Kalamazoo Gals
Kalamazoo Gals

Author: John Thomas

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780983082781

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According to company lore, Gibson, the guitar manufacturer, had ceased guitar production during World War II with only "seasoned craftsmen" too old for battle doing repairs and completing the few instruments already in progress at their Kalamazoo, Michigan factory. However, beginning in 1942, Gibson started producing wartime guitars each marked with a small, golden "banner" displaying the slogan: "only a Gibson is good enough." Over 9000 of these "Banner" guitars were produced between 1942 and 1945 and they are considered to be some of the finest acoustic guitars ever produced but who was making them? In this work of musical and social history, Thomas explores the origins of the Gibson "Banner" guitars and the remarkable women, many of whom had no prior training in instrument construction, who built them.

Cars, Energy, Nuclear Diplomacy and the Law
Cars, Energy, Nuclear Diplomacy and the Law

Author: John Thomas Smith II

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Published: 2012-08-31

Total Pages: 277

ISBN-13: 1442220120

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This multigenerational memoir sketches the lives of three generations of the author’s family that were involved with some of the most profound issues of the twentieth century. Smith’s paternal grandfather was present at the creation of General Motors Corporation and served as its Vice President and General Counsel. His maternal grandfather, William G. Maguire, was an entrepreneur and natural gas pipeline pioneer with a visionary grasp of natural gas’s significance in the twentieth century American economy. Smith’s father served as a senior diplomat under five presidents, working to constrain the nuclear arms race between the United States and Russia and to curtail proliferation of nuclear weapons.

Enduring Your Season of Suffering
Enduring Your Season of Suffering

Author: John Thomas

Publisher:

Published: 2011-12-01

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 9781935986232

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Hard times and suffering affect everyone, but the way we handle it will change our lives forever. Is this indiscriminate pain fair and just? Does it have a point? "Enduring Your Season of Suffering" serves as a resource for everyone struggling with questions about suffering, pain and trial. This book, crafted by John Thomas and Gary Habermas, presents important biblical insight on why suffering impacts us and how we should respond to it. These two men tap into their decades of experience in counseling and ministry so you can emerge from suffering stronger, wiser and more complete than before. Inside You'll Find: Answers to your Why Questions: Why Me? Why This? Why Now? Universal Truths about Suffering Real Stories of People Coping with Suffering and How they Managed Steps for Helping Yourself and others Through Suffering Comfort and Direction for Anyone Experiencing Trials