Asia from Above
Asia from Above

Author: Colonel Roy M. Stanley II

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 496

ISBN-13: 9781420834895

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"My true story "Bring Joy to Vietnam" comes from my heart's desire to pay homage and bring honor to my thousands of Military Pen Pals from 1963 to 1975 I had the privilege of being bestowed 113 titles from all the Armed Forces which ended up with my being given the title of "Miss South Vietnam." The support I provided for the armed forces at home and at the war sites was both wonderful and terrible. With great sorrow, I would hear from friends of those who were killed, and feel the pain of all who suffered during the war. I treasure all the momentos sent to me by these important friends who appreciated my recognition of their service and sacrifices. I Want to tell you that our "San Diego Insider" show about "Ordinary People, Extraordinary Stories that featured you won an Emmy. The Emmy Awards ceremony last month at the U.S. Grant hotel, downtown San Diego. Our region includes Las Vegas and Santa Barbara. The nominations are sent to another city to be judged. So someone, somewhere, was impressed with your story. Congratulations! I knew your story was a winner from the beginning. Jack Gates "Joy Wilkerson has had many remarkable careers. All fascinating. She is a bundle of energy, heart and...Joy!" - Jack Gates Channel 4 San Diego Visit the author at http://www.joywilkerson.com

Sins Against Science
Sins Against Science

Author: Judi Nath

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2021-11-10

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1476643989

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Misinformation has had dramatic and dangerous effects, as evidenced by numerous events of the late 2010s and early 2020s. Reading a steady stream of misinformation leads to distrust, potentially leading to conflict in one's family and workplace, and even to civil unrest. At the heart of many such matters is scientific illiteracy. Many people enjoy a life of ease and convenience because of science--and since science also crosses courtrooms, classrooms and cultures, it has great potential to debunk misinformation and untangle the confusion on such issues as vaccines, sexual identity, race and evolution, alternative medicine, and human reproduction. This book addresses those issues and the popular stories, conspiracies, and misleading headlines that circulate across media platforms. Bringing accurate knowledge into people's agendas is challenging, and this book uses science and facts as a basis of every deliberation over laws and policies. The chapters weave together history, politics, human biology, and law, and demonstrate how our lives are dependent on understanding the nature of things.

William Pleasant Tyree
William Pleasant Tyree

Author: Albert Lee Tyree

Publisher: Alive Books

Published: 2013-12

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 9781631320002

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William Pleasant Tyree is the most interesting of all the Tyrees. His accomplishments were extraordinary given the conditions he faced during the time he lived (1821-1874). He was many things during his life: pioneer, soldier, prospector, carpenter, innkeeper, businessman, farmer, politician, and the father of eight children. Throughout his life, he was motivated to serve his neighbors and his community. He was the very definition of public service. William Pleasant Tyree was a patriot whose story deserves to be told.

Pirates on the Chesapeake
Pirates on the Chesapeake

Author: Donald G. Shomette

Publisher: Cornell Maritime Press/Tidewater Publishers

Published: 2009-07-15

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 9780870336072

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A dazzling array of swashbuckling pirates, picaroons, and sea rovers are pitted against the often feckless representatives of an outpost government authority in the Chesapeake Bay region. It is an exciting and dramatic two hundred-year history that begins grimly with the "starving time" in the Virginia colony in 1609, and ends with the peaceful resolution of the Othello affair with the French in 1807. In between lies a full panoply of violent and bizarre buccaneering incidents that one is hard pressed to imagine from the vantage point of the twenty-first century. Documented by impressive research in articles of the Netherlands, England, and the United States, Shomette skillfully reconstructs these episodes and many others, including the intensive anti-pirate cruise to capture--dead or alive--the notorious Blackbeard. The anti-pirate cruises led to the roundup of dozens of pirates and some showy executions but did little to curb the continued terrorist activities of bandits like Roger Makeele, Stede Bonnet, and Joseph Wheland.

A Child's Guide to the Bible (1911)
A Child's Guide to the Bible (1911)

Author: George Hodges

Publisher:

Published: 2008-06

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9781436654142

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.