How hard can it be to end your own life? For Peter Cameron, he must make one last journey then he can peacefully meet his maker in this break-out novel from author, L.B. Frost. Unfortunately, even the simplest tasks can be muddled by the unpredictable nature of life and along the way Cameron finds himself caught up in a dangerous scandal he alone must fix. In the end, Cameron must come to terms with the beautiful insignificance of his life if he hopes to leave this world on his own terms. Read An American Resurrection today and discover a story about failure, redemption and a reminder that life is what happens while you're making other plans.
Unflinching in his honesty and unabashed in his love for life, Eric Arauz first peels back the curtain on living with the trauma of severe child abuse, mental illness, and addiction to reveal the brutal truth about hopelessness and the so-called "fine line between madness and genius," and then lays out his Existential Cookbook and the literary ingredients he discovered on the road to living a joyous and hope-filled life.
Teetering on the edge of suicide, Peter Cameron sets out on one final journey with the simplest of goals: he will plant a tree. Unfortunately, even the simplest objectives can be muddled by the unpredictable hazards of life and along the way Cameron finds himself caught up in a scandal that he alone must fix. In the end, Pete must come to terms with the beautiful insignificance of his life if he hopes to leave this world on good terms. "An American Resurrection" is a story about failure, redemption and a reminder that life is what happens while you're busy making other plans.
When the Civil War ended, Jefferson Davis had fallen from the heights of popularity to the depths of despair. In this fascinating new book, Donald E. Collins explores the resurrection of Davis to heroic status in the hearts of white Southerners culminating in one of the grandest funeral processions the nation had ever seen. As schools closed and bells tolled along the thousand mile route, Southerners appeared en masse to bid a final farewell to the man who championed Southern secession and ardently defended the Confederacy.
Ed Yourdon warned the American programmer in his award-winning, controversial bestseller "Decline and Fall of the American Programmer" that if they did not change, the industry would migrate to countries that were more productive. The software industry has responded to this challenge, and Yourdon shows how in this long-awaited paperback version of his international bestseller.
The United States of America is the greatest, the noblest and, in its original founding principles, the only moral country in the history of the world." Ayn Rand The Constitution has failed. At its birth, the Constitution changed the world. But over the past century it has repeatedly failed to protect Americans from countless human rights violations. Yet, most Americans do not even realize that it has failed, which is a much more troubling problem. Americans are not properly educated in their nation's great heritage, nor the reasons why our nation exists. We are taught that we rebelled because we didn't want to pay taxes. Taxes were not the issue. Today, in a confused struggle to do what is right, we have cannibalize our principles and forgotten our great purpose. This book is an attempt to reawaken the giant that changed the world. The ideas that the led to our nations founding still have the power to radically change history. We only need to remember who we are. Liberal or conservative, this book will challenge you to see the world in a new and powerful way. The United States still has a destiny to fulfill in the world, the only question is... will we do what is necessary to realize that future? Find out how by reading "American Resurrection: The Failure of the U.S. Constitution and The Rebirth of A Nation."
Writer Annette McGivney explores the controversy and the history of water politics in the American Southwest through the lens of the re-emergence of Glen Canyon due to an ongoing drought. More than 125 large images by photographer James Kay capture the beauty of the legendary canyons of Glen Canyon as they emerge into the light of day for the first time in nearly 40 years. Each chapter opens with a journal excerpt that personalizes the Glen Canyon story, and the book concludes with a list of recommended hikes in the area that will draw outdoor enthusiasts to reemerging attractions. Throughout her account, McGivney stresses the need for a new model of living in the American West -- the U.S. Department of the Interior must shift its water policy to meet changing needs and Americans must live more sustainably, especially in the arid West. Resurrection eloquently demonstrates why Americans should stand behind the renewal of Glen Canyon and accord it protection as a national park-both to honor the area as a national treasure and to preserve it for future generations. * Published in partnership with Glen Canyon Institute, an NGO with a membership of 3,000 dedicated to making Glen Canyon a national park * Includes an appendix of recommended hikes
In 1992, Johnny Cash was battered and bruised. In constant pain through heart problems, broken bones and the aftermath of a second bout of drug addiction, his career wasn’t in much better shape than his body. One of his last singles for CBS, before they dumped him in 1986 after nearly 30 years, had been ‘The Chicken In Black’ – in the video for which he appeared as a superhero fowl, dressed in cape, yellow shirt and tights. At the age of 60, all the signs were that Cash was ready for the museum. In fact, he was building one. Already an exhibit in the Country Music Hall of Fame, when he wasn’t playing small, shabby venues like Roadie’s Roadhouse, Mississauga, Ontario or Butlins Southcoast World in Bognor Regis, he was preparing to open the Cash Country theme park in Branson, Missouri. Cut to a little under two years later. December 1993. Cash is playing the Viper Rooms on Sunset Boulevard in front of 150 of the hippest people in America. He is introduced by Johnny Depp; the audience includes Sean Penn, Juliette Lewis and assorted Red Hot Chilli Peppers. They cheer him to the rafters for the full ninety minutes. His big bass baritone gets a whole song to itself on Zooropa, the new U2 album, while he has just completed recording his landmark American Recordings, made with Midas-like hip-hop and metal producer Rick Rubin. He won a Grammy for that and a fistful more for his four other American Recordings albums. He played an unforgettable Glastonbury set in 1994 and was feted by one and all, from Nick Cave and Bono to Trent Reznor and Joe Strummer. From thereon until his death in 2003 (and beyond), Cash was the epitome of hip. Big Daddy cool. What happened? The Resurrection Of Johnny Cash tells the story of perhaps the most remarkable turnaround in musical history. As well as acknowledging Cash’s drug, drink and religious travails in the fifties and sixties, the book digs much deeper, focusing on a lesser known but no less remarkable period of his life: the inglorious fall post-1970 and the almost biblical rebirth in his later years. Homing in on the ten-year period between 1986 and 1995, The Resurrection Of Johnny Cash tells in detail the story of Cash’s humiliating fall from grace and his unprecedented revival; his struggle with a cruel variety of illnesses; his ongoing battles with addiction; his search to find direction in his career; his eventual rebirth as both an artist and a man; and his hugely influential legacy.
Aimed at the general reader with an interest in World War II and the U.S. Navy, this book looks at the massive salvage effort that followed the attack on Pearl Harbor, beginning with the damage control efforts aboard the sinking and damaged ships in the harbor on 7 December 1941 and ending in March 1944 when salvage efforts on the USS Utah were finally abandoned. Dan Madsen describes the Navy's dramatic race to clear the harbor and repair as many ships as possible so they could return to the fleet ready for war. Numerous photographs, many never before published in books for the general public, give readers a real appreciation for the momentous task involved, from the raising of the USS Oglala in 1942 and the USS Oklahoma in 1943 to the eventual dismantling of the above-water portions of the USS Arizona.
A classic of medieval studies, The Resurrection of the Body in Western Christianity, 200–1336 traces ideas of death and resurrection in early and medieval Christianity. Caroline Walker Bynum explores problems of the body and identity in devotional and theological literature, suggesting that medieval attitudes toward the body still shape modern notions of the individual. This expanded edition includes her 1995 article “Why All the Fuss About the Body? A Medievalist’s Perspective,” which takes a broader perspective on the book’s themes. It also includes a new introduction that explores the context in which the book and article were written, as well as why the Middle Ages matter for how we think about the body and life after death today.
