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Author: Donna Janell Bowman
Publisher: Lee & Low Books
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781620141489
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA biography of William "Doc" Key, a former slave and self-trained veterinarian who taught his horse, Jim, to read, write, and do math, and who helped teach the world to treat animals kindly
Author: Mim E. Rivas
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2009-10-13
Total Pages: 354
ISBN-13: 0061877514
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe remarkable true saga of an exceptional animal—and the no less exceptional man who led him to greatness: “Seabiscuit had nothing on Beautiful Jim Key.” —Sacramento Bee Beautiful Jim Key—the onetime ugly duckling of a scrub colt who became one of the most beloved heroes of the turn of the twentieth century—was adored not for his beauty and speed but rather for his remarkable abilities to read, write, spell, do mathematics, even debate politics. Trained with patience and kindness by one of the most renowned horse whisperers of his day—former slave, Civil War veteran, and self-taught veterinarian Dr. William Key—Jim performed in expositions across the country to wildly receptive crowds for nine glorious years, smashing box office records, clearing towering hurdles of skepticism and prejudice, and earning the respect and admiration of some of the most influential figures of the era, from Booker T. Washington to President William McKinley. “Wonderful . . . a fascinating and touching book.” —Winston-Salem Journal “If Beautiful Jim Key were alive today, he’d have a movie deal.” —People “A classic. . . . a window into a lost world.” —Nashville Scene “Chronicles the adventures of a great horse and the men who loved him . . . engaging.” —Entertainment Weekly “Compelling . . . a vivid slice of Americana.” —Parade “Captivating.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Author: D. J. Herda
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2010-12-07
Total Pages: 219
ISBN-13: 0762774517
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA fresh, lively retelling of the life of one of the most infamous characters of the Old West, Doc Holliday, by an imaginative, yet accurate storyteller.
Author: Jim Harrison
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Published: 2013-12-03
Total Pages: 546
ISBN-13: 0802120113
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn anthology of all of the Brown Dog novellas includes a previously unpublished story and follows the down-on-his-luck Michigan Native American's misadventures with an overindulgent lifestyle, his two adopted children and an ersatz activist who steals his bearskin. 35,000 first printing.
Author: Brad Ludwig
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
Published: 2014-08-26
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 1634170075
DOWNLOAD EBOOKm Anderson and Jenny Mckinney had everything going for them. They were childhood sweethearts reunited during the Cuban revolution to oust Fidel Castro. Jim was injured while serving in the navy, and Jenny was a rehab nurse. When both their service time ended, they decided to go back home, Jim returning a couple of months before Jenny. They had been happily married and had a beautiful house and loving and supportive families. And when they thought life couldn’t get any better, they were blessed with an exceptionally gifted son named Jeffrey, who showed signs of unparalleled intelligence at a very young age, astounding doctors at the Center for the Study of Gifted Children. Everything seemed picture-perfect, with the proud parents guiding the growth of their prolific young son. But no one could have prepared them for the horrifying tragedy that would befall their lovely home, and things would never be the same again from then on.
Author: M. D. James Damos
Publisher:
Published: 2019-07-08
Total Pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9781947966185
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWisconsin family physician, Dr. James Damos, knows firsthand what rural practice can contribute to the body of medicine and to the communities they serve. While most of today's medical students will choose specialized fields of care in a city environment, James Damos bucked the trend. For the past few decades, medical schools have steered their students toward specialization and away from the option of serving as a doctor in a small community. Damos would like to see this changed. Using real-life examples and illustrations from his own experience practicing in a small town, Dr. Damos provides a glimpse into the exciting challenges these doctors face day to day. Damos also describes the health challenges his own family has endured, detailing their struggles with childhood cancer and Alzheimer's Disease. These traumatic events and others described in this heartfelt memoir drive home the benefits of a close-knit community. From the viewpoint of a doctor, a husband and a father, Jim Damos illustrates how genuine personal relationships and a connection with others is sometimes the best medicine.
Author: Denis Johnson
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2007-09-04
Total Pages: 638
ISBN-13: 9780374279127
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOnce upon a time there was a war . . . and a young American who thought of himself as the Quiet American and the Ugly American, and who wished to be neither, who wanted instead to be the Wise American, or the Good American, but who eventually came to witness himself as the Real American and finally as simply the Fucking American. That’s me. This is the story of Skip Sands—spy-in-training, engaged in Psychological Operations against the Vietcong—and the disasters that befall him thanks to his famous uncle, a war hero known in intelligence circles simply as the Colonel. This is also the story of the Houston brothers, Bill and James, young men who drift out of the Arizona desert into a war in which the line between disinformation and delusion has blurred away. In its vision of human folly, and its gritty, sympathetic portraits of men and women desperate for an end to their loneliness, whether in sex or death or by the grace of God, this is a story like nothing in our literature. Tree of Smoke is Denis Johnson’s first full-length novel in nine years, and his most gripping, beautiful, and powerful work to date. Tree of Smoke is the 2007 National Book Award Winner for Fiction.
Author: James Fallon
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2013-10-31
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 1101603925
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“Compelling, essential reading for understanding the underpinnings of psychopathy.” — M. E. Thomas, author of Confessions of a Sociopath For his first fifty-eight years, James Fallon was by all appearances a normal guy. A successful neuroscientist and professor, he’d been raised in a loving family, married his high school sweetheart, and had three kids and lots of friends. Then he learned a shocking truth that would not only disrupt his personal and professional life, but would lead him to question the very nature of his own identity. While researching serial killers, he uncovered a pattern in their brain scans that helped explain their cold and violent behavior. Astonishingly, his own scan matched that pattern. And a few months later he learned that he was descended from a long line of murderers. Fallon set out to reconcile the truth about his own brain with everything he knew as a scientist about the mind, behavior, and personality.
