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The Tucson Tragedy: Lessons from the Senseless Shooting of Gabrielle Giffords - by John Newport, Ph.D. This is a fast reading, riveting book that portrays the human side of the January 8, 2011 shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others - and the healing that is taking place. Written by a seasoned author living in Tucson a few blocks from the site of the shooting, The Tucson Tragedy takes readers right to the scene and into the hearts and minds of the victims and their families, the heroes, the suspected assailant and everyone else impacted by this heart-wrenching tragedy. Without politicizing or sensationalizing the event and its far-reaching ramifications, this book renders a soul-searching treatment of the underlying dynamics and lessons to be learned from this ghastly event. The Tucson Tragedy is obviously best seller material, given the virtually unprecedented level of public interest aroused by this historic event. Chapter Outline: ¿ A Beautiful Winter's Morning ¿ All Hell Breaks Loose! ¿ Pandemonium Reigns ¿ A Day Marked by Unspeakable Tragedy ¿ A Day Marked by Unparalleled Heroism ¿ The Healing Begins ¿ Gabrielle Giffords: Portrait of a Highly Effective and Compassionate Public Servant ¿ The Suspect: A Study in Psychological Tragedy ¿ The Fallen: We Must Not Let Them Die in Vain ¿ Moving Forward ¿ Appendix: Donation Opportunities to Promote Healing "Dr. Newport does an excellent job of portraying the creation of a community of healing out of the ashes of this tragic shooting and brings to bear both compassionate and perceptive insights in his 'lessons to be learned' sections at the end of each chapter....This is truly a book written from the heart." From the Foreword by Rabbi Stephanie Aaron, Congresswoman Giffords' Spiritual Advisor About the Author: John Newport is an author, speaker and social commentator who lives in Tucson and loves the city and its people. A prolific writer with doctorates in psychology and public health, he writes from the heart and has published three books (including "The Wellness-Recovery Connection", Health Communications, Inc.) and over 200 articles focusing on personal and societal wellness, self-help and spirituality. He frequently contributes letters and opinion pieces addressing pressing social issues to the Arizona Daily Star, Los Angeles Times, Modern Healthcare, The Therapist and other publications. For more information: Visit the author's website www.healingtucson.net

Harold Harper is slowly losing his grip. Day by day, he loses ground in a battle with dementia, a hard fact his wife, Aileen, can neither ignore nor control. But then Alex Porter enters their lives. Just two years out of college and trapped in an unfulfilling job, young Alex is an unlikely ally. He's also blessed with a rare, almost supernatural talent ¿ and may just be the Harpers' last hope. Harold, Aileen and the magnetic Alex come together with an scatter-shot team of small-town neighbors, all bent on stalling Harold's decline and keeping the couple from losing it all. In the midst of their singular journey, the newfound friends laugh, hope, hurt, grow ¿ and discover love in surprising ways.¿Misplaced Clarity¿ is a riveting tale of heartbreak, hope and self discovery, of seven lives that collide and intertwine for better and worse.

Have you ever wondered how you should serve the God of the Bible? Have you ever wondered and asked yourself, if the way I am currently living is acceptable to God? Do you ever wake up in the morning and see a beautiful and calm sky, to only turn on the news and hear about neighborhood killings, war, rape and all types of ungodly acts? Have you ever read your Bible and asked where are all the Israelite's that the Bible speaks so much about? Well, "The Plea for Righteousness" looks at those questions and from the Scriptures, gives a clear inspirational understanding of how God wants to be served. If you want an eye opening account of wisdom and truth, this book will give you many strong thought provoking answers. It's the authors' desire to help the world become a better place for mankind to live. We truly believe understanding the truth that the Scriptures have, and teaching this understanding to the people will make a significant change to the world as we know.

You Won't Believe What Happens When Mary and Randall Discover What's in Their Briefcase Mary put her briefcase on the floor beside her as she looked out of the window of the train. Another passenger (Randall) put an identical briefcase on the rack above the seat across from where Mary and her daughters were sleeping. Then the man rushed off to the restroom. The train made a jerking motion as it took off and Randall's briefcase fell to the floor across where Mary was sitting. Mary's briefcase moved further down. Mary heard the noise and turned to notice the briefcase next to her and picked it up and placed it between the seats next to her. "That was quite a jolt," Mary said as she picked up the briefcase not knowing it wasn't hers. When Randall, a drug dealer returned to his seat, he panicked until he saw a briefcase two seats back. Randall's briefcase now has a Bible and notebook and Mary's briefcase is now filled with seven million dollars.

Spirituality is available to everyone. The spiritual is not optional in our lives, it is essential. There are lots of confusion and deception in the world regarding the things of the spirit. We need to challenge and evaluate our spiritual beliefs to discover the truth. Spiritual-Normal was written to cut through spiritual imitations in order to discover the real spiritual life, and reasons why it exists. This book will answer the hard questions, but also challenge you to apply it in your life. If you want to revolutionise your spirituality, please read this book with an open mind. It will change your life. The author''s prayer is to present every person complete in their spiritual life. Spirituality is available to the normal man on the street. Read this book to start or realign your spiritual journey.

This innovative text brilliantly describes over 900 classical and current physical diagnosis signs, tests, and maneuvers associated with over 500 diseases in an user-friendly two part format. The first (text body) provides descriptions of specific signs, tests, and maneuvers. The second part offers an alphabetical list of diseases whose signature signs, tests, or maneuvers are elucidated in the textual body. This lightweight reference book is bound within a 5.5x8.5 inch laminated hardback cover for durability under daily usage and for lab and suit coat pocket portability. Medical providers, nursing personnel, medical administrators, paramedical responders, entitlement program and insurance adjudicators, licensing, certification and accrediting workers, as well as attorneys managing medically related matters will find this text an invaluable tool. Researched and authored by three authorities with 80 collective years experience in clinical medicine, medical administration, academia, entitlement programs, medical transcription and tort law, this text represents the standard against which similar texts will be measured.George A. Jansen, M.D., FACA graduated from UCLA Medical Center School of Medicine and received training in surgery and anesthesiology at his alma mater and at Yale University Medical Center. He is board certified in anesthesiology and is a Fellow of the American College of College of Anesthesiologists. His practice was divided between clinical medicine and the training of medical students and postgraduate physicians. He also became board eligible in emergency medicine while on active duty with the US Air Force, and served as a State Faculty Instructor in Advanced Trauma Life Support for the American College of Surgeons from 1984 through 2008 . He has held appointments as Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Virginia Medical School, Clinical Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at the College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (Newark), and Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery (Anesthesiology) at Rutgers. He has authored a number of peer-reviewed articles for medical journals, and has written several chapters on sports injuries in a popular text on baseball pitching. Currently, he adjudicates allegations of physical disability. Eva N. Krois has 30 years experience as a legal secretary/assistant with an expertise in medical transcription. She collaborated on all previous editions as well as the current edition of this text.Cindy Chavez is a Disability Evaluation Analyst III and Disability Hearing Officer. She collaborated on the Third Edition as well as the current edition of this text.

Walking in the Light of God''s Greatness In life, we sometimes become lost and confused. Waking up, we cannot remember where we are. Panicking, we lose our breath. Our eyesight is weak, and we can no longer focus. Our passing life fades before our eyes, and we tremble. A nightmare of emptiness and lost hope haunts our every waking moment. The light grows dim...it is over. Or is it?Walking in the Light of God''s Greatness is a spiritual journey through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, on the streets of America and Abroad. A journey to bring hope to the hopeless, comfort to the broken-hearted, and freedom to the captives and the imprisoned. Walking in the Light of God''s Greatness is an alarm that is ringing in the middle of the night. In the darkened terror of madness, the alarms have sounded. Will we sleep on in the Death of a Dying Day, or rise in a vibrant life filled with wonder? Walking in the Light of God''s Greatnessis a lesson in the Breaths of Life, so that the reader may have one. Walking in the Light of God''s Greatness, overthrows failures, allowing the reader to ascend to heights unimaginable, in the Truth of Life, in the Light of God.A gritty, heart-wrenching trek that will fire up the heart, Walking in the Light of God''s Greatness is a revelation of majestic proportions that will take the reader from rags and street life, to the very Royal Halls of Hope, where greatness waits.A book of life and death, Walking in the Lightholds the reader''s hand as it shares Truth in a bold and refreshing honesty that is both simple and beyond one''s wildest imaginations. In teaching the Breaths of Life, Walking in the Light, shines as a fresh and provocative insight into the power and revelations of scripture that can allow anyone to rise from obscurity to walk in the Light of God''s Greatness. It is about you! And if it is not ...who did Jesus die for?

"A Tribute to the King of Kings" is a book written for the glorification of our Lord Jesus Christ. This book asks the question, "How can I say thanks for the things He has done for me and you?" (My Tribute by Andree Crouch) The wonder of His Power and Wisdom is accentuated in this book. One can learn how to follow Jesus by loving others, and how to serve Him first and the others that are around us. We learn how to live each day, every moment, in His presence, and in His dwelling inside of us. We must focus our energy and devotion solely upon Jesus, and NOT to get immersed into the things of this world with its temptations and pleasures. The importance of studying the Word of God, prayer, praise, thanksgiving, and worship are elaborated in detail in this book. Having a personal relationship with Jesus, and getting to know Him better are two of the main goals of this book. Also remember that the battle is NOT yours; it is the Lord's. Jesus is our Best Friend. We need to have a relationship with Him.

Memories are forever in your life. Come experience your memories reading what awaits everyone.Dogg Nivla -- my life as a memory. My loving sisters and my loving mother whom I dearly love. I have been through many boundaries in my life but I truly know that my memories will never die!

Here is the true story of enlisted man who served with the Tuskegee Airman during World War II. He was a Sargeant in 302nd Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group serving in Italy. The information contain here is factual and gives a view of what life was like for a man of color from the time they entered the military, went through training, traveled aboard ship going overseas and what it was like on the bases during what many said was the war to end all wars.

December 7, 1941 is truly a day that will live in infamy. All Americans were shocked on hearing of the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. We were caught off guard and many lives were lost as well as ships that were sitting targets. History still hasn't determined the whys and wherefores, though many speculative answers have been given on that fateful Sunday morning. We can now look back in retrospect as to what could have been done, and in doing so, maybe we might have used this incident to our own advantage. There is plenty of room for "what ifs." This story is just one of those "what ifs" and how history might have read differently if we had been in a more opportune position to change it. Let us remember Pearl Harbor and the brave young men who rest in peace aboard the battleship "Arizona" to this day and to all who perished on December 7, 1941. They and the "Arizona" will rise again to fight once more.

Live! You Didn''t Die! speaks of the ravaged life of a child born from an unwanted pregnancy. In the pages of this book, you will follow this child as she struggles with multiple rejections throughout her life. Finally, as an adult, the woman''s life is forever changed after she experiences the unconditional love and acceptance of her heavenly Father. Every chapter begins with a powerful account of the child facing rejection of a specific type at certain stage in her life. Each real-life story is followed by a teaching from the Word of God that sets the stage for the readers to apply the convicting truth of Scripture and receive their own healing. Live! You Didn''t Die! addresses real issues that women face and is a useful tool for healing the hurting soul. Having personally experienced the delivering power of God as graphically detailed in this book gives the author credibility that women can relate to and a persuasiveness that encourage them to move forward in God. Live! You Didn''t Die! is unique in that it utilizes compelling testimonies from numerous developmental stages in life and couples these with convicting truth that engages the readers and allows them to initiate their own deliverance, healing and restoration. Live! You Didn''t Die! is a teaching tool that will benefit God''s children everywhere. The author is very passionate about bringing healing, deliverance, and restoration to God''s children. Her teaching style is transparent and empathetic. Her life''s goal is to help as many people as possible rise above their circumstances to fulfill their God-ordained destinies. Live! You Didn''t Die! is for the person who has had experiences that they felt could have destroyed them.

As this subtle title suggests, in Courting Felicity , the reader is invited to read more into the action and romance offered in this historical novel by Isabel Huff, her second novel, than the first impression might offer. The preface of local history and historical photos circa 1914, affords the setting as the fiction story unrolls to an earlier time; steamships ply the Kootenai River, railroads are built and loggers, homesteaders and tycoon developers put down roots in this hospitable valley of far Northern Idaho. This setting is the author's home where she lives with her husband of 48 years in a log house built by the original homesteaders some 90 years ago; the house where he grew up. Retired cattle ranchers and farmers, they still garden, raise blueberries and maintain their home. The cover photo taken by the author is of the first cabin built on the homestead but now serves as a boat house for their kayaks. Isabel Huff's protagonist, Hank Phillips, is a God fearing young blacksmith with a deep love of the horses he oversees. He files on a one hundred sixty acre homestead of raw land and timber, and dreams of a big house and a fine cattle ranch, instead of living in the crowded bunk house at the lumber camp where he works. His elation is dashed almost immediately by a very unjust firing from his job and he is forced to live in a rude camp he quickly builds on his new land. But by hard-work and resourcefulness Hank soon acquires a new job, and friends and neighbors who respect him. He also gains the affections of a beautiful young school teacher, Felicity Logan, who he hopes will share his dreams. But a young bachelor of this stature doesn't go un-noticed, not by, Janey Cumberland, who's embrace of the west leaves Hank shaking his head. The author's colorful parade of characters include strong ambitious women, an unscrupulous imposter, a gutsy old teamster, a band of Kootenai Indians; who lived here first, and others who find shelter and promise in the Kootenai Valley . They make for a fun and memorable reading experience.

"MY DREAMS, MY CHOICES"A true story where hard knocks confront successA true story of a young girl and how her upbringing, and the lessons she learns from her family help her pave the way towards the fulfillment of her goals. In the town of Mumias-Kenya, lies a small village where Felly and her family are known to everyone. The life of her paternal grandparents is like an open book, a story filled with sorrow and strife that turns her grandmother into a cold and hardened woman. Felly, on the hand, grows up in a home surrounded by her parents'' love. Her father provides them with a comfortable life, until a false accusation robs him of his job and good reputation as a court judge. The entire family feels the tough time they are facing, but there is not a challenge they cannot overcome as long as they are together. At a young age, Felly witnesses how her family stands against the ordeals that come their way. As she grows older, she discovers that she will also have to surpass personal struggles blocking her way. There are times when she almost surrenders, refusing to move forward and climb over the barriers. But she has dreams and she can never make them come true by giving up on them. Her family raised her to be a strong and determined woman, and that''s who she will be. My dreams, my choices, will bring you an aura of energy. You will want every person you know to read this book! To repair any broken webs! CLEMENTINE WAMBOYE GIRENGE Was born Kenyan and raised on a farm in a remote village on the western side. She lived a hard knock live as a child. As a young adult, she has traveled widely in pursuit for her dreams. She now enjoys a life that gives simplicity "grace" on the pacific shores of USA. She contributes as a philanthropist to many causes. This book is one of them; look for a free coupon inside.

"In our leggings' pockets we'd each stashed guns. I'd packed a .357 magnum pistol, and José had a .22 pistol. When we got close to the wax camp, José said he thought they would have a trap set for us, and we'd be outnumbered. We both agreed that the best thing we could do was to keep our mouths shut under the circumstances. We rode into the camp, and Casus, the man I figured stole the cow, had a little fire going and had coffee ready and some tacos made. He invited us off our horses, and I noticed a .30-.30 rifle sitting pretty close to his hand." Apache Adams is somewhat of a living legend out in the Big Bend country of Texas. Born in 1937 and raised on the Rio Grande, he has lived the cowboy life most people believe ended in the 1800's. He has been inducted into the Big Bend Cowboy Hall of Fame, given the Working Cowboy Award by the National Cowboy Symposium, the Heritage Award by the Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering, and won more buckles and saddles then he can count. But this book isn't about awards or buckles; it's about the life and adventures of a working cowboy. Ride along with Apache through the desolate canyons of the Big Bend and swim the Rio Grande horseback tracking cow thieves. Ride the river catching illegal Mexican cattle. Take a deep seat in your saddle when you rope a 2,000 pound maverick bull, get him to the ground, and tie his feet without any help. Tied Hard and Fast isn't a bunch of tall tales. It is the compilation of a lifetime of stories and adventures told in the voice of the man who lived them. "We followed the dogs up into a big rock slide, and they had about a 70- to 80-pound female mountain lion treed on a big rock. The dogs had her surrounded, but none of us had any kind of a gun. So I jerked my rope down and just kinda pitched it at the lion on that rock. She swatted at the rope, and I pulled it up tight around her front paw. The mule I was riding was pretty green and, when the cat started throwing a fit with the rope on her paw, decided to take off. I jerked the lion off the rock, and then the dogs all jumped on the lion. So I was dragging a lion around in circles with a bunch of dogs chewing on her, and she was putting up a pretty good fight with three legs." Along with living these stories, Apache has shared them with audiences at the Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering, the Arizona Cowboy Poet's Gathering, the Ruidosa New Mexico Gathering, and other events across the west. Once you pick this book up, you'll say, "I'll just read one more story and then put it down for the night"...but you can't!

It''s March 15, 1975, and Rosa Rodriguez has just given birth to a premature baby girl, Angelica. Desperate to escape the abusive husband whose beating brought on early labor, Rosa flees Los Angeles to live with her cousin Silvia in San Francisco, but not before conducting a search through the hospital for her daughter''s gemela del alma, the child born the same day and time as Angelica. Rosa, an astrologer, believes this child''s life will mirror Angelica''s, and when she casts her daughter''s chart, she is convinced she must find Angelica''s cosmic twin because their destinies are complicated. Eighteen years later, it''s June, 1993, and Stephanie Bengochea and Jazmín Valdez, best friends since age five, share everything: the same birthday, March 15, 1975, the same appearance, and the same best male friend, Pedro Garcia. After Jaz and Steph graduate from high school, they leave their hometown of Pleasant Valley to attend different colleges, only to discover their paths inexplicably parallel one another''s. Yet when both become pregnant the night of their twentieth birthday, free will takes over. Jaz decides to keep her child when her college boyfriend, Martin Donahue, the third, proposes, while Steph breaks up with hers after aborting their child. Steph moves home to help with her family''s restaurant because her mother is injured, and when she marries Pedro it shatters Jaz and Steph''s sense of sisterhood and pushes the once inseparable friends apart. Meanwhile, in San Francisco, Rosa believes her prayers are answered when she meets Jaz. Thanks to a friend in the SFPD, Rosa knows a young woman named Stephanie Bengochea shares Angelica''s birthday, so imagine her surprise when she discovers the young mother across the street is Steph''s friend and shares Steph''s birthday. Beware the Ides of March, Rosa decides, as she trades daycare with Jaz in exchange for organization of her computer-based business astrology firm called Millennial Fears. The Y2K has the superstitious dotcom crowd in San Francisco logging on for advice, and while Jaz and Rosa refuse to succumb to the dread that plagues their customers, they learn that life can''t be plotted out, that the tension between belief and superstition, faith and knowledge, friendship and love, are what will allow them to discover what their destinies should be.