Standing at the Scratch Line
Title | Standing at the Scratch Line PDF eBook |
Author | Guy Johnson |
Publisher | Villard |
Pages | 577 |
Release | 2001-06-12 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 037550656X |
Raised in the steamy bayous of New Orleans in the early 1900s, LeRoi "King" Tremain, caught up in his family's ongoing feud with the rival DuMont family, learns to fight. But when the teenage King mistakenly kills two white deputies during a botched raid on the DuMonts, the Tremains' fear of reprisal forces King to flee Louisiana. King thus embarks on an adventure that first takes him to France, where he fights in World War I as a member of the segregated 369th Battalion—in the bigoted army he finds himself locked in combat with American soldiers as well as with Germans. When he returns to America, he battles the Mob in Jazz Age Harlem, the KKK in Louisiana, and crooked politicians trying to destroy a black township in Oklahoma. King Tremain is driven by two principal forces: He wants to be treated with respect, and he wants to create a family dynasty much like the one he left behind in Louisiana. This is a stunning debut by novelist Guy Johnson that provides a true depiction of the lives of African-Americans in the early decades of the twentieth century.
Robert Smith
Title | Robert Smith PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Carman |
Publisher | Music Press Books |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Rock musicians |
ISBN | 9780954970413 |
Formed in 1976 by school friends Robert Smith, Lol Tolhurst and Micahel Dempsey, The Cure were one of the first post-punk bands to inject pure pop back into post-Pistols rock. This biography of the band, and of Smith, tells the never-ending story, as well as analysing the 'goth' subculture and its relationsip with The Cure.
Running with Cannibals
Title | Running with Cannibals PDF eBook |
Author | Robert W. Smith |
Publisher | Willow River Press |
Pages | 258 |
Release | 2022-02-22 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781950502615 |
What's it like to reach out and touch history in the moment, to peel back the layers of hyperbole and political deception for yourself as a simple soldier? Try the Philippine-American War, sometimes referred to as "the first Vietnam" (1899-1902). You might find that "desertion" really means conversion to a noble cause and "enlisting" is just another form of surrender... Three American infantrymen in the last months of major hostilities, the Filipinos all but beaten. Each man is quietly running from a prior life. One, a young corporal, naïve and inexperienced, is hiding from a gallows in Pennsylvania. Another is a disillusioned Catholic priest, running from God and himself. The third is a proud "Negro" soldier from the 24th U.S. Colored Infantry, a man who has deserted the army to actively join the Filipino forces. Their lives intersect with a beguiling and mysterious young Filipina, a respected figure of inexplicable influence among her people. All four join forces to hold back the tide of greed and racially motivated barbarity from a ravenous Eagle. One will die. One will find himself by learning that truth stands alone, wears no flag and employs no spokesman. The other two will live forever, legends in the minds and hearts of the Philippine people.
20,000 Days and Counting
Title | 20,000 Days and Counting PDF eBook |
Author | Robert D. Smith |
Publisher | Thomas Nelson |
Pages | 145 |
Release | 2012-12-31 |
Genre | Self-Help |
ISBN | 0849964407 |
The day for change is today and it's more simple than you realize. Most people sleepwalk through day-to-day life, passively letting time slip away. Unfortunately, the only thing that can usually wake people up to the intensity of life is impending death. But what if it didn't have to be that way? 20,000 Days presents breathtakingly simple strategies and concepts that, once applied, will enable readers to be 100% present and intentional with every passing minute of every day, for the rest of their lives. The book is designed to be read in under an hour and the effect is immediate. Within each segment are tactics for mastering control for your life; principles such as: Motivation is a myth You only have two choices, yes and no How to conquer rejection forever How BECOMING the problem will SOLVE all your problems Three sentences that will change your life immediately These timeless principles apply to everyone from the pending graduate to the seasoned business professional; from the time-starved parent to the weary pastor to the restless entrepreneur. On the 20,000th day of his life, the author sent an email that inspired and reminded a group of people of all ages to live in the moment. This group now includes you.
The Cure
Title | The Cure PDF eBook |
Author | Barbarian |
Publisher | Omnibus Press |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1988 |
Genre | Rock groups |
ISBN | 9780946391875 |
The official Cure biography, illustrated throughout with masses of private and official photographs, press cuttings, and media articles.
Doctrine That Dances
Title | Doctrine That Dances PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Smith |
Publisher | B&H Publishing Group |
Pages | 228 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780805446845 |
With enthusiasm and intelligence, professor Robert Smith steps up the interest in doctrinal preaching and teaching with Doctrine That Dances.
Mexican New York
Title | Mexican New York PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Smith |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 388 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0520244125 |
'Mexican New York' offers an intimate view of globalization as it is lived by Mexican immigrants & their children in New York & in Mexico.