Bøker av Rodney Richards

Notorious Al Capone ruled Chicago in the 1920s and 1930's during the heyday of Prohibition. Making, transporting, and distributing illegal liquor earned him and his mobsters millions of dollars, even in those days. Murder, bribery of the police and judges, and terror with his own baseball bat marked Capone as ruthless.But other gang leaders wanted to take over his turf, and he was a target of assassination. Fleeing for a time, he set up his unique liquor sales empire in the Pinelands of New Jersey to reach lucrative New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York markets. Was he successful?You bet he was, but you will be surprised at how he established his new business, and the fortress hotel and casino he ran it from in the seaside town of Brigantine.

100 short essays by author Rodney Richards that offer personal and practical insights on solving world issues that divide us. Richards' shows ways to obtain unity of thought, will, and purpose that are critical to improving or rearranging the status quo. Excerpts from the Baha'i Writings on spirituality, mindfulness, reality, love, philosophy, and other subjects combined with the author's insights make compelling reading. Essays have realistic and positive outlooks and should inspire many to action and personal transformation. Personal life-lessons show our common desire to persevere and thrive in the face of setbacks, all temporary Richards' proclaims, on the way to universal acceptance and cooperation at all levels of society.

The nagging voice in my head kept saying, "Find the door, find the door. Get out, get out!" I rose from my seat on the redeye from Haethrow, and moved the the back, the few passengers I passed, asleep. No one accosts me in the back galley, all's quiet except the hum of thrusting jet engines. I walk to the door with its big red lettering and yellow and black stripe across its middle. "Get out, get out now!" I grab the tip of the long thick white handle and push dowm.nothing.Push harder, with all my weight. Can I help you, sir" I turn and the cute blonde stewardess I've flirted with is staring. "Here, let me escort you back to your seat, this area is private."Can you be normal and psychotic at the same time? Experience the rollercoaster ride that is Rodney's life from his days as a bipolar teenager leading to horrible behaviors, delusions of grandeur, hallucinations, dreams of future events, visions, and cold apathy for the ones who love him. Yet, there is is something, something good in him, almost saintly at times, that others like his longsuffering wife, employers, friends, and family find hidden beneath his nonchalance. Who will win out?