No Better Place

Author : Duane Murray
Publisher : IDW Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1649360045
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Better Place written by Duane Murray and published by IDW Publishing. This book was released on 2021-10-27 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This sidekick misses his superhero... After hearing that his grandfather has gone to a “better place,” a boy sets off on a grand adventure to find him, dressed as his favourite comic book character. Dylan just moved to a new house, with no friends, and a mother who doesn’t have time for him. Luckily, he has his grandad. Together, they are Red Rocket and Kid Cosmo, who save the world from evil every day with the power of imagination! But one day, Dylan learns that his grandad is suddenly gone… to a “better place.” Now, Kid Cosmo will have to save the day, all by himself. Debut author Duane Murray joins artist Shawn Daley (Samurai Grandpa) for a touching story about family, grief, change, and growth.

Author : Alistair Duncan
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
ISBN 13 : 1780927983
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book No Better Place written by Alistair Duncan and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2016-01-04 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following his second marriage in 1907 Arthur Conan Doyle was looking to the future. The years ahead would see the birth of three children, fresh literary success and the discovery of his new faith. Those same years would also see the First World War, the final adventures of Sherlock Holmes and ridicule from the religious and scientific communities for his beliefs.

Author : Robert Murphy
Publisher : Casemate
ISBN 13 : 1935149881
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book No Better Place to Die written by Robert Murphy and published by Casemate. This book was released on 2009-04-07 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The you-are-there story of one of the most ferocious small-unit combats in US history . . . As part of the massive Allied invasion of Normandy, three airborne divisions were dropped behind enemy lines to sew confusion in the German rear and prevent panzer reinforcements from reaching the beaches. In the dark early hours of D-Day, this confusion was achieved well enough, as nearly every airborne unit missed its drop zone, creating a kaleidoscope of small-unit combat. Fortunately for the Allies, the 505th Regimental Combat Team of the 82nd Airborne Division hit on or near its drop zone. Its task was to seize the vital crossroads of Ste Mère Eglise, and to hold the bridge over the Merderet River at nearby La Fière. Benefiting from dynamic battlefield leadership, the paratroopers reached the bridge, only to be met by wave after wave of German tanks and infantry desperate to force the crossing. Reinforced by glider troops, who suffered terribly in their landings from the now-alert Germans, the 505th not only held the vital bridge for three days but launched a counterattack in the teeth of enemy fire to secure their objective once and for all, albeit at gruesome cost. In No Better Place to Die, Robert M. Murphy provides an objective narrative of countless acts of heroism, almost breathtaking in its “you are there” detail. No World War II veteran is better known in 82nd Airborne circles than Robert M. (“Bob”) Murphy. A Pathfinder and member of A Company, 505th PIR, Bob was wounded three times in action, and made all four combat jumps with his regiment, fighting in Sicily, Italy, Normandy, and Holland. He was decorated for valor for his role at La Fière, and is a Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor. After the war, he was instrumental in establishing the 505th RCT Association. A selection of the Military Book Club

Author : Peter Cozzens
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252062292
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book No Better Place to Die written by Peter Cozzens and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1991-07 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mere handful of battlefields have come to epitomize the anguish and pain of America's Civil War: Gettysburg, Shiloh, Chancellorsville, Chickamauga. Yet another name belongs on that infamous list: Stones River, the setting for Peter Cozzens's No Better Place to Die. It was here that both the Union and Confederate armies lost over one-quarter of their forces in battle casualties. The Confederacy's defeat at Stones River unleashed a wave of dissension that crippled the army's high command and ultimately closed Tennessee to the South for two years. The loss deterred the British and French from coming to the aid of the South in the Civil War, with tragic effects for the Southern cause. In the 126 years since the guns fell silent at Stones River, few books have examined the bloody clash and its impact on the war's subsequent outcome. No Better Place to Die recounts the events and strategies that brought the two armies to the banks of this central Tennessee river on December 31, 1862. Cozzens re-creates the battle itself, following the movements and performance of individual regiments. A series of maps clarifies the combat activity. Cozzens frequently lets the men who fought the battle speak for themselves, through letters, diaries, memoirs, and battlefield communications. Here we learn about such critical moments as General Philip Sheridan's gallant defense along the Wilkinson Pike, one of the war's most tenacious stands against overwhelming odds, and the bravery in battle exemplified by Brekenridge's attack on the Union left, a doomed assault with the poignancy of Pickett's charge. Over twenty thousand Union and Confederate soldiers were killed, wounded, or captured in the bloody New Year's battle of Stone's River. The impact of their struggle extended far beyond the thousands of shattered human lives, ultimately imperiling the fortunes of the Confederacy. No Better Place to Die pays tribute to the heroes, the scoundrels, the mistakes, the bravery, and the grief at Stone's River.

Author : Bob Pangburn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781881276210
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book No Better Place - Than in the Center of His Presence written by Bob Pangburn and published by . This book was released on 2015-03-15 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first book, authored by Bob Pangburn, contains a devotional reading for each day of the year, and has been used by the Lord to bring encouragement to many around the world. Each reading is inspirational and provides a better understanding of God's love. The words written herein are from Bob's early morning visits with the Lord, reading God's Word, and listening to the voice of the Holy Spirit. Bob's Prayer is that you experience daily the joy, peace, and comfort that only can come from love found in the "Better Place" of God's presence and the heart of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Author : Wendell Berry
Publisher : Catapult
ISBN 13 : 1593760787
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hannah Coulter written by Wendell Berry and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2005-09-30 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hannah Coulter is Wendell Berry’s seventh novel and his first to employ the voice of a woman character in its telling. Hannah, the now–elderly narrator, recounts the love she has for the land and for her community. She remembers each of her two husbands, and all places and community connections threatened by twentieth–century technologies. At risk is the whole culture of family farming, hope redeemed when her wayward and once lost grandson, Virgil, returns to his rural home place to work the farm.

Author : Hoag Holmgren
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780998932293
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book No Better Place written by Hoag Holmgren and published by . This book was released on 2019-01-23 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Among the Zen handbooks or primers out there, none fit your hand so simply as these sixty-four poetry-like chapters of Hoag Holmgren's No Better Place. Like the sixty-four hexagrams of the I Ching, each widens into a far-off state of mind. Turn them over in your thoughts though, and they prove to be guides to where you are standing. Ten in particular, which refer to the 12th century Chinese Oxherding Pictures, point North American Zen back to a mythic world of ancestors. Old-time buddhas, those ancestors. They are our brothers and sisters in the ecology of mind. Thanks to Holmgren's book, you can stand eyebrow-to-eyebrow with them.". -Andrew Schelling Editor of The Wisdom Anthology of North American Buddhist Poetry .."No Better Place is a penetrating and affecting presentation of the Buddha Dharma cast in a thoroughly Western idiom. Hoag's simple, clear prose invites entry in this very place, now." -Danan Henry Roshi.."Hoag Holmgren writes from the depths of his own understanding in this profound and simply expressed primer. These words will touch and inspire readers to surrender to a joyful experience of compassion for all.". -Jiun Hosen, Osho Abbess, Bodhi Manda Zen Center.."While No Better Place may seem like a slight book, it's actually a wide-open doorway-into the essence of Zen! It says so much so succinctly and insightfully, that reading its brief chapters brings real "Aha!" delight. I look forward to sharing this book with my own Zen students. Many thanks to Hoag Holmgren!". -Rafe Martin Sensei, Award-winning author, founding teacher and spiritual director, Endless Path Zendo.."No Better Place is simple, clear, and beautifully written. I highly recommend it for anyone (new or experienced) interested in the path of Zen. This book captures the heart of this journey and beckons one to step in.". -Peggy Metta Sheehan Sensei, Zen Center of Denver..

Author : Pati Navalta Poblete
Publisher : Nothing But the Truth Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781946706997
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Better Place written by Pati Navalta Poblete and published by Nothing But the Truth Publishing. This book was released on 2018-05-22 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pati Navalta Poblete's world is shattered when her 23-year-old son, Robby, is violently killed. She blames God, gun violence and the town where he was born and died, even herself. Two years later, she shares how Robby's death was transformative for her and many others -- including their family and friends, and even the first journalist on the scene. The Bay Area native takes the reader on a raw, heartbreaking journey from the scene of the crime, to a Buddhist monastery in Northern California, to Asia where she travels for work, to Robby's favorite beach in Hawaii to mark the first anniversary of his death -- everywhere she goes trying to make sense of what has happened. Along the way, she offers glimpses into her and Robby's lives, underscoring what makes his loss so tragic and why every loss such as his matters.

Author : David Zahl
Publisher : Fortress Press
ISBN 13 : 1506449441
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Seculosity written by David Zahl and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the heart of our current moment lies a universal yearning, writes David Zahl, not to be happy or respected so much as enough--what religions call "righteous." To fill the void left by religion, we look to all sorts of everyday activities--from eating and parenting to dating and voting--for the identity, purpose, and meaning once provided on Sunday morning. In our striving, we are chasing a sense of enoughness. But it remains ever out of reach, and the effort and anxiety are burning us out. Seculosity takes a thoughtful yet entertaining tour of American "performancism" and its cousins, highlighting both their ingenuity and mercilessness, all while challenging the conventional narrative of religious decline. Zahl unmasks the competing pieties around which so much of our lives revolve, and he does so in a way that's at points playful, personal, and incisive. Ultimately he brings us to a fresh appreciation for the grace of God in all its countercultural wonder.

Author : Michael C. Bush
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1523095091
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Great Place to Work For All written by Michael C. Bush and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2018-03-13 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword A Better View of Motivation -- Introduction A Great Place to Work For All -- PART ONE Better for Business -- Chapter 1 More Revenue, More Profit -- Chapter 2 A New Business Frontier -- Chapter 3 How to Succeed in the New Business Frontier -- Chapter 4 Maximizing Human Potential Accelerates Performance -- PART TWO Better for People, Better for the World -- Chapter 5 When the Workplace Works For Everyone -- Chapter 6 Better Business for a Better World -- PART THREE The For All Leadership Call -- Chapter 7 Leading to a Great Place to Work For All -- Chapter 8 The For All Rocket Ship -- Notes -- Thanks -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z -- About Us -- Authors