A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFirst responders run toward things the rest of us run away from.What makes a person want to become a first responder? As in his bestselling book Unbroken Bonds of Battle, retired Marine Johnny Joey Jones didn’t have to look further than his closest family and friends to find frontline defenders—some he’s known since childhood, some he served with, and others have become frien...

A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFirst responders run toward things the rest of us run away from.What makes a person want to become a first responder? As in his bestselling book Unbroken Bonds of Battle, retired Marine Johnny Joey Jones didn’t have to look further than his closest family and friends to find frontline defenders—some he’s known since childhood, some he served with, and others have become frien...

Four hundred years of slavery . . . yet the Hebrew slaves in Egypt held on to a prophecy of deliverance.But something unique was occurring right in front of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. Now excitement was rising among the slaves.If only Moses believed he was the chosen 'Deliverer.' Now hunted by Pharaoh as a murderer, Moses flees Egypt to get as far away as he can.Forty years on the backside of a desert and married with children, Moses was content to live his new life as a s...

We all have these. Sometimes, they can be the most wonderful treasure this world has to offer. At other times, they can break your heart. Im talking about relationships. Everybody has a myriad of different relationships in this adventure called life. Each relationship has its own dynamics, its own foibles, and its own language. We interact with parents, children, siblings, co-workers, spouses, authority, and, for some, even God. The greatest resource of joy, progress, hope, and prosperity ...

How Michael Jordan’s path to greatness was shaped by race, politics, and the consequences of fameTo become the most revered basketball player in America, it wasn’t enough for Michael Jordan to merely excel on the court. He also had to become something he never intended: a hero.Reconstructing the defining moment of Jordan’s career—winning his first NBA championship during the 1990-1991 season—sports historian Johnny Smith examines Jordan’s ubiquitous rise in...

This edited collection explores the malleability and influence of body image, focusing particularly on how media representation and popular culture’s focus on the body exacerbates the crucial social influence these representations can have on audiences’ perceptions of themselves and others. Contributors investigate the cultural context and lived experiences of individuals’ relationships with their bodies, going beyond examination of the thin, ideal body type to explore the emerging represe...

pubOne.info thank you for your continued support and wish to present you this new edition. Nobody's Boy, published in France under the title Sans Famille, has become justly famous as one of the supreme juvenile stories of the world. In the midst of its early popularity, it was crowned by the Academy as one of the masterpieces of French literature. A few years later, it was followed by En Famille, which is published by us as a companion story under the title Nobody's Girl. Nobody's Boy is a hu...

During World War I, British and American ships were painted with bold colors and crazy patterns from bow to stern. Why would anyone put such eye-catching designs on ships? Desperate to protect ships from German torpedo attacks, British lieutenant-commander Norman Wilkinson proposed what became known as dazzle. These stunning patterns and colors were meant to confuse the enemy about a ship's speed and direction. By the end of the war, more than four thousand ships had been painted with thes...

In the late 2010s, the United States experienced a period of widespread silencing. Protests of unsafe drinking water have been met with tear gas; national park employees, environmentalists, and scientists have been ordered to stop communicating publicly. Advocates for gun control are silenced even as mass shootings continue. Expressed dissent to political power is labeled as “fake news.” DREAMers, Muslims, Trans military members, women, black bodies, the LGBTQI+ community, Latina/o/x commu...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!Life only really starts when we start serving others.For many people, military service isn’t simply a job. It’s a ticket out of a lonely society and into a family of enduring bonds.In over a decade of working with veterans, Johnny Joey Jones has discovered the power of battle-forged friendships. Suffering a life-changing injury while deployed in Afghanistan, he faced a daunting recovery. Bu...

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) face critical challenges of funding, accreditation, enrollment, recruitment, retention, and graduation rates, and these have become a staple of smaller colleges in the global competitive marketplace and current higher education system. Offering a comprehensive "what not to do" guide, this book puts forward the past mistakes which leaders must learn from in order to ensure their institution's future.Johnny D. Jones has written thi...

Yah, the Creator God, plans to show the rebellious Lucifer, His former chief messenger, that real love requires obedience and commitment to Yah. He created a world—a world of living creatures that would display real love and harmony.But Lucifer would take his limits to the maximum and turn Yah's creation against Him to redeem himself and be restored to his place beside Yah's throne.Will Yah's highest creation—mankind—submit and live in Yah's love or bow to Lucifer's continu...