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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! John William "Will" Ferrellis an American comedian, actor, voice actor and writer. Ferrell first established himself as a cast member of Saturday Night Live, and has subsequently starred in the comedy films A Night at the Roxbury, Old School, Elf, Anchorman, Talladega Nights, Stranger than Fiction, Blades of Glory, Semi-Pro, and Land of the Lost. He is considered a member of the Frat Pack, a generation of leading Hollywood comic actors to emerge in the late 1990s and the 2000s including Ben Stiller, Steve Carell, Jack Black, Vince Vaughn, and brothers Owen and Luke Wilson. ... Read more

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Single issue, monthly magazine for children, kids & preteens.Includes the Comic Book, Avatar, Catscratch, Unfabulous, Danny Phantom, Zoey 101 (Jamie Lynn Spears), Ned's Declassified, & MORE! ... Read more

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Largely unopposed by the the church, the enemy has overrun our society. Now God is awakening and calling His people to battle. He is arming us with a new understanding of our times, bringing a new anointing upon His Church and equipping us with the tools we need to archive victory. Ana Mendez Ferrell exposes the enemy's plans and shows how God is raising up a victorious army; one with the power of the Holy Spirit that will vanquish the enemies of Jesus Christ and place them under His footstool for His glory! ... Read more

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Walking in the Authority of Christ
This is the BEST.Ana puts down logical, POWERFUL truths all based on Scripture that challenges a person to grow spiritually, to rise up and become the warrior that each believer was created to be.It is a must for anyone wanting to understand HOW to be the Overcomer!

Couldn't put this down
My upbringing contained many things in common with Ana's and I was, therefore, anxious to read of her past and what the Lord is doing today in and through her life. I was totally amazed at her treatment of Scripture and how it applied to all she does in seeking and serving the Lord. This is a MUST for anyone who believes that we are in a spiritual war and that Satan is indeed moving to and fro seeking whom he may devour.

TIME FOR BATTLE!
SHAKING THE HEAVENS IS THE MUST READ BOOK FOR THIS GENERATION OF INTERCESSORS. AFTER READING THIS BOOK I FEEL SPIRIT FILLED AND READY FOR BATTLE. ANA OPENS OUR EYES TO THE OPERATIONS OF THE HEAVENLIES AND HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATE A PRAYER MINISTRY IN THESE END TIMES. THE ANOINTING THAT IS ON ANA'S LIFE SHINES THROUGH EVERY PAGE AS SHE TAKES YOU DEEPER IN THE SPIRITUAL REALM THAN YOU HAVE EVER BEEN. AFTER READING SHAKING THE HEAVENS YOU WILL KNOW WHAT GOD IS REQUIRING OF YOU IN THESE LAST DAYS TO BRING THE GLORY OF GOD INTO YOUR CHURCH!

Forthe serious prayer warrior!
This book is a must have for the spiritual warrior.In these last days The Spirit of god is pouring out fresh insight, wisdom, vision, strategy and anointing- a mantal which Ana Mendez certainly has.Shaking the Heavens has sufficient Word, testimonies and teaching clarity.I had been hoping this experienced prayer warrior would write a book for the Body to be better equipped, and here it is! ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Healthy Years, published by Belvoir Media Group, LLC on March 1, 2010. The length of the article is 715 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: My wife and I will be moving to another state soon and are concerned about finding new doctors.(ASK THE DOCTOR)(Interview)
Author: Bruce A. Ferrell
Publication: Healthy Years (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2010
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Our Common Country is a collection of informal addresses, eighteen in all, given by Warren G. Harding as president-elect that defined his vision for the United States. What makes these addresses as relevant today as they were in 1921 is the unsettled mood of the country. Even though World War I is now a distant memory, today's Americans have suffered through similar conflicts. At a time when the general consensus of Americans was that "things had gone to hell in a handbasket," President Harding tried to provide them with inspiration.

Addressing different groups of the population-mothers, veterans, patriots, farmers, businessmen, the press-he sought to send a consistent personal message of reassurance. Although the former president was much maligned after his death, his good works during his term of office speak for themselves and show concern for his fellow Americans. His warmth, strength of character, and intelligence are demonstrated throughout these addresses. Harding spoke to his own time, yet these addresses speak to our own confusing times as well. ... Read more

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Title: Pantalla grande. (En Proyeccion).(Resena de pelicula)
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This digital document is an article from UXL Newsmakers 2005, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 2150 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.U·X·L Newsmakers covers prominent personalities active on the current scene. People making headlines in all fields are included -- from entertainment to exploration, from science to sports, from politics to pop culture. Complementing U·X·L Encyclopedia of World Biography, which emphasizes figures of the past, the U·X·L Newsmakers series is a four-volume base set featuring 100 people. Biographies include career summaries, fascinating facts and sources for further information. Whether seeking fact-filled entries or the full scoop on the latest pop icons, U·X·L Newsmakers is the source to consult. ... Read more

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Title: Movida en el Roxbury: Una película para adolescentes a la moda.(TT: Moved in the Roxbury: a film for youngsters with fashion.)(Reseña)
Author: Pedro Crespo
Publication: Epoca (Magazine/Journal)
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The buck stops here
This was required reading for a graduate course in American history.In this engaging biography, Robert H. Ferrell, who has authored and edited eight previous books on Truman, does an admirable job of presenting the life and presidency of Harry S. Truman.Although one can detect Ferrell's admiration for Truman, one senses from the extensive notes, bibliography, and research conducted at the Truman Library as well as his willingness to criticize Truman for his mistakes, that Ferrell has written a very balanced biography of Truman.Ferrell's book is a good introductory biography of Truman's whole life; the first eight chapters are devoted to his life prior to his ascendancy to the presidency in 1945 after the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.One gets the sense that Truman was the last president of an earlier and simpler time in America.He was the last president who was not a college graduate nor was he well--off financially.Ferrell's biography captures the essence of what type of a man Truman was and what history and his fellow citizens perceived him as.
"A plain-speaking, straight-talking, ordinary fellow (people thought) who did what he saw as his duty without turning his obligation into opportunity for personal gain" (179).Ferrell also exposed Truman's flaws such as being overprotective and too loyal to friends that had done wrong.Often he took it as a personal affront when anyone differed with him.
Ferrell presents a few experiences from Truman's early years that formed his character.From farming, Truman gained a work ethic that served him well throughout his life.His experience as an artillery captain and battery commander during WWI was instrumental in proving to himself and others that he was a very capable and caring leader of men.This experience was instrumental in putting him on the path of a political life.His experience as a failed haberdasher and bank speculator in the 1920's caused Truman to be a fiscal conservative the rest of his life and a good steward of the government's money.In addition, he learned about and came to understand and respect ethnic minorities, such as Catholics and Jews, from his Army and haberdashery experiences.Thus, Ferrell astutely proved that understanding Truman's early life experiences are instrumental if one wants to properly analyze Truman's decision-making process in the domestic and foreign policy arena.
"The Buck Stops Here" placard on Truman's desk has become legendary in presidential history.One of his secretaries of state, Dean Acheson, admired Truman for capably understanding the complexities of a situation and his willingness to make a hard decision without vacillating.Truman was adept at gathering all of the facts in a timely manner, listening to people's opinions and turning the options over in his mind, and then when he arrived at what he thought was the correct decision, he made it and stuck to his guns.Truman wound up making many important decisions that have affected America to this day such as, using nuclear weapons against Japan to end WWII, integrating the military in 1948, recognizing the state of Israel, creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and involving American military forces in the Korean war.
One of the first, most momentous, and most often debated decisions that Truman had to make as President was whether to use two atomic bombs against Japan to hasten the end of WWII.Ferrell and other historians have made a very convincing argument to support Truman's decision-making process to use nuclear weapons to end the war.The Japanese military, who effectively controlled their government, were fanatics in their prosecution of the war.The Japanese people had suffered through numerous fire bombings of their cities in the months leading up to the end of the war, in which hundreds of thousands of their citizens were killed.In addition, the military had lost many battles and virtually all of its island holdings in the Pacific, and yet the government was strengthening its homeland forces and preparing for invasion instead of seriously considering surrender.Ferrell, relying on information gathered by Edward J. Drea, who wrote about the American military intelligence estimate gathered in July of 1945 mainly through the deciphering of Japanese radio traffic, showed that up to 600,000 Japanese were being prepared to fight in the event of an American invasion.Even this estimate turned out to be too low, since after the war American intelligence learned that the Japanese actually had some 900,000 prepared to fight against the invasion.American military estimates of the cost of life in the event of an invasion of the Japanese home islands were at best sketchy, and many historians who have written against the use of atomic weapons have used the unreliability of the estimates as one of their examples why Truman was wrong to use the nuclear option.However, Thomas B. Allen and Norman Polmar in their book, Codename Downfall, which detailed the plan to invade Japan, wrote that Truman was presented with an estimate that showed that there could be 238,000 American casualties and possibly the same number of Japanese casualties.This information coupled with the very real evidence of how tenaciously the Japanese people had fought was no myth, and convinced Truman that dropping the bombs on Japan to end the war was the right decision.One only had to look at the horrific casualty figures for American battles on Iwo Jima and Okinawa to name a few in order to understand just how fiercely the Japanese were capable of fighting.Ferrell aptly showed that Truman's decision has come under criticism throughout the years partly because of how he had stridently defended it and was so dismissive of the critics of his decision."The president's critics, one suspects, were ready to accuse him because they did not admire other things he did or approved.They were critical because of his well-known decisiveness, which sometimes seemed offhanded" (214).
Truman, almost by necessity and circumstance, was forced to alter America's foreign policy of isolationism to one of internationalism.Truman realized the Korean War left him in a predicament.If he did not defend South Korea in the wake of North Korea's attack, he then would acquiescence to the Communist North Koreans, and ultimately the Russians.By not defending South Korea, American prestige in Asia and the world would undoubtedly would be tarnished.Yet, if he did attack, he risked a world war with the Chinese and the Russians, and ultimately a nuclear war.In light of the Truman doctrine, and America's stance on communism, Truman decided to defend South Korea.It was a widely unpopular war, which ended in a stalemate.Yet, Ferrell entertains a notion that America did not become the world superpower after WW II, but rather during the Korean War because America intervened to defend a non-communist nation, in essence, America became the police and protection force for weaker non-communist countries in the face of communist aggression.Many historians would agree that the year 1945 and the history after irreversibly changed the world.The cold war, America's role in world affairs, and the question of nuclear weapons all contributed.
Truman initially set about reorganizing the bureaucracy, conducting a complete overhaul of cabinet and staff.In addition to creating the Budget Bureau and the National Security Council, he created the Council of Economic Advisers, which he staffed it with both conservatives and liberals and regarded it as an advisory committee.Ferrell positively describes Truman's intellect, honesty, and integrity throughout the book but one of the places where it shines most brightly is in his civil rights efforts, which is rarely given the credit it deserves in historical accounts. Ferrell examines possible reasons behind Truman's change of heart on civil rights and concludes that much of his perspective came from his principled sense of fairness and his belief that the duty of the office of the President was to represent all Americans.The Truman-appointed Civil Rights Commission presented a frank report, entitled To Secure These Rights, with a ten-point agenda of civil rights reforms.Lacking congressional support, he turned to the power of executive orders to start the desegregation of the armed forces.
His second administration was marred by scandals, including the Hoey Investigation, the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, and the Bureau of Internal Revenue illegal activity, for which the president was criticized for failing to take appropriate action.Another one of Truman's domestic challenges, which cost him politically, was labor strikes.To avoid a steelworker strike, Truman invoked what he believed to be the inherent powers of the president to seize control of the mills and was rebuffed by the Supreme Court.As the 1952 election loomed, Truman bristled that the emerging Democratic candidate, Adlai Stevenson, was distancing himself from Truman's administration.Although they reconciled and Truman even assisted with campaign speeches, it was to little avail.Eisenhower won 55 percent of the popular vote and Truman finished out his lame duck presidency.
In his post-presidency years, Truman returned to Independence and his quiet life.He solicited donations to build a presidential library, which he donated to the federal government, a convention which later presidents have followed.Likewise, he refused endorsements and placement in corporate payrolls because he believed that accepting financial opportunities would diminish the integrity of the office of President.As a result, Harry and Bess Truman lived out the remainder of their lives without the safety of financial savings.He established a precise daily routine at his library, which included writing copious amount of letters and receiving many visitors.Ever the politician, he remained connected with Washington life and accepted invitations to the White House in both the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations.In his final years, bothered with health problems, he took refuge in music and books.He died the day after Christmas, 1972 and was buried at his presidential library in Independence, with all the pomp and circumstance fitting a former President.

Thus, Ferrell does a very convincing job of making one believe just how important and interesting it is to study Truman, especially since he was so very different from the presidents who had come before and after him.

Recommended reading for anyone interested in American history, foreign policy, Cold War history.
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Amidst a backdrop of thievery and murder in historic Bridal Veil, Oregon, a schoolteacher is torn between the memories of a distant love and the man who could be her future. Margaret Garvey had given her heart to Nathaniel, but he left town six years before. Now she’s giving love another chance, but her decision to build a new life with Andrew is shaken when Nathaniel steams back into Bridal Veil on a riverboat to work at the nearby sawmill. When disaster strikes the town and threatens the welfare of its citizens, Margaret will be faced with the most important choice of her life. ... Read more

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Pleasing drama in the Northwest
This was my first "Love Finds You" book, and I must say I liked it. The heroine was a sympathetic character, with a choice to make, and there was history and drama interspersed throughout, keeping the pages turning. I must say, I figured out about half way through the book which of the two men she would choose, but the journey was fun. It made me wish to visit Bridal Veil Falls for real. I'd for sure read more by Miralee Ferrell.

Relaxing Read Well Worth the Time
I found this to be a very fast-paced book that I just couldn't put down. There were elements of suspense that kept me on pins and needles wanting to know what would happen next. Historicals are one of my favorites and I have come to enjoy the Love Finds You books as well. There was also the romance aspect thrown in, which continues to be one of my favorites. The characters were very real and believable. My favorite character was Sammie, the orphan who Margaret brought into her home to care for. Sammie was full of spunk and had such strong character in the face of the events that transpired in her life and still continued to trust in the Lord for strength to get her through any situation. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone. It was a very relaxing read that I think anyone would find pleasurable.

Another Great Historical Novel from Miralee Ferrell!
Just like Miralee's first historical novel, her second venture into this genre does not disappoint at all!This book is rich with descriptions, and easily addictive.In fact, I found that after awhile, I simply couldn't put it down!

The agonizing grief that Margaret felt with the loss of her first love, and then, her father, is simply heartbreaking.That'd be enough to make me want to crawl in a hole somewhere and die, honestly.Instead, she perseveres, and moves on with her life, both with her job as a teacher and her budding relationship with Andrew.

While the romance scenes in the book are small in number, they were enough to steal my breath away!I truly had no idea which man Margaret would choose, even after going back in forth in my own mind with who the lucky fellow would be.

Probably the most interesting aspect of the whole book is tucked away at the very end.(Don't worry...this is not a spoiler.)Miralee shares what inspired her to write this book, most of it coming from her own family history.I imagine that makes this book even more special to her on a whole different level.Several things are scattered through the story that are actual historical events...although, I can't let the cat out of the bag on that one, or I really would be spoiling the story!

Yep, definitely another great book for Miralee, and another fantastic addition to the Love Finds You series!I can't wait to read what she comes out with next!:o)

Lovely Historical Romance
What I have loved best about the Love Finds You series is how these books are introducing me to cities and towns that I have never heard of. I never knew that there was a town called Bridal Veil before and was delighted to read about how there's a small post office that receives wedding invitations just to have the Bridal Veil postmark on them. It's really nice to read about places that have small town charm like that. That's just how this book was to read. It was nice to read a historical romance that focuses on the story and is just a pleasant book to read.

I was really glad to see that the story didn't fall in the predictable route that other stories with the same plot seem to fall victim to. As soon as the story began, I feared that the recycled plot line would make an entrance and I would end up getting angry because the nice guy would lose out again. Luckily this didn't happen and things ended up as they should. Also the characters changed throughout the story which was good because they weren't one dimensional and helped out with that plot line so the reader could see who really deserved to end up with Margaret.

This book had a more historical feel that Ferrell's other book in the Love Finds You series had. I found her previous book to be one of those that is pretty much a modern story just set in a historical setting. This one used historical events and actually showed how the town lived in the late 19th century. It's not a hard core historical fiction novel but it is still nice to at least see some historical research had taken place to write the story.

If there was any qualm I had with the book, it was the story line with the children. I honestly found them a bit annoying and really preferred when the story focused more on Margaret, Andrew and Nathaniel. The ending with them was also a bit too soap opera-ish for me. Other than that, I did enjoy the book. This is the second historical from Ferrell and I must say that she seems to have really found her niche writing historical romances. I've enjoyed her books and I will be looking forward to reading more from her.

Oregon addition to Love Finds You series is mix of romance and mystery
Love Finds You in Bridal Veil, Oregon by Miralee Ferrell is a thoroughly enjoyable addition to the Love Finds You series. Margaret Garvey thought her chance at love had disappeared four years ago when the man she loved, Nathaniel, left town without her, but Andrew has been reawakening those emotions. However, the secrets she discovers her father had been holding until his death will shake both relationships. Throw in a murder in the small logging town of Bridal Veil, Oregon and a couple of runaways and Margaret is pulled in several directions. Readers will enjoy the suspense as to which man Margaret will choose that is maintained throughout the first half of the novel, as well as how closely Margaret's struggle with faith is tied to her trust in her father. The story about the children isn't as strong, Sammie annoyed me to no end, and the end seemed a bit too tidy. Ferrell does a great job of portraying life in the Northwest with its focus on logging and family. It's the strong characterization of Margaret that makes the novel shine. ... Read more

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No portion of the political career of Harry S. Truman wasmore fraught with drama than his early relationship with Kansas Citycrime boss Thomas J. Pendergast. In this innovative study, Ferrellmasterfully relates Truman's true relationship with Pendergast andpresents his struggle to maintain his 1940 Senate seat without "BossTom's" aid. ... Read more

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The Rise of Harry Truman and the Fall of Tom Pendergast.
This is a good read for those interested in one of our Great Presidents.It also shows the machine politics which infected Missouri in the 1930-1940s.Tom Pendergast was the leader of the Kansas City, Missouri machine which put forward its candidates for local, state, and national politics.The real election was not in November, but during the primary when the Democrats made the choice of who their candidates would be.During the general election,the Pendergast machine rigged their wards well with only marginal votes for Republican candidates.
It was not true democracy.Pendergast was convicted of income tax evasion after he didn't declare bribes he "earned" in an insurance settlement scheme.The book details Truman's 1940 Senate election campaign as he attempted to revive his fortunes following the fall of his mentor Tom Pendergast.Truman did not forsake his mentor (neither did he mention him) but managed to defeat the seating governor and prosecutor for his Senate position.
This is a short book.The first chapter doesn't read correctly and the flow is not there.The detail and interest are, and the following chapters have more page turning drama in them.Truman won the campaign and must have impressed FDR since in 1944, Roosevelt gave him the Veep position.The book also details the duplicity of FDR in his dealings with other Democrats.

Title very misleading!
The title of Truman and Pendergast implys that there is some meaningful and new knowledge regarding the relationship between these two men.This is simply not the case.There is very little about that relationship but rather a rehash of frequently publish information in other bios.This book, while it may be well written, adds nothing to the pile of information already out there.Three-percent of this very short book explored the relationship and ninety-seven percent was about the difficulties experienced by Truman because of the stigma of the relationship.Nothing new.If you want to read some great bios on Truman read TRUMAN by McCullough or MAN OF THE PEOPLE by Hamby.

A fine read for any student of Truman
Robert H. Ferrell's "Truman and Pendergast" is a fine addition to the ever increasing pantheon of written history of our 33rd (32nd) president. Ferrell focuses on a period which, until now, has not been themain focus of any Truman biography. The author paints a vivid picture ofthe necessary evils one faces when choosing a life in public service whilemaintaining one's own countenance. Ferrell centralizes his work onseveral main points, beginning with the initial years of Truman's politicalcareer when it was necessary for the backing of Pendergast (especially inthe political machine controlled era of the earlier part of the century)and culminating with Truman's Senate re-election campaign of 1940. Thesemain points bookend a gradual separation of Truman and Pendergast, asTruman ascends in stature and Pendergast descends into a downward spiralculminating in his incarceration in a federal penitentiary. Throughout thecourse of the book Ferrell maintains an anecdotal style of storytelling,which allows the reader to gain deeper insight into a very different periodof political history then we find in today's day and age. "Truman andPendergast" is a must-have for any student of Truman, as well as anexcellent addition to the history of politics of the early 1900s. ... Read more

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Title: Klotz, Ferrell set for journey to Kenya.(Sports)(The runners with Eugene ties will compete in the IAAF World Cross Country Championships)
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Date: March 3, 2007
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