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Author : Oleg Gordievsky
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1839014903
Oleg Gordievsky was the highest ranking KGB officer ever to work for Britain. Gordievsky's autobiography gives a fascinating account of life as a secret agent.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 45 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780547688527
This fun follow-up to "Welcome to Zanzibar Road" contains five new stories featuring Mama Jumbo, Little Chico, and their friends on Zanzibar Road in an African village. Full color.
Author : Debbie Fong
Publisher : Random House Graphic
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2024-03-19
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780593425190
Stand-alone debut Next Stop is a heartfelt graphic-novel from award-winning illustrator Debbie Fong that tackles tough topics with warmth and humor. Pia is a soft-spoken middle schooler whose life is turned upside down after the loss of her younger brother, followed by her parents’ decision to move to a new town. In an effort to get her mind off of the troubles at home, Pia goes on a bus tour with a family friend, stopping at weird and wacky roadside attractions. The final destination: a mysterious underground lake. The locals say it has magical powers; Pia won’t admit she believes in it, but she’s holding on to hope that the waters may hold the answer to mending her broken family. The trip is much more than the final stop. The friendships that Pia makes along the way are just as valuable as the destination itself. Next Stop explores grief, resilience, and learning how to laugh again. Debbie Fong weaves together an incredibly strong debut filled with humor and heart, with a splash of mystery and magic.
Author : Ivan Sanchez
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2008-10-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781416562764
Beyond the safety of New York City's news headlines, Next Stop is a train ride into the heart of the Bronx during the late eighties and early nineties at the height of the crack epidemic, a tumultuous time when hip-hop was born and money-hungry slumlords were burning down apartment buildings with tenants still inside. From one stop to the next, this gritty memoir follows Ivan Sanchez and his crew on their search for identity and an escape from poverty in a stark world where street wars and all-night symphonies of crime and drug-fueled mayhem were as routine as the number 4 train. In the game, the difference between riches and ruin was either a bullet or a lucky turn away. Almost driven insane by the poverty, despair, and senseless violence, Ivan left it all behind and moved to Virginia, but the grotesque images and voices of the dead continued to haunt him. This book honors the memories of those who died. At times heartbreakingly sad and brutal, Next Stop shares with a whole new generation the insights and hard lessons Ivan learned.
Author : Peter T. Kilborn
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2009-07-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781429938037
An eye-opening investigation of the growing phenomenon of "Relos," the professionals for whom relocation is a way of life Drive through the newest subdivisions of Atlanta, Dallas, or Denver, and you'll notice an unusual similarity in the layout of the houses, the models of the cars, the pastimes of the stay-at-home moms. But this is not your grandparents' suburbia, "the little houses made of ticky-tacky"—these houses go for half a million dollars and up, and no one stays longer than three or four years. You have entered the land of Relos, the mid-level executives for a growing number of American companies, whose livelihoods depend on their willingness to uproot their families in pursuit of professional success. Together they constitute a new social class, well-off but insecure, well traveled but insular. Peter T. Kilborn, a longtime reporter for The New York Times, takes us inside the lives of American Relos, showing how their distinctive pressures and values affect not only their own families and communities but also the country as a whole. As Relo culture becomes the norm for these workers, more and more Americans—no matter their jobs or the economy's booms and busts—will call Relovilles "home."
Author : Al Ferber
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-09
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781479773190
We are all on a roller coaster ride. We are all passengers on a runaway train. We are drivers under the influence, of something: love, hate, ambivalence, jealousy, lust, some element of emotion, unbridled passion. We are all careening toward the abyss. We are all on a crash course with isolation, desperation. We are all trapped in burning buildings. We are always just one step away from hell. Heaven & Hell reside within us. Which one, do you think, is behind door number two. These poems provide a roadmap to hell. Good luck on your journey.
Author : Charles Kelly
Publisher : LifeRich Publishing
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781489707413
The late Reverend C. M. Kelly witnessed thirty-four executions while he served as the chaplain for the South Carolina State Penitentiary. Sue Logue, a school teacher, was the first woman ever electrocuted in South Carolinawith a dispute over three dollars leading to eight deaths. From Sue Logue to George Stinney Jr., a fourteen-year-old black youth who was executed for the murder of two white girlshis conviction now overturned in 2014Rev. Kellys powerful accounts reflect the uneven social conditions of the twenties, thirties, and forties. In Next Stop, Eternity, author Charles Kelly shares both the history and moving personal accounts of the thirty-four executions his father C. M. Kelly witnessed during his death-house ministry in South Carolina. Rev. Kellys ministry had a profound effect on those who were put to death, and the hope is that these stories shine a light on the crimes and punishments of this eraan era of racial tensions and controversy about the death penalty. As much about compassion, grace, and understanding as they are about justice, criminal history, and the law, Rev. Kellys stories and personal accountsalong with his sons careful historyprovide a compelling and engaging window into a charged time of American history, both social and legal. These stories illustrate the unjust racial conditions that were so prevalent during the 1940s and the extreme brutality of which human beings are capable, regardless of ethnicity, creed, or color.
Author : John Black
Publisher : Booktango
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781468968422
The year is 2132. In the Scottish Democratic Republic violent crime has been virtually eradicated; indeed no murder has been committed for over twenty years. Madeleine Connachan is a single mother of two on her way home from work when she pulls over to wait for the heavy fog to subside. A couple of hours later her car is found next to the roadside with the grizzly remains of a body inside. Chief Inspector James Wilkie is put in charge of the investigation. Confident and intelligent, with a keen mind that can operate outside the box, he is under pressure to get results, and fast. To complicate matters, two English soldiers have managed to cross the border undetected, causing a nationwide search. Christine Howie is the Secretary of State for Home Affairs in the Scottish Government. A hard-working politician, devoted to her family, she suffers from crippling osteoarthritis and work is a welcome distraction from the pain. She is a popular figure, approachable and kind, but hides a naturally fiery nature which shouldn't be crossed. As the story unfolds she is haunted by a face from the past, her late husbands' first wife. A dark figure, cigarette in hand, moves quietly along the backstreets of central Glasgow at night. In the daytime she is just like any other civil servant; sociable when she has to be, polite and efficient. But in reality she is an assassin. A soulless, cold-hearted killer who can strike anywhere, any time, and leave no trace. She is Shadow Walker. Through the eyes of these four people, indirectly linked to each other, the reader enters a world of darkness, paranoia and constant twists and turns as the hunt for the killer becomes more and more frantic.
Author : Giancarlo Genta
Publisher : Springer
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319443119
This book covers the possible manned mission to Mars first discussed in the 1950s and still a topic of much debate, addressing historic and future plans to visit the Red Planet. Considering the environmental dangers and the engineering and design needed for a successful trip, it covers every aspect of a possible mission and outpost. The chapters explain the motivations behind the plan to go to Mars, as well as the physical factors that astronauts on manned missions will face on Mars and in transit. The author provides a comprehensive exposure to the infrastructure needs on Mars itself, covering an array of facilities including power sources, as well as addressing earth-based communication networks that will be necessary. Mechanisms for return to Earth are also addressed. As the reality of a manned Mars voyage becomes more concrete, the details are still largely up in the air. This book presents an overview of proposed approaches past, present, and future, both from NASA and, increasingly, from other space agencies and private companies. It clearly displays the challenges and the ingenious solutions involved in reaching Mars with human explorers.
Author : Steve Cohen
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2007-05-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429917292
Historically, short stories were a rich source of successful movies and significant films. Classics such as Rear Window, High Noon, Psycho, All About Eve, and Blade Runner began as short stories. Unfortunately, many of the major venues for discovering new talent—The Saturday Evening Post, Colliers, and Mademoiselle—are gone. Today, short stories are again becoming an important basis for major motion pictures and television, with films such as Brokeback Mountain, Good Will Hunting, and Minority Report. One reason short stories are making a Hollywood comeback is Next Stop Hollywood, an organization dedicated to finding both new talent and terrific material. This volume, selected by more than sixty movie-buff readers and advised by an editorial board of Hollywood insiders, picks up where those magazines left off. These very same stories may be at a theater near you in the near future. For anyone who has been disappointed by the movies of our day compared to those of the Golden Era of Hollywood, refresh yourself with these exciting short stories, and the possibilities they hold.
Author : Bill Heitland
Publisher : Archway Publishing
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781665753494
Three friends are reunited through unlikely circumstances five years after their high school graduation in Jasper, Illinois. A violent storm causes Jody Hansen to make some ill-fated decisions that land him in jail, accused of car theft, possession of an illegal firearm and assaulting a police officer who later died. Although he is innocent, Jody's family lacks the funds to hire a seasoned criminal attorney, settling instead for one used to handling simple domestic cases. His opponent is a high-priced prosecuting attorney who relishes an easy conviction. Anna Sanchez returns to Jasper, Illinois from her home in Chicago to help her father Miguel who suffered a stroke during the storm. When she learns Jody is also in town, she realizes the feelings she had for him in high school are still very much alive. Anna's amorous feelings intensify when Jody informs her that he planned to begin a marketing internship in Chicago prior to his arrest. When Jody sees how Anna has transformed herself into an attractive woman with the physique of a competitive runner, he can't stop thinking about her. Aaron Cole, who makes up the third member of the trio dubbed fuerzas especiales or special forces, returns to Jasper from his home in New York to come to the aid of his brother, who was arrested while protesting the George Floyd murder. Jody's legal predicament isn't the only conflict in his life. When he learns it's been his father's dream to work as a fatther/son tandem at a local hardware store he now owns, Jody feels torn. Does he honor his father's wishes or act on a desire to move to Chicago to be with Anna, the woman he now loves? It will take a galvanized effort from all three, plus an overmatched lawyer's determination to right a wrong for the group to have any chance at proving Jody's innocence. If he can secure his freedom, Jody must now choose between breaking his father's heart or his own.
Author : Malte Stöckert
Publisher : YessYess Verlagsagentur - 20sec UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783986310059
Malte Stöckert takes the reader on a journey to the daily challenges of a middle manager and his team in a manufacturing company. You get to know Thomas on this journey. He is faced with seemingly unsolvable tasks and feels in a conflict of values that makes him doubt himself and the task again and again. Accompany Thomas on his journey to examine and reflect on his own worldview. In the end, Thomas keeps asking himself what the meaning behind it all is. This is a question that is obviously being asked more and more frequently by people in the German SME sector. The relevance of this work in the entrepreneurial context becomes impressively clear in these passages of the book. Manager Thomas develops his own approach in the course of the book. He experiences the dimensions of his actions and understands what it really means to take responsibility for himself and for his team. He learns to deal with conflict situations and also understands emotionally which tasks he has to solve. A must for every middle manager who feels driven, rushed and sometimes even superfluous. An appeal and a call for a fact-based discussion, a deep examination of oneself and the acceptance of leadership. Things that are taught far too rarely in our educational institutions.
Author : Ginger McDonnell
Publisher : Teacher Created Materials
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781433399831
Welcome to the Caribbean! Readers are invited along to learn about a tropical paradise in this nonfiction reader that features vibrant, colorful photos, informational text, charts, and maps. From the delicious fruit to the exotic animals, children will be engaged from beginning to end.
Author : Dan Finnigan
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1402728271
Managers and executives have unique job-searching needs-so the experts at "Yahoo! HotJobs "have created this book specifically for them. It features strategies for working with executive recruiters, using your resume to build your personal brand, negotiating bonuses and stock options, and interviewing. Plus: essential advice from America's top CEOs and executive recruiters.
Author : George H. Douglas
Publisher : Hudson River Museum
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0943651263