Set in Chicago, The Exchange, A Planet Girl Adventure, is a fictionalized version of the 2008 economic meltdown that marked a turning point in the U.S. economy. The events that transpired during this time period collapsed the housing market, drove the economy into a ditch and increased the Federal Reserve's balance sheet to lofty levels that have only gained momentum over the next decade. The stories of the main characters - a syndicated newspaper astrologer and her assistant; an exotic dancer; a trader; a mobster and a prominent government head - weave together a fictional alternative tapestry, illustrating the underbelly of the machinations in the world of high finance.
This account begins with recollections of early childhood in pre-war Japan, and festive activities shared with her adoptive mother. Her teenage years fell under the shadow of war. A young soldier with whom she had a budding romance did not return from the fighting. She gives a harrowing account of her survival of the Atomic Bomb attack on Nagasaki. A chance encounter with the U.S. Marines in late 1945 led to her employment by the Occupation Forces. In 1953 she married a career army soldier and became an "Army Wife" in tours of duty in Germany, the United States and Puerto Rico. A return visit to Nagasaki in 1995 brought back a flood of memories of her childhood visit to the Okunchi Festival (Dragon Dance)
Battle Wounds is a short story about grief, and finding one's inner peace. Skyler Reeds, a stubborn and passionate young artist, who loses her family in a house fire right before entering freshman year of high school. Struggling with grief, Skyler is forced to move in with her aunt and uncle. Unfortunately this also means attending a new school away from her friends and the life she once knew. Forced to start her life over after losing everything she once used to call home, Skyler goes on a journey to find herself once again.
A Miami family returning from fishing on Biscayne Bay spots a body floating in the water. It's the second body found in two months. The story is reported by an independent TV station. The local mob "e;family,"e; run by Richie Walnuts, owns the station and is behind the murders to conceal resistance to the sale of phony high-end "e;wine"e; to small independent Italian grocery stores. Parker Gross, a small-time hustler and wannabe "e;family"e; member, has inherited a failing bug extermination business. Walnuts uses it as cover to bring the "e;wine"e; in through a sea port claiming it's bug spray. Walnuts makes Gross the stations general manager to tip him off about police activities. One of the vans carrying the phony "e;wine"e; is high-jacked and the station is told what it really is. Gross is desperate to find the van so Walnuts won't kill him. Sarah Grace runs the news department at the TV station and was called about the stolen "e;wine"e; van. The station had broadcast the story about the body found in Biscayne Bay and now has a story about phony "e;wine."e; She wants help with the story and assigns Dan Crosby, a cameraman, and former member of a secret military unit known only as "e;The Tribe"e; to find out more. Crosby has no recollection of his past or that the White House and Pentagon were directing his military activities. Grace knows nothing about his background. On their first date, in Walnut's restaurant, his memory is triggered. It was an assignment in Atlanta to "e;take Walnuts out"e; for cocaine distribution and stealing military weapons and selling them to a Middle Eastern country. Crosby failed the mission. Crosby, suspects Grosses involvement, follows him to a meeting with Walnuts and then to a seedy sea port where Fat Tony, a Walnuts relative, helps get the phony "e;wine"e; off the ship. Crosby follows Gross to a warehouse in Little Havana and watches the "e;wine"e; changed into a high-end "e;wine"e; product not fit to drink. Importing the "e;wine"e; is only a test for Walnuts. He is planning on bringing in a large quantity of cocaine and Gross, learning about it, plans to steal it. Crosby, finding out what is hidden inside the "e;wine"e; barrel, is tasked again by "e;The Tribe"e; and government officials to "e;get the job done this time"e; and stop Walnuts before he gets the cocaine. It's Atlanta a second time. But a member of Walnuts "e;family"e; has other plans and something unexpected happens that Grace captures on film. Will Crosby's background be uncovered? Will Walnuts get away a second time? Will Grace accept who Crosby really is?
After the death of her husband Nancy Goldman remarries and hopes for a quiet life in Miami but is drawn into murder and drug smuggling after learning her new husband has stolen drugs from the "e;mob."e; She made a terrible mistake marrying him and desperately wants a divorce after overhearing him tell someone he kills for them. She tells him she wants a divorce and he threatens to stop her by any means necessary. She has to run to stay alive. A friend discovers her college fianc Dan Crosby, is a retired attorney who has written a book and dedicated it to her! He lives in Arizona. He hoped, but never expected, she would find his book. They haven't seen each other in almost forty years. She asks her niece to find him. After he's told about her wanting a divorce he agrees to go to Miami, with his dog Rudy, thinking he's going to help, instead he is caught in a deadly game of murder, cocaine, and the "e;mob."e;Tony Goldman is desperate to keep his construction business afloat. He needed money and turned to the "e;mob"e; as a last resort for help. They now control his life. He has to transport cocaine to Detroit as part of his "e;loan,"e; resents what he has to do, and decides to steal some for himself. Now he's running from them. Nancy finds out what he's done and with Dan's help steals his cocaine but they can't go to the police - yet. They have to elude him to stay alive. Tony knows Nancy stole his cocaine. He wants to find and kill her and get the cocaine back before the "e;mob"e; finds and kills him. Adding to his problems he learns Detroit "e;mob"e; boss, Carmine Rizzo, has come to Miami to make an example of him. Rizzo has to get the cocaine back before his boss kills him. Reputations must be maintained. With the help of a Miami D.A. Dan creates a plan to bring Tony and Rizzo together so they can be stopped before Nancy is killed. So the cocaine can be kept off the streets and out-of-the-hands of the "e;mob."e; But plans can sometimes go very wrong. Will Nancy get her divorce or will Tony kill her and get the cocaine back? Will Carmine kill both of them? Will the "e;mob"e; win in the end? She wonders, because of Dan's help, if this is a second chance for them or will he leave again?
Cripple with Potential; is a sweet inpirataion in regards to the faithfulness of God durning trying times and a reminder to those who have strenght to remember those who feel as defeated, discarded and yet yearns for a change that will cause a shift that points to the loving Father who is still healing the broken hearted, the down trodden, and those who feel left and lost. God use Peter and John to lift the cripple man who laid by the gate and because they had the ability to see pass the can in his hand. Deliverance pulled him up! God is still seeking those who will go out into the harvest and remind those he love to get up as we are used to be his hands and feet in the earth.
What makes a real superhero? Young Superhero James is determined to find out if one of his toy cars is possibly a superhero, also, but must come up with a test to find out if this is possible. Follow James' story as he sets out on a mission to find a new superhero friend.
This book is based upon the uplifting of black children along with their parents just to let them know there isn't anything you can't do or be all you gave to do is see it
Dream: Dream is the embryo of vision. Dreams are the blood of the soul. There are dreams meant to sustain you, and those meant to be lived. Dreams that carry you, and dreams you carry. Dreams of silence, and dreams of song. Dreams die, like the phases of the moon. Once, they lit your way; then they turn to darkness. The dream is a belly. It is a womb that carries many creatures; a world. It is an ark. A nest.
African Youngest of those States must study, why do those States Rwanda, Somalia, and Democratic Republic of Gongo, Sierra Leone, Liberia, South Sudan, and Mauritania, Chad, get Civil Wars? Then, you are acting anything, but discovered land of the Civil War of 1991.Then, we are going to created parties, Chief of Parties, and do I used to work for the former Somalia President "e;Mohamed Siyad Barre '' government? Then he died State of Nigeria, around 2005. African youngest will need new groups such as "e;African Democratic Party, African Republic Party, and African Youth Party"e;. They will be changed in 2030 to 2050; they got guns and clashed Youngest, and no Party, No good Politician, and argument each other. Right now, fighting with the "e;African Civil Right Movement, and Corruption Leaders are against each other ''. They have leadership in poorest government, but they are Central provinces. According to Holy-Quran1. "e;They ask you about the bounties. Say, "e;The bounties are for Allah and the Messenger."e; So be mindful of Allah, and settle your differences, and obey Allah and His Messenger, if you are believers"e;. . (surah, al-anfal, 1)2. "e;Allah has promised you one of the two groups-that it would be yours-but you wanted the unarmed group to be yours. Allah intends to prove the truth with His words, and to uproot the disbelievers"e;. (surah, al-anfal, 7)3. "e;We sent Noah to his people. He said, "e;O my people! Worship Allah; you have no god other than Him. I fear for you the punishment of a tremendous Day."e; (surah, al-raaf, 59)4. "e;The arrogant elite among his people said, "e;O Shuaib, We will evict you from our town, along with those who believe with you, unless you return to our religion."e; He said, "e;Even if we are unwilling?"e; ."e; (surah, al-raaf, 88)5. "e;We would be fabricating falsehood against Allah, if we were to return to your religion, after Allah has saved us from it. It is not for us to return to it, unless Allah, our Lord, wills. Our Lord embraces all things in knowledge. In Allah we place our trust. Our Lord, decide between us and our people in truth, for You are the Best of Deciders."e; (surah, al-raaf, 89)6. "e;And when they despaired of him, they conferred privately. Their eldest said, "e;Don't you know that your father received a pledge from you before Allah, and in the past you failed with regard to Joseph? I will not leave this land until my father permits me, or Allah decides for me; for He is the Best of Deciders."e; (surah, yusuf , 80). The SDP, SRP, and SYP will go forward from federalist factions in the state to State. They can oppose the new politician, and States. It will need to work on development, check and balances. Since independence days in 1960s.. African used to work with them. The parties favored stating right and authoritarian independence, to the constitution, and they opposed a national party in the future. These parties will be starting peace, as well as other interests. Somalis Democratic Party willingly ascended to power of states, and Somalia in the election of 2000. However, SDP, SRP, and SYP will be working on politician, Non-organization, that typically looks to influence State government. Many parties usually nominated and failed good leaders, their own candidates themselves, and they were trying to get a seat in the government in the politicians office. This party did not have participated in the election campaign in the 2000, after "e;Carto meeting"e;, they came out, but new led by the party has education outreach of the country. New parties will protest action in the party or make disagreement between them.
This book is a compilation of essays, poetry and short stories that has been a part of the author's life experiences and discoveries. As an individual and aspiring author, one has to convey his inner thoughts, ideas, and ways of how we see the world not only using our eyes but also using all our senses and the mysteries that makes us feel that we actually lived with a purpose. This is a book the author wanted to share to everyone to explore, learn and appreciate the beauty of everything around us. Life is at our doorstep; we don't need to look after what is not around but to embrace what is right in front of us and that is to enjoy what the world has to offer.
I am Unique tells a story about your average thirteen year old girl. She likes hanging out with friends, going to school, gossiping, and late nights with her best friend Cynthia. Everything seemed to be going alright in her life until she discovers something that makes her stand out the most upon all other "e;normal"e; girls in the world. Unique has magic, and in order for her to be able to control and use these powers effectively she will be required to attend Ravenwood Academy of Magic.
ZOMBIE, sprinkled with murder, is about a demented chief executive officer extinguishing Kings and Queens and head of nations, anyone in between that gets in his way, and snatching women, detaining them, controlled by a modern type of horror in a shirt and tie, smooth-talking, willing as far as kill to have his way.
This book is a simplified explanation of the purpose of prayer. It is intended to highlight how the Lord hearkens to the prayer of all his people-regardless of age.
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