their headquarters four years previous, nothing had gone quite right.In fact, Felix and the Legion have been locked in a shadow war with enemies unknown. Ones with magic that could carve through their technology easily.As the rest of the world fell apart, tearing itself to pieces at every turn with the return of the old gods, the Legion has held the chaos back.The price in blood has been climbing slowly, lately.Felix suspects there's a change on the horizon. One that he hasn't prepared or developed a plan for. Or so his paranoia has been telling him.That there's a change coming now that'll shake up the world.One that will turn it inside out, Legion and Felix along with it.Felix has decided it's time to push ahead and act. To finish things and protect his people at the same time. To take his Legion and make it safe.Because that's all that matters in the end to him.His Legion. And it always came first.Warning and minor spoiler: This novel contains graphic violence, undefined relationships/harem, unconventional opinions/beliefs, and a hero who is as tactful as a dog at a cat show. Read at your own risk.
In the early morning hours of August 29, 1986, Clarkson University sophomore Katy Hawelka - bright, pretty and full of life - strolled back to her upstate New York campus after a night out. On the dimly lit path beside the university's ice hockey arena, a stranger emerged from the darkness. The brutal sexual assault and strangulation that followed rocked the campus and the local community.When Katy was declared brain-dead three days later, her family's nightmare had only just begun.Terry Connelly soon learned details about her daughter's death that would make her blood boil. From the bungling campus guards who could have stopped the murder, to mistakes by others that allowed the killer to wander the streets committing violence, Katy's mother became certain of one thing: The criminal justice system only meant "justice for the criminals."A STRANGER KILLED KATY is the true story of a life cut tragically short, and of the fight by a grieving mother and others more than 30 years later to ensure that a killer would spend the rest of his life behind bars.
In this sequel to his 2021 true-crime book A STRANGER KILLED KATY, author William D. LaRue puts a spotlight on stunning developments surrounding the brutal 1986 murder of Clarkson University sophomore Katherine "Katy" Hawelka. While Katy's family continues their tireless fight to keep convicted killer Brian M. McCarthy behind bars, McCarthy attempts to rewrite history, portraying his heinous crime as a tragic accident.LaRue draws on New York parole board transcripts, prison records, interviews, and newly uncovered psychological evaluations to expose McCarthy's campaign to win freedom. The story builds to a dramatic 2023 parole hearing, where McCarthy's manipulations collide with a board determined to uncover the truth.THE LONG SHADOW OF KATY'S KILLER is a sobering account of an inmate's enduring quest for parole, and a family's unyielding determination to honor their daughter's memory. LaRue's masterful storytelling will leave readers riveted-and inspired by a case that proves that, sometimes, justice prevails.
Pause. Breathe. Flourish.: Living Your Best Life as an Educator explores the habits, practices, and mindset necessary for growth as both an educator and a person. Research shows that teachers and principals are leaving the profession of education at alarming rates. Some of the causes stem from the rising expectations and demands that educators find difficult to manage. Unfortunately, for many educators, taking care of others often means neglecting their own health and well-being. How can educators continue doing work they love while also making sure they are protecting themselves in the process? William D. Parker has served schools for more than twenty-five years as a teacher, administrator and education consultant. In Pause. Breathe. Flourish., he provides practical strategies and common-sense approaches for taking better care of yourself so that you can better serve and lead others. Each chapter begins with a mental image and unpacks specific tips for cultivating personal or professional growth. In the pages ahead, you will discover how your thoughts, relationships, commitments, values, and habits play an essential role in who you are as a person. Understanding 'who you are' plays heavily in your ability to weather storms, maintain perspective, work with purpose and effect meaningful change in the lives of others. Applying those insights can be challenging. By reading this book, you will be challenged to reconsider your mindset, reading habits, personal health, financial commitments, relationship priorities, and legacy building. To help you move forward, each chapter ends with reflection questions so that you can take immediate actions for thoughtful application and improved outcomes. Don't become another statistic in the rising number of educators who feel burned out. Instead, reimagine the possibilities that can happen for yourself and those whom you serve when you take time to pause, breathe, and flourish
Black American Entrepreneur in China
William D Frazier
Shanghai-America Direct Import Export
2020
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For some Black American small and medium sized enterprises (SME) to a great extent, they do not formulate collective international trade agreements because they focus on contracts through local governmental agencies. This book outlines my personal, academic, and professional experiences as to why I believe it's essential to develop international trade offices to focus on Black America's global business interests.
A Guide to Growing Your Business
William D Hughes; Aastha Verma; Michael Hughes
Armin Lear Press LLC
2020
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The world of sales and marketing has transformed dramatically in just the past few months Technology is the clay from which marketing programs are formed. Professionals have an intimate relationship with that technology, always keeping a high-powered computer their pockets and purses. Knowing precisely how to leverage the power of that technology--right now--can make or break a small or mid-sized business. Knowing how to leverage the power of relationships is part of that scenario.The owners of Amazon, Alibaba, Facebook, and other mega-companies now rank among the richest persons in the world. That's because their services provide sellers with extraordinary reach and buyers with exceptional convenience. People buy feelings, not things. What you make motivates buyers less than how your product makes them feel. A Guide to Growing Your Business addresses these issues of choice, motivation, and more with practical steps to convert a vision into the business you promised your customers, investors, family, and yourself. If you have aggressive growth plans, serious sales goals and lots at stake, this is the handbook for you. The authors are a powerhouse team of business expertise. Bill Hughes has more than forty years of professional sales, marketing and business management experience. He has held executive level positions with large and small companies. Since 1990, he has worked with 50 plus small-to-medium-size companies to increase revenues, profits and corporate valuation through time-efficient, innovative business strategies, coupled with results-driven sales and marketing programs. He has been a guest lecturer at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey and National University in San Diego, California. Co-author Aastha Verma is a senior cyber security expert for the United States Government and holds degree in electrical engineering and system engineering.Co-author Michael Hughes is a veteran in the digital marketing field and helped thousands of businesses increase sales and realize profitable returns from their online marketing investments.
They are people throughout history that stand and cast a shadow on everything and everyone around them.They leave a mark on the world around them for good and sometimes for evil, as their names become a thing of legend known to all.Now enter a universe where the words Ten Thousand echoes through every planet, moon, and star system, bring hope to those that are hopeless. While instilling fear in the hearts of those that are evil and ruthless.This tale tells the journey of what it takes Daniel to go from a regular unheard-of explorer to become the most powerful legend in the universe.