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Never Turn Down A Ride
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Author : Dr. G. Preston Burns
language : en
Publisher: Covenant Books, Inc.
Release Date : 2023-04-06
Never Turn Down A Ride written by Dr. G. Preston Burns and has been published by Covenant Books, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-06 with Travel categories.
In the tradition of Jack Kerouac’s On the Road and set during the intersection of the radical ’60s and the mellow ’70s, ride along with a recent UVA grad as he hitchhikes cross-country and back with only $20 in his pocket and meets colorful characters from Kansas City to Haight-Ashbury, with detours including a harrowing escape from a Tijuana jail. With the Vietnam War raging and the race riots waning, young Preston took off to travel the country to prove to himself and the world that he could make it in a world that was still not at peace with itself. The risk of being mistaken as a draft dodger or hippie and mistreated as in Easy Rider loomed in the back of his mind even though he not only did not look the part but was totally opposed to their ideas. This added political risk to the usual dangers of thugs and criminals that hound anyone traveling alone and in unsavory places due to lack of funds to pay for safer accommodations. This story is about a twenty-one-year-old college graduate who had dreamed since childhood about one day seeing the USA. During his years at UVA, his interest was piqued after hearing stories from two older fraternity brothers. They had apparently driven to California, found work, and returned home at the end of the summer. They were rich by his standards since they had saved four times the amount of money that he could even make for the same work in Virginia. After much thought, he decided that hitchhiking would be the only way to accomplish the mission. He looked for two years for a friend that would go with him but without success. Finally he realized that, if he were to go at all, he would have to go alone. Much soul-searching went into making the decision, but finally he decided that he could actually do it alone. Now his whole perspective changed. The trip would no longer be just about making money and sightseeing. It would be about sightseeing, adventure, challenge, and survival! To ensure that it would be what he wanted, he placed two restrictions upon himself. The first was to accept every ride offered to him. If he let the looks of the driver or the type or condition of the vehicle keep him from taking that ride, he might miss the greatest adventure of his life. That would completely defeat the purpose. In order to guarantee that he would have to be resourceful, he would limit the amount of money that he took with him to $20. As he moved about the country, he faced many challenges, including unsavory people, lack of money, and lack of safe overnight accommodations. In every instance, he adjusted to the situation, adapted, and overcame the particular problem. He returned home fifty-six days later with $14, having traveled ten thousand miles just in time to begin dental school. He is now a changed person. He firmly believes there is nothing he can’t do. Accounts of particular problems he faced and the solutions he rendered represent the bulk of the text. This is a true account of some of the events of his life. The maps within the text are copies of the original maps that he used in 1969.
The Trains An Action Adventure
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Author : Kwame Shauku
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2008-08-04
The Trains An Action Adventure written by Kwame Shauku and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-08-04 with Fiction categories.
This is actually the third novel in the Simon Spencer Action Adventure Series. We find Simon sitting in his office, humming, whistling and singing one of Johnny Mercer's tunes, I Took A Trip On A Train.Marteena, his Personal Assistant walks in, stands just inside his doorway,with her hands on her hips, feet apart, showcasing her sleek brown frame. He doesn't look up until she asks him why he sings that particular song, and what memories does it conjure up. He stops singing, looks up and says well come on in sit right down and I'll tell you all about my adventures on and off the Trains from here to the East Coast and back again as many times as I have gone. These little adventures along the railroad tracks of life have had some quirky twists in my journey through manhood.
Never Turn Down A Ride
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Author : G. Preston Burns Jr.
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023-03-09
Never Turn Down A Ride written by G. Preston Burns Jr. and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-03-09 with Travel categories.
In the tradition of Jack Kerouac's On the Road and set during the intersection of the radical '60s and the mellow '70s, ride along with a recent UVA grad as he hitchhikes cross-country and back with only $20 in his pocket and meets colorful characters from Kansas City to Haight-Ashbury, with detours including a harrowing escape from a Tijuana jail. With the Vietnam War raging and the race riots waning, young Preston took off to travel the country to prove to himself and the world that he could make it in a world that was still not at peace with itself. The risk of being mistaken as a draft dodger or hippie and mistreated as in Easy Rider loomed in the back of his mind even though he not only did not look the part but was totally opposed to their ideas. This added political risk to the usual dangers of thugs and criminals that hound anyone traveling alone and in unsavory places due to lack of funds to pay for safer accommodations. This story is about a twenty-one-year-old college graduate who had dreamed since childhood about one day seeing the USA. During his years at UVA, his interest was piqued after hearing stories from two older fraternity brothers. They had apparently driven to California, found work, and returned home at the end of the summer. They were rich by his standards since they had saved four times the amount of money that he could even make for the same work in Virginia. After much thought, he decided that hitchhiking would be the only way to accomplish the mission. He looked for two years for a friend that would go with him but without success. Finally he realized that, if he were to go at all, he would have to go alone. Much soul-searching went into making the decision, but finally he decided that he could actually do it alone. Now his whole perspective changed. The trip would no longer be just about making money and sightseeing. It would be about sightseeing, adventure, challenge, and survival! To ensure that it would be what he wanted, he placed two restrictions upon himself. The first was to accept every ride offered to him. If he let the looks of the driver or the type or condition of the vehicle keep him from taking that ride, he might miss the greatest adventure of his life. That would completely defeat the purpose. In order to guarantee that he would have to be resourceful, he would limit the amount of money that he took with him to $20. As he moved about the country, he faced many challenges, including unsavory people, lack of money, and lack of safe overnight accommodations. In every instance, he adjusted to the situation, adapted, and overcame the particular problem. He returned home fifty-six days later with $14, having traveled ten thousand miles just in time to begin dental school. He is now a changed person. He firmly believes there is nothing he can't do. Accounts of particular problems he faced and the solutions he rendered represent the bulk of the text. This is a true account of some of the events of his life. The maps within the text are copies of the original maps that he used in 1969.
Covenant Betrayed Revelations Of The Sixties The Best Of Time The Worst Of Time
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Author : Mark Dahl
language : en
Publisher: Author House
Release Date : 2005-03-08
Covenant Betrayed Revelations Of The Sixties The Best Of Time The Worst Of Time written by Mark Dahl and has been published by Author House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-03-08 with Political Science categories.
One can not understand the Sixties without understanding the Fifties. The Fifties were the first time the American youth had excess freedom. Before the 50s they worked on the family farm; dusk till dawn, slaved in the sweat shops, 12 ours a day, six days a week; starved in the depression; and fought not knowing it they would be alive the next day in World War II and the Korean War. Than, suddenly, came the fifties. First there were the beatniks lead by their spiritual leader Williams Burrough, than the "bad boys of rock and roll Elvis, Johnny Cochran, and Jerry Lee Lewis prevailed. This excess freedom, led to freedom to think, freedom to question, freedom to challenge. In the sixties, the peaceful non-violent Civil Rights Movement, progressed to the Black Power and the Black Panthers. The Civil Rights Movement was followed by the creeping involvement in Vietnam, first with military advisors, than massive troop deployments to Vietnam resulting in death, violence, destruction, and then disillusion. And complementing the war, initially, the educational teach-ins led to massive antiwar demonstrations, to the Weathermen busting windows on Michigan Ave and planting bombs in the Capital. This all digressed to the " second civil war" which recently resurfaced with the Iraq War, I afraid now is progressing to the "third civil war". Throughout the book we follow the characters lives from romantic innocence to reality to Expressionism. Some fighting in Vietnam, some protesting the war, some marching for civil rights, friendships destroyed and than repaired. Some lives lost, some destroyed, some survived, but all caught up in the hubris characterized by a gross failure of governmental leadership. Those betrayed the most have their names on a black granite wall in Washington DC.
Stable Lass
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Author : Gemma Hogg
language : en
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Release Date : 2018-04-05
Stable Lass written by Gemma Hogg and has been published by Pan Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
'Poignant and compelling, an equine Bridget Jones.' – Racing Post Being a stable lass is probably one of the hardest jobs in the country, and yet for Gemma Hogg it is the most rewarding. She works in the beautiful Yorkshire market town of Middleham and if her colleagues are occasionally challenging, then the horses are downright astonishing. Now, in Stable Lass, she takes us into the closed world of a top racing yard, from the elation of having several winners in one day to the almost indescribable grief of losing a horse. Like most stable lads and lasses, Gemma arrived in her yard as a teenager fresh out of racing college and had to cope with living away from home for the first time, as well as adapting to the brutal long hours, backbreaking work and often treacherous weather. She describes falling in love with Polo Venture, the first racehorse in her care, the pure exhilaration of riding him on Middleham Gallops for the first time and what happens when a horse takes against you, from the growling gelding Valiant Warrior to the potentially lethal Broadway Boy. She brings to life the characters around the yard, from straight-talking boss Micky Hammond to the jockeys starving themselves to make weight, the wealthy owners and the other stable lads and lasses who come from a range of different places and backgrounds. Stable Lass by Gemma Hogg is a unique look into the world of horse racing filled with heart-warming stories and amazing thoroughbreds – some loveable, some cantankerous, all impressive.
The Last American Hitch Hiker
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Author : Mark Kneeskern
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2013
The Last American Hitch Hiker written by Mark Kneeskern and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Hitchhiking categories.
Mark has written down character details, methodology of the hitch, and random thoughts that occur to him while courting the denizens of our complex highway system.
Dynasties The Elliotts Books 1 6
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Author : Leanne Banks
language : en
Publisher: Silhouette
Release Date : 2006-11-01
Dynasties The Elliotts Books 1 6 written by Leanne Banks and has been published by Silhouette this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-11-01 with Fiction categories.
Dynasties: The Elliotts, Books 1-6 by Leanne Banks,Brenda Jackson,Anna DePalo,Susan Crosby,Heidi Betts released on Nov 1, 2006 is available now for purchase.
Billionaire S Proposition
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Author : Leanne Banks
language : en
Publisher: Silhouette
Release Date : 2010-08-01
Billionaire S Proposition written by Leanne Banks and has been published by Silhouette this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-01 with Fiction categories.
Gannon Elliott never expected to become a father just to hire an editor for his magazine. But the billionaire had been bred to compete and win, like all in the Elliott dynasty, and now to win a challenge, he needed the best—his ex-lover Erika Layven. More than anything, Erika wanted a baby, and the way she saw it, Gannon, who'd ruined her for any other man, owed her. It didn't matter that his green eyes drew her like a bee to honey, that his killer bod put sinful thoughts in her head. She'd simply draw up a contract and treat him like any other business deal. But Erika made one fatal mistake. She underestimated Gannon's charms….
Keep Calm And Sparkle On The Wish List 2
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Author : Sarah Aronson
language : en
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Release Date : 2017-12-26
Keep Calm And Sparkle On The Wish List 2 written by Sarah Aronson and has been published by Scholastic Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-26 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
When a wish come true is not what it seems . . . Isabelle has finally made it to Level Two of Fairy Godmother Training -- but just barely. She'll really have to step it up if she wants to pass the next challenge.Level Two of training comes with a twist, however. Isabelle's newest practice princess isn't who she expected -- and granting the new girl's wish means making her old princess, Nora, really unhappy.What's a godmother to do? Isabelle will need more than a few magic sparkles to make everyone happily ever after this time!
Enamored With Ellie
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Author : Theresa Paolo
language : en
Publisher: TMP Books Inc.
Release Date : 2022-04-25
Enamored With Ellie written by Theresa Paolo and has been published by TMP Books Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-25 with Fiction categories.
Ellie Reynold’s spent one hot night with the handsome new guy in town. Not her usual MO, she wants to keep this dirty little secret between the two of them while they decide if they want more… but she should know better. In a small town like Red Maple Falls nothing stays hidden for long. O’Reilly wants a fresh start to try and put behind him years of working undercover. Ellie wasn’t supposed to be part of that plan. But he can’t get the beautiful woman out of his mind, and when she shows up on his doorstep asking for help to find her troubled brother, he can’t say no to her. Convinced her brother is in trouble, Ellie and O’Reilly work together, forcing O’Reilly to immerse himself back into a world he was trying to escape. He quickly realizes, for Ellie, he’d do just about anything even if it means donning another identity and losing himself again. Enamored with Ellie brings more heat and mystery in the newest installment of Red Maple Falls.