Richard Powell

A richly illustrated celebration of the paintings of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama From the moment of their unveiling at the National Portrait Gallery in early 2018, the portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama have become two of the most beloved artworks of our time. Kehinde Wiley's portrait of President Obama and Amy Sherald's portrait of the former first lady have inspired unprecedented responses from the public, and attendance at the museum has more than doubled as visitors travel from near and far to view these larger-than-life paintings. After witnessing a woman drop to her knees in prayer before the portrait of Barack Obama, one guard said, "No other painting gets the same kind of reactions. Ever." The Obama Portraits is the first book about the making, meaning, and significance of these remarkable artworks.Richly illustrated with images of the portraits, exclusive pictures of the Obamas with the artists during their sittings, and photos of the historic unveiling ceremony by former White House photographer Pete Souza, this book offers insight into what these paintings can tell us about the history of portraiture and American culture. The volume also features a transcript of the unveiling ceremony, which includes moving remarks by the Obamas and the artists. A reversible dust jacket allows readers to choose which portrait to display on the front cover.An inspiring history of the creation and impact of the Obama portraits, this fascinating book speaks to the power of art—especially portraiture—to bring people together and promote cultural change.Published in association with the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC

AN UNEASY ALLIANCE BETWEEN THE DIXIE MAFIA AND A GULF COAST GANG ERUPTS IN VIOLENCE The Biloxi Crowns need a place away from the coast to produce drugs. The Dixie Mafia owns the sites and the political influence the Crowns need. A raid on the county's first meth lab kills a deputy and reveals this sinister alliance. It also prompts Hector's family to coerce him back into the criminal underworld.Meanwhile, a crooked politician uses the botched raid as an excuse to hamstring the sheriff's department. First, he suspends the Sheriff and appoints a replacement favorable to the gangs. When that is not enough to satisfy the gang leaders, he transfers Jordan to the county's backwater and demotes Urich back to uniformed patrol. Will these monsters devour the county? Will Hector be sacrificed for his family's greed? Who will triumph? JOIN THE ADVENTURE Robert Jordan and Christine Urich, Mix a hint of Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch with a twist of James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux. Add Robert Dugoni's, Trace Crosswhite. The result gives bad guys nightmares

This book traces the history of the development of science and religion as pillars of our society and why there is perceived conflict between them. It covers the development of religion in the non-scientific era before the development of science during the Age of Enlightenment, Industrial Revolution, Victorian Era, Age of the New Physics, World War II, and the High Tech Era. The lives of famous scientists with strong beliefs in God are used as examples in each period. This book is important to help stem the rising trend of atheism. It is the only book written from this biographical perspective. One of the co-authors is a prominent physicist with over 40 years of experience and the other is a Christian apologist who is known for writing both non-fiction and fiction Christian books.

For decades, Israel cultivated the image of a besieged democracy; Western-aligned and morally untouchable. But the Gaza genocide - the first mass atrocity ever documented in real time, by its victims - shattered that narrative. As bombed neighbourhoods streamed live on phones, as entire families disappeared beneath rubble, and as Western and Arab leaders remained silent, something irreversible broke.

Take a tour along the Sussex, through some of the most beautiful countryside and villages in England and discover pictures, stories and tales from the earliest times to the present day.Travelling through some of the most fascinating towns and beautiful countryside in England, this book is more than just a tourist guide, it contains anecdotes, pictures, oddities and strange facts sourced from locals. From Rye to Chichester, we find bustling modern cities, historic tourist towns and ancient villages, cliffs with sweeping views of the channel, sand dune lined beaches, rolling hills, great houses and gardens, castles and history going back over thousands of years. We experience exciting nightlife, great food, exotic hotels, quiet country lanes, historic pubs, modern shopping malls and unique stores. Come with us and enjoy the sights, people and places of the southeast coast of England. The A259 follows the coast from Folkestone in Kent to just short of Portsmouth in Hampshire. This book covers the route from Rye to Chichester Harbour in Sussex. Most of the 90 miles covered consists of a single carriageway that tends to follow the coast with a few twists and turns inland. Most of these places are less than two hours away by train from London. Stopping to look around becomes a pleasure when unearthing the stories behind local landmarks.

The Powell Family of Bilpin covers the period 1792 to recent times starting with Edward Powell, one of the group of five first free settlers in the colony of New South Wales and follows the authors branch of the family. Edward Powell achieved dubious fame during his life but at the same time made an unconscious contribution to the history of the Colony by being charged with murdering two indigenous criminals. His subsequent trial and pardon are covered extensively in the first part of this record. At this time it is unconfirmed but family history states that this was the first time in the history of the colony where indigenous people were recognised as human beings at law.

Take a tour along Stane Street, through some of the most beautiful countryside and villages in England. Here you will find pictures, stories and tales from the earliest times to the present day. Walk in the steps of soldiers, peasants, pilgrims, monks and traders. Enjoy their stories and perhaps find some of your own. Built by the Romans in the first century AD, Stane Street ensured the quick movement of goods and people between Chichester on the English Channel and the new Roman city of Londinium. After the Romans left in the fourth century, some parts of the 58 mile road fell into disrepair, much was recycled into building materials and some elements simply disappeared under fields and swamps. Despite the ravages of nearly two thousand years, enough traces of the route exist to be able to follow it, whenever you are ready. Enjoy the journey.

This book discusses multilingual postcolonial common law, focusing on Malaysia’s efforts to shift the language of law from English to Malay, and weighing the pros and cons of planned language shift as a solution to language-based disadvantage before the law in jurisdictions where the majority of citizens lack proficiency in the traditional legal medium. Through analysis of legislation and policy documents, interviews with lawyers, law students and law lecturers, and observations of court proceedings and law lectures, the book reflects on what is entailed in changing the language of the law. It reviews the implications of societal bilingualism for postcolonial justice systems, and raises an important question for language planners to consider: if the language of the law is changed, what else about the law changes?

This book discusses multilingual postcolonial common law, focusing on Malaysia’s efforts to shift the language of law from English to Malay, and weighing the pros and cons of planned language shift as a solution to language-based disadvantage before the law in jurisdictions where the majority of citizens lack proficiency in the traditional legal medium. Through analysis of legislation and policy documents, interviews with lawyers, law students and law lecturers, and observations of court proceedings and law lectures, the book reflects on what is entailed in changing the language of the law. It reviews the implications of societal bilingualism for postcolonial justice systems, and raises an important question for language planners to consider: if the language of the law is changed, what else about the law changes?

MIXING VOODOO AND QUANTUM MECHANICS IS NO LAUGHING MATTER. OR IS IT? COME FIND OUT While retrieving their treasure cache Jean and Pierre Lafitte enter a mysterious fog on the Mississippi. Frightened by the fog, their cook, a student of Marie Laveau, invokes a chant that moves the ship and its crew to the Twenty-first Century. They discover the time shift when they seize a tug headed upstream.Trapped in this unfamiliar time the brothers reach an agreement with the tugboat's crew. For a portion of the treasure, the crew agrees to get them to Memphis. They also hire two of the tug's crew to be their guides in the modern world until they can work the force that moved them forward in time.As they hide out in Twenty-first-century Memphis, the situation becomes desperate. Jean discovers his wife, left behind in the Nineteenth Century, requires a modern medical procedure to save her and her unborn child.Frantic to discover the time travel secret, they enlist the help of scientists, voodoo practitioners, and a talking crow. But once the secret is unlocked, they still must make the journey both through time and across the Caribbean to the pirates' home port on Galveston Island.New Orleans Street hustlers and slave catchers throw obstacles in their path. While U.S. Navy pirate hunters strive to bring the crew to justice. Can they do it? Will they achieve A Rescue In Time?What do readers and reviews say about the book?If you love Ready Player One or Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, but look for a little time travel instead of tech, don't pass this one up Science fiction designed to make even Andy Weir chuckle.

Hector's stepbrother is murdered in an abandoned warehouse. The mounting evidence points to Hector as the killer. But neither Jordan nor Urich believe his guilt. Convinced they've lost their objectivity, the county attorney removes them from the case.Can they ignore their personal feelings? Stand on the sidelines while Hector's convicted? Not for one second

Evil forces lurk on the internet. Besides the scammers and thieves are the Trolls. They harass, steal, and bully individuals, and entire countries leaving chaos in their wake. Trolls drive George Parker's granddaughter to self-destruction while a Troll Farm prepares to spread chaos through global social media. As the Bridge Club gang pursues the Trolls who attacked George's granddaughter a phantom emerges from Bill Doolin's past thrusting the gang into the global arena. Will they catch the fiends who harmed George's granddaughter and turned her family inside out? Can they stop this Troll Farm from spreading chaos and mayhem around the world? Will Bill's life get right side up now that he's discovered this person from his past? Join The Adventure And See

THE HUNT FOR A SERIAL KILLER EXPOSES MASSIVE GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION A BRUTAL MURDER OCCURS IN MEMPHIS NEAR FRANKLIN CITY'S LIMITS. BUT ALL IS QUIET IN THE CITY ITSELF AS FRANKLIN CITY CELEBRATES INDEPENDENCE DAY. UNTIL AMONG THE FESTIVAL CROWD WENDY CLAIMS SHE SEES A MAN BILL DOOLIN'S COMPATRIOTS PUT BEHIND BARS. A CHECK OF PRISON ROSTERS SHOWS THE MAN REMAINS IN PRISON. THEN TWO YOUNG WOMEN ARE MURDERED IN TOWN. A COMPOSITE DONE BY A WITNESS RESEMBLES THE MAN JAILED A YEAR AGO. AND NOW THE HUNT IS ON.AS THE MEMPHIS POLICE PURSUE THEIR KILLER AND BILL'S COMPATRIOTS HUNT FOR FRANKLIN CITY'S KILLER THE TWO CASES COLLIDE, EXPOSING CORRUPTION BOTH WITHIN THE CITY AND ON A GLOBAL SCALE.

A MURDER MYSTERY GOVERNMENT CONSPIRACY WHAT IS NOT TO LOVE ABOUT THIS BOOK AS PEACE RETURNS TO JERGEN COUNTY, ROY FIRES UP HIS RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN, JORDAN BREAKS OUT HIS FISHING GEAR AND URICH PLANS HER WEDDING. THE ONLY PERSON DISTURBING THE PEACE IS A WINDOW PEEPER AND MURPHY, NEWLY PROMOTED TO INVESTIGATIONS, IS HOT ON HIS TRAIL. THE DISCOVERY OF A HUMAN BONE AT MRS. LAMBERT'S HOME SITE SHATTERS THE TRANQUILITY. RUMORS FLY WHEN CRIME SCENE TECHNICIANS UNEARTH THE COMPLETE SKELETON. IS THERE A NEW KILLER ON THE LOOSE OR IS IT AN OLD CRIME CONNECTED TO THE NOW DEFUNCT DIXIE MAFIA? WHEN IT'S LEARNED, THE SKELETON IS THOUSANDS OF YEARS OLD THINGS SETTLE UNTIL EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THE BODY CAME FROM ANOTHER PLANET. SCIENTISTS, UFO ENTHUSIASTS, NEW AGE GURUS, AND PAGANS FLOCK TO THE SITE, STRETCHING THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE'S RESOURCES TO ITS LIMITS. AMID THIS CHAOS A KILLER STALKS THE ARCHEOLOGISTS EXCAVATING THE SITE AS THEY BATTLE OVER CUSTODY OF THE ALIEN'S BODY. HAS JERGEN COUNTY FINALLY ACHIEVED CRITICAL MASS? WILL E.T. FIND A HOME? AND WILL THIS TURMOIL PREVENT JORDAN, URICH, AND MURPHY FROM BRINGING THE KILLER TO JUSTICE?Robert Jordan and Christine Urich, a hint of Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch with a twist of James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux. Add Robert Dugoni's, Trace Crosswhite The result gives bad guys nightmares

WHAT REVIEWERS SAY: I thought the main topic of this book would be hard to stomach but it was handled effortlessly by the author. He has shed a blinding light on the travesty of child laundering and at the same time had me laughing with the characters and aching for the return of little Anna to her parents. Then he threw in a major plot twist that had me grinning like a lunatic. A fantastic read all around-THE SILENT SCREAMER BOOK BLOG On the edge of your seat, this story keeps you up way past your bedtime-GOODREADS A CHILD'S KIDNAPPING IN HONG KONG EXPOSES A WORLD MORE TERRIFYING THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE BASED ON TRUE EVENTS HONG KONG POLICE DETECTIVE WILLIAM LAU'S INFANT DAUGHTER FALLS INTO THE HANDS OF CHILD LAUNDERS. THESE "BABY BROKERS" FORGE A NEW IDENTITY FOR THE STOLEN CHILD, ENABLING THEM TO SHIP THE CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD. THEY THEN SELL THEM TO WEALTHY FAMILIES UNABLE TO LEGALLY ADOPT. THOSE NOT ADOPTED ARE PASSED ON TO SLAVE LABOR OR ORGAN DONATION. DESPERATE TO FIND HIS CHILD, LAU'S PURSUIT LEADS HIM TO MEMPHIS TENNESSEE.MEANWHILE IN FRANKLIN CITY, A QUIET MEMPHIS SUBURB, BILL DOOLIN IS CALLED BACK FROM RETIREMENT TO INVESTIGATE A HIGH-PROFILE COLD CASE. LAU'S COLLEAGUE'S MURDER IN FRANKLIN CITY BRINGS THE TWO HUNTERS TOGETHER. THEY JOIN FORCES TO FIND LAU'S DAUGHTER BEFORE HER KIDNAPPERS TAKE HER BEYOND REACH.WHILE SEARCHING BOTH BILL AND LAU UNCOVER DARK SECRETS ABOUT THEMSELVES THAT ADDS MORE URGENCY TO THEIR HUNT AND PROMISES TO CHANGE THEIR LIVES FOREVER. WILL THEY FIND THE CHILD IN TIME? WILL THE TWO HUNTERS BE ABLE TO RECONCILE THEIR LIVES WITH WHAT EACH DISCOVERED? COME ALONG AND FIND OUT

Independent Reviews from Goodreads and Amazon readers in the U.S. and the UK This book is part police procedural and part daytime drama and part suspense thriller and just a little bit of a spy-related story. Lots of different pieces that together made for one very, very enjoyable adventure.....A great plot with some nice twists and turns. The characters were likeable. I think I know.some of these people. I will read more from this author.....The first of Richard Powell's Bridge Club series is permanently on my list of favorites. The characters created are exactly like the people next door, only they live secret lives that make them extraordinary. You'll be guessing, cheering, and laughing right down to the last word....Independent Reviews from Goodreads and Amazon readers in the U.S. and the UKNOT ALL CRIME FIGHTERS WEAR MASKS AND CAPES. THEY MIGHT BE THE ORDINARY FOLKS NEXT DOOR BORED WITH RETIREMENT, FORMER DETECTIVE BILL DOOLIN SEEKS FRESH CHALLENGES IN HIS LIFE. HE GETS THAT AND MORE WHILE HELPING A FRIEND VICTIMIZED BY AN INTERNET SCAM. BILL'S EFFORTS BRING HIM TO THE ATTENTION OF A ROGUE FBI AGENT PURSUING A CRUSADING HACKER. CONVINCED BILL IS THIS HACKER OR AN ACCOMPLICE, THE FEDERAL AGENT TURNS BILL'S LIFE UPSIDE DOWN.DESPERATE TO CLEAR HIMSELF, BILL MOUNTS A SEARCH FOR THIS CYBER CRUSADER. WHAT HE DISCOVERS TURNS HIS WORLD UPSIDE DOWN AS MURDER, KIDNAPPING, AND CHAOS DESCEND ON THIS QUIET MEMPHIS SUBURB.FRESH CHALLENGES? HE'S GOT EM AND MORE. ONCE HE REALIZES NOT ALL SUPER CRIME FIGHTERS WEAR MASKS AND CAPES, WILL HIS WORLD EVER BE THE SAME? WOULD YOURS? JOIN BILL AS HE UNRAVELS THIS MYSTERY AND DISCOVERS NOTHING OVERCOMES.... OLD AGE AND TREACHERY LIKE RICHARD OSMAN'S THURSDAY MURDER CLUB THESE FOLKS SCARE BAD MEN AROUND THE WORLD

JORDAN AND URICH NOW HUNT THE MAN WHO MURDERED JORDAN' S DAUGHTER A SERIAL KILLER CALLING HIMSELF THE GINGERBREAD MAN TARGETS TEENAGE PROSTITUTES IN MEMPHIS. TO FACILITATE THEIR INVESTIGATION, MEMPHIS POLICE KEEP DETAILS OF HIS KILLINGS FROM THE PUBLIC AND DENY HE EXISTS. FRUSTRATED BY THIS LACK OF NOTORIETY, THE KILLER STALKS INVESTIGATORS IN THE CASE AND EXPANDS HIS KILLING GROUND TO TUNICA.WHILE ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT TO TUNICA COUNTY, JORDAN AND URICH STUMBLE ON A MURDER THAT MIRRORS JORDAN'S DAUGHTER'S KILLING, THREE YEARS BEFORE. REMOVED FROM HIS DAUGHTER'S MURDER CASE THEN AS IT INVOLVED A FAMILY MEMBER. NOW, AS THE MURDER OCCURRED IN A NEIGHBORING COUNTY, HE IS AGAIN WARNED OFF THE CASE. ESTRANGED FROM CHARMAIN, HIS DAUGHTER'S DEATH NOW RETURNS TO HAUNT HIM. THESE FORCES SHOVE HIM DOWN THE PATH THAT NEARLY WRECKED HIS LIFE BEFORE.AT THE SAME TIME CHARMAIN, HOPING TO HELP JORDAN FIND CLOSURE, LAUNCHES AN INVESTIGATION INTO JORDAN'S DAUGHTER'S MURDER. WHILE MEETING WITH THE LEAD MEMPHIS DETECTIVE, PRESSURING HIM TO KEEP THE CASE ALIVE, SHE COMES TO THE ATTENTION OF THE KILLER. AFTER CONTACTING HER, THE KILLER OFFERS TO BECOME HER MUSE. HE SHARES GRISLY DETAILS OF HIS KILLINGS WITH HER DRAWING HER INTO THE INVESTIGATION'S VORTEX.WILL JORDAN RIGHT HIS PERSONAL LIFE AND FIND A WAY TO GET INVOLVED IN THE CASE? CAN HE NAIL THIS KILLER AND PROTECT CHARMAIN FROM THIS OBSESSED MANIAC?Robert Jordan and Christine Urich, Mix a hint of Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch with a twist of James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux. Add Robert Dugoni's, Trace Crosswhite. The result gives bad guys nightmares

A prominent author dies at a mystery writer's retreat. Is it natural causes, or was she murdered?Recently promoted to investigations, Deputy Sheriff Christine Urich is eager to succeed. Show she is not merely a pretty face promoted to make the Department look fair. But will this first case derail her dream? Why? The lead Detective, Robert Jordan, struggles with Demons of his own. His career circles the drain after being hounded out of Memphis Homicide. Landing in this rural county, Jordan seems content to finish his career making as few waves as possible.As they struggle to build a working relationship while stumbling over the writers shadowing their every move, they discover that all those attending had strong motives to kill the victim. Are the writers interested in watching the police at work or is one or more of them killers covering their trail while pretending to cooperate? Can the detectives put their differences aside and bring the killer to justice? Come find out WHAT REVIEWERS SAY ABOUT THE JERGEN COUNTY SERIES: Robert Jordan and Christine Urich. Mix a hint of Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch with a twist of James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux. Add Robert Dugoni's, Trace Crosswhite with a dash of J.D. Robb's Eve Dallas.. The result gives bad guys nightmares