"SILVER LININGS: Overcoming, with optimism - A Memoir." (ISBN 978-0-9963941-3-0)
The author, Dr. Jackson, invites you to join him on a trip back through time, experience different cultures, and visit different places and countries. This journey may cause laughter, or may trigger an unanticipated emotion. It is the author's belief that the twenty-one four-page stories will be an easy read. In addition, he hopes that the book will enrich your life and provide some practical insights and understanding that will help you survive and rise above the stresses of everyday life.
A unifying underlying theme throughout the book is the application of Churchill's admonishment to us all, "Never give in " Adhering to those inspiring words provided sufficient impetus to sustain the author's parents during and after World War II. The value of having such a mindset was understood and embraced by the author, who is their son.
Through the intimate details in this story, you will experience a revealing journey, which spans a century, and shows how a family navigated through trials and tribulations. The author recently set the stage for this work by saying, "Dad came from a pro-western family of Samurai descent in Japan. Mum was born in Wales. During World War II, Dad worked for the British Foreign Office. He was part of the Allied Forces' antidote to Tokyo Rose's radio propaganda broadcasts. They met in London, and then moved to Tokyo, where I was born. Shortly afterwards, we returned to England, where I was educated."
Union Carbide brought Dr. Jackson to the US in 1976. In 1980, he established a computer consultancy. After thirty-three years, he asked, "What should I do when I grow up?" The answer triggered a move to Richmond, Virginia, where he became a university professor. He hopes to remain continually young-at-heart.
Автор: Jackson Gordon S. Название: Christians, Free Expression, and the Common Good: Getting Beyond the Censorship Impulse ISBN: 1498504019 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781498504010 Издательство: Bloomsbury Рейтинг: Цена: 92070.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This study contends that Christians in Western democracies should champion free expression, not only for their own wellbeing but also for the good of their societies. The book presents a theology of free expression and examines a paradox: why censorship is dangerous, and why it remains present even in vibrant democracies.
Автор: Boyd, Gordon (senior Lecturer, South Tyneside College, Uk) Jackson, Leslie Название: Reeds vol 10: instrumentation and control systems ISBN: 1472970381 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781472970381 Издательство: Bloomsbury Рейтинг: Цена: 49500.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Key text covering the application and operation of instrumentation and control systems in marine engineering.
Автор: Jackson Michelle Gordon Название: Light, Bright and Damn Near White: Black Leaders Created by the One-Drop Rule ISBN: 0985351209 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780985351205 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 25230.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: During the 19th and 20th centuries, a powerhouse of Black American leaders emerged, consisting primarily of men and women with "an apparent mix of Caucasoid features." The face of the African warrior, brought to America centuries prior from the Ivory Coast had changed, due to perpetual miscegenation (race-mixing) and the application of the One-Drop Rule, a racial marker exclusive to the United States, in which a person was considered Black if he or she had any African ancestry.No other country in the world has historically defined race in the same manner. Accepted socially and legally since slavery, this "rule," as well as its strict enforcement, created a dynamic leadership pool of Light, Bright and Damn Near White revolutionaries, embraced by the Black community as some of its most vocal and active leaders. This book features these unsung Black heroes and heroines (covering the Slavery, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and Civil Rights eras). Some born slaves and some born free, these men and women were on the forefront of civil rights, innovation, and social reform. Their personal contributions are woven within the very fabric of American culture and policy. The continued acceptance of the One-Drop Rule is apparent, in America's embracing of Barack Obama as the first Black President of the United States, and not the first bi-racial president, despite his mother's race (White). This informative book is about history . . . American History and African-American History.
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