Xlibris us sep 2015 (5 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - History has produced many individuals who have impacted the times. Some are well known, others barely recognized. My book follows two paths. One examines officeholders who served between 1960 and 1988, famous or obscure, whose actions gave way to an even more famous person's career. Others are Governors credited with shaping the modern developments of their home states.A number of my subjects are as scrupulous as can be. Others got sidelined by scandals one can't even make up. As for the rest. Well, let's just say they have a great story that few know, but deserve to be told.My book shares more than 150 stories of politicians, elections, and the environment of the period. Each of my 150 subjects is accompanied by a tidbit/anomaly that will enlighten all. Many are unsung outside their home states. Hopefully, my book will change that.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Physiology of Faith provides an insightful look at the wonders and marvels of the human body. It truly is God's greatest creation, and He originally intended it to function and prosper in health forever. The body was designed to defend itself, heal itself, and protect itself from all types of threats. It is a single organism with systems that work together in a complex organization of cells, tissues, bones, muscles, glands, and fluids, which have their own specific function. All of the systems work together in a unique harmony of purpose and design. However, when one system is not functioning properly, it will most often affect the others and result in sickness and disease. A person's health is made up of their every move, function, and thought, which are affected and influenced by what they eat, how they exercise, and how they deal with the daily challenges of life. Good health is more than the absence of disease. It is a state of complete physical, emotional, and mental well-being on all levels.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A failed escape Or a Mob hit arranged by crime boss Meyer Lansky to silence him and save Lepke Buchalter, Bugsy Siegel and Albert Anastasia from the electric chair Either way, Murder Incorporated hit man turned major crime snitch Abe 'Kid Twist' Reles, 'the pigeon who could sing but not fly,' encountered the one law he could not evade: The Law of Gravity.Thirty years later in the early 1970s, Larry Levine takes over at PUBLIC AUTO PARTS, in Brownsville, Brooklyn, when his father is forced into abrupt retirement in Florida to avoid questions about the demise of his old friend, Reles. Someone is talking. Larry knows a little of his father's link to the Mob, but not nearly enough, as he is left to face a relentless police detective, John Mannion, who wants answers and an equally relentless Mob boss, Carmine, who wants cooperation. While trying to protect his father, end Mob sway at Public Parts, deal with Laurie, his dissatisfied wife, and Ann Riordan, his new, beautiful, and enigmatic young assistant, the business burns to the ground. Indicted for arson and other charges, he is defended by Brownsville's own Harvard trained Bernie the Attorney, once a renowned Mob mouthpiece, now turned Orthodox Rabbi, whose time has long past. Ultimately, Larry's fate is in the hands of his assistant, whose reluctant testimony about the extent of their relationship and where they were on the night of the fire could save Larry from prison but could also destroy her engagement and his marriage.PUBLIC PARTS is a black comedy of corruption and error cloaking a classic tale of love and betrayal, death and redemption; a might-be-true legend of its time and place, and Larry is the last man able to tell the tale.PRAISE FOR PUBLIC PARTS'The writing throughout is good-to-better-than-good.'Richard Marek, former President and Publisher, E P Dutton Co'A Triumph.'Stefan Kanfer, former Book Editor, Time Magazine.…