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What one piece of advice has made all the difference in your life?
That was the question longtime journalist and Fox & Friends cohost E.D. Hill asked of scores of the most famous and successful figures in America -- from President George W. Bush to supermodel Carol Alt. The result is Going Places, a collection of moving and instructive profiles that reveal exactly what inspires and drives our nation's best and brightest to survive and thrive.
In the pages of Going Places, you'll discover how Donald Trump approaches the competition, what makes NFL star Tiki Barber a smart player on and off the field, and what life lesson television star Doris Roberts learned on a trip to Napa Valley. You'll follow country music star Trace Adkins's journey from working on a rig in the oil fields of Texas to signing a deal with Capitol Records in Nashville, and Donna de Varona's path to becoming the youngest member of the U.S. Olympic swim team at age thirteen. Sometimes heart wrenching, sometimes humorous, and always captivating, these portraits are sure to inform, entertain, and, most important, inspire.
-Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, on searching for her soul in Tibet -Champion bull rider Justin McBride on what it means to get a good night's sleep -Senate Majority Leader Dr. William Frist on medicine as a currency of peace -Dolly Parton on her father's horse-sense advice -Dean Cain on rejection, perseverance, and lessons he learned from his son
Sharing these stories in these figures' own voices, Going Places reflects a vast and diverse America in which anything is possible. "It is my hope that you'll have this book by your bedside table and turn to it, alone or with your children, to find inspiration from wonderful people." After all, as these real-life stories illustrate, great advice can come from anyone, at any time.
Customer Reviews:
E.D. Hill my kind of writer.......2007-01-11
Excellant book. Great airplane reading. She's thoughtful and funny. How wonderful to have met and interviewed such great people.
an autobiography may be better than Going Places!.......2006-10-10
I enjoyed reading E D's book, Going Places. It's perfect for younger readers, especially for ones trying to establish themselves, as well a relaxing read for older folks. E D Hill is not only attractive and kind; she may be the best news anchor on Fox.
The book is about well-known people talking about their experiences that help them become successful in life.
I read some of the previous comments and will note that proceeds from the book went to charities and not all in her pocket!
A word to E D Hill would be, write an autobiography, it may be better than Going Places!
Inspiring.......2006-05-17
The book is every bit of entheusiam I expected. Very good review of success.
Nice coffee table book.......2006-03-23
This book will probably end up under my coffee table or on my decorative book shelf. It's a good book to have around for a few minutes of upbeat reading, but is by no means a self-help book. It includes pictures and thoughts from many well-known people, and although I personally did not know a lot of them, the ideas were still honest and true.
Uncommon Denominator.......2006-03-19
As my 18 year old daughter was unwrapping her autographed copy of E. D. Hill's book "Going Places" on Christmas morning, I told her I wanted to read it when she finished it. By Spring Break she lent me her book, and I now understand why she enjoyed it so much.
E.D. Hill explores the common denominator of successful people from all walks of life. But what the reader comes away with is the clear message that it is not the common, but the uncommon things that successful people do that has led them to the top of their respective fields.
In a culture that embraces mediocrity and highlights those who stand out for all the wrong reasons, "Going Places" is a wonderfully inspirational breath of fresh air. For anybody with teenagers, E.D. Hill's book reinforces the message that not only is it OK to be different from "the crowd" and follow their life's passion, but it is absolutely essential if they wish to be one of the few with the courage and stamina to Go Places.
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Unique small map that easily pops open, featuring details of Boston.
Customer Reviews:
Great for Tourists.......2007-09-01
I've bought this popout map for my visit to Boston and found it quite useful. I now have 3 or 4 of these for different cities and like the idea that I can stick it in my back pocket and pull it out when I need it. I do have to remember to bring reading glasses, however, the print can be difficult to read otherwise.
The best pocket map you could have..........2007-03-20
This little number is about the size of a cd, but opens up like a childrens pop-up book. It features the city center, surrounding areas, subway routs, streets and places of interest. This is the only map you will need for your trip and is unobtrusive enough to open up and not look like a tourist. The freedom trail is clearly marked along with other historical items. Grab it!
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Winner of the 2005 Story Prize
Reminiscent of Alice Munro and William Trevor, Patrick O'Keeffe's lyrical eloquence expressively unveils the cloistered world of a rural southwestern Irish town and its inhabitants. Brimming with thoughtful, gorgeous prose and linked by setting and circumstances that span generations, the four novellas in The Hill Road revolve around the parish of Kilroan and its inhabitants, and how, over time, the people and the community itself are transfigured by life-changing events. Marked by love, devotion, secrets, unfulfilled dreams, family intimacies, and missed opportunities, these characters embody the rugged unfolding of the landscape—a volatile place of natural beauty where stories alter lives. BACKCOVER: “A remarkable achievement . . . There is a wonderful Irish music running through O'Keeffe's prose, yet his tales of ordinary rural life in twentieth-century Ireland are unsparing and never sentimental.”
—The Baltimore Sun
“Handsome, subtle narratives by an exquisitely talented Irishborn writer.”
—Elle
“Lush and evocative . . . a dreamlike collection.”
—The New York Times Book Review
Customer Reviews:
a different kind of read.......2007-07-30
This was an interesting read at times but sometimes I had a difficult time staying with it. I wasn't sure I liked the book for it was often difficult to get into it.
"They believed that they should suffer...but that all of their anguishes in this world would be repaid...after death.".......2006-11-26
Without a trace of romanticism, Patrick O'Keeffe recreates the lives of four sets of characters who live in and around Kilroan, a small town on the southwestern coast of rural Ireland. Winner of the Story Prize for the four overlapping stories/novellas in this book, O'Keeffe depicts the hard lives of those residents who did not emigrate--who stayed behind, scratching out lives from the poor soil and difficult topography on which they had built their farms. Love offers their only chance for happiness, but as O'Keeffe shows here, love and death are closely intertwined, and few residents ever find fulfillment through love.
In the longest of the selections, "The Hill Road," filled with specific details which make the town come alive, young Jack Carmody tries to understand some mysteries which have affected his family, especially his Aunt Mary. When Albert Cagney, to whom she believed she would be married, returned from World War I, he was a changed man, and Mary's life, too, changed. Connecting the history of these families to the history of Ireland, Brian Boru, and the Vikings, O'Keeffe gives universality to the interconnected lives of these characters.
"Her Black Mantilla" tells of Alice Gilmartin, an orphan whose much older sister, now deceased, once found love, temporarily, in Kilroan. As Alice begins work for the Tarpey family, she inadvertently begins to repeat her sister's life--until that becomes impossible due to outside interference. In "The Postman's Cottage," a young man vanishes just after selling five bullocks for a good price at the local fair. As his relationships are explored and his friendships examined, the fate of the young man becomes clear. "That's Our Name," is a story of secrets evolving from the discovery of the body of a young woman who may have been connected to more than one of the young men in town.
In all cases, O'Keeffe shows how difficult rural life can be and how close the relationships are which develop among the residents--for good and for evil. Love offers--and nearly always denies--happiness, and the lives of the local women are full of endless chores, responsibilities, and quiet acceptance of their fate. O'Keeffe's prose is masculine but full of local detail, which creates atmosphere and gives depth to the picture of rural life, and his ability to conjure characters, often in just a few paragraphs, is brilliant. A realistic picture of rural Ireland without the false romanticism with which it is so often painted. n Mary Whipple
A VERY WELL WRITTEN BIT OF WORK.......2006-03-15
I enjoy books about people. I enjoy books about Ireland. Most importantly, I enjoy well written books. This work filled all my needs. The author's syntax is is simply amazing. In all truth, I was very much surprised and the quality here, as I had really not heard all that much about this particular book. That is a real pity. People are missing out on a good thing here. I suspect the publisher did not do their job as well as they could have in getting the word out on this one. This is one of those works I will certainly give a reread in the future simply for the delight of experiencing the authors use of our language. As to character development and character sketches, it does not get much better than this. Recommend this one highly and further recommend you go ahead and buy the thing as you will no doubt, like myself, want to give this one more than just one read.
Inside the lives.......2005-12-07
This was one amazing read. I made sure that I was alone, comfortable and the house was absolutely silent to ensure the I absorbed every word. This book takes you into the lives of the Irish farmer. I could envision every animal and house and blade of grass. It was a wonderful, wonderful read. I only wish there were more readily available.
Dianne Nagel
Butler, Maryland
Solid, engaging stories.......2005-09-01
I've been on the lookout for this book since reading O'Keeffe's story "Looby's Hill" (reprinted here in revised form and with a revised title) in Doubletake a couple of years ago. O'Keeffe has a nice way with a sentence and a compassionate eye for character. The Hill Road is a quiet, confident, and pleasantly earnest collection.
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An unforgettable epic novel of the Civil War South from an award-winning author.
From Joanna Catherine Scott comes a sweeping tale of the Civil War, unique in its perspective and exquisitely woven, in which three young Southerners worlds apart are joined in a quest for something greater than themselves.
Eugenia Mae Spotswood, the daughter of a failed aristocrat, longs to regain the life she lost. The slave Tom wants one thing: freedom. After becoming the property of Eugenia Mae, a dangerous affection grows. But he learns freedom is not something she can give him-he must fight for it himself.
Clyde Bricket, the farm boy responsible for Tom's capture, has always believed in the South. But he soon learns that sometimes the only way to redeem yourself is to fight against everything he thought he believed in.
Customer Reviews:
viewing injustice without anger, telling horror softly. .......2007-05-29
I was fascinated by how strong a sense of place I got from The Road from Chapel Hill. I've never been in the South, and my image of it was based on cliches, antebellum mansions falling down, Spanish moss on soggy trees, and I'm sure all that is true, or it wouldn't be a cliche, but Scott's South has a tangible reality that has stayed with me. The character of Tom is the most amazing part of the book. To write about a figure burdened with horrible injustice, to write without anger or political intention, but by simply observing and reporting the situation, gives an even more profoundly horrifying view of life in slavery in those times. That's what makes the novel so powerful.
An Outstanding Novel.......2007-03-14
The Road From Chapel Hill is one very fine book! After reading it I see why it is getting such well deserved attention. Joanna Catherine Scott is a master storyteller who writes like the poet she is. As a former journalist who always enjoyed the research as much as the writing (if not more than), I'm impressed with her attention to detail. I can hardly wait to read the sequel. Bravo!
One not to miss.......2007-01-24
War stories can be both stimulating and daunting. This story of the American Civil War with its graphic, sometimes tender, sometimes violent, encounters highlights an aspect of war that portrays the emotional side of battle and conflict without glorifying the actions. As an Australian I found much of the rationale contemplative and I appreciated gaining an understanding of an alternative view of slavery and events of the time that led to the Civil War. As an aside, it was intriguing to read the fleeting reference to the copper miners chasing new wealth and settling in Australia at Kapunda.
A Damn Good Read.......2006-12-20
The Road from Chapel Hill dazzles with its range of ordinary people caught in extraordinary circumstances in the border state of North Carolina during the Civil War. The author's subtle yet constant attention to accurate, historical, details help bring the reader deeply into the story while feeling as though revisiting a familiar time period. The horrors of war, the endurance of love, the repercussions of slavery and the human ability to understand and change--all push the story forward at an exciting pace. A damn good read!
Gripping -- Couldn't put it down!!!.......2006-12-11
There is something about Ms. Scott's writing that makes you feel like you are right there. It transports you into this other world she's created for you and before you know it -- your own worldly responsibilities are out the window and you're a slave to her tale.
I felt Tom. I felt Eugenia. I felt I was right there in the tale. And then I felt really bad that I couldn't write as well as Ms. Scott. I can't wait to read her other books.
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An Atlas of Anglo-Saxon England
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Light on the Hill: A History of the University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
William D. Snider
Manufacturer: The University of North Carolina Press
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Book Description
In 1795 the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill became the first state university in the United States to open its doors to students. As the celebrated institution prepared to observe its bicentennial, William Snider provided a rich chronicle of its history.
Snider describes the signal events of the university's first two hundred years: the chartering and siting of a charming campus and village; the trying years of the Civil War and Reconstruction, during which the University closed its doors; the period of remarkable renewal in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; the achievement of national and international stature in the 1920s and 1930s; the challenging 1960s; and the period of expansion and innovation in the late 1970s and 1980s.
Throughout, Snider provides fine portraits of individuals prominent in the life of the university, from William R. Davie and Joseph Caldwell to Harry Woodburn Chase, Frank Porter Graham, and William C. Friday. His book evokes for all who have been part of the Chapel Hill community memories of their own associations with the campus and a sense of the greater history of the institution of which they were a part.
Customer Reviews:
A comprehensive history of public higher education!.......2006-12-05
As the first public university in the United States, UNC truly served as a "light on the hill" in advocating for public higher education. Tar Heels will love learning about the history of their illustrious university and all its traditions and legacies. This book is historically accurate and intellectually provocative, while still compelling and interesting for leisure reading.
This is a great gift for any Tar Heel!
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Arguably no other author has inspired more musicians than has Howard Phillips Lovecraft. Here, for the first time, is a book documenting the music inspired by the works of this literary genius, with insights provided by the artists. The book features a foreword by H. P. Lovecraft expert S. T. Joshi and cover artwork by Joseph Vargo.
Customer Reviews:
Excellent for Lovecraft or music lovers alike.......2006-10-28
The Strange Sound of Cthulhu starts with an introduction to Lovecraft's life. This provides good background for readers who are there for the musical aspect and unfamiliar with his writing. It is strait-forward, giving just the information needed to understand how he could still have an impact on music today, almost seventy years after his death.
The rest of the book is broken down into the musical genres he inspired. From psychedelic rock to country, groups little heard of all the way to big names, such as Black Sabbath and Metallica, have attributed some of their inspiration to Lovecraft.
Hill analyzes the songs--and even group names--that have roots in the literature of Lovecraft. The book compares lyrics with Lovecraft prose, and touches on music rumored to have Lovecraft ties. He gives details of each song, and in many cases, interviews with the artists behind the music. They discuss how their music ties in with Lovecraft, how they were introduced to his writing, and even their favorite Lovecraft tale.
Though the idea of seeing the music described in words may sound dull to some, Joshi was correct in the forward when he said, "Gary has that rarest of skills among music critics: the ability to describe a song, whether vocal or instrumental, in such a way that readers seem to hear it running through their heads."
Though Hill claims that the book is in no way exhaustive on the subject, it is as close to being exhaustive as it can get. It is designed to snare the readers that are there for the music to start reading Lovecraft, and the readers there for Lovecraft to look out for the music. I found myself getting out my old music to listen for what Hill describes.
Book Description
BradyGames' Brothers in Arms Official Strategy Guide includes the following:
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Master the Tactics of Fire and Maneuvering!: A new approach to first-person shooters requires entirely new strategy!
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Tactical Maps: Detailed visual references on how to conquer each mission!
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Historical Data: Discover the history behind the weapons, vehicles, and ballet tactics employed in this game!
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Objective-Based Strategy: Tear apart the enemies using these expert battle plans.
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Multiplayer Coverage: Dominate your opposition!
Platform: Xbox and PC
Genre: Action and Adventure
This product is available for sale in North America only.
Customer Reviews:
Just read the manual.......2005-04-14
I was looking for several specific things in this strategy guide:
1. More details on weapons (how damage, rate of fire, etc. were modeled in the game).
2. Specifics for missions--numbers, locations, and armament of the Germans. Where specific save locations are.
3. How to attack each German position in the game.
What was delivered:
1. The weapon details are the same as the manual. I didn't see other details.
2. The book covers 'Normal' difficulty. German positions for higher levels are not mentioned. MG-42 (machine gun) positions are mentioned but no other armaments are discussed. Save positions are not included.
3. A general strategy is discussed with possible alternative attack positions. While a few areas are discussed in detail, there are a few places where the whole strategy is "eliminate the two Germans as you advance".
Overall, I am not impressed with this guide. It does not deliver the info I was looking for. Also, the book is repetitive. For example, the main text will have a description of your attack path. Then there will be a "tactical overview" which quotes the main text. Then there will be highlights that again quote the same thing.
Unless you are having problems developing strategy in the easy or normal mode, don't bother with this manual.
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