Richard Lewis
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At the age of 44, renowned comedian Richard Lewis found himself on a gurney in the ER, toxic with alcohol, and hallucinating from excess cocaine use. The same neuroses and dysfunctions that had been the basis for his successful stage persona and inspired his best material had, it seemed, turned on him.
How he got there, how he finally got on the road to recovery, and how he copes with being Richard Lewis sober on a daily basis are the subjects of...
2) The Paranormal Christian, Bridging the Gap Between Unusual Experiences and the Biblical Worldview
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Can a Christian be possessed? Do God's angels and Satan's demons dwell unseen among us, engaged in spiritual warfare? Are ghosts and spirit manifestations real? How about aliens and UFOs?If you believe in the Bible, you already have faith in the unseen. Unusual experiences are a testimony of sacred Scripture and the gateway to understanding the power of God in your life. Just like in biblical times, mysterious forces are still at work today. The paranormal...
6) Menarche
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After the death of his Balinese wife, financial circumstances force expat Jordan Elliot and his nine-year-old half-Balinese daughter to return to Connecticut to his wealthy, domineering, social register mother. My parents were American missionaries to Indonesia, where I was born and raised and still live with my family. In 1965, as a nine-year boy living in Bali, I was an eye-witness to the madness that swept over the country and the island after...
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During construction of a villa on an idyllic Bali seashore, workers uncover long-buried skeletons, their shattered skulls evidence of brutal mass murder. The discovery sets the village of Batu Gede astir. The life of Made "Nol" Ziro, a stalwart member of the community with a little gambling problem, is turned upside down. Could one of those skeletons be that of his schoolteacher father, who disappeared during the political upheaval and massacres of...
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In the treacherous Bali Straits, Balinese turtle hunters meet more than their match. A tale of sea adventure and turtle revenge. 2nd place prizewinner, AsiaWeek short story competition. My parents were American missionaries to Indonesia, where I was born and raised and still live with my family. In 1965, as a nine-year boy living in Bali, I was an eye-witness to the madness that swept over the country and the island after a failed communist coup,...
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One boat. One Balinese, one Bali expat, one Australian, one American. Three heavy smokers, one pious teetotaler. Two sacks of rice, three boxes of noodles, coffee and salt, cooking oil and sauces. Ten cartons of cigarettes. More than enough for a week sail to Bali...but what happens when they lose their smokes? My parents were American missionaries to Indonesia, where I was born and raised and still live with my family. In 1965, as a nine-year boy...
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Something's hinky on board the Orient Star, and Vannevar "Budiman" Wells can't quite figure out what.His friend and skipper Alexandra Cooper, a sea-salted Australian who charters the boat for Indian Ocean excursions, is uneasy about her guests. She's asked Budi to come along as the cook and watch her back. He's good at that sort of thing. A bicultural American born in Indonesia, he's been around the tropical garden more than a few times, and through...
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Why Hire Jennifer? Is a modern manual that arms job seekers to find their first "real" job and every job thereafter. It is written for college students, grads, twenty-somethings, and all the people who know them. It's written and illustrated in an accessible and friendly style that's easy on the brain. Finding your unique positioning or brand, and communicating why its components are useful to t firms is the key to finding a good job. The problem...
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Five Classic Short Stories from The Golden Age of Science Fiction. Featured here: "A Bottle of Old Wine", and "Combatman", by Richard O. Lewis, "Zurk", by John Massie Davis, "Hold Onto Your Body!", by Richard O. Lewis, and "World Without Glamor", by Stephen Marlowe.
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Jack Saxby, the last of the blues singers, ekes out a living as an Elvis minister at a Vegas wedding chapel. It's getting to the point where his newest best friend is a three-legged coyote sneaking garbage out of the back of his dumpy trailer. A recovering alcoholic, Jack has trouble staying on the wagon. His ex-wife suggested AA, but those superstitious crutch-leaners? No thanks. The 28th Amendment has declared the country to be one nation under...
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An epic short story tale of ego and obsession in the world of blue water hunting. Landlubber Wesley is out of his element as his friend Damien seeks to break the world spearfishing record for black marlin. My parents were American missionaries to Indonesia, where I was born and raised and still live with my family. In 1965, as a nine-year boy living in Bali, I was an eye-witness to the madness that swept over the country and the island after a failed...
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How national culture impacts organizational culture and business success
Using extensive case studies of successful global corporations, this book explores the impact of national culture on the corporate strategy and its execution, and through this ultimately business success or failure. It does not argue that different cultures lead to different business results, but that all cultures impact organizations in ways both positive and negative, depending...
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[2017]
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Sixteen-year-old Gardner Elliot has lived his whole life with a team of scientists on Mars. He's always longed to see Earth to find the father he's never known and to meet a beautiful street-smart girl named Tulsa he's become friends with online. But when his chance finally comes, doctors discover his heart can't withstand the Earth's atmosphere. Eager to find his father, Gardner and Tulsa escape on a cross-country race against time to unravel the...
18) Backdraft
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[1998]
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Stephen McCaffrey and his younger brother Brian are two feuding siblings carrying on an heroic family tradition in the Chicago fire department. Stephen is so relentless that he drives Brian out of firefighting and into arson investigation. Assisting arson investigator Donald Rimgale, Brian becomes involved in a puzzling series of arson attacks, each ignited by explosive phenomena known as backdrafts. Before the smoke clears, love affairs are rekindled...
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2008
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Disc one: After a daring diamond heist, all fingers point to crime boss Jimmy Vincent, released from prison on the very day of the robbery. When teenagers find the two-week-old corpse of Dominic Sylvester, everyone in the Willesden constabulary dismisses it as the lonely death of a reclusive old man - everyone, that is, except Davies. Bunny Hopper is half of the almost-famous comedy team Bunny & Jules, dies onstage in a bingo hall, the apparent victim...