Call Me Steve

Author : Les O'Brien
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-18
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781525517938

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Call Me Steve by Les O'Brien Pdf

“Lengang’arangetengop. At no time in human history has a book started with that name, I bet.” And so begins the true story of a Calgary man’s life-changing journey to Africa and the start of his life-long friendship with a Samburu warrior with an impossibly long name. On his first day at a Kenyan nature reserve, elephant expert Les O’Brien finds himself sought out by a park guide who is hungry to learn from him. But the tables quickly turn, and soon Lengang’arangetengop – who graciously allows tourists to call him “Steve” and his friends to call him “Tilas” – becomes the teacher. Tilas not only shares his knowledge of his environment and the beauty of Africa with his new friend, he also teaches him about the way of the Samburu – a semi-nomadic people who carry everything they own with them as they travel the African plains. From his new friend, Les learns about loyalty, friendship, responsibility, environmental stewardship, and how to be a better human. More than a travel book, Call Me Steve is a story of self-discovery and friendship in a land like no other. This book will make you laugh, cry, and then google Samburu National Reserve so you can begin to arrange your own trip there.

Author : Steve Wolfe
Publisher : Publication Consultants
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2005-08-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781594332340

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Call Me Coach by Steve Wolfe Pdf

Steve Wolfe, fresh out of college, comes to the little town of Homer, Alaska and begins his wrestling coach career. Homer, Alaska is at the end of the road. Coach soon finds that Alaska is full of unbelievable characters--kids and adults alike--students, teachers, and neighbors. Coach's interactions with these characters make for nonstop humor and inspiration. Call Me Coach is a story of rare experiences of struggle, failure, but ultimately triumph. Alaskans and wrestlers have a common spirit--the spirit of adventure and overcoming all adversity. Call Me Coach is a humorous story of motivation and the spirit of Alaska and wrestling.

Author : Daniel Hernandez
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-05
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781442462380

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They Call Me a Hero by Daniel Hernandez Pdf

Daniel Hernandez helped save the life of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, and his life experience is a source of true inspiration in this heartfelt memoir, “an absorbing eyewitness view of a shocking event wrapped in a fluent, engaging self-portrait” (Kirkus Reviews). “I don’t consider myself a hero,” says Daniel Hernandez. “I did what I thought anyone should have done. Heroes are people who spend a lifetime committed to helping others.” When Daniel Hernandez was twenty years old, he was working as an intern for US Representative Gabrielle Giffords. On January 8, 2011, during a “Congress on Your Corner” event, Giffords was shot. Daniel Hernandez’s quick thinking before the paramedics arrived and took Giffords to the hospital saved her life. Hernandez’s bravery and heroism has been noted by many, including President Barack Obama. But while that may have been his most well-known moment in the spotlight, Daniel Hernandez, Jr., is a remarkable individual who has already accomplished much in his young life, and is working to achieve much more. They Call Me a Hero explores Daniel’s life, his character, and the traits that a young person needs to rise above adversity and become a hero like Daniel. “His story is inspiring not only for his bravery during the shooting, but also for his commitment to education advocacy and public service, including his appointment to Tucson’s Commission on LGBT issues and election to the local school board. Photos of Hernandez with family, friends, colleagues, and political figures are included” (Publishers Weekly).

Author : Smriti Prasadam-Halls
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-13
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781408838815

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Don't Call Me Sweet by Smriti Prasadam-Halls Pdf

Rhyming text and colorful illustrations relate a tale of a little monster who wants to appear big and scary and not sweet, until one day he runs into a giant ogre.

Author : Allen Shamblin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1582460582

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Don't Laugh at Me by Allen Shamblin Pdf

Illustrated version of a song pointing out that in spite of our differences, we are all the same in God's eyes.

Author : Alleyn Diesel
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011-05-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781920590123

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Reclaiming the L-Word by Alleyn Diesel Pdf

This brave and moving collection of stories by South African lesbian women from different backgrounds reminds us, again, that rights are never finally won in legislatures or in court rooms. They are won by people exercising them. The authors of the stories and poems in this book have done just that. They have stood up to celebrate the dignity of lesbian women in South Africa. Each contribution is different. And each intensely personal. And each one reminds us of the urgent need for us to stop hate crime and to create a safe society for all LGBT South Africans.

Author : Julia Ellifritt
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2024-02-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9798891304550

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Miracle On Julia Street by Julia Ellifritt Pdf

Where would an independent, redheaded, suburban American woman bump into a fiery preacher man from Nigeria? How did sparks of both attraction and anger start to fly right away? Can a deep friendship or even a romance begin to form between people whose lives are so radically different in most every way possible? Little did they know that they would remain connected for many years ahead, even though they would live on different continents in a time where there were no computers, Internet, or cell phones to connect them. Miracle on Julia Street is the story of their relationship, as told through their correspondence and the author's journals. Spanning more than a decade and two continents, their story is one of faith, discernment, trying to navigate cultural differences, and ultimately trusting a good God for the outcome of their lives. Is it a friendship? Sometimes. Is it a romance? Sometimes. Could it ever become a marriage? Miracle on Julia Street will keep you guessing to the end.

Author : Jeffrey Round
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 865 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781459734548

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Dan Sharp Mysteries 4-Book Bundle by Jeffrey Round Pdf

The first four novels of the Dan Sharp mystery series, winner of the Lambda Award for best gay mystery. Collected into a single volume, the Lambda-award winning Dan Sharp series by Jeffrey Round follows a gay father and missing persons investigator as he weaves from upper-class enclaves to the seedy underbelly of Toronto and Southern Ontario. Includes: Lake on the Mountain - #1 Dan Sharp, a gay missing persons investigator, accepts an invitation to a wedding on a yacht in Ontario’s Prince Edward County. But the event doesn’t go as planned. A member of the wedding party is swept overboard and Dan finds himself deep in troubled waters as he searches for possible killers, not only in the present, but also twenty years earlier. Pumpkin Eater - #2 Missing persons investigator Dan Sharp makes a grisly find in a burned-out Toronto slaughterhouse. His search for a killer takes him deep into Toronto’s underworld. The Jade Butterfly - #3 A chance meeting in a bar sends missing persons investigator Dan Sharp in search of a woman presumed dead in the Tiananmen Square Massacre. But there may be international consequences and big players in a mystery that spans two continents. After the Horses - #4 When a notorious bar owner is found dead, Dan Sharp is approached by a couple who claim they know the killer’s identity. Reluctant at first, Dan reconsiders when he learns about the club’s shady payments to the cops. As suspicious disappearances mount, Dan finds himself targeted by someone who wants the case — and anyone connected — dead. "Such devotion to his work makes Round's writing absorbing for readers. You sympathize with Sharp, even as he falls into a whiskey-drenched hell, and you wait for him to rise again." – Xtra! "The writing is raw, the emotions are taut and author Jeffrey Round brings it together in a breathtaking conclusion." – Hamilton Spectator "Jeffrey Round is the gay Margaret Atwood!" – Luba Goy, Comedian

Author : Lenny Greenman,Stephen Melillo
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2000-11
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780595136612

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Only for Now by Lenny Greenman,Stephen Melillo Pdf

He was a highly dedicated, abnormally skilled, confused and powerful boy, a trained killer who had hired himself to do a job. Seventeen-year-old Stephen Rinaldi went into the ring. Literal and internal, it was a ring with powerful, politically connected enemies. They wanted to crush him before he had even the chance of becoming a man. No training, no prayers, no prior life-experience had prepared him. Only for Now is a fast-paced action-adventure for adolescents of all ages. Told by his student and friend, Lenny Greenman, Only for Now tells how one individual took a beating in every way a person might, yet stood tall in a world that tried to kick him in another direction. Amidst the divorce of his parents, bitter backstabbing betrayal, the ridicule of buddies who once called him friend and the unexplained and hurtful end of his first love, Stephen leaves home for his first year of college. Exceptionally skilled in the Chinese martial art, he inadvertently challenges another karate/kung fu teacher named Yang. Yang and his school of more than 125 become Stephen's adversaries on a distant college campus far from home. His life literally goes into the ring, a struggle inside and out, between turning the other cheek and fighting back hard. In Only for Now, one person collides with the many people who want him gone. He faces formidable foes, inside and out, and literally goes under cover but in the end, Stephen Rinaldi emerges as a real-to-life Hero. Life is short, but very wide. Only for Now is wide and stands as a lasting testament to those who believe that growing up need not mean, giving in.

Author : Selena Millman
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780979841750

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New Friends, New Family by Selena Millman Pdf

Author : Stephan Schiffman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2007-12-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781440501043

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Stephan Schiffman's Sales Essentials by Stephan Schiffman Pdf

Having trouble closing your deals? Hitting a frustrating plateau with your sales numbers? Feel that upselling is a lost cause? Let sales guru Stephan Schiffman drive your sales pitches up a notch with his tried-and-true techniques - and get results immediately! Stephan Schiffman's Sales Essentials includes time-tested tips on: Mastering the cold call Using email as a selling tool Raising the stakes to "up" your next buy Closing the deal - every time! Plus, you'll also find 50 surefire questions to ask to make deal after deal, year after year. Packed with insider information you need to beat the competition, you can't afford not to read Stephan Schiffman's Sales Essentials!

Author : Robert P. French
Publisher : Robert P. French
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780987689658

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Lockstep by Robert P. French Pdf

A mysterious kidnapping. A political ransom. A missing teen. To save a child, an ex-cop with a dark past must risk his future… Recovering addict Cal Rogan would do anything to preserve his relationship with his daughter. So when one of her friends disappears, Cal splits his efforts between three separate cases. But after he digs deeper into a candidate’s political blackmail and an ex-cop’s missing teenager, he has a sneaking suspicion that both crimes are connected to the kidnapping… As Cal and his partner Nick connect the dots, there’s only one problem: the evidence they find keeps evaporating. Cal’s only chance to save an innocent child may require committing an unthinkable crime… Lockstep is a dramatic standalone book in the Cal Rogan crime thriller series. If you like heroes who struggle with their demons, gritty urban police detectives, and clues you won’t see coming, then you’ll love Robert P. French’s compelling crime novel. Buy Lockstep to stay one step ahead of a criminal today!

Author : Marsha Sheiness
Publisher : Samuel French, Inc.
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : American drama
ISBN : 0573616086

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The Spelling Bee by Marsha Sheiness Pdf

Author : Chuck Frazier
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2002-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780595253616

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The Stranger by Chuck Frazier Pdf

Scarred from Vietnam, Steve is invited to a wedding in Mexico where he meets Miracle, a young Mexican woman who is asked to be his guide. After a series of misunderstandings they come to care deeply for each other, this spark evolves into the flame of love. The tragedies that have paralelled their lives have led them to a better understanding of each other. The compassion that they have shown for others in the jungles of Mexico kindled the flame of love for each other.

Author : Barbara Nadel
Publisher : Allison & Busby Ltd
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2022-09-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780749027537

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Web of Lies by Barbara Nadel Pdf

London, December 2019. Two young boys, Habib and Loz, are trying their luck at selling knock-off pain remediesto pensioners. But they are troubled by an encounter with a potential elderly customer and a young man with ablood-smeared face. Mumtaz Hakim wants to help if she and her partner Lee Arnold can, even though there's no way their detective agency could reasonably charge the boys. While they set about uncovering the truth behind the odd situation in the shadow of St Paul's Cathedral, they find themselves drawn into a gruesome investigation involving an old man and a newborn baby.