Thunder Alley

Thunder Alley
Author: Mack Maloney
Publisher: Speaking Volumes
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2011-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1612321534

THE WARLORD OF A REMOTE MOUNTAIN KINGDOM HAS A DIRTY LITTLE SECRET-A NUCLEAR DEVICE THAT WILL BRING CHINESE, SOVIET AND AMERICAN LEADERS TO THEIR KNEES-AND TURN THE WORLD INTO A LIFELESS DESERT... Led by a maverick flyer named Ryder Long who believes all rules are made to be broken, a handful of misfits, rebels and flying fools make up the mission that alone can stop the mysterious twentieth-century warlord, Colonel Toon, in his Southeast Asian fortress. The target of Long's mission, called Thunder Alley, has never been penetrated by hostile forces; it is a graveyard of the best and the bravest. As Ryder Long prepares his mission, time is running out-the deadline for the death of the world approaches.

100 Things Thunder Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

100 Things Thunder Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die
Author: Darnell Mayberry
Publisher: Triumph Books
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2017-11-15
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1633198960

Most Oklahoma City Thunder fans have taken in a game or two at the Chesapeake Energy Arena and have cheered the team on through its string of dynamic playoff appearances. But only real fans watched the debut of a young Russell Westbrook or know the full story behind Kevin Durant's sudden "Mr. Unreliable" moniker. 100 Things Thunder Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die is the ultimate resource for true fans of the Oklahoma City Thunder. OKC sportswriter Darnell Mayberry has collected every essential piece of Thunder knowledge and trivia, as well as must-do activities, and ranks them all from 1 to 100, providing an entertaining and easy-to-follow checklist as you progress on your way to fan superstardom.

Glimpses

Glimpses
Author: Matt Williams
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2024-02-13
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1637632495

From the award-winning creator of Roseanne, Home Improvement, and several blockbuster films, comes Glimpses, a collection of stories filled with hope, humanity, and humor and an invitation to see goodness and grace in our everyday moments. Matt Williams never focused on red carpets and glitzy parties during his successful Hollywood career—writer/producer of The Cosby Show and A Different World, creator of Roseanne and Home Improvement, producer of successful movies and plays. Looking back, Williams realized that throughout his life what sustained him, guided him, and inspired him were divine glimpses of goodness and grace. Williams says, “When I started my quest to find little glimpses of God in everyday life, the clouds didn’t open, and a voice like rolling thunder didn’t call down to me. But I did start noticing simple acts of kindness, moments of grace that reflected God’s loving presence in the world. . . . This practice of noticing these glimpses changed my life. Instead of blasting my way through the week—competing, hurrying and scurrying, fighting for my personal space, my self-care, and my ego-based impulses—I started consciously looking for God’s goodness. And I found it everywhere.” From a stranger in a casting office predicting Matt would succeed at a time when he felt like giving up, to deciding to work with Tim Allen after vowing not to work with another comedian after Roseanne, to learning what love really meant after “Spirit” told him he would marry Angelina—Williams realized that these “glimpses of God” have served as the loving, quiet providence that watched over him. Our job, then, is to pay attention to our lives. Regardless of your beliefs, Glimpses will inspire you to look for and find God in your daily life.

Chief Thunderwater

Chief Thunderwater
Author: Gerald F. Reid
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Total Pages: 197
Release: 2021-01-07
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0806169826

On June 11, 1950, the Cleveland Plain Dealer published an obituary under the bold headline “Chief Thunderwater, Famous in Cleveland 50 Years, Dies.” And there, it seems, the consensus on Thunderwater ends. Was he, as many say, a con artist and an imposter posing as an Indian who lead a political movement that was a cruel hoax? Or was he a Native activist who worked tirelessly and successfully to promote Haudenosaunee, or Iroquois, sovereignty in Canada? The truth about this enigmatic figure, so long obscured by vying historical narratives, emerges clearly in Gerald F. Reid’s biography, Chief Thunderwater—the first full portrait of a central character in twentieth-century Iroquois history. Searching out Thunderwater’s true identity, Reid documents Thunderwater's life from his birth in 1865, as Oghema Niagara, through his turns as a performer of Indian identity and, alternately, as a dedicated advocate of Indian rights. After nearly a decade as an entertainer in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, Thunderwater became progressively more engaged in Haudenosaunee political affairs—first in New York and then in Quebec and Ontario. As Reid shows, Thunderwater’s advocacy for Haudenosaunee sovereignty sparked alarm within Canada’s Department of Indian Affairs, which moved forcefully to discredit Thunderwater and dismantle his movement. Self-promoter, political activist, entrepreneur: Reid’s critical study reveals Thunderwater in all his contradictions and complexity—a complicated man whose story expands our understanding of Native life in the early modern era, and whose movement represents a key moment in the development of modern Haudenosaunee nationalism.

Television Writer's Guide

Television Writer's Guide
Author: Lynne Naylor
Publisher: Lone Eagle Publishing Company, LLC
Total Pages: 548
Release: 1996
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780943728759

Lists all major television writers and their credits.

When The Green Flag Drops

When The Green Flag Drops
Author: Rod Koch
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 496
Release: 2011-01-31
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1456858645

Ride once again with the author, Rod Koch, and share his adventures as he struggles to gain another victory in the epic Baja 1000. His fi rst autobiography, 7 Years from Start to Finish, covered the early years of the Baja races from 1968-1975, up to the moment when the author became a fi rst place winner in that incredible endurance race down and around the Baja California peninsula. When the Green Flag Drops conti nues those adventures in off -road racing through the 1980s not just in Baja, but back in the U. S. A. with events like the Parker 400, Casinos 350, Mint 400 and the Riverside Off -Road Championships. The author then makes the transiti on into the intensity of the Pro-Rally race scene, bringing the reader along with him as he takes on some of the best and fastest off -road and performance rally drivers in North America. The action streaks across the High Sierras from San Francisco to Reno, from Las Vegas to Laughlin, Nevada, from Carson City to Virginia City to Yerington, through the rain, mud, snow, even the heat of the Mojave Desert near Palm Springs and east of Indio, wherever the dirt mountain and desert roads of the performance and Pro-Rally circuit goes. You are there with the author in the co-driver’s seat for what may be the ride of your life—if you dare.

The Minds Behind Sports Games

The Minds Behind Sports Games
Author: Patrick Hickey, Jr.
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2020-08-24
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1476640106

Featuring interviews with the creators of 35 popular video games--including John Madden Football, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3, WCW/nWo Revenge, and RBI Baseball--this book gives a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of some of the most influential and iconic (and sometimes forgotten) sports video games of all time. Recounting endless hours of painstaking development, the challenges of working with mega-publishers and the uncertainties of public reception, the interviewees reveal the creative processes that produced some of gaming's classic titles.

Motion Pictures From the Fabulous 1960's

Motion Pictures From the Fabulous 1960's
Author: Terry Rowan
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2015-08-15
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1329436989

A comprehensive film guide featuring films, directors, actors and actresses from the sixties.

20 Years of Laughter

20 Years of Laughter
Author: Clowns of America International
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2006
Genre: Clowns
ISBN: 1596520736

The Television Treasury

The Television Treasury
Author: Vincent Terrace
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2020-05-29
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1476680299

The first and only of its kind, this book is a straightforward listing of more than 25,000 trivia facts from 2,498 TV series aired between 1947 and 2019. Organized by topic, trivia facts include everything from home addresses of characters, to names of pets and jobs that characters worked. Featured programs include popular shows like The Big Bang Theory and Friends and more obscure programs like A Date with Judy or My Friend Irma. Included is an alphabetical program index that lists trivia facts grouped by series.