From the jacketflap:The town of Hebb in southeastern Montana doesn't know what hit it when Loreen Bright Weasel arrives to perform good deeds. She takes up residence as a maid for Winn and Sheep Triumph and proceeds to shake up the sleepy little town. Loreen's sights are set on sainthood.Sheep decides to run for mayor on a one-plank platform: He will close down the brothel owned by his first wife, Marlyss. He ignores the anxieties of his constituents - the gas shortage, nuclear leaks, and international disarmament - in his determination to destroy the brothel.Meanwhile, Loreen is finding sainthood difficult. All hell breaks loose when she performs her unwanted good deeds and "Corporate Works of Mercy"; whites and Indians alike are transformed by her un-asked-for miracles. And - to make her quest nearly impossible - she discovers that she's pregnant.Loreen is determined to perform a miracle for Sheep, who'd been deeply hurt by Marlyss. In the process, Loreen hopes to win the grace of God. The conclusion will surprise you, if you can stop laughing long enough to let it.Loreen is resting for the time being. But your town may be next. God is holding her in readiness for another onslaught, and she could burst forth once again like a blasting bomb of glory on the sinful, pining, all-unready world.

The Passion of Loreen Bright Weasel

Literature & Fiction

Polk, James

United States

Houghton/Mifflin

This mystery story is the debut novel from Polk, who claims he was inspired by the voice of God in his sleep to write it.

The Gift of Love

Contemporary

1st Book Library

Preferential Emergency Communications: From Telecommunications to the Internet, a professional monograph, is divided into three sections. The first describes systems and protocols that have been deployed as private networks for use by government agencies like the U.S. Department of Defense. This section also presents an in-depth discussion on MLPP. We then present current work in the area of Land Mobile Radio, commonly used by local emergency personnel such as police and fireman. This second section also describes systems that have been deployed over the public switched telephone network. Finally, the third section presents insights on trying to support emergency communications over TCP/IP networks and the Internet. In this last item we look into what IETF protocols can be considered candidates for change, as well as those protocols and applications that should not be altered.

Preferential Emergency Communications: From Telecommunications to the Internet (The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science, 744)

Business & Money

Brown, Ian

Carlberg, Ken

Desourdis, Robert

Job Hunting & Careers

Springer

Preferential Emergency Communications: From Telecommunications to the Internet (The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science)

This collection of 18 Orthodox icons of Jesus and the Saints is perfect for any child. Get your child to adopt a connection to these spiritual masterpieces early in life.

Orthodox Coloring Book: 18 Icons of Jesus and The Saints

Children's Books

Religions

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

The Triumph Of Ignorance And Bliss: Pathologies of Public America

“James Polk’s portrait of America is riveting . . . his arguments are sound and convincing. An important, fascinating book written with a strong message.”—Norm Goldman, Bookpleasures.comIt is James Polk’s belief that North Americans have largely abandoned the public sphere for the sake of individual fortune. In The Triumph of Ignorance and Bliss, he examines the foundations of a culture that he sees as favoring firepower over diplomacy, passions from the pulpit over rational critique, and the star appeal of media idols over the struggle with real problems. Where engaged public discourse should channel effective dissent, there is ignorance; where public outrage should ignite corrective action to oppose the status quo, there is bliss.Polk portrays a society sidetracked by television-inspired fantasies of fame, fun, and perfect bodies; where public school systems are close to collapse; where millions live without health insurance; where tax policies openly favor the wealthiest; where corporations brazenly take control, not only of decision-making processes, but also of the very means by which issues, content, and public priorities are defined, communicated, and dealt with; where the optimism of the past has been replaced by a sense of despair and foreboding because of abuses of trust.Deeply influenced by both the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory and twentieth-century phenomenology, James Polk holds a PhD in philosophy for his work on Immanuel Kant and Martin Heidegger. Other publications include essays and translations in social philosophy and comparative social history. Polk currently teaches at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

History

Americas

Black Rose Books

A cutting examination of the conservative, yet de-politicized American public sphere, this study of the mundane critiques a body politic that screams at the sight of a woman's breasts, but quietly accepts the slaughter of its children in a questionable war.

Pathologies of Public America: The Triumph of Ignorance and Bliss

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

Llumina Christian Books

<p>Firsthand and personal account of the campaign to fefeat the Nazi army in France and Germany through the unique perspective of Col. Polk's letters to his wife.Serving as C.O. of the 3rd Cavalry Group which spearheaded George Patton's Army, Col. Polk's letters emcompass the Normandy Invasion, the dash across France, crossing the Moselle River into Germany, and final victory.</p>

World War II Letters and Notes of Colonel James H. Polk: 1944-1945

World

Elderberry Press (OR)

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