Stand Up Stand Down

Author : Lynda Rogle
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1477245936

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Stand up Stand Down by Lynda Rogle Pdf

The story is set in a country struggling to come to terms with change and challenged by the difficulty of good governance in the face of dire poverty juxtaposed with immense wealth. The hero finds himself challenged on a personal and professional level to be faithful to the truth and loyal to his calling even as his family disintegrates because of this. His journey to find the truth takes him to places and people who contribute to both his search and his personal growth in a way that he never expects. What starts out as a simple story about an attempted murder, in a country where murder is the order of the day, becomes an intriguing journey; a journey that exposes the dark underbelly of a society that is bent on proving to itself and the world at large that the democracy won with the blood of innocent children is a reality. The outcome is as unexpected as it is thought provoking.

Author : James Hasson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781621579199

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"James is a terrific reporter, and this account of the effort to shape our military to reflect left-wing social values rather than the priorities of readiness and capability is vital." —BEN SHAPIRO, bestselling author of The Right Side of History and host of The Ben Shapiro Show "Stand Down is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand how progressives have forced radical changes on our military—no matter how much harm it does to combat readiness." — MOLLIE HEMINGWAY, bestselling coauthor of Justice on Trial "Stand Down exposes one of the greatest but least-discussed scandals of our era. Time and time again, the Obama administration undermined the military to advance left-wing political goals — and Hasson brings the goods to prove it. Every patriotic American who cares about the military needs to read this book." — BUCK SEXTON, Former CIA Counterterrorism Officer, Host of The Buck Sexton Show "James Hasson makes a powerful and convincing case in this exceptionally well-written book. Stand Down is a scathing indictment of the Obama administration’s misuse of the military as a vehicle for progressive social change at the expense of men and women in uniform." —SEAN PARNELL, Army combat veteran and New York Times bestselling author of Outlaw Platoon “Safe space” stickers on office doors at the Naval Academy. Officers apologizing for “microaggressions” against Air Force cadets. An Army “gender integration study” urging an end to “hyper-masculinity” in combat-arms units. Power Point presentations teaching commanders about “male pregnancy.” A cover-up, as senior officials placed their thumbs on the scales to ensure the success of the first female candidates at the Army’s legendary Ranger School. These are just a few of the examples documented in this explosive book, Stand Down: How Social Justice Warriors are Sabotaging the U.S. Military by former Army Captain, Afghanistan veteran, and attorney James Hasson. Hasson exposes the relentless campaign by powerful Obama administration ideologues to remake the culture and policies of the U.S. military, even over the explicit objections of military leaders. He presents evidence—drawn from government documents and exclusive interviews with more than forty sources, including high-ranking officers and Pentagon insiders—that progressive activists in the Obama Administration used the U.S. Military as their preferred vehicle to advance the progressive agenda. The stories paint a troubling picture of what happens when leftwing political operatives impose a political agenda on our nation’s military: they render our forces less effective, place our military men and women in greater danger, and compromise the military’s sole objective: to protect America by winning the nation’s wars. “Military readiness” is a term politicians and pundits often use in the abstract to describe our military’s ability to defeat its adversaries. But it ultimately describes how well we have prepared and equipped a young soldier or sailor to prevail over an enemy determined to do them harm. Hasson makes a compelling case that our nation has a moral obligation to ensure that the sons and daughters it sends to war have the best possible chance of victory—which means we must embrace only the policies that help us win wars and reject those that don’t. Political agendas of any kind invite corruption, jeopardize lives, and undermine the mission. They have no place in military policy—a principle that the Obama administration either disdained or failed to understand.

Author : Yuri Dolgopolov
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016-02-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780786459957

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A Dictionary of Confusable Phrases by Yuri Dolgopolov Pdf

Covering over 10,000 idioms and collocations characterized by similarity in their wording or metaphorical idea which do not show corresponding similarity in their meanings, this dictionary presents a unique cross-section of the English language. Though it is designed specifically to assist readers in avoiding the use of inappropriate or erroneous phrases, the book can also be used as a regular phraseological dictionary providing definitions to individual idioms, cliches, and set expressions. Most phrases included in the dictionary are in active current use, making information about their meanings and usage essential to language learners at all levels of proficiency.

Author : Bob Marley,Cedella Marley
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019-09-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781452175980

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Get Up, Stand Up by Bob Marley,Cedella Marley Pdf

Bob Marley's music has inspired millions of listeners around the world with messages of peace, love, and truth. This third picture book adaptation of one of his beloved songs has a timely message for children: To counter injustice, lift others up with kindness and courage. As a young girl goes on with her day in school, she comes across several instances of teasing and intimidation. But with loving action and some help from her friends, she's able to make things right for herself and others. With exuberant pictures by John Jay Cabuay accompanying Marley's iconic lyrics, Get Up, Stand Up is a vibrant testament to the power we all have to make a difference.

Author : Allan Jones
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-10
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781408885932

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Can't Stand Up For Falling Down by Allan Jones Pdf

The Sunday Times' Music Book of the Year 2017 Allan Jones launched Uncut magazine in 1997 and for 15 years wrote a popular monthly column called Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before, based on his experiences as a music journalist in the 70s and 80s, a gilded time for the music press. By turns hilarious, cautionary, poignant and powerful, the Stop Me... stories collected here include encounters with some of rock's most iconic stars, including David Bowie, Lou Reed, Leonard Cohen, Van Morrison, Neil Young, Elvis Costello, The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Smiths, R.E.M. and Pearl Jam. From backstage brawls and drug blow-outs, to riots, superstar punch-ups, hotel room confessionals and tour bus lunacy, these are stories from the madness of a music scene now long gone.

Author : Hap Palmer
Publisher : Alfred Music
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 1457415305

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Hap Palmer Favorites by Hap Palmer Pdf

Hap Palmer, creator of the most popular early childhood record series in the country, has put together this wonderful collection of 100 of his most delightful songs. A variety of problem-solving and creative movement activities are included.

Author : J. A. Jance
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2015-07-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062418487

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Stand Down by J. A. Jance Pdf

An e-original novella from New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance. Life has shifted for J. P. Beaumont. After a tragic accident that devastated—and ultimately disbanded—his Special Homicide Investigation Team, he accepts that he has left homicide detection behind at this point, but he has a lot of unanticipated free time on his hands. He's keeping busy with renovations on the new house that he and his wife, Mel Soames, the newly appointed chief of police in Bellingham, Washington, have bought. But new fixtures and paint palettes can occupy only so much of Beau's daily life, and Mel is encouraging him to return to where he is needed: investigating crimes. In the meantime, she is struggling to gain control of her new situation, cast into a department where some are welcoming—and some are not. It's been a few months, and the tension in the police department is rising, but Beau realizes Mel has to tackle things in her own way, so he refrains from advising. But when Beau shows up one afternoon to survey the construction at their new house and finds Mel's car there but no sign of her, his investigative instincts kick in. Suddenly he's back in the game—except this time, his heart is on the line as well as his professional dignity.

Author : Jen Bryant
Publisher : Quill Tree Books
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-25
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0062957228

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Fall Down Seven Times, Stand Up Eight by Jen Bryant Pdf

Author : Jay Erskine Leutze
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781451682649

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Stand Up That Mountain by Jay Erskine Leutze Pdf

In the tradition of A Civil Action—this true story of a North Carolina outdoorsman who teams up with his Appalachian neighbors to save treasured land from being destroyed will “make you want to head for the mountains” (Raleigh News & Observer). LIVING ALONE IN HIS WOODED MOUNTAIN RETREAT, Jay Leutze gets a call from a whip-smart fourteen-year-old, Ashley Cook, and her aunt, Ollie Cox, who say a local mining company is intent on tearing down Belview Mountain, the towering peak above their house. Ashley and her family, who live in a little spot known locally as Dog Town, are “mountain people,” with a way of life and speech unique to their home high in the Appalachians. They suspect the mining company is violating North Carolina’s mining law, and they want Jay, a nonpracticing attorney, to stop the destruction of the mountain. Jay, a devoted naturalist and fisherman, quickly decides to join their cause. So begins the epic quest of “the Dog Town Bunch,” a battle that involves fiery public hearings, clandestine surveillance of the mine operator’s highly questionable activities, ferocious pressure on public officials, and high-stakes legal brinksmanship in the North Carolina court system. Jay helps assemble a talented group of environmental lawyers to contend with the well-funded attorneys protecting the mining company’s plan to dynamite Belview Mountain, which happens to sit next to the famous Appalachian Trail, the 2,184- mile national park that stretches from Maine to Georgia. As the mining company continues to level the forest and erect the gigantic crushing plant on the site, Jay’s group searches frantically for a way to stop an act of environmental desecration that will destroy a fragile wild place and mar the Appalachian Trail forever.

Author : Christine A. Lindberg
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 1130 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199829927

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Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus by Christine A. Lindberg Pdf

Much more than a word list, the Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus is a browsable source of inspiration as well as an authoritative guide to selecting and using vocabulary. This innovative thesaurus eatures real-life example sentences, usage notes, literary quotations, and thought-provoking reflections on favorite (and not-so-favorite) words by over two dozen renowned contemporary writers. The third edition revises and updates this innovative reference, enhancing it with new features and adding hundreds of new words, senses, and phrases to the more than 300,000 synonyms and 10,000 antonyms.

Author : Matthew Evanoff
Publisher : Matthew Evanoff
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Camino by Matthew Evanoff Pdf

Camino is a comprehensive guide to English verbs, from conjugation, irregular verbs, and even phrasal verbs. Never wonder how to use a verb again with Camino! 45 essential verbs with full conjugation, 3250 verbs in total, with indications for irregular verbs with past tense and past participle, and 3800 phrasal verbs, with definitions, explanations, and examples.

Author : Martin Manser
Publisher : Heinemann
Page : 1234 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0435104241

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Heinemann English Dictionary by Martin Manser Pdf

This text is aimed at students of all levels and provides straightforward definitions and help with pronunciation.

Author : Judy Carter
Publisher : Dell
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-03-03
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780307575203

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Stand-Up Comedy by Judy Carter Pdf

If you think you’re funny, buy this book! Whether you dream of becoming a star . . . A better public speaker . . . A more effective communicator . . . A funnier, happier human being . . . You can learn to leave ‘em laughing! David Letterman learned to do it. Jay Leno learned to do it. Roseanne Barr learned to do it. So can you! Now successful stand-up comic Judy Carter—who went from teaching high school to performing in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Lake Tahoe, and on over 45 major TV shows—gives you the same hands-on, step-by-step instruction she’s taught to students in her comedy workshops. She shows you how to do it: create an act, perform it, make money with it, or apply it to everyday life. Discover: • The formulas for creating comedy material • How to find your own style • The three steps to putting your act together • Rehearsal do’s and don’ts • What to do if you bomb • Ways to punch up your everyday life with humor

Author : Martin H. Manser,Nigel D. Turton
Publisher : Wordsworth Editions
Page : 868 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1853267635

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Advanced Learner's Dictionary by Martin H. Manser,Nigel D. Turton Pdf

This work of fiction is a tale of pirates and villains, maps, treasure and shipwreck. When young Jim Hawkins finds a package in Captain Flint's sea chest, he could not know that the map inside it would lead him to unimaginable treasure. Mutiny and mayhem ensue.

Author : Harper Collins Publishers
Publisher : Gramedia Pustaka Utama
Page : 1672 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-02-17
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9786020323299

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Collins Cobuild Advanced Dictionary of English by Harper Collins Publishers Pdf

This dictionary of American English is designed to help learners write and speak accurate and up-to-date English. • Ideal for upper-intermediate and advanced learners of English • Based on the Collins 4.5-billion-word database, the Collins Corpus • Up-to-date coverage of today’s English, with all words and phrases explained in full sentences • Authentic examples from the Collins Corpus show how English is really used • Extensive help with grammar, including plural forms and verb infl ections • Fully illustrated Word Web and Picture Dictionary boxes provide additional information on vocabulary and key concepts • Vocabulary-building features encourage students to improve their accuracy and fl uency: †- Word Partnership notes highlight important collocations †- Thesaurus entries offer synonyms and antonyms for common words †- Usage notes explain different meanings and uses of the word • Supplements on Grammar, Writing, Speaking, Words That Frequently Appear on TOEFL® and TOEIC®, Text Messaging and Emoticons