Villages By An Emerald Sea

Villages By An Emerald Sea
Author: James Keir Baughman
Publisher: Baughman Literary Group
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2003-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780979044311

History of Northwest Florida's magnificent Emerald Coast in the 1950's. It is written in engaging short story format...especially including the Emerald Coast communities of Destin, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Valparaiso, Mary Esther, Shalimar, Sandestin, Seaside, Crestview, DeFuniak Springs, and Eglin Air Force Base.

Navigate the Emerald Coast

Navigate the Emerald Coast
Author: Northwest Florida Daily News
Publisher: Historic Hospitality Books
Total Pages: 127
Release: 2016
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9780871976420

Whether you're a lifelong resident or a first-time visitor, there's always something new to discover about the Emerald Coast. But let's face it; the hook here is our beaches, which continually are recognized among the world's finest.The sun. The surf. The sugar-white sand (you won't burn your feet here). The Gulf of Mexico providing a shimmering turquoise backdrop and spectacular sunsets. It's why millions of visitors return to our neck of the woods every year. Simple, welcome to paradise. Navigate the Emerald Coast is a reader's guide to our beaches. Across Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, and Walton counties, there are thirty distinct beach destinations and beach communities to explore. A few are private locations with limited public access, but most come free of charge. Think of them as rooms with amazing views that last a lifetime.Inside the book, you'll learn about each of the beach destinations stretched across more than sixty miles of our coastline. Along the journey, you'll even pickup a few recipes from chefs who serve fresh seafood cuisine at our most popular eateries. So this book is about our coast. Well, your coast.

My, My, Myra

My, My, Myra
Author: Joyce Holland
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2013-08-03
Genre: True Crime
ISBN: 9781484131299

Known for their flamboyant lifestyle, it was no surprise to this community when Robert and Myra Vaivada became overnight headline news. But many of their secrets continue to surface–secrets that are still shocking this quiet little resort town on Florida's Emerald Coast. What brought the couple to that crucial night? The night, when close to midnight, Myra placed a gun to Robert's head while he lay sleeping and blew his brains out. Was it money? Robert, an ex Navy Seal, had an accident years before and received close to a million dollars in a court settlement. Was it love? Although both Myra and Robert had extramarital affairs, often as participants in group encounters, Myra had become sexually obsessed with a local musician. She showered him with gifts and money. Or, did Myra do it at all? She swore that an intruder broke in, robbed them of thirty to forty-thousand dollars and murdered Robert. Bizarre stories concerning the Vaivadas abound. Stories such as Myra calling exclusive clothing stores and having them bring over a truck with clothing in her size, picking out the ones she liked and then trying them on in her driveway. Stories of Myra cruising the strip every night in a limousine, picking up men or women to feed her insatiable sexual appetite. At the time of the murder, Myra's stepfather was an Air Force General. The sordid details of the case attracted so much publicity that the firm of Simpson & Judkins was hired to defend Myra. Simpson was the prosecutor of Ted Bundy. People came from all over northwest Florida to line up for a seat at the sensational thirteen-day trial. The action in the book is seen through the point of view of Robert's twin brother, William. There is a romantic back story. We ache with William as he agonizes over Robert's unusual marriage. We cry with him as he learns of his supposed suicide. We become enraged with him as he realizes Myra may get away with murder. And, we celebrate with William when Myra is convicted and he gets to marry the girl of his dreams.

Christian Women on the Job

Christian Women on the Job
Author: David Goetsch
Publisher: Fidelis Books
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2020-02-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1642933937

The most enduring success principles for the workplace have roots in Scripture. In a world that increasingly endorses moral relativism, secular humanism, political correctness, and anti-Christian bias, employers still cry out for personnel who are honest, dependable, selfless, and diligent—personnel who solve problems rather than cause them, prevent conflict rather than incite it, seek responsibility instead of running from it, work to improve the team rather than pursuing their own agendas, prevent stress rather than instigate it, and win the trust and respect of their coworkers in spite of differences in worldviews. Christian Women on the Job provides twelve specific strategies that will help women excel by overcoming the hindrances they face at work. Karen Moore, bestselling author of devotional and prayer books, shares encouraging words and inspiring prayers and thoughts.

Florida's Miracle Strip

Florida's Miracle Strip
Author: Tim Hollis
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2010-01-06
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9781604736205

Since World War II, tourists have flocked to Florida's northwest Gulf Coast and sun and fun spots at Panama City Beach, Fort Walton Beach, and Pensacola Beach. Every year those visitors number in the millions. For those who long to recall how the vacationland appeared thirty, forty, or even fifty years ago, Tim Hollis has written Florida's Miracle Strip: From Redneck Riviera to Emerald Coast. In a style that informs and entertains, Hollis describes the rise of early developments, such as Long Beach Resort, and major tourist attractions, such as the Gulfarium and the Miracle Strip Amusement Park. With heartfelt nostalgia and a dose of tongue-in-cheek, he reminisces on the motels and tourist cottages; the restaurants, such as Captain Anderson's and Staff's; the elaborate miniature golf courses, such as Goofy Golf and its many imitators. He takes a special delight in recovering the memories of those quirky businesses that now exist only in faded photographs and aging postcards, such wacky tourist traps as Castle Dracula, Petticoat Junction, Tombstone Territory, and the Snake-A-Torium. In the book, Hollis examines how this area became known as the "Miracle Strip," and how the local chambers of commerce got so tired of that image that the name gradually fell into disuse. The book is illustrated with a profusion of vintage photos and advertisements, most of which have not been seen in print since their original appearances. For the nostalgia lover, the snowbird, the tourist seeking yesteryear, Florida's Miracle Strip: From Redneck Riviera to Emerald Coast will be a welcome traveling companion.

Atlanta

Atlanta
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2004-05
Genre:
ISBN:

Atlanta magazine’s editorial mission is to engage our community through provocative writing, authoritative reporting, and superlative design that illuminate the people, the issues, the trends, and the events that define our city. The magazine informs, challenges, and entertains our readers each month while helping them make intelligent choices, not only about what they do and where they go, but what they think about matters of importance to the community and the region. Atlanta magazine’s editorial mission is to engage our community through provocative writing, authoritative reporting, and superlative design that illuminate the people, the issues, the trends, and the events that define our city. The magazine informs, challenges, and entertains our readers each month while helping them make intelligent choices, not only about what they do and where they go, but what they think about matters of importance to the community and the region.

Florida Under Sail

Florida Under Sail
Author: Janet Groene
Publisher:
Total Pages: 164
Release: 1994
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9781566260558

Troves of Florida delights that satisfy the yearning to experience Florida's real ocean connection.

Home & Away

Home & Away
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 452
Release: 1997
Genre: Louisville (Ky.)
ISBN: