In this irreverent examination of the alien abduction mythos Mike has been abducted by aliens. He awakens not knowing how he got where he is. Bob, a wisecracking “alien,” greets him. Bob looks exactly like a human being. After much questioning, Mike discovers that people from Bob’s planet have been abducting humans for thousands of years. As part of that conversation, Mike learns that the reason Bob looks so much like Earth humans is that Earth had been colonized by Bob’s people. Due to ci...

Air Traffic Control is one of the most misunderstood occupations in the world, and yet it effects anyone that has ever...or will ever fly in an aircraft. This book tells it all. you will never look to the sky in the same way again.

Babe Ruth and the New York Yankees won the 1932 World Series. Afterwards, Ruth and three others, went to Springfield Illinois to do some fishing. As they were returning, Ruth and friends, gave out souvenirs up and down the road know as, 'The Mother Road', Route 66. After 90 years, autographed baseballs from that trip start becoming targets with arson, theft, and murder. State Police detectives, Beth and Joe Clayton are tasked with finding out who is behind the crimes. The pair were put tog...

William Benet Sterling and his best friend Jacob (Jake) Brown, two Kansas farm boys, realize their dream of riding with the famed seventh cavalry joining the unit at Fort Abraham Lincoln. The two teenagers gallop headlong into battle with Major Reno and A company as they mount a breath-taking charge against the Sioux and Cheyenne village along the river. They live the terror of being forced back into a small grove of cottonwood trees helplessly watching wounded friends being butchered and ...

The Future of Work: The Ultimate Guide to Successful Freelancing, Discover the Proven Methods and Tips on How to Establish Yourself as a Professional Freelancer and Attract Massive ClientsWhen you think of freelancing, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? You probably think of a writer, novelist, or journalist right off hand. That is primarily because for centuries, the only real job you could have as a freelancer had to do with your mastery of the written word. But thi...

Luther is a darkly humorous mafia book that tells the story of Luther LaMotta, an accidental low-level hitman in the Manchini family mob. Luther wants nothing more from life than to savor music in the solitude of his plant-filled apartment, or to romp in borrowed luxury cars with his girlfriend/stripper Candy Barr, an Amish runaway. Instead, he is forced to clean up after mob hits, feeding victims' body parts to a crocodile named Bianca who is kept in a pit in a New York City basement....

After having a heart attack at sixty-five, I decided to get fit because apparently my response to nearly dying was to make exhaustion a competitive sport. Eventually, I became fit enough—or mentally unstable enough—to compete in duathlons, bike fondos, and time-trial events.When I turned seventy, I wanted the year to be epic. Evidently, cake and a quiet dinner were out of the question. Instead, I planned a fondo, a half marathon, a full duathlon in July, another duathlon in August,...

• Does it seem like it's getting harder to find web marketing that works?• Do you struggle with getting new patients?• Are your competitors doing better than you in the search rankings?• Are you confused by all the new media choices?The good news is, it doesn't have to be that way. Your website should be your most valuable and most efficient marketing asset. If it isn't, it is time for a change.Dave Larson has been in the web development and marketing b...

Since its beginnings in the mid-nineteenth century, the Seventh-day Adventist Church has proclaimed the soon return of Christ. But how soon is "soon"? Can a movement retain credibility while continuing to speak of imminence across generations? In this thought-provoking book, Reinder Bruinsma addresses these enduring questions. What if "soon" stretches far beyond our expectation--another fifty or a hundred years, or even longer? Bruinsma reminds us that divine timing is not bound by human c...

What effect does religion have on physical and mental health? In answering this question, this book reviews and discusses research on the relationship between religion and a variety of mental and physical health outcomes, including depression and anxiety; heart disease, stroke, and cancer; and health related behaviors such as smoking and substance abuse. The authors examine the positive and negative effects of religion on health throughout the life span, from childhood to old age. Based on...

This handbook concisely summarizes state-of-the-art information about stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), including the history and development of these modalities, the biologic rationale for these technologies, typical practices, and reported results. Developed as a companion to Handbook of Evidence-Based Radiotherapy, Second Edition, edited by Eric Hansen and Mack Roach, III, it is organized by disease site and presents treatment techniques...

Over 20 Great Projects for the Home from Woodworking's Top Experts! This book is for any woodworker that loves to be in the shop, but doesn't always have the time or materials to tackle that large project. Selected from the pages of Woodworker's Journal, these 22 practical and beautiful projects are small in size, but big on design and will satisfy woodworkers of all skill levels. Among the projects featured are a walnut burl humidor, a bird's-eye maple lamp, jewelry boxes, picture frames,...