Bad things happen in "the Pit," a notorious crime-infested ghetto in downtown Miami. Michael Berish's experiences as a Miami policeman for twenty-two years (thirteen of which were in the REAL Miami Vice) serve as fuel for these exciting, intense stories about life as a cop in a tough part of a big city. Not just another collection of rehashed police stories with shootouts, car chases, and damsels in distress, Reflections from the Pit, contains individual, quirky, off-center characters. The stories focus on basic character flaws while dealing with social issues of the day: racism, hangings from police cruisers, sexism, affirmative action, prejudice, drug-dealing cops and corruption, homelessness, segregation, and police brutality. Berish uses his intimate knowledge of "the Pit" to bring these tales alive. This book pulls no punches; it shows you the dark side of police work: the good, the bad and the ugly (warts and all), both the humor and the tragedy. These reflections, covering more than one hundred years of history, give one pause for thought and a peek into the human swamp of life in "the Pit." WEBSITE: www.realmiamivice.com

My parents grew up in a time that most of us only read about in history books. They saw history made many times. Their generation created the advantages that we take for granted today. Like us they, too, had to rely on the Lord Jesus for strength, courage, and pure grit to get through the dangers they faced each day. They still managed to raise five healthy children, all of whom are capable productive members of society. There was a great variety of experiences throughout their lives and through these have been able to learn and grow as part of the Australian community. These lessons have been passed on to not only their children but to the many people that they have come into contact with throughout their days in ministry, farming, and community service as well. They unselfishly offered me this project. I am pleased to be able to share some of their lessons with the whole wide world through this book. As I presented each article, I was made aware that there was an extra blessing that I could claim. I have added these at the end of each contribution. We, their children, have been very blessed to have had such wonderful parents as our role models in life. My prayer is that this book may bring some insight into what life was like in times past. May it also help us all to be grateful for the determination that their generation had to give us the advantages we have today!

This book is an invitation. Rather than something to read or a project to complete, it’s an opportunity for us, you and me, to heal together. Maybe you were hit hard by tragedy, one day fine, the next day wounded. Perhaps your losses have been accumulating over time. Both equally painful and needing a healing touch. Reading about my journey is not in itself restoring. However, if my “story” can get you in touch with your “story” then the process of healing will take place. As you process through the pages, be honest with your feelings, thoughts, fears, memories, and the deep parts of your heart that might even make you feel uncomfortable. God knows it all and most importantly, He cares about it. I never sat down to write with an agenda or even a planned out thought. What I did do was express my heart and in the process I felt God draw near to me and I felt some comfort. I hadn’t planned on these writings becoming a book and when I finally felt compelled to do so, I put off getting it published because of how personal in nature it is. This writing is more about what I don’t know than what I do. You won’t find a theological discourse or me trying to answer any of life’s “why,” because frankly I know little in the way of answers. As the reader, you are getting a considerable look into my heart and journey, which is ugly and weak at times, but honest. I hope that through my honesty, you will feel compelled to be truthful with yourself and with God. Also, perhaps you will feel a connection to another person needing healing and therefore less isolated. As you write in this journal and embrace your darkness, our two stories will become intertwined and I pray that by the end, you will feel less alone, one step closer to wholeness, and that your scars will begin to serve as reminders of how strong and wonderful you are.

A Classic Novel of Adventure in Time and Alternate Worlds by a Best-Selling Master of Science Fiction¾Plus Stories Set in the Same Universe by David Weber, Harry Turtledove, Walter John Williams, Jane Lindskold, John Maddox Roberts and More Top Writers. Mike Gabrielis brother Tom had mysteriously disappeared after gaining pos- session of a priceless Aztec artifact. Mike sets out to find his brother, never suspecting that he is about to be shuttled back and forth in time, and between alternate universes. The descendants of the Incas plan to keep Pizarro and his conquistadors from overthrowing their ancestors empire. In spite of Mikes sympathy for their cause, if he helps them he may wipe out the world he was born into, and himself along with it. In addition to Fred Saberhagens classic novel The Mask of the Sun, seven top writers have contributed stories set in the same universe, including NY Times best-selling authors David Weber and Harry Turtledove. expanding on Fred Saberhagens concept in this volume of exciting alternate history adventure. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Handbook for Sound Engineers is the most comprehensive reference available for audio engineers, and is a must read for all who work in audio. With contributions from many of the top professionals in the field, including Glen Ballou on interpretation systems, intercoms, assistive listening, and fundamentals and units of measurement, David Miles Huber on MIDI, Bill Whitlock on audio transformers and preamplifiers, Steve Dove on consoles, DAWs, and computers, Pat Brown on fundamentals, gain structures, and test and measurement, Ray Rayburn on virtual systems, digital interfacing, and preamplifiers, Ken Pohlmann on compact discs, and Dr. Wolfgang Ahnert on computer-aided sound system design and room-acoustical fundamentals for auditoriums and concert halls, the Handbook for Sound Engineers is a must for serious audio and acoustic engineers. The fifth edition has been updated to reflect changes in the industry, including added emphasis on increasingly prevalent technologies such as software-based recording systems, digital recording using MP3, WAV files, and mobile devices. New chapters, such as Ken Pohlmann’s Subjective Methods for Evaluating Sound Quality, S. Benjamin Kanters’s Hearing Physiology—Disorders—Conservation, Steve Barbar’s Surround Sound for Cinema, Doug Jones’s Worship Styles in the Christian Church, sit aside completely revamped staples like Ron Baker and Jack Wrightson’s Stadiums and Outdoor Venues, Pat Brown’s Sound System Design, Bob Cordell’s Amplifier Design, Hardy Martin’s Voice Evacuation/Mass Notification Systems, and Tom Danley and Doug Jones’s Loudspeakers. This edition has been honed to bring you the most up-to-date information in the many aspects of audio engineering.

Archaeology has been transformed by technology that allows one to ‘see’ below the surface of the earth. This work illustrates the uses of advanced technology in archaeological investigation. It deals with hand-held instruments that probe the subsurface of the earth to unveil layering and associated sites; underwater exploration and photography of submerged sites and artifacts; and the utilization of imaging from aircraft and spacecraft to reveal the regional setting of archaeological sites and to assist in cultural resource management.

Now consider what Scout has to say about whatever concerns you. Scout, a rescued pit bull, has an uncanny ability to balance anything on his head. Whether it's a sombrero or a single strawberry or a baseball, this patient pooch knows not to get overwhelmed by the challenges life throws at him. Once neglected, mistreated, and underfed, he now lives with a loving owner and there's nothing he can't balance. Based on the popular Tumblr “Stuff on Scout's Head,” Lessons in Balance shares Scout's pithy and humorous wisdom about navigating life's highs and lows to achieve balance and mindfulness.

Life is a marathon which the students of parallelism and antitheses views as a continuum of phases intertwined. Existence is dependent purely on the antithetical and hypothetical conflicts of Nature and Nurture whose resolution defines our lives and finds expressions in our everyday relationships. The echoes from the pit is the reflections of a soul going through the tortuous course of life. It is the cries of anguish, hopelessness, despair, shame, and pain. It is the joy of hope, relief, glory and faith. It echoes cries against deceits, hypocrisies and other vices of oppressions perpetuated by heinous slave masters often hiding behind the veil of the egocentric, egotist, self-centered and selfish nature of man. It is the synopsis of life

The book chronicles James Jeffers' life from about age two but it purposefully falls short of being either memoirs or autobiography. With this work he has attempted to simply record for his children, grandchildren, and others the wonderful events of his life as he experienced them. The book covers thousands of miles of travel along with living and working with peoples of differing cultures on three continents and in the Caribbean, five foreign countries, and fifteen different states spanning the nation from coast to coast to coast.