Shakedown Lifestyle

Author : Patrick R. Penland,Patrick Penland
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1999-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781583482902

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Shakedown Lifestyle by Patrick R. Penland,Patrick Penland Pdf

Shakedown Lifestyle is the love story of Bill and Edna, two people from divergent backgrounds who meet and learn to communicate with ever more sensitive empathy. Openly curious and intelligent about socio-cultural and spiritual affairs, they are often distracted in a one world United Federation of North American States (UFNAS, popularly pronounced "Yoofnas") near mid-21st century. Eventually their dallying foreplay is brought to intimacy by an unlikely matchmaker...Edna's priestly uncle who was there for her as a born-again ministerial priestess.

Author : Gina Misiroglu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 2300 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317477280

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American Countercultures: An Encyclopedia of Nonconformists, Alternative Lifestyles, and Radical Ideas in U.S. History by Gina Misiroglu Pdf

Counterculture, while commonly used to describe youth-oriented movements during the 1960s, refers to any attempt to challenge or change conventional values and practices or the dominant lifestyles of the day. This fascinating three-volume set explores these movements in America from colonial times to the present in colorful detail. "American Countercultures" is the first reference work to examine the impact of countercultural movements on American social history. It highlights the writings, recordings, and visual works produced by these movements to educate, inspire, and incite action in all eras of the nation's history. A-Z entries provide a wealth of information on personalities, places, events, concepts, beliefs, groups, and practices. The set includes numerous illustrations, a topic finder, primary source documents, a bibliography and a filmography, and an index.

Author : Murray A. Sperber
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2002-08-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 0253215684

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Shake Down the Thunder by Murray A. Sperber Pdf

"Sperber. . .tackles the details, great and small, unearthing a treasure." —New York Times Book Review Shake Down the Thunder traces the history of the Notre Dame football program—which has acquired almost mythical proportions—from its humble origins in the 19th century to its status as the paragon of college sports. It presents the true story of the program's formative years, the reality behind the myths. Both social history and sports history, this book documents as never before the first half-century of Notre Dame football and relates it to the rise of big-time intercollegiate athletics, the college sports reform movement, and the corrupt sporting press of the period. Shake Down the Thunder is must reading for all Fighting Irish fans, their detractors, and any reader engaged by American cultural history.

Author : John Bruce McLaughlin
Publisher : Free Press
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015015278917

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Gypsy Lifestyles by John Bruce McLaughlin Pdf

Author : Kenneth R. Timmerman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781621571025

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Shakedown by Kenneth R. Timmerman Pdf

Jesse Jackson is a modern day highway robber, says veteran investigative reporter Kenneth R. Timmerman, who uses cries of racism to steal from individuals, corporations, and government, to give to himself. Until now, however, no one has been brave enough to say it and diligent enough to prove it. But Ken Timmerman has cracked Jackson's machine, found Jackson cronies willing to break ranks, and uncovered a sordid tale of greed, ambition, and corruption from a self-proclaimed minister who has no qualms about poisoning American race relations for personal gain.

Author : HowExpert,Charles Dickson
Publisher : HowExpert
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-14
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781648918179

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HowExpert Guide to RV Life by HowExpert,Charles Dickson Pdf

If you want to learn how to buy, drive, and maintain a recreational vehicle to travel and live the RV lifestyle, then check out HowExpert Guide to RV Life. HowExpert Guide to RV Life is a book for folks who don’t know much about RVs but feel they need to learn more about them. It covers topics such as: – What is an RV and how it can be used. – Different types and classes of RVs from the smallest trailer RVs up to the largest motorhomes. – Necessary terms and their definitions which RVers need to know. – What makes an RV different or similar to a regular house. – What homework and knowledge are needed to get the best RV for anyone. – Points for each type of RV. – How to find the best dinghy for folks with motorhomes. – What might be a way to try before you buy an RV. – What can be learned by going to an RV show. – What type of motorhome will be the quietest and best riding one. – What are the roomiest RVs. – What are the least expensive RVs. – Different ideas on where to travel once the RV is purchased. – The difference between a “shake-down cruise” and a “maiden voyage.” – Construction of RVs. – What RV appliances are like, and which ones to watch out for. – What “full hookup” means at campsites. First-hand experiences and suggestions are given throughout the book, which can help the person looking for more information on RVs or the RV newbie with the beginning of their RV experience. Check out HowExpert Guide to RV Life to learn how to buy, drive, and maintain a recreational vehicle to travel and live the RV lifestyle! About the Author Charley Dickson is a former Oregonian who now lives full-time in a 38’ Class A motorhome in various places around the country. In his 30+ years of RVing, he and his wife have traveled in a pop-up trailer, a 30’ travel trailer, a 29’ Class C motorhome, a 40’ 5th wheel trailer, and two Class A motorhomes. He’s been to most of the country, but there are still many places he and his wife will be seeing. He’s a firm believer in being more of a do-it-yourselfer rather than having someone else do a repair or modification. As such, he’s a staunch supporter of doing the homework to find out as many aspects of a certain subject as possible. As such, this book is written for other folks who want to know more about RVing. HowExpert publishes how to guides by everyday experts.

Author : Jason Gershuny,Andy Smith
Publisher : Triumph Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781641250191

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100 Things Phish Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die by Jason Gershuny,Andy Smith Pdf

Few music groups have been able to sustain a fan base as passionate and dedicated as that of Phish, and this entertaining guide rewards those fans with everything they need to know about the band in a one-of-a-kind format. Packed with history, trivia, lists, little-known facts, and must-do adventures that every Phish fan should undertake, it ranks each item from one to 100, providing an indispensable, engaging road map for devotees old and new.

Author : Jade Chandler
Publisher : Carina Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781488030604

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Shake Down by Jade Chandler Pdf

The by-the-book detective and the badass bounty hunter: opposites attract as they’re forced to work together CHARLIE Hunting murderers is what I do, but this pair is different. A modern-day Bonnie and Clyde, they’ll kill again unless I stop them. I need help—and help in this case looks like bad-boy bondsman JoJo Marcone. Good. Bad. Right. Wrong. Gray is dangerous, and Marcone is the most annoying shade of gray—the one that pushes me from merely turned on to totally insatiable. JOJO Tracking down a skip for Jericho Bail Bonds doesn’t usually involve partnering with a hot lady detective, but this is no ordinary case. Too much blood has been spilled on my watch, and with the mob after us, it’s getting harder to keep Charlie safe. It would be easier if she’d stop stealing my bike. I’m the last guy Charlie ever saw herself with, that much is clear. But I need to find her before our enemies do—and then convince her to follow her heart. This book is approximately 80,000 words. One-click with confidence. This title is part of the Carina Press Romance Promise: all the romance you’re looking for with an HEA/HFN. It’s a promise! Carina Press acknowledges the editorial services of Deborah Nemeth

Author : Judy Chen
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 643 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781469166957

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FAIRY TALE RISING by Judy Chen Pdf

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Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 824 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2002-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : WISC:89082515834

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Newsmax.com by Anonim Pdf

Author : Charles Rowley,Friedrich Schneider
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1105 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2008-01-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780306478284

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The Encyclopedia of Public Choice by Charles Rowley,Friedrich Schneider Pdf

The Encyclopedia provides a detailed and comprehensive account of the subject known as public choice. However, the title would not convey suf- ciently the breadth of the Encyclopedia’s contents which can be summarized better as the fruitful interchange of economics, political science and moral philosophy on the basis of an image of man as a purposive and responsible actor who pursues his own objectives as efficiently as possible. This fruitful interchange between the fields outlined above existed during the late eighteenth century during the brief period of the Scottish Enlightenment when such great scholars as David Hume, Adam Ferguson and Adam Smith contributed to all these fields, and more. However, as intell- tual specialization gradually replaced broad-based scholarship from the m- nineteenth century onwards, it became increasingly rare to find a scholar making major contributions to more than one. Once Alfred Marshall defined economics in neoclassical terms, as a n- row positive discipline, the link between economics, political science and moral philosophy was all but severed and economists redefined their role into that of ‘the humble dentist’ providing technical economic information as inputs to improve the performance of impartial, benevolent and omniscient governments in their attempts to promote the public interest. This indeed was the dominant view within an economics profession that had become besotted by the economics of John Maynard Keynes and Paul Samuelson immediately following the end of the Second World War.

Author : Cheryl K. Johnson
Publisher : Traction Books
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-22
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781735085739

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Box Lunch Lifestyle by Cheryl K. Johnson Pdf

“Slow down. Stop multitasking. And savor this remarkable work.” —Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times bestselling author ofThe Power of Regret, When, Drive, and To Sell Is Human MISSING OUT ON THE LIFE YOU WANT IS NOT OKAY ANYMORE. How often do you finish the workday wondering “Really? Is this all there is?” Too many days are spent grinding through the to-do list. And even when it all gets done, those days feel more like a slog than a win. Something is missing. Maybe you feel change isn’t possible. Or worse yet, that it doesn’t matter much anymore. (Ouch.) But if you’re ready to finally do something different—to BE something different—the time to start making progress toward “better” is already on your calendar: it’s lunch. With Cheryl Johnson’s playful attitude and discipline from a decade of boxing training, Box Lunch Lifestyle delivers totally doable strategies to fuel your body, reclaim your spark, and build a life that’ll make you proud. You don’t need a gym membership, a new job, or to throw out everything in your pantry to start. You just have to decide to be your own champion. Are you ready to win back the life you deserve? Join the Box Lunch Lifestyle revolution and learn (or relearn) how to look excuses in the eye, show yourself a little mercy, and watch ordinary workdays become something quietly remarkable—one tiny-bit-rebellious lunch break at a time.

Author : Jim Tuedio,Stan Spector
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2010-03-10
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780786458288

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The Grateful Dead in Concert by Jim Tuedio,Stan Spector Pdf

This book offers a spirited analysis of the unique improvisational character of Grateful Dead music and its impact on appreciative fans. The 20 essays capture distinct facets of the Grateful Dead phenomenon from a broad range of scholarly angles. The band's trademark synergizing focus is discussed as a function of complex musical improvisation interlaced with the band members' collective assimilation of an impressive range of marginal musical forms and lyrical traditions. These facets are shown to produce a vibrant Deadhead experience, resulting in community influences still morphing in new directions 45 years after the band's initial impact.

Author : Tim Adler
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2011-11-03
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781408827864

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Hollywood and the Mob by Tim Adler Pdf

From its earliest days, the Mafia has sought to make a fast buck from the American film industry. Stories of intimidation, threats and violence mingle with those of glamour and excess. In this stunning story of infamy and ballsy enterprise, Tim Adler tells the secret history of Al Capone, Sam Giancana and John Gotti's attempts to infiltrate the studio lots. However, although they have controlled the moguls and the money, the Mob learned how to be cool from classic films like The Godfather and characters like Tony Soprano, leaving them forever intertwined in both fact and fiction.

Author : Nicholas G. Meriwether
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012-06-20
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780810883727

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Reading the Grateful Dead by Nicholas G. Meriwether Pdf

Since the 1960s, the Grateful Dead have welcomed and participated in academic work on the band, encouraging scrutiny from a wide variety of disciplinary and theoretical perspectives, from anthropology to sociology. Interest in Dead studies is growing across the country and around the world, and UC–Santa Cruz’s Grateful Dead Archive continues to attract a high level of attention. In Reading the Grateful Dead: A Critical Survey, Nicholas G. Meriwether has assembled essays that examine the development of Grateful Dead studies. This volume features work from three generations of scholars, including a wide variety of perspectives on the band and its cultural significance. From insiders like lyricist John Perry Barlow and longtime band publicist and historian Dennis McNally to well-known Deadhead scholars such as Barry Barnes and Rebecca Adams, the contributors to this volume offer valuable insights into the Grateful Dead phenomenon. No other Dead book focuses on the growth and development of the discourse, contains such a range of critical approaches, nor features work by luminaries Stan Krippner and Barnes, among others. The four sections of the book describe aspects and approaches to Dead studies, along with overviews of how the discipline evolved and what it comprises today. This collection will appeal to scholars, students, and teachers interested in Dead studies and fans of the band.