In this fast-paced, busy world where we are all going "90 to nothing", take a moment to slow down, take a breath, and read these pages. They will lead to "90 to something" and that something is peace, strength, insight, passion, purpose, and a deeper relationship with God.
This is her story, in her own words, written with love for her daughter and for her friends who have shared her life. Carolyn is the truest of friends. Once you are her friend, it is a lifetime thing, and wewho are blessed by that titletreasure that friendship and the heart that holds so much joy and love. Susie Taylor, lifelong friend
Trading is a battle between you and the market. And while you might not be a financial professional, that doesn't mean you can't win this battle. Through interviews with twelve ordinary individuals who have worked hard to transform themselves into extraordinary traders, Millionaire Traders reveals how you can beat Wall Street at its own game. Filled with in-depth insights and practical advice, this book introduces you to a dozen successful traders-some who focus on equities, others who deal in futures or foreign exchange-and examines the paths they've taken to capture considerable profits. With this book as your guide, you'll quickly become familiar with a variety of strategies that can be used to make money in today's financial markets. Those that will help you achieve this goal include: Tyrone Ball: trades Nasdaq stocks almost exclusively, and his ability to change with the times has enabled him to prosper during some of the most treacherous market environments in recent history. AShkan Bolour: one of the earliest entrants into the retail forex market, he trades in the direction of the major trend, rather than trying to find reversals. Frank Law: a technician at heart, identifies a trading zone, commits to it, and scales down as long as the zone holds. Paul Willette: has mastered a method that allows him to harvest some profits right away, while ensuring that he can still benefit from an occasional extension run in his favor. Order your copy today and beat the Street.
From the infamous pirate Jean Laffite and the storied couple Bonnie and Clyde, to less familiar bandits like train-robber Eugene Bunch and suspected murderer Leather Britches Smith, Legendary Louisiana Outlaws explores Louisiana's most fascinating fugitives. In this entertaining volume, Keagan LeJeune draws from historical accounts and current folklore to examine the specific moments and legal climate that spawned these memorable characters. He shows how Laffite embodied Louisiana's shift from an entrenched French and Spanish legal system to an American one, and relates how the notorious groups like the West and Kimbrell Clan served as community leaders and law officers but covertly preyed on Louisiana's Neutral Strip residents until citizens took the law into their own hands. Likewise, the bootlegging Dunn brothers in Vinton, he explains, demonstrate folk justice's distinction between an acceptable criminal act (operating an illegal moonshine still) and an unacceptable one (cold-blooded murder). Recounting each outlaw's life, LeJeune also considers their motives for breaking the law as well as their attempts at evading capture. Running from authorities and trying to escape imprisonment or even death, these men and women often relied on the support of ordinary citizens, sympathetic in the face of oppressive and unfair laws. Through the lens of folk life, LeJeune's engaging narrative demonstrates how a justice system functions and changes and highlights Louisiana's particular challenges in adapting a system of law and order to work for everyone.
Are you feeling a loss of connection to people? If you feel a longing for points of reference in your life, then you may enjoy the stories contained in this book. I wrote this book from memories of stories told about some of my ancestors, my own growing up, my children's growing up, my visions, and some of the foods my family loved. Included in the stories of my ancestors is the story of my Grandmother's life. When I was five years old she asked me to write it for her. It is done. My family has always been a visionary family. Some of my visions are written here. These stories tell of how we chose to live, work, love and start over. As you read from the pages of my memories, you will experience with my family the hardships, joys, challenges and successes of our ancestors and myself as I grew up, got married and raised our 11 children.
Elden Duane Rogers died on March 19, 1945, one of the eight hundred who perished on the aircraft carrier USS Franklin that day. It was his nineteenth birthday. Write home often, the navy told sailors like Elden, thinking it would keep up morale among sailors and those waiting for them stateside. But they were told not to write anything about where they were, where they had been, where they were going, what they were doing, or even what the weather was like. Spies were presumed everywhere, and loose lips could sink ships. Before a sailor’s letter could be sealed and sent, a censor read it and with a razor blade cut out words that told too much. So Long for Now reconstructs the lost world of a sailor’s daily life in World War II, piecing together letters from Elden’s family in Vega, Texas, and from his girlfriend, the untold stories behind Elden’s own letters, and the context of the war itself. Historian Jerry L. Rogers delves past censored letters limited to small talk and local gossip to conjure the danger, excitement, boredom, and sacrifices that sailors in the Pacific theater endured. He follows Elden from enlistment in the navy through every battle the USS Franklin saw. Flight deck crashes, kamikaze hits, and tensions and alliances aboard ship all built to the unprecedented chaos and casualties of the Japanese air attack on March 19. “So long for now,” Elden signed off—never “Goodbye.” This moving work poignantly confronts the horrors of war, giving voice to a young sailor, the country he served, the family and friends he left behind, and the hope that has sustained them.
We can be happy in the Lord if we don’t have everything right or even together. We can celebrate our accomplishments of walking in love however small they may seem knowing God’s grace is making up the difference. Scripture teaches God’s mercies are new every morning. This book will bring day to day insight into the mercy of God, the faithfulness of God and the blessing of God through practical applications. It will challenge you to take the first step toward forgiveness or make the call to encourage someone God has put on your heart. It will inspire you to do the right thing when you don’t feel like being the bigger or even better person. These daily devotions will strengthen your character and your walk with the Lord as you learn godly principles from His word one day at a time. Every day is a new day to choose to do things God’s way verses our own. He promises when we do, He will come along side us and enable us to be wiser, healthier and more successful. Who doesn’t want to get in on that kind of life? This book is not for someone who has no troubles, issues or concerns. It’s for the person with broken relationships. It’s for those with exhausted bank accounts. It’s for the ones who haven’t gotten everything together just yet but they really want to! This book is for the person who is grateful to the Lord for enough light to make it through one test or temptation a day and feel like an overcomer. If you want to experience God’s presence more in your daily walk this book is for you. If you want to catch God blessing you more often and if you want to be the kind of person that blesses God right back then read on.
How much pain are you willing to take to pick up the pieces of a shattered life? For Jace, he is willing to take it all. He will do anything and everything to make sure Cori gets the justice she deserves.
The only difference between me and the people judging me is they weren't smart enough to do what we did. One of the most infamous scandals in financial history becomes a theatrical epic. At once a case study and an allegory, the play charts the notorious rise and fall of Enron and its founding partners Ken Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, who became 'the most vilified figure from the financial scandal of the century.' This Student Edition features expert and helpful annotation, including a scene-by-scene summary, a detailed commentary on the dramatic, social and political context, and on the themes, characters, language and structure of the play, as well as a list of suggested reading and questions for further study and a review of performance history. Mixing classical tragedy with savage comedy, Enron follows a group of flawed men and women in a narrative of greed and loss which reviews the tumultuous 1990s and casts a new light on the financial turmoil in which the world finds itself in 2009. The play was Lucy Prebble's first work for the stage since her debut work The Sugar Syndrome, winner of the George Devine and Critic's Circle Awards for Most Promising New Playwright. Produced by Headlong, Enron premiered at Chichester's Minerva Theatre on 11 July 2009 and opened at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in September, before transferring to London's West End and to Broadway in 2010.