Pullin' Chains

Pullin' Chains
Author: Michael Von Pennington-Devine
Publisher:
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2013-06
Genre: African American young men
ISBN: 9780578124476

A Warning from One Man's Journey to You...Pullin' Chains "Stay Your Butt Out of Prison" recounts the author's observations and experiences in life which he uses to caution children and adults alike to stay out of trouble and avoid prison. A literary tool to inspire young readers to live life to the fullest by maintaining their freedom, Pullin' Chains: "Stay Your Butt Out of Prison" is a meandrous journey through Miami, the love and honor of family, the public school system, the music world, superstars, incarceration, and the power of loving Christ. Mr. Pennington-Devine blends no poetry or pens softened words to get his reality-check message across. This moving read provides a rare, harsh view at prison life from the inside, the court system, bootleg attorneys; the unexpected and cruel losses of love, friends and family, and warnings left unheeded by superstar egos. The chapters are underscored by a truthful sadness, forgiveness and healing.

I, Jandamarra

I, Jandamarra
Author: E.T. Thomas
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2023-11-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1035815842

Jandamarra is an aboriginal warrior of the spiritual Kimberley area of Australia, home to the tribe known as the Bunuba people. Jandamarra is a legendary hero of the 1890s known to his people as a Jalgangurru, a magic man, due to his extraordinary skills and abilities. He is a cheeky, likeable boy, and a quick learner. At around 12 years of age, Jandamarra, named Pigeon by the whitefellas, begins working on a sheep station, where he learns to shoot, ride horses, and live among the whitefellas. These are skills which will serve him well in his manhood. He is popular among whitefellas and enjoys the excitement and movement of their way of living, but the time comes when he must return to his tribe for initiation into manhood. Jandamarra is torn between black and white cultures. But how can he belong to two different worlds with each pulling at his loyalties? How can he be accepted by one without rejecting the other? This powerfully spiritual story of the legendary Jandamarra is based on extensive research of people and events.

Nevada's Teamsters, Truckers & Truck Stops

Nevada's Teamsters, Truckers & Truck Stops
Author: Jerry Aaron
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2015-06-01
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 188924368X

This is a chronicle of trucking in the Silver State begins with the Teamsters of the late 1800s and follows the transportation trail as it progressed from bullwhacker to throttle jockey. It provides an insight into the building of Nevada-based trucking companies and is a narrative of early trucking The book will place the reader in the cab of a trucking time machine that covers over a hundred and fifty years of Nevada’s transportation industry.