Long Mile Home

Author : Scott Helman,Jenna Russell
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780698157248

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Long Mile Home by Scott Helman,Jenna Russell Pdf

In the tradition of 102 Minutes and Columbine, the definitive book on the Boston Marathon bombing and subsequent manhunt for the Tsarnaev brothers, written by reporters from The Boston Globe and published to coincide with the first anniversary of the tragedy Long Mile Home will tell the gripping story of the tragic, surreal, and ultimately inspiring week of April 15, 2013: the preparations of the bombers; the glory of the race; the extraordinary emergency response to the explosions; the massive deployment of city, state, and federal law enforcement personnel; and the nation’s and the world’s emotional and humanitarian response before, during, and after the apprehension of the suspects. The authors, both journalists at The Boston Globe, are backed by that paper’s deep, relentless, and widely praised coverage of the event. Through the eyes of seven principal characters including the bombers, the wounded, a victim, a cop, and a doctor, Helman and Russell will trace the distinct paths that brought them together. With an unprecedented level of detail and insight, the book will offer revelations, insights, and powerful stories of heroism and humanity. Long Mile Home will also highlight the bravery, resourcefulness, and resiliency of the Boston community. It will portray the city on its worst day but also at its best.

Author : Pete Ripmaster
Publisher : Rand-Smith LLC
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 195054432X

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The Long Way Home by Pete Ripmaster Pdf

Author : Di Morrissey
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781459622326

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The Last Mile Home by Di Morrissey Pdf

It is 1953 in a small Australian country town, a time of post-war prosperity and hope. The Holtens are wealthy, yet austere, graziers who have lived on the land for generations. The McBrides are a large and loving shearer's family who are new arrivals to the district. When the McBrides' eldest daughter falls in love with the Holtens' only son and heir, it seems impossible that they can have a future together. As conflict and tragedy confront them, it is only with great determination that their love can survive. The Last Mile Home is an unforgettable story of the power of enduring love.

Author : Blair Farish
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011-03-31
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781426960529

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The Frolicking Physio by Blair Farish Pdf

In this autobiography, author Blair Farish takes a charming journey through the exciting travel adventures he has experienced. The Frolicking Physio tells tales that span from his childhood near the small village of Dunscore in southern Scotland to his beloved country home near Cranbrook in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia. Enjoy his escapades as a wee Boy Scout, a country cycling mailman, and his nine years as a British Army physiotherapist. Travel with Farish through exotic and exciting locations in Malaysia, Vietnam, Australia, and Germany. Follow the immigrant from Ontario to Alberta, and then finally to paradise in the Rocky Mountains where he now lives. His three uncles, Joe, Bill, and Dick prove to be an inspiring triumvirate of support for a small boy without a father. Now retired after spending forty-five years in a rewarding career in his hospital and clinic physiotherapy practice, he enjoys life with his wife, Maureen, at their home just outside Cranbrook. The view of the sun rising over Mount Fisher makes the enviable environment for writing these wee stories for all who love a wee bit of humour, travel, and adventure.

Author : Peter Bergen
Publisher : Crown
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2016-02-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780804139557

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United States of Jihad by Peter Bergen Pdf

A riveting, panoramic look at “homegrown” Islamist terrorism from 9/11 to the present Since 9/11, more than three hundred Americans—born and raised in Minnesota, Alabama, New Jersey, and elsewhere—have been indicted or convicted of terrorism charges. Some have taken the fight abroad: an American was among those who planned the attacks in Mumbai, and more than eighty U.S. citizens have been charged with ISIS-related crimes. Others have acted on American soil, as with the attacks at Fort Hood, the Boston Marathon, and in San Bernardino. What motivates them, how are they trained, and what do we sacrifice in our efforts to track them? Paced like a detective story, United States of Jihad tells the entwined stories of the key actors on the American front. Among the perpetrators are Anwar al-Awlaki, the New Mexico-born radical cleric who became the first American citizen killed by a CIA drone and who mentored the Charlie Hebdo shooters; Samir Khan, whose Inspire webzine has rallied terrorists around the world, including the Tsarnaev brothers; and Omar Hammami, an Alabama native and hip hop fan who became a fixture in al Shabaab’s propaganda videos until fatally displeasing his superiors. Drawing on his extensive network of intelligence contacts, from the National Counterterrorism Center and the FBI to the NYPD, Peter Bergen also offers an inside look at the controversial tactics of the agencies tracking potential terrorists—from infiltrating mosques to massive surveillance; at the bias experienced by innocent observant Muslims at the hands of law enforcement; at the critics and defenders of U.S. policies on terrorism; and at how social media has revolutionized terrorism. Lucid and rigorously researched, United States of Jihad is an essential new analysis of the Americans who have embraced militant Islam both here and abroad. — Washington Post, Notable Non-Fiction Books in 2016

Author : Clyde W. Ford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0738707856

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The Long Mile by Clyde W. Ford Pdf

Framed for murder and released from prison on appeal, former police detective John Shannon is determined to clear his name, a task complicated by an ex-CIA agent with mob connections and the abduction of his son.

Author : Amy Knight
Publisher : Biteback Publishing
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781785903601

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Orders to Kill by Amy Knight Pdf

Ever since Vladimir Putin came to power in Russia, his critics have turned up dead on a regular basis. According to Amy Knight, this is no coincidence. In Orders to Kill, the KGB scholar ties dozens of victims together to expose a campaign of political murder during Putin’s reign that even includes terrorist attacks such as the Boston Marathon bombing. Russia is no stranger to political murder, from the tsars to the Soviets to the Putin regime, during which many journalists, activists and political opponents have been killed. Kremlin defenders like to say, “There is no proof,” however convenient these deaths have been for Putin, and, unsurprisingly, because he controls all investigations, Putin is never seen holding a smoking gun. Orders to Kill is a story long hidden in plain sight with huge ramifications.

Author : Ed Kugler
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2006-04-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781430301479

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Through the Darkness Comes the Light by Ed Kugler Pdf

Are there athiests in a foxhole? Read Through the Darkness Comes the Light and find out about one Marine Sniper with two tours in the Vietnam. Through the Darkness is an unlikely story of the conversion of an athiest, Marine Sniper and alcoholic. Ed wasnt interested in religion or good for that matter. Then a friend, a member of no church, bore his testimony and changed a snipers life years after the war. He tells in stunning detail his continuing conversion to the gospel of Jesus Christ and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Before you turn off to the 'Mormon' thing, read on and learn how in this difficult journey he found out more than one truth when a non-member Christian friend once said to him "Eddie, we can never let our differences get in the way of the fact we love each other". It is a story of tragedy and challenge, love and hate and the ultimate peace in the end. Ed tells how a conversion is a living thing and must continue to the end. A must read for todays problems.

Author : Winona C. VanLandingham
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2006-01-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781467072571

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Chesnut Hill by Winona C. VanLandingham Pdf

This book is a collection of short stories, poetry and recipes gleaned from the Growing Up Years of the nineteen-thirties, forties and fifties, on Chesnut Hill. I was born in the big old white clapboard house where we lived. It was a large, airy, cool house in summerand in winter! When frigid temperatures came; and they did, even though it was Florida, and the wind whistled around the corners, we gathered around a cozy wood fire sipping hot chocolate and later slept warmly, bundled under fourteen or so handmade quilts. It was altogether a perfectly lovely place to spend a childhood ! Daddy was a Rural Mail Carrier and mama stayed home to cope with our frequent, wild adventures. We children, presented a constant challenge. We werent exactly bad just very creativeand we didnt have TV to divert our attention. As a result, we came up with lots of fun things to occupy our time. For instance, we went wading in a lime rock sink hole one summer and caught ourselves a baby alligator which we hauled home in a washtub full of water. We thought hed make a cute pet! But, can you believe that our daddy didnt agree? His reaction was something like, Where theres a baby gatortheres a mama gator! We were just country kids, in an environment where we were allowed to stretch our imaginations although we did have certain rules. We were not rich in material things and mostly had to make do with what we had but we were a pretty ingenuous bunch of kids. Come and travel back in time, to the days of my sojourn as a very precocious inquisitive child. Experience the poignant nostalgia of the sad and happy times our family lived on Chesnut Hill!

Author : Madeline Ruth Walker
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2011-08-16
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781609380649

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The Trouble with Sauling Around by Madeline Ruth Walker Pdf

Examining autobiographical texts by Malcolm X (The Autobiography of Malcolm X), Oscar Zeta Acosta (The Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo and Revolt of the Cockroach People), Amiri Baraka (The Autobiography of LeRoi Jones), and Richard Rodriguez (Hunger of Memory, Days of Obligation, and Brown), Walker questions the often rosy views and simplistic binary conceptions of religious conversion. Her reading of these texts takes into account the conflict and serial changes the authors experience in a society that marginalizes them, the manner in which religious conversion offers ethnic Americans “salvation” through cultural assimilation or cultural nationalism, and what conversion, anticonversion, and deconversion narratives tell us about the problematic effects of religion that often go unremarked because of a code of “special respect” and political correctness. Walker asserts that critics have been too willing to praise religion in America as salutary or beyond the ken of criticism because religious belief is seen as belonging to an untouchable arena of cultural identity. The Trouble with Sauling Around goes beyond traditional literary criticism to pay close attention to the social phenomena that underlie religious conversion narratives and considers the potentially negative effects of religious conversion, something that has been likewise neglected by scholars.

Author : Beverly Martin Schulz
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781098099282

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The Widow's Song by Beverly Martin Schulz Pdf

Stories in this book are the outpouring of my heart after losing my husband of sixty-two years, Beverly Martin Schulz. The author opens her heart with songs and stories of joy and hope, replacing grief and tears with inspiration through faith. You will meet Pookie Wookie and Sugar and laugh at their antics. If you are a widow walking down a new road of life, I hope you see yourself through windows of my life, finding peace and discovering how much God loves you.

Author : William Dean Howells
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783752321098

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A Boy's Town by William Dean Howells Pdf

Reproduction of the original: A Boy's Town by William Dean Howells

Author : P. Saskia Bayerl,Ruža Karlović,Babak Akhgar,Garik Markarian
Publisher : Springer
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319533964

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Community Policing - A European Perspective by P. Saskia Bayerl,Ruža Karlović,Babak Akhgar,Garik Markarian Pdf

This book provides a view into the multi-dimensional and multi-contextual nature of community policing. It brings together important conceptual discussions as well as numerous case studies and real-life examples of European community policing practices. It further offers insights into how the (primarily locally focused) concept of community policing fits into an increasingly interconnected world. Our book is intended for professionals working in community policing, academics and policymakers developing community policing procedures. In addition, the book aims to provide information for readers who are new to the subject of community policing. The wide range of examples and case studies make it also an excellent resource for teaching materials.

Author : Peter C. Holloran
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781538102190

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Historical Dictionary of New England by Peter C. Holloran Pdf

This second edition of Historical Dictionary of New England contains a chronology, an introduction, appendix, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, places, institutions, and events.

Author : Steven Chermak Ph.D.,Frankie Y. Bailey
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1837 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-25
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9798216068020

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Crimes of the Centuries [3 volumes] [3 volumes] by Steven Chermak Ph.D.,Frankie Y. Bailey Pdf

This multivolume resource is the most extensive reference of its kind, offering a comprehensive summary of the misdeeds, perpetrators, and victims involved in the most memorable crime events in American history. This unique reference features the most famous crimes and trials in the United States since colonial times. Three comprehensive volumes focus on the most notorious and historically significant crimes that have influenced America's justice system, including the life and wrongdoing of Lizzie Borden, the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, the killing spree and execution of Ted Bundy, and the Columbine High School shootings. Organized by case, the work includes a chronology of major unlawful deeds, fascinating primary source documents, dozens of sidebars with case trivia and little-known facts, and an overview of crimes that have shaped criminal justice in the United States over several centuries. Each of the 500 entries provides information about the crime, the perpetrators, and those affected by the misconduct, along with a short bibliography to extend learning opportunities. The set addresses a breadth of famous trials across American history, including the Salem witch trials, the conviction of Sacco and Vanzetti, and the prosecution of O. J. Simpson.