Tim Scott
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Ben Hogan's accomplishments on the golf course are the stuff of legends, but his life off it was exceedingly private. In this biography, author Tim Scott demonstrates why such public perception was not representative of Hogan's personality, offering a firsthand glimpse into the famous golfer's humor and sensitivity. Hogan wasn't perfect, and many of his fine qualities were never made public until now, as Tim Scott shares his personal experience with...
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The hardest thing to remember when you are a bank robber is that you still look like everybody else. The giant sign that says JUST ROBBED A BANK is not flashing over your head, it is IN your head.
This is a book of stories. Stories I lived before, during, and after becoming a bank robber. And make no mistake, even though I haven't robbed any banks for years, I am still a bank robber. Once I understood the flashing sign was in my head, not over it,...
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The Indivisible Challenge can help you get the conversation started about bridging the racial divide in your community. The Indivisible Challenge is a six-week guide, helping individuals and groups promote racial reconciliation in their communities-one person at a time, one friendship at a time. The first week prepares individuals and groups to reach out to a person on the other side of the racial divide, whether it is a person at work or in a nearby...
5) Unified
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English
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In a divided country desperate for unity, two sons of South Carolina show how different races, life experiences, and pathways can lead to a deep friendship-even in a state that was rocked to its core by the 2015 Charleston church shooting. Tim Scott, an African-American US senator, and Trey Gowdy, a white US congressman, won't allow racial lines to divide them. They work together, eat meals together, campaign together, and make decisions together....
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2020.
Edition
First edition.
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English
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Senator Tim Scott knows adversity. As the son of a single mother from North Charleston, South Carolina, he struggled to get through school and had his dreams of a college football career shattered by a car wreck. But thanks to his mother and a few mentors along the way, he learned that "failure isn't failure unless you quit." He also learned that it's hard work and perseverance, not a government handout, that will get you ahead in life. Today, Senator...
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Pub. Date
[2022]
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Unabridged.
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English
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Senator Tim Scott invites listeners on a compelling journey to reclaim the American dream today. Weaving together deeply personal memoirs, stories of his family's struggle with poverty and injustice, and stirring accounts of fellow Americans past and present, Scott says we can see the truth of America's identity in the stories of individuals, people whose lives embody the hope and resilience that have carried the nation through its greatest failures...
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Criterion collection volume 940
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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Set in 1901. After a heated misunderstanding due to poor translation leads to the death of a lawman, Mexican American farmer Gregorio Cortez sets off in desperate flight from the Texas Rangers, evading a massive manhunt on horseback for days.
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[2009]
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English
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Hell to pay: "A tale of brothers divided--one a reluctant hero, the other a gambler--forcing one man to make a stand alone against the ruthless killers terrorizing their small Colorado mining town"--Container.
Decoy: "When a deputy's in-laws are murdered, he must escort the accused--his former best friend--to the gallows. But along the way, the deputy discovers a startling truth about the murders that puts them both in imminent mortal danger"--Container.
Ned...
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[2003]
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English
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First, the gang goes snowboarding with Chris Klug, then they hang-out with scientists at a NASA-like facility, next they jet off to a museum in Costa Rica, and finally end up at Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Along the way they encounter a snow monster, alien baby, "gigantisaurus, " and the feuding Leland brothers, carrying their Civil War grudge beyond the grave. Cracking each case goes high-tech with a slew of internet-age gadgets in exciting new locales...
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