The cistern's companion. Thought provoking, humorous poetic offerings in response to the question, WHY? A rhythmical commentary from outwith the box", comically illustrated. For those quiet moments of reflection in the smallest room.

James Earl Jones voicing Darth Vader in Star Wars had a set of pipes a radio news anchor in the 1970s might envy. CBS News legend Edward R. Murrow wrote in a style many radio news writers tried to copy. Their skills were honed over time. While few ever reach the stature of a Jones or Murrow, radio broadcasters rely on stations where they can develop these skills. In the seventies, one such place was WYEN-FM in Des Plaines, Illinois.

In The WYEN Experience, author Stew Cohen tells the story of this mom-and-pop radio station--106.7 on the dial--that opened in 1971 and was built on a genuine passion for radio. It flourished through the 1970s, stumbled in the early 1980s, and then sold to a new owner. He provides an insider's look into the happenings of this station that entertained thousands with its music and announcers--including Ed Walters, the driving force behind WYEN; the lives of many of the talented broadcasters who worked here; Cohen's personal coverage of some of the biggest stories of the time; and his interviews with some greats from the entertainment industry.

Cohen describes an era that lived with pay phones, typewriters, turntables, transistor radios, and boom boxes; in The WYEN Experience he brings to life to both the times and the radio station.

For more than half a century, Minnesotans have been treated to the memorable players and teams of the Minnesota Twins. From the Ruthian blasts of Harmon Killebrew and Kirby Puckett to a successful brand of "small ball," the Twins have fielded competitive teams at Metropolitan Stadium, the Metrodome and Target Field. But prior to its arrival in 1961, the team also had a storied past in Washington that included Walter Johnson, the greatest pitcher of the Deadball Era, if not all time. Sports historian Stew Thornley highlights the lesser-known events in the club's history, from the area's attempts to lure a major-league team to town in the 1950s to then-owner Calvin Griffith's campaign to regionally rename the team. He also pays tribute to the rich heritage of baseball before the Twins, marked by minor-league teams such as the St. Paul Saints and Minneapolis Millers, which produced future Hall of Famers Willie Mays, Duke Snider, Ted Williams and Roy Campanella.

The innovative new musical that won the 2008 Tony Award for Best Book and is soon to be a Spike Lee film.TH Smashes Broadway clich (c)s with an electric guitar and the funniest libretto I can remember. a ENew YorkETHPassing Strange was nominated for 7 Tony Awards and won the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award and Drama Desk Award for Best Musical.

This handy guide locates the final resting places and tells the stories of more than 375 notable Minnesotans. Author Stew Thornley travelled throughout Minnesota in pursuit of the historical fact, the little-known tale, the striking monument, and the truth behind the colourful exaggeration. Visiting cemeteries from every era and every region of the state, Thornley recounts the histories of the famous, infamous, and just plain interesting Minnesotans who lie at rest in the state. The book contains a useful appendix with a county-by-county listing of the cemeteries and individuals mentioned within. Perfect for road trippers and armchair travellers alike, 'Six Feet Under' is an enlightening guide to the state's history.

When a young boy called Ben and his dog, Ted, discover Bluey the Shark washed up on the beach, they start on a magical journey which leads them to uncover the truth about the huge impact humans are having on the oceans. Encountering a blue whale who reveals a worrying trend of disappearing fish, a crab who is forced to use a plastic bottle for a shell and a giant squid, who implores Ben to spread the word about the threat they are under, the only question is whether time is running out for Ben, Ted and Bluey to save the oceans...

In an era of unique baseball stadiums, the Polo Grounds in New York stood out from the rest. With its horseshoe shape, the Polo Grounds had extremely short distances down the foul lines and equally long distances up the alley and to center field. Some of baseball's most historic moments-Bobby Thomson's Shot Heard Round the World, Willy Mays' Catch, Fred Merkle's infamous blunder-happened at the Polo Grounds. This book offers descriptive text and photos which give a sense of the glory of this classic ballpark. Additionally, this book contains historic articles and memories submitted by more than 70 former players who played at the Polo Grounds.

2020 was a year like no other, with families across the world facing the uncertainty of not seeing their families for long periods of time due to coronavirus. Written by a grandad who has not seen his grandkids for more than a year because of the pandemic, the Patch the Dog was created by Phil Vincent, who would call his grandchildren daily during lockdown and tell them of Patch's adventures over a video call. With the help of his son, Jay, and illustrator Stew Wright, these stories have been brought to life, in a series of books to be published with one catch. Phil doesn't know it's happening. There are 20 stories in all which formed part of Phil's daily bedtime tales, and this is the first of the 'Patch The Dog' series to be published. It tells the story of Clive The Cockerel, who's early morning crowing is causing him to fall foul of his farmyard friends, until they realise he might be the only one who can save them from disaster!

On the night of Feb. 27, 1973, beat-up cars carrying dozens of angry young men sped into Wounded Knee village. Members of the American Indian Movement (AIM) and local Lakotas had come to occupy the symbolic site on the Pine Ridge Reservation, where the army had massacred Chief Big Foot and his people in 1890. They would hold out against the firepower of the U.S. government for 71 days. By the time the occupiers left, the village had been destroyed, two were dead, one activist went missing, and a U.S. marshal was left paralyzed. Thirty-nine years later, key figures from the movement, Russell Means, Clyde Bellecourt and Dennis Banks arrived at the Dakota Conference at Augustana College, Sioux Falls, S.D., where the events and the meaning of the Wounded Knee Occupation would be discussed. There to greet them were former FBI Special Agent in Charge Joseph Trimbach and his son John, ardent, life-long critics of AIM. Never before had so many key occupation figures from the movement and the government been under the same roof at the same time. Accusations of murders and cover-ups began to fly from both sides, and organizers had to beef up security. This would be no ordinary academic conference. The vitriolic speeches and angry reactions from both the pro- and anti-AIM participants exposed the still festering wounds that have wracked Pine Ridge Reservation as a result of the occupation for four decades. Wounded Knee 1973: Still Bleeding gives readers an account of the major issues presented at the conference, along with a summary of the occupation itself, the Banks and Means leadership trial in St. Paul, Minn., and the bloody years on Pine Ridge that followed. It also addresses the enduring unsolved mystery of civil rights activist Ray Robinson, who entered the occupied village, and was never seen alive again.

Olly is a shy but funky Orangutan, who has an incredible voice and loves to sing but can't control his nerves enough to get any words out. After falling from his perch in his favourite tree, Olly is so embarrassed, he leaves his friends and seeks sanctuary in the jungle. But will Olly discover something on his adventure that means he's finally able to overcome his fears and do what he was born to do... sing? The Series It's so hard for parents to speak to the tiny people in their life about a specific topic which may be troubling them... so this is the first in a series designed for children (3-8) to have fun whilst subconsciously also addressing something that maybe on their mind. These stories and illustrations are not only beautifully written but have a subtle moral message that will make hearts sing. Future titles include: I'm A Horse Of Course In a world that's grim and dark, can Poppet work out who she really is and why she's different? Perhaps a special friend will help her on the way and she can bring colour, magic and sparkle to the world. The Shark Who Barked Everyone knows that all sharks go "chomp" ... well that is except for this special shark. He goes `woof '! Can he save his reef from the giant creatures who've come up from the deep and maybe have some giggles on the way?

Projektleiter und fachliche Vorgesetzte haben fur die Fuhrung ihrer Mitarbeiter nicht dieMittel und die Zeit, die sie eigentlich brauchen. Um ihre Ziele mit ihrem Team zu erreichen, mussen sie effiziente Vorgehensweisen nutzen, die ihnen schnell weiterhelfen. Die beiden Autoren vermitteln dem Leser praxiserprobte Werkzeuge, um Mitarbeiter schnell einzuschatzen, Teammitglieder zu motivieren, Verhaltensweisen zu verandern, Kritik konstruktiv zu aussern und Konflikte zu bewaltigen, um ein Team zielorientiert zu fuhren.Mit vielen Beispielen und Checklisten fur die tagliche Praxis.

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Are you interested in exploring who you really are? The answers are to be found in self-inquiry, the discovery of Reality that non-dual teachings offer. No prior knowledge of Eastern religion or spiritual practices is needed, as this book uses simple everyday language to investigate these issues through reflections, dialogues and poems.

The long-intertwined communities of the Oglala Lakota Pine Ridge Reservation and the bordering towns in Sheridan County, Nebraska, mark their histories in sensational incidents and quiet human connections, many recorded in detail here for the first time. After covering racial unrest in the remote northwest corner of his home state of Nebraska in 1999, journalist Stew Magnuson returned four years later to consider the border towns' peoples, their paths, and the forces that separate them. Examining Raymond Yellow Thunder's death at the hands of four white men in 1972, Magnuson looks deep into the past that gave rise to the tragedy. Situating long-ranging repercussions within 130 years of context, he also recounts the largely forgotten struggles of American Indian Movement activist Bob Yellow Bird and tells the story of Whiteclay, Nebraska, the controversial border hamlet that continues to sell millions of cans of beer per year to the "dry" reservation. Within this microcosm of cultural conflict, Magnuson explores the odds against community's power to transcend misunderstanding, alcoholism, prejudice, and violence.