Author: John H. Bailey II Publisher: Abbott Press ISBN: 1458204057 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 184
Book Description
Although John H. Bailey II’s father attained only a third-grade education, he imparted an important message to his son: you only fail when you stop trying. This is a piece of advice that Bailey II followed diligently throughout his life. In Up from the Fields, Bailey narrates his life story against the backdrop of his unflappable faith in God—following him from his birth on a Mississippi plantation, where as a boy, he watched the crop dusters and dreamed of flying a plane one day. This memoir recalls running in the fields of Mississippi, playing football in Texas, being stationed at various military bases in the United States and abroad, and running the Texas State Guard. It provides insight into the life of one man who spent thirty-two years in uniform. A motivational story with photos included, Up from the Fields follows Bailey’s journey from a lieutenant in the Vietnam War to a rank of major general.
Author: Rev. Thomas J. McClellan Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1387854585 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 196
Book Description
Every life that is well-lived presents its challenges, defeats, and triumphs. The life of Thomas J. McClellan is no different in that respect. From birth into a rural farming community; to a lengthy career as an educator; to acceptance of his calling to the ministry, this story covers highs and lows that impacted his walk along the road of Life. Rev. McClellan recounts hardships and victories that led him to the life he leads today. Having experienced his own failings and human frailties, Rev. McClellan is able to attest to God's grace and power to transform and bring purpose to our lives.
Author: Chanda Feldman Publisher: LSU Press ISBN: 0807168300 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 65
Book Description
In this debut collection, Chanda Feldman's stunning poems unveil her childhood as well as that of her parents. Memories of desegregation, the days after the assassination of Dr. King, and what life was like for sharecroppers-- including the weddings, family feasts, and hardscrabble conditions that composed their lives-- unfold in this beautiful collection. Both timely and timeless, Feldmen presents a thoughtful and resonating first book.
Author: Randy Shaw Publisher: Univ of California Press ISBN: 0520268040 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 364
Book Description
Much has been written about Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers' heyday in the 1960s and '70s, but the story of their profound, ongoing influence on 21st century social justice movements has until now been left untold. This book unearths this legacy.
Author: Erin Young Publisher: Flatiron Books ISBN: 1250799406 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 375
Book Description
A breakneck procedural that is beautifully written and masterfully crafted, Erin Young's The Fields is a dynamite debut—crime fiction at its very finest. Some things don't stay buried. It starts with a body—a young woman found dead in an Iowa cornfield, on one of the few family farms still managing to compete with the giants of Big Agriculture. When Sergeant Riley Fisher, newly promoted to head of investigations for the Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office, arrives on the scene, an already horrific crime becomes personal when she discovers the victim was a childhood friend, connected to a dark past she thought she’d left behind. The investigation grows complicated as more victims are found. Drawn deeper in, Riley soon discovers implications far beyond her Midwest town.
Author: Elisabeth Weigand Publisher: FriesenPress ISBN: 1525549758 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 130
Book Description
Restless with wanderlust and anxious for adventure, a big-city Frankfurt woman’s life is forever changed when she encounters a completely different world—one of teeming nature, landscaped vistas, communion with animals, and the free human spirit—in the wild backcountry of the Yukon. There she meets local icon Mabel Brewster, owner of the nearby equine stable, who is notorious for her extensive knowledge of the land, her stubborn grit and self-sufficiency, and her uncanny rapport with horses. A series of breathtaking journeys, perilous adventures, and illuminating life lessons transform these unlikely friends into spiritually bonded soul sisters, whose love withstands the test of twenty-two adventurous years and will forever reverberate in the untamed heart of the majestic North. Elisabeth Weigand lovingly pens a heart-wrenching tribute to the life of Mabel Brewster (1935-2015), whom she met upon her immigration to Canada’s Yukon Territory in 1993. Through a stunning retelling of her life in the remote north that is at once spellbinding, light-hearted, beautiful, and heartbreaking, the reader is transported to the last untamed frontier— where raw nature reigns supreme and true friendship never dies.
Author: Tracy Richardson Publisher: BrownBooks.ORM ISBN: 1612544479 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 195
Book Description
A high school soccer player embarks on a visionary journey of self-discovery in this young adult sci-fi fantasy novel. Varsity soccer player Eric Horton is an unbeatable goalkeeper, saving shot after shot with seemingly supernatural ability. But at night, Eric is plagued with nightmares of explosions and screams. As strange happenings start to unfold around him, he begins to wonder if what he’s seeing isn’t just a dream. When a new student, Renee, appears in his science class, he could swear he’s known her forever. But that’s impossible—right? Then he meets her father, who’s been conducting experiments with “the Universal Energy Field” and “Collective Consciousness”. Eric is intrigued by the groundbreaking ideas that we are all connected by the same energy and are all more powerful than we realize. But can any of it be real? As his relationship with Renee evolves and his knowledge of the Field increases, Eric will be tested beyond anything he’s experienced before. He must decide whether he believes in that part of himself which ties him to the world around him, and he must access it—or lose everything he’s been working to keep.
Author: John H. Bailey II
Author: Rev. Thomas J. McClellan
Author: Walt Whitman
Author: Chanda Feldman
Author: Randy Shaw
Author: Erin Young
Author: Elisabeth Weigand
Author: Susan Ferriss
Author: Robert Oliphant Pringle
Author: Tracy Richardson