Frankly Speaking ...

Frankly Speaking ...
Author: Charles Chupp
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2008-05-02
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1669809412

Hugh Chupp and Thelma Brownlee tied the nuptial knot on May 30th, 1925 at De Leon in Comanche County Texas. Hugh was 26 years old, an eighth grade graduate, a bronc buster and a horse trainer. Thelma was 17, a junior at De Leon High School and had an ambition to be a glamorous flapper. That was the extent of their schooling, but the subsequent sixteen years would provide education. Rumors that their wedding was of the shotgun variety were proven baseless when their first son didn’t see daylight until November 22nd of 1929. The roaring twenties were in session, even in rural De Leon, and the good times rolled until Black Friday, October 25th, 1929 — and the arrival of Charles Elvin a month later. He did not cause the Great Depression, nor did the Great Depression cause him. Times got tough but Hugh and Thel were blessed with yet another son, March 15th, 1933, as they moved from one rundown shelter to another, usually when rent was due. Benny Wayne was born December 18th, 1939, and Hugh and Thel ceased production. Hugh haunted the corner on Texas Street where day labor was chancy and often non-existent. He watched as the Houston and Texas Central freight train rolled through town and envied the hobos who adorned the empty cars and went on down the tracks looking for the Promised Land. To his credit he resisted the urge to climb aboard and leave his troubles behind. Despite the hard times and the gloomy forecast for the future, the little family managed to stay together when it would have been easier to quit. As a matter of fact Hugh and Thel shared their shelter and food with Nancy Brownlee, Thel’s widowed mother. Tom Brokaw’s “Greatest Generation” was hanging tough in the eye of the hurricane. “When the going gets tough, the tough get going” is one version of an old adage and the Chupp family managed to weather the storm. Grit and good humor was a major contributor to their will to hang on, and when good times crept across America in the early days of 1941 they managed to move up a rung on the ladder of success. A stroke of good fortune elevated the Chupps from day labor to tenant farming. The story is an eyewitness account, recounted here for your amusement and edification by the eldest son of Hugh and Thel. And, the story may sound familiar—you may have lived it too.

Frankly Speaking

Frankly Speaking
Author:
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Total Pages: 12
Release: 2003
Genre: Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness (Idaho)
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Frankly Speaking...

Frankly Speaking...
Author: Shawna Suckow, CMP, SFP
Publisher:
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2018-08-27
Genre:
ISBN: 9780692788127

Within the pages of this book, you'll find the combined wisdom of over 600 years (more or less) of meeting planning expertise, all aimed at helping you book more business as a speaker. The four of us sat down and had a very candid conversation on fifteen different official topics (and many unofficial ones...) to help speakers of all experience levels navigate their prospecting and relationship-building with planners. Our goal is to give a rare peek inside the planner's brain (it can get scary in there, but we've got your back!). We want you to be more findable, likeable, memorable, and bookable! What speakers are saying: "WOW! OMG! This is the most powerful, realistic book I've ever read (and I've read hundreds!) that is laser-targeted to those of us in professional speaking. These four wonderful ladies are coming from the real world, nitty-gritty reality of what works and what doesn't. They make it clear what is NOT working and what IS in today's meetings industry. If you're thinking of or are already practicing professional speaking, get updated as to what works now, get the money-losing habits out of your system, and find out what is needed in today's white-hot competitive speaking world. Get this book. Learn from it. Profit from it!" - Terry Brock, MBA, CSP, CPAE, Cavett Award Winner "Frankly Speaking is like stealing the playbook on getting booked. If you want better relationships with meeting planners and more business than you can handle, then pick up a copy." - Kate Delaney, Global Speaker, Emmy-winning Journalist, and NBC Sports Radio Talk Show Host "Frankly Speaking is packed full of helpful nuggets of information professional speakers can use to navigate their work with meeting planners. It's irreverent, funny, and 100% useful. You will benefit hugely by devouring this book and heeding these secrets from 4 people who want to help you succeed!" - Phil Gerbyshak, Sales and Marketing Speaker and Trainer

Frankly Speaking

Frankly Speaking
Author: Bonnie Lautenberg
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2024-05-17
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 197883800X

Frank Lautenberg was the embodiment of the American dream. The son of Eastern European immigrants who toiled in the factories of northern New Jersey, he rose to become a Fortune 500 CEO and eventually a five-term US senator. Yet his is not a simple rags-to-riches tale, but is rather the story of someone who used his newfound affluence and influence to improve the lives of ordinary Americans. Told by one of the people who knew him best, his widow Bonnie, Frankly Speaking reveals the political strategies that made Lautenberg one of the Senate’s most powerful advocates for the health and safety of America’s citizens. He championed seemingly minor, unglamorous reforms that made a big difference to everyday lives, from raising the national drinking age to preventing domestic abusers from purchasing guns. These campaigns earned him powerful enemies in the alcohol, tobacco, and firearms industries, and he was subjected to some of the most brutal campaign mudslinging in American history. Yet, as this inspiring biography reveals, New Jersey’s longest-serving senator was not afraid to take big political risks if it meant standing up for his principles, whether that meant opposing the Iraq War or protecting LGBTQ and women’s rights.

Frankly Speaking

Frankly Speaking
Author: Musa Hitam (Datuk)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 428
Release: 2016
Genre: Malaysia
ISBN: 9789679789805

Frankly Speaking... Four Decades on the Air and Off a Memoir

Frankly Speaking... Four Decades on the Air and Off a Memoir
Author: Frank Reed
Publisher: Xulon Press
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2013-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781628397796

Frank Reed and I share a long history together. For over 20 years it's always been a pleasure to join Frank on the radio, or have him introduce me in concert. He's been a supportive friend and the consummate professional. I always love when Frank shares his stories and now they're all captured here, in 'Frankly Speaking.' His journey through secular radio, to finding Christ, his wife Patti, and his on air 'home' at KLTY in Dallas-Ft. Worth. It's an address I hope he keeps for years to come! Within these pages you have the opportunity to look into the heart of the man behind the microphone, my good friend Frank Reed. Steven Curtis Chapman, Nashville, Tennessee I've always known that Frank had a way with words. For twenty-plus years I've laughed and cried as his rich voice inspired and informed listeners of all ages on KLTY Radio in Dallas. So it's no surprise that the man who has held my attention behind the microphone carried that same authenticity and character to the written page. Yet, here I found more to the man than just the incredible 'radio' voice-celebrity. In the pages of his book, I found a jazzy wordsmith willing to share his authentic and sometimes painful journey. And once again, I found myself laughing, crying, and learning as he shared his journey of career, family, and faith. At some point, (as is often the case with many of my morning drives listening) I found myself wishing it didn't have to end so soon. Dan Dean, Phillips, Craig and Dean, Colleyville, Texas 'Frankly Speaking', A Memoir, is the personal life journey of Dallas-Ft. Worth radio personality Frank Reed. From his humble beginnings in Kissimmee, Florida, to the halls of Rockefeller Plaza in New York where he worked on the air between Don Imus and Howard Stern, to his current radio address at KLTY in North Texas, Reed shares the adventures, stories and insights that led to the spiritual truths that now guide his life. 'Frankly Speaking' is very much like listening to Frank Reed on the radio; it is friendly, warm, and welcoming. "What I've concluded is God is looking for willing hearts, not perfect people." Frank Reed FRANK REED is the host of the highly rated 'Family Friendly Morning Show' on America's most listened-to Christian radio station, 94.9 KLTY-FM in Dallas-Ft. Worth. Reed's broadcast career spans over forty-four years, including stops in Orlando, Jacksonville, Miami, and New York. In 2009 he received the 'Air Personality of the Year' award from The National Religious Broadcasters Association. Frank and his wife, Patti live in Colleyville, Texas, and are the proud parents of son Ryan, and daughter Hope.

Mission in Motion

Mission in Motion
Author: Jay Matenga
Publisher: William Carey Publishing
Total Pages: 383
Release: 2016-08-25
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0878085955

Never before has the phenomenon of mission mobilization been so broadly researched. In a vein similar to Too Valuable To Lose and Worth Keeping, the World Evangelical Alliance Mission Commission commissioned a research team to investigate what motivates people into mission service from around the globe. Mobilization practitioners recorded, translated and transcribed hundreds of hours of interview dialogue that explored reasons for mission involvement from Eastern Europe, Western Europe, North and South America, Oceania, East Asia, South Asia and East Africa. The data was subsequently analyzed to draw out common themes, and Mission In Motion presents the results of this research. This book is the first definitive exploration of the recent history, ministries and methods of mission mobilization. The evangelical missions community is expending much energy and resource trying to raise up workers for the Lord’s harvest, but is it helping? Are the means, models, methods, and mechanisms being applied to this end effective? What does influence people to greater involvement in mission—whatever they understand mission to be? Furthermore, what hinders it? In addressing these questions, Mission In Motion allows the interviewed respondents to speak for themselves, in an open and frank manner. Some results confirm common beliefs, but others may surprise you.

Frankly Speaking about Widowhood: Dealing with Loss and Loneliness

Frankly Speaking about Widowhood: Dealing with Loss and Loneliness
Author: Beth E. Wallace
Publisher: Wheatmark, Inc.
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2016-06-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 160494935X

Beth E. Wallace married her best friend when she was twenty-seven years and ten months old. They were married twenty-seven years and ten months when she lost him to cancer. Sometimes she thought her life had ended, and sometimes she wished it would, but God had other plans for her. In Frankly Speaking About Widowhood, Beth offers a hand to Christians who are traveling the path of loss. While everybody deals with the same heartbreaking emotions when a loved one dies, Christians often feel guilty about them. Do anger, frustration, and loneliness mean you don't believe your spouse is in a better place? Have you rejected God's will? Beth gently assures you that such feelings are normal and talks about how you can allow God to help you heal . . . without trying to suppress your own grief. Adjusting to widowhood is one of the hardest things you'll do. But hearing from someone who has been there -- and made it through -- will provide the encouragement you need to begin rebuilding your life.

The Invisible Girls

The Invisible Girls
Author: Sarah Thebarge
Publisher: Jericho Books
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2013-04-16
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1455523909

Twenty-seven-year-old Sarah The barge had it all - a loving boyfriend, an Ivy League degree, and a successful career - when her life was derailed by an unthinkable diagnosis: aggressive breast cancer. After surviving the grueling treatments - though just barely - Sarah moved to Portland, Oregon to start over. There, a chance encounter with an exhausted African mother and her daughters transformed her life again. A Somali refugee whose husband had left her, Hadhi was struggling to raise five young daughters, half a world a way from her war-torn homeland. Alone in a strange country, Hadhi and the girls were on the brink of starvation in their own home, "invisible" to their neighbors and to the world. As Sarah helped Hadhi and the girls navigate American life, her outreach to the family became a source of courage and a lifeline for herself. Poignant, at times shattering, Sarah The barge's riveting memoir invites readers to engage in her story of finding connection, love, and redemption in the most unexpected places.

Frankly, I Never Wanted to Kiss Anybody!

Frankly, I Never Wanted to Kiss Anybody!
Author: Nancy Loewen
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2013-07
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1479519529

Introduces the concept of point of view through the frog prince's retelling of the classic fairy tale "The Frog Prince".