Generation

Generation
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Publisher: UM Libraries
Total Pages: 286
Release: 1963
Genre: American literature
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The Death of Lifeguards

The Death of Lifeguards
Author: Roger Kriney
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 231
Release: 2013-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1481773151

The funeral service of an old friend, co-worker and college roommate is the back drop of a forty year mystery. Former Seaside Heights Lifeguard and Ocean County Prosecutors Office Investigator, Bobby Jamison passes away at his new home in southern Alabama, as he was approaching his mid-sixties. At the memorial service in Seaside Park, New Jersey, old colleagues gather to celebrate his life. The collages and arrays of photographs and memorabilia throughout the room draw those mourners back to the days many years earlier when one of their own died under suspicious circumstances involving Jamison's widow. Bobby's death and the celebration of his life by those mourners finally brings a belated close to the summer of 1968. This is a tragic love story spanning decades, when the lives of each of the old friends were greatly changed due to those few years in the mid to late 1960's. The war in Vietnam, the social unrest, the civil rights movement and the heartbreaking, world changing events of that time all play a role in the ultimate outcome of the lives of each of those lifeguards.

Sea Lure: an Epic Journey

Sea Lure: an Epic Journey
Author: Darlene Weir
Publisher: FriesenPress
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2015-10-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1460269977

On a sunny late September morning in Richmond, British Columbia... …twelve-year-old Angie Wallis is eager to go to school. She and her friends are planning a sleepover campout on the weekend and there are plans to be made. Her world changes in an instant when she is nearly knocked off her feet—the “big one” has hit the coast. The devastation to their home and neighbourhood from the violent shaking is only the beginning. A seafaring family, she and her parents, grandmother, brothers, and faithful dogs escape the ensuing tsunami in their boat launch as much of their community sinks beneath the sea. They make their way across the Strait of Georgia with determination and resourcefulness and manage to find their beloved Sea Lure, a 51-foot motor yacht moored in Nanaimo. There they gather their bearings and deal with an eerie aftermath that includes marauding thieves and pirates, heroic island farmers, and massive tent cities of displaced earthquake victims. This disaster tale is told with skillful restraint rather than sensationalist drama. Angie is an entirely credible narrator whose experience draws us in and holds our interest throughout. Author Darlene Weir’s depictions of the coastal British Columbia backdrop along with her astute understanding of human nature create a strong underpinning for this action-packed adventure.

Motion Picture Series and Sequels

Motion Picture Series and Sequels
Author: Bernard A. Drew
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 597
Release: 2013-12-04
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1317928938

In 1989 alone, for example, there were some forty-five major motion pictures which were sequels or part of a series. The film series phenomenon crosses all genres and has been around since the silent film era. This reference guide, in alphabetical order, lists some 906 English Language motion pictures, from 1899 to 1990, when the book was initially published. A brief plot description is given for each series entry, followed by the individual film titles with corresponding years, directors and performers. Animated pictures, documentaries and concert films are not included but movies released direct to video are.

The Unforgivable Sin

The Unforgivable Sin
Author: John P. James
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2022-08-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1098025393

This book is the story of a man named Bill who committed such a terrible act against his wife, Beth, one night, that he thought he would never be forgiven by God""much less be forgiven by his wife. He thought he would never be worthy of that grace. Bill knew he had wandered too far from his youthful belief and trust in God, a life centered around his faith in God. As a man in his thirties, he could not find his way back. This is the story of how he labored to find his faith in God through ten years of agony with his alcoholic wife. Then she, too, committed the same unforgivable sin. And more. A miserable existence followed for both of them. But it is also a story of hope and how Bill finds that God is still there and wants to forgive him. God still loves Bill. But it takes a journey for Bill to get there. Bill makes his peace with God and begins to live his life the way he wished he had in his teenage years and then into the early years of his marriage. But he realizes after Beth's death and into his second marriage that he still cannot forgive himself and the way he treated his deceased former wife, Beth. It haunts him, and it is affecting the way he treats his second wife, whom he loves dearly. He realizes that Beth could never forgive herself, and that is what drove her to drink. The memory of her unforgivable sin. Can God forgive me? Can I forgive myself? These are the questions that this book tries to answer. Bill has to find a way to forgive himself, and this book is about how God helped him make that journey.

Cut and Thrust

Cut and Thrust
Author: Stuart Woods
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2015-03-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 045147306X

Stone Barrington enters a cutthroat game where only the canniest player can come out on top in this exceptional thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stuart Woods. When Stone travels to Los Angeles for the biggest political convention of the year, he finds the scene quite shaken up: a dazzling newcomer—and close friend of Stone’s—has given the delegates an unexpected choice, crucial alliances are made and broken behind closed doors, and it seems that more than one seat may be up for grabs. And amid the ambitious schemers and hangers-on are a few people who may use the chaotic events as cover for more sinister plans...

Day of Reckoning

Day of Reckoning
Author: Jack Higgins
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2024-12-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1504099052

In this New York Times–bestselling thriller, a murder in Brooklyn sparks an international battle for vengeance between a mafia boss and a black ops agent. International crime boss Jack Fox makes two mistakes with journalist Katherine Johnson. He let her get too close to the truth, and he killed her. Katherine’s ex-husband is Blake Johnson, the head of a clandestine White House department known as the Basement. With the President’s permission, the former FBI agent is now on a mission for revenge. To take out Fox, Johnson will need help. That means teaming up with ex-IRA mercenary Sean Dillon. Together, they’ll go after Fox where it will hurt the most—his illegal businesses—and leave him defenseless. Fox’s money trail takes them around the world, from New York and England to Ireland and the Middle East. But he isn’t going to go down easily. Even as his empire crumbles around him, the crime boss fires back with a vengeance just as deadly and explosive as theirs . . . “The action is sleek and intensely absorbing, but the supreme pleasure is in those Higgins celebrates—tarnished warriors who value honor over life and who get the job done no matter what the cost.” —Publishers Weekly “Completely story-driven, bowling along at a terrific pace.” —The Irish Times “This is vintage Higgins, and heralds the long-awaited return of his most popular creation, the enigmatic Sean Dillon, former IRA gunman turned British government enforcer.” —Belfast Telegraph

Mack Sennett's Fun Factory

Mack Sennett's Fun Factory
Author: Brent E. Walker
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 673
Release: 2010-01-13
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0786457074

This is a comprehensive career study and filmography of Mack Sennett, cofounder of Keystone Studios, home of the Keystone Kops and other vehicles that showcased his innovative slapstick comedy. The filmography covers the more than 1,000 films Sennett produced, directed, wrote or appeared in between 1908 and 1955, including casts, credits, synopses, production and release dates, locations, cross-references of remade stories and gags, footage excerpted in compilations, identification of prints existing in archives, and other information. The book, featuring 280 photographs, also contains biographies of several hundred performers and technical personnel connected with Sennett.

Harry's Island

Harry's Island
Author: Ralph Henry Barbour
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2023-11-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN:

"Harry's Island" by Ralph Henry Barbour. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.