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1000 tulosta hakusanalla David C Jones
The Mystery of the Bright StarA hundred years ago, when women were fighting for the right to vote and Hollywood barely existed, Chicago was the center of filmmaking--bustling with movie studios, movie stars, and millionaires. The Windy City produced more motion pictures and had more stars than anyplace else in the world.The brightest star of the era was Catherine Farr, beautiful, intelligent, and beloved by millions. Then she vanished. In March 1920, the Bright Star of the movies boarded a train and never got off.Was she murdered? The prime suspect was her lover, movie director Toby Swanney. But she had angered many people because of her outspoken beliefs. Or perhaps she simply left everything behind to live life on her terms, like so many of the independent women in her films.A hundred years later, her great-great-nephew, a young screenwriter in Hollywood, returns to the small town where Catherine Farr was born to investigate the mystery. As Elliott Farr pieces together the clues of what happened, he rediscovers the rich history of the early movies--the explosion of talent, the remarkable personalities, and the excitement of creating a new art form for the twentieth century--while uncovering what actually happened to the Bright Star of the early movies."David C. Smith takes a long-forgotten piece of American cinema history and creates a mesmerizing story filled with unique characters. Like the movies of long ago, Bright Star is great entertainment." --Michael F. Blake, Author and Two-Time Emmy Award Winner"An engrossing tale of a fictional star's memoir and her puzzling fate."&emdash;Kirkus Reviews
Fascinating Tales from a Forgotten Era of Fantasy FictionA resurrected sorcerer grants the wishes of the desperate men who have returned him to life-but in ways none of them anticipates.A prince makes a bargain with a barbarian criminal to travel into a lost world of violence and sorcery to save the life of a woman who may already be dead.Marauders who attack a city devoted to a great goddess suffer her strange curse when she answers the pleas of her dying priestess.The last survivors of an ancient continent confront evil at every step as they march beneath skies of endless darkness to reach the haven they hope will lead them to safety.These tales and a dozen more by fantasy and adventure author David C. Smith appear in this unique collection. Out of print for more than 40 years, these stories were first published in the days of limited-circulation fanzines-the only avenue for new work created by the generation of writers who grew up in the shadow of the pulp magazines. The paperback reprints of those pulp stories in the late 1960s and early 1970s encouraged an entire generation of young writers to enlarge on that tradition of popular American storytelling. Now they are in print once more for a new generation of fantasy fiction enthusiasts.
"I'm not afraid of dying. I'm afraid of dying in Coven House."It has stood outside a rural village in northwest Illinois for a century, a cursed farmhouse that seems as old as Time and as evil as icy Hell itself.Brought to life by a coven of flappers and fanatics, it has remained on earth as a haven for anyone who walks or crawls into it-fools, adventurers, lost souls all.Wealthy Curt Peterson disregards the stories surrounding Coven House as he seeks to communicate with his dead wife and daughter. He blames himself for their deaths and hopes that Coven House will allow him to be with them once more.With him are his new wife, Jill, a model, and her photographer, Eric Cullen, who is himself determined to document the ghosts and memories that still inhabit the old mansion.They will succeed.Coven House allows all who enter it to discover its secrets.Haunted horror in the tradition of Shirley Jackson and Richard Matheson."A compact, chillingly cerebral narrative. One of the scariest haunted houses ever."-Ken W. Faig, Jr.
Vietnam: Before-During-After: A Young Man's Journey
David C. Friend
Independently Published
2019
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Freemasons need leaders, this is a book about masonic leadership and the symbols of Cryptic Masonry. A perfect gift for a new Master Mason or a Grand Council officers.
The Ballad of Katy O'Hare: Tales of the Spinward March Book 3
David C. Winnie
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2018
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"Duty-Honor-Obedience" These words, written in the year 3150 A.D. by the Second Terran Chief of Staff, General Thomas Schurenburg, are the Creed of the Terran Military. For generations the proud citizens of any species who joined the Services strived to live up to the creed in the Empire's relentless march across the galaxy. Nearly two thousand years later, a new, deadly enemy has made its presence known. Terrans by the tens of thousands on colonies along the Imperial borders are being kidnapped by an unknown, mysterious foe. The Fleet and Imperial Intelligence hunt this enemy, finally engaging its forces in battle at the Joeanmika 46-star system, just beyond the border. Katy O'Hare, a disgraced Naval Officer now commodore of a small salvage fleet, leads it into the battlefield to rescue survivors and reclaim the debris of the action. On a battered enemy hulk, Katy finds thirty thousand of the missing colonists, doomed to a fate beyond imagination. Katie is torn between her oaths of Loyalty to the Crown Prince, who has arrived on scene, and to the Creed written by the Warlord of the Great Angkor Khan. Should she follow her oaths to the Empire or listen to the calling of her conscience ...
Dave McClellan met Marie when she was 14 and he, 16. He lost her 42 years later. Cancer.In the days and months that followed, McClellan frequently posted on Facebook, where his grieving process was chronicled in real time. He cycled through pain, despair, boredom, guilt, anger, and hope. Followers, moved by his candor, suggested that a compilation might help other widows or people experiencing similar grief.In this book, McClellan shares the poems and heartfelt prose he wrote as he returned to work, saw his family dynamics change, made decisions that cost him friends and reckoned with God. He experienced frustration, sadness, and yes, the return of joyful moments -- like roses poking through the snow. Recommended for surviving spouses or anyone seeking comfort after a loss.
Discipling America: A Study of I Timothy
David C. Rogers
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2018
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There is a desperate need for disciples in today's modern world. 1 Timothy provides a guide book to follow for every person who calls Jesus Christ, Lord. While many see 1 Timothy as the pastoral book, the teachings found within it illustrate the character that a disciple of Jesus should have. Therefore, the encouragement and instruction found in 1 Timothy is for all who strive to be true disciples. We all are called to a ministry, and we all have a mission.
In My 80th Year: Poems of Reflection and Remembrance
David C. Couper
Independently Published
2018
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An account about people from opposite ends of the social-economic spectrum whose lives collide in the upper echelon of the military and the Presidency of the Unites States. One a product of horrific foster homes and the other from a wealthy privileged immigrant family. Greed, corruption, murder and conspiracy permeate their lives yet they both succeed to their ambitions. Janell Hater is a beautiful, smart woman who blames the all-boy-network for holding her back and craves political power to balance the scales. Isaac Scott and Bill Stewart need to escape abuse and get revenge on the one group they consider responsible for all their problems. America, and other western countries have all but strangled terrorist bank accounts. Terrorist must find alternatives to get funds flowing into their factions across the globe. The Hero Squad from Fires of Revenge and Alfalfa Connection find themselves in the middle of it all.
Switchin Over: A Journey to Deliverance
David C. L. Mack
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2018
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There is a war fought within each of us. What folk see on the outside is nothing like what is happening inside. The smile we put on, the clean haircut/hairdo, the pressed clothes... all covering the wounds, scars, and hidden weapons. My hope is that whoever reads "Switchin' Over" will have a push to be free of what binds them, and not think that whatever incarcerates them is how their story ends. I pray that the one that possesses this book will gain or regain a strategy to come out of where they are, and to know they are not alone. There is a way out. I hope that this book helps drive out the darkness and depression that haunts and torments the mind. We all have come from dark places or backgrounds, and I pray that my transparency will be a support in the battle that rages within.
The Antics of Fishermen and Fish, a Fishing Cartoon Collection
David C. R. Ford
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2018
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This humorous collection of fishing cartoons reflects the author's lifetime pursuit to outwit fish. Most often, the fish won Looking at the funny side, or sometimes the thoughtful side, of the sport of fishing, through these cartoons, adds to the fisherman's total experience. Every fisherman will relate to finding a tree on the end of their fishing line from a bad cast or the moment when the size of the fish may be embellished in relaying the story of exactly how big the fish was. These novel cartoons have captured the laughable antics on both sides of the fishing rod. Created for fishermen everywhere Enjoy the cartoons
Pier Giorgio Frassati is situated in the social and political upheaval of early-twentieth-century Italy. The Roman Catholic Church read the warning signs of atheistic Marxism; Mussolini filled Italy's political vacuum with fascists; and Rome was still Italy's disputed capital. The biography draws from a synopsis of selected letters and witness accounts, revealing Pier Giorgio's increasing engagement with the world around him, shaped by his spiritual life. Pier Giorgio belonged to an upper-middle-class family and his parents transmitted fundamental values of truth, courage, and justice. Although he was deeply loved by his parents, they did not share his religious zeal. Pier Giorgio was concerned about helping the poor in the slums of Turin, the needy German students in Berlin, but especially in contributing to world peace. His spiritual maturity was expressed by making sacrifices: his friendship with a young lady offered up, bidding farewell to his best friend leaving for the Air Force, watching his sister depart once married, and his career in mining engineering abandoned. Pier Giorgio stood alone. He remained at home for the good of his parents to ensure peace and unity. He died at twenty-four years old.
David Wilson didn't know where to turn when his wife, Chris, was in the depths of clinical depression, brought on by chronic fatigue syndrome and anorexia. In despair he entered an empty church and said a simple prayer: ""I have no power to affect anything in my life, but you have the power. If you help me, I will serve you."" From then on, their lives began to change. A prayer group contacted them and through the power of prayer, Chris's condition began to improve. At the same time she found herself developing remarkable gifts of prophecy. The author embarked on a theology course, enabling him to look at what had happened to him and to Chris with a new perspective. Is there, he wondered, a link between depression and spiritual awareness? The author looks at the lives of Elijah and other Old Testament prophets and notes how signs of depression coincided with spiritual insights. This fascinating and thought-provoking book is the story of a couple's spiritual journey, as well as a profound meditation on the connection between depression and prophecy.
David Wilson didn't know where to turn when his wife, Chris, was in the depths of clinical depression, brought on by chronic fatigue syndrome and anorexia. In despair he entered an empty church and said a simple prayer: ""I have no power to affect anything in my life, but you have the power. If you help me, I will serve you."" From then on, their lives began to change. A prayer group contacted them and through the power of prayer, Chris's condition began to improve. At the same time she found herself developing remarkable gifts of prophecy. The author embarked on a theology course, enabling him to look at what had happened to him and to Chris with a new perspective. Is there, he wondered, a link between depression and spiritual awareness? The author looks at the lives of Elijah and other Old Testament prophets and notes how signs of depression coincided with spiritual insights. This fascinating and thought-provoking book is the story of a couple's spiritual journey, as well as a profound meditation on the connection between depression and prophecy.
Our rational nature is to ask questions and to understand. We piece together childhood events, relationships, connection with nature, expressions of culture, and human fragility. What does it all mean? The collection of poems, Age of Innocence, starts off with childhood where the child is shielded from the world. The encounter with nature opens the path to metaphysical reflection while relations undergo reanalysis, reassurance, and rejection. Cultures may surprise and delight, but also confuse and disturb. What is the emotional ""impact"" over time? Innocence is progressively shattered as one discovers poverty, loneliness, and discrimination. The adult becomes the innocent ""patient."" Is there refuge behind clinic doors? Fragmented, the person blurs reality and illusion and seeks healing.
Our rational nature is to ask questions and to understand. We piece together childhood events, relationships, connection with nature, expressions of culture, and human fragility. What does it all mean? The collection of poems, Age of Innocence, starts off with childhood where the child is shielded from the world. The encounter with nature opens the path to metaphysical reflection while relations undergo reanalysis, reassurance, and rejection. Cultures may surprise and delight, but also confuse and disturb. What is the emotional ""impact"" over time? Innocence is progressively shattered as one discovers poverty, loneliness, and discrimination. The adult becomes the innocent ""patient."" Is there refuge behind clinic doors? Fragmented, the person blurs reality and illusion and seeks healing.