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Ampossible is the go-to guide for every amputee from the first day
after limb loss to the day they get their life back. Thousands of
amputations happen each day and millions happen every single year
around the world. Yet, what an amputee actually experiences minutes
after surgery, what's endured through the heart-wrenching recovery,
to the time they get their life back, is rarely addressed in its
complexity. Almost every amputee experiences an onslaught of
emotions filled with confusion, grief, anxiety, depression, and
immense physical pain. AMPOSSIBLE offers a glimpse into the
realities of limb loss for those who experience it and answers the
many questions amputees often have surrounding their very immediate
medical needs as well as the long-term challenges, both physical
and emotional, amputees must face. The book is a no-holds-barred
real-world depiction of life as an amputee. Jeffrey A. Mangus, a
below the knee (BKA) amputee, delivers straightforward information
for both the amputee and his or her family and support network.
Covering the basics of wound care and rehabilitation, he also
addresses the very real emotional needs of living a new reality
without a part of the body intact. Offering hope and guidance,
however, Mangus encourages readers to challenge themselves to
overcome the downsides and live a full and engaged life.
The strong relationship that historians have described between the
South and the trans-Appalachian West in the early nineteenth
century had its origins in the twenty-year period after the
American Revolution when a group of far-sighted southerners, with
James Madison in the forefront, worked to form a political bond
between the two regions. While many historians have taken this
close relationship for granted or have dismissed it as a natural
product of cultural similarities, strong family bonds and slavery
being just two, it was built deliberately by a handful of
forward-looking southerners with hard work and dedication. Jeffrey
A. Zemler carefully analyzes the development of this bond and the
history of these two regions during this twenty-year period, which
is far more complicated than historians have imagined or described.
One of the most prolific African American authors of his time, John
A. Williams (1925-2015) made his mark as a journalist, educator,
and writer. Having worked for Newsweek, Ebony, and Jet magazines,
Williams went on to write twelve novels and numerous works of
nonfiction. A vital link between the Black Arts movement and the
previous era, Williams crafted works of fiction that relied on
historical research as much as his own finely honed skills. From
The Man Who Cried I Am, a roman a clef about expatriate African
American writers in Europe, to Clifford's Blues, a Holocaust novel
told in the form of the diary entries of a gay, black, jazz pianist
in Dachau, these representations of black experiences marginalized
from official histories make him one of our most important writers.
Conversations with John A. Williams collects twenty-three
interviews with the three-time winner of the American Book Award,
beginning with a discussion in 1969 of his early works and ending
with a previously unpublished interview from 2005. Gathered from
print periodicals as well as radio and television programs, these
interviews address a range of topics, including anti-black
violence, Williams's WWII naval service, race and publishing,
interracial romance, Martin Luther King Jr., growing up in
Syracuse, the Prix de Rome scandal, traveling in Africa and Europe,
and his reputation as an angry black writer. The conversations
prove valuable given how often Williams drew from his own life and
career for his fiction. They display the integrity, social
engagement, and artistic vision that make him a writer to be
reckoned with.
The strong relationship that historians have described between the
South and the trans-Appalachian West in the early nineteenth
century had its origins in the twenty-year period after the
American Revolution when a group of far-sighted southerners, with
James Madison in the forefront, worked to form a political bond
between the two regions. While many historians have taken this
close relationship for granted or have dismissed it as a natural
product of cultural similarities, strong family bonds and slavery
being just two, it was built deliberately by a handful of
forward-looking southerners with hard work and dedication. Jeffrey
A. Zemler carefully analyzes the development of this bond and the
history of these two regions during this twenty-year period, which
is far more complicated than historians have imagined or described.
This book will make playing the bowed psaltery easy Lessons include
reading the tablature, tuning, bowing techniques, holding the
psaltery and some of my favorite Gospel, Christmas and Traditional
folk songs. Personally I want to play the Psaltery in accompany
with the mountain dulcimer. Therefore, I used the songs in my book,
"Playing The Mountain Dulcimer Made Easy Vol I" book and arranged
them to be played with the Psaltery. However, you do not have to
combine these two books, this Psaltery Instruction Book is a stand
alone project If you want to play your Psaltery along with the
mountain dulcimer, simply have the dulcimer player use the
tablature in the "Playing The Mountain Dulcimer Made Easy Vol I"
instruction book (they can play in either DAA or DAD tablature) and
as they play you can join them with your Psaltery by playing in the
key of "D." However, you do not have to combine these two books,
this Psaltery Instruction Book is a stand alone project I also
included the Psaltery tablature for the Key of "C." It is easier to
play the Psaltery in the Key of "C." . . so you can play your
instrument in this "Easy" Key (accompanied by a guitar would be
nice) and enjoy the sweet sound of this unique mountain instrument
Personal poetry relating Earthly things to Heavenly significance.
The Bonejackers are a Galactic Council defense unit sent to defend
the Inner worlds from the Fringe. A collection of worlds bent on
the total destruction of the known universe. Tristan Locaine is a
young man looking for the answers to his past. A father who was a
warrior and a mystery to him. A life on a polluted piece of rock in
the middle of nowhere. Tarsus Locaine is a man with a very hard
mission. To root out the trouble makers and kill them dead. That
simple, and that plain. With the help of Mitchell Jesse and his
band of misfits, Tarsus Locaine brings the fight to the emeny.
The invasion of the Warui ninja was the biggest event that had ever
happened in the small town of Sera, Missouri. Now, in the summer of
1992, something even more defining is happening. A group of racists
has moved into the town, and they will use threats, extortion and
violence to further their hate-filled agenda. To this end, they
have targeted the Robertsons, the only black family in the tourist
town. What they haven't counted on is young Louis Robertson's
friendship with the members of Adventure. Jamie, Yoshi and their
friends are joined by new faces as they face a different kind of
"klan." But can they fight the effects of illogical hatred?
Jamie and Yoshi are late twentieth century members of the Funakoshi
ninja clan who were trained by Yoshi's uncle, Tanemura Funakoshi.
When the Waruiyatsu, a sinister clan with an ancient grudge, attack
Jamie's high school and hold his classmates hostage in an effort to
bring Tanemura and his two students into the open, Jamie and his
clan sister are forced to attempt a rescue. Going along are a close
group of friends, each with his own interest in the fighting arts.
From Dave, whose muscle-bound frame and love of a good scuffle are
overshadowed by his cheerful personality and kind heart, to Buster,
whose Bible is his greatest weapon, each of their friends has a
loyalty to them and each other that is stronger than the Waruiyatsu
can ever fathom. This is a story of courage, friendship, and faith
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